Item 1. Financial Statements
Item
1. Financial Statements
NORTHERN
LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
March
31, 2022
December
31, 2021
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash
$ 47,885
$ 254,523
Prepaid expense
48,750
7,499
Prepaid insurance
175,000
175,000
Total current assets
271,635
437,022
Noncurrent assets
Prepaid insurance – noncurrent portion
43,750
87,500
Deferred offering costs
106,903
-
Investments held in Trust Account
117,322,625
117,321,508
Total assets
$ 117,744,913
$ 117,846,030
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities
Accrued expenses
874,346
306,792
Franchise tax payable
218,767
168,767
Total current liabilities
1,093,113
475,559
Warrant liabilities
1,323,657
2,826,876
Deferred underwriter fee payable
4,025,000
4,025,000
Total liabilities
6,441,770
7,327,435
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
-
Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption; 11,500,000 shares at redemption value of $ 10.20
117,300,000
117,300,000
Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 1,250,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
-
-
Class A Common Stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized; 528,175 issued and outstanding, excluding 11,500,000 shares subject to redemption
53
53
Class B common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 12,500,000 shares authorized; 2,875,000 issued and outstanding
288
288
Common Stock Value
Accumulated deficit
( 5,997,198 )
( 6,781,746 )
Total stockholders’ deficit
( 5,996,857 )
( 6,781,405 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
$ 117,744,913
$ 117,846,030
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited financial statements
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NORTHERN
LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
For the Period from
February 26, 2021
Three Months
(Inception)
Ended
Through
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2021
Formation and operating costs
$ 669,788
$ 795
Franchise tax expenses
50,000
-
Loss from operations
( 719,788 )
( 795 )
Other income and expense:
Unrealized gain from marketable securities held in Trust Account
1,117
-
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
1,503,219
-
Net income (loss)
$ 784,548
$ ( 795 )
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A Common Stock subject to redemption
11,500,000
-
Basic and diluted net income per common stock subject to redemption
$ 0.05
$ -
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A and Class B non-redeemable common
stock (1)
3,403,175
2,500,000
Basic and diluted net income per common stock not subject to redemption
$ 0.05
$ -
(1) For
the period from February 26, 2021 through March 31, 2021, excludes an aggregate of 375,000
shares of Class B common stock subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriter’s
over allotment was not exercised in full or in part. The over-allotment was exercised in
full.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited financial statements.
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NORTHERN
LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(Unaudited)
Class A
Class B
Additional
Total
Common Stock
Common Stock
Paid in
Accumulated
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Deficit
Balance – January 1, 2022
528,175
$ 53
2,875,000
$ 288
$ -
$ ( 6,781,746 )
$ ( 6,781,405 )
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
784,548
784,548
Balance – March 31, 2022
528,175
$ 53
2,875,000
$ 288
$ -
$ ( 5,997,198 )
$ ( 5,996,857 )
Class A
Class B
Additional
Total Stockholders’
Common Stock
Common Stock
Paid in
Accumulated
Equity
Shares
Amount
Shares (1)
Amount
Capital
Deficit
(Deficit)
Balance - February 26, 2021 (inception)
-
$ -
-
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Beginning balance, value
-
$ -
-
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Issuance of Class B Common stock to Sponsor
-
-
2,875,000
288
24,712
-
25,000
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 795 )
( 795 )
Net income loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 795 )
( 795 )
Balance – March 31, 2021
-
$ -
2,875,000
$ 288
$ 24,712
$ ( 795 )
$ 24,205
Ending balance, value
-
$ -
2,875,000
$ 288
$ 24,712
$ ( 795 )
$ 24,205
(1) Includes
an aggregate of 375,000 shares of Class B common stock subject to forfeiture to the extent
that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part. The over-allotment
was exercised in full.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited financial statements
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NORTHERN
LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2022
For the Period from
February 26, 2021
(Inception) through
March 31, 2021
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income (loss)
$ 784,548
$ ( 795 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating
activities:
Unrealized gain from securities held in Trust Account
( 1,117 )
-
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
( 1,503,219 )
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid insurance
43,750
-
Prepaid expense
( 41,251 )
-
Franchise tax payable
50,000
-
Accrued expense
485,651
795
Net cash used in operating activities
( 181,638 )
-
Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of Class B common stock to Sponsor
-
25,000
Payment of offering costs
( 25,000 )
-
Net cash (used in) provided by
financing activities
( 25,000 )
25,000
Net change in cash
( 206,638 )
25,000
Cash at the beginning of the period
254,523
-
Cash at the end of the period
$ 47,885
$ 25,000
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Accrued deferred offering costs
$ 81,903
$ 77,164
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited financial statements
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NORTHERN
LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations
Northern
Lights Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on February 26, 2021 . The Company
was formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other
similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is an early stage and
emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As
of March 31, 2022, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity for the period February 26, 2021 (inception) through
March 31, 2022, relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”),
and, since the closing of the initial public offering, the Company has entered into a unit purchase agreement and a securities purchase
agreement (as described below), and continued a search for a Business Combination candidate. The Company has selected December 31 as
its fiscal year end.
The
registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on June 23, 2021. On June 28, 2021, the
Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 units (“Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A Common
Stock included in the Units offered, the “Public Shares”), generating gross proceeds of $ 115,000,000 , which is described
in Note 3.
Simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 528,175 private placement units (the “Private
Placement Units”) at a price of $ 10.00 per unit in a private placement to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $ 5,281,750 ,
which is described in Note 4.
Following
the closing of the Initial Public Offering on June 28, 2021, an amount of $ 117,300,000 ($ 10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the
sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement Units was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”)
which may be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company
that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the
Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account to the Company’s
stockholders, as described below.
Transaction
costs of the Initial Public Offering amounted to $ 6,263,677 , of which $ 1,725,000 was for underwriting fees paid at the time of the IPO,
$ 4,025,000 was for deferred underwriting commissions, and $ 513,677 was for other offering costs.
Following
the closing of the Initial Public Offering $ 938,853 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account available for working capital purposes.
As of March 31, 2022, we have available to us $ 47,885 of cash on our balance sheet and working capital deficit of $ 821,478 .
The
Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering
and the sale of the Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward
consummating a Business Combination. NASDAQ rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that
together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (as defined below) (less any deferred underwriting
commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of a definitive agreement to enter
a Business Combination . The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires
50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient
for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company
will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.
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NORTHERN
LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations (Continued)
On
February 11, 2022, the Company and 5AK, LLC (our “Sponsor”) entered into a definitive unit purchase agreement (the “Unit
Purchase Agreement”) with SHF, LLC d/b/a Safe Harbor Financial, a Colorado limited liability company (“SHF”), SHF Holding
Co., LLC, the sole member of SHF (the “Seller”), and Partner Colorado Credit Union, the sole member of the Seller (“PCCU”).
Pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement, upon the closing (the “Closing”) of the Business Combination, we will purchase all
of the issued and outstanding membership interests of SHF in exchange for an aggregate of $ 185,000,000 , consisting of (i) 11,386,139
shares of Class A Common Stock with an aggregate value equal to $ 115,000,000 and (b) $ 70,000,000 in cash.
Concurrently
with entering into the Unit Purchase Agreement, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (a “Securities Purchase Agreement”)
with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which, among other things, the PIPE Investors agreed
to subscribe for and purchase, and we agreed to issue and sell to the PIPE Investors, an aggregate of 60,000 shares (the “PIPE
Shares”) of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share (the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”),
and warrants to purchase up to a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 50 % of shares of the Class A Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the PIPE Shares (the “PIPE Warrants”) for gross proceeds of $ 60.0 million (the “PIPE Financing”).
In
connection with the proposed Business Combination with SHF, the Company will provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to
redeem all or a portion of their Class A Common Stock upon the completion of such Business Combination in connection with a stockholder
meeting called to approve such Business Combination. In the event the proposed Business Combination with SHF is not consummated, in connection
with an alternative proposed initial business combination, the Company will provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem
all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting
called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a proposed Business Combination, the
Company may seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which stockholders may seek to
redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business
Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $ 5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon such consummation
of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor
of the Business Combination .
The
Company will have until June 28, 2022 (or up to December 28, 2022, as applicable) to consummate a Business Combination. If the Company
is unable to complete a Business Combination within 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (or up to 18 months from
the closing of the Initial Public Offering at the election of the Company subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the
deposit of up to $ 2,300,000 since the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full ($ 0.10 per unit in either case),
into the Trust Account, or as extended by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated
certificate of incorporation) (the “Combination Period”), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose
of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a
per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the
funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay taxes (less up to $ 100,000 of interest to pay dissolution
expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’
rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii)
as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Company’s
board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case
to its obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. The underwriter has
agreed to waive its rights to the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete
a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust
Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the
per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($ 10.00 ) .
There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Founder Shares (as defined below) or the shares of
Class A Common Stock and the warrants that are included as components of the Private Placement Units. Such warrants will expire worthless
if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the 12-month time period (or up to 18-month time period).
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LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations (Continued)
The
Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products
sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality
or similar agreement or Business Combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.20
per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the day of liquidation of the Trust Account,
if less than $10.20 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will
not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to monies held in
the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of
the underwriter of Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”) . However, the Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor
has the Company independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that
the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure its stockholders that the Sponsor
would be able to satisfy those obligations. None of the Company’s officers or directors will indemnify the Company for claims by
third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses. The Company will seek to reduce the
possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors,
service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the
Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Liquidity
As
of March 31, 2022, the Company had $ 47,885 in cash and a working capital deficit of $ 821,478 . As described above, on June 28, 2021 the
Company closed its IPO of 11,500,000 Units at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 115.0 million, and also consummated the
Private Placement of 528,175 Private Placement units to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement unit, generating
gross proceeds of $ 5,281,750 .
The
Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of its IPO were satisfied through the proceeds of $ 25,000 from the sale of
the Founder Shares and proceed from the promissory note from sponsor of $ 92,737 , which was repaid upon closure of the IPO. Subsequent
to the IPO, the Company’s liquidity will be satisfied through a portion of the net proceeds from IPO held outside of the Trust
Account.
The
Company intends to complete its initial Business Combination before June 28,2022 and we believe we have sufficient arrangements with
our vendors to continue to operate until we complete our initial Business Combination. However, there can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to consummate the Business Combination by then. In the event that we are unable to consummate the Business Combination before
June 28, 2022 we anticipate identifying and accessing additional capital resources in order to extend the Business Combination period
up to 18 months. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will have access to sufficient capital to extend the deadline to
consummate the Business Combination. As a result, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures
of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” it is uncertain that the Company will have sufficient
liquidity to fund the working capital needs of the Company beyond June 28, 2022. Management has determined that given the liquidity condition
of the Company, should a Business Combination not occur by June 28, 2022, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be
required to liquidate. The Company may need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from its Sponsor, stockholders,
officers, directors or third parties. The Company’s officers, directors and Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company
funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s
working capital needs. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to obtain additional financing. If the Company is unable to raise additional
capital, the Company may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited
to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide
any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through June 28, 2022.
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LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations (Continued)
Deferred
offering costs
Deferred
offering costs consist of costs incurred in connection with preparation for the PIPE Financing to be executed in conjunction with the
Business Combination. These costs, together with the underwriting discounts and commissions, will be allocated among the freestanding
financial instruments that are included in the PIPE Financing. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had deferred offering costs of $ 106,903
and accrued offering costs of $ 81,903
which are included in accrued expenses on
the accompanying condensed balance sheet. There were no deferred offering costs or accrued offering costs at December 31, 2021.
Risks
and Uncertainties
Management
is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could
have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific
impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the financial statement. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Additionally,
as a result of the military action commenced in February 2022 by the Russian Federation and Belarus in the country of Ukraine and related
economic sanctions, the Company’s ability to consummate a Business Combination, including the proposed Business Combination with
SHF, or the operations of a target business with which the Company ultimately consummates a Business Combination, including SHF, may
be materially and adversely affected. Further, the Company’s ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability
to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by these events, including as a result of increased market volatility, or decreased
market liquidity in third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The impact of this action and
related sanctions on the world economy and the specific impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and/or
ability to consummate a Business Combination are not yet determinable. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note
2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Emerging
Growth Company
The
Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our
Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements
that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required
to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced
disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements
of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously
approved.
Further,
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting
standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do
not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting
standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements
that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of
such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public
or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies
adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company,
which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period
difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
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LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of the balance sheets in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Making
estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of
a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating
its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ
significantly from those estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash
equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company had $ 47,885
and $ 254,523 , respectively,
in cash and no cash
equivalents as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Trust
Account
Upon
the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, $ 117,300,000 ($ 10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial
Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement was held in a trust account (“Trust Account”) located
in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in U.S. government treasury
obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment
Company Act 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), which will be invested only in direct U.S. government treasury
obligations, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution
of the Trust Account as described below.
Income
Taxes
The
Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset
and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed
for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible
amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.
Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC
Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax
positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not
to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized
tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties
as of March 31, 2022. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals
or material deviation from its position.
The
provision for income taxes was deemed to be immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for the period from February
26, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2021.
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LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Offering
Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering
costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering.
Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value
basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as
offering costs allocated to warrants in the condensed statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the Public Shares were
charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
Offering
Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering
costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering.
Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value
basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as
offering costs allocated to warrants in the condensed statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the Public Shares were
charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
Class
A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The
Company accounts for its shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability
instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares of common stock (including shares of common stock that feature
redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not
solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares are classified as stockholders’
equity. The Company’s shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control
and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events.
On
March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 528,175
shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding
that were issued as component securities of the Private Placement Units (Note 4). 11,500,000
shares of Class A Common Stock are subject to
possible redemption.
If
it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either accrete changes in the redemption
value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable,
if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur
and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company has elected
to recognize the changes immediately. The accretion or remeasurement is treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction to retained earnings,
or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital).
As
of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Class A Common Stock reflected on the balance sheets are reconciled in the
following table:
Schedule of Common Stock Reflected on the Balance Sheets
Gross Proceeds
$ 115,000,000
Less:
Proceeds allocated to public warrants
( 5,031,474 )
Proceeds allocated to shares not subject to redemption
( 59 )
Issuance costs related to Class A Common Stock
( 6,263,677 )
Plus:
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
13,595,210
Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption
$ 117,300,000
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Note
2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution
which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $ 250,000 . The Company has not experienced
losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Net
Income (Loss) Per Share
Net
income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding for
the period. The calculation of diluted income (loss) per share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with
the Initial Public Offering and warrants issued as components of the Private Placement Units (the “Placement Warrants”) since
the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.
The
Company applies the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. The contractual formula utilized to calculate the redemption
amount approximates fair value. The Class feature to redeem at fair value means that there is effectively only one class of stock. Changes
in fair value are not considered a dividend of the purposes of the numerator in the earnings per share calculation. Net income per common
share is computed by dividing the pro rata net loss between the redeemable shares and the non-redeemable shares by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding for each of the periods. The calculation of diluted income per common stock does not consider the
effect of the warrants issued in connection with the IPO since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future
events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive. The warrants are exercisable for 6,014,088 shares of common stock in
the aggregate.
The
following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income per common share:
Schedule of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share
For the
Three Months
For the Period from February 26, 2021 (inception)
Ended
March 31, 2022
Through
March 31, 2021
Redeemable Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption
Numerator: earnings allocable to redeemable Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption
$ 605,395
$ -
Denominator: weighted average number of redeemable Class A Common Stock
11,500,000
-
Basic and diluted net income per redeemable Class A Common Stock
$ 0.05
$ -
Non-redeemable Class A and Class B common stock
Numerator: net income (loss) allocable to non-redeemable Class A and Class B common stock
$ 179,153
$ ( 795 )
Denominator: weighted average number of non-redeemable Class A and Class B
common stock
3,403,175
2,500,000
Basic and diluted net income per non-redeemable Class A and Class B common
stock
$ 0.05
$ -
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Note
2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value
Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying condensed balance sheet, primarily due to their
short-term nature.
Fair
Value Measurements
Fair
value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs
used in measuring fair value.
The
hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements)
and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
●
Level
1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;
●
Level
2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted
prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active;
and
●
Level
3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions,
such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
In
some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In
those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input
that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The
Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded
derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted
for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each
reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments,
including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period.
Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion
of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
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2 — Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies (Continued)
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
In
August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and
Other Options (Subtopic 470- 0) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40):
Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”), which
simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current U.S. GAAP. The ASU also
removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception,
and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2022 and should
be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company is
currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
Management
does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a
material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Note
3 — Public Offering
Pursuant
to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 11,500,000 Units at a purchase price of $ 10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share
of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $ 0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”).
Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $ 11.50 per whole
share (see Note 7).
Note
4 — Private Placement
Simultaneously
with the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 528,175 Private Placement Units at a price of $ 10.00 per Private
Placement Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $ 5,281,750 .
The
Private Placement Units are identical to the Units, except that (a) the Private Placement Units and their component securities will not
be transferable, assignable or saleable until the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination except to permitted
transferees and (b) the Placement Warrants, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, (i) may be exercised
by the holders on a cashless basis and (ii) will be entitled to registration rights.
Note
5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder
Shares
On
March 19, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,875,000 shares
of Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”) to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $ 25,000 .
On March 24, 2021, the Sponsor transferred 10,000 shares
to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and 10,000 shares
to each of the Company’s three independent directors. Effective January 18, 2022, the
Sponsor granted an additional 90,000
shares of Class B common stock to Mr. Fameree. The shares will only be issued to Mr. Fameree following
the consummation of a Business Combination.
The Founder Shares which the Sponsor and its permitted transferees will collectively own, on an as-converted basis, represent 20 % of
the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering.
The
Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) six months after the
completion of a Business Combination or (B) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or
similar transaction that results in the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash,
securities or other property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock
equals or exceeds $ 12.50
per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within
any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combination, the Founder Shares will be released from the lock-up.
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Note
5— Related Party Transactions (Continued)
Related
Party Loans
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor,
or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (the “Working
Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation
of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $ 1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation
of a Business Combination into units at a price of $ 10.00 per unit. The Units will be identical to the Private Placement Units. In the
event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the
Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. To date, the Company
has no working capital loans outstanding.
If
the Company anticipates that it may not be able to consummate a Business Combination within 12 months, the Company may, by resolution
of the Company’s board if requested by the Sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to two times,
each by an additional three months (for a total of up to 18 months to complete a Business Combination), subject to the Sponsor depositing
additional funds into the Trust Account as set out below. Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s amended and restated certificate
of incorporation and the trust agreement entered into between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in order
for the time available for the Company to consummate the initial Business Combination to be extended, the Sponsor or its affiliates or
designees, upon five business days advance notice prior to the applicable deadline, must deposit into the Trust Account $ 1,150,000 since
the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full ($ 0.10 per unit), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline,
for each of the available three month extensions, providing a total possible Business Combination period of 18 months at a total payment
value of $ 2,300,000 since the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full ($ 0.10 per unit) (the “Extension Loans”).
Any such payments would be made in the form of non-interest-bearing loans. If the Company completes its initial Business Combination,
the Company will, at the option of the Sponsor, repay the Extension Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company
or convert a portion or all of the total loan amount into units at a price of $ 10.00 per unit, which units will be identical to the Private
Placement Units . If the Company does not complete a Business Combination, the Company will repay such loans only from funds held outside
of the Trust Account. Furthermore, the letter agreement among the Company and the Company’s officers, directors, and the Sponsor
contains a provision pursuant to which the Sponsor will agree to waive its right to be repaid for such loans to the extent there is insufficient
funds held outside of the Trust Account in the event that the Company does not complete a Business Combination. The Sponsor and its affiliates
or designees are not obligated to fund the Trust Account to extend the time for the Company to complete the initial Business Combination.
The public stockholders will not be afforded an opportunity to vote on the extension of time to consummate an initial Business Combination
from 12 months to 18 months described above or redeem their shares in connection with such extensions.
Administrative
Support Agreement
Commencing
on the date of the Initial Public Offering and until completion of the Company’s Business Combination or liquidation, the Company
may reimburse Luminous Capital Inc., an affiliate of the Sponsor, up to an amount of $ 10,000
per month for office space, secretarial and administrative
support. Through March 31, 2022, $ 30,000
in support fees were incurred. There were
no support fees incurred for the period from February 26, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2021.
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Note
6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Registration
Rights
Pursuant
to a registration rights agreement entered into on June 23, 2021, the holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Units (including
the securities contained therein), the units (including the securities contained therein) that may be issued upon conversion of the Working
Capital Loans, and any shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Warrants and any shares of Class A
Common Stock, warrants (and underlying Class A Common Stock) that may be issued upon conversion of the units issued as part of the working
capital loans and Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the founder shares are entitled to registration rights. The holders
of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such
securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements
filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any
registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. The Company
will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriters
Agreement
The
Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments at the Initial
Public Offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriter’s over-allotment option was exercised in
full on June 28, 2021.
The
underwriter was paid a cash underwriting discount of 1.50 % of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $ 1,725,000 . In addition,
the underwriter is entitled to a deferred fee of three and a half percent ( 3.50 % ) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering,
or $ 4,025,000 . The deferred fee was placed in the Trust Account and will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination,
subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Right
of First Refusal
For
a period beginning on June 28, 2021 and ending 12 months from the closing of a business combination, we have granted the underwriters
a right of first refusal to act as lead-left book running manager and lead left manager for any and all future private or public equity,
convertible and debt offerings during such period. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(E)(i), such right of first refusal shall
not have a duration of more than three years from the effective date of our Registration Statement.
Note
7 – Warrant Liability
As
of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has 5,750,000
Public Warrants and the 264,088
Private Placement Warrants, respectively, outstanding.
Public
Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only
whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (i) the date of the completion of a Business Combination
and (ii) 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, and will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination
or earlier upon redemption or liquidation .
The
Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation
to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class
A common issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A Common
Stock is available, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable for
cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants,
unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising
holder, or an exemption from registration is available.
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Note 7 – Warrant Liability (Continued)
The
Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of its initial
Business Combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement or a new registration statement covering the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
warrants, to cause such registration statement to become effective and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of
Class A Common Stock until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If a registration statement
covering the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after
the closing of the Company’s initial business combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective
registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement,
exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another
exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the Company’s shares of Class A Common Stock are at the time of any exercise of a
warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under
Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, it may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do
so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so
elects, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event it does not so elect, it
will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an
exemption is not available. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their
warrants on a cashless basis.
Redemption
of warrants when the price per Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $ 18.00 . Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem
the Public Warrants:
●
in
whole and not in part;
●
at
a price of $ 0.01 per Public Warrant;
●
upon
not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
●
if,
and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $ 18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits,
stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like and certain issuances of Class A Common Stock and equity-linked
securities) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing no earlier than the date the warrants become exercisable
and ending on the third business day before the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
If
and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register
or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for
redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a
“cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of shares of Class A Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or
recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of Class A Common
Stock at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants.
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Window and the Company liquidates the funds held
in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive
any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly,
the warrants may expire worthless.
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Note 7 – Warrant Liability (Continued)
In
addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A Common Stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes
in connection with the closing of its initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per
share of Class A Common Stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board
of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held
by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross
proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of
the Company’s initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of such initial Business Combination (net of redemptions),
and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the
trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”)
is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher
of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the
nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the greater of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger
price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the greater of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
The
Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Placement
Warrants and the Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Warrants are not transferable, assignable or salable
until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Placement Warrants
are exercisable on a cashless basis and non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees.
If the Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Placement Warrants
will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
The
Company accounted for the aggregate 6,014,088 warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (the 5,750,000 Public Warrants
and the 264,088 Placement Warrants) in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC Topic 815-40. Such guidance provides that because
the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each warrant must be recorded as a liability due to the existence
of provisions whereby adjustments to the exercise price of the warrants is based on a variable that is not an input to the fair value
of a ‘‘fixed-for-fixed’’ option and the existence of the potential for net cash settlement for the warrant holders
(but not all common stockholders) in the event of a tender offer.
The
accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record a derivative liability upon the closing of
the Initial Public Offering. Accordingly, the Company classified each warrant as a liability at its fair value and the warrants were
allocated a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the Units equal to its fair value determined by the Monte Carlo simulation.
This liability is subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date. With each such re-measurement, the warrant liability will be adjusted
to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The Company will reassess the
classification at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the warrants will be
reclassified as of the date of the event that causes the reclassification.
Note
8 – Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred
Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,250,000
preferred shares with a par value of $ 0.0001
per share with such designation, rights and preferences
as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
there were no preferred
shares issued or outstanding.
Class
A Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue up to 125,000,000
shares of Class A Common Stock with a par value
of $ 0.0001
per share. Holders of the Company’s Class
A Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 528,175
shares of Class A Common Stock issued or outstanding,
excluding 11,500,000
shares of Class A Common Stock subject to possible
redemption.
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Note
8 – Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)
Class
B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue up to 12,500,000
shares of Class B common stock with a par value
of $ 0.0001
per share. Holders of the Company’s Class
B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. On March 24, 2021, the Sponsor transferred 10,000
shares to the Company’s Chief Financial
Officer and 10,000
shares to each of the Company’s three independent
directors. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 2,875,000
shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
Holders
of Class A Common Stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of stockholders,
except as required by law.
The
shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock at the time of the Business Combination
on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like. In
the case that additional shares of Class A Common Stock, or equity linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts
offered in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of a Business Combination, the ratio at which shares of Class B common
stock shall convert into shares of Class A Common Stock will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares
of Class B common stock agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of shares
of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B common stock will equal, in the aggregate, on an as converted
basis, 20% of the sum of the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering
plus all shares of Class A Common Stock and equity linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination
(excluding any shares or equity linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination, and any private placement-equivalent
units and its underlying securities issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans made to the Company) .
The
Company may issue additional common stock or preferred stock to complete its Business Combination or under an employee incentive plan
after completion of its Business Combination.
Note
9 – Fair Value Measurements
The
following table presents information about the Company’s assets and derivative warrant liabilities that are measured at fair value
on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized
to determine such fair value:
Schedule of Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
Significant Other Observable Inputs
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs
Description
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Asset:
Marketable securities held in Trust Account
$ 117,322,625
$ -
$ -
Warrant Liabilities:
Public Warrants
$ 1,265,000
$ -
$ -
Private Placement Warrants
$ -
$ -
$ 58,657
The
following table presents information about the Company’s assets and derivative warrant liabilities that are measured at fair value
on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized
to determine such fair value:
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LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
9 – Fair Value Measurements (Continued)
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
Significant Other Observable Inputs
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs
Description
(Level
1)
(Level
2)
(Level
3)
Asset:
Marketable
securities held in Trust Account
$
117,321,508
$
-
$
-
Warrant
Liabilities:
Public
Warrants
$
2,701,925
$
-
$
-
Private
Placement Warrants
$
-
$
-
$
124,951
Warrant liabilities
$
-
$
-
$
124,951
Transfers
to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period in which a change in valuation technique or methodology occurs.
In 2021, the Public Warrants transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 1 fair value measurement, after they split from the
units and started trading.
The
Warrants are measured at fair value on a recuring basis. The Public Warrants were initially valued using a Modified Monte Carlo Simulation.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Public warrants were valued using the instrument’s publicly listed trading
price as of the balance sheet date, which is considered to be a Level 1 measurement due to the use of an observable market quote in an
active market.
As
of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, assets held in the Trust Account were entirely held in a mutual fund invested in U.S.
Treasury Securities.
The
Company recognized $ 5,031,474 for the derivative warrant liabilities upon their issuance on June 28, 2021. The Sponsor paid an aggregate
of $ 5,852,750 for Private Placement Warrants with an initial aggregate fair value of $ 224,474 . The excess purchase price over the initial
fair value on the private placement closing date is recognized as a capital contribution from the Sponsor.
The
Company utilizes a binomial Monte-Carlo simulation to estimate the fair value of the warrants at each reporting period for warrants that
are not actively traded. The estimated fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent
in a binomial Monte Carlo simulation are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate
and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock based on historical volatility of select peer companies
that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield
curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed
to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates
remaining at zero.
The
following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements inputs as their measurement dates:
Schedule of Level 3 Fair Value Measurement Inputs
December 30, 2021
March 31, 2022
(Public and Private Warrant)
(Public Private Warrant)
Exercise price
$ 11.50
$ 11.50
Share price
$ 10.07
$ 10.12
Expected term (years)
5.28
5.23
Probability of Acquisition
90.0 %
90.0 %
Volatility
8.3 %
2.7 %
Risk-free rate
1.28 %
2.42 %
Dividend yield (per share)
0.00 %
0.00 %
The
change in the fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities for the period from December 31, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2022
is summarized as follows:
Schedule of Derivative Warrant Liabilities
Private Placement
Public Warrant
Warrant Liability
Fair value as of December 31, 2021
$ 124,951
$ 2,701,925
$ 2,826,876
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions (1)(2)
( 66,294 )
( 1,436,925 )
( 1,503,219 )
Fair value as of March 31, 2022
$ 58,657
1,265,000
1,323,657
(1)
Changes
in valuation inputs or other assumptions are recognized in change in fair value of warrant liability in the statement of operations.
(2)
Changes
are due to the use of quoted prices in an active market (Level 1) and the use of unobservable inputs based on assessment of the assumptions
(Level 3) for Public Warrants (after becoming actively traded) and Private Placement Warrants, respectively.
Note
10 – Subsequent Events
Management
has evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statement
was issued. Based upon this review, other than the events included in the above notes, the Company did not identify any subsequent events
that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statement.
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