Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements.
CF ACQUISITION CORP.
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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
Prepaid expenses
952,883
-
Total current assets
977,883
25,000
Cash and investments held in Trust Account
250,000,000
-
Total Assets
$ 250,977,883
$ 25,000
Current Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accrued expenses
$ 21,210
$ 1,421
Payables to related party
5,161
-
Sponsor loan – promissory notes
508,203
-
Franchise tax payable
20,450
-
Total current liabilities
555,024
1,421
Warrant liability
8,179,185
-
Forward purchase securities liability
1,857,632
-
Total Liabilities
10,591,841
1,421
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 5)
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, 23,583,604 shares at redemption value of $10.00 per share as of March 31, 2021
235,386,040
-
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
-
-
Common stock, Class A, $0.0001 par value; 160,000,000 shares authorized, 2,001,396 issued and outstanding (excluding 23,538,604 shares subject to possible redemption) as of March 31, 2021 and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020
200
-
Common stock, Class B, $0.0001 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized, 6,250,000 and 6,325,000 (1) shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
625
633
Additional paid-in-capital
6,823,712
24,367
Accumulated deficit
(1,824,535 )
(1,421 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity
5,000,002
23,579
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$ 250,977,883
$ 25,000
(1)
This number includes up to 825,000 shares of Class B common stock subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters. On March 16, 2021, 75,000 shares of Class B common stock were forfeited by the Sponsor (see Note 6). This number has been adjusted to reflect the recapitalization of the Company in the form of a 1.1-for-1 stock split (see Note 6).
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP.
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2021
(Unaudited)
General and administrative costs
$ 77,761
Administrative expenses - related party
5,187
Franchise tax expense
20,450
Loss from operations
(103,398 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability
137,916
Change in fair value of forward purchase securities liability
(1,857,632 )
Loss before income tax expense
(1,823,114 )
Net Loss
$ (1,823,114 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Class A - Public shares
25,000,000
Class A - Private placement
540,000
Class B - Common stock (1)
5,633,333
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:
Class A - Public shares
$ 0.00
Class A - Private placement
$ (0.30 )
Class B - Common stock
$ (0.30 )
(1) This number has been adjusted to reflect the recapitalization
of the Company in the form of a 1.1-for-1 stock split. On March 16, 2021, 75,000 shares of Class B common stock were forfeited by the
Sponsor (see Note 6).
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP.
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Common Stock
Additional
Total
Class A
Class B
Paid-In
Accumulated
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Equity
Balance - December 31, 2020
-
$ -
6,325,000 (1)
$ 633
$ 24,367
$ (1,421 )
$ 23,579
Sale of Class A common stock to public
25,000,000
2,500
-
-
241,856,250
-
241,858,750
Underwriters’ discount and offering expenses
-
-
-
-
(4,897,322 )
-
(4,897,322 )
Sale of Private Placement Class A common stock
540,000
54
-
-
5,224,095
-
5,224,149
Forfeiture of common stock to sponsor at $0.0001 par value
-
-
(75,000 )
(8 )
8
-
-
Shares subject to possible redemption
(23,538,604 )
(2,354 )
-
-
(235,383,686 )
-
(235,386,040 )
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
(1,823,114 )
(1,823,114 )
Balance – March 31, 2021
2,001,396
$ 200
6,250,000
$ 625
$ 6,823,712
$ (1,824,535 )
$ 5,000,002
(1) This number includes up to 825,000 shares of Class B common
stock subject to forfeiture if the over- allotment option is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters. This number has been
adjusted to reflect the recapitalization of the Company in the form of a 1.1-for-1 stock split. On March 16, 2021 75,000 shares of Class
B common stock were forfeited by the Sponsor (see Note 6).
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP.
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CONDENSED STATEMENT
OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss
$ (1,823,114 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
General and administrative expenses paid by related party
63,160
Interest income on investments held in Trust Account
—
Changes in fair value of warrant liability
(137,916 )
Changes in fair value of forward purchase securities liability
1,857,632
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued expenses
19,788
Franchise tax payable
20,450
Net cash used in operating activities
—
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash deposited in Trust Account
(250,000,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities
(250,000,000 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from related party - Sponsor loan
508,203
Proceeds received from initial public offering
250,000,000
Proceeds received from private placement
5,400,000
Offering costs paid
(4,897,322 )
Payment of related party payable
(1,010,881 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
250,000,000
Net change in cash
—
Cash, beginning of the period
25,000
Cash, end of the period
$ 25,000
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities
Initial classification of warrant liability
$ 8,317,101
Initial classification of
forward purchase liability
$ 1,933,236
Prepaid expenses paid with payables to related party
$ 952,883
Changes in Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
$ 235,386,040
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1—Description
of Organization, Business Operations and Basis of Presentation
CF Acquisition Corp. VIII
(the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on July 8, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger,
capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses
(the “Business Combination”).
Although the Company is
not limited in its search for target businesses to a particular industry or sector for the purpose of consummating a Business Combination,
the Company intends to focus its search on companies operating in the financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology
and software industries. 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, 2021, the Company had not commenced
operations. All activity through March 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial
Public Offering”) described below, and since the Initial Public Offering, relates to the Company’s efforts toward locating
and completing a suitable Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its
initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company has generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments
in money market funds that invest in U.S. Treasury Securities and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering
and recognized changes in the fair value of warrant liability and FPS liability as other income (expense).
The Company’s sponsor is CFAC Holdings VIII,
LLC (the “Sponsor”). The registration statements for the Initial Public Offering became effective on March 11, 2021. On March
16, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 25,000,000 units (each, a “Unit” and with respect to the
shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), including 3,000,000 Units sold upon the partial
exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $250,000,000,
which is described in Note 3. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant. Each whole
warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50. Each warrant will become exercisable on
the later of 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination or 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering and
will expire 5 years after the completion of the Business Combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 540,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per
Private Placement Unit to the Sponsor in a private placement, generating gross proceeds of $5,400,000, which is described in Note 4. The
proceeds of the Private Placement Units were deposited into the Trust Account (as defined below) and will be used to fund the redemption
of the Public Shares subject to the requirements of applicable law (see Note 4).
Offering costs amounted to approximately $4,900,000,
consisting of $4,500,000 of underwriting fees and approximately $400,000 of other costs.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering
and sale of Private Placement Units on February 23, 2021, an amount of $250,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale
of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units (see Note 4) was placed in a trust account (“Trust
Account”) located in the United States at UMB Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee,
which may be invested only 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 selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of
Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, 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.
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Initial Business Combination - 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 Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a
Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company
must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the
Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business
Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction 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.
The Company will provide the holders of the Public
Shares (the “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. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender
offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for
a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $10.00 per Public Share). The per share amount to be distributed
to public stockholders who redeem the Public Shares will not be reduced by the Marketing Fee (as defined below in Note 4). There will
be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. The Company will proceed
with a Business Combination 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 a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is
not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will,
pursuant to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as may be amended, the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”),
conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file
tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the Business Combination
is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem
shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Additionally,
each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed Business
Combination. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the initial stockholders (as defined
below) have agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined below in Note 4), their shares underlying the Private Placement Units and
any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination. In addition, the initial stockholders
have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and any Public Shares held by the initial stockholders
in connection with the completion of a Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a public stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other
person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate
of 15% or more of the Class A common stock sold in the Initial Public Offering, without the prior consent of the Company.
The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and
directors (the “initial stockholders”) have agreed not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (i) that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with its
Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination or (ii) with respect
to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity, unless the Company provides the public
stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
Forward Purchase Contract — In connection
with the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor committed, pursuant to a forward purchase contract with the Company (the “FPA”),
to purchase, in a private placement for gross proceeds of $10,000,000 to occur concurrently with the consummation of an initial Business
Combination, 1,000,000 of the Company’s Units on substantially the same terms as the sale of Units in the Initial Public Offering
at $10.00 per Unit, and 250,000 shares of Class A common stock (for no additional consideration) (the securities issuable pursuant to
the FPA, the “FPS”). The funds from the sale of Units will be used as part of the consideration to the sellers in the initial
Business Combination; any excess funds from this private placement will be used for working capital in the post-transaction company. This
commitment is independent of the percentage of stockholders electing to redeem their Public Shares and provides the Company with a minimum
funding level for the initial Business Combination.
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Failure to Consummate a Business Combination
– The Company has until March 16, 2022 to consummate a Business Combination (or a later date approved by the Company’s
stockholders in accordance with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the “Combination Period”). If the Company
is unable to complete a Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for
the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not 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 liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii)
as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and
the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Company’s obligations
under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights
or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete
a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
The initial stockholders have agreed to waive
their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination
Period. However, if the initial stockholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating
distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within
the Combination Period. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available
for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than $10.00 per share initially held in the Trust Account. In order to
protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a
vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering
into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims
by a third party who executed a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account
or to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver
is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third
party claims. 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, except for the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020,
the Company had $25,000 of cash in its operating account and working capital of $422,860 and $23,579, respectively. As of both March 31,
2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any interest income in the Trust Account available to pay taxes.
The Company’s liquidity needs through March
31, 2021 have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from the Sponsor in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares, the
loan of approximately $79,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to a promissory note (the “Pre-IPO Note”) (see Note 4), the proceeds
from the sale of the Private Placement Units not held in the Trust Account, and the Sponsor Loan (as defined below). The Company fully
repaid the Pre-IPO Note upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection
with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed up to $1,750,000 to be provided to the Company to fund the Company’s expenses
relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements after the Initial Public Offering and
prior to the Company’s initial Business Combination (the “Sponsor Loan”). If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient, the Sponsor
or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company
Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 4). As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was approximately $508,200 and $0 outstanding
under the Sponsor Loan, respectively.
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Based on the foregoing,
management believes that the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the Sponsor or an affiliate of the
Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors, to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business
Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, the Company will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable,
identifying and evaluating prospective target businesses, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel
expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited condensed financial
statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”)
and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which
are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position as of March 31, 2021 and the results of
operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and disclosures normally included in unaudited condensed financial
statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Interim results are not necessarily
indicative of results for a full year. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Form 8-K and the final prospectus filed by the Company with the SEC on
March 20, 2021, and March 15, 2021, respectively.
Going Concern
In
connection with the Company’s going concern considerations in accordance with ASU 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties
about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, the Company has until March 16, 2022 to consummate a Business
Combination. The Company’s mandatory liquidation date raises substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as
a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification
of the liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1, in the event of a mandatory liquidation,
within ten business days, the Company will 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 franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of
then outstanding Public Shares.
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
auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 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 an emerging growth 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 an 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 unaudited condensed financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company
nor an emerging growth company that 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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Correction of Previously Issued Financial Statement
The Company corrected certain line items related
to the previously audited balance sheet as of March 16, 2021 in the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 22, 2021 related to misstatements
identified in improperly applying accounting guidance on certain warrants, recognizing them as components of equity instead of a derivative
warrant liability under the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, Contracts
on an Entity's Own Equity ("ASC 815-40"). The following balance sheet items as of March 16, 2021 were impacted: an increase
of $8.3 million in Warrants liability, and increase of $1.9 million in FPS liability, a decrease of $10.2 million in the amount of Class
A common stock subject to redemption, an increase of $1.9 million in Additional paid-in capital and an increase of $1.9 million in Accumulated
deficit.
Note 2—Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s 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. One
of the more significant accounting estimates included in these financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant
liability and FPS liability. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and, therefore, the
actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments
with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents in its operating
account as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The balance of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account as of March
31, 2021 was comprised of cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit
Risk
Financial instruments
that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times,
may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage limit of $250,000, and cash equivalents held in the Trust Account. For the three
months ended March 31, 2021, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed
to significant risks on such accounts.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
As of March 31, 2021
and December 31, 2020, the carrying values of cash, cash equivalents held in the Trust Account, accrued expenses, payables to related
party, the Sponsor Loan and franchise tax payable approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of the instruments.
Offering Costs Associated
with the Initial Public Offering
Offering costs consisted
of legal, accounting, and other costs incurred in connection with the preparation for the Initial Public Offering. These costs, together
with the underwriting discount, were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
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Warrant and FPS Liability
The Company accounts for the Warrants and FPS
as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the specific terms of the Warrants and FPS applicable
authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The
assessment considers whether the Warrants and FPS are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a
liability pursuant to ASC 480, and meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the Warrants
and FPS are indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash
settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment,
which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of issuance of the Warrants and execution of the FPA and as
of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the Warrants and FPS are outstanding. For issued or modified warrants and for instruments
to be issued pursuant to the FPA that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, such warrants and instruments are required to
be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants and for the FPA instruments
that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, such warrants and instruments are required to be recorded at their initial
fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of liability-classified
Warrants and the FPS are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations.
The Company accounts for the Warrants and FPS
in accordance with ASC 815-40 under which the Warrants and FPS do not meet the criteria for equity classification and must be recorded
as liabilities. See Note 7 for further discussion of the pertinent terms of the Warrants and Note 8 for further discussion of the methodology
used to determine the value of the Warrants and FPS.
Class A Common
Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts
for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity.” Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability
instruments and are measured at fair value. Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including Class A 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) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares of Class A
common stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A common stock features certain redemption rights
that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly,
as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 23,538,604 and 0 Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, respectively, are presented
as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under ASC Topic
740, Income Taxes , using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future
tax consequences attributable to differences between the unaudited condensed financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply
to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax
assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. To the extent
that it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets will not be recognized, a valuation allowance would be established to offset
their benefit.
ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold
that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the unaudited condensed financial statements. The Company provides
for uncertain tax positions, based upon management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more likely than not to be sustained
upon examination by tax authorities. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as provision for
income taxes on the statement of operations.
Net Loss Per Common Share
Net loss per share of common stock is computed by
dividing net loss applicable to stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods.
The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement to purchase an aggregate
of 6,385,000 shares of Class A common stock in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive
under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted earnings per common share is the same as basic earnings per common share for the
periods presented.
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The Company’s statement of operations includes
a presentation of income per share for common stock subject to redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of income per share.
Net income per share, basic and diluted for shares of Class A common stock is calculated by dividing the interest income on investments
held in the Trust Account, net of applicable taxes available to be withdrawn from the Trust Account by the weighted average number of
shares of Class A common stock outstanding for the period, excluding 540,000 shares of Class A common stock held by the Sponsor, which
is not subject to redemption. Net loss per share, basic and diluted for shares of Class B common stock is calculated by dividing the net
income, less income attributable to the shares of redeemable Class A common stock by the weighted average number of shares of Class B
common stock and 540,000 shares of Class A common stock held by the Sponsor and outstanding for the period.
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net
income (loss) per common share:
For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
2021
Redeemable Class A common shares
Numerator: earnings allocable to redeemable Class A common shares
Interest income on investments held in Trust Account
$
-
Less franchise tax available to be withdrawn from the Trust Account
$ -
Net earnings
$ -
Denominator: weighted average number of redeemable Class A common share
25,000,000
Basic and diluted net income per redeemable Class A common share
$ -
Non-redeemable Class A and Class B common shares
Numerator: net loss minus redeemable net earnings
Loss from operations
$ (103,397 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability attributable to non-redeemable Class A private placement and Class B common shares
$ 137,916
Change in fair value of FPS liability
$ (1,857,632 )
Non-redeemable net loss
$ (1,823,114 )
Denominator: weighted average number of non-redeemable Class B common shares and Class A private placement shares
Non-redeemable Class A private placement and Class B common shares, basic and diluted
6,173,333
Basic and diluted net income per non-redeemable Class A private placement and Class B common share
$ (0.30 )
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
Management does not believe
that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements if currently adopted would have a material effect on the Company’s
unaudited condensed financial statements.
Note 3—Initial
Public Offering
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company
sold 25,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, including 3,000,000 Units sold upon the partial exercise of the underwriters’
overallotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant (each, a
“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price
of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 6). No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole
warrants will trade. The Sponsor forfeited 75,000 shares of Class B common stock due to the underwriter not exercising the remaining portion
of the overallotment option so that the initial stockholders collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common
stock after the Initial Public Offering (not including the shares of Class A common stock underlying the Private Placement Units).
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Note 4—Related
Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On July 8, 2020, the Sponsor purchased 5,750,000
shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 (“Class B common stock”)
for an aggregate price of $25,000. On March 8, 2021, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 20,000 Founder Shares to independent directors
of the Company. On March 11, 2021, The Company effectuated a 1.1-for-1 stock split. On March 16, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 75,000 shares
of Class B common stock, due to the underwriter not exercising the overallotment option in full, so that the initial stockholders collectively
own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock after the Initial Public Offering (not including the shares of Class
A common stock underlying the Private Placement Units), resulting in an aggregate of 6,250,000 Founder Shares outstanding and held by
the Sponsor and independent directors of the Company. All share and per share amounts have been retroactively restated. The Founder Shares
will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the consummation of the Business Combination and are subject
to certain transfer restrictions.
The initial stockholders have agreed, subject
to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the
completion of the initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price
of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 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 initial Business Combination,
or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results
in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Private Placement
Units
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 540,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement
Unit ($5,400,000 in the aggregate). Each Private Placement Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-fourth of one warrant
(the “Private Placement Warrants”). Each whole Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one whole share of Class A common
stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The proceeds from the Private Placement Units have been added to the net proceeds from the Initial
Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the
Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. The Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable and exercisable on a cashless
basis so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.
The Private Placement Warrants will expire five
years after the completion of the Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and
directors have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Units until 30 days
after the completion of the initial Business Combination.
Underwriter
The lead underwriter is an affiliate of the Sponsor
(see Note 5).
Business Combination
Marketing Agreement
The Company has engaged Cantor Fitzgerald &
Co. (“CF&Co.”), an affiliate of the Sponsor, as an advisor in connection with the Business Combination to assist the Company
in holding meetings with its stockholders to discuss the Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the
Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities, assist the Company in obtaining stockholder
approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company with its press releases and public filings in connection with the Business
Combination. The Company will pay CF&Co. a cash fee (the “Marketing Fee”) for such services upon the consummation of the
Business Combination in an amount of $9,350,000, which is equal to, in the aggregate, 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the base offering
in the Initial Public Offering and 5.5% of the gross proceeds from the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.
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Related Party Loans
The Sponsor made available to the Company, under
the Pre-IPO Note, up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Initial Public Offering. Prior to closing the Initial
Public Offering, the amount outstanding under the Pre-IPO Note was $79,000. The Pre-IPO Note was non-interest bearing and was repaid in
full upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
In order to finance transaction costs in connection
with an intended initial Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed, pursuant to the Sponsor Loan, up to $1,750,000 to be provided
to the Company to fund the Company’s expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital
requirements, including $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and shared personnel support services that will be paid to
the Sponsor, after the Initial Public Offering and prior to the Company’s initial Business Combination. As of March 31, 2021 and
December 31, 2020, the Company had borrowed $508,200 and $0, under the Sponsor Loan, respectively.
If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient to cover the
working capital requirements of the Company, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and
directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company
completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released
to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. 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. Except for the foregoing, the terms
of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.
The Sponsor pays expenses on the Company’s
behalf. The Company reimburses the Sponsor for such expenses paid on its behalf. The unpaid balance is included in Payables to related
parties on the accompanying balance sheet. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $5,200 and $0 accounts payable
outstanding to the Sponsor for such expenses paid on the Company’s behalf.
Note 5—Commitments and
Contingencies
Registration and Stockholder
Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered
into on March 11, 2021, the holders of Founder Shares and Private Placement Units (and component securities) are entitled to registration
rights (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion of such shares to shares of Class A common stock). These holders are
entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection
with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted CF&Co., the lead underwriter
and an affiliate of the Sponsor, a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,300,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments at the Initial
Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On March 16, 2021, simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, CF&Co. partially exercised the overallotment option in the amount of 3,000,000 additional Units and advised the Company
that it would not exercise the remaining portion of the over-allotment option.
The lead underwriter was paid a cash underwriting
discount of $4,400,000.
The Company also engaged a qualified independent
underwriter to participate in the preparation of the registration statement and exercise the usual standards of “due diligence”
in respect thereto. The Company paid the independent underwriter a fee of $100,000 upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering
in consideration for its services and expenses as the qualified independent underwriter. The qualified independent underwriter received
no other compensation.
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Business Combination
Marketing Agreement
The Company has engaged CF&Co. as an advisor
in connection with the Company’s Business Combination (see Note 4).
Risks and Uncertainties
Management is continuing to evaluate the impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the pandemic could have an 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 unaudited condensed financial statements. The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include
any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 6—Stockholders’
Equity
Class A Common Stock - The Company
is authorized to issue 160,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2021 and
December 31, 2020, there were 2,001,396 and 0 shares, respectively, of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, excluding 23,538,604
and 0 shares, respectively, subject to possible redemption. Class A common stock includes 540,000 shares included in the Private Placement
Units. The shares of Class A common stock included in the Private Placement Units do not contain the same redemption features contained
in the shares sold in the Initial Public Offering.
Class B Common Stock - The Company is
authorized to issue 40,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B common
stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 6,250,000 and 6,325,000 shares of
Class B common stock issued and outstanding, respectively. In connection with the underwriter advising the Company that it would not exercise
the remaining portion of the over-allotment option, the Sponsor forfeited 75,000 shares of Class B common stock, so that the initial stockholders
collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock after the Initial Public Offering (not including the Private
Placement Units).
Prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, only holders
of Class B common stock will have the right to vote on the election of directors. Holders of Class A common stock will not be entitled
to vote on the election of directors during such time. 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. 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 the 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 the Business Combination
(excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the Business Combination).
On March 8, 2021, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate
of 20,000 Founder Shares to independent directors of the Company. On March 11, 2021, The Company effectuated a 1.1-for-1 stock split.
On March 16, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 75,000 shares of Class B common stock, resulting in an aggregate of 6,250,000 Founder Shares
outstanding and held by the Sponsor and independent directors of the Company. Information contained in the unaudited condensed financial
statements have been retroactively adjusted for this split and cancellation.
Preferred Stock - The Company is
authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designations, voting and other
rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of March 31, 2021 and December
31, 2020, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
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Note 7—Warrants
Warrants - Public Warrants may only
be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants
will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing
of the Initial Public Offering; provided in each case that the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities Act
covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable,
but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially reasonable
best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Class A common
stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Company will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the same to
become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the
expiration of the Public Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration
statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within a specified
period following the consummation of Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration
statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants
on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such exemption is available.
If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. The
Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to
the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private
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 Private Placement Warrants will
be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees.
If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement
Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
The Company may redeem the Public Warrants (except
with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):
●
in whole and not in part;
●
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
●
at any time during the exercise period;
●
upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption;
●
if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20-trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and
●
if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of common stock underlying such warrants.
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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 Period 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.
Note 8—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.
The following table presents
information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2021
and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
March 31, 2021
Assets at Fair Value at March 31, 2021
Description
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
(Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Other
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
Assets:
Assets held in Trust Account U.S. Treasury Securities
$ 250,000,000
$ —
$ —
$ 250,000,000
Liabilities:
Warrant liability
$ —
$ —
$ 8,179,185
$ 8,179,185
FPS liability
$ —
$ —
$ 1,857,632
$ 1,857,632
Level 1 instruments include
investments in money market funds and U.S. Treasury securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, benchmark yields, quoted
market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments.
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Warrant Liability
The Warrants are accounted for as liabilities
in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liability on the Company’s balance sheet. The warrant liability is
measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with any subsequent changes in fair value presented within change in fair
value of warrant liability in the Company’s statement of operations.
Initial Measurement
The Company established the initial fair value
for the Warrants on March 16, 2021, the date of the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants and Private Placement
Warrants are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, using an Options Pricing Model (the “OPM”). The Company allocated
the proceeds received from (i) the sale of Units in the Initial Public Offering (which is inclusive of one share of Class A common stock
and one-third of one Public Warrant), (ii) the sale of the Private Placement Units (which is inclusive of one share of Class A common
stock and one-third of one Private Placement Warrant), and (iii) the issuance of Class B common stock, first to the Warrants based on
their fair values as determined at initial measurement, with the remaining proceeds allocated to Class A common stock subject to possible
redemption. The Warrants were classified as Level 3 at the initial measurement date due to the use of unobservable inputs.
The Company utilizes the OPM to value the Warrants
at each reporting period, with any subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value
of the warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in the OPM are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility,
expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its shares of common stock based on
historical volatility 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 to remain at zero. The aforementioned warrant liability is not subject to qualified hedge accounting.
The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level
3 fair value measurements:
March 16, 2021
(initial measurement)
March 31,
2021
Risk-free interest rate
1.05
%
1.18
%
Expected term (years)
5
5
Expected volatility
17.5
%
17.5
%
Exercise price
$
11.50
$
11.50
Stock price
$
10.00
$
9.92
Dividend yield
0.0
%
0.0
%
The following table presents the changes in the fair value of warrant
liability:
Private Placement
Public
Warrant Liability
Fair value as of March 16, 2021
$ 175,851
$ 8,141,250
$ 8,317,101
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions (1)
(2,916 )
(135,000 )
(137,916 )
Fair value as of March 31, 2021
$ 172,935
$ 8,006,250
$ 8,179,185
(1) Changes in valuation inputs or other
assumptions are recognized in change in fair value of warrant liability in the statement of operations.​
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FPS Liability
The liability for the
FPS was valued using an adjusted net assets method, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. Under the adjusted
net assets method utilized, the aggregate commitment of $10.0 million pursuant to the FPA is discounted to present value and
compared to the fair value of the common stock and warrants to be issued pursuant to the FPA. The fair value of the common stock and
warrants to be issued under the FPA are based on the public trading price of the Units issued in the Initial Public Offering. The
excess (liability) or deficit (asset) of the fair value of the common stock and warrants to be issued compared to the $10.0 million
fixed commitment is then reduced to account for the probability of consummation of the Business Combination. The primary
unobservable input utilized in determining the fair value of the FPS is the probability of consummation of the Business Combination.
As of March 31, 2021, the probability assigned to the consummation of the Business Combination was 88% which was determined based on
a hybrid approach of both observed success rates of business combinations for special purpose acquisition companies and the
Sponsor’s track record for consummating similar transactions. The following table presents a summary of the changes in the
fair value of the FPS liability, a Level 3 liability, measured on a recurring basis.
FPS Liability
Fair value as of March 16, 2021
$ 1,933,236
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions (1)
(75,604 )
Fair value as of March 31, 2021
$ 1,857,632
(1) Changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions are recognized
in Change in fair value of FPS liability in the statement of operations.
Note 9—Subsequent
Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions
that occurred after the financial statements date through the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements were issued and determined
that there have been no events that have occurred that would require adjustments to the disclosures in the unaudited condensed financial
statements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
References to the “Company,”
“our,” “us” or “we” refer to CF Acquisition Corp. VIII. The following discussion and analysis of the
Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements
and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below
includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking
statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements
to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,”
“could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,”
“continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Such statements include, but are not limited to, possible
business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical
fact included in this Form 10-Q. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described
in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings.
Overview
We are a blank check company
incorporated in Delaware on July 8, 2020 for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase,
reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Initial Business Combination”). Our sponsor
is CFAC Holdings VIII, LLC (the “Sponsor”).
Although
we are not limited in our search for target businesses to a particular industry or sector for the purpose of consummating the Initial
Business Combination, we are focusing our search on companies operating in the financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology
and software industries. We are an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated
with early stage and emerging growth companies.
Our
registration statements for our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) became effective on March 11, 2021.
On March 16, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 25,000,000 units (each, a “Unit” and with respect to the
shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), including 3,000,000 Units sold upon the partial
exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $250,000,000.
Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder
to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50. Each warrant will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after
the completion of the Initial Business Combination or March 16, 2022 (12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering) and will
expire 5 years after the completion of the Initial Business Combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
Simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 540,000 Units (the “Private Placement Units”)
at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit to the Sponsor in a private placement (the “Private Placement”), generating
gross proceeds of $5,400,000.
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Following
the closing of the Initial Public Offering and sale of Private Placement Units on March 16, 2021, an amount of $250,000,000 ($10.00 per
Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units was placed
in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) located in the United States at UMB Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company acting as trustee, which may be invested only 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 selected by us meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2),
(d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of the Initial
Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.
We
have until March 16, 2022 (12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering) (or a later date approved by the Company’s
stockholders in accordance with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the “Combination Period”). If we are
unable to complete the Initial Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period, we will (i) cease all operations except for
the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not 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 us to pay our 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 our public stockholders’
rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii)
as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining stockholders and our board of directors,
dissolve and liquidate, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims
of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect
to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete the Initial Business Combination within the Combination Period.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
As of both March 31, 2021
and December 31, 2020, we had $25,000 of cash in our operating account. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had working capital
of $422,860 and $23,579, respectively. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we did not have any interest income in the Trust Account
available to pay taxes.
Our liquidity needs through
March 31, 2021 have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from the Sponsor in exchange for the issuance of the founder shares,
a loan of approximately $79,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to a promissory note (the “Pre-IPO Note”), the proceeds from the
consummation of the Private Placement with the Sponsor not held in the Trust Account, and the Sponsor Loan (as defined below). We fully
repaid the Pre-IPO Note upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection
with the Initial Business Combination, our Sponsor has committed up to $1,750,000 to be provided to us to fund our expenses relating to
investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements after the Initial Public Offering and prior to the
Initial Business Combination (the “Sponsor Loan”). If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the
Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us additional loans. As of March 31, 2021 and
December 31, 2020, there was approximately $508,200 and $0 outstanding under the Sponsor Loan, respectively.
Based on the foregoing, management
believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the Sponsor to meet our needs through the earlier of
the consummation of the Initial Business Combination or one year from the date of this Report. Over this time period, we will be using
these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective target businesses, performing due diligence on
prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring,
negotiating and consummating the Initial Business Combination.
Results of Operations
Our
entire activity from inception through March 31, 2021 related to our formation, the preparation for the Initial Public Offering, and since
the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective Initial Business Combination. We have neither engaged in any
operations nor generated any revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of the Initial Business
Combination. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account. We expect
to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance),
as well as for due diligence expenses.
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For
the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had a net loss of approximately $1,823,000, which consisted of approximately $77,000 in general
and administrative expenses, $5,000 in administrative expenses paid to the Sponsor, approximately $21,000 of franchise tax expense, and
approximately $1,857,000 due to loss in fair value of forward purchase securities liability, which was partially offset by approximately
$137,900 of gain in fair value of warrants liability.
Contractual Obligations
Business Combination Marketing Agreement
We engaged Cantor Fitzgerald
& Co. (“CF&Co.”), an affiliate of the Sponsor, as an advisor in connection with the Initial Business Combination to
assist us in holding meetings with our stockholders to discuss the Initial Business Combination and the target business’ attributes,
introduce us to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities, assist us in obtaining stockholder
approval for the Initial Business Combination and assist us with our press releases and public filings in connection with the Initial
Business Combination. We will pay CF&Co. a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of the Initial Business Combination in
an amount of $9,350,000, which is equal to, in the aggregate, 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the base offering in the Initial Public Offering
and 5.5% of the gross proceeds from the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction
costs in connection with an intended Initial Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed up to $1,750,000 in the Sponsor Loan to be
provided to us to fund expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements, including
$10,000 per month for office space, administrative and shared personnel support services that will be paid to the Sponsor, after the Initial
Public Offering and prior to the Initial Business Combination. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had borrowed approximately
$508,200 and $0 under the Sponsor Loan, respectively.
The Sponsor pays expenses
on our behalf. We reimburse the Sponsor for such expenses paid on our behalf. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had $5,200
and $0 accounts payable outstanding, respectively, to the Sponsor for such expenses paid on our behalf.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The Company has identified
the following as its critical accounting polices:
Use of Estimates
The preparation
of our unaudited condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements, and income and expenses during
the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Going Concern
In connection with the Company’s
going concern considerations in accordance with ASU 2014-15, “Disclosures of
Uncertainties about an Entity’s
Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, the Company has until March 16, 2022 to consummate a Business Combination. The Company’s
mandatory liquidation date raises substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements
do not include any adjustments related to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities should the Company
be unable to continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1, in the event of a mandatory liquidation, within ten business days, the
Company will 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 franchise and
income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares.
Emerging Growth Company
Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart
Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (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 registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) 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. We have 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, we, as an emerging growth company,
can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.
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Warrant and Forward Purchase Securities Liability
We account for our outstanding
public warrants and private placement warrants and the securities underlying the forward purchase agreement with the Sponsor (the “FPA”
and such securities, the “FPS”) in accordance with ASC 815-40, under which the warrants and FPS do not meet the criteria for
equity classification and must be recorded as liabilities. As both the public and private placement warrants and FPS meet the definition
of a derivative under ASC 815, they are measured at fair value at inception and at each reporting date in accordance with the guidance
in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement , with any subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations in the
period of change.
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible
Redemption
We account for our Class A
common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic
480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any)
are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including
Class A 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 our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares of Class A
common stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. Our Class A common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered
to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2021, 23,538,604 shares
of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity
section of our balance sheet.
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
We comply
with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income per common share is computed
by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for
the period. We have not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering
and the concurrent Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 6,385,000 shares of
Class A common stock in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury
stock method. As a result, diluted earnings per common share is the same as basic earnings per common share for the period.
Our statement of operations
includes a presentation of income per share for common stock subject to redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of
income per share. Net income per share, basic and diluted for shares of Class A common stock are calculated by dividing the interest income
(loss) earned on cash equivalents and investments and held in the Trust Account, net of applicable taxes available to be withdrawn from
the Trust Account, by the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding for the applicable period, excluding 540,000
shares of Class A common stock held by the Sponsor, which is not subject to redemption. Net loss per share, basic and diluted for shares
of Class B common stock is calculated by dividing the net income, less income attributable to the shares of redeemable Class A common
stock by the weighted average number of shares of Class B common stock and 540,000 shares of Class A common stock held by the Sponsor
outstanding for the applicable period.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
As of March 31, 2021, we did
not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did
not have any commitments or contractual obligations.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
Our
management does not believe there are any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted,
that would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting
company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this
item.
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