Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
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 our 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 June 30, 2021 and
December 31, 2020, we had $66,065 and $25,000, respectively, of cash in our operating account. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,
we had a working capital deficit of $547,513 and a working capital of $23,579, respectively. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020,
we had $5,138 and $0 of interest income in the Trust Account available to pay taxes.
Our liquidity needs through
June 30, 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 June 30, 2021 and
December 31, 2020, there was approximately $617,500 and $0, respectively, outstanding under the Sponsor Loan.
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 June 30, 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 June 30, 2021, we had net income of approximately $438,000, which consisted of approximately $1,092,000 of gain from the change
in the fair value of warrants liability and approximately $5,000 in interest income on investments held in the Trust Account, which were
partially offset by approximately $324,000 in general and administrative expenses, approximately $245,000 of loss from the change in fair
value of the forward purchase securities liability, approximately $60,000 of franchise tax expense and $30,000 in administrative expenses
paid to the Sponsor.
For the six months ended
June 30, 2021, we had a net loss of approximately $1,386,000, which consisted of approximately $2,103,000 of loss from the change in fair
value of the forward purchase securities liability, approximately $402,000 in general and administrative expenses, approximately $81,000
of franchise tax expense and $35,000 in administrative expenses paid to the Sponsor, which were partially offset by approximately $1,230,000
of gain from the change in fair value of warrants liability and approximately $5,000 in interest income on investments held in the Trust
Account.
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 June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had borrowed approximately
$617,500 and $0, respectively, under the Sponsor Loan.
The Sponsor pays expenses
on our behalf. We reimburse the Sponsor for such expenses paid on our behalf. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had accounts
payable outstanding to the Sponsor for such expenses paid on our behalf of approximately $597,000 and $0, respectively.
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 U.S. GAAP 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. These accounting
estimates require the use of assumptions about matters, some of which are highly uncertain at the time of estimation. To the extent actual
experience differs from the assumptions used, our unaudited condensed balance sheets, unaudited condensed statements of operations and
unaudited condensed statements of cash flows could be materially affected. We believe that the following accounting policies involve a
higher degree of judgment and complexity.
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.
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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.
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 Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815-40, Derivatives
and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity , 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, Derivatives and Hedging , 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 ASC 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 June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 23,582,375 and 0, respectively,
shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’
equity section of our balance sheets.
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 (loss) 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 income (loss) per share, basic and diluted
for shares of Class B common stock is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) , 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 June 30, 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
See Note 2—“Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies” to our unaudited condensed financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for information regarding recent accounting pronouncements.
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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