UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark
One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from to
Commission
File Number: 001-40181
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | | 86-1376005 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor New York, New York 10036 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code) |
(917) 310-3722 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
N/A |
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-fifth of one Redeemable Warrant | | FRXB.U | | The New York Stock Exchange |
| | | | |
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | FRXB | | The New York Stock Exchange |
| | | | |
Redeemable Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share | | FRXB WS | | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| ☐ Large accelerated filer | ☐ Accelerated filer |
| ☒ Non-accelerated filer | ☒ Smaller reporting company |
| | ☒ Emerging growth company |
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☒ No
☐
As
of August 11, 2023, there were 4,474,604 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 8,750,000 shares
of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the registrant issued and outstanding.
FOREST
ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
FORM
10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2023
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
FOREST
ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| |
June 30, | | |
December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
| |
(Unaudited) | | |
| |
Assets | |
| | |
| |
Current assets: | |
| | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | 105,749 | | |
$ | 154,312 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 134,167 | | |
| 41,735 | |
Prepaid income taxes | |
| 165,847 | | |
| — | |
Total current assets | |
| 405,763 | | |
| 196,047 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash and Investments held in trust account | |
| 46,174,523 | | |
| 354,613,132 | |
Total noncurrent assets | |
| 46,174,523 | | |
| 354,613,132 | |
Total assets | |
$ | 46,580,286 | | |
$ | 354,809,179 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities, Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit | |
| | | |
| | |
Current liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | |
$ | 306,754 | | |
$ | 69,400 | |
Promissory note – related party | |
| 300,000 | | |
| — | |
Taxes payable | |
| 100,000 | | |
| 764,260 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 706,754 | | |
| 833,660 | |
Warrant liabilities | |
| 1,950,000 | | |
| 4,342,000 | |
Deferred liabilities | |
| — | | |
| 2,370,346 | |
Deferred underwriters’ discount payable | |
| 12,250,000 | | |
| 12,250,000 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 14,906,754 | | |
| 19,796,006 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments and Contingencies | |
| | | |
| | |
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value; 4,474,604 and 35,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $10.32 and $10.11 per share at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | |
| 46,174,523 | | |
| 353,816,635 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Stockholders’ Deficit: | |
| | | |
| | |
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding, excluding 4,474,604 and 35,000,000 shares subject to redemption at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,750,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | |
| 875 | | |
| 875 | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (14,501,866 | ) | |
| (18,804,337 | ) |
Total stockholders’ deficit | |
| (14,500,991 | ) | |
| (18,803,462 | ) |
Total liabilities, common stock subject to possible redemption and stockholders’ deficit | |
$ | 46,580,286 | | |
$ | 354,809,179 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
FOREST
ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| |
For the Three Months Ended June
30, | | |
For the Six Months Ended June
30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
General and administrative costs/(reversal) | |
$ | 221,253 | | |
$ | 254,163 | | |
$ | (1,749,997 | ) | |
$ | 540,651 | |
Loss/Income from operations | |
| (221,253 | ) | |
| (254,163 | ) | |
| 1,749,997 | | |
| (540,651 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Other income: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | |
| 630,500 | | |
| 3,321,639 | | |
| 2,392,000 | | |
| 5,881,774 | |
Interest earned on trust account | |
| 421,777 | | |
| 444,587 | | |
| 3,182,356 | | |
| 475,790 | |
Total other income | |
| 1,052,277 | | |
| 3,766,226 | | |
| 5,574,356 | | |
| 6,357,564 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Income before provision for income taxes | |
| 831,024 | | |
| 3,512,063 | | |
| 7,324,353 | | |
| 5,816,913 | |
Provision for income taxes | |
| (78,073 | ) | |
| (15,783 | ) | |
| (647,295 | ) | |
| (15,783 | ) |
Net income | |
$ | 752,951 | | |
$ | 3,496,280 | | |
$ | 6,677,058 | | |
$ | 5,801,130 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average shares outstanding – Class A common stock | |
| 4,474,604 | | |
| 35,000,000 | | |
| 14,424,871 | | |
| 35,000,000 | |
Basic and diluted net income per share of common stock- Class A common stock | |
$ | 0.06 | | |
$ | 0.08 | | |
$ | 0.29 | | |
$ | 0.13 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average shares outstanding – Class B common stock | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
| 8,750,000 | |
Basic and diluted net income per share of common stock- Class B common stock | |
$ | 0.06 | | |
$ | 0.08 | | |
$ | 0.29 | | |
$ | 0.13 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
FOREST
ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(Unaudited)
FOR
THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023
| |
Class B | | |
Additional | | |
| | |
Total | |
| |
Common Stock | | |
Paid-In | | |
Accumulated | | |
Stockholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Deficit | |
Balance as of January 1, 2023 | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
$ | 875 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (18,804,337 | ) | |
$ | (18,803,462 | ) |
Contribution - Stockholder non-redemption agreements | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 5,578,384 | | |
| — | | |
| 5,578,384 | |
Stockholder non-redemption agreements | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (5,578,384 | ) | |
| — | | |
| (5,578,384 | ) |
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (2,141,357 | ) | |
| (2,141,357 | ) |
Net income | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 5,924,107 | | |
| 5,924,107 | |
Balance as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited) | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
$ | 875 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (15,021,587 | ) | |
$ | (15,020,712 | ) |
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (233,230 | ) | |
| (233,230 | ) |
Net income | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 752,951 | | |
| 752,951 | |
Balance as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited) | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
$ | 875 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (14,501,866 | ) | |
$ | (14,500,991 | ) |
FOR
THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
| |
Common Stock | | |
Additional | | |
| | |
Total | |
| |
Class B | | |
Paid-In | | |
Accumulated | | |
Stockholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Deficit | |
Balance as of December 31, 2021 | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
$ | 875 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (24,512,307 | ) | |
$ | (24,511,432 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net income | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 2,304,850 | | |
| 2,304,850 | |
Balance as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited) | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
$ | 875 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (22,207,457 | ) | |
$ | (22,206,582 | ) |
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (224,976 | ) | |
| (224,976 | ) |
Net income | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 3,496,280 | | |
| 3,496,280 | |
Balance as of June 30, 2022 (unaudited) | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
$ | 875 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (18,936,153 | ) | |
$ | (18,935,278 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
FOREST
ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| |
For the Six Months Ended June
30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |
| | |
| |
Net income | |
$ | 6,677,058 | | |
$ | 5,801,130 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest earned on trust account | |
| (3,182,356 | ) | |
| (475,790 | ) |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | |
| (2,392,000 | ) | |
| (5,881,774 | ) |
Change in deferred liabilities | |
| (2,370,346 | ) | |
| 5,926 | |
Changes in current assets and current liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| (92,432 | ) | |
| 63,541 | |
Prepaid Income taxes | |
| (165,847 | ) | |
| - | |
Taxes payable | |
| (664,260 | ) | |
| (112,625 | ) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | |
| 237,354 | | |
| (115,359 | ) |
Net cash used in operating activities | |
| (1,952,829 | ) | |
| (714,951 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash withdrawn for redemptions | |
| 310,016,699 | | |
| - | |
Interest withdrawn from Trust Account to pay for franchise and federal income taxes | |
| 1,604,266 | | |
| - | |
Net cash provided by investing activities | |
| 311,620,965 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Proceeds from issuance of promissory note | |
| 300,000 | | |
| - | |
Redemption of common stock | |
| (310,016,699 | ) | |
| - | |
Net cash used in financing activities | |
| (309,716,699 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Change in Cash | |
| (48,563 | ) | |
| (714,951 | ) |
Cash - Beginning of period | |
| 154,312 | | |
| 845,291 | |
Cash - End of period | |
$ | 105,749 | | |
$ | 130,340 | |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
FOREST
ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note
1 - Organization and Business Operations
Organization
and General
Forest
Road Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on December 23, 2020. The Company was formed for the
purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination
with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a specific industry or sector for
purposes of consummating a Business Combination; however, the Company intends to concentrate its efforts on identifying businesses in
the technology, media and telecommunications industry. 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.
The
Company has two wholly-owned subsidiaries that were created on November 15, 2022, Ariel Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger
Sub 1”) and Ariel Merger Sub II, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub 2” and, together with Merger Sub
1, the “Merger Subs”).
On
November 15, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Ariel Merger Sub
I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Ariel Merger Sub II, a Delaware limited liability
company and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. On February 3, 2023, by mutual
agreement, the parties entered into a termination agreement to terminate the Merger Agreement.
As
of June 30, 2023, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through June 30, 2023, relates to the Company’s
formation, the initial public offering (“IPO”) described below, and identifying a target company for a Business Combination.
The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company
generates non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments from the proceeds derived from the IPO.
The
Company’s sponsor is Forest Road Acquisition Sponsor II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”).
The registration statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on March 9, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). On March 12, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 35,000,000 units (the “Units”
and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), including the issuance
of 4,500,000 Units as a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one
share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant entitling its holder to purchase one share
of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross
proceeds of $350,000,000 (see Note 3).
Simultaneously
with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) with the Sponsor of an aggregate
of 6,000,000 warrants (“Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase Class A common stock, each at a price of $1.50 per Private
Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $9,000,000 (see Note 4).
Transaction
costs amounted to $19,691,331, consisting of $7,000,000 of underwriting discount, $12,250,000 of deferred underwriters’ fee and
$441,331 of other offering costs.
Trust
Account
Following
the closing of the IPO on March 12, 2021, an amount of $350,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units
in the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) which was initially
invested in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the “Investment Company Act”), which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of (a)
the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any Public Shares properly submitted in connection
with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation, or (c) the redemption of the Company’s Public
Shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination by December 12, 2023 (the “Combination Period”).
In
connection with the vote at the special meeting of stockholders held on March 3, 2023 (the “Special Meeting”), the holders
of 30,525,396 shares of Class A common stock properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption
price of approximately $10.16 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $310,016,699, resulting in 4,474,604 shares
of Class A common stock outstanding after redemptions. The Trust Account balance immediately after the redemption payments were made
was $45,444,192.
Initial
Business Combination
The
Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale
of the Private Placement Warrants, 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 a Business Combination with one or more operating businesses or assets that together have an aggregate fair market value
equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes,
if permitted, and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting commissions) at the time of the Company’s signing a definitive
agreement in connection with its 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 an interest
in the target business or assets sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company
Act.
The
Company will provide its holders of the outstanding 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. 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, plus any
pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations).
There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.
The
Company will only proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either prior to or
upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted
in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange rules and the Company
does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation (as amended, the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant
to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination.
If,
however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange rules, or the Company decides to obtain
stockholder approval for business or other 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. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with
a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), and any Public Shares purchased during
or after the IPO in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each public stockholder may elect to redeem its Public Shares
irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or do not vote at all.
Effective
as of April 4, 2023, Thomas Staggs, Kevin Mayer, Keith L. Horn and Salil Mehta resigned as members of the Company’s board of directors.
Messrs. Staggs and Mayer also resigned as Co-Chief Executive Officers of the Company. The resignations were not the result of any disagreement
with management or the Company’s board of directors on any matter relating to Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Effective
as of April 6, 2023, the Company’s board of directors appointed: (i) Zachary Tarica as Chairman of the board of directors and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and (ii) Idan Shani, Pallavi Gondipalli and Daniel Strauss as members of the board of directors. Each
of Ms. Gondipalli and Mr. Strauss qualify as independent directors and also serve as members of the Audit Committee, the Compensation
Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company’s board of directors.
Notwithstanding
the above, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender
offer rules, 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 Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company. The Sponsor has
agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to its Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion
of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (i) to modify
the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business
Combination or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination or (ii) with respect to any
other provision relating to stockholders’ rights (including redemption rights) or pre-initial Business Combination activity, unless
the Company provides the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
There
will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Private Placement Warrants, which will expire worthless
if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The Sponsor has agreed to waive its liquidation
rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However,
if the Sponsor acquires Public Shares in or after the IPO, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the
Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
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 third party 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 to below the lesser of (1) $10.00 per Public Share
and (2) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions
in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to claims by a third party or prospective
target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under
the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO 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 (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses
and other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim
of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Liquidity
and Going Concern
As
of June 30, 2023, the Company had cash outside the Trust Account of $105,749 available and a working capital deficit of approximately
$361,000, excluding taxes. All remaining cash held in the Trust Account is generally unavailable for the Company’s use, prior to
an initial Business Combination, and is restricted for use either in a Business Combination or to redeem common stock. As of June 30,
2023, $311,620,965 was withdrawn from the funds in the Trust Account to pay for franchise tax, federal income taxes and redemptions.
The
Company anticipates that the $105,749 held outside of the Trust Account as of June 30, 2023 will not be sufficient to allow the Company
to operate for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, assuming that
a Business Combination is not consummated during that time. Until consummation of its Business Combination, the Company will be using
the funds not held in the Trust Account, and any additional Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5) from the Sponsor, the Company’s
officers and directors, or their respective affiliates (which is described in Note 5), for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition
candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar
locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting
the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
The
Company will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business. If the Company’s
estimates of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary
to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the Business Combination. Moreover, the
Company will need to raise additional capital through loans from its Sponsor, officers, directors, or third parties. None of the Sponsor,
officers or directors is under any obligation to advance funds to, or to invest in, the Company. If the Company is unable to raise additional
capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to,
curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of its business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance
that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
In
connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements
- Going Concern,” management has determined that the mandatory liquidation date, subsequent dissolution, and liquidity condition
raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to complete a Business
Combination by December 12, 2023, then the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. No adjustments have
been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after December 12, 2023. The Company
seeks to complete a Business Combination before the mandatory liquidation date.
On March 3, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note to the Sponsor
in an amount of up to $500,000 in connection with advances the Sponsor may make, in its discretion, to the Company for working capital
expenses. The promissory note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which the Company
consummates a Business Combination and (ii) the date of the liquidation of the Company. On May 11, 2023 and June 15, 2023, the Company
drew $150,000 and $150,000, respectively, which had not yet been repaid as of June 30, 2023. As of June 30, 2023, $300,000 had been drawn
upon this note.
Risks
and Uncertainties
In
February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action,
various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. As of the
date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy
is not determinable. While it is reasonably possible that the action could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial condition,
results of operations, and cash flows, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
The
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Note
2 - Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance
with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim
financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial
position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
position, operating results and cash flows for the period presented.
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023. The interim results for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or any
future period.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries,
which were formed on November 15, 2022. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Emerging
Growth Company Status
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, reduced disclosure obligations regarding
executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory
vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further,
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting
standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do
not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting
standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements
that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of
such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public
or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies
adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which
is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult
or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues
and expenses during the reporting periods.
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 unaudited condensed consolidated 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is the determination
of the fair value of the warrant liabilities. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and
accordingly, 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 did not have any cash equivalents as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Cash
and investments Held in the Trust Account
At June 30, 2023, the assets held in the Trust
Account were cash. At December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were money market funds. The money market funds are presented
on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value at the end of the reporting periods. Gains and losses resulting from the change
in fair value of the money market funds are included in interest earned on the Trust Account in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
statements of operations.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
The
Company has significant cash balances at financial institutions which throughout the year regularly exceed the federally insured limit
of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial
condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
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” (“ASC 480”). Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified
as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features
redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not
solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is 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 June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 4,474,604 and
35,000,000 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, respectively, were presented at redemption value as temporary
equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Under
ASC 480-10-S99, the Company has elected to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying
value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of the reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting
period as if it were also the redemption date of the security. Effective with the closing of the IPO, the Company recognized the accretion
from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available)
and accumulated deficit.
Net
Income per Share of Common Stock
The
Company complies with the accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company
has two classes of common stock, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Earnings and losses are shared
pro rata between the two classes of stock. This presentation assumes a Business Combination as the most likely outcome. The 13,000,000 shares
of common stock underlying the outstanding warrants of the Company were excluded from diluted earnings per share for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, because the warrants are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met.
As a result, diluted net income per share of common stock is the same as basic net income per share of common stock for the periods presented.
The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net income per share for
each class of common stock:
| |
For the Three Months Ended
June
30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
| |
Class A | | |
Class B | | |
Class A | | |
Class B | |
Basic and diluted net income per share: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Numerator: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Allocation of net income | |
$ | 254,764 | | |
$ | 498,187 | | |
$ | 2,797,024 | | |
$ | 699,256 | |
Denominator: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted-average shares outstanding | |
| 4,474,604 | | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
| 35,000,000 | | |
| 8,750,000 | |
Basic and diluted net income per share | |
$ | 0.06 | | |
$ | 0.06 | | |
$ | 0.08 | | |
$ | 0.08 | |
| |
For the Six Months Ended
June
30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
| |
Class A | | |
Class B | | |
Class A | | |
Class B | |
Basic and diluted net income per share: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Numerator: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Allocation of net income | |
$ | 4,156,040 | | |
$ | 2,521,018 | | |
$ | 4,640,904 | | |
$ | 1,160,226 | |
Denominator: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted-average shares outstanding | |
| 14,424,871 | | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
| 35,000,000 | | |
| 8,750,000 | |
Basic and diluted net income per share | |
$ | 0.29 | | |
$ | 0.29 | | |
$ | 0.13 | | |
$ | 0.13 | |
Offering
Costs
The
Company complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A- “Expense of Offering”.
Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs that are directly related to the IPO. Offering costs are
allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the IPO based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received.
Offering costs associated with warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as other income in the unaudited condensed consolidated
statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the shares of Class A common stock were charged against the carrying value of
the shares of Class A common stock upon the completion of the IPO. The Company classifies deferred underwriting commissions as noncurrent
liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.
Offering costs amounting to $19,691,331 (consisting of $7,000,000 in underwriting commissions, $12,250,000 of deferred underwriters’
fee and $441,331 of other offering costs) were incurred, of which $754,694 was allocated to warrants and expensed and $18,936,637 was
charged to temporary equity.
Warrant
Liabilities
The
Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates
all of its financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain
features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and ASC 815-15. The classification of derivative instruments, including
whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period.
The
Company accounts for its warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40 under which the warrants do not meet the criteria
for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, the Company classifies the warrants as liabilities at their fair
value and adjusts the warrants to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet
date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of
operations. The Private Placement Warrants and the Public Warrants for periods where no observable traded price was available are valued
using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. For periods subsequent to the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units, the Public
Warrant quoted market price was used as the fair value as of each relevant date.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair
Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets,
primarily due to their short-term nature, except the warrant liabilities (see Note 9).
Income
Taxes
ASC
740-270-25-2 requires that an annual effective tax rate be determined and such annual effective rate applied to year to date income in
interim periods under ASC 740-270-30-5. The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” ASC 740, Income
Taxes, requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived
from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely
than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s
deferred tax asset had a full valuation allowance recorded against it. The Company’s effective tax rate was 9.4% and 0.4% for the
three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 8.8% and 0.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, due to changes
in fair value in warrant liability and the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets.
ASC
740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes
a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected
to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination
by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim
period, disclosure and transition.
The
Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized
tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company is currently not
aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.
The
Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction. The Company is subject to income taxation
by major taxing authorities since inception. These examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus
of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect
that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022
On
August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for,
among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded domestic
(i.e., U.S.) corporations and certain domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations. The excise tax is imposed on the
repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1%
of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax,
repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of
stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury
(the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or
avoidance of the excise tax. The IR Act applies only to repurchases that occur after December 31, 2022.
Any
redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise,
may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business
Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions
and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii)
the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued
not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content
of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the
redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction
in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.
At
this time, it has been determined that none of the IR Act tax provisions have an impact to the Company’s fiscal 2022 tax provision.
The Company will continue to monitor for updates to the Company’s business along with guidance issued with respect to the IR Act
to determine whether any adjustments are needed to the Company’s tax provision in future periods.
On
March 3, 2023, the Company’s stockholders redeemed 4,474,604 (Class A) shares for a total of $310,016,699. The Company evaluated
the classification and accounting of the stock redemption under ASC 450, “Contingencies”. ASC 450 states that when a loss
contingency exists the likelihood that the future event(s) will confirm the loss or impairment of an asset or the incurrence of a liability
can range from probable to remote. A contingent liability must be reviewed at each reporting period to determine appropriate treatment.
The Company evaluated the current status and probability of completing a Business Combination and determined no excise tax liability
should be recorded at this time.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other
Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)” (“ASU
2020-06”), to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation
of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance
pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures
for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends
the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the converted method for all convertible instruments. As a
smaller reporting company, ASU 2020-06 is effective beginning on January 1, 2024 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and
should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company
is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06 would have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation
from its position.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses
(Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”). This update requires financial
assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The measurement of expected credit
losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable
forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. Since June 2016, the FASB issued clarifying updates to the new standard
including changing the effective date for smaller reporting companies. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2023.
The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
The
Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently
adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note
3 - Initial Public Offering
On
March 12, 2021, the Company sold 35,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, including the issuance of 4,500,000 Units as a result
of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share and one-fifth 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 7).
The Company paid an underwriting discount at the closing of the IPO of $7,000,000.
All
of the shares of Class A common stock sold as part of the Units in the IPO contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption
of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection
with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption
provisions not solely within the control of the Company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent
equity.
If
it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either accrete changes in the redemption
value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable,
if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur
and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company recognizes
changes in redemption value immediately as they occur. Immediately upon the closing of the IPO, the Company recognized the accretion
from initial book value to redemption amount value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable common stock resulted in charges against
additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.
As
of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the common stock subject to possible redemption reflected on the condensed consolidated balance
sheets is reconciled in the following table:
Gross proceeds from IPO | |
$ | 350,000,000 | |
Less: | |
| | |
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants | |
| (13,431,557 | ) |
Common stock issuance costs | |
| (18,936,637 | ) |
Plus: | |
| | |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| 36,184,829 | |
Common stock subject to possible redemption as of December 31, 2022 | |
$ | 353,816,635 | |
Less: | |
| | |
Redemption | |
| (310,016,699 | ) |
Plus: | |
| | |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| 2,141,357 | |
Common stock subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2023 | |
$ | 45,941,293 | |
Plus: | |
| | |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| 233,230 | |
Common stock subject to possible redemption as of June 30, 2023 | |
$ | 46,174,523 | |
Note
4 - Private Placement
Simultaneously
with the closing of the IPO, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 6,000,000 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.50 per Private
Placement Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $9,000,000. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one share
of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds
from the IPO held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds
from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject
to the requirements of applicable law), and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.
Note
5 - Related Party Transactions
Founder
Shares
On
December 23, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain offering costs of the Company in consideration of 5,750,000 shares of the
Company’s Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”). On February 17, 2021, the Company effected a 0.5 for 1 stock
dividend for each share of Class B common stock outstanding, resulting in an aggregate of 8,625,000 shares of Class B common stock issued
and outstanding. On March 9, 2021, the Company effected a 0.0166667 for 1 stock dividend for each share of Class B common stock outstanding,
resulting in an aggregate of 8,768,750 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. The Founder Shares included an aggregate
of up to 1,143,750 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised
in full. On March 12, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option, hence, 1,125,000 Founder Shares were no
longer subject to forfeiture, and 18,750 Founder Shares were forfeited. As a result, the number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding
at March 12, 2021 was 8,750,000.
On
February 13, 2023, the Sponsor allocated 360,000 Founder Shares to the Company’s independent contractor. The fair value
of the 360,000 shares allocated was $1,911,600 or approximately $5.31 per share. The Founder Shares were effectively sold
subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a Business Combination). Compensation expense related to the Founder Shares
is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of occurrence under the applicable accounting literature in this circumstance.
As of June 30, 2023, the Company determined that a Business Combination is not considered probable, and, therefore, no stock-based compensation
expense has been recognized. Stock-based compensation would be recognized at the date a Business Combination is considered probable (i.e.,
upon consummation of a Business Combination) in an amount equal to the number of Founder Shares times the grant date fair value per share
(unless subsequently modified) less the amount initially received for the purchase of the Founder Shares.
Promissory
Note – Related Party
The
Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to be used for the payment of costs related to the IPO. The promissory
note was non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on the earlier of September 30, 2021 or the closing of the IPO. The balance of $109,392
was paid in full during the year ended December 31, 2021. No future borrowings are permitted under this loan.
Administrative
Service Fee
The
Company has agreed, commencing on the effective date of the IPO through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business
Combination or its liquidation, to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, administrative and support
services. Upon completion of the initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these
monthly fees. The amount of the administrative service fee for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was $30,000 and $60,000,
respectively. The amount of the administrative service fee for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 was $30,000 and $60,000,
respectively. There were no administrative fees payable as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Related
Party Loans
In
addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor may, but is not obligated to,
loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the
Company may repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working
Capital Loans may 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 Working Capital Loans would either be repaid
upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working
Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants
would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no Working Capital Loans were outstanding.
On March 3, 2023, the Company issued a promissory
note to the Sponsor in an amount of up to $500,000 in connection with advances the Sponsor may make, in its discretion, to the Company
for working capital expenses. The promissory note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on
which the Company consummates a Business Combination and (ii) the date of the liquidation of the Company. As of June 30, 2023, $300,000
had been drawn upon this note.
Note
6 - Commitments and Contingencies
Registration
Rights
The
holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and
any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of
the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights
agreement signed on the effective date of the IPO requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder
Shares, only after conversion to shares of Class A common stock). The holders of at least 15% of the then-outstanding number of these
securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short-form registration demands, that the Company register such securities.
In addition, the holders will have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed
subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of
any such registration statements.
Underwriting
Agreement
On
March 12, 2021, the underwriters were paid a cash underwriting fee of 2% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, totaling $7,000,000.
In
addition, $0.35 per unit, or approximately $12,250,000 in the aggregate, will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting
commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event
that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Transaction-Related
Fees
In
connection with the now-terminated merger agreement with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc., the Company entered into agreements
with certain professional service advisors in which approximately $2.2 million of fees in the aggregate would have been payable
upon consummation of such merger agreement. These fees include a contractual and contingent component. As a result of the termination
of the merger agreement on February 3, 2023, such fees will not be payable and the contractual component was derecognized during the
quarter ended March 31, 2023.
Merger
Agreement
On
November 21, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Ariel Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Ariel Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. On February 3, 2023, by mutual agreement,
the parties entered into a termination agreement to terminate the Merger Agreement.
Non-redemption
Agreements
The
Sponsor entered into Non-Redemption Agreements with various stockholders of the Company (the “Non-Redeeming Stockholders”),
pursuant to which these stockholders agreed not to redeem a portion of their shares of Company common stock (the “Non-Redeemed
Shares”) in connection with the Special Meeting held on March 3, 2023, but such stockholders retained their right to require the
Company to redeem such Non-Redeemed Shares in connection with the closing of the Business Combination. The Sponsor has agreed to transfer
to such Non-Redeeming Stockholders an aggregate of 1,050,000 of the Founder Shares held by the Sponsor immediately following the consummation
of an initial Business Combination. The Company estimated the aggregate fair value of such 1,050,000 Founder Shares transferrable to
the Non-Redeeming Stockholders pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreements to be $5,578,384 or $5.31 per share. The fair value was determined
using the probability of a successful Business Combination of 95%, a volatility of 17.0%, a discount for lack or marketability of 5.0%,
and the value per shares as of the valuation date of $5.89 derived from an option pricing model for publicly traded warrants. Each Non-Redeeming
Stockholder acquired from the Sponsor an indirect economic interest in such Founder Shares. The excess of the fair value of such Founder
Shares was determined to be an offering cost in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A. Accordingly, in substance, it was
recognized by the Company as a capital contribution by the Sponsor to induce these Non-Redeeming Stockholders not to redeem the Non-Redeemed
Shares, with a corresponding charge to additional paid-in capital to recognize the fair value of the Founder Shares subject to transfer
as an offering cost.
Note
7 - Warrants
Public
Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only
whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 12 months from the closing of the IPO and
(b) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A common
stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement
under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A common stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating
thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and
the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares of Class A common stock upon exercise of a warrant unless the share of Class A
common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the
state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. 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, it will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement,
under the Securities Act, registering the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its 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 warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. If a registration
statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th business day
after the closing of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and
during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless
basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption.
Notwithstanding
the above, if the Class A common stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such
that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at
its option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with
Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in
effect a registration statement, but will use its best efforts to qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an
exemption is not available.
Redemption
of warrants for cash. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may call the warrants for redemption:
| ● | in whole and not in part; |
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| ● | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
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| ● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and |
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| ● | if, and only if, the closing price of the common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like and for certain issuances of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
If
and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, it may exercise its redemption right even if the Company is unable to register
or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
If
the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption for cash, 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 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, except as described below, the warrants will not
be adjusted for issuance of 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.
In
addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising
purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per
share of Class A common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s
board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares
held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate
gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the
funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume
weighted average trading price of the Class A common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day after the
day on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share,
the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value
and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal
to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
The
Private Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the IPO, except that the Private
Placement Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable,
assignable or saleable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions, and
will be entitled to certain registration rights (see Note 6). Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable for cash
or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, 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 in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by such holders on the same
basis as the Public Warrants.
Note
8 - Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred
Stock - The Company is authorized to issue a total of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock at par value of $0.0001 each. At June 30,
2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Class
A Common Stock - The Company is authorized to issue a total of 300,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at par value of $0.0001
each. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no shares of Class A common stock issued or outstanding, excluding 4,474,604
and 35,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption.
Class
B Common Stock - The Company is authorized to issue a total of 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock at par value of $0.0001
each. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 8,750,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
Holders
of Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all 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 a 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 connection with a Business Combination, the number of shares of Class A common
stock issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the total number
of shares of Class A common stock outstanding after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions of shares of Class A common
stock by public stockholders), including the total number of shares of Class A common stock issued, or deemed issued or issuable upon
conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation
to the consummation of a Business Combination, excluding any shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities or rights exercisable
for or convertible into shares of Class A common stock issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any private
placement warrants issued to the Sponsor, officers or directors upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, provided that such conversion
of Founder Shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one basis.
Note
9 - 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. 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:
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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;
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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. |
Investments
Held in Trust Account
At
June 30, 2023, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of approximately $46.2 million in cash held by Trust Account.
As
of December 31, 2022, the investments in the Trust Account consisted of approximately $354.6 million, primarily in money market funds.
The Company considers all investments with original maturities of more than three months but less than one year to be short-term investments.
Fair
Value Measurements
The
following table presents fair value information as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, of the Company’s financial assets and
liabilities, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
| |
Total | | |
Level 1 | | |
Level 2 | | |
Level 3 | |
June 30, 2023 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Liabilities | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Public warrant liability | |
$ | 1,050,000 | | |
| — | | |
$ | 1,050,000 | | |
$ | — | |
Private placement warrant liability | |
| 900,000 | | |
| — | | |
| 900,000 | | |
| — | |
| |
$ | 1,950,000 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 1,950,000 | | |
$ | — | |
| |
Total | | |
Level 1 | | |
Level 2 | | |
Level 3 | |
December 31, 2022 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Assets | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Investments held in Trust Account – U.S. Money Market | |
$ | 354,613,132 | | |
$ | 354,613,132 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | |
Liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Public warrant liability | |
$ | 2,338,000 | | |
$ | 2,338,000 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | |
Private placement warrant liability | |
| 2,004,000 | | |
| — | | |
| 2,004,000 | | |
| — | |
| |
$ | 4,342,000 | | |
$ | 2,338,000 | | |
$ | 2,004,000 | | |
$ | — | |
The
warrants were accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities in the accompanying
June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 condensed consolidated balance sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception
and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
In
March 2021, the Public Warrants began trading on the New York Stock Exchange and the Public Warrants were reclassified as Level 1 due
to the use of an observable market price of these warrants. The Public Warrants were previously classified as Level 3 due to the lack
of an observable market price for the warrants and initially valued using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. Public Warrants were
transferred to a Level 2 due to the lack of an active market as of September 30, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Public Warrants were
transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to the active market. At June 30, 2023, the Public Warrants transferred from Level 1 measurement
to Level 2 due to the lack of an active market.
The
Private Placement Warrants were initially valued using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair
value measurement. The primary unobservable input utilized in determining the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is the expected
volatility of the Company’s shares of common stock. The expected volatility as of the IPO date was derived from observable Public
Warrant pricing on comparable “blank-check” companies without an identified target. The subsequent measurements of the Private
Placement Warrants after the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units are classified as Level 2 due to the use of an observable
market quote for a similar asset in an active market.
The
subsequent measurements of the Public Warrants after the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units are classified as Level 1 due
to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker “FRXBW.” As of June 30, 2023, the Private Placement
Warrants were valued using a Level 2 input due to a make-whole provision that results in the Private Placement Warrants having substantially
the same terms as the Public Warrants, and thus the value of the Public Warrants is used.
Transfers
to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period in which a change in valuation technique or methodology occurs.
The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants transferred from a Level 1 measurement to a Level 2 fair value measurement during the
three and six months ended June 30, 2023 was $1,050,000.
Note
10 - Subsequent Events
The
Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets date up
to the date that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify
any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References
to the “Company,” “us,” “our” or “we” refer to Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II.
Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
All
statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June
30, 2023 (the “Report”), including, without limitation, statements in this section regarding the Company’s financial
position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used
in this Report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend”
and similar expressions, as they relate to us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s
management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward- looking statements as a result of certain
factors detailed in our filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons
acting on the Company’s behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Report.
Results
of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
We
have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational
activities, those necessary to prepare for our IPO and identifying a target company for our initial Business Combination. We do not expect
to generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the
form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company
(for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as expenses as we conduct due diligence on prospective
Business Combination candidates.
For
the three months ended June 30, 2023, we had net income of $752,951. We incurred $221,253 of general and administrative costs and a provision
for income tax of $78,073 and a provision for income tax of $78,073. We had investment income of $421,777 from investments held in the
Trust Account and a change in the fair value of our warrants that generated $630,500 in income.
For
the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had net income of $6,677,058. We incurred $1,749,997 of formation and operating costs, consisting
of general and administrative expenses and a provision for income tax of $647,295. We had investment income of $3,182,356 from investments
held in the Trust Account and an increase in the fair value of our warrants that generated $2,392,000 in income.
For
the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had net income of $3,496,280. We incurred $254,163 of general and administrative costs and a
provision for income tax of $15,783. We had investment income of $444,587 from investments held in the Trust Account and a change in
the fair value of our warrants that generated $3,321,639 in income.
For
the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had net income of $5,801,130. We incurred $540,651 of general and administrative costs and a provision
for income tax of $15,783. We had investment income of $ 475,790 from investments held in the Trust Account and a change in the fair
value of our warrants that generated $5,881,774 in income.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of June 30, 2023, we had $105,749 in our operating bank account and a working capital deficit of approximately $361,000, excluding taxes.
All remaining cash held in the Trust Account is generally unavailable for our use, prior to an initial business combination, and is restricted
for use either in a business combination or to redeem common stock. As of June 30, 2023, $311,620,965 of the funds in the Trust Account
were withdrawn to pay taxes and redemption of shares.
Through
June 30, 2023, our liquidity needs were satisfied through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the founder shares, advances from the sponsor
in an aggregate amount of $12,500 and the remaining net proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the private placement warrants. On
March 3, 2023, we issued a promissory note to the sponsor in an amount of up to $500,000 in connection with advances the sponsor may
make, in its discretion, to us for working capital expenses. The promissory note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier
to occur of (i) the date on which we consummate a business combination and (ii) the date of our liquidation. As of June 30, 2023, $300,000
had been drawn upon this note.
The
$105,749 outside of the Trust Account as of June 30, 2023 will not be sufficient to allow us to operate for at least the next 12 months
from the issuance of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, assuming that a business combination is not consummated
during that time. Until consummation of our business combination, we will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account, and any additional
working capital loans from the sponsor, our officers and directors, or their respective affiliates, for identifying and evaluating prospective
acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants
or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses,
selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the business combination.
We
will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. If our estimates of the costs
of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business combination is less than the actual amount necessary
to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to the business combination. Moreover, we may need to
raise additional capital through loans from our sponsor, officers, directors, or third parties. None of the sponsor, officers or directors
is under any obligation to advance funds to, or to invest in, us. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we may be required to
take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending
the pursuit of our business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. We cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available
to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. The sponsor has indicated that it will provide financial support to the Company to
satisfy all working capital obligations as needed.
In
connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern,”
management has determined that the liquidity condition, the mandatory liquidation date and subsequent dissolution raises substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to complete a business combination by
December 12, 2023, the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. No adjustments have been made to the
carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after December 12, 2023. The Company seeks to complete
a business combination before the mandatory liquidation date.
On
March 7, 2023, we instructed Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the trustee with respect to the Trust Account (“Continental”),
to liquidate the investments held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in an interest-bearing
demand deposit account at JP Morgan Chase Bank, with Continental continuing to act as trustee, until the earlier of the consummation
of our initial business combination or our liquidation. As a result, following the liquidation of investments in the Trust
Account, the remaining proceeds from the IPO and private placement are no longer invested in U.S. government securities or money market
funds.
Critical
Accounting Estimates
The
preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP and the applicable rules and regulations
of the SEC requires the Company’s management to make critical accounting estimates that have had or are reasonably likely to have
a material impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant liabilities.
Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly, the actual results could differ
significantly from those estimates.
Derivative
Warrant Liabilities
We
do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial
instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify
as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” and ASC Topic 815-15, “Derivatives
and Hedging” (“ASC 815-40”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should
be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period.
We
issued an aggregate of 13,000,000 warrants in connection with our IPO and private placement, which are recognized as derivative liabilities
in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the
instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date until exercised,
and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The fair
value of warrants issued by the Company in connection with the private placement has been estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing
Model at each measurement date. The Company updated the Public Warrants measurement as of June 30, 2023 and the Private Placement Warrants
are now valued using the value of the Public Warrants.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As
of June 30, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
Factors
That May Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations
Our
results of operations and our ability to complete an initial Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could
cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our business could be impacted
by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, increases in oil prices, inflation, increases in
interest rates, supply chain disruptions, declines in consumer confidence and spending, the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,
including resurgences and the emergence of new variants, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflict in Ukraine. We cannot
at this time fully predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they
may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete an initial Business Combination.
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.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports
filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s
rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (together, the “Certifying Officers”), or persons performing similar
functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Certifying Officers, we carried out an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under
the Exchange Act. Based on the foregoing, our Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective
as of the end of the period covered by this Report.
We
do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and
procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the
disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there
are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure
controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all
our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated
goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected,
or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings.
To
the knowledge of our management team, there is no litigation currently pending or contemplated against us, any of our officers or directors
in their capacity as such or against any of our property.
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
As
a smaller reporting company under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to include risk factors in this Report. However,
as of the date of this Report, except as set forth below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed
in our (i) final prospectus dated March 9, 2021, as filed with the SEC on March 11, 2021, (ii) our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the
years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022 and March 29, 2023, respectively, (iii)
our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022 and March 31, 2023,
as filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022, August 15, 2022, November 3, 2022 and May 15, 2023, and (iv) our Definitive Proxy Statement, as
filed with SEC on February 14, 2023.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not
Applicable.
Item
5. Other Information.
None.
Item
6. Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
* |
Filed
herewith. |
** |
Furnished
herewith. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
|
FOREST
ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II |
|
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|
Date:
August 11, 2023 |
By: |
/s/
Zachary Tarica |
|
Name: |
Zachary
Tarica |
|
Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
|
|
(Principal
Executive Officer) |
|
|
|
Date:
August 11, 2023 |
By: |
/s/
Idan Shani |
|
Name: |
Idan
Shani |
|
Title: |
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary |
|
|
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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