Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II - Quarter Report: 2021 March (Form 10-Q)

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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 quarter ended March 31, 2021

☐ 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: 001-40018

APOLLO STRATEGIC GROWTH CAPITAL II

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Cayman Islands		98-0598286
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9 West 57^th Street, 43^rd Floor

New York, NY 10019

(Address of principal executive offices)

(212) 515-3200

(Issuer’s telephone number)

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 Class A ordinary share, $0.00025 par value, and one-fifth of one warrant	APGB.U	New York Stock Exchange
Class A ordinary share	APGB	New York Stock Exchange
Warrants included as part of the units	APGB WS	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 May 26, 2021, there were 69,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00025 per share, and 17,250,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0000625 per share, issued and outstanding.

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APOLLO STRATEGIC GROWTH CAPITAL II

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

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Part I. Financial Information			1
	Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)		1
		Condensed Balance Sheets (unaudited)	1
		Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited)	2
		Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited)	3
		Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)	4
		Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements	5
	Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		20
	Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk		25
	Item 4. Controls and Procedures		25
Part II. Other Information			27
	Item 1. Legal Proceedings		27
	Item 1A. Risk Factors		27
	Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		28
	Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities		29
	Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures		29
	Item 5. Other Information		29
	Item 6. Exhibits		30
Part III. Signatures			31

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Interim Financial Statements.

Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II

(formerly known as APH I (Sub I), Ltd.).

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	790,663	$	—
Prepaid expenses		1,530,131		1,704
Deferred offering costs		—		448,186
Total current assets		2,320,794		449,890
Investments held in Trust Account		690,024,152		—
Total assets	$	692,344,946	$	449,890

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	663,297	$	398,000
Accrued offering costs		—		50,186
Advances from related party		1,500,000		—
Total current liabilities		2,163,297		448,186
Derivative warrant liability		32,470,400		—
Deferred underwriting compensation		24,150,000		—
Total liabilities		58,783,697		448,186

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption (62,856,124 and 0 shares at approximately $10.00 per share as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)		628,561,240		—

Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding		—		—
Class A ordinary shares, $0.00025 par value, 180,000,000 shares authorized, 6,143,876 and 0 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 62,856,876 and 0 shares subject to possible redemption) at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively		1,536		—
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0000625 par value, 46,000,000 shares authorized, 17,250,000 shares issued and outstanding		1,078		1,078
Additional paid-in capital		—		32,529
Retained earnings (deficit)		4,997,395		(31,903)
Total shareholders’ equity		5,000,009		1,704
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	692,344,946	$	449,890

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed interim financial statements

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Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II

(formerly known as APH I (Sub I), Ltd.).

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)


	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021		2020
REVENUE	$	—	$	—

EXPENSES
Administration fee - related party		26,786		—
General and administrative		322,221		1,854
TOTAL EXPENSES		349,007		1,854

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)
Investment income from Trust Account		24,152		—
Transaction costs allocable to warrant liability		(1,494,398)		—
Change in fair value of derivative warrants		9,442,060		—
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) - NET		7,971,814		—

Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shares	$	7,622,807	$	(1,854)

Weighted average number of Class A ordinary share outstanding, basic and diluted		69,000,000		—
Basic and diluted net income per Class A ordinary share	$	—	$	—

Weighted average number of Class B ordinary share outstanding, basic and diluted		16,725,000		15,000,000
Basic and diluted net income per Class B ordinary share	$	0.45	$	(0.00)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed interim financial statements

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Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II

(formerly known as APH I (Sub I), Ltd.)

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021


	Class A			Class B			Additional
	Ordinary Shares			Ordinary Shares			Paid-in		Accumulated		Shareholders’
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Deficit		Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2020	—	$	—	17,250,000	$	1,078	$	32,529	$	(31,903)	$	1,704

Sale of Units in Public Offering, less fair value of public warrants, net of offering costs	69,000,000		17,250	—		—		625,919,488		—		625,936,738

Change in Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption	(62,856,124)		(15,714)	—		—		(625,952,017)		(2,593,509)		(628,561,240)

Net income	—		—	—		—		—		7,622,807		7,622,807

Balance as of March 31, 2021	6,143,876	$	1,536	17,250,000	$	1,078	$	—	$	4,997,395	$	5,000,009

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2020


	Class A			Class B			Additional
	Ordinary Shares			Ordinary Shares			Paid-in		Accumulated		Shareholders’
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Deficit		Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2019	—	$	—	17,250,000	$	1,078	$	30,825	$	(30,049)	$	1,704

Capital contributions	—		—	—		—		1,704		—		1,704

Net loss	—		—	—		—		—		(1,854)		(1,854)

Balance as of March 31, 2020	—	$	—	17,250,000	$	1,078	$	32,529	$	(31,903)	$	1,704

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed interim financial statements

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Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II

(formerly known as APH I (Sub I), Ltd.)

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)


	For the Three Months
	Ended
	March 31,
	2021		2020
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$	7,622,807	$	(1,854)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Investment income earned on investment held in Trust Account		(24,152)		—
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		(9,442,060)		—
Transaction costs allocable to warrant liability		1,494,398		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		(1,528,427)		(1,854)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		891,306		—
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities		(989,128)		—

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Cash deposited into Trust Account		(690,000,000)		—
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities		(690,000,000)		—

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from sale of Units in Public Offering, net of underwriting fee		674,903,096		—
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants		15,600,000		—
Proceeds from Sponsor note		1,500,000		—
Repayment of advances from Sponsor		(226,305)		—
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities		691,776,791		—

Net change in cash		790,663		—
Cash at beginning of year		—		—
Cash at end of year	$	790,663	$	—

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Deferred underwriters’ commissions charged to additional paid-in capital in connection with the Public Offering	$	24,150,000	$	—
Change in value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		13,619,620		—
Initial classification of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption	$	614,941,620	$	—
Initial classification of fair value of Public warrants	$	26,312,460	$	—
Operating costs paid by related party which were charged to additional paid-in capital	$	—	$	1,704
Deferred offering costs paid by related party	$	626,009	$	—

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Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II

(formerly known as APH I (Sub I), Ltd.)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN

Organizational and General

Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II (formerly known as APH I (Sub I), Ltd.) (the “Company”) was initially incorporated in Cayman Islands on October 10, 2008 under the name of APH I (Sub I), Ltd. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Initial Business Combination”). The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). On December 23, 2020, the Company formally changed its name to Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II.

At March 31, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from October 10, 2008 through March 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Public Offering”) described below and search for a target company. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of its Initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the net proceeds derived from the Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31^st as its fiscal year end.

The registration statement for the Company’s Public Offering was declared effective on February 9, 2021. On February 12, 2021, the Company consummated the Public Offering of 69,000,000 units (“Units” and, with respect to the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, $0.00025 par value per share included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), including the issuance of 9,000,000 Units as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, generating gross proceeds of $690,000,000, which is described in Note 4.

Sponsor and Public Offering

The Company’s sponsor is APSG Sponsor II, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “Sponsor”). The Company intends to finance its Initial Business Combination with proceeds from the $690,000,000 Public Offering and the $15,600,000 private placement (Note 5). Upon the closing of the Public Offering and the private placement, $690,000,000 was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) (discussed below).

On February 12, 2021, the Company consummated the Public Offering of 69,000,000 Units generating gross proceeds of $690,000,000 which is described in Note 4. The Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 10,400,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant, or approximately $15,600,000 in the aggregate, in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering (the “Private Placement”).

As of February 12, 2021, transaction costs amounted to $40,561,088 consisting of $13,800,000 of underwriting fees, $24,150,000 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in the Trust Account with Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company acting as trustee) and $1,116,690 of Public Offering costs. Of these costs $39,066,690 were charged to additional paid-in capital upon completion of the Public Offering. In addition, $1,494,398 were allocated to the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants and were included in the statement of operations as a component of other income/(expense). Cash of $790,663 was held outside of the Trust Account on March 31, 2021 and is available for working capital purposes. As described in Note 7, the $24,150,000 deferred underwriting fee payable is contingent upon the consummation of an Initial Business Combination by February 12, 2023 (or by May 12, 2023 if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for the Initial Business Combination by February 12, 2023).

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Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of an aggregate of 10,400,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company in the amount of $15,600,000.

Trust Account

The proceeds held in the Trust Account are invested only in U.S. government securities with a maturity of one hundred eighty (180) days or less or in money market funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company. Funds will remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Initial Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account proceeds as described below. The remaining proceeds outside the Trust Account may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses. At March 31, 2021, the proceeds of the Public Offering of $690,024,152 were held in U.S. government securities, as specified above.

The Company’s fourth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that, other than the withdrawal of interest to pay our tax obligations (the “Permitted Withdrawals”), and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses none of the funds held in the Trust Account will be released until the earliest of: (i) the completion of the Initial Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of any Public Shares sold in the Public Offering that have been properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s fourth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to affect the substance or timing of its obligation to redeem 100% of such Public Shares if it has not consummated an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, or 27 months from the closing of the Public Offering if we have executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering but have not completed the Initial Business Combination within such 24-month period (the “Completion Window”); or (iii) the redemption of 100% of the Public Shares if the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within the Completion Window. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the Company’s public shareholders.

Initial Business Combination

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of the Public Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating an Initial Business Combination. The Initial Business Combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the Initial Business Combination. Furthermore, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect an Initial Business Combination.

The Company, after signing a definitive agreement for an Initial Business Combination, will either (i) seek shareholder approval of the Initial Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose in connection with which shareholders may seek to redeem their Public Shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the Initial Business Combination, for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest not previously released to the Company to make Permitted Withdrawals or (ii) provide shareholders with the opportunity to sell their Public Shares to the Company by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a shareholder vote) for an amount in cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest not previously released to the Company to make Permitted Withdrawals. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of the Initial Business Combination or will allow shareholders to sell their Public Shares in a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require the Company to seek shareholder approval, unless a vote is required by law or under New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) rules. If the Company seeks shareholder approval, it will complete its Initial Business Combination only if a

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majority of the outstanding ordinary shares voted are voted in favor of the Initial Business Combination. However, in no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of its Public Shares and the related Initial Business Combination, and instead may search for an alternate Initial Business Combination.

If the Company holds a shareholder vote or there is a tender offer for shares in connection with an Initial Business Combination, a shareholder will have the right to redeem his, her or its Public Shares for an amount in cash equal to his, her or its pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest not previously released to make Permitted Withdrawals. As a result, such Public Shares are recorded at redemption amount and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Public Offering, in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”

Pursuant to the Company’s fourth amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, if the Company is unable to complete the Initial Business Combination within the Completion Window, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten (10) business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to make Permitted Withdrawals (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses and net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares (as defined below in Note 6) held by them if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within the Completion Window. However, if the Sponsor or any of the Company’s directors, officers or affiliates acquires Class A ordinary shares in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time period.

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company after an Initial Business Combination, the Company’s shareholders are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities and after provision is made for each class of ordinary share, if any, having preference over the ordinary shares. The Company’s shareholders have no preemptive or other subscription rights. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the ordinary shares, except that the Company will provide its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, upon the completion of the Initial Business Combination, subject to the limitations described herein.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2021, we had investments held in the Trust Account of $690,024,152 principally invested in U.S. government securities. Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes, and to pay up to $100,000 of any dissolution expenses.

In connection with the Company's assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management believes that the funds which the Company has available following the completion of the Public Offering will enable it to sustain operations for a period of at least one-year from the issuance date of these financial statements. Accordingly, substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern as disclosed in previously issued financial statements has been alleviated.

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The Company intends to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, excluding the deferred underwriting commissions, to complete its Initial Business Combination. To the extent that capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete the Initial Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue growth strategies. If an Initial Business Combination agreement requires the Company to use a portion of the cash in the Trust Account to pay the purchase price or requires the Company to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, the Company will need to reserve a portion of the cash in the Trust Account to meet such requirements or arrange for third-party financing.

The Company has until February 12, 2023 to complete an Initial Business Combination (or by May 12, 2023 if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for the Initial Business Combination by February 12, 2023). If the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within this Completion Window, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter, and subject to having lawfully available funds therefor, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the trust account deposits (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and less up to $100,000 to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Board dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commissions held in the trust account in the event the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination within the Completion Window and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares.

Prior to the completion of the Public Offering, the Company lacked the liquidity it needed to sustain operations for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. The Company has since competed its Public Offering at which time capital in excess of the funds deposited in the trust and/or used to fund offering expenses was released to the Company for general working capital purposes. Accordingly, management has since reevaluated the Company’s liquidity and financial condition and determined that sufficient capital exists to sustain operations during the Completion Window and therefore substantial doubt has been alleviated.

Recent Developments

On April 12, 2021, the Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance and Acting Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) together issued a statement regarding the accounting and reporting considerations for warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies” (the “Staff Statement”). The Staff Statement discussed “certain features of warrants issued in SPAC transactions” that “may be common across many entities.” The Staff Statement indicated that when one or more of such features is included in a warrant, the warrant “should be classified as a liability measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings.”

As a result, the Company evaluated the accounting treatment for its outstanding Warrants (as defined in Note 2) and concluded that it is required to measure the fair value of the Warrants at the end of each reporting period and recognize changes in the value from the prior period in the Company's operating results for the current period. The Company’s accounting for the Warrants as components of equity instead of as derivative liabilities did not have any effect on the Company’s previously reported investments held in trust or cash.

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NOTE 2 — REVISION TO PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS OF FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The Company previously accounted for its outstanding Public Warrants (as defined in Note 4) and Private Placement Warrants (collectively with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”) issued in connection with its Public Offering as components of equity instead of as derivative liabilities. The warrant agreement governing the Warrants (the “Warrant Agreement”) includes a provision that provides for potential changes to the settlement amounts dependent upon the characteristics of the holder of the warrant. In addition, the Warrant Agreement includes a provision that in the event of a tender offer or exchange offer made to and accepted by holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of a single class of shares, all holders of the Warrants would be entitled to receive cash for their Warrants (the “tender offer provision”).

On April 12, 2021, the Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance and Acting Chief Accountant of the SEC together issued the Staff Statement. Specifically, the Staff Statement focused on certain settlement terms and provisions related to certain tender offers following a business combination, which terms are similar to those contained in the Warrant Agreement.

In consideration of the Staff Statement, the Company’s management further evaluated the Warrants under ASC Subtopic 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity. ASC Section 815-40-15 addresses equity versus liability treatment and classification of equity-linked financial instruments, including warrants, and states that a warrant may be classified as a component of equity only if, among other things, the warrant is indexed to the issuer’s ordinary shares. Under ASC Section 815-40-15, a warrant is not indexed to the issuer’s ordinary shares if the terms of the warrant require an adjustment to the exercise price upon a specified event and that event is not an input to the fair value of the warrant. The Company’s management concluded that the Private Placement Warrants are not indexed to the Company’s ordinary shares in the manner contemplated by ASC Section 815-40-15 because the holder of the instrument is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares. In addition, the Company’s management also concluded that the tender offer provision fails the “classified in stockholders’ equity” criteria as contemplated by ASC Section 815-40-25.

As a result of the above, the Company should have classified the Warrants as derivative liabilities in its previously issued financial statement as of February 12, 2021. Under this accounting treatment, the Company is required to measure the fair value of the Warrants at the end of each reporting period as well as re-evaluate the treatment of the warrants and recognize changes in fair value from the prior period in the Company’s operating results for the current period. In addition, offering costs were allocated to the warrants liabilities on a pro rata basis and immediately expensed.

The Company’s accounting for the Warrants as components of equity instead of as derivative liabilities did not have any effect on the Company’s previously reported investments held in trust or cash.


	As
	Previously				As
	Reported		Adjustments		Revised

Balance sheet as of February 12, 2021 (audited)
Warrant liabilities	$	—	$	46,592,460	$	46,592,460
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		661,534,070		(46,592,450)		614,941,620
Class A ordinary shares		712		1,164		1,876
Additional paid-in capital		5,031,827		5,993,936		11,025,763
Accumulated deficit		(33,607)		(5,995,109)		(6,027,717)

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NOTE 3 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have been condensed. As such, the information included in these condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2020 included in the registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on February 4, 2021. In the opinion of the Company's management, these condensed financial statements include all adjustments, which are only of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2021 and its results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. One of the more significant accounting estimates included in these financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant liability. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

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Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution which, at times, may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Offering Costs associated with a Public Offering

The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A — “Expenses of Offering.” Offering costs of $1,116,690 consist principally of costs incurred in connection with formation and preparation for the Public Offering. These costs, together with the underwriter discount of $37,950,000, were charged to additional paid-in capital upon completion of the Public Offering. In addition, $1,494,398 of costs were allocated to the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants, and expensed when incurred.

Class A Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption

The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance enumerated in ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”. Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered by the Company to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at March 31, 2021, the shares of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in the amount of $628,561,240 are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

Private Placement Warrants

Each whole Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one whole share of the Company’s Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the purchase price of the Private Placement Warrants has been added to the proceeds from the Public Offering to be held in the Trust Account such that at the closing of the Public Offering $690,000,000 was held in the Trust Account. If the Initial Business Combination is not completed within the Completion Window, 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. The Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable and exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

Income Taxes

FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2021. Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements.

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Net Loss per ordinary share

Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. At December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for the period presented.

The Company’s statements of operations include a presentation of net loss per share for ordinary shares subject to redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method. Net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted for Class A ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account by the weighted average number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted for Class B ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the net loss, less income attributable to Class A ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding for the period.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. The Company’s derivative instruments are recorded at fair value as of the Public Offering (February 12, 2021) and re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. Derivative assets and liabilities are classified on the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. The Company has determined the Warrants are a derivative instrument. As the Warrants meet the definition of a derivative the Warrants are measured at fair value at issuance and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations in the period of change.

Warrant Instruments

The Company accounts for the Warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” whereby under that provision the Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, the Company classifies the Warrants as a liability at fair value and adjust the instrument to fair value at each reporting period. This liability will be re-measured at each balance sheet date until the Warrants are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value will be recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The fair value of Warrants will be estimated using an internal valuation model. Our valuation model utilizes inputs and other assumptions and may not be reflective of the price at which they can be settled. Such Warrant classification is also subject to re-evaluation at each reporting period.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid to 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 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;

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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; and

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Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

Recent Accounting Standards

In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 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): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity ("ASU 2020-06"), which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2021. Adoption of the ASU did not impact the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

NOTE 4 — INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Pursuant to the Public Offering, the Company sold 69,000,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit, including the issuance of 9,000,000 Units as a results of the underwriters' full exercise of their over-allotment option, generating gross proceeds to the Company in the amount of $690,000,000. Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.00025 per share (the “Class A ordinary shares”), and one- fifth of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Public Warrant”), with each Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one whole Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.

NOTE 5 — PRIVATE PLACEMENT

A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds from the Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination within the Completion Window, 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 be worthless.

The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Warrants until 30 days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination.

NOTE 6 — RELATED PARTIES

Founder Shares

In October 2008, the Company was formed by Apollo Principal Holdings III, L.P. (“Holdings”), at which point, one ordinary share was issued in exchange for the payment of operating and formation expenses of the Company. In December 2020, Holdings transferred its ownership in the Company, consisting of one ordinary share, to the Sponsor for no consideration. On December 23, 2020, the Company completed a share split of its ordinary shares and, as a result, 11,500,000 shares of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0000625 per share, were outstanding (the “Founder Shares”). In February 2021, the Company subdivided its authorized and outstanding founder shares, resulting in

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17,250,000 shares of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares outstanding. The share amounts have been retroactively restated to account for the share split. The Founder Shares represent 20.0% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares.

The Founder Shares are identical to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units sold in the Public Offering except that the Founder Shares are Class B ordinary shares which automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the Company’s Initial Business Combination and are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below. The number of Founder Shares issued in the share split was determined based on the expectation that the total size of the Public Offering would be a maximum of 69,000,000 Units if the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised in full, and therefore that such Founder Shares would represent 20% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the Public Offering.

The holders of the Founder Shares agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of the Initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the Initial Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their shares of ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

In January 2020, 25,000 Founder Shares were purchased by each of our three independent directors at a purchase price of $0.002174 per share. The independent directors paid $163.05 in the aggregate for 75,000 shares. On February 3, 2021, our Sponsor surrendered 8,550,000 founder shares to continue to hold 14,300,000 founder shares and each of our independent directors surrendered 25,000 founder shares to continue to hold 25,000 founder shares. On February 12, 2021, the Company also subdivided our authorized and outstanding founder shares and the Sponsor surrendered 11,425,000 founder shares to continue to hold 17,175,000 founder shares while each of our independent directors surrendered 25,000 founder shares to continue to hold 25,000 shares.

Related Party Loans

On December 28, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $750,000 to cover expenses related to the Proposed Public Offering pursuant to an unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”). This Promissory Note bears interest at a rate of 0.15% per annum and is payable on September 30, 2021. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has not borrowed on the Promissory Note.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an Initial Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company's officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes an Initial Business Combination, the Company will repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of the funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that an Initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the 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 consumptions of an Initial Business Combination or, at the lenders' discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post Initial Business Combination.

On March 1, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $1,500,000 to cover expenses related to the Public Offering pursuant to an unsecured promissory note (the “Second Promissory Note”). The Second Promissory Note bears interest at a rate of 0.11% per annum and is payable on the date of a business combination or the

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liquidation of the Company. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance under the Second Promissory Note was $1,500,000 and $0, respectively.

Advances from Related Parties

Affiliates of the Sponsor paid certain administrative expenses and offering costs on behalf of the Company. These advances are due on demand and are non-interest bearing. For the period from October 10, 2008 (inception) through March 31, 2021, the related parties paid $249,995 of offering costs and other expenses on behalf of the Company which were repaid during the three months ended March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $0 and $50,186 due to the related parties, respectively.

Administrative Service Fee

Commencing on the date the Units are first listed on the NYSE, the Company entered into an agreement with the Sponsor and has agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $16,667 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support for up to 27 months. Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded $26,786 pursuant to this agreement.

NOTE 7 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Registration Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, if any, (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to demand that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of an Initial Business Combination. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 30-day option from the date of the final prospectus to purchase up to 9,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters elected to exercise the over-allotment at closing.

Upon the closing of the IPO and the full over-allotment, The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit, or $13,800,000, after the underwriters’ exercised their over-allotment option in full, which was paid in the aggregate upon the closing of the Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.35 per unit, or $24,150,000 in the aggregate is payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee becomes payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that

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the Company completes an Initial Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement for the offering.

NOTE 8 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Preferred Shares

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred shares with a par value of $0.00025 per share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no preferred shares issued or outstanding.

Ordinary Shares

The authorized ordinary shares of the Company include up to 180,000,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares and 46,000,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares. If the Company enters into an Initial Business Combination, it may (depending on the terms of such an Initial Business Combination) be required to increase the number of Class A ordinary shares which the Company is authorized to issue at the same time as the Company’s shareholders vote on the Initial Business Combination to the extent the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with the Initial Business Combination. Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each ordinary share. As of March 31, 2021, there were 69,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, including 62,856,124 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible conversion that were classified as temporary equity in the accompanying balance sheets.

The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into our Class A ordinary shares at the time of completion of our Initial Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share splits, dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts sold in the Public Offering and related to the closing of the Initial Business Combination, the ratio at which Class B ordinary shares will convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of the total number of all ordinary shares outstanding upon the completion of the Public Offering plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the Initial Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the business combination). As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 17,250,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

NOTE 9 — WARRANTS

Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the Public Offering; provided in each case that the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available (or the Company permits holders to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act). The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) business days after the closing of an Initial Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public 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 Public Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company’s ordinary shares are 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 the Securities Act, the Company, at its option, may 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

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event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or earlier upon the Company’s redemption or liquidation.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or such purchasers’ permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

The Company may redeem the Public Warrants:

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in whole and not in part;

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at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and

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if, and only if, the last reported closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

If, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the ordinary shares underlying such warrants at the time of redemption and a current prospectus relating to those ordinary shares is available throughout the 30-day trading period referred to above.

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as will be described in the warrant agreement.

The exercise price and number of the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of ordinary shares 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 an Initial Business Combination within the Completion Window and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

The Company accounts for the 24,200,000 warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering (including 13,800,000 Public Warrants and 10,400,000 Private Placement Warrants) in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40. Such guidance provides that because the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each warrant must be recorded as a liability. Upon issuance of the derivative warrants the Company recorded a liability of $46,592,460 on the balance sheet.

The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record a derivative liability upon the closing of the Public Offering. Accordingly, the Company classifies each warrant as a liability at its fair value and the warrants will be allocated a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the Units equal to its fair value determined by the Monte Carlo simulation up until separation for the Public Warrants (subsequent to separation, the public warrants will be valued using publicly available trading price) and a modified Black-Scholes model for the Private

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Placement Warrants. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such re-measurement, the warrant liability will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s statements of operations. The Company will reassess the classification at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the warrants will be reclassified as of the date of the event that causes the reclassification.

NOTE 10 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company follows the guidance in ASC 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1:

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2:

Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value at March 31, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:


Description	Level	March 31, 2021
Assets:
Marketable securities held in Trust Account	1	$	690,024,152

Liabilities:
Warrant Liability – Private Placement Warrants	3	$	14,144,000
Warrant Liability – Public Warrants	3	$	18,326,400

The Warrants were accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within liabilities on the balance sheet. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the statement of operations.

The Company used a Monte Carlo simulation model to value the Public Warrants and a modified Black-Scholes model to value the Private Placement Warrants. The Company allocated the proceeds received from (i) the sale of Units (which is inclusive of one share of Class A ordinary shares and one-third of one Public Warrant), (ii) the sale of Private Placement Warrants, and (iii) the issuance of Class B ordinary shares, first to the Warrants based on their fair values as determined at initial measurement, with the remaining proceeds allocated to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption (temporary equity), Class A ordinary shares (permanent equity) and Class B ordinary shares (permanent

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equity) based on their relative fair values at the initial measurement date. The Warrants were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy at the measurement dates due to the use of unobservable inputs.

The table below provides a summary of the changes in fair value, including net transfers in and/or out, of all financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three months ended March 31, 2021:


	Fair Value
	Measurement
	Using Level 3
	Inputs
	Total
Balance, December 31, 2020	$	—
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		(14,122,060)
Derivative liabilities recorded on issuance of derivative warrants		46,592,460
Balance, March 31, 2021	$	32,470,400

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the fair value of the derivative feature of the warrants was calculated using the following weighted average assumptions:


Risk-free interest rate	0.66 – 1.14	%
Expected life of grants	5.0 years
Expected volatility of underlying shares	10.0 - 30.0	%
Dividends	0	%

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the derivative liability was $32,470,400 and $0, respectively. In addition, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded $14,122,060 as a gain on the change in fair value of the derivative warrants on the statements of operations. Upon issuance of the Private Placement Warrants, the Company recorded a loss of $4,680,000 for the excess fair value of the derivative warrants over the proceeds received from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants.

NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date that the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any other subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to APSG Sponsor II, L.P.. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of this Quarterly Report and the Risk Factors section of the Registration Statements on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-251920 and 333-252923) filed with the SEC (the “Registration Statements”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our Initial Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our capital stock, debt or a combination of the foregoing.

The issuance of additional ordinary shares in connection with an Initial Business Combination to the owners of the target or other investors:

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may significantly dilute the equity interest of existing investors, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares result in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares;

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may subordinate the rights of holders of our ordinary shares if preferred shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares;

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could cause a change in control if a substantial number of ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;

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may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the stock ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and

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may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A ordinary shares and/or warrants.

Similarly, if we issue debt securities or otherwise incur significant indebtedness to bank or other lenders or the owners of a target, it could result in:

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default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an Initial Business Combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;

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acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;

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our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;

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our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;

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our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares;

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using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our ordinary shares if declared, our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions and fund other general corporate purposes;

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limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;

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increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation;

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limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, and execution of our strategy; and

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other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to complete our Initial Business Combination will be successful.

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities through March 31, 2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Public Offering, described below, and, after our Public Offering, day-to-day operations and identifying a target company for a Initial Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Initial Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities 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 for due diligence expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had net income of $7,622,807, which consists of operating costs of $349,007 and warrant-related expenses of $1,494,398 offset by interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $24,152 and a change in fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities of $9,442,060.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Until the consummation of the Public Offering, our only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of Class B ordinary shares by the Sponsor and loans from our Sponsor.

On February 12, 2021, we consummated the Public Offering of 69,000,000 Units, which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of the over-allotment option, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $690,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 10,400,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $15,600,000.

Following the Public Offering, the exercise of the over-allotment option and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $690,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $39,065,920 in transaction costs, including $13,800,000 of underwriting fees, $24,150,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $1,115,920 of other costs.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, cash used in operating activities was $986,128 and $0. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, net income of $7,622,807 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $24,152, a gain in fair value of derivative liabilities of $14,122,060, the excess fair value of the derivative warrants over the proceeds received of $4,680,000, and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which used $637,121 of cash from operating activities. In addition, costs of $1,494,398 were allocated to the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants and were included in the statement of operations as a component of other income/(expense).

As of March 31, 2021, we had cash and US treasury securities held in the Trust Account of $690,024,152. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less deferred underwriting commissions and income taxes payable), to complete our Initial Business Combination. We may withdraw interest to make Permitted Withdrawals. During the period ended March 31, 2021, we did not withdraw any interest earned on the Trust Account. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Initial Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

As of March 31, 2021, we had cash of $790,663 outside of the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete an Initial Business Combination.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an Initial Business Combination, the initial shareholders or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete an Initial Business Combination, we will repay such loaned amounts. In the event that an Initial Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants identical to the Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender.

We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business, However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an Initial Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our Initial Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Initial Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon consummation of our Initial Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Initial Business Combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our Initial

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Business Combination. If we are unable to complete our Initial Business Combination because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following our Initial Business Combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2021.

Contractual obligations

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a monthly fee of $16,667 for office space, utilities, secretarial support and administrative services. We began incurring these fees on February 9, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Initial Business Combination and our liquidation.

The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $24,150,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will be waived by the underwriters in the event that we do not complete an Initial Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

Use of Estimates

Class A Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption

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Net Loss per ordinary shares

The Company’s statement of operations includes a presentation of net loss per share for ordinary shares subject to redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method. Net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted for Class A ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account, net of any applicable income tax expense, by the weighted average number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted for Class B ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the net loss, less income attributable to Class A ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding for the period.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. The Company’s derivative instruments are recorded at fair value as of the Public Offering (February 12, 2021) and re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. Derivative assets and liabilities are classified on the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. The Company has determined the warrants are a derivative instrument. As the warrants meet the definition of a derivative the warrants are measured at fair value at issuance and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations in the period of change.

Warrant Instruments

The Company accounts for the Warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” whereby under that provision the Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, the Company classifies the Warrants as a liability at fair value and adjust the instrument to fair value at each reporting period. This liability will be re-measured at each balance sheet date until the Warrants are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value will be recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The fair value of Warrants will be estimated using an internal valuation model. Our valuation model utilizes inputs and other assumptions and may not be reflective of the price at which they can be settled. Such warrant classification is also subject to re-evaluation at each reporting period.

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Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;

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Recent accounting standards

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our condensed financial statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As of March 31, 2021, we were not subject to any market or interest rate risk. Following the consummation of our Public Offering, the net proceeds of our Public Offering, including amounts in the Trust Account, have been invested in U.S. government treasury bills, notes or bonds with a maturity of 185 days or less or in certain money market funds that invest solely in U.S. treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Revision Background

On April 12, 2021, the Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance and Acting Chief Accountant of the SEC together issued the Staff Statement. The Staff Statement discussed “certain features of warrants issued in SPAC transactions” that “may be common across many entities.” The Staff Statement indicated that when one or more of such features is included in a warrant, the warrant “should be classified as a liability measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings.”

As a result of the above, the Warrants should be recorded as liabilities on the balance sheet and measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, solely due to the events that led to the Company’s revision of its February 12, 2021 audited balance sheet (the “Revision”) to reclassify the Company’s derivative instruments as liabilities, a material weakness existed and the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

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Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter of 2021 covered by this Quarterly Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Except as set forth below, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes with respect to those risk factors previously disclosed in our Registration Statements filed with the SEC. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations.

Our warrants included in the units, our private placement warrants and any warrants issued to our sponsor upon conversion of loans will be accounted for as a liability and any change in value will be required to be reflected in quarterly and annual financial statements, which may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares or may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.

On April 12, 2021, the staff of the SEC issued the Staff Statement. In the Staff Statement, the SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to warrants included in units and private placement warrants may result in the classification of these financial instruments as a liability as opposed to equity. We reviewed the Staff Statement and will account for the 22,400,000 Warrants issued in connection with our Public Offering (including the 12,000,000 Warrants sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering and the 10,400,000 Private Placement Warrants) and any Warrants issued to our Sponsor upon conversion of loans in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40 Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (ASC 815-40). Such guidance provides that because the Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each Warrant must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, we will classify each Warrant as a liability at its fair value. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such re-measurement, the warrant liability will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in our statement of operations and therefore our reported earnings. The impact of changes in fair value on earnings may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, potential targets may seek a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) that does not have warrants that are accounted for as a warrant liability, which may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination with a target business.

We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2021. If we are unable to develop and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.

Following this issuance of the Staff Statement, our management concluded that, in light of the Staff Statement, we identified a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis.

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. We continue to evaluate steps to remediate the material weakness. These remediation measures may be time consuming and costly and there is no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.

If we identify any new material weaknesses in the future, any such newly identified material weakness could limit our ability to prevent or detect a misstatement of our accounts or disclosures that could result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements. In such case, we may be unable to maintain compliance with securities law requirements regarding timely filing of periodic reports in addition to applicable stock exchange listing requirements,

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investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting and our stock price may decline as a result. We cannot assure you that the measures we have taken to date, or any measures we may take in the future, will be sufficient to avoid potential future material weaknesses.

We, and following our initial business combination, the post-business combination company, may face litigation and other risks as a result of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

As a result of the material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting described above, the change in accounting for the warrants, and other matters raised or that may in the future be raised by the SEC, we face potential for litigation or other disputes which may include, among others, claims invoking the federal and state securities laws, contractual claims or other claims arising from the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, we have no knowledge of any such litigation or dispute. However, we can provide no assurance that such litigation or dispute will not arise in the future. Any such litigation or dispute, whether successful or not, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition or our ability to complete an initial business combination.

As the number of special purpose acquisition companies evaluating targets increases, attractive targets may become scarcer and there may be more competition for attractive targets. This could increase the cost of our initial business combination and could even result in our inability to find a target or to consummate an initial business combination.

In recent years, the number of SPACs that have been formed has increased substantially. Many potential targets for SPACs have already entered into an initial business combination, and there are still many special purpose acquisition companies seeking targets for their initial business combination, as well as many such companies currently in registration. As a result, at times, fewer attractive targets may be available, and it may require more time, more effort and more resources to identify a suitable target and to consummate an initial business combination. In addition, because there are more special purpose acquisition companies seeking to enter into an initial business combination with available targets, the competition for available targets with attractive fundamentals or business models may increase, which could cause targets companies to demand improved financial terms. Attractive deals could also become scarcer for other reasons, such as economic or industry sector downturns, geopolitical tensions, or increases in the cost of additional capital needed to close business combinations or operate targets post-business combination. This could increase the cost of, delay or otherwise complicate or frustrate our ability to find and consummate an initial business combination, and may result in our inability to consummate an initial business combination on terms favorable to our investors altogether.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

On February 12, 2021, we consummated the initial public offering of 69,000,000 Units, each comprising of one Class A ordinary shares, $0.00025 par value per share and one-fifth of one public warrant, which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option of 9,000,000 Units. The Units sold in the Public Offering, including pursuant to the over-allotment option, were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of $690,000,000. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC acted as joint book-runners and Apollo Global Securities, LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC and Academy Securities, Inc. acted as co-bookrunners of the Public Offering. The securities in the offering were registered under the Securities Act on Registration Statements. The SEC declared the Registration Statements effective on February 9, 2021.

Simultaneous with the consummation of the Public Offering, we consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 10,400,000 private placement warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per private placement warrants, generating total proceeds of $15,600,000. The issuance was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

The private placement warrants are identical to the warrants underlying the Units sold in the Public Offering, except that the private placement warrants are not transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of an initial business combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.

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Of the gross proceeds received from the Public Offering and the private placement warrants, $690,000,000 was placed in the trust account.

We paid a total of $13,800,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions and $1,115,920 for other costs and expenses related to the Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters agreed to defer up to $24,150,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions.

For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


No.		Description of Exhibit
3.1		Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Registrant. ⁽¹⁾
4.1		Specimen Unit Certificate.⁽²⁾
4.2		Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate.⁽²⁾
4.3		Specimen Warrant Certificate.⁽²⁾
4.4		Warrant Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.⁽¹⁾
10.1		Letter Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, among the Company, its officers and directors and the Sponsor. ⁽¹⁾
10.2		Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee. ⁽¹⁾
10.3		Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, among the Company, the Sponsor and certain other security holders named therein. ⁽¹⁾
10.4		Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2021, between the Company and the Sponsor.. ⁽¹⁾
10.5		Indemnification Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and Scott Kleinman. ⁽¹⁾
10.6		Indemnification Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and Sanjay Patel. ⁽¹⁾
10.7		Indemnification Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and James Crossen. ⁽¹⁾
10.8		Indemnification Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and Angela Sun. ⁽¹⁾
10.9		Indemnification Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and Melvin Parker. ⁽¹⁾
10.10		Indemnification Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and Nathaniel Lipman. ⁽¹⁾
10.11		Administrative Services Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and the Sponsor. ⁽¹⁾
10.12*		Promissory Note, dated March 1, 2021, by and between the Company as the maker and the Sponsor as the payee.
31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*		XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document


*	Filed herewith.
(1)	Previously filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2021 and incorporated by reference herein.
(2)	Previously filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 on January 6, 2021 and incorporated by reference.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II

Date: May 26, 2021	By:	/s/ Sanjay Patel
	Name:	Sanjay Patel
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: May 26, 2021	By:	/s/ James Crossen
	Name:	James Crossen
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
		(Principal Accounting Officer and Financial Officer)