Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)
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☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
001-39814 |
98-1563902 | |||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
251 Lytton Avenue, Suite 200 Palo Alto, |
94301 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant |
COOLU |
The Nasdaq Stock Market | ||
Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share |
COOL |
The Nasdaq Stock Market | ||
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 |
COOLW |
The Nasdaq Stock Market |
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer |
☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ | |||
Emerging growth company | ☒ |
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CORNER GROWTH ACQUISITION CORP.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
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Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022 |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Financial Statements. |
March 31, 2023 |
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Cash |
$ | 29,252 | $ | 31,547 | ||||
Prepaid expenses |
228,093 | 268,736 | ||||||
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257,345 | 300,283 | ||||||
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account |
12,381,635 | 15,489,507 | ||||||
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Total Assets |
$ | 12,638,980 | $ | 15,789,790 | ||||
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LIABILITIES, CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
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Current liabilities |
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Due to related party |
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944,540 | $ |
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Due to shareholders |
— | 3,262,655 | ||||||
Accrued expenses |
1,119,612 | 932,555 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities |
2,064,152 | 4,717,710 | ||||||
Warrant liabilities |
2,512,000 | 628,000 | ||||||
Deferred underwriting fee payable |
4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||
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Total Liabilities |
8,576,152 | 9,345,710 | ||||||
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COMMITMENTS |
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Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 1,191,437 shares at redemption value |
12,381,635 | 12,226,852 | ||||||
Shareholders’ Deficit |
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Preference Shares, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding |
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Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 0 issued and outstanding (excluding 1,191,437 shares subject to possible redemption) as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 |
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Class B ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized; 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 |
1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
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Accumulated deficit |
(8,319,807 | ) | (5,783,772 | ) | ||||
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Total Shareholders’ Deficit |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
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12,638,980 | $ |
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Operating and formation costs |
$ | 652,035 | $ | 586,951 | ||||
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Loss from operations |
(652,035 | ) | (586,951 | ) | ||||
Other income |
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Earnings and realized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account |
154,783 | 33,752 | ||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
(1,884,000 | ) | 8,449,333 | |||||
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Net income (loss) |
$ | (2,381,252 | ) | $ | 7,896,134 | |||
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares |
1,191,437 | 40,000,000 | ||||||
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Basic and diluted net income (loss) per Class A ordinary share |
$ | (0.21 | ) | $ | 0.16 | |||
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of Class B ordinary shares |
10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||
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Basic and diluted net income (loss) per Class B ordinary share |
$ | (0.21 | ) | $ | 0.16 | |||
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Accumulated Deficit |
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Total Shareholders’ Deficit |
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Balance, January 1, 2023 |
— | $ | — | 10,000,000 | $ | 1,000 | $ | — | $ | (5,783,772 | ) | $ | (5,782,772 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
— | — | — | — | — | (154,783 | ) | (154,783 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
— | — | — | — | — | (2,381,252 | ) | (2,381,252 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Balance, March 31, 2023 |
— | $ | — | 10,000,000 | $ | 1,000 | $ | — | $ | (8,319,807 | ) | $ | (8,318,807 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Balance, January 1, 2022 |
— | $ | — | 10,000,000 | $ | 1,000 | $ | — | $ | (27,567,744 | ) | $ | (27,566,744 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net income |
— | — | — | — | — | 7,896,134 | 7,896,134 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance, March 31, 2022 |
— | $ | — | 10,000,000 | $ | 1,000 | $ | — | $ | (19,671,610 | ) | $ | (19,670,610 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | (2,381,252 | ) | $ | 7,896,134 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Earnings and realized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account |
(154,783 | ) | (33,752 | ) | ||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
1,884,000 | (8,449,333 | ) | |||||
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Prepaid expenses |
40,643 | 92,466 | ||||||
Accrued expenses |
187,057 | 179,126 | ||||||
Due to related party |
422,040 | — | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(2,295 | ) | (315,359 | ) | ||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities |
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Proceeds received from Trust Account |
3,262,655 | — | ||||||
Net cash provided by investing activities |
3,262,655 | — | ||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
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Payment to Class A ordinary shareholders for redemption of shares |
(3,262,655 | ) | — | |||||
Payment of offering costs |
— | (70,000 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(3,262,655 | ) | (70,000 | ) | ||||
Net change in cash |
(2,295 | ) | (385,359 | ) | ||||
Cash at beginning of the period |
31,547 | 646,558 | ||||||
Cash at end of the period |
$ | 29,252 | $ | 261,199 | ||||
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Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
$ | 154,783 | $ | — | ||||
Offering costs payable |
$ | — | $ | 4,313 | ||||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption – December 31, 2022 |
$ | 12,226,852 | ||
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Payments to Class A ordinary shareholders for redemption of shares |
(3,262,655 | ) | ||
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Due to shareholders paid in 2023 |
3,262,655 | |||
Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value |
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Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption – March 31, 2023 |
$ | 12,381,635 | ||
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Basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share: |
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Allocation of net income (loss) |
$ | (253,507 | ) | $ | (2,127,745 | ) | $ | 6,316,907 | $ | 1,579,227 | ||||||
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Basic and diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding |
1,191,437 | 10,000,000 | 40,000,000 | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share |
$ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.16 | ||||||
• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
• | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and |
• | if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted) 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. |
• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of Class A ordinary shares to be determined by reference to an agreed table based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of the Class A ordinary shares; |
• | if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted) for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and |
• | if the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares 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 is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted), the Private Placement Warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants, as described above. |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
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Cash and marketable securities held in trust account |
1 | $ | 12,381,635 | $ | 15,489,507 | |||||||
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Warrant liability – Public Warrants |
1 | $ | 1,600,000 | 1 | $ | 400,000 | ||||||||||
Warrant liability – Private Placement Warrants |
3 | $ | 912,000 | 3 | $ | 228,000 | ||||||||||
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Total warrant liability |
$ | 2,512,000 | $ | 628,000 | ||||||||||||
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Risk-free interest rate |
3.60 | % | 3.99 | % | ||||
Expected term (years) |
5.0 | 5.0 | ||||||
Expected volatility |
1.0 | % | 0.8 | % | ||||
Exercise price |
$ | 11.50 | $ | 11.50 | ||||
Fair value of the ordinary share price |
$ | 10.08 | $ | 9.89 | ||||
Redemption threshold price |
$ | 18.00 | $ | 18.00 | ||||
Redemption threshold days |
20 30-day period |
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Redemption price |
$ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 | ||||
Probability of successful acquisition |
75.0 | % | 50.0 | % |
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Fair value as of December 31, 2022 |
$ | 228,000 | $ | 400,000 | $ | 628,000 | ||||||
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions |
684,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,884,000 | |||||||||
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Fair value as of March 31, 2023 |
$ | 912,000 | $ | 1,600,000 | $ | 2,512,000 | ||||||
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Fair value as of December 31, 2021 |
$ | 5,320,000 | $ | 9,200,000 | $ | 14,520,000 | ||||||
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions |
(3,116,000 | ) | (5,333,333 | ) | (8,499,333 | ) | ||||||
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Fair value as of March 31, 2022 |
$ | 2,204,000 | $ | 3,866,667 | $ | 6,070,667 | ||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
References to the “company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. The following discussion and analysis of the company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, identify forward looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Such forward looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. No assurance can be given that results in any forward-looking statement will be achieved and actual results could be affected by one or more factors, which could cause them to differ materially. The cautionary statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read as being applicable to all forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this Quarterly Report. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated on October 20, 2020 (inception) as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”). While we may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, we focus on industries that complement our management team’s background, and in our search for targets for our Business Combination seek to capitalize on the ability of our management team to identify and acquire a business, focusing on the technology industry in the United States and other developed countries.
The registration statement for our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) was declared effective on December 16, 2020. On December 21, 2020, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 40,000,000 units, at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $400,000,000, and incurring offering costs of approximately $22,766,000, inclusive of $14,000,000 in deferred underwriting commissions. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A ordinary shares”) and one-third of one redeemable warrant, each whole public warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement of 7,600,000 private placement warrants at a price of $1.50 per private placement warrant (the “Private Placement”) to our sponsor, CGA Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $11,400,000. Each private placement warrant is exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share.
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and private placement, $400,000,000 ($10.00 per unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the private placement were placed in the trust account, located in the United States at UBS Financial Services Inc. and Morgan Stanley, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and are only invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the assets held in the trust account. Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the private placement, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied toward consummating an initial Business Combination.
On December 20, 2022, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting (the “Extension Meeting”), which amended the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (as amended, the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a Business Combination from December 21, 2022 to June 21, 2023 (the “Extended Termination Date”). The shareholders approved a proposal to amend the trust agreement to change the date on which Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company must commence liquidation of the Trust Account from (A) the earlier of the Company’s completion of an initial business combination and December 21, 2022 to (B) the earlier of the Company’s completion of an initial business combination and June 21, 2023. In connection with the Extension Meeting, shareholders elected to redeem 38,808,563 Class A ordinary shares, resulting in redemption payments out of the trust account totaling $393,676,799, or approximately $10.14 per share which includes $5,591,169 of earnings in the trust account not previously withdrawn. In January 2023, the Company made redemption payments of $3,262,655 out of the Trust Account that were due to the redeeming shareholders who elected to redeem their shares as part of the Extension Meeting. Subsequent to the redemptions, 1,191,437 Class A ordinary shares remained issued and outstanding.
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On February 9, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Softline Holding plc (now trading under the brand name Noventiq on the London Stock Exchange) to proceed with a potential business combination that would result in the combined company being publicly-listed on the Nasdaq. The business combination is subject to the completion of definitive documentation.
As disclosed in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 4, 2023, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) by and among the Company, Noventiq Holdings PLC, a company organized under the laws of the Cyprus (“Noventiq”), and Corner Growth SPAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”). The Business Combination Agreement provides, among other things, that on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into Noventiq, with Noventiq surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). Upon the closing of the business combination (the “Closing”), it is anticipated that the Company will change its name to “Noventiq Holding Company” (“New Noventiq”). The date on which the Closing actually occurs is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.” In accordance with the applicable provisions of the Cayman Companies Act (As Revised) and the Cyprus Companies Law, prior to the approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby by the requisite vote of Noventiq’s shareholders, Noventiq will re-domicile from Cyprus to the Cayman Islands. The Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Proposed Business Combination.”
The Business Combination Agreement contains representations and warranties of certain of the parties thereto customary for transactions of this type. The representations and warranties made under the Business Combination Agreement will not survive the Closing.
The Business Combination is expected to close in the second half of 2023, following the receipt of the required approval by the Company’s and Noventiq’s shareholders and the fulfilment of other customary closing conditions, such as the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form F-6 registering the ADSs (as defined in Note 9 to the notes to the unaudited condensed financial statements). There is no assurance that the Proposed Business Combination will be consummated by the Extended Termination Date (or any such later date of termination approved in accordance with the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association).
If we are unable to complete a Business Combination by the Extended Termination Date, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay for our income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public 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 our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of our company, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
As indicated in the accompanying financial statements, at March 31, 2023, we had $29,252 in our operating bank account, and a working capital deficit of $1,806,807, and approximately $467,265 of earnings and realized gains on the proceeds deposited in the Trust Account. We expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of our initial Business Combination plans.
Our liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the proceeds of $25,000 from the sale of the founder shares, and loans from the Sponsor of approximately $120,000. The loan was repaid in full on December 22, 2020. Subsequent from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds received from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement.
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. The terms of such loans have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. However, as discussed in Note 4 to the notes to the unaudited condensed financial statements, as of March 31, 2023, the Company is indebted to the Sponsor and its affiliates for $944,540, which represents $664,540 of operating and formation costs paid by these related parties on the Company’s behalf, along with $280,000 of unpaid administrative fees. The Sponsor is not under any obligation to make additional expenditures on the Company’s behalf.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will not have sufficient working capital to meet our needs through the consummation of a Business Combination. Over this time period, we will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Subtopic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern”, management has determined that the date for mandatory liquidation and dissolution raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern through a reasonable period of time, which is considered one year from the issuance of these financial statements. The Company demonstrates adverse conditions that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year following the issuance of these financial statements. These adverse conditions are negative financial trends, specifically working capital deficiency and other adverse key financial ratios. Our scheduled liquidation date is June 21, 2023. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after June 21, 2023.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity since inception through March 31, 2023 related to our formation, Initial Public Offering and, since the closing of our Initial Public Offering, the search for initial Business Combination candidates (see Note 1 and Note 9 to the notes to the unaudited condensed financial statements). As of March 31, 2023, $29,252 was held outside the Trust Account and was being used to fund the Company’s operating expenses. We are not generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination at the earliest.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net loss of $2,381,252, which consisted of $154,783 in earnings and realized gains on marketable securities held in the trust account, a negative change in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $1,884,000 and $652,035 in operating and formation costs.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had a net income of $7,896,134, which consisted of $33,752 in earnings and realized gains on marketable securities held in the trust account, a change in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $8,449,333 and $586,951 in operating and formation costs.
Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On October 28, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.003 per share, to cover certain offering costs in consideration for 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Founder Shares”). In November 2020, the Sponsor transferred 50,000 Class B ordinary shares to each of the Company’s independent directors. On December 16, 2020, the Company effected a share capitalization, resulting in 10,062,500 Founder Shares issued and outstanding as of such date. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares on the first business day following the completion of a Business Combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments, as described in Note 7. As a result of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, 62,500 Founder Shares were forfeited for no consideration on December 23, 2020, resulting in 10,000,000 Class B ordinary shares outstanding. The per share price of the Founder Shares was determined by dividing the amount contributed to the Company by the number of Founder Shares issued. The Founder Shares will be worthless if we do not complete an initial Business Combination.
The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares or Class A ordinary shares received upon conversion thereof until the earlier of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.
The Company’s Founder Shares are subject to transfer restrictions pursuant to lock-up provisions in a letter agreement with the Company entered into by the initial stockholders, and officers and directors. The Sponsor has the right to transfer its ownership in the Founder Shares at any time, and to any transferee, to the extent that the Sponsor determines, in good faith, that such transfer is necessary to ensure that it and/or any of its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates are in compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of the initial stockholders with respect to any Founder Shares. Prior to the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor transferred 150,000 Founder Shares to our three independent directors in recognition of and as compensation for their future services to the Company. The transfer of Founder Shares to these directors is within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. Compensation expense related to the Founder Shares is recognized only when the performance condition (i.e. the remediation of the lock-up provision) is probable of achievement under the applicable accounting literature. Stock-based compensation would be recognized at the date the lock-up provisions have been remediated, or are probable to be remediated, in an amount equal to the number of Founder Shares times the grant date fair value per share (unless subsequently modified) less the amount initially received for the transfer of the Founder Shares. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has not yet entered into any definitive agreements in connection with any Business Combination and as such, the lock-up provisions have not been remediated and are not probable to be remediated. Any such agreements may be subject to certain conditions to closing, such as, for example, approval by the Company’s shareholders. As a result, the Company determined that, taking into account that there is a possibility that a Business Combination might not happen, no stock-based compensation expense should be recognized through March 31, 2023.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. In the event that a Business Combination is not completed, we 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.
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The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants. As of the date of this filing and March 31, 2023, there were no outstanding Working Capital Loans under this arrangement.
Administrative Services Agreement
We agreed, commencing on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay the Sponsor a total of $40,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support services provided to members of the Company’s management team until the earlier of (A) the Company’s completion of the initial Business Combination or December 21, 2022 and (B) on December 21, 2022, an amount equal to $960,000, less the actual amount paid under the Administrative Services Agreement. On November 18, 2021, the Sponsor waived its right to receive any of the Company’s remaining, payment obligations under the Administrative Services Agreement.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred $0 and $120,000 in fees for these services, respectively, which is included in operating and formation costs on the unaudited condensed statements of operations. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were $280,000 and $320,000 in fees outstanding for these services that are included in due to related party on the condensed balance sheets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on November 18, 2021, the Sponsor permanently waived its right to receive any of the Company’s outstanding, and all of the Company’s remaining, payment obligations under the Administrative Services Agreement.
Operating and Formation Costs
As of March 31, 2023, the Sponsor and affiliates of the Sponsor also paid operating and formation costs of $664,540 on behalf of the Company. These amounts are included in due to related party on the condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 2023.
Contractual Obligations
Registration and Shareholder Rights
The holders of founder shares, private placement warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, if any, will be entitled to registration rights (in the case of the founder shares, only after conversion of such shares into Class A ordinary shares) pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement entered into during the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. These holders will be entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration and shareholder rights. However, the registration and shareholder rights agreement provides that we will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until the termination of the applicable lock-up period for the securities to be registered. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement
The Business Combination Agreement contemplates that, at or prior to the Closing, the Company, the Sponsor and certain Noventiq shareholders will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor and such Noventiq shareholders will be granted certain registration rights with respect to their respective Ordinary Shares, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Sponsor Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor entered into a support agreement with the Company and Noventiq (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to, among other things, (i) vote in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; (ii) not to solicit, initiate, submit, facilitate (including by means of furnishing or disclosing information), discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) with any third-party with respect to a CGAC Acquisition Proposal (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement); (iii) be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to its shares in the Company prior to the closing of the Proposed Business Combination; (iv) not to transfer any of the Restricted Securities (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement) from and after the Closing and until the earlier of (A) the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date and (B) the date following the Closing Date on which the Company completes a Liquidity Event (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement).
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriter was entitled to underwriting discounts of $0.20 per unit sold in the Initial Public Offering, or $8,000,000 in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. An additional fee of $0.35 per unit sold in the Initial Public Offering, or $14,000,000 in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. Effective December 20, 2022, in accordance with a fee reduction agreement, the underwriter agreed to irrevocably forfeit $10,000,000 of the aggregate $14,000,000 deferred fee that would otherwise be payable to it in cash pursuant the underwriting agreement, resulting in a reduced deferred fee of $4,000,000. The deferred underwriting commissions will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the trust account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our condensed financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of these condensed financial statements requires us 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 the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. In accordance with GAAP, we base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Our significant accounting policies are fully described in Note 2 to our condensed financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and are fully described in Note 2 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. We believe those accounting policies are critical to the process of making significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our condensed financial statements. There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies from our Form 10-K.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 changes the way entities measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. For emerging growth companies, the new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after January 1, 2023. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 as of January 1, 2023, with no impact to its condensed financial statements because the Company does not have financial assets within the scope of ASU 2016-13.
Our management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying condensed financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
For the three ended March 31, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did not have any commitments or contractual obligations.
JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As such, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the principal executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
Item 4. Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of March 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, because of material weaknesses in our internal control 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 the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Specifically, the Company’s management has concluded that the controls around the interpretation and accounting for certain complex financial instruments were not effectively designed or maintained.
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We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d- 15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter of 2023 covered by this Quarterly Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider our risk factors from those disclosed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.
As of the date of this report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
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Exhibit Number |
Description | |
32.1** | Certification of Chief 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 Chief 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 | Inline XBRL Instance Document—the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | |
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
* | Filed herewith. |
** | Furnished. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 15th day of May, 2023.
CORNER GROWTH ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Jerome “Jerry” Letter | |
Name: | Jerome “Jerry” Letter | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
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