Daseke, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2016 September (Form 10-Q)

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. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2016. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties at September 30, 2016. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities.

Redeemable Common Stock

All of the 19,959,908 shares of common stock sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such common stock under the Company's liquidation or tender offer/stockholder approval provisions. In accordance with FASB ASC 480, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require the security to be classified outside of permanent equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity's equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of FASB ASC 480. Although the Company does not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that in no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (stockholders' equity) to be less than $5,000,001.

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid-in capital.

Accordingly, at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 18,212,751 and 18,932,591, respectively, of the 19,959,908 Public Shares are classified outside of permanent equity at their redemption value. The redemption value is equal to the pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest but less taxes payable and amounts released for working capital (approximately $10.00 per share at September 30, 2016).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

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

NOTE 3 - PUBLIC OFFERING

In July and August 2015, the Company closed the Public Offering for the sale of 19,959,908 Units at a price of $10.00 per unit (the “Units”) yielding gross proceeds of approximately $199,599,000. The closings occurred on July 28, 2015 with respect to 17,500,000 Units and on August 4, 2015 with respect to 2,459,908 Units related to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Public Shares”) and one redeemable common stock purchase warrant (the “Warrants”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one-half of one share of common stock at a price of $5.75. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number to determine the number of shares of common stock to be issued to the Warrant holder. Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination or 12 months from the closing of the Public Offering and will expire five years after the completion of the Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. However, if the Company does not complete the Initial Business Combination on or prior to the 24-month period allotted to complete the Initial Business Combination, the Warrants will expire at the end of such period. The Company has agreed to use its best efforts, following the completion of the Initial Business Combination, to file a new registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. If the Company is unable to deliver registered shares of common stock to the holder upon exercise of Warrants issued as part of the 19,959,908 Units during the exercise period, there will be no net cash settlement of these Warrants and the Warrants will expire worthless, unless they are exercised on a cashless basis in the circumstances described in the warrant agreement. Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Warrants 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, only in the event that the last sale price of the Company’s shares of common stock equals or exceeds $24.00 per share for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders.

The Company paid an underwriting discount of 2.4% of the gross offering proceeds of the Public Offering to the underwriters at the closing of the Public Offering (approximately $4,790,000), with an additional fee (the “Deferred Discount”) of 3.6% of the gross offering proceeds payable upon the completion of the Initial Business Combination (approximately $7,185,000). The Deferred Discount will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event the Company completes the Initial Business Combination.

In addition, on July 28, 2015 and August 4, 2015, the Sponsor paid the Company approximately $7,540,000 in a private placement for the purchase of 15,080,756 warrants at a price of $0.50 per warrant (the “Private Placement Warrants”) - see also Note 4.

Because the underwriters’ exercised less than the full over-allotment option, the Sponsor was required to, and did, forfeit 41,273 of its shares on August 4, 2015 - see also Note 4.

NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares:

In April 2015, the Sponsor purchased 5,031,250 shares of common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for $25,000, or approximately $0.005 per share. In May 2015, the Sponsor transferred 440,000 shares to the Company’s officers, director nominees and an advisor. The Founder Shares are identical to the common stock included in the Units sold in the Public Offering except that the Founder Shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below. The Sponsor agreed to forfeit up to 656,250 Founder Shares to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters so that the initial stockholders would own 20.0% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Public Offering. On August 4, 2015, the Sponsor forfeited 41,273 of its Founder Shares.

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

Private Placement Warrants:

Upon the closing of the Public Offering on July 28, 2015 and August 4, 2015, the Sponsor paid the Company approximately $7,540,000 in a private placement for the purchase of the Private Placement Warrants. Each Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one-half of one share of common stock at $5.75 per share. The purchase price of the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds from the Public Offering held in the Trust Account pending completion of the Company’s Initial Business Combination. The Private Placement Warrants (including the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) are not transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination and they are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the Units sold in the Public Offering. Otherwise, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Warrants sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering and have no net cash settlement provisions.

If the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination, then the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants will be part of the liquidating distribution to the public stockholders and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.

Registration Rights:

The Company’s initial stockholders and holders of the Private Placement Warrants are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the Public Offering. The Company’s initial stockholders and holders of the Private Placement Warrants will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders will have “piggy-back” registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by the Company. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. There are no penalties associated with delays in registering the securities under the registration rights agreement.

Related Party Loans:

As of May 5, 2015, as subsequently amended on July 10, 2015, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of approximately $238,000 against the issuance of an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”) to cover expenses related to the Public Offering. Between May and July 2015, the Company borrowed approximately $238,000 under the Note. These loans were non-interest bearing and were paid in full upon the closing of the Public Offering on July 28, 2015.

Administrative Services Agreement:

The Company agreed to pay $10,000 a month for office space, utilities and secretarial support to an affiliate of the Sponsor, Hennessy Capital LLC. Services commenced on the date the securities were first listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market and will terminate upon the earlier of the consummation by the Company of an Initial Business Combination or the liquidation of the Company.

The Company pays its Chief Financial Officer $11,650 per month during the first twelve months after the Public Offering and $8,300 per month thereafter and $150,000 in cash upon the successful completion of an Initial Business Combination for his services.

NOTE 5 - TRUST ACCOUNT AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The Company complies with FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, 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.

Upon the closing of the Public Offering and the private placement, a total of $199,599,000 was deposited into the Trust Account. All proceeds in the Trust Account may be invested in either U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest solely in U.S. government treasury obligations. In July 2016, May 2016 and November 2015, the Company withdrew approximately $72,000, $201,000 and $150,000, respectively, from the Trust Account for taxes and working capital purposes. Subsequent to September 30, 2016, on October 10, 2016, an additional approximately $84,000 was withdrawn from the Trust Account for taxes and working capital purposes.

Prior to April 14, 2016, the proceeds of the Trust Account were invested in U.S. government treasury bills yielding interest of approximately 0.2%. The Company classifies its U.S. government treasury bills and equivalent securities as held-to-maturity in accordance with FASB ASC 320, “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities.” Held-to-maturity securities are those securities which the Company has the ability and intent to hold until maturity. Held-to-maturity U.S. government treasury bills are recorded at amortized cost on the accompanying December 31, 2015 balance sheet and adjusted for the amortization or accretion of premiums or discounts.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2015 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value. In addition, the table presents the carrying value under FASB ASC 320, excluding accrued interest income and gross unrealized holding gains. Since all of the Company’s permitted investments at December 31, 2015 consist of U.S. government treasury bills, fair values of its investments are determined by Level 1 inputs utilizing quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as follows:

As of September 30, 2016, the U.S. government treasury bills held in the Trust Account had fully matured and the balance is invested in a money market account that invests solely in U.S. government obligations meeting the applicable conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Level 1). Subsequent to September 30, 2016, on October 7, 2016, the Company purchased approximately $199,599,000 principal amount of U.S. government treasury bills due March 2, 2017 which yield interest of approximately 0.4% per annum.

NOTE 6 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Common Stock:

On July 22, 2015, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to increase the number of its authorized shares of common stock from 29,000,000 shares to 45,000,000 shares. The Company will likely (depending on the terms of the Initial Business Combination) be required to increase the number of shares of common stock which it is authorized to issue in connection with its stockholders vote on the Initial Business Combination to the extent the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with its Initial Business Combination. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock they own. In July and August, 2015, a total of 19,959,908 shares of common stock were issued as part of the Units in the Public Offering (including Units issued in connection with the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and in August 2015 41,273 Founder Shares were forfeited resulting in 24,949,885 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, including 18,212,751 and 18,932,591 shares, respectively, subject to redemption at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Preferred Stock:

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

NOTE 7 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company has entered into engagement letters or agreements with various consultants, advisors, professionals and others in connection with its Initial Business Combination. The services under these engagement letters and agreements are material in amount and in some instances include contingent or success fees. In most instances, these engagement letters and agreements specifically provide that such counterparties waive their rights to seek repayment from the funds in the Trust Account. A substantial portion of these costs (including contingent or success fees and ongoing accrued transactions costs, but not the $7,185,000 of deferred underwriting compensation) will be charged to operations in the quarter that an Initial Business Combination is consummated.

NOTE 8 – TERMINATION OF PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH USI

On April 1, 2016, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended on July 13, 2016 and August 17, 2016, and as so amended, the “Merger Agreement”) with USI Senior Holdings, Inc. (“USI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and North American Direct Investment Holdings, LLC, solely in its capacity as the Stockholder Representative. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of USI through a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company with and into USI, with USI surviving such merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Subsequent to September 30, 2016, on October 4, 2016, the Company and USI mutually agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement, effective as of October 4, 2016. The Merger Agreement provided that the Company will reimburse USI for certain expenses incurred by USI in connection with the proposed transaction, which are included in accrued liabilities at September 30, 2016.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

References to the “Company,” “us” or “we” refer to Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements under “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. When used in this Form 10-Q, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with the SEC.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated on April 29, 2015 as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Initial Business Combination”). We intend to effectuate our Initial Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of a public offering (the “Public Offering”) and a sale of warrants in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the completion of the Public Offering (the “Private Placement Warrants”), our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

The issuance of additional shares of our stock in a business combination:

Similarly, if we issue debt securities or incur other indebtedness to finance our Initial Business Combination, it could result in:

As indicated in the accompanying financial statements, at September 30, 2016, we had approximately $818,000 in cash. We have incurred and continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our Initial Business Combination. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete our Initial Business Combination will be successful.

On April 1, 2016, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended on July 13, 2016 and August 17, 2016, and as so amended, the “Merger Agreement”) with USI Senior Holdings, Inc. (“USI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and North American Direct Investment Holdings, LLC, solely in its capacity as the Stockholder Representative. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of USI through a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company with and into USI, with USI surviving such merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Subsequent to September 30, 2016, on October 4, 2016, the Company and USI mutually agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement, effective as of October 4, 2016. The Merger Agreement provided that the Company will reimburse USI for certain expenses incurred by USI in connection with the proposed transaction, which costs are included in accrued liabilities at September 30, 2016.

Results of Operations

For the period from April 29, 2015 (inception) through September 30, 2016 our activities consisted of formation and preparation for the Public Offering and subsequent to the Public Offering, locating and completing a suitable Initial Business Combination. As such, we had no operations or significant operating expenses until July 2015.

Our normal operating costs include costs associated with our search for an Initial Business Combination, costs associated with our governance and public reporting, state franchise taxes of approximately $10,500 per month, a charge of $10,000 per month from our Sponsor for administrative services since our Public Offering and $11,650 per month (or $8,300 per month after twelve months following the Public Offering) for the services of our Chief Financial Officer. Costs increased very significantly in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 due to professional and consulting fees and travel associated with evaluating various Initial Business Combination candidates, negotiating and executing the Merger Agreement with USI and related agreements in connection with the previously proposed merger with USI. Such costs approximated $2,650,000 and $ 6,850,000, for three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, including approximately $4,475,000 of which has been included in accrued liabilities (approximately $4,450,000) and accounts payable (approximately $25,000). Significant new additional professional, due diligence and consulting fees and travel costs will be required in connection with any new Initial Business Combination opportunity. In the nine months ended September 30, 2016, approximately $65,000 of accrued franchise taxes were reversed as final calculations resulted in a lower tax than anticipated since the Company was not incorporated until April 2015.

Investment income of approximately $99,000 and $317,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, represents the interest income accrued on our investments in the Trust Account. Investments in the Trust Account consisted of U.S. government treasury bills which matured on April 14, 2016. Upon maturity, the proceeds were invested in a money market fund that invests solely in direct U.S. government obligations meeting the applicable conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Subsequent to September 30, 2016, on October 7, 2016, the Company purchased approximately $199,599,000 principal amount of U.S. government treasury bills due March 2, 2017 yielding approximately 0.4%. The Company expects interest income to increase during the period from October 7, 2016 to March 2, 2017 as the yield on the October 7, 2016 U. S. government treasury bill is higher than the approximately 0.2% yield experienced on investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

In July and August 2015, we consummated the Public Offering of an aggregate of 19,959,908 Units at a price of $10.00 per unit generating gross proceeds of approximately $199,599,000 before underwriting discounts and expenses. Simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering, we consummated the private placement of 15,080,756 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one-half of one share of our common stock at $5.75 per half share ($11.50 per whole share), to the Sponsor, at a price of $0.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds, before expenses, of approximately $7,540,000. We received net proceeds from the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants of approximately $201,746,000, net of the non-deferred portion of the underwriting commissions of $4,790,000 and offering costs and other expenses of approximately $593,000. $199,599,000 of the proceeds of the Public Offering and the private placement have been deposited in the Trust Account and are not available to us for operations (except amounts designated for working capital and amounts to pay taxes and working capital). At September 30, 2016, we had approximately $818,000 of cash available outside of the Trust Account to fund our activities until we consummate an Initial Business Combination.

Until the consummation of the Public Offering, the Company’s only sources of liquidity were an initial purchase of shares of our common stock (“Founder Shares”) for $25,000 by the “Sponsor, and a total of $237,500 loaned by the Sponsor against the issuance of an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”). These loans were non-interest bearing and were paid in full on July 28, 2015 in connection with the closing of the Public Offering.

At September 30, 2016, the Company had current liabilities of approximately $6,215,000 and negative working capital of approximately $5,363,000 largely due to amounts owed to professionals, consultants, advisors and others for their services, and to USI for reimbursement of certain of its expenses, in connection with the Company’s previously proposed merger with USI, which was terminated (see Note 8). Funds in the Trust Account are not generally available for this purpose absent an Initial Business Combination. The majority of the Company’s current liabilities are due to parties who have agreed to waive any claims against the Trust Account. The Company believes that such professionals, consultants, advisors and others will continue assisting the Company with completing a different Initial Business Combination and defer a substantial amount of their fees until such completion on a contingency basis. Further, the Company continues to generate interest income that is available to pay taxes and for working capital purposes. As such, the Company believes that it has sufficient working capital at September 30, 2016 to fund its operations through July 2017.

The Company will only have 24 months from the closing date of the Public Offering (until July 28, 2017) to complete its Initial Business Combination. If the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing date of the Public Offering (by July 28, 2017), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares for a per share pro rata portion of the Trust Account, including interest, but less taxes payable and funds released to the Company for working capital (and less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) and (iii) as promptly as possible following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its creditors and remaining stockholders, as part of its plan of dissolution and liquidation. The Sponsor and each of the Company’s officers and directors and an advisor, each of whom holds Founder Shares (collectively the “initial stockholders”), have entered into letter agreements with the Company, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to participate in any redemption with respect to their Founder Shares; however, if the initial stockholders or any of their affiliates acquire shares of common stock in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to a pro rata share of the Trust Account upon the Company’s redemption or liquidation in the event the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination within the required time period.

This mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after July 28, 2017.

In the event of such liquidation, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per unit in the Public Offering.

Off-balance sheet financing arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.

We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or entered into any non-financial assets.

Contractual obligations

At September 30, 2016, we did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities. In connection with the Public Offering, we entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Hennessy Capital LLC, an affiliate of our Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company pays Hennessy Capital LLC a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial support. In addition, the Company is paying its Chief Financial Officer $11,650 per month during the first twelve months after the Public Offering and $8,300 per month thereafter and $150,000 in cash upon the successful completion of the Initial Business Combination for his services. Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees.

The Company has entered into engagement letters or agreements with various consultants, advisors, professionals and others in connection with an Initial Business Combination. The services under these engagement letters and agreements are material in amount and in some instances include contingent or success fees. A substantial portion of these costs, including contingent or success fees and ongoing accrued transaction costs (but not deferred underwriting compensation) will be charged to operations in the quarter that an Initial Business Combination is consummated. In most instances, these engagement letters and agreements specifically provide that such counterparties waive their rights to seek repayment from the funds in the Trust Account.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. The Company has identified the following as its critical accounting policies:

Emerging Growth Company

Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

Loss Per Common Share

Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, plus to the extent dilutive the incremental number of shares of common stock to settle warrants, as calculated using the treasury stock method. At September 30, 2016, the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase 17,520,332 shares of common stock. For all periods presented, these shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share of common stock because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. As a result, diluted loss per common share is the same as basic loss per common share for the period.

Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying condensed balance sheets.

Public Offering Costs

The Company complies with the requirements of the FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 5A- “Expenses of Offering”. Public Offering costs of approximately $12,568,000 consist of underwriters’ discounts of approximately $11,976,000 (including approximately $7,185,000 of which payment is deferred) and approximately $592,000 of professional, printing, filing, regulatory and other costs associated with the Public Offering were charged to additional paid in capital upon completion of the Public Offering in July and August 2015.

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC, 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had a deferred tax asset of approximately $210,000 and $90,000, respectively, related to net loss carryforwards (which begin to expire in 2035) and start-up costs. Management has determined that a full valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset is appropriate at this time.

Redeemable Common Stock

All of the 19,959,908 shares of common stock sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such common stock under the Company’s liquidation or tender offer/stockholder approval provisions. In accordance with FASB ASC 480, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require the security to be classified outside of permanent equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of FASB ASC 480. Although the Company does not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that in no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (stockholders’ equity) to be less than $5,000,001.

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid-in capital.

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 18,212,751 and 18,932,591, respectively, of the 19,959,908 Public Shares were classified outside of permanent equity at redemption value of $10.00 per share.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We were incorporated in Delaware on April 29, 2015 for the purpose of effecting an Initial Business Combination. As of September 30, 2016, we had not commenced any operations or generated any revenues. All activity through September 30, 2016 relates to our formation and our Public Offering and, subsequent to the Public Offering, locating and completing a suitable Initial Business Combination. Approximately $199,599,000 of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the private placement in July and August 2015 were deposited into a Trust Account that invests solely in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which invest only in direct U. S. government obligations. At September 30, 2016, there was approximately $199,676,000 in the Trust Account, approximately $84,000 of which was transferred to the Company for taxes and working capital purposes in October 2016.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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.

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2016. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting 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

As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on February 22, 2016. 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. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk 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

None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with 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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

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