Fisker Inc./DE - Quarter Report: 2020 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from            to           

Commission file number 001-38625

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐

As of October 28, 2020, 55,192,542 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 13,800,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Condensed Statements of Operations
(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(unaudited)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020

For the three months ended September 30, 2020 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(unaudited)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019

For the three months ended September 30, 2019 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

NOTE 1. Description of Organization and Business Operations

Organization and General

Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 13, 2017. The Company was 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”). The Company is an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act’), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from October 13, 2017 (inception) through September 30, 2020 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Public Offering”) described below, the identification and evaluation of prospective acquisition targets for an Initial Business Combination and ongoing administrative and compliance matters. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of its Initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of income earned on investments from the net proceeds derived from the Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31st as its fiscal year end.

Sponsor and Public Offering

The Company’s sponsor is Spartan Energy Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). As described in Note 3, on August 14, 2018, the Company consummated the Public Offering of 55,200,000 of its units (the “Units”), including 7,200,000 Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, generating gross proceeds of $552,000,000. As described in Note 4, on August 14, 2018, simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 9,360,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant, or approximately $14,040,000 in the aggregate (the “Private Placement”).

The Company intends to finance its Initial Business Combination with proceeds from the Public Offering, the Private Placement, the private placement of forward purchase units (described in Note 4), the Company’s capital stock, debt or a combination of the foregoing.

The registration statement for the Company’s Public Offering (as described in Note 3) was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 9, 2018.

Trust Account

Upon the closing of the Public Offering and the Private Placement, $552,000,000 was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”). The proceeds held in the Trust Account will be invested only in U.S. government securities with a maturity of one hundred eighty (180) days or less or in money market funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company. Funds will remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Initial Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account proceeds as described below. The remaining proceeds outside the Trust Account may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses.

The Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, except for the withdrawal of interest to pay franchise and income taxes, none of the funds held in the Trust Account (including the interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account) will be released from the Trust Account until the earlier of: (i) the completion of the Initial Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of any shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold in the Public Offering (the “Public Shares”) that have been properly tendered in connection with a stockholder vote seeking to amend any provisions of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-Initial Business Combination activity; or (iii) the redemption of 100% of the Public Shares if the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering (or August 14, 2020). On August 4, 2020, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation (“Charter Amendment”) to extend the date by which the Company must complete an Initial Business Combination for an additional six months, from August 14, 2020 to February 14, 2021. In connection with the Charter Amendment, the holders of 7,458 shares of Class A Common Stock properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.31 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $76,922. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the Company’s public stockholders.  

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements—CONTINUED

Initial Business Combination

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

The Company, after signing a definitive agreement for an Initial Business Combination, will either (i) seek stockholder approval of the Initial Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose in connection with which stockholders may seek to redeem their Public Shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the Initial Business Combination, for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its franchise and income taxes, or (ii) provide stockholders with the opportunity to sell their Public Shares to the Company by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a stockholder vote) for an amount in cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its franchise and income taxes. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of the Initial Business Combination or will allow stockholders to sell their Public Shares in a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require the Company to seek stockholder approval, unless a vote is required by law or under New York Stock Exchange rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval, it will complete its Initial Business Combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the Initial Business Combination. However, in no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of its Public Shares and the related Initial Business Combination, and instead may search for an alternate Initial Business Combination.

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

Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, if the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, or August 24, 2020 (which was extended for an additional six months, from August 14, 2020 to February 14, 2021, as described above), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay the Company’s franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares (as defined below) held by them if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within 24 months of the closing of the Public Offering (which was extended to February 14, 2021, as described below). However, if the Sponsor or any of the Company’s directors, officers or affiliates acquires shares of Class A common stock in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time period.   

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements—CONTINUED

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

Going Concern and Liquidity Considerations

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had $164,923 in its operating bank account, approximately $17.0 million of cumulative investment income available in the Trust Account to pay for franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of investment income to pay dissolution expenses), and working deficit of approximately $4.2 million.

Through September 30, 2020, the Company’s liquidity needs have been satisfied through receipt of a $25,000 capital contribution from the Sponsor in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares (Note 4) to the Sponsor, an aggregate of approximately $3.2 million in advances due to related party, which is discussed in Note 4, and the net proceeds from investment income released from Trust Account since inception of approximately $4.5 million for taxes. The Company repaid the loans of $1.6 million from the Sponsor in full in February 2018. The Company may not have sufficient liquidity to meets its future obligations and anticipates that it may need to obtain additional loans from the Sponsor or obtain funding from other sources in order to satisfy our working capital requirements through August 14, 2020, our mandatory liquidation date (which was extended to February 14, 2021, as described below), if the Company does not consummate a business combination.

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

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB’s Accounting Standards Update 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company determined that the liquidity, mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution provisions discussed above raise 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 February 14, 2021.

NOTE 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the SEC, and reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position as of September 30, 2020 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements—CONTINUED

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on March 12, 2020.

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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used. 

Net Income Per Share of Common Stock

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income per share is computed by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Public Offering and Private Placement Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 27,760,000 shares of Class A common stock in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted earnings per share is the same as basic earnings per share for the period.

The Company’s statements of operations include a presentation of income per share for Class A common stock subject to redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of income per share. Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted for Class A common stock is calculated by dividing the investment income earned on the Trust Account of $74,232 and $3,146,769, respectively, net of applicable taxes of $55,413 and $700,646, respectively, by the weighted average number of 55,195,379 and 55,200,000 shares of Class A common stock outstanding since the initial issuance for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net income per share, basic and diluted for Class A common stock is calculated by dividing the investment income earned on the Trust Account of $4,554,058 and $9,927,002, respectively, net of applicable taxes of $1,074,960 and $2,202,846, respectively, by the weighted average number of 55,198,449 and 55,200,000 shares of Class A common stock outstanding since the initial issuance for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net loss per share, basic and diluted for Class B common stock is calculated by dividing the net income (loss), less income attributable to Class A common stock, by the weighted average number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding for the period. 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution which, at times, may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. As of September 30, 2020, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements—CONTINUED

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 balance sheets.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include: 

In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares of Class A common stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events.

As discussed in Note 1, all of the 55,192,542 Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of Class A 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 has not specified 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 to be less than $5,000,001.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements—CONTINUED

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and will adjust the carrying value of the security at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable shares of Class A common stock shall be affected by charges against additional paid-in capital.

At September 30, 2020, 54,055,562 of the 55,192,542 outstanding shares of Class A common stock were classified outside of permanent equity. At December 31, 2019, 54,133,917 of the 55,200,000 outstanding shares of Class A common stock were classified outside of permanent equity.

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 statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income 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. Management has determined that a full valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset (related to start-up costs) is appropriate at this time after consideration of all available positive and negative evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax asset.

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, 2020 or December 31, 2019. 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, 2020 or December 31, 2019. 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 since inception.

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events to determine if events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were available for issuance, require potential adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements and has concluded that all such events that would require recognition or disclosure have been recognized or disclosed.   

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s 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

The Company sold 55,200,000 Units in the Public Offering, including 7,200,000 Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 9,360,000 Private Placement Warrants at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant, or approximately $14,040,000 in the aggregate.

Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-third of one warrant (each, a “Warrant” and, collectively, the “Warrants”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. No fractional shares will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or 12 months from the closing of the Public Offering and will expire five years after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. 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, if and only if the last sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock has been at least $18.00 per share on each of 20 trading days within the 30 trading-day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which the Company sent the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements—CONTINUED

As noted above, the underwriters exercised the 45-day option to purchase up to 7,200,000 additional Units to cover any over-allotments at the Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The Units that were issued in connection with the over-allotment option were identical to the other Units issued in the Public Offering.

The Company paid an underwriting discount of 2.0% of the gross offering proceeds, or $11.04 million in the aggregate, to the underwriters at the closing of the Public Offering, with an additional fee (the “Deferred Discount”) of 3.5% of the gross offering proceeds, or $19.32 million in the aggregate, payable upon the Company’s completion of an Initial Business Combination. The Deferred Discount will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event the Company completes an Initial Business Combination.

NOTE 4. Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

In October 2017, the Sponsor purchased 14,375,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for $25,000, or approximately $0.002 per share. In July 2018, the Sponsor surrendered 2,875,000 shares of its Class B common stock for no consideration. In August 2018, the Company effected a stock dividend with respect to the Class B common stock of 2,300,000 shares thereof, resulting in the Sponsor holding an aggregate of 13,800,000 shares of Class B common stock. As used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, “Founder Shares” shall be deemed to include the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion thereof. The Founder Shares are identical to the Class A common stock included in the Units sold in the Public Offering except that the Founder Shares are shares of Class B common stock which automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the Initial Business Combination and are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below. In August 2018, prior to the Public Offering, the Sponsor transferred 150,000 Founder Shares to each of the Company’s two independent directors at their original purchase price.  In July 2019, the Company’s Sponsor transferred 75,000 Founder Shares to a newly appointed independent director at their original purchase price. In April 2020, the Sponsor transferred 37,500 Founder Shares to the Company’s third independent director at their original purchase price. The Founder Shares were issued in connection with our organization pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  

The holders of the Founders Shares have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to an Initial Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A 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 consummation of an Initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction 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.

Private Placement

Concurrently with the closing of the Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 9,360,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant ($14,040,000 in the aggregate) in the Private Placement. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one share of the Company’s Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the purchase price of the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds from the Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Initial Business Combination is not completed within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering (unless extended, as described above), the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. The Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable and exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements—CONTINUED

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

Registration Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and equity securities that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans, if any (and any Class A common shares issuable upon the conversion of any Founder Shares and the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and equity securities that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on August 9, 2018, which will be amended and restated in connection with closing of the Proposed Transactions (as defined below). The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. 

Related Party Advances

The Sponsor or affiliates of the Sponsor paid certain administrative expenses and offering costs on behalf of the Company. These advances are due on demand and are non-interest bearing. Since inception through September 30, 2020, the related party advanced an aggregate of approximately $3.2 million to the Company. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the related party paid $1,643,368 and $447,097, respectively, of other expenses on behalf of the Company and the Company had repaid the related party $258,250 and $502,529, respectively, for advances. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were $1,385,118 and $0 due to the related parties, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company paid certain expenses totaling $11,801 on behalf of the Sponsor. As of September 30, 2020, the amount due to the Company from the Sponsor was $0. 

Prior to the closing of the Public Offering, an affiliate of the Sponsor advanced the Company $294,354 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Public Offering. Upon the closing of the Public Offering, the Company repaid the affiliate of the Sponsor $294,354 in settlement of the outstanding advances. 

Administrative Service Fee

The Company, commencing on August 10, 2018, has agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial support and administrative services. Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. The Company paid the Sponsor $30,000 and $30,000 for such services for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company paid the Sponsor $90,000 and $90,000 for such services for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Forward Purchase Agreement

On August 9, 2018, the Company entered into a forward purchase agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which an affiliate of the Sponsor agreed to purchase an aggregate of up to 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Forward Purchase Shares”), plus an aggregate of up to 10,000,000 warrants (the “Forward Purchase Warrants” and, together with the Forward Purchase Shares, the “Forward Purchase Units”), for an aggregate purchase price of up to $300,000,000 or $10.00 per unit. Each Forward Purchase Warrant will have the same terms as each of the Private Placement Warrants.

The obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement do not depend on whether any public stockholders elect to redeem their shares in connection with the Initial Business Combination and provide the Company with a minimum funding level for the Initial Business Combination. Additionally, the obligations of the affiliate of the Sponsor to purchase the Forward Purchase Units are subject to termination prior to the closing of the sale of the Forward Purchase Units by mutual written consent of the Company and such affiliate, or automatically: (i) if the Initial Business Combination is not consummated within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, unless extended up to a maximum of sixty (60) days in accordance with the amended and restated certificate of incorporation; or (ii) if the affiliate of the Sponsor or the Company become subject to any voluntary or involuntary petition under the United States federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law, in each case which is not withdrawn within sixty (60) days after being filed, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer is appointed by a court for business or property of the affiliate of the Sponsor or the Company in each case which is not removed, withdrawn or terminated within sixty (60) days after such appointment. In addition, the obligations of the affiliate of the Sponsor to purchase the Forward Purchase Units are subject to fulfillment of customary closing conditions, including that the Initial Business Combination must be consummated substantially concurrently with the purchase of the Forward Purchase Units. The Company did not require the Sponsor to Purchase the Forward Purchase Units in connection with the Proposed Transactions.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements—CONTINUED

Note 5. Deferred Underwriting COMMISSIONS

The Company is committed to pay the Deferred Discount of 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering, or $19,320,000, to the underwriters of the Public Offering upon the Company’s completion of an Initial Business Combination. The underwriters are not entitled to receive any of the interest earned on Trust Account funds that would be used to pay the Deferred Discount, and no Deferred Discount is payable to the underwriters if an Initial Business Combination is not completed within 24 months after the Public Offering (unless extended, as described above).

Note 6. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On July 10, 2020, the Company entered into a business combination agreement and plan of reorganization (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Spartan Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary of (“Merger Sub”), and Fisker Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Fisker”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into Fisker (the “Merger,” together with the other transactions related thereto, the “Proposed Transactions”), with Fisker surviving the Merger as the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary. The parties expect the Proposed Transactions to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2020, subject to, among other things, the approval of the Proposed Transactions by the Company’s stockholders, satisfaction of the conditions stated in the Business Combination Agreement and other customary closing conditions.

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, on July 10, 2020, the Sponsor entered into a Sponsor Agreement with the Company pursuant to which the Sponsor will, immediately prior to, and conditioned upon, the effective time of the Merger, automatically and irrevocably surrender and forfeit to the Company, for no consideration and as a contribution to our capital, 441,176 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Sponsor Shares”), whereupon the Sponsor Shares will be canceled.

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, on July 10, 2020, the Company entered into separate subscription agreements (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) with a number of investors (collectively, the “Subscribers”), pursuant to which the Subscribers agreed to purchase, and the Company agreed to sell to the Subscribers, an aggregate of 50,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “PIPE Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $500,000,000, in a private placement (the “PIPE”).

The closing of the sale of the PIPE Shares pursuant to the Subscription Agreements is contingent upon, among other customary closing conditions, the concurrent consummation of the Proposed Transactions. The purpose of the PIPE is to raise additional capital for use by the combined company following the closing of the Merger.

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Company agreed that, within 30 calendar days after the consummation of the Proposed Transactions, the Company will file with the SEC (at its sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the PIPE Shares (the “PIPE Resale Registration Statement”), and that the Company will use our commercially reasonable efforts to have the PIPE Resale Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof.

On October 5, 2020, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC in regards to the above business combination agreement as well as additional proposals for stockholders to vote on at a special meeting on October 28, 2020.

NOTE 7. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

The authorized common stock of the Company includes 200,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock. If the Company enters into an Initial Business Combination, it may (depending on the terms of such an Initial Business Combination) be required to increase the number of shares of Class A common stock which the Company is authorized to issue at the same time as the Company’s stockholders vote on the Initial Business Combination to the extent the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with the Initial Business Combination. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock. At September 30, 2020, there were 55,192,542 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding (of which 54,055,562 were classified outside of permanent equity) and 13,800,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. At December 31, 2019, there were 55,200,000 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding (of which 54,133,917 were classified outside of permanent equity) and 13,800,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. All shares and the associated amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect: (i) the forfeiture of 2,875,000 shares of Class B common stock in July 2018; and (ii) the stock dividend of 2,300,000 shares of Class B common stock in August 2018.

In connection with the Charter Amendment on August 4, 2020, the holders of 7,458 shares of Class A Common Stock properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.31 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $76,922.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements—CONTINUED

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 Company’s board of directors. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Warrants

The Warrants will become exercisable on the later of  (a) 30 days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the Public Offering; provided in each case that the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available (or the Company permits holders to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act). The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, after the closing of its Initial Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. If the Class A common stock is at the time of any exercise of a Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Warrants who exercise their Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. The Warrants will expire five years after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor or any of 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.

The Company may call the Warrants for redemption (except with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):

If the Company calls the Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Warrants to do so on a cashless basis. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Warrant exercise. If the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering (unless extended, as described above) and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Warrants. Accordingly, the Warrants may expire worthless. 

Note 8. Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the investments held in the Trust Account were held in U.S. Treasury Money Market Funds.

SPARTAN ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements—CONTINUED

Note 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 5, 2020, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC in regards to the above business combination agreement as well as additional proposals for stockholders to vote on at a special meeting on October 28, 2020. 

References to “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company” are to Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp., except where the context requires otherwise. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated 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 “Business Combination”). On August 14, 2018 (the “IPO Closing Date”), we consummated our initial public offering (the “Public Offering”) of 55,200,000 units (the “Units”), including 7,200,000 Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to us of $552,000,000.

On August 14, 2018, simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering, we completed the private sale of 9,360,000 private placement warrants at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant to our sponsor, Spartan Energy Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds to us of approximately $14,040,000.

Approximately $552,000,000 of the net proceeds from the Public Offering and the private placement with the Sponsor has been deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of our public stockholders (the “Trust Account”). The net proceeds from the Public Offering and the private placement of private placement warrants held in the Trust Account have been invested solely in U.S. government securities having 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, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.

On July 10, 2020, we entered into a business combination agreement and plan of reorganization (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Spartan Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and our wholly owned subsidiary of (“Merger Sub”), and Fisker Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Fisker”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into Fisker (the “Merger,” together with the other transactions related thereto, the “Proposed Transactions”), with Fisker surviving the Merger as our wholly owned subsidiary. The parties expect the Proposed Transactions to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2020, subject to, among other things, the approval of the Proposed Transactions by our stockholders, satisfaction of the conditions stated in the Business Combination Agreement and other customary closing conditions.

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, on July 10, 2020, the Sponsor entered into a Sponsor Agreement with us pursuant to which the Sponsor will, immediately prior to, and conditioned upon, the effective time of the Merger, automatically and irrevocably surrender and forfeit to us, for no consideration and as a contribution to our capital, 441,176 shares of our Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Sponsor Shares”), whereupon the Sponsor Shares will be canceled.

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, on July 10, 2020, we entered into separate subscription agreements (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) with a number of investors (collectively, the “Subscribers”), pursuant to which the Subscribers agreed to purchase, and we agreed to sell to the Subscribers, an aggregate of 50,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “PIPE Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $500,000,000, in a private placement (the “PIPE”).

The closing of the sale of the PIPE Shares pursuant to the Subscription Agreements is contingent upon, among other customary closing conditions, the concurrent consummation of the Proposed Transactions. The purpose of the PIPE is to raise additional capital for use by the combined company following the closing of the Merger.

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, we agreed that, within 30 calendar days after the consummation of the Proposed Transactions, we will file with the SEC (at our sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the PIPE Shares (the “PIPE Resale Registration Statement”), and that we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to have the PIPE Resale Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof.

The foregoing descriptions of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor Agreement and the Subscription Agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor Agreement and the form of the Subscription Agreement, copies of which are included as exhibits to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 13, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference.

On August 4, 2020, we amended and restated our certificate of incorporation (“Charter Amendment”) to extend the date by which we must complete the Business Combination for an additional six months, from August 14, 2020 to February 14, 2021. In connection with the Charter Amendment, the holders of 7,458 shares of Class A Common Stock properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.31 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $76,922.

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any significant operations nor generated any operating revenue. Our only activities from inception through the IPO Closing Date related to our formation and the Public Offering. Although we have not generated operating revenue, we have generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans.

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we had net loss of $3,251,008, which consisted of investment and interest income held in the Trust Account net of administrative service fees, general and administrative expenses and income tax provision.

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we had net income of $2,045,830, which consisted of investment and interest income held in the Trust Account net of administrative service fees, general and administrative expenses and income tax provision.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we had net loss of $706,628, which consisted of investment and interest income held in the Trust Account net of administrative service fees, general and administrative expenses and income tax provision.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we had net income of $6,781,390, which consisted of investment and interest income held in the Trust Account net of administrative service fees, general and administrative expenses and income tax provision.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Until the consummation of the Public Offering, our only source of liquidity was an initial sale of shares (the “Founder Shares”) of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”), to the Sponsor. Additionally, an affiliate of the Sponsor advanced funds totaling $294,354 to pay administrative and offering costs. Upon the closing of the Public Offering, the Company repaid the affiliate of the Sponsor $294,354 in settlement of the outstanding advances.

On the IPO Closing Date, we consummated the Public Offering of 55,200,000 Units, including 7,200,000 Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to us of $552,000,000.

On August 14, 2018, simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering, we completed the private sale of 9,360,000 private placement warrants at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to us of approximately $14,040,000.

Approximately $552,000,000 of the net proceeds from the Public Offering and the private placement with the Sponsor has been deposited in the Trust Account. The $552,000,000 of net proceeds held in the Trust Account includes $19,320,000 of deferred underwriting discounts and commissions that will be released to the underwriters of the Public Offering upon completion of our initial Business Combination. Of the gross proceeds from the Public Offering and the private placement with the Sponsor that were not deposited in the Trust Account, $11,040,000 was used to pay underwriting discounts and commissions in the Public Offering, $294,354 was used to repay advances from an affiliate of the Sponsor, and the balance was reserved to pay accrued offering and formation costs, business, legal and accounting due diligence expenses on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses.

At September 30, 2020, we had cash of $164,923 and working capital deficit of $4,165,545.

In addition, interest income on the funds held in the Trust Account may be released to us to pay our franchise and income taxes.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2020.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We do not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. As a result, pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

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, 2020. 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.

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, 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

None.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic and resulting worldwide economic conditions could adversely affect our business operations, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) in many countries continues to adversely impact global commercial activity and has contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. The global impact of the outbreak has been rapidly evolving, and as cases of the virus increased around the world, many governments have reacted by instituting quarantines, restrictions on travel, bans on public events and on public gatherings, closures of a variety of venues (e.g., restaurants, concert halls, museums, theaters, schools and stadiums, non-essential stores, malls and other entertainment facilities), shelter-in-place orders or other restrictions on operations and businesses. The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a widespread health crisis that has and may continue to adversely affect the economies and financial markets worldwide, and the business of any potential target business with which we consummate a business combination could be materially and adversely affected. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our search for a business combination will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 or other matters of global concern continue for an extensive period of time, our ability to consummate a business combination, or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected.

Except as noted in the preceding paragraph, 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 filed with the SEC on March 12, 2020.

Unregistered Sales

In October 2017, the Sponsor purchased 14,375,000 Founder Shares for $25,000, or approximately $0.002 per share. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into shares of our Class A common stock at the time of the initial Business Combination. In July 2018, the Sponsor surrendered 2,875,000 shares of its Class B common stock for no consideration. In August 2018, we effected a stock dividend of 2,300,000 shares of our Class B common stock, resulting in the Sponsor holding an aggregate of 13,800,000 Founder Shares. In August 2018, the Sponsor transferred 150,000 Founder Shares to two of our independent directors at their original purchase price. In July 2019, the Sponsor transferred 75,000 Founder Shares another director at their original purchase price. In April 2020, the Sponsor transferred 37,500 Founder Shares to the Company’s third independent director at their original purchase price. The Founder Shares were issued in connection with our organization pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

Simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased from the Company an aggregate of 9,360,000 private placement warrants at a price of $1.50 per private placement warrant (for a purchase price of approximately $14,040,000). Each private placement warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of our Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The sale of the private placement warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Use of Proceeds

On the IPO Closing Date, we consummated the Public Offering of 55,200,000 Units, including 7,200,000 Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to us of $552,000,000.

On August 14, 2018, simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering, we completed the private sale of 9,360,000 private placement warrants at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to us of approximately $14,040,000.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Jefferies LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities, Inc. served as underwriters for the Public Offering. The securities sold in the Public Offering were registered under the Securities Act on registration statements on Form S-1 (File No. 333-226274 and 333-226747) (together, the “Registration Statement”). The SEC declared the Registration Statement effective on August 9, 2018.

From October 13, 2017 (date of inception) through August 14, 2018 (the IPO Closing Date), we incurred approximately $31,184,262 for costs and expenses related to the Public Offering. In connection with the closing of the Public Offering, we paid a total of $11,040,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions. In addition, the underwriters agreed to defer $19,320,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions, which amount will be payable upon consummation of the initial Business Combination. Prior to the closing of the Public Offering, an affiliate of the Sponsor advanced us $294,354 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Public Offering. A total of $294,354 was repaid upon completion of the Public Offering out of the $1,000,000 of Public Offering proceeds that were allocated for the payment of offering expenses other than underwriting discounts and commissions. There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from the Public Offering as described in our final prospectus filed with the SEC on August 13, 2018.

After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (excluding the deferred portion of $19,320,000, which amount will be payable upon consummation of the initial Business Combination) and offering expenses, the total net proceeds from our Public Offering and the sale of the private placement warrants were $554,000,000, of which $552,000,000 (or $10.00 per share sold in the Public Offering) was placed in the Trust Account.

None.

Not Applicable.

None.

Exhibits designated by an asterisk (*) are filed herewith, those designated with asterisks (**) are furnished herewith and those designated with asterisks (***) were previously filed.

EXHIBIT INDEX

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. 

Date: October 28, 2020

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