Learn CW Investment Corp - Quarter Report: 2023 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______________ to ______________
Commission File Number 001-40885
LEARN CW INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands
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98-1583469
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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11755 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 2320
Los Angeles, California 90025
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(424) 324-2990
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Units, each consisting of one Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant
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LCW.U
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The New York Stock Exchange
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Class A Ordinary Shares included as part of the units
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LCW
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The New York Stock Exchange
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Warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50
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LCW.WS
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The New York Stock Exchange
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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 (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any
new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
As of August 18, 2023, there were 23,000,000 of the registrant’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,750,000 of the registrant’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.
LEARN CW INVESTMENT CORPORATION
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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LEARN CW INVESTMENT CORPORATION
June 30,
2023
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December 31,
2022
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(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS
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Current Assets:
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Cash
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$
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244,239
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$
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748,857
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Prepaid Expenses
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270,060
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581,408
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Total Current Assets
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514,299
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1,330,265
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Assets Held in Trust
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241,128,027
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235,578,275
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Total Assets
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$
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241,642,326
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$
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236,908,540
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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Current Liabilities:
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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$
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1,351,556
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$
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1,041,776
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Total Current Liabilities
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1,351,556
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1,041,776
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Deferred Underwriter’s Fee Payable
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9,780,500
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9,780,500
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Convertible Note –
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1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | ||||||
Warrant Liability
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559,380
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1,118,760
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Total Liabilities
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12,741,436
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12,991,036
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 6)
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Class A Ordinary Shares; 23,000,000 shares at
redemption value
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240,783,027
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235,578,275
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SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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Preferred shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none
outstanding
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—
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—
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Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; none
outstanding (excluding 23,000,000 subject to possible redemption) at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
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—
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—
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Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,750,000
shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
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575
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575
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Additional paid in capital
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—
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—
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Accumulated deficit
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(11,882,712
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)
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(11,661,346
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)
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Total Shareholders’ Deficit
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(11,882,137
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)
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(11,660,771
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)
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit
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$
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241,642,326
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$
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236,908,540
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
LEARN CW INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
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For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Formation costs and other operating expenses
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$
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428,076
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$
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510,890
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$
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781,121
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$
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1,082,314
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Loss from operations
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(428,076
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)
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(510,890
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)
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(781,121
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)
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(1,082,314
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)
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Other income (expense):
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Interest income on trust account
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2,743,828
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153,943
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5,204,752
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157,387
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Interest income on cash account
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375 | — | 375 | — | ||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability
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(186,460
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)
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4,288,580
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559,380
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8,046,364
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Net income
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$
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2,129,667
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$
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3,931,633
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$
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4,983,386
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$
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7,121,437
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Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares
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23,000,000
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23,000,000
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23,000,000
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23,000,000
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Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A ordinary shares
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$
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0.07
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$
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0.14
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$
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0.17
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$
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0.25
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Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B ordinary shares
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5,750,000
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5,750,000
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5,750,000
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5,750,000
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Basic and diluted net income per share, Class B ordinary shares
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$
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0.07
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$
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0.14
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$
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0.17
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$
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0.25
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
LEARN CW INVESTMENT CORPORATION
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023
(UNAUDITED)
Additional | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class B Ordinary Shares
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Paid in | Accumulated | Shareholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit
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Deficit
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Balance – January 1, 2023
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5,750,000
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$
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575
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$
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-
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$
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(11,661,346
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)
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$
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(11,660,771
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)
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Accretion of Class A shares to redemption value
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- | - | - | (2,460,924 | ) | (2,460,924 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income
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-
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-
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-
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2,853,719
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2,853,719
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Balance – March 31, 2023
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5,750,000
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$
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575
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$
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-
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$
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(11,268,551
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)
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$
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(11,267,976
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)
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Accretion of Class A shares to redemption value |
- | - | - | (2,743,828 | ) | (2,743,828 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income
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-
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-
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-
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2,129,667
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2,129,667
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Balance – June 30, 2023
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5,750,000
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$
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575
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$
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-
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$
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(11,882,712
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)
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$
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(11,882,137
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)
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FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
(UNAUDITED)
Additional | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class B Ordinary Shares
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Paid in | Accumulated | Shareholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit
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Deficit
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Balance – January 1, 2022
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5,750,000
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$
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575
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$
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-
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$
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(18,274,560
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)
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$
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(18,273,985
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Net income
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-
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-
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-
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3,189,804
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3,189,804
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Balance – March 31, 2022
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5,750,000
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$
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575
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$ |
-
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$
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(15,084,756
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$
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(15,084,181
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Accretion of Class A shares to redemption value |
-
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- |
- | (161,098 | ) | (161,098 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income |
-
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-
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-
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3,931,633
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3,931,633
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Balance – June 30, 2022
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5,750,000
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$
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575
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$
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-
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$
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(11,314,221
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)
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$
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(11,313,646
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)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial
statements.
LEARN CW INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(UNAUDITED)
For the six
months
ended
June 30, 2023
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For the six
months
ended
June 30, 2022
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
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Net income
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$
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4,983,386
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$
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7,121,437
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
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Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account
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(5,204,752
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)
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(157,387
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)
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Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
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(559,380
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)
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(8,046,364
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)
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Prepaid expenses
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311,348
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374,014
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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309,780
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409,085
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Net cash used in operating activities
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(159,618
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)
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(299,215
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)
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities: |
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Cash deposited into Trust Account |
$ |
(345,000 | ) | $ |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
(345,000 | ) | — | |||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
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Proceeds from convertible note – related party |
$ |
— | $ |
1,050,000 | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
— | 1,050,000 | ||||||
Net Change in Cash
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(504,618
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)
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750,785
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Cash – Beginning of the period
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748,857
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237,363
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Cash – End of the period
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$
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244,239
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$
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988,148
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Non-cash investing and financing activities:
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Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
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$
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5,204,752
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$
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—
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed
financial statements.
LEARN CW INVESTMENT CORPORATION
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Note 1 – Description of Organization and
Business Operations
Learn CW Investment
Corporation (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on February 2, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or
other similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is an early stage and emerging
growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of June 30, 2023, the
Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through June 30, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation, and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) and identifying a target for a Business Combination. The Company will
not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The registration statement
for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on October 7, 2021. On October 13, 2021 the Company consummated the Initial Public offering of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”), which included 3,000,000 units issued pursuant to the exercise by the
underwriter of its over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and
of one redeemable warrant of the Company (the “Public Warrants”), each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The Units
were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000.Substantially concurrently
with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale of 7,146,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to the
Company’s sponsor, CWAM LC Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross
proceeds to the Company of $7,146,000.
Following the closing of
the Initial Public Offering on October 13, 2021, an amount of $232,300,000 ($10.10 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”)
which may be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended
investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business
Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.
Transaction costs of the
Initial Public Offering amounted to $13,157,186, consisting of $2,446,000 of underwriting fee, $9,780,500 of deferred underwriting
fee and $930,686 of other offering costs, with $781,595 included in accumulated deficit as an allocation for the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants.
The Company’s management
has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Proposed Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward
consummating a Business Combination. NYSE rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that
together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (as defined below) (less any deferred
underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of a definitive agreement to enter a Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business
Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling
interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully
effect a Business Combination. Upon the closing of the Proposed Offering, management has agreed that $10.10 per Unit sold in the
Proposed Offering, including the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, will be held in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the
Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until
the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s shareholders, as described below.
The Company
will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “public shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder
meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a proposed Business Combination, the Company may seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at
which shareholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks shareholder approval, a majority of
the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination.
The Company
will not redeem Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 (so that it does not then
become subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules) or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to the Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination,
the Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company receives an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law approving a Business Combination, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who attend and
vote at a general meeting of the Company, or such other vote as required by law or stock exchange rule. If a shareholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company
will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing
substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the sponsor has agreed to vote
its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares, without
voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against a proposed Business Combination.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, a Public Shareholder, other than Softbank, together with any affiliate of such
shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with
respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.
The sponsor
has agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and
Articles of Association (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below) or (ii) with respect to any other provision
relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in
cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the Trust account and not previously released to pay taxes, divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares.
The Company will have until 18
months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate a Business Combination, with an automatic six months extension if
we have signed a definitive agreement with respect to a Business Combination within such 18-month period. However, if we anticipate that
we may not be able to consummate a Business Combination within 18 months, we may extend the period of time to consummate a Business
Combination up to six times, each by an additional one month (for a total of up to 24 months to complete a Business Combination) (the “Combination
Period”). In order to extend the time available for us to consummate a Business Combination, our sponsor or its affiliates or designees, upon ten days
advance notice prior to the applicable deadline, must deposit into the trust account $115,000 ($0.005 per share) on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each one month extension (up to an aggregate of $690,000, or $0.03 per share, if we extend for the full six months). Any such
payments would be made in exchange for additional private placement warrants to be issued by us to our sponsor or its affiliates or designees, as applicable, at a price of $1.00 per warrant. If the Company has not completed a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of
winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than
business days thereafter, redeem 100% of 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 and not previously released to us to pay our taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided
by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the Public Shareholders as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as
promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Public Shareholders and its Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman
Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to
complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.The sponsor has agreed to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares it will receive if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination
Period. However, if the sponsor or any of its respective affiliates acquire Public Shares, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the
Combination Period. The underwriter has agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and in such
event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining
available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.10).
In order to protect the
amounts held in the Trust Account, the sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or
products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (1) $10.10 per public share and (2) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if
less than $10.10 per public share, due to reductions in the value of trust assets, in each case net of the interest that may be withdrawn
to pay taxes. This liability will not apply to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriter of the Initial Public
Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the sponsor will not be
responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service
providers (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim
of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Liquidity, Capital
Resources and Going Concern
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had cash of $244,239 and $748,857 held outside of the Trust Account, respectively. Prior to the completion of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity needs have been
satisfied through a payment of certain offering costs of $25,000 from the Sponsor (see Note 5) for the Founder Shares, and the loan under
an unsecured promissory note from the Sponsor of $300,000 (see Note 5). During 2021 and prior to the Initial Public Offering, the Company
drew $300,000 on the Note, which it paid in October 2021. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and Private
Placement, the Company’s liquidity needs have been satisfied from the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. The Company’s Sponsor has undertaken to fund working capital deficiencies of the
Company and finance transaction costs in connection with an initial Business Combination of the Company by means of Company working capital loans, as defined below (see Note 5). On May 5, 2022, the Company drew down and received cash proceeds of $1,050,000 from the Sponsor under the Working Capital Loan arrangement. During the period ended June 30, 2023, the Company has sustained negative cash
flows from operations and expects to continue to incur negative cash flows from operations for at least the next twelve months from the filing of this report.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting
Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until October 13, 2023 to consummate the proposed Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will
be able to consummate the proposed Business Combination by this time. If a business combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. Management has determined that
the mandatory liquidation, should a business combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months from the issuance of this
filing. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after October 13, 2023. The Company intends to complete the proposed Business Combination before the mandatory
liquidation date. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any business combination by October 13, 2023.
The Company’s evaluation of its working capital, along with, the liquidity condition and date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution
raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these condensed financial statements are issued. These condensed financial statements do not include any adjustment relating to the
recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for condensed interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain
information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do
not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all
adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Form 10-K as
filed with the SEC on April 18, 2023. The financial information as of December 31, 2022 is derived from the audited financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2022. The interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any future periods.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our
Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to,
not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy
statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised
financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with
the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt
out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging
growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company, which is neither an emerging growth
company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of
the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events.
Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash
equivalents. The Company had $244,239 and $748,857
of cash as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and had no cash equivalents.
Assets Held in Trust Account
At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, all of the assets held in the Trust Account were invested in U.S. based money market
accounts.
Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset
and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in
future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets
to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued
interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and
no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of June 30, 2023. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that
could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.
There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman federal
income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will
materially change over the next twelve months.
Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its shares subject to possible redemption in accordance
with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally
redeemable shares of ordinary share (including shares of ordinary share 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) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to
occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of the Company’s balance sheet.
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
reflected on the Balance Sheets are reconciled in the following table:
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2021
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$ |
232,300,000 | ||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
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3,278,275
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Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022
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$
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235,578,275
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Accretion of carrying value to redemption value |
5,204,752 | |||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption as of June 30, 2023 | $ | 240,783,027 |
Offering Costs
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, and other expenses incurred through
the balance sheet date that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. The Company complies with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A— “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs consist
principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are charged to shareholders’ equity or the statement of operations based on the relative value
of the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants to the proceeds received from the Units sold upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. Accordingly, on December 31, 2021 offering costs totaling $13,157,186 (consisting of $2,446,000 of
underwriting fee, $9,780,500 of deferred underwriting fee and $930,686 of other offering costs) were recognized with $781,595 included in the
statements of operations as an allocation for the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants. No offering costs were incurred
for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Warrant Liability
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or
liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”).
The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under
ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant
issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity
classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to
be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The fair value
of the warrants was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model (see Note 10).
Net Income Per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic
260, “Earnings Per Share”. The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income is shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income per share is computed by
dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of Class A ordinary share is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates
fair value. The calculation of diluted income per ordinary share does not consider the effect of the Warrants issued in connection with the IPO, as well Warrants potentially issuable upon conversion of the Note since the exercise of the Warrants
are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such Warrants would be anti-dilutive.
A reconciliation of net income per ordinary share is as follows:
For the Three MonthsEnded
June 30, 2023
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For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
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For the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
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For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
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Class A
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Class B
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Class A
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Class B
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Class B |
Class A |
Class B |
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Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share
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Numerator:
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Allocation of net income, as adjusted
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$
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1,703,734
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$
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425,933
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$
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3,986,709
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$
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996,677
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$ | 3,145,306 | $ | 786,327 | $ | 5,697,150 | $ | 1,424,287 | ||||||||||||||||
Denominator:
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
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23,000,000
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5,750,000
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23,000,000
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5,750,000
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23,000,000 | 5,750,000 | 23,000,000 | 5,750,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share
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$
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0.07
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$
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0.07
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$
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0.17
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$
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0.17
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$ | 0.14 | $ |
0.14 | $ | 0.25 | $ |
0.25 |
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a
financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks
on such account.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value
Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying Balance Sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that
qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant
date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the condensed statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities
or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required
within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
The Company will account for the conversion features in Convertible notes under ASC Topic 815. However, if a conversion
feature meets the criteria of the scope exception, then it will not be bifurcated.
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options
(Subtopic 470—20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of
beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces
additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-convened method
for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2024 and should be applied on full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if
that ASU 2020-06 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Management does not believe there are any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently
adopted, that would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Note 3 – Initial Public Offering
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering on October 13, 2021, the Company sold 23,000,000 Units, including 3,000,000 Units as a result of
the underwriter’s exercise of their over-allotment option in full, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of
one share of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, and
of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50
per whole share (see Note 8).Note 4 – Private Placement
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 7,146,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00
per Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,146,000, in a private placement. Each Private Placement Warrant is
identical to the warrants offered in the Initial Public Offering, except there will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to Private Placement Warrants, which will expire worthless if we do not
consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
Note 5 – Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On February 2, 2021, in consideration for the payment of certain of the Company’s offering costs, the Company applied $25,000 of outstanding advances from the Sponsor towards the issuance of 7,187,000 shares of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares. On August 20, 2021 and September 9, 2021, the Sponsor effected a surrender of 1,287,000 Class B ordinary shares and 150,000
Class B ordinary shares, respectively, to the Company for no consideration, resulting in a decrease in the total number of Class
B ordinary shares outstanding from 7,187,000 to 5,750,000. All shares and associated amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the share surrender. The initial shareholders agreed to forfeit up to 750,000 Founder Shares to the extent the over-allotment was not exercised in full by the underwriter. In May 2021, our sponsor transferred 30,000 founder shares to each of our independent directors at the same price originally paid for such shares. On October 13, 2021, the underwriter
exercised the full over-allotment option.
The sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination or (B) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange
or similar transaction that results in the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the last sale price of the Company’s Class A ordinary
shares 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 Business Combination, the Founder
Shares will be released from the lock-up.
Promissory Note – Related Party
On February 18, 2021, the sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Proposed Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). On March 25, 2021, the Company borrowed $300,000 on the Note to cover expenses related to the Proposed Offering. On September 7, 2021, the sponsor and the Company agreed to amend and restate
the Note (the “Amended and Restated Note”) to extend the maturity date. The Amended and Restated Note was non-interest bearing and was paid in full on October 26, 2021.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the sponsor, an affiliate of the sponsor, or
the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (the “Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon
consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of notes may be converted
upon consummation of a Business Combination into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants will be identical to the
Private Placement Warrants. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be
used to repay the Working Capital Loans.
On May 3, 2022, the Company entered into a promissory note with the Sponsor pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to an aggregate
amount of $1,050,000 which the Company drew down in full on May 5, 2022. This note is non-interest bearing and is due on the
earlier of the day by which the Company must complete a Business Combination, and the effective date of a Business Combination. The outstanding balance under this loan amounted to $1,050,000 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Management determined that there was an embedded
conversion feature related to the note that would require bifurcation and be classified as a liability. However, as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the amount was determined to be de minimis.
Note 6 – Commitments and Contingencies
Registration and Shareholders Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans
(and in each case holders of their component securities, as applicable) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed simultaneously with the offering (October 13, 2021), requiring the Company to
register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to our Class A ordinary shares). The holders of the majority 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 with respect
to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses
incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriter is entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $7,780,500 in the aggregate, and a
discretionary deferred fee of $2,000,000. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust
Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Softbank and Sponsor Investors Investment
A fund managed by SB Management Limited, a 100% directly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., and certain members of our sponsor, in the aggregate, have purchased $100.0 million of units (or 10,000,000 units) and $7.7 million of units (or 770,000 units), respectively, in
the Initial Public Offering, and we agreed to direct the underwriter to sell Softbank and the sponsor investors such number of units, which number of units in the aggregate equals approximately 37.5% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding. Such number of units, together with Class B ordinary shares held by
our initial shareholders, equals approximately 57.5% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares
issued and outstanding. The underwriter is entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.35 per unit for every unit purchased by
Softbank, the payment of which has been deferred and will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination. The underwriter did not receive any
underwritten discount for any unit purchased by the sponsor investors. Softbank and the sponsor investors entered into a letter agreement with us pursuant to which they would agree (a) to vote all of their public shares purchased during or
after the Initial Public Offering in favor of our initial Business Combination on terms substantially identical to those agreed to by the initial shareholders with respect to the initial Shareholders’ voting arrangement and (b) not transfer,
assign or sell any of their units and the underlying securities for a period of 60 days from the date of the Initial Public
Offering.
As Softbank has purchased such units in this offering, if they vote them in favor of our initial Business Combination, it
is possible that no votes from other public shareholders would be required to approve our initial Business Combination, depending on the number of shares that are present at the meeting to approve such transaction.
Note 7 – Warrant Liabilities
The Company accounted for the 18,646,000 warrants issued in connection with the
Initial Public Offering in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40. Such guidance provides that, because the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each warrant must be recorded as a liability.
Accordingly, the Company has classified each warrant as a liability at its fair value. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such remeasurement, the warrant liability will be adjusted to fair value,
with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The warrants are also subject to re-evaluation of the proper classification and accounting treatment at each reporting period. If the classification changes as
a result of events during the period, the warrants will be reclassified as of the date of the event that causes the reclassification.
The Company offered warrants in connection with its sale of Units. Each whole warrant that is part of the Units sold in the Offering is exercisable to purchase one share of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, subject
to adjustment as provided in the Company’s Offering prospectus, and only whole warrants are exercisable. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. If, upon separation of the Units,
a holder of warrants would be entitled to receive a fractional warrant, the Company will round down to the nearest whole number of warrants to be issued to such holder.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the
Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect
to registration. No Public Warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their Public Warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon
such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, after the closing of a Business Combination, it will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement registering the issuance, under
the Securities Act, of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise
of the warrants, to cause such registration statement to become effective and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If a
registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th
business day after the closing of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration
statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption.
Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:
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in whole and not in part;
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•
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at a price of $0.01 per Public Warrant; |
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upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder and |
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if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:
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in whole and not in part; |
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at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined by reference to an agreed table based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of Class A ordinary shares; |
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if and only if, the closing price of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per public share (as adjusted) for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and |
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if the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted), the Private Placement Warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants, as described above. |
If
and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may not exercise its redemption right if the issuance of ordinary shares upon exercise of the warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable
state blue sky laws or the Company is unable to effect such registration or qualification.
The exercise price and number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances
including in the event of a share dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Public Warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a
Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution
from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless. If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require
all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in
certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and
the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust
Account with respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in
connection with the closing of its initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per
Class A ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any
Founder Shares held by the sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the Company’s initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of such
initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s ordinary shares during the 20
trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price and the $18.00 per share
redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the greater of the Market
Value and the Newly Issued Price.
The Private Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants included in the Units being sold in the Proposed Offering, except that
the Private Placement Warrants will and the ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a
cashless basis and will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees,
the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
At June 30, 2023, there were 11,500,000
public warrants and 7,146,000 private placement warrants outstanding with a fair value of $345,000 and $214,380,
respectively. At December 31, 2022, there were 11,500,000 public warrants and 7,146,000 private placement warrants outstanding with a fair value of $690,000
and $428,760, respectively.
The Company accounts for the 11,500,000 warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the 7,146,000 private placement warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40. Such guidance provides that because the warrants do
not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each warrant must be recorded as a derivative liability. The warrant agreement contains an Alternative Issuance provision that if less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of the Class A ordinary share in the Business Combination is payable in the form of ordinary equity in the successor
entity, and if the holders of the warrants properly exercises the warrants within thirty days following the public disclosure of
the consummation of Business Combination by the Company, the warrant price shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference (but in no event less than zero) of (i) the warrant price in effect prior to such reduction minus (ii) (A) the
Per Share Consideration (as defined below) minus (B) the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined below). The “Black-Scholes Warrant Value” means the value of a Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination based on
the Black-Scholes Warrant Model for a Capped American Call on Bloomberg Financial Markets. “Per Share Consideration” means (i) if the consideration paid to holders of the ordinary share consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash
per ordinary share, and (ii) in all other cases, the volume weighted average price of the ordinary share as reported during the
-trading
day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the Business Combination.The Company believes that the adjustments to the exercise price of the warrants is based on a variable that is not an input to the fair value of a “fixed-for-fixed” option as defined under FASB ASC Topic No. 815 – 40, and thus the
warrants are not eligible for an exception from derivative accounting. The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record a derivative liability upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering.
Accordingly, the Company will classify each warrant as a liability at its fair value and the warrants will be allocated a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the Units equal to its fair value determined by the Monte Carlo simulation.
This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such remeasurement, the warrant liability will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s statements of operations.
The Company will reassess the classification at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the warrants will be reclassified as of the date of the event that causes the reclassification.
Note 8 – Class A Ordinary
Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company’s Class A
ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of future events. The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares with a par value $0.0001 per
share. Holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 23,000,000 Class A ordinary shares
outstanding which were subject to possible redemption and are classified outside of permanent equity in the Balance Sheets.
Note 9 - Shareholders’ Deficit
Preference Shares
— The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding, respectively.
Class A Ordinary Shares
— The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A ordinary
shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At June 30,
2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no Class A ordinary shares issued or outstanding, excluding the 23,000,000 shares subject to redemption.
Class B Ordinary Shares
— The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Class B ordinary
shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding, respectively.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the Business Combination on a
one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like. In the
case that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts offered in the Proposed Offering and related to the closing of a Business Combination, the ratio at which Class B
ordinary shares shall convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so
that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as converted basis, 20% of the sum of the total number of all ordinary shares outstanding upon the completion of the Proposed Offering plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity linked securities issued or deemed issued in
connection with a Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination, and any private placement-equivalent warrants issued to the sponsor or its affiliates
upon conversion of loans made to the Company). Holders of Founder Shares may also elect to convert their Class B ordinary shares into an equal number of Class A ordinary shares, subject to adjustment as provided above, at any time.
The Company may issue additional ordinary shares or preference shares to complete its Business Combination or under an
employee incentive plan after completion of its Business Combination.
Note 10 – Fair Value Measurement
Fair value is defined as the price that would be
received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in
measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
These tiers include:
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Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices
(unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
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• |
Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are
either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
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• |
Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists,
therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
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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.
The following table presents information about the
Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2023, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company
utilized to determine such fair value:
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Assets:
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Assets Held in Trust
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$
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241,128,027
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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241,128,027
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Liabilities:
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Warrant Liabilities:
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Public Warrants
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$
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345,000
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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345,000
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Private Placement Warrants
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-
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-
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214,380
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214,380
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Total Warrant Liabilities
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$
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345,000
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$
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-
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$
|
214,380
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$
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559,380
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The following table presents information about the Company’s
assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2022, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Assets:
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Assets Held in Trust
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$
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235,578,275
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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235,578,275
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Liabilities:
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Warrant Liabilities:
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Public Warrants
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$
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690,000
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$
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-
|
$
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-
|
$
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690,000
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||||||||
Private Placement Warrants
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-
|
-
|
428,760
|
428,760
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||||||||||||
Total Warrant Liabilities
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$
|
690,000
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$
|
-
|
$
|
428,760
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$
|
1,118,760
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The Warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance
with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities on the Balance Sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of
warrant liabilities in the Statements of Operations.
Initial and Subsequent Measurement
The Company established the initial fair value for the
Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants on October 13, 2021, the date of the Company’s Initial Public Offering, using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The Company allocated the proceeds received from (i) the sale of Units (which is
inclusive of one share of Class A ordinary share and
of one Public Warrant), and (ii) the sale of Private Placement Warrants, first to the Warrants based on their fair values as determined at initial measurement, with the remaining
proceeds allocated to shares of Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption based on their relative fair values at the initial measurement date. The Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants were classified as Level 3 at the
initial measurement date due to the use of unobservable inputs. For periods subsequent to the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units, which occurred on November 29, 2021, the Public Warrants were valued using the instrument’s publicly
listed trading price on the NYSE as of the balance sheet date, which is considered to be a Level 1 measurement due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market.The key inputs into the Monte Carlo
Simulation Model for the Private Placement Warrants were as follows on June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
Input
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June 30,
2023
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December 31,
2022
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Share Price
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$
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10.48
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$
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10.10
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Exercise Price
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$
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11.50
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$
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11.50
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Risk-free rate of interest
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4.03
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%
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3.91
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%
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Volatility
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3.2
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%
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4.5
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%
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Term
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5.29
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5.29
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Probability Weighted Fair Value of Warrants
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$
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0.03
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$
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0.06
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The Warrants were valued using a Monte Carlo Simulation
Model, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. The Modified Black Scholes model’s primary unobservable input utilized in determining the fair value of the Warrants is the expected volatility as of the IPO date, which was
derived from observable warrant pricing on comparable ‘blank-check’ companies without an identified target. The expected volatility as of subsequent valuation dates was implied from the Company’s own public warrant pricing.
The following table presents the changes in the fair value of
Level 3 warrant liabilities:
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Private Placement Warrants
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Fair value as of December 31, 2022
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$
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428,760
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Change in fair value
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(285,840
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)
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Fair value as of March 31, 2023 | $ | 142,920 | ||
Change in fair value | 71,460 | |||
Fair value as of June 30, 2023 | $ | 214,380 |
Conversion Option Liability
The liability for the conversion option was valued using a Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. The Black Scholes model’s primary unobservable input utilized in determining the
fair value of the conversion option is the expected volatility of the ordinary shares. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, there were no changes in the fair value of the conversion option liability. As of June 30, 2023 and
December 31, 2022, the fair value of the conversion feature was di minimis.
Note 11 – Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these condensed financial statements were issued and determined that there
were no significant unrecognized events through that date other than those noted below.
In July 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing that an aggregate of $115,000 had been deposited into the Company’s Trust Account in order to extend the period of time it has to consummate a business combination by an additional one month, from then
deadline of July 13, 2023 to August 13, 2023.
In August 2023, Company issued a press release announcing that an aggregate of $115,000 had been deposited into the Company’s Trust Account in order to further extend the period of time it has to consummate a business combination by an additional one month, from
then deadline of August 13, 2023 to September 13, 2023.
ITEM 2. |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Learn CW. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and
references to the “Sponsor” refer to CWAM LC Sponsor, LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and
the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected
and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”
regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and
variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information
currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2022 filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 18, 2023. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the
Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated on February 2, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase,
reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”). We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of our Initial Public Offering and the sale
of our shares, debt or a combination of cash, equity and debt. We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
Our registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on October 13, 2021. On October 13, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 units, including
the issuance of 3,000,000 units as a result of the underwriter’s full exercise of their over-allotment option, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Each Unit consisted of one Public Share and one-half of one redeemable
Warrant. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Public Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 7,146,000
warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to CWAM LC Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”) generating gross proceeds of $7,146,000.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on October 13, 2021, $232,300,000 ($10.10 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of
the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a non-interest bearing Trust Account (the “Trust Account”), located in the United States at a nationally recognized financial institution, with U.S. Bank National Association acting as trustee, and
invested only in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated
under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Pursuant to the trust agreement, the trustee will not be permitted to invest in other securities or assets. The Trust Account is intended as a
holding place for funds pending the earliest to occur of either: (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and
restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of the Class A ordinary shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with the initial Business Combination
or to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company does not complete the initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders
of the Class A ordinary shares; or (iii) absent the completing an initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the return of the funds held in the Trust Account to the public stockholders as part
of the redemption of the public shares. If the Company does not invest the proceeds as discussed above, the Company may be deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act.
If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or during any Extension Period, we 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, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, divided by the number of then
outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public Shareholder’s rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as
reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in
each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law.
Results of Operations
Our only activities from inception through June 30, 2023, were those related to our formation, the preparation for our Initial Public Offering and, since the closing of the Initial Public Offering,
the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial Business
Combination, at the earliest. We incurred expenses as a result of being a public company (including for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for expenses in connection with searching for a prospective
initial Business Combination.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net income of $2,129,667, which consisted of operating expenses of $428,076, offset by a change in fair value of the warrant liability of $186,460
and interest income related to the Trust Account of $2,743,828 and interest income on cash account of $375.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net income of $4,983,386, which consisted of operating expenses of $781,121, a change in fair value of the warrant liability of $559,380, and interest
income related to the Trust Account of $5,204,752 and interest income on cash account of $375.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net income of $3,931,633, which consisted of formation and operating expenses of $510,890 a change in fair value of the warrant liability of
$4,288,580, and interest income related to the Trust Account of $153,943.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net income of $7,121,437, which consisted of formation and operating expenses of $1,082,314, a change in fair value of the warrant liability of
$8,046,364, and interest income related to the Trust Account of $157,387.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
On October 13, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,00. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering,
the Company consummated a private placement of 7,146,000 Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant to its Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $7,146,000. Simultaneously, the underwriter exercised the over-allotment option and
purchased an additional 3,000,000 Over-Allotment Units, generating an aggregate of gross proceeds of $30,000,000.
Following the consummation of the Initial Public Offering on October 13, 2021, an amount of $232,300,000 ($10.10 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering
was placed in the Trust Account. Transaction costs amounted to $12,375,591 consisting of $2,446,000 of underwriting fees, $9,780,500 of deferred underwriting fees and $930,686 of other costs.
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had approximately $241,128,027 and $235,578,275 cash held in the Trust Account, respectively. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held the
Trust Account. To the extent that our shares or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations
of the post-Business Combination entity, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had cash of $244,239 and $748,857 held outside of the Trust Account, respectively. We intend to use the funds held outside of the Trust Account primarily
to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, properties, or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representative or owners,
review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor, or our officers and directors may provide us working capital loans
(“Working Capital Loans”). On May 3, 2022, the Sponsor confirmed to the Company that it will provide any such Working Capital Loans for at least the next twelve months. On May 5, 2022, the Company drew down and received cash proceeds of
$1,050,000. The outstanding balance under this loan is $1,050,000 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. If we complete a Business Combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the
event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,050,000
of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update
(“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” The Company has until September 13, 2023, to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate
a Business Combination by the specified period. If a Business Combination is not consummated by September 13, 2023 and the Company decides not to extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination, there will be a mandatory
liquidation and subsequent dissolution.
The Company’s evaluation of its working capital, along with, the liquidity condition and date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these condensed financial statements are issued. These condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification
of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On February 2, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 7,187,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. On August 20, 2021
and September 9, 2021, the Sponsor effected a surrender of 1,287,000 Class B ordinary shares and 150,000 Class B ordinary shares, respectively, to the Company for no consideration, resulting in a decrease in the total number of Class B ordinary
shares outstanding from 7,187,000 to 5,750,000. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 750,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriter’s over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part. The
underwriter’s over-allotment option was exercised in full on October 13, 2021, and these shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
The sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until two years after the completion of a Business Combination.
Promissory Note – Related Party
On February 18, 2021, the sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Proposed Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). On March 25,
2021, the Company borrowed $300,000 on the Note to cover expenses related to the Proposed Offering. On September 7, 2021, the sponsor and the company agreed to amend and restate the Note (the “Amended and Restated Note”) to extend the maturity
date. The Amended and Restated Note was non-interest bearing and was paid in full on October 26, 2021.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the sponsor, an affiliate of the sponsor, or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan
the Company funds as may be required (the “Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the
lender’s discretion, up to $1,050,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. In the event that a
Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans.
On May 3, 2022, the Company entered into a promissory note with the Sponsor pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to an aggregate amount of $1,050,000 which the Company drew down
in full on May 5, 2022. This note is non-interest bearing and is due on the earlier of the day by which the Company must complete a Business Combination, and the effective date of a Business Combination. The outstanding balance under this loan
amounted to $1,050,000 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Management determined that there was an embedded conversion feature related to the note that would require bifurcation and be classified as a liability. However, based on a
third-party valuation, the amount was determined to be de minimis.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements; Commitments and Contractual Obligations
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did not have any commitments or contractual
obligations other than obligations disclosed herein.
Contractual Obligations
Registration and Shareholders Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans (and in each case holders of their component securities,
as applicable) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder
Shares, only after conversion to our Class A ordinary shares). The holders of the majority 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 with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule
415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriter is entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $7,780,500 in the aggregate, and a discretionary deferred fee of $2,000,000. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriter
from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Softbank and Sponsor Investors Investment
A fund managed by SB Management Limited, a 100% directly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., and certain members of our sponsor, in the aggregate, have purchased $100.0 million of units (or
10,000,000 units) and $7.7 million of units (or 770,000 units), respectively, in the Initial Public Offering. The underwriter is entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.35 per unit for every unit purchased by Softbank, the payment of which has
been deferred and will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination. The underwriter has not received any underwritten discount for any unit
purchased by the sponsor investors.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual
results could materially differ from those estimates.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants
are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are
indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly
period end date while the warrants are outstanding. For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of
issuance.
For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each
balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The fair value of the warrants was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The
more significant estimates made by management in these fair value determinations are around the inputs used in the fair value model, with volatility being the most judgmental of those inputs. A 1% increase in volatility input would increase the
Company’s warrant liability by approximately $1,700,000.
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives
and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash
conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for
convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible
instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have
on its financial statements.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our condensed financial statements.
JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. 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. We have elected to irrevocably 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, we will adopt the new or revised standard at the time public companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial
statements with another emerging growth company that has not opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accountant standards used.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act,
if, as an “emerging growth company”, we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section
404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the
PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), and (iv) disclose certain executive
compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the
completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
ITEM 3. |
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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The net proceeds of our Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement held in the Trust Account are invested in U.S. government securities with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market
funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material
exposure to interest rate risk.
ITEM 4. |
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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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 Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to
be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rules 13a-15f and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2023. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under the
Exchange Act) were not effective, due solely to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the warrant valuation and the recording of interest income earned on the trust account. As a result, we performed
additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Report present fairly in all material respects
our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the
benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our
control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in
achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, 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.
As required by Rules 13a-15f and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2023. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under the
Exchange Act) were not effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
This Report does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm due to a
transition period established by the rules of the SEC for newly public companies.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, 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.
ITEM 1. |
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
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None.
ITEM 1A. |
RISK FACTORS.
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Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this report include the risk factors described in our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-254820) filed in connection with our
IPO and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. 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. As of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes to the
risk factors disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. However, we may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
ITEM 2. |
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS FROM REGISTERED SECURITIES.
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On October 13, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 shares, which included the full exercise by the underwriter of the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 shares, at
$10.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 7,146,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate
purchase price of $7,146,000.
ITEM 3. |
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
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None.
ITEM 4. |
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
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Not applicable.
ITEM 5. |
OTHER INFORMATION.
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None.
ITEM 6. |
EXHIBITS
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The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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101.INS*
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.CAL*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
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101.SCH*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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101.DEF*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
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101.LAB*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
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101.PRE*
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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Filed herewith
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Furnished.
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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.
Learn CW Investment Corporation
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Date: August 18, 2023
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By:
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/s/ Robert Hutter
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Robert Hutter
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Chief Executive Officer
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(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Learn CW Investment Corporation
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Date: August 18, 2023
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By:
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/s/ Adam Fisher
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Adam Fisher
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President
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