QualTek Services Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(MARK ONE)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 001-40147
ROTH CH ACQUISITION III CO. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
Delaware |
| 83-3584928 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
| (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
888 San Clemente Drive, Suite 400 Newport Beach, CA 92660 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(949) 720-5700 |
(Issuer’s telephone number) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
| Trading Symbol(s) |
| Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock |
| ROCR |
| The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Warrants |
| ROCRW |
| The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Units |
| ROCRU |
| The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ | |
| Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
As of August 24, 2021, 14,783,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were issued and outstanding.
ROTH CH ACQUISITION III CO.
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Interim Financial Statements.
ROTH CH ACQUISITION III CO.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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| June 30, 2021 |
| December 31, 2020 | ||
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ASSETS | ||||||
Current assets | | | | | | |
Cash | $ | 685,402 | $ | 195,758 | ||
Prepaid expenses |
| 297,961 |
| 1,500 | ||
Total Current Assets | 983,363 | 197,258 | ||||
Deferred offering costs |
| — |
| 31,542 | ||
Marketable securities held in Trust Account | 115,005,972 | — | ||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 115,989,335 | $ | 228,800 | ||
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current liabilities | | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 86,970 | $ | 1,000 | ||
Accrued offering costs | 1,105 | 5,000 | ||||
Promissory note - related party | — | 200,000 | ||||
Total Current Liabilities |
| 88,075 |
| 206,000 | ||
Warrant liability |
| 315,180 |
| — | ||
Total Liabilities |
| 403,255 |
| 206,000 | ||
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Commitments |
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Common stock subject to possible redemption 11,058,607 and no shares at redemption value at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively | 110,586,069 | — | ||||
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Stockholders' Equity |
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Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 3,724,393 and 2,875,000 shares and (excluding 11,058,607 and no shares subject to possible redemption) as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively |
| 372 |
| 288 | ||
Additional paid-in capital |
| 5,614,547 |
| 24,712 | ||
Accumulated deficit |
| (614,908) |
| (2,200) | ||
Total Stockholders’ Equity |
| 5,000,011 |
| 22,800 | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 115,989,335 | $ | 228,800 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ROTH CH ACQUISITION III CO.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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| 2021 |
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General and administrative expenses | $ | 355,550 | $ | — | $ | 395,301 | $ | 85 | ||||
Loss from operations | (355,550) | — | (395,301) | (85) | ||||||||
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Other income (expense): |
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Change in fair value of warrants | (232,560) | — | (223,380) | — | ||||||||
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account | 4,142 | — | 5,973 | — | ||||||||
Other expense, net | (228,418) | — | (217,407) | — | ||||||||
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Loss before income taxes | (583,968) | — | (612,708) | (85) | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (583,968) | $ | — | $ | (612,708) | $ | (85) | ||||
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Common stock subject to redemption |
| 11,117,004 |
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| 11,117,625 | — | |||||
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Basic and diluted net income per share, Common stock subject to redemption | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.00 | ||||
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Non-redeemable common stock |
| 3,665,996 |
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| 3,253,309 |
| 2,500,000 | ||||
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Basic and diluted net loss per share, Non-redeemable common stock | $ | (0.16) | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.19) | $ | 0.00 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ROTH CH ACQUISITION III CO.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Additional | Total | |||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid in | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | |||||||||||
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| Deficit |
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Balance — January 1, 2021 | | 2,875,000 | | $ | 288 | $ | 24,712 | $ | (2,200) | $ | 22,800 | |||
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Sale of 11,500,000 Units, net of underwriting discount and offering expenses | 11,500,000 | 1,150 | 112,186,638 | — | 112,187,788 | |||||||||
Sale of 408,000 Private Placement Units Private Placement Shares | 408,000 | 41 | 3,988,159 | — | 3,988,200 | |||||||||
Common stock subject to possible redemption | (11,117,004) | (1,113) | (111,168,926) | — | (111,170,039) | |||||||||
Net loss |
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| (28,740) |
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Balance — March 31, 2021 |
| 3,665,996 | 366 | 5,030,583 | (30,940) | 5,000,009 | ||||||||
Common stock subject to possible redemption | 58,397 | 6 | 583,964 | — | 583,970 | |||||||||
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Net loss |
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| (583,968) |
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Balance – June 30, 2021 | 3,724,393 | $ | 372 | $ | 5,614,547 | $ | (614,908) | $ | 5,000,011 |
THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
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| Deficit |
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Balance — January 1, 2020 | | 2,875,000 | | $ | 288 | $ | 24,712 | $ | (1,225) | $ | 23,775 | |||
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Net loss |
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Balance — March 31, 2020 |
| 2,875,000 | $ | 288 | $ | 24,712 | $ | (1,310) | $ | 23,690 | ||||
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Net loss |
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Balance – June 30, 2020 | 2,875,000 | $ | 288 | $ | 24,712 | $ | (1,310) | $ | 23,690 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities: |
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Net loss | $ | (612,708) | $ | (85) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Change in fair value of warrants | 223,380 | — | ||||
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account | (5,973) | — | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid expenses | (296,461) | — | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
| 85,970 | 85 | |||
Net cash used in operating activities |
| (605,792) | — | |||
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Investment of cash in Trust Account | $ | (115,000,000) | — | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (115,000,000) | — | ||||
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Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts paid | $ | 112,700,000 | — | |||
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Units | 4,080,000 | — | ||||
Repayment of promissory note — related party |
| (200,000) | — | |||
Payment of offering costs |
| (484,565) | — | |||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
| 116,095,435 | — | |||
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Net Change in Cash |
| 489,643 | — | |||
Cash — Beginning of period |
| 195,758 | — | |||
Cash — End of period | $ | 685,402 | — | |||
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Non-Cash investing and financing activities: |
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Offering costs included in accrued offering costs | $ | 1,105 | — | |||
Initial classification of common stock subject to possible redemption | $ | 111,197,990 | — | |||
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption | $ | (611,921) | — |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ROTH CH ACQUISITION III CO.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Roth CH Acquisition III Co. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on February 13, 2019. The Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (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, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity from February 13, 2019 (inception) through June 30, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on March 2, 2021. On March 5, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 1,500,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000, which is described in Note 3.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 408,000 units (the "Private Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit in a private placement to certain of the Company’s stockholders, generating gross proceeds of $4,080,000, which is described in Note 4.
Transaction costs amounted to $2,812,212 consisting of $2,300,000 of underwriting fees, and $512,212 of other offering costs.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on March 5, 2021, an amount of $115,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Units was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), located in the United States and will be held in cash items or 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 185 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 completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete a Business Combination having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into an initial Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction 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.
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ROTH CH ACQUISITION III CO.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “public stockholders”) 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 stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $10.00 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.
The Company will proceed with a Business Combination 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 stockholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the holders of the Company’s shares prior to the Initial Public Offering (the “Initial Stockholders”) have agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), Private Shares (as defined in Note 4) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering (a) in favor of approving a Business Combination and (b) not to redeem any shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve a Business Combination or sell any shares to the Company in a tender offer in connection with a Business Combination. Additionally, each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of how or whether they vote on the proposed transaction or do not vote at all.
The Initial Stockholders have agreed (a) to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, Private Shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would affect a public stockholders’ ability to convert or sell their shares to the Company in connection with a Business Combination or affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination, unless the Company provides the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
The Company will have until March 5, 2023 to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to complete 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 the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company for its working capital requirements or necessary to pay its taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.6
ROTH CH ACQUISITION III CO.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
The Initial Stockholders have agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares and Private Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Stockholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, 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. 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 ($10.00).
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Initial Stockholders have agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor 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 $10.00 per Public Share, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a valid and enforceable agreement with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in or to any monies held in the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Initial Stockholders will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that Initial Stockholders will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers, (except 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.
On June 16, 2021, (i) the Company, (ii) Roth CH III Blocker Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Blocker Merger Sub”), (iii) BCP QualTek Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Blocker”), (iv) Roth CH III Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Company Merger Sub”, and together with the Company and the Blocker Merger Sub, the “Buyer Parties”), (v) BCP QualTek HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( “QualTek”), and (vi) BCP QualTek, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as representative of the Blocker’s equityholders and QualTek’s equityholders (the “Equityholder Representative”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) Blocker Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Blocker, with the Blocker surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, (ii) immediately thereafter, the Blocker will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving company, and (iii) immediately thereafter, Company Merger Sub will be merged with and into QualTek, with QualTek as the surviving company (such mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Merger”).
The Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, covenants, and closing conditions.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Prior to the completion of the Initial Public Offering, the Company lacked the liquidity it needed to sustain operations for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. The Company has since completed its Initial Public Offering at which time capital in excess of the funds deposited in the trust and/or used to fund offering expenses was released to the Company for general working capital purposes. Accordingly, management has since reevaluated the Company's liquidity and financial condition and determined that sufficient capital exists to sustain operations one year from the date these condensed consolidated financial statements are issued and therefore substantial doubt has been alleviated.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
Risks and Uncertainties
Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the financial statement. The financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of 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 consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s prospectus for its Initial Public Offering as filed with the SEC on March 2, 2021, as well as the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on March 8, 2021. The interim results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future periods.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority owned subsidiary where the Company has the ability to exercise control. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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 stockholder 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
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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 statement 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 the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of 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 did not have any cash equivalents as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account
At June 30, 2021, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds which are invested primarily in U.S. Treasury securities. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these investments are included in interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
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 Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature, with the exception of the warrant liabilities (see Note 8).
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that is 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, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s common stock features 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, 2021 and December 31, 2020, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheets.
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Warrant Liabilities
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 Private Placement Warrants was estimated using a binomial lattice simulation approach (see Note 8).
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% and 21% for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, due to the valuation allowance recorded on the Company’s net operating losses.
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding shares of common stock subject to forfeiture. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 2,977,000 shares in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.
The Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations include a presentation of net income (loss) per share for common stock subject to possible redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of net income (loss) per share. Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted, for common stock subject to possible redemption is calculated by dividing the proportionate share of income or loss on marketable securities held by the Trust Account, net of applicable
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franchise and income taxes, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock subject to possible redemption outstanding since original issuance.
Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted, for non-redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the net income (loss), adjusted for income or loss on marketable securities attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption, by the weighted average number of non-redeemable common stock outstanding for the period.
Non-redeemable common stock includes Founder Shares and non-redeemable shares of common stock as these shares do not have any redemption features. Non-redeemable common stock participates in the income or loss on marketable securities based on non-redeemable shares’ proportionate interest.
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share :
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Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account | $ | 3,983 | $ | — | $ | 5,744 | $ | — | ||||
Less: interest available to be withdrawn for payment of taxes | (3,983) | — |
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Net income allocable to Common Stock subject to possible redemption | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
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Net loss | $ | (583,968) | $ | — | $ | (612,708) | $ | (85) | ||||
Less: Net income allocable to Common stock subject to possible redemption | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Non-Redeemable Net Loss | $ | (583,968) | $ | — | $ | (612,708) | $ | (85) | ||||
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Non-redeemable common stock |
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Basic and diluted net loss per share, Non-redeemable common stock | (0.16) | (0.00) | (0.19) | (0.00) |
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts.
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Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. ASU 2020-06 removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and it also simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3. PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 11,500,000 Units, which includes a full exercise by the underwriters on March 5, 2021 of their over-allotment option in the amount of 1,500,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock and
-quarter of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 8).NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Initial Stockholders purchased an aggregate of 408,000 Private Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $4,080,000, in a private placement. Each Private Unit consists of one share of common stock (“Private Share”) and
of one redeemable warrant (“Private Placement Warrant”). Each whole Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per full share, subject to adjustment (see Note 8). The proceeds from the Private Units were added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law).NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
In February 2019, the Initial Stockholders purchased an aggregate of 100 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate price of $25,000. On May 26, 2020, the Company effected a stock dividend of 28,750 shares of common stock for each share of common stock outstanding, resulting in an aggregate of 2,875,000 shares of common stock being held by the Initial Stockholders (the “Founder Shares”). In February 2021, the Company sold 35,233 Founder Shares to three of the Company’s director nominees (for a total of 105,699 Founder Shares) and 89,093 Founder Shares to affiliates of its sponsor group as part of a larger purchase and resale of securities. The total consideration paid for these shares was $1,247.39. On February 9, 2021, the Company effected a dividend of 0.50 share for each share outstanding resulting in there being an aggregate of 4,312,500 shares outstanding, and on February 24, 2021, the Company rescinded and cancelled the dividend, resulting in there being an aggregate of 2,875,000 Founder Shares outstanding. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 375,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Initial Stockholders to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Initial Stockholders would collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (assuming the Initial Stockholders did not purchase any Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering and excluding the Private Shares). As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, no Founder Shares are subject to forfeiture.
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The sale of the Founders Shares to the Company's director nominees and affiliates of its sponsor group, as described above, is within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The fair value of the 194,792 shares sold to the Company’s director nominees and affiliates of its sponsor group was $1,229,138 or $6.31 per share. The Founders Shares were effectively sold subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a Business Combination). Compensation expense related to the Founders Shares is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of occurrence under the applicable accounting literature in this circumstance. Stock-based compensation would be recognized at the date a Business Combination is considered probable in an amount equal to the number of Founders Shares times the grant date fair value per share (unless subsequently modified) less the amount initially received for the purchase of the Founders Shares. As of June 30, 2021, the Company determined that a Business Combination is not considered probable, and, therefore, no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized.
The Initial Stockholders have agreed, subject to certain limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until (1) with respect to 50% of the Founder Shares, the earlier of six months after the completion of a Business Combination and the date on which the closing price of the common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 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 after a Business Combination and (2) with respect to the remaining 50% of the Founder Shares, six months after the completion of a Business Combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Promissory Note — Related Party
On December 15, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $200,000. The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Initial Public Offering or (ii) the date on which the Company determined not to proceed with the Initial Public Offering. The Promissory Note was repaid on March 9, 2021.
Related Party Loans
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Initial Stockholders, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. 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. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units at a price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the lender. The units would be identical to the Private Units.
NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on March 2, 2021, the holders of the Founder Shares and the holders of the Private Units (and underlying securities) are entitled to registration rights. The holders of a majority of these
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securities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private Units (and underlying securities) can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the Company’s securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders of the Founder Shares and the holders of the Private Units may not exercise demand or piggyback rights after seven (7) years from the effective date of the Initial Public Offering and may not exercise demand rights on more than one occasion in respect of all registrable securities.
Business Combination Marketing Agreement
The Company entered into a business combination marketing agreement with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“Roth”) and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (“Craig-Hallum”), the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering, to act as advisors in connection with a Business Combination, including assisting in the transaction structuring and negotiation of a definitive purchase agreement with respect to the Business Combination, holding meetings with the stockholders to discuss the Business Combination and the target’s attributes, introducing the Company to potential investors to purchase its securities in connection with the Business Combination, assisting in obtaining stockholder approval for the Business Combination, and assisting with relevant financial analysis, presentations, press releases and filings related to the Business Combination. The Company will pay Roth and Craig-Hallum a marketing fee for such services upon the consummation of a Business Combination in an amount equal to, in the aggregate, 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $4,025,000. Roth and Craig-Hallum will not be entitled to such fee unless the Company consummates a Business Combination.
Business Combination Agreement
On June 16, 2021, (i) the Company, (ii) Blocker Merger Sub, (iii) the Blocker, (iv) Company Merger Sub, (v) QualTek, and (vi) the Equityholder Representative, entered into the Business Combination Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) Blocker Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Blocker, with the Blocker surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, (ii) immediately thereafter, the Blocker will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving company, and (iii) immediately thereafter, Company Merger Sub will be merged with and into QualTek, with QualTek as the surviving company.
The Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, covenants, and closing conditions.
Consideration
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, as a result of the Merger, the consideration payable or issuable to the owners of such equity interests in the Blocker (“Blocker Owners”) and the equityholders of QualTek other than the Blocker (the “Flow-Through Sellers”) is set forth below.
Blocker Owner Consideration
The consideration to be received by each Blocker Owner at the Closing will consist of:
• | the number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the combined company equal to the merger consideration, multiplied by (ii) such Blocker Owner’s pro rata percentage, which is the percentage of the aggregate |
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consideration that such Blocker Owner is entitled to receive pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, divided by (iii) $10.00; and |
• | the number of Blocker Owner Earnout Shares (as defined below) equal to (i) 6,111,111, multiplied by (ii) such Blocker Owner’s pro rata percentage. |
Flow-Through Seller Consideration
The consideration to be received by each Flow-Through Seller at the Closing will consist of:
• | the number of common units of QualTek (“Common Units”) equal to the merger consideration, multiplied by (ii) such Flow-Through Seller’s pro rata percentage, which is the percentage of the aggregate consideration that such Flow-Through Seller is entitled to receive pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, divided by (iii) $10.00; |
• | the number of shares of Class B Common Stock of the combined company equal to the number of Common Units determined pursuant to the immediately above calculation; |
• | the number of Earnout Common Units (as defined below) equal to (i) 6,111,111, multiplied by (ii) such Flow-Through Seller’s pro rata percentage; and |
• | the number of Earnout Voting Shares equal to the number of Earnout Common Units determined pursuant to the immediately above calculation. |
No fractional shares will be issued pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement. In lieu of any fractional shares that would otherwise be issuable to any Blocker Owner or Flow-Through Seller, the Company will pay to such Blocker Owner or Flow-Through Seller, as applicable, cash (rounded up to the nearest cent) in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by $10.00.
The Earnout Shares and Earnout Common Units
In connection with the Closing, (i) 3,333,333.33 shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the Blocker Owners (the “Blocker Owner Earnout Shares”), (ii) 2,777,777.78 Common Units issued to the Flow-Through Sellers (the “Earnout Common Units”) and (iii) an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued to the Flow-Through Sellers by the Company in connection with the Business Combination (the “Earnout Voting Shares”, and together with the Blocker Owner Earnout Shares, the “Earnout Shares”), will be subject to certain restriction on transfer and voting and potential forfeiture pending the achievement (if any) of the following earnout targets pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement:
• | if, on or any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of the Closing, the closing sale price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 trading days of any 30 consecutive trading day period following the Closing, 50% of the Earnout Shares and Earnout Common Units will be earned and no longer subject to the applicable restrictions on transfer and voting; and |
• | if, on or any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of the Closing, the closing sale price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for 20 trading days of any 30 consecutive trading day period following the Closing, 50% of the Earnout Shares and Earnout Common Units will be earned and no longer subject to the applicable restrictions on transfer and voting. |
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Pre-PIPE Convertible Notes Offering
In connection with the Merger, accredited investors (each a “Pre-PIPE Investor”) have purchased convertible notes of QualTek, as issuer (the “Notes Issuer”), in an aggregate principal amount of $44.4 million (the “Pre-PIPE Notes”) in a private placement, issuable pursuant to Note Purchase Agreements (the “Note Purchase Agreements”), among the Notes Issuer, ROCR and the Pre-PIPE Investors (the “Pre-PIPE Investment”). The Pre-PIPE Notes are senior unsecured unsubordinated obligations of the Notes Issuer and are not transferable without the consent of the Notes Issuer (other than customary exceptions for transfers to affiliates). The Notes Issuer intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Pre-PIPE Notes for general working capital or to fund acquisitions of accretive business targets.
Unless earlier converted or redeemed in accordance with the terms of the Pre-PIPE Notes, the Pre-PIPE Notes have a perpetual maturity. The Pre-PIPE Notes will not bear interest and are subject to certain customary information rights.
Pursuant to the current terms of the Pre-PIPE Notes, upon consummation of the Merger, the Pre-PIPE Notes will automatically convert into Class A Common Stock of the Company at $8.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments. However, the Note Purchase Agreements provide that the parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Pre-PIPE Notes and any other agreements deemed necessary such that upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the Pre-PIPE Notes automatically convert into Common Units of the Company (along with a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company) in lieu of converting into Class A Common Stock. The number of Common Units and Class B Common Stock will be equal to the quotient that results from dividing the aggregate principal amount of the Note by $8.00, subject to certain adjustments.
PIPE Subscription Agreements
In connection with the Merger, the Company has obtained commitments from certain accredited investors (each a “Subscriber”) to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock which will be issued in connection with the closing of the Merger (the “PIPE Shares”), for an aggregate cash amount of $66.1 million at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, in a private placement (the “PIPE Investment”). Certain offering-related expenses are payable by the Company, including customary fees payable to the placement agents, Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Craig-Hallum, aggregating $5,150,000. Such commitments are being made by way of the subscription agreements, by and between each Subscriber and the Company (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”). The purpose of the sale of the PIPE Shares is to raise additional capital for use in connection with the Business Combination and to meet the minimum cash requirements provided in the Business Combination Agreement. The PIPE Shares are identical to the shares of Class A Common Stock that will be held by the Company’s public stockholders at the time of the closing of the Merger, other than that the PIPE Shares will not be entitled to any redemption rights and will not be registered with the SEC.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 16, 2021, (i) the Company, (ii) Blocker Merger Sub, (iii) the Blocker, (iv) Company Merger Sub, (v) QualTek, and (vi) the Equityholder Representative, entered into the Business Combination Agreement. The Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, covenants, and closing conditions.
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) Blocker Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Blocker, with the Blocker surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of ROCR, (ii) immediately thereafter, the Blocker will be merged with and into ROCR, with ROCR as the surviving company, and (iii) immediately thereafter, Company Merger Sub will be merged with and into QualTek, with QualTek as the surviving company.
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NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 3,724,393 and 2,875,000 shares of common stock and , excluding 11,058,607 and no shares of common stock subject to possible redemption, respectively.
NOTE 8. WARRANTS
Warrants— The Company will not issue fractional warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination. No warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of common stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is no effective registration statement covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants within 120 days following the consummation of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The warrants will expire five years from the closing of a Business Combination.
Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:
● | in whole and not in part; |
● | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
● | at any time after the warrants become exercisable; |
● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; |
● | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the shares of common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share, for any 20 trading days within a 30-day trading period commencing after the warrants become exercisable and ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders; and |
● | if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of common stock underlying such warrants at the time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption. |
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 shares of common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of shares of common stock at a price below their respective exercise prices. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the 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.
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In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of common stock (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 Initial Stockholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by them prior to such issuance), (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 a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the Market Value 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 Market Price.
The Private Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Warrants will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company follows the guidance in ASC 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
Level 1: | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
Level 2: | Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. |
Level 3: | Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
At June 30, 2021, there were 2,875,000 Public Warrants and 102,000 Private Placement Warrants outstanding.
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ROTH CH ACQUISITION III CO.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
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, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
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The Private Placement Warrants were accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities on our accompanying June 30, 2021 condensed consolidated balance sheet. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The Private Placement Warrants were valued using a binomial lattice model incorporating the Cox-Ross-Rubenstein methodology, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. The binomial lattice model’s primary unobservable input utilized in determining the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is the expected volatility of the common stock. The expected volatility as of the IPO date was derived from observable public 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.
There were no transfers
Levels 1, 2 or 3 the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.19
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements:
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| $ | 9.78 | $ | 9.90 | ||
Strike price | $ | 11.50 | $ | 11.50 | |||
Volatility | 14.9 | % | 25.2 | % | |||
Risk-free rate | 0.87 | % | 0.84 | % | |||
Probability of Business Combination occurring | 75 | % | 75 | % | |||
Dividend yield | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | |||
Fair value of private warrants | $ | 0.90 | $ | 1.64 | |||
Fair Value of public warrants | 1.64 | 3.09 |
The following table presents the changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities:
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Fair value as of March 5, 2021 (Initial Measurement) | $ | 91,800 | |
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions |
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Fair value as of March 31, 2021 | 82,620 | ||
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions | 232,560 | ||
Fair value as of June 30, 2021 | $ | 315,180 |
NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Roth CH Acquisition III Co. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q 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 final prospectus for its Initial Public Offering filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). 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 formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 13, 2019. We were formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to herein as our “Business Combination.” We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Units, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.
The issuance of additional shares of our stock in a Business Combination:
● | may significantly reduce the equity interest of our stockholders; |
● | may subordinate the rights of holders of common stock if we issue preferred shares with rights senior to those afforded to our shares of common stock; |
● | will likely cause a change in control if a substantial number of our shares of common stock are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and most likely will also result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; and |
● | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our securities. |
Similarly, if we issue debt securities or otherwise incur significant indebtedness, it could result in:
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● | default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after a business combination are insufficient to pay our debt obligations; |
● | acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we have made all principal and interest payments when due if the debt security contains covenants that required the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves and we breach any such covenant without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
● | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; and |
● | our inability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain additional financing while such security is outstanding. |
Business Combination Agreement
On June 16, 2021, (i) the Company, (ii) Roth CH III Blocker Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Blocker Merger Sub”), (iii) BCP QualTek Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Blocker”), (iv) Roth CH III Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Company Merger Sub”, and together with the Company and the Blocker Merger Sub, the “Buyer Parties”), (v) BCP QualTek HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( “QualTek”), and (vi) BCP QualTek, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as representative of the Blocker’s equityholders and QualTek’s equityholders (the “Equityholder Representative”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) Blocker Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Blocker, with the Blocker surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, (ii) immediately thereafter, the Blocker will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving company, and (iii) immediately thereafter, Company Merger Sub will be merged with and into QualTek, with QualTek as the surviving company (such mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Merger”).
The Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, covenants, and closing conditions.
Consideration
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, as a result of the Merger, the consideration payable or issuable to the owners of such equity interests in the Blocker (“Blocker Owners”) and the equityholders of QualTek other than the Blocker (the “Flow-Through Sellers”) is set forth below.
Blocker Owner Consideration
The consideration to be received by each Blocker Owner at the Closing will consist of:
· | the number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the combined company equal to the merger consideration, multiplied by (ii) such Blocker Owner’s pro rata percentage, which is the percentage of the aggregate consideration that such Blocker Owner is entitled to receive pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, divided by (iii) $10.00; and |
· | the number of Blocker Owner Earnout Shares (as defined below) equal to (i) 6,111,111, multiplied by (ii) such Blocker Owner’s pro rata percentage. |
Flow-Through Seller Consideration
The consideration to be received by each Flow-Through Seller at the Closing will consist of:
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· | the number of common units of QualTek (“Common Units”) equal to the merger consideration, multiplied by (ii) such Flow-Through Seller’s pro rata percentage, which is the percentage of the aggregate consideration that such Flow-Through Seller is entitled to receive pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, divided by (iii) $10.00; |
· | the number of shares of Class B Common Stock of the combined company equal to the number of Common Units determined pursuant to the immediately above calculation; |
· | the number of Earnout Common Units (as defined below) equal to (i) 6,111,111, multiplied by (ii) such Flow-Through Seller’s pro rata percentage; and |
· | the number of Earnout Voting Shares equal to the number of Earnout Common Units determined pursuant to the immediately above calculation. |
No fractional shares will be issued pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement. In lieu of any fractional shares that would otherwise be issuable to any Blocker Owner or Flow-Through Seller, the Company will pay to such Blocker Owner or Flow-Through Seller, as applicable, cash (rounded up to the nearest cent) in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by $10.00.
The Earnout Shares and Earnout Common Units
In connection with the Closing, (i) 3,333,333.33 shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the Blocker Owners (the “Blocker Owner Earnout Shares”), (ii) 2,777,777.78 Common Units issued to the Flow-Through Sellers (the “Earnout Common Units”) and (iii) an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued to the Flow-Through Sellers by the Company in connection with the Business Combination (the “Earnout Voting Shares”, and together with the Blocker Owner Earnout Shares, the “Earnout Shares”), will be subject to certain restriction on transfer and voting and potential forfeiture pending the achievement (if any) of the following earnout targets pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement:
· | if, on or any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of the Closing, the closing sale price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 trading days of any 30 consecutive trading day period following the Closing, 50% of the Earnout Shares and Earnout Common Units will be earned and no longer subject to the applicable restrictions on transfer and voting; and |
· | if, on or any time prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of the Closing, the closing sale price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for 20 trading days of any 30 consecutive trading day period following the Closing, 50% of the Earnout Shares and Earnout Common Units will be earned and no longer subject to the applicable restrictions on transfer and voting. |
Pre-PIPE Convertible Notes Offering
In connection with the Merger, accredited investors (each a “Pre-PIPE Investor”) have purchased convertible notes of QualTek, as issuer (the “Notes Issuer”), in an aggregate principal amount of $44.4 million (the “Pre-PIPE Notes”) in a private placement, issuable pursuant to Note Purchase Agreements (the “Note Purchase Agreements”), among the Notes Issuer, ROCR and the Pre-PIPE Investors (the “Pre-PIPE Investment”). The Pre-PIPE Notes are senior unsecured unsubordinated obligations of the Notes Issuer and are not transferable without the consent of the Notes Issuer (other than customary exceptions for transfers to affiliates). The Notes Issuer intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Pre-PIPE Notes for general working capital or to fund acquisitions of accretive business targets.
Unless earlier converted or redeemed in accordance with the terms of the Pre-PIPE Notes, the Pre-PIPE Notes have a perpetual maturity. The Pre-PIPE Notes will not bear interest and are subject to certain customary information rights.
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Pursuant to the current terms of the Pre-PIPE Notes, upon consummation of the Merger, the Pre-PIPE Notes will automatically convert into Class A Common Stock of the Company at $8.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments. However, the Note Purchase Agreements provide that the parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Pre-PIPE Notes and any other agreements deemed necessary such that upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the Pre-PIPE Notes automatically convert into Common Units of the Company (along with a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company) in lieu of converting into Class A Common Stock. The number of Common Units and Class B Common Stock will be equal to the quotient that results from dividing the aggregate principal amount of the Note by $8.00, subject to certain adjustments.
PIPE Subscription Agreements
In connection with the Merger, the Company has obtained commitments from certain accredited investors (each a “Subscriber”) to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock which will be issued in connection with the closing of the Merger (the “PIPE Shares”), for an aggregate cash amount of $66.1 million at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, in a private placement (the “PIPE Investment”). Certain offering-related expenses are payable by the Company, including customary fees payable to the placement agents, Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Craig-Hallum, aggregating $5,150,000. Such commitments are being made by way of the subscription agreements, by and between each Subscriber and the Company (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”). The purpose of the sale of the PIPE Shares is to raise additional capital for use in connection with the Business Combination and to meet the minimum cash requirements provided in the Business Combination Agreement. The PIPE Shares are identical to the shares of Class A Common Stock that will be held by the Company’s public stockholders at the time of the closing of the Merger, other than that the PIPE Shares will not be entitled to any redemption rights and will not be registered with the SEC.
For more information about the Business Combination Agreement, the Merger and related transactions, see “Proposal 1 — The Business Combination Proposal” of our Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on August 11, 2021.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from February 13, 2019 (inception) through June 30, 2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the three months ended June 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $583,968, which consists of general and administrative expenses of $355,550 and change in fair value of warrants of $232,560, offset by interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account of $4,142.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $612,708, which consists of general and administrative expenses of $395,301 and change in fair value of warrants of $223,380, offset by interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account of $5,973.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On March 5, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 408,000 Private Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit in a private placement to certain of the Company’s stockholders, generating gross proceeds of $4,080,000.
Following the Initial Public Offering, the full exercise of the over-allotment option, and the sale of the Private Units, a total of $115,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $2,812,212 in Initial Public Offering related costs, including $2,300,000 of underwriting fees and $512,212 of other costs.
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For the six months ended June 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $605,792. Net loss of $612,708 was affected by change in fair value of warrants of $223,380 and interest earned on marketable securities of $5,973. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $210,491 of cash for operating activities.
As of June 30, 2021, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $115,005,972 (including approximately $5,973 of interest income) consisting of U.S. Treasury Bills with a maturity of 185 days or less. Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. Through June 30, 2021, we have not withdrawn any interest earned from the Trust Account.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less income taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our capital stock 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 target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of June 30, 2021, we had cash of $685,402. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. 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 $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units at a price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the lender. The units would be identical to the Private Units.
We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon consummation of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2021. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than as described below.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
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the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our common stock subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. Our common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted for common stock subject to possible redemption is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account, net of applicable taxes, if any, by the weighted average number of shares of common stock subject to possible redemption outstanding for the period. Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted for and non-redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing net loss less income attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption, by the weighted average number of shares of non-redeemable common stock outstanding for the period presented.
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. ASU 2020-06 removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and it also simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Following the consummation of our Initial Public Offering, the proceeds held in the trust account have been invested in U.S. government treasury bills, notes or bonds with a maturity of 185 days or less or in certain money market funds that invest solely in U.S. treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive
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officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level and, accordingly, provided reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As noted in Note 2 to the interim financial statements in our Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on June 2, 2021, we identified a misstatement in our application of accounting guidance related to our Private Placement Warrants on our previously issued audited balance sheet dated March 5, 2021, filed on Form 8-K on March 11, 2021 (the “Post-IPO Balance Sheet”).
On April 12, 2021, the staff of the SEC issued a public statement entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies” (the “SEC Staff Statement”) pursuant to which it expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the warrants to be classified as liabilities on a SPAC’s balance sheet as opposed to equity.
The Private Placement Warrants were reflected as a component of equity in the Post-IPO Balance Sheet as opposed to liabilities on the balance sheet, based on our application of FASB ASC Topic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”). The views expressed in the SEC Staff Statement were not consistent with our historical interpretation of the specific provisions of the Private Placement Warrants and our application of ASC 815-40. After discussion and evaluation, we concluded that the Private Placement Warrants should be presented as liabilities with subsequent fair value remeasurement. We concluded that the misstatement was not material to the Post-IPO Balance Sheet.
In light of the misstatement in our Post-IPO Balance Sheet, however, we have and plan to further enhance our processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements in the preparation of our financial statements, including by increased communication and involvement among our personnel, our sponsor and third-party professionals with whom we consult and depend upon regarding the application of complex accounting standards. The elements of our plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
Other than as set forth above, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2021, covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to make disclosures under this Item.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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2.1(1) | |||
10.1(1) | |||
10.2(1) | |||
10.3(1) | |||
10.4(1) | |||
10.5(1) | Form of Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of QualTek HoldCo, LLC. | ||
10.6(1) | |||
10.7(1) | |||
10.8(1) | |||
10.9(1) | Form of Subscription Agreement, by and between ROTH CH Acquisition III Co. and the PIPE Investors. | ||
10.10(1) | |||
31.1* | |||
31.2* |
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32.1** | |||
32.2** | |||
101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | ||
101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | ||
101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | ||
101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | ||
101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | ||
101.PRE* |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |
104* |
| Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
(1) |
| Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 17, 2021. |
* |
| Filed herewith. |
** | Furnished. |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ROTH CH ACQUISITION III CO. | |
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Date: August 25, 2021 | By: | /s/ Byron Roth |
| Name: | Byron Roth |
| Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
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Date: August 25, 2021 | By: | /s/ Gordon Roth |
| Name: | Gordon Roth |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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| (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) |
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