Sarissa Capital Acquisition Corp. - Quarter Report: 2021 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021
OR
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
001-39640 |
98-1552641 | |||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
660 Steamboat Rd.
Greenwich,
06830 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
203-302-2330
(Registrant’s Telep
hone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Units |
SRSAU |
The Nasdaq Capital Market | ||
Class A ordinary shares |
SRSA |
The NasdaqCapital Market | ||
Warrants |
SRSAW |
The NasdaqCapital Market |
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,
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 November
15
, 2021, there were 20,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash |
$ | 783,757 | $ | 1,097,856 | ||||
Prepaid expenses |
125,592 | 267,935 | ||||||
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Total current assets |
909,349 | 1,365,791 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses – non-current portion |
7,133 | — | ||||||
Marketable securities held in Trust Accoun t |
200,011,323 | 200,002,204 | ||||||
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Total Assets |
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200,927,805 |
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201,367,995 |
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Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ | 5,000 | $ | 14,472 | ||||
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Total current liabilities |
5,000 | 14,472 | ||||||
Warrant liabilities |
9,767,734 | 30,336,184 | ||||||
Deferred underwriters’ discount payable |
7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||
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Total liabilities |
16,772,734 | 37,350,656 | ||||||
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 20,000,000 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively |
200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||
Shareholders’ Deficit: |
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Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 |
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Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorize d; no shares issued and outstanding (excludin g 20,000,000 Class A shares subject to redemption) at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 |
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Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 |
500 | 500 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
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Accumulated deficit |
(15,845,429 | ) | (35,983,161 | ) | ||||
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Total shareholders’ deficit |
(15,844,929 | ) | (35,982,661 | ) | ||||
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit |
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200,927,805 |
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201,367,995 |
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See accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
For the three months ended September 30, 2021 |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 |
For the period from August 12, 2020 (inception) to September 30, 2020 |
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Formation and operating costs |
$ | 164,663 | $ | 439,837 | $ | 3,793 | ||||||
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Loss from operations |
(164,663 | ) | (439,837 | ) | (3,793 | ) | ||||||
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Other income |
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Interest income on marketable securities held in Trust Account |
3,073 | 9,119 | — | |||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
4,541,976 | 20,568,450 | — | |||||||||
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Total other income |
4,545,049 | 20,577,569 | — | |||||||||
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Net incom e (loss ) |
$ | 4,380,386 | $ | 20,137,732 | $ | (3,793 | ) | |||||
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Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A redeemable ordinary shares |
20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | — | |||||||||
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Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A redeemable ordinary share |
$ | 0.18 | $ | 0.81 | $ | — | ||||||
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Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B non-redeemable ordinary shares |
5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 4,375,000 | |||||||||
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Basic and diluted net income per share, Class B non-redeemable ordinary share |
$ | 0.18 | $ | 0.81 | $ | (0.00 | ) | |||||
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See accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED & REVISED)
Ordinary |
Additional Paid-In Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Shareholders’ Deficit |
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Balance as of December 31, 2020 |
— | $ | — | 5,000,000 |
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500 |
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(35,983,161 |
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Net income |
— | — | — | — | — | 14,094,632 | 14,094,632 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of March 31, 2021 |
— | $ | — | 5,000,000 |
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500 |
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(21,888,529 |
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Net income |
— | — | — | — | — | 1,662,714 | 1,662,714 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of June 30, 2021 |
— | $ | — | 5,000,000 |
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(20,225,815 |
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Net income |
— | — | — | — | — | 4,380,386 | 4,380,386 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of September 30, 2021 |
— | $ | — | 5,000,000 |
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(15,845,429 |
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FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 12, 2020 (INCEPTION) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
(UNAUDITED)
Ordinary |
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Accumulated Deficit |
Total Shareholders’ Deficit |
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Balance as of August 12, 2020 (inception) |
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Issuance of Class B ordinary shares to Sponsor (1) |
— | — | 5,031,250 | 503 | 24,497 | — | 25,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net lo ss |
— | — | — | — | — | (3,793 | ) | (3,793 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of September 30, 202 0 |
— | $ | — | 5,031,250 |
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24,497 |
(3,793 |
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21,207 |
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See accompanying notes to the condensed financial statements.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 |
For the period from August 12, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2020 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | 20,137,732 | $ | (3,793 | ) | |||
Formation costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for Class B ordinary shares |
— | 3,793 | ||||||
A djustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activitie s: |
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Interest income on marketable securities held in Trust Account |
(9,119 | ) | — | |||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
(20,568,450 | ) | — | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid expenses |
135,210 | — | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(9,472 | ) | — | |||||
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Net cash used in operating activities |
(314,099 | ) | — | |||||
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Net change in cash |
(314,099 | ) | — | |||||
Cash - Beginning of period |
1,097,856 | — | ||||||
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Cash - End of period |
$ | 783,757 | $ | — | ||||
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Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Financing Activities: |
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Deferred offering costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ | — | $ | 86,647 | ||||
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Deferred offering costs paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary shares |
$ | — | $ | 21,207 | ||||
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
Organization and General
Sarissa Capital Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on August 12, 2020. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a 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 September 30, 2021, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through September 30, 2021, relates to the Company’s formation and the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial business combination, at the earliest. The Company
generates non-operating income
in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the IPO. Trust Account
Following the closing of the IPO on October 23, 2020, an amount of $200,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) which was invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions
under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under
the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of: (a) the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum of association, and (c) the redemption of the Company’s public shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination within 24 months from October 23, 2020 (the “Combination Period”), the closing of the IPO. Initial Business Combination
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the IPO, 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 one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the amount of deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, 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 of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Upon the closing of the IPO, management has agreed that an amount equal to at least $10.00 per Unit sold in the IPO, will be held in the Trust Account, located in the United States at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and will be invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market fund meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4)
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. 5
SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The Company will provide the holders (the “Public Shareholders”) of its Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, sold in the IPO (the “Public Shares”), with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $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 income taxes). The
per-share
amount to be distributed to Public Shareholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to Cantor Fitzgerald (as discussed in Note 7). These Public Shares will be classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the IPO in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” In such case, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, only if a majority of the ordinary shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, voted at a shareholder meeting are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a shareholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which the Company will adopt upon the consummation of the IPO (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”), 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 prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transactions is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other 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.
Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or vote at all. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the initial shareholders (as defined below) have agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined below in Note 6) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the IPO in favor of a Business Combination. Subsequent to the consummation of the IPO, the Company will adopt an insider trading policy which will require insiders to: (i) refrain from purchasing shares during certain blackout periods and when they are in possession of any
material non-public information
and (ii) to clear all trades with the Company’s legal counsel prior to execution. In addition, the initial shareholders have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of its Business Combination and does not conduct redemptions in connection with its Business Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association will provide that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Class A ordinary shares sold in the IPO, without the prior consent of the Company.
The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors (the “initial shareholders”) have agreed not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (a) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of its Public Shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with a Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Company’s Public Shares if the Company does not complete its Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO (the “Combination Period”) or with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of Public Shareholders, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
If the Company has not completed a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than
business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price,
payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay for its income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and its board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The initial shareholders have agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the initial shareholders acquire Public Shares in or after the IPO, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
The underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to the deferred underwriting commission (see Note 7) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be only $10.00 per share initially held in the Trust Account. In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO 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 Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (excluding the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Liquidity
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had cash outside the Trust Account of $783,757 available for working capital needs. All remaining cash held in the Trust Account is generally unavailable for the Company’s use, prior to an initial business combination, and is restricted for use either in a Business Combination or to redeem ordinary shares. As of September 30, 2021, none of the amount in the Trust Account was available to be withdrawn as described above.
Through September 30, 2021, the Company’s liquidity needs were satisfied through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the founder shares and the remaining net proceeds from the IPO and the sale of Private Placement Units. The Company anticipates that the $783,757 outside of the Trust Account as of September 30, 2021, will be sufficient to allow the Company to operate for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of the financial statements, assuming that a Business Combination is not consummated during that time. Until consummation of its Business Combination, the Company will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account, and any additional Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 6) from the initial shareholders, the Company’s officers and directors, or their respective affiliates (which is described in Note 6), for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2014-15,
“Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until October 23, 2022 to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date and an extension not requested by the Sponsor, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after October 23, 2022. The Company does not believe it will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business. However, if the Company’s actual costs of
undertaking in-depth due diligence
and negotiating business combination are more than the Company’s estimated costs necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the business combination. Moreover, the Company will need to raise additional capital through loans from its Sponsor, officers, directors, or third parties. None of the Sponsor, officers or directors are under any obligation to advance funds to, or to invest in, the Company. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of its business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. Risks and Uncertainties
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency because of a new strain of coronavirus
(the “COVID-19 outbreak”). In
March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak
as a pandemic, based on the rapid increase in exposure globally. The full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues
to evolve. The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on
the Company’s financial position will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak and related advisories and restrictions. These developments and the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on
the financial markets and the overall economy are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. If the financial markets and/or the overall economy are impacted for an extended period, the Company’s financial position may be materially adversely affected. Additionally, the Company’s ability to complete an initial business combination may be materially adversely affected due to significant governmental measures being implemented to contain the COVID-19 outbreak or
treat its impact, including travel restrictions, the shutdown of businesses and quarantines, among others, which may limit the Company’s ability to have meetings with potential investors or affect the ability of a potential target company’s personnel, vendors and service providers to negotiate and consummate an initial business combination in a timely manner. The Company’s ability to consummate an initial business combination may also be dependent on the ability to raise additional equity and debt financing, which may be impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and
the resulting market downturn. Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), 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 auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
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NOTES TO
CONDENSED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act
exempts
emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth
companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used. Note 2 — Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements
In the Company’s previously issued financial statements, a portion of the public shares were classified as permanent equity to maintain shareholders’ equity greater than $5,000,000 on the basis that the Company will consummate its initial business combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001. Thus, the Company can only complete a merger and continue to exist as a public company if there is sufficient Public Shares that do not redeem at the merger and so it is appropriate to classify the portion of its public shares required to keep its shareholders’ equity above the $5,000,000 threshold as “shares not subject to redemption.”
However, in light of recent comment letters issued by the SEC to several special purpose acquisition companies, management to its accounting classification of public shares. Upon
re-evaluated
the Company’s application of ASC 480-10-99
re-evaluation,
management determined that the public shares include certain provisions that require classification of the public shares as temporary equity regardless of the minimum net tangible asset required by the Company to complete its initial business combination. In connection with the change in presentation for the Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption, the Company also revised its earnings per share calculations to allocate net income (loss) evenly to Class A and Class B ordinary shares. This presentation contemplates a Business Combination as the most likely outcome, in which case, both classes of ordinary shares will share pro rata in the income (loss) of the Company. There has been no change to the Company’s total assets, liabilities or operating results.
In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, “Materiality,” and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements;” the Company evaluated the changes and has determined that the related impacts were not material to any previously presented financial statements. Therefore, the Company, in consultation with its Audit Committee, concluded that its previously issued financial statements impacted should be revised to report all public shares as temporary equity.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Impact of the Revision
The impact to the balance sheets as of October 23, 2020 and December 31, 2020 are presented below:
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$ | 176,328,230 | $ | 23,671,770 | $ | 200,000,000 | ||||||
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value |
237 | (237 | ) | — | ||||||||
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value |
503 | — | 503 | |||||||||
Additional Paid in Capital |
5,478,702 | (5,478,702 | ) | — | ||||||||
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(479,433 | ) | (18,192,831 | ) | (18,672,264 | ) | ||||||
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$ | 5,000,009 | $ | (23,671,770 | ) | $ | (18,671,761 | ) | ||||
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$ | 159,017,330 | $ | 40,982,670 | $ | 200,000,000 | ||||||
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value |
410 | (410 | ) | — | ||||||||
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value |
500 | — | 500 | |||||||||
Additional Paid in Capital |
22,825,307 | (22,825,307 | ) | — | ||||||||
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(17,826,208 | ) | (18,156,953 | ) | (35,983,161 | ) | ||||||
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$ | 5,000,009 | $ | (40,982,670 | ) | $ | (35,982,661 | ) | ||||
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20,000,000 | (10,142,857 | ) | 9,857,143 | ||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share, Class A redeemable ordinary share |
$ | 0.00 | $ | (1.23 | ) | $ | (1.23 | ) | ||||
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B non-redeemable ordinary shares |
4,683,036 | — | 4,683,036 | |||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B non-redeemable ordinary share |
$ | (3.81 | ) | $ | 2.58 | $ | (1.23 | ) |
Note 3 — Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company are presented in conformity with accounting principles generall
y
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations 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 comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A as
filed with the SEC on July 9, 2021. The interim results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future interim periods. Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and warrant liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of 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. One of the more significant accounting estimates included in these unaudited condensed financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant liabilities. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
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. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $783,757 and 1,097,856 in cash, respectively, and no cash equivalents.
Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account
At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Trust Account had $200,011,323 and $200,002,204
held in marketable securities, respectively. The Company’s portfolio of investments held in the Trust Account is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities, cash, or a combination thereof. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities is included in gain on Investments Held in Trust Account in the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000. As of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2021, the Company had not experienced losses on this account.
Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which 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’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 30, 2021, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties. 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. There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Net Income per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per
Share. The Company applies the
two-class
method in calculating earnings per share. The contractual formula utilized to calculate the redemption amount approximates fair value. The Class feature to redeem at fair value means that there is effectively only one class of stock. Changes in fair value are not considered a dividend of the purposes of the numerator in the earnings per share calculation. Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing the pro rata net income (loss) between the Class A ordinary shares and the Class B ordinary shares by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for each of the periods. The calculation of diluted income (loss) per ordinary share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the IPO since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.11
SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months ended September 30, 2021 |
For the Nine Months ended September 30, 2021 |
For the period from August 12, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2020 |
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$ | 3,504,309 | $ | 16,110,186 | $ | — | ||||||
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$ | 876,077 | $ | 4,027,546 | $ | (3,793 | ) | |||||
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Warrant Liabilities
The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and
ASC 815-15. The
classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period. The Company accounts for its 10,666,667 ordinary shares warrants issued in connection with its IPO (6,666,667) and Private Placement (4,000,000) as derivative warrant liabilities in accordance with ASC
815-40.
Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company used the quoted share price in the active market to value the public warrants and a Modified Black Scholes to value the private warrants with changes in fair value charged to the statement of operations. 12
SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 20,000,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.
At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Class A ordinary shares reflected in the condensed balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:
Gross Proceeds |
$ | 200,000,000 | ||
Less: Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants |
(8,132,480 | ) | ||
Less: Issuance costs related to Class A ordinary shares |
(11,113,697 | ) | ||
Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value |
19,246,177 | |||
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$ | 200,000,000 |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the condensed balance sheets other than derivative warrant liabilities (see Note 10).
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU
2020-06,
Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)
(“ASU 2020-06”)
to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06
eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06
amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted
method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06
is effective January 1, 2022 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06
would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Note 4 — Initial Public Offering
On October 23, 2020, the Company sold 20,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, including the issuance of 2,500,000 Units as a result of the underwriter’s partial exercise of its over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per
share and one-third of one
redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A ordinary shares at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 8). The Company paid an underwriting discount at the closing of the IPO of $4,000,000. 13
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 5 — Private Placement
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 3,333,333 Sponsor Private Warrants and the underwriter purchased an aggregate of 666,667 Cantor Private Warrants, at a price of $1.50 per unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $6,000,000. A portion of the proceeds from the Private Warrants were added to the net proceeds from the IPO held in the Trust Account. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share.
Each private placement warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. The private placement warrants are identical to the warrants being sold as part of the units in IPO, subject to certain limited exceptions. If we do not consummate an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, the proceeds from the sale of the private placement warrants held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the private placement warrants will expire worthless. The private placement warrants (i) will be
non-redeemable
and exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the sponsor, underwriter or their permitted transferees. If the private placement warrants are held by holders other than the sponsor, underwriter or their permitted transferees, the private placement warrants will be redeemable by us and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the units being sold in this offering. In addition, for as long as the private placement warrants are held by underwriter or its designees or affiliates, they may not be exercised after five years from the effective date of the registration statement. Note 6 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On August 13, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain offering costs and formation costs of the Company in consideration for 5,031,250 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, (the “Founder Shares”). The Sponsor had agreed to forfeit up to 656,250 Founder Shares to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters. On October 23, 2020, the underwriter partially exercised its over-allotment option, hence, 625,000 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture, and 31,250 Founder Shares were forfeited, resulting in an aggregate of 5,000,000 Founders Shares issued and outstanding, so that the number of shares of Class B ordinary shares collectively equaled 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the IPO.
The initial shareholders have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination and (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within
any 30-trading day
period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. Promissory Note — Related Party
On August 14, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover for expenses related to the IPO pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). The Note
was non-interest bearing
and payable on the earlier of March 31, 2021 and the completion of the IPO. This note was repaid on October 23, 2020 and the promissory note is no longer available to the Company. Administrative Service Fee
The Company entered into an agreement whereby, commencing on October 23, 2020 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, the Company will pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company had incurred and paid $30,000 and $90,000 of administrative fees.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors 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 may repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans may 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 the proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.
Note 7 — Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, Class A ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans), will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement that was signed upon consummation of the IPO. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the Company’s completion of its Business Combination. However, the registration and shareholder rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of five years from the effective date of the registration statement for the Company’s IPO which was declared effective by the SEC on the Effective Date. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
the applicable lock-up period, which
occurs (i) in the case of the Founder Shares, in accordance with the letter agreement the Company’s initial shareholders entered into and (ii) in the case of the Private Placement Warrants and the respective Class A ordinary shares underlying such warrants, 30 days after the completion of the Company’s Business Combination and, for as long as the Private Placement Warrants are held by the underwriter or its designees or affiliates, the lock-up and
registration rights limitations imposed by FINRA Rule 5110 andUnderwriters Agreement
On October 23, 2020, the underwriters were paid an underwriting discount of two percent (2.0%) of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $4,000,000.
The underwriters are entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.35 per unit payable to Cantor Fitzgerald for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee of $7,000,000 will become payable to Cantor Fitzgerald from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes an initial Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Note 8 — Shareholders’ Equity
Preference Shares —
Class
A Ordinary Shares
shares issued and outstanding. All Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption have been classified as temporary equity (see Note 3).
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Class
B Ordinary Shares
Holders of the Class A ordinary shares and holders of the Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders, except as required by law or stock exchange rule; provided that only holders of the Class B ordinary shares have the right to vote on the appointment of the Company’s directors prior to the initial Business Combination and holders of a majority of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason. The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares on the first business day following the consummation of the initial Business Combination at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on
an as-converted basis, 20%
of the sum of (i) the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon the consummation of the IPO, plus (ii) the sum of the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, deemed issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor, members of the Company’s management team or any of their affiliates upon conversion of Working Capital Loans. In no event will the Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A ordinary shares at a rate of less than one-to-one.
Note 9 — Warrants
At September 30, 2021, there were 6,666,667 Public Warrants and 4,000,000 Private Placement Warrants outstanding.
Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the IPO. The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination, and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement; provided that if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement.
If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th day after the closing of the initial Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption, but the Company will use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination (except pursuant to limited exceptions to the Company’s officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with the initial purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants) and they will not be redeemable by the Company so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. The Sponsor, or its permitted transferees, has the option to exercise the Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis. Except as described below, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Public Warrants. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
Redemption of warrants for cash.
• | in whole and not in part; |
• | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
• | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and |
• | if, and only if, the last reported sales price (the “closing price”) of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, as described above, management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement.
If the Company has not completed the initial 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.
Note 10 — Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers consist of:
• | Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; |
• | Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and |
• | Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. |
As of September 30, 2021, marketable securities held in the Company’s Trust Account consisted of a treasury securities fund in the amount of $200,011,323 which was held as money market funds.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
September 30, |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets |
Significant Other Observable Inputs |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs |
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2021 |
(Level 1) |
(Level 2) |
(Level 3) |
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Description |
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Assets: |
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Marketable Securities held in Trust Account |
$ | 200,011,323 | $ | 200,011,323 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Liabilities: |
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Warrant Liability – Public Warrants |
$ | 6,067,334 | $ | 6,067,334 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Warrant Liability – Private Warrants |
$ | 3,700,400 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,700,400 |
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
December 31, |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets |
Significant Other Observable Inputs |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs |
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2020 |
(Level 1) |
(Level 2) |
(Level 3) |
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Description |
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Assets: |
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Marketable Securities held in Trust Account |
$ | 200,002,204 | $ | 200,002,204 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Liabilities: |
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Warrant Liability – Public Warrants |
$ | 18,333,334 | $ | 18,333,334 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Warrant Liability – Private Warrants |
$ | 12,002,850 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 12,002,850 |
Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels for the period from August 12, 2020 (inception) and December 31, 2020, other than the transfer of the Public Warrants from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the public warrants valuation using the quoted stock price in the active market.
There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company used the quoted share price in the active market to value the public warrants and a Modified Black Scholes to value the private warrants with changes in fair value charged to the condensed statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the private warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. If factors or assumptions change, the estimated fair values could be materially different. Inherent in a binomial options pricing model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its ordinary shares based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S.
Treasury zero-coupon yield
curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero. The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements:
As of September 30, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
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Share price |
$ | 9.86 | $ | 10.12 | ||||
Strike price |
$ | 11.50 | $ | 11.50 | ||||
Term (in years) |
5.53 | 5.91 | ||||||
Volatility |
14.1 | % | 39.5 | % | ||||
Risk-free rate |
1.07 | % | 0.49 | % | ||||
Dividend yield |
0.0 | % | 0.0 | % |
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in fair value of the beginning and ending balances for our assets and liabilities classified as Level 3:
Warrant Liabilities |
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Fair value at August 12, 2020 |
$ |
— |
||
Initial measurement on October 23, 2020 |
13,067,756 |
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Change in fair value |
17,268,428 |
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Transfer of Public warrants from Level 3 to Level 1 |
(18,333,334 |
) | ||
|
|
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Fair value at December 31, 2020 |
12,002,850 | |||
Change in fair value |
(5,887,993 | ) | ||
|
|
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Fair Value at March 31, 2021 |
6,114,857 | |||
Change in fair value |
(671,814 | ) | ||
|
|
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Fair Value at June 30, 2021 |
5,443,043 | |||
Change in fair value |
(1,742,643 | ) | ||
|
|
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Fair Value at September 30, 2021 |
$ | 3,700,400 | ||
|
|
Note 11 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the condensed balance sheet date through the date that the condensed 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 financial statements.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Financial Condition and Resolutions of Operations
References to “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company” are to Sarissa Capital Acquisition Corp., except where the context requires otherwise. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings. Overview
We are a newly incorporated blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to as our initial business combination. The Company’s IPO was declared effective by the SEC on October 20, 2020. On October 23, 2020, the Company consummated the IPO of 20,000,000 units (the “Units”), including the issuance of 2,500,000 Units as a result of the underwriter’s partial exercise of its over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001
par value, and one-third of one redeemable
warrant entitling its holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the private placement (“Sponsor Private Placement”) with the Sponsor of an aggregate of 3,333,333 warrants (“Sponsor Private Warrants”), each at a price of $1.50 per Sponsor Private Warrant, generating total proceeds of $5,000,000 and with the underwriter of an aggregate of 666,667 warrants (the “Cantor Private Warrants” and together with Sponsor Private Warrants, “Private Warrants”), each at a price of $1.50 per Cantor Private Warrant, generating total proceeds of $1,000,000.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to complete our initial business combination will be successful.
Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for our initial public offering and identifying a target company for our initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination.
We generate non-operating income in
the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents 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 expenses as we conduct due diligence on prospective business combination candidates. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had a net income of $4,380,386. We incurred $164,663 of formation and operating costs (not charged against shareholders’ equity), consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses. The Company also recorded a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $4,541,976. We had interest income of $3,073 of interest on the trust account.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had a net income of $20,137,732. We incurred $439,837 of formation and operating costs (not charged against shareholders’ equity), consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses. The Company also recorded a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $20,568,450. We had interest income of $9,119 of interest on the trust account.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
For the period from August 12, 2020 (inception) to September 30, 2020, we had a net net loss of $3,793, which consisted entirely of formation and operating costs.
Going Concern
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until October 23, 2022 to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date and an extension not requested by the Sponsor, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after October 23, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2021, we had cash outside the trust account of $783,757 available for working capital needs. All remaining cash held in the trust account are generally unavailable for the Company’s use, prior to an initial business combination, and is restricted for use either in a business combination or to redeem ordinary shares. As of September 30, 2021, none of the amount in the trust account was available to be withdrawn as described above.
Through September 30, 2021, the Company’s liquidity needs were satisfied through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the founder shares and the remaining net proceeds from the initial public offering and the sale of private placement units.
The Company anticipates that the $783,757 outside of the trust account as of September 30, 2021, will be sufficient to allow the Company to operate for at least the next 12 months, assuming that a business combination is not consummated during that time. Until consummation of our business combination, the Company will be using the funds not held in the trust account, and any additional Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 6 to our financial statements) from the initial shareholders, the Company’s officers and directors, or their respective affiliates (which is described in Note 6 to our financial statements), for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the business combination.
The Company does not believe it will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business. However, if the Company’s estimates of the costs
of undertaking in-depth due diligence
and negotiating business combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the business combination. Moreover, the Company will need to raise additional capital through loans from its sponsor, officers, directors, or third parties. None of the sponsor, officers or directors are under any obligation to advance funds to, or to invest in, the Company. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of its business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be
considered off-balance sheet
arrangements as of September 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 an agreement to pay an affiliate of our Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, utilities and administrative support provided to the Company. We began incurring these fees on October 23, 2020 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the initial Business Combination and the Company’s liquidation.
The underwriter is entitled to deferred commissions of $0.35 per unit of the gross proceeds from the Units sold in the IPO, or $7,000,000 in the aggregate. The deferred commissions will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources are based on our unaudited financial information. We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Financial Statements included in this report. Our unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Certain of our accounting policies require that management apply significant judgments in defining the appropriate assumptions integral to financial estimates. On an ongoing basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. Judgments are based on historical experience, terms of existing contracts, industry trends and information available from outside sources, as appropriate. However, by their nature, judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty, and, therefore, actual results could differ from our estimates.
Emerging Growth Company
We are 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”). As such, we are eligible to 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 auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a
non-binding
advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. Warrant Liabilities
We do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and
ASC 815-15. The
classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period. We account for our 10,666,667 ordinary shares warrants issued in connection with our IPO (6,666,667) and Private Placement (4,000,000) as derivative warrant liabilities in accordance with ASC
815-40.
Accordingly, we recognize the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjust the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statement of operations. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we used the quoted share price in the active market to value the public warrants and a Modified Black Scholes to value the private warrants with changes in fair value charged to the statement of operations. Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 20,000,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of our condensed balance sheets.
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SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2020-06,
Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)
(“ASU 2020-06”)
to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06
eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06
amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted
method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06
is effective January 1, 2022 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06
would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As of the period ended September 30, 2021, we were not subject to any market or interest rate risk. Following the consummation of our IPO, the net proceeds of our IPO, including amounts deposited in the trust account, may be 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 when and if the net proceeds are invested in such securities.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2021. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the
in Rules 13a-15 (e)
and 15d-15 (e) under
the Exchange Act) were effective as September 30, 2021. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 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. The material weakness discussed below was remediated during the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Remediation of a Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We recognize the importance of the control environment as it sets the overall tone for the Company and is the foundation for all other components of internal control. Consequently, we designed and implemented remediation measures to address the material weakness previously identified in the 2nd quarter of 2021 and enhanced our internal control over financial reporting. In light of the material weakness, we enhanced our processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements to better evaluate and understand the nuances of the complex accounting standards that apply to our condensed financial statements, including providing enhanced access to accounting literature, research materials and documents and increased communication among our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. The foregoing actions, which we believe remediated the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, were implemented during the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2020, as amended, filed with the SEC on July 9, 2021. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report filed with the SEC. Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
The registration statement for the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) was declared effective on October 20, 2020. On October 23, 2020, we consummated an Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units (the “Units”), including the issuance of 2,500,000 Units as a result of the underwriter’s partial exercise of its over-allotment option, at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of approximately $200.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $11.6 million, inclusive of $7.0 million in deferred underwriting commissions.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated a private placement with the Sponsor of 3,333,333 warrants (the “Sponsor Private Warrants”), each at a price of $1.50 per Sponsor Private Warrant, generating total proceeds of $5,000,000 and a private placement with the underwriter of an aggregate of 666,667 warrants (the “Cantor Private Warrants” and together with the Sponsor Private Warrants, the “Private Warrants”), each at a price of $1.50 per Cantor Private Warrant, generating total proceeds of $1,000,000.
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the private placement of the Private Warrants (the “Private Placement”) (including the exercise of the over-allotment), $200.0 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement were placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and held as cash or invested only in U.S. “government securities,” within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described above.
We paid a total of $4.0 million in underwriting discounts and commissions (not including the $7.0 million deferred underwriting commission payable at the consummation of the initial Business Combination) and approximately $0.6 million for other costs and expenses related to our formation and the Initial Public Offering.
For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this
Form 10-Q.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
* |
These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 15, 2021 | SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. | |||||
By: | /s/ Alexander Denner | |||||
Name: | Alexander Denner | |||||
Title: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||
Dated: November 15, 2021 | SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. | |||||
By: | /s/ Patrice Bonfiglio | |||||
Name: | Patrice Bonfiglio | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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