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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report, including, without limitation, statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” includes forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s
expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are
forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify
forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this report may include, for example, statements about:
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our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses;
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our ability to complete the Business Combination (as defined herein);
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our expectations around the performance of the prospective target business;
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our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following the Business Combination;
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our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving the Business Combination;
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our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete the Business Combination;
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our pool of prospective target businesses;
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our ability to consummate an initial business combination due to the uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of
other infectious diseases);
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the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential business combination opportunities;
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our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;
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the lack of a market for our securities;
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the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern;
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the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern;
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the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties; or
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our financial performance.
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The forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no
assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual
results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors.” Should
one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
PART I
References in this report to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Learn CW. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor”
refer to CWAM LC Sponsor, LLC. References to “founder shares” are to shares of our Class B ordinary shares initially purchased by our sponsor in a private placement prior to our initial public offering, and the shares of our Class A ordinary
shares issued upon the conversion thereof as provided herein, and references to “initial stockholders” are to holders of our founder shares prior to our initial public offering.
General
We are a blank check company incorporated on February 21, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase,
reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenue to date. Based on our business activities, we are a “shell company” as
defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) because we have no operations and nominal assets consisting almost entirely of cash. On October 13, 2021, we consummated our initial public offering (the “IPO”) of
23,000,000 units, which included the issuance of 3,000,000 units as a result of the underwriter’s full exercise of their over-allotment option (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per
share (the “Public Shares”) and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each, a “Public Warrant”), each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share, subject to
adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, and the IPO generated gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we consummated a private placement (the “Private Placement”) with our sponsor, of an
aggregate of 7,146,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $7,146,000. On October 7, 2021, our registration statement for our IPO was declared
effective.
Following the closing of the IPO on October 13, 2021, a total of $232,300,000 ($10.10 per Public Unit) of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement were deposited in a trust account (the
“Trust Account”) established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders at a U.S. based trust account, with U.S. Bank National Association, acting as trustee, and invested only in United States “government securities” within the meaning
of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company
Act”) which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.
Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its tax obligations (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution
expenses), the funds held in the Trust Account will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any of the Company’s public shares properly
submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (a) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of the Public Shares the right
to have their shares redeemed in connection with the Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if it does not complete the Business Combination by April 13, 2023 (or by October 13, 2023 if the period of time to
consummate a business combination is extended) (such period, the “completion window”) or (b) with respect to any other material provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, or (iii) the redemption of
the Company’s Public Shares if it is unable to complete a Business Combination within the completion window, subject to applicable law.
On April 13, 2023, we extended the period of time to consummate the Business Combination by one month, from April 13, 2023 to May 13, 2023. In
connection with such extension, an aggregate of $115,000 was deposited in the Trust Account.
Our sponsor is an affiliate of Learn Capital and Commonwealth Asset Management (“CWAM”). Founded in 2008, Learn Capital is a leading venture capital firm to focus exclusively on early-stage and
mid-stage investments in the $5.4 trillion global education sector. By leveraging deep sector expertise and networks and sustained attention to emerging breakthroughs in technology-enabled education delivery, the firm has invested early in many
of the sector’s largest and leading companies. In the last decade, Learn Capital has raised four funds totaling $600+ million in assets under management and invested in category-leading companies reaching learners globally, rendering a firm the
leading global brand for technology-enabled education venture capital. Learn Capital was founded by Rob Hutter and Greg Mauro, a team who formerly managed an affiliate of Founders Fund, and Learn Capital possesses decades of founding, operating,
and investing experience in the education, consumer, hard tech and enterprise technology sectors.
Commonwealth Asset Management Holdings LLC (“CWAM Platform”) is a Los Angeles-based asset management platform founded in June 2019 and led by Adam Fisher, our President, and the former Head of Global
Macro and Real Estate at Soros Fund Management LLC (“Soros”) and the former founder and Chief Investment Officer of Commonwealth Opportunity Capital, GP LLC (“CWOC”). The CWAM Platform offers separate but complementary products in the two
business lines of Global Macro, managed by its advisor CWAM, and Real Estate, managed by its dedicated advisor Commonwealth Real Estate LP (“CWRE”). Over time, CWAM has found these two strategies to be the dominant expressions of its top-down
investment process and philosophy. Prior to establishing the CWAM Platform, the founders and key investment professionals worked together as the core macro and real estate groups at Soros, and before that at CWOC.
While we may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any business industry or sector, we intend to focus our search for target businesses in the education, training and education technology (“EdTech”)
industries. We intend to build an industry-leading sustainable education platform with attractive returns on invested capital and robust free cash flow generation. By consummating a business combination with a target business in the education,
training and EdTech industries, we aim to offer public market investors near-term access and direct investment exposure to the long-term trends favorably impacting these sectors and to the related consolidation and value-creation opportunities.
We intend to take a disciplined approach towards consummating an initial business combination with an emphasis on building significant shareholder value over the long-term. We also intend to look for target businesses with proven management teams
who will foster an ownership culture with strong alignment of incentives.
Business Strategy
Our business strategy is to identify and complete our Business Combination with a company that complements the experiences and skills of our management team and can benefit from their operational
expertise. Our selection process will leverage our founders’ broad and deep relationship network, distinct industry experiences and proven deal sourcing capabilities to access a broad spectrum of differentiated opportunities. This network has
been developed through our founders’ extensive experience and demonstrated success in both investing in and operating businesses in our target sectors and across a variety of industries, including:
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a track record of successfully identifying, acquiring and growing companies and ability to deliver shareholder value over an extended time period with above-market-average investment returns;
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experience deploying a proven value creation toolkit including recruiting world-class talent, identifying value enhancements, delivering operating efficiencies and successfully integrating strategic
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an extensive history of accessing the capital markets across various business cycles, including financing businesses and assisting companies with the transition to public ownership.
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We believe that our management team is well positioned to identify attractive business combination opportunities with a compelling industry backdrop and an opportunity for significant growth. Our
founders’ objectives are to generate attractive returns for shareholders and enhance value through improving operational performance of the acquired company. We expect to favor opportunities with certain industry and business characteristics. Key
industry characteristics include compelling long-term growth, attractive competitive dynamics, consolidation opportunities and low risk of technological obsolescence. Key business characteristics include high barriers to entry, significant
streams of recurring revenue, opportunity for operational improvement, attractive steady-state margins, high incremental margins and attractive free cash flow characteristics.
Acquisition Criteria
Consistent with our business strategy, we have identified the following general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses. We will use these
criteria and guidelines in evaluating acquisition opportunities, but we may decide to enter into the Business Combination with a target business that does not meet some or all of these criteria and guidelines, which are not meant to be
exhaustive. However, we intend to seek to acquire businesses that we believe:
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are fundamentally sound but are underperforming their potential;
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exhibit unrecognized value or other characteristics that we believe have been misevaluated by the marketplace;
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are at an inflection point where we believe we can drive improved financial performance;
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offer opportunities to enhance financial performance through organic initiatives and/or inorganic growth opportunities that we identify in our analysis and due diligence;
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can benefit from our founders’ knowledge of the target sectors, proven collection of operational strategies and tools, and past experiences in profitability and rapidly scaling businesses;
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are valued attractively relative to their existing cash flows and potential for operational improvement; and
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offer an attractive potential return for our shareholders, weighing potential growth opportunities and operational improvements in the target business against any identified downside risks.
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These criteria and guidelines are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the
merits of a particular initial business combination may be based, to the extent relevant, on these general criteria and guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may deem relevant. In the event that we
decide to enter into the Business Combination with a target business that does not meet the above criteria and guidelines, we will disclose that the target business does not meet the above criteria and guidelines in our shareholder communications
related to the Business Combination, which, as discussed in the prospectus, would be in the form of proxy solicitation materials or tender offer documents that we would file with the SEC.
The Business Combination
We initially had until April 13, 2023 to consummate the Business Combination, with an automatic six-month extension if we have signed a
definitive agreement with respect to the Business Combination within such 18-month period. However, on April 13, 2023, we extended the period of time to consummate the Business Combination by one month, from April 13, 2023 to May 13, 2023. In
connection with such extension, an aggregate of $115,000 was deposited in the Trust Account. In connection with any such extension, public shareholders will not be offered the opportunity to vote on or redeem their shares. Pursuant to the terms
of our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the trust agreement, in order to extend the time available for us to consummate the Business Combination, our sponsor or its affiliates or designees, upon ten days advance
notice prior to the applicable deadline, must deposit into the Trust Account $115,000 ($0.005 per share in either case) on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each one month extension (up to an aggregate of $690,000, or $0.03 per
share, if we extend for the full six months). Any such payments would be made in exchange for additional Private Placement Warrants to be issued by us to our sponsor or its affiliates or designees, as applicable, at a price of $1.00 per warrant
(for a total of 690,000 if payments are made for six such extensions), which warrants will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. We will only be able to extend the period of time to consummate the Business Combination by up to an
additional five months. We will issue a press release announcing the extension at least three days prior to the applicable deadline. In addition, we will issue a press release the day after the applicable deadline, announcing whether the funds
have been timely deposited. Our sponsor and its affiliates or designees are obligated to fund the Trust Account in order to extend the time for us to complete the Business Combination, but our sponsor will not be obligated to extend such time.
The rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”_ require that we must consummate an initial business combination with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair
market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting commissions held in trust) at the time of
our signing a definitive agreement in connection with the Business Combination. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine the fair market value of the Business Combination, we will obtain an opinion from an independent
investment banking firm that is a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) or a valuation or appraisal firm with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. While we consider it unlikely that our board of directors will
not be able to make such independent determination of fair market value, it may be unable to do so if it is less familiar or experienced with the business of a particular target or if there is a significant amount of uncertainty as to the value
of the target’s assets or prospects, including if such company is at an early stage of development, operations or growth, or if the anticipated transaction involves a complex financial analysis or other specialized skills and the board of
directors determines that outside expertise would be helpful or necessary in conducting such analysis. As any such opinion, if obtained, would only state that the fair market value meets the 80% of net assets threshold, unless such opinion
includes material information regarding the valuation of the target or the consideration to be provided, it is not anticipated that copies of such opinion would be distributed to our shareholders. However, if required by Schedule 14A of the
Exchange Act, any proxy solicitation materials or tender offer documents that we will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”_ in connection with the Business Combination will include such opinion.
We anticipate structuring the Business Combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares will own or acquire 100% of the outstanding
equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. We may, however, structure the Business Combination such that the post-transaction company owns or acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target business in
order to meet certain objectives of the target management team or shareholders or for other reasons, but we will only complete such 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 business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target, our shareholders prior to the Business Combination may collectively own a minority
interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in the Business Combination. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new shares in exchange for all of
the issued and outstanding capital stock of a target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our shareholders immediately prior to the
Business Combination could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding shares subsequent to the Business Combination. If less than 100% of the outstanding equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or
acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% of net assets test. If the Business Combination involves more than one target business,
the 80% of net assets test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target businesses and we will treat the target businesses together as the initial business combination for purposes of a tender offer or for seeking shareholder
approval, as applicable. In addition, we have agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding the Business Combination without the prior consent of our sponsor. To the extent we effect the Business Combination with a company or business
that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in such company or business. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular
target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risk factors.
Acquisition Process
In evaluating a prospective target business, we expect to conduct a thorough due diligence review that may encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and employees, document
reviews and inspection of facilities, as well as a review of financial and other information that will be made available to us. We will also utilize our operational and capital planning experience.
The time required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete the Business Combination, and the costs associated with this process, are not currently ascertainable with
any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which the Business Combination is not ultimately completed will result in our incurring losses and will reduce the
funds we can use to complete another business combination.
We are not prohibited from pursuing the Business Combination or subsequent transaction with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, founders, officers or directors. In the event we seek to
complete the Business Combination or, subject to certain exceptions, subsequent material transactions with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor or any of our founders, officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors,
will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of FINRA or an independent accounting firm that such initial business combination or transaction is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
Our officers and directors have not individually selected a target business. Our management team is continuously made aware of potential business opportunities, one or more of which we may desire to
pursue for a business combination. However, we have not selected any specific business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, engaged in any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination
target with respect to an initial business combination with us.
In addition, certain of our founders, officers and directors presently have, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary and contractual duties to other entities, including CWAM and
Learn Capital. As a result, if any of our founders, officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he, she or it has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, then,
subject to their fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, or contractual obligations, he, she or it will need to honor such fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, before we can
pursue such opportunity. If these other entities decide to pursue any such opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing the same. However, we do not believe that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our founders, officers or
directors will materially affect our ability to complete the Business Combination. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a
director or an officer shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as us; and (ii) we renounce any
interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other.
Furthermore, our sponsor, founders, officers and directors may sponsor or form other special purpose acquisition companies similar to ours or may pursue other business or investment ventures during
the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination. Any such companies, businesses or investments may present additional conflicts of interest in pursuing an initial business combination. Our founders, officers and directors are
not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs, and, accordingly, will have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities, including identifying potential business combinations and
monitoring the related due diligence. However, we do not believe that any such potential conflicts would materially affect our ability to complete the Business Combination.
Redemption Rights for Public Stockholders upon Completion of the Business Combination
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of the Business Combination at a per-share price, payable in cash,
equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two (2) business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest (net of taxes paid or payable), divided by the number of then
issued and outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. The amount in the Trust Account is $10.10 per public share. The per share amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be
reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriter. The redemption right will include the requirement that any beneficial owner on whose behalf a redemption right is being exercised must identify itself in order to
validly redeem its shares. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of the Business Combination with respect to our warrants. Further, subject to the provisions of our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, we
will not proceed with redeeming the Public Shares, even if a public shareholder has properly elected to redeem its shares, if a business combination does not close. Our sponsor, officers and directors have entered into agreements with us,
pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and any public shares in connection with the completion of the Business Combination. The other members of our management team have entered into
agreements similar to the one entered into by our sponsor with respect to any public shares held by them in connection with the completion of the Business Combination.
Manner of Conducting Redemptions
We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of the Business Combination either (i) in connection with a general
meeting called to approve the business combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed business combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our
discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would require us to seek shareholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement or
whether we were deemed to be a foreign private issuer (which would require a tender offer rather than seeking shareholder approval under SEC rules). Asset acquisitions and share purchases would not typically require shareholder approval while
direct mergers with our company and any transactions where we issue more than 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares or seek to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association would typically require shareholder
approval. We currently intend to conduct redemptions in connection with a shareholder vote unless shareholder approval is not required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement or we choose to conduct redemptions pursuant to the
tender offer rules of the SEC for business or other reasons. So long as we obtain and maintain a listing for our securities on the NYSE, we will be required to comply with the NYSE rules. If we held a shareholder vote to approve the Business
Combination, we will, pursuant to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association:
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conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules; and
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Submission of the Business Combination to a Stockholder Vote
In the event that we seek shareholder approval of the Business Combination, we will distribute proxy materials and, in connection therewith, provide our public shareholders with the redemption rights
described above upon completion of the business combination.
If we seek shareholder approval, we will complete the Business Combination only if we receive an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the
shareholders who attend and vote at a general meeting of the company. In such case, Softbank, the sponsor investors and our initial shareholders have agreed to vote their founder shares and any public shares purchased during or after the IPO in
favor of the Business Combination. As a result, assuming Softbank and the sponsor investors continue to own the shares they have purchased, we would not need any additional shares to be voted in favor of a transaction, in order to have the
Business Combination approved. 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. In addition, our initial shareholders have entered into
agreements with us, pursuant to which they have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with the completion of the Business Combination, or (ii) to waive their redemption
rights with respect to their founder shares and public shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (a) that would affect the substance or timing of our
obligation to provide for the redemption of our public shares in connection with the Business Combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we have not consummated an initial business combination by April 13, 2023 (or by October 13, 2023
if the period of time to consummate a business combination is extended) or (b) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity. On April 13, 2023, we extended the period of time to
consummate the Business Combination by one month, from April 13, 2023 to May 13, 2023. In connection with such extension, an aggregate of $115,000 was deposited in the Trust Account.
Limitation on Redemption upon Completion of the Business Combination if We Seek Stockholder Approval
If we seek shareholder approval of the Business Combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with the Business Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our Amended and Restated
Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that a public shareholder, other than Softbank, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under
Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in the IPO (the “Excess Shares”), without our prior consent. We believe this restriction will
discourage shareholders from accumulating large blocks of shares, and subsequent attempts by such holders to use their ability to exercise their redemption rights against a proposed business combination as a means to force us or our management to
purchase their shares at a significant premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. Absent this provision, a public shareholder holding more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in the IPO could threaten to
exercise its redemption rights if such holder’s shares are not purchased by us, our sponsor or our management at a premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. By limiting our shareholders’ ability (other than Softbank)
to redeem no more than 15% of the shares sold in the IPO without our prior consent, we believe we will limit the ability of a small group of shareholders to unreasonably attempt to block our ability to complete the Business Combination,
particularly in connection with a business combination with a target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash.
However, we would not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against the Business Combination.
Redemption of Public Shares and Liquidation if No Business Combination
Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that we will have by April 13,
2023 (or by October 13, 2023 if the period of time to consummate a business combination is extended) to complete the Business Combination. On April 13, 2023, we extended the period of time to consummate the Business Combination by one month,
from April 13, 2023 to May 13, 2023. In connection with such extension, an aggregate of $115,000 was deposited in the Trust Account.
If we do not complete the Business Combination within such prescribed time period, we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but
not more than ten (10) 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 (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay
dissolution expenses and net of taxes paid or payable), divided by the number of then-issued and 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 our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case, to
our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which
will expire worthless if we fail to complete the Business Combination within the prescribed time period. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that, if we wind up for any other reason prior to the consummation of
the Business Combination, we will follow the foregoing procedures with respect to the liquidation of the Trust Account as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten (10) business days thereafter, subject to applicable Cayman Islands
law.
Corporate Information
Our executive offices are located at 11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2320, Los Angeles, California 90025, and our telephone number is (424) 324-2990. We maintain a corporate website at
www.learncwinvestmentcorp.com. The information that is or may be contained on or accessible through our corporate website or any other website that we may maintain is not part of this report and is not incorporated herein by reference. We are
required to file Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q with the SEC on a regular basis, and are required to disclose certain material events in Current Reports on Form 8-K. These reports are available on our website. The
SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The SEC’s Internet website is located at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the
Company will provide copies of these documents without charge upon request from us at info@learncwinvestmentcorp.com or by telephone at 424-324-2990.
Status as a Public Company
We believe our structure will make us an attractive business combination partner to target businesses. As an existing public company, we offer a target business an alternative to a traditional initial
public offering through a merger or other business combination with us. In a business combination transaction with us, the owners of the target business may, for example, exchange their shares of stock in the target business for our Public Shares
(or shares of a new holding company) or for a combination of our Public Shares and cash, allowing us to tailor the consideration to the specific needs of the sellers. We believe target businesses will find this method a more expeditious and cost
effective method to becoming a public company than a typical initial public offering. The typical initial public offering process takes a significantly longer period of time than the typical business combination transaction process, and there are
significant expenses in the initial public offering process, including underwriting discounts and commissions, that may not be present to the same extent in connection with a business combination with us.
Furthermore, once a proposed business combination is completed, the target business will have effectively become public, whereas an initial public offering is always subject to the underwriter’s
ability to complete the offering, as well as general market conditions, which could delay or prevent the offering from occurring or have negative valuation consequences. Once public, we believe the target business would then have greater access
to capital, an additional means of providing management incentives consistent with shareholders’ interests and the ability to use its shares as currency for acquisitions. Being a public company can offer further benefits by augmenting a company’s
profile among potential new customers and vendors and aid in attracting talented employees.
While we believe that our structure and our management team’s backgrounds will make us an attractive business partner, some potential target businesses may view our status as a special purpose
acquisition company, including our lack of an operating history and our potential need to seek shareholder approval of a proposed initial business combination, negatively.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (“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, 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. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our
securities may be more volatile.
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.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of the IPO, (b) in which we have total annual
gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of that year’s second
fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
Competition
We expect to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including private investors (which may be individuals or investment partnerships), other
special purpose acquisition companies and other entities, domestic and international, competing for the types of businesses we intend to acquire. Many of these individuals and entities are well-established and have extensive experience in
identifying and effecting, directly or indirectly, acquisitions of companies operating in or providing services to various industries. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources or more local industry knowledge
than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. While we believe there are numerous target businesses we could potentially acquire with the net proceeds of the IPO and the
sale of the private placement warrants, our ability to compete with respect to the acquisition of certain target businesses that are sizable will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others
an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. Furthermore, we are obligated to offer holders of our public shares the right to redeem their shares for cash at the time of the Business Combination in conjunction with a
shareholder vote or via a tender offer. Target companies will be aware that this may reduce the resources available to us for the Business Combination. Any of these obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully
negotiating a business combination.
Facilities
We currently maintain our executive offices at 11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2320, Los Angeles, California 90025. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
Employees
We currently have three executive officers: Robert Hutter, Adam Fisher and Greg Mauro. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters
but they intend to devote as much of their time as they deem necessary to our affairs until we have completed the Business Combination. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been
selected for the Business Combination and the stage of the business combination process we are in. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the completion of the Business Combination.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to include risk factors in this Annual Report. However, below is a partial list of material risks, uncertainties and other factors that could have a
material effect on us and our operations.
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We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.
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Our public shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed Business Combination, which means we may complete the Business Combination even though a majority of our public shareholders do
not support such a combination.
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The requirement that we complete the Business Combination within the prescribed time frame may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating a business combination and may limit the time we
have in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets, in particular as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete the Business Combination on terms that would produce
value for our shareholders.
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We may not be able to complete the Business Combination within the prescribed time frame, in which case we would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our public shares
and liquidate.
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You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the Trust Account, except under certain limited circumstances. Therefore, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your public shares or
warrants, potentially at a loss.
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If we seek shareholder approval of the Business Combination, our sponsor, Softbank, the sponsor investors, the initial shareholders, our directors, executive officers, advisors or their affiliates may elect to
purchase Public Shares or Public Warrants, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our Class A ordinary shares.
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The NYSE may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.
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Our management may not be able to maintain control of a target business after the Business Combination. We cannot provide assurance that, upon loss of control of a target business, new management will possess
the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to profitably operate such business.
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If we pursue a target company with operations or opportunities outside of the United States for the Business Combination, we may face additional burdens in connection with investigating, agreeing to and
completing such initial business combination, and if we effect such initial business combination, we would be subject to a variety of additional risks that may negatively impact our operations.
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If we do not consummate the Business Combination by May 13, 2023 (or by October 13, 2023 if the period of time to consummate a business combination is extended), our public shareholders may be forced to wait
beyond such applicable period before redemption from our Trust Account.
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Unlike some other similarly structured special purpose acquisition companies, our initial shareholders will receive additional Class A ordinary shares if we issue shares to consummate an initial business
combination.
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Because we are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited.
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We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company within th meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to “emerging
growth companies” or “smaller reporting companies,” this could make our seucirites less attractive to investor and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.
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The current economic downturn may lead to increased difficulty in completing our business combination.
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Recent volatility in capital markets may affect our ability to obtain financing for our business combination through sales of our ordinary shares or issuance of indebtedness.
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Military conflict in Ukraine or elsewhere may lead to increased price volatility for public traded securities, which could make it difficult for us to consummate the Business Combination.
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There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern.”
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There may be significant competition for us to find an attractive target for an initial Business Combination. This could increase the costs associated with completing our initial Business Combination and may
result in our inability to find a suitable target for our initial Business Combination.
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If we are deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, we would be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities would be severely restricted. As a
result, in such circumstances, unless we are able to modify our activities so that we would not be deemed an investment company, we would expect to abandon our efforts to complete an initial Business Combination and instead to liquidate
the Company.
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We may reincorporate in another jurisdiction in connection with the Business Combination, and the laws of such jurisdiction may govern some or all of our future material agreements and we may not be able to
enforce our legal rights.
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Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and
results of operations.
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For the complete list of risks relating to our operations, see the section entitled “Risk Factors”
contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on April 4, 2022, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022,
as filed with the SEC on May, 20, 2022, August 22, 2022, and November 22, 2022, respectively.
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Unresolved Staff Comments.
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None.
We do not own or lease any real estate or other physical properties materially important to our operation. We currently maintain our executive offices at 11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2320, Los Angeles,
California 90025. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
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Legal Proceedings.
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To the knowledge of our management, there is no material litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such or
against any of our property.
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Mine Safety Disclosures.
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Not applicable.
PART II
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Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
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Market Information
Our units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants are each traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “LCW.U,” “LCW” and “LCW.WS,” respectively. Our units commenced public trading on
October 13, 2021, and our Class A ordinary shares and warrants commenced separate public trading on November 29, 2021.
Holders
On December 31, 2022, there was 1 holder of record of our units, 1 holder of record of our Class A ordinary shares, 2 holders of record of our warrants, and 5 holders of record of our founder shares.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
None.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
In February 2021, we issued to our sponsor an aggregate of 7,187,000 founder shares in exchange for a payment of $25,000 from our sponsor to cover for certain expenses on behalf of us, or
approximately $0.003 per share. On August 20, 2021 and September 9, 2021, we effected two surrenders of founder shares, resulting in our initial shareholders holding, and there being outstanding, an aggregate of 5,750,000 founder shares. The sale
of the founder shares was made pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
As described above under the heading “Business – General” in Part I of this report, on October 13, 2021, we consummated the Private Placement, with our sponsor and the Underwriters, of an aggregate of
7,146,000 Private Placement Warrants at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $7,146,000. The Private Placement Warrants are substantially similar to the Public
Warrants, except that if held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, they may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis and subject to certain limited exceptions, will be subject to transfer restrictions until 30 days following the
consummation of the Company’s Business Combination. 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 under all redemption
scenarios and exercisable by holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants have been issued pursuant to, and are governed by the Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement. The issuances of the Private
Placement Warrants were made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The sale of the private placement warrants was made pursuant to an exemption from registration
contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Use of Proceeds from the Initial Public Offering
On October 13, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 23,000,000 Units, which included 3,000,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option. The Units were sold at
a price of $10.00 per Unit, and the IPO generated gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Evercore Group L.L.C. acted as the sole underwriter of the IPO. The securities sold in the IPO were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement
on Form S-1 (No. 333-254820). The SEC declared the registration statement effective on October 7, 2021.
On October 13, 2021, a total of $230,000,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were deposited in the Trust Account. The net proceeds deposited in the
Trust Account remain on deposit in the Trust Account and are invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in any open-ended
investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the
distribution of the funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s shareholders,
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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References to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Learn CW Investment Corporation. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should
be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes related thereto which are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the
discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Certain information contained in the
discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under
“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factor Summary,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on February 2, 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase,
reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. While we may pursue an initial Business Combination target in any industry or geographic location, we intend to focus our search for a target business operating in the
media, entertainment and technology industries. Our Sponsor, Learn CW Investment Corporation, a Cayman Islands limited liability company. We intend to effectuate the Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of our initial public offering
and the private placement of the private placement warrants, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, equity and debt. We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans
to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
Our registration statement for our IPO was declared effective on October 7, 2021. On October 13, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 23,000,000 units, including the issuance of 3,000,000 units as a result
of the underwriter’s full exercise of their over-allotment option, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Each Unit consisted of one Public Share and one-half of one redeemable Warrant. Each whole Public Warrant entitles
the holder to purchase one Public Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 7,146,000 warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private
placement to CWAM LC Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”) generating gross proceeds of $7,146,000.
Following the closing of the IPO on October 13, 2021, $232,300,000 ($10.10 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement
Warrants was placed in a non-interest bearing Trust Account (the “Trust Account”), located in the United States at a nationally recognized financial institution, with U.S. Bank National Association acting as trustee, and invested only in United
States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company
Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Pursuant to the trust agreement, the trustee will not be permitted to invest in other securities or assets. The Trust Account is intended as a holding place for funds pending
the earliest to occur of either: (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of
Association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of the Class A ordinary shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the public
shares if the Company does not complete the initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of the Class A ordinary shares; or (iii)
absent the completing an initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering, the return of the funds held in the Trust Account to the public stockholders as part of the redemption of the public shares. If the Company
does not invest the proceeds as discussed above, the Company may be deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act.
If we are unable to complete the Business Combination within the Combination Period or during any Extension Period, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as
promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, divided by the number of then
outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public Shareholder’s rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as
reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in
each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law.
Results of Operations
Our only activities from inception through December 31, 2022, were those related to our formation, the preparation for our Initial Public Offering and, since the closing of the
IPO, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of the Business
Combination, at the earliest. We incurred expenses as a result of being a public company (including for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for expenses in connection with searching for a prospective
initial Business Combination.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, we had a net income of $9,891,490, which consisted of
operating expenses of $1,802,357, a change in fair value of the warrant liability of $8,419,283, and interest income related to the Trust Account of $3,274,564.
For the period ended December 31, 2021, we had a net income of $9,486,606, which consisted of operating expenses of $453,467, a change in fair value of the warrant liability of
$12,039,966, interest income of $3,712, transaction costs allocable to warrant liability of $781,595 and loss on issuance of private placement warrants of $1,322,010.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
On October 13, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the
Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated a private placement of 7,146,000 Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant to its Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $7,146,000. Simultaneously, the underwriters exercised the
over-allotment option and purchased an additional 3,000,000 Over-Allotment Units, generating an aggregate of gross proceeds of $30,000,000.
Following the consummation of the Initial Public Offering on October 13, 2021, an amount of $232,300,000 ($10.10 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the
Initial Public Offering was placed in the Trust Account. Transaction costs amounted to $12,375,591 consisting of $2,446,000 of underwriting fees, $9,780,500 of deferred underwriting fees and $930,686 of other costs.
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had approximately $235,578,275 and $232,303,712 cash held in the Trust Account, respectively. We intend to use substantially all of the funds
held in the Trust Account. To the extent that our shares or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the
operations of the post-Business Combination entity, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had cash of $748,857 and $237,363 held outside of the Trust Account, respectively. We intend to use the funds held outside of the Trust Account primarily to
identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, properties, or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representative or owners, review
corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor, or our officers and directors may provide us working
capital loans (“Working Capital Loans”). On May 3, 2022, the Sponsor confirmed to the Company that it will provide any such Working Capital Loans for at least the next twelve months. On May 5, 2022, the Company drew down and received cash
proceeds of $1,050,000. The outstanding balance under this loan is $1,050,000 as of December 31, 2022. If we complete a Business Combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event
that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such
loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” The Company initially had until April 13, 2023, 18 months from the closing of the IPO, to consummate a Business Combination. On April 13, 2023, we
extended the period of time to consummate the Business Combination by one month, from April 13, 2023 to May 13, 2023. In connection with such extension, an aggregate of $115,000 was deposited in the Trust Account. It is uncertain that the
Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by the specified period. If a Business Combination is not consummated by May 13, 2023 and the Company decides not to extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination,
there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution.
The Company’s evaluation of its working capital, along with, the liquidity condition and date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt
about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these financial statements are issued. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the
classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On February 2, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 7,187,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. On August 20, 2021
and September 9, 2021, the Sponsor effected a surrender of 1,287,000 Class B ordinary shares and 150,000 Class B ordinary shares, respectively, to the Company for no consideration, resulting in a decrease in the total number of Class B ordinary
shares outstanding from 7,187,000 to 5,750,000. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 750,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part. The
underwriter’s over-allotment option was exercised in full on October 13, 2021, and these shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until two years after the completion of a Business Combination.
Promissory Note – Related Party
On February 18, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Proposed Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). On March 25,
2021, the Company borrowed $300,000 on the Note to cover expenses related to the Proposed Offering. On September 7, 2021, the Sponsor and the company agreed to amend and restate the Note (the “Amended and Restated Note”) to extend the maturity
date. The Amended and Restated Note was non-interest bearing and was paid in full in October 2021.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the sponsor, an affiliate of the sponsor, or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are
not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (the “Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without
interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. In
the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital
Loans. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has drawn $1,050,000 and $0 on this loan, respectively.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements; Commitments and Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did not have any commitments or contractual obligations
other than obligations disclosed herein.
Contractual Obligations
Registration Rights Agreement
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares, and any shares that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the
Founder Shares) were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities were entitled to make up to three demands, excluding
short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders had certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. We will
bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriter is entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $7,780,500 in the aggregate, and a discretionary deferred fee of $2,000,000. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriter
from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Softbank and Sponsors Investors Investment
A fund managed by SB Management Limited, a 100% directly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., and certain members of our Sponsor, in the aggregate, have purchased $100.0
million of units (or 10,000,000 units) and $7.7 million of units (or 770,000 units), respectively, in the Initial Public Offering. The underwriter is entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.35 per unit for every unit purchased by Softbank, the
payment of which has been deferred and will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination. The underwriter has not received any underwritten
discount for any unit purchased by the sponsor investors.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual
results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting estimates affecting our financial statements:
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants
are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are
indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly
period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance.
For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the
estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The fair value of the warrants was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The more significant estimates made by management
in these fair value determinations are around the inputs used in the fair value model, with volatility being the most judgmental of those inputs. A 1% increase in volatility input would increase the Company’s warrant liability by approximately
$1,700,000.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In August 2020, 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 for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its financial statements.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. Section 102(b)(1)
of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared
effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition
period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected to irrevocably opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is
issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we will adopt the new or revised standard at the time public companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial
statements with another emerging growth company that has not opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accountant standards used.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act,
if, as an “emerging growth company”, we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section
404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the
PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), and (iv) disclose certain executive
compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the
completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
| Item 7A. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
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The net proceeds of our IPO and the Private Placement held in the Trust Account are invested in U.S. government securities with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain
conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest
rate risk.
| Item 8. |
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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Reference is made to Pages F-1 through F-20 comprising a portion of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
| Item 9. |
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
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None.
| Item 9A. |
Controls and Procedures.
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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to
be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rules 13a-15f and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2022, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2022, our
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective, due solely to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the warrant valuation and
the recording of interest income earned on the trust account. As a result, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, management believes that
the financial statements included in this Report present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well
conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are
resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance
that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance
that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Management’s Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
As required by SEC rules and regulations implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
Officer is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that:
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pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of our company,
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provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of our management and directors, and
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provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements
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Because of its inherent limitation, internal control over financial reporting may
not prevent or detect errors or misstatements in our financial statements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or
that the degree or compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at
December 31, 2022. In making these assessments, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessments
and those criteria, management determined that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022.
Management has implemented remediation steps to improve our internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, we expanded and improved our
review process for complex securities.
This Report does not include an attestation report of internal controls from our independent registered public accounting firm due to our status as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Other than as discussed above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
(as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
| Item 9B. |
Other Information.
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Not applicable.
| Item 9C. |
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
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Not applicable.
PART III
| Item 10. |
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
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Directors and Executive Officers
Our directors and executive officers are as follows:
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Name
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Age
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Title
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Robert Hutter
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51
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Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Adam Fisher
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51
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President and Director
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Greg Mauro
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53
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Chief Operating Officer
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Alan Howard
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59
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Director
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Ellen Levy
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53
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Director
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Peter Relan
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60
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Director
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Daniel H. Stern
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62
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Director
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Anuranjita Tewary
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46
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Director
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Robert Hutter serves as our Chief Executive Officer and Director. Rob Hutter is the Founder & Managing Partner at Learn Capital. He
oversees the investing practice of the firm, which spans seed, early stage and emerging growth companies dedicated to the transformation of learning and the improvement of individual and societal capacities at scale. He represents Learn Capital
across a range of portfolio investments including Coursera, Udemy, Nerdy, Photomath, Brilliant, SoloLearn, Andela, Prenda, Merlyn Mind and several other breakthrough firms. In addition to his work with edtech companies, he is an active angel
investor in tech startups active across a span of other segments. Previously, Rob was a Partner at Revolution Ventures, an early stage venture investment firm and affiliate of Founders Fund. He was additionally co-founder and president of Swarm
Networks, a massively scalable storage company purchased by Intel. He was also involved in the founding stages of transportation intelligence leader SmartDrive Systems and the chipmaker Silicon Spice, which was purchased by Broadcom. In addition,
he co-founded two companies in online games and also co-founded Edusoft, a K-12 assessment management platform purchased by Houghton-Mifflin in 2003. He is a graduate of Harvard University. We believe that Mr. Hutter is well qualified to serve as
a director due to his significant investment experience and his senior leadership experience.
Adam Fisher serves as our President and Director. Mr. Fisher is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of the CWAM Platform. Over the last
16 years, Mr. Fisher has built and successfully led numerous investment management practices across both public and private markets. Prior to launching Commonwealth, from 2017 to 2019, Mr. Fisher served as the Global Head of Macro and Real Estate
at Soros Fund Management. Prior to joining Soros, Mr. Fisher founded and served as the CIO of CWOC, a global macro hedge fund, from its inception in November 2008 up until it began the process of returning capital to investors in July 2017 when
the investment team moved to Soros. CWOC had approximately $2.3 billion assets under management at its closing in June 2017 and 25 employees across three office locations. The firm offered two comingled global macro hedge funds as well as
multiple co-investment opportunities in both the liquid and illiquid space. Before CWOC, Mr. Fisher co-founded Orient Property Group in 2006, focusing on investments throughout the Asia Pacific region. Prior to that, from 2003 to 2006, Mr. Fisher
co-founded Irongate Capital Partners (“Irongate”), a property investment and development firm. Irongate and its predecessor entity were involved in property transactions in Florida, California, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada. Prior to founding
Irongate, Mr. Fisher worked in New York for two private equity firms, NMS Capital and TD Capital, as well as a risk arbitrage firm affiliated with Reservoir Capital. He holds a JD/MBA from Columbia University and serves on the Columbia University
Richman Center for Business, Law and Public Policy Advisory Board. He received his B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis. We believe that Mr. Fisher is well qualified to serve as a director due to his significant investment experience and
his senior leadership experience.
Greg Mauro serves as our Chief Operating Officer. Greg Mauro is the Founder & Managing Partner of Learn Capital. Greg currently serves
on the boards of New Globe, Higher Ground, Wave Neuroscience, Cognitive Genetics, Ascent, Smashcut, Foundry College and previously served on the boards of Edmodo (sold to NetDragon) and Mangahigh (sold to Westermann). Greg has been active in the
charter school movement since 2000, serving eight years on the foundation board for High Tech High, considered by many observers to be the “MIT of charter schools.” He was also the founder of Revolution Community Ventures, providing low-cost
funds to high performing charters serving low-income communities. Previously, Greg managed Revolution Ventures, an early-stage venture firm and affiliate of Founders Fund. While at
Revolution, Greg was the Co-Founder and President of SmartDrive, a video-based safety program and transportation intelligence platform transform. Greg was also Co-Founder and CEO of Nextivity, whose Cel-Fi product is a low-cost, carrier-approved
digital signal booster. Greg was first investor and led business development at Entropic, inventor of the ubiquitous MoCa home networking standard. Greg secured investment from Time Warner, Comcast, DISH, and DIRECTV before going public. Greg was
also co-founder of Tachyon, the world’s first broadband-over-satellite provider, serving customers as diverse as Burning Man, General Electric, and the US Department of Defense. Greg is the co-owner of Powder Mountain, the largest ski area in the
United States. Greg is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy. Greg’s career began as a Monitor Group strategy consultant, and he is a graduate of UCLA’s College of Honors.
Alan Howard serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Howard is Founder Partner and Senior Trader of Brevan Howard Asset Management
LLP, one of the world’s leading global macro absolute return managers. We believe that Mr. Howard is well qualified to serve as a director due to his significant investment experience and his senior leadership experience.
Ellen Levy serves as a member of our board of directors. Dr. Levy is Managing Director of Silicon Valley Connect, working with organizations
and entrepreneurs on opportunities for “networked innovation.” She is also an active angel investor in early-stage technology centric companies across many sectors including EdTech. Additionally, she is a member of the Board of Directors for
commercial real estate finance company Walker & Dunlop, alternative investment platform for financial advisors CAIS and social network for military and veterans company Rallypoint. She has been appointed as a Senior Advisor to the President
of Arizona State University. From 2003 to 2012, Dr. Levy worked at LinkedIn, having served as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, head of Corporate & Business Development, a member of the Executive Team, and as Advisory Board member when
the company was first founded. Prior to LinkedIn, Dr. Levy spent two years running a program at Stanford University, facilitating collaboration between industry partners, Silicon Valley, and the university research community. Over her career, Dr.
Levy has held formal roles in venture capital (Softbank Venture Capital; NeoCarta Ventures; Draper Fisher Jurvetson), startups (WhoWhere, sold to Lycos; Softbook Press, sold to Gemstar; LinkedIn, LNKD), technology think tanks (Interval Research),
large corporations (Apple Computer, AAPL; PriceWaterhouse Coopers), and universities (Harvard University; Arizona State University; Stanford University). She has a BA from the University of Michigan and a MA/PhD in Cognitive Psychology from
Stanford University. We believe that Dr. Levy is well qualified to serve as a director due to her significant investment experience and her senior leadership experience.
Peter Relan serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Relan is the founder of YouWeb Incubator, and the co-founder and Chief
Executive Officer of GotIt! Inc. Prior to founding YouWeb in 2007, Mr. Relan served as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Business Signatures, an internet fraud detection engine, from 2001 to 2007. Prior to Business Signatures, he worked
at Oracle from 1994 to 1998, serving as the Vice President, Internet Division prior to his departure. From 1988 to 1994, he was an architect at Hewlett-Packard. Mr. Relan was the initial investor, and served on the Board of Discord until 2020.
Mr. Relan’s career began as a network development engineer and an internet research engineer for Systems Development Corporation. Mr. Relan received an MS in Engineering Management from Stanford University and a BS in Engineering from UCLA. We
believe that Mr. Relan is well qualified to serve as a director due to his significant business experience and his senior leadership experience.
Daniel H. Stern serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Stern is founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Reservoir Capital
Group, a New York-based investment management firm. Prior to founding Reservoir Capital Group in 1998, Mr. Stern was President of Ziff Brothers Investments and served as an Associate at Bass Brothers Enterprises in Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Stern is
the Chairman of Film at Lincoln Center and serves as a Trustee of several non-profit organizations. Mr. Stern received an AB from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. We believe that Mr. Stern is well qualified to serve as a
director due to his significant investment experience and his senior leadership experience.
Anuranjita Tewary serves as a member of our board of directors. Dr. Tewary currently is an independent advisor, advising companies on how to
develop data strategies that align with their respective business and product goals, as well as with respect to the kind of data and analytics expertise needed, how best to structure data organizations, and how to hire the right kind of data
science talent. Prior to this, Dr. Tewary was the Chief Data Officer for Mint at Intuit and Director of Product Management for Data Products. Dr. Tewary started Level Up Analytics in 2012. Level Up Analytics was acquired by Intuit in October
2013. Prior to that, Dr. Tewary was a Senior Data Scientist at LinkedIn. Dr. Tewary is also the founder of The Technovation Challenge, an education non-profit dedicated to teaching girls coding and high-tech entrepreneurship. Dr. Tewary has a
bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Mathematics with Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in Applied Physics from Stanford University. We believe that Dr. Tewary is well qualified to serve as a director due to
her significant entrepreneurship experience and her senior leadership experience.
Number and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors
Our board of directors is divided into three classes, with only one class of directors being appointed in each year, and with each class (except for those directors appointed prior to our first annual
general meeting) serving a three-year term. In accordance with the NYSE corporate governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual general meeting until one year after our first fiscal year end following our listing on the NYSE. The
term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Mr. Howard and Dr. Levy will expire at our first annual general meeting. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Mr. Relan, Mr. Stern and Dr. Tewary will
expire at our second general meeting. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Mr. Fisher and Mr. Hutter, will expire at our third annual general meeting.
Prior to the completion of an initial business combination, any vacancy on the board of directors may be filled by a nominee chosen by holders of a majority of our founder shares. In addition, prior
to the completion of an initial business combination, holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason.
Our officers are appointed by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our board of directors will be authorized to
appoint persons to the offices as set forth in our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association as it deems appropriate. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that our officers may consist of one
or more chairmen of the board, chief executive officers, a president, chief financial officer, vice presidents, secretary, treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the board of directors.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Our board of directors has one standing committee, an audit committee. Because we will be a “controlled company” under applicable NYSE rules, we are not required to have a compensation committee
composed of independent directors or a nominating and corporate governance committee composed of independent directors. Subject to phase-in rules and a limited exception, the rules of the NYSE and Rule 10A of the Exchange Act require that the
audit committee of a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors.
Audit Committee
We have established an audit committee of the board of directors. Mr. Stern, Mr. Relan and Dr. Tewary serve as members of our audit committee. Under the NYSE listing standards and applicable SEC
rules, we are required to have three members of the audit committee, all of whom must be independent, subject to the exception described below. Mr. Stern, Mr. Relan and Dr. Tewary are independent. Because our securities are listed on the NYSE in
connection with our IPO, we have one year from the date of the IPO for our audit committee to have at least three members, all of whom must be independent.
Mr. Stern serves as the Chairman of the audit committee. Each member of the audit committee meets the financial literacy requirements of the NYSE, and our board of directors has determined that Mr.
Stern qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules. The primary purposes of our audit committee are to assist the board’s oversight of:
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the integrity of our financial statements;
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our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
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the qualifications, engagement, compensation, independence and performance of our independent auditor;
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our process relating to risk management and the conduct and systems of internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;
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the performance of our internal audit function; and
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such other matters as are assigned to the committee by the board pursuant to its charter or as mandated under applicable laws, rules and regulations.
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The audit committee is governed by a charter that complies with the rules of the NYSE.
Director Nominations
We do not have a standing nominating and corporate governance committee though we intend to form a nominating and corporate governance committee as and when required to do so by law or NYSE rules. The
typical functions of this committee are addressed by our full board of directors. The board of directors will also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by our shareholders during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees
to stand for appointment at the next annual general meeting (or, if applicable, an extraordinary general meeting). Our shareholders that wish to nominate a director for appointment to our board of directors should follow the procedures set forth
in our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
We have not formally established any specific minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for
director, our board of directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom and the ability to represent the best interests of our
shareholders.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
None of our executive officers currently serves, and in the past year has not served, as a member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our
board of directors.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of ethics and business conduct (our “Code of Ethics”) applicable to our directors, officers and
employees.
Corporate Governance Guidelines
Our board of directors has adopted corporate governance guidelines in accordance with the corporate governance rules of the NYSE that serve as a flexible framework within which our board of directors
and its committees operate. These guidelines will cover a number of areas including board membership criteria and director qualifications, director responsibilities, board agenda, roles of the chairman of the board, chief executive officer and
presiding director, meetings of independent directors, committee responsibilities and assignments, board member access to management and independent advisors, director communications with third parties, director compensation, director orientation
and continuing education, evaluation of senior management and management succession planning.
Availability of Documents
We have filed a copy of our Code of Ethics and our audit committee charter as exhibits to the registration statement relating to our IPO and they are referred to in the exhibit index of this report.
You will be able to review these documents by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the Code of Ethics and corporate governance guidelines will be provided without charge upon request from us and
will be posted on our website. We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our Code of Ethics in a Current Report on Form 8-K. Please see “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
| Item 11. |
Executive Compensation.
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Executive Officer and Director Compensation
None of our executive officers or directors has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. Our sponsor, executive officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates will be
reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating, negotiating and completing an initial business combination. We also expect that customary management fees will be paid to an affiliate of our sponsor to manage the
investments in the Trust Account. In the future, we, upon consultation with the compensation committee of our board of directors, may decide to compensate our executive officers and other employees. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly
basis all payments that were made by us to our sponsor, executive officers or directors, or our or their affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial business combination will be made using funds held outside the Trust Account. Other than
quarterly audit committee review of such reimbursements, we do not expect to have any additional controls in place governing our reimbursement payments to our directors and executive officers for their out-of-pocket expenses related to
identifying, investigating, negotiating and completing an initial business combination. Other than these payments and reimbursements, no compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, will be paid by the company to our sponsor,
executive officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, prior to completion of the Business Combination.
After the completion of the Business Combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting or management fees from the combined company. All of these fees
will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation materials or tender offer materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed business combination. We have not established any limit
on the amount of such fees that may be paid by the combined company to our directors or members of management. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of the proposed business combination, because the directors of
the post-combination business will be responsible for determining executive officer and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our executive officers will be determined, or recommended to the board of directors for determination,
by a majority of the independent directors on our board of directors.
We do not intend to take any action to ensure that members of our management team maintain their positions with us after the consummation of the Business Combination, although it is possible that some
or all of our executive officers and directors may remain directors or negotiate employment or consulting arrangements to remain with us after the Business Combination. The existence or terms of any such employment or consulting arrangements to
retain their positions with us may influence our management’s motivation in identifying or selecting a target business but we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after the consummation of the Business Combination
will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential business combination. We are not party to any agreements with our executive officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.
| Item 12. |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
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The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares as of April 17, 2023, based on information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to
the beneficial ownership of our ordinary shares, by:
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each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding ordinary shares;
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each of our executive officers and directors; and
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all our executive officers and directors as a group.
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Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary shares beneficially owned by them. The following table
does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of the private placement warrants as these warrants are not exercisable within 60 days of the date of this report.
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Class B ordinary shares
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Class A ordinary shares
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Name of Beneficial Owners(1)
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Number of
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Beneficially
Owned
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Approximate
Percentage
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Class
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Number of
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Beneficially
Owned
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Approximate
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Class
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CWAM LC Sponsor LLC(4)
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5,630,000
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97.9
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%
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770,000
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3.35
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%
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Robert Hutter(3)
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5,630,000
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97.9
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%
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770,000
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3.35
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%
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Adam Fisher(4)
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5,630,000
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97.9
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%
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770,000
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3.35
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%
|
|
Greg Mauro
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
Alan Howard
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
Ellen Levy
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
Peter Relan
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
Daniel H. Stern
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
Anuranjita Tewary
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All officers and directors as a group (five individuals)
|
|
|
5,750,000
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
SB Northstar LP(5)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
|
43.48
|
%
|
|
SoftBank Group Corp.(5)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
6,573,000
|
|
|
|
28.58
|
%
|
|
SB Management Limited(5)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
|
43.48
|
%
|
|
Cantor Fitzgerald Securities
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
3,427,000
|
|
|
|
14.90
|
%
|
| (1) |
Based on 28,750,000 ordinary shares outstanding as of March 30, 2022, including 23,000,000 Class A ordinary shares (including those Class A ordinary shares comprising a portion of a Unit) and 5,750,000 Class B
ordinary shares. Ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. Only holders of our Class B ordinary shares will have the right to elect all of our directors
prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.
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| (2) |
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is 11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2320, Los Angeles, California 90025.
|
| (3) |
Interests shown consist solely of founder shares, classified as Class B ordinary shares. Such shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the
consummation of the Business Combination, or earlier at the option of the holder thereof.
|
| (4) |
These Class B ordinary shares are held directly by CWAM LC Sponsor LLC. CWAM LC Sponsor LLC is owned by three members, the largest of which, Learn Capital, LLC, holds a 50% interest. Robert Hutter is the sole
member of Learn Capital, LLC. The non-member manager of CWAM LC Sponsor LLC is ABF Manager LLC. Adam Fisher is the sole member of ABF Manager LLC. Accordingly, each of Learn Capital, LLC, Robert Hutter, Adam Fisher, and ABF Manager LLC
may be deemed to beneficially own the Class B ordinary shares held directly by CWAM LC Sponsor LLC. Each of Learn Capital, LLC, Robert Hutter, Adam Fisher, and ABF Manager LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the
extent, if any, of his or its pecuniary interest therein.
|
| (5) |
According to the SoftBank 13G filed on November 10, 2021, these Class A ordinary shares are held directly by SB Northstar LP (“SB Fund”). SB Management Limited (“SB Management”) serves as the investment manager
to the SB Fund and SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) owns SB Management. The address of SoftBank is 1-7-1, Kaigan, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-7537 Japan. The address of SB Management is 9th Floor, Al Sila Tower Adgm Square, Al Maryah Island Abu
Dhabi, C0 NA. SB Management serves as the investment manager to the SB Fund and as such may be deemed to have voting and investment power over the securities held by the SB Fund. SoftBank owns SB Management and it may be deemed to have
voting and investment power over the Class A Ordinary Shares held by the SB Fund.
|
Our initial shareholders will have the right to appoint all of our directors prior to the Business Combination. Holders of our public shares will not have the right to appoint any directors to our
board of directors prior to the Business Combination. Because of this ownership block, our initial shareholders may be able to effectively influence the outcome of all other matters requiring approval by our shareholders, including amendments to
our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and approval of significant corporate transactions including the Business Combination. Softbank and the sponsor investors purchased $100.0 million of units (or 10,000,000 units) and
$7.7 million of units (or 770,000 units), respectively, in the IPO, which number of units in the aggregate equals approximately 37.5% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding after the
closing of the IPO. Softbank is not affiliated with us, our sponsor or any of our officers and directors, and Softbank and the sponsor investors did not receive any Class B ordinary shares in connection with the IPO. Such number of units,
together with Class B ordinary shares held by our initial shareholders, equals approximately 57.5% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding after the closing of the IPO.
Our sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 7,146,000 private placement warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, at a price of $1.00
per warrant. If we do not complete the Business Combination by April 13, 2023 (or by October 13, 2023 if the period of time to consummate a business combination is extended), the private placement warrants will expire worthless. The private
placement warrants are subject to the transfer restrictions described below. The private placement warrants will not be redeemable by us so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. Our sponsor, or its
permitted transferees, has the option to exercise the private placement warrants on a cashless basis. If the private placement warrants are held by holders other than initial purchasers 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 the IPO. Otherwise, the private placement warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the
warrants being sold as part of the units in the IPO.
CWAM LC Sponsor LLC, our sponsor, and CWAM LLC and Learn Capital, LLC are deemed to be our “promoters” as such term is defined under the federal securities laws.
Transfers of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants
The founder shares, private placement warrants and any Class A ordinary shares issued upon conversion or exercise
thereof are each subject to transfer restrictions pursuant to lock-up provisions in the letter agreement entered into by our initial shareholders, directors and officers. Pursuant to such letter agreement, our initial shareholders, directors and
officers have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell (i) any of their founder shares until the earlier to occur of: (a) one year after the completion of the Business Combination; and (b) subsequent to the Business Combination (x) the date on
which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property or (y) if the closing
price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any twenty (20) trading days within any
30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combination and (ii) any of their private placement warrants and the respective Class A ordinary shares underlying such warrants until thirty (30) days after the completion of
the Business Combination. In addition, Softbank and the sponsor investors have expressed an interest in entering into letter agreements with us pursuant to which they would agree to not transfer, assign or sell any of their units and the
underlying securities for a period of 60 days from the date of the prospectus. The foregoing restrictions are not applicable to transfers (a) to our officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of our officers or directors, any
members of our sponsor or their affiliates, or any affiliates of our sponsor, (b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of one of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of that is a member of the individual’s
immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization, (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual, (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified
domestic relations order, (e) by private sales or transfers made in connection with any forward purchase agreement or similar arrangement or in connection with the consummation of a business combination at prices no greater than the price at
which the applicable securities were originally purchased, (f) by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the limited liability company agreement of our sponsor upon dissolution of the sponsor, (g) in the event of the company’s liquidation
prior to the completion of a business combination, (h) to the company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, or (i) in the event of our completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange or
other similar transaction which results in all of our shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to our completion of the Business Combination; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (f) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer
restrictions and the other restrictions contained in the letter agreements.
Registration Rights
The holders of the founder shares, 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 rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with
respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of the Business Combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
| Item 13. |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
|
In February 2021, we issued an aggregate of 7,187,000 founder shares to our sponsor in exchange for a payment of $25,000 from our sponsor to cover for certain expenses on behalf of us, or
approximately $0.003 per share. On August 20, 2021 and September 9, 2021, we effected two surrenders of founder shares, resulting in our initial shareholders holding, and there being outstanding, an aggregate of 5,750,000 founder shares. In May
2021, our sponsor transferred 30,000 founder shares to each of our independent directors at the same price originally paid for such shares.
Our sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 7,146,000 private placement warrants. Each private placement warrant entitles the holder to purchase one ordinary share at $11.50 per share, subject to
adjustment. The private placement warrants (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after the
completion of the Business Combination. In addition, we have agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without the prior consent of our sponsor.
If any of our founders, officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he, she or it has then-current fiduciary or contractual
obligations, then, subject to their fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, he, she or it will need to honor such fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, before we can pursue such
opportunity.
We expect that customary management fees will be paid to an affiliate of our sponsor to manage the investments in the Trust Account.
Other than these fees, no compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, will be paid by the company to our sponsor, executive officers and directors, or any of their respective
affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with the completion of an initial business combination. However, these individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating, negotiating
and completing an initial business combination. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our sponsor, officers, directors or our or their affiliates.
In addition, in order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or
certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required on a non-interest basis. If we complete the Business Combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds held in the Trust Account
released to us. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for
such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants of the post business combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement
warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. Except as set forth above, the terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. Prior to the completion
of the Business Combination, we do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights
to seek access to funds in our Trust Account.
After the Business Combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully
disclosed to our shareholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation or tender offer materials, as applicable, furnished to our shareholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of distribution
of such tender offer materials or at the time of a general meeting held to consider the Business Combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation.
We have entered into a registration and shareholder rights agreement with respect to the founder shares and private placement warrants, which is described under the heading “Item 12. Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters — Registration Rights.”
Softbank and the Sponsor Investors
Softbank and the sponsor investors purchased $100.0 million of units (or 10,000,000 units) and $7.7 million of units (or 770,000 units), respectively, in the IPO, which number of units in the
aggregate equals approximately 37.5% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding after the closing of the IPO. Such number of units, together with Class B ordinary shares held by our initial
shareholders, equals approximately 57.5% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding. The underwriter is entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.35 per unit for every unit purchased by
Softbank, the payment of which will be deferred and will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a business combination. The underwriter will not receive any
underwritten discount for any unit purchased by the sponsor investors.
Softbank and the sponsor investors have also entered into letter agreements with us pursuant to which they have agreed to (a) vote all of their public shares purchased during or after the IPO in favor
of the Business Combination on terms substantially identical to those agreed to by the initial shareholders with respect to the initial shareholder’s voting agreement and (b) not transfer, assign or sell any of their units and the underlying
securities for a period of 60 days from October 7, 2021, this transfer restriction period elapsed on December 6, 2021. Softbank and the sponsor investors are entitled to cast approximately 37.5% of the total number of Class A ordinary shares and
Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding.
Policy for Approval of Related Party Transactions
The audit committee of our board of directors has adopted a charter, providing for the review, approval and/or ratification of “related party transactions,” which are those transactions required to be
disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K as promulgated by the SEC, by the audit committee. At its meetings, the audit committee shall be provided with the details of each new, existing, or proposed related party transaction, including
the terms of the transaction, any contractual restrictions that the company has already committed to, the business purpose of the transaction, and the benefits of the transaction to the company and to the relevant related party. Any member of the
committee who has an interest in the related party transaction under review by the committee shall abstain from voting on the approval of the related party transaction, but may, if so requested by the chairman of the committee, participate in
some or all of the committee’s discussions of the related party transaction. Upon completion of its review of the related party transaction, the committee may determine to permit or to prohibit the related party transaction.
Management will present to the audit committee each proposed related party transaction, including all relevant facts and circumstances relating thereto. Under the policy, we may consummate related
party transactions only if our audit committee approves or ratifies the transaction in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the policy. The policy does not permit any director or executive officer to participate in the discussion of, or
decision concerning, a related person transaction in which he or she is the related party.
Director Independence
We will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. As a controlled company, we will not be required to comply with the NYSE
rules that require that a majority of our board of directors be independent. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person who has no material relationship with the listed company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or
officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company). Our board of directors has determined that each of Dr. Levy, Mr. Stern, Mr. Relan and Dr. Tewary are “independent directors” as defined in the NYSE listing standards and
applicable SEC rules. Pursuant to NYSE’s phase-in rules for newly listed companies, we have one year from the date on which we are first listed on NYSE for a majority of our board of directors to be independent. Our independent directors will
have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.
| Item 14. |
Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
|
The following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to Marcum LLP, for services rendered in 2022 and 2021:
|
Type of Fee
|
|
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
|
|
Year
Ended
December
31,
2021
|
|
|
Audit Fees
|
$
|
130,810
|
|
$
|
93,010
|
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Tax Fees
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
All Other Fees
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Pre-Approval Policy
Our audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our IPO. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve all of the foregoing services, although any services rendered prior to the
formation of our audit committee were approved by our board of directors. Since the formation of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit
services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion of
the audit).
PART IV
|
Item 15.
|
Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.
|
|
(a)
|
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
|
|
(2)
|
Financial Statements Schedules
|
All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the amounts are immaterial and not required, or the required information is presented in the financial statements and
notes thereto in is Item 15 of Part IV below.
We hereby file as part of this report the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index. Copies of such material can be obtained on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
| Item 16. |
Form 10-K Summary.
|
Not applicable.