10-Q 1 f10q0920_hlacquisitions.htm QUARTERLY REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

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

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File Number: 001-38563

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Virgin Islands

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

499 Park Avenue 12^th Floor, New York, New York		10022
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 486-8100

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one ordinary share, one right, and one redeemable warrant	HCCHU	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Ordinary Shares, no par value	HCCH	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Rights, each to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share	HCCHR	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for ordinary shares at a price of $11.50 per share	HCCHW	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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

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

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

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		Emerging growth company	☒

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

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

As of November 13, 2020, 6,558,356 ordinary shares, no par value, were issued and outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	1

ITEM 1.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	1

	Condensed Balance Sheets	1

	Condensed Statements of Operations	2

	Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity	3

	Condensed Statements of Cash Flows	4

	Notes to Condensed Financial Statements	5

ITEM 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	17

ITEM 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	22

ITEM 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	22

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	23

ITEM 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	23

ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS	23

SIGNATURES		24

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

	September 30, 2020		June 30, 2020
	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash	$	9,831	$	107,663
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		24,125		43,250
Note receivable – related party		20,000		20,000
Total Current Assets		53,956		170,913

Marketable securities held in Trust Account		53,867,056		53,858,474
TOTAL ASSETS	$	53,921,012	$	54,029,387

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	293,349	$	193,321
Promissory notes – related party		1,473,649		1,327,594
Total Current Liabilities		1,766,998		1,520,915

Convertible promissory notes – related party		533,619		533,619
Total Liabilities		2,300,617		2,054,534

Commitments

Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 4,411,754 and 4,446,441 shares at redemption value as of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively		46,620,393		46,974,848

Shareholders’ Equity
Preference shares, no par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding		—		—
Ordinary shares, no par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 2,148,997 and 2,114,810 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 4,411,754 and 4,446,441 shares subject to possible redemption) as of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively		4,730,845		4,381,672
Retained earnings		269,157		618,333
Total Shareholders’ Equity		5,000,002		5,000,005

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	53,921,012	$	54,029,387

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019

Operating costs	$	363,040		$	117,801
Loss from operations		(363,040	)		(117,801	)

Other income:
Interest income on marketable securities held in Trust Account		13,864			299,519
Unrealized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account		—			12,454
Other income		13,864			311,973

Net (loss) income	$	(349,176	)	$	194,172

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted ⁽¹⁾		2,114,810			1,945,194

Basic and diluted net loss per common share ⁽²⁾	$	(0.17	)	$	(0.05	)

(1)

Excludes an aggregate of up to 4,411,754 and 5,009,247 shares subject to possible redemption at September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(2)

Net loss per ordinary share - basic and diluted excludes interest income and unrealized gains attributable to shares subject to possible redemption of $11,999 and $284,145 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively (see Note 3).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

	Ordinary Shares				Retained			Total Shareholders’
	Shares		Amount		Earnings			Equity
Balance – July 1, 2020		2,114,810	$	4,381,672	$	618,333		$	5,000,005

Change in value of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		34,187		349,173		—			349,173

Net loss		—		—		(349,176	)		(349,176	)
Balance – September 30, 2020		2,148,997	$	4,730,845	$	269,157		$	5,000,002

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

	Ordinary Shares					Retained		Total Shareholders’
	Shares		Amount			Earnings		Equity
Balance – July 1, 2019		1,945,194	$	4,180,114		$	819,887	$	5,000,001

Change in value of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		8,794		(194,167	)		—		(194,167	)

Net income		—		—			194,172		194,172

Balance – September 30, 2019		1,953,988	$	3,985,947		$	1,014,059	$	5,000,006

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(349,176	)	$	194,172
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account		(13,864	)		(299,519	)
Unrealized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account		—			(12,454	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		19,125			27,082
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		100,028			31,239
Net cash used in operating activities		(243,887	)		(59,480	)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account for redemption of common stock		5,282			—
Net cash provided by investing activities		5,282			—

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from convertible promissory notes – related party		146,055			50,000
Redemption of common stock		(5,282	)		—
Net cash provided by financing activities		140,773			50,000

Net Change in Cash		(97,832	)		(9,480	)
Cash - Beginning		107,663			16,181
Cash - Ending	$	9,831		$	6,701

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Change in value of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption	$	349,173		$	194,167

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

HL Acquisitions Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on February 23, 2018. The Company was formed for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, entering into contractual arrangements with, or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (“Business Combination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company is focusing on businesses that have their primary operations in the hydrocarbon logistics and processing industries.

All activity through September 30 30, 2020 relates to the Company’s formation, its initial public offering (“IPO”), which is described below, and activities in connection with the proposed acquisition of Fusion Welcome – Fuel, S.A., a public limited company domiciled in Portugal (“Fusion Fuel”), as more fully described in Note 7).

On July 2, 2018, the Company consummated its IPO of 5,500,000 units, including 500,000 units which were subject to the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters of the IPO, with each unit consisting of one ordinary share (“Public Share(s)”), one right, and one redeemable warrant. Each right is exchangeable for one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. Each warrant will become exercisable for one ordinary share, with an exercise price of $11.50 per share, on the completion of an initial business combination and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the Company’s completion of an initial business combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company consummated the private placement of 2,375,000 warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant, generating total proceeds of $2,375,000. The warrants were purchased by certain of the Company’s initial shareholders pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). The private placement warrants are identical to the warrants included in the units sold in the IPO except that the warrants issued in the private placement: (i) are not redeemable by the Company and (ii) are exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or any of their permitted transferees. Additionally, the purchasers of the private placement warrants have agreed not to transfer, assign, or sell any of the warrants (except to certain permitted transferees) until the completion of the Company’s initial business combination.

At the consummation of the IPO, the underwriters informed the Company that they would not be exercising the remaining portion of the overallotment option. As a result, the Company’s initial shareholders forfeited an aggregate of 62,500 ordinary shares.

Following the closing of the IPO on July 2, 2018, an amount of $55,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) which may be invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.

Transaction costs relating to the IPO amounted to $1,879,265, consisting of $1,375,000 of underwriting fees and $504,265 of other costs. In addition, as of September 30, 2020, cash of $9,831 was held outside of the Trust Account and is available for working capital purposes.

On December 17, 2019, the Company entered into Sale and Purchase Agreement (“Sale and Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, Chi Energie (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“Chi”), and Sila Energy Holding Limited, the sole shareholder of Chi (“Seller”), which is affiliated with Ajay Khandelwal, one of the directors of the Company. Pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement, Seller agreed to sell to the Company all of the outstanding equity interests of Chi in exchange for ordinary shares and warrants of the Company (the “Chi Business Combination”). On March 30, 2020, the Company and the Seller agreed to mutually terminate the Sale and Purchase Agreement. In connection with the termination, each party released the other from all claims relating to the Sale and Purchase Agreement. The parties determined to terminate the Sale and Purchase Agreement due to the current extraordinary market conditions surrounding the industry in which Chi is intending to operate and not as a result of any change in the parties’ belief in Chi’s ultimate success.

On June 6, 2020, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (“Business Combination Agreement”) with Fusion Fuel, Dolya Holdco 3 Limited, private limited company domiciled in Ireland (now known as Fusion Fuel Green Limited, “Parent”), Fusion Fuel Atlantic Limited, a British Virgin Islands business company and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the shareholders of Fusion Fuel (“Fusion Fuel Shareholders”). Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, (i) Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”) with the Company being the surviving entity of the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, followed immediately by (ii) the acquisition by Parent of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Fusion Fuel (the “Share Exchange”, and together with the Merger, the “Transactions”). Upon consummation of the Share Exchange, Fusion Fuel Shareholders will be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of an aggregate of 2,125,000 Class B ordinary shares of Parent (“Class B Ordinary Shares”) and warrants (“Parent Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 2,125,000 Class A Ordinary Shares. In addition, Fusion Fuel Shareholders will have the right to receive a pro rata portion of up to an aggregate of 1,137,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and Parent Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,137,000 Class A Ordinary Shares upon the signing of agreements for the production and supply by Fusion Fuel or its affiliates of green hydrogen to certain purchasers (or, in the case of the first of such agreements, certain milestones with respect to performance under the agreement) prior to June 30, 2022. The Transactions will be consummated subject to the deliverables and provisions as further described in the Business Combination Agreement.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

On August 25, 2020, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (“Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which the Business Combination Agreement was amended and restated in its entirety to, among other things: (i) provide a waiver by the Company to allow Fusion Fuel to amend its articles of association in order to create and issue a new class of shares (“Fusion Fuel’s Class A Shares”), (ii) provide that the contingent consideration, if issuable pursuant to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, will be issued to holders of Fusion Fuel’s Class A Shares rather than holders of Fusion Fuel’s ordinary shares, and to make other related changes, (iii) to remove the financing condition in the earnout and reallocate the contingent consideration earnable among the remaining earnout conditions, (iv) remove the condition to closing that the Company have at least € 22,800,000 in cash, net of disbursements to its public shareholders who elect to have their ordinary shares converted to cash and certain agreed expenses, (v) add a condition to closing that Parent receive an aggregate of no less than $25,122,500 in escrow pursuant to the subscription agreements entered into with certain accredited investors in connection with the private placement, described below, and (vi) provide that Parent shall be required to adopt an incentive equity plan and file a registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to such plan within 6 months of the closing and not prior to closing.

In connection with the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, effective as of August 25, 2020, Parent entered into subscription agreements with 34 accredited investors (the “Investors”), pursuant to which Parent will, immediately following the consummation of the Transactions, issue an aggregate of 2,450,000 Parent Class A Ordinary Shares to the Investors at a price of $10.25 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $25,122,500 (the “Private Placement”). The closing of the subscription agreements is conditioned upon (i) us receiving shareholder approval of the issuance of the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares in the Private Placement pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”), (ii) the Company, Parent, and Fusion Fuel consummating the Transactions, and (iii) the listing of the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq. Each Investor’s subscription amount has been placed into escrow pending the closing of the Transactions. The Investors may not cancel, terminate, or revoke the subscription agreements and will only have a right to a return of their subscription amount in the event that any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied. Upon the closing of the subscription agreements, Parent will pay aggregate commissions and fees of approximately $837,000 with respect to the sale of securities thereunder.

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the IPO and sale of the Private Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of an agreement to enter into a Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.

The Company will provide its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a proposed Business Combination, the Company may seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which shareholders may seek to redeem their Public Shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account ($10.00 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s rights or warrants. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks shareholder approval, a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination.

The Initial Shareholders have agreed (a) to vote any ordinary shares owned by them in favor of a Business Combination, (b) not to redeem any ordinary shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a Business Combination or any amendment to the Company’s M&A prior to the consummation of a Business Combination, (c) not to sell any ordinary shares to the Company in a tender offer in connection with a Business Combination and (d) that the ordinary shares held by the Initial Shareholders prior to the IPO (“Sponsors’ Shares”) will not participate in any liquidating distribution from the Trust Account upon winding up if a Business Combination is not consummated.

The Company initially had until January 2, 2020 to consummate a Business Combination.

On January 2, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the M&A to extend the period of time for which the Company is required to consummate a Business Combination to March 2, 2020. The number of ordinary shares presented for redemption in connection with the extension was 275,984. The Company paid cash in the aggregate amount of $2,851,457, or approximately $10.33 per share, to redeeming shareholders. The Company deposited $0.03 per month for each Public Share outstanding that was not converted, or an aggregate of $313,441 into the Trust Account for the two month extension period.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

On March 2, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved an additional amendment to its M&A to extend the period of time for which the Company is required to consummate a Business Combination to July 2, 2020. The number of ordinary shares presented for redemption in connection with the extension was 126,000. The Company paid cash in the aggregate amount of $1,312,859, or approximately $10.42 per share, to redeeming shareholders. The Company deposited $0.03 per month for each Public Share outstanding that was not converted, or an aggregate of $611,762 into the Trust Account for the four month extension period.

On July 2, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved an additional amendment to its M&A to extend the period of time for which the Company is required to consummate a Business Combination to October 2, 2020. The number of ordinary shares presented for redemption in connection with the extension was 500. The Company paid cash in the aggregate amount of $5,282, or approximately $10.56 per share, to redeeming shareholders.

On October 2, 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved an additional amendment to its M&A to extend the period of time for which the Company is required to consummate a Business Combination to January 2, 2021. The number of ordinary shares presented for redemption in connection with the extension was 2,395. The Company paid cash in the aggregate amount of $25,315, or approximately $10.57 per share, to redeeming shareholders. The Company now has until January 2, 2021 to consummate a Business Combination (the “Extended Date”).

If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by the Extended Date (and the Company’s shareholders do not approve an additional amendment to its M&A to further extend the time to consummate a Business Combination), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ 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 to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than $10.00 per share.

In order to protect the amount held in the Trust Account, an affiliate of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below $10.00 per ordinary share, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, such affiliate will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that such affiliate will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. However, there is no assurance that such agreements will be obtained or that the amounts held in the Trust Account will not be reduced.

Nasdaq Notification

On February 14, 2020, the Company received a notice from the Staff stating that the Company was no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the “Rule”) for continued listing due to its failure to maintain a minimum of 300 public holders.

On July 16, 2020, the Company submitted a letter to Nasdaq indicating that it was in compliance with the Rule and, as a result, satisfies the minimum 300 public holder requirement and all other applicable criteria for continued listing on Nasdaq. Accordingly, the Company requested that the Staff render a formal determination to continue the listing of the Company’s securities. On July 20, 2020, the Company received a formal notice from Nasdaq notifying the Company that it regained compliance with the minimum 300 public holder requirement under Nasdaq rules and that the Staff had determined to close the matter.

NOTE 2. LIQUIDITY AND GOING CONCERN

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had $9,831 in its operating bank accounts, $53,867,056 in marketable securities held in the Trust Account to be used for a Business Combination or to repurchase or redeem its Public Shares in connection therewith and working capital deficit of $1,713,042. As of September 30, 2020, approximately $1,974,000 of the amount on deposit in the Trust Account represented interest income, which is available to pay the Company’s tax obligations, if any.

As of September 30, 2020, the Company has an outstanding balance of $533,619 under unsecured convertible promissory notes issued to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

As of September 30,2020, the Company has an aggregate outstanding balance of $1,473,649 under unsecured promissory notes issued to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, a director and his designee, persons and entities affiliated with the Chief Executive Officer and certain initial shareholders.

Until the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account for identifying and evaluating target businesses, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar location of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses and structuring, negotiating and completing a Business Combination.

The Company will need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from its Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor, or its officers or directors. The Company’s officers, directors and Sponsor, or their affiliates, may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to obtain additional financing. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through January 2, 2021, which is the date the Company is required cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up if it has not completed a Business Combination (and such date is not further extended as described above). These condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

NOTE 3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period year ended June 30, 2020 as filed with the SEC on September 9, 2020, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto. The financial information as of June 30, 2020 is derived from the audited financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year June 30, 2020. The interim results for the three months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending June 30, 2021 or for any future interim periods.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s condensed financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from our estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020.

Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account

At September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, the assets held in the Trust Account were substantially held in money market funds, which invest in U.S. Treasury securities.

Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.

Income Taxes

The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the British Virgin Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020 and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

The Company’s tax provision is zero because the Company is organized in the British Virgin Islands with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction. As such, the Company has no deferred tax assets. The Company is considered to be an exempted British Virgin Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the British Virgin Islands or the United States.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

Net Loss Per Ordinary Share

Net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The Company applies the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at September 30, 2020 and 2019, which are not currently redeemable and are not redeemable at fair value, have been excluded from the calculation of basic loss per share since such ordinary shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. The Company has not considered the effect of (1) warrants sold in the IPO and private placement to purchase 7,875,000 ordinary shares, (2) rights sold in the IPO that convert into 550,000 ordinary shares and (3) 250,000 ordinary shares, warrants to purchase 250,000 ordinary shares and rights that convert into 25,000 ordinary shares in the unit purchase option sold to the underwriter, in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants, the conversion of the rights into ordinary shares and the exercise of the unit purchase option is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for the periods presented.

Reconciliation of Net Loss Per Ordinary Share

The Company’s net (loss) income is adjusted for the portion of income that is attributable to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, as these shares only participate in the earnings of the Trust Account and not the income or losses of the Company. Accordingly, basic and diluted loss per ordinary share is calculated as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019
Net (loss) income	$	(349,176	)	$	194,172
Less: Income attributable to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		(11,999	)		(284,145	)
Adjusted net loss		(361,175	)		(89,973	)

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted		2,114,810			1,945,194

Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share	$	(0.17	)	$	(0.05	)

Concentration of Credit Risk

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

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying condensed financial statements, primarily due to their short-term nature.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed financial statements.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these condensed financial statements. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

NOTE 4. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Pursuant to the IPO, the Company sold 5,500,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit, which includes a partial exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 500,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share, one right and one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each right entitles the holder to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share upon consummation of a Business Combination. Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (see Note 8).

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

NOTE 5. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Simultaneously with the IPO, certain of the Initial Shareholders purchased an aggregate of 2,375,000 Private Warrants, at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Warrant for an aggregate purchase price of $2,375,000. Each Private Warrant is exercisable to purchase one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50. The proceeds from the sale of the Private Warrants were added to the proceeds from the IPO held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination by the Extended Date (and such date is not further extended as described above), the proceeds from the sale of the Private Warrants will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Warrants will expire worthless. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Private Warrants.

The Private Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the IPO, except that the Private Warrants are not transferable, assignable or salable until the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

NOTE 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Sponsors’ Shares

In March 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,221,875 Sponsors’ Shares to Metropolitan Capital Partners V, LLC, an affiliate of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“Metropolitan”) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 in cash. Metropolitan subsequently transferred certain of such Sponsors’ Shares to other Initial Shareholders. In June 2018, the Company effected a stock dividend of approximately 0.18 ordinary shares for each outstanding ordinary share, resulting in an aggregate of 1,437,500 Sponsors’ Shares outstanding. The Sponsors’ Shares included an aggregate of up to 187,500 ordinary shares subject to forfeiture by the Initial Shareholders to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Initial Shareholders would collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the IPO (excluding the Representative Shares (see Note 8)). As a result of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option to purchase 500,000 Units on July 2, 2018 and waiver of the remainder of their over-allotment option, 125,000 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture and 62,500 Sponsors’ Shares were forfeited.

The Initial Shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Sponsors’ Shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until, (1) with respect to 50% of the Sponsors’ Shares, the earlier of one year after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination and the date on which the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination and (2) with respect to the remaining 50% of the Sponsors’ Shares, one year after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or earlier, in each case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

Promissory Notes – Related Party

The Company issued unsecured promissory notes to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, a director and his designee, persons and entities affiliated with the Chief Executive Officer, certain initial shareholders and Key Family Holding Investimentos e Consultoria de Gestao Lda., a shareholder of Fusion Fuel. The promissory notes are non-interest bearing and payable on the consummation of the Business Combination. The details of such notes are as follows:

	September 30, 2020		June 30, 2020

August 2020 Notes	$	146,055	$	—
June 2020 Notes		136,921		136,921
May 2020 Notes		181,980		181,980
April 2020 Notes		292,312		292,312
March 2020 Notes		250,000		250,000
February 2020 Notes		152,941		152,941
January 2020 Notes		156,720		156,720
December 2019 Notes		156,720		156,720
Total	$	1,473,649	$	1,327,594

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

At September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, there was $1,473,649 and $1,327,594 outstanding under the above notes, respectively. Upon consummation of a Business Combination, $40,339 of the $350,000 aggregate principal balance related to the January and February 2020 Notes may be converted, at the holder’s option, into warrants of the Company at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The $40,339 convertible portion is included in the $533,619 Convertible Promissory Notes – Related Party below, with the balance of the January and February 2020 Notes in the amount of $309,661 being payable in cash and reflected in the Promissory Notes – Related Party table above.

On November 2 and November 3, 2020, persons and entities affiliated with the Chief Executive Officer, a director and initial stockholders of the Company, loaned the Company an aggregate of approximately $47,581 for working capital purposes. The loans were evidenced by promissory notes (“November Notes”) which are non-interest bearing, non-convertible, and payable upon the consummation of a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated, the November Notes will not be repaid by the Company and all amounts owed thereunder by the Company will be forgiven except to the extent that the Company has funds available to it outside of the Trust Account.

Convertible Promissory Notes — Related Party

On March 21, 2018, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to Metropolitan, pursuant to which the Company borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $125,000. The promissory note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) April 1, 2019, (ii) the consummation of the IPO or (iii) the date on which the Company determined not to proceed with the IPO. The promissory note was repaid upon the consummation of the IPO on July 2, 2018.

During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued unsecured convertible promissory notes (the “Convertible Notes”) in the aggregate amount of $533,619 to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Convertible Notes are non-interest bearing and payable on the consummation of the Business Combination. The Convertible Notes may be converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into additional Private Warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The terms of the warrants will be identical to the warrants issued by the Company in the IPO, except the warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the initial holder or its permitted transferees. If a Business Combination is not consummated, the Convertible Notes will not be repaid by the Company and all amounts owed thereunder by the Company will be forgiven except to the extent that the Company has funds available to it outside of the Trust Account.

At September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, there was $533,619 outstanding under the Convertible Notes.

Note Receivable – Fusion Fuel

In June 2020, the Company loaned $20,000 to one of the shareholders of Fusion Fuel. This loan is evidenced by a non-interest bearing promissory note which is due upon the earlier to occur of the consummation or the termination of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement.

Administrative Services Arrangement

The Company entered into an agreement with Metropolitan Capital Partners II, LP, an affiliate of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, whereby, commencing on June 27, 2018 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to make available to the Company certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative and bookkeeping services, as the Company may require from time to time. The Company will pay Metropolitan Capital Partners II, LP $10,000 per month for these services. For each of the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred and paid $30,000 in fees for these services.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Initial Shareholders, officers, directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“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 additional Private Warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. 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. At September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, the Company issued convertible promissory notes to its Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which the Company borrowed an aggregate of $533,619 under the terms of the Working Capital Loan, respectively (see above).

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

NOTE 7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Registration Rights

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on June 27, 2018, the holders of the Sponsors’ Shares, Private Warrants and any warrants that may be issued in payment of the Working Capital Loans (and their underlying securities) are entitled to registration rights. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Sponsors’ Shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these ordinary shares are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private Warrants and warrants issued to the Initial Shareholders, officers, directors or their affiliates in payment of Working Capital Loans made to the Company (including the underlying securities) can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggyback” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Agreements with Brokers

On August 13, 2020, the Company and Parent jointly engaged Fearnley Securities Inc. (“Fearnley”), as joint lead manager in connection with the private placement of Parent Class A Ordinary Shares. Fearnley will be paid a fee equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds received from sale of the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares by Fearnley, and an additional 50% of 3.5% of the gross proceeds received from the sale of Parent Class A Ordinary Shares introduced by persons other than Fearnley. In addition, upon the closing of any private placement, we, at our sole discretion, may pay a discretionary fee of 0.25% of the aggregate gross proceeds received from the sale of the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares. As of August 25, 2020, Parent entered into subscription agreements with the Investors to issue an aggregate of 2,450,000 Parent Class A Ordinary Shares at a price of $10.25 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to Parent of $25,112,500. Upon the closing of the subscription agreements, Parent will pay aggregate commissions and fees of approximately $837,000 with respect to the sale of securities thereunder.

The Company has engaged EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EBC”) as an advisor in connection with a business combination to assist in holding meetings with shareholders to discuss a potential business combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing securities, assist the Company in obtaining shareholder approval for the business combination and assist the Company with our press releases and public filings in connection with a business combination. The Company will pay EBC and its designees a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of a business combination in an amount equal to $2,200,000. In addition to the forgoing fee, the Company is required to pay EBC a cash fee equal to one percent (1.0%) of the total consideration payable in a proposed business combination if EBC introduces the Company to a target business with which they complete a business combination. EBC did not introduce the Company to Fusion Fuel, and therefore would not be entitled to the 1.0% cash fee upon consummation of the proposed Transactions with Fusion Fuel.

EBC has designated Michael Webber to receive a portion of the $2,200,000 fee described above for providing capital introduction services. In addition, Mr. Weber will be paid an amount equal to 1% of the aggregate amount in the Trust Account plus the total amount raised in the Private Placement. Mr. Webber is an affiliate of Webber Research and Advisory LLC, the firm that provided the Company’s board of directors a valuation of the business of Fusion Fuel. Mr. Webber was separately compensated by the Company for the valuation services.

Legal Services Arrangement

In April 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with its outside counsel whereby fees for legal matters related to the current proposed Transactions (as discussed below) are deferred and payable only upon the successful consummation of the Transactions. Accordingly, no expense for the legal fees related to the Transactions have been estimated or recorded in the accompanying condensed financial statements at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Legal expenses for other matters are recorded as operating costs in the accompanying statements of operations.

Business Combination Agreement

On June 6, 2020, the Company entered into the Business Combination Agreement with Fusion Fuel, Parent, Merger Sub, and the Fusion Fuel Shareholders. The Business Combination Agreement provides for (i) the Merger, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into HL, with HL being the surviving entity of the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent and Parent becoming the new public reporting company, and (ii) immediately after the consummation of the Merger, the Share Exchange will occur, pursuant to which Parent will purchase from the Fusion Fuel Shareholders all of the issued and outstanding shares of Fusion Fuel.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

On August 25, 2020, we entered into the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, pursuant to which the Business Combination Agreement was amended and restated in its entirety to, among other things: (i) provide a waiver by us to allow Fusion Fuel to amend its articles of association in order to create and issue Fusion Fuel’s Class A Shares, (ii) provide that the contingent consideration, if issuable pursuant to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, will be issued to holders of Fusion Fuel’s Class A Shares rather than holders of Fusion Fuel’s ordinary shares, and to make other related changes, (iii) to remove the financing condition in the earnout and reallocate the contingent consideration earnable among the remaining earnout conditions, (iv) remove the condition to closing that we have at least € 22,800,000 in cash, net of disbursements to our public shareholders who elect to have their ordinary shares converted to cash and certain agreed expenses, (v) add a condition to closing that Parent receive an aggregate of no less than $25,122,500 in escrow pursuant to the subscription agreements entered into with the Investors, and (vi) provide that Parent shall be required to adopt an incentive equity plan and file a registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to such plan within 6 months of the closing and not prior to closing.

Upon consummation of the Share Exchange, the Fusion Fuel Shareholders will be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of an aggregate of 2,125,000 Class B ordinary shares of Parent (“Class B Ordinary Shares”) and warrants (“Parent Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 2,125,000 Class A Ordinary Shares. In addition, certain Fusion Fuel Shareholders will have the right to receive a pro rata portion of up to an aggregate of 1,137,000 Class A Ordinary Shares and Parent Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,137,000 Class A Ordinary Shares upon the signing of agreements for the production and supply by Fusion Fuel or its affiliates of green hydrogen to certain purchasers (or, in the case of the first of such agreements, certain milestones with respect to performance under the agreement) prior to June 30, 2022.

Effective as of August 25, 2020, Parent entered into subscription agreements with the Investors, pursuant to which Parent will, immediately following the consummation of the Transactions, issue an aggregate of 2,450,000 Parent Class A Ordinary Shares to the Investors at a price of $10.25 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $25,122,500. The closing of the subscription agreements is conditioned upon (i) us receiving shareholder approval of the issuance of the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares in the Private Placement pursuant to the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, (ii) the Company, Parent, and Fusion Fuel consummating the Transactions, and (iii) the listing of the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq. Each Investor’s subscription amount has been placed into escrow pending the closing of the Transactions. The Investors may not cancel, terminate, or revoke the subscription agreements and will only have a right to a return of their subscription amount in the event that any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied. Upon the closing of the subscription agreements, Parent will pay aggregate commissions and fees of approximately $837,000 with respect to the sale of securities thereunder.

The Transactions will be consummated subject to the deliverables and provisions as further described in the Business Combination Agreement.

NOTE 8. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Preference Shares — On June 22, 2018, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association such that the Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preference shares with no par value and with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. At September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, there were no issued or outstanding preference shares.

Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 ordinary shares with no par value. Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, there were 2,148,997 and 2,114,810 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, excluding 4,411,754 and 4,446,441 ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, respectively.

Rights — Each holder of a right will receive one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share upon consummation of a Business Combination, even if a holder of such right redeemed all ordinary shares held by it in connection with a Business Combination. No fractional ordinary shares will be issued upon exchange of the rights. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of rights in order to receive its additional ordinary shares upon consummation of a Business Combination as the consideration related thereto has been included in the Unit purchase price paid for by investors in the IPO. If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination in which the Company will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders of rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders of the ordinary shares will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into ordinary shares basis and each holder of rights will be required to affirmatively covert its rights in order to receive 1/10 of an ordinary share underlying each right (without paying additional consideration). The ordinary shares issuable upon exchange of the rights will be freely tradable (except to the extent held by affiliates of the Company).

If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by the Extended Date (and such date is not further extended as described above) and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of rights will not receive any of such funds with respect to their rights, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such rights, and the rights will expire worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities to the holders of the rights upon consummation of a Business Combination. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the rights. Accordingly, the rights may expire worthless.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

Warrants — The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) the consummation of a Business Combination or (b) July 2, 2019. No Public Warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to such ordinary shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within a specified period following the consummation of a Business Combination, the holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise the Public Warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. If an exemption from registration is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the consummation of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Company may call the warrants for redemption (excluding the Private Warrants), in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant:

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at any time after the Public Warrants become exercisable,

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upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each Public Warrant holder,

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if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share, for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the notice of redemption to Public Warrant holders, and

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if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the ordinary shares underlying such warrants.

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by the Extended Date (and such date is not further extended as described above) and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

Representative Shares

At the closing of the IPO, the Company issued 88,235 ordinary shares (the “Representative Shares”) to designees of EBC. The Company accounted for the Representative Shares as an expense of the IPO resulting in a charge directly to shareholders’ equity. The Company estimated that the fair value of Representative Shares was $882,350 based upon the offering price of the Units of $10.00 per Unit. The holders of the Representative Shares have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any such shares until the completion of a Business Combination. In addition, the holders of the Representative Shares have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to such shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination by the Extended Date (and such date is not further extended as described above).

Unit Purchase Options

On July 2, 2018, the Company sold to designees of EBC, for $100, options to purchase up to 250,000 Units exercisable at $10.00 per Unit (or an aggregate exercise price of $2,500,000) commencing on the later of June 27, 2019 and the consummation of a Business Combination. The unit purchase options may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holders’ option, and expire June 27, 2023. The Units issuable upon exercise of the options are identical to those offered in the IPO. The Company accounted for the unit purchase options, inclusive of the receipt of $100 cash payment, as an expense of the IPO resulting in a charge directly to shareholders’ equity. The Company estimated that the fair value of the unit purchase options to be approximately $882,000 (or $3.53 per Unit) using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of the unit purchase options was estimated as of the date of grant using the following assumptions: (1) expected volatility of 35%, (2) risk-free interest rate of 2.75% and (3) expected life of five years. The options grant to holders demand and “piggyback” rights for periods of five and seven years, respectively, from the effective date of the registration statement with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of the securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of the options. The Company will bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the securities, other than underwriting commissions which will be paid for by the holders themselves. The exercise price and number of units issuable upon exercise of the options may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or the Company’s recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the options will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below the exercise price.

HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company follows the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1:

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2:

Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 20, 2020 and June 30, 2020, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

Description	Level		September 30, 2020		June 30, 2020
Assets:
Marketable securities held in Trust Account		1	$	53,867,056	$	53,858,474

NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluates subsequent events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed financial statements.

On November 2 and November 3, 2020, persons and entities affiliated with the Chief Executive Officer, a director and initial stockholders of the Company, loaned the Company an aggregate of approximately $47,581 for working capital purposes. The loans were evidenced by promissory notes which are non-interest bearing, non-convertible, and payable upon the consummation of a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated, the November Notes will not be repaid by the Company and all amounts owed thereunder by the Company will be forgiven except to the extent that the Company has funds available to it outside of the Trust Account.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

References in this report to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to HL Acquisitions Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Metropolitan Capital Partners V, LLC, a company affiliated with our Chief Executive Officer. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Recent Developments

Fusion Fuel Business Combination

In connection with the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, effective as of August 25, 2020, Parent entered into subscription agreements with the Investors, pursuant to which Parent will, immediately following the consummation of the Transactions, issue an aggregate of 2,450,000 Parent Class A Ordinary Shares to the Investors at a price of $10.25 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $25,122,500. The closing of the subscription agreements is conditioned upon (i) us receiving shareholder approval of the issuance of the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares in the Private Placement pursuant to the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, (ii) us, Parent, and Fusion Fuel consummating the Transactions, and (iii) the listing of the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq. Each Investor’s subscription amount has been placed into escrow pending the closing of the Transactions. The Investors may not cancel, terminate, or revoke the subscription agreements and will only have a right to a return of their subscription amount in the event that any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied. Upon the closing of the subscription agreements, Parent will pay aggregate commissions and fees of approximately $837,000 with respect to the sale of securities thereunder.

Convertible Promissory Notes

As of September 30, 2020, have certain convertible promissory notes to our Chief Executive Officer in the aggregate principal amount of $533,619 (the “Convertible Notes”). The notes are non-interest bearing and payable upon the consummation of our initial business combination. Upon consummation of a business combination, the principal balance of the Convertible Notes may be converted, at the holder’s option, into warrants to purchase our ordinary shares at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The terms of the warrants will be identical to the warrants issued by us in our IPO, except the warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the initial holder or its permitted transferees. If we fail to consummate a business combination, all amounts owed by us under the notes will be forgiven except to the extent that we have funds available to us outside of the Trust Account.

Non-Convertible Promissory Notes

As of September 30, 2020, we issued an aggregate of $1,473,649 promissory notes to persons and entities affiliated with our Chief Executive Officer, a director and our initial stockholders. The notes are payable upon the consummation of our initial business combination. If we fail to consummate a business combination, all amounts owed by us under the notes will be forgiven except to the extent that we have funds available to us outside of the Trust Account.

On November 2 and November 3, 2020, persons and entities affiliated with the Chief Executive Officer, a director and initial stockholders of the Company, loaned us an aggregate of approximately $47,581 for working capital purposes. The November Notes are non-interest bearing, non-convertible, and payable upon the consummation of a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated, the Notes will not be repaid and all amounts owed by us will be forgiven except to the extent that we have funds available outside of the Trust Account.

Amendments to Memorandum and Articles of Association

On July 2, 2020, our shareholders approved an amendment to our M&A to extend the period of time for which we are required to consummate a business combination to October 2, 2020. The number of ordinary shares presented for redemption in connection with the extension was 500. We paid cash in the aggregate amount of $5,282, or approximately $10.56 per share, to redeeming shareholders. We now have until October 2, 2020 to consummate a Business Combination.

On October 2, 2020, our shareholders approved an amendment to our M&A to extend the period of time for which we are required to consummate a business combination to January 2, 2021. The number of ordinary shares presented for redemption in connection with the extension was 2,395. We paid cash in the aggregate amount of $25,315, or approximately $10.57 per share, to redeeming shareholders. We now have until January 2, 2021 to consummate a Business Combination.

Nasdaq Notification

On February 14, 2020, we received a notice from the Staff stating that we were no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) for continued listing due to its failure to maintain a minimum of 300 public holders. On July 16, 2020, we submitted a letter to Nasdaq indicating that we were in compliance with the Rule and, as a result, satisfied the minimum 300 public holder requirement and all other applicable criteria for continued listing on Nasdaq. Accordingly, we requested that the Staff render a formal determination to continue the listing of our securities. On July 20, 2020, we received a formal notice from Nasdaq notifying us that we regained compliance with the minimum 300 public holder requirement under Nasdaq rules and that the Staff had determined to close the matter.

Forward Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-K including, without limitation, statements under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding our financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, including any descriptions of the potential business combination with Fusion Fuel are forward looking statements. When used in this Form 10-K, words such “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, identify forward looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings. There may be events in the future that we are not able to predict accurately or over which we have no control. The risk factors and cautionary language described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K provide examples of risks, uncertainties, and events that may cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations described by such forward-looking statements, including among other things:

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the number of our shareholders voting against the business combination proposals and/ or seeking conversion;

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the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement;

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the ability to maintain the listing of our securities on a national securities exchange prior to or after a business combination;

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changes adversely affecting the businesses in which Fusion Fuel or another target with which we propose to enter into a business combination is engaged;

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management of growth;

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general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debit, securities, financial, or capital markets;

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the impact of COVID-19 or other adverse public health developments on Fusion Fuel’s business and operations; and

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the result of future financing efforts.

Such forward looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. No assurance can be given that results in any forward-looking statement will be achieved and actual results could be affected by one or more factors, which could cause them to differ materially. The cautionary statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K should be read as being applicable to all forward-looking statements whenever they appear in this Annual Report. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on February 23, 2018 and formed for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, entering into contractual arrangements, or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. All activity through September 30, 2020 relates to our formation, our IPO, which was consummated on July 2, 2018, searching for a Business Combination candidate, activities in connection with the announced and subsequently terminated acquisition of Chi and activities in connection with the proposed acquisition of Fusion Fuel.

Results of Operations

Our only activities from February 23, 2018 (inception) to September 30, 2020 were organizational activities, those necessary to consummate the IPO, described below, and our search for a Business Combination candidate. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held after the IPO. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we had net loss of $349,176, which consists of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $13,864, offset by operating costs of $363,040.

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we had a net income of $194,172, which consists of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $299,519 and an unrealized gain on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $12,454, offset by operating costs of $117,801.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On July 2, 2018, we consummated the IPO of 5,500,000 Units, which includes a partial exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 500,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $55,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we consummated the sale of 2,375,000 Private Placement Warrants to certain of our initial shareholders at a price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $2,375,000.

Following the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $55,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $1,879,265 in IPO related costs, including $1,375,000 of underwriting fees and $504,265 of other costs.

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, cash used in operating activities amounted to $243,887. Net loss of $349,176 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $13,864. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $119,153 of cash for operating activities.

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, cash used in operating activities amounted to $59,480. Net income of $194,172 was offset by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $299,519 and an unrealized gain on marketable securities held in our Trust Account of $12,454. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $58,321 of cash for operating activities.

As of September 30, 2020, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $53,867,056. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less taxes payable) to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay franchise and income taxes. To the extent that our equity or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, our Sponsors or affiliates of our Sponsors or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that our 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, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. During three months ended September 30, 2020, we issued convertible promissory notes to our Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which we borrowed an aggregate amount of $533,619.

Through September 30, 2020, we issued unsecured, non-convertible promissory notes to our Chief Executive Officer, directors, certain initial shareholders, persons and entities affiliated with the Chief Executive Officer, and Key Family Holding, a shareholder of Fusion Fuel, pursuant to which we borrowed an aggregate of $1,473,649.

As of September 30, 2020, we had cash of $9,831 held outside of the Trust Account and working capital deficit of $1,713,042. In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination and working capital expenses, our initial shareholders, officers, directors, or their affiliates have and may continue to loan us funds as may be required, although they are not obligated to do so. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside of the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Such loans are evidenced by promissory notes, as described above, and will be repaid upon consummation of our initial business combination.

Liquidity and Going Concern

We will need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from our Sponsor, stockholders, officers, directors, or third parties. Our officers, directors and Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet our working capital needs. Accordingly, we may not be able to obtain additional financing. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. We cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern through January 2, 2021, the date that we will be required to cease all operations, except for the purpose of winding up, if a Business Combination is not consummated. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2020. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.

Contractual obligations

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities other than an agreement to pay Metropolitan Capital Partners II, LP, an affiliate of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, utilities and administrative and bookkeeping services to the Company. We began incurring these fees on June 27, 2018 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the business combination and the Company’s liquidation.

We have engaged EBC as an advisor in connection with a Business Combination to assist us in holding meetings with our shareholders to discuss a potential business combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce us to potential investors that are interested in purchasing securities, assist us in obtaining shareholder approval for the business combination and assist us with our press releases and public filings in connection with a Business Combination. We will pay EBC and its designees a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of a Business Combination in an amount equal to 4.0% of the total gross proceeds raised in the IPO, or $2,200,000. In addition to the forgoing fee, we are required to pay EBC a cash fee equal to 1.0% of the total consideration payable in a proposed business combination if EBC introduces us to a target business with which we complete a Business Combination. EBC did not introduce us to Fusion Fuel, and therefore would not be entitled to the 1.0% cash fee upon consummation of the proposed Transactions with Fusion Fuel.

EBC has designated Michael Webber to receive a portion of the $2,200,000 fee described above for providing capital introduction services. Mr. Webber is also an affiliate of Webber Research and Advisory LLC, the firm that provided our board of directors a valuation of the business of Fusion. Mr. Webber was separately compensated by us for the valuation services.

On August 13, 2020, we and Parent jointly engaged Fearnley Securities Inc. (“Fearnley”) as joint lead manager in connection with the private placement of Parent Class A Ordinary Shares. Fearnley will be paid a fee equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds received from sale of the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares by Fearnley, and an additional 50% of 3.5% of the gross proceeds received from the sale of Parent Class A Ordinary Shares introduced by persons other than Fearnley. In addition, upon the closing of any private placement, we, at our sole discretion, may pay a discretionary fee of 0.25% of the aggregate gross proceeds received from the sale of the Parent Class A Ordinary Shares. As of August 25, 2020, Parent entered into subscription agreements with the Investors to issue an aggregate of 2,450,000 Parent Class A Ordinary Shares at a price of $10.25 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to Parent of $25,112,500. Upon the closing of the subscription agreements, Parent will pay aggregate commissions and fees of approximately $837,000 with respect to the sale of securities thereunder.

We have entered into an agreement with our outside counsel whereby fees for legal matters related to the current proposed Transactions are deferred and payable only upon the successful consummation of the Transactions.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with 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 condensed financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

We account for our ordinary shares subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of our condensed balance sheets.

Net Loss Per Ordinary Share

We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption which are not currently redeemable and are not redeemable at fair value, have been excluded from the calculation of basic net loss per ordinary share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. Our net income is adjusted for the portion of income that is attributable to ordinary shares subject to redemption, as these shares only participate in the earnings of the Trust Account and not our income or losses.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Following the consummation of our Initial Public Offering, the net proceeds of our Initial Public Offering, including amounts in deposited in the Trust Account, have been invested in U.S. government treasury bills, notes or bonds with a maturity of 180 days or less, or in certain money market funds that invest solely in U.S. treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk when and if the net proceeds are invested in such securities.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

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.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2020. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under the Exchange Act) were effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

In March 2018, we issued an aggregate of 1,221,875 ordinary shares (“Founders’ Shares”) to Metropolitan Capital Partners V, LLC pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). The shares were sold at a purchase price of approximately $0.02 per share. Metropolitan Capital Partners V, LLC subsequently transferred certain of the Founders’ Shares to our other initial shareholders for the same price originally paid for such shares. In June 2018, we effected a stock dividend of approximately 0.18 shares for each outstanding share, resulting in our initial shareholders holding an aggregate of 1,437,500 Founders’ Shares. As a result of the underwriters’, election to partially exercise their over-allotment option and waiver of the remainder of their over-allotment option, 62,500 Founder Shares were forfeited.

On July 2, 2018, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 5,500,000 units, including 500,000 units which were subject to the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters, with each unit consisting of one ordinary share, one right exchangeable for one-tenth of one ordinary share, and one redeemable warrant exercisable for one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. The units from the initial public offering were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of $55,000,000. EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. acted as sole book-running manager. The securities sold in the Initial Public Offering were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (Nos. 333-225520 and 225936). The Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective on June 27, 2018.

Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement of 2,375,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $2,375,000. This issuance was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

The Private Placement Warrants were purchased by certain of our initial shareholders. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the warrants included in the units sold in the Initial Public Offering except that the Private Placement Warrants: (i) are not redeemable by us; and (ii) are exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or any of their permitted transferees. Additionally, the purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants have agreed not to transfer, assign, or sell any of the Private Placement Warrants (except to certain permitted transferees) until the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination.

Of the gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering and simultaneous private placement of Private Placement Warrants, $55,000,000 was placed in a Trust Account. We incurred a total of $1,375,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions at the closing of the Initial Public Offering and $504,265 for other costs and expenses related to our formation and the Initial Public Offering.

For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

No.		Description of Exhibit
31.1 *		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2 *		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 **		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2 **		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*		XBRL Instance Document
101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*	Filed herewith.
**	Furnished.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	HL ACQUISITIONS CORP.

Date: November 13, 2020	By:	/s/ Jeffrey E. Schwarz
	Name:	Jeffrey E. Schwarz
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 13, 2020	By:	/s/ Greg Drechsler
	Name:	Greg Drechsler
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)