UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form
Current Report
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November 17, 2021 (
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 10, 2021, Lionheart Acquisition Corporation II (“LCAP”) entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the previously disclosed Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2021 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “MIPA”), by and among LCAP, Lionheart II Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LCAP (“Purchaser”), each limited liability company set forth on Schedule 2.1(a) to the MIPA (the “MSP Purchased Companies”), the members of the MSP Purchased Companies listed on Schedule 2.1(b) to the MIPA (the “Members”), and John H. Ruiz, as the representative of the Members. The Amendment provides for certain changes to the MIPA, including: (a) extending the deadlines for (i) the necessary parties to make the required filings or application under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”) and (ii) LCAP to seek stockholder approval to extend the deadline for LCAP to consummate its initial business combination; (b) requiring each of (i) LCAP and (ii) jointly the MSP Purchased Companies, their subsidiaries and the Members to pay 50% of the filing fee related to the HSR Act; (c) modifying the minimum cash closing condition to, (i) provide that if John H. Ruiz and/or Frank C. Quesada contribute (or cause to be contributed) to an MSP Purchased Company up to $30 million, then the minimum cash closing condition would be deemed to be satisfied, irrespective of whether the closing cash amount is less than $30 million and (ii) amend the definition of “Closing Cash”, to provide that closing cash of the MSP Companies shall include all amounts in LCAP’s trust account after giving effect to redemptions, and shall be reduced by the amount of unpaid transaction expenses of each of LCAP and the MSP Companies; and (d) reflecting that LCAP will reimburse John H. Ruiz and/or Frank C. Quesada, at the closing of the business combination contemplated by the MIPA (the “Business Combination”), for their payment of the registration fee in connection with LCAP’s filing of the Registration Statement (as defined below).
A copy of the Amendment is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 11, 2021, LCAP issued a press release announcing that it had filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) related to the previously announced Business Combination. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of LCAP under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information of the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1.
Important Information About the Business Combination and Where to Find It
In connection with the Business Combination, LCAP has filed a Registration Statement (File No. 333-260969) with the SEC which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, and certain other related documents, which will be both the proxy statement to be distributed to holders of shares of LCAP’s common stock in connection with LCAP’s solicitation of proxies for the vote by LCAP’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the securities of LCAP to be issued in the Business Combination. LCAP’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement and, when available, the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as these materials will contain important information about the parties to the MIPA, LCAP and the Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of LCAP as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the proxy statement/prospectus, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request via phone or in writing to: MacKenzie Partners, Inc., 1407 Broadway, New York, New York 10018, (212) 929-5500 (Call Collect), Toll-Free (800) 322-2885, or email:proxy@mackenziepartners.com.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This communication includes forward looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor from civil liability provided for such statements by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act, which include information relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment, regulation and availability of resources and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements are often accompanied with or by words such as "expects," "plans," "projects," "forecasts," "estimates," "intends," "expects," "anticipates," "seeks," "targets," "continues," "believes," "opinion," "will," "could," "future," "growth," or "may" (or the negatives thereof) or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding MSP Recovery LLC’s (“MSP”) plans, goals and objectives, forecasts, budgets or projections and any related assumptions, statements and projections regarding projected MSP claims by paid amounts, projected recovery percentages, forecasts relating to key revenue drivers, earnings growth, gross and cumulative recoveries and the implied enterprise value and LCAP’s and MSP’s expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the proposed Business Combination, the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions to the proposed Business Combination, and the timing of the completion of the proposed Business Combination. There is no guarantee that prospects or results or the timing of events included or referred to in this communication will be achieved or that MSP will be able to implement successfully its investment strategy or achieve its investment objectives or return targets. Accordingly, we caution you against relying on forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements also are subject to a number of significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially, and potentially adversely, from those express or implied in the forward-looking statements. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, and on the current expectations of management and are not predictions of actual performance. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and may differ from assumptions, and such differences may be material. Many actual events and circumstances are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, and are beyond the control of MSP and LCAP and are difficult to predict. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the MIPA; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against LCAP or MSP or affiliated companies following the announcement of the proposed Business Combination; the inability to complete the proposed Business Combination on the expected time frame or at all, including due to failure to obtain approval of LCAP’s stockholders, certain regulatory approvals, or the satisfaction of other conditions to closing in the MIPA; the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the MIPA or could otherwise cause the proposed Business Combination to fail to close; the inability to obtain or maintain the common stock listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market following the proposed Business Combination; a delay or failure to realize the expected benefits of the proposed Business Combination; the risk that the proposed Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed Business Combination; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things: future economic, financial, lending, competitive and market conditions, including healthcare spending fluctuations; future costs of and returns on capital; leverage and lending costs and terms; operating costs and future business, investment, holding and sale decisions and costs; the risks associated with MSP’s business, including, among others, MSP’s ability to capitalize on its assignment agreements and recover monies that were paid by the assignors; litigation results; the validity of the assignments of claims to MSP; a determination that MSP’s claims are not reasonable, related or necessary; the failure of MSP’s clients to renew their agreements with MSP (or terminate those agreements early); MSP’s claims being within applicable statutes of limitations; the inability to successfully expand the scope of MSP’s claims or obtain new data and claims from MSP’s existing assignor base or otherwise; the limited number of MSP’s assignors and the associated concentration of MSP’s current and future potential revenue; internal improvements to claims and retail billing processes by MSP’s clients that reduce the need for and revenue generated by MSP’s products and services; healthcare spending fluctuations; programmatic changes to the scope of benefits and limitations to payment integrity initiatives that reduce the need for MSP’s services; delays in implementing MSP’s services to its claims; system interruptions or failures; cyber-security breaches and other disruptions that could compromise MSP’s data; MSP’s failure to maintain or upgrade its operational platforms; MSP’s failure to innovate and develop new solutions, or the failure of those solutions to be adopted by MSP’s existing and potential assignors; MSP’s failure to comply with applicable privacy, security and data laws, regulations and standards, including with respect to third party providers; changes in legislation related to healthcare programs and policies; changes in the healthcare market; negative publicity concerning healthcare data analytics and payment accuracy; competition; successfully protecting MSP’s intellectual property rights; the risk that third parties may allege infringement of their intellectual property; changes in the healthcare regulatory environment and the failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations or the increased costs associated with any such compliance; failure to manage MSP’s growth; the inability to attract and retain key personnel; MSP’s reliance on its senior management team and key employees and the loss it could sustain if any of those employees separated from the business; the failure of vendors and providers to deliver or perform as expected, or the loss of such vendors or providers; MSP’s geographic concentration; MSP’s relatively limited operating history, which makes it difficult to evaluate its current or future business prospects; the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; and the risk that MSP may not be able to develop and maintain effective internal controls. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. If any of these risks materialize or MSP’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materiality from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that we do not presently know or currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Additional information concerning certain of these and other risk factors is contained in LCAP’s most recent filings with the SEC and in the Registration Statement, including the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus (and, when available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus), filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed Business Combination. This communication speaks only as of the date indicated, and the statements, expressions, information and data included therein may change and may become stale, out-of-date or no longer applicable. We do not have, and do not undertake, any obligation to update, amend or revise this communication (or to provide new, amended or revised materials), including with respect to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed plans or circumstances or any other reason, except as required by law. The communication should not be relied upon as representing our assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the communication, including the forward-looking statements.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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Exhibit Number |
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| 2.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-260969) filed with the SEC on November 10, 2021). | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 11, 2021. | |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: November 17, 2021 |
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| LIONHEART ACQUISITION CORPORATION II | ||
| By: | /s/ Ophir Sternberg | |
| Name: | Ophir Sternberg | |
| Title: | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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