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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant | SLAC.U | NYSE | ||
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units | SLAC WS | NYSE |
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As of May 20, 2022,
SOCIAL LEVERAGE ACQUISITION CORP I
Form 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2022
Table of Contents
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements
SOCIAL LEVERAGE ACQUISITION CORP I
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
Total current assets | ||||||||
Non-current assets: | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses (non-current) | ||||||||
Investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||
Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Liabilities, Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
Accrued expenses | ||||||||
Franchise tax payable | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | ||||||||
Deferred legal fees | ||||||||
Derivative warrant liabilities | ||||||||
Working capital loan | ||||||||
Deferred underwriting commissions | ||||||||
Total liabilities | ||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, $ | ||||||||
Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | ||||||||
Class A common stock, $ | ||||||||
Class B common stock, $ | ||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Total Liabilities, Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit | $ | $ |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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SOCIAL LEVERAGE ACQUISITION CORP I
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
For The Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
General and administrative expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
General and administrative expenses - related party | ||||||||
Franchise tax expenses | ||||||||
Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Other income (expenses): | ||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
Interest on working capital loan - related party | ( | ) | ||||||
Income from investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A common stock, basic and diluted | ||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share, Class A common stock | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B common stock, basic and diluted | ||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share, Class B common stock | $ | $ | ( | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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SOCIAL LEVERAGE ACQUISITION CORP I
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | Class B | Additional | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Accumulated Deficit | Amount | Paid-In Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) |
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)
Common Stock | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | Class B | Paid-In | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Excess cash received over the fair value of the private warrants | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption amount | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - March 31, 2021 (Unaudited) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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SOCIAL LEVERAGE ACQUISITION CORP I
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For The Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities | ||||||||
Income from investments held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Interest on working capital loan - related party | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses paid by related party under promissory note | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable | ||||||||
Accrued expenses | ||||||||
Franchise tax payable | ( | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
Cash deposited in Trust Account | ( | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from working capital loan - related party | ||||||||
Proceeds received from initial public offering, gross | ||||||||
Proceeds received from private placement | ||||||||
Repayment of note payable to related party | ( | ) | ||||||
Offering costs paid | ( | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash | ( | ) | ||||||
Cash - beginning of the period | ||||||||
Cash - end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities: | ||||||||
Offering costs included in accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
Offering costs paid by related party under promissory note | $ | $ | ||||||
Outstanding accounts payable paid by related party under promissory note | $ | $ | ||||||
Deferred legal fees | $ | $ | ||||||
Deferred underwriting commissions in connection with the initial public offering | $ | $ |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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SOCIAL LEVERAGE ACQUISITION CORP I
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - Description of Organization and Business Operations
Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on December 1, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from December 1, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2022, relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”). The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest and other income on investments of the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
The Company’s sponsor is Social Leverage Acquisition Sponsor
I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public
Offering was declared effective on February 11, 2021. On February 17, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the
Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement,
$
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to
the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially
all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the
Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete its initial Business Combination with
one or more operating businesses or assets having an aggregate fair market value of at least
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The Company will provide the holders (the “Public Stockholders”)
of the Public Shares with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination
either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The
decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by
the Company, solely in its discretion, subject to applicable law and stock exchange listing requirements. The Public Stockholders will
be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then held in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to
be $
The Certificate of Incorporation will provide that a Public Stockholder,
together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group”
(as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted
from redeeming its Public Shares with respect to more than an aggregate of
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within
24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or February 17, 2023, (as such period may be extended by the Company’s
stockholders in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, the “Combination Period”), the Company will (1) cease all
operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter,
redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including
interest earned on the funds in the trust account (net of taxes payable and less up to $
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The initial stockholders agreed to waive their rights to liquidating
distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within
the Combination Period. However, if the initial stockholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will
be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a
Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters agreed to waive their rights to the deferred underwriting commission
(see Note 5) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period
and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption
of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value in the Trust Account will be only $
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that the liquidity, the mandatory liquidation and the subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after February 17, 2023. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Management plans to consummate a Business Combination prior to the mandatory liquidation date.
Risks and Uncertainties
Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic 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 statement. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the periods presented. Operating results for the three ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2022.
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The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022, which contains the audited condensed financial statements and notes thereto. The financial information as of December 31, 2021 is derived from the audited condensed financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations
of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
coverage limit of $
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 had no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
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Investments Held in the Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the condensed balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities is included in income on investments held in the Trust Account in the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements” equals or approximate the carrying amounts represented in the condensed balance sheets.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
● | Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; |
● | Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and |
● | Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. |
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs were allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities were expensed as incurred and presented as non-operating expenses in the condensed statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A common stock issued were charged against the carrying value of the Class A common stock subject to possible redemption upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering and exercise of the over-allotment option. The Company classifies deferred underwriting commissions as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.
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Derivative Warrant Liabilities
The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.
The
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A common stock subject to possible
redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A common stock
subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable
Class A common stock (including Class A common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder
or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary
equity. At all other times, Class A common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A common stock
feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain
future events. Accordingly,
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the Class A common stock subject to possible redemption to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering (including exercise of the over-allotment option), the Company recognized the remeasurement from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the condensed financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the condensed 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. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
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Net Income (Loss) Per Common Stock
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income (loss) per common stock is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the respective period.
The calculation of diluted net income (loss) does not consider the
effect of the warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering (including the consummation of the over-allotment) and
the private placement warrants to purchase an aggregate of
The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 | For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Class A | Class B | Class A | Class B | |||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common stock: | ||||||||||||||||
Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
Allocation of net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average common stock outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common stock | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.
Note 3 - Initial Public Offering
On February 17, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering
of
Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, and one-fourth
of one redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share
of Class A common stock at a price of $
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Note 4 - Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On December 11, 2020, the Sponsor paid $
The initial stockholders agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not
to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (1) one year after the completion of the initial
Business Combination; and (2) subsequent to the initial Business Combination (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A common
stock equals or exceeds $
Private Placement Warrants
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the
Company consummated the Private Placement of
Each whole Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one whole share
of Class A common stock at a price of $
The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Warrants until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination.
Related Party Loans
On December 11, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate
of up to $
In addition, in order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance
transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s
officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”).
If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company may repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account
released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the
event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the
Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. The Working Capital
Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination or, at the lenders’ discretion, up to $
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Administrative Support Agreement and Certain Other Payments
Commencing on the date that the Company’s securities were first
listed on the New York Stock Exchange through the earlier of consummation of the initial Business Combination and the Company’s
liquidation, the Company agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $
The Sponsor, executive officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on the Company’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. The Company’s audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to the Sponsor, executive officers or directors, or the Company’s or their affiliates.
Note 5 - Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, if any (and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares), were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement. These holders were entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date
of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to
The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $
Deferred Legal Fees
The Company engaged a legal counsel firm for legal advisory services,
and the legal counsel agreed to defer their fees in excess of $
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Note 6 - Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company’s Class A common stock feature certain redemption
rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of future events. The Company is
authorized to issue
The Class A common stock subject to possible redemption reflected on the condensed balance sheets is reconciled on the following table:
Gross proceeds from Initial Public Offering | $ | |||
Less: | ||||
Fair value of Public Warrants at issuance | ( | ) | ||
Offering costs allocated to Class A common stock subject to possible redemption | ( | ) | ||
Plus: | ||||
Remeasurement of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption amount | ||||
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption | $ |
Note 7 - Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred Stock - The Company is authorized to issue
Class A Common Stock - The Company is authorized to issue
Class B Common Stock - The Company is authorized to issue
Holders of Class A common stock and holders of Class B common stock will vote together as a single class, with each share entitling the holder to one vote; provided, however that, prior to the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination, only holders of Class B common stock will have the right to elect or remove the Company’s directors.
The Class B common stock will automatically convert into Class A common
stock at the time of the initial Business Combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment
for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein.
In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the
amounts issued in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of the initial Business Combination, the ratio at which the shares
of Class B common stock will convert into shares of Class A common stock will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the issued
and outstanding shares of Class B common stock agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed
issuance) so that the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B common stock will equal,
in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis,
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Note 8 - Warrants
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had
Public Warrants may only be exercised in whole and only for a whole
number of shares. No fractional Public Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Public Warrants will trade.
The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and (b) 12 months
from the closing of the Initial Public Offering; provided in each case that the Company has an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and a current
prospectus relating to them is available (or the Company permits holders to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis and such
cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act). The Company agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event
later than 15 business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts
to file with the SEC and have an effective registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of
the warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock until the warrants expire or are redeemed.
If a registration statement covering the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th
business day after the closing of the initial Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration
statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on
a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above,
if the Company’s shares of Class A common stock are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities
exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company
may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance
with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elect, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect
a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify
the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. The Public Warrants will expire
The warrants have an exercise price of $
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The Private Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, except in certain limited circumstances. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00:
Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants (except as described herein with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):
● | in whole and not in part; |
● | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
● | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and |
The Company will not redeem the warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of common stock is available throughout the 30-day redemption period.
Except as described below, none of the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by us so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.
Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00:
Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:
● | in whole and not in part; |
● | at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined by reference to an agreed table based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of Class A common stock; and |
● | if, and only if, the Reference Value equals or exceeds $10.00 per share as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like); and |
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The “fair market value” of Class A common stock shall mean
the volume-weighted average price of Class A common stock for the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of
redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. In no event will the warrants be exercisable in connection with this redemption feature
for more than
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.
Note 9 - Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Description | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Investments held in Trust Account - Money market funds | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Derivative warrant liabilities - Public warrants | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Derivative warrant liabilities - Private placement warrants | $ | $ | $ |
December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
Description | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Investments held in Trust Account - Money market funds | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Derivative warrant liabilities - Public warrants | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Derivative warrant liabilities - Private placement warrants | $ | $ | $ |
Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants was transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 1 measurement, when the Public Warrants were separately listed and traded in an active market in April 2021. The estimated fair value of the Private Placement Warrants was transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 2 measurement in April 2021, as the transfer of Private Placement Warrants to anyone who is not a permitted transferee would result in the Private Placement Warrants having substantially the same terms as the Public Warrants, the Company determined that the fair value of each Private Placement Warrant is equivalent to that of each Public Warrant. There were no transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
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For periods where no observable traded price is available, the Company
utilized a Monte-Carlo simulation to estimate the fair value of the Public Warrants and used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to
estimate the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants. For periods subsequent to the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units,
the fair value of the Public Warrants is based on the observable listed price for such warrants. The estimated fair value of the Public
and Private Placement Warrants, prior to the Public Warrants being traded in an active market, was determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent
in a binomial lattice model are assumptions related to the Unit price, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, term to expiration,
and dividend yield. The Unit price is based on the publicly traded price of the Units as of the measurement date. The Company estimated
the volatility for the Public and Private Placement Warrants based on the implied volatility from the traded prices of warrants issued
by other special purpose acquisition companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on interpolated U.S. Treasury rates, commensurate
with a similar term to the Public and Private Placement Warrants. The term to expiration was calculated as the contractual term of the
Public and Private Placement Warrants, assuming one year to a Business Combination from the IPO date. Finally, the Company does not anticipate
paying a dividend. Any changes in these assumptions can change the valuation significantly. For the three months ended March 31, 2022
and 2021, the Company recognized a gain and loss resulting from changes in the fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of approximately
$
The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements inputs at their measurement dates:
Initial Fair Value | ||||
Exercise price | $ | |||
Stock price | $ | |||
Volatility | % | |||
Term (in years) | ||||
Risk-free rate | % |
There were no changes in fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities, measured using Level 3 inputs, for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The change in the fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities, measured using Level 3 inputs, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is summarized as follows:
Derivative warrant liabilities at January 1, 2021 | $ | |||
Issuance of Public and Private Warrants | ||||
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities | ||||
Derivative warrant liabilities at March 31, 2021 | $ |
Note 10 - Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred up to the date the condensed financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed financial statements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
References to the “Company,” “Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I,” “Social Leverage,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim 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.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on December 1, 2020. We were formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.
Our sponsor is Social Leverage Acquisition Sponsor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 11, 2021. On February 17, 2021, we consummated its Initial Public Offering of 34,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), including the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase 4,500,000 additional Units (the “Option Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $345.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $19.7 million, of which approximately $12.1 million and approximately $152,000 was for deferred underwriting commissions and deferred legal fees, respectively.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 6,000,000 warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of $9.0 million.
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, $345.0 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in U.S. government securities with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.
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Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that we will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. We must complete its initial Business Combination with one or more operating businesses or assets having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, we will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
If we are unable to complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or February 17, 2023, (as such period may be extended by our stockholders in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, the “Combination Period”), we will (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds in the trust account (net of taxes payable and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of March 31, 2022, we had approximately $147,000 in its operating bank account and working capital of approximately $262,000 (not taking into account approximately $50,000 of taxes that may be paid using interest income from the Trust Account).
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that the liquidity, the mandatory liquidation and the subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after February 17, 2023. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Management plans to consummate a Business Combination prior to the mandatory liquidation date.
Management continues to evaluate 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 our financial position, results of our operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the condensed financial statements. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity since inception up to March 31, 2022 was in preparation for our formation and the Initial Public Offering. We will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had net income of approximately $5.8 million, which consisted of a non-operating gain of approximately $6.3 million resulting from the change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, and approximately $33,000 of income from investments held in Trust Account. which was offset by an operating loss of approximately $477,000. The loss from operations comprised of approximately $421,000 general and administrative expenses and approximately $56,000 in franchise tax expenses.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had a net loss of approximately $2.5 million, which consisted of an operating loss of approximately $226,000, a non-operating loss of approximately $1.8 million resulting from the change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, a non-operating loss of approximately $561,000 for offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities, partially offset by approximately $10,000 of income from investments held in Trust Account. The loss from operations comprised of approximately $160,000 general and administrative expenses, approximately $18,000 in general and administrative expenses – related party and approximately $48,000 in franchise tax expenses.
Contractual Obligations
Administrative Support Agreement and Certain Other Payments
Commencing on the date that our securities were first listed on the New York Stock Exchange through the earlier of consummation of the initial Business Combination and our liquidation, we agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, support and administrative services.
The Sponsor, executive officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to the Sponsor, our executive officers or directors, or their affiliates.
We incurred approximately $0 and $18,000 in general and administrative expenses, related to these services, in the accompanying condensed statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had accrued approximately $60,000 for services in connection with such agreement on the accompanying unaudited condensed balance sheets.
Registration Rights
The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, if any (and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares), were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement. These holders were entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
We granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 4,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. On February 17, 2021, the underwriter fully exercised its option to purchase additional Units.
The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $6.9 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, $0.35 per Unit, or approximately $12.1 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Derivative Warrant Liabilities
We do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of its financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.
The 8,625,000 warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (the “Public Warrants”) and the 6,000,000 Private Placement Warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, we recognize the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjust the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised. For periods where no observable traded price is available, the Company utilized a Monte-Carlo simulation to estimate the fair value of the Public Warrants and used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants. The determination of the fair value of the warrant liability may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.
Class A common shares subject to possible redemption
We account for our Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including Class A common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. Our Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, 34,500,000 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of our unaudited condensed balance sheets.
We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the Class A common stock subject to possible redemption to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering (including exercise of the over-allotment option), we recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” We have two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the respective period.
The calculation of diluted net income (loss) does not consider the effect of the warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering (including the consummation of the over-allotment) and the private placement warrants to purchase an aggregate of 14,625,000 Class A common stock in the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share, because their exercise is contingent upon future events and their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted net income (loss) per share is the same as basic net income (loss) per share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Our management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material impact on our unaudited condensed financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
JOBS Act
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, the condensed financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the condensed financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer has concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2022, because of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim condensed financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Specifically, the Company’s management has concluded that our control around the interpretation and accounting for certain complex features of the Class A common stock and warrants issued by the Company was not effectively designed or maintained. This material weakness resulted in the restatement of the Company’s balance sheet as of February 17, 2021 and its interim condensed financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Additionally, this material weakness could result in a misstatement of the warrant liability, Class A common stock and related accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of the condensed financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
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Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting except for the below:
The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer performed additional accounting and financial analyses and other post-closing procedures including consulting with subject matter experts related to the accounting for certain complex features of the Class A common stock and warrants. The Company’s management has expended, and will continue to expend, a substantial amount of effort and resources for the remediation and improvement of our internal control over financial reporting. While we have processes to properly identify and evaluate the appropriate accounting technical pronouncements and other literature for all significant or unusual transactions, we have expanded and will continue to improve these processes to ensure that the nuances of such transactions are effectively evaluated in the context of the increasingly complex accounting standards.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our final prospectus filed with the SEC on February 16, 2021 and Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of 6,000,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of $9.0 million.
In connection with the Initial Public Offering, our sponsor had agreed to loan us an aggregate of up to $300,000 pursuant to the Note. This loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. As of March 31, 2022, the loan balance was $0.
Of the gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering and the full exercise of the option to purchase additional shares, $345.0 million was placed in the Trust Account. The net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain proceeds from the Private Placement are invested in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less and in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.
We paid a total of approximately $6.9 million in underwriting discounts and commissions related to the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters agreed to defer $12.1 million in underwriting discounts and commissions.
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Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
* | These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 23, 2022 | SOCIAL LEVERAGE ACQUISITION CORP I | |
By: | /s/ Howard Lindzon | |
Name: | Howard Lindzon | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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