EX-99.3 4 tm2123413d3_ex99-3.htm EXHIBIT 99.3

 

Exhibit 99.3

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   June 30,
2021
(unaudited)
   December 31,
2020
 
ASSETS          
Current Assets          
Cash  $299,995   $370,958 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   139,667    234,167 
Total Current Assets   439,662    605,125 
           
Marketable securities held in Trust Account   289,843,099    289,834,441 
Investment in Business   3,765    - 
Total Assets  $290,286,526   $290,439,566 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Current Liabilities          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $10,735,482   $3,405,463 
Total Current Liabilities   10,735,482    3,405,463 
           
Deferred underwriting fee payable   10,062,500    10,062,500 
Warrant liabilities   62,823,750    35,356,250 
Total Liabilities   83,621,732    48,824,213 
           
Commitments (Note 5)          
           
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 20,003,452 and 23,470,955 shares at redemption value at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020   201,664,784    236,615,344 
           
Shareholders’ Equity          
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding   -    - 
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 8,746,548 and 5,279,045 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 20,003,452 and 23,470,955 shares subject to possible redemption) at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively   875    528 
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 7,187,500 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020   719    719 
Additional paid-in capital   53,057,770    18,107,557 
Accumulated deficit   (48,059,354)   (13,108,795)
Total Shareholders’ Equity   5,000,010    5,000,009 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $290,286,526   $290,439,566 

 

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

 

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 

(Unaudited)

 

    Three Months
Ended
June 30,
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
 
    2021     2020     2021     2020  
Operating and formation costs   $ 3,662,436     $ 453,873     $ 8,991,717     $ 953,718  
Loss from operations     (3,662,436 )     (453,873 )     (8,991,717 )     (953,718 )
                                 
Other income (expense):                                
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account     4,377       958,571       8,658       1,851,161  
Unrealized loss on marketable securities held in Trust Account           (920,962 )           (39,071 )
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities     (373,750 )     2,000,000       (25,967,500 )     9,668,750  
Other income (expense), net     (369,373 )     2,037,609       (25,958,842 )     11,480,840  
                                 
Net income (loss)   $ (4,031,809 )   $ 1,583,736     $ (34,950,559 )   $ 10,527,122  
                                 
Weighted average redeemable ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted     20,403,682       25,129,917       23,470,955       24,760,725  
                                 
Basic and diluted net income per redeemable ordinary share (Note 2)   $     $ 0.03     $     $ 0.07  
                                 
Weighted average non-redeemable ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted     15,533,818       10,807,583       14,008,655       11,176,775  
                                 
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per non-redeemable ordinary share (Note 2)   $ (0.26 )   $ 0.07     $ (2.50 )   $ 0.80  

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited) 

 

   Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 
   Class A Ordinary
Shares
   Class B Ordinary
Shares
   Additional
Paid
   Accumulated
   Total
Shareholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   in Capital   Deficit   Equity 
Balance – January 1, 2021   5,279,045   $528    7,187,500   $719   $18,107,557   $(13,108,795)  $5,000,009 
Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption   3,067,273    307    -    -    30,918,442    -    30,918,749 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    (30,918,750)   (30,918,750)
Balance – March 31, 2021   8,346,318   $835    7,187,500   $719   $49,025,999   $(44,027,545)  $5,000,008 
Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption   400,230    40    -    -    4,031,771    -    4,031,811 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    (4,031,809)   (4,031,809)
Balance – June 30, 2021   8,746,548   $875    7,187,500   $719   $53,057,770   $(48,059,354)  $5,000,010 

 

  

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 
   Class A Ordinary
Shares
  Class B Ordinary
Shares
   Additional
Paid
   (Accumulated
Deficit)
Retained
   Total
Shareholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   in Capital   Earnings   Equity 
Balance – January 1, 2020   4,358,467   $436    7,187,500   $719   $9,778,630   $(4,779,782)  $5,000,003 
Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption   (738,384)   (73)   -    -    (8,943,307)   -    (8,943,380)
Net income   -    -    -    -    -    8,943,386    8,943,386 
Balance – March 31, 2020   3,620,083   $363    7,187,500   $719   $835,323   $4,163,604   $5,000,009 
Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption   (153,939)   (17)   -    -    (835,323)   (748,398)   (1,583,738)
Net income   -    -    -    -    -    1,583,736    1,583,736 
Balance – June 30, 2020   3,466,144   $346    7,187,500   $719   $-   $4,998,942   $5,000,007 

 

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

 

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

(Unaudited)

 

   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2021   2020 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:          
Net income (loss)  $(34,950,559)  $10,527,122 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:          
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account   (8,658)   (1,851,161)
Unrealized loss on marketable securities held in Trust Account   -    39,071 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   25,967,500    (9,668,750)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   94,500    28,333 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   7,330,019    42,623 
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,567,198)   (882,762)
           
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:          
Investment in Norway Sub 1   (3,765)   - 
      Net cash used in investing activities   (3,765)   - 
           
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:          
Advances from related party   550,000    - 
Repayment of advances from related party   (550,000)   - 
Proceeds from promissory note - related party   1,500,000    - 
Net cash provided by financing activities   1,500,000    - 
           
Net Change in Cash   (70,963)   (882,762)
Cash – Beginning   370,958    2,282,362 
Cash – Ending  $299,995   $1,399,600 
           
Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Conversion of Promissory note – related party to Private Warrants  $1,500,000   $- 
Change in fair value of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption  $(34,950,560)  $10,527,118 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

Alussa Energy Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on June 13, 2019. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”). The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

 

Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus on businesses that complement its management team’s expertise in the production, operation and development of crude oil and natural gas wells and related infrastructure.

 

All activity for the period from June 13, 2019 (inception) through November 29, 2019 was related to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below. Since the consummation of the Initial Public Offering through June 30, 2021, all activity has related to identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.

 

The registration statements for the Company’s Initial Public Offering were declared effective on November 27, 2019. On November 29, 2019, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 25,000,000 units (the “Units”), generating gross proceeds of $250,000,000, which is described in Note 3. Each Unit consists of one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Shares”) and one-half of one warrant (the “Public Warrants”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A Share. The Class A Shares sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering are referred to herein as the “public shares.”

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 8,000,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, Alussa Energy Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $8,000,000, which is described in Note 5.

 

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on November 29, 2019, an amount of $250,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering, and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and invested only in specified U.S. government treasury bills 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, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Business Combination and (ii) the Company’s failure to consummate a Business Combination within the prescribed time.

 

On December 4, 2019, the underwriters notified the Company of their intention to fully exercise their over-allotment option on December 5, 2019. As such, on December 5, 2019 the Company consummated the sale of an additional 3,750,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, and the sale of an additional 750,000 Private Placement Warrants, at $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total gross proceeds of $38,250,000. A total of $37,500,000 of the net proceeds was deposited into the Trust Account, bringing the aggregate proceeds held in the Trust Account to $287,500,000.

 

Transaction costs amounted to $16,326,240, consisting of $5,750,000 of underwriting fees, $10,062,500 of deferred underwriting fees and $513,740 of other costs. In addition, at June 30, 2021, cash of $299,995 was held outside of the Trust Account and is available for working capital purposes.

 

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 the 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 successfully effect a Business Combination. Placing funds in the Trust Account may not protect those funds from third party claims against the Company. Although the Company will seek to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities it engages execute agreements with the Company waiving any claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, there is no guarantee that such persons will execute such agreements. The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company under certain circumstances if and to the extent any claims by such persons reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account below a specified threshold. The Company has not independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believes that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Sponsor may not be able to satisfy those obligations should they arise. The remaining net proceeds (not held in the Trust Account) may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses as well as any taxes.

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The Company will provide the holders of the public shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of the Business Combination, either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer, in either case at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable) divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the public shares. In connection with any shareholder vote required to approve any Business Combination, the Sponsor and any other shareholder of the Company prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering (collectively with the Sponsor, the “Initial Shareholders”) and the Company’s directors and officers will agree (i) to vote any of their respective Ordinary Shares (as defined below) in favor of the initial Business Combination and (ii) not to redeem any of their Ordinary Shares in connection therewith.

 

The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if it has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon consummation of the Business Combination and, in the case of a shareholder vote, a majority of the outstanding Ordinary Shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. The amount in the Trust Account is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share. The per-share amount to be distributed to shareholders who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.

 

The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) rules require that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (less any Deferred Commissions (as defined below) and taxes payable on interest earned) at the time of the Company signing a definitive agreement in connection with the Business Combination.

 

If the Company has not completed a Business Combination by November 29, 2021, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable, and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the Public Shareholders 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 Company’s remaining shareholders and its Board of Directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In the event of a liquidation, the Public Shareholders will be entitled to receive a full pro rata interest in the Trust Account ($10.00 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the Trust Account not previously released to the Company and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses). There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Founder Shares (as defined in Note 6) or the Private Placement Warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination by November 29, 2021.

 

On January 29, 2021, we entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with FREYR AS, a company organized under the laws of Norway (“FREYR”), the Sponsor, in the capacity as the representative for the Alussa shareholders in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, FREYR Battery, a corporation in the form of a public limited liability company organized under the laws of Luxembourg (“Pubco”), Norway Sub 1 AS, a private limited liability company under the laws of Norway (“Norway Merger Sub 1”), Norway Sub 2 AS, a private limited liability company under the laws of Norway (“Norway Merger Sub 2” and together with Norway Merger Sub 1, the “Norway Merger Subs”), Adama Charlie Sub, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Cayman Merger Sub”), certain shareholders of FREYR named in the Business Combination Agreement (the “Major Shareholders”), and ATS NEXT AS, in the capacity as the representative for the Major Shareholders in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement (the “Shareholder Representative”).

 

Prior to the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Norway Merger Subs shall be wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company.

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, (a) the Company will merge with and into Cayman Merger Sub, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity (the “Cayman Merger”), (b) the Company will distribute all of its interests in Norway Merger Sub 1 to Pubco, (c) FREYR will merge with and into Norway Merger Sub 2, with Norway Merger Sub 2 continuing as the surviving entity (the “Norway Merger”), (d) Norway Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into Pubco, with Pubco continuing as the surviving entity (the “Cross-Border Merger”), as a result of which, (i) each issued and outstanding security of the Company immediately prior to the effective time of the Cayman Merger shall be exchanged for the right of the holder thereof to receive securities of Pubco in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement (or, in the case of Dissenting Purchaser Shareholders, if any, the right to receive the fair value of such holder’s Dissenting Purchaser Ordinary Shares and such other rights as are granted by the Cayman Companies Law), (ii) each issued and outstanding security of FREYR immediately prior to the effective time of the Norway Merger shall be exchanged for the right of the holder thereof to receive securities of Norway Merger Sub 1 in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement and (iii) each issued and outstanding security of Norway Merger Sub 1 immediately prior to the Cross-Border Effective Time shall be exchanged for the right of the holder to receive securities of Pubco, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement and in accordance with the provisions of applicable law.

 

The Business Combination will be consummated in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions as further described in the Business Combination Agreement. 

 

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 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 2. 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 complete 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 Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021, which contains the audited financial statements (as restated) and notes thereto. The financial information as of December 31, 2020 is derived from the audited financial statements (as restated) presented in the Company’s amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2020. The interim results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future interim periods.

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

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 financial statement 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.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the condensed financial statements in conformity with US 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 income 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. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account

 

At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the assets held in the Trust Account were substantially held in a money market fund holding U.S. Treasury Bills, which are classified as trading securities in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 320 “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities.”

 

Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

 

The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in 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, 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 accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position 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 recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. 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.

 

The Company is considered an exempted Cayman Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the period presented.

 

Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share

 

Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. The Company applies the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, which are not currently redeemable and are not redeemable at fair value, have been excluded from the calculation of basic net income (loss) per ordinary share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. The Company has not considered the effect of warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and the private placements to purchase 23,125,000 ordinary shares in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, since the exercise of the warrants into ordinary shares is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As a result, diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share is the same as basic net income (loss) per ordinary share for the period presented.

 

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share 

 

The Company’s net income (loss) 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 net income (loss) per ordinary share is calculated as follows:

 

  

Three Months

Ended
June 30, 

  

Six Months

Ended

June 30,

 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Redeemable ordinary shares                    
Numerator:                    
Interest income attributable to redeemable ordinary shares  $3,046   $843,004   $6,024   $1,627,982 
Net income attributable to redeemable ordinary shares  $3,046   $843,004   $6,024   $1,627,982 
                     
Denominator:                    
Weighted average redeemable ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted   20,403,682    25,129,917    23,470,955    24,760,725 
Basic and diluted net income per redeemable ordinary share  $   $0.03   $   $0.07 
                     
Non-redeemable ordinary shares                    
Numerator:                    
Net income (loss)  $(4,031,809)  $1,583,736   $(34,950,559)  $10,527,122 
Less: Net income attributable to redeemable ordinary shares   (3,046)   (843,004)   (6,024)   (1,627,982)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-redeemable ordinary shares  $(4,034,855)  $740,732   $(34,956,583)  $8,899,140 
                     
Denominator:                    
Weighted average non-redeemable ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted   15,533,818    10,807,583    14,008,655    11,176,775 
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per non-redeemable ordinary share  $(0.26)  $0.07   $(2.50)  $0.80 

 

 

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.

 

 

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company follows the guidance in ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, 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:

 

See Note 7 for additional information on assets and liabilities measured at fair value.

 

Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants

 

The Company evaluated the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants (collectively, “Warrants”, which are discussed in Note 1, Note 2, Note 3, Note 4, Note 5, Note 6 and Note 7) in accordance with ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”, and concluded that a provision in the Warrant Agreement related to certain tender or exchange offers precludes the Warrants from being accounted for as components of equity. As the Warrants meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”, the Warrants are recorded as derivative liabilities on the balance sheets and measured at fair value at inception (concurrent with or shortly after the date of the IPO) and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, with changes in fair value recognized in the statements of operations in the period of change.

 

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 accompanying condensed financial statements.

  

NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

 

Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 28,750,000 Units, which includes the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in full of 3,750,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Class A Share and one-half of one Warrant. Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A Share at a price of $11.50 per share. The Warrants will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after completion of the Business Combination or November 29, 2020 and will expire five years from the completion of the Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. The Company may redeem the Warrants at a price of $0.01 per Warrant upon 30 days’ notice, only in the event that the last sale price of the Class A Shares is at least $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given. The Company will not redeem the Warrants unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares is available throughout the 30 day redemption period, unless the Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. If the Company redeems the Warrants as described above, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise their Warrants to do so on a cashless basis; provided that an exemption from registration is available. No Warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective registration statement covering the Class A Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares. If the shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are not registered under the Securities Act, holders will be permitted to exercise their Warrants on a cashless basis. However, no Warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any Class A Shares to holders seeking to exercise their Warrants, unless the issuance of the Class A Shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption is available.

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per Class A Share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors, and in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the sponsor or such affiliates prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s Class A Shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

 

NOTE 4. PROMISSORY NOTE — RELATED PARTY

 

On February 9, 2021, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor pursuant to the working capital loans agreement as described in Note 5, by which the Company may borrow up to $1,500,000 in the aggregate. The note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier to occur of (i) the completion of an initial Business Combination or (ii) liquidation. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Sponsor made a $550,000 advance to the Company to assist with operation expenses. On April 6, 2021, the Company borrowed $1,500,000 under the loan note, net of the $550,000 advance. On April 30, 2021, the Sponsor elected to convert the loan note into 1,500,000 warrants that are identical to the Private Placement Warrants.

 

NOTE 5. COMMITMENTS

 

On February 10, 2020, the Company entered into a transactional support agreement with a service provider, pursuant to which the service provider agreed to assist the Company in evaluating acquisition opportunities in the energy industry, including valuation and qualitative assessments, as well as investor presentations. In 2021, the Company paid the service provider a fee of $100,000 and will pay the service provider an additional fee upon the closing of a Business Combination. The fee payable at the closing of the Business Combination is dependent upon the timing of the closing and ranges between $975,000 and $1,950,000. The additional fee will not be payable in the event the Company does not consummate a Business Combination.

 

On February 28, 2020, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a service provider, pursuant to which the service provider will provide the Company with advisory or transaction support for a potential Business Combination. The Company will pay the service provider a fee of $75,000 per month, for total fees of $225,000. In addition, on March 1, 2020, the Company entered into a transactional support agreement with the same service provider, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay the service provider a fee equal to 1% of the consideration paid by the Company for the equity of a target company, up to a maximum fee of $5,000,000, if the Company consummates a Business Combination with a target company located in certain countries, as listed in the agreement. The fee will not be payable in the event the Company does not consummate a Business Combination.

 

On April 27, 2020, the Company entered into a consulting agreement, pursuant to which the consultant will provide the Company with advisory services for a potential Business Combination with a specific counter-party. In the event the Company consummates the Business Combination, the Company will pay the consultant 250,000 Euros. 

 

The underwriters were paid a cash fee of 2.0% per Unit, or $5,750,000 in the aggregate at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. Upon completion of the initial Business Combination, the Underwriters will be entitled to $10,062,500, which constitutes the Underwriters’ deferred fee of 3.5%. The deferred fee will be forfeited by the Underwriters solely in the event that the Company fails to complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

 

The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on November 25, 2019 through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, to pay an aggregate of $35,000 per month to the Sponsor for office space, administrative and support services, of which Mr. Daniel Barcelo, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, will be paid $20,000 per month and Mr. Nick De’Ath, the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, will be paid $5,000 per month. The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on their behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on behalf of the Company. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred and paid $105,000 and $210,000 in fees for these services.

 

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial 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. If the Company completes its initial Business Combination, it would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the 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 issued to the Sponsor.

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 8,750,000 Private Placement Warrants at $1.00 per warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $8,750,000 from the Company. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were placed into the Trust Account. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one Class A Share at a price of $11.50 per share. 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) will not be redeemable by the Company; (ii) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, as described in the registration statement relating to the Initial Public Offering, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or any of its permitted transferees and (iii) are (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) entitled to registration rights. Additionally, the Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Placement Warrants, including the Class A Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants (except to certain permitted transferees), until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination.

 

NOTE 6. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Preference Shares

 

The Company is authorized to issue 2,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.0001. The Company’s Board of Directors will be authorized to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences, the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series. The Board of Directors will be able to, without shareholder approval, issue preferred shares with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of the Ordinary Shares and could have anti-takeover effects.

 

At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 Class A Shares, with a par value of $0.0001 each, and 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, with a par value of $0.0001 each (the “Class B Shares” and, together with the Class A Shares, the “Ordinary Shares”). Holders of the Ordinary Shares are entitled to one vote for each Ordinary Share; provided that only holders of the Class B Shares have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to the Business Combination. The Class B Shares will automatically convert into Class A Shares at the time of the Business Combination, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A Shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts sold in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of the Business Combination, the ratio at which the Class B Shares shall convert into Class A Shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B Shares will equal, in the aggregate, 20% of the sum of all Ordinary Shares outstanding upon completion of the Initial Public Offering plus all Class A Shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the Business Combination, excluding any Ordinary Shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the Business Combination, any Private Placement-equivalent Warrants issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans made to the Company. Holders of Founder Shares may also elect to convert their Class B Shares into an equal number of Class A Shares, subject to adjustment as provided above, at any time.

 

At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 8,746,548 and 5,279,045 Class A Shares issued and outstanding, excluding 20,003,452 and 23,470,955 Class A Shares subject to possible redemption, respectively. At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 7,187,500 Class B Shares issued and outstanding.

 

Founder Shares

 

On June 14, 2019, an aggregate of 5,750,000 Class B Shares (the “Founder Shares”) were issued to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. In October 2019, the Company declared a share dividend satisfied by way of issuance of 0.125 of a share for each ordinary share in issue and on November 25, 2019, the Company declared a share dividend satisfied by way of issuance of 0.111111 of a share for each ordinary share in issue, resulting in an aggregate of 7,187,500 Founder Shares being held by the Sponsor. The 7,187,500 Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 937,500 Founder Shares that were subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the Underwriters in order to maintain the Initial Shareholder’s ownership at 20% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option on December 5, 2019, a total of 937,500 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

 

The Founder Shares are identical to the Class A Shares included in the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Founder Shares (i) have the voting rights described above, (ii) are subject to certain transfer restrictions described below and (iii) are convertible into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions contained therein. The Founder Shares may not be transferred, assigned or sold until the earlier of (i) one year after the completion of the Business Combination and (ii) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction after the Business Combination that results in all of the Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A Shares for cash, securities or other property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the last sale price of the Class A Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combination, the Founder Shares will be released from the lock-up.

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Warrants

 

Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. 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 or November 29, 2020. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

 

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares is available throughout the 30 day redemption period, unless the Public Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. No Public Warrants will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any Class A ordinary shares to holders seeking to exercise their Public Warrants, unless the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption is available.

 

The Company has determined that after the closing of a Business Combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement registering the issuance, under the Securities Act, of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of the Business Combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the Public Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A ordinary shares are, at the time of any exercise of a Public 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 within 60 business days after the closing of the Business Combination, the holders of the Public Warrants shall have the right to exercise their Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with the Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, by exchanging the Public Warrants for the number of Class A ordinary share per Public Warrant equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A ordinary shares underlying such Public Warrant, multiplied by the excess of the fair market value over the exercise price by (y) the fair market value.

 

Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:

 

  In whole and not in part;
     
  At a price of $0.01 per Public Warrant
     
  Upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each Public Warrant holder
     
  If, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Public Warrant holders equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted).

 

If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

 

The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share split, share dividend, rights issuance, subdivision, reorganization, recapitalization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public 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 Public Warrants. 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 Public Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Public Warrants. Accordingly, the Public Warrants may expire worthless.

 

In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per Class A ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors, and in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the sponsor or such affiliates prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the Public Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

 

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) will not be redeemable by the Company; (ii) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, as described in the registration statement relating to the Initial Public Offering, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or any of its permitted transferees and (iii) are (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) entitled to registration rights. Additionally, the Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Placement Warrants, including the Class A Shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants (except to certain permitted transferees), until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination. 

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company follows the guidance in ASC Topic 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 and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

 

   June 30, 2021 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets:                    
Marketable securities held in Trust Account  $289,843,099   $-   $-   $289,843,099 
Total fair value  $289,843,099   $-   $-   $289,843,099 
Liabilities:                    
Public Warrants  $30,331,250   $-   $-   $30,331,250 
Private Placement Warrants   -    -    32,492,500    32,492,500 
Total fair value  $30,331,250   $-   $32,492,500   $62,823,750 

 

   December 31, 2020 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets:                    
Marketable securities held in Trust Account  $289,834,441   $-   $-   $289,834,441 
Total fair value  $289,834,441   $-   $-   $289,834,441 
Liabilities:                    
Public Warrants  $17,681,250   $-   $-   $17,681,250 
Private Placement Warrants   -    -    17,675,000    17,675,000 
Total fair value  $17,681,250   $-   $17,675,000   $35,356,250 

 

Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants

 

The Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities on the balance sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at issuance and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the statements of operations.

 

As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Public Warrants were classified as a Level 1 fair value measurement due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker ALUS.WS and the Private Placement Warrants were classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement based on the use of unobservable inputs. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair value of the Public Warrants was $30,331,250 and $17,681,250, respectively, based on the closing price of ALUS.WS on the respective dates of $2.11 and $1.23 per Public Warrant, respectively.

 

 

 

ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The Company’s use of the Black-Scholes option pricing model for the Private Placement Warrants as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 required the use of subjective assumptions:

 

  The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on the U.S. Constant Maturity Treasury yield, which was commensurate with the contractual terms of the Private Placement Warrants, which expire on the earlier of (i) five years after the completion of the initial Business Combination and (ii) redemption or liquidation. An increase in the risk-free interest rate in isolation, would result in an increase in the fair value measurement of the warrant liabilities and vice versa.

 

  The expected term was determined to be 5.04 and 5.50 years as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, as the Private Placement Warrants become exercisable on the later of (i) 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination and (ii) 12 months from the IPO date or November 29, 2020. An increase in the expected term, in isolation, would result in an increase in the fair value measurement of the warrant liabilities and vice versa.

 

  The expected volatility assumption was based on the implied volatility from a set of comparable publicly-traded warrants as determined based on the size and proximity of other similar business combinations. An increase in expected volatility, in isolation, would result in an increase in the fair value measurement of the warrant liabilities and vice versa.

 

  The fair value of the Units, which each consist of one Class A ordinary shares and one-half of one Public Warrant, represents the closing price on the measurement date as observed from the ticker ALUS.U.

 

The key inputs into the Black-Scholes option model for the Private Placement Warrants were as follows on each respective date:

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Risk-free interest rate   0.88%   0.43%
Term (years)   5.04    5.5 
Volatility   40.78%   26.17%
Dividend yield   0.0%   0.0%
Exercise price  $11.50   $11.50 
Share price  $9.91   $10.06 

 

The following table presents changes in the Level 3 Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants measured at fair value for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

   Public 
Warrants
   Private 
Placement
Warrants
   Warrant 
Liabilities
 
Fair value as of December 31, 2020  $17,681,250   $17,675,000   $35,356,250 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   12,650,000    13,317,500    25,967,500 
Conversion of promissory note - related party   -    1,500,000    1,500,000 
Fair value as of June 30, 2021  $30,331,250   $32,492,500   $62,823,750 
                
Fair value as of December 31, 2019  $18,975,000   $11,987,500   $30,962,500 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   (11,068,750)   1,400,000    (9,668,750)
Fair value as of June 30, 2020  $7,906,250   $13,387,500   $21,293,750 

 

NOTE 8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the condensed financial statements were issued. Except as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed financial statements.

 

On July 9, 2021, in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement, Pubco acquired 100% of the outstanding equity interests of FREYR and the Company. For accounting purposes, the Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization whereby FREYR will be treated as the accounting acquirer and the Company will be treated as the acquired company. In connection with the close of the Business Combination, Pubco was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FREY effective July 8, 2021. Cash received by Pubco from the Business Combination included the PIPE Investment and Alussa cash on hand totaling $650,218,637, net of related transaction costs.