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CHAIN BRIDGE I
Form 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
Table of Contents
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Interim Financial Statements
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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
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Total Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Shareholders’ Deficit | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Change in fair value of contingently issuable private placement warrants | ( | — | ||||
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Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share, nonredeemable shares | $ | ( | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024
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Deemed dividend - increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||
Balance - March 31, 2024 (unaudited) | | $ | | $ | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( |
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Balance - March 31, 2023 (unaudited) | — | $ | — | $ | $ | — | $ | ( | $ | ( |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim financial statements.
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CHAIN BRIDGE I
NOTES TO Unaudited CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations
Chain Bridge I (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on January 21, 2021. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with
All activity for the period from January 21, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective Business Combination. 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 income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected a December 31st fiscal year end.
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on November 9, 2021. On November 15, 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
In addition, upon closing of the Initial Public Offering, CB Co-Investment loaned the Company $
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, $
On October 13, 2022, the Company approved the grant of
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consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination if such third party or third parties continued to hold such shares through the Special Meeting. In connection with such shareholder vote, the holders of an aggregate of
At the Special Meeting, the shareholders of the Company approved the amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of incorporation (as amended from time to time, the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”), which extended the date to consummate a Business Combination from May 15, 2023 to November 15, 2023, and allowed the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), without another shareholder vote, to elect to further extend the date to consummate a Business Combination after November 15, 2023 up to
On June 13, 2023, the Company received a written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that since the Company’s aggregate market value of its outstanding warrants was less than $1 million, the Company was no longer in compliance with the Nasdaq Global Market continued listing criteria set forth in Listing Rule 5452(b)(C), which requires the Company to maintain an aggregate market value of its outstanding warrants of at least $1 million (the “Notice”). The Notice additionally indicates that the Company, pursuant to the Listing Rules, had until July 28, 2023 to submit a plan to regain compliance. The Company did not submit to Nasdaq such a plan to regain compliance. Effective September 8, 2023, the Company’s warrants ceased trading on the Nasdaq Global Market.
On June 14, 2023, the Board approved the grant of
Effective as of December 4, 2023, the Company’s Class A ordinary shares and Units ceased trading on the Nasdaq Global Market and commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
On December 29, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), the Company, CBG, CB Co-Investment and Fulton AC I LLC (“Fulton AC”), consummated the transactions contemplated by that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), dated December 8, 2023, pursuant to which Fulton AC acquired from the CBG and CB Co-Investment an aggregate of (i)
As of the Closing Date, and in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement:
(1) CB Co-Investment irrevocably agreed to convert the $
(2) CBG, CB Co-Investment and Mr. Lazarus, our then Chief Financial Officer, entered into voting agreements (the “Voting Agreements”) pursuant to which they agreed to vote all of the voting securities of the Company that each of them is entitled to vote as of the date thereof or thereafter in favor of the Amendment Proposal (as defined below). Class A ordinary shares issued upon conversion of Class B ordinary shares will not be entitled to receive funds from the Trust Account through redemptions or otherwise. Pursuant to the Voting Agreements, each of CBG, CB Co-Investment and Mr. Lazarus have also agreed to irrevocably exercise such right to convert all of their Class B ordinary shares immediately upon such approval.
(3) Fulton AC, CBG, CB Co-Investment and certain individuals entered into an amendment (the “Letter Agreement Amendment”) to that certain letter agreement, dated November 9, 2021, by and among CBG, CB Co-Investment and certain individuals (the “Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which Fulton AC agreed to become a party to the Letter Agreement and be bound by, and subject to, all of the
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terms and conditions of the Letter Agreement and agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (excluding our independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective partner business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $
(4) That certain services agreement, dated November 9, 2021, by and between the Company and CBG pursuant to which CBG provided office space, administrative and support services, was terminated.
(5) The Company and Franklin Strategic Series – Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund (“Franklin”) entered into a Letter Agreement terminating that certain Forward Purchase Agreement, dated November 1, 2021, by and between the Company and Franklin (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”).
(6) Additionally, CBG irrevocably agreed to terminate all outstanding loans to the Company, which included the Additional Convertible Note.
On December 29, 2023, Fulton AC agreed to loan the Company up to $
Effective as of the Closing Date, all of the Company’s officers, other than the Chief Financial Officer, and the entirety of the Board resigned. Further, the size of the Board was decreased from
On December 29, 2023, the Company entered into letter agreements with each Mr. Silberman, Mr. Baron and Mr. Lazarus, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to grant each of them
On January 15, 2024, the Board approved extending the Company’s business operations for an additional month, until February 15, 2024, in accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
On February 7, 2024, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the shareholders approved a proposal (the “Amendment Proposal”) to amend and restate, by way of a special resolution, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (as amended, the “Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”), to
(1)extend from February 15, 2024 (the “Existing Termination Date”) to November 15, 2024 (the “Extended Termination Date”), the date (the “Termination Date”) by which, if the Company has not consummated a Business Combination, the Company must (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than business days
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thereafter, redeem Public Shares; and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law;
(2)provide for the right of the holders of our Class B ordinary shares, par value $
(3)to remove a statement that there are no limits on the number of ordinary shares which may be issued by the Company and to clarify that the Company may, but is not required to, issue certificates to evidence ownership of ordinary shares of the Company.
In connection with the Meeting, the holders of an aggregate of
Additionally, pursuant to Fulton AC’s agreement to contribute to the Trust Account an amount of funds determined by reference to the number of shares not redeemed in connection with the approval of the Amendment Proposal, Fulton AC contributed to the Trust Account $
Pursuant to those certain Voting Agreements, dated December 29, 2023, entered into by each of CBG and CB Co-Investment, effective upon our adoption of the Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, CBG and CB Co-Investment exercised their right to convert all of their Class B ordinary shares (an aggregate of
After the redemptions and conversions discussed above,
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants and the proceeds from the promissory note issued to CB Co-Investment, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The Company’s initial Business Combination must be with
The Company will provide its 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 a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account. The Company expects the pro rata price to be at least $
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by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or whether they were a Public Shareholder on the record date for the general meeting held to approve the proposed transaction. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, Fulton AC, CBG, CB Co-Investment and our current and former directors and officers agreed to vote their Class B ordinary shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination. In addition, Fulton AC, CBG, CB Co-Investment and our current and former directors and officers agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Class B ordinary shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination. In addition, the Company agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial Business Combination without the prior consent of Fulton AC.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that 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 under Section 13 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
Fulton AC, CBG, CB Co-Investment and our current and former directors and officers have agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect Class B ordinary shares held by them if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination by the Termination Date. However, if such shareholders acquire Public Shares, 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 by the Termination Date. The underwriters agreed to waive their rights to the Marketing Fee (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination by the Termination Date and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Company’s Public Shares.
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 of 2002, 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 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 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.
Risks and Uncertainties
Management continues to evaluate the current or anticipated military conflicts, including between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Hamas, terrorism, sanctions or other geopolitical events as well as adverse developments in the economy and capital markets, including rising energy costs, inflation and interest rates, in the United States and globally, on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that these events 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 the financial statements. The condensed interim financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as receiver. On March 12, 2023, the FDIC, the Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve issued a joint statement indicating that actions would be taken to complete the FDIC’s resolution of SVB in a manner that protects depositors. The financial institution was reopened by the FDIC on March 13, 2023, with customers having full access to their deposits and debt facilities as at the time of the closure. On March 26, 2023, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement for all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, National Association with First Citizens Bank & Trust Company. Management has evaluated the situation and since the Company is not a borrower or party to any such instruments with SVB or any other financial institution currently in receivership, there is no material impact on the financial statements of the Company.
On May 1, 2023, First Republic Bank was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the FDIC as receiver. To protect depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio, to assume all of the deposits and substantially all of the assets of First Republic Bank. Management evaluated the situation and determined there is no material impact on the financial statements of the Company.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $
The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $
The Company has until November 15, 2024 to consummate an initial Business Combination. If the Company has not consummated a Business Combination by November 15, 2024, the Company must (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than
business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares; and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.In connection with our 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,” the Company has determined that the liquidity condition and the date for mandatory liquidation and 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 November 15, 2024. The condensed interim financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed interim 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 10 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 interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the period presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2024.
The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on March 29, 2024.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed interim 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 condensed interim financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates require 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 condensed interim 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 short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had
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 FDIC coverage limit of $250,000 per institution. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.
Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities which qualify as financial instruments under the ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (“ASC Topic 820”), equal or approximate the carrying amounts represented in the condensed balance sheets primarily due to their short-term nature.
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 consist of:
● | 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.
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Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
The Company complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1. Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Upon completion of 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 allocated to the derivative warrant liabilities were charged to operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A ordinary shares were charged against the carrying value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of the financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, and forward purchase agreements, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC Topic 480 and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC Topic 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, will be re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. Derivative warrant liabilities will be 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.
The
Class A ordinary shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares 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 ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
On May 12, 2023, the Company held the Special Meeting at which the Company’s shareholders approved a proposal to amend the Company’s existing Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend from May 15, 2023 to November 15, 2023 (the “Extended Date”) and to allow the board of directors of the Company, without another shareholder vote, to elect to further extend the date to consummate an initial Business Combination after the Extended Date up to
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On December 13, 2023 and January 15, 2024, the Board adopted resolutions to extend the Company’s business operations until January 15, 2024 and February 15, 2024, respectively.
On February 7, 2024, the Company held the Meeting, at which the shareholders voted on the Amendment Proposal. Shareholders voted to approve the Amendment Proposal. In connection with the Meeting, the holders of an aggregate of
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering (including exercise of the over-allotment option), the Company 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.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the amounts of Class A ordinary shares reflected on the condensed balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022 (audited) |
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Plus: |
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Deemed dividend – increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | | ||
Waiver of offering costs allocated to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | | ||
Less: |
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Redemptions of Class A ordinary shares | ( | ||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2023 (audited) | | ||
Less: | |||
Redemptions of Class A ordinary shares | ( | ||
Plus: | |||
Proceeds received from Sponsor for Trust Account contribution | |||
Deemed dividend – increase in redemption value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | | ||
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2024 (unaudited) | $ | |
Net Income Per Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share” (“ASC Topic 260”). The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income is shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted average shares of ordinary shares outstanding for the respective period.
The calculation of diluted net income 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 Company has considered the effect of Class B ordinary shares that were excluded from weighted average number as they were contingent on the exercise of over-allotment option by the underwriters. Since the contingency was satisfied, the Company has included these shares in the weighted average number as of the beginning of the period to determine the dilutive impact of these shares.
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The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net income per share for each class of ordinary shares:
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions”. The ASU amends ASC Topic 820 to clarify that a contractual sales restriction is not considered in measuring an equity security at fair value and to introduce new disclosure requirements for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are measured at fair value. The ASU applies to both holders and issuers of equity and equity-linked securities measured at fair value. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The adoption of ASU 2023-09 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which requires disclosure of incremental income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s management does not believe the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have a material impact on its financial statements and disclosures.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying condensed interim financial statements.
Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
On November 15, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of
Each Unit consists of
Note 4 — 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
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will expire worthless. The Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable except as described below in Note 8 and exercisable on a cashless basis.
CBG 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
Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Class B Ordinary Shares
On February 3, 2021, CBG and CB Co-Investment paid an aggregate of $
On November 9, 2021, CBG transferred an aggregate of
CBG and CB Co-Investment agreed to forfeit up to an aggregate of
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Fulton AC, CBG, CB Co - Investment, and the current and former executive officers and directors of the Company, agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Class B ordinary shares until the earlier to occur of: (A)
Pursuant to those certain Voting Agreements, dated December 29, 2023, entered into by each of CBG and CB Co - Investment, immediately upon approval of the Amendment Proposal at the Meeting, CBG and CB Co - Investment exercised their right to convert all of their Class B ordinary shares (an aggregate of
Related Party Loans
Convertible Note — Related Party
Upon closing of the Initial Public Offering, CB Co-Investment loaned the Company approximately $
On November 16, 2022, CBG agreed to loan the Company up to $
In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, CB Co-Investment irrevocably agreed to convert the $
Additionally, CBG irrevocably agreed to terminate all outstanding loans to the Company. Accordingly, all debt proceeds received under the Additional Convertible Note was recognized as a capital contribution from CBG.
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Working Capital Loan
In addition, in order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, On December 29, 2023, Fulton AC agreed to loan the Company up to $
The Company accounts for its Fulton AC Note within the scope of ASC 815 and has elected to bifurcate the embedded derivative within the convertible promissory note. The fair value of the embedded conversion feature upon the issuance of the Fulton AC Note is de minimis. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $
Administrative Services Agreement
On November 9, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement that provided that, the Company pay CBG $
On December 29, 2023, the Company and CBG entered into a Letter Agreement terminating the administrative service agreement, dated November 9, 2021, by and between the Company and CBG.
In addition, Fulton AC, the Company’s officers and directors, and 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 partner businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. The audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by the Company to Fulton AC, the Company’s officers or directors, or their affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial Business Combination will be made from funds held outside the Trust Account.
On December 29, 2023, Fulton AC entered into a Services Agreement with the Company (the “Fulton Services Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company will pay Fulton AC up to $
Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights and Shareholder Rights
The holders of the Class B ordinary shares, Private Placement Warrants, Class A ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants, the Forward Purchase Securities and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Note and the Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, Forward Purchase Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of such loans) were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The Forward Purchase Securities were terminated on December 29, 2023. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to
demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.Business Combination Marketing Agreement
On November 9, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with one of the underwriters in its Initial Public Offering, Cowen and Company, LLC, as advisors in connection with the Company’s Business Combination to assist the Company in holding meetings
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with the shareholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities in connection with the potential Business Combination, assist the Company in obtaining shareholder approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company with its press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company agreed to pay a fee for such services (the “Marketing Fee”) upon the consummation of the initial Business Combination in an amount equal to, in the aggregate,
Forward Purchase Agreement
The Forward Purchase Agreement provided for the purchase by Franklin, in the aggregate, of
Non-Redemptions Agreements
As discussed more fully in Note 1, in exchange for the commitments not to redeem certain Class A ordinary shares in connection with the Special Meeting, CBG and CB Co-Investment agreed to transfer an aggregate of
The Company estimated the aggregate fair value of a weighted number of Class B ordinary shares, based on the likelihood of consummating an initial Business Combination beyond November 15, 2023, or
The fair value of the Class B ordinary shares were based on a Monte Carlo Model using the following significant inputs:
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Letter and Joinder Agreement
On October 13, 2022, David G. Brown executed a joinder to become a party to the Letter Agreement and be bound by, and subject to, all of the terms and conditions of the Letter Agreement, including to vote any Class B ordinary shares and Class A ordinary shares held by him in favor of the Company’s initial Business Combination and certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s securities. On October 13, 2022, the Company entered into letter agreements with Mr. Brown, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to grant to him
Pursuant to the Letter Agreement dated June 15, 2023 (“2023 RSU Letter Agreement”) and Joinder Agreement dated June 20, 2023 (the “Joinder Agreement”), the Company agreed to grant to Mr. Lazarus
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to which RSUs would be issued and Mr. Lazarus agreed to vote any Class B ordinary shares and Class A ordinary shares held by him in favor of the Company’s initial Business Combination, to facilitate the liquidation and winding up of the Company if an initial Business Combination is not consummated within the time period required by its Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and to certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s securities. The 2023 RSU Letter Agreement terminated on April 1, 2024 upon Mr. Lazarus’ resignation as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Pursuant to the Joinder Agreement, Mr. Lazarus became a party to that certain Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated November 9, 2021, among the Company, CBG, CB Co-Investment and certain equity holders of the Company, which provides for, among other things, customary demand and piggy-back registration rights.
On December 29, 2023, the Letter Agreement was amended to add Fulton AC as a party thereto, subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Letter Agreement. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement Amendment, Fulton AC also agreed that it will indemnify the Trust Account for certain amounts as further described in Note 1.
On December 29, 2023, each Mr. Wainstein, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Silberman and Mr. Baron executed joinders to become a party to the Letter Agreement and be bound by, and subject to, all of the terms and conditions of the Letter Agreement, including to vote any Class B ordinary shares and Class A ordinary shares held by each of them in favor of the Company’s initial Business Combination and certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s securities. On December 29, 2023, the Company entered into letter agreements with each Mr. Silberman, Mr. Baron and Mr. Lazarus, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to grant each of them
On February 21, 2024, the Board of Directors appointed Oliver Wiener as a director. In connection with Mr. Wiener’s appointment, the Board increased its size to five (
On February 21, 2024, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Mr. Wiener, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to grant Mr. Wiener
Note 7 — Shareholders’ Deficit
Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue
Class A ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue
Class B ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue
Class A and Class B ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to
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directors prior to the initial Business Combination may only be amended by a special resolution passed by holders representing at least two-thirds of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares on the first business day following the consummation of the initial Business Combination at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis,
Note 8 —Warrants
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had
Public Warrants may only be exercised 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)
The warrants have an exercise price of $
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to
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except (i) that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until
Redemption of warrant when the price per share of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $
● | at a price of $ |
● | upon a minimum of |
● | if, and only if, the closing price of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $
● | in whole and not in part; |
● | at $ |
● | if, and only if, the closing price of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
● | if the Reference Value is less than $ |
The “fair value” of Class A ordinary shares for the above purpose shall mean the volume weighted average price of Class A ordinary shares during the
In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any warrant. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination prior to November 15, 2024 and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not
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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.
On December 29, 2023, in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, CB Co-Investment irrevocably agreed to convert the $
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, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
March 31, 2024 (unaudited)
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Contingently issuable private placement warrants | $ | — | $ | | $ | — | |||
Derivative liabilities- Public Warrants | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | |||
Derivative liabilities- Private Placement Warrants | $ | — | $ | | $ | — |
December 31, 2023 (audited)
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Contingently issuable private placement warrants | $ | — | $ | | $ | — | |||
Derivative liabilities- Public Warrants | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | |||
Derivative 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 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 December 2021. The estimated fair value of the Private Placement Warrants was transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 2 fair value measurement in January 2022, 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 other transfers between levels of the hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Level 1 assets include investments in U.S. treasury securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments.
The initial estimated fair value as of November 15, 2021, of the Public Warrants, the Private Placement Warrants, and the Forward Purchase Agreement is measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation, determined using Level 3 inputs. The fair value of Public Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering have subsequently been measured based on the listed market price of such warrants. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of the Forward Purchase Securities were measured using a Monte Carlo simulation, and the fair value of the Convertible Note was measured using a Black-Scholes model. Inherent in a Monte Carlo simulation and Black-
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Scholes model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of Private Placement Warrants and the contingently issuable Private Placement Warrants were determined based on the quoted price of the Public Warrants. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of Private Placement Warrants was determined based on the quoted price of the Public Warrants.
The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 2 fair value measurements inputs at March 31, 2024 measurement date for contingently issuable Private Placement Warrants and Private Placement Warrants (unaudited):
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The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 2 fair value measurements inputs at December 31, 2023 measurement date (audited):
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The change in the fair value of the derivative liabilities measured using Level 3 inputs for the three months ended March 31, 2023, is summarized as follows:
Derivative liabilities at January 1, 2023 (unaudited) |
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Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities | ( | ||
Derivative liabilities at March 31, 2023 (unaudited) | $ | |
The change in the fair value of the Convertible Note – related party measured using Level 3 inputs the three months ended March 31, 2023, is summarized as follows:
Convertible note - related party at January 1, 2023 (unaudited) |
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Additional issuance of convertible note - related party | |||
Change in fair value of convertible note - related party | ( | ||
Convertible note - related party at March 31, 2023 (unaudited) | $ |
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Note 10 — Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred up to the date the condensed interim financial statements were issued. Except for the identified below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed interim financial statements.
On April 1, 2024, Mr. Lazarus, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company notified the Board of his resignation, effective immediately. Mr. Lazarus will serve as an advisor to the Company through the end of April 2024 to ensure a smooth transition. Andrew Kucharchuk, age 43, succeeded Mr. Lazarus as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2024 (see Note 10). As consideration for Mr. Lazarus serving as an advisor through the end of April 2024, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Mr. Lazarus, dated April 18, 2024, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to grant him
Mr. Kucharchuk will be compensated pursuant to a consulting agreement by and between Mr. Kucharchuk and Fulton AC. Pursuant to such consulting agreement, Mr. Kucharchuk will be entitled to receive $
On April 4, 2024, Mr. Kucharchuk become a party to the Letter Agreement, and became bound by, and subject to, all of the terms and conditions of the Letter Agreement, including certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s securities. Mr. Kucharchuk also entered into an Indemnification Agreement in the form previously disclosed by the Company providing him contractual rights to indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided for in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
On May 9, 2024, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Fulton, pursuant to which Fulton and the Company agreed to exchange (the “Exchange”) the Fulton AC Note for a new unsecured non-interest bearing convertible promissory note (the “New Note”). The New Note is substantially similar to the Fulton AC Note, except that (i) the governing law and jurisdiction was changed from New York to Delaware; (ii) the maturity date was extended to the later of (x) June 29, 2025 and (y) the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination; and (iii) the holder may exchange the New Note, in whole or in part, to satisfy the purchase price of securities sold by the Company in a subsequent offering, if any, in whole or in part, at a premium of
As provided under the Exchange Agreement, following the delivery of the New Note, the Fulton AC Note was cancelled, with the Company owing no further obligations thereunder. The issuance of the New Note in exchange for the Fulton AC Note was made pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
As of May 10, 2024, there was $
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
References to the “Company,” “Chain Bridge I,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Chain Bridge I. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed interim 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 result 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. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of March 31, 2024, we had cash of $5,115 and a working capital deficit of $451,186.
Our liquidity needs up to December 29, 2023 had been satisfied through the cash receipt of $25,000 from CBG and CB Co-Investment to cover for certain expenses on behalf of the Company in exchange for issuance of founder shares, a loan from the related party of approximately $244,000 under the Note (as defined herein) which was repaid in full on November 17, 2021, the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, over-allotment, the Private Placement held outside of the trust account and the issuance of the convertible notes. In addition, in order to 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, provide the Company Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5). In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, CB Co-Investment irrevocably agreed to convert the $1.15 million loan (the “Conversion Amount”) by CB Co-Investment to the Company at a conversion price of $1.00 per warrant, or 1,150,000 warrants. As of March 31, 2024, the fair value of converted loan was $57,500 which is included in contingently issuable private placement warrants on the accompanying condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 2024.
The Company has until November 15, 2024 to consummate an initial Business Combination. If the Company has not consummated a Business Combination, the Company must (a) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (b) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem Public Shares; and (c) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.
In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with ASU 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has determined that the liquidity condition and the date for mandatory liquidation and 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 November 15, 2024. The condensed interim financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
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Results of Operations
Our entire activity since inception up to March 31, 2024 was in preparation for our Initial Public Offering and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination, at the earliest.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we had a net loss of approximately $1.2 million, which consisted of loss from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of approximately $1.0 million, loss from change in fair value of contingently issuable private placement warrants of approximately $52,000, and general and administrative expenses of approximately $510,000 and general and administrative expenses to related party of $30,000, offset by investment income on the Trust Account of approximately $344,000.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net income of approximately $2.8 million, which consisted of net gain from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities of approximately $450,000, net gain from the change in fair value of Convertible Note to related party of approximately $70,000 and investment income on the Trust Account of approximately $2.6 million, partially offset by general and administrative expenses of approximately $235,000 and general and administrative expenses to related party of $90,000.
Contractual Obligations
Registration Rights and Shareholder Rights
The holders of Class B ordinary shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares), were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. These holders will be 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.
Critical Accounting Policies
Derivative Financial Instruments
We do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, and forward purchase agreements, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC Topic 480 and ASC Topic 815. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, will be re-assessed at the end of each reporting period. Derivative warrant liabilities will be 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.
The 22,050,000 warrants that were issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (including the 11,500,000 warrants included in the Units and the 10,550,000 Private Placement Warrants) and the 4,000,000 Forward Purchase Securities, were recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 815. Accordingly, the Company recognized the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjust the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities will be subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised. The fair value of the Forward Purchase Securities, Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants were initially measured using a Monte Carlo simulation. The fair value of Public Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering have subsequently been measured based on the listed market price of such Public Warrants. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of the Forward Purchase Securities are measured using a Monte Carlo simulation, and the fair value of the Convertible Note is measured using Black-Scholes model. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of Private Placement Warrants was determined based on the quoted price of the Public Warrants. The Forward Purchase Securities were terminated as of December 29, 2023.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that features redemption rights that are either
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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 ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 1,006,683 and 4,151,134, respectively, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of our condensed balance sheets.
We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. 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 Per Share
We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260. We have two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted average shares of ordinary shares outstanding for the respective period.
The calculation of diluted net income 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 22,050,000 Class A ordinary shares in the calculation of diluted income per share, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted net income per share is the same as basic net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
We have considered the effect of Class B ordinary shares that were excluded from weighted average number as they were contingent on the exercise of over-allotment option by the underwriters. Since the contingency was satisfied, we have included these shares in the weighted average number as of the beginning of the period to determine the dilutive impact of these shares.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions”. The ASU amends ASC Topic 820 to clarify that a contractual sales restriction is not considered in measuring an equity security at fair value and to introduce new disclosure requirements for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are measured at fair value. The ASU applies to both holders and issuers of equity and equity-linked securities measured at fair value. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The adoption of ASU 2023-09 did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed financial statements and disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which requires disclosure of incremental income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s management does not believe the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have a material impact on its condensed financial statements and disclosures.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying condensed interim financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
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JOBS Act
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 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 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
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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.
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 March 31, 2024, 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 have concluded that as of March 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024 based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its assessment, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2024.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024. You should review the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024 for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If any of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024 actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
| Description |
4.1 | ||
10.1 | Exchange Agreement by and between Chain Bridge I and Fulton AC I LLC, dated May 9, 2024.* | |
31.1 | ||
31.2 | ||
32.1+ | ||
32.2+ | ||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
* | Filed or furnished herewith. |
+ | 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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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 14th day of May, 2024.
Chain Bridge I | ||
By: | /s/ Andrew Cohen | |
Name: | Andrew Cohen | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
By: | /s/ Andrew Kucharchuk | |
Name: | Andrew Kucharchuk | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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