QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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one-third of one redeemable warrant |
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
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Emerging growth company |
Auditor Firm Id: PCAOB ID 688 |
Auditor Name: Marcum LLP |
Auditor Location: Houston, Texas |
TARGET GLOBAL ACQUISITION I CORP.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023 |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk |
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June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) |
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Balance as of March 31, 2024 |
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• | 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. |
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• | 30-trading day period commencing at least |
• | 30 -trading |
• | On November 11, 2022, the Sponsor agreed, under a separate promissory note, to loan the Company up to $ |
• | On June 27, 2023, the Sponsor agreed, under a separate promissory note, to loan the Company additional $ |
• | On August 17, 2023, the Sponsor agreed, under a separate promissory note, to loan the Company additional $ |
• | On August 17, 2023, the Sponsor agreed, under a separate promissory note, to loan the Company additional $ |
• | On December 15, 2023, the Sponsor agreed, under a separate promissory note, to loan the Company additional amount of $ This note is not interest bearing and it has to be repaid on or before December 31, 2025. The Company has drawn $ of |
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On March 26, 2024, the Sponsor agreed, under a separate promissory note, to loan the Company additional amount of $ . This note is not interest bearing and it has to be repaid on or before . The Company has drawn $ under terms of this note as of June 30, 2024. |
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On May 14, 2024, the Sponsor agreed, under an additional promissory note, to loan the Company additional amount of $ . This note is not interest bearing and it has to be repaid on the date on which the Company consummates its initial business combination. This facility was fully drawn as of June 30, 2024. |
• | On May 17, 2024, the Sponsor agreed, under an additional promissory note, to loan the Company additional amount of $ . This note is not interest bearing and it has to be repaid on the date on which the Company consummates its initial business combination. The Company has drawn $ under terms of this note as of June 30, 2024 . |
• | in whole and not in part; |
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• | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and |
• | if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ a ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
• | 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. |
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
References to the “Company,” “Target Global Acquisition I Corp.,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Target Global Acquisition I Corp. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings. The Company’s filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Unless otherwise required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update our view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated on February 2, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”).
Our Sponsor is Target Global Sponsor Ltd., a Cayman Islands company limited by shares. The registration statement for our IPO was declared effective on December 8, 2021. On December 13, 2021, we commenced our IPO of 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. Transaction costs related to the IPO amounted to $12,535,264 consisting of $4,000,000 of underwriting commissions, $7,000,000 of deferred underwriting commissions (including the portion of the deferred underwriting commission subsequently waived by BofA on January 10, 2023), $510,000 in value of the over-allotment option, and $1,025,264 of other offering costs. Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, we consummated the private placement of 6,666,667 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement. The sale of the Private Placement Warrants in connection with the IPO generated gross proceeds of $10,000,000. On December 29, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional 1,489,658 Units issued for gross proceeds of $14,896,580.
Following the closing of the IPO on December 13, 2021, and the subsequent close of the partial over-allotment option on December 29, 2021, a total of $219,194,512 from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and over-allotment and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was deposited into the Trust Account. On November 24, 2023, we instructed Continental to maintain the funds in the Trust Account in cash in an interest-bearing demand deposit account at a bank until the earlier of the consummation of our Business Combination or the liquidation of our Company. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to us to pay income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), the proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of our public shares if
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we are unable to complete the initial Business Combination by deadline prescribed in the our Articles, subject to applicable law, or (iii) the redemption of our public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to (A) modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its public shares if we have not consummated an initial Business Combination by the deadline prescribed in our Articles or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of our creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of our public shareholders.
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We initially had 18 months from the closing of the IPO, until June 13, 2023 (or up to 24 months from the closing of our IPO if we extended the period of time to consummate a Business Combination, subject to our Sponsor depositing additional funds in our Trust Account) to complete an initial Business Combination.
On June 2, 2023, we amended our Articles to extend the date by which we have to consummate an initial Business Combination from June 13, 2023 to September 13, 2023 and to allow the Company to elect to further extend the Termination Date on a monthly basis for up to six times by an additional one month each time after September 13, 2023, until March 13, 2024, unless the closing of an initial Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto. In connection with such extension, we also amended the Trust Agreement to align the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the Trust Account to the dates stipulated in our revised Articles. In connection with this extension, stockholders holding 16,994,128 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock issued in the Company’s IPO exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. As a result, $178,982,472 (approximately $10.53 per share) was removed from the Company’s Trust Account to pay such holders.
In addition, the Sponsor, its affiliates and designees agreed to deposit into the Trust Account as a loan (a “June 2023 EGM Contribution,” and the Sponsor, its affiliate or designee making such June 2023 EGM Contribution, a “Contributor”) (i) on June 14, 2023, with respect to the extension to September 13, 2023, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) $270,000 or (y) $0.084 per public share multiplied by the number of public shares outstanding, and (ii) one business day following the public announcement by the Company disclosing that the Company’s board of directors has determined to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial Business Combination for an additional month, with respect to the extension to each such additional month, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) $90,000 or (y) $0.028 per public share multiplied by the number of public shares outstanding, with the maximum aggregate amount of June 2023 EGM Contributions being $810,000. It was further agreed that the June 2023 EGM Contributions will be evidenced by the June 2023 EGM Contribution Note and will be repayable by the Company upon the Maturity Date.
Following the first amendment to the Company’s Articles, the Company’s board of directors, upon request of the Sponsor, elected to extend the Termination Date four times by an additional one month each time, from September 13, 2023 until January 13, 2024. In connection with these extensions, the Contributor deposited $90,000 into the Trust Account for each such monthly extension, each as a June 2023 EGM Contribution.
The June 2023 EGM Contribution Note may be converted into warrants of the post-business combination entity, which shall have terms identical to the Private Placement Warrants sold concurrently with the IPO, each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at a purchase price of $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the Contributor. The conversion feature included in the June 2023 EGM Contribution Note does not meet the definition of a derivative instrument.
On December 15, 2023, we amended our Articles once again to extend the date by which we have to consummate an initial Business Combination from January 13, 2024 to July 8, 2024 and to allow the Company to elect to further extend the Termination Date on a monthly basis for up to seven times by an additional one month each time after May 8, 2024, until December 8, 2024, unless the closing of an initial Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto. In connection with such Second Extension, we entered into another amendment to the Trust Agreement to align the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the Trust Account to the dates stipulated in our revised Articles. In connection with this extension, stockholders holding 561,310 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock issued in the Company’s IPO exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s Trust Account. As a result, $6,182,366 (approximately $11.01 per share) was removed from the Company’s Trust Account to pay such holders.
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In connection with the Second Extension, the Contributor agreed to deposit into the Trust Account a December 2023 EGM Contribution (i) on or before January 13, 2024, with respect to the extension to May 8, 2024, an amount equal to $345,000, and (ii) one business day following the public announcement by the Company disclosing that the Company’s board of directors has determined to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial Business Combination for an additional month, with respect to the extension to each such Additional Articles Extension Date, an amount equal to $90,000, with the maximum aggregate amount of December 2023 EGM Contributions being $975,000. It was further agreed that the December 2023 EGM Contributions will be evidenced by a December 2023 EGM Contribution Note and will be repayable by the Company upon the completion of Business Combination. On January 11, 2024, in connection with the Second Extension, the Contributor deposited $345,000 into the Trust Account as a December 2023 EGM Contribution. Further $180,000 was deposited in the Trust Account through June 30, 2024.
The December 2023 EGM Contribution Note may be converted into warrants of the post-business combination entity, which shall have terms identical to the Private Placement Warrants sold concurrently with the IPO, each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at a purchase price of $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the Contributor. The conversion feature included in the December 2023 Contribution Note does not meet the definition of a derivative instrument.
On May 31, 2024, Shmuel Chafets informed the Company of his decision to resign as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, effective immediately. Also on May 31, 2024, the board of directors of the Company appointed Mr. Michael Minnick as CEO of the Company, effective immediately.
Additionally, in connection with this appointment, Mr. Minnick entered into an indemnity agreement and an insider letter (the “Purchaser Insider Letter”) with the Company. CIIG III entered into an identical Purchaser Insider Letter. The indemnity agreement and Purchaser Insider Letter are similar to the indemnity agreements and insider letters that the directors and officers of the Company entered into at the time of the Company’s initial public offering provided however the Lock-Up period definition in the Purchaser Insider Letter was amended with the consent of the Company and the other parties in accordance with the terms of the insider letter.
On May 31, 2024, CIIG III entered into a Securities Assignment Agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”), by and between the Sponsor, the Company and CIIG III, whereby the Sponsor sold, transferred and assigned 3,533,191 Class A ordinary shares of the Company and 17,500 Class B ordinary shares of the Company. In connection with entry into the Assignment Agreement, CIIG III entered into a Purchaser Insider Letter and a joinder agreement to the Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, as amended, entered into by the Sponsor in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. In connection with the Purchaser Insider Letter, the Company, Sponsor and other parties to the IPO Insider Letter executed a waiver and amendment modifying section 9(a) of the Lockup Period definition and the Sponsor and each Insider agreed to vote any ordinary shares owned by them in favor of any amendment to modify or extend the time to complete a proposed Business Combination in favor of such related proposals recommended by the Board of Directors. Additionally, the Company and the Sponsor and other signatories thereto executed an amendment to the Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement to amend the definition of “Founder Shares Lock-up Period” in the agreement.
On May 31, 2024, the Company entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent to consummate a Business Combination with a prospective target in the robotics industry utilizing artificial intelligence technology which the Company believes is a compelling investment opportunity. The Company is currently in negotiations with the Prospective Target and the execution of a business combination agreement is subject to several conditions, including the completion of due diligence and the negotiation and preparation of documentation.
On July 10, 2024, the Company amended the Articles once again to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial Business Combination from July 8, 2024 to December 9, 2024 (the “Articles Extension Date”) and to allow the Company, without another shareholder vote, to elect to further extend the Termination Date, if the Company has by the Articles Extension Date entered into a letter of intent or definitive binding agreement to consummate a Business Combination, on a monthly basis for up to six times by an additional one month each time after the Articles Extension Date, by resolution of the Company’s board of directors, and upon one calendar days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until June 9, 2025 unless the closing of an initial Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto. In connection with such Third Extension, we entered into another amendment to the Trust Agreement to align the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the Trust Account to the dates stipulated in our revised Articles.
In addition, in connection with such Third Extension, the holders of 2,153,204 Class A ordinary shares of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.43 per share. As a result, an amount of $24,603,697 was removed from the Trust Account to redeem such shares and 7,128,431 Class A ordinary shares of the Company remained outstanding after the redemption was effected. Upon payment of the redemptions, $20,350,872 remained in the Trust Account.
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the total June and December 2023 EGM Contributions into the Trust Account was $1,065,015 and 630,015, respectively.
If we have not consummated an initial Business Combination within the deadline prescribed in our Articles, we 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 earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of the then-outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to consummate a Business Combination within the deadline prescribed in the Company’s Articles.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
As of June 30, 2024, we had cash outside the Trust Account of $5,693, available for working capital needs, and working capital deficit of $2,051,108. Until consummation of our Business Combination, we will be using the funds held outside the Trust Account, and any additional Working Capital Loans from the initial shareholders, our officers and directors, or their respective affiliates, or other third parties, for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
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Our liquidity needs up to June 30, 2024 had been satisfied through a payment from the Sponsor of $25,000 for the Founder Shares to cover certain offering costs and the loan under an unsecured promissory note from the Sponsor of up to $2,038,250. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the amounts under these notes were fully drawn and outstanding. In total our Sponsor deposited $1,065,015 and $630,015 into the Trust Account in connection with our Extension Notes as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
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In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, initial shareholders, officers, directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, provide us Working Capital Loans. As of June 30, 2024, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.
If we are unable to complete a business combination within the deadline prescribed in our Articles, we will redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account, and not previously released to us to pay our income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to applicable law and as further described in our registration statement, and then seek to dissolve and liquidate. In connection with the our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the authoritative guidance FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) Topic 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, our management has determined that potential liquidity and capital shortage as described above and a mandatory liquidation, and subsequent dissolution, should we be unable to complete a business combination, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
Risks and Uncertainties and Factors That May Adversely Affect our Results of Operations
Our management is currently evaluating the impact of the current global economic uncertainty including as a result of high inflation, rising interest rates, supply chain disruptions, the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Russia-Ukraine war (including the impact of any sanctions imposed in response thereto) and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that any of these could have a negative effect on our financial position, results of operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of this Quarterly Report. The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. We cannot at this time fully predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete an initial Business Combination.
Results of Operations
As of June 30, 2024, we had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from February 2, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2024 relates to our formation and the IPO. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination, at the earliest. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on investment held in Trust Account from the proceeds derived from the IPO. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, we had net income of $743,237, which consisted of income from investments held in the Trust Account and operating account of $477,021 and recoveries of previously incurred costs of $476,542 (representing settlements of previously outstanding balances to some of the vendors, primarily Company’s legal counsel), offset by general and administrative expenses of $210,326.
For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we had net income of $633,539, which consisted of income from investments held in the Trust Account and operating account of $956,589 and recoveries of previously incurred costs of $476,542 (representing settlements of previously outstanding balances to some of the vendors, primarily Company’s legal counsel), offset by general and administrative expenses of $799,592.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we had net income of $1,373,073, which consisted of income from investments held in the Trust Account and operating account of $2,132,916, offset by general and administrative expenses of $759,843.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had net income of $3,478,852, which consisted of income from investments held in the Trust Account and operating account of $4,490,937, offset by general and administrative expenses of $1,012,085.
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Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt obligations, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations or long-term liabilities.
Office Space, Secretarial and Administrative Services
Commencing on December 9, 2021, through the earlier of consummation our initial Business Combination and the liquidation, we agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support and to reimburse the Sponsor for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial Business Combination. The Company incurred $20,000 and $50,000 of administrative support fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. The Company incurred $30,000 and $60,000 of administrative support fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. According to the terms of the Assignment Agreement the administrative services agreement was terminated and the amount of the administrative fees previously incurred by the Company and outstanding was reduced to the amount of $247,419 which is included in the amount due to related party in the Company’s balance sheet as of June 30, 2024, and which is expected to be paid at the completion of Business Combination.
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, Class A ordinary shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and extension loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and extension loans) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of the initial Business Combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriters had a 45-day option from the date of the IPO to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 Units to cover over-allotments, if any. On December 29, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional 1,489,658 Units issued for gross proceeds of $14,598,648.
The underwriters were paid underwriting commissions of $0.20 per unit, or $4,000,000 in aggregate, upon the closing of the IPO. Following the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option on December 29, 2021, the underwriters earned an additional $297,932 for an aggregate of $4,297,932 in underwriting commissions related to the IPO and over-allotment.
In addition, $7,000,000 was payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions (including the portion of the deferred underwriting commissions subsequently waived by BofA on January 10, 2023). Following the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option on December 29, 2021, the underwriters earned an additional $521,380 for an aggregate of $7,521,380 in deferred underwriting commissions related to the IPO and over-allotment (including the portion of the deferred underwriting commission subsequently waived by BofA). On January 10, 2023, BofA executed a waiver letter confirming BofA’s resignation and waiver of its entitlement to the payment of deferred underwriting commission in the amount of $3,760,690. On May 29, 2024, UBS executed a waiver letter confirming UBS’s resignation and waiver of its entitlement to the payment of deferred underwriting commission in the amount of $3,760,690
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Critical Accounting Policies
Offering Costs Associated with IPO
Deferred offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the IPO. We comply with the requirements of the ASC 340-10-S99-1. Offering costs are allocated ratably with the redeemable and non-redeemable shares they are allocated to. Upon closing of the IPO on December 13, 2021, offering costs associated with warrant liabilities are expensed, and offering costs associated with the Class A ordinary shares are charged to temporary equity. We incurred offering costs amounting to $12,964,576 as a result of the IPO consisting of $4,297,932 of underwriting commissions, $7,521,380 of deferred underwriting commissions (which were waived by both underwriters), and $1,145,264 of other offering costs.
Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for 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 (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ deficit. 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, 3,934,220 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of our balance sheets as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of Class A ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.
Net Income Per Ordinary Share
Net income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, excluding ordinary shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor. Weighted average shares were reduced for the effect of an aggregate of 750,000 ordinary shares that are subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters. We did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in our earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. As a result, diluted income per ordinary share is the same as basic income per share for the period presented.
Recent Accounting Standards
Our management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our unaudited condensed financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 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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Emerging Growth Company Status
We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (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 our 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. We have 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, us, 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 our unaudited condensed financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer or persons performing similar functions, 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 and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 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 and accounting officer have concluded that as of June 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter 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.
If we seek extension beyond December 9, 2025, we will contravene Nasdaq rules, and as a result, Nasdaq could suspend trading in the Company’s securities or lead the Company’s securities to be delisted from Nasdaq.
The Company’s securities are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”). Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-2 requires that a special purpose acquisition company complete one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of the registration statement filed in connection with its initial public offering. Since the Company’s IPO registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on December 8, 2021, it is required to complete an initial business combination by December 9, 2024 pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-2 (the “Nasdaq Deadline”). The Board and Shareholders have approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association which would allow the Company to extend the life of the Company past December 9, 2024, the Nasdaq Deadline, on a monthly basis for up to six additional months. Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-2 also provides that failure to comply with this requirement will result in the Listing Qualifications Department issuing a Staff Delisting Determination under Rule 5810 to delist the Company’s securities. We cannot assure you that Nasdaq will not suspend or delist the Company’s securities after December 9, 2024 if the Company does not complete one or more business combinations by the Nasdaq Deadline. Upon receipt of any such delisting letter, the Company will have the option to appeal Nasdaq’s determination. To the extent that the Company receives a delisting letter, the Company intends to appeal the Nasdaq delisting in order to permit the continued listing of the Company on Nasdaq so that the Company can consummate an initial business combination. We cannot assure you that any such appeal or hearing will be successful. In the event the Company is not successful in its appeal and is delisted from Nasdaq, the only established trading market for its securities would be eliminated and the Company would seek to have its securities quoted on an over-the-counter market.
If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:
• | a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; |
• | an inability to complete a business combination; |
• | reduced liquidity for our securities; |
• | a determination that our Class A ordinary shares are a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Class A ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities; |
• | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
• | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
In addition, on July 17, 2024, Nasdaq filed a proposed rule change designed to address the suspension and delisting process applicable to special purpose acquisition companies. If the proposed rule change is approved, any suspension and delisting of the Company by Nasdaq could remain in effect while the Company appeals such decision.
Our executive officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination.
Our executive officers and directors are not required to, and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and our search for a business combination and their other businesses. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Each of our executive officers is engaged in several other business endeavors for which he may be entitled to substantial compensation, and our executive officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs. Our independent directors also serve as officers and board members for other entities. If our executive officers’ and directors’ other business affairs require them to devote substantial amounts of time to such affairs in excess of their current commitment levels, it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs which may have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial business combination. For additional information regarding certain of our executive officers’ and directors’ other business affairs, please see “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance – Directors and Executive Officers.” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. In addition, on May 31, 2024, the Board appointed Mr. Michael Minnick as CEO of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Minnick is the Co-Founder and has been a Managing Partner at IIG Holdings since 2014 and the managing member of CIIG Management III LLC since its inception. Since January 2023, Mr. Minnick has served as the Chief Executive Officer and since March 2024, the principal financial and accounting officer of Crown Proptech Acquisitions, a special purpose acquisition company.
Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations.
We are subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we are required to comply with certain SEC and other legal requirements and numerous complex tax laws. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations.
On January 24, 2024, the SEC adopted a series of new rules relating to SPACs (the “SPAC Rules”) requiring, among other items, (i) additional disclosures relating to SPAC business combination transactions, (ii) additional disclosures relating to dilution and to conflicts of interest involving sponsors and their affiliates in both SPAC initial public offerings and de-SPAC transactions; (iii) the use of projections by SPACs in SEC filings in connection with proposed business combination transactions; and (iv) both the SPAC and the target company’s status as co-registrants on de-SPAC registration statements. The majority of these SPAC Rules became effective on July 1, 2024.
Compliance with the SPAC Rules and related guidance may increase the costs of and the time needed to negotiate and complete an initial business combination and may constrain the circumstances under which we could complete an initial business combination.
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination.
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On January 24, 2024, the SEC’s adopting release provided guidance describing circumstances in which a SPAC could become subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act, including its duration, asset composition, business purpose, and the activities of the SPAC and its management team in furtherance of such goals.
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, our activities may be restricted, including:
• | restrictions on the nature of our investments; and |
• | restrictions on the issuance of securities, each of which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. |
In addition, we may have imposed upon us burdensome requirements, including:
• | registration as an investment company with the SEC; |
• | adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and |
• | reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations that we are currently not subject to. |
In order not to be regulated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, unless we can qualify for an exclusion, we must ensure that we are engaged primarily in a business other than investing, reinvesting or trading of securities and that our activities do not include investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading “investment securities” constituting more than 40% of our assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. Our business is to identify and complete a business combination and thereafter to operate the post-transaction business or assets for the long term. We do not plan to buy businesses or assets with a view to resale or profit from their resale. We do not plan to buy unrelated businesses or assets or to be a passive investor.
We do not believe that our anticipated principal activities will subject us to the Investment Company Act. To this end, since November 24, 2023, we maintain the funds in the Trust Account in cash in an interest-bearing demand deposit account at a bank until the earlier of the consummation of our Business Combination or the liquidation of our Company. By holding the funds in cash, and by having a business plan targeted at acquiring and growing businesses for the long term (rather than on buying and selling businesses in the manner of a merchant bank or private equity fund), we intend to avoid being deemed an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. The Trust Account is intended as a holding place for funds pending the earliest to occur of either: (i) the completion of our Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our Articles (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with our Business Combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our Business Combination within the deadline prescribed in our Articles, or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of our Class A ordinary shares; or (iii) absent our completing a Business Combination within the deadline prescribed in our Articles, our return of the funds held in the Trust Account to our public shareholders as part of our redemption of the public shares. If we do not invest the proceeds as discussed above, we may be deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act. If we were deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act, compliance with these additional regulatory burdens would require additional expenses for which we have not allotted funds and may hinder our ability to complete a Business Combination. If we have not consummated our Business Combination within the required time period, our public shareholders may receive only approximately $11.41 per public share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless.
We may not be able to complete a Business Combination with a U.S. target company if such Business Combination is subject to U.S. foreign investment regulations or review by a U.S. government entity, such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”).
Our Sponsor is controlled by, and has substantial ties with, non-U.S. persons domiciled principally in Israel and the United Kingdom. Acquisitions and investments by non-U.S. Persons in certain U.S. business may be subject to rules or regulations that limit foreign ownership. In addition, CFIUS is an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving investments by foreign persons in U.S. businesses that have a nexus to, amongst other things, critical technologies, critical infrastructure and/or sensitive personal data in order to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security of the United States. For so long as our Sponsor retains a material ownership interest in us, we may be deemed a “foreign person” under such rules and regulations, any proposed business combination between us and a U.S. business engaged in a regulated industry or which may affect national security could be subject to such foreign ownership restrictions, CFIUS review and/ or mandatory filings. If our potential initial business combination with a U.S. business falls within the scope of foreign ownership restrictions, we may be unable to consummate an initial business combination with such business. In addition, if our potential business combination falls within CFIUS’s jurisdiction, we may be required to make a mandatory filing or determine to submit a voluntary notice to CFIUS, or to proceed with the initial business combination without notifying CFIUS and risk CFIUS intervention, before or after closing the initial business combination. CFIUS may decide to block or delay our initial business combination, impose conditions to mitigate national security concerns with respect to such initial business combination or order us to divest all or a portion of any U.S. business of the combined company if we proceed without first obtaining CFIUS clearance. These potential limitations and risks may limit the attractiveness of a transaction with us or prevent us from pursuing certain initial business combination opportunities that we believe would otherwise be beneficial to us and our shareholders. As a result, the pool of potential targets with which we could complete an initial business combination may be limited and we may be adversely affected in competing with other special purpose acquisition companies which do not have similar foreign ownership issues. Moreover, the process of government review, whether by CFIUS or otherwise, could be lengthy. Because we have only a limited time to complete our initial business combination, our failure to obtain any required approvals within the requisite time-period may require us to liquidate. If we liquidate, our public shareholders may only receive their pro rata share of amounts held in the Trust Account, and our warrants will expire worthless. This will also cause you to lose any potential investment opportunity in a target company and the chance of realizing future gains on your investment through any price appreciation in the combined company.
If CFIUS elects to review a Business Combination, the time necessary to complete such review of the Business Combination or a decision by CFIUS to prohibit the Business Combination could prevent us from completing a Business Combination within the deadline specified in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Articles”).
If we are not able to consummate a Business Combination by the deadline specified in our Articles, we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as
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reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless in the event of our winding up. Finally, the Company’s public shareholders will not receive the benefit of any price appreciation of our Public Shares that might result from a Business Combination with a target company.
There can be no assurance that we will not be subject to a U.S. Excise Tax in connection with redemptions of our Class A Ordinary Shares in certain circumstances.
Section 4501 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, generally imposes a 1% excise tax on the fair market value of certain repurchases of stock (net of the fair market value of certain new stock issuances) by “covered corporations” (the “U.S. Excise Tax”). The tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders. Subject to certain exceptions, the U.S. Excise Tax is imposed on publicly traded U.S. corporations. Because we are a “blank check” Cayman Islands corporation with no subsidiaries or previous merger or acquisition activity, we are not currently a “covered corporation” for this purpose. However, a repurchase of our stock that occurs in connection with a business combination with a U.S. target company might be subject to the U.S. Excise Tax, depending on the structure of the business combination and other transactions that might occur during the relevant year, including if we domesticate into the United States. On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service issued Treasury regulations regarding the application of this U.S. Excise Tax. For the avoidance of doubt, if due to a business combination with a U.S. company, a U.S. Excise Tax becomes payable in connection with any redemptions of Class A Ordinary Shares in the future, the proceeds deposited in the Trust Account and the interest earned thereon will not be used to pay for any such U.S. Excise Tax.
We believe that we were a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” for our 2021, 2022 and 2023 taxable years, and we may also be a PFIC for our current taxable year, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors.
If we are a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. investor in our Class A Ordinary Shares or warrants, the U.S. investor may be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences and additional reporting requirements. We believe that we did not qualify for the PFIC “start-up exception” (as described in our IPO prospectus under the caption “Taxation – United States Federal Income Tax Considerations – Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules”) for our taxable year ended December 31, 2021. Therefore, we believe that we were a PFIC for our taxable years ended December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023. In addition, even if our business combination is completed during our current taxable year, it is possible that we will be a PFIC for our current taxable year depending on the timing and structure of the business combination and the nature and value of the income and assets of the company with which we combine, the details of which are currently unknown. If we are a PFIC during any taxable year during which a U.S. investor owns our Class A Ordinary Shares or warrants, we generally will continue to be treated as a PFIC with respect to such U.S. investor’s Class A Ordinary Shares or warrants even if we are not a PFIC for any subsequent taxable year, unless the U.S. investor makes a “deemed sale” election or made a “qualified electing fund election” or “QEF Election” for the first taxable year during it held (or was deemed to hold) Class A ordinary shares while the Company was a PFIC.
A U.S. shareholder (but not a warrant holder) that made a timely election with respect to our Class A Ordinary Shares may be able to mitigate the adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences under the PFIC rules by including in its income the U.S. shareholder’s pro rata share of our earnings on a current basis, whether or not they are distributed. We prepared a PFIC Annual Information Statement in order to enable our U.S. shareholders to make and maintain QEF elections with respect to our 2021 taxable year and 2022 taxable year and we will endeavor provide such statement with respect to our 2023 taxable year upon request. However, there can be no assurance that we will timely provide the required information to make a QEF election, and a QEF election would be unavailable with respect to our warrants in all cases.
We urge U.S. investors to consult their tax advisers regarding the application of the PFIC rules and the availability, advisability and consequences of making any election that may be available under the PFIC rules (including the possible combination of a “deemed sale” and QEF election with respect to our Class A Ordinary Shares, if a timely QEF election had not been made previously). For a more detailed explanation of these and other elections, as well as other aspects of the PFIC rules, see the description in our IPO prospectus under the caption “Taxation – United States Federal Income Tax Considerations – Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.” and —“Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for Shareholders Exercising Redemption Rights—Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules” herein.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Not Applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not Applicable.
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Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
* | Filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TARGET GLOBAL ACQUISITION I CORP. | ||||||
Date: August 20, 2024 | By: | /s/ Michael Minnick | ||||
Name: | Michael Minnick | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||
Date: August 20, 2024 | By: | /s/ Heiko Dimmerling | ||||
Name: | Heiko Dimmerling | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |