UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 001-40846
HENNESSY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. VI
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 86-1626937 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
195 US Hwy 50, Suite 309 Zephyr Cove, NV | | 89448 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (775) 339 1671
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | HCVI | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | | HCVIW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant | | HCVIU | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically
every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large
accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company”
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
| | Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
As of August 14, 2024, there were 5,268,914 shares of the Company’s
Class A common stock and 11,364,318 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
HENNESSY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. VI
Table of Contents
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HENNESSY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. VI
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
| |
June 30, 2024 | | |
December 31, 2023 | |
| |
(unaudited) | | |
| |
ASSETS | |
| | |
| |
Current assets: | |
| | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | 980,000 | | |
$ | 462,000 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 176,000 | | |
| 41,000 | |
Total current assets | |
| 1,156,000 | | |
| 503,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Non-current asset – cash held in Trust Account | |
| 56,170,000 | | |
| 270,953,000 | |
Total assets | |
$ | 57,326,000 | | |
$ | 271,456,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES, CLASS A COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | |
| | | |
| | |
Current liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts payable | |
$ | 127,000 | | |
$ | 99,000 | |
Accrued liabilities | |
| 5,396,000 | | |
| 2,363,000 | |
Extension notes payable | |
| 5,802,000 | | |
| 900,000 | |
Working capital loans – related party | |
| 200,000 | | |
| 200,000 | |
Deferred compensation – related parties | |
| 1,159,000 | | |
| 1,000,000 | |
Excise tax payable | |
| 862,000 | | |
| 861,000 | |
Franchise and income taxes payable | |
| 51,000 | | |
| 721,000 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 13,597,000 | | |
| 6,144,000 | |
Other liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Derivative warrant liabilities | |
| 2,787,000 | | |
| 1,114,000 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 16,384,000 | | |
| 7,258,000 | |
Commitments and contingencies | |
| | | |
| | |
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption; 5,268,914 and 25,797,765 shares at $10.65 and $10.48 per share at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | |
| 56,119,000 | | |
| 270,232,000 | |
Stockholders’ deficit: | |
| | | |
| | |
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 authorized shares; none issued or outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 authorized shares; no non-redeemable shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 authorized shares; 11,364,318 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | |
| 1,000 | | |
| 1,000 | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| 3,325,000 | | |
| 1,825,000 | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (18,503,000 | ) | |
| (7,860,000 | ) |
Total stockholders’ deficit | |
| (15,177,000 | ) | |
| (6,034,000 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total liabilities, Class A common stock subject to possible redemption and stockholders’ deficit | |
$ | 57,326,000 | | |
$ | 271,456,000 | |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial
statements
HENNESSY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. VI
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| |
For the three months ended
June
30, | | |
For the six months ended
June
30, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | | |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
General and administrative expenses | |
$ | 3,502,000 | | |
$ | 2,173,000 | | |
$ | 4,323,000 | | |
$ | 3,217,000 | |
Estimated fair value of Founder Shares provided in Non-Redemption Agreements | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 1,500,000 | | |
| - | |
Loss from operations | |
| (3,502,000 | ) | |
| (2,173,000 | ) | |
| (5,823,000 | ) | |
| (3,217,000 | ) |
Other income (expense): | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest income earned on Trust Account | |
| 636,000 | | |
| 4,144,000 | | |
| 1,563,000 | | |
| 7,798,000 | |
Other interest income | |
| 6,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 6,000 | | |
| - | |
Change in fair value of extension notes payable | |
| (1,236,000 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (3,152,000 | ) | |
| - | |
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities | |
| (929,000 | ) | |
| 1,300,000 | | |
| (1,673,000 | ) | |
| 186,000 | |
Income (loss) before provision for income tax | |
| (1,523,000 | ) | |
| 3,271,000 | | |
| (3,256,000 | ) | |
| 4,767,000 | |
Provision for income tax | |
| (123,000 | ) | |
| (840,000 | ) | |
| (336,000 | ) | |
| (1,610,000 | ) |
Net income (loss) | |
$ | (5,148,000 | ) | |
$ | 2,431,000 | | |
$ | (9,415,000 | ) | |
$ | 3,157,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic and diluted | |
| 5,269,000 | | |
| 34,093,000 | | |
| 6,397,000 | | |
| 34,093,000 | |
Net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock – basic and diluted | |
$ | (0.31 | ) | |
$ | 0.05 | | |
$ | (0.53 | ) | |
$ | 0.07 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average shares of Class B common stock outstanding – basic and diluted | |
| 11,364,000 | | |
| 11,364,000 | | |
| 11,364,000 | | |
| 11,364,000 | |
Net income (loss) per share of Class B common stock – Basic and diluted | |
$ | (0.31 | ) | |
$ | 0.05 | | |
$ | (0.53 | ) | |
$ | 0.07 | |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial
statements
HENNESSY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. VI
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
For the three months ended June 30, 2024:
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Additional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Class B Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Paid-in Capital |
|
|
Accumulated Deficit |
|
|
Stockholders’ Deficit |
|
Balances, March 31, 2024 (unaudited) |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
11,364,318 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,325,000 |
|
|
$ |
(12,891,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,565,000 |
) |
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(464,000 |
) |
|
|
(464,000 |
) |
Net loss |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(5,148,000 |
) |
|
|
(5,148,000 |
) |
Balances, June 30, 2024 (unaudited) |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
11,364,318 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,325,000 |
|
|
$ |
(18,503,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,177,000 |
) |
For the three months ended: June 30, 2023:
| |
Common Stock | | |
Additional | | |
| | |
| |
| |
Class A Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Class B Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Paid-in Capital | | |
Accumulated Deficit | | |
Stockholders’ Deficit | |
Balances, March 31, 2023 (unaudited) | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 11,364,318 | | |
$ | 1,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (15,433,000 | ) | |
$ | (15,432,000 | ) |
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to redemption | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,255,000 | ) | |
| (3,255,000 | ) |
Net income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,431,000 | | |
| 2,431,000 | |
Balances, June 30, 2023 (unaudited) | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 11,364,318 | | |
$ | 1,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (16,257,000 | ) | |
$ | (16,256,000 | ) |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed
financial statements
HENNESSY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. VI
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(continued)
For the six months ended June 30, 2024:
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Additional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Class B Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Paid-in Capital |
|
|
Accumulated Deficit |
|
|
Stockholders’ Deficit |
|
Balances, December 31, 2023 |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
11,364,318 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,825,000 |
|
|
$ |
(7,860,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,034,000 |
) |
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,228,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,228,000 |
) |
Estimated fair value of deemed contribution Founders Shares |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
Net (loss) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(9,415,000 |
) |
|
|
(9,415,000 |
) |
Balances, June 30, 2024 (unaudited) |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
11,364,318 |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,325,000 |
|
|
$ |
(18,503,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,177,000 |
) |
For the six months ended: June 30, 2023:
| |
Common Stock | | |
Additional | | |
| | |
| |
| |
Class A Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Class B Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Paid-in Capital | | |
Accumulated Deficit | | |
Stockholders’ Deficit | |
Balances, December 31, 2022 | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 11,364,318 | | |
$ | 1,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (13,326,000 | ) | |
$ | (13,325,000 | ) |
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (6,088,000 | ) | |
| (6,088,000 | ) |
Net income | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,157,000 | | |
| 3,157,000 | |
Balances, June 30, 2023 (unaudited) | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
| 11,364,318 | | |
$ | 1,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (16,257,000 | ) | |
$ | (16,256,000 | ) |
See accompanying notes to
unaudited condensed financial statements
HENNESSY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. VI
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| |
For the six months ended June 30, | |
| |
2024 | | |
2023 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | |
| | |
| |
Net (loss) income | |
$ | (9,415,000 | ) | |
$ | 3,157,000 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest income earned in the Trust Account | |
| (1,563,000 | ) | |
| (7,798,000 | ) |
Estimated fair value of Founders Shares provided in Non-Redemption Agreements | |
| 1,500,000 | | |
| - | |
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | |
| 1,673,000 | | |
| (186,000 | ) |
Change in fair value of extension notes payable | |
| 3,152,000 | | |
| - | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
(Increase) decrease increase in prepaid expenses | |
| (135,000 | ) | |
| 191,000 | |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable | |
| 28,000 | | |
| 95,000 | |
Increase in accrued liabilities | |
| 3,033,000 | | |
| 1,819,000 | |
Increase in deferred compensation – related parties | |
| 159,000 | | |
| 243,000 | |
Decrease in franchise and income taxes payable and other | |
| (670,000 | ) | |
| (26,000 | ) |
Net cash used in operating activities | |
| (2,238,000 | ) | |
| (2,505,000 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account for redemptions | |
| 215,340,000 | | |
| - | |
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account for taxes | |
| 1,006,000 | | |
| 1,736,000 | |
Net cash provided by investing activities | |
| 216,346,000 | | |
| 1,736,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash received from subscription agreements | |
| 1,750,000 | | |
| - | |
Issuance of working capital loans | |
| | | |
| 200,000 | |
Redemption of Class A common stock | |
| (215,340,000 | ) | |
| - | |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | |
| (213,590,000 | ) | |
| 200,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net increase in cash | |
| 518,000 | | |
| (569,000 | ) |
Cash at beginning of period | |
| 462,000 | | |
| 732,000 | |
Cash at end of period | |
$ | 980,000 | | |
$ | 163,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash paid for income taxes | |
$ | 983,000 | | |
$ | 1,566,000 | |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial
statements
HENNESSY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. VI
Unaudited Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Organization and General:
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (the “Company”)
was incorporated in Delaware on January 22, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
“Securities Act,” as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).
At June 30, 2024, the Company had not commenced
any operations. All activity for the period from January 22, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation
and the initial public offering (“Public Offering”) described below and, subsequent to the Public Offering, identifying and
completing a suitable Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of its initial
Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived
from the Public Offering.
All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand
dollars.
Sponsor and Financing:
The Company’s sponsor is Hennessy Capital
Partners VI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The Company intends to finance a Business Combination
with proceeds from the $340,930,000 Public Offering (Note 5) and a $10,819,000 private placement of warrants (the “Private Placement
Warrants”) to our Sponsor, our Direct Anchor Investors (as defined below) and Other Anchor Investors (as defined below) (“Private
Placement”) (Note 4). Upon the closing of the Public Offering and the Private Placement (including the underwriters’ over-allotment
option exercise), $340,930,000 was deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”). However, due to redemptions in October
2023 and January 2024, the Trust account is approximately $56,170,000 and $270,953,000 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
The Trust Account:
The funds in the Trust Account have been held in
an interest-bearing demand deposit account or invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of one hundred and eighty-five
(185) days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which
invest only in direct U.S. government obligations. Funds will remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) the consummation of
the initial Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below. The remaining funds outside the Trust
Account have been used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisition targets and continuing general
and administrative expenses.
Extensions of Time to Complete Business Combination, Related Redemptions
of Shares of Class A Common Stock and Related Excise Tax:
At a special meeting of stockholders held on September
29, 2023 (the “2023 Extension Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the proposal (the “2023 Extension
Amendment”) to amend and restate the Company’s certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must (i)
consummate an initial Business Combination, (ii) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, and (iii) redeem or repurchase
100% of the Company’s Class A common stock included as part of the units sold in the Public Offering from October 1, 2023 to January
10, 2024 (or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors of the Company, the “Initial Extended Date”).
At a special meeting of stockholders held on January
10, 2024 (the “2024 Extension Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the proposal (the “2024 Extension
Amendment”) to amend and restate the Company’s certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must (i)
consummate an initial Business Combination, (ii) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, and (iii) redeem or repurchase
100% of the Company’s Class A common stock included as part of the units sold in the Public Offering from the Initial Extended Date
to September 30, 2024 (or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors of the Company, the “Extended Date”).The
Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, other than the withdrawal of interest to pay tax obligations,
if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), none of the funds held in trust will be released until the earliest
of: (a) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any shares of Class A common stock issued pursuant to
the Public Offering (“public shares”) properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s
amended and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100%
of the public shares if the Company does not complete the initial Business Combination by the Extended Date, or such later date if stockholders
approve an extension of such date, or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-Business
Combination activity, and (c) the redemption of the public shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination
prior to the Extended Date, or such later date if stockholders approve an extension of such date, subject to applicable law. The proceeds
deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the
Company’s public stockholders.
On September 29, 2023, in connection with the 2023
Extension Meeting, stockholders holding 8,295,189 shares of Class A common stock exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro
rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As such in October 2023, the Company redeemed 8,295,189 shares of Class A common stock
for approximately $86,171,000, or approximately $10.39 per share.
In January 2024, in connection with the 2024 Extension
Meeting, stockholders holding 20,528,851 shares of Class A common stock exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion
of the funds in the Trust Account. As such, in January 2024, the Company redeemed 20,528,851 shares of Class A common stock for approximately
$215,340,000, or approximately $10.49 per share.
Management has evaluated the requirements
of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Company’s operations, and has recorded a liability of 1% of the amount of the October 2023
redemptions, approximately $861,000, as of December 31, 2023. This liability is recorded as a reduction to accumulated deficit as it is
related to the capital stock of the Company. This liability will be reevaluated and remeasured at the end of such subsequent period until
it is settled. Management is continuing to evaluate the requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Company’s operations,
with respect to the January 2024 redemptions and has concluded that substantial uncertainties exist as to whether such redemptions would
result in additional liability at June 30, 2024 as such no amount of potential additionally liability has been recorded.
Business Combination:
The Company’s management has broad discretion
with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although
substantially all of the net proceeds of the Public Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a Business Combination
with (or acquisition of) a Target Business. As used herein, “Target Business” is one or more target businesses that together
have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (less the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes
payable on interest earned) at the time of signing a definitive agreement in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination.
There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.
The Company, after signing a definitive agreement
for a Business Combination, will either (i) seek stockholder approval of the Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose
in connection with which stockholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the Business Combination,
for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the
consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest but less taxes payable, or (ii) provide stockholders with the opportunity
to have their shares redeemed by the Company by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a stockholder vote) for an amount
in cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to commencement
of the tender offer, including interest but less taxes payable. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval
of the Business Combination or will allow stockholders to sell their shares in a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its
discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would
otherwise require the Company to seek stockholder approval unless a vote is required by the rules of the Nasdaq Global Market. If the
Company seeks stockholder approval, it will complete its Business Combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A
and Class B common stock voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. However, in no event will the Company redeem its public
shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 upon consummation of a Business Combination. In
such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of its public shares and the related Business Combination, and instead may
search for an alternate Business Combination.
If the Company holds a stockholder vote or there
is a tender offer for shares in connection with a Business Combination, a public stockholder will have the right to redeem its shares
for an amount in cash equal to its pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days
prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest but less taxes payable. As a result, such shares of
Class A common stock are recorded at redemption amount and classified as temporary equity, in accordance with the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from
Equity.” The amount in the Trust Account was initially $10.00 per public share of Class A common stock ($340,930,000 held in the
Trust Account divided by 34,092,954 public shares).
The Company has until the Extended Date, September
30, 2024, to complete its initial Business Combination unless stockholders approve an extension of such date. If the Company does not
complete a Business Combination within this period of time, it shall (i) cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up; (ii)
as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares of Class A common stock for
a per share pro rata portion of the Trust Account, including interest, but less taxes payable (less up to $100,000 of such net interest
to pay dissolution expenses) and (iii) as promptly as possible following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Company’s
net assets to its creditors and remaining stockholders, as part of its plan of dissolution and liquidation. The Sponsor and the Company’s
independent directors (collectively, the “initial stockholders”) have waived their rights to participate in any redemption
with respect to their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5); however, if the initial stockholders or any of the Company’s officers,
directors or affiliates acquire shares of Class A common stock in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to a pro rata share
of the Trust Account upon the Company’s redemption or liquidation in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination
by the Extended Date, or such later date if stockholders approve an extension of such date.
If stockholders were to approve an extension beyond
the Extended Date, the Company would expect to receive a delisting notice from Nasdaq under their requirement that special purpose acquisition
companies complete a business combination within three years of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement. However, such delisting
notice can be appealed and up to 180 days grace period given to the Company at the listing committee’s discretion.
In the event of such distribution, it is possible
that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than
the price per Unit in the Public Offering.
NOTE 2 – BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
On June 17, 2024, the Company, Namib Minerals,
an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“PubCo”) and a direct wholly-own
subsidiary of The Southern SelliBen Trust, a registered New Zealand foreign trust (the “Company Requisite Shareholder”), Midas
SPAC Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo (“SPAC Merger Sub”), Cayman
Merger Sub Ltd., an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary
of PubCo (“Company Merger Sub”), and Greenstone Corporation, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated
under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Greenstone”), entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination
Agreement”). Greenstone is a gold producer, developer and explorer with operations focused in Zimbabwe.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement,
the parties thereto intends to enter into a business combination transaction (the “Proposed Business Combination” and, together
with the other transactions contemplated thereby, the “Transactions”) by which, among other things, (a) Company Merger Sub
is expected to be merged with and into the Company (the “Company Merger”), with Greenstone being the surviving entity of the
Company Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (b) immediately following the Company Merger, SPAC Merger Sub is expected
to be merged with and into the Company (the “SPAC Merger” and, together with the Company Merger, the “Mergers”),
with SPAC being the surviving entity of the SPAC Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo. Upon closing of the Mergers (the
“Closing,” and the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”) the Company and Greenstone each is expected
to become a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo, and PubCo is expected to become a publicly traded company operating under the name
“Namib Minerals,” and its ordinary shares and warrants are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker
symbols “NAMM” and “NAMMW,” respectively.
The Closing will occur on the first date following
the satisfaction or waiver of all of the closing conditions, or at such other time or in such other manner as agreed upon by Greenstone
and the Company in writing.
The obligations of the parties to consummate the
Mergers and the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following
closing conditions: (i) approval of the Transactions by the shareholders of PubCo, the Company, Company Merger Sub and Greenstone; (ii)
the Registration Statement on Form F-4 having become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”); (iii) PubCo’s initial listing application with Nasdaq will have been conditionally approved and, immediately following
the Closing, PubCo will satisfy any applicable listing requirements of Nasdaq; (iv) no governmental authority will have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any law or governmental order that makes the Closing illegal or otherwise prevents the Closing; (v) none
of PubCo, Company Merger Sub, SPAC Merger Sub, Greenstone or any of the Greenstone’s subsidiaries will be in bankruptcy, receivership,
administration, restructuring, corporate rescue or other similar proceedings, and no liquidator, administrator, restructuring officer
or similar person will have been appointed, in each case under any applicable administration, scheme of arrangement, restructuring, receivership,
corporate rescue, insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization laws; (vi) (a) the gross amount of cash available in the Trust Account following
redemptions of Company public shares plus (b) the aggregate gross amount of proceeds from any permitted financing under the Business Combination
Agreement that have been (or will be) funded at the Closing will be not less than $25.0 million; and (vii) other customary closing conditions
set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.
Unless specifically stated, this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q does not give effect to the proposed Transactions and does not contain the risks associated with the proposed Transactions.
Such risks and effects relating to the proposed Transactions will be included in a Registration Statement on Form F-4 that PubCo intends
to file with the SEC relating to the Proposed Business Combination.
For more information about the Proposed Business
Combination and the Business Combination Agreement, see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 18,
2024.
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation:
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial
statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to
Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included
in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information
and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management,
the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are
necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed
with the SEC on March 29, 2024. The interim results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of
the results to be expected for the period ending December 31, 2024 or for any other future periods.
Mandatory Liquidation, Liquidity and Going Concern:
The Company had approximately $980,000 in cash
and approximately $12,390,000 of negative working capital (excluding approximately $51,000 of taxes payable that will be paid from interest
income earned on assets held in the Trust Account) at June 30, 2024. Further, the Company has segregated approximately $862,000 of cash
for the payment of excise taxes on the redemptions of Class A common stock in connection with the 2023 Extension Meeting. Further, we
are incurring, and expect to continue to incur, significant costs in the pursuit of an initial business combination. These conditions
indicate that the Company needs additional working capital. In addition, if the Company cannot complete a Business Combination before
the Extended Date, September 30, 2024, or such later date if stockholders approve an extension of such date, it could be forced to wind
up its operations and liquidate unless it receives an extension approval from its stockholders. These conditions raise substantial doubt
about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that the unaudited
condensed financial statements are issued. The Company’s plan to deal with this uncertainty is to complete a Business Combination
prior to the Extended Date, or such later date if stockholders approve an extension of such date, to receive working capital from its
Sponsor and/or external financing sources to the extent necessary and to work with creditors to defer payments. There is no assurance
that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination, work with creditors to defer payments and continue to receive loans,
if available, from its Sponsor and/or external financing sources sources will be successful or successful within the required timeframe.
The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Emerging Growth Company:
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
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not
to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when an accounting 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 standards. This may make comparison of the Company’s 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.
Net Income or Loss per Share of Common Stock:
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure
requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income or loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing
net income or loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period
plus, to the extent dilutive, the incremental number of shares of common stock to settle Warrants, as calculated using the treasury stock
method.
The Company has not considered the effect of the
Warrants sold in the Public Offering and Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 18,576,712 shares of Class A common stock in the
calculation of diluted income (loss) per share, since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method and are contingent
on future events. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share of Class A common stock is the same as basic income (loss) per share of
common stock for the periods presented.
The Company has two classes of common stock, which
are referred to as shares of Class A common stock and shares of Class B common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata among the
two classes of common stock. Net income (loss) per share of common stock is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted
average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the respective period. The changes in redemption value that are accreted to
Class A common stock subject to redemption (see below) are representative of fair value and therefore is not factored into the calculation
of earnings per share.
The following tables reflect the net income per
share after allocating income between the shares based on outstanding shares:
| |
Three months ended June 30, 2024 | | |
Three months ended June 30, 2023 | |
| |
Class A | | |
Class B | | |
Class A | | |
Class B | |
Numerator: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Allocation of income (loss) – basic and diluted | |
$ | (1,631,000 | ) | |
$ | (3,517,000 | ) | |
$ | 1,823,000 | | |
$ | 608,000 | |
Denominator: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares of common stock: | |
| 5,269,000 | | |
| 11,364,000 | | |
| 34,093,000 | | |
| 11,364,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock | |
$ | (0.31 | ) | |
$ | (0.31 | ) | |
$ | 0.05 | | |
$ | 0.05 | |
| |
Six months ended June 30, 2024 | | |
Six months ended June 30, 2023 | |
| |
Class A | | |
Class B | | |
Class A | | |
Class B | |
Numerator: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Allocation of income (loss) – basic and diluted | |
$ | (3,391,000 | ) | |
$ | (6,024,000 | ) | |
$ | 2,368,000 | | |
$ | 789,000 | |
Denominator: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares of common stock: | |
| 6,397,000 | | |
| 11,364,000 | | |
| 34,093,000 | | |
| 11,364,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock | |
$ | (0.53 | ) | |
$ | (0.53 | ) | |
$ | 0.07 | | |
$ | 0.07 | |
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments
with original maturities of three months or less when acquired, to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents at June 30,
2024 or December 31, 2023.
Concentration of Credit Risk:
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which at times, may exceed the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage of $250,000. Any loss incurred or lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse
impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments:
The fair value of the Company’s assets and
liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates
the carrying amounts represented in the unaudited condensed balance sheets primarily due to their short-term nature, except for derivative
warrant liabilities (see Note 7).
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. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy
gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and
the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
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Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; |
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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 |
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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.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial
statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s 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 unaudited condensed financial
statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
Making estimates requires management to exercise
significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances
that existed as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 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.
Offering Costs:
The Company complies with the requirements of FASB
ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 5A - “Expenses of Offering.” Costs incurred in connection with
preparation for the Public Offering totaled approximately $19,740,000 including Company costs of approximately $990,000 together with
$18,750,000 of underwriters’ discount, have been allocated to Class A common stock subject to redemption ($19,018,000) and derivative
warrant liabilities ($722,000), based on their relative values, and charged to temporary equity or expense (in the case of the portion
allocated to derivative warrant liabilities) upon completion of the Public Offering.
Income Taxes:
The Company follows the asset and liability method
of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC, 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for
the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the unaudited condensed balance sheet carrying amounts of existing
assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected
to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred
tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation
allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company’s currently taxable income consists
of interest income on the Trust Account net of taxes. The Company’s general and administrative costs are generally considered either
start-up or business combination costs and are not currently deductible. Further, warrant costs and income from change in fair value of
derivative warrant liabilities may not be deductible or includible in taxable income. During the three months ended June 30, 2024 and
2023, the Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $123,000 and $840,000, respectively, and during the six months ended June
30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $336,000 and $1,610,000, respectively. The tax provision results
from taxable interest income earned on the Trust Account, which was partially offset by deductible franchise taxes. The Company’s
effective tax rate for three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately 8% and 26%, respectively, and for six months ended
June 30, 2024 and 2023 the effective tax rate was approximately 10% and 34%, respectively. The effective tax rates differ from the expected
income tax rate primarily due to substantial non-deductible income or expense from warrant fair value adjustments and subscription agreement
fair value adjustments, as well as by the start-up costs (discussed above) which are not currently deductible and business combination
costs which may not be deductible or taxable. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has a gross deferred tax asset of approximately
$2,355,000 and $1,490,000, respectively, primarily related to start-up and business combination costs. Management has determined that
a full valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset is appropriate at this time.
FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold
and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in
a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing
authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023. The Company recognizes accrued interest
and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties
at June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant
payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company has been subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities
since inception.
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption:
As discussed in Note 4, all of the 34,092,954 public
shares sold as part of Units in the Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of public shares if the
Company holds a stockholder vote or there is a tender offer for shares in connection with a Business Combination. In accordance with FASB
ASC 480, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require the security to be classified outside of permanent
equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are
excluded from the provisions of FASB ASC 480. Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides
that in no event will it redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (i.e., total assets less
intangible assets and liabilities) to be less than $5,000,001 upon the closing of a Business Combination.
While redemptions cannot cause the Company’s
net tangible assets to fall below $5,000,000, all shares of Class A common stock are redeemable and classified as such on the Company’s
unaudited condensed balance sheet until such time as a redemption event takes place. At June 30, 2024, the value of Class A common stock
that may be redeemed is equal to approximately $10.64 per share (which is the assumed redemption price) multiplied by 5,268,914 shares
of Class A common stock (after deducting the 20,528,851 shares redeemed by stockholders on January 10, 2024). At December 31, 2023, the
value of Class A common stock that may be redeemed is equal to approximately $10.48 per share (which is the assumed redemption price)
multiplied by 25,797,765 shares of Class A common stock (after deducting the 8,295,189 shares redeemed by stockholders on September 29,
2023).
The Company recognizes changes immediately as they
occur and adjusts the carrying value of the securities at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount
of redeemable Class A common stock are affected by adjustments to accumulated deficit. Accordingly, at June 30, 2024 and December 31,
2023, all of the 5,268,914 and 25,797,765 public shares, respectively, were classified outside of permanent equity. Class A common stock
subject to possible redemption consist of:
| |
Dollars | | |
Shares | |
Gross proceeds of Public Offering | |
$ | 340,930,000 | | |
| 34,092,954 | |
Less: Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants | |
| (11,935,000 | ) | |
| - | |
Offering costs | |
| (19,018,000 | ) | |
| - | |
Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value in 2021 | |
| 30,953,000 | | |
| - | |
Subtotal at date of Public Offering and December 31, 2021 | |
| 340,930,000 | | |
| 34,092,954 | |
Plus: Accretion of carrying value to redemption value in 2022 | |
| 3,468,000 | | |
| - | |
Subtotal at December 31, 2022 | |
| 344,398,000 | | |
| 34,092,954 | |
Less: Redemptions at September 29, 2023 | |
| (86,171,000 | ) | |
| (8,295,189 | ) |
Plus: Forgiveness of deferred underwriting compensation | |
| 11,933,000 | | |
| - | |
Plus: Accretion of carrying value to possible redemption value in 2023 | |
| 72,000 | | |
| - | |
Shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption at December 31, 2023 | |
$ | 270,232,000 | | |
| 25,797,765 | |
Less: Redemptions in January 2024 | |
| (215,340,000 | ) | |
| (20,528,851 | ) |
Plus: Accretion of carrying value to possible redemption value to June 30, 2024 | |
| 1,227,000 | | |
| - | |
Shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption at June 30, 2024 | |
$ | 56,119,000 | | |
| 5,268,914 | |
Derivative Warrant Liabilities:
The Company accounts for Warrants as either equity-classified
or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance
FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”).
The assessment considers whether the Warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability
pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the Warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether
the Warrants are indexed to the Company’s own shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires
the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while
the Warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified Warrants that meet all of
the criteria for equity classification, the Warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time
of issuance. For issued or modified Warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the Warrants are required to
be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each unaudited condensed balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in
the estimated fair value of the Warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. Costs associated with
issuing the Warrants accounted for as liabilities are charged to operations when the Warrants are issued. The fair value of the Warrants
as described below in Note 7, is based upon or derived from the trading price of our warrants issued initially as part of the units offered
in our initial public offering (the “Public Warrants”) but now trade separately in an active, open market.
Subscription Agreement/Extension Notes
The Company elected the fair value option to account
for amounts received from its 2023 Subscription Agreement as well as its 2024 Subscription Agreement, each as defined and described in
Note 8. As a result of applying the fair value option, the Company recognizes the amounts received at fair value, with subsequent changes
in fair value recognized as a change in fair value in the statements of operations. The fair value is based on prices or valuation techniques
that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s
own estimates about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the liability.
Founder Shares Granted Under Non-Redemption Agreements
The Company accounts for the aggregate fair value
of founder shares to be transferred pursuant to the 2023 and 2024 Non-Redemption Agreements as a deemed contribution to the capital of
the Company from our Sponsor in the unaudited condensed statements of stockholders’ deficit in accordance with Staff Accounting
Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5T, and as a business combination cost in the unaudited statement of operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
Management does not believe that any recently issued,
but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited
condensed financial statements.
Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated subsequent events and
transactions occurring after June 30, 2024 (the unaudited condensed balance sheet date), up to the date of the unaudited condensed financial
statements were issued. The Company has concluded that all such events and transactions that would require adjustment or disclosure in
the unaudited condensed financial statements have been recognized or disclosed.
NOTE 4 - PUBLIC OFFERING
In October 2021, the Company consummated the Public
Offering of 34,092,954 units (including the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option) at a price of $10.00
per unit (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value and
one-third of one redeemable warrant (the “Warrants”). Each whole Warrant offered in the Public Offering is exercisable to
purchase one share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (Note 7).
The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option
to purchase up to 4,500,000 additional Units to cover any over-allotments, at the Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts
and commissions. On October 21, 2021, the underwriters’ exercised their option with respect to 4,092,954 Units. The Warrants issued
in connection with 4,092,954 over-allotment Units are identical to the Public Warrants and have no net cash settlement provisions.
The Company paid an underwriting discount of 2.0%
of the per Unit price to the underwriters at the closing of the Public Offering and over-allotment option exercise (an aggregate of approximately
$6,819,000), with an additional fee (the “Deferred Discount”) of 3.5% (an aggregate of approximately $11,933,000) of the gross
offering proceeds payable upon the consummation of the initial Business Combination. The Deferred Discount will become payable to the
underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event the Company completes its initial Business Combination. During
the year ended December 31, 2023, underwriters representing all of the approximately $11,933,000 of deferred underwriting compensation
agreed to waive their right to such compensation. As such, this amount was credited to Class A common stock subject to possible redemption.
The Company intends to finance a Business Combination
with proceeds of approximately $340,930,000 (before redemptions in September 2023 and January 2024 discussed below) from the Public Offering
and $10,819,000 from the private placement (Note 5), net of expenses of the offering and amounts allocated to working capital. Upon the
closing of the Public Offering, the over-allotment option and the Private Placement, approximately $340,930,000 was deposited in the Trust
Account.
In July and August 2021, the Company entered into
subscription agreements with the Direct Anchor Investors (as defined below) and the Other Anchor Investors (as defined below) to purchase
4,853,177 Private Placement Warrants at $1.50 per Warrant. The Direct Anchor Investors, the Other Anchor Investors and one strategic investment
fund that is focused on end markets similar to those on which the Company intends to concentrate (collectively, the “Anchor Investors”)
also purchased an aggregate of $321.1 million of Units in the Public Offering. The Anchor Investors are also entitled to purchase from
the Sponsor, upon consummation of the initial Business Combination and subject to certain conditions, an aggregate of up to 49% of the
number of Founder Shares outstanding upon closing of the Public Offering, at a purchase price of approximately $0.002 per share.
As indicated in Notes 1 and 3, in connection with
the 2023 Extension Amendment, holders of 8,295,189 shares of Class A common stock elected to redeem their shares and as such approximately
$86,171,000 was removed from the Trust Account in 2023 to pay such redemptions. Further, and also as indicated in Notes 1 and 3, in January
2024, in connection with the 2024 Extension Amendment, holders of 20,528,851 shares of Class A common stock elected to redeem their shares
and as such approximately $215,340,000 was removed from the Trust Account in 2024 to pay such redemptions.
NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
In January 2021 the Sponsor purchased 4,312,500
shares of Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for $25,000, or approximately $0.006 per share (up to 562,500 of which
were subject to forfeiture to the extent the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full). In March and September
2021, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 150,000 Founder Shares to the Company’s independent directors. In March 2021, the
Company effected a stock dividend of 0.33333333 of a Founder Share for each outstanding Founder Share, and in September 2021, the Company
effected a second stock dividend of 1 Founder Share for each outstanding Founder Share, which stock dividends resulted in the Sponsor
and the Company’s independent directors holding an aggregate of 11,500,000 Founder Shares (up to 1,500,000 of which were subject
to forfeiture by the Sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ option to purchase additional Units was exercised).
The share and per share amounts related to the stock dividend have been retroactively restated in the accompanying unaudited condensed
financial statements. The Founder Shares are identical to the Class A common stock included in the Units sold in the Public Offering,
except that the Founder Shares automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the initial Business Combination
and are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below. The Sponsor agreed to forfeit up to 1,500,000 Founder
Shares to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters. The forfeiture was to be adjusted to
the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters so that the initial stockholders would own 25.0%
of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Public Offering. The underwriters’ exercised their over-allotment
in part, and therefore 135,682 Founder Shares were forfeited by the Sponsor.
The Company’s initial stockholders have agreed
not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of the Company’s
initial Business Combination, or (B) subsequent to the Company’s initial Business Combination, if (x) the last reported sale price
of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations,
recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Company’s
initial Business Combination or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction
after the initial Business Combination that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares
of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Private Placement Warrants
Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering
on October 1, 2021 and the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option on October 21, 2021, the Sponsor and certain
funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., Arena Capital Advisors, LLC, for and on behalf of the funds and accounts
it manages, D. E. Shaw Valence Investments (Cayman) Limited and D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., certain funds managed by affiliates
of Apollo Global Management, Inc., certain funds managed by Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and Antara Capital Total Return SPAC Master
Fund LP (collectively, the “Direct Anchor Investors”), and four other unaffiliated qualified institutional buyers or institutional
accredited investors, on behalf of one or more funds that they advise or manage (collectively, the “Other Anchor Investors”),
purchased from the Company in a private placement an aggregate of 7,212,394 Warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant (an aggregate purchase
price of approximately $10,819,000). The Sponsor purchased 2,359,217 Private Placement Warrants and the Direct Anchor Investors and Other
Anchor Investors purchased an aggregate of 4,853,177 Private Placement Warrants. Each Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder to
purchase one share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share. A portion of the purchase price of the Private Placement Warrants was
added to the proceeds from the Public Offering and deposited in the Trust Account pending completion of the Company’s initial Business
Combination. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Warrants included in the Units sold as part of the Units in the Public
Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants, so long as they are held by the Sponsor, the Direct Anchor Investors, the Other
Anchor Investors or their respective permitted transferees, (i) will not be redeemable by the Company (except if the Reference Value is
less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations
and the like), in which case the Private Placement Warrants must also concurrently be called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding
Warrants), (ii) may not (including the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of such Private Placement Warrants),
subject to certain limited exceptions as described in the Registration Statement, be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after
the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (iii) may be exercised on a cashless basis and (iv) the holders thereof
(including with respect to the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of such Private Placement Warrants) are entitled
to registration rights. Otherwise, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Warrants
being sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering and have no net cash settlement provisions.
If the Company does not complete a Business Combination,
then the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants deposited in the Trust Account will be part of the liquidating distribution
to the public stockholders and the Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor, the Direct Anchor Investors and the Other Investors
will expire worthless.
Registration Rights
The Company’s initial stockholders and the
holders of the Private Placement Warrants are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement executed on
the date of the prospectus for the Public Offering. These holders are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration
demands, that the Company register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders have “piggy-back”
registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by the Company. The Company will bear the expenses
incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. There will be no penalties associated with delays in registering
the securities under the registration rights agreement.
Related Party Loans
If the Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor or
the Company’s officers and directors make any working capital loans, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be converted into Warrants,
at the price of $1.50 per warrant, at the option of the lender. Such Warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. In
June 2023, the Sponsor loaned $200,000 to the Company. Such loan bears no interest and may be converted to 133,333 Warrants at the option
of the lender as described above. The Company has determined that the value of the conversion feature is immaterial at June 30, 2024 and
December 31, 2023 and therefore the loan has been recorded at par value. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $200,000
outstanding at each date under the working capital loan.
Administrative Support Agreement and Payments to Certain Officers
The Company has agreed to pay $15,000 per month
for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support to an affiliate of the Sponsor, Hennessy Capital Group LLC (“HCG”).
Services commenced on September 29, 2021, the date the Company’s securities were first listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, and will
terminate upon the earlier of the consummation by the Company of an initial Business Combination or the liquidation of the Company. Charges
to operations under the agreement for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were $45,000 and $45,000, respectively, and for the
six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, such charges were approximately $90,000 and $90,000. There was approximately $15,000 payable
at June 30, 2024 and no amount payable at December 31, 2023.
Also, commencing on September 29, 2021, the Company
began to compensate each of its President and Chief Operating Officer as well as its Chief Financial Officer $29,000 per month prior to
the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, of which $14,000 per month is payable upon the completion of the
Company’s initial Business Combination and $15,000 per month is payable currently for their services. In addition, in January 2022,
the Company began to compensate a Vice President of HCG , in his capacity as an independent contractor service provider to the Company,
$25,000 per month, $12,500 of which is payable upon the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and $12,500 of
which is payable currently for his services. An aggregate of approximately $324,000 and $498,000, respectively, (approximately $159,000
and $243,000, respectively, of which is deferred) was charged to operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. An aggregate
of approximately $162,000 and $249,000, respectively, (approximately $80,000 and $122,000, respectively, of which is deferred) was charged
to operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. Total Deferred compensation - related parties includes approximately
$1,159,000 and $1,000,000, respectively, under this obligation at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
During September 2023, payments to the Company’s
Chief Operating Officer ceased in connection with his resignation as an officer (but not as a director) of the Company. During August
2024, he resigned as a director of the Company.
Subsequent to June 30, 2024, in August 2024, payments
to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and to the independent contractor service provider to the Company (who is Vice President
of HCG) ceased in connection with their resignations from the Company. If such former Chief Financial Officer and independent contractor
service provider provide reasonable and timely cooperation to transfer their knowledge and duties as reasonably requested by the Company
following their separation, they will remain entitled to receive their respective previously accrued deferred compensation (approximately
$462,000 and $375,000, respectively, through June 30, 2024), payable upon closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination.
Related Party Agreement in Connection with the 2024 Subscription
Agreement
The Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer has agreed (in his individual capacity) to purchase from Polar (as defined in Note 8) all of Polar’s remaining rights under
the 2024 Subscription Agreement (excluding the right to receive the Subscription Shares, which shall remain with Polar) for a cash amount
equal to the portion of the 2024 Capital Contribution (as defined in Note 8) not repaid by the Company. See Note 8 Working Capital Subscription
Agreements – 2024 Subscription Agreement.
NOTE 6 - TRUST ACCOUNT AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF TRUST ACCOUNT
The Company complies with FASB ASC 820, Fair Value
Measurements, for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial
assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.
Upon the closing of the Public Offering and the
Private Placement, a total of $340,930,000 was deposited into the Trust Account. The proceeds in the Trust Account may be invested in
either cash, U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under
Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest solely in U.S. government treasury obligations.
As indicated in Notes 1 and 3, in connection with
the 2023 Extension Amendment, holders of 8,295,189 shares of Class A common stock elected to redeem their shares and as such approximately
$86,171,000 was removed from the Trust Account in 2023 to pay such redemptions. Further, and as discussed in Notes 1 and 3, in January
2024, in connection with the 2024 Extension Amendment, holders of 20,528,851 shares of Class A common stock elected to redeem their shares
and as such approximately $215,340,000 was removed from the Trust Account in 2024 to pay such redemptions.
At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the balance
in the Trust Account was held in a demand deposit account. The balance in the Trust Account is presented at fair value. During the three
months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company withdrew approximately $426,000 and $1,686,000, respectively, and during the six months
ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company withdrew approximately $1,006,000 and $1,736,000, respectively, to fund the payment of income
and franchise taxes.
When it has them, the Company classifies its U.S.
government treasury bills and equivalent securities as held-to-maturity in accordance with FASB ASC 320, “Investments - Debt and
Equity Securities.” Held-to-maturity securities are those securities which the Company has the ability and intent to hold until
maturity. Held-to-maturity U.S. government treasury bills are recorded at amortized cost and adjusted for the amortization of discounts.
There are no held-to-maturity securities held by the Company at June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
NOTE 7 - WARRANT LIABILITIES
At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company
has 18,576,712 Warrants outstanding, including 11,364,318 Public Warrants and 7,212,394 Private Placement Warrants. The Company is required
to record the Warrants at fair value at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the unaudited condensed statements
of operations.
The following tables present information about
the Company’s Warrant liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2024 (unaudited) and December
31, 2023 and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
Description | |
June 30, 2024 | | |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | | |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |
Warrant Liabilities: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Public Warrants | |
$ | 1,705,000 | | |
$ | 1,705,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Private Placement Warrants | |
| 1,082,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,082,000 | | |
| - | |
Derivative warrant liabilities at June 30, 2024 | |
$ | 2,787,000 | | |
$ | 1,705,000 | | |
$ | 1,082,000 | | |
$ | - | |
Description | |
December 31, 2023 | | |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | | |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |
Warrant Liabilities: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Public Warrants | |
$ | 682,000 | | |
$ | 682,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Private Placement Warrants | |
| 432,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 432,000 | | |
| - | |
Derivative warrant liabilities at December 31, 2023 | |
$ | 1,114,000 | | |
$ | 682,000 | | |
$ | 432,000 | | |
$ | - | |
There were no transfers between levels during three
and six months ended June 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023.
At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company
valued its Public Warrants based on publicly observable inputs (Level 1 inputs) from the trading of the Public Warrants in an active market
($0.15 and $0.06 per warrant on June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively). Since the Private Placement Warrants are substantially
similar to the Public Warrants but do not trade, the Company valued them based on the value of the Public Warrants (significant other
observable inputs - Level 2).
The derivative warrant liabilities are not subject
to qualified hedge accounting.
Public Warrants
At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were
11,364,318 Public Warrants outstanding. Each whole Warrant offered in the Public Offering is exercisable to purchase one share of Class
A common stock. Under the terms of the warrant agreement, the Company has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to file a new registration
statement under the Securities Act, following the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. No fractional Warrants
have been or will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants trade. Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later
of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the Public Offering; provided in each
case that the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available (or the Company permits holders to exercise their
Warrants on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act). The Company has agreed
that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination, the Company
will use its reasonable best efforts to file with the SEC and have an effective registration statement covering the shares of Class A
common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock
until the Warrants expire or are redeemed. If a registration statement covering the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after the closing of the initial Business Combination, Warrant holders may,
until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an
effective registration statement, exercise Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the Company’s shares of Class A common stock are at the time of any exercise
of a Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under
Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Warrants who exercise their Warrants to do
so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects,
it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, it will
use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
The Warrants have an exercise price of $11.50 per
share, subject to adjustments, and expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes
in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share
of Class A common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of
directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Company’s initial stockholders or their affiliates or the Anchor Investors
(as defined below), without taking into account any Founder Shares or Warrants held by the Company’s initial stockholders or such
affiliates, as applicable, or the Anchor Investors, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y)
the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available
for the funding of the initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of the initial Business Combination (net of redemptions),
and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of Class A common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day
prior to the day on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below
$9.20 per share, the exercise price of the Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of the Market
Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to
180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted
(to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
Redemption of Warrants when the price per share
of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Warrants
for cash (except as described herein with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):
| ● | in
whole and not in part; |
| ● | at
a price of $0.01 per Warrant; |
| ● | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and |
| ● | if, and only if, the closing price of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders (the “Reference Value”). |
Redemption of Warrants when the price per share
of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00. Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Warrants
(except as described with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):
|
● |
in whole and not in part; |
| ● | at $0.10 per Warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their Warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined by reference to an agreed table based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the shares of Class A common stock; |
| ● | if, and only if, the closing price of the shares of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per public share (as adjusted) on the trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders; and |
| ● | if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), then the Private Placement Warrants must also concurrently be called for redemption on the same terms (except as described herein with respect to a holder’s ability to cashless exercise its Warrants) as the outstanding Warrants. |
In no event will the Company be required to net
cash settle any Warrant. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the 24-month period to complete the Business
Combination (i.e. by October 1, 2024), or such later date if stockholders approve and extension of such date, and the Company liquidates
the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Warrants, nor will they
receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such Warrants. Accordingly,
the Warrants may expire worthless.
Private Placement Warrants
See Note 5 for information about the Company’s
outstanding Private Placement Warrants to purchase 7,212,394 shares of Class A common stock.
NOTE 8 - WORKING CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENTS
The fair value of the 2023 Subscription Agreement and 2024 Subscription
Agreement (described below) are as follow:
Description | |
June 30, 2024 | | |
Quoted
Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | | |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |
Subscription Agreements: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
2023 Subscription Agreement | |
$ | 3,798,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 3,798,000 | |
2024 Subscription Agreement | |
| 2,004,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,004,000 | |
Subscription Agreements at June 30, 2024 | |
$ | 5,802,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 5,802,000 | |
Description | |
December 31, 2023 | | |
Quoted
Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | | |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |
Subscription Agreements: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
2023 Subscription Agreement | |
| 900,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 900,000 | |
Subscription Agreements at December 31, 2023 | |
$ | 900,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 900,000 | |
2023 Subscription Agreement
On October 13, 2023, the Company entered into a
subscription agreement (the “2023 Subscription Agreement”) with Hennessy Capital Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“HCG”), the Sponsor, and Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (“Polar”), pursuant to which Polar agreed to make a
$900,000 cash contribution to the Company (the “2023 Capital Contribution”) to cover working capital expenses of the Company
in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein. In October 2023, the Company received the entire $900,000 commitment, which
shall be repaid to Polar by the Company upon the closing of an initial Business Combination. Polar may elect to receive such repayment
(i) in cash or (ii) in shares of Class A common stock of the surviving entity in such initial Business Combination (the “Surviving
Entity”) at a rate of one share of Class A common stock of the Surviving Entity (“Common Stock”) for each ten dollars
($10.00) of the 2023 Capital Contribution. In connection with the 2023 Subscription Agreement, the Company agreed to issue, or to cause
the Surviving Entity to issue, 0.9 of a share of Common Stock for each dollar ($1.00) of the 2023 Capital Contribution funded as of or
prior to the Closing. The Surviving Entity shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any shares of Common Stock issued to Polar pursuant
to the 2023 Subscription Agreement to be registered on the first registration statement filed by the Surviving Company following the Closing,
which shall be filed no later than 30 days following the Closing and declared effective no later than 90 days following the Closing. Upon
certain events of default or if the Surviving Entity fails to file a registration statement to register the shares of Common stock issued
to Polar within 30 days after the Closing and to have such registration statement declared effective within 90 days after the Closing,
the Company (or the Surviving Entity, as applicable) shall issue to Polar an additional 0.1 of a share of Common Stock for each dollar
of the 2023 Capital Contribution funded as of the date of such default, and for each month thereafter until such default of failure is
cured, subject to certain limitations provided for therein. In the event the Company liquidates without consummating an initial business
combination, any amounts remaining in the Company’s cash accounts (excluding the Trust Account) will be paid to Polar by the Company
within five (5) calendar days of the liquidation, and such amounts shall be the sole recourse for Polar.
The Company elected the fair value option to account
for amounts received from the 2023 Subscription Agreement. As a result of applying the fair value option, the Company recognizes the amounts
received at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognized as a change in fair value in the consolidated statements of operations.
The fair value is based on prices or valuation techniques that require significant inputs that are both unobservable and significant to
the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own estimates about the assumptions a market participant would
use in pricing the liability.
The estimated fair value of the 2023 Subscription
Agreement was $900,000 at issuance and at December 31, 2023. The estimated fair value at issuance and December 31, 2023, was determined
by summing (1) the future cash payment discounted at a risk-adjusted discount rate, which is an income approach, and (2) 0.9 shares of
Common Stock for each dollar of the 2023 Capital Contribution valued using the closing stock price, then adjusting such amount by the
probability of merger. The significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3 measurements, at the date of issuance and December 31, 2023, included
the probability of business combination closing of 9.8%.
The estimated fair value of the 2023 Subscription
Agreement was $3,798,000 at June 30, 2024, was determined by summing (1) the future cash payment discounted at a risk-adjusted discount
rate, which is an income approach, and (2) 0.9 shares of Common Stock for each dollar of the 2023 Capital Contribution valued using the
closing stock price, then adjusting such amount by the probability of merger. The significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3 measurements,
at June 30, 2024, included the probability of merger closing of 40%.
2024 Subscription Agreement
On January 16, 2024, the Company entered into a
subscription agreement (the “2024 Subscription Agreement”) with its Sponsor, Daniel J. Hennessy and Polar Multi-Strategy Master
Fund (“Polar”), pursuant to which Polar agreed to make a $1,750,000 cash contribution to the Company (the “2024 Capital
Contribution”) to cover working capital expenses and certain potential excise tax obligations of the Company in accordance with
the terms and conditions set forth therein, on April 1, 2024. Pursuant to the 2024 Subscription Agreement, the 2024 Capital Contribution
shall be repaid to Polar by the Company upon closing of an initial business combination (the “Closing”). Polar may elect to
receive such repayment (i) in cash or (ii) in shares of Class A common stock (the “Common Stock”) of the surviving entity
in such initial business combination (the “Surviving Entity”) at a rate of one share of Common Stock for each ten dollars
($10.00) of the 2024 Capital Contribution. In consideration of the foregoing 2024 Capital Contribution, the Company has agreed to issue,
or to cause the Surviving Entity to issue, 70,000 shares of Class A common stock of the Surviving Entity (the “Subscription Shares”)
to Polar as of or prior to the Closing. Pursuant to the 2024 Subscription Agreement, the Surviving Entity shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the Subscription Shares issued to Polar pursuant to the 2024 Subscription Agreement to be registered on the first registration
statement filed by the Surviving Company following the Closing, which shall be filed no later than 30 days following the Closing and declared
effective no later than 90 days following the Closing. Upon certain events of default under the 2024 Subscription Agreement or if the
Surviving Entity fails to file a registration statement to register the Subscription Shares issued to Polar within 30 days after the Closing
and to have such registration statement declared effective within 90 days after the Closing, the Company (or the Surviving Entity, as
applicable) shall issue to Polar an additional 0.1 of a share of Class A common stock for each one dollar ($1.00) of the 2024 Capital
Contribution funded as of the date of such default, and for each month thereafter until such default of failure is cured, subject to certain
limitations provided for therein. In the event the Company (1) liquidates without consummating an initial business combination or (2)
consummates an initial business combination, the Company shall repay the 2024 Capital Contribution within 30 calendar days of the liquidation
or within five (5) business days of the Closing (as applicable, the “Specified Period”). In the event that such 2024 Capital
Contribution is not repaid in full within the Specified Period, Daniel J. Hennessy, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
has agreed (in his individual capacity) to purchase from Polar all of Polar’s remaining rights under the 2024 Subscription Agreement
(excluding the right to receive the Subscription Shares, which shall remain with Polar) for a cash amount equal to the portion of the
2024 Capital Contribution not repaid by the Company.
On April 1, 2024, the Company received proceeds
of $1,750,000 under the 2024 Subscription Agreement.
The Company elected the fair value option to account
for amounts received from the 2024 Subscription Agreement. As a result of applying the fair value option, the Company recognizes the amounts
received at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognized as a change in fair value in the consolidated statements of operations.
The fair value is based on prices or valuation techniques that require significant inputs that are both unobservable and significant to
the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own estimates about the assumptions a market participant would
use in pricing the liability.
The estimated fair value of the 2024 Subscription
Agreement was approximately $1,750,000 upon subscription at January 16, 2024; however, the subscription was not funded until April 1,
2024. The estimated fair value at issuance, was determined by summing the future cash payment discounted at a risk-adjusted discount rate,
which is an income approach, then adjusting such amount by the probability of merger. The significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3
measurements, at the date of issuance and January 16, 2024. included the risk-adjusted discount rate of 12.5% and probability of business
combination closing of 14%.
The estimated fair value of the 2024 Subscription
Agreement was approximately $2,004,000 at June 30, 2024. The significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3 measurements, at June 30, 2024
included the risk-adjusted discount rate of 10% and probability of business combination closing of 40%.
Amendment to Subscription Agreements and the Non-Redemption Agreements
In connection with entry of the Business
Combination Agreement, the Company, beginning in June 2024 and continuing through the third quarter of 2024, the Sponsor and certain
of the Anchor Investors and the investors parties to the 2023 Non-Redemption Agreements and the 2024 Non-Redemption Agreements
(collectively, the “investor parties”) entered into amendments to the subscription agreements executed with the Anchor
Investors in connection with the IPO and the 2023 Non-Redemption Agreements and the 2024 Non-Redemption Agreements, respectively,
which amendments amend the amount of Founder Shares the Anchor Investors and the investors parties will purchase or receive, as
applicable, from the Sponsor at the Closing. Certain of the Founder Shares to be purchased will be tied to the Sponsor earnout as
set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement, by and among the Company, the Sponsor and PubCo, dated June 18, 2024. Further, the
amendments also provide that the Anchor Investors and the investors parties will enter into a registration rights and lock-up
agreement, in the form included to the Business Combination Agreement, upon closing of the Business Combination.
NOTE 9 - STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Common Stock
The authorized common stock of the Company is 220,000,000
shares, including 200,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share. Upon completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, the Company may (depending on the terms
of the Business Combination) be required to increase the authorized number of shares at the same time as its stockholders vote on the
Business Combination to the extent the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with its initial Business Combination. Holders
of the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock vote together as a single class and are entitled to one vote for each share of
Class A and Class B common stock in connection with the initial Business Combination. In March 2021 and December 31, 2021, the Company
effected a stock dividend of 0.33333333 of Founder Share for each outstanding Founder Share, and the Company effected a second stock dividend
of 1 Founder Share for each outstanding Founder Share in September 2021, which stock dividends resulted in the Sponsor and the Company’s
independent directors holding an aggregate of 11,500,000 shares of Class B common stock (up to 1,500,000 of which were subject to forfeiture
by the Sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ option to purchase additional Units was exercised). Because the
underwriters’ exercised their over-allotment in part, 135,682 shares of Class B common stock were forfeited by the Sponsor leaving
11,364,318 shares of Class B common stock outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, all 5,268,914
and 25,797,765, respectively, shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding as of such date are reflected as common stock subject
to redemption.
As indicated in Notes 1, 3 and 4, in connection
with the 2023 Extension Amendment, holders of 8,295,189 shares of Class A common stock elected to exercise their right to redeem such
shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account and such shares were redeemed in October 2023. Further, and also as indicated
in Notes 1, 3 and 4, in January 2024, in connection with the 2024 Extension Amendment, holders of 20,528,851 shares of Class A common
stock elected to redeem their shares and as such shares were redeemed in January 2024.
Non-Redemption Agreements
2023 Non-Redemption Agreements - In September
2023, the Company and its Sponsor entered into agreements (“2023 Non-Redemption Agreements”) with twenty-one unaffiliated
third-party investors in exchange for such investors agreeing not to redeem an aggregate of 25,688,054 shares of the Company’s Class
A common stock (“2023 Non-Redeemed Shares”) at the 2023 Extension Meeting. In exchange for the foregoing commitment not to
redeem the Non-Redeemed Shares, the Sponsor has agreed to transfer to such investors an aggregate of 2,568,805 Founder Shares held by
the Sponsor, promptly following the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination if they do not exercise their redemption
rights with respect to the 2023 Non-Redeemed Shares in connection with the 2023 Extension Meeting and that the 2023 Extension Amendment
proposal is approved and effected by the Company’s filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware of a Certificate of Amendment
to the Charter. The 2023 Non-Redemption Agreement resulted in there being a higher amount of funds that remain in the Trust Account following
the 2023 Extension Meeting.
The Company has estimated, with the assistance
of valuation professionals, the aggregate fair value of 2,568,805 Founder Shares to be transferred pursuant to the 2023 Non-Redemption
Agreements to be approximately $0.71 per Founder Share. The estimated fair value, approximately $1,825,000, was determined to be a deemed
contribution to the capital of the Company from the Sponsor in the statements of stockholders’ deficit in accordance with Staff
Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5T, and a business combination cost in the statement of operations. Pursuant to the 2023
Non-Redemption Agreements, the Company agreed not to satisfy any of its excise tax obligations from the interest earned on the funds in
the Trust Account.
2024 Non-Redemption Agreements - In January
2024, the Company and its Sponsor entered into agreements (“2024 Non-Redemption Agreements”) with fourteen unaffiliated third-party
investors in exchange for such investors agreeing not to redeem an aggregate of 5,112,264 shares of the Company’s Class A common
stock (“2024 Non-Redeemed Shares”) at the 2024 Extension Meeting. In exchange for the foregoing commitment not to redeem the
2024 Non-Redeemed Shares, the Sponsor has agreed to transfer to such investors an aggregate of 1,022,453 Founder Shares held by the Sponsor,
promptly following the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination if they do not exercise their redemption rights with
respect to the 2024 Non-Redeemed Shares in connection with the 2024 Extension Meeting and that the 2024 Extension Amendment proposal is
approved and effected by the Company’s filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware of a Certificate of Amendment to the Charter.
The 2024 Non-Redemption Agreement increased the amount of funds that remain in the Trust Account following the 2024 Extension Meeting.
The Company has estimated, with the assistance
of valuation professionals, the aggregate fair value of 1,022,453 Founder Shares to be transferred pursuant to the 2024 Non-Redemption
Agreements to be approximately $1.47 per Founder Share. The estimated fair value, approximately $1,500,000, was determined to be a deemed
contribution to the capital of the Company from the Sponsor in the statements of stockholders’ deficit in accordance with Staff
Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5T, and a business combination cost in the statement of operations. Pursuant to the 2024
Non-Redemption Agreements, the Company agreed not to satisfy any of its excise tax obligations from the interest earned on the funds in
the Trust Account.
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, par value $0.0001, with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time
to time by the Company’s board of directors. At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no shares of preferred stock issued
or outstanding.
NOTE 10 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Risks and Uncertainties —
Conflict in Ukraine — In February 2022, the
Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action against the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations,
including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. The impact of this action
and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
Excise Tax on Certain Repurchases of Stock (Including Redemptions)
By Publicly Traded Domestic Corporations —
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction
Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1%
excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded domestic (i.e., U.S.) corporations, among others.
The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of
the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes
of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against
the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. Any
redemption or other repurchase that occurs on or after January 1, 2023, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote
or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection
with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value
of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of the
Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with the Business
Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with the Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of the Business
Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would
be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined.
The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability
to complete a Business Combination. The Company has agreed that any such excise taxes shall not be paid from the interest earned on the
funds held in the Trust Account.
As discussed in Note 1 and elsewhere, during September
2023, holders of 8,295,189 shares of Class A common Stock elected to redeem their shares in connection with the 2023 Extension
Meeting. As a result, approximately $86,171,000 was removed from the Company’s Trust Account to pay such holders. Management
has evaluated the requirements of the IR Act and the Company’s operations, and has recorded a liability of approximately $862,000
as of June 30, 2024. This liability was recorded as a reduction to accumulated deficit as it is related to the capital stock of the Company.
This liability will be reevaluated and remeasured at the end of such subsequent period until it is settled.
Management is continuing to evaluate the requirements
of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Company’s operations with respect to the January 2024 redemptions and has concluded that
substantial uncertainties exist as to whether such redemptions would result in additional liability at June 30, 2024. As such no amount
of potential additionally liability, which could potentially be material, has been recorded at this time.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
References in this report (this “Quarterly
Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI. References
to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors. References to the “Sponsor”
refer to Hennessy Capital Partners VI LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results
of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this
Quarterly Report.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report (including, without limitation,
statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,”
includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and any other statements
that are not statements of current or historical facts. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations
of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “continues,”
“could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “might,”
“plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “projects,” “predicts,” “will,”
“would,” or “should,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, but the
absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
We caution you that forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments
in the industry in which we operate, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained
in this Quarterly Report, and undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. In addition, even if our results or operations,
financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements
contained in this Quarterly Report, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.
The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future
developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we
have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or
other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements.
These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include,
but are not limited to, the following risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors:
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our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses; |
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our ability to complete our initial business combination (our “Business Combination”), including our recently announced proposed business combination with PubCo (as defined below); |
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due to the uncertainty resulting from the Russia/Ukraine conflict, the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, adverse changes in general
economic industry and competitive conditions, adverse changes in government regulation or prevailing market interest rates and other
events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases); |
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our expectations around the performance of a prospective target business or businesses; |
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our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial Business Combination; |
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our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial Business Combination; |
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our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial Business Combination; |
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our pool of prospective target businesses, including the location and industry of such target businesses; |
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the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential business combination opportunities; |
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our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
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the lack of a market for our securities; |
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the availability to us of funds from interest income on the balance of the trust account into which certain proceeds of our initial public offering were placed (the “Trust Account”); |
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the Trust Account not being subject to claims of third parties; |
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our financial performance; or |
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the other risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, in our registration statement on Form S-1 in connection with our initial public offering (File No. 333-254062) and our other future filings with the SEC, including in our preliminary prospectus/proxy statement included in the Registration Statement that PubCo intends to file with the SEC. |
The foregoing risks and uncertainties may not be
exhaustive. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results
may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable
securities laws.
Overview
We are an early-stage blank check company incorporated
on January 22, 2021 as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition,
stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. As discussed below under Recent Events, on
June 17, 2024 we entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as defined below). We intend to effectuate our initial Business Combination
using cash from the proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, each of which entitles the
holder to purchase one share of our Class A common stock at $11.50 per share (the “Private Placement Warrants”), our capital
stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.
The issuance of additional shares of our common
or preferred stock in our initial Business Combination:
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may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in our initial public offering; |
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may subordinate the rights of holders of common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded our common stock; |
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could cause a change of control if a substantial number of shares of our common stock are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; and |
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may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A common stock and/or Public Warrants. |
Similarly, if we issue debt securities or otherwise
incur significant indebtedness to finance our initial Business Combination, it could result in:
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default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial Business Combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; |
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acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
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our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand; |
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our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding; |
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our inability to pay dividends on our common stock; |
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using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our common stock if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
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limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
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increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; |
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limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes; and |
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other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
The Company had approximately $980,000 in cash
and approximately $12,390,000 of negative working capital (excluding approximately $51,000 of taxes payable that will be paid from interest
income earned on assets held in the Trust Account) at June 30, 2024. Further, the Company has segregated approximately $862,000 of cash
for the payment of excise taxes on the 2023 redemptions of Class A common stock. Further, we are incurring, and expect to continue to
incur, significant costs in the pursuit of an initial business combination. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to
complete our initial business combination will be successful.
Recent Events
Business Combination Agreement
On June 17, 2024, the Company, Namib Minerals,
an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“PubCo”) and a direct wholly-own
subsidiary of The Southern SelliBen Trust, a registered New Zealand foreign trust (the “Company Requisite Shareholder”), Midas
SPAC Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo (“SPAC Merger Sub”), Cayman
Merger Sub Ltd., an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary
of PubCo (“Company Merger Sub”), and Greenstone Corporation, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated
under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Greenstone”), entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination
Agreement”). Greenstone is a gold producer, developer and explorer with operations focused in Zimbabwe.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement,
the parties thereto intends to enter into a business combination transaction (the “Proposed Business Combination” and, together
with the other transactions contemplated thereby, the “Transactions”) by which, among other things, (a) Company Merger Sub
is expected to be merged with and into the Company (the “Company Merger”), with Greenstone being the surviving entity of the
Company Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (b) immediately following the Company Merger, SPAC Merger Sub is expected
to be merged with and into the Company (the “SPAC Merger” and, together with the Company Merger, the “Mergers”),
with SPAC being the surviving entity of the SPAC Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo. Upon closing of the Mergers (the
“Closing,” and the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Closing Date”) the Company and Greenstone each is expected
to become a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo, and PubCo is expected to become a publicly traded company operating under the name
“Namib Minerals,” and its ordinary shares and warrants are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker
symbols “NAMM” and “NAMMW,” respectively.
The Closing will occur on the first date following
the satisfaction or waiver of all of the closing conditions, or at such other time or in such other manner as agreed upon by Greenstone
and the Company in writing.
The obligations of the parties to consummate the
Mergers and the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following
closing conditions: (i) approval of the Transactions by the shareholders of PubCo, the Company, Company Merger Sub and Greenstone; (ii)
the Registration Statement on Form F-4 having become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”); (iii) PubCo’s initial listing application with Nasdaq will have been conditionally approved and, immediately following
the Closing, PubCo will satisfy any applicable listing requirements of Nasdaq; (iv) no governmental authority will have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any law or governmental order that makes the Closing illegal or otherwise prevents the Closing; (v) none
of PubCo, Company Merger Sub, SPAC Merger Sub, Greenstone or any of the Greenstone’s subsidiaries will be in bankruptcy, receivership,
administration, restructuring, corporate rescue or other similar proceedings, and no liquidator, administrator, restructuring officer
or similar person will have been appointed, in each case under any applicable administration, scheme of arrangement, restructuring, receivership,
corporate rescue, insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization laws; (vi) (a) the gross amount of cash available in the Trust Account following
redemptions of Company public shares plus (b) the aggregate gross amount of proceeds from any permitted financing under the Business Combination
Agreement that have been (or will be) funded at the Closing will be not less than $25.0 million; and (vii) other customary closing conditions
set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.
Unless specifically stated, this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q does not give effect to the proposed Transactions and does not contain the risks associated with the proposed Transactions.
Such risks and effects relating to the proposed Transactions will be included in a Registration Statement on Form F-4 that PubCo intends
to file with the SEC relating to the Proposed Business Combination.
For more information about the Proposed Business
Combination and the Business Combination Agreement, see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 18,
2024.
Extensions of Time to Complete Business Combination, Related Redemptions
of Shares of Class A Common Stock and Related Excise Tax
At a special meeting of stockholders held on September
29, 2023 (the “2023 Extension Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the proposal (the “2023 Extension
Amendment”) to amend and restate the Company’s certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must (i)
consummate an initial Business Combination, (ii) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, and (iii) redeem or repurchase
100% of the public shares that was consummated on October 1, 2021, from October 1, 2023 to January 10, 2024 (or such earlier date as determined
by the board of directors of the Company, the “Initial Extended Date”).
At a special meeting of stockholders held on January
10, 2024 (the “2024 Extension Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the proposal (the “2024 Extension
Amendment”) to amend and restate the Company’s certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must (i)
consummate an initial Business Combination, (ii) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, and (iii) redeem or repurchase
100% of the public shares from the Initial Extended Date, January 10, 2024, to September 30, 2024 (or such earlier date as determined
by the board of directors of the Company, the “Extended Date”). The Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation
provides that, other than the withdrawal of interest to pay tax obligations, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution
expenses), none of the funds held in trust will be released until the earliest of: (a) the completion of the initial Business Combination,
(b) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended
and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the
public shares if the Company does not complete the initial Business Combination by the Extended Date, or such later date if stockholders
approve an extension of such date, or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-Business
Combination activity, and (c) the redemption of the public shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination
prior to the Extended Date, or such later date if stockholders approve an extension of such date, subject to applicable law. The proceeds
deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the
Company’s public stockholders.
If stockholders were to approve an extension beyond
the Extended Date, the Company would expect to receive a delisting notice from NASDAQ under their requirement that special purpose acquisition
companies complete a business combination within three years of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement. However, such delisting
notice can be appealed and up to 180 days grace period given to the Company at the listing committee’s discretion.
On September 29, 2023, in connection with the 2023
Extension Meeting, stockholders holding 8,295,189 public shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of
the funds in the Trust Account. As such, in October 2023, the Company redeemed 8,295,189 shares of public shares for approximately $86,171,000,
or approximately $10.39 per share.
In January 2024, in connection with the 2024 Extension
Meeting, stockholders holding 20,528,851 shares of Class A common stock exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion
of the funds in the Trust Account. As such, in January 2024, the Company redeemed 20,528,851 shares of Class A common stock for approximately
$215,340,000, or approximately $10.49 per share.
Management has evaluated the requirements
of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Company’s operations, and has recorded a liability of 1% of the amount of the October 2023
redemptions, approximately $861,000, as of December 31, 2023. This liability is recorded as a reduction to accumulated deficit as it is
related to the capital stock of the Company. This liability will be reevaluated and remeasured at the end of such subsequent period until
it is settled. Management is continuing to evaluate the requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Company’s operations,
with respect to the January 2024 redemptions and has concluded that substantial uncertainties exist as to whether such redemptions would
result in additional liability at June 30, 2024 as such no amount of potential additionally liability has been recorded.
Non-Redemption Agreements
In September 2023, the Company and the Sponsor
entered into non-redemption agreements (the “2023 Non-Redemption Agreements”) with twenty-one unaffiliated third-party investors
in exchange for such investors agreeing not to redeem an aggregate of 25,688,054 public shares (“September 2023 Non-Redeemed Shares”)
at the 2023 Extension Meeting. In exchange for the foregoing commitment not to redeem the September 2023 Non-Redeemed Shares, the Sponsor
agreed to transfer to such investors an aggregate of 2,568,805 founder shares held by the Sponsor, promptly following the closing of the
Company’s initial Business Combination if they did not exercise their redemption rights with respect to the September 2023 Non-Redeemed
Shares in connection with the 2023 Extension Meeting and the 2023 Extension Amendment was approved and effected by the Company’s
filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware of the First Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
The Company has estimated, with the assistance
of valuation professionals, the aggregate fair value of 2,568,805 founder shares to be transferred pursuant to the 2023 Non-Redemption
Agreements to be approximately $0.71 per founder share. The estimated fair value, approximately $1,825,000, was determined to be a deemed
contribution to the capital of the Company from the Sponsor in the statements of stockholders’ deficit in accordance with Staff
Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5T, and a business combination cost in the statement of operations. Pursuant to the 2023
Non-Redemption Agreements, the Company agreed not to satisfy any of its excise tax obligations from the interest earned on the funds in
the Trust Account.
In January 2024, the Company and the Sponsor entered
into non-redemption agreements (the “2024 Non-Redemption Agreements”) with fourteen unaffiliated third-party investors in
exchange for such investors agreeing not to redeem an aggregate of 5,112,264 public shares (“January 2024 Non-Redeemed Shares”)
at the 2024 Extension Meeting. In exchange for the foregoing commitment not to redeem the January 2024 Non-Redeemed Shares, our sponsor
agreed to transfer to such investors an aggregate of 1,022,453 founder shares held by our sponsor, promptly following the closing of the
Company’s initial Business Combination if they did not exercise their redemption rights with respect to the January 2024 Non-Redeemed
Shares in connection with the 2024 Extension Meeting and that the 2024 Extension Amendment was approved and effected by the Company’s
filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware of the Second Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
The Company has estimated, with the assistance
of valuation professionals, the aggregate fair value of 1,022,453 founder shares to be transferred pursuant to the 2024 Non-Redemption
Agreements to be approximately $1.47 per founder share. The estimated fair value, approximately $1,500,000, was determined to be a deemed
contribution to the capital of the Company from our sponsor in the statements of stockholders’ deficit in accordance with SAB Topic
5T, and a business combination cost in the statement of operations. Pursuant to the 2024 Non-Redemption Agreements, the Company agreed
not to satisfy any of its excise tax obligations from the interest earned on the funds in the Trust Account.
Subscription Agreements
On October 13, 2023, the Company entered into a
subscription agreement (the “Polar Subscription Agreement I”) with HCG, the Sponsor and Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (“Polar”),
pursuant to which Polar agreed to make a $900,000 cash contribution to the Company (the “First Capital Contribution”) to cover
working capital expenses of the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein. Pursuant to the Polar Subscription
Agreement I, the First Capital Contribution shall be repaid to Polar by the Company upon the closing of an initial Business Combination
(the “Closing”). Polar may elect to receive such repayment (i) in cash or (ii) in shares of Class A common stock of the surviving
entity in such initial Business Combination (the “Surviving Entity”) at a rate of one share of Class A common stock for each
ten dollars ($10.00) of the First Capital Contribution. In consideration of the foregoing First Capital Contribution, the Company has
agreed to issue, or to cause the Surviving Entity to issue, 0.9 of a share of Class A common stock of the Surviving Entity for each dollar
($1.00) of the First Capital Contribution funded as of or prior to the Closing. Pursuant to the Polar Subscription Agreement I, the Surviving
Entity shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any shares of Class A common stock issued to Polar pursuant to the Polar Subscription
Agreement I to be registered on the first registration statement filed by the Surviving Company following the Closing, which shall be
filed no later than 30 days following the Closing and declared effective no later than 90 days following the Closing. Upon certain events
of default under the Polar Subscription Agreement I or if the Surviving Entity fails to file a registration statement to register the
shares of Class A common stock issued to Polar within 30 days after the Closing and to have such registration statement declared effective
within 90 days after the Closing, the Company (or the Surviving Entity, as applicable) shall issue to Polar an additional 0.1 of a share
of Class A common stock for each dollar of the First Capital Contribution funded as of the date of such default, and for each month thereafter
until such default of failure is cured, subject to certain limitations provided for therein. In the event the Company liquidates without
consummating an initial Business Combination, any amounts remaining in the Company’s cash accounts (excluding the Trust Account)
will be paid to Polar by the Company within five (5) calendar days of the liquidation, and such amounts shall be the sole recourse for
Polar.
HCG agreed to purchase from Polar, and Polar agreed
to transfer to HCG, effective upon execution of the Polar Subscription Agreement I, (i) 100,000 redeemable private placement warrants
and (2) 37.5% of Polar’s right under its existing 2021 subscription agreement (entered into in connection with our initial public
offering) to purchase up to 150,000 shares of the Class B common stock from the Sponsor, for an aggregate cash purchase price of $150,000.
On January 16, 2024, the Company entered into the Polar Subscription
Agreement II with the Sponsor and Polar pursuant to which Polar agreed to make a $1,750,000 cash contribution to the Company (the “Second
Capital Contribution”) to cover working capital expenses and certain potential excise tax obligations of the Company in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth therein. Pursuant to the Polar Subscription Agreement II, the Second Capital Contribution shall
be repaid to Polar by the Company upon the Closing. Polar may elect to receive such repayment (i) in cash or (ii) in shares of Class A
common stock of the Surviving Entity at a rate of one share of Class A common stock for each ten dollars ($10.00) of the Second Capital
Contribution. In consideration of the foregoing Second Capital Contribution, the Company has agreed to issue, or to cause the Surviving
Entity to issue, 70,000 shares of Class A common stock of the Surviving Entity (the “Subscription Shares”) to Polar as of
or prior to the Closing. Pursuant to the Polar Subscription Agreement II, the Surviving Entity shall use its reasonable best efforts to
cause the Subscription Shares issued to Polar pursuant to the Polar Subscription Agreement II to be registered on the first registration
statement filed by the Surviving Company following the Closing, which shall be filed no later than 30 days following the Closing and declared
effective no later than 90 days following the Closing. Upon certain events of default under the Polar Subscription Agreement II or if
the Surviving Entity fails to file a registration statement to register the Subscription Shares issued to Polar within 30 days after the
Closing and to have such registration statement declared effective within 90 days after the Closing, the Company (or the Surviving Entity,
as applicable) shall issue to Polar an additional 0.1 of a share of Class A common stock for each one dollar ($1.00) of the Second Capital
Contribution funded as of the date of such default, and for each month thereafter until such default of failure is cured, subject to certain
limitations provided for therein. In the event the Company (1) liquidates without consummating an initial business combination or (2)
consummates an initial business combination, the Company shall repay the Second Capital Contribution within 30 calendar days of the liquidation
or within five (5) business days of the Closing (as applicable, the “Specified Period”). In the event that such Second Capital
Contribution is not repaid in full within the Specified Period, Daniel J. Hennessy, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has agreed
(in his individual capacity) to purchase from Polar all of Polar’s remaining rights under the Polar Subscription Agreement II (excluding
the right to receive the Subscription Shares, which shall remain with Polar) for a cash amount equal to the portion of the Second Capital
Contribution not repaid by the Company.
April 1, 2024, the Company received proceeds of
$1,750,000 under the Polar Subscription Agreement II.
The Company elected the fair value option to account
for amounts received from the Polar Subscription Agreement I and Polar Subscription Agreement II. As a result of applying the fair value
option, the Company recognizes the amounts received at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognized as a change in fair
value in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value is based on prices or valuation techniques that require significant
inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own estimates
about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the liability.
The estimated fair value of the Polar Subscription
Agreement I was $3,798,000 at June 30, 2024, was determined by summing (1) the future cash payment discounted at a risk-adjusted discount
rate, which is an income approach, and (2) 0.9 shares of Common Stock for each dollar of the 2023 Capital Contribution valued using the
closing stock price, then adjusting such amount by the probability of an initial Business Combination. The significant unobservable inputs,
or level 3 measurements, at June 30, 2024, included the probability of an initial Business Combination closing of 40%.
The estimated fair value of the Polar Subscription
Agreement II would have been approximately $1,750,000 upon subscription at January 10, 2024 if it had been drawn down at that date and
it was approximately $2,004,000 at June 30, 2024. The subscription was funded on April 1, 2024. The estimated fair value at issuance and
at June 30, 2024, was determined by summing the future cash payment discounted at a risk-adjusted discount rate, which is an income approach,
then adjusting such amount by the probability of an initial Business Combination. The significant unobservable inputs, or level 3 measurements,
at June 30, 2024. included the risk-adjusted discount rate of 10% and probability of an initial Business Combination closing of 40%.
Amendment to Subscription Agreements and the Non-Redemption Agreement
In connection with entry of the Business
Combination Agreement, the Company, beginning in June 2024 and continuing through the third quarter of 2024, the Sponsor and each of
the Anchor Investors, and each of the investors parties to the 2023 Non-Redemption Agreements and the 2024 Non-Redemption Agreements
(the “investor parties”) entered into amendments to the subscription agreements executed in connection with the IPO and
the 2023 Non-Redemption Agreements and the 2024 Non-Redemption Agreements, respectively, the amendment amends the amount of Class B
common stocks the Anchor Investor and the investors parties to the 2023 Non-Redemption Agreements and the 2024 Non-Redemption
Agreements will purchase or receive, as applicable from the Sponsor at Closing. Part of the amount of Class B common stocks to be
purchased will be tied to the Sponsor earnout as set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement, by and among the Company, the Sponsor
and PubCo, dated June 18, 2024. Further, the amendment also provide that the Anchor Investors and the investors parties will enter
into a registration rights and lock-up agreement, in the form included to the Business Combination Agreement, upon closing of the
Business Combination.
Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated
any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for and consummate
our initial public offering and, subsequent to completion of our initial public offering on October 1, 2021, identifying and completing
a suitable initial Business Combination. Following our initial public offering, we do not and will not generate any operating revenues
until after completion of our initial Business Combination, if at all. We currently generate non-operating income in the form of interest
income on cash and investments after our initial public offering. Since our initial public offering, we have incurred increased expenses
as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for professional
and consulting fees and travel associated with evaluating various initial Business Combination candidates, as well as costs in connection
with negotiating and executing a definitive agreement and related agreements and proxy materials. Our expenses have increased, and will
likely continue to increase, substantially since the closing of our initial public offering on October 1, 2021.
We account for the Public Warrants and Private
Placement Warrants issued in connection with our initial public offering as warrant liabilities and not equity. As a result, we are required
to measure the fair value of the Warrants when they are issued and then at the end of each reporting period and to recognize changes in
the fair value from the prior period in our operating results for each current period. Such amounts can be material and can be either
other income or other expense. We account for all of the Class A common stock issued in our initial public offering as redeemable stock
and not permanent equity and so we report negative stockholders’ deficit and expect to continue to do so.
The Company elected the fair value option to account
for amounts received from the Polar Subscription Agreement I and Polar Subscription Agreement II. As a result of applying the fair value
option, the Company recognizes the amounts received at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognized as a change in fair
value in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value is based on prices or valuation techniques that require significant
inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own estimates
about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the liability.
The Company accounts for the aggregate fair value
of founder shares to be transferred pursuant to the 2023 Non-Redemption Agreements and the 2024 Non-Redemption Agreements as a deemed
contribution to the capital of the Company from its Sponsor in the unaudited condensed statements of stockholders’ equity in accordance
with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5T, and as a business combination cost in the unaudited statement of operations.
General and administrative expenses —
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, we had a loss from operations of approximately $3,502,00 and $5,823,000, respectively,
consisting of the costs of being a public company of approximately $247,000 and $486,000, respectively (including approximately $55,000
of proxy-related costs in the six months), compensation of approximately $162,000 and $324,000, respectively (approximately $80,000 and
$160,000, respectively, of which is deferred), approximately $50,000 and $100,000, respectively, of franchise taxes, approximately $45,000
and $90,000, respectively, of administrative fees to our Sponsor, and approximately $2,997,000 and $3,324,000, respectively, of costs
associated with our business combination and other costs.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023,
we had a loss from operations of approximately $2,173,000 and $3,217,000, respectively, consisting primarily of costs of being a public
company of approximately $181,000 and $333,000, respectively, compensation of approximately $249,000 and $498,000, respectively (approximately
$122,000 and $144,000 of which is deferred), approximately $50,000 and $100,000, respectively, of franchise taxes, approximately $45,000
and $90,000, respectively, of administrative fees to our Sponsor, and approximately $1,650,000 and $2,161,000, respectively, of costs
associated with searching for a suitable business combination and other costs.
Other income (expense) — In addition
to operating costs, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, we had other expense of approximately $1,523,000 and $3,256,000,
respectively, representing primarily the costs associated with the change in fair value of: (i) our extension notes payable (approximately
$1,236,000 and $3,152,000, respectively) and (ii) our warrant liabilities (approximately $929,000 and $1,673,000, respectively) as well
as, in the six months ended June 30, 2024, the estimated fair value of founder shares provided as compensation to investors for entering
into the 2023 Non-Redemption Agreements and the 2024 Non-Redemption Agreements of approximately $1,500,000 all partially offset by interest
income of approximately $642,000 and $1,569,000 on our demand deposits in the Trust Account and, in the three months ended June 30, 2024,
our operating account.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023,
we had other income of approximately $3,271,000 and $4,767,000, respectively, representing the decrease in fair value of our warrant liability
during the periods of $1,300,000 and $186,000, respectively, and interest income of approximately $4,144,000 and 7,798,000, respectively,
on our cash and investments in the Trust Account.
The change in the interest income is the result
of market conditions as well as significant decreases in the Trust Account due to redemptions in September 2023 and January 2024.
Provision for income taxes — The provision
for income taxes in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, $123,000 and $336,000, respectively, results from taxable interest income
offset by deductible franchise taxes. Since the Company’s operating expenses are considered non-deductible start-up costs or business
combination expenses, they are not deductible for income tax purposes. Further, the change in value of our derivative warrant liabilities
and our extension notes, as well as the estimated fair value of founder shares provided in 2023 Non-Redemption Agreements and the 2024
Non-Redemption Agreements do not result in taxable income or expense.
The provision for income taxes in the three and
six months ended June 30, 2023, $840,000 and $1,610,000, respectively, results from the significantly higher taxable interest income in
those periods prior to shareholder redemptions in October 2023 and January 2024. Since the Company’s operating expenses are considered
non-deductible start-up costs or business combination expenses, they are not deductible for income tax purposes.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity needs prior to the completion of
our initial public offering were satisfied through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the founder shares and up to $500,000 in loans
from our Sponsor under an unsecured promissory note, $195,000 of which was borrowed prior to, and then fully repaid at, the October 1,
2021 closing of our initial public offering. The net proceeds from: (1) the sale of our units in our initial public offering (including
the additional units sold on October 21, 2021 pursuant to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option), after
deducting offering expenses of approximately $990,000 and underwriting commissions of approximately $6,819,000 (excluding total deferred
underwriting commissions of $11,933,000 at the time of our initial public offering), and (2) the sale of the Private Placement Warrants
(including the additional Private Placement Warrants sold on October 21, 2021 in connection with the partial exercise of the underwriters’
over-allotment option) for a purchase price of approximately $10,819,000, was $343,940,000. Of this amount, approximately $340,930,000,
which includes approximately $11,933,000 of total deferred underwriting commissions at the time of our initial public offering, was deposited
into the Trust Account. The remaining approximately $3,010,000 will not be held in the Trust Account. The funds in the Trust Account have
been held in an interest-bearing demand deposit account or invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days
or less or in money market funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and that invest
only in direct U.S. government obligations.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds
held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes
payable), if any, to complete our initial Business Combination. We have made and will make withdrawals from the Trust Account to pay our
taxes, including franchise taxes and income taxes. Delaware franchise tax is based on our authorized shares or on our assumed par and
non-par capital, whichever yields a lower result. Under the authorized shares method, each share is taxed at a graduated rate based on
the number of authorized shares with a maximum aggregate tax of $200,000 per year. Under the assumed par value capital method, Delaware
taxes each $1,000,000 of assumed par value capital at the rate of $400; where assumed par value would be (1) our total gross assets divided
by (2) our total issued shares of common stock, multiplied by (3) the number of our authorized shares. Based on the number of shares of
our common stock authorized and outstanding and our total gross assets, our annual franchise tax obligation is expected to be capped at
the maximum amount of annual franchise taxes payable by us as a Delaware corporation of $200,000. Our annual income tax obligations will
depend on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account. We expect the only taxes payable by
us out of the funds in the Trust Account will be income and franchise taxes. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in
whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will
be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth
strategies.
Prior to the completion of our initial Business
Combination, in addition to our costs associated with operating as a listed public company, our principal use of working capital will
be to fund our activities to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses,
travel to and from the offices or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate
documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete an initial Business Combination.
In addition, we may pay commitment fees for financing,
fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business or as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision
(a provision designed to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies or investors
on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have
any current intention to do so. If we entered into an agreement where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business,
the amount that would be used as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision would be determined based on the terms of
the specific business combination and the amount of our available funds at the time. Our forfeiture of such funds (whether as a result
of our breach or otherwise) could result in our not having sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conducting due diligence with
respect to, prospective target businesses.
In June 2023, the Sponsor loaned $200,000 to the
Company. In October 2023, Polar made a capital contribution to the Company of $900,000. In January 2024, Polar agreed to make an additional
capital contribution to the Company of $1,750,000, which contribution was made on April 1, 2024.
On September 29, 2023, in connection with the 2023
Extension Meeting, stockholders holding 8,295,189 shares of Class A common stock exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro
rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As such, on October 12, 2023, the Company redeemed 8,295,189 shares of Class A common
stock for approximately $86,171,000, or approximately $10.39 per share. Management has evaluated the requirements of the Inflation
Reduction Act and the Company’s operations, and has an excise tax liability of 1% of the redemption amount, approximately $861,000
accrued on its unaudited condensed balance sheet at June 30, 2024 and its balance sheet at December 31, 2024. This liability was recorded
as a reduction to stockholders’ deficit as it is related to the capital stock of the Company. This liability will be reevaluated
and remeasured at the end of such subsequent period until it is settled.
In January 2024, in connection with the 2024 Extension
Meeting, stockholders holding 20,528,851 shares of Class A common stock exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion
of the funds in the Trust Account. As such, in January 2024, the Company redeemed 20,528,851 shares of Class A common stock for approximately
$215,340,000, or approximately $10.49 per share. Management is continuing to evaluate the requirements of the Inflation Reduction
Act and the Company’s operations with respect to the January 2024 redemptions and has concluded that substantial uncertainties exist
as to whether such redemptions would result in additional liability at June 30, 2024. As such no amount of potential additionally liability
has been recorded at this time.
Mandatory Liquidation, Liquidity and Going Concern:
The Company had approximately $980,000 in cash
and approximately $12,390,000 of negative working capital (excluding approximately $51,000 of taxes payable that will be paid from interest
income earned on assets held in the Trust Account) at June 30, 2024. Further, the Company has segregated approximately $862,000 of cash
for the payment of excise taxes on the 2023 redemptions of Class A common stock. Further, we are incurring, and expect to continue to
incur, significant costs in the pursuit of an initial business combination. These conditions indicate that the Company needs additional
working capital. In addition, if the Company cannot complete a Business Combination before the Extended Date, September 30, 2024, or such
later date if stockholders approve an extension of such date, it could be forced to wind up its operations and liquidate unless it receives
an extension approval from its stockholders. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as
a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements are issued. The
Company’s plan to deal with this uncertainty is to complete a Business Combination prior to the Extended Date, or such later date
if stockholders approve an extension of such date, to receive working capital from its Sponsor and/or external financing sources to the
extent necessary and to work with creditors to defer payments. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business
Combination, work with creditors to defer payments and continue to receive loans, if available, from its Sponsor and/or external financing
sources will be successful or successful within the required timeframe. The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital
or to consummate an initial Business Combination will be successful.
Our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our
officers and directors may, but none of them is obligated to, loan us funds as may be required to fund our working capital requirements.
Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Warrant at the option of the lender. The Warrants
would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued to our Sponsor, our direct anchor investors and our other anchor investors.
The terms of such loans by our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and
no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. In June 2023, the Sponsor loaned $200,000 to the Company. Such loan bears no interest
and may be converted to 133,333 Warrants at the option of the lender as described above. The Company has determined that the fair value
of the conversion feature is immaterial and therefore the loan has been recorded at par value. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
there was $200,000 and $200,000 outstanding under the working capital loan.
On October 13, 2023, the Company entered into the
Polar Subscription Agreement I with HCG, the Sponsor, and Polar, pursuant to which Polar agreed to make a $900,000, cash contribution
to the Company to cover working capital expenses of the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein and as further
described in “—Recent Events—Subscription Agreements” above.
On January 10, 2024, the Company entered into the
Polar Subscription Agreement II with HCG, Daniel J. Hennessy, the Sponsor, and Polar, pursuant to which Polar agreed to make a $1,750,000
cash contribution to the Company to cover working capital expenses of the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
therein and as further provided in “—Recent Events—Subscription Agreements” above.
If we complete our initial Business Combination,
we would repay amounts loaned under the Sponsor’s working capital loan and return the Capital Contribution made by Polar pursuant
to the terms of the Polar Subscription Agreement I and II out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. In the event that our
initial Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such
amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment.
We do not expect to seek loans from parties other
than our Sponsor, Polar, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors, if any, as we do not believe third parties will be
willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our Trust Account.
If our estimates of the costs of identifying a
target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial Business Combination exceed our expectations, we may have
insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional
financing either to complete our initial Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public
shares upon completion of our initial Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection
with such initial Business Combination. In addition, we intend to target businesses with enterprise values that are greater than we could
acquire with the net proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, and, as a result, if the
cash portion of the purchase price exceeds the amount available from the Trust Account, net of amounts needed to satisfy redemptions by
public stockholders, we may be required to seek additional financing to complete such proposed initial Business Combination. We may also
obtain financing prior to the closing of our initial Business Combination to fund our working capital needs and transaction costs in connection
with our search for and completion of our initial Business Combination. There is no limitation on our ability to raise funds through the
issuance of equity or equity-linked securities or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our initial Business
Combination, including pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop arrangements we may enter into following the consummation of
our initial public offering. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously
with the completion of our initial Business Combination. If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination because we do not
have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following our
initial Business Combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.
Off-balance sheet financing arrangements
As of June 30, 2024, we have no obligations, assets
or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships
with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established
for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.
We have not entered into any off-balance sheet
financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or entered into
any agreements for non-financial assets.
Contractual obligations
At June 30, 2024, we did not have any long-term
debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities. In connection with our initial public offering,
we entered into an Administrative Support Agreement with Hennessy Capital Group LLC, an affiliate of our Sponsor, pursuant to which the
Company pays Hennessy Capital Group LLC $15,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support.
In June 30, 2023, the Sponsor loaned $200,000 to
the Company. Such loan bears no interest and may be converted to 133,333 Warrants at the option of the lender as described in “—Liquidity
and Capital Resources— Mandatory Liquidation, Liquidity and Going Concern” above.
In October 2023, the Company entered into the Polar
Subscription Agreement I with HCG, the Sponsor and Polar, pursuant to which the Company agreed to return the First Capital Contribution
to Polar. Polar may elect to receive such repayment (i) in cash or (ii) in shares of Common Stock at a rate of one share of Common Stock
for each ten dollars ($10.00) of the First Capital Contribution. The Company must also issue to Polar 0.9 of a share of Common Stock for
each dollar ($1.00) of the First Capital Contribution funded as of or prior to the Closing. The terms and conditions of the Subscription
Agreement are described in additional detail in “—Recent Events—Subscription Agreements” above.
On January 16, 2024, the Company entered into the
Polar Subscription Agreement II with the Sponsor and Polar pursuant to which Polar agreed to make the Second Capital Contribution to cover
working capital expenses and certain potential excise tax obligations of the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
therein. Pursuant to the Polar Subscription Agreement II, the Second Capital Contribution shall be repaid to Polar by the Company upon
Closing. Polar may elect to receive such repayment (i) in cash or (ii) in shares of Class A common stock of the Surviving Entity at a
rate of one share of Class A common stock for each ten dollars ($10.00) of the Second Capital Contribution. In consideration of the foregoing
Second Capital Contribution, the Company has agreed to issue, or to cause the Surviving Entity to issue, 70,000 shares of Class A common
stock of the Surviving Entity (the “Subscription Shares”) to Polar as of or prior to the Closing. The terms and conditions
of the Subscription Agreement are described in additional detail in “—Recent Events—Subscription Agreements”
above.
Also, commencing on September 29, 2021, the date
our securities were first listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, we have agreed to compensate each of our President and Chief Operating Officer
as well as our Chief Financial Officer $29,000 per month prior to the consummation of our initial Business Combination, of which $14,000
per month is payable upon the completion of our initial Business Combination and $15,000 per month is payable currently for their services.
Since January 1, 2022, we have been compensating a Vice President of HCG, in his capacity as an independent contract service provider
to the Company, at the rate of $25,000 per month, $12,500 of which is paid currently for his services and $12,500 of which is payable
upon the closing of our initial Business Combination. An aggregate of approximately $162,000 and $249,000, respectively, was charged for
operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Deferred compensation – related parties includes approximately $1,159,000 under
this obligation for the period from September 29, 2021 to June 30, 2024.
During September 2023, payments to the Company’s
Chief Operating Officer ceased in connection with his resignation as an officer (but not as a director) of the Company. During August
2024, he resigned as a director of the Company.
During August 2024, payments to the Company’s
Chief Financial Officer and to the independent contractor service provider to the Company (who is Vice President of HCG) ceased in connection
with their resignations from the Company. If such former Chief Financial Officer and independent contractor service provider provide reasonable
and timely cooperation to transfer their knowledge and duties as reasonably requested by the Company following their separation, they
will remain entitled to receive their respective previously accrued deferred compensation (approximately $462,000 and $375,000, respectively,
through June 30, 2024), payable upon closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination.
In connection with identifying an initial Business
Combination candidate and negotiating an initial Business Combination, we may enter into engagement letters or agreements with various
consultants, advisors, professionals and others in connection with an initial Business Combination. The services under these engagement
letters and agreements can be material in amount and in some instances can include contingent or success fees. Contingent or success fees
(but not deferred underwriting compensation) would be charged to operations in the quarter that our initial Business Combination is consummated.
In most instances (except with respect to our independent registered public accounting firm), these engagement letters and agreements
are expected to specifically provide that such counterparties waive their rights to seek repayment from the funds in the Trust Account.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related
disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during
the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
In October 2023 and January 2024, the Company entered
into Polar Subscription Agreement I and Polar Subscription Agreement II for which the Company received cash contributions to the Company
of $900,000 and $1,750,000 to cover working capital expenses of the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Such contributions shall be repaid upon closing of an initial business combination and contain various conversion or share issuance opportunities
that make them complex financial instruments. The Company has adopted the fair value option in accounting for such agreements. The fair
value option requires that a valuation be made of each instrument at each reporting date. Because there are limited observable inputs,
such valuations are made using Level 3 estimates of value using unobservable inputs. Making such judgments of value are subjective and
involves professional valuation skill. Because of that, the Company engaged valuation professionals to make such fair value assessments.
As such, the fair value of the Company’s extension promissory notes is a critical accounting estimate. A key metric used to calculate
fair value is the probability of the closing of a business combination. Since the initial October 2023 subscription agreement this valuation
metric has varied from 9.7% at inception in October and again at December 31, 2024, then 14% at inception of the Polar Subscription Agreement
II and 30% at March 31, 2024 and then 40% at June 30, 2024. The change from 9.7% at inception in October 2023 to 40% at June 30, 2024
had a $2,898,000 impact (increase) on the amount initially recorded at inception ($900,000) and on the Polar Subscription Agreement II
the impact (increase) on the amount initially recorded at inception ($1,750,000) was approximately $254,000.
Management does not believe that the Company has
any other critical accounting estimates.
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 are procedures that are designed
with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly
Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure
controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including
the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management
evaluated, with the participation of our current chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our “Certifying Officers”),
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2024, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based
upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of June 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and
procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated,
can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the
design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered
relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls
and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design
of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can
be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
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.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
To the knowledge of our management, there is no
litigation currently pending against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such or against any of our property.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
As of the date of this Quarterly Report there have
been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with
the SEC on March 29, 2024. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations
or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business
or results of operations. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future
filings with the SEC.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES, USE OF PROCEEDS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
(c) During the three months ended June 30, 2024,
no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1
trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or
incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
Exhibit
Number |
|
Description |
10.1*** |
|
Business Combination Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2024, by and among Hennessy
Capital Investment Corp. VI, Namib Minerals, Midas SPAC Merger Sub Inc., Cayman Merger Sub Ltd., and Greenstone Corporation (incorporated
by reference to the exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 18, 2024). |
10.2 |
|
Shareholder Support Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2024, by and among Hennessy
Capital Investment Corp. VI, The Southern SelliBen Trust and Greenstone Corporation (incorporated by reference to the exhibit to the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 18, 2024). |
10.3 |
|
Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2024, by and among Greenstone
Corporation, Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI, Hennessy Capital Partners VI, LLC and the other stockholders of Hennessey Capital Investment
Corp. VI listed therein (incorporated by reference to the exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 18, 2024). |
10.4 |
|
Sponsor Letter Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2024, by and among Hennessy
Capital Investment Corp. VI, Hennessy Capital Partners VI, LLC and Namib Minerals (incorporated by reference to the exhibit to the Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 18, 2024). |
10.5* |
|
Form of
Amendment to Non-Redemption Agreement and Assignment of Economic Interest. |
10.6* |
|
Form of Amendment No. 2 to the Subscription Agreement. |
31.1* |
|
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. |
31.2* |
|
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.1** |
|
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.2** |
|
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. |
101.INS* |
|
Inline XBRL Instance Document. |
101.SCH* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema. |
101.CAL* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase. |
101.DEF* |
|
Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document. |
101.LAB* |
|
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Document. |
101.PRE* |
|
Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document. |
104* |
|
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
** | 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. |
*** | Schedules
omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of
any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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.
|
HENNESSY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. VI |
|
|
Dated: August 14, 2024 |
/s/ Daniel J. Hennessy |
|
Name: |
Daniel J. Hennessy |
|
Title: |
Chairman of the Board of Directors and |
|
|
Chief Executive Officer |
|
|
(Principal Executive Officer) |
Dated: August 14, 2024 |
/s/ Nicholas Geeza |
|
Name: |
Nicholas Geeza |
|
Title: |
Executive Vice President, Chief |
|
|
Financial Officer and Secretary |
|
|
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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This AMENDMENT TO NON-REDEMPTION
AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST, dated as of , 2024 (this “Amendment”), is made by and among Hennessy
Capital Investment Corp. VI, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Hennessy Capital Partners VI LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and the undersigned party listed under Investor on the signature page hereto (collectively, the “Parties”).
Except as otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the
Non-Redemption Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Parties hereto
previously entered into that certain non-redemption agreement and assignment of economic interest, dated as of (the “Non-Redemption
Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties
have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT, dated as of , 2024 (this “Amendment No. 2”), is made by and among Hennessy Capital Investment Corp.
VI, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Hennessy Capital Partners VI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
and the undersigned party listed under Purchaser on the signature page hereto (collectively, the “Parties”). Except
as otherwise indicated herein, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Subscription
Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Parties hereto
previously entered into that certain subscription agreement, dated as of , 2021 and as amended by Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment
No.1”) to such subscription agreement, dated , 2021 (as amended, the “Subscription Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
“(ii) On the Business Combination Closing
(as defined below), the Purchaser shall purchase from the Sponsor, and the Sponsor shall transfer and sell to the Purchaser the number
of Founder Shares (the “New Base Shares”) and the number of Sponsor Earnout Shares (such term as defined in the Sponsor
Letter Agreement; it being understood that the Sponsor Earnout Shares would be subject to an eight-year earnout, 50% of the Sponsor Earnout
Shares would vest upon a $12.50 per share price threshold, the other 50% of the Sponsor Earnout Shares would vest upon a $15.00 per share
price threshold, and the Sponsor Earnout Shares would accelerate upon certain change of control events) to be issued pursuant to, and
subject to the restrictions, vesting conditions and potential forfeiture under, the Sponsor Letter Agreement (collectively, the “Initial
Subscriber Founder Shares”), as set forth adjacent to such Purchaser’s name under Exhibit A hereto. The purchase
price for the Initial Subscriber Founder Shares shall be $0.006 per share, and shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available
funds or other means approved by the Sponsor.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties
have caused this Amendment No. 2 to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
I, Daniel J. Hennessy, certify that:
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hennessy
Capital Investment Corp. VI. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Daniel J. Hennessy, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hennessy
Capital Investment Corp. VI (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Nicholas A. Petruska, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: