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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

4. Related Party Transactions

 

Founder Shares

 

In November 2013, the Sponsor purchased 6,037,500 shares (retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of stock dividends — see Note 2) of the Company’s common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for $25,000, or approximately $.004 per share (retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of stock dividends — see Note 2). In January 2014, the Sponsor assigned an aggregate of 60,375 Founder Shares (retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of stock dividends — see Note 2) to the independent director nominees at their original purchase price.

 

The Founder Shares are identical to the common stock included in the Units sold in the Public Offering except that the Founder Shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below.

 

25% of the Founder Shares, representing 5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Public Offering (including any exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) are subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor under certain conditions described in the final prospectus.

 

The Founder Shares have been placed into an escrow account maintained in New York, New York by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as escrow agent. Subject to certain limited exceptions discussed in the final prospectus, the Founder Shares may not be transferred, assigned, sold or released from escrow until one year after the date of the consummation of the Initial Business Combination or earlier if, subsequent to the Initial Business Combination, (i) the last sale price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Initial Business Combination or (ii) the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

 

Rights - The Founder Shares are identical to the Public Shares except that (i) the Founder Shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described above, and (ii) the initial stockholders have agreed to waive their redemption rights in connection with the Initial Business Combination with respect to the Founder Shares and to waive their redemption rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within 21 months (or 24 months, as applicable) from the closing of the Public Offering.

 

Voting- If the Company seeks stockholder approval of the Initial Business Combination, the initial stockholders have agreed to vote their Founder Shares and any shares of common stock purchased during or after the Public Offering in favor of the Initial Business Combination.

 

Redemption - Although the initial stockholders and their permitted transferees will waive their redemption rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame, they will be entitled to redemption rights with respect to any of the Company’s common stock they may own.

 

Private Placement Warrants

 

On February 19, 2014, the Sponsor purchased from the Company an aggregate of 5,950,000 Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Warrant (a purchase price of $5.95 million), in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the completion of the Public Offering (the “Private Placement Warrants”).  On March 13, 2014, the Sponsor purchased from the Company an additional 210,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Warrant (a purchase price of $210,000) in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option. Each Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at $11.50 per share. The purchase price of the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds from the offering to be held in the trust account pending completion of the Initial Business Combination.

 

The Private Placement Warrants (including the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination and they will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Warrants included in the Units sold in the offering. Otherwise, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Warrants 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 will be part of the liquidating distribution to the public stockholders and the Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor will expire worthless.

 

Registration Rights

 

The holders of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants hold registration rights to require the Company to register the sale of certain securities held by them pursuant to a registration rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these stockholders have “piggy-back” registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by the Company. The Company will bear the costs and expenses of filing any such registration statements.

 

Administrative Services Agreement

 

Commencing on February 13, 2014, the date the Company’s securities were initially listed for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market, the Company has agreed to pay $10,000 per month to Avenue Capital Management II, L.P, an affiliate of the Sponsor, for office space, utilities, secretarial support and administrative services. Upon consummation of the Company’s Initial Business Combination or its liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and for the period from October 24, 2013 (inception) to June 30, 2014, the Company recognized $30,000, $45,714 and $45,714 of expense pursuant to the administrative services agreement. At June 30, 2014, the $45,714 is included in due to related party on the accompanying condensed balance sheet.

 

Due to Related Party

 

At December 31, 2013, due to related party represents amounts payable to an affiliate for certain offering expenses paid on behalf of the Company. At June 30, 2014, due to related party represents amounts payable pursuant to the administrative services agreement and amounts payable to an affiliate for certain expenses paid on behalf of the Company.