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| Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one-half (1/2) of one ordinary share | ALACW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid assets | ||||||||
| Total Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Due to related parties | ||||||||
| Promissory notes | ||||||||
| Promissory notes - related party | ||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Warrants liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred underwriting compensation | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
| Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ Equity: | ||||||||
| Preference shares, par value, | ||||||||
| Ordinary shares, par value; | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | ||||||||
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
| Three
Months Ended September 30, | Nine
Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Operating costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income - bank | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
| Total other income | ||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Less: income attributable to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Adjusted net (loss) income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted basic and diluted net (loss) income per ordinary share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||
| (1) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
| Ordinary Shares | Retained | Shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||
| Shares | Capital | Earnings | Equity | |||||||||||||
| Balance - January 1, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Change in ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net income | - | |||||||||||||||
| Balance - March 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Change in ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Balance - June 30, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Change in ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||
| Balance - September 30, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
| Ordinary Shares | Retained | Shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||
| Shares | Capital | Earnings | Equity | |||||||||||||
| Balance - January 1, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
| Change in ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||
| Balance - March 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distribution of dividend warrants | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||
| Change in ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||
| Balance - June 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Change in ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||
| Balance - September 30, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Interest earned on investment held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Changes in current assets and current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expense | ||||||||
| Due to related parties | ||||||||
| Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of investment held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash withdrawn from Trust Account to pay redeeming shareholders | ||||||||
| Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities | ||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from promissory notes | ||||||||
| Proceeds from promissory note – related party | ||||||||
| Redemption of ordinary shares | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net Cash Used in Financing Activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net Decrease in Cash | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash – Beginning of the period | ||||||||
| Cash – Ending of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Change in value of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | $ | $ | ||||||
| Distribution of dividend warrants | $ | $ | - | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
Organization and General
Alberton Acquisition Corporation (the “Company” or “Alberton”) is a blank check company incorporated on February 16, 2018, under the laws of British Virgin Islands for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). The Company’s efforts to identify a prospective target business are not limited to an industry or geographic location.
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. The Company previously had until October 26, 2021 to consummate a Business Combination. On October 22, 2021, the Company held a special meeting of the shareholders pursuant to which its shareholders approved extending the Extension from October 26, 2021 to April 26, 2022 (the “October 2021 Extension”).
The Company has one subsidiary, Alberton Merger Subsidiary Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in Nevada on October 16, 2020 (“Merger Sub”). The Merger Sub was established for the purpose of the potential Business Combination with SolarMax Technology, Inc. (“SolarMax”), a Nevada corporation. Alberton will re-domesticate from a British Virgin Islands corporation into a Nevada corporation so as to continue as a Nevada corporation immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination with SolarMax, if consummated by April 26, 2022.
Going Concern
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after April 26, 2022.
Financing
The
registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering” as described in Note
3) was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 23, 2018. On October
26, 2018, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of
Simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of
On
November 20, 2018, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in part and purchased
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Trust Account
Following
the closing of the Initial Public Offering on October 26, 2018, an amount of $
On
April 23, 2020, the Company filed an amendment to its Articles of Association with the Registrar of the British Virgin Islands to extend
the time that it needs to complete an initial Business Combination from April 27, 2020 to October 26, 2020 or such an earlier date as
determined by its board of directors (the “Extension”).
On
October 26, 2020, the Company filed an amendment to its Articles of Association with the Registrar of the British Virgin Islands to extend
the time that it needs to complete an initial Business Combination from October 26, 2020 to April 26, 2021 or such an earlier date as
determined by its board of directors (the “Second Extension”). In connection with the Second Extension, shareholders holding
On
April 23, 2021, at the 2020 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved to amend the Company’s memorandum and articles
of association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination from April 26, 2021 to October 26, 2021
or such earlier date as determined by the Board (the “Third Extension).
On
October 22, 2021, the Company held a special meeting of the shareholders pursuant to which its shareholders approved extending the Extension
from October 26, 2021 to April 26, 2022 (the “October 2021 Extension”). In connection with the approval of the October 2021
Extension, shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of
The funds in the Trust Account are invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the Company’s failure to consummate a Business Combination by April 27, 2020 (the “Combination Period”), and extended to April 26, 2022. Placing funds in the Trust Account may not protect those funds from third party claims against the Company. Although the Company will seek all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities it engages, to execute agreements with the Company waiving any claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, there is no guarantee that such persons will execute such agreements. The remaining net proceeds (not held in the Trust Account) may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses. Additionally, the interest earned on the Trust Account balance may be released to the Company to pay the Company’s tax obligations.
Business Combination
The
Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering
and the Private Units, although substantially all the net proceeds are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a Business
Combination. The Company’s Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value
equal to at least
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
The
Company will provide its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a
Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means
of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender
offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The shareholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata
portion of the amount then on deposit in the Trust Account ($
The
Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $
The amount in the Trust Account (less the aggregate nominal par value of the shares of the Company’s public shareholders) under the Companies Law will be treated as share premium which is distributable under the Companies Law provided that immediately following the date on which the proposed distribution is proposed to be made, the Company is able to pay the debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. If the Company is forced to liquidate the Trust Account, the public shareholders would be distributed the amount in the Trust Account calculated as of the date that is two days prior to the distribution date (including any accrued interest).
The
Initial Shareholders have agreed to (i) vote their insider shares (as well as any Public Shares acquired in or after the Initial Public
Offering) in favor of any proposed Business Combination, (ii) waive their conversion rights with respect to their initial share (as well
as any other shares acquired in or after the Initial Public Offering) in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination,
(iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their initial shares if the Company fails
to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and (iv) not propose an amendment to the Company’s Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem
Agreement and Plan of Merger with SolarMax
On October 27, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Merger Sub and SolarMax. SolarMax is an integrated solar energy company. It was founded in 2008 to conduct business in the U.S. and subsequently commenced operation in China following two acquisitions in 2015. Through its subsidiaries, it is primarily engaged selling and installing integrated photovoltaic systems for residential and commercial customers in the United States which is its original business, identifying and procuring solar farm system projects for resale to third party developers and related services in China; providing engineering, procuring and construction services, which are referred to in the industry as EPC services, for solar farms in China, financing the sale of its photovoltaic systems and servicing installment sales by its customers in the United States and providing exterior and interior light-emitting diodes, known as LED, lighting sales and retrofitting services for governmental and commercial applications.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, among other things, Merger Sub will merge with and into SolarMax, with SolarMax continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). The Merger will become effective at such time on the date of closing, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as the articles of merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada or such later time as may be specified in the articles of merger (the “Effective Time”). The transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement are referred to as “Business Combination”. The closing of the Merger Agreement shall be upon the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing”). At the Closing, the Company will change its name to “SolarMax Technology Holdings, Inc.” (the “Successor”). The Closing is contingent upon shareholder approval and other customary Closing conditions.
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
On April 23, 2021, the Company’s shareholders approved to amend the Company’s memorandum and articles of association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination from April 26, 2021 to October 26, 2021 or such earlier date as determined by the Board. If the Company is unable to complete its initial business combination by October 26, 2021 or such longer period that its shareholders may approve, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the Trust Account not previously released to the Company for its tax obligations, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, seek to dissolve and liquidate subject to its obligations under British Virgin Islands law to provide for claims of creditors in all cases subject to and the other requirements of applicable law. This redemption of public shares from the Trust Account shall be effected as required by function of its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and prior to any voluntary winding up, although at all times subject to the Companies Act.
On October 22, 2021, the Company held a special meeting of the shareholders pursuant to which its shareholders approved extending the Extension from October 26, 2021to April 26, 2022. In addition with the extension, the Company adopted the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association providing the same with regards to the date by which the Company must complete its initial business combination.
Following the redemption of public shares, the Company intends to enter “voluntary liquidation” which is the statutory process for formally closing and dissolving a company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Given that the Company intends to enter voluntary liquidation following the redemption of public shareholders from the Trust Account, the Company does not expect that the voluntary liquidation process will cause any delay to the payment of redemption proceeds from its Trust Account. In connection with such a voluntary liquidation, the liquidator would give notice to creditors inviting them to submit their claims for payment, by notifying known creditors (if any) who have not submitted claims and by placing a public advertisement in at least one newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands and in at least one newspaper circulating in the location where the Company has its principal place of business, and taking any other steps the liquidator considers appropriate to identify its creditors, after which its remaining assets would be distributed. As soon as its affairs are fully wound-up, the liquidator must complete his statement of account and make a notice filing with the registrar. The Company would be dissolved once the registrar issues a Certificate of Dissolution.
Amendments to the Merger Agreement
On August 11, 2021, September 10, 2021, and October 4, 2021, the Company, Merger Sub and SolarMax entered into a third amendment, a fourth amendment, and a fifth amendment to the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to these amendments: (i) the number of ordinary shares of the Company to be issued to the SolarMax shareholders was changed to provide that the number of shares is determined by dividing $300,000,000 by $10.50 rather than the Redemption Price; (ii) SolarMax, which, as of October 4, 2021 had made Extension Loans totaling of $927,567, agreed, if the Extension Amendment is approved by SolarMax’ shareholders, to make up to additional six Extension Loans, and all of the Extension Loans will be paid at the Closing; (iii) the requirement that the Company satisfy its obligation to settle Chardan’s deferred underwriting compensation, which is $4,020,797, through the delivery of Sponsor Shares was eliminated, and the deferred underwriting compensation is to be paid in cash; (iv) the requirement that the notes outstanding at September 3, 2020 be settled through the delivery of Founder Shares was eliminated and these notes will be paid at the closing, (v) 800,000 Founder Shares will be canceled immediately prior to the closing, (vi) all outstanding Private Warrants, each exercisable for one-half of one ordinary shares of the Company (or common stock of the Company following redomestication), including all rights to receive additional Private Warrants which may be issued upon conversion of any notes or other advances made to Purchaser, shall be cancelled, and the Company shall issue to the holder of the Private Warrants (including any right to receive additional Private Warrants) a total of 44,467 ordinary shares of the Company immediately prior to the closing, (vii) pursuant to loan agreements with the Sponsor, SolarMax had made loans to the Sponsor for payment of obligations of the Company of $651,369 and agreed to make additional advances of up to $12,233. These loans will be paid at the closing; (viii) on October 4, 2021, the Company entered into securities purchase agreement with two investors who agreed to purchase convertible notes in the principal amount of $10 million. The notes are automatically converted at the closing into shares of common stock with a conversion price equal to ten times the average price of the Company’s rights for the 25 trading days ending on the 2nd trading day before the proxy statement is mailed to the Company’s shareholders, (ix) at the closing, the Company shall issue, under the incentive plan, to each of William Walter Young, Qing S. Huang and Peng Gao 30,000 shares of common stock as the compensation shares for their service as independent directors of the Company until the closing and to Citiking International Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong (“Citiking”), 200,000 shares pursuant to certain consulting agreement between the Company and Citiking, among which 50,000 shares shall vest immediately upon the closing, 50,000 shares shall vest upon the first anniversary of the closing, 50,000 shares shall vest on the second anniversary of the Closing and remaining 50,000 shares shall vest on the third anniversary of the closing; and (x) the Company agreed that the Company would assume the Sponsor’s obligation to make a $50,000 payment to the Company’s former chief executive officer immediately prior to the closing.
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
The Sponsor consented to these amendments.
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement including its amendments, the Company currently have the following agreements with various parties:
Share Forfeiture Agreement
On
August 11, 2021, the Company entered into a certain share forfeiture agreement (the “Forfeiture Agreement”) with SolarMax
and certain initial shareholders of the Company including Hong Ye, Bin (Ben) Wang and Keqing (Kevin) Liu (collectively, the “Initial
Shareholders”), pursuant to which the Initial Shareholders have agreed to forfeit an aggregate of
Backstop and Private Placement
On
August 11, 2021 and on October 4, 2021, the Company entered into certain backstop agreements (collectively, the “Backstop Agreements”)
with four backstop investors (collectively, the “Backstop Investors”), pursuant to which the Backstop Investors shall commit
to purchase an aggregate of no less than $
On August 11, 2021, the Company also entered into certain stock purchase agreement (the “PIPE SPA”) with JSDC Investment LLC (the “PIPE Investor”) who is a minority existing shareholder of SolarMax, pursuant to which the PIPE Investor shall purchase immediately prior to the closing, ordinary shares of the Company (or common stock of the Company following redomestication) at the amount equal to (i) $6 million divided by (ii) a price per share equal to the price at which each share of the Company is redeemed pursuant to the redemption by public shareholders in connection with the merger.
Note Purchase Agreement and Convertible Notes
On October 4, 2021, the Company
entered into certain securities purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with certain investors (“Note Investors”),
pursuant to which the Company shall issue notes (the “New Notes”) in the aggregate amount of $
Investor Relations Consulting Agreement
On August 11, 2021, the Company entered into a certain letter agreement (the “IR Agreement”) with Citiking, pursuant to which Citiking shall render investor relations services to the Company and to generally act as its investor relations consultant for the Asian market pursuant to the terms of the IR Agreement upon and following the closing of the Merger. Under the terms of the IR Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue an aggregate of 200,000 Ordinary Shares or Common Stock to Citiking as consideration for its services, of which first 50,000 shares shall vest at the closing of the Merger, 50,000 shares shall vest at the first anniversary of the closing of the Merger, 50,000 shares shall vest at the second anniversary and last 50,000 shares shall vest on the third anniversary of the closing of the Merger, provided that Citiking remains as advisor to the Company at each vesting date.
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Liquidation
The Company initially had until October 26, 2019 to consummate a Business Combination, however, if the Company anticipated that it would not be able to consummate a Business Combination by such deadline, it could extend the period to consummate a Business Combination by an additional six months (for a total of up to 18 months to complete a Business Combination). Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the trust agreement entered into between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate the Business Combination, the Company’s insiders or their affiliates or designees, upon five days advance notice prior to each applicable deadline, must deposit into the Trust Account $1,148,799 on or prior to the date of such applicable deadline.
On
October 18, 2019, the Company deposited $
On
January 23, 2020, the Company deposited an additional $
On
April 23, 2020, the Company held a special meeting pursuant to which the Company’s shareholders approved extending the Extension
from April 27, 2020 to October 26, 2020 (the “Extended Date”).
The
Company agreed to contribute, or cause to be contributed on its behalf (the “Cash Contribution”), $
On
October 26, 2020, the Company held a special meeting pursuant to which the Company’s shareholders approved extending the Extended
Date from October 26, 2020 to April 26, 2021 or such earlier date as determined by the Board was voted on and approved (the “Second
Extended Date”). In connection with the approval of the extension (the “Second Extension”), shareholders elected to
redeem an aggregate of
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
The
Company agreed to contribute, or cause to be contributed on its behalf (the “Second Cash Contribution”), $
On
April 15, 2021, the Company announced that it has agreed that if the Extension is approved, for the aggregate public shares that are
not redeemed by the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Extension (collectively, the “Remaining Shares”,
each, a “Remaining Share”), for each monthly period, or portion thereof, that is needed by the Company to complete an initial
business combination during the Extension, it will deposit $
The
per-share pro rata portion of the trust account on March 18, 2021 (the “Record Date”) after taking into account taxes owed
but not paid by such date (which is expected to be the same approximate amount two business days prior to the meeting) was approximately
$
On April 23, 2021, the Company held its special meeting in lieu of the 2020 annual meeting of the shareholders. At the Special Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved to amend the Company’s memorandum and articles of association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination from April 26, 2021 to October 26, 2021.
On
October 22, 2021, the Company held a special meeting of the shareholders pursuant to which the Company’s shareholders approved
extending the Extension from October 26, 2021 to April 26, 2022. In connection with October 2021 Extension, the Company has committed
to deposit $
Any additional loans that may be made to the Company to fund the Contribution will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company upon consummation of a Business Combination. The Company’s officers, directors or affiliates will have the sole discretion whether to continue extending additional loans for additional calendar months until the Extended Date and if the officers, directors or affiliates determine not to continue extending additional loans for additional calendar months, their obligation to extend additional loans following such determination will terminate.
Through
September 30, 2021,
NASDAQ Delisting Notification
On October 28, 2021, the Company received notice from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that, unless the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), the Company’s securities (common stock, warrants, units and rights) would be subject to suspension and delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market due to the Company’s non-compliance with Nasdaq IM-5101-2, which requires that a special purpose acquisition company must complete one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement. Following the submission of a hearing request by the Company, a hearing is scheduled to be held on December 16, 2021. The hearing request results in a stay of any suspension or delisting action pending the hearing and the expiration of any additional extension period granted by the Panel following the hearing. In that regard, pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Panel has the authority to grant the Company an additional extension not to exceed April 26, 2022.
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
As previously announced, the Company has entered into a binding definitive agreement to merge with SolarMax. The Company filed its most recent amendment to the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “S-4”) for the merger on October 8, 2021. The Company intends to mail the S-4 to shareholders promptly follow completion of the Securities and Exchange Commission review process and to hold the shareholder meeting at which it will seek approval for the merger transaction as soon as possible. The Company believes that the combined company will satisfy all requirements for initial listing upon completion of the merger; however, there can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company the required extension, the merger will be successfully completed or that the combined company will meet all applicable requirements for initial listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b) (1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised, and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial 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.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Operating results for the nine months periods ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Investments Held in Trust Account
At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which are invested in U.S. Treasury securities.
Warrants 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 in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“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 ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, 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 as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each 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.
Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s unaudited condensed balance sheets.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC Topic 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. The Company’s management determined that the British Virgin Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
The Company is considered an exempted British Virgin Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the British Virgin Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision is zero for the periods presented.
Adjusted Net (Loss) Income per Ordinary Share
The
Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” Adjusted net (loss) income
per ordinary share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding
for the period. Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at September 30, 2021 and 2020, which are not currently redeemable and
are not redeemable at fair value, have been excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary
share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. At September 30, 2021 and
2020, the Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and the dividend warrants issued
in April 2021 to purchase an aggregate of
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 depository insurance coverage of $
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
| ● | Level 1 - inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
| ● | Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments. |
| ● | Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value. |
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
| Level | September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | ||||||||
| Warrant liabilities – Private Warrants | 3 | $ | $ | |||||||
The change in the fair value of warrant liabilities regarding Level 3 fair value measurements is summarized as follows
| Warrant liabilities at December 31, 2019 | $ | |||
| Change in fair value of warrants liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2020 | ( | ) | ||
| Warrant liabilities at December 31, 2020 | ||||
| Change in fair value of warrants liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 | ( | ) | ||
| Warrant liabilities at September 30, 2021 | $ |
The Private Warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 as the Company concluded that its Private Warrants are not indexed to the Company’s ordinary shares because the holder of the instrument is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares and are presented within warrant liabilities on the Company’s accompanying balance sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the statement of operations.
The fair value of the Private Warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The application of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the use of a number of inputs and significant assumptions including volatility. Significant judgment is required in determining the expected volatility of the ordinary shares. Due to the limited history of trading of the Company’s ordinary shares, the Company determined expected volatility based on a peer group of publicly traded companies. The following reflects the inputs and assumptions used:
| September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Stock price | $ | $ | ||||||
| Exercise price | $ | $ | ||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | % | % | ||||||
| Expected term (in years) | ||||||||
| Expected dividend yield | % | % | ||||||
| Expected volatility | % | % | ||||||
| Merger probability adjustment | % | % | ||||||
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
Public Unit
Pursuant
to the Initial Public Offering on October 26, 2018, the Company sold
If the Company does not complete its Business Combination within the necessary time period described in Note 1, the Public Warrants and Public Rights will expire and be worthless. Since the Company is not required to net cash settle the Public Warrants and Public Rights, and the Public Warrants and Public Rights are convertible upon the consummation of the Business Combination, management determined that the Public Warrants and Public Rights are classified within shareholders’ equity as “Additional paid-in capital” upon their issuance in accordance with ASC 815-40. The proceeds from the sale are allocated to Public Shares and Public Warrants and Public Rights based on the relative fair value of the securities in accordance with ASC 470-20-30. The value of the Public Shares, Public Warrants and Public Rights was based on the closing price paid by investors.
At
the closing of the Initial Public Offering and over-allotment option, the Company paid an upfront underwriting discount of $
Purchase Option
On
October 26, 2018, the Company sold the underwriter (and its designees), for $
The
Company accounted for the unit purchase option, inclusive of the receipt of $
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Note 4 — Private Placements
Simultaneously
with the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s Sponsor purchased an aggregate of
The Private Units are identical to the units sold in the Initial Public Offering except the Private Units are non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. The purchasers of the Private Units have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Units or underlying securities (except to the same permitted transferees as the founder shares) until the completion of the Business Combination.
If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds of the sale of the Private Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law).
Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
In
August 2018, the Company issued
The founder shares are identical to the ordinary shares included in the units sold in the Initial Public Offering. However, the Initial Shareholders have agreed to (A) to vote any shares owned by them in favor of any proposed Business Combination, (B) not to convert any shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial Business Combination or any amendment to the Company’s charter documents prior to consummation of an initial Business Combination, or sell any shares to the Company in a tender offer in connection with a proposed initial Business Combination and (C) that the founder shares shall not participate in any liquidating distribution from the Trust Account upon winding up if a Business Combination is not consummated.
Additionally, subject to certain limited exceptions, the Initial Shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the founder shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until, with respect to 50% of the founder shares, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination, and with respect to the remaining 50% of the founder shares, upon six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or earlier, in each case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Related Party Advances
During
the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company received an aggregate of $
From
December 2020 to September 2021, SolarMax made a series of non-interest bearing loans to the Sponsor in the aggregate principal amount
of $
Related Party Loans
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. As provided in the Merger Agreement, as amended, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid in cash upon the closing of the Merger. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans.
On
July 6, 2018, the Sponsor loaned the Company $
On
January 24, 2020, the Sponsor loaned the Company an additional $
Administrative Service Fee
The
Company has agreed, commencing on August 1, 2018, to pay the Sponsor, a monthly fee of an aggregate of $
Other than the $
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Note 6 — Promissory Notes
Promissory notes are comprised of the following as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
| September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| GN Note 1 | $ | $ | ||||||
| GN Note 2 | ||||||||
| AMC Note | ||||||||
| SolarMax Notes 1 | ||||||||
| SolarMax Notes 2 | ||||||||
| SolarMax Notes 3 | ||||||||
| SolarMax Notes 4 | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
On
September 18, 2019, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $
The
GN Note 1 is non-interest bearing and is payable on the date on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination with
Global Nature or another qualified target company (a “Qualified Business Combination” and such date, the “Maturity
Date”), subject to certain mandatory repayment arrangement set forth in the GN Note 1. The principal balance may be prepaid at
any time without penalty. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $
Pursuant
to the GN Note 1, in the event that Global Nature notifies the Company that it does not wish to proceed with the Qualified Business Combination
(the “Withdrawal Request”), the Company shall only be obligated to repay the GN Note 1 as follows:
All amounts owed by the Company under the GN Note 1 become immediately due and payable upon an event of default, which includes the Company’s failure to pay the principal amount due within 5 business days of the Maturity Date and the Company’s voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy.
On
December 3, 2019, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
On
April 17, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $
From
September 2020 to December 2020,
From January to March 2021,
From
April to June 2021,
In
September 2021,
Note 7 — Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account
As
of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
| Description | Level | September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||
| Trust Account - U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund | 1 | $ | $ | |||||||
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
Note 8 — Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. When the Company becomes aware of a claim or potential claim, it assesses the likelihood of any loss or exposure. In accordance with authoritative guidance, the Company records loss contingencies in its financial statements only for matters in which losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. Where a range of loss can be reasonably estimated with no best estimate in the range, the Company records the minimum estimated liability. If the loss is not probable or the amount of the loss cannot be reasonably estimated, the Company discloses the nature of the specific claim if the likelihood of a potential loss is reasonably possible and the amount involved is material. The Company continuously assesses the potential liability related to the Company’s pending litigation and revises its estimates when additional information becomes available. With respect to the Company’s outstanding legal matters, the Company believe that the amount or estimable range of reasonably possible loss will not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, the outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain. Therefore, if one or more of these ordinary-course legal matters were resolved against the Company for amounts in excess of management's expectations, the Company’s results of operations and financial condition, including in a particular reporting period, could be materially adversely affected.
Risks and Uncertainties
Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or complete the SolarMax Business Combination, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on October 23, 2018, the holders of the founder shares, Private Units (and underlying securities) and units that may be issued in payment of Working Capital Loans (and all underlying securities) are entitled to registration rights. The holders of a majority-in-interest of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the Company’s securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Note 9 — Deferred Underwriter Compensation
The
Company is obligated to pay the underwriters a deferred underwriting discounts and commissions equal to
Note 10 — Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred
Shares - The Company is authorized to issue
Ordinary
Shares - The Company is authorized to issue
Warrants -
Each warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one-half (1/2) of one ordinary share at a price of $
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ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
The warrants issued in the Private Units (“Private Warrants”) are identical to the Public Warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering except the Private Warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees.
The Company may call the warrants for redemption (excluding the Private Warrants and any warrants issued to its initial shareholders, officers or directors in payment of working capital loans made to the Company, but including outstanding warrants issued upon exercise of the unit purchase option issued to Chardan Capital Markets LLC), in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant,
| ● | at any time after the warrants become exercisable, |
| ● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder, |
| ● | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $16.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders; and |
| ● | if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the ordinary shares underlying such warrants |
The right to exercise will be forfeited unless the warrants are exercised prior to the date specified in the notice of redemption. On and after the redemption date, a record holder of a warrant will have no further rights except to receive the redemption price for such holder’s warrant upon surrender of such warrant.
If the Company calls the warrants for redemption as described above, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.”
On
January 19, 2021, the board of the Company approved the issuance of
As
of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has outstanding warrants of
Rights - Each holder of a right will receive one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share upon consummation of a Business Combination, even if a holder of such right converted all ordinary shares held by it in connection with a Business Combination. No fractional shares will be issued upon exchange of the rights. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of rights to receive its additional shares upon consummation of a Business Combination as the consideration related thereto has been included in the Unit purchase price paid for by investors in the Initial Public Offering. If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination in which the Company will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders of rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders of the ordinary shares will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into ordinary shares basis and each holder of rights will be required to affirmatively covert its rights in order to receive 1/10 of a share underlying each right (without paying additional consideration). The shares issuable upon exchange of the rights will be freely tradable (except to the extent held by affiliates of the Company).
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(UNAUDITED)
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of rights will not receive any of such funds with respect to their rights, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such rights, and the rights will expire worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities to the holders of the rights upon consummation of a Business Combination. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the rights. Accordingly, the rights may expire worthless.
The rights included in the Private Units sold in the private placement are identical to the rights included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that, among others, the rights including the shares issuable upon exchange of such rights, are being purchased pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and will become tradable only after certain conditions are met or the resale of such rights (including underlying securities) is registered under the Securities Act. Refer to Note 4 Private Placement for more details.
Note 11 — Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Loss (Income) per Ordinary Share
The Company’s net (loss) income is adjusted for the portion of income or loss that is attributable to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, as these shares only participate in the earnings of the Trust Account and not the income or losses of the Company. Accordingly, basic and diluted adjusted net loss per ordinary share is as follows:
| Three
Months Ended September 30, | Nine
Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||
| Less: income attributable to ordinary shares subject to redemption (1) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Adjusted net (loss) income | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||
| (1) | Income attributable to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption was calculated in proportion of the interest income earned in Trust Account, which would be distributed to shareholders in the event they choose to exercise their redemption rights at the closing of a Business Combination. |
| (2) | Excludes an aggregate of up to |
Note 12 — Subsequent Events
The Company’s management reviewed all material events that have occurred after the balance sheet date through the date which these financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
Promissory Notes
In
October 2021,
In November 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured
promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings. References to “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company” are to Alberton Acquisition Corporation, except where the context requires otherwise. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
Overview
We were incorporated on February 16, 2018 under the laws of British Virgin Islands for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar Business Combination with one or more businesses or entities. The Company’s efforts to identify a prospective target business are not limited to a particular industry or geographic location. We have not selected any target business for our initial Business Combination.
We presently have no revenue, have had losses since inception from incurring formation and operating costs and have had no operations other than identifying and evaluating suitable acquisition transaction candidates. We have relied upon the sale of our securities and loans from Hong Ye Hong Kong Shareholding Co., Limited (our “Sponsor”) to fund our operations.
On October 26, 2018, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 10,000,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share, one redeemable warrant to purchase one-half of one ordinary share and one right to receive 1/10 of an ordinary share upon the consummation of our initial Business Combination. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $100,000,000. On October 26, 2018, simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated a private placement with our Sponsor of 300,000 Private Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $3,000,000. On November 20, 2018, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in part and purchased 1,487,992 over-allotment option Units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $14,879,920. On November 20, 2018, simultaneously with the sale of the over-allotment units, the Company consummated the private sale of an additional 29,760 Private Units to our Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $297,600. On November 20, 2018, the underwriters waived their right to exercise the reminder of the over-allotment option. In connection with such waiver, an aggregate of 3,002 founder shares held by our initial shareholders were forfeited.
A total of $114,879,920 of the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering (including the partial exercise of the over-allotment option) and the private placements were deposited in a Trust Account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders.
Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of Initial Public Offering and the private placements, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally towards consummating a Business Combination.
Recent Developments
Agreement and Plan of Merger with SolarMax
On September 3, 2020, we entered into a certain letter of intent for the business combination with SolarMax (the “SolarMax LOI”) and formally started to discuss the related matters for the business combination.
On October 27, 2020, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Alberton Merger Subsidiary Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in Nevada on October 16, 2020 (“Merger Sub”), and SolarMax. The Merger Agreement provides for the merger of Merger Sub with and into SolarMax (the “Merger”), with SolarMax continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”): (i) all shares of SolarMax common stock (the “SolarMax Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive the Stockholder Merger Consideration (as defined below); (ii) each outstanding option to acquire SolarMax Stock (whether vested or unvested) shall be assumed by combined entity and automatically converted into an option to acquire shares of combined entity’s common stock, with its price and number of shares equitably adjusted based on the conversion ratio, which is the number of shares of Alberton common stock issuable in respect of one share of SolarMax Stock (each, an “Assumed Option”) and (iii) each outstanding convertible notes of SolarMax shall become convertible into shares of Alberton common stock determined by dividing the conversion price of such notes at the Effective Time by the applicable conversion ratio.
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The Merger Agreement also provides that, immediately prior to the Closing, we will re-domesticate from a British Virgin Islands corporation into a Nevada corporation so as to continue as a Nevada corporation (the “Redomestication”). At the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”), we will change its name to “SolarMax Technology Holdings, Inc.” In connection with the Redomestication, the provision in Alberton’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which provides that we have net tangible assets of at least US$5,000,001 upon such consummation of the business combination is to be amended to require that the net tangible asset test be met “prior to or upon” consummation of the business combination.
Prior to the Closing, we will continue out of the British Virgin Islands and domesticate as a Nevada corporation and will no longer be considered a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.
As consideration for the Merger, SolarMax shareholders as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (but excluding holders of SolarMax options) collectively will receive from us, in the aggregate, a number of Alberton common stock equal to: (i) $300,000,000, divided by (ii) the Redemption Price (defined below) (such shares of Alberton common stock is referred as the “Stockholder Merger Consideration”). The holders of SolarMax options shall receive Assumed Options to purchase the number of shares of Alberton common stock as described above in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. For the purpose of the Merger Agreement, Redemption Price means a price per share equal to the price at which each share of Alberton common stock is redeemed pursuant to the redemption by our public stockholders in connection with our initial business combination, as required by its amended and restated certificate of incorporation immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Redemption”).Consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the respective parties of a number of conditions, including the approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby by SolarMax’s and the Company’s respective stockholders. Other closing conditions include, among others: (i) the respective representations of the parties to each other being true and correct; (ii) receipt of requisite regulatory approvals; (iii) no law or order preventing or prohibiting the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (iv) no pending litigation to enjoin or restrict the consummation of the Closing; (v) we having at least $5,000,001 in net tangible assets as of the Closing, after giving effect to the completion of the Redemption, consummation of the Merger and any private financings; (vi) the Redomestication, (vii) the election or appointment of members to the our board of directors as described above; (vii) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and (viii) being advised by Nasdaq that upon consummation of the Merger, we shall continue to be listed and all outstanding deficiencies have been addressed to the satisfaction of Nasdaq.
On October 27, 2020, Alberton, Merger Sub and SolarMax entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “First Amendment”) to increase certain Extension Loans (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to be provided by SolarMax from $60,000 monthly to $70,674 monthly. As a result, the First Amendment (i) amends Section 5.12(a) of the Merger Agreement by changing clause (x) to read as follows: “(x) $60,000 per month prior to the date of this Amendment and $70,674 commencing with payments made on or after the date of this Amendment or” (“Section 5.12 Amendment”); and (ii) provides that, to the extent that the payments made by SolarMax exceed the amount of the Extension Loans (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to be made by Alberton pursuant to the Section 5.12(a) prior to Section 5.12 Amendment, Alberton shall, at the Closing (as defined in the Merger Agreement), cause to be delivered to the Surviving Corporation (as defined in the Merger Agreement) for cancellation, such number of Sponsor Shares as have a value, determined as provided in the Merger Agreement, equal to such excess.
On March 19, 2021, Alberton, Merger Sub and SolarMax entered into an amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Second Amendment, Alberton agreed to make up to two additional Extension Loans (“Additional Loans”) in the amount of $70,674 per month.
The Merger also calls for additional agreements, including, among others, the Lock-Up Agreements and the Voting Agreement, as described elsewhere in the current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2020. The First Amendment and the Second Amendment are incorporated by reference from the current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2020 and March 23, 2021, respectively.
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Amendments to the Merger Agreement
On August 11, 2021, September 10, 2021, and October 4, 2021, the Company, Merger Sub and SolarMax entered into a third amendment, a fourth amendment, and a fifth amendment to the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to these amendments: (i) the number of ordinary shares of the Company to be issued to the SolarMax shareholders was changed to provide that the number of shares is determined by dividing $300,000,000 by $10.50 rather than the Redemption Price; (ii) SolarMax, which, as of October 4, 2021 had made Extension Loans totaling of $927,567.30, agreed, if the Extension Amendment is approved by SolarMax’ shareholders, to make up to additional six Extension Loans, and all of the Extension Loans will be paid at the Closing; (iii) the requirement that the Company satisfy its obligation to settle Chardan’s deferred underwriting compensation, which is $4,020,797, through the delivery of Sponsor Shares was eliminated, and the deferred underwriting compensation is to be paid in cash; (iv) the requirement that the notes outstanding at September 3, 2020 be settled through the delivery of Founder Shares was eliminated and these notes will be paid at the closing, (v) 800,000 Founder Shares will be canceled immediately prior to the closing, (vi) all outstanding Private Warrants, each exercisable for one-half of one ordinary shares of the Company (or Common Stock of the Company following Redomestication), including all rights to receive additional Private Warrants which may be issued upon conversion of any notes or other advances made to Purchaser, shall be cancelled, and the Company shall issue to the holder of the Private Warrants (including any right to receive additional Private Warrants) a total of 44,467 ordinary shares of the Company immediately prior to the closing, (vii) pursuant to loan agreements with the Sponsor, SolarMax had made loans to the Sponsor for payment of obligations of the Company of $651,369.01 and agreed to make additional advances of up to $12,233.61. These loans will be paid at the closing; (viii) on October 4, 2021, the Company entered into securities purchase agreement with two investors who agreed to purchase convertible notes in the principal amount of $10 million. The notes are automatically converted at the closing into shares of common stock with a conversion price equal to ten times the average price of the Company’s rights for the 25 trading days ending on the 2nd trading day before the proxy statement is mailed to the Company’s shareholders, (ix) at the closing, the Company shall issue, under the incentive plan, to each of William Walter Young, Qing S. Huang and Peng Gao 30,000 shares of common stock as the compensation shares for their service as independent directors of the Company until the closing and to Citiking International Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong (“Citiking”), 200,000 shares pursuant to certain consulting agreement between the Company and Citiking, among which 50,000 shares shall vest immediately upon the Closing, 50,000 shares shall vest upon the first anniversary of the Closing, 50,000 shares shall vest on the second anniversary of the closing and remaining 50,000 shares shall vest on the third anniversary of the Closing, provided that Citiking remains as an advisor to the Company at each vesting date; and (x) the Company agreed that the Company would assume the Sponsor’s obligation to make a $50,000 payment to the Company’s former chief executive officer immediately prior to the closing.
The Sponsor consented to these amendments.
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement including its amendments, the Company currently have the following pending agreements with various parties:
Share Forfeiture Agreement
On August 11, 2021, the Company entered into a certain share forfeiture agreement (the “Forfeiture Agreement”) with SolarMax and certain initial shareholders of the Company including Hong Ye, Bin (Ben) Wang and Keqing (Kevin) Liu (collectively, the “Initial Shareholders”), pursuant to which the Initial Shareholders have agreed to forfeit an aggregate of 800,000 Ordinary Shares upon the closing of the merger pursuant to the terms of the Forfeiture Agreement and the Company shall pay Bin (Ben) Wang $50,000 immediately prior to the closing of the merger.
Backstop and Private Placement
On August 11, 2021 and on October 4, 2021, the Company entered into certain backstop agreements (collectively, the “Backstop Agreements”) with four backstop investors (collectively, the “Backstop Investors”), pursuant to which the Backstop Investors shall commit to purchase an aggregate of no less than $18 million of Ordinary Shares in open market or private transactions from time to time, or from holders of public shares of the Company who have exercised their redemption rights pursuant to the Company’s organization documents, pursuant to the terms of the Backstop Agreements.
On August 11, 2021, the Company also entered into certain stock purchase agreement (the “PIPE SPA”) with JSDC Investment LLC (the “PIPE Investor”) who is a minority existing shareholder of SolarMax, pursuant to which the PIPE Investor shall purchase ordinary shares of the Company at the amount equal to (i) $6 million divided by (ii) a price per share equal to the price at which each share of the Company is redeemed pursuant to the redemption by public shareholders in connection with the merger.
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Note Purchase Agreement and Convertible Notes
On October 4, 2021, the Company entered into certain securities purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with certain investors (“Note Investors”), pursuant to which the Company shall issue notes (the “New Notes”) in the aggregate amount of $10,000,000 with no interest to the Note Investors at the effectiveness of Form S-4. The New Notes shall be converted automatically into the number of fully paid and non-assessable common stock,of the Company after redomestication, upon the closing of the Merger at a price equal to ten (10) times the average trading price of the rights of the Company, during a period of twenty-five (25) trading days ending on the second trading day prior to mailing of the prospectus to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the special meeting to approve the Merger Agreement. The proceeds of $10,000,000 of the sale of the New Notes shall be used to pay off the indebtedness of the Company as of the closing and any remaining shall be released to the company as working capital. The proceeds from the sale of the New Notes are to be used to pay the Company’s indebtedness as of the Closing and as working capital if there is any remaining fund.
Investor Relations Consulting Agreement
On August 11, 2021, the Company entered into a certain letter agreement (the “IR Agreement”) with Citiking, pursuant to which Citiking shall render investor relations services to the Company and to generally act as its investor relations consultant for the Asian market pursuant to the terms of the IR Agreement upon and following the Closing. Under the terms of the IR Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue an aggregate of 200,000 Ordinary Shares or Common Stock to Citiking as consideration for its services, subject to certain vesting provisions described in the IR Agreement.
SolarMax Notes
From September 2020 to December 2020, the Company issued unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $261,348 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 1”) to finance the extension of the Business Combination. The SolarMax Notes 1 are non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) the consummation of a Business Combination, (ii) the Second Extended Date, or (iii) the date on which either (x) the letter of intent dated September 3, 2020 (the “LOI”) or (y) the Acquisition Agreement, as defined in the LOI, are terminated for any reason. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $261,348 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 1.
From January to March 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $212,022 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 2”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to April 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 2 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently October 26, 2021, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. At September 30, 2021, there was $212,022 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 2.
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From April to June 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $224,083 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 3”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to October 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 3 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently October 26, 2021, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. At September 30, 2021, there was $224,083 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 3.
In September 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $230,114 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 4”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to October 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 4 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently April 26, 2022, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. At September 30, 2021, there was $230,114 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 4.
In October 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $76,704 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 5”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to October 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 5 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently April 26, 2022, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur.
In November 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $127,836 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 6”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to April 26, 2022. SolarMax Notes 6 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently April 26, 2022, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur.
NASDAQ Delisting Notification
On October 28, 2021, the Company received notice from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that, unless the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), the Company’s securities (common stock, warrants, units and rights) would be subject to suspension and delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market due to the Company’s non-compliance with Nasdaq IM-5101-2, which requires that a special purpose acquisition company must complete one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement. Following the submission of a request of hearing by the Company, a hearing is scheduled to be held on December 16, 2021. The hearing request results in a stay of any suspension or delisting action pending the hearing and the expiration of any additional extension period granted by the Panel following the hearing. In that regard, pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Panel has the authority to grant the Company an additional extension not to exceed April 26, 2022.
As previously announced, the Company has entered into a binding definitive agreement to merge with SolarMax Technology, Inc. The Company filed its most recent amendment to the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “S-4”) for the merger on October 8, 2021. The Company intends to mail the S-4 to shareholders promptly follow completion of the Securities and Exchange Commission review process and to hold the shareholder meeting at which it will seek approval for the merger transaction as soon as possible. The Company believes that the combined company will satisfy all requirements for initial listing upon completion of the merger; however, there can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company the required extension, the merger will be successfully completed or that the combined company will meet all applicable requirements for initial listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
October 2021 Special Shareholder Meeting of the Shareholders
We had until October 26, 2021 to consummate a Business Combination. However, as we anticipated that we may not be able to consummate a Business Combination by October 26, 2021, we extended the period of time to consummate a Business Combination until April 26, 2022 or such an earlier date as determined by our board. On October 22, 2021, we held a special meeting of the shareholders pursuant to which our shareholders approved extending the Extension from October 26, 2021 to April 26, 2022 (the “October 2021 Extension”). In connection with the approval of the October 2021 Extension, shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 50 of our ordinary shares. As a result, an aggregate of $571.56 (or $11.43 per share) was released from our Trust Account to pay such shareholders. In connection with October 2021 Extension, the Company has committed to deposit $0.10 per share per month into the trust account as additional interests on the proceeds in the trust account based on a commitment from SolarMax as provided in the Merger Agreement.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity from inception up to October 26, 2018 was related to the Company’s formation, the Initial Public Offering and general and administrative activities. Since the Initial Public Offering, our activity has been limited to the evaluation of Business Combination candidates, and we will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments. We are incurring expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance).
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $152,593, consisting of $175,736 of operating costs, consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses, offset by $360 of interest income from investments in our Trust Account and $22,783 gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we had a net loss of $84,230, consisting of 100,347 of operating costs, consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses, offset by $380 of interest income from investments in our Trust Account, $3 of interest income from deposits in our corporate bank account and $15,734 gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $433,831, consisting of $541,000 of operating costs, consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses, offset by $1,106 of interest income from investments in our Trust Account and $106,063 gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we had a net income of $202,621, consisting of $559,019 of interest income from investments in our Trust Account, $835 of interest income from deposits in our corporate bank account and $38,214 gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities, offset by $395,447 of operating costs, consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2021, we had cash outside the Trust Account of $1,331 available for working capital needs. All remaining cash is held in the Trust Account and is generally unavailable for our use, prior to an initial Business Combination, and is restricted for use either in a Business Combination or to redeem ordinary shares. As of September 30, 2021, none of the amount on deposit in the Trust Account was available to be withdrawn as described above.
Until consummation of the Business Combination, we will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account, and any additional funding that may be loaned to us by our Sponsor, for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
If our estimates of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the Business Combination and will need to raise additional capital. In this event, our officers, directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we consummate an initial Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us upon consummation of the Business Combination, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. The terms of such loans by our initial shareholders, officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.
Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to consummate our initial Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon consummation of our initial Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only consummate such financing simultaneously with the consummation of our initial Business Combination. Following our initial Business Combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.
Going Concern
In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be required to liquidate after April 26, 2022.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements. 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 non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a monthly fee of $1,000 for general and administrative services including office space, utilities and secretarial support. We began incurring these fees on August 1, 2018 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination or our liquidation.
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting discounts and commissions equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering. Upon completion of the Business Combination, $4,020,797 (with consideration of the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option on November 20, 2018) will be paid to the underwriters from the funds held in the Trust Account. No discounts or commissions will be paid with respect to the purchase of the Private Units.
As of the date thereof, we have borrowed from our related parties and issued promissory notes to various parties including our Sponsor in the aggregate amount of $4,758,081. In connection with extensions to complete the initial business combination, we issued a series of unsecured promissory notes to SolarMax in an aggregate amount of $1,004,272. To the extent that these notes exceed $360,000, the Sponsor agreed to transfer to Successor for cancellation sponsor shares equal to such excess.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of the condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“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. The Company has the following critical accounting policies:
Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s unaudited condensed balance sheets.
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our condensed financial statements.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The net proceeds of our Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Units held in the Trust Account are invested in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, due solely to the events that led to our restatement of our financial statements for the periods from March 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020, management has identified a material weakness in internal controls related to the accounting for warrants issued in connection with our initial public offering. In light of this material weakness, we performed additional analyses as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Report present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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, as the circumstances that led to the restatement of our year-end financial statements on June 18, 2021 had not yet been identified. Due solely to the events that led to our restatement of our financial statements for the periods from March 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020, management has identified a material weakness in internal controls related to the accounting for warrants issued in connection with our initial public offering, as described in Note 2 to the Notes to our December 31, 2020 Financial Statements entitled “Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements.”
While we have processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements, we plan to enhance our system of evaluating and implementing the accounting standards that apply to our financial statements, including through enhanced analyses by our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are not a party to any material legal proceedings and no material legal proceedings have been threatened by us or, to the best of our knowledge, against us.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Not applicable to Smaller Reporting Companies. As provided in the Merger Agreement, we will file a proxy statement to seek shareholders’ approval to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder and risk factors in connection with the Merger will be disclosed in such proxy statement.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
None.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| ALBERTON ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
| Date: November 15, 2021 | By: | /s/ Guan Wang |
| Guan Wang | ||
| Chief
Executive Officer (Principal executive officer) | ||
| Date: November 15, 2021 | By: | /s/ Keqing (Kevin) Liu |
| Keqing (Kevin) Liu | ||
| Chief
Financial Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer) | ||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Guan Wang, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Alberton Acquisition Corporation; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: November 15, 2021 | /s/ Guan Wang |
| Guan Wang | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal executive officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Keqing (Kevin) Liu, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Alberton Acquisition Corporation: |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; and |
| b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: November 15, 2021 | /s/ Keqing (Kevin) Liu |
| Keqing (Kevin) Liu | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal financial and accounting officer) |
Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Alberton Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), each of the undersigned, in the capacities and on the dates indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company. |
| Date: November 15, 2021 | /s/ Guan Wang |
| Guan Wang | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal executive officer) |
| Date: November 15, 2021 | /s/ Keqing (Kevin) Liu |
| Keqing (Kevin) Liu | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal financial and accounting officer) |
Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
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| Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] | ||
| Ordinary shares, conversion value (in Dollars per share) | $ 11.37 | $ 10.87 |
| Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | 19,391 | 197,756 |
| Preference shares, par value (in Dollars per share) | ||
| Preference shares, shares authorized | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 |
| Preference shares, shares issued | ||
| Preference shares, shares outstanding | ||
| Ordinary shares, par value (in Dollars per share) | ||
| Ordinary shares, shares authorized | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 |
| Ordinary shares, shares issued | 4,460,778 | 4,417,482 |
| Ordinary shares, shares outstanding | 4,460,778 | 4,417,482 |
Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
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Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||||
| Operating costs | $ 175,736 | $ 100,347 | $ 541,000 | $ 395,447 | ||
| Loss from operations | (175,736) | (100,347) | (541,000) | (395,447) | ||
| Other income: | ||||||
| Interest income - bank | 3 | 835 | ||||
| Interest income | 360 | 380 | 1,106 | 559,019 | ||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 22,783 | 15,734 | 106,063 | 38,214 | ||
| Total other income | 23,143 | 16,117 | 107,169 | 598,068 | ||
| Net (loss) income | (152,593) | (84,230) | (433,831) | 202,621 | ||
| Less: income attributable to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | (5) | (59) | (17) | (86,089) | ||
| Adjusted net (loss) income | $ (152,598) | $ (84,289) | $ (433,848) | $ 116,532 | ||
| Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in Shares) | [1] | 4,446,830 | 4,387,754 | 4,433,417 | 4,340,885 | |
| Adjusted basic and diluted net (loss) income per ordinary share (in Dollars per share) | $ (0.03) | $ (0.02) | $ (0.1) | $ 0.03 | ||
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Organization and Business Operations |
9 Months Ended |
|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2021 | |
| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| Organization and Business Operations | Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
Organization and General
Alberton Acquisition Corporation (the “Company” or “Alberton”) is a blank check company incorporated on February 16, 2018, under the laws of British Virgin Islands for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). The Company’s efforts to identify a prospective target business are not limited to an industry or geographic location.
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. The Company previously had until October 26, 2021 to consummate a Business Combination. On October 22, 2021, the Company held a special meeting of the shareholders pursuant to which its shareholders approved extending the Extension from October 26, 2021 to April 26, 2022 (the “October 2021 Extension”).
The Company has one subsidiary, Alberton Merger Subsidiary Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in Nevada on October 16, 2020 (“Merger Sub”). The Merger Sub was established for the purpose of the potential Business Combination with SolarMax Technology, Inc. (“SolarMax”), a Nevada corporation. Alberton will re-domesticate from a British Virgin Islands corporation into a Nevada corporation so as to continue as a Nevada corporation immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination with SolarMax, if consummated by April 26, 2022.
Going Concern
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after April 26, 2022.
Financing
The registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering” as described in Note 3) was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 23, 2018. On October 26, 2018, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 10,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit (“Units” or “Public Units” and, with respect to the ordinary shares included in the Public Units offered, the “Public Shares”), generating gross proceeds of $100,000,000, which is described in Note 3.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 300,000 units (the “Private Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Unit in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, Hong Ye Hong Kong Shareholding Co., Limited (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $3,000,000, which is described in Note 4.
On November 20, 2018, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in part and purchased 1,487,992 Public Units, which were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $14,879,920. Simultaneously with the sale of the over-allotment Public Units, the Company consummated the private placement of an additional 29,760 Private Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating total additional gross proceeds of $297,600.
Trust Account
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on October 26, 2018, an amount of $100,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Public Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Units was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”). Following the closing of underwriters’ exercise of over-allotment option on November 20, 2018, an additional $14,879,920 of net proceeds ($10.00 per Unit) was placed in the Trust Account, bringing the aggregate proceeds held in the Trust Account to $114,879,920.
On April 23, 2020, the Company filed an amendment to its Articles of Association with the Registrar of the British Virgin Islands to extend the time that it needs to complete an initial Business Combination from April 27, 2020 to October 26, 2020 or such an earlier date as determined by its board of directors (the “Extension”). In connection with the Extension, shareholders holding 10,073,512 public shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of fund held in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of $105,879,118 (or $10.51 per share) was removed from the Trust Account to pay such shareholders.
On October 26, 2020, the Company filed an amendment to its Articles of Association with the Registrar of the British Virgin Islands to extend the time that it needs to complete an initial Business Combination from October 26, 2020 to April 26, 2021 or such an earlier date as determined by its board of directors (the “Second Extension”). In connection with the Second Extension, shareholders holding 1,000 public shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of fund held in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of $10,770 (or $10.77013 per share) was removed from the Trust Account to pay such shareholders.
On
April 23, 2021, at the 2020 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved to amend the Company’s memorandum and articles
of association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination from April 26, 2021 to October 26, 2021
or such earlier date as determined by the Board (the “Third Extension). In connection with the Third Extension, shareholders holding
135,069 public shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of fund held in the Trust Account. As a result,
an aggregate of $1,495,303.45 (or $11.07 per share) was released from the Trust Account to pay such shareholders. On October 22, 2021, the Company held a special meeting of the shareholders pursuant to which its shareholders approved extending the Extension from October 26, 2021 to April 26, 2022 (the “October 2021 Extension”). In connection with the approval of the October 2021 Extension, shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 50 of the Company’s ordinary shares. As a result, an aggregate of $571.56 (or $11.43 per share) was released from the Trust Account to pay such shareholders.
The funds in the Trust Account are invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the Company’s failure to consummate a Business Combination by April 27, 2020 (the “Combination Period”), and extended to April 26, 2022. Placing funds in the Trust Account may not protect those funds from third party claims against the Company. Although the Company will seek all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities it engages, to execute agreements with the Company waiving any claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, there is no guarantee that such persons will execute such agreements. The remaining net proceeds (not held in the Trust Account) may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses. Additionally, the interest earned on the Trust Account balance may be released to the Company to pay the Company’s tax obligations.
Business Combination
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Units, although substantially all the net proceeds are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a Business Combination. The Company’s Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (excluding any deferred underwriter’s fees and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account), which the Company refers to as the 80% test, at the time of the signing of an agreement to enter into a Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% test.
The Company will provide its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The shareholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then on deposit in the Trust Account ($10.00 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations).
The Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and a majority of the issued and outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a shareholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, a shareholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Initial Shareholders (defined in Note 5 - Related Party Transactions) have agreed to vote their initial shares and private shares, as well as any Public Shares acquired in or after the Initial Public Offering, in favor of any proposed Business Combination. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.
The amount in the Trust Account (less the aggregate nominal par value of the shares of the Company’s public shareholders) under the Companies Law will be treated as share premium which is distributable under the Companies Law provided that immediately following the date on which the proposed distribution is proposed to be made, the Company is able to pay the debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. If the Company is forced to liquidate the Trust Account, the public shareholders would be distributed the amount in the Trust Account calculated as of the date that is two days prior to the distribution date (including any accrued interest).
The Initial Shareholders have agreed to (i) vote their insider shares (as well as any Public Shares acquired in or after the Initial Public Offering) in favor of any proposed Business Combination, (ii) waive their conversion rights with respect to their initial share (as well as any other shares acquired in or after the Initial Public Offering) in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination, (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their initial shares if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and (iv) not propose an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination, unless the Company provides the public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
Agreement and Plan of Merger with SolarMax
On October 27, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Merger Sub and SolarMax. SolarMax is an integrated solar energy company. It was founded in 2008 to conduct business in the U.S. and subsequently commenced operation in China following two acquisitions in 2015. Through its subsidiaries, it is primarily engaged selling and installing integrated photovoltaic systems for residential and commercial customers in the United States which is its original business, identifying and procuring solar farm system projects for resale to third party developers and related services in China; providing engineering, procuring and construction services, which are referred to in the industry as EPC services, for solar farms in China, financing the sale of its photovoltaic systems and servicing installment sales by its customers in the United States and providing exterior and interior light-emitting diodes, known as LED, lighting sales and retrofitting services for governmental and commercial applications.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, among other things, Merger Sub will merge with and into SolarMax, with SolarMax continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). The Merger will become effective at such time on the date of closing, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as the articles of merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada or such later time as may be specified in the articles of merger (the “Effective Time”). The transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement are referred to as “Business Combination”. The closing of the Merger Agreement shall be upon the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Closing”). At the Closing, the Company will change its name to “SolarMax Technology Holdings, Inc.” (the “Successor”). The Closing is contingent upon shareholder approval and other customary Closing conditions.
On April 23, 2021, the Company’s shareholders approved to amend the Company’s memorandum and articles of association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination from April 26, 2021 to October 26, 2021 or such earlier date as determined by the Board. If the Company is unable to complete its initial business combination by October 26, 2021 or such longer period that its shareholders may approve, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the Trust Account not previously released to the Company for its tax obligations, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, seek to dissolve and liquidate subject to its obligations under British Virgin Islands law to provide for claims of creditors in all cases subject to and the other requirements of applicable law. This redemption of public shares from the Trust Account shall be effected as required by function of its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and prior to any voluntary winding up, although at all times subject to the Companies Act.
On October 22, 2021, the Company held a special meeting of the shareholders pursuant to which its shareholders approved extending the Extension from October 26, 2021to April 26, 2022. In addition with the extension, the Company adopted the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association providing the same with regards to the date by which the Company must complete its initial business combination.
Following the redemption of public shares, the Company intends to enter “voluntary liquidation” which is the statutory process for formally closing and dissolving a company under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Given that the Company intends to enter voluntary liquidation following the redemption of public shareholders from the Trust Account, the Company does not expect that the voluntary liquidation process will cause any delay to the payment of redemption proceeds from its Trust Account. In connection with such a voluntary liquidation, the liquidator would give notice to creditors inviting them to submit their claims for payment, by notifying known creditors (if any) who have not submitted claims and by placing a public advertisement in at least one newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands and in at least one newspaper circulating in the location where the Company has its principal place of business, and taking any other steps the liquidator considers appropriate to identify its creditors, after which its remaining assets would be distributed. As soon as its affairs are fully wound-up, the liquidator must complete his statement of account and make a notice filing with the registrar. The Company would be dissolved once the registrar issues a Certificate of Dissolution.
Amendments to the Merger Agreement
On August 11, 2021, September 10, 2021, and October 4, 2021, the Company, Merger Sub and SolarMax entered into a third amendment, a fourth amendment, and a fifth amendment to the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to these amendments: (i) the number of ordinary shares of the Company to be issued to the SolarMax shareholders was changed to provide that the number of shares is determined by dividing $300,000,000 by $10.50 rather than the Redemption Price; (ii) SolarMax, which, as of October 4, 2021 had made Extension Loans totaling of $927,567, agreed, if the Extension Amendment is approved by SolarMax’ shareholders, to make up to additional six Extension Loans, and all of the Extension Loans will be paid at the Closing; (iii) the requirement that the Company satisfy its obligation to settle Chardan’s deferred underwriting compensation, which is $4,020,797, through the delivery of Sponsor Shares was eliminated, and the deferred underwriting compensation is to be paid in cash; (iv) the requirement that the notes outstanding at September 3, 2020 be settled through the delivery of Founder Shares was eliminated and these notes will be paid at the closing, (v) 800,000 Founder Shares will be canceled immediately prior to the closing, (vi) all outstanding Private Warrants, each exercisable for one-half of one ordinary shares of the Company (or common stock of the Company following redomestication), including all rights to receive additional Private Warrants which may be issued upon conversion of any notes or other advances made to Purchaser, shall be cancelled, and the Company shall issue to the holder of the Private Warrants (including any right to receive additional Private Warrants) a total of 44,467 ordinary shares of the Company immediately prior to the closing, (vii) pursuant to loan agreements with the Sponsor, SolarMax had made loans to the Sponsor for payment of obligations of the Company of $651,369 and agreed to make additional advances of up to $12,233. These loans will be paid at the closing; (viii) on October 4, 2021, the Company entered into securities purchase agreement with two investors who agreed to purchase convertible notes in the principal amount of $10 million. The notes are automatically converted at the closing into shares of common stock with a conversion price equal to ten times the average price of the Company’s rights for the 25 trading days ending on the 2nd trading day before the proxy statement is mailed to the Company’s shareholders, (ix) at the closing, the Company shall issue, under the incentive plan, to each of William Walter Young, Qing S. Huang and Peng Gao 30,000 shares of common stock as the compensation shares for their service as independent directors of the Company until the closing and to Citiking International Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong (“Citiking”), 200,000 shares pursuant to certain consulting agreement between the Company and Citiking, among which 50,000 shares shall vest immediately upon the closing, 50,000 shares shall vest upon the first anniversary of the closing, 50,000 shares shall vest on the second anniversary of the Closing and remaining 50,000 shares shall vest on the third anniversary of the closing; and (x) the Company agreed that the Company would assume the Sponsor’s obligation to make a $50,000 payment to the Company’s former chief executive officer immediately prior to the closing. The Sponsor consented to these amendments.
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement including its amendments, the Company currently have the following agreements with various parties:
Share Forfeiture Agreement
On August 11, 2021, the Company entered into a certain share forfeiture agreement (the “Forfeiture Agreement”) with SolarMax and certain initial shareholders of the Company including Hong Ye, Bin (Ben) Wang and Keqing (Kevin) Liu (collectively, the “Initial Shareholders”), pursuant to which the Initial Shareholders have agreed to forfeit an aggregate of 800,000 Ordinary Shares upon the closing of the merger pursuant to the terms of the Forfeiture Agreement and the Company shall pay Bin (Ben) Wang $50,000 immediately prior to the closing of the merger.
Backstop and Private Placement
On August 11, 2021 and on October 4, 2021, the Company entered into certain backstop agreements (collectively, the “Backstop Agreements”) with four backstop investors (collectively, the “Backstop Investors”), pursuant to which the Backstop Investors shall commit to purchase an aggregate of no less than $18 million of Ordinary Shares in open market or private transactions from time to time, or from holders of public shares of the Company who have exercised their redemption rights pursuant to the Company’s organization documents, pursuant to the terms of the Backstop Agreements.
On August 11, 2021, the Company also entered into certain stock purchase agreement (the “PIPE SPA”) with JSDC Investment LLC (the “PIPE Investor”) who is a minority existing shareholder of SolarMax, pursuant to which the PIPE Investor shall purchase immediately prior to the closing, ordinary shares of the Company (or common stock of the Company following redomestication) at the amount equal to (i) $6 million divided by (ii) a price per share equal to the price at which each share of the Company is redeemed pursuant to the redemption by public shareholders in connection with the merger.
Note Purchase Agreement and Convertible Notes
On October 4, 2021, the Company entered into certain securities purchase agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with certain investors (“Note Investors”), pursuant to which the Company shall issue notes (the “New Notes”) in the aggregate amount of $10,000,000 with no interest to the Note Investors at the effectiveness of Form S-4. The New Notes shall be converted automatically into the number of fully paid and non-assessable common stock of the Company after redomestication, upon the closing of the Merger at a price equal to ten (10) times the average trading price of the rights of the Company, during a period of twenty-five (25) trading days ending on the second trading day prior to mailing of the prospectus to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the special meeting to approve the Merger Agreement. The proceeds of $10,000,000 of the sale of the New Notes shall be used to pay off the indebtedness of the Company as of the closing and any remaining shall be released to the company as working capital. The proceeds from the sale of the New Notes are to be used to pay off the outstanding indebtedness of the Company as of the closing of the Merger and as working capital if there is any remaining fund.
Investor Relations Consulting Agreement
On August 11, 2021, the Company entered into a certain letter agreement (the “IR Agreement”) with Citiking, pursuant to which Citiking shall render investor relations services to the Company and to generally act as its investor relations consultant for the Asian market pursuant to the terms of the IR Agreement upon and following the closing of the Merger. Under the terms of the IR Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue an aggregate of 200,000 Ordinary Shares or Common Stock to Citiking as consideration for its services, of which first 50,000 shares shall vest at the closing of the Merger, 50,000 shares shall vest at the first anniversary of the closing of the Merger, 50,000 shares shall vest at the second anniversary and last 50,000 shares shall vest on the third anniversary of the closing of the Merger, provided that Citiking remains as advisor to the Company at each vesting date.
Liquidation
The Company initially had until October 26, 2019 to consummate a Business Combination, however, if the Company anticipated that it would not be able to consummate a Business Combination by such deadline, it could extend the period to consummate a Business Combination by an additional six months (for a total of up to 18 months to complete a Business Combination). Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the trust agreement entered into between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate the Business Combination, the Company’s insiders or their affiliates or designees, upon five days advance notice prior to each applicable deadline, must deposit into the Trust Account $1,148,799 on or prior to the date of such applicable deadline.
On October 18, 2019, the Company deposited $1,148,799 into its Trust Account (the “Extension Funds”) to extend the period to consummate a Business Combination until January 24, 2020. The Extension Funds were proceeds of a note in the principal amount of $1,148,800 (the “GN Note 1”) the Company issued to Global Nature Investment Holdings Limited (“Global Nature”), a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, its registered assignees or successor in interest (the “Payee”). The GN Note 1 was issued in connection with a non-binding letter of intent entered into by and between Alberton and Global Nature on September 13, 2019, to consummate a potential Business Combination with Global Nature (the “GN LOI”) (see Note 6).
On January 23, 2020, the Company deposited an additional $1,148,800 into the Trust Account to further extend the time available for the Company to complete a Business Combination from January 24, 2020 to April 27, 2020 (the “Extension”). The Extension was partially funded from a $780,000 loan provided by the Sponsor and $368,800 from the Company’s working capital. In connection with the loan provided by the Sponsor, the Company issued a promissory note (the “Sponsor Note”) to the Sponsor in the aggregate principal amount of $780,000 (see Note 5).
On April 23, 2020, the Company held a special meeting pursuant to which the Company’s shareholders approved extending the Extension from April 27, 2020 to October 26, 2020 (the “Extended Date”). In connection with the approval of the extension, shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 10,073,512 of the Company’s ordinary shares. As a result, an aggregate of $105,879,118 (or $10.51 per share) was released from the Company’s Trust Account to pay such shareholders. On the same day, in connection with the Extension, the Company filed with the Registrar of the British Virgin Islands an amendment to Regulation 47 of its Articles of Association., and entered into an amendment to the trust agreement with the trust agent to extend the final liquidation date of the Trust Account to the 24-month anniversary of the closing of its Initial Public Offering, which is October 26, 2020.
The Company agreed to contribute, or cause to be contributed on its behalf (the “Cash Contribution”), $60,000 for the aggregate number of Public Shares that did not convert in connection with the Extension (the “Remaining Public Shares”) for each monthly period or portion thereof that is needed to complete a Business Combination (commencing on April 27, 2020 until the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination and the expiry of the Extension). The Cash Contribution will be deposited as additional interest on the proceeds in the Trust Account and will be distributed pro rata as a part of the redemption amount to each Remaining Public Share in connection with a future redemption. In addition, at the earlier date (the “Issuance Date”) of the consummation of its initial Business Combination and the expiry of the Extension, the Company will issue a dividend of one warrant to purchase one-half of one ordinary share for each Remaining Public Share. Each such warrant will be identical to the warrants included in the Units sold in the Company’s Initial Public Offering (the “Dividend”, collectively with the Cash Contribution, the “Contribution”).
On October 26, 2020, the Company held a special meeting pursuant to which the Company’s shareholders approved extending the Extended Date from October 26, 2020 to April 26, 2021 or such earlier date as determined by the Board was voted on and approved (the “Second Extended Date”). In connection with the approval of the extension (the “Second Extension”), shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 1,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares. As a result, an aggregate of $10,770 (or $10.77013 per share) was released from the Company’s Trust Account to pay such shareholders. On the same day, in connection with the Second Extension, the Company filed with the Registrar of the British Virgin Islands another amendment to Regulation 47 of its Articles of Association and entered into another amendment to the trust agreement with the trust agent to extend the final liquidation date of the Trust Account to the 30-month anniversary of the closing of its Initial Public Offering, which is April 26, 2021.
The Company agreed to contribute, or cause to be contributed on its behalf (the “Second Cash Contribution”), $0.05 per share for the aggregate number of Public Shares that did not convert in connection with the Second Extension (the “Remaining Public Shares Post Second Extension”) for each monthly period or portion thereof that is needed to complete a Business Combination (commencing on October 26, 2020 until the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination and the expiry of the Second Extension). The Second Cash Contribution will be deposited as additional interest on the proceeds in the Trust Account and will be distributed pro rata as a part of the redemption amount to each Remaining Public Share in connection with a future redemption.
On April 15, 2021, the Company announced that it has agreed that if the Extension is approved, for the aggregate public shares that are not redeemed by the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Extension (collectively, the “Remaining Shares”, each, a “Remaining Share”), for each monthly period, or portion thereof, that is needed by the Company to complete an initial business combination during the Extension, it will deposit $0.06 per Remaining Share. If no shares are redeemed, the monthly payment to the trust account as additional interest will be $84,808.80, based on a commitment from its sponsor (the “Cash Contribution”).
The per-share pro rata portion of the trust account on March 18, 2021 (the “Record Date”) after taking into account taxes owed but not paid by such date (which is expected to be the same approximate amount two business days prior to the meeting) was approximately $10.97. If the Extension is approved and the Company takes the full six months to complete its initial business combination, the redemption amount per share at the meeting for such business combination or the Company’s subsequent liquidation will be approximately $11.33, in comparison to the current redemption amount of $10.97 (solely based on redemption price as of the current Record Date).
On April 23, 2021, the Company held its special meeting in lieu of the 2020 annual meeting of the shareholders. At the Special Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved to amend the Company’s memorandum and articles of association to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination from April 26, 2021 to October 26, 2021.
On October 22, 2021, the Company held a special meeting of the shareholders pursuant to which the Company’s shareholders approved extending the Extension from October 26, 2021 to April 26, 2022. In connection with October 2021 Extension, the Company has committed to deposit $0.10 per share per month into the trust account as additional interests on the proceeds in the trust account based on a commitment from SolarMax as provided in the Merger Agreement.
Any additional loans that may be made to the Company to fund the Contribution will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company upon consummation of a Business Combination. The Company’s officers, directors or affiliates will have the sole discretion whether to continue extending additional loans for additional calendar months until the Extended Date and if the officers, directors or affiliates determine not to continue extending additional loans for additional calendar months, their obligation to extend additional loans following such determination will terminate.
Through September 30, 2021, the Company deposited an aggregate of $1,167,567 into the Trust Account to fund the Extension. The Extension was partially funded from a $140,000 advance provided by the Sponsor (see Note 5), $100,000 from the AMC Note (defined below) and $927,567 from the SolarMax Notes (see Note 6).
NASDAQ Delisting Notification On October 28, 2021, the Company received notice from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that, unless the Company timely requests a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), the Company’s securities (common stock, warrants, units and rights) would be subject to suspension and delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market due to the Company’s non-compliance with Nasdaq IM-5101-2, which requires that a special purpose acquisition company must complete one or more business combinations within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement. Following the submission of a hearing request by the Company, a hearing is scheduled to be held on December 16, 2021. The hearing request results in a stay of any suspension or delisting action pending the hearing and the expiration of any additional extension period granted by the Panel following the hearing. In that regard, pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Panel has the authority to grant the Company an additional extension not to exceed April 26, 2022.
As previously announced, the Company has entered into a binding definitive agreement to merge with SolarMax. The Company filed its most recent amendment to the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “S-4”) for the merger on October 8, 2021. The Company intends to mail the S-4 to shareholders promptly follow completion of the Securities and Exchange Commission review process and to hold the shareholder meeting at which it will seek approval for the merger transaction as soon as possible. The Company believes that the combined company will satisfy all requirements for initial listing upon completion of the merger; however, there can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company the required extension, the merger will be successfully completed or that the combined company will meet all applicable requirements for initial listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b) (1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised, and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial 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. |
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| Significant Accounting Policies | Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Operating results for the nine months periods ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Investments Held in Trust Account
At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which are invested in U.S. Treasury securities.
Warrants 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 in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“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 ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, 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 as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each 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.
Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s unaudited condensed balance sheets.
Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC Topic 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. The Company’s management determined that the British Virgin Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
The Company is considered an exempted British Virgin Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the British Virgin Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision is zero for the periods presented.
Adjusted Net (Loss) Income per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” Adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding for the period. Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at September 30, 2021 and 2020, which are not currently redeemable and are not redeemable at fair value, have been excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. At September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and the dividend warrants issued in April 2021 to purchase an aggregate of 6,616,116 shares and 5,908,876 shares in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30 2021 and 2020, respectively. As a result, diluted adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary share is the same as basic adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary share for the periods presented.
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 depository insurance coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
The change in the fair value of warrant liabilities regarding Level 3 fair value measurements is summarized as follows
The Private Warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 as the Company concluded that its Private Warrants are not indexed to the Company’s ordinary shares because the holder of the instrument is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares and are presented within warrant liabilities on the Company’s accompanying balance sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the statement of operations.
The fair value of the Private Warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The application of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the use of a number of inputs and significant assumptions including volatility. Significant judgment is required in determining the expected volatility of the ordinary shares. Due to the limited history of trading of the Company’s ordinary shares, the Company determined expected volatility based on a peer group of publicly traded companies. The following reflects the inputs and assumptions used:
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. |
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Initial Public Offering |
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| Initial Public Offering [Abstract] | |
| Initial Public Offering | Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
Public Unit
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering on October 26, 2018, the Company sold 10,000,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. On November 20, 2018, in connection with the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, the Company consummated the sale of an additional 1,487,992 Public Units at $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share, one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”), and one right (“Public Right”). Each whole redeemable warrant entitles the holder to purchase one half of one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 (see Note 10). Every 10 Public Rights will convert automatically into one ordinary share upon consummation of a Business Combination (see Note 10).
If the Company does not complete its Business Combination within the necessary time period described in Note 1, the Public Warrants and Public Rights will expire and be worthless. Since the Company is not required to net cash settle the Public Warrants and Public Rights, and the Public Warrants and Public Rights are convertible upon the consummation of the Business Combination, management determined that the Public Warrants and Public Rights are classified within shareholders’ equity as “Additional paid-in capital” upon their issuance in accordance with ASC 815-40. The proceeds from the sale are allocated to Public Shares and Public Warrants and Public Rights based on the relative fair value of the securities in accordance with ASC 470-20-30. The value of the Public Shares, Public Warrants and Public Rights was based on the closing price paid by investors.
At the closing of the Initial Public Offering and over-allotment option, the Company paid an upfront underwriting discount of $2,000,000 and $297,598, 2.0% of the per unit offering price to the underwriter, respectively, with an additional fee of $3,500,000 and $520,797 (the “Deferred Discount”), 3.5% of the gross offering proceeds payable upon the completion of the Business Combination, respectively. The Deferred Discount will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event the Company completes its Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not close a Business Combination, the underwriter has waived its right to receive the Deferred Discount. The underwriter is not entitled to any interest accrued on the Deferred Discount. Total offering costs were $3,060,924, which consisted of $2,297,598 of underwriter’s commissions and $763,326 of other offering costs.
Purchase Option
On October 26, 2018, the Company sold the underwriter (and its designees), for $100, an option to purchase up to 500,000 Units exercisable at $11.50 per Unit (or an aggregate exercise price of $5,750,000) commencing on the consummation of a Business Combination. The purchase option may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and expires five years from the effective date of the registration statement related to the Initial Public Offering. The Units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to those offered in the Initial Public Offering, with 500,000 ordinary shares, warrants to purchase 250,000 shares and rights to receive 50,000 ordinary shares that may be issued upon exercise of the option.
The Company accounted for the unit purchase option, inclusive of the receipt of $100 cash payment, as an expense of the Initial Public Offering resulting in a charge directly to shareholders’ equity. The Company estimated the fair value of this unit purchase option to be approximately $1,603,060 (or $3.206 per Unit) using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of the unit purchase option granted to the underwriters was estimated as of the date of grant using the following assumptions: (1) expected volatility of 38%, (2) risk-free interest rate of 2.29% (the interest rate on a three-month US Treasury Bill on October 26, 2018) and (3) expected life of five years. |
Private Placements |
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| Private Placements [Abstract] | |
| Private Placements | Note 4 — Private Placements
Simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 300,000 Private Units at $10.00 per Unit (for a total purchase price of $3,000,000). On November 20, 2018, in connection with the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option, the Company consummated the sale of additional 29,760 Private Units, generating gross proceeds of $297,600. The proceeds from the Private Units were added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account.
The Private Units are identical to the units sold in the Initial Public Offering except the Private Units are non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. The purchasers of the Private Units have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Units or underlying securities (except to the same permitted transferees as the founder shares) until the completion of the Business Combination.
If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds of the sale of the Private Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law). |
Related Party Transactions |
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| Related Party Transactions | Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
In August 2018, the Company issued 1,725,000 Class B ordinary shares to its initial shareholders as founder shares, of which an aggregate of 1,650,000 Class B ordinary shares were issued for an aggregate purchase price of $17,250 or $0.010454545 per share, and an aggregate of 75,000 Class B ordinary shares were issued for services rendered. On September 10, 2018, the Company issued an additional 1,150,000 Class B ordinary shares to its initial shareholders as founder shares, of which an aggregate of 1,135,000 Class B ordinary shares were issued for an aggregate purchase price of $2,300 or approximately $0.00202643 per share, and an aggregate of 15,000 Class B ordinary shares were issued for services rendered. On September 14, 2018, the Company’s initial shareholders converted all of their Class B ordinary shares, constituting all of the outstanding Class B ordinary shares of the Company, into Class A ordinary shares and, immediately thereafter, the Company amended and restated its Memorandum and Articles of Association to eliminate the Class B ordinary shares and re-designate the Class A ordinary shares as “ordinary shares.” As a result, prior to the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s initial shareholders held 2,875,000 founder shares. The 2,875,000 founder shares included an aggregate of up to 375,000 ordinary shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised by the underwriters in full or in part. On November 20, 2018, as a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option, 3,002 founder shares were forfeited.
The founder shares are identical to the ordinary shares included in the units sold in the Initial Public Offering. However, the Initial Shareholders have agreed to (A) to vote any shares owned by them in favor of any proposed Business Combination, (B) not to convert any shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial Business Combination or any amendment to the Company’s charter documents prior to consummation of an initial Business Combination, or sell any shares to the Company in a tender offer in connection with a proposed initial Business Combination and (C) that the founder shares shall not participate in any liquidating distribution from the Trust Account upon winding up if a Business Combination is not consummated.
Additionally, subject to certain limited exceptions, the Initial Shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the founder shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until, with respect to 50% of the founder shares, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination, and with respect to the remaining 50% of the founder shares, upon six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or earlier, in each case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.
Related Party Advances
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company received an aggregate of $273,640 in advances from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer for working capital purposes, of which $140,000 was used to partially fund the Extension. The advances are non-interest bearing and due on demand. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, advances of $273,640 were outstanding which are included in due to related parties in the accompanying unaudited condensed balance sheets.
From December 2020 to September 2021, SolarMax made a series of non-interest bearing loans to the Sponsor in the aggregate principal amount of $651,369, to enable the Sponsor to provide the Company with funds to pay for the Company’s operating costs. These notes shall be paid off in cash upon the closing of the Merger. Otherwise, the due date will be upon the earlier of the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or the date an Event of Default shall occur. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, advances of $651,369 and $128,466 were outstanding and included in due to related parties in the accompanying unaudited condensed balance sheets.
Related Party Loans
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. As provided in the Merger Agreement, as amended, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid in cash upon the closing of the Merger. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans.
On July 6, 2018, the Sponsor loaned the Company $300,000 under a promissory note (the “Sponsor Note 1”), a portion of which was used to pay for costs associated with the Initial Public Offering. The loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and due at the closing of a Business Combination. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $300,000 outstanding under the Sponsor Note 1.
On January 24, 2020, the Sponsor loaned the Company an additional $780,000 under a promissory note (the “Sponsor Note 2”) in order to partially fund the amount required to be deposited into the Trust Account to extend the period of time required by the Company to complete a Business Combination. The loan is non-interest bearing, unsecured and due at the closing of a Business Combination. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $780,000 outstanding under the Sponsor Note 2.
Administrative Service Fee
The Company has agreed, commencing on August 1, 2018, to pay the Sponsor, a monthly fee of an aggregate of $1,000 for general and administrative services including office space, utilities and secretarial support, due before the first day of each month. This arrangement will terminate upon the completion of a Business Combination or a distribution of the Trust Account to the public shareholders. For each of the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred $3,000 of administrative fees. For each of the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred $9,000 of administrative fees. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, $15,000 and $6,000, respectively, of such fees are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed balance sheets.
Other than the $1,000 per month administrative fee and the $1,080,000 of non-interest bearing loans described above, no compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s fee, consulting fees and other similar fees, will be paid to our initial shareholders, members of our management team or their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to, or in order to effectuate the consummation of, our initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). However, such individuals will receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on our behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses, performing business due diligence on suitable target businesses and Business Combination as well as traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses to examine their operations. There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by the Company. |
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| Promissory Notes | Note 6 — Promissory Notes
Promissory notes are comprised of the following as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
On September 18, 2019, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $1,148,800 to Global Nature (the “GN Note 1”). The GN Note 1 was issued in connection with the GN LOI entered into by and between Global Nature and the Company on September 13, 2019, to consummate a potential Business Combination with Global Nature.
The GN Note 1 is non-interest bearing and is payable on the date on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination with Global Nature or another qualified target company (a “Qualified Business Combination” and such date, the “Maturity Date”), subject to certain mandatory repayment arrangement set forth in the GN Note 1. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time without penalty. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $1,148,800 outstanding under the GN Note 1.
Pursuant to the GN Note 1, in the event that Global Nature notifies the Company that it does not wish to proceed with the Qualified Business Combination (the “Withdrawal Request”), the Company shall only be obligated to repay the GN Note 1 as follows: (i) 50% of the principal amount of the GN Note 1 as soon as possible with best efforts but no later than 5 business days after a Business Combination with another target if the Withdrawal Request is given from after October 18, 2019; or (ii) the full principal amount of the GN Note 1 as soon as possible with best efforts but no later than 5 business days after a Business Combination or the date of expiry of the term of the Company (whichever is earlier), if the parties have not entered into a definitive agreement with regard to the Qualified Business Combination within 45 days from the date of the GN Note 1 as a result of the disagreement on the valuation of the Qualified Business Combination. On March 12, 2020, the Company received the Withdrawal Request from Global Nature that it did not wish to proceed with the Qualified Business Combination. The parties agreed that the GN Note 1 which shall be repaid as soon as possible with best efforts but no later than 5 business days after the Company’s Business Combination or the date of the expiry of the term of the Company (whichever is earlier).
All amounts owed by the Company under the GN Note 1 become immediately due and payable upon an event of default, which includes the Company’s failure to pay the principal amount due within 5 business days of the Maturity Date and the Company’s voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy.
On December 3, 2019, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000 to Global Nature (the “GN Note 2”). The GN Note 2 was issued in order to fund the Company’s working capital needs. The GN Note 2 is non-interest bearing and is payable as soon as possible but in any event no later than 5 business days after the Company’s initial Business Combination or the date of the expiry of the term of the Company, whichever is earlier. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time without penalty. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $500,000 outstanding under the GN Note 2.
On April 17, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000 (the “AMC Note”) to Qingdao Zhongxin Huirong Distressed Asset Disposal Co., Ltd. (“AMC Sino”), a PRC company based in Qingdao, China, its registered assignees or successor in interest (the “AMC Payee”). The AMC Note was issued in connection with a non-binding letter of intent entered (“AMC LOI”) into by and between the Company and Zhongxin AmcAsset Limited (“AmcAsset”), a holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, to consummate a potential business combination with AmcAsset. AmcAsset is a transnational distressed asset management company with foothold in the U.S. and China, and undergoing global expansion. AmcAsset holds 100% equity interest of Quest Mark Capital Inc., a California corporation located in Los Angeles, and Qingdao Zhongbiao Distressed Asset Management Co., Ltd (“Zhongbiao”), to which AMC Sino is related. The principal of the AMC Note of $500,000 will be paid in installments according to the needs of the Company. The AMC Note is non-interest bearing and is payable on the date on which the Company consummates its initial business combination with AMC Payee or another qualified target company, subject to certain mandatory repayment arrangement set forth in the AMC Note. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time without penalty. On May 5, 2020, the Company received first installment of $100,000 under the AMC Note.
From September 2020 to December 2020, the Company issued unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $261,348 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 1”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination. The SolarMax Notes 1 are non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) the consummation of a Business Combination, (ii) the Second Extended Date, or (iii) the date on which either (x) the letter of intent dated September 3, 2020 (the “LOI”) or (y) the Acquisition Agreement, as defined in the LOI, are terminated for any reason. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $261,348 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 1.
From January to March 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $212,022 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 2”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to April 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 2 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently October 26, 2021, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. At September 30, 2021, there was $212,022 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 2. From April to June 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $224,083 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 3”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to October 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 3 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently April 26, 2022, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. At September 30, 2021, there was $224,083 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 3.
In September 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $230,114 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 4”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to October 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 4 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently April 26, 2022, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. At September 30, 2021, there was $230,114 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 4. |
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| Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account | Note 7 — Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account
As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $14,537,012 and $15,364,991, respectively, in money market funds which are invested in U.S. Treasury Securities.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
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| Commitments and Contingencies | Note 8 — Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. When the Company becomes aware of a claim or potential claim, it assesses the likelihood of any loss or exposure. In accordance with authoritative guidance, the Company records loss contingencies in its financial statements only for matters in which losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. Where a range of loss can be reasonably estimated with no best estimate in the range, the Company records the minimum estimated liability. If the loss is not probable or the amount of the loss cannot be reasonably estimated, the Company discloses the nature of the specific claim if the likelihood of a potential loss is reasonably possible and the amount involved is material. The Company continuously assesses the potential liability related to the Company’s pending litigation and revises its estimates when additional information becomes available. With respect to the Company’s outstanding legal matters, the Company believe that the amount or estimable range of reasonably possible loss will not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, the outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain. Therefore, if one or more of these ordinary-course legal matters were resolved against the Company for amounts in excess of management's expectations, the Company’s results of operations and financial condition, including in a particular reporting period, could be materially adversely affected. Risks and Uncertainties
Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or complete the SolarMax Business Combination, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on October 23, 2018, the holders of the founder shares, Private Units (and underlying securities) and units that may be issued in payment of Working Capital Loans (and all underlying securities) are entitled to registration rights. The holders of a majority-in-interest of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the Company’s securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. |
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| Deferred Underwriter Compensation | Note 9 — Deferred Underwriter Compensation
The Company is obligated to pay the underwriters a deferred underwriting discounts and commissions equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering. Upon completion of the Business Combination, $4,020,797 (with consideration of the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option on November 20, 2018) will be paid to the underwriters from the funds held in the Trust Account. No discounts or commissions will be paid with respect to the purchase of the Private Units. |
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| Shareholders' Equity | Note 10 — Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred Shares - The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of no par value preferred shares, with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there are no preferred shares designated, issued or outstanding.
Ordinary Shares - The Company is authorized to issue 300,000,000 ordinary shares, no par value. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had issued an aggregate of 4,460,778 and 4,417,482 ordinary shares, excluding 19,391 and 197,756 shares of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, respectively.
Warrants - Each warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one-half (1/2) of one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per whole ordinary share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of the completion of the Business Combination or 12 months from the date of the effective date of the registration statement. However, no warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within a specified period following the consummation of the Company’s Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such exemption is available. In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of ordinary shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” for this purpose will mean the average reported last sale price of the ordinary shares for the 20 trading days ending on the third trading day immediately prior to the date of exercise. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. The warrants will expire on the fifth anniversary of the closing of the initial business combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The warrants issued in the Private Units (“Private Warrants”) are identical to the Public Warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering except the Private Warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees.
The Company may call the warrants for redemption (excluding the Private Warrants and any warrants issued to its initial shareholders, officers or directors in payment of working capital loans made to the Company, but including outstanding warrants issued upon exercise of the unit purchase option issued to Chardan Capital Markets LLC), in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant,
The right to exercise will be forfeited unless the warrants are exercised prior to the date specified in the notice of redemption. On and after the redemption date, a record holder of a warrant will have no further rights except to receive the redemption price for such holder’s warrant upon surrender of such warrant.
If the Company calls the warrants for redemption as described above, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.”
On January 19, 2021, the board of the Company approved the issuance of 1,414,480 dividend warrants to those public shareholders who were shareholders on April 21, 2020 and did not exercise their right of redemption in connection with the April 2020 extension, and the Company instructed such issuance. The dividend warrants were issued on April 8, 2021. The dividend warrants are identical to the warrants included in the units sold in the Company’s Initial Public Offering, for which one dividend warrant has the right to purchase one-half of one ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share. The Company accounted for the fair value of the dividend warrants using the closing market price of the Company’s Public Warrants on April 8, 2021 and determined the aggregate fair value of $636,375. The dividend warrants were recorded as a reduction of retained earnings and an additional to ordinary shares capital of the Company.
As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has outstanding warrants of 13,232,232 and 11,817,752 to purchase an aggregate of 6,616,116 shares and 5,908,876 shares of the Company’s ordinary shares, respectively, with a weighted average exercise of $11.50 per whole share.
Rights - Each holder of a right will receive one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share upon consummation of a Business Combination, even if a holder of such right converted all ordinary shares held by it in connection with a Business Combination. No fractional shares will be issued upon exchange of the rights. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of rights to receive its additional shares upon consummation of a Business Combination as the consideration related thereto has been included in the Unit purchase price paid for by investors in the Initial Public Offering. If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination in which the Company will not be the surviving entity, the definitive agreement will provide for the holders of rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders of the ordinary shares will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into ordinary shares basis and each holder of rights will be required to affirmatively covert its rights in order to receive 1/10 of a share underlying each right (without paying additional consideration). The shares issuable upon exchange of the rights will be freely tradable (except to the extent held by affiliates of the Company).
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of rights will not receive any of such funds with respect to their rights, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such rights, and the rights will expire worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities to the holders of the rights upon consummation of a Business Combination. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the rights. Accordingly, the rights may expire worthless.
The rights included in the Private Units sold in the private placement are identical to the rights included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that, among others, the rights including the shares issuable upon exchange of such rights, are being purchased pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and will become tradable only after certain conditions are met or the resale of such rights (including underlying securities) is registered under the Securities Act. Refer to Note 4 Private Placement for more details. |
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| Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Loss (Income) per Ordinary Share | Note 11 — Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Loss (Income) per Ordinary Share
The Company’s net (loss) income is adjusted for the portion of income or loss that is attributable to ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, as these shares only participate in the earnings of the Trust Account and not the income or losses of the Company. Accordingly, basic and diluted adjusted net loss per ordinary share is as follows:
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| Subsequent Events | Note 12 — Subsequent Events
The Company’s management reviewed all material events that have occurred after the balance sheet date through the date which these financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
Promissory Notes
In October 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $76,704 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 5”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to October 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 5 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently April 26, 2022, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur.
In November 2021, the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $127,836 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 6”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to April 26, 2022. SolarMax Notes 6 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently April 26, 2022, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. |
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| Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Operating results for the nine months periods ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021.
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| Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates
The preparation of unaudited condensed financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash and Cash Equivalents
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| Investments Held in Trust Account | Investments Held in Trust Account
At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which are invested in U.S. Treasury securities.
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| Warrants Liabilities | Warrants 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 in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“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 ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, 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 as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each 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.
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| Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption | Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s unaudited condensed balance sheets.
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| Income Taxes | Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC Topic 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. The Company’s management determined that the British Virgin Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
The Company is considered an exempted British Virgin Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the British Virgin Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision is zero for the periods presented.
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| Adjusted Net (Loss) Income per Ordinary Share | Adjusted Net (Loss) Income per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” Adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding for the period. Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at September 30, 2021 and 2020, which are not currently redeemable and are not redeemable at fair value, have been excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. At September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and the dividend warrants issued in April 2021 to purchase an aggregate of 6,616,116 shares and 5,908,876 shares in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30 2021 and 2020, respectively. As a result, diluted adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary share is the same as basic adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary share for the periods presented.
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| Concentration of Credit Risk | 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 depository insurance coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.
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| Fair Value of Financial Instruments | Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
The change in the fair value of warrant liabilities regarding Level 3 fair value measurements is summarized as follows
The Private Warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 as the Company concluded that its Private Warrants are not indexed to the Company’s ordinary shares because the holder of the instrument is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares and are presented within warrant liabilities on the Company’s accompanying balance sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the statement of operations.
The fair value of the Private Warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The application of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the use of a number of inputs and significant assumptions including volatility. Significant judgment is required in determining the expected volatility of the ordinary shares. Due to the limited history of trading of the Company’s ordinary shares, the Company determined expected volatility based on a peer group of publicly traded companies. The following reflects the inputs and assumptions used:
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| Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. |
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Organization and Business Operations (Details) - USD ($) |
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| Initial public offering units (in Shares) | 1,487,992 | 10,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Sale of price per unit (in Dollars per share) | $ 10.77013 | ||||||||||||
| Sale of units (in Shares) | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
| Gross proceeds from sale of private units | $ 10,770 | ||||||||||||
| Extension, shareholders holding, description | In connection with the Extension, shareholders holding 10,073,512 public shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of fund held in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of $105,879,118 (or $10.51 per share) was removed from the Trust Account to pay such shareholders. | ||||||||||||
| Third Extension, shareholders holding, description | In connection with the Third Extension, shareholders holding 135,069 public shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of fund held in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of $1,495,303.45 (or $11.07 per share) was released from the Trust Account to pay such shareholders. | ||||||||||||
| Redeem an aggregate of ordinary shares (in Shares) | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate of released from trust account | $ 10,770 | ||||||||||||
| Percentage of fair market value | 80.00% | ||||||||||||
| Test, percentage | 80.00% | ||||||||||||
| Percentage of outstanding voting rights | 50.00% | ||||||||||||
| Percentage of outstanding of public shares | 100.00% | ||||||||||||
| Business acquired, percentage | 80.00% | ||||||||||||
| Deposit in the trust account per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 10 | ||||||||||||
| Net tangible assets | $ 5,000,001 | ||||||||||||
| Public share percentage | 100.00% | ||||||||||||
| Merger agreement description | On August 11, 2021, September 10, 2021, and October 4, 2021, the Company, Merger Sub and SolarMax entered into a third amendment, a fourth amendment, and a fifth amendment to the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to these amendments: (i) the number of ordinary shares of the Company to be issued to the SolarMax shareholders was changed to provide that the number of shares is determined by dividing $300,000,000 by $10.50 rather than the Redemption Price; (ii) SolarMax, which, as of October 4, 2021 had made Extension Loans totaling of $927,567, agreed, if the Extension Amendment is approved by SolarMax’ shareholders, to make up to additional six Extension Loans, and all of the Extension Loans will be paid at the Closing; (iii) the requirement that the Company satisfy its obligation to settle Chardan’s deferred underwriting compensation, which is $4,020,797, through the delivery of Sponsor Shares was eliminated, and the deferred underwriting compensation is to be paid in cash; (iv) the requirement that the notes outstanding at September 3, 2020 be settled through the delivery of Founder Shares was eliminated and these notes will be paid at the closing, (v) 800,000 Founder Shares will be canceled immediately prior to the closing, (vi) all outstanding Private Warrants, each exercisable for one-half of one ordinary shares of the Company (or common stock of the Company following redomestication), including all rights to receive additional Private Warrants which may be issued upon conversion of any notes or other advances made to Purchaser, shall be cancelled, and the Company shall issue to the holder of the Private Warrants (including any right to receive additional Private Warrants) a total of 44,467 ordinary shares of the Company immediately prior to the closing, (vii) pursuant to loan agreements with the Sponsor, SolarMax had made loans to the Sponsor for payment of obligations of the Company of $651,369 and agreed to make additional advances of up to $12,233. These loans will be paid at the closing; (viii) on October 4, 2021, the Company entered into securities purchase agreement with two investors who agreed to purchase convertible notes in the principal amount of $10 million. The notes are automatically converted at the closing into shares of common stock with a conversion price equal to ten times the average price of the Company’s rights for the 25 trading days ending on the 2nd trading day before the proxy statement is mailed to the Company’s shareholders, (ix) at the closing, the Company shall issue, under the incentive plan, to each of William Walter Young, Qing S. Huang and Peng Gao 30,000 shares of common stock as the compensation shares for their service as independent directors of the Company until the closing and to Citiking International Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong (“Citiking”), 200,000 shares pursuant to certain consulting agreement between the Company and Citiking, among which 50,000 shares shall vest immediately upon the closing, 50,000 shares shall vest upon the first anniversary of the closing, 50,000 shares shall vest on the second anniversary of the Closing and remaining 50,000 shares shall vest on the third anniversary of the closing; and (x) the Company agreed that the Company would assume the Sponsor’s obligation to make a $50,000 payment to the Company’s former chief executive officer immediately prior to the closing. | ||||||||||||
| Forfeit aggregate shares (in Shares) | 800,000 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate shares purchase price | $ 18,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Stock purchase agreement description | On August 11, 2021, the Company also entered into certain stock purchase agreement (the “PIPE SPA”) with JSDC Investment LLC (the “PIPE Investor”) who is a minority existing shareholder of SolarMax, pursuant to which the PIPE Investor shall purchase immediately prior to the closing, ordinary shares of the Company (or common stock of the Company following redomestication) at the amount equal to (i) $6 million divided by (ii) a price per share equal to the price at which each share of the Company is redeemed pursuant to the redemption by public shareholders in connection with the merger. | ||||||||||||
| Extensions fund amount | $ 1,148,800 | ||||||||||||
| Liquidation, description | In connection with the approval of the extension, shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 10,073,512 of the Company’s ordinary shares. As a result, an aggregate of $105,879,118 (or $10.51 per share) was released from the Company’s Trust Account to pay such shareholders. | ||||||||||||
| Business combination description | The Company agreed to contribute, or cause to be contributed on its behalf (the “Cash Contribution”), $60,000 for the aggregate number of Public Shares that did not convert in connection with the Extension (the “Remaining Public Shares”) for each monthly period or portion thereof that is needed to complete a Business Combination (commencing on April 27, 2020 until the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination and the expiry of the Extension). The Cash Contribution will be deposited as additional interest on the proceeds in the Trust Account and will be distributed pro rata as a part of the redemption amount to each Remaining Public Share in connection with a future redemption. In addition, at the earlier date (the “Issuance Date”) of the consummation of its initial Business Combination and the expiry of the Extension, the Company will issue a dividend of one warrant to purchase one-half of one ordinary share for each Remaining Public Share. Each such warrant will be identical to the warrants included in the Units sold in the Company’s Initial Public Offering (the “Dividend”, collectively with the Cash Contribution, the “Contribution”). | ||||||||||||
| Cash contribution | $ 60,000 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate of per shares (in Dollars per share) | $ 10.77013 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.05 | ||||||||||||
| Remaining share (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.06 | $ 11.5 | |||||||||||
| Additional interest amount | $ 84,808.8 | ||||||||||||
| Pro rata extension price | $ 10.97 | ||||||||||||
| Subsequent liquidation Value | 11.33 | ||||||||||||
| Redemption amount | $ 10.97 | ||||||||||||
| Deposited an aggregate, description | the Company deposited an aggregate of $1,167,567 into the Trust Account to fund the Extension. The Extension was partially funded from a $140,000 advance provided by the Sponsor (see Note 5), $100,000 from the AMC Note (defined below) and $927,567 from the SolarMax Notes (see Note 6). | ||||||||||||
| Agreed to issue an aggregate shares (in Shares) | 1,167,567 | ||||||||||||
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| Redeem an aggregate of ordinary shares (in Shares) | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate of released from trust account | $ 571.56 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate shares price per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 11.43 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate amount | $ 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Sale of new notes price | $ 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Deposit price per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.1 | ||||||||||||
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| Trust account | $ 1,148,800 | $ 1,148,799 | |||||||||||
| Loan provided by the sponsor | 780,000 | ||||||||||||
| Partially company's working capital | 368,800 | ||||||||||||
| Debt instrument face amount | $ 780,000 | ||||||||||||
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| Debt instrument face amount | $ 651,369 | ||||||||||||
| Bin (Ben) Wang [Member] | |||||||||||||
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| Forfeit aggregate shares (in Shares) | 50,000 | ||||||||||||
| Initial Public Offering [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Initial public offering units (in Shares) | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Sale of price per unit (in Dollars per share) | $ 10 | ||||||||||||
| Generating gross proceeds from initial public offering | $ 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Initial Public Offering [Member] | Trust Account [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Sale of price per unit (in Dollars per share) | $ 10 | ||||||||||||
| Generating gross proceeds from initial public offering | $ 100,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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| Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Sale of price per unit (in Dollars per share) | $ 10 | $ 10 | |||||||||||
| Sale of units (in Shares) | 29,760 | 300,000 | |||||||||||
| Gross proceeds from sale of private units | $ 297,600 | ||||||||||||
| Private Placement [Member] | Sponsor [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Sale of price per unit (in Dollars per share) | $ 10 | ||||||||||||
| Sale of units (in Shares) | 300,000 | ||||||||||||
| Generating gross proceeds from private placement | $ 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Over-Allotment Option [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Sale of price per unit (in Dollars per share) | $ 10 | ||||||||||||
| Generating gross proceeds from initial public offering | $ 14,879,920 | ||||||||||||
| Sale of units (in Shares) | 1,487,992 | ||||||||||||
| Over-Allotment Option [Member] | Trust Account [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Sale of price per unit (in Dollars per share) | $ 10 | ||||||||||||
| Generating gross proceeds from initial public offering | $ 14,879,920 | ||||||||||||
| Trust account | $ 114,879,920 | ||||||||||||
Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) |
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Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
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| Dividend warrants issued | 6,616,116 | 5,908,876 |
| Federal depository insurance coverage (in Dollars) | $ 250,000 | |
Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
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| Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Line Items] | ||
| Warrant liabilities – Private Warrants | $ 416,516 | $ 522,579 |
Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of fair value of warrant liabilities regarding level 3 fair value measurements - USD ($) |
9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
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| Schedule of fair value of warrant liabilities regarding level 3 fair value measurements [Abstract] | ||
| Warrant liabilities | $ 522,579 | $ 533,319 |
| Change in fair value of warrants liabilities | (106,063) | (10,740) |
| Warrant liabilities | $ 416,516 | $ 522,579 |
Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Schedule of fair value of private warrants - $ / shares |
9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2021 |
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| Stock price (in Dollars per share) | $ 11.33 | $ 11.41 |
| Exercise price (in Dollars per share) | $ 11.5 | $ 11.5 |
| Risk-free interest rate | 1.02% | 0.40% |
| Expected term (in years) | 5 years 3 months | 5 years 3 months |
| Expected dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Expected volatility | 40.72% | 41.59% |
| Merger probability adjustment | 60.00% | 75.00% |
Private Placements (Details) - Private Placement [Member] - USD ($) |
1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Nov. 20, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
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| Sale of units | 29,760 | 300,000 |
| Sale of price per unit | $ 10 | $ 10 |
| Total purchase price | $ 3,000,000 | |
| Purchase of additional units | 29,760 | |
| Gross proceeds from sale of private units | $ 297,600 |
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Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Jan. 24, 2020 |
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| Ordinary shares issued for services (in Shares) | 1,487,992 | 10,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Price per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 10 | $ 10 | |||||||||||
| Advances outstanding | $ 925,009 | $ 925,009 | $ 402,106 | ||||||||||
| Due to related parties | 651,369 | 651,369 | 128,466 | ||||||||||
| General and administrative services fees | $ 1,000 | ||||||||||||
| Administrative fees | 3,000 | $ 3,000 | 9,000 | $ 9,000 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 15,000 | 15,000 | 6,000 | ||||||||||
| Administrative fee | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
| Non-interest bearing loans | 1,080,000 | ||||||||||||
| Sponsor [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Aggregate principal amount | 651,369 | 651,369 | |||||||||||
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| Promissory note | $ 300,000 | ||||||||||||
| Notes outstanding | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||||||
| Sponsor Loaned One [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Promissory note | $ 780,000 | ||||||||||||
| Notes outstanding | 780,000 | 780,000 | 780,000 | ||||||||||
| Founder Shares [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Aggregate founder shares (in Shares) | 2,875,000 | ||||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Aggregate advances received | 273,640 | ||||||||||||
| Working capital fund amount | 140,000 | ||||||||||||
| Advances outstanding | $ 273,640 | $ 273,640 | $ 273,640 | ||||||||||
| IPO [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Ordinary shares issued for services (in Shares) | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Class B Ordinary Shares [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Ordinary shares issued for services (in Shares) | 1,150,000 | 1,725,000 | |||||||||||
| Ordinary shares acquired (in Shares) | 1,135,000 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate purchase price | $ 2,300 | ||||||||||||
| Price per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.00202643 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate founder shares (in Shares) | 15,000 | ||||||||||||
| Founder Shares [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Ordinary shares acquired (in Shares) | 1,650,000 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate purchase price | $ 17,250 | ||||||||||||
| Price per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 0.010454545 | ||||||||||||
| Aggregate founder shares (in Shares) | 75,000 | ||||||||||||
| Founder shares were forfeited (in Shares) | 3,002 | ||||||||||||
| Related party transaction, description | Additionally, subject to certain limited exceptions, the Initial Shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the founder shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until, with respect to 50% of the founder shares, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination, and with respect to the remaining 50% of the founder shares, upon six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or earlier, in each case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. | ||||||||||||
| Founder Shares [Member] | IPO [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Aggregate founder shares (in Shares) | 2,875,000 | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary shares forfeiture (in Shares) | 375,000 | ||||||||||||
Promissory Notes (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr. 17, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Mar. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 03, 2019 |
Sep. 18, 2019 |
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| Promissory Notes (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||
| Promissory note outstanding amount | $ 1,148,800 | $ 1,148,800 | |||||
| Business combination withdrawal request, description | (i) 50% of the principal amount of the GN Note 1 as soon as possible with best efforts but no later than 5 business days after a Business Combination with another target if the Withdrawal Request is given from after October 18, 2019; or (ii) the full principal amount of the GN Note 1 as soon as possible with best efforts but no later than 5 business days after a Business Combination or the date of expiry of the term of the Company (whichever is earlier), if the parties have not entered into a definitive agreement with regard to the Qualified Business Combination within 45 days from the date of the GN Note 1 as a result of the disagreement on the valuation of the Qualified Business Combination. On March 12, 2020, the Company received the Withdrawal Request from Global Nature that it did not wish to proceed with the Qualified Business Combination. | ||||||
| Unsecured promissory notes description | the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $224,083 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 3”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to October 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 3 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently April 26, 2022, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. At September 30, 2021, there was $224,083 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 3. | the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $212,022 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 2”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to April 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 2 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently October 26, 2021, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. At September 30, 2021, there was $212,022 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 2. | the Company issued unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $261,348 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 1”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination. The SolarMax Notes 1 are non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) the consummation of a Business Combination, (ii) the Second Extended Date, or (iii) the date on which either (x) the letter of intent dated September 3, 2020 (the “LOI”) or (y) the Acquisition Agreement, as defined in the LOI, are terminated for any reason. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there was $261,348 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 1. | the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $230,114 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 4”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to October 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 4 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently April 26, 2022, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. At September 30, 2021, there was $230,114 outstanding under the SolarMax Notes 4. | |||
| Unsecured Promissory [Member] | |||||||
| Promissory Notes (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||
| Principal amount | $ 500,000 | $ 1,148,800 | |||||
| Promissory note outstanding amount | $ 500,000 | $ 500,000 | |||||
| Aggregate principal amount | $ 500,000 | ||||||
| AmcAsset [Member] | |||||||
| Promissory Notes (Details) [Line Items] | |||||||
| Ownership, description | AmcAsset holds 100% equity interest of Quest Mark Capital Inc., a California corporation located in Los Angeles, and Qingdao Zhongbiao Distressed Asset Management Co., Ltd (“Zhongbiao”), to which AMC Sino is related. The principal of the AMC Note of $500,000 will be paid in installments according to the needs of the Company. The AMC Note is non-interest bearing and is payable on the date on which the Company consummates its initial business combination with AMC Payee or another qualified target company, subject to certain mandatory repayment arrangement set forth in the AMC Note. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time without penalty. On May 5, 2020, the Company received first installment of $100,000 under the AMC Note. | ||||||
Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account (Details) - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Money Market Funds [Member] | ||
| Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account (Details) [Line Items] | ||
| Assets held in the trust account | $ 14,537,012 | $ 15,364,991 |
Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account (Details) - Schedule of fair value on a recurring basis - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund [Member] | ||
| Cash and Investments Held in Trust Account (Details) - Schedule of fair value on a recurring basis [Line Items] | ||
| Trust Account - U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund | $ 14,537,012 | $ 15,364,991 |
Deferred Underwriter Compensation (Details) - Over-Allotment Option [Member] |
9 Months Ended |
|---|---|
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Sep. 30, 2021
USD ($)
| |
| Deferred Underwriter Compensation (Details) [Line Items] | |
| Percentage of underwriting discount | 3.50% |
| Consideration of the underwriters | $ 4,020,797 |
Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) |
1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 19, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Apr. 15, 2021 |
Apr. 08, 2021 |
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| Shareholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items] | |||||
| Preferred shares, authorized | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | |||
| Ordinary shares, authorized | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | |||
| Ordinary shares, issued | 4,460,778 | 4,417,482 | |||
| Shares subject to possible redemption | 19,391 | 197,756 | |||
| Exercise warrant price (in Dollars per share) | $ 11.5 | $ 0.06 | |||
| Aggregate fair value of dividend warrants (in Dollars) | $ 13,232,232 | $ 11,817,752 | $ 636,375 | ||
| Aggregate ordinary shares | 6,616,116 | 5,908,876 | |||
| Weighted average exercise per share (in Dollars per share) | $ 11.5 | ||||
| Warrant [Member] | |||||
| Shareholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items] | |||||
| Exercise warrant price (in Dollars per share) | $ 11.5 | ||||
| Warrants, description | The Company may call the warrants for redemption (excluding the Private Warrants and any warrants issued to its initial shareholders, officers or directors in payment of working capital loans made to the Company, but including outstanding warrants issued upon exercise of the unit purchase option issued to Chardan Capital Markets LLC), in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, ● at any time after the warrants become exercisable, ● upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder, ● if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $16.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders; and ● if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the ordinary shares underlying such warrants The right to exercise will be forfeited unless the warrants are exercised prior to the date specified in the notice of redemption. On and after the redemption date, a record holder of a warrant will have no further rights except to receive the redemption price for such holder’s warrant upon surrender of such warrant. | ||||
| Proceeds from issuance of warrants (in Dollars) | $ 1,414,480 |
Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Loss (Income) per Ordinary Share (Details) - shares |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share [Abstract] | ||
| Subject to possible redemption | 19,391 | 217,866 |
Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Loss (Income) per Ordinary Share (Details) - Schedule of basic and diluted adjusted net loss per ordinary share - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
|||||
| Schedule of basic and diluted adjusted net loss per ordinary share [Abstract] | ||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ (152,593) | $ (84,230) | $ (433,831) | $ 202,621 | ||||
| Less: income attributable to ordinary shares subject to redemption | [1] | (5) | (59) | (17) | (86,089) | |||
| Adjusted net (loss) income | $ (152,598) | $ (84,289) | $ (433,848) | $ 116,532 | ||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in Shares) | [2] | 4,446,830 | 4,387,754 | 4,433,417 | 4,340,885 | |||
| Basic and diluted adjusted net (loss) income per ordinary share (in Dollars per share) | $ (0.03) | $ (0.02) | $ (0.1) | $ 0.03 | ||||
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Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] - USD ($) |
1 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
Nov. 30, 2021 |
Oct. 31, 2021 |
|
| Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] | ||
| Promissory notes description | the Company issued additional unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $76,704 to SolarMax (the “SolarMax Notes 5”) to finance the extension of the period that the Company must complete a Business Combination to October 26, 2021. SolarMax Notes 5 are non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable upon the first to occur of (i) the Closing Date, as defined in the Merger Agreement, or (ii) the date on which, pursuant to the organization documents of Alberton, Alberton must complete a Business Combination, which date is presently April 26, 2022, or (iii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iv) the date an Event of Default shall occur. | |
| Aggregate principal amount | $ 127,836 | |
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