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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]  
NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization

GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC (formerly known as Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp.) (“New GreenLight,” “ENVI” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on July 2, 2020. The Company has developed technology to create high-performing, natural ribonucleic acid (“RNA”) products to address global sustainability challenges and promote healthier plants, foods, and people.

 

The Company is located and headquartered in Medford, Massachusetts. The Company has additional lab and office space in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, a

manufacturing facility in Burlington, Massachusetts, additional lab and office space in Woburn, Massachusetts, additional lab and office space in Lexington, Massachusetts, and a manufacturing facility in Rochester, New York. The Company’s revenues and expenses are derived from operations in the United States. Since its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to research and development activities, including the development of the Company’s cell-free RNA production process. The Company does not currently generate revenue from sales of any products.

On August 9, 2021, the Company entered into the business combination agreement (“Business Combination Agreement”) with Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp. (“ENVI”) and Honey Bee Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, on February 2, 2022, Merger Sub merged with and into GreenLight (the “Merger”), with GreenLight surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary off ENVI (the Merger, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”). In connection with the consummation of the Merger on the Closing Date, ENVI changed its name to GreenLight Biosciences Holdings, PBC (“New GreenLight”) and became a public benefit corporation. References to “Legacy GreenLight” refer to GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.

Upon the closing of the Business Combination, each share of Legacy GreenLight stock was exchanged for shares of Class A common stock in an amount determined by application of the exchange ratio of approximately 0.6656 (the “Exchange Ratio”). In connection with the Business Combination, the Company entered into subscription agreements with subscribers who agreed to purchase an aggregate of 12,425,000 shares of Class A common stock for a purchase price of $124.3 million (the “PIPE”), all of which were issued on the effective date. Of the total $124.3 million of PIPE proceeds, $35.3 million was received in December 2021 and January 2022 in for form of convertible notes. Upon the closing of the Business Combination, these convertible notes converted into Class A common stock.

In total, the Company received proceeds of $136.4 million inclusive of the PIPE and after redemptions which provided the Company with cash of $109.7 million, which is net of transaction costs of $26.7 million consisting of equity underwriting, legal, and other professional fees, all of which were recorded to additional paid‐in capital as a reduction of proceeds. Further, the Company assumed the outstanding Public Warrants to purchase 10,350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $11.50 per share and the outstanding Private Placement Warrants to purchase 2,062,500 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at $11.50 per share. The Public and Private Placement Warrants expire five years after the completion of the Business Combination.

 

Legacy GreenLight was deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the Business Combination. The determination was primarily based on Legacy GreenLight's stockholders

having a majority of the voting power in the combined Company, Legacy GreenLight having the ability to appoint a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company, Legacy GreenLights’s existing management team comprising the senior management of the combined Company, Legacy GreenLight comprising the ongoing operations of the combined Company and the combined Company assuming GreenLight’s name. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of Legacy GreenLight issuing stock for the net assets of ENVI, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of ENVI are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.

 

While ENVI was the legal acquirer in the Business Combination because Legacy GreenLight was deemed the accounting acquirer, the historical financial statements of Legacy GreenLight became the historical financial statements of the combined Company upon the consummation of the Business Combination. As a result, the financial statements included in this report reflect (i) the historical operating results of Legacy GreenLight prior to the Business Combination; (ii) the combined results of ENVI and Legacy GreenLight following the close of the Business Combination; (iii) the assets and liabilities of Legacy GreenLight at their historical cost; and (iv) the Legacy GreenLight’s equity structure for all periods presented, as affected by the recapitalization presentation after completion of the Business Combination.

 

In accordance with guidance applicable to these circumstances, the equity structure has been restated in all comparable periods up to February 2, 2022, to reflect the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, issued to Legacy GreenLight’s stockholders in connection with the Business Combination. As such, the shares and corresponding capital amounts and earnings per share related to Legacy GreenLight’s outstanding convertible preferred stock and Legacy GreenLight's common stock prior to the Business Combination have been retroactively restated as shares reflecting the exchange ratio of 0.0665 established in the Business Combination. Legacy GreenLight’s convertible preferred stock previously classified as temporary equity was retroactively adjusted, converted into common stock and reclassified to permanent equity as a result of the reverse recapitalization. See Note 3 for further details of the Business Combination.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") and applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") regarding interim financial reporting. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative United States generally accepted accounting principles as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 included herein, was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date, but does not include all disclosures including certain notes required by GAAP on an annual reporting basis and also give effect to the reverse recapitalization described above. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed consolidated or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Therefore, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 31, 2022.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter, the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, or any other period.

Liquidity and going concern

Since its inception, the Company has devoted substantially all of its resources to building its platform and advancing development of its portfolio of programs, establishing, and protecting its intellectual property, conducting research and development activities, organizing, and staffing the Company, business planning, raising capital and providing general and administrative support for these operations. The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties common to early-stage companies in the biotechnology industry, including, but not limited to, technical risks associated with the successful research, development and manufacturing of product candidates, development by competitors of new technological innovations, dependence on key personnel, protection of proprietary technology, compliance with government regulations and the ability to secure additional capital to fund operations. Current and future programs will require significant research and development efforts, including extensive field trials, preclinical and clinical trials, and regulatory approvals prior to commercialization. These efforts require significant amounts of additional capital, adequate personnel, and infrastructure. Even if the Company’s development efforts are successful, it is uncertain when, if ever, the Company will realize significant revenue from product sales.

As presented in the financial statements, the Company has incurred substantial losses since inception and incurred net losses of approximately $38.2 million and $21.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $291.8 million and cash and cash equivalents of approximately $83.2 million. Cash used in operating activities totaled approximately $49.5 million and $21.4 million for three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company expects to generate operating losses and negative operating cash flows for the foreseeable future.

As of the issuance date of these quarterly financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company expects that its existing cash and cash equivalents of approximately $83.2 million as of March 31, 2022 will not be sufficient to fund its operations for twelve months from the date these financial statements are issued. The Company is evaluating a range of opportunities to extend its cash runway, including management of program spending, platform licensing collaborations and potential financing activity.

The Company will not generate any revenue from product sales unless and until it successfully completes development and obtains regulatory approval for one or more of its product candidates. If the Company obtains regulatory approval for any of its product candidates, it expects to incur significant expenses related to developing its internal commercialization capability to support product sales, marketing, and distribution.

As a result, the Company will need substantial additional funding to support its operating activities as it advances its product candidates through development, seeks regulatory approval and prepares for and, if any of its product candidates are approved, proceeds to commercialization. Until such time as the Company can generate significant revenue from product sales, if ever, the Company expects to finance its operating activities through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, and license and development agreements in connection with any future collaborations. Adequate funding may not be available to the Company on acceptable terms, or at all.

If the Company is unable to obtain funding, the Company will be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate some or all of its research and development programs, product portfolio expansion or commercialization efforts, which could adversely affect its business prospects, or the Company may be unable to continue operations. Although management continues to pursue these plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient funding on terms acceptable to the Company to fund continuing operations, if at all.

Based on its recurring losses from operations incurred since inception, expectation of continuing operating losses for the foreseeable future, and need to raise additional capital to finance its future operations, the Company has concluded that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Restatement

These condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2022 and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, including certain notes thereto have been restated. The restatement relates to the classification of the Company’s operating expenses between research and development and general and administrative expenses as disclosed on the March 31, 2022 condensed consolidated statement of operations, and as disclosed in the results of operations summary within Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. The effect of the change to the classification is as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

 

(in thousands)

 

As reported

 

 

Adjustment

 

 

As restated

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

8,012

 

 

$

19,269

 

 

$

27,281

 

General and administrative

 

 

29,024

 

 

 

(19,269

)

 

 

9,755

 

Total operating expenses

 

$

37,036

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

37,036

 

Further, the Company has restated the calculation of net loss per share as calculated in Note 14, where the adjustment to the net loss available to common stockholders for preferred stock dividends accrued for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is no longer applicable as a result of the retrospective restatement accounting for Business Combination as disclosed in Notes 1 and 3. The adjustment related to accruals of dividends of preferred stock has been removed, and the net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2021 has been restated as a result. The effect of the change to calculation and presentation of net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2021, on the condensed consolidated statement of operations, as well as the disclosures in Note 14, is as follows:

 

(In thousands, except shares and per share data)

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

Adjustment

 

 

As restated

 

Net loss

 

$

(21,283

)

 

$

 

 

$

(21,283

)

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Accruals of dividends of preferred stock

 

 

(4,296

)

 

 

4,296

 

 

 

-

 

Net loss available to common stockholders

 

$

(25,579

)

 

$

4,296

 

 

$

(21,283

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common stock outstanding

 

 

96,300,247

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

96,300,247

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.27

)

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

(0.22

)