UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

 

 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission file number: 001-41005

 

SIZZLE ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   85-3418600
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

4201 Georgia Avenue NW

Washington DC

  20011
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 846-0300

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class:   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:
Units, each consisting of one share of common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant   SZZLU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   SZZL   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   SZZLW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ☒  No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  ☒  No  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company      
Emerging growth company           

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes     No  ☐

 

As of May 16, 2022, there were 21,770,600 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the registrant issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIZZLE ACQUISITION CORP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
Part I. Financial Information   1
     
Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements   1
  Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021 (Audited)   1
  Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021   2
  Unaudited Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021   3
  Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021   4
  Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements   5
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   17
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk   22
Item 4. Controls and Procedures   22
     
Part II. Other Information   23
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings   23
Item 1A. Risk Factors   23
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   24
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities   24
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures   24
Item 5. Other Information   24
Item 6. Exhibits   24

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements.

 

SIZZLE ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    March 31,
2022
    December 31,
2021
 
    (Unaudited)     (Audited)   
Assets:            
Cash   $ 781,671     $ 1,046,646  
Prepaid expenses     354,009       362,242  
Total current assets     1,135,680       1,408,888  
Prepaid expenses – non-current portion           35,656  
Investments held in Trust Account     158,172,761       158,108,357  
Total assets   $ 159,308,441     $ 159,552,901  
                 
Liabilities, Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit                
Accrued offering costs and expenses   $ 178,532     $ 253,284  
Promissory Note - related party     153,127       153,127  
Total current liabilities     331,659       406,411  
Deferred underwriters’ fee     8,150,000       8,150,000  
Total liabilities     8,481,659       8,556,411  
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)    
 
     
 
 
Common stock subject to possible redemption, 15,500,000 shares at redemption value of $10.20 per share     158,100,000       158,100,000  
                 
Stockholders’ Deficit:                
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding            
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 6,270,600 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 15,500,000 shares subject to possible redemption)     627       627  
Additional paid-in capital            
Accumulated deficit     (7,273,845 )     (7,104,137 )
Total stockholders’ deficit     (7,273,218 )     (7,103,510 )
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit   $ 159,308,441     $ 159,552,901  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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SIZZLE ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   For the
 three months ended
March 31,
2022
  

For the
three

months ended

March 31,

2021

 
Formation and operating cost  $234,112   $1,089 
Loss from Operations   (234,112)   (1,089)
           
Other income          
Interest income   64,404    
 
           
Net loss  $(169,708)  $(1,089)
           
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, redeemable common stock   15,500,000    
 
Basic and diluted net loss per common stock, redeemable common stock  $(0.01)  $
 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, non-redeemable common stock, subject to redemption   6,270,600    3,240,139 
Basic and diluted net loss per common stock, non-redeemable common stock  $(0.01)  $(0.00)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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SIZZLE ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(UNAUDITED)

 

    Common stock     Additional
Paid-in
    Accumulated     Total
Stockholders’
 
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Deficit  
Balance as of January 1, 2022     6,270,600     $ 627     $     $ (7,104,137 )   $ (7,103,510 )
Net loss                       (169,708 )     (169,708 )
Balance as of March 31, 2022     6,270,600       627             (7,273,845 )     (7,273,218 )
                                         
Balance as of January 1, 2021     5,622,750       562       25,308       (2,642 )     23,228  
Representative shares returned     (37,800 )     (4 )     4              
Representative shares issued     151,200       15       (15 )            
Net loss                       (1,089 )     (1,089 )
Balance as of March 31, 2021     5,736,150     $ 573     $ 25,297     $ (3,731 )   $ 22,139  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements. 

 

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SIZZLE ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

   

For the
 three months ended

March 31, 2022

   

For the
three months ended

March 31, 2021

 
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net loss   $ (169,708 )   $ (1,089 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Interest earned on investments held in Trust Account     (64,404 )      
Changes in current assets and liabilities:                
Prepaid expenses     43,889        
Accrued offering costs and expenses     (74,752 )      
Net cash used in operating activities     (264,975 )     (1,089 )
                 
Net change in cash     (264,975 )     (1,089 )
Cash, beginning of the period     1,046,646       25,010  
Cash, end of the period   $ 781,671     $ 23,921  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:                
Deferred offering cost included in accrued expenses   $     $ 188,052  
Accrued expenses paid by promissory note - related party   $     $ 15,450  
Deferred offering costs included in promissory note – related party   $     $ 29,701  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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SIZZLE ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations

 

Sizzle Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 12, 2020. The Company is a blank check company formed 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 “Business Combination”).

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from October 12, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2022 related to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Public Offering”), which is described below and since the offering identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition targets for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Public Offering.

 

The Company’s sponsor is VO Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”).

 

The registration statement for the Company’s Public Offering (the “Registration Statement”) was declared effective on November 3, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). On November 8, 2021, the Company consummated its Public Offering of 15,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit (which included a partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option), which is discussed in Note 3 and the sale of an aggregate of 770,000 shares (the “Private Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Share in a private placement to the Sponsor and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”) that closed simultaneously with the Public Offering. On November 8, 2021, the underwriter exercised 2,000,000 of the full 2,025,000 over-allotment option available to them and forfeited the remainder.

 

Transaction costs amounted to $11,381,247 consisting of $2,700,000 of underwriting commissions, $8,150,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $531,247 of other cash offering costs.

 

The Company’s leadership has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Shares, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete a Business Combination having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into an initial Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction 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 of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Upon the closing of the Public Offering, management has agreed that an amount equal to at least $10.20 per Unit sold in the Public Offering, including the proceeds from the sale of the Private Shares, will be held in a trust account (“Trust Account”), located in the United States and invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of 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 selected by the Company meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account, as described below.

 

Following the closing of the Public Offering on November 8, 2021, $158,100,000 ($10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds sold in the Public Offering, including the proceeds of the sale of the Private Shares, was deposited in the Trust Account.

 

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The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “public stockholders”) 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 stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.20 per Public 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). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. The Public Shares subject to redemption will be recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Public Offering in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”

 

The Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company seeks stockholder approval and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or 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 stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), EarlyBirdCapital (“EBC”) Shares (as defined in Note 7) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Public Offering (a) in favor of approving a Business Combination and (b) not to redeem any shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve a Business Combination or sell any shares to the Company in a tender offer in connection with a Business Combination. Additionally, each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. 

 

The Company will have up to 15 months from the closing of the Public Offering (the “Combination Period”) to complete an initial Business Combination. If it has not completed an initial Business Combination by such date, 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 100% of the outstanding public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including any interest not previously released to it but net of taxes payable, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to the obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

 

The Sponsor has agreed to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor acquires Public Shares in or after the Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).

 

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In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below $10.20 per Public Share, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a valid and enforceable agreement with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in or to any monies held in the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Insiders will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Insiders will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

   

Going Concern, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $781,671 of cash in its operating bank account and a working capital of $790,276 (excluding franchise tax payable).

  

The Company’s liquidity needs up to March 31, 2022 have been satisfied through a payment from the Sponsor of $25,000 (see Note 5) for the Founder Shares and the loan under an unsecured promissory note from the Sponsor of $150,000 (see Note 5), which was fully drawn down as of March 31, 2022. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans, as defined below (see Note 5). As of March 31, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.

 

The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans. If the Company’s estimates of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence, and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds to operate its business prior to an initial business combination. The Company has until February 8, 2023, 15 months from the closing of the IPO, which happened on November 8, 2021, to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period. If a Business Combination is not consummated within the Combination Period, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. As a result of the above, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with 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 liquidity conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through approximately one year from the date of filing. These unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Risks and Uncertainties

 

Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus and the war could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements. The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

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Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 as filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022 or for any future interim periods.

 

Emerging Growth Company Status

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company”, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart 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 of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. The Company intends to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

 

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

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 has $781,671 and $1,046,646 in cash as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

 

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Investments Held in Trust Account

 

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in U.S. Treasury Bills with a maturity of 185 days or less. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, and year ended December 31, 2021, the Company did not withdraw any of the interest income from the Trust Account to pay its tax obligations.

 

The Company classifies its United States Treasury securities as held-to-maturity in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 320 “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities.” Held-to-maturity securities are those securities which the Company has the ability and intent to hold until maturity. Held-to-maturity treasury securities are recorded at amortized cost and adjusted for the amortization or accretion of premiums or discounts.

 

A decline in the market value of held-to-maturity securities below cost that is deemed to be other than temporary, results in an impairment that reduces the carrying costs to such securities’ fair value. The impairment is charged to earnings and a new cost basis for the security is established. To determine whether an impairment is other than temporary, the Company considers whether it has the ability and intent to hold the investment until a market price recovery and considers whether evidence indicating the cost of the investment is recoverable outweighs evidence to the contrary. Evidence considered in this assessment includes the reasons for the impairment, the severity and the duration of the impairment, changes in value subsequent to year-end, forecasted performance of the investee, and the general market condition in the geographic area or industry in which the investee operates.

 

Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the related held-to-maturity security as an adjustment to yield using the effective-interest method. Such amortization and accretion are included in the “interest income” line item in the statements of operations. Interest income is recognized when earned.

 

Offering Costs

 

The Company complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offering.” Offering costs consist of underwriter, accounting, filing and legal expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Public Offering and were charged to temporary equity and stockholders’ equity (deficit) based on the underlying instruments’ relative fair value upon the completion of the Public Offering. If the Public Offering had proved to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses to be incurred, would have been charged to operations.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to its short-term nature.

  

Fair Value Measurement 

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The Company’s financial instruments are classified as either Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3. These tiers include:

 

  Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;

 

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  Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and

 

  Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

 

The carrying value, excluding gross unrealized holding gain and fair value of held to maturity securities on March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are classified as Level 1 and are as follows:

 

   Carrying
Value as of
March 31, 2022
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
  

Fair Value
as of
March 31,

2022

 
U.S. Treasury Securities  $158,171,435   $12,174   $
      —
   $158,183,609 

 

   Carrying
Value as of
December 31,
2021
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value
as of
December 31, 2021
 
U.S. Treasury Securities  $158,107,411   $2,792   $
     —
   $158,110,203 

 

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

 

The Company accounts for its shares of common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares of common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares of common stock (including 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, shares of common stock are classified as stockholders’ deficit. The Company’s shares of common stock sold in the Public Offering feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events.

 

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of shares of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Such changes are reflected in additional paid-in capital, or in the absence of additional capital, in accumulated deficit.

 

All of the 15,500,000 common stock sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation. In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of ASC 480. Accordingly, at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, all shares of common stock subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s balance sheets.

 

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The common stock subject to possible redemption reflected on the balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is reconciled in the following table:

 

     
Gross Proceeds  $155,000,000 
Less:     
Fair Value of public warrants   (6,062,414)
Common stock issuance costs   (10,936,100)
Plus:     
Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value   20,098,514 
Common stock subject to possible redemption  $158,100,000 

 

Net Loss Per Common Stock

 

The Company applies the two-class method in calculating earnings per share, with one class being the redeemable shares and one class being the non-redeemable shares. The contractual formula utilized to calculate the redemption amount approximates fair value. Changes in fair value are not considered a dividend for the purposes of the numerator in the earnings per share calculation. Net loss per common stock is computed by dividing the pro rata net loss between the redeemable common stock and the non-redeemable common stock by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for each of the periods. The calculation of diluted loss per share of common stock does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.

 

Reconciliation of Net Loss per Common Stock

 

The Company’s net loss is adjusted for the portion of net loss that is allocable to each class of common stock. The allocable net loss is calculated by multiplying net loss by the ratio of weighted average number of shares outstanding attributable to common stock to the total weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. Accordingly, basic and diluted loss per common stock is calculated as follows:

 

  

For the
three months ended

March 31,
2022

  

For the
three months ended

March 31,

2021

 
Redeemable Common Stock        
Net loss allocable to redeemable common stock  $(120,827)  $
 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, redeemable common stock   15,500,000    
 
Basic and diluted net loss per common stock  $(0.01)  $
 
Non-Redeemable Common Stock          
Net loss allocable to non-redeemable common stock  $(48,881)  $(1,089)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, non-redeemable common stock   6,270,600    3,240,139 
Basic and diluted net loss per common stock  $(0.01)  $(0.00)

 

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Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, including funds held in Trust on behalf of the Company, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Company coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company’s management does not believe that there any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, which, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Note 3 — Initial Public Offering

 

On November 8, 2021, the Company consummated its Public Offering of 15,500,000 Units, which included the partial exercise of 2,000,000 of the underwriters’ full 2,025,000 over-allotment option, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $155,000,000. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and one-half of one redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share.

 

Note 4 — Private Shares

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering and the sale of the Units, the Sponsor, and Cantor have purchased an aggregate of 770,000 Private Shares at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,700,000. Of the total Private Shares sold, 722,750 were purchased by the Sponsor and 47,250 were purchased by Cantor.

 

The proceeds from the Private Shares were added to the proceeds from the Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Shares will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law). The Private Shares are identical to the shares in the Units sold to the public, except that the purchasers of the Private Shares have also agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Shares (except in connection with the same limited exceptions that the Founder Shares may be transferred as described below) until after the completion of the Business Combination.

  

Note 5 — Related Party Transactions

 

Founder Shares

 

On November 20, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 in consideration for 2,875,000 shares of common stock (the “Founder Shares”). On March 2, 2021, the Company effected a stock dividend of 1.25 for 1 for each common stock held by the Sponsor, resulting in the Sponsor holding an aggregate of 3,593,750 common stock, of which up to 468,750 shares were subject to forfeiture. On September 15, 2021, the Company effected an additional 1.4 for 1 dividend, resulting in 5,031,250 Founder Shares, of which up to 656,250 shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsor collectively owns shares equal to 35% of the shares issued in the Public Offering.

  

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On November 3, 2021, the Company effected an additional 1.08 for 1 dividend, and as a result, the Company’s initial stockholders held 5,433,750 Founder Shares, which included an aggregate of up to 708,750 shares subject to forfeiture. On November 8, 2021 the underwriter partially exercised their over-allotment option and purchased an additional 2,000,000 Units out of the 2,025,000 available to them and forfeited the remainder. As a result, 8,750 Founder Shares were forfeited resulting in aggregate Founder Shares outstanding of 5,425,000.

 

The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any Founder Shares or Private Shares until the date of the consummation of our initial Business Combination. The limited exceptions include transfers, assignments or sales to the Company’s or the Sponsor’s officers, directors, consultants or their affiliates, to an entity’s members upon its liquidation, to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes, by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, to the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of our initial Business Combination, or in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the shares were originally purchased, in each case where the transferee agrees to be bound by these transfer restrictions.

 

Promissory Note — Related Party

 

On December 19, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $150,000. The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and expired upon the consummation of the Public Offering. As of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the Company had $153,127 outstanding under the Promissory Note, which is now without fixed terms and due on demand. The Sponsor acknowledged that the Company is not in default.

 

Administrative Support Agreement

 

The Company has agreed, commencing on the effective date of the Public Offering through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay an affiliate of the Company’s management a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial support. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, and March 31, 2021, $30,000 and $0, respectively, had been incurred and paid.

 

Related Party Loans

 

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Each loan would be evidenced by promissory note. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into units at a price of $10.00 per unit. 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. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, no such Working Capital Loans were outstanding.

 

Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies

 

Registration Rights

 

The holders of the Founder Shares and shares issued to EBC (“EBC Shares”), as well as the holders of any warrants the Company’s Sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates may be issued in payment of working capital loans made to the Company (and all underlying securities), will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that we register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released from lock up. The holders of a majority of the Founder Shares, EBC Shares, and warrants issued to the Sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates in payment of working capital loans made to the Company (or underlying securities) can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after consummation of the Business Combination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, EBC and Cantor may only make a demand on one occasion and only during the five-year period beginning on the Effective Date of the registration statement of which the prospectus forms a part. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to consummation of the Business Combination; provided, however, that EBC and Cantor may participate in a “piggy-back” registration only during the seven-year period beginning on the Effective Date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

 

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Underwriting Agreement

 

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of Public Offering to purchase up to 2,025,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On November 8, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised this option and purchased an additional 2,000,000 Units and forfeited the remaining 25,000 available.

 

The underwriters received a cash underwriting discount of 2.0% of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering, or $2,700,000 (which is capped at $2,700,000 with the remaining $400,000 deferred to the close of the Business Combination with the rest of the deferred underwriting discount due to the underwriters’ partial over-allotment exercise).

 

The underwriters will be entitled to a cash underwriting discount of 5.0% of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering, or $6,750,000 (or up to $8,150,000, inclusive of the $400,000 deferral noted above, if the underwriters’ over-allotment is exercised in full) upon consummation of the Business Combination.

 

The underwriters agreed to reimburse the Company a portion of expenses related to the IPO. A total of $543,450 was reimbursed to the Company by the underwriters in pursuant of this agreement. 

 

Consulting and Advisory Services Fee

 

The Company engaged Cohen & Company Capital Markets (“CCM”), an affiliate of a passive member of the Sponsor, to provide consulting and advisory services in connection with the Public Offering, for which it received an advisory fee equal to 0.6% of the aggregate proceeds of the Public Offering, net of underwriter’s expenses. This fee was deducted from the underwriting fees paid to Cantor as described above. Affiliates of CCM have and manage investment vehicles with a passive investment in the Sponsor. CCM agreed to defer the portion of its fee resulting from exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option until the consummation of our initial Business Combination. The Company has also engaged CCM as an advisor in connection with our initial Business Combination for which it will earn an advisory fee of 1.5% of the proceeds of the Public Offering payable at closing of the Business Combination, which will be deducted from the deferred underwriting fee paid to Cantor as described above. CCM’s fees will be offset from the underwriting fees described above and will not result in any incremental fees to the Company.

 

CCM is engaged to represent the Company’s interests only and did not participate in the Public Offering as defined in FINRA Rule 5110(j)(16); it is acting as an independent financial adviser as defined in FINRA Rule 5110(j)(9). As such, CCM did not act as an underwriter in connection with the Public Offering, it did not identify or solicit potential investors in the Public Offering or otherwise be involved in the distribution of the Public Offering.

 

Note 7 — Stockholders’ Deficit

 

Preferred Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 and with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there was no preferred stock issued or outstanding.

 

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Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 21,770,600 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, , which includes 5,425,000 Founder Shares, 75,600 EBC Shares, 770,000 Private Shares and 15,500,000 Public Shares.

 

EBC Shares — On October 12, 2020, the Company issued to the designees of EBC 100,000 EBC Shares for nominal consideration. On March 2, 2021, the Company effected a 1.25 for 1 dividend resulting in 125,000 EBC Shares, 25,000 of which EBC returned to the Company, at no cost, resulting in 100,000 EBC shares. On March 9, 2021, the Company issued to EBC and its designees an additional 100,000 EBC Shares at a price of $0.0001 per share, resulting in 200,000 EBC Shares being outstanding.

 

On July 12, 2021, EBC returned 150,000 EBC Shares to the Company, at no cost, which were subsequently cancelled. This return resulted in EBC shares outstanding of 50,000 pre-dividend. The number of EBC Shares outstanding increased to 70,000 after giving effect to the stock dividend of 1.4 for 1 on September 15, 2021, which is what was outstanding as of September 30, 2021. On November 3, 2021, the Company issued a stock dividend of 1.08 for 1, which resulted in 75,600 EBC Shares outstanding.

 

The Company accounted for the EBC Shares as a charge directly to stockholder’s equity. The Company estimated the fair value of representative shares to be $870.

 

The holders of the EBC Shares have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any such shares without our prior consent until the completion of our initial Business Combination. In addition, the holders of the EBC Shares have agreed (i) to waive their conversion rights (or right to participate in any tender offer) with respect to such shares in connection with the completion of our initial Business Combination and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period.

 

Public Warrants — As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 7,750,000 Public Warrants issued or outstanding. The Public Warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination. No warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of common stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within a specified period following the consummation of a 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. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

 

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Redemption of warrants

 

The Company may redeem the Public Warrants:

 

  in whole and not in part;

 

  at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

 

  at any time after the warrants become exercisable;

 

  if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing once the warrants become exercisable and ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to the warrant holders;

 

  if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of common stock underlying the warrants

 

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of common stock at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. 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 warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

 

In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of its common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates its Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of (i) Market Value or (ii) the price at which the Company issue the additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities.

 

Note 8 — Subsequent Events

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up through the date that unaudited condensed financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to the “Company,” “us,” “our” or “we” refer to Sizzle Acquisition Corp. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings.

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

 

Overview

 

We are a blank check company incorporated on October 12, 2020 as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

 

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete an initial business combination will be successful.

 

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Results of Operations

 

As of March 31, 2022, we had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from October 12, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2022 relates to our formation, the initial public offering and the search for a target company for an initial business combination. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination, at the earliest. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the initial public offering and the sale of the private placement shares. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had net loss of $169,708, which consisted of formation and operating costs of $234,112, offset by interest income on trust account of $64,404.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had a net loss of $1,089, relating to formation and operating costs.

 

Going Concern, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

On November 8, 2021, the Company consummated its initial public offering of 15,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit (which included a partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option), which is discussed in Note 3 and the sale of an aggregate of 770,000 shares at a price of $10.00 per private placement share in a private placement to VO Sponsor, LLC (the “sponsor”) and Cantor Fitzgerald& Co. (“Cantor”) that closed simultaneously with the initial public offering. On November 8, 2021, the underwriter exercised 2,000,000 of the full 2,025,000 over-allotment option available to them and forfeited the remainder. Due to the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, the initial stockholders forfeited 8,750 founder shares. Transaction costs amounted to $11,381,247 consisting of $2,700,000 of underwriting commissions, $8,150,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $531,247 of other cash offering costs.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, we consummated the sale of an aggregate of 770,000 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per private placement share in a private placement to our sponsor and to Cantor, generating gross proceeds to us of $7,700,000. Of the total private placement shares sold, 722,750 shares were purchased by the sponsor and 47,250 shares were purchased by Cantor.

 

Following the closing of the initial public offering on November 8, 2021, $158,100,000 ($10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds sold in the initial public offering and the proceeds of the sale of the private placement shares, was deposited in a trust account.

 

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $781,671 of cash in its operating bank account and a working capital of $790,276 (excluding franchise tax payable). As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $1,046,646 of cash in its operating bank account and a working capital of $1,079,831 (excluding franchise tax payable).

 

Our liquidity needs up to March 31, 2022 have been satisfied through a payment from the sponsor of $25,000 for the founder shares and the loan under an unsecured promissory note from the sponsor of $150,000, which was fully drawn down as of March 31, 2022. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company working capital loans. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any working capital loans.

 

The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans. In the Company’s estimates of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence, and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds to operate its business prior to an initial business combination. The Company has until February 8, 2023, 15 months from the closing of the IPO, which happened on November 8, 2021, to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period. If a Business Combination is not consummated within the Combination Period, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. As a result of the above, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with 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 liquidity conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through approximately one year from the date of filing. These unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

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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 the sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support services. We began incurring these fees on November 4, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the initial business combination and the Company’s liquidation.

 

Registration Rights

 

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Shares, EBC Shares and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and any shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement dated November 8, 2021, requiring us to register such securities for resale. The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial business combination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the underwriters may not exercise their demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five and seven years after the effective date of the Registration Statement and may not exercise their demand rights on more than one occasion.

  

Underwriting Agreement

 

The underwriters are entitled to a cash underwriting discount of 5.0% of the gross proceeds of the initial public offering, or $8,150,000 (inclusive of the $400,000 deferral noted above) upon consummation of the initial business combination.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

Offering Costs

 

We comply with the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offering.” Offering costs consist of underwriter, accounting, filing and legal expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the initial public offering and were charged to temporary equity and stockholders’ equity (deficit) based on the underlying instruments’ relative fair value upon the completion of the initial public offering. If the initial public offering had proved to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additional expenses to be incurred, would have been charged to operations.

 

Fair Value Measurement 

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Our financial instruments are classified as either Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3. These tiers include:

 

Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;

  

Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and

 

Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

 

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

 

We account for our shares of common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares of common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares of common stock (including shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares of common stock are classified as stockholders’ deficit. Our shares of common stock sold in the initial public offering feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events.

 

We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of shares of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Such changes are reflected in additional paid-in capital, or in the absence of additional capital, in accumulated deficit.

 

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Net Loss Per Common Stock

 

We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share, with one class being the redeemable shares and one class being the non-redeemable shares. The contractual formula utilized to calculate the redemption amount approximates fair value. Changes in fair value are not considered a dividend for the purposes of the numerator in the earnings per share calculation. Net loss per common stock is computed by dividing the pro rata net loss between the redeemable common stock and the non-redeemable common stock by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for each of the periods. The calculation of diluted loss per share of common stock does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the initial public offering since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company’s management does not believe that there any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, which, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Factors That May Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations

 

Our results of operations and our ability to complete an initial business combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our business could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, increases in oil prices, inflation, increases in interest rates, supply chain disruptions, declines in consumer confidence and spending, the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including resurgences and the emergence of new variants, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflict in the Ukraine. We cannot at this time fully predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete an initial business combination.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer (together, the “Certifying Officers”), we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on the foregoing, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of March 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

 

Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

As disclosed in the previously filed Company’s 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company did not properly account for and classify (i) prepaid expenses, resulting in an overstatement of prepaid expenses and overstatement of non-current prepaid expense; (ii) accrued expenses, resulting in an understatement of accrued expenses and related general and administrative expenses; and (iii) deferred offering costs, resulting in an overstatement of deferred offering costs and understatement of general and administrative expenses. This material weakness has not been remediated as of March 31, 2022.

 

In addition, the Company has determined that payment to one of its financial advisors was inappropriately recorded in the Company’s Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, instead of appropriately recording it in the Company’s Statement of Changes in Stockholder’s Deficit for the same period. The impact of the misstatement is material, and the Company will file an amended form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, to reflect corrected amounts and their appropriate accounting treatment. Such restatement represents a further material weakness as of March 31, 2022.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Notwithstanding the determination that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective, as of March 31, 2022, and that there were material weaknesses as identified above, we believe that our consolidated financial statements contained in this Report fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the years covered hereby in all material respects.

 

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Except as described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2022. Except as disclosed, below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

Changes in laws or regulations or how such laws or regulations are interpreted or applied, or a failure to comply with any laws or regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations.

 

We are and will be subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments and, potentially, foreign jurisdictions. In particular, we will be required to comply with certain SEC and other legal requirements, our business combination may be contingent on our ability to comply with certain laws and regulations and any post-business combination company may be subject to additional laws and regulations. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time, including as a result of changes in economic, political, social and government policies, and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations.

 

On March 30, 2022, the SEC issued proposed rules relating to, among other items, enhancing disclosures in business combination transactions involving SPACs and private operating companies; amending the financial statement requirements applicable to transactions involving shell companies; effectively limiting the use of projections in SEC filings in connection with proposed business combination transactions; increasing the potential liability of certain participants in proposed business combination transactions; and the extent to which SPACs could become subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act, including a proposed rule that would provide SPACs a safe harbor from treatment as an investment company if they satisfy certain conditions that limit a SPAC’s duration, asset composition, business purpose and activities. These rules, if adopted, whether in the form proposed or in revised form, may increase the costs and time needed to negotiate and complete an initial business combination or impair our ability to complete an initial business combination.

 

Military conflict in Ukraine could make it more difficult for us to consummate a business combination.

 

Military conflict in Ukraine may lead to increased and price volatility for publicly traded securities, including ours, and to other national, regional and international economic disruptions and economic uncertainty, any of which could make it more difficult for us to identify a business combination partner and consummate a business combination on acceptable commercial terms or at all.

 

Recent increases in inflation in the United States and elsewhere could make it more difficult for us to consummate a business combination.

 

Recent increases in inflation in the United States and elsewhere may be leading to increased price volatility for publicly traded securities, including ours, and may lead to other national, regional and international economic disruptions, any of which could make it more difficult for us to consummate a business combination.

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

   

Item 6. Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
31.1   Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).*
31.2   Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).*
32.1   Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350.**
32.2   Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350.**
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document.*
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.*
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.*
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.*
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.*
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).*

 

*Filed herewith.

 

**Furnished.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Purusant 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.

 

  Sizzle Acquisition Corp.
     
May 23, 2022 By: /s/ Steve Salis
  Name:  Steve Salis
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
May 23, 2022 By: /s/ Nestor Nova
  Name: Nestor Nova
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

 

 

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