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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | IACB WS | New York Stock Exchange |
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ION ACQUISITION CORP 2 LTD.
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, 2021 | DECEMBER 31, 2020 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current asset | ||||||||
| Due from Sponsor | ||||||||
| Total Current Assets | ||||||||
| Deferred offering costs | ||||||||
| Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued offering costs | ||||||||
| Promissory note — related party | ||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Warrant Liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred underwriting fee payable | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments | ||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Preference shares, $ | ||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares, $ | ||||||||
| Class B ordinary shares, $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | |||||||
| Operating costs | $ | $ | ||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other expense: | ||||||||
| Interest income on marketable securities held in Trust Account | ||||||||
| Transactions costs attributed to warrants liability | ( | ) | ||||||
| Change in fair value of the Warrant Liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other expense, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted (1) | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| (1) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
Class A Ordinary Shares | Class B Ordinary Shares | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated | Total Shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – January 1, 2021 | — | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – March 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – June 30, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||
| Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ||
| Change in fair value of the Warrant Liabilities | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current asset | ( | ) | ||
| Due from Sponsor | ( | ) | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||
| Investment of cash in Trust Account | ( | ) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts paid | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants | ||||
| Proceeds from promissory note – related party | ||||
| Repayment of promissory note - related party | ( | ) | ||
| Payment of offering costs | ( | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||
| Net Change in Cash and cash equivalents | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents – Beginning | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents– Ending | $ | |||
| Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||||
| Offering costs included in accrued offering costs | $ | |||
| Initial classification of Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption | $ | |||
| Change in value of Class A ordinary share subject to possible redemption | $ | ( | ) | |
| Deferred underwriting fee payable | $ | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ION ACQUISITION CORP 2 LTD. and its Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
ION Acquisition Corp. 2 Ltd. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on November 23, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”).
The Company has two direct, wholly owned subsidiaries: Inspire Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Inspire Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of June 30, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from November 23, 2020 (inception) through June 30, 2021, relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and identifying a target company for the 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 Initial Public Offering.
The registration statement for the Company’s
Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 10, 2021. On February 16, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public
Offering of
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 7,060,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $
Transaction costs amounted to $
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on February 16, 2021, an amount of $253,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), and invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting certain 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 to the Company’s shareholders, as described below, except that the interest earned on the Trust Account can be released to the Company to pay its tax obligations.
The Company’s management has broad discretion
with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants,
although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The stock
exchange listing rules require that the Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market
value equal to at least
The Company will provide the holders of the public shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of the Business Combination, either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion.
The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem
their Public Shares, for an amount equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days
prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including any interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided
by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to certain limitations as described in the prospectus. Such amount
is initially anticipated to be $
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
The Company will proceed with a Business Combination
only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company
seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules,
a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert
or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)),
will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of
The Sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption
rights with respect to any Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of
a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (i) to modify
the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business
Combination or to redeem
The Company will have until February 16, 2023
to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). However, if the Company has not completed a Business Combination
within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably
possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem
The Sponsor has agreed to waive its rights to
liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination
within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor or any of its affiliates acquire Public Shares, 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.
The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 3) held in the Trust Account in
the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and in such event, such amounts will be
included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. 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
Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($
On June 24, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Inspire Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 1”), Inspire Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 2” and, together with Merger Sub 1, the “Merger Subs”), and Innovid, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Innovid”). (See Note 6).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
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 8 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 management’s opinion, the Company has made all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments, except as otherwise indicated) necessary to fairly present its financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The Company’s interim period operating results do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year. These financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the 2020 financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 29, 2021 (the “2020 Form 10-K”). There have been no changes in the significant accounting policies from those that were disclosed in the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 included in the 2020 Form 10-K, unless otherwise stated.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries where the Company has the ability to exercise control. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm 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 nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statement in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of expenses, assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement.
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 statement, 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 deposits with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any cash equivalents.
Deferred Offering Costs
Deferred offering costs consisted of legal, accounting
and other expenses incurred through the balance sheets date that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. On February 16,
2021, offering costs amounting to $
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account
At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in U.S. Treasury Bills.
Warrants liability
The Company evaluated the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants (collectively, “Warrants”, which are discussed in Note 7) in accordance with ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”, and concluded that a provision in the Warrant Agreement related to certain tender or exchange offers, as well as provisions that provided for potential changes to the settlement amounts dependent upon the characteristics of the holder of the warrant, preclude the Warrants from being accounted for as components of equity. As the Warrants meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815 and are not eligible for an exception from derivative accounting, the Warrants are recorded as derivative liabilities on the Balance Sheets and measured at fair value at inception (on the date of the IPO) and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, with changes in fair value recognized in the Statement of Operations in the period of change.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheets.
Net loss per Ordinary Share
Net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to non redeemable Ordinary shares by the weighted average number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding during the period, excluding ordinary shares subject to redemption. At June 30, 2021, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company.
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | |||||||
| Net loss: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Less-income attributable to shares subject possible to redemption | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss attributable to non redeemable Ordinary shares- Basic and Diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Shares: | ||||||||
| Basic and Diluted weighted-average number of non redeemable Ordinary shares outstanding | ||||||||
| Net income per Ordinary share, basic and diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows the guidance in ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
| Level 1: | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
| Level 2: | Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. |
| Level 3: | Unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
See Note 9 for additional information on assets and liabilities measured at fair value.
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, other than the warrants liability described above, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximate the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature. As of June 30, 2021 and February 16, 2021, the Company reported Warrants issued at the consummation of its IPO as financial instruments recorded as liabilities at their respective fair values.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction.
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.
The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands company with no connection to any other taxable jurisdiction and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision was zero for the period presented.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times may exceed the Federal
Depository Insurance Coverage of $
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statement.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company
sold
NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased
NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
The Sponsor paid $
The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earliest of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.
Promissory Note — Related Party
On December 1, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured
promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal
amount of $
Administrative Services Agreement
The Company entered into an agreement commencing
on February 10, 2021, pursuant to which it agreed to pay the Sponsor up to $
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
Forward Purchase Agreements
The Company entered into forward purchase agreements
on January 26, 2021, pursuant to which the forward purchase investors agreed to purchase
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection
with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may,
but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans
would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the
lender’s discretion, up to $
NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Risks and Uncertainties
Management has evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, its results of operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on February 10, 2021, the holders of the Founder Shares, Forward Purchase Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) will be entitled to registration rights requiring the Company to register a sale of any of the Company’s securities held by them pursuant to a registration rights agreement. The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination. The registration rights agreement will not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the Company’s securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee
of $
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
Merger Agreement
On June 24, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Inspire Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 1”), Inspire Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 2” and, together with Merger Sub 1, the “Merger Subs”), and Innovid, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Innovid”).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Company will migrate to and domesticate as a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”) prior to the consummation of the Mergers (as defined below) (the “Closing”), and Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into Innovid (the “First Merger” and, the effective time of such First Merger, the “First Effective Time”), with Innovid continuing as the surviving company of the First Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”). The Surviving Corporation will then merge with and into Merger Sub 2 (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”; the effective time of such Second Merger, the “Second Effective Time”), with Merger Sub 2 continuing as the surviving entity of the Second Merger (the “Surviving Entity”), and the Company will change its name to “Innovid Corp.” (the “Company”). As a result of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Transactions” or the “Business Combination”), the Surviving Entity will remain a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Merger Agreement and the Transactions have been approved by the board of directors of each of the Company and Innovid.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior
to the Domestication, each issued and outstanding Class B ordinary share, par value $
The Transactions are targeted to be consummated in the fourth quarter of 2021, after receipt of the required approval by the shareholders of the Company (the “the Company Shareholder Approval”)the required approval by the stockholders of Innovid (the “Innovid Stockholder Approval”) and the fulfillment of certain other terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Covenants
The Merger Agreement includes customary covenants of the parties with respect to efforts to satisfy conditions to the consummation of the Transactions and for Innovid to conduct its business in the ordinary course through the Closing subject to certain restrictions, including to prevent leakage. The Merger Agreement also contains additional covenants of the parties, including, among others, (i) a covenant providing for the Company and Innovid to cooperate in the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 required to be prepared in connection with the Merger (the “Registration Statement”), (ii) covenants requiring the Company to duly call and give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date that the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act” and, such effective date, the “Registration Statement Effective Date”), and in any event, within thirty (30) Business Days after the Registration Statement Effective Date, (iii) covenants requiring the board of directors of the Company to recommend to the shareholders of the Company the adoption and approval of the the Company transaction proposals contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (iv) covenants requiring the board of directors of the Company to recommend to the shareholders of the Company the adoption and approval of the the Company transaction proposals contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and (v) covenants prohibiting the Company and Innovid from, among other things, directly or indirectly, soliciting, initiating, entering into or continuing discussions, negotiations or transactions with, or encouraging or responding to any inquiries or proposals by, or providing any information to, any person concerning, any alternative business combination. The board of directors of the Company would be entitled to change its recommendation to the Company’s shareholders under certain circumstances unrelated to an alternative business combination, including after compliance with certain procedural requirements.
The Merger Agreement also includes certain covenants in respect of director and officer indemnification coverage, including obtaining “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies in respect of acts or omissions of current and former directors, officers, and employees of the Company, the Company, and each of their respective subsidiaries occurring prior to the First Effective Time.
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ION ACQUISITION CORP 2 LTD. and its Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
Conditions to Closing
In addition, the consummation of the Transactions is conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions, including among other things:
| ● | the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976; |
| ● | receipt of the Innovid Stockholder Approval and the Company Shareholder Approval; |
| ● | the Company having at least $ |
| ● | the absence of any provision of any applicable legal requirement and any temporary, preliminary or permanent restraining order prohibiting, enjoining or making illegal the consummation of the Transactions; |
| ● | the approval for listing on the NYSE of the Company Domesticated Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Closing, subject only to official notice of issuance thereof; and |
| ● | effectiveness of the Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, the absence of any stop order issued by the SEC which remains in effect with respect to the Registration Statement, and the absence of any proceeding seeking such a stop order having been threatened or initiated by the SEC which remains pending. |
The obligation of Innovid to consummate the Transactions are also conditioned upon, among other things:
| ● | the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company (subject to certain materiality standards set forth in the Merger Agreement); |
| ● | material compliance by the Company with its pre-closing covenants and agreements; |
| ● | delivery of an executed Investor Rights Agreement; |
| ● | the freely usable cash contained in the Company’s trust
account (after giving effect to the Company shareholder redemptions and the payment of deferred underwriting commissions and taxes),
together with the aggregate amount of proceeds from the PIPE Investment (as defined below) funded and remaining with the Company (“Available
Closing Cash”) equaling or exceeding $ |
| ● | delivery to Innovid of written resignations of certain officers and directors of the Company; and |
| ● | consummation of the Domestication in accordance with the Merger Agreement. |
The obligations of the Company and the Merger Subs to consummate the Transactions are also conditioned upon, among other things:
| ● | the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Innovid (subject to certain materiality standards set forth in the Merger Agreement); |
| ● | material compliance by Innovid with its pre-closing covenants and agreements; and |
| ● | the absence of any change, event, state of facts, development or occurrence since the date of the Merger Agreement that, individually or in the aggregate, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial conditions, or results of operations of Innovid (subject to certain customary exceptions). |
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ION ACQUISITION CORP 2 LTD. and its Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
Termination
The Merger Agreement may be terminated:
| ● | by mutual written consent of the Company and Innovid; |
| ● | by either the Company or Innovid, if the First Effective Time has not occurred by 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on December 24, 2021 (the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that if the SEC has not declared the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement effective on or prior to November 30, 2021, the Termination Date shall be automatically extended to February 24, 2022; provided, further, that the right to terminate the Merger Agreement will not be available to any Party whose material breach of any provision of therein caused or resulted in the failure of the First Merger to be consummated by such time; |
| ● | by either the Company or Innovid, if a governmental entity has issued an order or decree or has taken any other action, in any case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transactions, including the Mergers, which order, decree or other action is final and nonappealable; |
| ● | by either the Company or Innovid, if, the Company fails to obtain the the Company Shareholder Approval upon vote taken thereon at the Company shareholder meeting (or at a meeting of its shareholders following any adjournment or postponement thereof); |
| ● | by Innovid, if the Company has breached or failed to perform any of its covenants or representations and warranties or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement in any material respect and has not cured such breach within the time periods provided for in the Merger Agreement; |
| ● | by the Company, if Innovid has breached or failed to perform any of its covenants or representations and warranties or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement in any material respect and has not cured such breach within the time periods provided for in the Merger Agreement; or |
| ● | by the Company, by written notice to Innovid, if the Innovid Stockholder Approval has not have been obtained within five (5) Business Days after the Registration Statement Effective Date, except that the Company will have no right to terminate at any time following the delivery to the Company or its representatives on its behalf of the Innovid Stockholder Approval, even if the Innovid Stockholder Approval is delivered following such five (5) Business Days period after the Registration Statement Effective Date. |
Subscription Agreements
In connection with the of the Merger Agreement,
the Company entered into certain subscription agreements, each dated June 24, 2021 (the “Subscription Agreements”), with certain
accredited and institutional investors, pursuant to which such investors have subscribed to purchase an aggregate of
In addition, on June 24, 2021, the Company agreed
to terminate the previously disclosed forward purchase agreements dated January 26, 2021 (the “Forward Purchase Agreements”),
between the Company and a number of the forward purchase investors (the “FPA Subscribers”), pursuant to which the FPA Subscribers
confirmed their intent to purchase, and the Company agreed to sell to the FPA Subscribers, an aggregate of
Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Company agreed that, within 30 business days following the closing of the Business Combination, ION will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement registering the resale of the PIPE Shares and the New Class A Common Stock (the “Registration Statement”), and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 60th calendar day (or 120th calendar day if the SEC notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the closing and (ii) the 10th business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review.
Secondary Share Purchase Agreements
The Merger Agreement contemplates that, at
the closing, the Company (the “Buyer”) will purchase and one or more Innovid Stockholders (the “Sellers”)
will sell in accordance with the share purchase agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) an aggregate amount of
shares determined by the Company and for an aggregate purchase price determined by the Company (“Secondary Sale
Amount”).
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ION ACQUISITION CORP 2 LTD. and its Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
NOTE 7. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preference Shares — The
Company is authorized to issue
Class A Ordinary Shares — The Company
is authorized to issue
Class B Ordinary Shares —
The Company is authorized to issue
Only holders of Class B ordinary shares will be entitled to vote on the appointment of directors in any election held prior to or in connection with the completion of the Business Combination. Holders of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, except as required by law.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically
convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of a Business Combination on a one-for-one
basis, subject to adjustment for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like. In the case
that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination,
the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate,
NOTE 8. WARRANTS
Warrants
Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole
number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable
on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and (b) one year from the closing of the Initial
Public Offering. The Public Warrants will expire
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.
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ION ACQUISITION CORP 2 LTD. and its Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days, after the closing of a Business Combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after the closing of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, the Company will use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants (except as described with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):
| ● | in whole and not in part; |
| ● | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
| ● | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and |
| ● | if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and |
| ● | If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. |
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:
| ● | in whole and not in part; |
| ● | at a price of $0.10 per warrant; |
| ● | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the Class A ordinary shares; and |
| ● | if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, as described above, its management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Public 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 Public Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Public Warrants. Accordingly, the Public Warrants may expire worthless.
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ION ACQUISITION CORP 2 LTD. and its Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
In addition, if
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable, except as described above, so long as they are held by the initial purchaser or its permitted transferees.
NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair Value Hierarchy of Assets and Liabilities
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2021 and February 16, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
| Description | Level | June 30, 2021 | February 16, 2021 | |||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||
| Marketable securities held in Trust Account (1)(2) | 1 | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
| Private Placement Warrants(1) | 3 | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Public Warrants(1) | 1 | $ | ||||||||||
| (1) |
| (2) |
Warrants
The Warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrants liability on the Balance Sheets. The warrants liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrants liability in the Statements of Operations.
Measurement
The Company established the initial fair value for the Warrants as of February 16, 2021, the date of the Company’s Initial Public Offering, using a Monte Carlo simulation model for the Public Warrants and a Black-Scholes simulation model for the Private Placement Warrants. The Company allocated the proceeds received from (i) the sale of Units (which is inclusive of one Class A ordinary share and one-eighth of one Public Warrant) and (ii) the sale of Private Placement Warrants first to the Warrants based on their fair values as determined at initial measurement, with the remaining proceeds allocated to Class A ordinary shares. The Warrants were classified as Level 3 at the initial measurement date due to the use of unobservable inputs. The Public Warrants began trading separately on April 5, 2021 and their value is based on the publicly traded price as of June 30, 2021. Due to the use of a quoted price in an active market, the Public Warrants are classified as Level 1 as of June 30, 2021. The Private Placement Warrants continue to be classified as Level 3 as of June 30, 2021 and continue to be valued based on a Black-Scholes simulation model.
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ION ACQUISITION CORP 2 LTD. and its Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
The key inputs into the Monte Carlo simulation model for the Public Warrants were as follows at initial measurement:
| Input | February 16, 2021 (Initial measurement) | |||
| Risk-free interest rate | % | |||
| Expected term (years) | ||||
| Expected volatility | % | |||
| Exercise price | $ | |||
| Fair value of Unit | $ | |||
| Fair value of Class A ordinary share | $ | |||
The key inputs into the Black-Scholes model for the Private Placement Warrants were as follows:
| Input | June 30, 2021 | February 16, 2021 (Initial measurement) | ||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | % | % | ||||||
| Expected term (years) | ||||||||
| Expected volatility | % | % | ||||||
| Exercise price | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fair value of Unit | $ | $ | ||||||
| Fair value of Class A ordinary share | $ | $ | ||||||
Measurement
The Company’s use of a Monte Carlo simulation and Black-Scholes model required the use of subjective assumptions:
| ● | The risk-free interest rate assumption was interpolated based on constant maturity U.S. Treasury rates over a term commensurate with the expected term of the warrants. |
| ● | The
expected term was determined based on the expected date of the initial Business Combination, as the Warrants expire on the date that
is |
| ● | The expected volatility assumption was based on the implied volatility from a set of comparable publicly-traded warrants as determined based on size and proximity. |
| ● | The fair value of the Units, which each consist of one Class A ordinary share and one-eighth of one Public Warrant, represents the price paid in the Initial Public Offering. |
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ION ACQUISITION CORP 2 LTD. and its Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2021
The following table presents the changes in the fair value of warrants liability:
| Private Placement | Public | Warrants Liability | ||||||||||
| Fair value as of February 16, 2021 (initial measurement) | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Change in fair value | ||||||||||||
| Fair value as of June 30, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
During the three month period ended June 30, 2021, the Company had
transferred out of Level 3 and into Level 1 total amount of $
NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. The Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the 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 “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to ION Acquisition Corp 2 Ltd. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report 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”) that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 29, 2021. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on November 23, 2020, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash derived from the proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
Recent Developments
On June 24, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Inspire Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 1”), Inspire Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 2” and, together with Merger Sub 1, the “Merger Subs”), and Innovid, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Innovid”).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Company will migrate to and domesticate as a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”) prior to the consummation of the Mergers (as defined below) (the “Closing”), and Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into Innovid (the “First Merger” and, the effective time of such First Merger, the “First Effective Time”), with Innovid continuing as the surviving company of the First Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”). The Surviving Corporation will then merge with and into Merger Sub 2 (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”; the effective time of such Second Merger, the “Second Effective Time”), with Merger Sub 2 continuing as the surviving entity of the Second Merger (the “Surviving Entity”), and the Company will change its name to “Innovid Corp.” (the “Company”). As a result of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Transactions” or the “Business Combination”), the Surviving Entity will remain a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Merger Agreement and the Transactions have been approved by the board of directors of each of the Company and Innovid.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the Domestication, each issued and outstanding Class B ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company will be automatically converted, on a one-for-one basis, into one (1) Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Company’s organizational documents. Immediately following such conversion, upon the Domestication, (i) each then issued and outstanding Company Class A Share will automatically be converted, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of common stock of the Company (after the Domestication) (“the Company Domesticated Common Stock”), (ii) each issued and outstanding warrant to purchase one (1) Company Class A Share at a price of $11.50 per share (“the Company Warrants”) will automatically be converted into one corresponding warrant to acquire one (1) share of the Company Domesticated Common Stock (“the Company Domesticated Warrant”) and (iii) each then issued and outstanding unit representing one (1) the Company Class A Share and one-eighth (1/8) of an the Company Warrant will be automatically converted into one (1) unit of the Company (after the Domestication) representing one (1) the Company Domesticated Common Stock and one-eighth (1/8) of an the Company Domesticated Warrant. No fractional Company Domesticated Warrants will be issued in connection with such conversion such that if a holder of such units would be entitled to receive a fractional Domesticated Acquiror Warrant, the number of Domesticated Acquiror Warrants to be issued to such holder upon such conversion will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of Domesticated Acquiror Warrants.
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The Transactions are targeted to be consummated in the fourth quarter of 2021, after receipt of the required approval by the shareholders of the Company (the “the Company Shareholder Approval”)the required approval by the stockholders of Innovid (the “Innovid Stockholder Approval”) and the fulfillment of certain other terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities from inception through June 30, 2021 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the Public Offering, described below, and identifying a target for our Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held after the Public Offering. We expect that we will 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 in connection with searching for, and completing, a Business Combination. Additionally, we recognize non-cash gains and losses within other income (expense) related to changes in recurring fair value measurement of our warrant liabilities at each reporting period.
For the three months ended June 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $738,868, which consisted of formation and operating expenses of $428,990 and a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $317,995, offset by interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $8,117.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $2,619,449, which consisted of formation and operating expenses of $619,620, a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $1,725,151, transaction cost for warrant liabilities of $299,770, offset by interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $25,092.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On February 16, 2021, we consummated the Public Offering of 25,300,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, which gives effect to the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 3,300,000 Units, generating gross proceeds of $253,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 7,060,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $7,060,000.
Following the Public Offering, the full exercise of the over-allotment option, and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $253,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $14,438,150 in transaction costs, including $5,060,000 of underwriting fees, $8,855,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $523,150 of other offering costs.
As of June 30, 2021, we had $289,708 in cash and cash equivalents.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions, to complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Upon completion of a business combination, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.
We believe we will not need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate 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, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon completion of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.
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Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2021. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay the Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, utilities and administrative and support services. We began incurring these fees on February 10, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and our liquidation. The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per share, or $8,855,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
We entered into forward purchase agreements on January 26, 2021, pursuant to which the forward purchase investors had agreed to purchase 5,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, or up to $50,000,000 in the aggregate, in private placements that would have closed substantially concurrently with the closing of a Business Combination. On June 24, 2021 the forward purchase agreement was terminated.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Redemption
We account for our Class A ordinary shares subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of our balance sheets.
Warrant Liability
We evaluated the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants (collectively, “Warrants”) in accordance with ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”, and concluded that a provision in the Warrant Agreement related to certain tender or exchange offers as well as provisions that provided for potential changes to the settlement amounts dependent upon the characteristics of the holder of the warrant, precludes the Warrants from being accounted for as components of equity. As the Warrants meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815 and are not eligible for an exception from derivative accounting, the Warrants are recorded as derivative liabilities on the Balance Sheets and measured at fair value at inception (on the date of the IPO) and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, with changes in fair value recognized in the Statement of Operations in the period of change.
Net Loss Per Ordinary Share
We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, which are not currently redeemable and are not redeemable at fair value, have been excluded from the calculation of basic net loss per ordinary share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. Our net income (loss) is adjusted for the portion of income that is attributable to ordinary shares subject to redemption, as these shares only participate in the earnings of the Trust Account and not our income or losses.
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Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As of June 30, 2021, we were not subject to any market or interest rate risk. Following the consummation of the Public Offering, the net proceeds of the Public Offering, including amounts in the Trust Account, have been invested in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in certain money market funds that invest solely in U.S. treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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 required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2021. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective, due solely to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below in “Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting”. In light of this material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.
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.
Management’s Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the SEC for newly public companies.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, other than the remediation steps taken to address the material weakness previously disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 24, 2021 and reporting results as as of the quarter ended March 31, 2021.
Management previously identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting due to the incorrect accounting of warrants. As a result we enhanced our processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements to better evaluate and understand the nuances of the complex accounting standards that apply to our financial statements. Our processes now include providing enhanced access to accounting literature, research materials and documents and increased communication among our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time. We offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report include the risk factors described in our 2020 Form 10-K. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, other than as described below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our 2020 Form 10-K and in our quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2021.
Our warrants are accounted for as liabilities and the changes in value of our warrants could have a material effect on our financial results.
On April 12, 2021, the Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance and Acting Chief Accountant of the SEC together issued a statement regarding the accounting and reporting considerations for warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “SEC Statement”). Specifically, the SEC Statement focused on certain settlement terms and provisions related to certain tender offers following a business combination, which terms are similar to those contained in the warrant agreement governing our warrants. As a result of the SEC Statement, we reevaluated the accounting treatment of our 3,162,500 public warrants and 7,060,000 private placement warrants, and determined to classify the warrants as derivative liabilities measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings.
As a result, included on our balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report are derivative liabilities related to our warrants. Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), provides for the remeasurement of the fair value of such derivatives at each balance sheet date, with a resulting non-cash gain or loss related to the change in the fair value being recognized in earnings in the statement of operations. As a result of the recurring fair value measurement, our financial statements and results of operations may fluctuate quarterly, based on factors, which are outside of our control. Due to the recurring fair value measurement, we expect that we will recognize non-cash gains or losses on our warrants each reporting period and that the amount of such gains or losses could be material.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
On February 16, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 25,300,000 Units, inclusive of 3,300,000 Units sold to the underwriter upon the election to fully exercise its over-allotment option, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $253,000,000. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as the joint book-running managers. The securities sold in the offering were registered under the Securities Act on registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (No. 333-252440). The registration statement became effective on February 10, 2021.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, and the exercise of the over-allotment option in full and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, we consummated a private placement of 7,060,000 Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $7,060,000. Such securities were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants are not transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.
Of the gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering including the full exercise of the option to purchase additional Units and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, $253,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account.
We paid a total of $5,060,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions and $523,150 for other costs and expenses related to the Initial Public Offering.
For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
| * | Filed herewith. |
| ** | Furnished. |
| (1) | Previously filed as an exhibit to our Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2021 and incorporated by reference herein. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| ION ACQUISITION CORP 2 LTD. | ||
| Date: August 16, 2021 | /s/ Gilad Shany | |
| Name: | Gilad Shany | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: August 16, 2021 | /s/ Anthony Reich | |
| Name: | Anthony Reich | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Gilad Shany, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ION Acquisition Corp 2 Ltd.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | (Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238/34-47986 and 33-8392/34-49313); |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: August 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Gilad Shany |
| Gilad Shany | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Anthony Reich, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ION Acquisition Corp 2 Ltd.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b) | (Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238/34-47986 and 33-8392/34-49313); |
| c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: August 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Anthony Reich |
| Anthony Reich | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADDED BY
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of ION Acquisition Corp 2 Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Gilad Shany, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report. |
| Date: August 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Gilad Shany |
| Gilad Shany | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADDED BY
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of ION Acquisition Corp 2 Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Anthony Reich, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report. |
| Date: August 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Anthony Reich |
| Anthony Reich | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |