UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

OR

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

For the transition period from _________ to _________

Commission File Number 001-40035

LAZARD GROWTH ACQUISITION CORP. I

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Cayman Islands	98-1571783
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York	10112
(Address of principal executive offices)	(zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 632-6000

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

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant	LGACU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	LGAC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	LGACW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

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

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

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

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

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

As of April 30, 2022, the registrant had 57,500,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share, and 14,375,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share issued and outstanding.

Table of Contents

		Page
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021	1
	Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021	2
	Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021	3
	Unaudited Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021	4
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	21
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	22
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	22
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	22
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	23
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	23
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	23
Item 5.	Other Information	23
Item 6.	Exhibits	24
Signatures		25

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

LAZARD GROWTH ACQUISITION CORP. I

Condensed Balance Sheets

	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
	(unaudited)			(audited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash	$	215,296		$	660,069
Prepaid expenses		873,616			1,056,726
Total current assets		1,088,912			1,716,795
Other assets:
Cash held in Trust Account		575,077,770			575,033,252
TOTAL ASSETS	$	576,166,682		$	576,750,047
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Related party loans	$	2,000,000		$	2,000,000
Accrued expenses and payable to affiliate		3,947,392			3,997,673
Accrued offering and formation costs		-			70,000
Total current liabilities		5,947,392			6,067,673
Other liabilities:
Warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares, at fair value		10,955,000			18,015,000
Deferred underwriting commissions		20,125,000			20,125,000
Total liabilities		37,027,392			44,207,673
Commitments and contingencies		-			-
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption; 57,500,000 and 57,500,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding, respectively, at $10.00 per share		575,000,000			575,000,000
Shareholders' Deficit
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding		-			-
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 14,375,000 shares issued and outstanding		1,438			1,438
Additional paid in capital		-			-
Accumulated Deficit		(35,862,148	)		(42,459,064	)
Total shareholders' deficit		(35,860,710	)		(42,457,626	)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT	$	576,166,682		$	576,750,047

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

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LAZARD GROWTH ACQUISITION CORP. I

Condensed Unaudited Statements of Operations

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2022		2021
EXPENSES
General and administrative expenses	$	507,602	$	233,045
Total expenses		507,602		233,045
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Change in fair value of warrant liability		7,060,000		2,050,000
Interest on trust account		44,518		-
Expensed offering costs		-		(713,523	)
Total other income (expenses)		7,104,518		1,336,477
NET INCOME	$	6,596,916	$	1,103,432
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, redeemable Class A ordinary shares		57,500,000		30,666,667
Basic and diluted net income per share, redeemable Class A ordinary shares	$	0.09	$	0.02
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, non-redeemable ordinary shares		14,375,000		14,375,000
Basic and diluted net income per share, non-redeemable ordinary shares	$	0.09	$	0.02

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

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LAZARD GROWTH ACQUISITION CORP. I

Condensed Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2022			2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income	$	6,596,916		$	1,103,432
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Change in fair value of warrant liability		(7,060,000	)		(2,050,000	)
Expensed offering costs		-			713,523
Interest on trust account		(44,518	)
(Increase) decrease in operating assets and increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		183,110			(1,847,553	)
Accrued expenses and payable to affiliates		(50,281	)		-
Accrued offering and formation costs		(70,000	)		-
Net Cash used in operating activities		(444,773	)		(2,080,598	)
Investing Activities:
Cash placed in trust		-			(575,000,000	)
Cash used in investing activities		-			(575,000,000	)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from sale of Initial Public Offering Units		-			575,000,000
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants		-			13,500,000
Payment of underwriting discount		-			(11,500,000	)
Payment of offering costs		-			(178,096	)
Proceeds from promissory note payable		-			100,833
Payment of promissory note payable		-			(187,583	)
Proceeds from related party loans		-			690,000
Net cash provided by financing activities		-			577,425,154
Net Change in Cash		(444,773	)		344,556
Cash - Beginning of period		660,069			25,000
Cash - End of period	$	215,296		$	369,556
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Deferred offering costs included in accrued offering and formation costs	$	-		$	550,000
Deferred underwriting commission	$	-		$	20,125,000

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

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LAZARD GROWTH ACQUISITION CORP. I

Condensed Unaudited Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021

											Additional						Total
	Class A Ordinary Shares						Class B Ordinary Shares				Paid in			Accumulated			Shareholders'
	Shares			Amount			Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Deficit
Balance, December 31, 2021		-		$	-			14,375,000	$	1,438	$	-		$	(42,459,064	)	$	(42,457,626	)
Net Income		-			-			-		-		-			6,596,916			6,596,916
Balance, March 31, 2022		-		$	-			14,375,000	$	1,438	$	-		$	(35,862,148	)	$	(35,860,710	)
											Additional						Total
	Class A Ordinary Shares						Class B Ordinary Shares				Paid in			Accumulated			Shareholders'
	Shares			Amount			Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Deficit
Balance, December 31, 2020		-		$	-			14,375,000	$	1,438	$	23,562		$	(7,000	)	$	18,000
Class A ordinary shares issued, net of offering costs		57,500,000			5,750			-		-		530,624,927			-			530,630,677
Proceeds of sale of Private Placement Warrants in excess of fair value		-			-			-		-		3,600,000			-			3,600,000
Net Income		-			-			-		-		-			1,103,432			1,103,432
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		(57,500,000	)		(5,750	)		-		-		(534,248,489	)	$	(40,745,761	)		(575,000,000	)
Balance, March 31, 2021		-		$	-			14,375,000	$	1,438	$	-		$	(39,649,329	)	$	(39,647,891	)

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

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LAZARD GROWTH ACQUISITION CORP. I

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

Note 1 - Organization and Plan of Business Operations

Lazard Growth Acquisition Corp. I (the “Company”) is a blank check company, incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on December 10, 2020. The Company was incorporated 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 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, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, relates to the company’s formation, completing its initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) and identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition targets for an initial 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 Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

The registration statement for the Initial Public Offering became effective on February 9, 2021. On February 12, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 57,500,000 units (the “Units”), including 7,500,000 Units sold upon exercise in full of the underwriter’s over-allotment option, at $10.00 per Unit, and the sale of 9,000,000 warrants, including 1,000,000 warrants upon the exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option in full (the “Private Placement Warrants”), at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to LGACo 1 LLC (the “Sponsor”), that closed simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering.

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 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the amount of deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account). The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination. Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company agreed that $10.00 per Unit sold in the Initial Public Offering, including a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, were placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) to be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of 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 investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earliest 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.

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, based on a variety of factors. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their public shares, 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 (initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share), including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, subject to certain limitations. The per-share amount to be distributed to the Public Shareholders who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriter (as discussed in Note 6). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. The Class A ordinary shares have been classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” (“ASC480”)

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The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 and, if the Company seeks shareholder approval, it receives an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law approving a Business Combination, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company. If a shareholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor and each of our officers and directors have agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 3) and any public shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their public shares, without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against a proposed Business Combination.

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 15% of the public shares without the Company’s prior written consent.

The Sponsor and each of our officers and directors have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and public shares held by them in connection with (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association that (A) modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption of Class A ordinary shares in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights. Additionally, the Sponsor and each of our officers and directors have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares they hold if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period.

The Company has until 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate a Business Combination (or such extended time beyond 24 months as a result of a shareholder vote to amend its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association) (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 ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the Public Shareholders as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining Public Shareholders and its Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and

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the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.

The Sponsor and each of our executive officers and directors have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor or any of our executive officers and directors 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 underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to deferred underwriting commissions (see Note 6) 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 ($10.00).

In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per public share, due to reductions in the value of trust assets, in each case net of the interest that may be withdrawn to pay taxes. This liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business that executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriter of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

Going Concern Consideration

On March 26, 2021, the Sponsor committed $1,300,000 to be provided to the Company to fund working capital requirements prior to an initial Business Combination. On August 5, 2021, the Sponsor amended its working capital loan to provide additional borrowings up to a total amount of $2,000,000. On March 30, 2022, the Sponsor further amended the working capital loan to provide additional borrowing up to a total borrowing of $5,000,000. After borrowing $2,000,000, the Company had cash of $215,296 as of March 31, 2022 and the Company does not have sufficient liquidity to meet its anticipated obligations during the period beginning with the date of issuance of these financial statements through February 12, 2023, the date the Company will cease all operations and begin liquidation if it has not completed a Business Combination (or any extended time that the Company has to consummate a Business Combination beyond February 12, 2023 as a result of a shareholder vote to amend the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association). In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management determined that while the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, loan the Company additional funds as may be needed by the Company, the Company cannot assure you that their plans to raise capital or to complete a Business Combination will be successful. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

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Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Certain disclosures included in the annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted from these financial statements as they are not required for interim financial statements under U.S. GAAP and the rules of the SEC. These unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. These adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Interim period operating results may not be indicative of the operating results for a full year.

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

Emerging Growth Company

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, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a 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 statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment and available information. Therefore, actual results could differ from those estimates and could have a material impact on the financial statements.

Cash and Cash Held in Trust Account

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and on deposit at banking institutions as well as all highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of ninety (90) days or less. The Company held cash of $215,296 and $660,069 in a demand deposit account at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The

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company held $575,077,770 and $575,033,252 in the Trust Account as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The cash held in the Trust Account is characterized as a Level I investment within the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820. The cash equivalents held in the Trust Account are held in money market funds which invest only in direct U.S. Treasury obligations and are considered restricted.

Warrants Exercisable for Class A Ordinary Shares

The Company accounts for the warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering in accordance with ASC 480-10, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity,” which provides that the Company classifies the warrant instrument as a liability at its fair value and adjusts the instrument to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, in accordance with ASC Topic 815, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statement of operations.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, "Income Taxes." ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not 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 March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 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 periods presented.

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 ASC 480. Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that feature redemption rights that is either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is 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 as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of the Company’s balance sheets.

Net Income Per Ordinary Share

Net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, excluding ordinary shares subject to forfeiture. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase up to 20,500,000 Class A ordinary shares. The weighted average of these shares have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share of  redeemable Class A ordinary shares because the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. At March 31, 2022 and 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 income of the Company. As a result, diluted income per share is the same as basic income per share for the periods presented.

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The Company’s statement of operations includes a presentation of income per share for ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of income (loss) per share. Net income per share, basic and diluted, for redeemable Class A ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the investment income earned on the Trust Account by the weighted average number of redeemable Class A ordinary shares outstanding since original issuance. Net income per share, basic and diluted, for non-redeemable ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the net income, adjusted for income attributable to redeemable Class A ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of non-redeemable ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Non- redeemable ordinary shares includes the Founder Shares as these shares do not have any redemption features and do not participate in the income earned on the Trust Account.

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 $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value measurements and disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheets primarily due to their short-term nature. 

Recent Accounting Standards

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2020-06, Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 3 - Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On December 17, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to purchase an aggregate of 14,375,000 Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”). The Sponsor agreed to forfeit up to 1,875,000 Founder Shares to the extent to which the underwriter exercised its over-allotment option, so that the number of Founder Shares would equal, on an as-converted basis, approximately 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the Initial Public Offering. The underwriter exercised the over-allotment option in full and none of the Founder Shares were forfeited.

On February 5, 2021, the Sponsor transferred 25,000 of its Founder Shares to each of the Company’s five independent directors (125,000 Founder Shares in the aggregate). Effective May 11, 2021, a member of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) resigned his position as a member of the Board and subsequently transferred back to the Sponsor the 25,000 Founder Shares he previously received from the Sponsor in connection with his service on the Board.

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The Sponsor’s transfer of 100,000 Founders Shares to the Company’s directors is within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The fair value of the 100,000 shares transferred to the Company’s directors was $342,000 or $3.42 per share. The Founders Shares were effectively transferred subject to a performance condition (i.e., the consummation of a Business Combination). Compensation expense related to the Founders Shares is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of achievement under the applicable accounting literature. Stock-based compensation would be recognized at the date a Business Combination is considered probable in an amount equal to the number of Founders Shares times the grant date fair value per share (unless subsequently modified) As of March 31, 2022, the Company has not yet entered into any definitive agreements in connection with any Business Combination. Any such agreements may be subject to certain conditions to closing, such as, for example, approval by the Company’s shareholders. As a result, the Company determined that the consummation of a Business Combination is not yet considered probable, and, therefore, no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized. 

Further, on February 5, 2021, the Sponsor converted into a series limited liability company and LGA HoldCo LLC, an affiliate of Lazard Ltd, provided each of the Company’s executive officers and certain other employees of Lazard Ltd and its subsidiaries the opportunity to purchase certain membership interests in a series of the Sponsor (the “Employee Participation Interests”) pursuant to which such persons have economic interests in certain of the Founder Shares but do not have voting rights or dispositive power with respect thereto. In particular, the Company’s executive officers and such other employees of Lazard Ltd and its subsidiaries possess Employee Participation Interests representing economic interests in approximately 30% in the aggregate of the Company’s issued and outstanding Founder Shares, including approximately 2% in the aggregate which has been provided by the Company’s executive officers; however, the Sponsor maintains the voting rights attributable to, and the dispositive power in respect of, all such Founder Shares. Each of the Company’s executive officers and such other employees of Lazard Ltd and its subsidiaries will also be eligible to directly or indirectly purchase or receive additional economic or other interests in the Company’s securities from Lazard Ltd and its subsidiaries, including additional Employee Participation Interests, on a discretionary basis in the future.

The Sponsor and each of our executive officers and directors have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earliest of: (i) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) subsequent to a Business Combination, (A) if the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, 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 (B) 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.

Related Party Loans

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor committed $1,300,000 to be provided to the Company (“Working Capital Loan”) to fund our expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements prior to our initial business combination. On August 5, 2021, the Sponsor amended its commitment to provide up to $2,000,000 of borrowing in the aggregate. On March 30, 2022, the Sponsor further amended the Working Capital Loan to provide additional borrowing up to a total borrowing of $5,000,000. If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company may repay the Working Capital Loan out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loan, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loan.

At the lender’s discretion, up to $2,000,000 of such Working Capital Loan may be convertible into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. Pursuant to the terms of the Working Capital Loan, as amended on March 30, 2022, such conversion right may only be exercised at the time of a Business Combination. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $2,000,000 outstanding borrowings under the Working Capital Loan.

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In addition, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company additional funds (“Supplemental Loans”) as may be required. The terms of such Supplemental Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.

Advisory Services

Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, an affiliate of the Company, is acting as the Company’s independent financial advisor as defined under Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Rule 5110(j)(9), to provide independent financial consulting services, consisting of a review of deal structure and terms and related structuring advice in connection with the Initial Public Offering, for which it has and will receive a financial advisory fee, which was paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and shall be payable upon the consummation of the Business Combination. Upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC received a financial advisory fee of $3,000,000. Pursuant to the terms of the underwriting agreement, the underwriter agreed to reimburse the Company for a portion of the offering costs in an amount equal to the fee paid to Lazard Frères & Co. LLC. On February 12, 2021, the underwriter reimbursed the Company $3,000,000.

Administrative Support Agreement

The Company agreed, commencing on the date that the Company’s securities are first listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, which was February 10, 2021, and through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $20,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative support.

Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Hierarchy of Assets and Liabilities—The Company categorizes its warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares, which are recorded at fair value into a three-level fair value hierarchy as follows:

Level 1. Assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market    that the Company has the ability to access.

Level 2. Assets and liabilities whose values are based on (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets, or (ii) inputs other than quoted prices that are directly observable or derived principally from, or corroborated by, market data.

Level 3. Assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect our own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability

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The Company’s Public Warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares began trading on Nasdaq in April 2021 and at such time they were reclassified from Level 3 to Level 1. Their fair value at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is based on an observable market quote. The fair value of the Public Warrants prior to the commencement of trading and the fair value of the Private Warrants is based on a valuation model that utilizes both observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs include market prices of warrants issued by other SPACs and unobservable inputs include model adjustments for valuation uncertainty pertaining to the probability of the Company consummating a Business Combination.

The following tables present, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the classification of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis within the fair value hierarchy.

	March 31, 2022
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash Held in Trust Account	$	575,077,770	$	-	$	-	$	575,077,770
Total	$	575,077,770	$	-	$	-	$	575,077,770
Liabilities:
Warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares	$	6,095,000	$	-	$	4,860,000	$	10,955,000
Total	$	6,095,000	$	-	$	4,860,000	$	10,955,000
	December 31, 2021
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Cash Held in Trust Account	$	575,033,252	$	-	$	-	$	575,033,252
Total	$	575,033,252	$	-	$	-	$	575,033,252
Liabilities:
Warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares	$	10,005,000	$	-	$	8,010,000	$	18,015,000
Total	$	10,005,000	$	-	$	8,010,000	$	18,015,000

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The following tables provide a summary of the changes in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 respectively.

	Three Months ended March 31, 2022
	Beginning Balance		Initial Fair Value		Changes in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities			Transfers		Ending Balance
Liabilities:
Private Warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares	$	8,010,000	$	-	$	(3,150,000	)	$	-	$	4,860,000
Total Level 3 Liabilities	$	8,010,000	$	-	$	(3,150,000	)	$	-	$	4,860,000
	Three Months ended March 31, 2021
	Beginning Balance		Initial Fair Value		Changes in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities			Transfers		Ending Balance
Liabilities:
Public Warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares	$	-	$	12,650,000	$	(1,150,000	)	$	-	$	11,500,000
Private Warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares		-		9,900,000		(900,000	)		-		9,000,000
Total Level 3 Liabilities	$	-	$	22,550,000	$	(2,050,000	)	$	-	$	20,500,000

Note 5 - Derivatives

The Company’s derivative instruments pertain to the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants, and are stated at their fair values and are included in “warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares” on the condensed unaudited balance sheets.

The following tables provide a summary of the changes in fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

	Warrants Exercisable for Class A Ordinary Shares
	Public			Private			Total
Balance January 1, 2022	$	10,005,000		$	8,010,000		$	18,015,000
Change in fair value as of March 31, 2022		(3,910,000	)		(3,150,000	)		(7,060,000	)
Balance as of March 31, 2022	$	6,095,000		$	4,860,000		$	10,955,000
	Warrants Exercisable for Class A Ordinary Shares
	Public			Private			Total
Balance January 1, 2021	$	-		$	-		$	-
Initial Fair Value as of February 12, 2021		12,650,000			9,900,000			22,550,000
Change in fair value as of March 31, 2021		(1,150,000	)		(900,000	)		(2,050,000	)
Balance as of March 31, 2021	$	11,500,000		$	9,000,000		$	20,500,000

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Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies

Registration and Shareholders Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loan (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loan) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed on February 9, 2021. The holders of these securities are 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 completion of a Business Combination. However, the registration and shareholder rights agreement provides that the Company is not required to cause any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lockup period, which occurs (i) in the case of the Founder Shares, as described under the heading “Founders Shares” in Note 3, and (ii) in the case of the private placement warrants and the respective Class A ordinary shares underlying such warrants, 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the Company's securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to 7,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments at the Initial Public Offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriter exercised this over-allotment option in full on February 10, 2021.

The underwriter received a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $11,500,000 in the aggregate, upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriter is entitled to deferred commissions of $0.35 per Unit, or $20,125,000 in the aggregate. The deferred commissions become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination within the Combination Period, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Note 7 - Shareholders’ Equity

Preference Shares

The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share, with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

Class A Ordinary Shares

The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 57,500,000  Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding (net of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption).

Class B Ordinary Shares

The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 14,375,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

Only holders of the Class B ordinary shares will have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to 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 (i) as required by law and (ii) with respect to the election of directors.

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The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of a Business Combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of (i) the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon completion of Initial Public Offering, plus (ii) the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of a Business Combination, excluding Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, deemed issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor, its affiliates or any member of the Company’s management team upon conversion of Working Capital Loans. In no event will the Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A ordinary shares at a rate of less than one-to-one.

Warrants Exercisable for Class A Ordinary Shares

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 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Company is not obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and has no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue a Class A ordinary share upon exercise of a warrant unless the Class A ordinary share issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.

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, and the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement; provided that 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, but the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th 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, but the Company will use its commercially reasonable 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;

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• 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 trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

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 $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;

• if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per public share (as adjusted) on the trading day prior to the date 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.” 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 in certain circumstances, 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.

In addition, if (i) the Company issues additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per Class A ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (ii) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (iii) the volume weighted average trading price of its Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates its Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being 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 are not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days

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after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable, except as described above, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants

The proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants of $13,500,000 exceeded their estimated fair value of $9,900,000 at the closing of the private placement by $3,600,000, which was recorded in additional paid in capital.

Note 8 - 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. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in these financial statements.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Form 10-Q”), as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Form 10-K”). 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 Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of 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 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 Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022. 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 as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Lazard Ltd, an affiliate of our Sponsor, intends to use resources across its international financial advisory and asset management businesses to source and evaluate attractive, high growth private companies. Although we are not limited to a particular industry or geographic region in our identification and acquisition of a target company, we believe the growth-oriented subsectors of the healthcare, technology, energy transition, financial and consumer sectors present particularly attractive investment opportunities.

At March 31, 2022 we had cash of $215,296 and cash held in a Trust Account of $575,077,770, current liabilities of $5,947,392, deferred underwriting commission payable of $20,125,000 and warrants for the purchase of Class A ordinary shares of $10,955,000. Further, we expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete an initial Business Combination will be successful.

Results of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had net income of $6,596,916, which consisted of a change in the fair value of warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares of $7,060,000 and interest income of $44,518 earned on funds held in the Trust Account. This income was partially offset by general and administrative fees of $507,602. Interest earned on the Trust Account is restricted to the redemption or liquidation of Class A ordinary shares and cannot be used for the Company’s business activities. Our business activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily related to identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition targets for an initial Business Combination.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had net income of $1,103,432, which consisted of a change in the fair value of warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary shares of $2,050,000. This income was partially offset by

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general and administrative fees of $233,045 and offering costs that were expensed of $713,523 related to the closing of our Initial Public Offering. Our business activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 included completing our Initial Public Offering, and since the offering, our activity has been limited to identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition targets for an initial Business Combination.

We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We expect to continue to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash held in the Trust Account. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less taxes payable and deferred underwriting commissions), to complete our initial Business Combination. We may withdraw interest income (if any) to pay taxes, if any. Any 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

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the Sponsor has, as of March 30, 2022 amended the working capital loan to increase the borrowing limit from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 to be provided to us to fund our expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements prior to our initial Business Combination. If we complete our initial Business Combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that our initial Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment.

Up to $2,000,000 of the working capital loan may be converted into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.

In addition, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, loan us additional funds as may be required. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such additional loans have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. Prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination, we do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our Sponsor or its affiliates as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our Trust Account.

We may need to obtain additional financing to complete our initial Business Combination, either because the transaction requires more cash than is available from the proceeds held in the Trust Account, or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon completion of the Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. If we have not consummated our initial Business Combination within the required time period because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we would be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account.

Off-balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.

We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or entered into any non-financial agreements involving assets.

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Contractual Obligations

At March 31, 2022, we did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities. On February 10, 2021, we entered into an administrative support agreement pursuant to which we have agreed to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $20,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. Upon the earlier of the completion of the Initial Business Combination and the Company’s liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.

The underwriter of the Initial Public Offering received a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $11,500,000 in the aggregate, upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriter is entitled to deferred commissions of $0.35 per Unit, or $20,125,000 in the aggregate. The deferred underwriting discount will be paid to the underwriter solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination within the time required, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States 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 condensed financial statements, and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following as our critical accounting policies:

Net Income Per Ordinary Share

We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share. Net income per share of ordinary shares is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Adjustments associated with the redeemable shares of Class A ordinary shares under ASC Topic 480-S993 are excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value and we elect to reflect changes in redemption value immediately as they occur through Additional-Paid-In-Capital.

As of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, we had outstanding warrants to purchase of up to 20,500,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares. The weighted average of these shares was excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share of ordinary shares since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, we did not have any dilutive securities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into shares of ordinary shares and then share in our earnings. As a result, diluted income per common share is the same as basic income per common share for the period.

Warrants

Under ASC Topic 815, we have classified issued warrants as liabilities remeasured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported to earnings. 

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 ASC 480. Accordingly, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of the Company’s balance sheets. The Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption included in temporary equity at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, represent 100% of the outstanding Class A ordinary shares.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022. Based upon this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2022, due solely to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.  A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Specifically, our management has concluded that our control around the interpretation and accounting for certain complex financial instruments was not effectively designed or maintained. This material weakness resulted in the restatement of the Company’s balance sheet as of February 12, 2021 and its interim financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. This material weakness is further described in “Item 9A. Control and Procedures -  Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022, and “Item 4. Controls and Procedures - Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting” contained in Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended September 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on December 17, 2021.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Remediation Plan

 Following the identification of the material weakness described above, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer created a plan of remediation to strengthen our internal control over financial reporting, which comprises performance of additional accounting and financial analyses related to the classification of our Class A ordinary shares as temporary equity versus permanent equity, including consulting with subject matter experts. Additionally, we expanded and improved our review process for complex securities and related accounting standards and we have enhanced our access to accounting literature and professionals with whom to consult regarding complex accounting matters. We believe that the measures described above will remediate the identified material weakness and strengthen the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Management began to take these actions during the quarterly period ending December 31, 2021 to remediate the material weakness and may take additional measures to strengthen its internal control environment.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2021.

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

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

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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.

Exhibit Number	Description
1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.(1)
3.1	Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.(1)
4.1	Specimen Unit Certificate. (2)
4.2	Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate. (2)
4.3	Specimen Warrant Certificate. (2)
4.4	Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company. (1)
10.1	Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and the Sponsor. (1)
10.2	Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. (1)
10.3	Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, among the Company, the Sponsor and certain other equity holders named therein. (1)
10.4	Letter Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, among the Company, the Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors. (1)
10.5	Administrative Support Agreement, dated February 9, 2021, between the Company and Lazard Group LLC. (1)
10.6	Securities Subscription Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2020, between the Company and the Sponsor. (2)
10.7	Third Amended and Restated Working Capital Promissory Note, dated as of March 30, 2022, between the Company and the Sponsor.(3)
10.8	Form of Indemnity Agreement(2)
31.1*	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished.

(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2021.

(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-252408).

(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2022.

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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.

	LAZARD GROWTH ACQUISITION CORP. I
Date: May 11, 2022	By:	/s/ Eyal Ofir
		Eyal Ofir
		Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 11, 2022	By:	/s/ Mary Ann Deignan
		Mary Ann Deignan
		Chief Financial Officer

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