UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)

   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021
OR
   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to________________
ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands
001-40122
98-1574672
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

51 Astor Place, 10th Floor
New York, NY

10003
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)
(212) 284-2300
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on
which registered
Class A Ordinary Share, $0.0001 par value
ARYD
The Nasdaq Capital Market

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 December 14, 2021, 15,449,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 3,737,500 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, were issued and outstanding, respectively.



Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 to Arya Sciences Acquisition Corp IV’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on From 10-Q”) amends the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Arya Sciences Acquisition Corp IV (the “Company”) as of and for the period ended September 30, 2021, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 12, 2021.

On March 2, 2021, the Company consummated its initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) of 14,950,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Public Shares”), including the 1,950,000 Public Shares as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, at an offering price of $10.00 per Public Share, generating gross proceeds of $149.5 million. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 499,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Private Placement Shares”), at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of approximately $5.0 million.

On November 12, 2021, the Company filed its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2021 (the “Q3 Form 10-Q”), which included a Note 2, Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements, (“Note 2”) that describes a revision to the Company’s classification of its Public Shares issued in the Company’s Initial Public Offering on March 2, 2021. As described in Note 2, upon its Initial Public Offering, the Company classified a portion of the Public Shares as permanent equity to maintain net tangible assets greater than $5,000,000 on the basis that the Company will consummate its initial business combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001. The Company’s management re-evaluated the conclusion and determined that the Public Shares included certain provisions that require classification of the Public Shares as temporary equity. As a result, management corrected the error by reclassifying all Public Shares as temporary equity. This resulted in an adjustment to the initial carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital (to the extent available), accumulated deficit and Class A ordinary shares.

In connection with the change in presentation for the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, the Company restated its earnings per share calculation to allocate income and losses shared pro rata between the two classes of shares.

The Company determined the changes were not qualitatively material to the Company’s previously issued financial statements and did not restate its financial statements. Instead, the Company revised its previously filed financial statements in Note 2 to its Q3 Form 10-Q. Although the qualitative factors that management assessed tended to support a conclusion that the misstatements were not material, these factors were not strong enough to overcome the significant quantitative errors in the financial statements. The qualitative and quantitative factors support a conclusion that the misstatements are material on a quantitative basis. Management concluded that the misstatement was such of magnitude that it is probable that the judgment of a reasonable person relying upon the financial statements would have been influenced by the inclusion or correction of the foregoing items. As such, upon further consideration of the change, the Company determined the change in classification of the Public Shares and change to its presentation of earnings per share is material quantitatively and it should restate its previously issued financial statements.

Therefore, on December 1, 2021, the Company’s management and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (the “Audit Committee”) concluded that the Company’s previously issued (i) audited balance sheet as of March 2, 2021 (the “Post-IPO Balance Sheet”), filed with the SEC on March 8, 2021, (ii) unaudited interim financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2021; and (iii) unaudited interim financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on August 12, 2021 (collectively, the “Affected Periods”), should be restated to report all Public Shares as temporary equity and should no longer be relied upon.

As such, the Company will restate its quarterly financial statements for the Affected Periods in this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Post-IPO Balance Sheet will be restated in an amendment to the current report on Form 8-K that was initially filed with the SEC on March 8, 2021.

The restatement had no impact on the Company's cash position and cash held in the trust account established in connection with the Initial Public Offering.

After re-evaluation, the Company’s management has concluded that in light of the errors described above, a material weakness existed in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Affected Periods and that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. The Company’s remediation plan with respect to such material weakness is described in more detail in Item 4 of Part I to this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV
Form 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2021
Table of Contents



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
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Item 2.
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Item 3.
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Item 4.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
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Item 1A.
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Item 2.
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Item 3.
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Item 4.
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Item 5.
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Item 6.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Financial Statements

ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


 
September 30, 2021
   
December 31, 2020
 
Assets
  (unaudited)
       
Current assets:
           
Cash
 
$
623,637
   
$
-
 
Prepaid expenses
   
450,986
     
1,750
 
Total current assets
   
1,074,623
     
1,750
 
Deferred offering costs
   
-
     
40,705
 
Investments held in Trust Account
   
149,532,334
     
-
 
Total Assets
 
$
150,606,957
   
$
42,455
 
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit:
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
 
$
9,154
   
$
25,000
 
Accrued expenses
   
5,064,797
     
19,778
 
Due to related party
   
-
     
11,216
 
Total current liabilities
   
5,073,951
     
55,994
 
Deferred underwriting commissions
   
5,232,500
     
-
 
Total liabilities
   
10,306,451
     
55,994
 
                 
Commitments and Contingencies
           
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 14,950,000 and no shares as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
   
149,500,000
     
-
 
                 
Shareholders’ Deficit:
               
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
   
-
     
-
 
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 479,000,000 shares authorized; 499,000 and no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, repectively
   
50
     
-
 
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 3,737,500 and no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
   
374
     
-
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
-
     
-
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(9,199,918
)
   
(13,539
)
Total shareholders’ deficit
   
(9,199,494
)
   
(13,539
)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit
 
$
150,606,957
   
$
42,455
 

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

ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   
For the three months ended
    For the nine months ended    
For the period from August 24, 2020 (inception) through
 
   
September 30,
2021
   
September 30,
2021
   
September 30,
2020
 
                   
General and administrative expenses
 
$
5,105,903
    $ 5,498,393     $ 8,112  
Loss from operations
   
(5,105,903
)
    (5,498,393 )     (8,112 )
Unrealized gain on investments held in Trust Account
   
12,523
      32,334       -  
Net loss
 
$
(5,093,380
)
  $ (5,466,059 )   $ (8,112 )
                         
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of Class A ordinary shares
   
15,449,000
      12,187,544       -  
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class A ordinary share
 
$
(0.27
)
  $ (0.35 )   $ -  
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of Class B ordinary shares
   
3,737,500
      3,634,583       -  
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B ordinary share
 
$
(0.27
)
  $ (0.35 )   $ -  

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

ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

    For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021  

 
Ordinary Shares
    Additional           Total  

 
Class A
   
Class B
    Paid-in     Accumulated     Shareholders’  

 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Deficit
   
Deficit
 
Balance - December 31, 2020
   
-
   
$
-
     
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
(13,539
)
 
$
(13,539
)
Issuance of Class B ordinary shares to Sponsor
   
-
     
-
     
3,737,500
     
374
     
24,626
     
-
     
25,000
 
Sale of private placement shares to Sponsor in private placement
   
499,000
     
50
     
-
     
-
     
4,989,950
     
-
     
4,990,000
 
Accretion on Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption     -       -
      -
      -
      (5,014,576 )     (3,720,320 )     (8,734,896 )
Net loss
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(210,251
)
   
(210,251
)
Balance - March 31, 2021 (unaudited), as restated (see Note 2)
   
499,000
   

50
     
3,737,500
   

374
   

-
   

(3,944,110
)
 

(3,943,686
)
 Net loss     -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      (162,428 )     (162,428 )
 Balance - June 30, 2021 (unaudited), as restated (see Note 2)
    499,000    
50       3,737,500
     
374
   
-
   
(4,106,538 )  
(4,106,114 )
 Net loss     -
      -
      -
      -
      -
      (5,093,380 )     (5,093,380 )
 Balance - September 30, 2021 (unaudited)     499,000
    $ 50       3,737,500
    $ 374     $ -     $ (9,199,918 )   $ (9,199,494 )

    For the period from August 24 (inception) through September 30, 2020  

 
Ordinary Shares
  Additional       Total  

 
Class A
 
Class B
  Paid-in   Accumulated   Shareholders’  

 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Capital
 
Deficit
 
Deficit
 
Balance - August 24,  2020 (inception)
   
-
   
$
-
     
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
 Net loss     -       -
      -
      -       -       (8,112 )     (8,112 )
 Balance - September 30, 2021 (unaudited)     -     $ -       -
    $ -     $ -     $ (8,112 )   $ (8,112 )


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

ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
   For the nine months ended September 30, 2021     For the period from August 24, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2020  
Net loss
 
$
(5,466,059
)
  $ (8,112 )
Unrealized gain on investments held in Trust Account
   
(32,334
)
    -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Prepaid expenses
   
(447,236
)
    (357 )
Accounts payable
   
9,154
      8,469  
Accrued expenses
   
4,990,724
      -  
Net cash used in operating activities
   
(945,751
)
    -  
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
               
Cash deposited in Trust Account
   
(149,500,000
)
    -  
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(149,500,000
)
    -  
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
               
Proceeds from note payable to related party
   
127,075
      -  
Repayment of note payable to related party
   
(161,216
)
    -  
Proceeds received from initial public offering, gross
   
149,500,000
      -  
Proceeds received from private placement
   
4,990,000
      -  
Offering costs paid
   
(3,386,471
)
    -  
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
151,069,388
      -  
                 
Net change in cash
   
623,637
      -  
                 
Cash - beginning of the period
   
-
      -  
Cash - end of the period
 
$
623,637
    $ -  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
               
Issuance of Class B ordinary shares to Sponsor in exchange for payment of outstanding accounts payable balance
 
$
25,000
    $ -  
Offering costs included in prepaid expenses
 
$
2,000
    $ -  
Offering costs included in accrued expenses
 
$
70,000
    $ -  
Offering costs paid by related party under promissory note
 
$
22,925
    $ -  
Deferred underwriting commissions
 
$
5,232,500
    $ -  

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

ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (as Restated)

Note 1 - Description of Organization and Business Operations

ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV (the “Company”) was incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on August 24, 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 (the “Business Combination”). The Company is an emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.

All activity for the period from August 24, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2021 was related to the Company’s formation and initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) described below, and since the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of income earned on investments held in the Trust Account (as defined below) from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

The Company’s sponsor is ARYA Sciences Holdings IV, a Cayman Islands exempted limited company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 25, 2021.  On March 2, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 14,950,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Public Shares”), including the 1,950,000 Public Shares as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, at an offering price of $10.00 per Public Share, generating gross proceeds of $149.5 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $8.8 million, inclusive of approximately $5.2 million in deferred underwriting commissions (Note 5).

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 499,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Private Placement Shares”), at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of approximately $5.0 million (Note 4).

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, $149.5 million ($10.00 per Public Share) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement were placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), located in the United States, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and are invested only in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.

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 Private Placement Shares, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of 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 interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

The Company will provide the holders (the “Public Shareholders”) of Public Shares, with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.00 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay income taxes). The per-share amount to be distributed to Public Shareholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 5).
These Public Shares are classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” (“ASC 480”) In such case, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, only if a majority of the ordinary shares, represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon, voted at a shareholder meeting are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a shareholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which the Company will adopt upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transactions is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or vote at all. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the initial shareholders (as defined below) agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined below in Note 4) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company will adopt an insider trading policy which will require insiders to: (i) refrain from purchasing shares during certain blackout periods and when they are in possession of any material non-public information and (ii) to clear all trades with the Company’s legal counsel prior to execution. In addition, the initial shareholders agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of its Business Combination and does not conduct redemptions in connection with its Business Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that 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 Class A ordinary shares sold in the Initial Public Offering, without the prior consent of the Company.

The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors (the “initial shareholders”) agreed not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (a) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of its Public Shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with a Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Company’s Public Shares if the Company does not complete its Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or March 2, 2023 (the “Combination Period”), or (b) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of Public Shareholders, unless the Company provides the Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Class A ordinary shares in conjunction with any such amendment.

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 the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining 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 the requirements of other applicable law.
 
The initial shareholders agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares and Private Placement Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the initial shareholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 5) 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 (including Trust Account assets) will be only $10.00 per share initially held in the Trust Account. In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (excluding 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 the assets in the Trust Account, in each case net of the interest that may be withdrawn to pay for the Company’s tax obligations. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the 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 (excluding 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. The Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has the Company independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and the Company believes that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. The Sponsor may not be able to satisfy those obligations. None of the Company’s officers or directors will indemnify the Company for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.

Proposed Business Combination and Related Agreements

On September 29, 2021, Amicus Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Amicus”), the company, Amicus GT Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Amicus (“Amicus GT”), and Caritas Therapeutics, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Amicus GT (“Caritas”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”).  The Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby were unanimously approved by the boards of directors of each of Amicus and the Company.

The Business Combination Agreement provides for, among other things, the following transactions: (i) a pre-closing reorganization of Amicus pursuant to which the entities and assets constituting Amicus’ gene therapy business (such entities, the “Amicus GT Entities”) will be transferred to Caritas (the “Pre-Closing Reorganization”), (ii) the Company will change its jurisdiction of incorporation by deregistering as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands and continuing and domesticating as a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”) and, in connection with the Domestication, (A) the Company’s name will be changed to “Caritas Therapeutics, Inc.” (“New Caritas”), (B) each outstanding Class A ordinary share of the Company and each outstanding Class B ordinary share of the Company will become one share of Class A Common Stock of New Caritas , and (C) the Company will amend and restate its certificate of incorporation and bylaws in connection with the Domestication and (iii) (A) Amicus will cause the existing limited liability company agreement of Caritas to be amended and restated, (B) Amicus will cause all of the limited liability company interests of Caritas existing immediately prior to the Closing (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) to be re-classified into a number of common units (“Units”) equal to the Transaction Equity Security Amount (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) based on a pre-transaction equity value for Caritas of $175,000,000, (C) Amicus will make an additional cash contribution of $50 million in exchange for a number of Units equal to Amicus Contribution Equity Amount (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (D) ARYA will contribute the Closing Date Contribution Amount (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) to Caritas in exchange for a number of Units equal to the Net Outstanding ARYA Class A Shares (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and (E) New Caritas will issue to Amicus GT a number of Class B Shares, par value $0.0001 per share of New Caritas (which will have no economic value but will entitle the holder thereof to one vote per share), equal to the number of Units held by Amicus GT.

The Pre-Closing Reorganization, the Domestication and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Business Combination”.

  
Following the Business Combination, the combined company will be organized in an “Up-C” structure, in which substantially all of the assets and business of New Caritas will be held by Caritas and will operate through Caritas and the subsidiaries of Caritas, and New Caritas will be a publicly listed holding company that will hold equity interests in Caritas. At the Closing, Caritas and Amicus GT, its sole equity holder will amend and restate the limited liability company agreement of Caritas in its entirety to, among other things, provide Amicus GT the right to redeem its Units for cash or, at New Caritas’ option, Class A Shares, in each case subject to certain restrictions set forth therein.

Concurrent with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, New Caritas will enter into the tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivables Agreement”) with Caritas, Amicus GT, New Caritas and the other persons from time to time that become a party thereto (such other persons and Amicus GT, collectively, the “TRA Participants”). Pursuant to the Tax Receivables Agreement, New Caritas will be required to pay the TRA Participants 85% of the amount of savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that New Caritas actually realizes (computed using certain simplifying assumptions) as a result of the increases in tax basis related to any exchanges of Units for Class A Shares. All such payments to the TRA Participants will be New Caritas’ obligation, and not that of Caritas.

 
The Business Combination is expected to close in late 2021 or early 2022, following the receipt of the required approval by the Company’s shareholders and the fulfillment of other customary closing conditions.

Sponsor Letter Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, (i) ARYA, (ii) the Sponsor, (iii) each other holder of Class B ordinary shares of ARYA (the “Other Class B Shareholders” and with the Sponsor, the “Class B Shareholders”), (iv) each of Joseph Edelman, Adam Stone, Michael Altman and Konstantin Poukalov (with the Class B Shareholders, the “Insiders”) and (v) Amber GT entered into the Sponsor Letter Agreement (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) each Class B Shareholder agreed to vote in favor of each of the transaction proposals to be voted upon at the meeting of ARYA shareholders, including approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) each Class B Shareholder agreed to waive any adjustment to the conversion ratio set forth in the governing documents of ARYA or any other anti-dilution or similar protection with respect to the Class B ordinary shares (whether resulting from the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements (as defined below) or otherwise), (iii) each of the Insiders and ARYA agreed to terminate certain existing agreements or arrangements and (iv) each Class B Shareholder agreed to be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to his, her or its shares in ARYA prior to the Closing, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement.

Private Placement

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, ARYA entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors, including, among others, Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund, Ltd. (the “Perceptive PIPE Investor”), a fund managed by Perceptive Advisors (an affiliate of the Sponsor) and certain additional third party investors. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, investors agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and ARYA agreed to issue and sell to such investors, on the Closing Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) immediately prior to the Closing (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of common stock of Arya for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $200,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”).

The closing of the PIPE Investment is contingent upon, among other things, the substantially concurrent consummation of the Business Combination. The Subscription Agreements provide that ARYA will grant the investors in the PIPE Investment certain customary registration rights.
Investor Rights Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, ARYA, Caritas, the Perceptive PIPE Investor, the Sponsor, the Other Class B Shareholders and Amicus GT entered into an investor rights agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, the Perceptive PIPE Investor, the Sponsor, Amicus and the Other Class B Shareholders (i) each agreed not to effect any sale or distribution of any equity securities of New Caritas (and, in the case of Amicus GT, the Units) held by any of them during the one-year lock-up period described therein and (ii) were granted certain registration rights with respect to their Registrable Securities (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement), in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
Director Nomination Agreement
Concurrently with the Closing, ARYA, the Sponsor and Amicus will enter into a director nomination agreement (the “Director Nomination Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) Amicus will be entitled to ongoing director designation rights with respect to the two director positions for which the Amicus initially designated directors in connection with the Closing, subject to customary fall-away thresholds based on Amicus’ continued ownership of New Caritas and (ii) the Sponsor will be entitled to ongoing director designation rights with respect to the one director position for which the Sponsor initially designated a director in connection with the Closing, subject to customary fall-away thresholds based on the Sponsor’s continued ownership of New Caritas.
Co-Development and Collaboration Agreement
Concurrently with the Closing, Amicus and Caritas will enter into a co-development and commercialization agreement pursuant to which, among other things, (i) Amicus and Caritas will collaborate in the research and development of gene therapy product candidates for the treatment of Fabry disease and Pompe diseases, (ii) Caritas will grant Amicus an exclusive license under Caritas’ intellectual property to clinically develop and commercialize certain existing and future gene therapy candidates and (iii) Caritas will grant Amicus a right of first negotiation for Amicus to negotiate an exclusive license to develop and commercialize therapeutic products incorporating gene therapy technologies being developed by Caritas for certain muscular dystrophy indications, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions therein.
Transition Services Agreement
Concurrently with the Closing, Amicus and Caritas will enter into a transition services agreement (the “Transition Services Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, (i) Amicus and/or one or more of its affiliates will provide certain transitional services to to Caritas and/or one or more of its affiliates and (ii) Caritas and/or one or more its affiliates will provide certain transitional services to Amicus and/or one or more of its affiliates, in each case in order to facilitate the orderly transition of Amicus’ gene therapy business to Caritas.

Going Concern

As of September 30, 2021, the Company had approximately $624,000 in its operating bank account, and negative working capital of approximately $4.0 million.

The Company’s liquidity needs to date have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from Sponsor to cover for certain expenses in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares, the loan of approximately $161,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to the Note (as defined in Note 4), and the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. The Company fully repaid the Note upon closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 4). As of September 30, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loan.

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Basis of Presentation – Going Concern,” management has determined that the working capital deficit raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern until the earlier of the consummation of the Business Combination or the date the Company is required to liquidate, March 2, 2023. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (as Restated)

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the periods presented. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2021 or any future periods.


Restatement of Previously Reported Financial Statements


In preparation of the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021, the Company concluded it should restate its previously issued financial statements to classify all Public Shares in temporary equity. In accordance with ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company, require shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. The Company had previously classified a portion of its Public Shares in permanent equity. Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its charter currently provides that the Company will not redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. Previously, the Company did not consider redeemable shares classified as temporary equity as part of net tangible assets. Effective with these condensed financial statements, the Company revised this interpretation to include temporary equity in net tangible assets.

In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, “Materiality,” and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” the Company evaluated the corrections and has determined that the related impact was material to the previously filed financial statements that contained the error, reported in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2021 (the “Post-IPO Balance Sheet”) and the Company’s Form 10-Qs for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2021, and June 30, 2021 (the “Affected Quarterly Periods”). Therefore, the Company, in consultation with its Audit Committee, concluded that the Post-IPO Balance Sheet and the Affected Quarterly Periods should be restated to present all Public Shares as temporary equity and to recognize accretion from the initial book value to redemption value at the time of its Initial Public Offering. The Company is reporting the restatements to the Affected Quarterly Periods in this Amendment No.1 to the Quarterly Report. The restatement for the Post-IPO Balance Sheet will be reported in an amendment to the current report on Form 8-K that was initially filed with the SEC on March 8, 2021. The previously presented Post-IPO Balance Sheet and Affected Quarterly Periods should no longer be relied upon.

The impact of the restatement on the financial statements for the Affected Quarterly Periods is presented below.

The table below presents the effect of the financial statement adjustments related to the restatement discussed above of the Company’s previously reported balance sheet as of March 31, 2021:

As of March 31, 2021 (unaudited)
 
As Reported
   
Adjustment
   
As Restated
 
Total assets
 
$
150,945,632
    $    
$
150,945,632
 
Total liabilities
 
$
5,389,318
    $    
$
5,389,318
 
Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption at $10.00 per share
 
$
140,556,310
   
$
8,943,690
   
$
149,500,000
 
Preference shares
   
     
     
 
Class A ordinary shares
   
139
     
(89
)
   
50
 
Class B ordinary shares
   
374
     
     
374
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
5,223,281
     
(5,223,281
)
   
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(223,790
)
   
(3,720,320
)
   
(3,944,110
)
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)
 
$
5,000,004
   
$
(8,943,690
)
 
$
(3,943,686
)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
 
$
150,945,632
   
$
   
$
150,945,632
 
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
    14,055,631       894,369       14,950,000  
Class A ordinary shares
    1,393,369       (894,369 )     499,000  

The Company’s statement of changes in shareholders’ equity has been restated to reflect the changes to the impacted shareholders’ equity accounts described above.

The table below presents the effect of the financial statement adjustments related to the restatement discussed above of the Company’s previously reported statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021:

For the three months ended March 31, 2021 (unaudited)
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Financing Activities
                 
Initial value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
 
$
140,716,410
   
$
(140,716,410
)
 
$
 
Change in value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
 
$
(160,100
)
 
$
160,100
   
$
 

The table below presents the effect of the financial statement adjustments related to the restatement discussed above of the Company’s previously reported balance sheet as of June 30, 2021:

As of June 30, 2021 (unaudited)
 
As Reported
   
Adjustment
   
As Restated
 
Total assets
 
$
150,811,733
    $    
$
150,811,733
 
Total liabilities
 
$
5,417,847
    $    
$
5,417,847
 
Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption at $10.00 per share
 
$
140,393,880
   
$
9,106,120
   
$
149,500,000
 
Preference shares
   
     
     
 
Class A ordinary shares
   
141
     
(91
)
   
50
 
Class B ordinary shares
   
374
     
     
374
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
5,385,709
     
(5,385,709
)
   
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(386,218
)
   
(3,720,320
)
   
(4,106,538
)
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)
 
$
5,000,006
   
$
(9,106,120
)
 
$
(4,106,114
)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
 
$
150,811,733
   
$
   
$
150,811,733
 
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
    14,039,388       910,612       14,950,000  
Class A ordinary shares
    1,409,612       (910,612 )     499,000  

The Company’s statement of changes in shareholders’ equity has been restated to reflect the changes to the impacted shareholders’ equity accounts described above.

The table below presents the effect of the financial statement adjustments related to the restatement discussed above of the Company’s previously reported statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2021:

For the six months ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited)
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Financing Activities
                 
Initial value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
 
$
140,716,410
   
$
(140,716,410
)
 
$
 
Change in value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
 
$
(322,530
)
 
$
322,530
   
$
 

In connection with the change in presentation for the Public Shares, the Company has restated its earnings per share calculation to allocate income and losses shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. This presentation contemplates a Business Combination as the most likely outcome, in which case, both classes of shares participate pro rata in the income and losses of the Company. The impact to the reported amounts of weighted average shares outstanding and basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share is presented below for the Affected Quarterly Periods:

   
Earnings Per Share
 
   
As Reported
   
Adjustment
   
As Restated
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 (unaudited)
                 
Net loss
 
$
(210,251
)
 
$
   
$
(210,251
)
Weighted average shares outstanding - Class A ordinary shares
   
15,449,000
     
(10,121,759
)
   
5,327,241
 
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share - Class A ordinary shares
 
$
   
$
(0.02
)
 
$
(0.02
)
Weighted average shares outstanding - Class B ordinary shares
   
3,418,103
     
     
3,418,103
 
Basic and diluted loss per share - Class B ordinary shares
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
0.05
   
$
(0.02
)

 
 
Earnings Per Share
 
   
As Reported
   
Adjustment
   
As Restated
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited)
                 
Net loss
 
$
(162,428
)
 
$
   
$
(162,428
)
Weighted average shares outstanding - Class A ordinary shares
   
15,449,000
     
     
15,449,000
 
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share - Class A ordinary shares
 
$
   
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.01
)
Weighted average shares outstanding - Class B ordinary shares
   
3,737,500
     
     
3,737,500
 
Basic and diluted loss per share - Class B ordinary shares
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.03
   
$
(0.01
)

   
Earnings Per Share
 
   
As Reported
   
Adjustment
   
As Restated
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (unaudited)
                 
Net loss
 
$
(372,679
)
 
$
   
$
(372,679
)
Weighted average shares outstanding - Class A ordinary shares
   
15,449,000
     
(4,947,152
)
   
10,501,848
 
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share - Class A ordinary shares
 
$
   
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.03
)
Weighted average shares outstanding - Class B ordinary shares
   
3,581,390
     
     
3,581,390
 
Basic and diluted loss per share - Class B ordinary shares
 
$
(0.11
)
 
$
0.08
   
$
(0.03
)



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 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 an emerging growth 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.

Concentration of Credit Risk


Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage limit of $250,000. As of September 30, 2021 as of December 31, 2020, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Cash and Cash Equivalents


The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents as of September 30, 2021.

Investments Held in Trust Account


The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of 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 investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the condensed balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities is included in unrealized gain on investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets liabilities and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheets.

Fair Value Measurements

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


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

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

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

In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the carrying values of cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of the instruments. The Company’s marketable securities held in Trust Account is comprised of investments in U.S. Treasury securities with an original maturity of 185 days or less and are recognized at fair value. The fair value of marketable securities held in Trust Account is determined using quoted prices in active markets.

Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering


Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting and other costs incurred that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering and that were charged to shareholders’ deficit upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs were allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with the Class A ordinary shares issued were charged against the carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The Company classifies deferred underwriting commissions as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.


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. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that features 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, Class A ordinary shares is classified as shareholders’ deficit. The Company’s Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2021, 14,950,000  Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of the Company’s balance sheet. There were no Class A ordinary shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2020.

Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount. The change in the carrying value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.


Income Taxes

FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” 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. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of September 30, 2021, there were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts were accrued for the payment of 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.

There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.

Net Loss per Ordinary Shares


The Company has two classes of shares: Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the periods. Accretion associated with the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.


   
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
 
   
Class A
   
Class B
   
Class A
   
Class B
 
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share:
                       
Numerator:
                       
Allocation of net income (loss)
 
$
(4,101,198
)
 
$
(992,182
)
 
$
(4,210,422
)
 
$
(1,255,637
)
                                 
Denominator:
                               
Basic and diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding
   
15,449,000
     
3,737,500
     
12,187,544
     
3,634,583
 
                                 
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share
 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
(0.35
)
 
$
(0.35
)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 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): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2021. Adoption of the ASU did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncement if currently adopted would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.

Note 3 - Initial Public Offering

On March 2, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 14,950,000 Public Shares, including the 1,950,000 Public Shares as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, at an offering price of $10.00 per Public Share, generating gross proceeds of $149.5 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $8.8 million, inclusive of approximately $5.2 million in deferred underwriting commissions.

Note 4 - Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On January 4, 2021, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover for certain expenses on behalf of the Company in exchange for issuance of 3,737,500 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, (the “Founder Shares”). In February 2021, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 90,000 Founder Shares to the Company’s independent directors. The Sponsor agreed to forfeit up to 487,500 Founder Shares to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters, so that the Founder Shares would represent 20.0% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares (excluding the Private Placement Shares) after the Initial Public Offering. The underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option on March 2, 2021; thus, these 487,500 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture.

The initial shareholders agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination and (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Company’s 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 the initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

Private Placement Shares

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of 499,000 Private Placement Shares, at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of approximately $5.0 million.

The Private Placement Shares are not be transferable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination. Certain proceeds from the Private Placement Shares have been added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account.

The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Shares until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination.

Related Party Loans

The Sponsor paid for certain expenses on behalf of the Company totaling approximately $11,000 as of December 31, 2020 and the Company recorded such amount in due to related party in the accompanying balance sheet. On March 2, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover for expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”), and reclassify the outstanding amount due to related party as borrowing under the Note. This loan was non-interest bearing and payable upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The Company borrowed approximately $161,000 under the Note and fully repaid the Note upon closing of the Initial Public Offering.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company may repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon the consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lenders’ discretion, up to $1.5 million of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into shares of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per share. The shares would be identical to the Private Placement Shares. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.
 
Administrative Support Agreement

Commencing on the date that the Company’s registration statement relating to its Initial Public Offering was declared effective through the earlier of consummation of the initial Business Combination and the Company’s liquidation, the Company agreed to reimburse the Sponsor for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to the Company in the amount of $10,000 per month. The Company incurred approximately $30,000 and $71,000 in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

Note 5 - Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares as well as the Private Placement Shares that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the Company’s completion of its Business Combination. However, the registration and shareholder rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period, which occurs (i) in the case of the Founder Shares, in accordance with the letter agreement the Company’s Initial Shareholders entered into and (ii) in the case of the Private Placement Shares, 30 days after the completion of the Company’s Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 1,950,000 additional Public Shares to cover over-allotments at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On March 2, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option.

The underwriters were paid an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Public Share, or approximately $3.0 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, $0.35 per Public Share, or approximately $5.2 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that 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.


Note 6 – Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption



The Company’s Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of future events. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 14,950,000 and no Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, respectively.



The Public Shares issued in the Initial Public Offering in connection with the over-allotment exercise were recognized in Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption as follows:


Gross Proceeds
 
$
149,500,000
 
Less:
       
Offering costs allocated to Class A shares subject to possible redemption
   
(8,734,896
)
Plus:
       
Accretion on Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption amount
   
8,734,896
 
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
 
$
149,500,000
 

Note 7 - Shareholders’ Deficit

Preference Shares - The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preference shares with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

Class A Ordinary Shares - The Company is authorized to issue 479,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share.  Holder of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of September 30, 2021, there were 15,499,000 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding, of which 14,950,000 shares were subject to possible redemption and classified in temporary equity (see Note 6).
 
Class B Ordinary Shares - The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. On January 4, 2021, the Company issued 3,737,500 Class B ordinary shares, of which up to 487,500 shares were subject to forfeiture to the Company by the Sponsor for no consideration to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the initial shareholders would collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares (excluding the Private Placement Shares) (See Note 4). The Company had 3,737,500 and no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Holders of Class A ordinary shares and holders of Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders except as required by law.

The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares on the first business day following the consummation of the initial Business Combination 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 (excluding the Private Placement Shares) upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, plus (ii) the sum of 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 the initial Business Combination, excluding any 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 the initial Business Combination and any Private Placement Shares issued to the Sponsor, members of the Company’s management team or any of their affiliates 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.

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Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

Description
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Other
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets held in Trust Account:
                 
U.S. Treasury Securities
 
$
149,526,028
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Cash equivalents - money market funds
    6,306
      -
      -
 
   
$
149,532,334
   
$
-
   
$
-
 

Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels of the hierarchy for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. There were no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2020. Level 1 instruments include investments U.S. Treasury securities with an original maturity of 185 days or less.

 Note 9 - Subsequent Events
 
Management has evaluated subsequent events to determine if events or transactions occurring through the date the unaudited condensed financial statements were available for issuance, require potential adjustment to or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements and has concluded that all such events that would require recognition or disclosure have been recognized or disclosed.
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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

References to the “Company,” “ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV,” “ARYA,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements contained in this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the federal securities laws. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other factors:

 
we have no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective;
 
our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses;
 
our ability to complete a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”);
 
our expectations around the performance of a prospective target business or businesses;
 
our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial Business Combination;
 
our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial Business Combination;
 
our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial Business Combination;
 
our pool of prospective target businesses;
 
our ability to consummate an initial Business Combination due to the uncertainty resulting from the recent COVID-19 pandemic;
 
the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential Business Combination opportunities;
 
our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;
 
the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance;
 
the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties;
 
our financial performance following our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”); and
 
the other risks and uncertainties discussed herein, in our filings with the SEC and in our final prospectus relating to our Initial Public Offering, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
 
Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on August 24, 2020. We were formed for the purpose of effecting a Business Combination that we have not yet identified. Our sponsor is ARYA Sciences Holdings IV, a Cayman Islands exempted limited company (the “Sponsor”).

Our registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 25, 2021. On March 2, 2021, we consummated its Initial Public Offering of 14,950,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Public Shares”), including the 1,950,000 Public Shares as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, at an offering price of $10.00 per Public Share, generating gross proceeds of $149.5 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $8.8 million, inclusive of approximately $5.2 million in deferred underwriting commissions.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 499,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Private Placement Shares”), at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of approximately $5.0 million.

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, $149.5 million ($10.00 per Public Share) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement were placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”), located in the United States, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and are invested only in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.

Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Shares, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination.

If we have not completed a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or March 2, 2023 , the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

We reviewed a number of opportunities to enter into a business combination with an operating business before entering on September 29, 2021 into the business combination agreement (“Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Amicus Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Amicus”), ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ARYA”), Amicus GT Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Amicus (“Amicus GT”), and Caritas Therapeutics, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Amicus GT (“Caritas”).

The issuance of additional shares in a Business Combination:

 
may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in our Initial Public Offering, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares;
 
may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A ordinary shares;
 
could cause a change in control if a substantial number of our Class A ordinary shares are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors;

 
may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and
 
may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A ordinary shares.

Similarly, if we issue debt or otherwise incur significant debt, it could result in:

 
default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial Business Combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;
 
acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
 
our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;
 
our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;
 
our inability to pay dividends on our Class A ordinary shares;
 
using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our Class A ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
 
limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;
 
increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and
 
limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.

Proposed Business Combination and Related Agreements

As described in Note 1 to the Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements included in this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, ARYA entered into a Business Combination Agreement on September 29, 2021.

A copy of each of the Business Combination Agreement and the related transaction agreements is filed as exhibits with a Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the SEC on September 29, 2021.

Results of Operations

Our entire activity since inception up to September 30, 2021 was in preparation for our formation and the Initial Public Offering, and since the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. We will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination.

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had net loss of approximately $5.1 million, which consisted of approximately $5.1 million general and administrative expenses, partially offset by approximately $13,000 in gains on marketable securities, dividends and interest held in Trust Account.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had net loss of approximately $5.5 million, which consisted of approximately $5.5 million general and administrative expenses, partially offset by approximately $32,000 in gains on marketable securities, dividends and interest held in Trust Account.

For the period August 24, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2020, we had net loss of approximately $8,000, which consisted of approximately $8,000 in general and administrative expenses.

Going Concern

As of September 30, 2021, we had approximately $624,000 in our operating bank account, and negative working capital of approximately $4.0 million.

Our liquidity needs to date have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from Sponsor to cover for certain expenses in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares, the loan of approximately $161,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to the Note (as defined in Note 4), and the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. We fully repaid the Note upon closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 4). As of September 30, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loan.

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, “Basis of Presentation – Going Concern,” management has determined that the working capital deficit raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern until the earlier of the consummation of the Business Combination or the date the Company is required to liquidate, March 2, 2023. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

Management of ARYA continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the balance sheet. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Contractual Obligations

Administrative Support Agreement

Commencing on the effective date of the registration statement on Form S-1 related to the Initial Public Offering through the earlier of consummation of the initial Business Combination and our liquidation, we will reimburse the Sponsor for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to us in the amount of $10,000 per month.

We incurred approximately $30,000 and $71,000 in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares and Private Placement Shares that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of a Business Combination. However, the registration and shareholder rights agreement provides that we will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period, which occurs (i) in the case of the Founder Shares, in accordance with the letter agreement our initial shareholders entered into and (ii) in the case of the Private Placement Shares, 30 days after the completion of our Business Combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

We granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 1,950,000 additional Public Shares to cover over-allotments at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On March 2, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option.

The underwriters were paid an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Public Share, or approximately $3.0 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, $0.35 per Public Share, or approximately $5.2 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. 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.

Critical Accounting Policies

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption

We account for our Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in FASB ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class ordinary shares that features 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, Class A ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ deficit. Our Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2021, 14,950,000 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of our balance sheet. There were no Class A ordinary shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2020.

Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares of Class A ordinary shares resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.

Net loss per ordinary shares

We have two classes of shares: Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the periods. Accretion associated with the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. ASU 2020-06 also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2021. Adoption of ASU 2020-06 did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

JOBS Act

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, the financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the executive compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.

Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2021, because of 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, the Company’s management has concluded that our control around the interpretation and accounting for complex financial instruments by the Company was not effectively designed or maintained. This material weakness resulted in the restatement of the Company’s balance sheet as of March 2, 2021, and its interim financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Additionally, this material weakness could result in a misstatement of the Class A ordinary shares and earnings per share calculation, and related accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of the financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

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 officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021 covered by this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting except for the below:

Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer performed additional accounting and financial analyses and other post-closing procedures including consulting with subject matter experts related to the accounting for complex financial instruments. The Company’s management has expended, and will continue to expend, a substantial amount of effort and resources for the remediation and improvement of our internal control over financial reporting. While we have processes to properly identify and evaluate the appropriate accounting technical pronouncements and other literature for all significant or unusual transactions, we have expanded and will continue to improve these processes to ensure that the nuances of such transactions are effectively evaluated in the context of the increasingly complex accounting standards.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A.
Risk Factors

Except for the below risk factor, as of the date of this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our final prospectus relating to our Initial Public Offering filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. This material weakness could continue to adversely affect our ability to report our results of operations and financial condition accurately and in a timely manner.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our management is likewise required, on a quarterly basis, to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and to disclose any changes and material weaknesses identified through such evaluation of those internal controls. 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 our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

As described elsewhere in this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the Company’s application of ASC 480-10-S99-3A to its accounting classification of the Public Shares and related to the Company’s earnings per share calculation. As a result of this material weakness, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of September 30, 2021. Historically, a portion of our Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption was classified as permanent equity to maintain shareholders’ equity greater than $5 million on the basis that the Company will not redeem its Class A ordinary shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. Previously, the Company did not consider redeemable stock classified as temporary equity as part of net tangible assets. Pursuant to the Company’s re-evaluation of the Company’s application of ASC 480-10-S99-3A to its accounting classification of its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, the Company’s management has determined that the Class A ordinary shares include certain provisions that require classification of all of the Class A ordinary shares as temporary equity. For a discussion of management’s consideration of the material weakness identified related to the Company’s application of ASC 480-10-S99-3A to its accounting classification of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, see “Note 2” to the accompanying financial statements, as well as Part I, Item 4, Controls and Procedures included in this Amendent No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As described in Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures, we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective as of September 30, 2021 because material weaknesses existed in our internal control over financial reporting. We have taken a number of measures to remediate the material weaknesses described therein; however, if we are unable to remediate our material weaknesses in a timely manner or we identify additional material weaknesses, we may be unable to provide required financial information in a timely and reliable manner and we may incorrectly report financial information. Likewise, if our financial statements are not filed on a timely basis, we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the stock exchange on which our Class A ordinary shares are listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. Failure to timely file will cause us to be ineligible to utilize short form registration statements on Form S-3 or Form S-4, which may impair our ability to obtain capital in a timely fashion to execute our business strategies or issue shares to effect an acquisition. In either case, the existence of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting could adversely affect our business and our reputation or investor perceptions of us, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock. In addition, we will incur additional costs to remediate material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, as described in Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

We can give no assurance that the measures we have taken and plan to take in the future will remediate the material weakness identified or that any additional material weaknesses or restatements of financial results will not arise in the future due to a failure to implement and maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting or circumvention of these controls. In addition, even if we are successful in strengthening our controls and procedures, in the future those controls and procedures may not be adequate to prevent or identify irregularities or errors or to facilitate the fair presentation of our financial statements.

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

Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters in full, our sponsor purchased 499,000 Private Placement Shares, at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of approximately $5.0 million. A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Shares was added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account.
In connection with the Initial Public Offering, our sponsor had agreed to loan us an aggregate of up to $300,000 pursuant to the Note. This loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. On March 2, 2021, we repaid the Note in full.

Of the gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering and the full exercise of the option to purchase additional Shares, $149,500,000 was placed in the Trust Account. The net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain proceeds from the Private Placement are invested in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less and in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.

We paid a total of approximately $3.0 million in underwriting discounts and commissions related to the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters agreed to defer $5.2 million in underwriting discounts and commissions.

Item 3.
Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5.
Other Information.

None.
Item 6.
Exhibits.

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

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2021, by and among ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV, Amicus Therapeutics, Inc., Amicus GT Holdings, Inc. and Caritas Therapeutics, LLC (1)
 
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.(2)
 
Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate.(3)
 
Description of Registrant’s Securities.(4)
 
Private Placement Shares Purchase Agreement between the Company and the Sponsor.(2)
 
Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company.(2)
 
Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement among the Company, the Sponsor and certain other equityholders named therein.(2)
 
Letter Agreement among the Company, the Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors.(2)
 
Administrative Services Agreement between the Company and the Sponsor.(2)
 
Form of Indemnity Agreement.(3)
 
Sponsor Letter Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2021, by and among ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV, ARYA Sciences Holdings IV, Amicus GT Holdings, Inc. and the other parties thereto.(1)
 
Investor Rights Agreement, dated September 29, 2021, by and among ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV, Caritas Therapeutics, LLC, the Perceptive PIPE Investor, ARYA Sciences Holdings IV, Amicus GT Holdings, Inc. and the other parties thereto.(1)
 
Form of A&R Company LLC Agreement.(1)
 
Form of Tax Receivables Agreement.(1)
 
Form of Director Nomination Agreement.(1)
 
Form of Subscription Agreement.(1)
 
Form of Transition Services Agreement.(1)
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer (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.*
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting 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.*
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document.*
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.*
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.*
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.*
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.*
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith.
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the SEC on September 29, 2021.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2021.
(3)
Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Form S-1, filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021.
(4)
Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2021.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: December 14, 2021
ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV
   
 
By:
/s/ Michael Altman
 
Name:
Michael Altman
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer


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