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SIGNAL HILL ACQUISITION CORP.
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED March 31, 2023
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Financial Statements (Unaudited) | 1 |
| Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022 | 1 |
| Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | 2 |
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| Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 | 4 |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 12 | |
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CERTAIN TERMS
Unless otherwise stated in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or the context otherwise requires, references to:
● | “amended and restated certificate of incorporation” are to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated February 2, 2022; |
● | “B. Riley” are to B. Riley Securities, Inc., the representative of the underwriters in our initial public offering; |
● | “common stock” are to our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock, collectively; |
● | “founder shares” are to shares of our Class B common stock initially purchased by our sponsor in a private placement prior to our initial public offering, and the shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon the conversion thereof as further described in Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, dated February 3, 2022; |
● | “initial public offering” or “IPO” means the initial public offering of 10,000,000 of our units, each unit consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable public warrant, where each whole public warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock, which was consummated on February 15, 2022; |
● | “initial stockholders” are to our sponsor and any other holders of our founder shares as of the closing of our initial public offering (or their permitted transferees); |
● | “management” or our “management team” are to our officers and directors; |
● | “private placement warrants” are to the warrants issued to our sponsor and certain of our initial stockholders in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of our initial public offering, which private placement warrants are identical to the warrants sold in our initial public offering, subject to certain limited exceptions as further described in Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, dated February 3, 2022; |
● | “public shares” are to shares of our Class A common stock sold as part of the units in our initial public offering (whether they are purchased in our initial public offering or thereafter in the open market); |
● | “public stockholders” are to the holders of our public shares, including our initial stockholders and management team to the extent our initial stockholders and/or members of our management team purchase public shares, provided that each initial stockholder’s and member of our management team’s status as a “public stockholder” shall only exist with respect to such public shares; |
● | “public warrants” are to our redeemable warrants sold as part of the units in our initial public offering (whether they are purchased in our initial public offering or thereafter in the open market), to the private placement warrants if held by third parties other than our initial stockholders or B. Riley (or permitted transferees), and to any private placement warrants issued upon conversion of working capital loans that are sold to third parties that are not initial purchasers or executive officers or directors (or permitted transferees), in each case, following the consummation of our initial business combination; |
● | “SEC” are to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; |
● | “sponsor” are to Signal Hill Acquisition Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; |
● | “trust agreement” are to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC and the Company, dated February 10, 2022; |
● | “warrants” are to our redeemable warrants, which includes the public warrants as well as the private placement warrants; and |
● | “we,” “us,” “Company,” “the Company,” or “our Company” are to Signal Hill Acquisition Corp, a Delaware corporation. |
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SIGNAL HILL ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
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SIGNAL HILL ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SIGNAL HILL ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION, PLAN OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS, GOING CONCERN AND MANAGEMENT’S PLANS, RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Signal Hill Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on February 18, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
All activity for the period from February 18, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“IPO”), which is described below and, since the closing of the IPO, 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 will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the IPO. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The registration statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective on February 10, 2022. On February 15, 2022, the Company consummated the IPO of
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO and in a second closing on February 28, 2022, the Company consummated the sale of an aggregate of
Transaction costs related to the IPO amounted to $
Following the closing of the IPO on February 15, 2022, an amount of $
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of private placement warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating one or more Business Combinations. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete
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The Company will provide the holders of the outstanding public shares (the “Public Stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve a Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer in connection with a Business Combination. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their public shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $
The Company will not redeem public shares in an amount that would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less than $
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Certificate of Incorporation will provide that a Public Stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of
The sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to the founder shares and public shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemptions in connection with a Business Combination or to redeem
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If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within
The sponsor, certain initial stockholders of the Company and its officers and directors entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any founder shares held by them if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the sponsor, initial stockholders, officers or directors acquire public shares in or after the IPO, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such public shares if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period.
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party 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 (i) $
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Going Concern and Management’s Plans
At March 31, 2023, the Company had $
Management has determined that there is a possibility that the Company may be unsuccessful in consummating an initial Business Combination within
Risks and Uncertainties
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was signed into federal law which, among other things, imposes a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating this excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and to prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax. On December 27, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released a notice that describes proposed regulations that the IRS intends to issue addressing the application of the excise tax. Pursuant to the IRS notice, (i) complete liquidation of the Company is generally exempt from the Excise Tax, and (ii) redemptions of the Company’s stock as part of a de-SPAC transaction would be treated as repurchases subject to the Excise Tax.
Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote, or otherwise may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote, or otherwise would depend on a number of given factors including (i) the fair market value of redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause as a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the
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unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 2023 and for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year ending December 31, 2023 or any other period. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related disclosures as of December 31, 2022 and for the year then ended which are included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2023.
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
As of March 31, 2023, there have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies included in the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and for the year then ended, which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2022 which was filed with the SEC on March 24, 2023, except as disclosed in this note.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period income statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to the Company’s fiscal 2023 presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on the Company’s previously reported net loss.
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common stock for the period, excluding the effect of
The calculation of diluted income (loss) per share does not consider the effect of the warrants previously issued in connection with the IPO and the private placement because the warrants are contingently exercisable and the contingencies have not yet been met. The warrants are exercisable to purchase
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Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were
To calculate the interim tax provision, at the end of each interim period the Company estimates the annual effective tax rate and applies that to its ordinary quarterly earnings. The effect of changes in the enacted tax laws or rates is recognized in the interim period in which the change occurs. The computation of the annual estimated effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and judgments including, but not limited to, the expected operating income for the year, permanent differences between book and tax amounts, and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, additional information is obtained, or the tax environment changes.
The Company has recorded a current tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2023 of $
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
NOTE 3 — RELATED PARTIES
Administrative Services Agreement
The Company entered into an Administrative Support Agreement commencing on February 10, 2022 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation, to pay an affiliate of the sponsor a total of $
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $
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NOTE 4 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Registration Rights
The holders of the founder shares, private placement warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the private placement warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the IPO requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the founder shares, only after conversion to shares of Class A common stock). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriter a
Business Combination Marketing Agreement
The Company will engage B. Riley Securities, Inc. as advisors in connection with its Business Combination to assist it in arranging meetings with its stockholders to discuss a potential business combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce it to potential investors that may be interested in purchasing its securities, assist it in obtaining stockholder approval for its Business Combination and assist it with the preparation of press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company will pay B. Riley Securities, Inc. for such services upon the consummation of the Business Combination a cash fee in an amount equal to
NOTE 5 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations of Signal Hill Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report (the “Quarterly 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
This Quarterly Report includes forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in the Risk Factors section of our final prospectus for our and in our other SEC filings. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated on February 18, 2021 as a Delaware corporation whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this Quarterly Report as our “Business Combination.” We have not selected any specific Business Combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target with respect to an initial Business Combination with us.
On February 15, 2022, we consummated our initial public offering of 10,000,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-half of one redeemable public warrant of the Company, with each whole public warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one whole share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in our registration statement on Form S-1, initially filed with SEC on January 6, 2022, as later amended (File No. 333-262042). The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $100,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO and in a second closing on February 28, 2022, we completed the private sale of an aggregate of 6,000,000 private placement warrants to the sponsor and certain initial stockholders, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $6,000,000.
The net proceeds from the IPO, together with certain of the proceeds from the private sale of the private placement warrants, $102,000,000 in the aggregate, were placed in the Trust Account.
None of the funds held in trust will be released from the Trust Account, other than interest income to pay any tax obligations until the earlier of (i) our consummation of our initial Business Combination, and then only in connection with those shares of common stock that such stockholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described herein, (ii) the redemption of our public shares if we are unable to consummate our initial Business Combination within 15 months, or up to 21 months if an extension is properly effected, as described below, after the closing of the IPO, or (iii) if we seek to amend our certificate of incorporation to affect the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem all public shares if we cannot complete an initial Business Combination within 15 months, or up to 21 months if an extension is properly effected, as described below, after the closing of the IPO, and such amendment is duly approved.
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If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within 15 months from the closing of the IPO, the Company may, by resolution of its board if requested by its sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to two times, each by an additional three months (for a total of up to 21 months from the closing of the IPO), subject to the sponsor depositing additional funds into the Trust Account as set out below. Public stockholders, in this situation, will not be offered the opportunity to vote on or redeem their shares in connection with such extensions. Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the trust agreement, in order for the time available for the Company to consummate the Business Combination to be extended, the sponsor or its affiliates or designees, upon five business days advance notice prior to the applicable deadline, must deposit into the Trust Account $1,000,000 ($0.10 per public share), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each of the available three-month extensions, providing a total possible Business Combination period of up to 21 months at a total payment value of $2,000,000 ($0.20 per share). Any such payments would be made in the form of non-interest bearing loans. If the Company completes a Business Combination, it will, at the option of the sponsor, repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company or convert a portion or all of the total loan amount into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant, which warrants will be identical to the private placement warrants. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination, it will repay such loans only from funds held outside of the Trust Account. Furthermore, the letter agreement with the Company’s initial stockholders contains a provision pursuant to which the sponsor has agreed to waive its right to be repaid for such loans to the extent there is insufficient funds held outside of the Trust Account in the event that the Company does not complete a Business Combination. The sponsor and its affiliates or designees are not obligated to fund the Trust Account to extend the time for the Company to complete a Business Combination. In the event the Company receives notice from the sponsor five days prior to the applicable deadline of their intent to effect an extension, the Company intends to issue a press release announcing such intention at least three days prior to the applicable deadline. In addition, the Company intends to issue a press release the day after the applicable deadline announcing whether or not the funds had been timely deposited.
While we may pursue an initial Business Combination target in any industry or geographic region, we intend to focus on direct-to-consumer media, technology, emerging digital enterprise sectors focused businesses that have an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $550 million to $1.2 billion and would benefit from access to public markets and the operational and strategic expertise of our management team and board of directors. We will seek to capitalize on the significant experience of our management team in consummating an initial Business Combination with the ultimate goal of pursuing attractive returns for our stockholders.
As indicated in the accompanying financial statements, at March 31, 2023, we had $283,355 in cash and working capital of $381,607 (which includes a pending reimbursement from the Trust Account for the Company’s franchise taxes and income taxes in the aggregate amount of $483,927). Further, we expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our initial Business Combination plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to complete our initial Business Combination will be successful.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities and those that were necessary to prepare for our IPO. Following the IPO, we will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial Business Combination. We have generated and expect to continue to generate, non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents following the IPO. There has been no significant change in our financial or trading position and no material adverse change has occurred since the date of our financial statements. Following the IPO, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as expenses as we conduct due diligence on prospective Business Combination candidates.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had net income of $445,592, which consisted primarily of interest income of $1,094,565 on investments held in the Trust Account, partially offset by general and administrative costs of $258,600, franchise taxes of $50,000 and a provision for income taxes of $340,373. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had a net loss of $184,449, which consisted primarily of general and administrative costs of $168,549 and franchise taxes of $50,000, partially offset by other income of $34,100 which was primarily comprised of interest income on investments held in Trust Account.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2023, the Company had $283,355 of cash and working capital of $381,607 (which includes a pending reimbursement from the Trust Account for the Company’s franchise taxes and income taxes in the aggregate amount of $483,927).
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Management has determined that there is a possibility that the Company may be unsuccessful in consummating an initial Business Combination within 15 months from the closing of the IPO (ending on May 15, 2023), (or up to 21 months ending on November 15, 2023, if the Company extends the period of time to consummate an initial Business Combination for total payment value of $2,000,000), and thereby be required to cease all operations, redeem the public shares and thereafter liquidate and dissolve. This uncertainty raises substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year from the date these financial statements are issued. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Management has determined that the Company has funds that are sufficient to fund the working capital needs of the Company until the consummation of an initial Business Combination or the winding up of the Company as stipulated in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $653,733, which was attributable to cash provided by net income of $445,592, adjusted for net non-cash income of $1,094,565, and $4,760 of cash used to fund changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $119,108, which was attributable to cash used to fund the net loss of $184,449, adjusted for net non-cash expense of $34,149, partially offset by $99,480 of cash used to fund changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, cash provided by investing activities was $419,247, which was attributable to franchise and income tax reimbursements from the Trust Account. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, cash used in investing activities was $102,000,000, which was attributable to the investment of cash in the Trust Account
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, cash provided by financing activities was $0. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, cash provided by financing activities was $103,286,603, which was primarily attributable to proceeds of $106,000,000 from the IPO and private placement, partially offset by the payment of offering costs of $2,678,397 and the net repayment of a note payable to the Company’s chief financial officer in the amount of $335,000.
Contractual Obligations
At March 31, 2023, we did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, long-term liabilities, commitments or contractual obligations other than the below.
Administrative Support Agreement
Commencing on February 10, 2022, we have agreed to pay an affiliate of our sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of our initial Business Combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.
Registration Rights
The holders of our founder shares, private placement warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and any shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the private placement warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the working capital loans and upon conversion of the founder shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective date of the IPO requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the founder shares, only after conversion to shares of Class A common stock). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to completion of our initial Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until the securities covered thereby are released from their lock-up restrictions. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
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Business Combination Marketing Agreement
The Company will engage B. Riley as advisors in connection with its initial Business Combination to assist it in arranging meetings with its stockholders to discuss a potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce it to potential investors that may be interested in purchasing its securities, assist it in obtaining stockholder approval for its initial Business Combination and assist it with the preparation of press releases and public filings in connection with the initial Business Combination. The Company will pay B. Riley for such services upon the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination a cash fee of $3,500,000, an amount equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the IPO. Pursuant to the terms of the business combination marketing agreement, no fee will be due if the Company does not complete an initial Business Combination. The Company determined in accordance with ASC 450-20 that the fee shall be accrued in full at the time of the consummation of the initial Business Combination as it determined that, at that point in time, the fee is probable and estimable, there is no material future service requirement nor is there any risk of forfeiture.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures must be in conformity with U.S. GAAP. These accounting principles require us to make estimates and judgments that can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the periods presented. We believe that the estimates and judgments upon which it relies are reasonably based upon information available to us at the time that it makes these estimates and judgments. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our financial results will be affected. The accounting policies that reflect our more significant estimates and judgments and which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results are described below.
The following is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies or estimates. Our accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in our financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.
Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. Shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares (including shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified within temporary equity. Changes in redemption value are reflected in additional paid in capital or, in the absence of additional capital, in accumulated deficit. At all other times, shares are classified within shareholders’ equity. Accordingly, at March 31, 2023, Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of stockholders’ deficiency on the Company’s balance sheet.
Under ASC 480-10-S99, the Company recognizes changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method views the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of
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December 31, 2021. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
To calculate the interim tax provision, at the end of each interim period the Company estimates the annual effective tax rate and applies that to its ordinary quarterly earnings. The effect of changes in the enacted tax laws or rates is recognized in the interim period in which the change occurs. The computation of the annual estimated effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and judgments including, but not limited to, the expected operating income for the year, permanent differences between book and tax amounts, and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, additional information is obtained, or the tax environment changes.
The Company has recorded a current tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2023 of $340,373 as a result of its investment income and the establishment of deferred tax assets primarily related to its loss from operations. The Company has established valuation allowances against all deferred tax assets because realization of their income tax benefits is not deemed to be more likely than not.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer (who serves as our Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (who serves as our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023. Based upon his evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective as of March 31, 2023.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ending March 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II--OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
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 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
There were no issuances of unregistered securities during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which were not previously included in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
31.1 * |
| Certification of the Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a). |
31.2 * |
| Certification of the Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a). |
32.1 ** |
| |
32.2 ** |
| |
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 |
Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
* | Filed herewith. |
** | Furnished herewith (such certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
SIGNAL HILL ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
Dated: May 12, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Bond | |
Name: | Jonathan Bond | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) |
Dated: May 12, 2023 | By: | /s/ Grainne Coen | |
Name: | Grainne Coen | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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