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LEGATO MERGER CORP. II
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
LEGATO
MERGER CORP. II
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Investments held in Trust Account | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Franchise tax payable | ||||||||
| Income taxes payable | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred underwriting commissions | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Common stock subject to possible redemption, $ par value; shares authorized, shares at redemption value at $ and $ per share as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively (1) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ deficit: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $ par value; shares authorized; issued and outstanding | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ par value; shares authorized, non-redeemable shares issued and outstanding (excluding shares subject to possible redemption) (2) | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | $ | ||||||
| (1) |
| (2) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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LEGATO
MERGER CORP. I
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||
| General and administrative costs | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income: | ||||||||
| Investment income on Trust Account | ||||||||
| Loss before income tax provision | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding of common stock, basic and diluted-Public Shares(1) | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share, Public Shares | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding of common stock, basic and diluted-Founders Shares(2) | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share, Founders Shares | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| (1) |
| (2) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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LEGATO
MERGER CORP. II
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
| Common Stock | Additional paid-in | Accumulated | Total Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2022 (unaudited) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Accretion - increase in redemption value of common stock subject to redemption | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2022 (unaudited) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
| Common Stock | Additional paid-in | Accumulated | Total Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Accretion - increase in redemption value of common stock subject to redemption | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at June 30, 2022 (unaudited) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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LEGATO
MERGER CORP. II
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | ||||
| Cash flow from operating activities | ||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||
| Investment income on Trust Account | ( | ) | ||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Prepaid expense | ||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ) | ||
| Franchise tax payable | ( | ) | ||
| Income tax payable | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ||
| Cash flow from investing activities | ||||
| Cash withdrawn from trust account | ||||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | ||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||
| Cash at beginning of period | ||||
| Cash at end of period | $ | |||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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LEGATO MERGER CORP. II
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
Note 1 — Organization and Plan of Business Operations
Legato Merger Corp. II (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on July 14, 2021 as a blank check company whose objective is to acquire, through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination, one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”).
The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, although it has focused its search on target businesses in the infrastructure, engineering and construction, industrial and renewables industries. 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.
On
May 25, 2022, the Company, Legato Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger
Sub”), and Southland Holdings LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Southland”), entered into an Agreement and Plan
of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the closing (“Closing”) of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Transactions”), Merger Sub will merge with and into Southland (the “Merger”),
with Southland being the surviving entity of the Merger (“Surviving Company”) and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company. In connection therewith, the members of Southland (“Southland Members”) will receive shares of common stock, par
value $
At
June 30, 2022, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through June 30, 2022 relates to the Company’s
formation, the public offering described below, the search for a target business with which to consummate a Business Combination and
entering into the Merger Agreement with Southland. The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was
declared effective on November 22, 2021. On November 24, 2021, the Company consummated the offering of
units at $
per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $
Following
the closing of the
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The Company will provide its stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then on deposit in the Trust Account (initially $10.15 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.
The
Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $
The Company will also provide its stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares in connection with any stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of Public Shares if it does not complete an initial Business Combination within the Combination Period. The stockholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then on deposit in the Trust Account (initially $10.15 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account, net of taxes payable). There will be no redemption rights with respect to the Company’s warrants in connection with such a stockholder vote to approve such an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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The
Company will have until the expiration of the Combination Period to consummate its initial Business Combination. If the Company is unable
to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period and stockholders do not otherwise extend the Combination Period by
approving an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company will (i) cease all operations
except for the purposes 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
any interest earned on the Trust Account not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations and up to $
The Insiders have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Private Shares, as applicable, (i) in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination, (ii) in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption as provided in its charter, and (iii) if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The Insiders have also agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any Public Shares held by them in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination and in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as described above. However, the Insiders will be entitled to redemption rights with respect to Public Shares if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination or liquidates within the Combination Period. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per Unit in the Initial Public Offering. Placing funds in the Trust Account may not protect those funds from third party claims against the Company. Although the Company will seek to have all vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities it engages, execute agreements with the Company waiving any claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, there is no guarantee that such persons will execute such agreements. Crescendo Advisors, LLC, an entity affiliated with Mr. Rosenfeld, the Company’s Chief SPAC Officer, has agreed that it will be liable to ensure that the proceeds in the trust account are not reduced below $10.15 per share by the claims of target businesses or claims of vendors or other entities that are owed money by the Company for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to it. However, the Company has not independently verified whether Crescendo Advisors LLC has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations, the Company has not asked it to reserve for such obligations, and the Company does not believe it has any significant liquid assets.
Liquidity, Capital Resources, and Going Concern
As
of June 30, 2022, the Company had $
The
Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of
$
The
Company intends to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account (excluding deferred underwriting commissions and
interest to pay taxes) to acquire a target business or businesses and to pay its expenses relating thereto. To the extent that the
Company’s common stock is used in whole or in part as consideration to affect the Business Combination, the remaining proceeds
held in the Trust Account as well as any other net proceeds not expended will be used as working capital to finance the operations
of the target business or businesses. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination,
the Insiders or their affiliates may, but are not
obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 4). As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there
were
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Until the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company will be using funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the business combination. If the Company’s estimates of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to a Business Combination. Moreover, the Company may need to obtain additional financing either to complete a Business Combination or because it becomes obligated to redeem a significant number of its public shares upon completion of a Business Combination, in which case the Company may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s officers, directors and initial stockholders and their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan it funds as may be required. If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use any funds available to it outside of the Trust Account to repay any such loaned amounts.
If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, the Company will be using the funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying offering costs including existing accounts payable and accrued expenses and attempting to consummate the Business Combination with Southland.
The Company has until May 24, 2023 to consummate an initial Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by such time period. If a Business Combination is not consummated within such time period and stockholders do not otherwise approve an amendment to the charter to extend such date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. The date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements are issued. The unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Management plans to address this substantial doubt by completing a business combination by the mandatory liquidation date.
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X 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 consolidated condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the period presented. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2022 or any future periods. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 17, 2022.
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Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (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, 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 stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statement in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statement and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be a cash equivalent.
The Company had
Investments Held in Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised solely 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, or a combination thereof. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are included in investment income on Trust Account in the accompanying statement of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
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The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (the public shares, including common stock 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) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s common stock sold in the Initial Public Offering features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of its control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s consolidated condensed balance sheets.
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. 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 redeemable shares of common stock resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit. Subsequently, the Company recognizes changes in the redemption value as a accretion as reflected on the accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit.
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 340-10-S99-1. Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred that directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to the total proceeds received. Upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering, costs associated with the common stock issued were charged against their carrying value. 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.
Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC
Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax
positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not
to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized
tax benefits as income tax expense. There were
The Company may be subject to potential examination by federal, state and city taxing authorities in the areas of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal, state and city tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. Deferred tax assets were deemed de minimis as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
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The Company complies with the accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income per common share is computed by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period (the public and private shares, inclusive of the full exercise of the overallotment option). The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of shares in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, since their contingency had not been met yet. As a result, diluted earnings per common share is the same as basic earnings per common share for the periods.
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per common share (in dollars):
| For
the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 | For
the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| Public
Shares (basic and diluted) | Founders
Shares (basic and diluted) | Public
Shares (basic and diluted) | Founders
Shares (basic and diluted) | |||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per common share | ||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of net loss as adjusted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per common share | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution,
which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the consolidated condensed balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.
The Company follows the guidance in ASC 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
| Level 1: | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
| Level 2: | Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. |
| Level 3: | Unobservable inputs based on assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statement.
Accounting for Warrants:
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the instruments are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the instruments are indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the instrument holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, was conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the instruments are outstanding. The Company has concluded that the Public Warrants and Private Warrants issued pursuant to the warrant agreement qualify for equity accounting treatment.
Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
Pursuant
to the Initial Public Offering, on November 24, 2021, the Company sold Units,
at a purchase price of $
per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Public Share and one-half of one redeemable warrant (“Public
Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $
On
December 1, 2021, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of an additional Units (“Option Units”) at $
per Option Unit pursuant to the underwriters’ exercise in full of their over-allotment option, generating gross proceeds of $
Note 4 — Private Placement
Simultaneously
with the Initial Public Offering, the initial stockholders and EBC purchased an aggregate of Private
Units, at $per
Private Unit for a total purchase price of $
On
December 1, 2021, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of an additional Private Units at $ per Private Unit,
generating gross proceeds of $
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Note 5 — Related Party Transactions
Founders Shares
In
July 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of
shares of common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $.
On November 22, 2021, the Company effected a stock dividend of
shares for each share outstanding, resulting in
Founder Shares and
representative shares, totaling
being issued and outstanding. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to
The holders of the Founder Shares have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until the earlier of 180 days after the date of the consummation of an initial Business Combination and the date on which the closing price of the common stock exceeds $12.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of an initial Business Combination, or earlier if, subsequent to the Company’s initial Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Administrative Service Fee
The
Company presently occupies office space provided by an entity controlled by Crescendo Advisors II, LLC. Such entity agreed that until
the Company consummates a Business Combination, it will make such office space, as well as general and administrative services including
utilities and administrative support, available to the Company as may be required by the Company from time to time. The Company agreed
to pay an aggregate of $
Note — Related Party
On
August 23, 2021, Eric Rosenfeld, the Company’s Chief SPAC Officer, issued a $
On
November 5, 2021, Mr. Rosenfeld issued a $
Working Capital Loans
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Initial Stockholders, the Company’s officers
and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds from time to time or at any time, as may be required
(“Working Capital Loans”). Each Working Capital Loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The Working Capital Loans would
either be paid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the option of the lender, converted into units, which would
be identical to the Private Units, upon consummation of a Business Combination. 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. As of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021
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Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Risks and Uncertainties
Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements. The unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. Further, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy is not determinable as of the date of these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements, and the specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
Registration Rights
The holders of the founders’ shares and representative shares issued and outstanding on the date of Public Offering, as well as the holders of the Private Units and any units the Company’s initial stockholders, officers, directors or their affiliates may be issued in payment of Working Capital Loans made to it (and all underlying securities), are entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement signed on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company registers such securities. The holders of the majority of the founders’ shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the representative shares, Private Units and units issued to the Company’s initial stockholders, officers, directors or their affiliates in payment of working capital loans made to it (or underlying securities) can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates a business combination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, EBC may only make a demand on one occasion and only during the five-year period beginning on the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the Company’s consummation of a business combination; provided, however, that EBC may participate in a “piggy-back” registration only during the seven-year period beginning on the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The
underwriters were entitled to be paid cash underwriting commissions of
EarlyBirdCapital is also entitled to a deferred
underwriting commission of
On
November 29, 2021, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full to purchase an additional Units. As a result,
on December 1, 2021, the Company sold an additional Units at $ per Unit for an aggregate amount of $
The
underwriters were paid $
Note 7 — Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company’s common stock sold in the Initial Public Offering features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of future events. The Company is authorized to issue shares of common stock with a par value of $ per share. Holder of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were Public Shares outstanding, all of which were subject to redemption.
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As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, common stock reflected on the consolidated condensed balance sheets are reconciled on the following table:
| Gross Proceeds | $ | |||
| Less: | ||||
| Proceeds allocated to public warrants | ( | ) | ||
| Common stock issuance cost | ( | ) | ||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Common Stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2021 | $ | |||
| Accretion – increase in redemption value of common stock subject to redemption | ||||
| Common Stock subject to possible redemption, June 30, 2021 | $ |
Note 8 — Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock with a par value of $ per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there are shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue shares of common stock with a par value of $ per share. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, shares of common stock were issued and outstanding, presented as temporary equity on the consolidated condensed balance sheets, comprised of Representative Shares (as described below), Founder Shares, public shares, and private shares.
All of the Founder Shares were placed into an escrow account on the closing of the Initial Public Offering. Subject to certain limited exceptions, these shares will not be released from escrow until the earlier of 180 days after the date of the consummation of an initial Business Combination and the date on which the closing price of the common stock exceeds $12.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of an initial Business Combination, or earlier if, subsequent to the Company’s initial Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Representative Shares
The Company has issued to the designees of EBC shares of common stock (the “Representative Shares”) for a nominal consideration, paid to the Company, shortly after the IPO. The Company accounted for the Representative Shares as an offering cost of the Proposed Offering, with a corresponding credit to stockholders’ equity. The Company estimated the fair value of Representative Shares to be $ based upon the price of the Founder Shares issued to the Initial Stockholders. The holders of the Representative Shares have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any such shares until the completion of a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to such shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
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Warrants
As
of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company has
The
Warrants have an exercise price of $
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.
Redemption of Warrants: Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:
| - | in whole and not in part; | |
| - | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; | |
| - | upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and | |
| - | if, and only if, the last reported sale price of common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period commencing once the Warrants become exercisable and ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
The Company will not redeem the Warrants as described above unless an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to those of shares is available throughout the 30-day redemption period or the Company has elected to require the exercise of the warrants on a “cashless basis”.
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Note 9 — Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
June 30, 2022
| Description | Quoted
Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant
Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant
Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||
| Investments held in Trust Account - Money Market Fund | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
December 31, 2021
| Description | Quoted
Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant
Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant
Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||
| Investments held in Trust Account - Money Market Fund | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Level 1 assets include investments comprised solely of U.S. government securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments.
Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. There were no transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Note 10 — Merger Agreement
On May 25, 2022, the Company, Merger Sub and Southland entered into the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the Closing of the Transactions, Merger Sub will merge with and into Southland, with Southland being the surviving entity of the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined below), by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part
of the parties to the Merger Agreement, each Southland Membership Interest (expressed as a percentage) issued and outstanding immediately
before the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) will be converted into and become the right to receive (I)
a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Per Membership Interest Merger Consideration”) equal to (a)
(i) $
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The Merger Agreement provides for the payment of up to an aggregate of additional shares of the Company’s Common Stock as earnout consideration as described below. As used in the following discussion of the earnout consideration, “Adjusted EBITDA” means, for the applicable fiscal year, using results and expenses taken from the audited financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to Southland and its affiliates, on a consolidated basis, but excluding any results attributable to businesses acquired after the date of the Merger Agreement except for certain permitted acquisitions, the following calculation: income before provision for income taxes, plus interest expense, less interest income, plus depreciation and amortization, plus any expenses arising solely from the Merger charged to income in such fiscal year, including but not limited to filing fees borne by Southland with respect to the Registration Statement (as defined below) and notifications required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), plus expenses relating to certain incentive compensation arrangements. In addition, any Company or Merger Sub expenses incurred prior to or at the Closing that are included in the Company’s 2022 income statement will be excluded for purposes of Adjusted EBITDA calculation. For the purposes of calculating Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 2022, Adjusted EBITDA shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect to the Merger as if the Merger was consummated on the first day of such fiscal year.
If,
for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 2022, Legato has Adjusted EBITDA equal to or greater than $
If,
for the fiscal year of the Company ending December 31, 2023, Legato has Adjusted EBITDA equal to or greater than $
The Closing is expected to occur in the second half of 2022, following receipt of the required stockholder approval by the Company, Southland Member approval and the fulfilment of certain other conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Note 11 — Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions occurred after the unaudited consolidated condensed balance sheet date and up to the date the unaudited consolidated condensed interim financial statements were issued. The Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Legato Merger Corp. II. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus for its Initial Public Offering filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on July 14, 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Units, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in connection with closing our initial Business Combination. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to complete our initial Business Combination will be successful.
On May 25, 2022, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Legato Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours (“Merger Sub”), and Southland Holdings LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Southland”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the closing (“Closing”) of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Transactions”), Merger Sub will merge with and into Southland (the “Merger”), with Southland being the surviving entity of the Merger (“Surviving Company”) and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection therewith, the members of Southland (“Southland Members”) will receive shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, cash and the right to receive certain contingent consideration in exchange for all the outstanding limited liability company membership interests of Southland.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities through June 30, 2022 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering and searching for a target business for our initial Business Combination and entering into the Merger Agreement. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination, at the earliest. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
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For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $259,094, which consisted of operating costs of $495,216 and an income tax expense of $57,000, offset by Investment income on Trust Account of $293,122. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $435,449, which consisted of operating costs of $749,695 and an income tax expense of $64,350, offset by Investment income on Trust Account of $378,596.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $520,836 in cash, and a working capital balance of $703,680.
The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from the initial stockholder exchange for issuance of Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), and loan proceeds from Eric Rosenfeld, the Company’s Chief SPAC Officer of $65,000 and $31,500, respectively under the Note (as defined in Note 5). The Note balances were settled shortly after the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds held outside of the Trust Account.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account (excluding deferred underwriting commissions and interest to pay taxes) to acquire Southland and to pay our expenses relating thereto. The remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account as well as any other net proceeds not expended will be used as working capital to finance the operations of Southland following the closing of the Business Combination.
Until the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company will be using funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable and seeking to consummate the Business Combination with Southland. If the Company’s estimates of the costs of consummating the Business Combination with Southland are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to a Business Combination. Moreover, the Company may need to obtain additional financing either to complete a Business Combination or because it becomes obligated to redeem a significant number of its public shares upon completion of a Business Combination, in which case the Company may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our officers, directors and initial stockholders and their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use any funds available to it outside of the Trust Account to repay any such loaned amounts.
If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
Going Concern Consideration
The Company has until May 24, 2023 to consummate an initial Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by such time period. If a Business Combination is not consummated within such time period and stockholders do not otherwise approve an amendment to the charter to extend such date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. The date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements are issued. The unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Management plans to address this substantial doubt by completing a Business Combination by the mandatory liquidation date.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2022.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of the financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies as discussed in the Form 8-K and the final prospectus filed by us with the SEC on December 1, 2021 and November 23, 2021, as well as the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 17, 2022.
Recent Accounting Standards
The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
Related Party Transactions
Founders Shares
In July 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,750,000 shares of common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. On November 22, 2021, the Company effected a stock dividend of 0.2 shares for each share outstanding, resulting in 6,900,000 Founder Shares and 240,000 representative shares, totaling 7,140,000 being issued and outstanding. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 900,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the holders to the extent that the over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part, so that the holders will collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (excluding the Representative Shares (as defined in Note 8)). On December 1, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option. As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, a total of 900,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
The holders of the Founder Shares have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until (i) the earlier of 180 days after the completion of a Business Combination and the date on which the closing price of the common shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination and (ii) if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their common shares for cash, securities or other property.
Administrative Service Fee
The Company presently occupies office space provided by an entity controlled by Crescendo Advisors II, LLC. Such entity agreed that until the Company consummates a Business Combination, it will make such office space, as well as general and administrative services including utilities and administrative support, available to the Company as may be required by the Company from time to time. The Company agreed to pay an aggregate of $15,000 per month to Crescendo Advisors II, LLC, an entity controlled by a related party for such services commencing on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred and paid the affiliate $45,000 and $90,000, respectively, for such services.
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Note — Related Party
On August 23, 2021, Eric Rosenfeld, the Company’s Chief SPAC Officer, issued a $65,000 principal amount unsecured promissory note to the Company. The note is non-interest bearing and became payable on the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. Due to the short-term nature of the note, the fair value of the note approximates the carrying amount. The Note balance was settled on November 26, 2021, shortly after the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. The Note was retired upon settlement and no further borrowings are available under such Note.
On November 5, 2021, Eric Rosenfeld issued a $31,500 principal amount unsecured promissory note to the Company. The note is non-interest bearing and became payable on the consummation of the Public Offering. Due to the short-term nature of the note, the fair value of the note approximates the carrying amount. The Note balance was settled on November 26, 2021, shortly after the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. The Note was retired upon settlement and no further borrowings are available under such Note.
Working Capital Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Initial Stockholders, the Company’s officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds from time to time or at any time, as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Each Working Capital Loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The Working Capital Loans would either be paid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the option of the lender, converted into units, which would be identical to the Private Units, upon consummation of a Business Combination. 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. As of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021 no Working Capital Loans were outstanding.
Investments held in Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised solely 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, or a combination thereof. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are included in investment income on Trust Account in the accompanying statement of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
Accounting for Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the instruments’ specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the instruments are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the instruments meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the instruments are indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the instrument holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, was conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the instruments are outstanding. The Company has concluded that the Public Warrants and Private Warrants issued pursuant to the warrant agreement qualify for equity accounting treatment.
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Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (the 27,600,000 Public Shares, including common stock 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) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. Our common stock, solid in the initial public offering, features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of our consolidated condensed balance sheets.
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value as they occur and adjust the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. 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 redeemable shares of common stock resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital, (to the extent available), and accumulated deficit.
Net Loss per Common Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income per share is computed by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period (the public and private shares, inclusive of the full exercise of the overallotment option). The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 14,385,000 shares in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, since their contingency had not been met yet. As a result, diluted earnings per share is the same as basic earnings per share for the periods.
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
Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2022, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of June 30, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal period that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On November 24, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 24,000,000 units. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $240,000,000. EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. acted as sole book-running manager of the offering. The securities sold in the IPO were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-260816) which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2021, and a registration statement on Form S-1MEF (No. 333-261260) which became effective automatically upon filing on November 22, 2021.
Simultaneous with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 104,500 Private Units to our initial stockholders and EarlyBirdCapital at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $10,450,000. The issuance was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Following the closing of the IPO on November 24, 2021, an amount of $240,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private Units was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”).
On December 1, 2021, as a result of the underwriters’ election to exercise their over-allotment option in full, we consummated the sale of an additional 3,600,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, and the sale of an additional 126,000 Private Units, at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $1,260,000. A total of $36,540,000 of the net proceeds was deposited into the Trust Account, bringing the aggregate proceeds held in the Trust Account to $280,140,000.
On or about December 22, 2021, the shares of Common Stock and Warrants included in the Units began separate trading.
Transaction costs amounted to $15,660,526, consisting of $5,520,000 in underwriting fees, $9,660,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $480,526 of other offering costs. In addition, as of December 31, 2021, cash of $1,100,031 was held outside of the Trust Account (as defined below) and is available for the payment of offering costs and for working capital purposes.
For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
| * | Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2022. |
| ** | Filed herewith. |
| *** | Furnished. |
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Part III
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| LEGATO MERGER CORP. II | ||
| Date: August 4, 2022 | By: | /s/ Gregory Monahan |
| Name: | Gregory Monahan | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: August 4, 2022 | By: | /s/ Adam Jaffe |
| Name: | Adam Jaffe | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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