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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Registration Rights

 

The holders of the founder shares, the private placement warrants (and underlying securities) and private placement warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and any underlying securities) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period described above “— Transfers of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and Underlying Securities.” The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of two percent (2%) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $3,450,000.

 

Business Combination Marketing Agreement

 

At the closing of the offering, the Company engaged I-Bankers and Dawson James as advisors in connection with the Company’s business combination to (i) assist the Company in preparing presentations for each potential business combination; (ii) assist the Company in arranging meetings with stockholders, including making calls directly to stockholders, to discuss each potential business combination and each potential target’s attributes and providing regular market feedback, including written status reports, from these meetings and participate in direct interaction with stockholders, in all cases to the extent legally permissible; (iii) introduce the Company to potential investors to purchase securities in connection with each potential business combination; and assist the Company with the preparation of any press releases and filings related to each potential business combination or target. Pursuant to the business combination marketing agreement, I-Bankers and Dawson James are not obligated to assist the Company in identifying or evaluating possible acquisition candidates. Pursuant to the Company’s agreement with I-Bankers and Dawson James, the advisory fees payable to I-Bankers and Dawson James will collectively be 3.5% of the gross proceeds of our initial public offering, including the proceeds from the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

 

Excise Taxes Payable

 

On August 8, 2023, the Company’s stockholders redeemed 14,820,620 shares of common stock for a total of $155,196,226. The Company evaluated the classification and accounting of the excise tax related to the stock redemption under ASC 450, “Contingencies”. ASC 450 states that when a loss contingency exists the likelihood that the future event(s) will confirm the loss or impairment of an asset, or the incurrence of a liability can range from probable to remote. A contingent liability must be reviewed at each reporting period to determine appropriate treatment. The Company evaluated the current status and probability of completing a Business Combination as of December 31, 2023 and determined that a contingent liability should be calculated and recorded. As of December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $1,551,962 of excise tax liability calculated as 1% of shares redeemed.

 

Merger Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, (i) upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), Merger Sub will merge with and into Cardea (the “Merger” and, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”), with Cardea continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of GBBK. In the Merger, (i) all shares of Cardea common stock (together, “Cardea Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than those properly exercising any applicable dissenters rights under Delaware law) will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (as defined below); and (ii) any securities of Cardea convertible into Cardea Stock, if not exercised or converted prior to the effective time of the Closing will be cancelled, retired, and terminated and cease to represent a right to acquire, be exchanged for or convert into Cardea Stock. At the Closing, GBBK will change its name to “Cardea Capital Holdings, Inc.”

 

Merger Consideration

 

The aggregate merger consideration to be paid pursuant to the Merger Agreement to Cardea Shareholders as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (“Cardea Shareholders”) will be an amount equal to $175,000,000, subject to adjustments for Cardea’s closing net working capital, closing net debt and unpaid transaction expenses (the “Merger Consideration”), plus the additional contingent right to receive the Earnout Shares (as defined below) after the Closing, as described below. The Merger Consideration to be paid to Cardea Shareholders will be paid solely by the delivery of new shares of GBBK common stock, with each valued at the price per share (the “Redemption Price”) at which each GBBK share of common stock is redeemed or converted pursuant to the redemption by GBBK of its public stockholders in connection with GBBK’s initial business combination, as required by GBBK’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws and GBBK’s initial public offering prospectus (the “Redemption”). The Merger Consideration will be subject to a post-Closing true up 90 days after the Closing.

 

The Merger Consideration will be allocated among the holders of Cardea’s common stock, pro rata amongst them based on the number of shares of Cardea common stock owned by such shareholder provided, however, that the Merger Consideration otherwise payable to Cardea Shareholders is subject to the withholding of the Escrow Shares (as defined below) and is subject to reduction for indemnification obligations and purchase price adjustments.

 

Escrow Shares

 

At the Closing, one percent (1%) of the Merger Consideration (the “Escrow Shares”) otherwise issuable to the Cardea Stockholders (allocated pro rata among the Cardea Stockholders based on the Merger Consideration otherwise issuable to them at the Closing) will be deposited into a segregated escrow account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (or such other escrow agent reasonably acceptable to GBBK and Cardea), as escrow agent, and held in escrow together with any dividends, distributions or other income on the Escrow Shares (the “Escrow Property”) in accordance with an escrow agreement to be entered into in connection with the Transactions (the “Escrow Agreement”). The Escrow Property will be held in the escrow account for a period of twelve (12) months after the Closing as the sole and exclusive source of payment for any post-Closing purchase price adjustments and indemnification claims (other than fraud claims). The Cardea Stockholders will have the right to vote the Escrow Shares while they are held in escrow.

 

Earnout

 

In addition to the Merger Consideration set forth above, the Cardea Stockholders will also have a contingent right to receive up to an additional 3,500,000 shares of GBBK common stock (the “Earnout Shares”) after the Closing based on the price performance of the GBBK common stock during the two (2) year period following the Closing (the “Earnout Period”). The Earnout Shares shall be earned and payable during the Earnout Period if the daily dollar volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of GBBK’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period.

 

If there is a final determination that the Cardea Stockholders are entitled to receive Earnout Shares, then such Earnout Shares will be allocated pro rata amongst the Cardea Stockholders. The number of shares of GBBK common stock constituting any earnout payment shall be equitably adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, recapitalizations and the like after the Closing.

 

Representative’s Shares

 

The Company issued (i) to I-Bankers Securities (and/or their designees) 382,500 shares of common stock upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and (ii) to Dawson James (and/or their designees) 67,500 shares upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. The Company determined the fair value of the representative shares to be $3,463,674 (or $7.70 per share) using the Probability Weighted Expected Return Model. The fair value of the shares granted to the underwriters utilized the following assumptions: (1) expected volatility of 2.4%, (2) risk-free interest rate of 1.93%, (3) expected life of 0.97 years, and (4) no dividend. To arrive to the assumptions used in the valuation, comparable for 15 pre-business combination Companies (selected based on industry or sector focus, size, warrant coverage and the remaining term to complete their business combination), were selected. The implied volatility was based on the current quoted prices of the warrants and underlying stock. The risk-free interest rate was based on a 0.5 to 2 year US treasury rate. I-Bankers and Dawson James (and/or their respective designees) have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any such shares until the completion of the initial Business Combination. In addition, I-Bankers and Dawson James (and/or their respective designees) have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to such shares in connection with the completion of the initial 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 its initial Business Combination within the combination period.