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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments

Note 6 – Commitments

 

Business Combination Marketing Agreement

 

The Company engaged the joint book-running managers in the Initial Public Offering as advisors in connection with an Initial Business Combination to assist the Company in holding meetings with its shareholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities in connection with an Initial Business Combination, assist the Company in obtaining shareholder approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company with its press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company agreed to pay the joint book-running managers aggregate cash fees for such services upon the consummation of an Initial Business Combination in an amount equal to $3.24 million (exclusive of any applicable finders’ fees which might become payable). If a proposed Business Combination was not consummated for any reason during the 18-month period from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or through July 31, 2021, no fee would have been due or payable to the advisors. In the case of the Business Combination with Stryve, the fees for this agreement were reduced by 50% to $1.62 million, which were paid in connection with the Business Combination.

 

Fee Arrangements

 

Following the Initial Public Offering, the Company entered into a letter agreement with a member of the Company’s board of directors that provides for a success fee to be paid to such director upon consummation of an Initial Business Combination with a target business introduced to the Company by such director in an amount equal to 0.6% of the total consideration paid by the Company in the transaction, subject to certain minimum and maximum amounts set forth in the agreement. No payment was made under this letter agreement in connection to the Business Combination.

 

In addition, the Company entered into several letter agreements with unaffiliated third parties that provide for a success fee to be paid to each such third party upon consummation of an Initial Business Combination with a target business introduced to the Company by such third party in amounts ranging from 0.75% to 1.0% of the total consideration paid by the Company in the transaction, subject to certain minimum and maximum amounts set forth in the various agreements. No payment was made under these letters agreements in connection to the Business Combination.

 

Related to the business combination with Stryve, the Company entered into engagement letters with Cowen and Craig-Hallum, to be financial advisors and placement agent to the transaction, with an aggregate success fee of 2% of the transaction value and 6% fee of gross proceeds raised as agents and a capital markets advisory fee. The total amount paid under these engagement letters in connection with the Business Combination with Styve was $5.46 million, including expenses

 

Registration Rights

 

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on January 28, 2019, the holders of the insider shares, as well as the holders of the Private Units (and underlying securities) and any securities issued in payment of working capital loans made to the Company, are entitled to registration rights. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands that the Company register such securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the underwriters (and their designees) may only make a demand registration (i) on one occasion and (ii) during the five-year period beginning on January 28, 2019. The holders of the majority of the insider shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these ordinary shares are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private Units (and underlying securities) and securities issued in payment of working capital loans (or underlying securities) can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates an Initial Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of an Initial Business Combination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the underwriters (and their designees) may participate in a “piggy-back” registration only during the seven-year period beginning January 28, 2019. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

 

 

Extension

 

On January 5, 2021, the Company received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with Listing Rule 5620(a) and 5810(c)(2)(G), due to the Company’s failure to hold an annual meeting of stockholders within twelve months of the end of the Company’s fiscal year end. The Notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company held their 2020 general annual meeting on January 27, 2021 and intends to submit a plan of compliance with Nasdaq. On February 2, 2021, the Company received a letter from Nasdaq indicating it had regained compliance.

 

On January 27, 2021, the Company held a special meeting pursuant to which the Company’s shareholders approved extending the date by which the Company had to complete an Initial Business Combination from January 31, 2021 to April 30, 2021 (or July 31, 2021 if the Company has executed a definitive agreement for an Initial Business Combination by April 30, 2021) (such date or later date, as applicable, the “Extended Date”). In connection with the approval of the extension, shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 300 ordinary shares. As a result, an aggregate of $3,073 (or approximately $10.24 per share) was released from the Trust Account to pay such shareholders and 4,417,096 ordinary shares are now issued and outstanding.

 

Business Combination Agreement

 

On January 28, 2021, the Company entered into the Business Combination Agreement, which closed on July 20, 2021. See Note 1 for additional information.

 

Simultaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and Stryve entered into subscription agreements with investors for an aggregate of $42,500,000 at a price of $10.00 per share in a private placement in the Company (the “Closing PIPE Investment”), that was consummated simultaneously with the Closing of the Business Combination. Additionally, simultaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and Stryve entered into subscription agreements with the holders (the “Bridge Investors”) of $10,600,000 in unsecured promissory notes of Stryve (the “Bridge Notes”) where the obligations of Stryve under the Bridge Notes will be used to offset and satisfy the obligations of the Bridge Investors and the Bridge Investors were issued shares of Class A Common Stock at a price of $8.00 per share (the “Bridge PIPE Investment” and, together with the Closing PIPE Investment, the “PIPE Investment”). The PIPE Investment was completed simultaneously with the Closing of the Business Combination.