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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

 

Or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                to                

 

To

 

Commission File No. 001-40980

 

SDCL EDGE Acquisition Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   98-1583135
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1100,

New York, NY

  10165
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(212) 488-5509
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant   SEDA.U   New York Stock Exchange LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share   SEDA   New York Stock Exchange LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50   SEDA.WS   New York Stock Exchange LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒   No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒   No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
    Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☒   No ☐

 

As of May 11, 2023, the Registrant had 19,995,246 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 4,998,811 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SDCL EDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

 

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2023

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION    
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)   1
  Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022.   1
  Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.   2
  Unaudited Condensed Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.   3
  Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.   4
  Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements   5
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   21
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   26
Item 4. Controls and Procedures   26
       
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION    
Item 1. Legal Proceedings   28
Item 1A. Risk Factors   28
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   30
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities   30
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures   30
Item 5. Other Information   30
Item 6. Exhibits   31

 

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PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

SDCL EDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

           
   March 31,
2023
   December 31,
2022
 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS          
Current assets:          
Cash  $382,132   $610,971 
Prepaid insurance and other current assets   304,990    345,166 
Total current assets   687,122    956,137 
Investments and cash held in trust account   206,838,885    204,641,162 
TOTAL ASSETS  $207,526,007   $205,597,299 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $175,642    81,076 
Accrued expenses   184,633    181,633 
Accrued contingent legal costs   2,382,673    2,066,035 
Due to Sponsor   34,652    37,628 
Total current liabilities   2,777,600    2,366,372 
           
Warrant liabilities   3,609,277    3,039,391 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   6,386,877    5,405,763 
           
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)          
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption; 19,995,246 shares at redemption value of $10.34 per share and $10.23 per share at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 respectively   206,738,885    204,541,163 
           
Shareholders’ Deficit          
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding   -    - 
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding (excluding 19,995,246 shares subject to possible redemption)   -    - 
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 4,998,811 shares issued and outstanding   500    500 
Additional paid-in capital   3,284,138    2,634,528 
Accumulated deficit   (8,884,393)   (6,984,655)
Total Shareholders’ Deficit   (5,599,755)   (4,349,627)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT  $207,526,007   $205,597,299 

 

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

 

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SDCL EDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

           
   For the
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023
   For the
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Operating and formation costs  $1,329,853   $1,246,481 
Loss from operations   (1,329,853)   (1,246,481)
Other income (expense):          
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   (569,886)   3,229,353 
Gain (loss) on investments held in Trust Account   2,197,723    (119,041)
Net income  $297,984   $1,863,831 
           
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A Ordinary Shares   19,995,246    19,995,246 
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A Ordinary Shares  $0.01   $0.07 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class B Ordinary Shares   4,998,811    4,998,811 
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class B Ordinary Shares  $0.01   $0.07 

 

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

 

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SDCL EDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(UNAUDITED)

 

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023

 

                          
   Class B
Ordinary Shares
   Additional
Paid-in
   Accumulated   Total
Shareholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Deficit 
Balance at December 31, 2022   4,998,811   $500   $2,634,528   $(6,984,655)  $(4,349,627)
Share-based compensation   -    -    649,610    -    649,610 
Net income   -    -    -    297,984    297,984 
Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption to redemption amount   -    -    -    (2,197,722)   (2,197,722)
Balance at March 31, 2023   4,998,811   $500   $3,284,138   $(8,884,393)  $(5,599,755)

 

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022

 

   Class B
Ordinary Shares
   Additional
Paid-in
   Accumulated   Total
Shareholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Deficit 
Balance at December 31, 2021   4,998,811   $500   $-   $(15,873,472)  $(15,872,972)
Share-based compensation             642,392    -    642,392 
Net income   -    -    -    1,863,831    1,863,831 
Balance at March 31, 2022   4,998,811   $500   $642,392   $(14,009,641)  $(13,366,749)

 

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

 

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SDCL EDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

           
   For the
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023
   For the
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:          
Net income  $297,984   $1,863,831 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:          
Share-based compensation   649,610    642,392 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   569,886    (3,229,353)
(Gain) loss on investments held in Trust Account   (2,197,723)   119,041 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Prepaid insurance and other current assets   40,176    46,983 
Accounts payable   94,566    134,130 
Accrued expenses   3,000    232,466 
Accrued contingent legal costs   316,638    - 
Due to Sponsor   (2,976)   (28,389)
Net cash used in operating activities  $(228,839)  $(218,899)
           
Net Change in Cash   (228,839)   (218,899)
Cash - Beginning of period   610,971    1,366,553 
Cash - End of period  $382,132   $1,147,654 
           
Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Remeasurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption to redemption value  $2,197,722   $- 

 

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

 

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SDCL EDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN

 

SDCL EDGE Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on February 16, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from February 16, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) as described below, and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income or loss in the form of interest income or gains (losses) on investments on the cash and investments held in a trust account from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the Company will recognize non-operating income or loss on the change in fair value of the warrant liabilities.

 

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on October 28, 2021. On November 2, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 17,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $175,000,000, which is discussed in Note 3. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”).

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 8,250,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to SDCL EDGE Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), Sustainable Investors Fund, LP (“Capricorn”), and Seaside Holdings (Nominee) Limited (“Seaside” and, together with Capricorn, the “A Anchor Investors”) generating gross proceeds of $8,250,000, which is described in Note 4.

 

The Company had granted the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering (the “Underwriters”) a 45-day option to purchase up to 2,625,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any. On November 16, 2021, the Underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 2,495,246 Units (the “Over-Allotment Units”), generating gross proceeds of $24,952,460, and incurred $499,049 in cash underwriting fees.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option, the Company consummated the sale of 748,574 warrants (the “Over-Allotment Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per warrant in a private placement to the Sponsor and the A Anchor Investors generating gross proceeds of $748,574.

 

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, the sale of the Over-Allotment Units, and the sale of the Over-Allotment Warrants, an amount of $201,951,985 ($10.10 per Unit) was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and was invested in U.S. government treasury obligations with maturities of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of any Public Shares properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete the initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering; and (iii) absent an initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, the return of the funds held in the Trust Account to the Public Shareholders as part of the redemption of the Public Shares. If the Company does not invest the proceeds as discussed above, the Company may be deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act. If the Company is deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act, compliance with these additional regulatory burdens would require additional expenses for which the Company has not allotted funds and may hinder the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination, the Company’s public shareholders may only receive their pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account that are available for distribution to public shareholders, and the warrants will expire worthless.

 

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SDCL EDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

In addition, the Sponsor agreed to forfeit up to 656,250 Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters. As a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of the over-allotment option, the Company repurchased and cancelled 32,439 Founders Shares. No other Founder Shares remain subject to forfeiture.

 

The Company will provide its public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, in its sole discretion. The public shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount held in the Trust Account ($10.10 per share), calculated as of two business days prior to the completion of a Business Combination, including 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 Class A ordinary shares are recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering, in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”).

 

The Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon consummation of such Business Combination and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a shareholder vote is not required under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association as then in effect, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the initial shareholders, Anchor Investors (as defined in Note 5), and management team have agreed to vote any Founder Shares held by them, and any Public Shares purchased in or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or whether they were a public shareholder on the record date for the general meeting held to approve the proposed transaction.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

The initial shareholders and A Anchor Investors have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares they hold in connection with the completion of an initial Business Combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares they hold in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity and (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete an initial Business Combination within 24 months from the Initial Public Offering. However, if the initial shareholders or Anchor Investors (as defined in Note 5) acquire additional Public Shares after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below).

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

The Company will have until November 2, 2023 to complete a Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

 

In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $10.10 per Public Share or (2) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.10 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest that may be withdrawn to pay the Company’s tax obligations, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third-party or prospective target business that executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

 

Going Concern Consideration

 

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $382,132 in cash held outside of the Trust Account and a working capital deficit of $2,090,478.

 

If a Business Combination is not consummated by November 2, 2023, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company.

 

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, management has determined the November 2, 2023 Combination Period deadline raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of 12 months from the date that these unaudited condensed financial statements are filed, if it does not complete a Business Combination prior to such date. These unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying condensed financial statements of the Company are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The accompanying condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2023. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any future periods.

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that 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 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.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company’s 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of 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 from those estimates.

 

Cash

 

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023 or December 31, 2022.

 

Investments Held in Trust Account

 

At March 31, 2023, the assets held in the Trust Account are $206,838,885, and are held in money market funds, which are invested in U.S. Treasury securities. All of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Such 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 investments held in Trust Account are included in net gain (loss) on investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.

 

At December 31, 2022 the Company held assets in the Trust Account of $204,641,162.

 

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

 

All of the 19,995,246 Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the partial exercise of the over-allotment option contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Therefore, all Class A ordinary shares has been classified outside of permanent equity.

 

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit. The redemption value of the redeemable ordinary shares as of March 31, 2023 increased as the income earned on the Trust Account exceeds the Company’s expected dissolution expenses (up to $100,000). As such, the Company recorded an increase in the carrying amount of the redeemable ordinary shares of $2,197,722 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and $2,589,178 for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption reflected in the condensed balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:

 

     
Gross proceeds  $199,952,460 
Less:     
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants   (9,797,808)
Issuance costs allocated to Class A ordinary shares   (29,576,119)
Plus:     
Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value   43,962,630 
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption as of December 31, 2022   204,541,163 
Plus:     
Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value   2,197,722 
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2023  $206,738,885 

 

Offering Costs associated with the Initial Public Offering

 

The Company complies with the requirements of ASC Topic 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A - Expenses of Offering (“SAB Topic 5A”). Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction in equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately. The Company incurred offering costs amounting to $32,005,743 as a result of the Initial Public Offering (consisting of a $3,999,049 underwriting discount, $6,998,336 of deferred underwriting fees, $18,958,165 of Anchor Investor offering costs, and $2,050,193 of other offering costs). The Company recorded $29,576,119 of offering costs as a reduction of temporary equity in connection with the shares of Class A ordinary shares included in the Units. The Company immediately expensed $2,429,624 of offering costs in connection with the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants that were classified as liabilities.

 

In July and October 2022, the deferred underwriting fee was waived in full by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Securities, Inc., and BofA Securities, Inc., the underwriters. Upon IPO, a portion of the entire deferred underwriting fee was allocated to public warrants, which resulted in a charge to the statement of operations. Therefore, a portion of this waived deferred underwriting fee was recorded as a gain in the statements of operations in the amount of $342,975 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The remaining $6,655,361 was recorded as a reduction to accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2022.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position 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. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements.

 

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is considered an exempted Cayman Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements.

 

Net Income Per Ordinary Share

 

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Net income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The immediate re-measurement associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from net income per share as the redemption value approximates fair value. Therefore, the net income per share calculation allocates income and losses shared pro rata between Class A and Class B ordinary shares. As a result, the calculated net income per share is the same for Class A and Class B ordinary shares. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering, the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 18,996,197 shares in the calculation of dilute income per share, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As a result, diluted income per share is the same as basic income per share for the periods presented.

 

The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income per ordinary share (in dollars):

                    
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
2023
   Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022
 
   Class A   Class B   Class A   Class B 
Basic and diluted net income per share:                    
Numerator:                    
Net income  $238,387   $59,597   $1,491,065   $372,766 
Denominator:                    
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding   19,995,246    4,998,811    19,995,246    4,998,811 
Basic and diluted net income per share  $0.01   $0.01   $0.07   $0.07 

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company applies ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and clarifies the definition of fair value within that framework. ASC 820 defines fair value as an exit price, which is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the Company’s principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy established in ASC 820 generally requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the entity’s own assumptions based on market data and the entity’s judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are to be developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

The carrying amounts reflected in the balance sheet for current assets and current liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

The following reflects the fair value hierarchy established by ASC 820:

 

Level 1 — Assets and liabilities with unadjusted, quoted prices listed on active market exchanges. Inputs to the fair value measurement are observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are determined using prices for recently traded assets and liabilities with similar underlying terms, as well as direct or indirect observable inputs, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

 

Level 3 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are unobservable inputs, such as estimates, assumptions, and valuation techniques when little or no market data exists for the assets or liabilities.

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

Share-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of ASC 718, Compensation–Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), which requires recognition in the financial statements of the cost of employee, non-employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee, non-employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). The ASC also requires measurement of the cost of employee, non-employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $649,610 and $642,392, respectively, of share-based compensation related to 659,844 Founder Shares to be transferred to Sustainable Development Capital LLP for certain services performed per the Investment Advisory Agreement (See Note 5).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging: Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815”). For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

 

The Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants are accounted for as derivative instruments in accordance with ASC 815 and are presented as warrant liabilities on the balance sheet. The Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants were measured at fair value at the Initial Public Offering and on a recurring basis, with subsequent changes in fair value to be recorded in the statement of operations.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

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

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

 

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on October 28, 2021. On November 2, 2021, the Company completed its Initial Public Offering of 17,500,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $175,000,000. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one Public Warrant. Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share (see Note 7). On November 16, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 2,495,246 Over-Allotment Units, generating gross proceeds of $24,952,460, for an aggregate total of $199,952,460 in gross proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option.

 

NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor and A Anchor Investors purchased an aggregate of 8,250,000 warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant ($8,250,000 in the aggregate). Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option, the Company consummated the sale of 748,574 Over-Allotment Warrants at a purchase price of $1.00 per warrant in a private placement to the Sponsor and A Anchor Investors, generating gross proceeds of $748,574, for an aggregate total of $8,998,574 in gross proceeds from the sale of the Private Warrants and Over-Allotment Warrants. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.

 

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Founder Shares

 

On February 23, 2021, the Sponsor was issued 7,187,500 Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) for an aggregate of $25,000 paid to cover certain expenses on behalf of the Company. On July 14, 2021, the Company repurchased 2,156,250 Founder Shares from the Company’s Sponsor for an aggregate consideration of $0.001, resulting in an aggregate of 5,031,250 Founder Shares outstanding. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 656,250 Class B ordinary shares subject to repurchase by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part, so that the holders of the Founder Shares will own, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering. Following the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option on November 16, 2021, 32,439 Founder Shares were repurchased and cancelled by the Company. No other Founder Shares remain subject to forfeiture.

 

The Sponsor has agreed that, subject to certain limited exceptions, the Founder Shares will not be transferred, assigned, or sold until the earlier of (i) one year after the completion of a Business Combination or (ii) subsequent to an initial Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after an initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

 

The A Anchor Investors purchased a total of 4,000,000 units in the Initial Public Offering at the offering price of $10.00 per unit. In addition to the A Anchor Investors, two qualified institutional buyers or accredited investors not affiliated with the Company, the Sponsor, the Company’s directors or any member of management (the “3.6% B Anchor Investors”), purchased 1,575,000 units each in the Initial Public Offering at the offering price of $10.00 per unit, three qualified institutional buyers or accredited investors not affiliated with the Company, the Sponsor, the Company’s directors or any member of management (the “4.0% B Anchor Investors”), purchased 1,749,999 units each in the Initial Public Offering at the offering price of $10.00 per unit, and two qualified institutional buyers or accredited investors not affiliated with the Company, the Sponsor, the Company’s directors or any member of management (the “Additional 4.0% B Anchor Investors” and, together with the 3.6% B Anchor Investors and the 4.0% B Anchor Investors, the “B Anchor Investors”), purchased 1,732,500 units each in the Initial Public Offering at the offering price of $10.00 per unit, or an aggregate of 15,864,997 units for all anchor investors (the “Anchor Investors” which includes the A Anchor Investors and the B Anchor Investors).

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

As the Anchor Investors purchased units during the Initial Public Offering, should they vote the shares included therein in favor of the initial Business Combination, no votes from other public shareholders would be required to approve the initial Business Combination. The Anchor Investors may have different interests with respect to a vote on an initial Business Combination than other public shareholders due to their ownership interests in the Company.

 

Pursuant to such units, the Anchor Investors have not been granted any shareholder or other rights in addition to those afforded to the Company’s other public shareholders. Further, the Anchor Investors are not required to (i) hold any units, Class A ordinary shares or warrants they purchased in the Initial Public Offering or thereafter for any amount of time, (ii) vote any Class A ordinary shares they may own at the applicable time in favor of the Business Combination or (iii) refrain from exercising their right to redeem their Public Shares at the time of the Business Combination. The Anchor Investors have the same rights to the funds held in the Trust Account with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the units they purchased in the Initial Public Offering as the rights afforded to the Company’s other public shareholders.

 

Each Anchor Investor has entered into separate investment agreements with the Company and the Sponsor. The A Anchor Investors purchased 503,125 Founder Shares each, or an aggregate of 1,006,250 Founder Shares, from the Sponsor for a purchase price of $2,500 each, or an aggregate of $5,000, at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The 3.6% B Anchor Investors purchased 181,125 Founder Shares each, or an aggregate of 362,250 Founder Shares, from the Sponsor for a purchase price of $900 each, or an aggregate of $1,800, at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The 4.0% B Anchor Investors purchased 201,250 Founder Shares each, or an aggregate of 603,750 Founder Shares, from the Sponsor for a purchase price of $1,000 each, or an aggregate of $3,000, at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Additional 4.0% B Anchor Investors purchased 201,250 Founder Shares each, or an aggregate of 402,500 Founder Shares from the Sponsor for a purchase price of $1,000 each, or an aggregate of $2,000, at the closing of the Initial Public Offering (or an aggregate of 2,374,750 Founder Shares for all Anchor Investors for a total combined purchase price of $11,800). Pursuant to the investment agreements, the Anchor Investors have agreed to (a) vote any Founder Shares held by them in favor of the Business Combination and (b) subject any Founder Shares held by them to the same lock-up restrictions as the Founder Shares held by the Sponsor and independent directors.

 

Due to the partial exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters on November 16, 2021, the Company repurchased and cancelled 32,439 Founder Shares, which included 3,244 Founder Shares from each A Anchor Investor (or an aggregate of 6,488 Founder Shares), 1,168 Founder Shares from each 3.6% B Anchor Investor (or an aggregate of 2,336 Founder Shares), 1,298 Founder Shares from each 4.0% B Anchor Investor, (or an aggregate of 3,894 Founder Shares), 1,298 Founder Shares from each Additional 4.0% B Anchor Investor, (or an aggregate of 2,596 Founder Shares), and 17,125 Founder Shares from the Company’s Sponsor. As a result 15,314 Founder Shares held by Anchor Investors were repurchased and canceled by the Company, resulting in an aggregate of 2,359,436 Founder Shares held by all Anchor Investors.

 

The Company estimated the fair value of the Founder Shares attributable to the Anchor Investors to be $18,969,890 or $8.04 per share. The excess of the fair value of the Founder Shares sold over the purchase price of $11,725 (or $0.005 per share) was determined to be an offering cost in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A. Accordingly, the offering cost was allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs allocated to derivative warrant liabilities were expensed immediately in the statement of operations. Offering costs allocated to the Public Shares were charged to shareholders’ deficit upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.

 

Due to Sponsor

 

Due to Sponsor consists of advances from the Sponsor to pay for offering costs and formation costs on behalf of the Company and are payable on demand.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

Administrative Support Agreement

 

On October 28, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $20,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. The Company will cease paying these monthly fees as of October 28, 2023 (24 months from the start of the agreement) regardless of whether a business combination has been executed or not. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, $60,000, respectively, of administrative support expenses were incurred.

 

On October 28, 2021, the Company and the Sponsor entered into an agreement with Sustainable Development Capital LLP (the “Advisor”), a London-based investment firm and affiliate of the Company and Sponsor, whereby the Advisor agreed to provide administrative, consulting, and other services to affect the Company’s initial Business Combination. In consideration of the services performed: (1) the Company and Sponsor shall procure the transfer of the legal and beneficial title to at least 659,844 Founder Shares, or at the sole election of the Sponsor, the payment of an amount equal to the cash value (as determined as of the date of such payment) of such number of Founder Shares, to the Advisor immediately prior to the winding up and liquidation of the Sponsor, or such other date as shall be agreed in writing between the Sponsor and Advisor; and (2) the Sponsor shall pay to the Advisor the sum of $20,000 per month as an ongoing advisory fee and subject to the terms and conditions of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). The compensation expense related to the above Founder Share transfer of 659,844 shares is amortized on a straight-line basis from the Grant Date of October 28, 2021 (the date at which the Investment Advisory Agreement was signed, and the date at which all parties reached a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of the share-based payment) to November 2, 2023 (the date at which the combination period for the Company’s initial business combination expires). Such Advisory Agreement is accounted for under ASC 718.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no costs incurred associated with web-based services provided by the Advisor.

 

Related Party Loans

 

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the Company’s sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor or certain of the officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes an initial Business Combination, it may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the Company’s Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of thelender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. The terms of such loans by the officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Company does not expect to seek loans from parties other than the Company’s sponsor, its affiliates or the management team as the Company does not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in the Company’s Trust Account. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no such loans outstanding.

 

NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Registration Rights

 

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to consummation of a Business Combination. The Company bears the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

Underwriters Agreement

 

In connection with the Initial Public Offering, the underwriters were granted a 45-day option from the date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 2,625,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments. On November 16, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 2,495,246 Units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating additional gross proceeds of $24,952,460 to the Company.

 

The underwriters received a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $3,999,049 in the aggregate, which became payable at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters were entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $6,998,336 in the aggregate. In July and October 2022, the deferred underwriting fee was waived in full by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Securities, Inc., and BofA Securities, Inc., the underwriters. Upon IPO, a portion of the entire deferred underwriting fee was allocated to public warrants, which resulted in a charge to the statement of operations. Therefore, a portion of this waived deferred underwriting fee was recorded as a gain in the statements of operations in the amount of $342,975 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The remaining $6,655,361 was recorded as a reduction to accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2022.

 

NOTE 7. WARRANTS

 

A warrant holder may exercise their warrants only for a whole number of Class A ordinary shares. This means only a whole warrant may be exercised at a given time by a warrant holder. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Accordingly, unless the warrant holder purchases at least two units, they will not be able to receive or trade a whole warrant. The warrants will expire five years after the completion of the initial Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

 

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to satisfying the obligations described below with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue Class A ordinary shares upon exercise of a warrant unless Class A ordinary shares issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any warrant. In the event that a registration statement is not effective for the exercised warrants, the purchaser of a unit containing such warrant, if not cash settled, will have paid the full purchase price for the unit solely for the Class A ordinary shares underlying such unit.

 

The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination, the Company will use the commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and the Company will use the commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed; provided that if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at the option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elect, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement.

 

Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants (except with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):

 

in whole and not in part;

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

 

upon a minimum of thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and

 

if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant from share divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three (3) trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

 

The Company will not redeem the warrants for cash unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares is available throughout the 30-day redemption period, unless the warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. If and when the warrants become redeemable, the Company may exercise the redemption right even if the Company are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

 

Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00. Commencing ninety days after the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:

 

in whole and not in part;

 

at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined by reference to the table below, based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares except as otherwise described below;

 

if, and only if, the closing price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per Public Share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant from share divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and

 

if the closing price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant from share divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), the private placement warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants, as described above.

 

In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor, Anchor Investors, or its affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares held by the Sponsor, the Company’s Anchor Investors or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the initial Business Combination on the date of the completion of the initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the shares of Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummate the initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger prices described below under “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00” and “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 100% and 180%, respectively, of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

The private placement warrants are identical to the warrants sold as part of the units in the Initial Public Offering except that, so long as they are held by the Sponsor, the A Anchor Investors, or their permitted transferees: (1) they will not be redeemable (except as described above under “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00”); (2) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the Sponsor until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination, as described below; (3) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration rights.

 

The Company accounts for the 18,996,197 warrants that were issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (9,997,623 Public Warrants and 8,998,574 Private Placement Warrants) in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40. Such guidance provides that because the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each warrant must be recorded as a liability due to the existence of provisions whereby adjustments to the exercise price of the warrants is based on a variable that is not an input to the fair value of a “fixed-for-fixed” option and the existence of the potential for net cash settlement for the warrant holders (but not all shareholders) in the event of a tender offer.

 

The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record the warrants as derivative liabilities at fair value upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants were allocated a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the Units equal to its fair value. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such re-measurement, the warrant liability will be adjusted to its current fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The Company will reassess the classification at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the warrants will be reclassified as of the date of the event that causes the reclassification.

 

NOTE 8. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

Preference shares — The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 preference shares, $0.0001 par value, with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

 

Class A ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 19,995,246 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding, including 19,995,246 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption.

 

Class B ordinary shares — The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 4,998,811 Class B ordinary shares outstanding.

 

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

 

The Class B ordinary shares and will automatically convert into the Company’s Class A ordinary shares at the time of the initial Business Combination at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all founder shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of (i) the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon completion of the Company’s Initial Public Offering, plus (ii) the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, deemed issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any private placement warrants issued to the Company’s Sponsor, the A Anchor Investors, the Company’s affiliates or any member of the management team upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans. In no event will the Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A ordinary shares at a rate of less than one-to-one.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

 

                    
   Amount at
Fair Value
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
March 31, 2023                    
Assets                    
Investments held in Trust Account:                    
Money Market investments  $206,838,885   $206,838,885   $-   $- 
Liabilities                    
Warrant liability – Public Warrants   1,899,548    1,899,548   $-   $- 
Warrant liability – Private Placement Warrants   1,709,729    -    -    1,709,729 
   $3,609,277   $1,899,548   $-   $1,709,729 
December 31, 2022                    
Assets                    
Investments held in Trust Account:                    
Money Market investments  $204,641,162   $204,641,162   $-   $- 
Liabilities                    
Warrant liability – Public Warrants  $1,599,620   $1,599,620   $-   $- 
Warrant liability – Private Placement Warrants   1,439,772    -    -    1,439,772 
   $3,039,392   $1,599,620   $-   $1,439,772 

 

The measurement of the Public Warrants as of March 31, 2023 is classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker SEDA.WS. The quoted price of the Public Warrants was $0.19 and $0.16 per warrant as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. At December 31, 2022, the amount in the Trust Account was comprised solely of cash.

 

The Company utilizes a Monte Carlo simulation model to value the Private Placement Warrants at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the Private Placement warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Monte Carlo Simulation model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its ordinary shares based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero.

 

The aforementioned warrant liabilities are not subject to qualified hedge accounting.

 

Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

 

The following table provides the significant inputs to the Monte Carlo simulation model for the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants:

 

          
   As of
March 31,
2023
   As of
December 31,
2022
 
Stock price  $10.27   $10.06 
Exercise price  $11.50   $11.50 
Dividend yield   -%   -%
Expected term (in years)   5.09    5.34 
Volatility   4.8%   5.0%
Risk-free rate   3.53%   3.91%
Fair value  $0.19   $0.16 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

The following table presents the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial instruments that are measured at fair value:

 

     
Fair value as of December 31, 2022 - private placement warrants  $1,439,771 
Change in fair value   269,958 
Fair value as of March 31, 2023 - private placement warrants  $1,709,729 

 

The Company recognized a loss of $569,886 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and a gain of $3,229,353 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, in connection with changes in the fair value of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants and is recorded in the condensed Statements of Operations.

 

NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” are to SDCL EDGE Acquisition Corporation. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” are to SDCL EDGE Sponsor LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited 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. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors.

 

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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “project,” “possible,” “might,” “predict,” “should,” “would,” 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 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 30, 2023. 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 incorporated on February 16, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (“Business Combination”). We have not selected any Business Combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any Business Combination target. We intend to effectuate our initial Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of our Initial Public Offering (defined below) and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants (defined below), shares issued to the owners of the target, debt issued to bank or other lenders or the owners of the target, or a combination of the foregoing or other sources.

 

Our registration statement for our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) was declared effective on October 28, 2021. On November 2, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 17,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), generating gross proceeds of $175,000,000. On November 16, 2021, the Underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 2,495,246 Units (the “Over-Allotment Units”), generating gross proceeds of $24,952,460 (and aggregate gross proceeds of $199,952,460).

 

Upon the closing of our Initial Public Offering, the exercise of the over-allotment option by the Underwriters and the Private Placements (as defined below), $192,953,411 ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of our Initial Public Offering and the exercise of the over-allotment option by the Underwriters and $8,998,574 of the proceeds of the Private Placements, for an aggregate of $201,951,985, was deposited in a trust account (“Trust Account”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee and is to be invested in United States government treasury bills maturities of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.

 

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Unless we seek an extension through shareholder approval, we have 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering through November 2, 2023 to complete the initial Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). However, if we are unable to complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or during any extended time that we have to consummate a Business Combination beyond 24 months (an “Extension Period”), we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (which interest shall be payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

 

Results of Operations

 

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and for the period from February 16, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2022 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for our Initial Public Offering, described below, and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income or gains (losses) on investments held in a Trust Account after the Initial Public Offering. 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.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had net income of $297,984, which was a result of a loss in fair value of warrant liabilities of $569,886 and operating and formation costs of $1,329,853, which was offset by a gain on the investments held in the Trust Account of $2,197,723.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had net income of $1,863,831, which was a result of a gain in fair value of warrant liabilities of $3,229,353, offset by a loss on the investments held in the Trust Account of $119,041 and operating and formation costs of $1,246,481.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $228,839, which was due to changes in operating assets and liabilities of $451,404, net income of $297,984, a loss in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $569,886 and share-based compensation of $649,610 offset by a gain on investments held in the Trust Account of $2,197,723.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $218,899, which was due to changes in operating assets and liabilities of $385,190, net income of $1,863,831, a loss on investments held in the Trust Account of $119,041 and share-based compensation of $642,392 offset by a gain in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $3,229,353.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, there was no cash provided by financing or investing activities.

 

On November 2, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 17,500,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $175,000,000.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 8,250,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement (the “First Private Placement”) to SDCL EDGE Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), Sustainable Investors Fund, LP (“Capricorn”), and Seaside Holdings (Nominee) Limited (“Seaside” and, together with Capricorn, the “A Anchor Investors”) generating gross proceeds of $8,250,000.

 

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The Company had granted the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering (the “Underwriters”) a 45-day option to purchase up to 2,625,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any. On November 16, 2021, the Underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 2,495,246 Over-Allotment Units, generating gross proceeds of $24,952,460, and incurred $499,049 in cash underwriting fees.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option, the Company consummated the sale of 748,574 warrants (the “Over-Allotment Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per warrant in a private placement (the “Second Private Placement” and, together with the First Private Placement, the “Private Placements”) to the Sponsor and the A Anchor Investors, generating gross proceeds of $748,574.

 

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, the sale of the Over-Allotment Units, and the sale of the Over-Allotment Warrants, an amount of $201,951,985 was placed in a Trust Account.

 

As of March 31, 2023, we had cash of $206,838,885 held in the Trust Account.

 

As of March 31, 2023, we had cash of $382,132 held outside the Trust Account. We will use the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.

 

We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less taxes payable and deferred underwriting commissions), to complete our initial Business Combination. To the extent that our equity or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

 

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”. The Company has until November 2, 2023 (24 months from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering), to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by the specified period. If a Business Combination is not consummated by November 2, 2023, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Registration Rights

 

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants (as defined below) that may be issued upon conversion of the working capital loans (the “Working Capital Loans”) (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to consummation of a Business Combination. The Company bears the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

 

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Underwriters Agreement

 

In connection with the Initial Public Offering, the Underwriters were granted a 45-day option from the date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 2,625,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments. On November 16, 2021, the Underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 2,495,246 Units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating additional gross proceeds of $24,952,460 to the Company.

 

The Underwriters received a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $3,999,049 in the aggregate, which became payable at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the Underwriters were entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $6,998,336 in the aggregate. In July and October 2022, the deferred underwriting fee was waived in full by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Securities, Inc., and of BofA Securities, Inc., the Underwriters. Upon IPO, a portion of the entire deferred underwriting fee was allocated to Public Warrants, which resulted in a charge to the statement of operations. Therefore, a portion of this waived deferred underwriting fee was recorded as a gain in the statements of operations in the amount of $342,975 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The remaining $6,655,361 was recorded as a reduction to accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2022.

 

Investment Advisory Agreement

 

On October 28, 2021, the Company and the Sponsor entered into an agreement with Sustainable Development Capital LLP (the “Advisor”), a London-based investment firm and affiliate of the Company and Sponsor, whereby the Advisor agreed to provide administrative, consulting, and other services to affect the Company’s initial Business Combination. In consideration of the services performed: (1) the Company and Sponsor shall procure the transfer of the legal and beneficial title to at least 659,844 Founder Shares, or at the sole election of the Sponsor, the payment of an amount equal to the cash value (as determined as of the date of such payment) of such number of Founder Shares, to the Advisor immediately prior to the winding up and liquidation of the Sponsor, or such other date as shall be agreed in writing between the Sponsor and Advisor; and (2) the Sponsor shall pay to the Advisor the sum of $20,000 per month as an ongoing advisory fee and subject to the terms and conditions of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). The compensation expense related to the above Founder Share transfer of 659,844 shares is amortized on a straight-line basis from the Grant Date of October 28, 2021 (the date at which the Investment Advisory Agreement was signed, and the date at which all parties reached a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of the share-based payment) to November 2, 2023 (the date at which the Combination Period for the Company’s initial Business Combination expires). Such Advisory Agreement is accounted for under ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no costs incurred associated with web-based services provided by the Advisor.

 

Administrative Support Agreement

 

On October 28, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $20,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. Upon completion of the Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, $60,000 of administrative support expenses were incurred.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of 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. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

 

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Net Income Per Ordinary Share

 

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Net income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The immediate re-measurement of the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from net income per share as the redemption value approximates fair value. Therefore, the net income per share calculation allocates income and losses shared pro rata between Class A and Class B ordinary shares. As a result, the calculated net income per share is the same for Class A and Class B ordinary shares. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering, the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 18,996,197 shares in the calculation of diluted income per share, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As a result, diluted income per share is the same as basic income per share for the periods presented.

 

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

 

All of the 19,995,246 Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the partial exercise of the over-allotment option contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Therefore, all Class A ordinary shares have been classified outside of permanent equity.

 

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit. The redemption value of the redeemable ordinary shares as of March 31, 2023 increased as the income earned on the Trust Account exceeds the Company’s expected dissolution expenses (up to $100,000). As such, the Company recorded an increase in the carrying amount of the redeemable ordinary shares of $4,786,900 between the date of the IPO and March 31, 2023.

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

Share-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), which requires recognition in the financial statements of the cost of employee, non-employee and director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee, non-employee or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). The ASC also requires measurement of the cost of employee, non-employee and director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized $649,610 of share-based compensation related to 659,844 Founder Shares to be transferred to Sustainable Development Capital LLP for certain services performed per the Investment Advisory Agreement.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

 

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Critical Accounting Estimates

 

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.

 

The warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and exercise of the over-allotment (the “Public Warrants”), and the Private Placement Warrants, are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statements of operations. The Company utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model for the initial valuation of the Public Warrants. The subsequent measurement of the Public Warrants after detachment from the Units issued in the Initial Public Offering is classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker SEDA.WS. The Company utilizes a Monte Carlo Simulation model to value the Private Placement Warrants at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the Private Placement warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Monte Carlo Simulation model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its ordinary shares based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified 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.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

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

 

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

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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. As required by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, our management carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of March 31, 2023.

 

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Remediation of a Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

We recognize the importance of the control environment as it sets the overall tone for the Company and is the foundation for all other components of internal control. In connection with the preparation of the Quarterly Report for September 30, 2022, on Form 10-Q, we concluded that a material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting existed relating to: (i) the recording of accruals, payables, and expenses; and (ii) Management’s review process over financial statement balances and activity incurred during the reporting period. This material weaknesses existed through year-end December 31, 2022.

 

Consequently, we designed and implemented remediation measures to address this material weakness. In light of the material weaknesses, we enhanced our supervisory review of accounting procedures regarding period end accruals, accounts payable and expenses incurred, related to activity occurring. Our updated processes include increased communication among our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding accounting applications. The foregoing actions were completed as of March 31, 2023, and we believe we have remediated the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described above. However, we cannot assure you that the measures we have taken to date, or any measures we may take in the future, will have the intended effects or be sufficient to avoid potential future material weaknesses.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Other than the material weakness and remediation efforts mentioned above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2023. Any of those factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2023 except as described below. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

 

The NYSE may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

 

We cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on the NYSE. In order to continue listing our securities on the NYSE prior to our initial Business Combination, we must maintain certain financial, distribution and share price levels. Generally, we must maintain a minimum market capitalization (generally $50,000,000) and a minimum number of holders of our securities (generally 300 public holders).

 

On January 12, 2023, we received a notification letter (the “Notice”) from the NYSE informing us that, because the number of public stockholders was less than 300, we were and currently are not in compliance with Section 802.01B of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (the “Public Holder Rule”). The Notice specified that the Company had 45 calendar days to submit a business plan (the “Business Plan”) that demonstrated how the Company expected to return to compliance with the Public Holder Rule within 18 months of receipt of the Notice. The Business Plan was submitted to the NYSE and reviewed by the Listings Operations Committee (the “Committee”) of the NYSE and, on April 4, 2023, the NYSE notified the Company that it had reviewed the Business Plan and had agreed to accept the submission. As a result of the acceptance of the Business Plan, the Company became subject to quarterly monitoring for compliance with the Business Plan.

 

There can be no assurance that we will regain and maintain compliance with the Public Holder Rule and the other listing requirements of the NYSE, or that we will not be delisted. If we are not able stay in compliance with the relevant listing requirements, including the Public Holder Rule, there is a risk that our securities may be delisted from the NYSE, which would adversely impact the liquidity of our securities.

 

Additionally, our Units will not be traded after completion of our initial Business Combination and, in connection with our initial Business Combination, we will be required to demonstrate compliance with the applicable exchange’s initial listing requirements, which are more rigorous than continued listing requirements, in order to continue to maintain the listing of our securities.

 

For instance, in order for our shares to be listed upon the consummation of our Business Combination, at such time our share price would generally be required to be at least $4.00 per share, our total market capitalization would be required to be at least $200.0 million, the aggregate market value of publicly held shares would be required to be at least $100.0 million and we would be required to have at least 400 round lot shareholders. We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those listing requirements at that time.

 

If any of our securities are delisted from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect such securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

 

  a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;

 

  reduced liquidity for our securities;

 

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a determination that our Class A ordinary shares are a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Class A ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities;

 

  a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and

 

  a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

 

The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or pre-empts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Our Units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants currently qualify as covered securities under the statute. Although the states are pre-empted from regulating the sale of covered securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. While we are not aware of a state having used these powers to prohibit or restrict the sale of securities issued by blank check companies, other than the State of Idaho, certain state securities regulators view blank check companies unfavorably and might use these powers, or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of blank check companies in their states. Further, if we were no longer listed on the NYSE, our securities would not qualify as covered securities under the statute and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities, which may negatively impact our ability to consummate our Initial Business Combination.

 

Our cash and cash equivalents could be adversely affected if the financial institutions in which we hold our cash and cash equivalents fail or be subject to adverse conditions.

 

We regularly maintain substantial funds in third-party financial institutions, including First Republic Bank (“FRB”), in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limit. Recently, there has been significant volatility and instability among banks and financial institutions. For example, on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the FDIC as receiver and, on March 19, 2023, S&P Global Ratings downgraded FRB’s credit rating to junk status ‘B-plus’ from the previous ‘BB-plus’ rating with FRB shortly thereafter announcing plans to raise capital. Although we did not maintain any funds at SVB, should one or more of the financial institutions at which deposits are maintained fail or be subject to other adverse conditions in the financial or credit markets, there is no guarantee as to the extent that we would recover the funds deposited, whether through FDIC coverage or otherwise, or the timing of any recovery.

 

The U.S. and global capital markets are subject to systemic risk that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Issuers, national and regional banks, financial institutions and other participants in the U.S. and global capital markets are closely interrelated as a result of credit, trading, clearing, technology and other relationships. A significant adverse development (such as a bank run, insolvency, bankruptcy or default) with one or more national or regional banks, financial institutions or other participants in the financial or capital markets may spread to others and lead to significant concentrated or market-wide problems (such as defaults, liquidity problems, impairment charges, additional bank runs and/or losses) for other participants in these markets. Future developments, including actions taken by the U.S. Department of Treasury, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, and systemic risk in the U.S. and global banking sectors and broader economies in general, are difficult to assess and quantify, and the form and magnitude of such developments or other actions of the U.S. Department of Treasury, FDIC and Federal Reserve Board may remain unknown for significant periods of time and could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, should there be additional systemic pressure on the financial system and capital markets, we cannot assure you of the response of any government or regulator, and any response may not be as favorable to industry participants as the measures currently being pursued. In addition, highly publicized issues related to the U.S. and global capital markets in the past have led to significant and widespread investor concerns over the integrity of the capital markets. Recent situations including, but not limited to, the closure of SVB could in the future lead to further rules and regulations for public companies, banks, financial institutions and other participants in the U.S. and global capital markets, and complying with the requirements of any such rules or regulations may be burdensome. Even if not adopted, evaluating and responding to any such proposed rules or regulations could results in increased costs and require significant attention from management.

 

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

 

On November 2, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 17,500,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $175,000,000. The Underwriters acted as the joint-book running managers. On November 16, 2021, the Underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased 2,495,246 Over-Allotment Units, generating gross proceeds of $24,952,460. The securities sold in our Initial Public Offering and the exercise of the over-allotment option were registered under the Securities Act on the registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-254238). The registration statement became effective on October 28, 2021.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of our Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 8,250,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in the First Private Placement to our Sponsor and the A Anchor Investors, generating gross proceeds of $8,250,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option, we consummated the sale of 748,574 Over-Allotment Warrants at a purchase price of $1.00 per warrant in the Second Private Placement to our Sponsor and the A Anchor Investors, generating gross proceeds of $748,574. Such securities were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

The Private Placement Warrants and the Over-Allotment Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in our Initial Public Offering and upon exercise of the over-allotment option, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Over-Allotment Warrants are not transferable, assignable or saleable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. 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.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

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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.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
3.1   Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 2, 2021).
     
31.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2*   Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1**   Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.2**   Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document.
     
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
     
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
     
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
     
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
     
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

 
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  SDCL EDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION
     
Date: May 18, 2023 By: /s/ Jonathan Maxwell
    Jonathan Maxwell
    Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

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