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BLUE WHALE ACQUISITION CORP I
FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTOR SUMMARY
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains statements that are forward-looking and as such are not historical facts. This includes, without limitation, statements under “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding our financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “shall,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
The forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following risks, uncertainties and other factors:
● | our being a company with no operating history and no operating revenues; |
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● | our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses; |
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● | our ability to complete our initial Business Combination (as defined below); |
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● | our expectations around the performance of a prospective target business or businesses; |
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● | our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial Business Combination; |
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● | our directors and officers allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination; |
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● | our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial Business Combination; |
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● | our pool of prospective target businesses and the media, entertainment and technology industries; |
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● | our ability to consummate an initial Business Combination due to the uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, global |
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● | the ability of our directors and officers to generate a number of potential Business Combination opportunities; |
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● | our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
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● | the lack of a market for our securities; |
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● | the use of proceeds not held in the Trust Account (as defined below); |
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● | the Trust Account not being subject to claims of third parties; |
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● | our financial performance following the Initial Public Offering (as defined below); and |
● | the other risk and uncertainties discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). |
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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PART I.
References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) to “we,” “us,” “our” “Blue Whale” or the “Company” are to Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I, a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Blue Whale Sponsor I LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company. References to our “initial shareholders” refer to our Sponsor and each of our independent directors.
Overview
We are a blank check company newly incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, which we refer to throughout this Annual Report as our initial business combination (“the initial Business Combination”). We have not yet selected any specific Business Combination target. We intend to effectuate our initial Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of our Initial Public Offering and the sale of our Private Placement Warrants (as defined below), our shares, debt, or a combination of cash, shares and debt.
We currently intend to concentrate our efforts identifying those businesses operating in the media, entertainment and technology industries, with an emphasis on those where our strategic expertise will be value-added to the potential target business. We believe that our broad industry focus will provide for many potential targets that could become attractive public companies as well as allow us to explore potential targets with a diverse set of business models and financial characteristics, including those that range from high-growth, early-stage innovators to more mature businesses with established franchises, revenue streams and cash flows.
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are seeking to invest in a business or businesses where we believe our management team can increase shareholder value and deliver
attractive investor returns. We plan to seek a business combination with a company that we believe has significant growth
opportunities with the potential to generate attractive future returns for our shareholders. We believe that the combination of our
management team, professional network, strong track record, investment expertise, proprietary transaction sourcing and due diligence
processes combined with our knowledge of valuation dynamics in the industry sectors in which we have an interest all position us
uniquely in the media content, entertainment and technology industries. We also believe that
Our sponsor, Blue Whale Sponsor I LLC (the “Sponsor”), a Cayman Islands limited liability company, is affiliated with Mubadala Capital. Mubadala Capital was established in 2011 as the asset management arm of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (“Mubadala”), an Abu Dhabi government-owned sovereign investor, with more than $243 billion of assets under management. Mubadala Capital invests across a range of asset classes, including private equity, public equity, and venture capital. Each business employs a fundamentals-driven investment strategy, prioritizing capital preservation and long-term value creation.
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registration statement for our initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) was declared effective on August 3,
2021. On August 6, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated a private placement (the “Private Placement”) of 3,000,000 Warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants,” and together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”) at a price of $2.00 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $6,000,000. Transaction costs amounted to $13,781,962, consisting of $4,588,162 of underwriting discount, $8,029,284 of deferred underwriting discount, and $1,164,516 of other offering costs. Simultaneously with the closing of the partial exercise of the Over-Allotment, the Company consummated an additional private placement (the “Additional Private Placement”) of 294,081 additional Private Placement Warrants at a price of $2.00 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $588,162.
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Following the closing of the Initial
Public Offering on August 6, 2021
We must consummate our initial Business Combination with one or more operating businesses or assets that together have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting discount held in trust and taxes payable) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial Business Combination. However, we will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that we will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully.
We have not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from March 10 (inception) through December 31,
We will provide our public shareholders
with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of the initial Business Combination either
(i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) without a shareholder vote by means of a tender
offer. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will
be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The public shareholders will be entitled to redeem their
We have 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to complete the initial Business Combination. However, if we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of our Initial Public Offering or during any extended time that the 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 10 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, divided by the number of then issued and 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 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 to comply with the requirements of any other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within the 24-month time period or during any Extension Period.
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Effecting a Business Combination
Our Business Strategy
Our objective is to identify and complete a business combination that generates substantial long-term value for our shareholders. We will seek a target company that demonstrates the characteristics described below. We will consider high-quality growth companies in the media, entertainment and technology industries, with an emphasis on those where our strategic expertise will be value-added to the potential target business.
Industry Trends
The continued growth of connected devices and the increased popularity of digital streaming services globally has supercharged the growth and value of entertainment content. Advancements in technology and cellular bandwidth have given more consumers the ability to stream media both in and out-of-home, leading to innovation in how content is delivered. The industry model transition from “ownership” to “access” allows for highly predictable subscription-based revenue streams, creating investment opportunities at various points in the value chain.
For example, the structural shift in music consumption and paid streaming across the music industry over the last decade is expected to accelerate as a result of the shift from offline to online music, the increased reliance on social media streaming for music discovery and promotion, and increased direct-to-consumer initiatives in merchandising and live streaming.
Geographically, growth opportunities in emerging markets, especially in China and India are particularly promising. Even more mature markets like North America present a strong opportunity to drive growth by converting ad-supported users into paid streaming subscribers.
We will seek a business combination with a company which we believe has significant growth opportunities with the potential to generate attractive future returns for our shareholders. We believe that the combination of our management team, professional network, strong track record, investment expertise, proprietary transaction sourcing and due diligence processes combined with our knowledge of valuation dynamics in the industry sectors in which we have an interest all position us uniquely in the entertainment and media content ecosystems.
In addition to the capital raised in the
Our Acquisition Criteria
We intend to search for Business Combination opportunities where our management team would be distinctly positioned to add value. We will use the following criteria as guidelines in evaluating acquisition opportunities, but we may decide to enter into our initial Business Combination with a target business that does not meet some or all of these criteria, which are not meant to be exhaustive:
● | Easy to understand business model: We will seek to focus on targets with a proven track record of growth and profitability, and seek a company that is mature enough to have a history of financial and operating data that we can use to conduct a thorough financial analysis and build a detailed financial forecast. We will seek to avoid early stage venture companies where there is either insufficient information to complete our due diligence process or where the business model is still unproven. |
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● | Demonstrable and durable free cash flow: We will seek targets with a proven track record of generating predictable, sustainable, and growing cash flows over a reasonably long-term which can either be re-invested in the business at high returns on capital (see below) or returned back to shareholders via dividends or share repurchases. |
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● | High potential returns on capital: We will seek companies that generate high returns on capital as we believe that a business’ value creation potential resides in its ability to generate returns well above its weighted-average cost of capital over time. |
● | Long runway for growth: We will seek companies operating in large and growing addressable markets. We will seek companies that have a clear runway for sustained growth in their existing core businesses and / or the optionality to expand into market adjacencies that may provide additional growth opportunities. |
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● | High quality management teams: We seek to invest in companies that are run by highly competent, respected, and talented management teams. |
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● | Strong corporate governance: We will seek a target that has a history of strong corporate governance, ideally with strong ESG practices. |
● | Focus on preserving capital and protecting downside: Mubadala Capital seeks to invest in strong and resilient business opportunities with a significant margin of safety imbedded in each opportunity. Mubadala Capital is focused on preservation of capital and finding opportunities with asymmetric risk/reward profiles that combine high upside potential with strong downside protection. |
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● | Partnership-oriented mentality: Mubadala Capital has a long history of forging partnerships with management teams and like-minded investors globally. Mubadala Capital’s partnership oriented investment approach typically resonates well with management teams who want the flexibility to operate their businesses whilst having a strong shareholder to support them over the long term. |
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● | Fundamental-driven analysis: Mubadala Capital’s investment process is based on a deep and thorough due diligence analysis. Its due diligence process typically entails management meetings, market studies, and the use of a wide variety of third-party resources to turn its investment intuition into investment conviction. Mubadala Capital’s goal is to be an expert on the businesses in which they invest. |
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● | Mubadala Capital backs market leaders: Mubadala Capital is focused on finding market leaders with world-class management teams, deep competitive moats, large addressable markets and attractive unit economics. Mubadala Capital undertakes significant analysis to understand the competitive landscape globally for the companies it invests in, and seeks to invest in businesses that are superior both on an absolute and relative basis. |
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● | Long-term investment horizon: Mubadala Capital takes a long-term approach to investing and has a history of owning businesses over long periods of time. While market multiples can change over time, Mubadala Capital believes that high quality businesses with strong returns on capital will prove to be valuable and scarce over time. |
We are a newly incorporated company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective. |
● | Past performance by our management team and our Sponsor’s advisors and their respective affiliates may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in the |
● | Nasdaq 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. |
● | Our public shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed business combination, which means we may complete our initial Business Combination even though a majority of our public shareholders do not support such a combination. |
● | If we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed to vote in favor of such initial |
● | Your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination will be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash, unless we seek shareholder approval of such Business Combination. |
● | The ability of our public shareholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential business combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a business combination with a target. |
● | The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares may not allow us to complete the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure. |
● | The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probability that our initial Business Combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares. |
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● | We may not be able to complete our initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame, in which case we would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our public shares and liquidate, in which case our public shareholders may receive only $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, and our |
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● | Our search for a business combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak and other events and the status of debt and equity markets. If we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination, our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may elect to purchase shares or Warrants from public shareholders, which may influence a vote on a proposed business combination and reduce the public “float” of our securities. |
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If a shareholder fails to receive notice of our offer to redeem our |
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● | You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the |
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● | You are not entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of many other blank check companies. |
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● | If we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination and we do not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, and if you or a “group” of shareholders are deemed to hold in excess of 15% of our Class A shares, you will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 15% of our Class A shares. |
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● | Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete our initial |
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● | As the number of special purpose acquisition companies increases, there may be more competition to find an attractive target for an initial Business Combination. This could increase the costs associated with completing our initial Business Combination and may result in our inability to find a suitable target for our initial Business Combination. |
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● | If the funds not being held in the |
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, our activities may be restricted, including: |
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● | restrictions on the issuance of securities; |
● | registration as an investment company with the SEC; |
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● | adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and |
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● | reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations that we are currently not subject to. |
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● | may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares; |
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● | could cause a change of control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares is issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present directors and officers; |
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● | may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; |
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● | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Units, ordinary shares and/or Warrants; and |
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● | may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our Warrants. |
● | default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial Business Combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; |
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● | acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
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● | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand; |
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● | our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding; |
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● | our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares; |
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● | using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
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● | limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
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● | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and |
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● | limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
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● | dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services. |
(i) | we issue additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of |
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(ii) | the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of our initial Business Combination on the date of the completion of our initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and |
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(iii) | the volume weighted average trading price of our Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which we consummate our initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, |
● | costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations and complying with commercial and legal requirements of overseas markets; |
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● | rules and regulations regarding currency redemption; |
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● | complex corporate withholding taxes on individuals; |
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● | laws governing the manner in which future Business Combinations may be effected; |
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● | tariffs and trade barriers; |
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● | regulations related to customs and import/export matters; |
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● | longer payment cycles; |
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● | tax consequences, such as tax law changes, including termination or reduction of tax and other incentives that the applicable government provides to domestic companies, and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States; |
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● | currency fluctuations and exchange controls; |
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● | rates of inflation; |
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● | challenges in collecting accounts receivable; |
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● | cultural and language differences; |
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● | employment regulations; |
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● | crime, strikes, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, wars and |
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● | deterioration of political relations with the United States; |
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● | obligatory military service by personnel; and |
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● | government appropriation of assets. |
● | an inability to compete effectively in a highly competitive environment with many incumbents having substantially greater resources than we do; |
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● | an inability to manage rapid change, increasing consumer expectations and growth; |
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● | an inability to build strong brand identity and improve subscriber or customer satisfaction and loyalty; |
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● | a reliance on proprietary technology to provide services and to manage our operations, and the failure of this technology to operate effectively, or our failure to use such technology effectively; |
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● | an inability to deal with our subscribers’ or customers’ privacy concerns; |
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● | an inability to attract and retain subscribers or customers; |
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● | an inability to license or enforce intellectual property rights on which our business may depend; |
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● | any significant disruption in our computer systems or those of third parties that we would utilize in our operations; |
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● | an inability by us, or a refusal by third parties, to license content to us upon acceptable terms; |
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● | potential liability for negligence, copyright, or trademark infringement or other claims based on the nature and content of materials that we may distribute; |
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● | competition for advertising revenue; |
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● | competition for the leisure and entertainment time and discretionary spending of subscribers or customers, which may intensify in part due to advances in technology and changes in consumer expectations and behavior; |
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● | disruption or failure of our networks, systems or technology as a result of computer viruses, “cyber-attacks,” misappropriation of data or other malfeasance, as well as outages, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, accidental releases of information or similar events; |
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● | an inability to obtain necessary hardware, software and operational support; and |
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● | reliance on third-party vendors or service providers. |
● | a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; |
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● | 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; |
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● | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
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You will not be permitted to exercise your Warrants unless we register and qualify the issuance of the underlying Class A ordinary shares or certain exemptions are available.
Pursuant to the terms of the warrant agreement, we have agreed that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of our initial Business Combination, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement covering the issuance of such shares, and we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of our 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, as specified in the warrant agreement. We cannot assure you that we will be able to do so if, for example, any facts or events arise which represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement or prospectus, the financial statements contained or incorporated by reference therein are not current, complete or correct or the SEC issues a stop order. If the shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants are not registered under the Securities Act in accordance with the above requirements, we will be required to permit holders to exercise their Warrants on a cashless basis, in which case, the number of Class A ordinary shares that you will receive upon cashless exercise will be based on a formula subject to a maximum amount of shares equal to 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per Warrant (subject to adjustment). However, no Warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and we will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their Warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available.
Notwithstanding the above, if our 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, we may, at our 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 we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any Warrant, or issue securities or other compensation in exchange for the Warrants in the event that we are unable to register or qualify the shares underlying the Warrants under applicable state securities laws and no exemption is available. If the issuance of the shares upon exercise of the Warrants is not so registered or qualified or exempt from registration or qualification, the holder of such Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In such event, holders who acquired their Warrants as part of a purchase of Units will have paid the full Unit purchase price solely for the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units. There may be a circumstance where an exemption from registration exists for holders of our
Our
We issued 5,735,202
If all of our Class G ordinary shares convert, our initial shareholders, including our Sponsor, will own, in the aggregate, 25% of the Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding at the time of the
Most blank check companies issue
founder shares representing 20% of the Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon the consummation of such blank check company’s
initial public offering. We
We may amend the terms of the Warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders of Public Warrants with the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding Public Warrants.
Our Warrants will be issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as
Our initial shareholders may receive additional Class A ordinary shares based on our trading price and/or based on certain strategic transactions after our initial
If between the closing of our initial
● | 15% at $15.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period, if achieved between the closing of our initial |
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● | 20% at $20.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period, if achieved between the closing of our initial |
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● | 25% at $25.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period, if achieved between the closing of our initial |
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Our Units began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) on August 4, 2021. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable Warrant to purchase one Class A ordinary share. On September 23, 2021, we announced that holders of the Units may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and redeemable Warrants included in the Units commencing on September 24, 2021. Any Units not separated continue to trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BWCAU”. Any underlying Class A ordinary shares and redeemable Warrants that were separated trade on the Nasdaq under the symbols “BWC” and “BWCAW,” respectively.
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We have not paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of our initial Business Combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition subsequent to completion of our initial Business Combination. The payment of any cash dividends subsequent to our initial Business Combination will be within the discretion of our board of directors at such time. In addition, our board of directors is not currently contemplating and does not anticipate declaring any share dividends in the foreseeable future. Further, if we incur any indebtedness in connection with our initial Business Combination, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants we may agree to in connection therewith.
(d) | Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans |
None.
(e) | Performance Graph |
The performance graph has been omitted as permitted under rules applicable to smaller reporting companies.
(f) | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered Offerings |
Unregistered Sales
In March 2021, the Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share, to cover certain offering costs in consideration for 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001. Up to 750,000 founder shares were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised. Such shares have been recapitalized into 2,548,979 Class F ordinary shares and 5,097,958 Class G ordinary shares (which we respectively refer to as “Class F founder shares” and “Class G founder shares,” and collectively refer to as “founder shares”). Pursuant to a re-organization of the Company’s share capital effective July 5, 2021, the Class B ordinary shares have been canceled and all of the shares presently issued and outstanding are Class F ordinary shares and Class G ordinary shares. (See Note 8)
Simultaneously with the consummation
of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated a private placement of 3,000,000 Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor at a price of
$2.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $6,000,000. On August
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The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the
Of the gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement Warrants, $229,408,110 were placed in the Trust Account.
We paid a total of $4,588,162 in underwriting discounts and commissions and $1,164,516 of other offering costs (including in connection with the exercise of the over-allotment option). In addition, the underwriters agreed to defer $8,029,284 in underwriting discounts and commissions (including those attributable to the Units sold in connection with the exercise of the over-allotment option).
Use of Proceeds
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 3, 2021. On August 6, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 22,940,811 units, including the issuance of 2,940,811 units as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $229,408,110. On August 16, 2021, the Underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 2,940,811 Over-Allotment Units, generating additional gross proceeds of $229,480,110. Each Unit consisted of one Public Share and one-fourth of one redeemable Warrant. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Public Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated a private placement of 3,294,081 Warrants at a price of $2.00 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $6,588,162.
In connection with the Initial Public Offering, we incurred offering costs of approximately $13,781,962 (including deferred underwriting commissions of approximately $8,029,284). Other incurred offering costs consisted principally of preparation fees related to the Initial Public Offering. After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (excluding the deferred portion, which amount will be payable upon consummation of the initial Business Combination, if consummated) and the Initial Public Offering expenses, $229,408,110 of the net proceeds from our Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds from the private placement of the Private Placement Warrants (or $10.00 per Unit sold in the Initial Public Offering) was placed in the Trust Account. The net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants are held in the Trust Account as described elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
There has been no material change in the planned use of the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement as is described in the Company’s final prospectus related to the Initial Public Offering. For a description of the use of the proceeds generated from the Initial Public Offering, see “Item 1. Business.”
Item 6. [Reserved]
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
References to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes related thereto which are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factor Summary,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on March 10, 2021 for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. While we may pursue an initial Business Combination target in any industry or geographic location, we intend to focus our search for a target business operating in the media, entertainment and technology industries. Our Sponsor, Blue Whale Sponsor I LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company. We intend to effectuate our initial Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of our initial public offering and the private placement of the private placement warrants, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, equity and debt. We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
Our registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 3, 2021. On August 6, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units, including the issuance of 2,940,811 units as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $229,408,110. Each Unit consisted of one Public Share and one-fourth of one redeemable Warrant. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Public Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on August 6, 2021, $200,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a non-interest bearing Trust Account (the “Trust Account”). If, in the future, the proceeds held in the Trust Account are invested, then the proceeds will be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations bills with a maturity 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. Assuming an interest rate of 0.10% per year, the trust account may generate approximately $200,000 of interest annually; however, we can provide no assurances regarding this amount or that we will invest in U.S. government treasury obligations. We will not be permitted to withdraw any of the principal or interest held in the trust account except for the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes, if any. The funds held in the trust account will not otherwise be released from the trust account until the earliest of: (1) our completion of an initial business combination; (2) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (3) the redemption of our public shares if we have not completed an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law.
If we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or during any Extension Period, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no 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, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public Shareholder’s rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law.
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Results of Operations
Our only activities from inception through December 31, 2021 were those related to our formation, the preparation for our Initial Public Offering and, since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial Business Combination, at the earliest. We incurred expenses as a result of being a public company (including for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for expenses in connection with searching for a prospective initial Business Combination.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, we had net income of $4,973,336 which is comprised of formation and operating expenses of $1,669,505, a change in the fair value of the Forward Purchase Agreements of $400,000, offset by a change in fair value of the Warrant liability of $7,042,841.
For the period from March 10, 2021, through December 31, 2021, we had net income of $865,634, which is comprised of formation and operating expenses of $984,902, transaction costs allocable to warrant liability of $385,907, offset by a change in fair value of the warrant liability of $1,986,443 and a change in fair value of FPA asset of $250,000.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On August 6, 2021 the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated a private placement of 3,000,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $2.00 per Private Placement Warrant to its Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $6,000,000.
On August 16, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 2,940,811 Over-Allotment Units, generating an aggregate of gross proceeds of $29,408,110, incurred $588,162 in cash underwriting fees, and forfeited the remainder of the option, which over-allotment closed on August 18, 2021. Simultaneously with the closing of the exercise of the overallotment option, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of an additional 294,081 Private Placement Warrants to the Company’s Sponsor, at a purchase price of $2.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $588,162.
Following the consummation of the Initial Public Offering on August 6, 2021, an amount of $200,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering was placed in the Trust Account. Transaction costs amounted to $13,781,962 consisting of $4,588,162 of underwriting fees, $8,029,284 of deferred underwriting fees and $1,164,516 of other costs.
As of December 31,
As of December 31,
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In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor, or our officers and directors may provide us working capital loans (“Working Capital Loans”). On February 16, 2022, the Sponsor confirmed to the Company that it will provide any such Working Capital Loans for at least the next twelve months. On February 22, 2022, the Company drew down and received cash proceeds of $2.5 million from the Sponsor under the Working Capital Loan arrangement.
Based on the Company’s evaluation of its working capital, along with, the liquidity condition and date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these financial statements are issued. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On March 11, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,750,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to 750,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part. Such shares have been recapitalized into 2,548,979 Class F ordinary shares and 5,097,958 Class G ordinary shares (which we respectively refer to as “Class F founder shares” and “Class G founder shares,” and collectively refer to as “founder shares” as further described herein). Pursuant to a re-organization of the Company’s share capital effective July 5, 2021, the Class B ordinary shares have been
On August
The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until two years after the completion of a Business Combination.
Related Party Loans
On March 11, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). The Note is non-interest bearing and is payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2022 or (ii) the date the Company completes its initial Business Combination. On March 13, 2023, the Company and the Sponsor amended and restated the Note (the “Amended Note”). The Amended Note is non-interest bearing and is payable on the earlier of (i) the date by which the Company is required to complete an initial Business Combination pursuant to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company and (ii) the date the Company completes its initial Business Combination. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $156,384 outstanding on the Note, which is classified as current on our Balance Sheets.
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In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor, or the Company’s officers and directors may loan the Company funds as may be required (the “Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. On February 16, 2022, the Sponsor confirmed to the Company that it will provide any such Working Capital Loans for at least the next twelve months, pursuant to a promissory note. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $2,500,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into warrants at a price of $2.00 per warrant. The warrants will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans.
In addition, our Sponsor, officers and directors, or our respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our Sponsor, executive officers or directors, or our affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial Business Combination will be made using funds held outside the Trust Account. There was $325,000 due to related party at December 31,
Contractual Obligations
Administrative Services Agreement
Commencing on the date that our securities were first listed on Nasdaq through the earlier of consummation of the initial Business Combination and the liquidation, we agreed to pay our Sponsor $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to us by an affiliate of our Sponsor.
Registration Rights Agreement
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares, and any shares that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the Founder Shares) were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities were entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders had certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of 2.00% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $4,588,162. In addition, the underwriters will be entitled to a deferred fee of three and half percent (3.50%) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $8,029,284. On August 16, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 2,940,811 Over-Allotment Units, generating an aggregate of gross proceeds of $29,480,110, incurred $588,162 in cash underwriting fees and $1,029,284 in deferred underwriters’ fees, and forfeited the remainder of the option, which over-allotment closed on August 18, 2021. The deferred fee was placed in the Trust Account and will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Forward Purchase Agreement
The Company entered into a forward purchase agreement with MIC Capital Partners (Public) Parallel Cayman, LP, an affiliate of the Sponsor, providing for the purchase, in its sole discretion, an aggregate of up to 5,000,000 Units for an aggregate purchase price of up to $50,000,000, or $10.00 per Unit, in a private placement to close substantially concurrently with the closing of our initial Business Combination. The forward purchase investor will determine in its sole discretion the specific number of forward purchase Units it will purchase, if any, pursuant to the forward purchase agreement. Each forward purchase Unit will consist of one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable Warrant. The terms of the forward purchase Units will generally be identical to the terms of the units being issued in the Initial Public Offering, except that the securities underlying the forward purchase Units will be subject to certain registration rights.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
This management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with United
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company accounts for the Warrants and Forward Purchase Agreements (“FPAs”) as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the specific terms of the Warrants and FPAs and the applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“Warrants and FPAs ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether they are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the Warrants and FPAs are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the holders of the Warrants could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of issuance of the Warrants and execution of the FPAs and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the Warrants and FPAs are outstanding. For issued or modified warrants and FPAs that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, such warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants and FPAs that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, such warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of liability-classified warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In August 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020- 06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its financial statements.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.
Item 7.A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure 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.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying balance
Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company’s business plan is dependent on the completion of a business combination and the Company’s cash and working capital as of December 31, 2022 are not sufficient to complete its planned activities. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to
error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. As part of our audit /s/
F- BLUE WHALE ACQUISITION CORP I F-3 BLUE WHALE ACQUISITION CORP I STATEMENTS OF INCOME The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. F-4 BLUE WHALE ACQUISITION CORP I ) F-5 BLUE WHALE ACQUISITION CORP I FOR THE F-6 BLUE WHALE ACQUISITION CORP I NOTE 1. Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 10, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “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 December 31, The
registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 3, 2021. On August 6, 2021,
the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of On
August 16, 2021, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and BofA Securities (the “underwriters”) partially exercised the
over-allotment option granted to it by the Company and purchased an additional Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on August 6, 2021, an amount of $ Transaction costs amounted to $ The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. Nasdaq rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least F-7 The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “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. In connection with a proposed Business Combination, the Company may seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which shareholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $ 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 Certificate of Incorporation 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 seeking redemption rights with respect to The public shareholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $ If a shareholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation, offer such redemption pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “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. The Company’s Sponsor has agreed (a) to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), the ordinary share included in the Private Units (the “Private Shares”) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination, (b) not to propose an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the Company’s pre-Business Combination activities prior to the consummation of a Business Combination unless the Company provides dissenting public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment; (c) not to redeem any shares (including the Founder Shares) and Private Placement Units (including underlying securities) into the right to receive cash from the Trust Account in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a Business Combination (or to sell any shares in a tender offer in connection with a Business Combination if the Company does not seek shareholder approval in connection therewith) or a vote to amend the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation relating to shareholders’ rights of pre-Business Combination activity and (d) that the Founder Shares and Private Placement Units (including underlying securities) shall not participate in any liquidating distributions upon winding up if a Business Combination is not consummated. However, the Sponsor will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering if the Company fails to complete its Business Combination. The Company will have until August 6, 2023, to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period or during any Extension Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no 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, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public Shareholder’s rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit $ . F-8 The Sponsor has agreed to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares and Private Placement Shares it will receive if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor or any of its respective affiliates acquire Public Shares, 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. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Proposed Public Offering price per share ($ 10.00). In order to protect the amounts held in the trust, the Sponsor has agreed that it will 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 entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or similar agreement or Business Combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the day of liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable; provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to monies held in 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”). However, the Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has the Company independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure its shareholders that the Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. None of the Company’s officers or directors will indemnify the Company for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses. 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, 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. Risks and Uncertainties In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced military operations in Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. The impact of this action and related sanctions on the global economy are not determinable as of the date of these financial statements and the specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these financial statements. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. NOTE 2. Basis of Presentation The accompanying financial statements 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. Liquidity and Capital Resources As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $ F-9 In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standard Board (“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 August 6, 2023, 24 months from the The Company’s evaluation of its working capital, along with, the liquidity condition and date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern one Emerging Growth Company The Company is an “ Further, Section Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $ F-10 Cash Held in Trust Account At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in non-interest bearing cash accounts. Income Taxes The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statements recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months. The Company accounts for its shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares of ordinary share (including shares of ordinary share that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. The Company’s shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at December 31, As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the ordinary share reflected on the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table: Offering Costs Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs amounting to $ F-11 The transfer of the Founder Shares (see Note 5) is in the scope of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, share-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The Founders Shares were granted subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a Business Combination). Share-based compensation would be recognized at the date a Business Combination is considered probable (i.e., upon occurrence of a Business Combination) in an amount equal to the number of Founders Shares that ultimately vest multiplied by the grant date fair value per share (unless subsequently modified) less the amount initially received for the purchase of the Founders Shares. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company determined that a Business Combination is not considered probable, and, therefore, no share-based compensation expense has been recognized. The fair value at the grant date of the Basic income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income applicable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Consistent with A reconciliation of net income per ordinary share is as follows: For the For the 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 Corporation coverage limit of $ F-12 Fair Value of Financial Instruments The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature, except for the Warrants liabilities and FPA which are measured at
fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities
and change in fair value of FPA, respectively, in the statement of income. 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”. 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. Recently Issued Accounting Standards In August 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020- 06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its financial statements. Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. NOTE 3. Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold On August 16, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional NOTE 4. Simultaneously
with the initial public offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of Each Private Placement Warrant is identical to the warrants offered in the Initial Public Offering, except there will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to Private Placement Warrants, which will expire worthless if we do not consummate a Business Combination within the Combination Period. F-13 NOTE 5. Founder Shares On August The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until two years after the completion of a Business Combination. Promissory Note — Related Party On March 11, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $ Related Party Loans In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor, or the Company’s officers and directors may loan the Company funds as may be required (the “Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. On February 16, 2022, the Sponsor confirmed to the Company that it will provide any such Working Capital Loans for at least the next twelve months, pursuant to a promissory note. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $ On February 16, 2022, the Company entered into a promissory note with the Sponsor pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to an aggregate principal amount of $ In addition, our Sponsor, officers and directors, or our respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our Sponsor, executive officers or directors, or our affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial Business Combination will be made using funds held outside the Trust Account. There was $ F-14 Administrative Support Agreement The
Company entered into an agreement, whereby, commencing on August 6, 2021, through the earlier of the consummation of a Business
Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company may reimburse an affiliate of the Sponsor up to an amount of $ NOTE 6. Registration Rights The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, the Forward Purchase Warrant, the Units, and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans (and in each case holders of their component securities, as applicable) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to our Class A ordinary shares). The holders of the majority 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 the consummation of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Underwriting Agreement Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of Forward Purchase Agreement The Company entered into a Forward Purchase Agreement (“FPA”) that will provide for the purchase of an aggregate of Consistent
with the warrant liability discussed in Note 9, the Company will account for the FPA in accordance with the guidance contained in
ASC 815-40. Such guidance provides that because the FPA units do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each unit
must be recorded as an asset or a liability. The Company will classify the FPA at its fair value. The FPA is subject to
re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such remeasurement, the FPA will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in
fair value recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 the fair value
of the FPA was a liability of $250,000 and an asset of $150,000, respectively. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the change in fair value of the FPA was
($400,000) and $250,000, respectively. NOTE 7. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of future events. The Company is authorized to issue F-15 NOTE 8. Preferred Shares Founder shares Shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held (on an as-converted to Class A ordinary share basis) on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Prior to our initial Business Combination, only holders of our Class F ordinary shares will have the right to vote on the appointment of directors. Holders of our Class G ordinary shares and public shares will not be entitled to vote on the appointment of directors during such time. The Class F founder shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares on the first business day following the closing of our initial business combination, at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class F founder shares will equal, in the aggregate on an as converted basis, The Class G founder shares will convert into Class A ordinary shares after our initial business combination only to the extent certain triggering events occur prior to the applicable anniversary of our initial business combination including three triggering events based on our shares trading at $ The Class G ordinary shares were granted subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a Business Combination), as well as various market conditions (i.e., share price targets after consummation of the Business Combination). The various market conditions are considered in determining the grant date fair value of these instruments using Monte Carlo simulation. Compensation expense related to the Class G ordinary shares is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of occurrence. F-16 NOTE 9. WARRANT LIABILITIES The Company accounts for Warrants — The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No Public Warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their Public Warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available. The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $ . Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Warrants for redemption: The Company will not redeem the warrants as described above unless an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the 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. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if the Company is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. F-17 Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $ If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may not exercise its redemption right if the issuance of shares of ordinary shares upon exercise of the warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable state blue sky laws or the Company is unable to effect such registration or qualification. The exercise price and number of shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Public Warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless. If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of shares of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless. In addition, if (x) the Company issues, other than in connection with its forward purchase agreement, additional ordinary shares or equity- linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $ The Private Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants included in the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants will and the shares of ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until F-18 NOTE 10. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include: The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value: The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value: The Warrants liabilities and FPA were accounted for in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities and FPA on our balance sheet. The warrant liabilities and FPA are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities and change in fair value of FPA, respectively, in the statement of operations. Level 1 instruments include the Public Warrants. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, benchmark yields, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments. The Public Warrants for periods where no observable traded price was available are valued using a barrier option simulation. For the period ended December 31, F-19 Initial Measurement Warrants The Warrants were accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities on our The Private Placement Warrants
were valued using a Modified Black Scholes Option Pricing Model, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. The Modified
Black Scholes model’s primary unobservable input utilized in determining the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is the
expected volatility of the ordinary shares. The expected volatility as of the IPO date was derived from observable public warrant pricing
on comparable ‘blank-check’ companies without an identified target. The expected volatility as of subsequent valuation dates
was implied from the Company’s own public warrant pricing. December 31, December 31, The following table presents a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants, a Level 3 liability, measured on a recurring basis. FPA The FPA were valued using a discounted cash flows method, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. Under the discounted cash flow method utilized, the aggregate commitment of $200 million pursuant to the FPA is discounted to present value and compared to the fair value of the ordinary shares and warrants to be issued pursuant to the FPA. The fair value of the ordinary shares and warrants to be issued under the FPA are based on the public trading price of the Units issued in the Company’s IPO. The excess (liability) or deficit (asset) of the fair value of the ordinary shares and warrants to be issued compared to the $50 million fixed commitment is then reduced to account for the probability of consummation of the Business Combination. The primary unobservable input utilized in determining the fair value of the FPA is the probability of consummation of the Business Combination. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the probability assigned to the consummation of the Business Combination was 60% and 95%, respectively, which was determined based on observed success rates of business combinations for special purpose acquisition companies.
F-20 NOTE 11. Management of the Company evaluated events that have occurred after the balance sheet date of December 31,
On March 13, F- Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. None. Item 9.A. Controls and Procedures. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management’s Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting In
making these assessments, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessments and those criteria, management
determined that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective. Management
has implemented remediation steps to improve our internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, we expanded and improved our
review process for complex securities.
This Report does not include an attestation report of internal controls from our independent registered public accounting firm due to
53 Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting Item 9.B. Other Information. None. Item 9.C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections. Not applicable. 54 PART III. Item 10. Directors, Executive Officer and Corporate Governance. Directors and Executive Officers Our directors and officers are as follows: Maxime Franzetti, David H. Johnson, Russ Pillar, 55 Zahavah Levine Adib Mattar, Gregg
Walker, Jordan Zachary, 56 Director Independence Nasdaq listing standards require that a majority of our board of directors be independent within one year of our Initial Public Offering. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. We have four “independent directors” as defined in the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Our board has determined that each of David H. Johnson, Gregg Walker, Jordan Zachary and Zahavah Levine is an independent director under applicable SEC rules and the Nasdaq listing standards. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present. Number, Terms of Office and Election of Officers and Directors Our board of directors consists of six members. Prior to our initial Business Combination, holders of our founder shares will have the right to appoint all of our directors and remove members of the board of directors for any reason, and holders of our public shares will not have the right to vote on the appointment of directors during such time. These provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may only be amended by a special resolution passed by a majority of at least 90% of our ordinary shares attending and voting in a general meeting. Each of our directors will hold office for a two-year term. Subject to any other special rights applicable to the shareholders, any vacancies on our board of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present and voting at the meeting of our board of directors or by a majority of the holders of our ordinary shares (or, prior to our initial Business Combination, holders of our founder shares). Our officers are appointed by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our board of directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association as it deems appropriate. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that our officers may consist of a Chairman, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, Vice Presidents, a Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and such other offices as may be determined by the board of directors. Committees of the Board of Directors Our board of directors has three standing committees: an audit committee; a compensation committee; and a nominating and corporate governance committee. Each of our audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee is comprised solely of independent directors. Each committee operates under a charter that was approved by our board of directors and has the composition and responsibilities described below. The charter of each committee is available on our website. Audit Committee The members of our audit committee are Jordan Zachary and David H. Johnson, and Gregg Walker serves as chairman of the audit committee. Each member of the audit committee is financially literate and our board of directors has determined that Gregg Walker qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and has accounting or related financial management expertise. We have adopted an audit committee charter, which details the purpose and principal functions of the audit committee, including: 57 Compensation Committee The members of our compensation committee are Zahavah Levine and Gregg Walker, and Jordan Zachary serves as chairman of the compensation committee. We have adopted a compensation committee charter, which details the purpose and responsibility of the compensation committee, including: 58 The charter also provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, independent legal counsel or other adviser and is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by Nasdaq and the SEC. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee The members of our nominating and corporate governance committee are David H. Johnson and Gregg Walker, and Zahavah Levine serves as chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee. We have adopted a nominating and corporate governance committee charter, which details the purpose and responsibilities of the nominating and corporate governance committee, including: The charter also provides that the nominating and corporate governance committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of, and terminate, any search firm to be used to identify director candidates, and is directly responsible for approving the search firm’s fees and other retention terms. We have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess. In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, the board of directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best interests of our shareholders. Prior to our initial Business Combination, holders of our public shares will not have the right to recommend director candidates for nomination to our board of directors. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation None of our officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one or more officers serving on our board of directors. Code of Ethics We have adopted a code of ethics and business conduct (our “Code of Ethics”) applicable to our directors, officers and employees. We have also posted a copy of our Code of Ethics and the charters of our audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee on our website www.bluewhaleipo.com under Other Materials. Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and is not considered part of, this Annual Report. You will be able to review this document by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s website at www.sec. If we make any amendments to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics other than technical, administrative or other non-substantive amendments, or grant any waiver, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions requiring disclosure under applicable SEC or Nasdaq rules, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website. Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our officers, directors and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and ten percent stockholders are required by regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on review of the copies of such forms furnished to us, or written representations that no Forms 5 were required, we believe that, during the fiscal year ended December 31, Conflicts of Interest Under Cayman Islands law, directors and officers owe the following fiduciary duties: In addition to the above, directors also owe a duty of care, which is not fiduciary in nature. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as a reasonably diligent person having both the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried out by that director in relation to the company and the general knowledge, skill and experience which that director has. As set out above, directors have a duty not to put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized in advance by the shareholders; provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of permission granted in the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings. Our management team, in their capacities as directors, officers or employees of our Sponsor or its affiliates or in their other endeavors, may choose to present potential Business Combinations to the related entities described above, current or future entities affiliated with or managed by our Sponsor, or third parties, before they present such opportunities to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law and any other applicable fiduciary duties. Our directors and officers presently have, and any of them in the future may have, additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a Business Combination opportunity to such entity. Accordingly, if any of our directors or officers becomes aware of a Business Combination opportunity that is suitable for an entity to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may need to honor these fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such Business Combination opportunity to such entity, or in the case of a non-compete restriction, may not present such opportunity to us at all, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other. Our directors and officers are also not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs, and, accordingly, will have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities, including identifying potential Business Combinations and monitoring the related due diligence. See Item 1A. “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Management Team and Conflicts of Interest — Certain of our directors and officers are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.” 60 We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our directors or officers will materially affect our ability to identify and pursue Business Combination opportunities or complete our initial Business Combination. Our Sponsor’s advisors are not under any obligation to source any potential opportunities for our initial Business Combination or refer any such opportunities to our Potential investors should also be aware of the following potential conflicts of interest: 61 The conflicts described above may not be resolved in our favor. Accordingly, as a result of multiple business affiliations, our directors and officers have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the above-listed criteria to multiple entities. Below is a table summarizing the entities to which our directors and officers currently have fiduciary duties or contractual obligations: MIC Capital Partners III MC Private Equity IV Mubadala Capital LLC The Raine Group LLC REEF Technology Peterson Farms, Inc Investment Fund Investment Fund Asset Management Advisory Services Logistics Company Fruit Processing Company Manager Manager Head of Private Equity Board Member Board Member Board Member Online Entertainment Accordingly, if any of the above directors or officers become aware of a Business Combination opportunity which is suitable for any of the above entities to which he or she has then-current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such Business Combination opportunity to such entity, and only present it to us if such entity rejects the opportunity, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law: (i) no individual serving as a director or an officer shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as us; and (ii) we renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any director or officer, on the one hand, and us, on the other. We do not believe, however, that any of the foregoing fiduciary duties or contractual obligations will materially affect our ability to identify and pursue Business Combination opportunities or complete our initial Business Combination. 62 We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial Business Combination with a company that is affiliated with our Sponsor, directors or officers. In the event we seek to complete our initial Business Combination with such a company, we, or a committee of independent and disinterested directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions that such an initial Business Combination is fair to our In addition, our Sponsor or any of its affiliates may make additional investments in the In the event that we submit our initial Business Combination to our public shareholders for a vote, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed, pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to vote any founder shares (and their permitted transferees will agree) and public shares held by them in favor of our initial Business Combination. Item 11. Executive Compensation. Officer and Director Compensation None of our directors or officers have received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. Commencing on the date that our securities were first listed on Nasdaq through the earlier of consummation of our initial Business Combination and our liquidation, we will continue to pay an affiliate of our Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. Our Sponsor, directors and officers, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our Sponsor, directors, officers or our or any of their affiliates. Other than quarterly audit committee review of such reimbursements, we do not expect to have any additional controls in place governing our reimbursement payments to our directors and officers for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with our activities on our behalf in connection with identifying and consummating an initial After the completion of our initial Business Combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other compensation from the combined company. All compensation will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed Business Combination. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time, because the directors of the post-combination business will be responsible for determining executive officer and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our officers after the completion of our initial Business Combination will be determined by a compensation committee constituted solely by independent directors. We are not party to any agreements with our directors and officers that provide for benefits upon termination of employment. The existence or terms of any such employment or consulting arrangements may influence our management’s motivation in identifying or selecting a target business, and we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after the consummation of our initial Business Combination should be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential Business Combination. 63 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. We have no compensation plans under which equity securities are authorized for issuance. The
following table sets forth information available to us at April Unless
otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares
of ordinary stock beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of the Private
Placement Warrants as these are not exercisable within 60 days of Approximate Percentage of Issued and Outstanding Ordinary Shares(3) 2,000,000 9 2,000,000 2,000,000 - - 9,600 * * 9,600 * 64 Shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held (on an as-converted to Class A ordinary share basis) on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Prior to our initial 65 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. Founder Shares On March 11, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,750,000 shares of Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to 750,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part. Such shares have been recapitalized into 2,548,979 Class F ordinary shares and 5,097,958 Class G ordinary shares (which we respectively refer to as “Class F founder shares” and “Class G founder shares,” and collectively refer to as “founder shares” as further described herein). Pursuant to a re-organization of the Company’s share capital effective July 5, 2021, the Class B ordinary shares have been canceled and all of the shares presently issued and outstanding are Class F ordinary shares and Class G ordinary shares. (See Note 9). On August The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until two years after the completion of a Business Combination. Private Placement Warrants Simultaneously with the closing
of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 3,000,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $2.00 per
Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $6,000,000, in a private placement. The Private Placement Warrants (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination and they will not be redeemable by the Company (except under certain limited exceptions) so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. The Sponsor, or its permitted transferees, have the option to exercise the Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis and have certain registration rights. Otherwise, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Public Warrants. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. If the Company does not complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares, and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. Registration Rights The
holders of the founder shares, Private Placement Warrants, the Forward Purchase Warrants, the Units, and any Warrants that may be
issued on conversion of Working Capital Loans (as defined below) (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the
Private Placement Warrants or Warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the founder
shares) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on August 6, 2021, requiring the
Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the founder shares, only after conversion to the Class A ordinary
shares). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands,
that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with
respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination and rights to require the
Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. Pursuant to the forward purchase
agreement, we agreed that we will use our reasonable best efforts to (i) within 30 days after the closing of the initial 66 Related Party Notes On March 11, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). On March 13, 2023, the Company and the Sponsor amended and restated the Note (the “Amended Note”). The Amended Note is non-interest bearing and is payable on the earlier of (i) the date by which the Company is required to complete an initial Business Combination pursuant to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company and (ii) the date the Company completes its initial Business Combination. The Note is non-interest bearing and is payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2022 or (ii) the date the Company completes its initial business combination. As of December 31, On
February 22, 2022, pursuant to a promissory note between the Sponsor and the Company signed on February 16, 2022, the Company drew
$2,500,000 on the Working Capital Loan with the Sponsor. The Working Capital Loan is non-interest bearing and due on the earlier of
the date by which the Company has to complete a Business Combination, and the effective date of a Business Combination. Administrative Services Agreement Commencing on the date our securities were first listed on Nasdaq, the Company has paid the Sponsor $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, administrative and support services. Upon completion of the initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services. Fees for professional services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm for the Policy on Board Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of the Independent Auditors Our
audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our Initial Public Offering. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve
all of the foregoing services, although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our board
of directors. Since the formation of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will pre-approve
all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject
to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to
the completion of the audit). 67 PART IV. Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules. 68 Item 16. Form 10-K Summary. None. 69 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. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 70
December 31,
2022
December 31,
2021
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash
$
$
Prepaid expenses - current
Total Current Assets
Forward purchase agreement
Prepaid expenses - non-current
Cash held in Trust Account
TOTAL ASSETS
$
$
LIABILITIES, CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses
$
$
Accrued expenses - related party
Promissory note - related party
Convertible note - related party - current
Accounts payable - related party
Total Current Liabilities
Warrant liability
Forward purchase agreement liability
Deferred underwriting fee payable
Total Liabilities
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
Class A ordinary shares subject to
possible redemption $
par
value, shares
at redemption value of $10 at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
Shareholders’ Deficit
Preference Shares, $
par value; shares authorized, outstanding
Class A ordinary shares, $
par value, shares authorized, -issued and outstanding (excluding shares subject to redemption) at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
Class F ordinary shares, $
par value; shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
Class G ordinary shares, $
par value; shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated deficit
(
)
(
)
Total Shareholders’ Deficit
(
)
(
)
TOTAL LIABILITIES, CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFCIT
$
$
For the
twelve months ended
December 31,
2022
For the
period from
March 10, 2021
(inception) through
December 31,
2021
Formation costs and other operating expenses
$
$
Loss from operations
(
)
(
)
Other Income (expense):
Transaction costs allocable to warrant liability
(
)
Change in fair value of warrant liability
Change in fair value of forward purchase agreement
(
)
Net income
$
$
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A redeemable ordinary shares
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A ordinary shares
$
$
Weighted average shares outstanding, Class F ordinary shares non-redeemable shares
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class F ordinary shares, non-redeemable shares
$
$
FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND FOR THE PERIOD FROM
MARCH
Class F
Ordinary Shares
Class G
Ordinary Shares
Additional
Paid in
Accumulated
Total
Shareholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Deficit
Balance – January 1, 2022
$
$
$
$
(
)
$
(
)
Net income
-
-
Balance – March 31, 2022
(
)
(
)
Net income
-
-
Balance – June 30, 2022
(
)
(
)
Net income
-
-
Balance – September 30, 2022
$
$
$
$
(
)
$
(
)
Net income
-
-
Balance – December 31, 2022
$
$
$
$
(
)
$
(
)
Class F
Ordinary Shares
Class G
Ordinary Shares
Additional
Paid in
Accumulated
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
(Deficit)
Balance – March 10, 2021 (inception)
$
$
$
$
$
Issuance of Class F ordinary shares to sponsors
-
Issuance of Class G ordinary shares to sponsors
-
Excess of cash received from private placement warrants
-
-
Partial exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option
(
)
Class A ordinary shares accretion to redemption value
-
-
(
)
(
)
(
)
Net Income
-
-
Balance – December 31, 2021
$
$
$
$
(
)
$
(
)
FROM MARCH
For the
twelve
months ended
December 31
2022
For the
period from
March 10, 2021
(Inception) through
December 31
2021
Cash flow from Operating Activities:
Net income
$
$
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Change in fair value of warrant liability
(
)
(
)
Transaction costs allocated to warrant liability
Change in fair value of forward purchase agreement
(
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses
(
)
Accrued expenses
(
)
Accrued expenses - related party
Net cash used in operating activities
$
(
)
$
(
)
Cash flows from Investing Activities:
Investment of cash into Trust Account
(
)
Net cash used in investing activities
$
$
(
)
Cash flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from sale of Class A ordinary shares; net of underwriting discounts paid
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants
Proceeds from promissory note
Payment of offering costs
(
)
Proceeds from convertible note - related party
Net cash provided by financing activities
$
$
Net change in cash
Cash - Beginning of period
Cash - End of Period
$
$
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Offering costs included in accrued offering costs
$
$
Payment of accrued expense through promissory note
$
$
Payment of prepaid expenses through promissory note
$
$
(
)
Deferred underwriting fee payable
$
$
Initial measurement of warrants issued in connection with the initial public offering accounted for as liabilities
$
$
Initial measurement of forward purchase agreement units issued in connection with the initial public offering accounted for as liabilities
$
$
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Gross Proceeds
$
Less:
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants
(
)
Class A ordinary shares issuance costs
(
)
Plus:
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
$
Twelve Months ended
December 31,
2022
period from
March 10, 2021
(inception) through
December 31,
2021
Class A
Class F
Class A
Class F
EPS
Numerator: Net Income
Allocation of net income
$
$
$
$
Denominator: Weighted Average share
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share
$
$
$
$
●
in whole and not in part;
●
at a price of $
●
upon not less than
●
if, and only if, the reported last sale 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 as described) for any
●
in whole and not in part;
●
at $
●
if, and only if, the Reference Value (as defined above under “Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00”) equals or exceeds $
●
if the Reference Value 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), the private placement warrants must also concurrently be called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding public warrants, as described above.
●
Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
●
Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
●
Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Liabilities:
Warrant Liabilities:
Public Warrants
$
$
$
$
Private Placement Warrants
Total Warrant Liabilities
$
$
$
$
FPA liability
$
$
$
$
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Liabilities:
Warrant Liabilities:
Public Warrants
$
$
$
$
Private Placement Warrants
$
$
$
$
Total Warrant Liabilities:
$
$
$
$
FPA asset
$
$
$
$
2022
2021
Risk-free interest rate
%
%
Expected term (years)
Expected Volatility
%
%
Exercise Price
$
$
Share Price
$
$
Fair Value as of August 6, 2021
$
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions(1)
(
)
Fair Value as of December 31, 2021
$
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions(1)
(
)
Fair Value as of December 31, 2022
$
(1)
Fair Value as of August 6, 2021 – Liability
$
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions(1)
$
(
)
Fair Value as of December 31, 2021 – (Asset)
$
(
)
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions(1)
$
Fair Value as of December 31, 2022 – Liability
$
(1)
●
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of our company,
●
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors, and
●
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements
Name
Age
Title
Period of Service
Maxime Franzetti
42
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Since 2021
David H. Johnson
76
Chairman and Director
Since 2021
Russ Pillar
57
Chief Financial Officer
Since 2021
Zahavah Levine
53
Director
Since 2021
Adib Mattar
45
Director
Since 2021
Gregg Walker
51
Director
Since 2021
Jordan Zachary
40
Director
Since 2021
●
assisting board oversight of (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) our independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of our internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm;
●
the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm and any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us;
●
pre-approving all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;
●
reviewing and discussing with the independent registered public accounting firm all relationships the independent registered public accounting firm has with us in order to evaluate their continued independence;
●
setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent registered public accounting firm;
●
setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
●
obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent registered public accounting firm describing (1) the independent registered public accounting firm’s internal quality-control procedures and (2) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues;
●
meeting to review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, including reviewing our specific disclosures under Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”;
●
reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and
●
reviewing with management, the independent registered public accounting firm, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
●
reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;
●
reviewing and making recommendations to our board of directors with respect to the compensation, and any incentive-compensation and equity-based plans that are subject to board approval of all of our other officers;
●
reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;
●
implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
●
assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
●
approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees;
●
producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
●
reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.
●
identifying, screening and reviewing individuals qualified to serve as directors, consistent with criteria approved by the board of directors, and recommending to the board of directors candidates for nomination for election at the annual general meeting or to fill vacancies on the board of directors;
●
developing and recommending to the board of directors and overseeing implementation of our corporate governance guidelines;
●
coordinating and overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the board of directors, its committees, individual directors and management in the governance of the company; and
●
reviewing on a regular basis our overall corporate governance and recommending improvements as and when necessary.
●
duty to act in good faith in what the director or officer believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole;
●
duty to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose;
●
duty to not improperly fetter the exercise of future discretion;
●
duty to exercise powers fairly as between different sections of shareholders;
●
duty not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and
●
duty to exercise independent judgment.
●
None of our directors or officers is required to commit his or her full time to our affairs and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating his or her time among various business activities.
●
In the course of their other business activities, our directors and officers may become aware of investment and business opportunities that may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. Our management may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. For a complete description of our management’s other affiliations, see “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.”
●
We have entered into the forward purchase agreement with the forward purchase investor, who is an affiliate of Mubadala Capital.
●
Our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the consummation of our initial Business Combination. Additionally, our initial shareholders have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares if we fail to consummate our initial Business Combination within 24 months after the closing of the Initial Public Offering or during any Extension Period. However, if our initial shareholders (or any of our directors, officers or affiliates) acquire public shares, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the
●
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor, or our officers and directors may loan us funds as may be required (the “Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. On February 16, 2022, our Sponsor confirmed to us that it will provide any such Working Capital Loans for at least the next twelve months, pursuant to a promissory note. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $2,500,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into
●
Our directors and officers may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular Business Combination. These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial Business Combination and as a result, may cause them to have conflicts of interest in determining whether to proceed with a particular Business Combination.
●
Our directors and officers may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular Business Combination if the retention or resignation of any such directors and officers was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial Business Combination.
Individual
Entity(ies)
Entity’s(ies’) Business
Affiliation
Maxime Franzetti
Mubadala Capital LLC
Asset Management
Co-Head of Solutions
MC Alternative Solutions
Investment Fund
Manager
Adib Mattar
Osmosis Holdings
Water Filtration and Treatment
Board Member
Gregg Walker
G.A. Walker, LLC
Private Investment Firm Family Office
Managing Member
Muller & Monroe Investments
Asset Management Firm
Managing Director
Gorilla Technology Group Inc.
Technology Company
Director
Russ Pillar
The 5850 Group LLC
Family Office Investment/Advisory
Wholly-owned investment/advisory firm
SX Global Pty Ltd
Sports Marketing and Entertainment
Director
Jordan Zachary
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Events/Concerts Company
Co-president
David H. Johnson
Rainshine Global Inc.
Director
●
each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares;
●
each of our directors and officers that beneficially owns ordinary shares; and
●
all our directors and officers as a group.
Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned(2)
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
Blue Whale Sponsor I LLC (our Sponsor)(3)(4)
2,500,979
9.8
%
MIC Capital Partners (Public) Parallel Cayman, LP(6)
Third Point LLC(7)
10
Naya Capital Management UK Ltd.(8)
8.7
Maxime Franzetti
-
Adib Mattar
-
David H. Johnson(5)
Gregg Walker(5)
9,600
Jordan Zachary(5)
*
Zahavah Levine(5)
9,600
*
Russ Pillar(5)
9,600
*
All directors and officers as a group (seven individuals)
48,000
*
Less than one percent.
(1)
Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is c/o PO Box 1093, Boundary Hall, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman, KY1-1102, Cayman Islands.
(2)
Includes Class A ordinary
shares that may be issuable upon conversion of the Class F ordinary shares. On the first business day following the closing of our
initial Business Combination, the Class F ordinary shares will automatically convert into a number of our Class A ordinary shares
equal to 10% of the sum of (i) the total number of all Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon completion of the Initial
Public Offering (including the over-allotment shares as a result of the underwriters partial exercise of the over-allotment option
and without giving effect to any redemptions of any public shares in connection with the initial
(3)
Does not include Class A
ordinary shares that may be issuable upon conversion of the
(4)
Based on 25,
(5)
Independent directors currently hold only Class F ordinary shares.
(6)
MIC Capital Partners (Public) Parallel Cayman, LP is the direct parent of our Sponsor.
(7)
According to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on August 13, 2021, each of Third Point LLC and Daniel S. Loeb share voting and dispositive power with regard to 2,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of the Company. The business address for each is c/o 55 Hudson Yards, New York, New York, 10001.
(8) According to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14,
For the
Year ended
December 31,
2022
Audit Fees(1)
$ 169,742
Audit-Related Fees(2)
$ -
Tax Fees(3)
$ -
All Other Fees(4)
$ -
Total
$ 169,742
(1)
Audit Fees. Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by our independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.
(2)
Audit-Related Fees. Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit or review of our year-end financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.
(3)
Tax Fees. Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice.
(4)
All Other Fees. All other fees consist of fees billed for all other services including permitted due diligence services related potential Business Combination.
(a)
The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: Financial Statements: See “Item 8. Index to Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” herein.
(b)
Exhibits: The exhibits listed in the accompanying index to exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Filed herewith.
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Furnished herewith.
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2021.
(2)
Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 11, 2022.
BLUE WHALE ACQUISITION CORP I
Date:
April
/s/ Maxime Franzetti
By:
Maxime Franzetti
Chief Executive Officer and Director
/s/ Maxime Franzetti
Name:
Maxime Franzetti
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Date:
April
/s/ David H. Johnson
Name:
David H. Johnson
Title:
Chairman and Independent Director
Date:
April
/s/ Zahavah Levine
Name:
Zahavah Levine
Title:
Independent Director
Date:
April
/s/ Adib Mattar
Name:
Adib Mattar
Title:
Director
Date:
April
/s/ Gregg Walker
Name:
Gregg Walker
Title:
Independent Director
Date:
April
/s/ Jordan Zachary
Name:
Jordan Zachary
Title:
Independent Director
Date:
April
/s/ Russ Pillar
Name:
Russ Pillar
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
Date:
April
Exhibit 10.15
THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (THIS “NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
AMENDED AND RESTATED PROMISSORY NOTE
Principal Amount: Up to U.S.$300,000 | Dated as of March 13, 2023 |
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Maker”) entered into an agreement with Blue Whale Sponsor I LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (“Payee”) pursuant to which the Maker promised to pay to Payee, or to the order of the Payee, the principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$300,000) or such lesser amount as shall have been advanced by Payee to Maker and shall remain unpaid under such agreement (the “Original Promissory Note”).
WHEREAS, the Maker and the Payee, hereby intend to amend and restate the Original Promissory Note as of the date of this agreement principally to amend the definition of Maturity Date.
WHEREAS, the Maker hereby promises to pay the Payee or to the order of the Payee, the principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$300,000) or such lesser amount as shall have been advanced by Payee to Maker and shall remain unpaid under this amended and restated agreement including any drawdowns under the Original Promissory Note on the Maturity Date (as defined below) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below.
1. Principal. The entire unpaid principal balance of this Note shall be due and payable in full on the earlier of: (i) the date by which Maker has to complete a merger, amalgamation, share purchase, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”) pursuant to its Amended and Restated Bye-laws (as may be amended from time to time), and (ii) the effective date of a Business Combination (such earlier date of (i) and (ii), the “Maturity Date”), unless accelerated upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined below). The principal balance may be prepaid at any time by Maker, at its election and without penalty. Under no circumstances shall any individual, including but not limited to any officer, director, employee or shareholder of Maker, be obligated personally for any obligations or liabilities of Maker hereunder.
2. Drawdown Requests. Maker and Payee agree that Maker may request, from time to time, up to Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$300,000) in draw-downs under this Note for costs and expenses related to Maker’s proposed initial public offering of its securities (the “IPO”), including its formation. The principal of this Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the Maturity Date upon request from Maker to Payee (each, a “Drawdown Request”). Each Drawdown Request must state (i) the amount to be drawn down, and must not be an amount less than Ten Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$10,000) unless agreed upon by Maker and Payee. Payee shall fund each Drawdown Request no later than three (3) business days after receipt of a Drawdown Request; provided, however, that the maximum amount of drawdowns outstanding under this Note at any time may not exceed Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$300,000). No fees, payments or other amounts shall be due to Payee in connection with, or as a result of, any Drawdown Request by Maker. As of the date of this Note the Maker has drawdown $156,384 under the Original Promissory Note.
3. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
4. Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
5. Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):
(a) Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note on the Maturity Date.
(b) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
(c) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days.
6. Remedies.
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 5(b) or 5(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.
7. Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.
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8. Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.
9. Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party or (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.
10. Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK.
11. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
12. Trust Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account to be established in which proceeds of the IPO (including the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions) and proceeds of the sale of the warrants issued in a private placement to occur in connection with the IPO are to be deposited, as described in greater detail in the registration statement and prospectus to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the IPO, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the trust account for any reason whatsoever.
13. Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of Maker and Payee.
14. Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.
Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I | |||
By: | /s/ Maxime Franzetti | ||
Name: | Maxime Franzetti | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED: | |||
Blue Whale Sponsor I LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Kevin Kokko | ||
Name: | Kevin Kokko | ||
Title: | Manager |
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SCHEDULE OF BORROWINGS
The following increases or decreases in this Note have been made:
Date of Increase or Decrease | Amount of decrease in Principal Amount of this Note |
September 1, 2021 | $156,384 |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION 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
I, Maxime Franzetti, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I; |
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2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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(c) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
/s/ Maxime Franzetti | |
Maxime Franzetti | |
Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
(Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION 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
I, Russ Pillar, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I; |
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2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
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(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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(c) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
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(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
/s/ Russ Pillar | |
Russ Pillar | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Annual Report of Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31,
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date:
April
/s/ Maxime Franzetti | |
Maxime Franzetti | |
Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
(Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Annual Report of Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31,
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date:
April
/s/ Russ Pillar | |
Russ Pillar | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |