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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
OR
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
TO
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-39688
TS INNOVATION ACQUISITIONS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212)
715-0300
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to
file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has submitted electronically
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
The registrant was not a public company as of
June 30, 2020 and therefore it cannot calculate the aggregate market value of its voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of such date.
As of March 16, 2021, the Registrant had 30,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and 7,500,000 shares of its
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 1
ITEM 1. BUSINESS. 2
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS. 13
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS. 45
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES. 45
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. 45
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES. 45
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA. 47
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. 52
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA. 53
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. 72
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION. 72
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. 73
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. 79
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES. 85
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES. 86
GLOSSARY 89
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not purely historical are
forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any
statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,”
“continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”
“should,” “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. Forward-looking statements in this report may include, for
example, statements about:
• our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses;
• our pool of prospective target businesses;
• our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;
• the lack of a market for our securities;
• the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties; or
• our financial performance.
The forward-looking statements contained in this report 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, those factors described
under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report. 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 report to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to TS Innovation Acquisitions Corp., a Delaware
corporation, to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to TS Innovation Acquisitions Sponsor, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.
“Tishman Speyer” refers to are to Tishman Speyer Properties, L.P., a New York limited partnership, and the parent of our Sponsor. References to our “initial stockholders” refer to our Sponsor and to our independent directors,
Joshua Kazam, Jennifer Rubio, Ned Segal and Michelangelo Volpi. Refer to the glossary at the end of this report for additional terms.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
Introduction
We are a blank check
company, originally incorporated in Delaware on September 18, 2020, and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination (the “Business
Combination”).
As of December 31, 2020, we had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from
September 18, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 relates to our formation and the initial public offering described below. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination, at the
earliest. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the IPO (as defined below). We have selected December 31 as our
fiscal year end.
The registration statement for our initial public offering (the “IPO”) was declared effective on
November 9, 2020. On November 13, 2020, we consummated the IPO of 30,000,000 units, at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $300.0 million. Each unit consists of one share of our Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we consummated the
sale of 5,334,334 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $8.0 million.
Transaction costs of the IPO amounted to $17,063,769, consisting of $6,000,000 of cash underwriting fees, $10,500,000 of deferred underwriting
fees, and $563,769 of other offering costs.
Following the closing of the IPO on November 13, 2020, $300,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit)
from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in the Trust Account and invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the
Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S.
government treasury obligations, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of any shares of Class A common stock properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and (iii) the redemption of shares of Class A common stock if we are unable to complete a Business Combination by November 13, 2022, subject to applicable law. The proceeds deposited
in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of our creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of our public stockholders.
Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of Private Placement
Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination.
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On January 24, 2021, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger
Agreement”) with Lionet Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Latch, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Latch”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and
into Latch, with Latch surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”).
If (i) the Merger
Agreement is adopted and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, are approved by our and Latch’s stockholders, (ii) the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the issuance of Class A
common stock to be issued as the merger consideration, pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, and pursuant to the conversion of Class B common stock, are approved by our stockholders, and (iii) the Merger is subsequently completed,
Merger Sub will merge with and into Latch, with Latch surviving the merger as our wholly owned subsidiary.
Consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are subject to conditions of the respective parties, including the approval of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and certain other actions related thereto by our stockholders, and the availability of
a minimum amount of cash in the Trust Account (and/or from other specified sources, if necessary), after giving effect to redemptions by our public stockholders, if any.
For additional information regarding Latch, the Merger Agreement and the Merger, see the Proxy Statement/Prospectus initially filed by us on
March 10, 2021.
Other than as specifically discussed, this report does not assume the closing of the Merger.
Initial Business Combination
General
We are not presently engaged in, and we will not engage in, any operations for an indefinite period of time. We intend to effectuate our
initial business combination using cash held in the Trust Account, the proceeds of the sale of our shares in connection with our Business Combination (pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop agreements we may enter into), shares issued
to the owners of the target, debt issued to bank or other lenders or the owners of the target, or a combination of the foregoing. We may seek to complete our Business Combination with a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its
early stages of development or growth, which would subject us to the numerous risks inherent in such companies and businesses.
If our
Business Combination is paid for using equity or debt securities, or not all of the funds released from the Trust Account are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our Business Combination or used for redemptions of our
Class A common stock, we may apply the balance of the cash released to us from the Trust Account for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of the post-transaction company, the payment of principal or
interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our Business Combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital.
Selection of Target Businesses
While we may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any industry or geographic region, we currently intend to focus on identifying businesses
that can benefit from our sponsor’s leading brand, operational expertise and global network in the real estate industry, including real estate adjacent businesses and technologies targeting the real estate space, which we refer to as
“Proptech” businesses. We define Proptech businesses broadly as those applying innovative digital technologies and technology-enhanced services and solutions to the identification, design, development, construction, operation,
underwriting, acquisition, leasing, financing, management and disposition of real estate properties. Leveraging our sponsor’s deep and global real estate expertise and extensive network of relationships, we intend to identify innovative
companies that have the potential to disrupt different aspects of the real estate industry or related industries and to transform how stakeholders relate to real estate in the future. These stakeholders include brokers, investors, lenders,
operators, municipalities, service providers,
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owners, residents and tenants. Our sponsor and management team have a proven track record in identifying opportunities in the real estate industry that have generated attractive risk-adjusted
returns.
Nasdaq rules require that we must complete one or more business combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least
80% of the value of the assets held in the trust account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest earned on the trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our
Business Combination and that any such business combination be approved by a majority of our independent directors. Our board of directors will make the determination as to the fair market value of our Business Combination. If our board of directors
is not able to independently determine the fair market value of our Business Combination, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or a valuation or appraisal firm with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. While
we consider it unlikely that our board of directors will not be able to make an independent determination of the fair market value of our Business Combination, it may be unable to do so if it is less familiar or experienced with the business of a
particular target or if there is a significant amount of uncertainty as to the value of the target’s assets or prospects.
We may
pursue an initial business combination opportunity jointly with the corporate parent of our Sponsor, or one or more of its affiliates, which may include Tishman Speyer or one or more of its affiliates. We refer to such an initial business
combination opportunity as an “Affiliated Joint Acquisition.” Any such parties may co-invest with us in the target business at the time of our Business Combination, or we could raise additional
proceeds to complete the acquisition by issuing to such parties a class of equity or equity-linked securities. Any such issuance of equity or equity-linked securities would, on a fully diluted basis, reduce the percentage ownership of our
then-existing stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of our Class B common stock, issuances or deemed issuances of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities would result in an
adjustment to the ratio at which shares of Class B common stock shall convert into shares of Class A common stock such that our initial stockholders and their permitted transferees, if any, would retain their aggregate percentage ownership
at 20% of the sum of the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon completion of the IPO plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the business combination
(excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the business combination), unless the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock agree to waive such adjustment with
respect to such issuance or deemed issuance at the time thereof. No such entity has an obligation to make any such investment, and may compete with us for potential business combinations.
We anticipate structuring our Business Combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public stockholders own shares will own
or acquire 100% of the equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. We may, however, structure our Business Combination such that the post-transaction company owns or acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the
target business in order to meet certain objectives of the target management team or stockholders or for other reasons, including an Affiliated Joint Acquisition, as described above. However, we will only complete such business combination if the
post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the 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. Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our stockholders prior to the business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction
company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in the business combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital
stock of a target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our stockholders immediately prior to our Business Combination could own less
than a majority of our outstanding shares subsequent to our Business Combination. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such
business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be taken into account for purposes of the 80%
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of net assets test described above. If the business combination involves more than one target business, the 80% of net assets test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target
businesses.
Sourcing of Potential Acquisitions
We believe that the network of contacts and relationships of our management team will provide us with an important source of acquisition
opportunities. In addition, we anticipate that potential targets will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment market participants, venture capital investors, investment banks, private equity firms,
consultants, accounting firms and large business enterprises. In evaluating a prospective target business, we expect to conduct a thorough due diligence review which will encompass, among other things, meetings with management and employees,
diligence from a customer and product standpoint, as well as a review of financial, operational, legal and other information which will be made available to us.
We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors,
or completing the business combination through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our sponsor, officers or directors. In the event we seek to complete an initial business combination with a target that is affiliated with our
sponsor, officers or directors, our board of directors, or a committee of independent directors, would take appropriate steps to mitigate any perceived conflict of interest including possibly obtaining an opinion from an independent investment
banking firm or a valuation or appraisal firm stating that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
Members of our management team may directly or indirectly own Founder Shares and/or private placement warrants following the IPO and,
accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our Business Combination. Further, each of our officers and directors may have a conflict of
interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our Business Combination.
Each of our officers and directors presently has, and any of them in the future may have, additional fiduciary or contractual obligations to
other entities, including Tishman Speyer and its affiliates, pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity to such entity. No members of our management team have any obligation to
present us with any opportunity for a potential business combination of which they become aware, unless presented to such member solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the company. Our management in their capacities as employees
of the sponsor or in their other endeavors, may be required to present potential business combinations to other entities, before they present such opportunities to the company. In addition, we may pursue an Affiliated Joint Acquisition opportunity
with an entity to which an officer or director has a fiduciary or contractual obligation. Any such entity may co-invest with us in the target business at the time of our Business Combination, or we could raise
additional proceeds to complete the acquisition by issuing to such entity a class of equity or equity-linked securities. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we renounce our interest in any corporate opportunity
offered to any director or officer unless such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as our director or officer and such opportunity is one we are legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would
otherwise be reasonable for us to pursue, and to the extent the director or officer is permitted to refer that opportunity to us without violating another legal obligation.
In addition, our sponsor, officers and directors may sponsor or form other special purpose acquisition companies similar to ours or may pursue
other business or investment ventures during the period in which we are seeking an initial business combination. Any such companies, businesses or investments may present additional conflicts of interest in pursuing an initial business combination.
We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our officers or directors will materially affect our ability to complete our initial business combination.
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Redemption Rights for Public Stockholders upon Completion of Our Initial Business Combination
We will provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion
of our Business Combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of our
Business Combination, including interest (less amounts released to us to pay our taxes), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations and on the conditions described herein. The amount in the trust account is
initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share. The per share amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriters. There will be no
redemption rights upon the completion of our Business Combination with respect to our warrants. The redemption rights will include the requirement that any beneficial owner on whose behalf a redemption right is being exercised must identify itself
in order to validly redeem its shares. Our Sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with us pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares they hold and any public
shares they may acquire during or after the IPO in connection with the completion of our Business Combination.
Manner of Conducting Redemptions
We will provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion
of our Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) without a stockholder vote by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether we will seek stockholder
approval of a proposed Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would
require us to seek stockholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements. Asset acquisitions and stock purchases would not typically require stockholder approval while direct mergers with our company where we do not
survive and any transaction in which we issue more than 20% of our outstanding common stock or seek to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation would require stockholder approval. So long as we obtain and maintain a listing for
our securities on Nasdaq, we will be required to comply with Nasdaq’s stockholder approval rules.
The requirement that we provide
our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares by one of the two methods listed above is contained in provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and will apply whether or not we maintain our
registration under the Exchange Act or our listing on Nasdaq. Such provisions may be amended if approved by holders of 65% of our common stock entitled to vote thereon.
If we provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares in connection with a stockholder meeting, we will:
• file proxy materials with the SEC.
If we seek stockholder approval, we will complete our Business Combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted
are voted in favor of the Business Combination. A quorum for such meeting will consist of the holders present in person or by proxy of shares of outstanding capital stock of the company representing a majority of the voting power of all outstanding
shares of capital stock of the company entitled to vote at such meeting. Shares of our common stock held by our sponsor and officers and directors will count towards this quorum and, pursuant to the letter agreement, our sponsor, officers and
directors have agreed to vote any founder shares they hold and any public shares purchased during or after the IPO (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of our Business Combination. As a result, we would need
11,250,001, or 37.5%, of the 30,000,000 public shares sold in the IPO to be voted in favor of a Business
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Combination in order to have our Business Combination approved (assuming all outstanding shares are voted and the over-allotment option is not exercised). These quorum and voting thresholds, and
the voting agreements of our sponsor, officers and directors, may make it more likely that we will consummate our Business Combination. Each public stockholder may elect to redeem its public shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against
the proposed transaction or whether they were a stockholder on the record date for the stockholder meeting held to approve the proposed transaction.
If a stockholder vote is not required and we do not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, we will:
In the event we conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, our offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days, in
accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act, and we will not be permitted to complete our Business Combination until the expiration of the tender offer period. In addition, the tender offer will be
conditioned on public stockholders not tendering more than a specified number of public shares, which number will be based on the requirement that we may not redeem public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than
$5,000,001. If public stockholders tender more shares than we have offered to purchase, we will withdraw the tender offer and not complete the Business Combination.
Upon the public announcement of our Business Combination, if we elect to conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, we or our
sponsor will terminate any plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act to purchase shares of our Class A common stock in the open market, in order to comply with Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act.
We intend to require our public stockholders seeking to exercise their
redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in “street name,” to, at the holder’s option, either deliver their stock certificates to our transfer agent or deliver their shares to our transfer agent
electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system, prior to the date set forth in the proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable. In the case of proxy materials, this date may be up
to two business days prior to the vote on the proposal to approve the Business Combination. In addition, if we conduct redemptions in connection with a stockholder vote, we intend to require a public stockholder seeking redemption of its public
shares to also submit a written request for redemption to our transfer agent two business days prior to the vote in which the name of the beneficial owner of such shares is included. The proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, that
we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our Business Combination will indicate whether we are requiring public stockholders to satisfy such delivery requirements. We believe that this will allow our transfer agent to
efficiently process any redemptions without the need for further communication or action from the redeeming public stockholders, which could delay redemptions and result in additional administrative cost. If the proposed Business Combination is not
approved and we continue to search for a target company, we will promptly return any certificates or shares delivered by public stockholders who elected to redeem their shares.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause
our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. In addition, our proposed Business Combination may impose a minimum cash requirement for: (i) cash consideration to be paid to the target or its owners, (ii) cash for working capital or
other general corporate purposes or (iii) the retention of cash to satisfy other conditions. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all shares of Class A common stock that are validly submitted for
redemption plus any amount required to satisfy
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cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed Business Combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the Business Combination or redeem any shares
in connection with such Business Combination, and all shares of Class A common stock submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof. We may, however, raise funds through the issuance of equity-linked securities or through
loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our Business Combination, including pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop arrangements we may enter into, in order to, among other reasons, satisfy such net tangible assets or
minimum cash requirements.
Limitation on Redemption upon Completion of Our Initial Business Combination if We Seek Stockholder Approval
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that a public stockholder, together with any affiliate of such
stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to Excess Shares,
without our prior consent. We believe this restriction will discourage stockholders from accumulating large blocks of shares, and subsequent attempts by such holders to use their ability to exercise their redemption rights against a proposed
business combination as a means to force us or our management to purchase their shares at a significant premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. Absent this provision, a public stockholder holding more than an
aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in the IPO could threaten to exercise its redemption rights if such holder’s shares are not purchased by us, our sponsor or our management at a premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable
terms. By limiting our stockholders’ ability to redeem no more than 15% of the shares sold in the IPO without our prior consent, we believe we will limit the ability of a small group of stockholders to unreasonably attempt to block our ability
to complete our Business Combination, particularly in connection with a business combination with a target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash.
However, we will not restrict our stockholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our Business
Combination.
Redemption of Public Shares and Liquidation if No Initial Business Combination
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we have only 24 months from the closing of the IPO to complete our Business
Combination. If we do not complete our Business Combination within such 24-month period, we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably
possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest
(less amounts released to us to pay our taxes and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as
stockholders (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 our remaining stockholders and our board of directors,
liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of 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 Business Combination within the 24-month time period.
Our sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to
liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any founder shares they hold if we fail to complete our Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO. However, if our sponsor or management team acquire public
shares, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to such public shares if we fail to complete our Business Combination within the allotted 24-month time period.
Our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed, pursuant to a letter agreement with us, that they will not propose any amendment to our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or
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timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO or with respect to any other material
provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity, unless we provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares upon approval of any such
amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest (less amounts released to us to pay our taxes), divided by the number of
then outstanding public shares. However, we may not redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. If this optional redemption right is exercised with respect to an excessive number of
public shares such that we cannot satisfy the net tangible asset requirement, we would not proceed with the amendment or the related redemption of our public shares at such time.
We expect that all costs and expenses associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, as well as payments to any creditors, will be
funded from amounts remaining out of the approximately $1,000,000 of proceeds held outside the trust account, although we cannot assure you that there will be sufficient funds for such purpose. However, if those funds are not sufficient to cover the
costs and expenses associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, to the extent that there is any interest accrued in the trust account not required to pay taxes, we may request the trustee to release to us an additional amount of up to
$100,000 of such accrued interest to pay those costs and expenses.
If we were to expend all of the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale
of the private placement warrants, other than the proceeds deposited in the trust account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the trust account and any tax payments or expenses for the dissolution of the trust, the per-share redemption amount received by stockholders upon our dissolution would be approximately $10.00. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could, however, become subject to the claims of our creditors
which would have higher priority than the claims of our public stockholders. We cannot assure you that the actual per-share redemption amount received by stockholders will not be substantially less than
$10.00. Under Section 281(b) of the DGCL, our plan of dissolution must provide for all claims against us to be paid in full or make provision for payments to be made in full, as applicable, if there are sufficient assets. These claims must be
paid or provided for before we make any distribution of our remaining assets to our stockholders. While we intend to pay such amounts, if any, we cannot assure you that we will have funds sufficient to pay or provide for all creditors’ claims.
Although we will seek to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses and other entities with which we do business
execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account for the benefit of our public stockholders, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements or even if they
execute such agreements that they would be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account including but not limited to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the
enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain an advantage with respect to a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the trust account. If any third party refuses to execute an agreement waiving such claims to the monies
held in the trust account, our management will consider whether competitive alternatives are reasonably available to us and will only enter into an agreement with such third party if management believes that such third party’s engagement would
be in the best interests of the company under the circumstances. Examples of possible instances where we may engage a third party that refuses to execute a waiver include the engagement of a third party consultant whose particular expertise or
skills are believed by management to be significantly superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or in cases where management is unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. The underwriters of the
IPO will not execute agreements with us waiving such claims to the monies held in the Trust Account. In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of,
any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason. In order to protect the amounts held in the trust account, our sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the
extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination
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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
date of the liquidation of the trust account, if less than $10.00 per public 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 that executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the trust account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. However, we have not asked our sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have we independently verified whether our sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity
obligations and we believe that our sponsor’s only assets are securities of our company. Therefore, we cannot assure you that our sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. As a result, if any such claims were successfully made against
the trust account, the funds available for our Business Combination and redemptions could be reduced to less than $10.00 per public share. In such event, we may not be able to complete our Business Combination, and you would receive such lesser
amount per share in connection with any redemption of your public shares. None of our officers or directors will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
In the event that the proceeds in the trust account are reduced 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 date of the liquidation of the trust account if less than $10.00 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case less taxes payable, and our sponsor asserts that
it is unable to satisfy its indemnification obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against our sponsor to enforce its
indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in
exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any particular instance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that due to claims of creditors the actual value of the per-share redemption price will
not be less than $10.00 per share.
We will seek to reduce the possibility that our 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 we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to
monies held in the trust account. Our sponsor will also not be liable as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We will have access to up to
approximately $1,000,000 from the proceeds of the IPO with which to pay any such potential claims (including costs and expenses incurred in connection with our liquidation, currently estimated to be no more than approximately $100,000).
In the event that we liquidate and it is subsequently determined that the reserve for claims and liabilities is insufficient, stockholders who
received funds from our trust account could be liable for claims made by creditors.
Under the DGCL, stockholders may be held liable for
claims by third parties against a corporation to the extent of distributions received by them in a dissolution.
The pro rata portion of
our trust account distributed to our public stockholders upon the redemption of our public shares in the event we do not complete our Business Combination by November 13, 2022 may be considered a liquidating distribution under Delaware law. If
the corporation complies with certain procedures set forth in Section 280 of the DGCL intended to ensure that it makes reasonable provision for all claims against it, including a 60-day notice period
during which any third-party claims can be brought against the corporation, a 90-day period during which the corporation may reject any claims brought, and an additional
150-day waiting period before any liquidating distributions are made to stockholders, any liability of stockholders with respect to a liquidating distribution is limited to the lesser of such
stockholder’s pro rata share of the claim or the amount distributed to the stockholder, and any liability of the stockholder would be barred after the third anniversary of the dissolution.
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Furthermore, if the pro rata portion of our trust account distributed to our public
stockholders upon the redemption of our public shares in the event we do not complete our Business Combination by November 13, 2022, is not considered a liquidating distribution under Delaware law and such redemption distribution is deemed
to be unlawful (potentially due to the imposition of legal proceedings that a party may bring or due to other circumstances that are currently unknown), then pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, the statute of limitations for claims of
creditors could then be six years after the unlawful redemption distribution, instead of three years, as in the case of a liquidating distribution. If we do not complete our Business Combination by November 13, 2022, we will: (i) cease all
operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash,
equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest (less amounts released to us to pay our taxes and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares,
which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (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 our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
Accordingly, it is our intention to redeem our public shares as soon as reasonably possible following our 24th month and, therefore, we do not intend to comply with those procedures. As such, our stockholders could potentially be liable for any
claims to the extent of distributions received by them (but no more) and any liability of our stockholders may extend well beyond the third anniversary of such date.
Because we will not be complying with Section 280 of the DGCL, Section 281(b) of the DGCL requires us to adopt a plan, based on
facts known to us at such time that will provide for our payment of all existing and pending claims or claims that may be potentially brought against us within the subsequent 10 years.
However, because we are a blank check company, rather than an operating company, and our operations will be limited to searching for
prospective target businesses to acquire, the only likely claims to arise would be from our vendors (such as lawyers, investment bankers, etc.) or prospective target businesses. As described above, pursuant to the obligation contained in our
underwriting agreement, we will seek to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any
monies held in the trust account. As a result of this obligation, the claims that could be made against us are significantly limited and the likelihood that any claim that would result in any liability extending to the trust account is remote.
Further, our sponsor may be liable only to the extent necessary to ensure that the amounts in the trust account are not reduced below (i)
$10.00 per public share or (ii) such lesser amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account, due to reductions in value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest
withdrawn to pay taxes and will not be liable as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be
unenforceable against a third party, our sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims.
If
we file a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy law, and may be included in our bankruptcy estate and
subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our stockholders. To the extent any bankruptcy claims deplete the trust account, we cannot assure you we will be able to return $10.00 per share to our public stockholders.
Additionally, if we file a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by stockholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or bankruptcy laws as
either a “preferential transfer” or a “fraudulent conveyance.” As a result, a bankruptcy court could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our stockholders. Furthermore, our board of directors may be viewed as having
breached its fiduciary duty to our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing itself and our company to claims of punitive
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damages, by paying public stockholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. We cannot assure you that claims will not be brought against us for these reasons.
Our public stockholders will be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only (i) in the event of the redemption of our public
shares if we do not complete our Business Combination by November 13, 2022, (ii) in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem
100% of our public shares if we do not complete our Business Combination by November 13, 2022 or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-Business
Combination activity or (iii) if they redeem its shares for cash upon the completion of our Business Combination. In no other circumstances will a stockholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the trust account. In the event we
seek stockholder approval in connection with our Business Combination, a stockholder’s voting in connection with the business combination alone will not result in a stockholder’s redeeming its shares to us for an applicable pro rata share
of the trust account. Such stockholder must have also exercised its redemption rights described above. These provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, like all provisions of our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation, may be amended with a stockholder vote.
Competition
In identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business for our Business Combination, we may encounter competition from other entities
having a business objective similar to ours, including other special purpose acquisition companies, private equity groups and leveraged buyout funds, public companies and operating businesses seeking strategic acquisitions. Many of these entities
are well established and have extensive experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Moreover, many of these competitors possess greater financial, technical, human and other resources than we do. Our
ability to acquire larger target businesses will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of a target business. Furthermore, our obligation to pay cash in
connection with our public stockholders who exercise their redemption rights may reduce the resources available to us for our Business Combination and our outstanding warrants, and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be viewed
favorably by certain target businesses. Either of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a Business Combination.
Human Capital Resources
We
currently have three executive officers: Robert J. Speyer, Paul A. Galiano and Jenny Wong. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters but they intend to devote as much of their time as they deem
necessary to our affairs until we have completed our Business Combination. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for our Business Combination and the stage of the
business combination process we are in. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the completion of our Business Combination.
Available Information
We are
required to file Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q with the SEC on a regular basis, and are required to disclose certain material events
(e.g., changes in corporate control, acquisitions or dispositions of a significant amount of assets other than in the ordinary course of business and bankruptcy) in a Current Report on Form 8-K. The SEC
maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The SEC’s Internet website is located at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the
Company will provide copies of these documents without charge upon request from us in writing at c/o Tishman Speyer, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10111 or by telephone at (212) 715-0300.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully all of the risks described below, together
with the other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the prospectus associated with our initial public offering, before making a decision to invest in our securities. If any of the
following events occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. For additional
risk factors related to our initial business combination, see our Proxy Statement/Prospectus initially filed by the Company on March 10, 2021.
Summary Risk Factors
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Risks Relating to our Proposed Business Combination with Latch
Our stockholders will have a reduced ownership and voting interest after our Business Combination and will exercise less influence over
management.
Upon the issuance of the shares to Latch stockholders, our stockholders’ percentage ownership will be diluted.
Assuming no public stockholders exercise their redemption rights and excluding any shares issuable pursuant to our outstanding warrants, our current stockholders’ percentage ownership in the Post-Combination Company following the issuance of
shares to Latch stockholders would be 19.3%. Additionally, of the expected members of the Post-Combination Company’s board of directors after the completion of our Business Combination, only one will be a current director of the Company and six
will be current directors of Latch. The percentage of the Post-Combination Company’s common stock that will be owned by our current stockholders as a group will vary based on the number of Public Shares for which the holders thereof request
redemption in connection with our Business Combination. To illustrate the potential ownership percentages of our current stockholders under different redemption levels, based on the number of issued and outstanding shares of our common stock and
Latch capital stock on January 24, 2021, and based on the merger consideration, our current stockholders (including the Sponsor and directors of the Company), as a group, will own (1) if there are no redemptions of Public Shares, 23.6% of the
Post-Combination Company’s common stock expected to be outstanding immediately after our Business Combination or (2) if there are redemptions of 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, 5.4% of the Post-Combination Company’s common
stock expected to be outstanding immediately after our Business Combination. Because of this, our current stockholders, as a group, will have less influence on the board of directors, management and policies of the Post-Combination Company than they
now have on the board of directors, management and policies of the Company.
The market price of shares of the post-combination company’s
Class A common stock after our Business Combination may be affected by factors different from those currently affecting the prices of shares of the Company Class A common stock.
Upon completion of our Business Combination, holders of shares of Latch common stock and preferred stock will become holders of shares of the
post-combination company’s Class A common stock. Prior to our
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Business Combination, the Company has had limited operations. Upon completion of our Business Combination, the post-combination company’s results of operations will depend upon the
performance of Latch’s businesses, which are affected by factors that are different from those currently affecting the results of operations of the Company.
We have not obtained an opinion from an independent investment banking firm, and consequently, there is no assurance from an independent source that the
merger consideration is fair to its stockholders from a financial point of view.
The Company is not required to, and has not,
obtained an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that the merger consideration it is paying for Latch is fair to our stockholders from a financial point of view. The fair market value of Latch has been determined by our board of
directors based upon standards generally accepted by the financial community, such as potential sales and the price for which comparable businesses or assets have been valued. Our board of directors believes because of the financial skills and
background of its directors, it was qualified to conclude that our Business Combination was fair from a financial perspective to its stockholders and that Latch’s fair market value was at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account
(excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into our Business Combination. Our stockholders will be relying on the judgment of its board of
directors with respect to such matters.
If our Business Combination’s benefits do not meet the expectations of financial analysts, the market
price of our common stock may decline.
The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of our Business Combination if
we do not achieve the perceived benefits of our Business Combination as rapidly, or to the extent anticipated by, financial analysts or the effect of our Business Combination on our financial results is not consistent with the expectations of
financial analysts. Accordingly, holders of our common stock following the consummation of our Business Combination may experience a loss as a result of a decline in the market price of such common stock. In addition, a decline in the market price
of our common stock following the consummation of our Business Combination could adversely affect our ability to issue additional securities and to obtain additional financing in the future.
There can be no assurance that the post-combination company’s common stock will be approved for listing on Nasdaq or that the post-combination
company will be able to comply with the continued listing standards of the Nasdaq.
In connection with the closing of our Business
Combination, we intend to list the post-combination company’s common stock and warrants on Nasdaq under the symbols “LTCH” and “LTCH.W,” respectively. The post-combination company’s continued eligibility for listing may
depend on the number of our shares that are converted. If, after our Business Combination, the Nasdaq delists the post-combination company’s shares from trading on its exchange for failure to meet the
listing standards, the post-combination company and its stockholders could face significant material adverse consequences including:
• reduced liquidity for the post-combination company’s securities;
• a limited amount of analyst coverage; and
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The consummation of our Business Combination is subject to a number of conditions and if those
conditions are not satisfied or waived, the Merger Agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms and our Business Combination may not be completed.
The Merger Agreement is subject to a number of conditions which must be fulfilled in order to complete our Business Combination. Those
conditions include: approval of the Merger Agreement by Latch stockholders, approval of the proposals required to effect our Business Combination by our stockholders, as well as receipt of certain requisite regulatory approvals, absence of orders
prohibiting completion of our Business Combination, effectiveness of the registration statement, approval of the shares of Class A common stock to be issued to our stockholders for listing on the Nasdaq, the resignation of specified executive
officers and directors of the Company, the requirement that the Company have $150 million in required funds, the accuracy of the representations and warranties by both parties (subject to the materiality standards set forth in the Merger
Agreement) and the performance by both parties of their covenants and agreements. These conditions to the closing of our Business Combination may not be fulfilled in a timely manner or at all, and, accordingly, our Business Combination may not be
completed. In addition, the parties can mutually decide to terminate the Merger Agreement at any time, before or after stockholder approval, or the Company or Latch may elect to terminate the Merger Agreement in certain other circumstances.
The parties to the Merger Agreement may amend the terms of the Merger Agreement or waive one or more of the conditions to our Business Combination, and
the exercise of discretion by our directors and officers in agreeing to changes to the terms of or waivers of closing conditions in the Merger Agreement may result in a conflict of interest when determining whether such changes to the terms of the
Merger Agreement or waivers of conditions are appropriate and in the best interests of our stockholders.
In the period leading up
to the closing of the Merger, other events may occur that, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, would require us to agree to amend the Merger Agreement, to consent to certain actions or to waive certain closing conditions or other rights that we are
entitled to under the Merger Agreement. Such events could arise because of changes in the course of Latch’s business, a request by Latch to undertake actions that would otherwise be prohibited by the terms of the Merger Agreement or the
occurrence of other events that would have a material adverse effect on Latch’s business and would entitle us to terminate the Merger Agreement. In any of such circumstances, it would be in our discretion, acting through our board of directors,
to grant our consent or waive our rights. The existence of the financial and personal interests of the directors and officers described elsewhere in this proxy statement may result in a conflict of interest on the part of one or more of the
directors or officers between what he or she may believe is best for the Company and our stockholders and what he or she may believe is best for himself or herself or his or her affiliates in determining whether or not to take the requested action.
For example, it is a condition to our obligation to close our Business Combination that Latch’s representations and warranties be
true and correct as of the Closing in all respects subject to the applicable materiality standards as set forth in the Merger Agreement. However, if our board determines that any such breach is not material to the business of Latch, then our board
may elect to waive that condition and close our Business Combination. The parties will not waive the condition that our stockholders approve our Business Combination.
As of the date of this report, we do not believe there will be any material changes or waivers that our directors and officers would be likely
to make after stockholder approval of our Business Combination has been obtained. While certain changes could be made without further stockholder approval, if there is a change to the terms of our Business Combination that would have a material
impact on the stockholders, we will be required to circulate a new or amended proxy statement or supplement thereto and resolicit the vote of our stockholders with respect to our Business Combination proposal.
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Termination of the Merger Agreement could negatively impact us.
If our Business Combination is not completed for any reason, including as a result of Latch stockholders declining to adopt the Merger
Agreement or our stockholders declining to approve the proposals required to effect our Business Combination, we would be subject to a number of risks, including the following:
If the Merger Agreement is terminated and our board of directors seeks another merger or business combination, our
stockholders cannot be certain that we will be able to find another acquisition target that would constitute a business combination that such other merger or business combination will be completed.
Our directors and officers may have interests in our Business Combination different from the interests of our stockholders.
Our executive officers negotiated the terms of the Merger Agreement with their counterparts at Latch, and our board of directors determined
that entering into the Merger Agreement was in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, declared the Merger Agreement advisable and recommended that our stockholders approve the proposals required to effect our Business Combination.
In considering these facts and the other information contained in this report and our proxy statement/prospectus filed in connection with the proposed Merger, you should be aware that our executive officers and directors may have financial interests
in our Business Combination that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of our stockholders. Our board of directors was aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in reaching the determination to approve the terms
of our Business Combination and in recommending to our stockholders that they vote to approve our Business Combination.
The proposed Business
Combination with Latch will result in changes to the board of directors that may affect our strategy.
If the parties complete our
Business Combination, the composition of the post-combination company’s board of directors will change from the current boards of directors of the Company and Latch. The board of directors of the
Post-Combination Company will be divided into three classes and will consist of the directors elected pursuant to the Director Election Proposal, each of which will serve an initial term ending in either 2022, 2023 or 2024, and thereafter will serve
a three-year term. This new composition of the post-combination company board of directors may affect our business strategy and operating decisions upon the completion of our Business Combination.
The Merger Agreement contains provisions that may discourage us from seeking an alternative business combination.
The Merger Agreement contains provisions that prohibit the Company from seeking alternative business combinations during the pendency of our
Business Combination. Further, if the Company is unable to obtain the requisite approval of its stockholders, either party may terminate the Merger Agreement.
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We will incur transaction costs in connection with our Business Combination.
We have incurred and expect that we will incur significant, non-recurring costs in connection with
consummating our Business Combination. We may also incur additional costs to retain key employees. We will also incur significant legal, financial advisor, accounting, banking and consulting fees, fees relating to regulatory filings and notices, SEC
filing fees, printing and mailing fees and other costs associated with our Business Combination. Some of these costs are payable regardless of whether our Business Combination is completed.
Our ability to consummate our Business Combination, and the operations of the post-combination company following our Business Combination, may be
materially adversely affected by the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and other infectious diseases could result, in a widespread health crisis that has and could continue to adversely affect the economies and financial markets worldwide, which may
delay or prevent the consummation of our Business Combination, and the business of Latch or post-combination company following our Business Combination could be materially and adversely affected. The extent of such impact will depend on future
developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.
The parties will be required to consummate our Business Combination
even if Latch, its business, financial condition and results of operations are materially affected by COVID-19. The disruptions posed by COVID-19 have continued, and
other matters of global concern may continue, for an extensive period of time, and if Latch is unable to recover from business disruptions due to COVID-19 or other matters of global concern on a timely basis,
Latch’s ability to consummate our Business Combination and the post-combination company’s financial condition and results of operations following our Business Combination may be materially adversely
affected. Each of Latch and the post-combination company may also incur additional costs due to delays caused by COVID-19, which could adversely affect the post-combination company’s financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Relating to our
Search for, or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination and
Post-Business Combination Risks
We are a blank check company with limited operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our
business objective.
We are a blank check company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, and our operations are
limited to searching for prospective target businesses to acquire. Because we lack an operating history, you have no basis upon which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective of completing our Business Combination. If we fail to
complete our Business Combination, we will never generate any operating revenues.
Your ability to influence or otherwise affect the investment
decision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash.
Since our board of directors may complete a business combination without seeking stockholder approval, public stockholders may not have the
right or opportunity to vote on the business combination, unless we seek such stockholder vote. Accordingly, your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding our Business Combination may be limited to exercising your redemption
rights within the period of time (which will be at least 20 business days) set forth in our tender offer documents mailed to our public stockholders in which we describe our Business Combination.
Our Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to vote in favor of our Business Combination, regardless of how our public stockholders vote.
Our initial stockholders, including our Sponsor, or their permitted transferees, currently own 20% of our outstanding common
stock. Our Sponsor, officers and directors also may from time to time purchase Class A
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common stock prior to our Business Combination. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, if we seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination, such Business
Combination will be approved if we receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares voted at such meeting, including the founder shares. As a result, in addition to our founder shares, we would need 11,250,001, or 37.5% (assuming all
outstanding shares are voted) or 1,875,000, or 6.25% (assuming only the minimum number of shares representing a quorum are voted), of the 30,000,000 public shares outstanding to be voted in favor of a Business Combination in order to have our
Business Combination approved. Accordingly, if we seek stockholder approval of our Business Combination, the agreement by our Sponsor, officers and directors, or their permitted transferees, to vote in favor of our Business Combination will increase
the likelihood that we will receive the requisite stockholder approval for such Business Combination. The ability of our public stockholders 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 stockholders
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.
At the time we enter into an agreement for our Business Combination, we will not know how many stockholders may exercise their redemption
rights, and therefore will need to structure the transaction based on our expectations as to the number of shares that will be submitted for redemption. If our Business Combination agreement requires us to use a portion of the cash in the trust
account to pay the purchase price, or requires us to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, we will need to reserve a portion of the cash in the trust account to meet such requirements, or arrange for third party financing. In addition, if a
larger number of shares is submitted for redemption than we initially expected, we may need to restructure the transaction to reserve a greater portion of the cash in the trust account or arrange for third party financing. Raising additional third
party financing may involve dilutive equity issuances or the incurrence of indebtedness at higher than desirable levels. Furthermore, this dilution would increase to the extent that the anti-dilution provision of the Class B common stock
results in the issuance of shares of Class A common stock on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the shares of Class B common stock at the time
of our Business Combination. In addition, the amount of the deferred underwriting commissions payable to the underwriters will not be adjusted for any shares that are redeemed in connection with a Business Combination. The per share amount we will
distribute to stockholders who properly exercise their redemption rights will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commission and after such redemptions, the amount held in trust will continue to reflect our obligation to pay the entire
deferred underwriting commissions. The above considerations may limit our ability to complete the most desirable business combination available to us or optimize our capital structure.
The ability of our public stockholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probability that
our Business Combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares.
If
our Business Combination agreement requires us to use a portion of the cash in the trust account to pay the purchase price, or requires us to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, the probability that our Business Combination would be
unsuccessful is increased. If our Business Combination is unsuccessful, you would not receive your pro rata portion of the trust account until we liquidate the trust account. If you are in need of immediate liquidity, you could attempt to sell your
shares in the open market; however, at such time our shares may trade at a discount to the pro rata amount per share in the trust account. In either situation, you may suffer a material loss on your investment or lose the benefit of funds expected
in connection with your exercise of redemption rights until we liquidate or you are able to sell your shares in the open market.
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The requirement that we complete our Business Combination by November 13, 2022 may give potential
target businesses leverage over us in negotiating a business combination and may limit the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets, in particular as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could
undermine our ability to complete our Business Combination on terms that would produce value for our stockholders.
Any potential
target business with which we enter into negotiations concerning a business combination will be aware that we must complete our Business Combination by November 13, 2022. Consequently, such target business may obtain leverage over us in
negotiating a business combination, knowing that if we do not complete our Business Combination with that particular target business, we may be unable to complete our Business Combination with any target business. This risk will increase as we get
closer to the timeframe described above. In addition, we may have limited time to conduct due diligence and may enter into our Business Combination on terms that we would have rejected upon a more comprehensive investigation.
If a stockholder fails to receive notice of our offer to redeem our public shares in connection with our Business Combination, or fails to comply with
the procedures for tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed.
We will comply with the proxy rules or tender offer
rules, as applicable, when conducting redemptions in connection with our Business Combination. Despite our compliance with these rules, if a stockholder fails to receive our proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, such stockholder
may not become aware of the opportunity to redeem its shares. In addition, proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our Business Combination will describe the
various procedures that must be complied with in order to validly tender or submit public shares for redemption. For example, we intend to require our public stockholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders
or hold their shares in “street name,” to, at the holder’s option, either deliver their stock certificates to our transfer agent, or to deliver their shares to our transfer agent electronically prior to the date set forth in the proxy
materials or tender offer documents, as applicable. In the case of proxy materials, this date may be up to two business days prior to the vote on the proposal to approve the Business Combination. In addition, if we conduct redemptions in connection
with a stockholder vote, we intend to require a public stockholder seeking redemption of its public shares to also submit a written request for redemption to our transfer agent two business days prior to the vote in which the name of the beneficial
owner of such shares is included. In the event that a stockholder fails to comply with these or any other procedures disclosed in the proxy or tender offer materials, as applicable, its shares may not be redeemed.
You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the trust account, except under certain limited circumstances. Therefore, to liquidate your
investment, you may be forced to sell your public shares or warrants, potentially at a loss.
Our public stockholders will be
entitled to receive funds from the trust account only upon the earlier to occur of: (i) our completion of a Business Combination, and then only in connection with those shares of Class A common stock that such stockholder properly elected
to redeem, subject to the limitations described herein, (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or
timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our Business Combination by November 13, 2022 or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity, and (iii) the redemption of our public shares if we do not complete a Business Combination by November 13, 2022, subject to applicable law and as further described
herein. In addition, if our plan to redeem our public shares if we do not complete a Business Combination by November 13, 2022 is not completed for any reason, compliance with Delaware law may require that we submit a plan of dissolution to our
then-existing stockholders for approval prior to the distribution of the proceeds held in our trust account. In that case, public stockholders may be forced to wait beyond November 13, 2022 before they receive funds from our trust account. In
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circumstances will a public stockholder have any right or interest of any kind in the trust account. Holders of warrants will not have any right to the proceeds held in the trust account with
respect to the warrants. Accordingly, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your public shares or warrants, potentially at a loss.
If you or a “group” of stockholders are deemed to hold in excess of 15% of our Class A common stock, you will lose the ability to redeem
all such shares in excess of 15% of our Class A common stock.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides
that a public stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from
seeking redemption rights with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in the IPO without our prior consent, which we refer to as the “Excess Shares.” However, we will not restrict our stockholders’ ability to vote
all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our Business Combination. Your inability to redeem the Excess Shares will reduce your influence over our ability to complete our Business Combination and you could suffer a material loss
on your investment in us if you sell Excess Shares in open market transactions. Additionally, you will not receive redemption distributions with respect to the Excess Shares if we complete our Business Combination. And as a result, you will continue
to hold that number of shares exceeding 15% and, in order to dispose of such shares, would be required to sell your shares in open market transactions, potentially at a loss.
If the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the private placement warrants not being held in the trust account are insufficient to allow us to
operate for at least the 24 months following the closing of the IPO, it could limit the amount available to fund our search for a target business or businesses and complete our Business Combination, and we will depend on loans from our Sponsor or
management team to fund our search and to complete our Business Combination.
Of the net proceeds of the IPO, only $1,000,000 will
be available to us initially outside the trust account to fund our working capital requirements. We believe that the funds available to us outside of the trust account will be sufficient to allow us to operate for at least the 24 months following
the closing of the IPO; however, we cannot assure you that our estimate is accurate. Of the funds available to us, we could use a portion of the funds available to us to pay fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business. We
could also use a portion of the funds as a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision in letters of intent or merger agreements designed to keep target businesses from
“shopping” around for transactions with other companies or investors on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If
we entered into a letter of intent or merger agreement where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business and were subsequently required to forfeit such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise), we might not have
sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conduct due diligence with respect to, a target business.
If we are required to seek