ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Title of each class |
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Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||||
☒ | Smaller reporting company | |||||||
Emerging growth company |
• | our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses; |
• | our ability to complete our initial business combination; |
• | our expectations around the performance of the prospective target business or businesses; |
• | our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination; |
• | our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination; |
• | our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination; |
• | our pool of prospective target businesses; |
• | the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential acquisition opportunities; |
• | our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
• | the lack of a market for our securities; |
• | the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; |
• | the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties; |
• | potential changes in control of the Company if we acquire one or more target businesses for stock; |
• | our financial performance; or |
• | the other risks and uncertainties discussed in “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors,” elsewhere in this Annual Report and in our other filings with the SEC. |
• | Track record of success co-founded BIND Therapeutics (acquired by Pfizer), Selecta Biosciences (Nasdaq: SELB) and Tarveda Therapeutics. CEO and Director, Mostafa Ronaghi, PhD, was most recently Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President and member of the Executive Leadership Team at Illumina (Nasdaq: ILMN) from 2008-2021. While at Illumina, in 2016, Dr. Ronaghi also co-founded GRAIL, a next-gen liquid biopsy platform for cancer detection. |
• | Deep relationships across the life sciences and pharmaceutical ecosystem |
• | Proactive and proprietary transaction sourcing |
• | Significant value-add capability |
• | Broad vision, exceptional network and deep domain expertise to facilitate the identification and diligence of opportunities |
• | Broad experience across private and public markets |
• | compelling risk/reward proposition; |
• | grounded in breakthrough science (i.e., first-in-class best-in-class |
• | potential market leading product(s); |
• | addressing an unmet medical need; |
• | providing significant benefits to patients; |
• | multiple assets with the ability to diversify risk and successfully navigate an economic downturn, changes in the industry landscape, social sustainability trends and the evolving regulatory environment; |
• | IPO-ready management team; and |
• | experienced investor base: companies that have been funded by experienced life sciences investors including venture capitalists, private equity investors, healthcare companies and other institutional investors who have also provided strategic input to the company. |
• | scientific and technological analysis, with assessment of product development, commercial, clinical, regulatory and reimbursement success factors; |
• | review of market factors such as size, growth opportunity, competition, and development trends; |
• | full review of proprietary technology content and intellectual property; |
• | commercial review, including interviews with key opinion leaders, customers, competitors and industry experts; |
• | financial evaluation, including analysis of historical results and modeling of various scenarios; and |
• | review and evaluation of operations including R&D, manufacturing, sales, and distribution. |
• | conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers; and |
• | file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies. |
• | conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules; and |
• | file proxy materials with the SEC. |
• | if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of our initial public offering, 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, subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our franchise and income taxes (less 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), subject to applicable law, 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; |
• | prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, we may not issue additional shares of capital stock that would entitle the holders thereof to (i) receive funds from the trust account, or (ii) vote on our initial business combination or any pre- initial business combination activity; |
• | although we do not intend to enter into an initial business combination with a target business that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors (and the target for our proposed initial business combination, Senti, is not affiliated with such persons), we are not prohibited from doing so. In the event we enter into such a transaction, we, or a committee of independent directors, will, to the extent required by applicable law or based upon the direction of our board of directors or a committee thereof, obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another entity that commonly renders valuation opinions that such an initial business combination is fair to our Company from a financial point of view; |
• | if a stockholder vote on our initial business combination is not required by applicable law or stock exchange rules and we do not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other reasons, we will offer to redeem our public shares pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, and will file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about our initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act; whether or not we maintain our registration under the our Exchange Act or our listing on Nasdaq, we will provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares by one of the two methods listed above; |
• | our initial business combination must be approved by a majority of our independent directors; |
• | our initial business combination must occur with one or more businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the trust account (excluding the deferred underwriting fees and taxes payable on income earned in the trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination; |
• | if our stockholders approve an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemptions 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 our initial public offering, or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity, we will provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon such approval at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our franchise and income taxes, divided by the number of then-outstanding public shares; and |
• | we will not effectuate our initial business combination with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations. |
• | Our public stockholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our initial business combination, which means we may complete our initial business combination even though a majority of our public stockholders do not support such a combination. |
• | If we seek stockholder approval of our initial business combination, our sponsor and each of our officers and directors have agreed to vote in favor of such initial business combination, regardless of how our public stockholders vote. |
• | 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 an initial 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. |
• | 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 initial business combination will be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your stock. |
• | The requirement that we complete our initial business combination within the prescribed timeframe may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating an initial business combination and may decrease our ability to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our initial business combination on terms that would produce value for our stockholders. |
• | We may not be able to complete our initial business combination within the prescribed timeframe, 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 stockholders may only receive $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances. |
• | You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of many other blank check companies. |
• | Because of our special purpose acquisition company structure, limited resources and the significant competition for business combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. If we do not complete our initial business combination, our public stockholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share on our redemption of our public shares, or less than such amount in certain circumstances. |
• | If the proceeds from our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement shares that are not held in the trust account are insufficient, it could limit the amount available to fund our search for another target business or businesses (if our proposed initial business combination with Senti is not consummated) and complete our initial business combination and we will depend on loans from our sponsor or management team to fund our search for an initial business combination (if required), to pay our franchise and income taxes and to complete our initial business combination. If we are unable to obtain these loans, we may be unable to complete our initial business combination. |
• | If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by stockholders may be less than $10.00 per share. |
• | Our independent directors may decide not to enforce the indemnification obligations of our sponsor, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds in the trust account available for distribution to our public stockholders. |
• | Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination. |
• | If we have not completed an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of our initial public offering, our public stockholders may be forced to wait beyond such 24 months before redemption from our trust account. |
• | Our stockholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their public shares. |
• | Our letter agreement with our sponsor, officers and directors may be amended without stockholder approval. |
• | The grant of registration rights to our initial stockholders may make it more difficult to complete our initial business combination, and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A Common Stock. |
• | Any stockholders who choose to remain stockholders following our initial business combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. |
• | We may seek business combination opportunities in industries or sectors which may or may not be outside of our management team’s area of expertise. |
• | Although we have identified general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses, we may enter into our initial business combination with a target that does not meet such criteria and guidelines, and as a result, the target business with which we enter into our initial business combination may not have attributes consistent with our general criteria and guidelines. |
• | We may seek business combination opportunities with a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of revenue, cash flow or earnings, which could subject us to volatile revenues, cash flows or earnings or difficulty in retaining key personnel. |
• | We are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another entity that commonly renders valuation opinions and, consequently, you may have no assurance from an independent source that the price we are paying for a target business (including Senti) is fair to our company from a financial point of view. |
• | We may issue additional shares of Class A Common Stock or preferred stock to complete our initial business combination (as is the case for our proposed initial business combination with Senti) or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial business combination. We may also issue shares of Class A Common Stock upon the conversion of the Class B common stock at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the time of our initial business combination as a result of the anti-dilution provisions contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Any such issuances would dilute the interest of our public stockholders and likely present other risks. |
• | Unlike many other similarly structured blank check companies, our initial stockholders may receive additional shares of Class A Common Stock if we issue shares to consummate an initial business combination. |
• | We may engage in an initial business combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may be affiliated with our sponsor, officers, directors or existing holders, which may raise potential conflicts of interest. |
• | Since our sponsor and its investors and our directors will lose their entire at-risk investment in us if our initial business combination is not completed, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate for our initial business combination. |
• | We may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete an initial business combination, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our stockholders’ investment in us. |
• | We may complete one business combination which will cause us to be solely dependent on a single business (such as Senti) which may have a limited number of services and limited operating activities. This lack of diversification may negatively impact our operating results and profitability. |
• | We may attempt to complete our initial business combination with a private company (such as Senti) about which little information is available, which may result in an initial business combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all. |
• | We may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination or to fund the operations and growth of a target business (including Senti), which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular business combination. |
• | Holders of our public shares will not be entitled to vote on any election of directors we hold prior to our initial business combination and, upon consummation of our initial business combination, our sponsor will have certain rights to designate individuals for nomination for election as directors. |
• | Our initial stockholders will control the election of our board of directors until consummation of our initial business combination and will hold a substantial interest in us. As a result, they will elect all of our directors and may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a stockholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support. |
• | We may issue shares to investors in connection with our initial business combination at a price that is less than the prevailing market price for our Class A Common Stock. |
• | Our management team may not have control of a target business after our initial business combination. |
• | We may have a limited ability to assess the management of a prospective target business and, as a result, this may affect our initial business combination with a target business whose management may not have the skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company, which could, in turn, negatively impact the value of our public stockholders’ investment in us. |
• | If we complete our initial business combination with a business in the life sciences subsector or related industries (including Senti), we may be unable to obtain U.S. or foreign regulatory approval for our future product candidates following our initial business combination and, as a result, may be unable to commercialize our future product candidates. |
• | If we complete our initial business combination with a business in the life sciences subsector or related industries (including Senti), we may be unable to obtain, maintain and enforce intellectual property protection for our current or future products, or if the scope of our intellectual property protection is not sufficiently broad, our ability to commercialize our future products successfully and to compete effectively may be materially adversely affected. |
• | Our officers, directors, security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests. |
• | You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the trust account, except under certain limited circumstances. To liquidate your investment, therefore, you may be forced to sell your public shares, potentially at a loss. |
• | The nominal purchase price paid by our sponsor for the Founder Shares may significantly dilute the implied value of your public shares in the event we complete an initial business combination. In addition, the value of the sponsor’s Founder Shares will be significantly greater than the amount our sponsor paid to purchase such shares in the event we complete an initial business combination, even if the business combination causes the trading price of our Class A Common Stock to materially decline. |
• | Our management recently concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. The identified material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, which was solely related to our accounting for complex financial instruments, resulted in the restatement of the Company’s audited financial statements as of May 28, 2021 and its unaudited financial statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021. If we are unable to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and financial results. |
• | We are a newly formed company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective. |
• | Our independent registered public accounting firm’s report contains an explanatory paragraph that expresses substantial doubt about our ability continue as a “going concern.” |
• | We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies or smaller reporting companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies. |
• | Since only holders of our Class B common stock will have the right to vote on the election of directors, Nasdaq may consider us to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of Nasdaq rules and, as a result, we may qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. |
• | An investment in our securities may result in uncertain or adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences. |
• | We may face risks related to the life sciences and related industries. |
• | restrictions on the nature of our investments; and |
• | restrictions on the issuance of securities, each of which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination. |
• | registration as an investment company; |
• | adoption of a specific form of corporate structure; and |
• | reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations. |
• | may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in our public shares; |
• | may subordinate the rights of holders of common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded our common stock; |
• | could cause a change of control if a substantial number of shares of our common stock are 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 officers and directors; and |
• | may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A Common Stock. |
• | default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; |
• | 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; |
• | our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand; |
• | our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding; |
• | our inability to pay dividends on our common stock; |
• | 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 common stock, if declared, our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions, and fund other general corporate purposes; |
• | limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate; |
• | increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; |
• | limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements and execution of our strategy; and |
• | other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
• | solely dependent upon the performance of a single business (such as Senti), property or asset; or |
• | dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes or services. |
• | a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; |
• | reduced liquidity for our securities; |
• | a determination that our Class A Common Stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Class A Common Stock to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities; |
• | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
• | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
Class A Common Stock held by public stockholders |
23,000,000 | |||
Class A Common Stock held by our sponsor |
715,500 | |||
Class B common stock held by our sponsor |
5,750,000 | |||
Total common stock |
29,465,500 | |||
Total funds in trust account available for initial business combination |
$ | 230,000,000.00 | ||
Public stockholders’ investment per share of Class A Common Stock. |
$ | 10.00 | ||
Our sponsor’s total investment per share of common stock 4 |
$ | 1.11 | ||
Implied value per share of Class A Common Stock upon the initial business combination 5 |
$ | 7.81 |
3 |
In connection with the non-redemption agreements entered into with certain public stockholders relating to our proposed initial business combination with Senti, the sponsor would, if that business combination was consummated, forfeit certain of these Founder Shares and we would issue an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock to such public stockholders. This potential forfeiture is not reflected in the example scenario above. Please see Note 1 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report for further information regarding the non-redemption agreements we have entered into in connection with our proposed initial business combination with Senti. |
4 |
Sponsor’s total investment in the equity of the Company, inclusive of the Founder Shares and the private placement shares, is $7,180,000. |
5 |
All Founder Shares automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock upon completion of our initial business combination. |
• | we have a board that includes a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the rules of Nasdaq; |
• | we have a compensation committee of our board that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and |
• | we have a nominating and corporate governance committee of our board that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities. |
• | higher costs and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations and complying with different commercial and legal requirements of overseas markets; |
• | rules and regulations regarding currency redemption; |
• | complex corporate withholding taxes on individuals; |
• | laws governing the manner in which future business combinations may be effected; |
• | tariffs and trade barriers; |
• | regulations related to customs and import/export matters; |
• | longer payment cycles and challenges in collecting accounts receivable; |
• | tax issues, including but not limited to tax law changes and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States; |
• | currency fluctuations and exchange controls; |
• | rates of inflation; |
• | cultural and language differences; |
• | employment regulations; |
• | data privacy; |
• | changes in industry, regulatory or environmental standards within the jurisdictions where we operate; |
• | public health or safety concerns and governmental restrictions, including those caused by outbreaks of pandemic disease such as the COVID-19 pandemic; |
• | crime, strikes, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks, natural disasters and wars; |
• | deterioration of political relations with the United States; and |
• | government appropriations of assets. |
• | competition could reduce profit margins; |
• | failure to maintain and manage supply chains effectively; |
• | rapid technological change may lead to competition from unexpected sources; and |
• | the life sciences subsector and related industries are susceptible to significant liability exposure. If liability claims are brought against us following our initial business combination, it could materially adversely affect our operations. |
Name |
Age |
Position | ||
Omid Farokhzad |
52 | Executive Chair; Director | ||
Mostafa Ronaghi |
53 | Chief Executive Officer; Director | ||
Mark Afrasiabi |
46 | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Rowan Chapman |
51 | Chief Business Officer | ||
David Epstein |
60 | Director | ||
Jay Flatley |
69 | Director | ||
Deep Nishar |
53 | Director |
• | assisting board oversight of (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence and (4) the performance of our internal audit function and the independent registered public accounting firm; |
• | the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us; |
• | pre-approving all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures; |
• | setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent registered public accounting firm, including but not limited to, as required by applicable laws and regulations; |
• | 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 (i) the independent registered public accounting firm’s internal quality-control procedures, (ii) 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 and (iii) all relationships between the independent registered public accounting firm and us to assess the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence; |
• | 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 “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 FASB, 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, if any is paid by us, 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 on an annual basis to our board of directors with respect to (or approving, if such authority is so delegated by our board of directors) the compensation, if any is paid by us, and any incentive compensation and equity-based plans that are subject to board approval, of our other officers; |
• | reviewing on an annual basis our executive compensation policies and plans; |
• | implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans, if any; |
• | 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; |
• | if required, producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual report; and |
• | reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors. |
• | None of our officers or directors 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 officers and directors may become aware of investment and business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. Our officers and directors may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. |
• | Our sponsor, and each of our officers and directors, have agreed to waive (i) their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and any public shares or private placement shares held by them in connection with the completion of our initial business combination, including, without limitation, any such rights in the context of a stockholder vote to approve our initial business combination or an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (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 of our initial public offering, or (B) with respect to any material provision relating to the rights of holders of public shares, and (ii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to their Founder Shares and private placement shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within 24 months of our initial public offering (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any public shares they hold). If we do not complete our initial business combination within such applicable time period, the proceeds of the sale of the private placement shares held in the trust account will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, and the private placement shares will expire worthless. Our sponsor has also agreed that, with certain limited exceptions, the Founder Shares will not be transferable or assignable until the earlier of: (A) one year after the completion of our initial business combination, or (B) subsequent to our initial business combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of our Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period commencing at least 150 days after our initial business combination, or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of our public stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A Common Stock for cash, securities or other property. Further, our sponsor has also agreed that, with certain limited exceptions, the private placement shares will not be |
transferable or assignable until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. The transfer restrictions in the two preceding sentences will, pursuant to the sponsor support agreement (as described in our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 20, 2021), cease to apply upon the closing of our proposed initial business combination with Senti (which is discussed in “Part I, Item 1. Business” of this Annual Report), although similar transfer restrictions will apply in respect of Founder Shares (or the shares into which they convert) and private placement shares under the sponsor support agreement and the investor rights agreement to be entered into at Closing (which is also described in our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 20, 2021) from that time. Since our sponsor and officers and directors directly or indirectly own common stock in our Company, our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business, including Senti, is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination. Further, our officers and directors may have conflict of interest between what is best for their personal financial situation and what is best for our Company when determining whether certain terms should be amended, whether certain rights should be waived or whether certain actions (including actions of Senti or any other target business) should be consented to in connection with our initial business combination (including our proposed initial business combination with Senti) and the transaction documents giving effect to it (including the Business Combination Agreement). |
• | 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 were to be included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination. |
• | Our sponsor, officers or directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a business combination and financing arrangements as we may obtain loans from our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers or directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination. Up to $2,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into shares of the post-business combination entity at a price of $10.00 per share at the option of the lender. The shares would be identical to the private placement shares. No such loans currently exist. |
• | the corporation could financially undertake the opportunity; |
• | the opportunity is within the corporation’s line of business; and |
• | it would not be fair to the corporation and its stockholders for the opportunity not to be brought to the attention of the corporation. |
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Entity |
Entity’s business |
Affiliation | |||
Omid Farokhzad | Seer Inc. (Nasdaq: SEER) | Proteomics technology | CEO/Chair/Founder | |||
XLink Therapeutics | Therapeutics | Chair/Founder | ||||
PrognomIQ | Proteomics | Chair/Founder | ||||
Selecta Biosciences (Nasdaq: SELB) | Therapeutics | SAB/Founder | ||||
Tarveda | Therapeutics | SAB/Founder | ||||
XIRA | Legal search firm | Founder/Board member | ||||
Bilix | Therapeutics | SAB | ||||
Cellics Therapeutics | Therapeutics | SAB | ||||
Mostafa Ronaghi | Seer Inc. (Nasdaq: SEER) | Proteomics technology | Board member | |||
1Health | Diagnostic testing as a service | Board member | ||||
Clear Labs | Food safety molecular diagnostics | Board member | ||||
Cellanome | Molecular tools | Board member | ||||
XLink Therapeutics | Therapeutics | Board member | ||||
Rowan Chapman | Natera Inc. (Nasdaq: NTRA) | Diagnostics | Board member | |||
Evidation Health | Digital health / data analytics | Board member | ||||
Initiate Studios LLC | Pre-seed stage company accelerator |
Co-Founder/Manager CEO/ Secretary | ||||
Mark Afrasiabi | Orange Grove Bio | Biotech holding company | Advisory Board member | |||
David Epstein | Flagship Pioneering | Venture Capital | Executive Partner | |||
Axcella Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AXLA) | Biotech / Drug discovery | Board member | ||||
Rubius (Nasdaq: RUBY) | Biotech / Drug discovery | Board member | ||||
Evelo Biosciences (Nasdaq: EVLO) | Biotech / Drug discovery | Board member | ||||
OPY Acquisition Corp. I (Nasdaq: OHAA) | SPAC | Board member | ||||
Tarus Therapeutics | Therapeutics | Board member | ||||
Valo Health | Biotech / Drug Discovery | Board member | ||||
Woolsey Pharma | Biotech / Drug discovery | Board member | ||||
Ring Therapeutics | Biotech / Drug discovery | Board member | ||||
Jay Flatley | Denali (Nasdaq: DNLI) | Biotech / Drug discovery | Board member | |||
Coherent (Nasdaq: COHR) | Laser-based technologies | Board member | ||||
Rivian Automotive Inc. (Nasdaq: RIVN) | Automotive Technology | Board member | ||||
Iridia | Data storage/ DNA chips | Chairman | ||||
Salk Institute | Scientific research institute | Board of Trustees | ||||
Wellcome Leap | Non-profit accelerator |
Chair | ||||
Zymergen (Nasdaq: ZY) | Biomanufacturing / Synthetic Biology | Chairman | ||||
Deep Nishar | General Catalyst | Venture Capital | Managing Director | |||
Seer Inc. (Nasdaq: SEER) | Proteomics technology | Board member | ||||
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) | Biotech / Drug discovery | Board member |
(1) | Each person has a fiduciary duty with respect to the listed entities next to their respective names. |
• | each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding common stock; |
• | each of our executive officers and directors; and |
• | all our executive officers and directors as a group. |
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER (1) |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (2)(3)(4) |
APPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK |
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Dynamics Sponsor LLC (our sponsor) (3) |
6,465,500 | 21.9 | % | |||||
Omid Farokhzad (3)(4) |
6,465,500 | 21.9 | % | |||||
Mostafa Ronaghi (3) |
6,465,500 | 21.9 | % | |||||
Mark Afrasiabi |
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Rowan Chapman |
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Jay Flatley |
— | — | ||||||
David Epstein |
— | — | ||||||
Deep Nishar |
— | — | ||||||
All officers and directors as a group (7 individuals) (5) |
6,465,500 | 21.90 | % |
(1) |
The business address of each of the following entities and individuals is 2875 El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94061. |
(2) |
Interests shown consist of Founder Shares, classified as Class B common stock, and private placement shares, classified as Class A Common Stock. The Class B common stock will automatically convert on a one-for-one |
(3) |
Omid Farokhzad and Mostafa Ronaghi are the managers of the board of managers of our sponsor and have shared voting and investment discretion with respect to the Founder Shares and private placement shares held of record by Dynamics Sponsor LLC. Each such person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly. Accordingly, all of the shares held by our sponsor may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Omid Farokhzad and Mostafa Ronaghi. Each of our independent directors owns approximately 1.91% of the outstanding equity of our sponsor. |
(4) |
Omid Farokhzad’s beneficial ownership interest in our sponsor is held indirectly through Dynamics Group, LLC. Mr. Farokhzad controls and is the sole member of Dynamics Group, LLC. |
(5) |
All of our officers and directors own limited liability company interests of our sponsor. |
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The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report: |
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Exhibits: The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report. |
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14.1 | Code of Ethics of the Registrant. | |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
101.SCH |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |
101.DEF |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | |
101.LAB |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document. | |
101.PRE |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
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Previously filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Previously filed as an exhibit to our draft Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on February 14, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Previously filed as an exhibit to our draft Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on May 21, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Previously filed as an exhibit to the Business Combination Agreement, which was filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference. |
DYNAMICS SPECIAL PURPOSE CORP. | ||||||
Date: March 7, 2022 |
By: |
/s/ Mostafa Ronaghi | ||||
Mostafa Ronaghi | ||||||
Chief Executive Officer |
/s/ Mostafa Ronaghi |
Name: Mostafa Ronaghi |
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Date: March 7, 2022 |
/s/ Omid Farokhzard |
Name: Omid Farokhzard |
Title: Executive Chair of the Board of Directors |
Date: March 7, 2022 |
/s/ Mark Afrasiabi |
Name: Mark Afrasiabi |
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Date: March 7, 2022 |
/s/ David Epstein |
Name: David Epstein |
Title: Director |
Date: March 7, 2022 |
/s/ Jay Flatley |
Name: Jay Flatley |
Title: Director |
Date: March 7, 2022 |
/s/ Deep Nishar |
Name: Deep Nishar |
Title: Director |
Date: March 7, 2022 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
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Deferred underwriting fee payable |
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Total Liabilities |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6) |
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Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, (ass umed to be $ |
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Stockholders’ Deficit |
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Class A common stock, $ |
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Class B common stock, $ |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit |
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Deferred underwriting fee payable |
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Offering costs paid in exchange for issuance of Class B common stock to Sponsor |
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Waiver of deferred underwriting commissions by underwriter |
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Gross proceeds |
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Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value |
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Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption |
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For the Period from March 1, 2021 (Inception) Through December 31, 2021 |
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Deferred tax assets, net of allowance |
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Other |
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Income tax provision |
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Description |
Amount at Fair Value |
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December 31, 2021 |
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Investments held in Trust Account: |
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U.S. Treasury Securities |
$ | $ | $ | $ |