Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
 
NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
In August 2020, the Company issued 8,625,000 shares of Class B common stock to the Sponsor for $25,000 in cash, or approximately $0.003 per share (the “Founder Shares”). On November 30, 2020 the Sponsor surrendered an aggregate of 1,437,500 Founder Shares, which were cancelled. On December 8, 2020, as part of an upsizing of the IPO, the Company effected a stock split in which each issued share of Class B common stock that was outstanding was converted into one and forty-four
one-thousandths
shares of Class B common stock, resulting in an aggregate of 7,503,750 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. All shares and associated amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the share surrender and stock split. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 978,750 shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised by the underwriters in full. On December 11, 2020, the underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option, hence, 975,000 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture and 3,750 Founder Shares were forfeited for no consideration.
The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A) one year after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the Company’s initial Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Company’s 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 the Company’s initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of its stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 8,000,000 Private Placement Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $8,000,000, or $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant (see Note 4).
Administrative Support Agreement
The Company has agreed, commencing on the date of the securities of the Company are first listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Listing Date”), to pay an affiliate of the Company’s Sponsor a monthly fee of an aggregate of $10,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or its liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. The Company incurred $120,000 and $120,000 of administrative service fee for year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, due to related party includes amounts of $247,667 and $127,667, respectively, incurred under this arrangement.
Due to Related Party
As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had due to related party balances of $242,089 and $122,089, which consisted of $247,667 and $127,667 for the administrative service fees incurred (see above), net of $5,578 and $5,578 receivable from related party, respectively.
Advances from Sponsor
At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company owed the Sponsor or its affiliates $802,644 and $100,000 related to advances, respectively.
 
 
Promissory Note — Related Party
On June 2, 2021, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor for an aggregate available principal amount of $
300,000
 
to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Business Combination. This loan is
non-interest
bearing, unsecured and due at the earlier of December 31, 2021 or the closing of the Business Combination. The Company had no borrowings under the promissory note as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and is no longer available to the company.
Non-Redemption
Agreements
Prior to the June Special Meeting, on June 9, 2022, we entered the June
Non-Redemption
Agreements with the June
Non-Redeeming
Stockholders holding an aggregate of
1,250,000 shares of Class A common stock. Pursuant to the June
Non-Redemption
Agreements, the June
Non-Redeeming
Stockholders agreed to (a) not redeem any shares of Class A common stock held by them on the date of the
Non-Redemption
Agreements in connection with the June Extension Amendment Proposal, (b) vote all of their Shares in favor of the June Extension Amendment Proposal and any initial business combination presented by the Company for approval by its stockholders, and (c) not Transfer (as such term is defined in the June
Non-Redemption
Agreements) any of their shares until the earlier of October 11, 2022 and consummation of the Termination Date.
In connection with the June
Non-Redemption
Agreements, Gary Teplis, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, agreed to pay to each June
Non-Redeeming
Stockholder $0.033
per share in cash per month through the Termination Date as a result
Gary Teplis contributed
a total of $184,929 as part of the executed June Non-Redemption Agreements.
Prior to the October Special Meeting, on October 5, 2022, we entered into the October
Non-Redemption
Agreement with the October
Non-Redeeming
Stockholder holding an aggregate of 223,124 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company. Pursuant to the October
Non-Redemption
Agreement, the October
Non-Redeeming
Stockholder agreed to (a) not redeem the shares in connection with the October Extension Amendment Proposal and (b) vote all of its shares in favor of the October Extension Amendment Proposal.
In connection with the October
Non-Redemption
Agreement, Gary Teplis, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, agreed to pay to the October
Non-Redeeming
Stockholder $0.05 per Share per month through
April 11, 2023, in a single cash payment within 45
days from the date of the October
Non-Redemption
Agreement as a result
Gary Teplis contributed
a total $
66,937
as part of the executed October Non-Redemption Agreements.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an initial Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan
the
Company
funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes an initial Business Combination, the Company will repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that an initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Up to
$1,500,000 of
such
 
 
Working
Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, no Working Capital Loans were outstanding.