VHAQ Viveon Health Acquisition Corp

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

 

☐ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _________ to _________

 

Commission file number 001-39827

 

VIVEON HEALTH ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		85-2788202
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)

 

3480 Peachtree Road NE

2nd Floor - Suite #112

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(404)-861-5393

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		VHAQ		NYSE American, LLC
Warrants		VHAQW		NYSE American, LLC
Units		VHAQ		NYSE American, LLC
Rights		VHAQR		NYSE American, LLC

 

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 Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that require a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D(b). ☐

 

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

 

The aggregate market value of the outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, other than shares held by persons who may be deemed affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price for the common stock on June 30, 2022, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market, was $103,157,271.

 

As of February 21, 2024, there were 6,648,665 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Viveon Health Acquisition Corp. (the “Company,” “we”, “our” or “us”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) to amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), on August 24, 2023 (the “Original 10-K”), to (1) restate its financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and  its  condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended (a) March 31, 2022 filed on Form 10-Q with the SEC on June 13, 2022, as amended on Form 10-Q/A filed with the SEC on September 8, 2022 (the “March 10-Q), (b) June 30, 2022, filed on Form 10-Q with the SEC on August 19, 2022, as amended on Form 10-Q/A filed with the SEC on September 8, 2022 and (c) September 30, 2022, filed on Form 10-Q with the SEC on November 21, 2022 (collectively and together with the Original 10-K, the “Original Financial Statements”) which should no longer be relied upon are being restated herein and to (2) describe the restatement and its impact on previously reported amounts. 

 

In connection with the preparation of the March 10-Q, management identified that the total legal fees owed to the Company’s primary law firm were incorrect as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022. This inaccurate information resulted in an overstatement of $250,000 in accrued costs and expenses in the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit, and the consolidated statements of cash flows as of December 31, 2022, and an overstatement of $250,000 in Professional fees and Net (loss) income in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022.  

 

Management concluded that the error above is consistent with the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting relating to the process of recording accounts payable, accrued expenses, and tax liabilities that existed as of December 31, 2022.

 

In light of this material weakness, on November 16, 2023 the Company’s management and the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, concluded that the Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2022 should no longer be relied upon and that it is appropriate to restate the Company’s financial statements for such period.

 

On October 5, 2023, a legal complaint was filed in Connecticut Superior Court against the Company and Suneva Medical, Inc. (“Suneva”) by ICR, LLC (“the Consultant”).  The Complaint alleges that the Company and Suneva owe the Consultant unpaid fees under an October 25, 2021 consulting agreement and asserts claims for breach of contract, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment, and quantum meruit. As of the date of this filing, this action is not pending and has not been officially docketed with the Connecticut Superior Court.  The Company is continuing to assess the merits of the complaint but believes that the claims by the Consultant against the Company are without merit and the Company intends to defend the action if it is properly initiated.

 

In addition to the above overstatement of legal fees, management determined that there was an understatement of accrued fees relating to the agreement with the Consultant that is the subject of the above-mentioned dispute. On October 25, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with the Consultant for investor relations and public relations services in connection with a Business Combination with Suneva. The Consulting Agreement specifically identified Suneva as the target of the Business Combination. Pursuant to the agreement, the Consultant would be paid a fee of $15,000 per month from the date of the agreement until the Business Combination with Suneva, with an additional $15,000 accruing each month until the Business Combination date. The agreement also provided for payment to the Consultant of additional fees tied to success, performance, and ongoing consulting fees for services to the combined entity upon consummation of the Suneva Business Combination. The Consultant stopped providing services in February 2023.

 

 

In its Original Financial Statements, the Company did not appropriately accrue for the fees under the agreement in its condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022, which were filed with the SEC on June 13, 2022 (Amended September 8, 2022), August 19, 2022 (Amended September 8, 2022), and November 21, 2022, respectively. The Company did not appropriately accrue for the fees under the agreement in its consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 which was filed with the SEC on August 24, 2022. This resulted in an understatement in Accrued costs and expenses in the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit, and consolidated statements of cash flows as of December 31, 2021, March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and an understatement of Professional fees and Net (loss) income in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, three months ended March 31, 2022, three and six months ended June 30, 2022, three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

Management concluded that the understatement error relating to the agreement with the Consultant above is consistent with the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting relating to the process of recording accounts payable, accrued expenses, and tax liabilities that existed as of December 31, 2022. Additionally, management determined that a new material weakness existed as of December 31, 2021, March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2022 related to properly evaluating and disclosing contractual arrangements and differentiating them as contractual liabilities or accounting contingencies.

 

In light of this material weakness, on December 29, 2023 the Company’s management and the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, concluded that the Company’s Original Financial Statements as of December 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2022 and for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as of June 30, 2022 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and as of September 30, 2022 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 should no longer be relied upon and that it is appropriate to restate the Company’s financial statements for such periods.

 

We are filing this Amendment No. 1 to amend and restate the Original Financial Statements with modification as necessary to reflect the restatements. The following items have been amended to reflect the restatements:

 

Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors

  

Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

Part II, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

 

Part IV, Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

In addition, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have provided new certifications dated as of the date of this filing in connection with this Form 10-K/A (Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2).

 

Except as described above, no other information included in the Original Financial Statements is being amended or updated by this Amendment No. 1 and, other than as described herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not purport to reflect any information or events subsequent to the Original Financial Statements. This Amendment No 1 continues to describe the conditions as of the date of the Original Financial Statements and, except as expressly contained herein, we have not updated, modified or supplemented the disclosures contained in the Original Financial Statements. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Financial Statements and with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the Financial Statements.

 

 

VIVEON HEALTH ACQUISITION CORP.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I
ITEM 1.	BUSINESS	4
ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS (RESTATED)	20
ITEM 1B.	UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS	20
ITEM 2.	PROPERTIES	20
ITEM 3.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	20
ITEM 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	20
PART II
ITEM 5.	MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES	21
ITEM 6.	[RESERVED]	22
ITEM 7.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (RESTATED)	22
ITEM 7A.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	34
ITEM 8.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA (RESTATED)	34
ITEM 9.	CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE	34
ITEM 9A.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES (RESTATED)	34
ITEM 9B.	OTHER INFORMATION	36
ITEM 9C	DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTION	36
PART III
ITEM 10.	DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	37
ITEM 11.	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	44
ITEM 12.	SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS	44
ITEM 13.	CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE	46
ITEM 14.	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES	48
PART IV
ITEM 15.	EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (RESTATED)	49

 

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. The statements contained in this report 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’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 “anticipates,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “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 complete our initial business combination;
	●	success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination;
	●	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, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements;
	●	potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination;
	●	pool of prospective target businesses;
	●	the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential investment opportunities;
	●	potential change in control if we acquire one or more target businesses for stock;
	●	the potential liquidity and trading of our securities;
	●	the lack of a market for our securities;
	●	use of proceeds not held in the trust account established at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company in connection with its initial public offering (the “Trust Account”). or available to us from interest income on the Trust Account balance; and
	●	financial performance following our initial public offering.

 

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.” 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 and/or if and when management knows or has a reasonable basis on which to conclude that previously disclosed projections are no longer reasonably attainable.

 

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

Introduction

 

Viveon Health Acquisition Corp. (“Viveon,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a Delaware company incorporated on August 7, 2020 as a blank check company for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination, with one or more target businesses.

 

On December 28, 2020, Viveon consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 17,500,000 units (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and one redeemable warrant (“Warrant”), entitling the holder thereof to purchase one-half of a share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per whole share, and one right to receive one-twentieth (1/20) of a share of Common Stock. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $175,000,000. On December 28, 2020, the underwriters of the IPO, Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (“Chardan” or the “underwriters”) exercised the over-allotment option in full, and the closing occurred on December 30, 2020 when Viveon sold 2,625,000 Over-Allotment Option Units at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating additional gross proceeds of $26,250,000.

 

On December 28, 2020, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, we consummated a private placement (“Private Placement”) with Viveon Health, LLC (the “Sponsor”) of 18,000,000 warrants (the “Private Warrants”) at a price of $0.50 per Private Warrant, generating total proceeds of $9,000,000. The Private Warrants are identical to the Warrants (as defined below) sold in the IPO except that the Private Warrants are non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the Sponsor, or its permitted transferees. Additionally, our Sponsor agreed not to transfer, assign, or sell any of the Private Warrants or underlying securities (except in limited circumstances, as described in the Private Placement Warrants Subscription Statement) until the date we complete our initial business combination. The Sponsor was granted certain demand and piggyback registration rights in connection with the purchase of the Private Warrants.

 

A total of $203,262,500 of the net proceeds from the sale of Units in the IPO and the private placement were placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. At the time of the IPO, the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provided, among other things that none of the funds held in trust will be released from the Trust Account, other than interest income to pay any tax obligations, until the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, (ii) the Company’s failure to consummate a business combination by 15 months from the consummation of the IPO (March 18, 2022), and (iii) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend Viveon’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (a) to modify the substance or timing of the ability of holders of Viveon’s public shares to seek redemption in connection with Viveon’s initial business combination or Viveon’s obligation to redeem 100% of its public shares if Viveon does not complete its initial business combination by 15 months from the consummation of the IPO (March 28, 2022) or (b) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity.

 

Extensions of Business Combination Period and Amendment to Our Certificate of Incorporation

 

First Extension and First Amendment

 

On March 18, 2022, the Company held a stockholder meeting to seek approval to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “First Amendment”) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from March 28, 2022 (the “Original Termination Date”) to June 28, 2022. The First Amendment (i) extends the date by which we have to consummate a business combination for three months, from the Original Termination Date to June 30, 2022 and (ii) allows us, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the date to consummate a business combination on a monthly basis for up to six times by an additional one month each time after June 30, 2023, upon five days’ advance notice and the deposit of $240,000 per month prior to the applicable deadline, for a total of up to nine months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of the proposed business combination with Suneva Medical, Inc. or any potential alternative initial business combination shall have occurred.

 

The stockholders approved the First Amendment at the meeting.

 

On March 23, 2022, we filed the First Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State. A copy of the First Amendment, as filed, is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report as Exhibit 3.2.

 

As a result of the First Amendment, on March 23, 2022, we also entered into an amendment (the “IMTA Amendment”) to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2020, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (the “IMTA”). This IMTA Amendment amends and restates Sections 1(i), 7(c) and 7(j) of the IMTA to reflect the changes based on the First Amendment. A copy of the IMTA Amendment, is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report as Exhibit 10.18.

 

In connection with the First Amendment, the Company made a deposit into the Trust Account of $720,000 on March 23, 2022 and stockholders redeemed 15,092,126 shares resulting in redemption payments out of the Trust Account to such redeeming stockholders totaling approximately $152,451,819, without taking into account additional allocation of payments to cover any tax obligation of the Company, such as franchise taxes, but not including any excise tax, since that date.

 

 

On each of June 23, 2022, July 26, 2022, August 30, 2022, September 28, 2022, October 28, 2022 and November 25, 2022, the Company deposited $240,000 into the Trust Account to extend the date to consummate a Business Combination through July 28, 2022, August 28, 2022, September 28, 2022, October 28, 2022, November 28, 2022 and December 28, 2022, respectively.

 

Second Extension and Second Amendment

 

Viveon held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on December 23, 2022 to seek approval to, among other things, amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Second Amendment”), to allow the Company to extend the date to consummate a business combination from December 28, 2022 until June 30, 2023 (the “Second Extended Date”). The Second Amendment allows us to elect to extend the date to consummate a business combination on a monthly basis for up to six times by an additional one month each time after December 28, 2022, upon three calendar days’ advance notice and the deposit of $100,000 per month prior to the applicable deadline, until June 30, 2023, unless the closing of the proposed business combination with Suneva Medical, Inc. or any potential alternative initial business combination shall have occurred. The Stockholders approved the Second Amendment at the Annual Meeting.

 

On December 23, 2022, we filed the Second Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State. A copy of the Second Amendment, as filed is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report as Exhibit 3.3.

 

In connection with the Second Amendment stockholders redeemed 3,188,100 shares resulting in redemption payments out of the Trust Account to pay such redeeming stockholders, totaling approximately $34,004,514, without taking into account additional allocation of payments to cover any tax obligation of the Company, such as franchise taxes, but not including any excise tax, since that date.

 

As a result of the Second Amendment, on January 20, 2023 we also entered into an IMTA amendment that amends and restates Sections 1(i), 7(c) and 7(j) of the original IMTA to reflect the changes based on the Second Amendment. A copy of the amendment, is included as Exhibit 10.19 to this Annual Report.

 

In connection with the Second Amendment, on each of December 27, 2022, January 26, 2023, February 27, 2023, March 27, 2023 and April 28, 2023, the Company deposited $100,000 into the Trust Account to extend the date to consummate a Business Combination through January 31, 2023, February 28, 2023, March 31, 2023, April 30, 2023 and May 31, 2023, respectively. Viveon made a final deposit of $100,000 on May 24, 2023 for a one month extension until June 30, 2023.

 

Third Extension and Third Amendment

 

On June 22, 2023, the Company held a stockholder meeting (the “June 2023 Stockholders Meeting”) to seek approval to, among other things, to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Third Amendment”), to allow the Company to (i) initially extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination up to six times, each such extension for an additional one month period, until December 31, 2023, by depositing into the Trust Account, the amount of $85,000 for each one-month extension until December 31, 2023, and (ii) further extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination (without seeking additional approval from the stockholders) for up to an additional three months, from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024, with no additional deposits to be made into the Trust Account during such period, each such extension for an additional one month period, (the “Third Extended Date”), upon one calendar day advance notice to the Trustee, prior to the applicable monthly deadline, unless the closing of the proposed initial business combination with Clearday, Inc., or any potential alternative initial business combination shall have occurred prior to the Third Extended Date; and (B) to amend the Company’s IMTA, allowing the Company to (i) initially extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination up to six times, each such extension for an additional one month period, until December 31, 2023, by depositing into the Trust Account, the amount of $85,000 for each one-month extension until December 31, 2023, and (ii) further extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination (without seeking additional approval from the stockholders) for up to an additional three months, from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024, each such extension for an additional one month period, with no additional deposits to be made into the Trust Account during such period from January 1, 2024 through March 31, 2024. The Stockholders approved the Third Amendment at the June 2023 Stockholders Meeting.

 

On June 27, 2023, we filed the Third Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State. A copy of the Third Amendment, as filed is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report as Exhibit 3.4.   

 

In connection with the Third Amendment stockholders redeemed 227,359 shares resulting in redemption payments out of the Trust Account to pay such redeeming stockholders, totaling $2,498,947, without taking into account additional allocation of payments to cover any tax obligation of the Company, such as franchise taxes, but not including any excise tax, since that date.

 

On June 27, 2023 and July 27, 2023, the Company deposited $85,000 in the Trust Account, to extend the date by which the Company can complete an initial business combination by one month to July 31, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively.

 

As a result of the Third Amendment, we also entered into an amendment to the IMTA, dated as of July 27, 2023, that amends and restates Sections 1(i), 7(c) and 7(j) of the original IMTA to reflect the change based on the Third Amendment. A copy of the amendment, is included as Exhibit 10.20 to this Annual Report.

 

Following all of the prior redemptions, the Company has 1,617,415 shares of public common stock outstanding, and approximately $17,777,323 remaining in the Trust Account as of the date hereof.

  

Termination of Merger Agreement

 

As disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K on January 12, 2022, Viveon Health Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Viveon”), entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Old Merger Agreement”) by and among Viveon, VHAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Viveon (“Old Merger Sub”), and Suneva Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Suneva”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a business combination between Viveon and Suneva was proposed to be effected through the merger of Merger Sub with and into Suneva, with Suneva surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Viveon (the “Old Merger”). At the time of the signing of the Merger Agreement, the board of directors of Viveon had (i) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Old Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) resolved to recommend approval of the Old Merger Agreement and related transactions by the stockholders of Viveon.

 

On February 2, 2023, legal counsel for Viveon sent a letter informing Suneva’s legal counsel that Viveon decided, effective immediately, to unilaterally terminate the Old Merger Agreement pursuant to Sections 10.2(a) and 10.2 thereof, based upon material breaches of the Old Merger Agreement by Suneva. The termination letter was sent without prejudice and reserved all of Viveon, Old Merger Sub and Viveon Health, LLC (Viveon’s sponsor) rights, claims and remedies, specifically including those within the Old Merger Agreement, against Suneva and others associated with Suneva who participated in the merger discussions and arrangements, and waived none.

 

 

Funding for Extension and Working Capital

 

On March 21, 2022, March 23, 2022, April 4, 2022, April 27, 2022, May 9, 2022, October 27, 2022, and November 25, 2022, we entered into subscription agreements with several lenders for a loan of up to $4,000,000, in the aggregate (the “Subscription Agreements”).

 

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, we issued a series of unsecured senior promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of up to $4,000,000 (the “Notes”) to the subscribers. Of the $4,000,000 in Notes, $1,955,000 was subscribed for by several related parties affiliated with our sponsor, Viveon Health LLC, and the balance in the amount of $2,045,000 was subscribed for by parties that are not related to our sponsor.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreements, the subscribers also received warrants to purchase one share of our common stock for every $2.00 of the funded principal amount of the Notes up to 2,000,000 shares of our common stock, in the aggregate, at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (the “Subscription Warrants”). The Subscription Warrant term commences on the Exercise Date (as hereinafter defined) for a period of 49 months. The Subscription Warrants are exercisable commencing on the date of the initial business combination (the “Exercise Date”) and have a cashless exercise feature that is available at any time on or after the Exercise Date. Commencing on the date 13 months following the Exercise Date, the subscribers have the right, but not the obligation, to put the Subscription Warrants to us at a purchase price of $5.00 per share. We have agreed to file, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of an initial business combination, a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register for resale the shares of common stock underlying the Subscription Warrants.

 

The Notes do not bear interest and mature upon the earlier of (i) the closing of our initial business combination, and (ii) December 31, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”). The Notes provide for a credit line up to the maximum amount of $4,000,000. We will not have the right to re-borrow any portion of any loans made under the Notes once repaid. As of December 31, 2022, a commitment fee in the amount of $400,000, equal to 10% of the maximum principal amount of the Note, had been paid to the subscribers, on a pro rata basis. In the event that we do not consummate a business combination by the Maturity Date, the Notes will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of our Trust Account, if any. Subsequent to December 31, 2022, in connection with the Merger Agreement (as defined below) a majority of the holders of the Notes and Subscription Warrants have agreed to exchange such Notes and Subscription Warrants pursuant to the terms of an exchange agreement with Viveon dated as of May 1, 2023 (the Exchange Agreement”) for a separate series of Clearday senior convertible promissory notes (the “Clearday Senior Convertible Notes”). The Clearday Senior Convertible Notes bear 8% interest per annum and mature upon the earlier of (i) June 30, 2024, or (ii) the date of any Change in Control. Upon the consummation of the business combination and the exchange of the Subscription Agreements for the Clearday Senior Convertible Notes, the lenders will forfeit their Subscription Warrants as part of the exchange. One lender has chosen not to convert to Clearday Senior Convertible Notes. The balance owed to this lender under the Notes is considered due upon demand by the lender. As of the date of this filing of this Annual Report the lender has not requested payment of the Note.

 

On March 21, 2022, an initial amount of $2,700,000 was drawn down from the Notes. $720,000 of the loan proceeds was deposited into our Trust Account in connection with extending the business combination completion window from March 28, 2022 until June 28, 2022. After June 28, 2022, we elected to continue to extend such date until December 28, 2022 by making a monthly deposit of $240,000 into the Trust Account each month for each monthly period until December 28, 2022. See section titled “Extensions of Business Combination Period and Amendments to Our Certificate of Incorporation” of this Annual Report for further detail.

 

The entry into the Subscription Agreement and the terms of the Notes and Subscription Warrants was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting held on March 21, 2022.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Note, the Subscription Warrant and the Subscription Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Note, the Subscription Warrant and the Subscription Agreement, which are incorporated by reference into this Annual Report as Exhibit 10.15, Exhibit 10.16 and Exhibit 10.17, respectively. The foregoing description of the Exchange Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Exchange Agreement which filed as Exhibit 10.21 to this Annual Report.

 

Our Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $500,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “IPO Note”). This loan was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of March 31, 2021 or the completion of the Initial Public Offering. On January 13, 2021, we paid the $228,758 balance on the note from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering. We no longer have the ability to borrow under the IPO Note.

 

Our Chief Financial Officer loaned the Company $75,000 to cover expenses related to ongoing operations, which was funded on December 27, 2022. This loan is non-interest bearing and payable upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The loan agreement was entered into on December 27, 2022.

 

As of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance of the loan was $75,000 and $0, respectively. Subsequent to December 31, 2022, our Chief Financial Officer loaned the Company an additional $555,000 through the date of this filing. These loans will be exchanged for Clearday Senior Convertible Notes upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination.

 

Our Chief Executive Officer of the Company loaned the Company $100,000 to cover expenses related to ongoing operations, which was funded on April 2, 2023. This loan is non-interest bearing and payable upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The loan agreement was entered into on April 2, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance of the loan was $0, respectively.

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2022, three investors in our Sponsor, loaned the Company $100,000 in the aggregate, to cover expenses related to ongoing operations, funded on April 5, 2023, and April 7, 2023. These loans are non-interest bearing and payable upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The loan agreements were entered into on April 5, 2023, and April 7, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance of the loans was $0, respectively.

 

On May 12, 2023, the Company entered into an unsecured promissory note with Clearday (the “Clearday Note”). The Clearday Note is non-interest bearing mature upon the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the issuance date and (ii) December 31, 2022. Proceeds provided to us under the Clearday Note through the filing date were approximately $881,710 during fiscal year 2023. Funds in the Trust Account may not be used to repay the obligations under the Clearday Note. We used such funds for general working capital purposes. A copy of the Clearday Note is incorporated as Exhibit 10.22 of this Annual Report, and all references herein to the Clearday Note are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement.

 

Delinquent SEC Filings

 

As previously reported in a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing filed the Company on May 16, 2022, the Company was delayed in filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 (the “Form 10-Q”) because the financial statements could not be completed in sufficient time to solicit and obtain the necessary review of the Form 10-Q in a timely fashion prior to the due date of the report.

 

As of May 23, 2022 the Company remained unable to file the Form 10-Q. As a result, on May 24, 2022, in accordance with standard procedures related to the delayed filing of the Form 10-Q with the SEC, the Company received a late filer notification from the New York Stock Exchange stating that the Company is not in compliance with the NYSE American’s continued listing requirements under the timely filing criteria established in the NYSE American Company Guide. Under Section 1007 of the NYSE American Company Guide, the Company could be granted up to 12 months to cure the late filer deficiency. The initial six month period to regain compliance is automatic and the additional six months is only granted upon request by the Company and approval by the NYSE. The NYSE notice has no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on the NYSE American. On June 13, 2022, the Company filed its 10-Q and fully regained compliance with the NYSE American’s continued listing requirements.

 

On April 18, 2023, the Company received a notice letter (the “Notice”) from the NYSE Regulation Department (the “Staff”) notifying the Company that, based upon the Company’s failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Annual Report”) by the filing due date, April 17, 2023 (the “Filing Delinquency”), it was not in compliance with the New York Stock Exchange American’s continued listing requirements. The Company is now subject to the procedures and requirements set forth in Section 1007 of the New York Stock Exchange American (“NYSE American” or the “Exchange”) Company Guide (the “Company Guide”).

 

As indicated in the Notice, during the six-month period from the date of the Filing Delinquency (the “Initial Cure Period”), the Exchange will monitor the Company and the status of the Delinquent Report and any subsequent delayed filings, including through contact with the Company, until the Filing Delinquency is cured. If the Company fails to cure the Filing Delinquency within the Initial Cure Period, the Exchange may, in the Exchange’s sole discretion, allow the Company’s securities to be traded for up to an additional six-month period (the “Additional Cure Period”) depending on the Company’s specific circumstances. If the Exchange determines that an Additional Cure Period is not appropriate, suspension and delisting procedures will commence in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 1010 of the Company Guide. If the Exchange determines that an Additional Cure Period of up to six months is appropriate and the Company fails to file its delinquent report and any subsequent delayed filings by the end of that period, suspension and delisting procedures will generally commence.

 

The NYSE American may in its sole discretion decide (i) not to afford an issuer any Initial Cure Period or Additional Cure Period, as the case may be, at all or (ii) at any time during the Initial Cure Period or Additional Cure Period, to truncate the Initial Cure Period or Additional Cure Period, as the case may be, and immediately commence suspension and delisting procedures if the issuer is subject to delisting pursuant to any other provision of the Company Guide, including if the Exchange believes, in the Exchange’s sole discretion, that continued listing and trading of an issuer’s securities on the Exchange is inadvisable or unwarranted in accordance with Sections 1001-1006 of the Company Guide.

 

During the Initial Cure Period and the Additional Cure Period, if applicable, the Company’s securities will continue to trade on the Exchange, subject to the Company’s compliance with other continued listing requirements, with a late filer (“.LF”) indicator. The .LF indicator will be removed when the Company has regained compliance with all applicable continued listing standards.

 

As previously reported by the Company in its Form 12b-25 filed with the SEC on each of March 31, 2023, May 15, 2023 and August 14, 2023, the Company required additional time to finalize its financial statements.

 

 

Recent Developments

 

Merger Agreement with Clearday

 

On April 5, 2023, we entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), with Clearday, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Clearday”) VHAC2 Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“New Merger Sub”), and our Sponsor in the capacity as the representative from and after the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) for the stockholders of Viveon (other than the Clearday Stockholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (and their successors and assigns) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, and Clearday SR LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the capacity as the representative from and after the Effective Time for the holders of Clearday Preferred Stock (as defined in the Merger Agreement) as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (and their successors and assigns) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a business combination between us and Clearday will be effected through the merger of New Merger Sub with and into Clearday, with Clearday surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of ours and we will change our name to “Clearday Holdings, Inc.” (the “Merger”). Our board of directors has (i) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) resolved to recommend approval of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and related transactions by our stockholders. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.

 

Consideration

 

Merger Consideration

 

The total consideration to be paid at Closing (the “Merger Consideration”) by us to Clearday security holders (and holders who have the right to acquire Clearday capital stock) will be an amount equal to $250 Million (plus the aggregate exercise price for all Clearday options and warrants). The Merger Consideration will be payable in shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of our common stock, valued at $10 per share.

 

Earnout Payments

 

In addition, the holders of Clearday preferred stock will have the contingent right to earn up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock, in the aggregate (the “Earnout Shares”), if at any time during the period beginning on the date of the Closing (the “Closing Date”) and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Earnout Eligibility Period”), the Adjusted Net Income (as defined below) for any Earnout Period is a positive number for the first time during the Earnout Eligibility Period (the “Earnout Milestone”). Under the Merger Agreement, Adjusted Net Income means for any Earnout Period, the consolidated net income or loss for such period calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP applied on a basis consistent with past practice, of (a) for periods prior to the Closing, the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company Group”), and (b) for periods from and after the Closing, of us and our subsidiaries (including the Company Group), in each case before adjusting for the following to the extent deducted/added in calculating consolidated net income or loss: (1) interest expense/income; (2) income tax expense/tax credits; (3) depreciation and amortization; (4) transaction expenses; (5) extraordinary items; (6) any income or loss attributable to us that accrues in accordance with U.S. GAAP on or prior to the Closing Date; and (7) all gains or losses in connection with sales or dispositions of assets and investments not in the ordinary course of business.

 

If, following the Closing Date and prior to end of the Earnout Eligibility Period, there is a Change of Control, then, immediately prior to such Change of Control, all the Earnout Shares not yet earned shall be earned by the Clearday Earnout Holders and shall be released from escrow and delivered to the Clearday Earnout Holders, and the Clearday Earnout Holders shall be eligible to participate in such Change of Control transaction with respect to such Earnout Shares.

 

 

The Earnout Shares will be placed in escrow and will not be released from escrow until they are earned as a result of the occurrence of the Earnout Milestone or a Change of Control, if applicable. The Earnout Shares that are not earned on or before the expiration of the Earnout Eligibility Period shall be automatically forfeited and cancelled.

 

Treatment of Clearday Securities

 

Cancellation of Securities. Each share of Clearday capital stock, if any, that is owned by Viveon, New Merger Sub, Clearday, or any of their subsidiaries (as treasury stock or otherwise) immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), will automatically be cancelled and retired without any conversion or consideration.

 

Preferred Stock. At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of Clearday’s Series F Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Clearday Series F Preferred Stock”) (other than any such shares of Clearday capital stock cancelled as described above and any dissenting shares), will be converted into the right to receive: (A) one (1) share of Parent New Series F Preferred Stock plus (B) a number of Earnout Shares in accordance with, and subject to the contingencies, set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

Each issued and outstanding share of Clearday’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Clearday Series A Preferred Stock”) (other than any such shares of Clearday capital stock cancelled as described above and any dissenting shares), will be converted into the right to receive: (A) one (1) share of Parent New Series A Preferred Stock plus (B) a number of Earnout Shares in accordance with, and subject to the contingencies, set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

Common Stock. At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of Clearday’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Clearday Common Stock”) (other than any such shares of Clearday capital stock cancelled as described above and any dissenting shares) will be converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Viveon Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio. The “Conversion Ratio” as defined in the Merger Agreement means an amount equal to (a)(i) the sum of $250 Million, plus the aggregate exercise or conversion price of outstanding Clearday’s stock options and warrants (excluding unvested options and options or warrants with an exercise or conversion price of $5.00 or more), divided by (ii) the number of fully diluted Clearday capital stock (including Company Preferred Stock, warrants, stock options, convertible notes, and any other convertible securities) (excluding unvested options and options or warrants with an exercise or conversion price of $5.00 or more and assuming a conversion price of Clearday subsidiary securities as provided in the Merger Agreement); divided by (b) $10.00.

 

Merger Sub Securities. Each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into and become one newly issued share of common stock of the surviving corporation.

 

Stock Options. At the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase shares of Clearday Common Stock will be converted into an option to purchase, subject to substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such options prior to the Effective Time, shares of Viveon Common Stock equal to the number of shares subject to such option prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Conversion Ratio, at an exercise price per share of Viveon Common Stock equal to the exercise price per share of Clearday Common Stock subject to such option divided by the Conversion Ratio.

 

Warrants. Contingent on and effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of Clearday Preferred Stock or Clearday Common Stock will be treated in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

 

Convertible Notes. Contingent on and effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, Clearday’s convertible notes outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be treated in accordance with the terms of the relevant agreements governing such convertible notes.

 

Subsidiary Capital Stock. At and as of the Effective Time, the Subsidiary Capital Stock will remain in full force and effect with the right to acquire the Company Common Stock with such adjustments noted in the terms of such Subsidiary Capital Stock.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the parties thereto with respect to, among other things, (a) corporate existence and power, (b) authorization to enter into the Merger Agreement and related transactions; subsidiaries, (c) governmental authorization, (d) non-contravention, (e) capitalization, (f) corporate records, (g) consents, (h) financial statements, (i) internal accounting controls, (j) absence of certain changes, (k) properties; title to assets, (l) litigation, (m) material contracts, (n) licenses and permits, (o) compliance with laws, (p) intellectual property, (q) privacy and data security, (r) employee matters and benefits, (s) tax matters, (t) real property, (u) environmental laws, (v) finders’ fees, (w) directors and officers, (x) anti-money laundering laws, (y) insurance, (z) related party transactions, and (aa) certain representations related to securities law and activity. Viveon has additional representations and warranties, including (a) issuance of shares, (b) trust fund, (c) listing, (d) board approval, (e) SEC documents and financial statements, (f) certain business practices, (g) expenses, indebtedness and other liabilities and (h) brokers and other advisors.

 

Covenants

 

The Merger Agreement includes customary covenants of the parties with respect to operation of their respective businesses prior to consummation of the Merger and efforts to satisfy conditions to consummation of the Merger. The Merger Agreement also contains additional covenants of the parties, including, among others, access to information, cooperation in the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement (as each such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement) required to be filed in connection with the Merger and to obtain all requisite approvals of each party’s respective stockholders. Viveon and Clearday have each also agreed to include in the Proxy Statement the recommendation of its respective board that its stockholders approve all of the proposals to be presented at its respective special meeting. In addition, each of Viveon and Clearday have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit and finalize definitive documentation for a committed equity in an aggregate amount that, together with the funds in the Trust Account after giving effect to potential redemptions from Viveon’s public stockholders, together with financing programs available to Clearday after the Closing, will provide to Clearday working capital to meet its short-term commercial development goals.

 

Viveon has also agreed to prepare a proxy statement to seek the approval of its stockholders (the “Extension Proposal”) to amend its organizational documents to extend the period of time Viveon is afforded under its organizational documents and IPO prospectus to consummate an initial business combination for an additional three months, from June 30,2023 to September 30, 2023 (or such earlier date as Viveon and Clearday may agree in writing).

 

Each party’s representations, warranties and pre-Closing covenants will not survive Closing and no party has any post-Closing indemnification obligations.

 

Viveon Equity Incentive Plan

 

Viveon has agreed to approve and adopt an equity incentive plan (the “Incentive Plan”) to be effective as of the Closing and in a form mutually acceptable to Viveon and Clearday, subject to approval of the Incentive Plan by the Viveon stockholders. The Incentive Plan will provide for an initial aggregate share reserve equal to 8% of the number of shares of Viveon Common Stock issued and outstanding at the Closing and an “evergreen” provision that is mutually agreeable to Viveon and Clearday will provide for an automatic increase on the first day of each fiscal year in the number of shares available for issuance under the Incentive Plan as mutually determined by Viveon and Clearday.

 

 

Non-Solicitation Restrictions

 

Each of Viveon and Clearday has agreed that from the date of the Merger Agreement to the Effective Time or, if earlier, the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, it will not initiate any negotiations with any party relating to an Alternative Transaction (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) or enter into any agreement relating to such a proposal, other than as expressly excluded from the definition of an Alternative Transaction. Each of Viveon and Clearday has also agreed to be responsible for any acts or omissions of any of its respective representatives that, if they were the acts or omissions of Viveon and Clearday, as applicable, would be deemed a breach of the party’s obligations with respect to these non-solicitation restrictions.

 

Conditions to Closing

 

The consummation of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) the absence of any applicable law or order restraining, prohibiting or imposing any condition on the consummation of the Merger and related transactions, (ii) the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (iii) receipt of any consent, approval or authorization required by any Authority (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (iv) Viveon having net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act), unless Viveon’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation shall have been amended to remove such requirement prior to or concurrently with the Closing, (v) approval by Clearday’s stockholders of the Merger and related transactions, (vi) approval by Viveon’s stockholders of the Merger and related transactions, (vii) the conditional approval for listing by NYSE American (or an alternate exchange) of the shares of Viveon Common Stock to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and satisfaction of initial and continued listing requirements, and (viii) the Registration Statement becoming effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”).

 

Solely with respect to Viveon and New Merger Sub, the consummation of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) Clearday having duly performed or complied with all of its obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects, (ii) the representations and warranties of Clearday, other than certain fundamental representations as defined in the Merger Agreement, being true and correct in all respects unless failure would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) on Clearday or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) certain fundamental representations, as defined in the Merger Agreement, being true and correct in all respects, other than de minimis inaccuracies, (iv) no event having occurred that would result in a Material Adverse Effect on Clearday or any of its subsidiaries, (v) Clearday and its securityholders having executed and delivered to Viveon each Additional Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to which they each are a party and (vi) Clearday delivering certain certificates to Viveon.

 

Solely with respect to Clearday, the consummation of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) Viveon and New Merger Sub having duly performed or complied with all of their respective obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects, (ii) the representations and warranties of Viveon and New Merger Sub, other than certain fundamental representations as defined in the Merger Agreement, being true and correct in all respects unless failure to be true and correct would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Viveon or New Merger Sub and their ability to consummate the Merger and related transactions, (iii) certain fundamental representations, as defined in the Merger Agreement, being true and correct in all respects, other than de minimis inaccuracies, (iv) no event having occurred that would result in a Material Adverse Effect on Viveon or New Merger Sub, (v) the Amended Parent Charter (as defined in the Merger Agreement) being filed with, and declared effective by, the Delaware Secretary of State, (vi) Viveon delivering certain certificates to Clearday, (vii) the size and composition of the post-Closing board of directors of Viveon having been appointed as set forth in the Merger Agreement and (viii) Viveon, Viveon Health LLC and other stockholders, as applicable, having executed and delivered to Clearday each Additional Agreement to which they each are a party.

 

 

Termination

 

The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time as follows:

 

(i) by either Viveon or Clearday, if (A) the Merger and related transactions are not consummated on or before the latest of (i) June 30, 2023, (ii) if the Extension Proposal is approved, September 30, 2023 and (iii) if one or more extensions to a date following September 30, 2023 are obtained at the election of Viveon, with Viveon stockholder vote, in accordance with the Viveon’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the last date for Viveon to consummate a business combination pursuant to such extensions; and (B) the material breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under the Merger Agreement by the party seeking to terminate the Merger Agreement was not the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Closing Date, without liability to the other party;

 

(ii) by either Viveon or Clearday, if any Authority has issued any final decree, order, judgment, award, injunction, rule or consent or enacted any law, having the effect of permanently enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Merger, provided that, the party seeking to terminate cannot have breached its obligations under the Merger Agreement and such breach was a substantial cause of, or substantially resulted in, such action by the Authority; and

 

(iii) by mutual written consent of Viveon and Clearday duly authorized by each of their respective boards of directors.

 

The Merger Agreement and other agreements described below have been included to provide investors with information regarding their respective terms. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about Viveon, Clearday or the other parties thereto. In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement were made as of a specified date, are modified or qualified by information in one or more disclosure letters prepared in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what might be viewed as material to investors, or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement are not necessarily characterizations of the actual state of facts about Viveon, Clearday or the other parties thereto at the time they were made or otherwise and should only be read in conjunction with the other information that Viveon or Clearday makes publicly available in reports, statements and other documents filed with the SEC. Viveon and Clearday investors and securityholders are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement.

 

Certain Related Agreements

 

Parent Support Agreements. Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Viveon, Clearday and the Sponsor and the officers and directors of Viveon entered into a support agreement (the “Parent Support Agreement”) pursuant to which the Sponsor and the officers and directors of Viveon have agreed to vote all shares of Viveon common stock beneficially owned by them, including any additional shares of Viveon they acquire ownership of or the power to vote: (i) in favor of the Merger and related transactions, (ii) against any action reasonably be expected to impede, delay, or materially and adversely affect the Merger and related transactions, and (iii) in favor of an extension of the period of time Viveon is afforded to consummate an initial business combination.

 

Company Support Agreements. Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Viveon, Clearday and certain stockholders of Clearday entered into a support agreement (the “Company Support Agreement”), pursuant to which such Clearday stockholders have agreed to vote all common and preferred stock of Clearday beneficially owned by them, including any additional shares of Clearday they acquire ownership of or the power to vote, in favor of the Merger and related transactions and against any action reasonably be expected to impede, delay, or materially and adversely affect the Merger and related transactions.

 

 

Lock-Up Agreements. In connection with the Closing, certain Clearday stockholders will each agree, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to (i) offer, sell contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Lockup Shares, (ii) enter into a transaction that would have the same effect, (iii) enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-Up Shares or otherwise, (iv) engage in any short sales or other arrangement with respect to the Lock-Up Shares or (v) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) until the date that is six months after the Closing Date (the “Lock-Up Period”). The term “Lockup Shares” mean the Merger Consideration Shares and the Earnout Shares, if any, whether or not earned prior to the end of the Lock-up Period, together with any other shares of Viveon Common Stock, and including any securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, or representing the rights to receive Viveon Common Stock, if any, acquired during the Lock-up Period. If the closing price of Viveon Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period following the Closing Date, 50% of the Lock-up Shares will be released from the lock-up. The existing escrow provisions of Viveon Common Stock held by certain stockholders will remain in effect.

 

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement. At the Closing, Viveon will enter into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement”) with certain existing stockholders of Viveon and Clearday with respect to their shares of Viveon Common Stock acquired before or pursuant to the Merger, and including the shares issuable on conversion of the warrants issued to the Sponsor in connection with Viveon’s initial public offering and any shares issuable on conversion of loans or other convertible securities. The agreement amends and restates the registration rights agreement Viveon entered into on December 22, 2020 in connection with its initial public offering. Subject to the Lock-Up Agreements described above, the holders of a majority of the shares held by the existing Viveon stockholders, and the holders of a majority of the shares held by the Clearday stockholders will each be entitled to make one demand that the Company register such securities for resale under the Securities Act, or two demands each if Viveon is eligible to use Form S-3 or a similar short-form registration statement. In addition, the holders will have certain “piggy-back” registration rights that require Viveon to include such securities in registration statements that Viveon otherwise files. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering Viveon’s securities. Viveon will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

 

The foregoing descriptions of agreements and the transactions and documents contemplated thereby are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, form of Parent Support Agreement, form of Company Support Agreement, form of Lock-Up Agreement, and form of Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, copies of which were filed on April 11, 2023 with a Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4, respectively, and the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

General

 

We are a Delaware blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, which we refer to throughout this Annual Report as our initial business combination. Although we are not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating an initial business combination, we intend to focus on businesses that have their primary operations located in North America in the healthcare industry, and specifically in the medical technology and medical device sectors. As disclosed in our prospectus, although our management has significant experience in the orthopedic and spine marketplace, they also have extensive operating and transaction experiences in the medical technology sector as managers, investors, acquirors, and sellers and will use that experience to consider target companies in emerging growth medical technology and medical device companies that may be focused in areas outside of orthopedics and spine.

 

 

Consistent with our strategy, we have identified the following criteria to evaluate prospective target businesses. Although we may decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet the criteria described below, it is our intention to acquire companies that we believe:

 

	●	have a clinical or other competitive advantage in the markets in which they operate and which can benefit from access to additional capital as well as our industry relationships and expertise;
	●	will likely be well received by public investors and experience substantial increase in valuation as a result of a public listing and access to the public markets;
	●	are ready to be public, with strong management, corporate governance and reporting policies in place;
	●	have significant embedded and/or underexploited growth opportunities that will drive value;
	●	growing at or above industry market rates;
	●	will offer attractive risk-adjusted equity returns for our stockholders.

 

We may use other criteria as well. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based on these general criteria as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may deem relevant.

 

We believe that emerging growth medical technology companies will realize a material benefit from being publicly-traded, including greater access to capital to support innovation and sales channel expansion, having available liquid securities which can be utilized for acquisitions, and increased market and customer awareness.

 

Many of these companies that are highly innovative and are experiencing high growth have few options to reach their full potential. While a traditional IPO could, in theory, provide a meaningful avenue for these companies to access capital and accelerate their growth, the relatively high risk and expense associated with a traditional initial public offering and the negative consequences of an unsuccessful public offering represent meaningful barriers to many companies in our target sector to pursuing a traditional IPO. Accordingly, we believe that the increased visibility and acceptance of going-public mergers with special purpose acquisition companies like us may enhance our ability to consummate an initial business combination.

 

We believe an acquisition by a special purpose acquisition company, like ours, can provide an efficient liquidity and capital-raising mechanism while materially reducing the risks and expenses associated with a traditional IPO. Furthermore, we believe our management team is well-known to, and respected by, the founders, management, and shareholders of private medical technology companies and that our leadership’s reputation will be a competitive advantage in attracting high quality targets for our business combination. Our management team and board of directors have an extensive operating and transaction experiences in the medical technology sector as manager, investors, acquirors, and sellers. We intend to leverage this experience and network to identify a target company and to deliver operational and economic benefit from a business combination.

 

Our Management Team

 

Jagi Gill, PhD is our Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Gill has more than 20 years of healthcare investment and general management experience. From 2017 to 2020, he served as the Vice-President of Business Development and General Manager of AcuVentures, a business unit within Acumed LLC, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. Acumed LLC is a market leader in the orthopedic sector with particular strength in the upper extremity fracture repair and trauma market segments. As the General Manager, Dr. Gill led two business units, Rib Fixation and the Soft Tissue Repair, with responsibilities for product development, sales, marketing and profitability. Under his leadership, the business units grew 2-3x faster than their market segment. In addition to general management responsibilities, Dr. Gill was involved in sourcing, closing and integrating four acquisitions within the orthopedic sector for Acumed. These transactions ranged from technology acquisitions serving as tuck-in product integrations to stand alone companies with global revenue. From 2009 to 2017, he was the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Tenex Health a privately held orthopedic sports medicine company. In this capacity he patented, designed and developed the initial platform technology intended to treat chronic tendon pain. Under his leadership, Tenex Health launched commercially, generated positive operating income, secured FDA regulatory approval, developed a manufacturing and operations infrastructure, and established sales channels serving the outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Before founding Tenex Health, Dr. Gill was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of OrthoCor, a company providing non-invasive pain management technology, from 2007 to 2009, while also serving on an advisory and consulting capacity to a number of medical technology companies. OrthoCor developed and commercialized orthopedic knee braces integrating pulsed electromagnetic technology to address chronic pain associated with trauma or osteoarthritis. Prior to this, he served in executive business development roles for Boston Scientific Corporation from 2001 to 2007 where he was involved in sourcing and supporting the acquisition of private companies which collectively accounted for more than $750 million in enterprise value. While at Boston Scientific, he was involved in the investments in, and acquisition of, the following private companies: Advanced Bionics (implantable neurostimulation), Cameron Health (implantable cardiac rhythm management), Innercool (systemic hypothermia for recovery from cardiac arrest), Orqis Medical (heart failure treatment) and Kerberos (endovascular thrombectomy). Dr. Gill completed his BSc and MSc in Anatomy from McGill University and PhD in Neuroscience from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. We believe we will be able to capitalize on Dr. Gill’s experience and accomplishments in the orthopedic and spine markets, along with his relationships among executives in the target companies, their supply chains, and their customer networks, to successfully close a business combination.

 

 

Rom Papadopoulos, M.D. is our Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Papadopoulos has more than 25 years of healthcare investment and operational experience. From 2006 to June 2020, Dr. Papadopoulos was the Founder and Sole Proprietor of Intuitus Capital, a private equity firm actively investing in the healthcare sector. At Intuitus, he led investments in more than 30 companies with a total of more than $700 million in enterprise value. Prior to founding Intuitus Capital, Dr. Papadopoulos was Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Global Energy Holdings (NYSE Amex: GNH). While at GNH, he created and executed the company’s repositioning from traditional markets to renewable energy. He was responsible for coordinating all aspects of the financial management of the company including cash management and treasury, risk management, audit functions, SEC reporting and compliance as well as HR functions and employee policies. Dr. Papadopoulos was an early investor in Tenex Health Inc., a medical device company engaged in the manufacturing and sale of minimally invasive high frequency technology used to perform percutaneous tenotomy and fasciotomy. He eventually became the interim CFO for the company until September 2013. In this capacity, he was an integral part of the team seeking and completing acquisitions for the company. From 2002 to 2006, Dr. Papadopoulos was the Managing Director and head of healthcare investment banking for Caymus Partners, a middle market investment banking firm. Dr. Papadopoulos received his medical degree (M.D.) from the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Medical School in 1985 and conducted his post-graduate training in Pediatrics at Emory University in 1986. We believe that Dr. Papadopoulos is qualified to sit on our board due to his years of experience in the healthcare industry, as a clinician as well as an investor who possesses unique insight into medical technology assets, in addition to his strong financial credentials.

 

Demetrios (Jim) G. Logothetis, is one of our directors and served as Senior Advisor in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer where he led the Audit Coordination Committee for Ginnie Mae, a government corporation within HUD from May 2020 to November 2020. Mr. Logothetis retired from Ernst & Young (EY) effective in June 2019 extending three years beyond normal retirement at the request of the EY Executive Board. Throughout his forty-year career with EY, from January 1979 to June 2019, Mr. Logothetis served some of EY’s largest global clients as lead audit partner, and fulfilled senior leadership roles within the firm, from offices in Chicago, Frankfurt Germany, New York, London England, and Atlanta. As of May 2023, Mr. Logothetis has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Republic Bank of Chicago. Mr. Logothetis has served over the years on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including The National Board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Americas where he served on the audit committee; The Archbishop Lakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund where he serves as Chairman, The American College of Greece where he served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Global Economics where he serves as a member of the advisory board and Cross-Country Consulting where he serves as a member of the advisory board, National Hellenic Museum where he serves on the Board. Mr. Logothetis is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hellenic American Academy, one of the largest Greek American schools in the United States; and founding Chairman of the Foundation for Hellenic Education and Culture. Mr. Logothetis holds an M.B.A. degree in Accounting, Finance and International Business from The University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and a B.S.C degree in Accountancy from DePaul University. Mr. Logothetis is also a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant. Mr. Logothetis has taught many EY training programs as well as graduate accounting classes at DePaul University. Mr. Logothetis served for several years on the DePaul University, Richard H. Driehaus College of Business advisory council, and since 2017 on the board of Trustees of the University as vice-chair, and then chair of the audit committee and member of the finance committee. Mr. Logothetis has also served as a member of the Trusteeship and Finance Committees for DePaul University.

 

 

Brian Cole MD, MBA is one of our directors, and the Managing Partner of Midwest Orthopedics at Rush in Chicago, the lead executive for this large specialty practice which is consistently ranked as one of the top orthopedic groups by US News & World Report. Dr. Cole is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedics with a conjoint appointment in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Rush University Medical Center. In 2015, he was appointed as an Associate-Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Rush. In 2011, he was appointed as Chairman of Surgery at Rush Oak Park Hospital. He is the Section Head of the Cartilage Research and Restoration Center at Rush specializing in the treatment of arthritis in young active patients with a focus on regenerative medicine and biologic alternatives to surgery. He also serves as the head of the Orthopedic Master’s Training Program and trains residents and fellows in sports medicine and research. He lectures nationally and internationally and holds several leadership positions in prominent sports medicine societies. Through his basic science and clinical research, he has developed several innovative techniques with several patents for the treatment of shoulder, elbow and knee conditions. He has published more than 1,000 articles and 10 widely read textbooks in orthopedics and regenerative medicine. In addition to his academic accomplishments, Dr. Cole currently serves in many senior leadership roles in organizations such as President of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, President of the Ortho-regeneration Network Foundation, and Secretary General (Presidential-line) International Cartilage Repair Society. Dr. Cole is frequently chosen as one of the “Best Doctors in America” since 2004 and as a “Top Doctor” in the Chicago metro area since 2003. In 2006, he was featured on the cover of Chicago Magazine as “Chicago’s Top Doctor” and was selected as NBA Team Physician of the Year in 2009. Orthopedics This Week has named Dr. Cole as one of the top 20 sports medicine, knee and shoulder specialists repeatedly over the last 5 years as selected by his peers. He is the head team physician for the Chicago Bulls NBA team, co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox MLB team and DePaul University in Chicago. Dr. Cole was awarded his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery — Cornell Medical Center in New York and his fellowship in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

 

Doug Craft is one of our directors, and the Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta-based Medicraft, Inc., which is one of the largest independent agents for Medtronic, the world leader in medical technology and pioneering therapies. He has devoted his entire career to the medical industry, initially concentrating in the sale of spinal implants, which he continues today. Mr. Craft has extensive relationships with health care systems, surgeons and other senior health care professionals across the nation. Over the past three decades his commercial interests have expanded to include evaluating, consulting and developing businesses in the medical field generally, including but not limited to neuro-intraoperative monitoring, biologic agents, orthopedic reconstruction implants, surgical navigation systems, regenerative kidney technology, trans-catheter cardiac valves and spinal implant device design. He has funded and started over 12 businesses in the Orthopedic, Spine and Neurological segments such as Biocraft Inc, Orthocraft Inc, Neurocraft Inc, Pharmacraft, Premier Medical Systems, and Diamond Orthopedics. Early in his career, he was one of the first agents for Danek a publicly traded spinal implant company which merged with Sofamor to become Sofamor-Danek and relisting on the NYSE. Sofamor-Danek was acquired by Medtronic in 1999 for $3.7 billion. Mr. Craft is a highly experienced entrepreneur who is continually exploring opportunities to multiply investments in medical businesses and technologies. Mr. Craft earned a B.S. degree in biomedical engineering from Mississippi State University, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the College of Engineering at Mississippi State University.

 

Acquisition Strategy

 

We believe our management team is well positioned to identify unique opportunities within the healthcare industry, and more specifically in the medical technology and medical device industry. Our selection process will leverage our relationships within the industry particularly with leading venture capitalists and growth equity funds, executives of private and public companies, as well as leading investment banking firms, which we believe should provide us with a key competitive advantage in sourcing potential business combination targets. Furthermore, members of our board of directors will augment the selection process through their robust relationships. Given our profile and dedicated industry approach, we anticipate that target business candidates may be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, and in particular investors in other private and public companies in our networks.

 

Our strategy is to utilize the experience and relationships of our management and board to identify target businesses that are exhibiting rapid growth, technology and service innovation, and positive income that would benefit from the opportunity for substantial revenue and profit expansion.

 

 

We believe that target companies under this indicative will experience a substantial increase in value as a result of a public listing which brings access to the public markets to capitalize innovation, achieve added public visibility that can help expand sales channels, and provide flexibility to support additional substantial acquisitions in the highly fragmented medical technology and medical device market.

 

We believe an acquisition by a special purpose acquisition company, like us, can provide an efficient liquidity and capital-raising mechanism while materially reducing the risks and expenses associated with a traditional IPO. Furthermore, we believe our management team is well-known to, and respected by, the founders, management, and shareholders of private medical technology companies and that our leadership’s reputations will be a competitive advantage in attracting high quality targets for our business combination. Our management team and board of directors have extensive operating and transaction experiences in the medical technology sector as manager, investors, acquirors, and sellers. We intend to leverage this experience and network to identify a target company and to deliver operational and economic benefit from a business combination.

 

Investment Criteria

 

Consistent with our strategy, we have identified the following criteria to evaluate prospective target businesses. Although we may decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet the criteria described below, it is our intention to acquire companies that we believe:

 

	●	have a clinical or other competitive advantage in the markets in which they operate and which can benefit from access to additional capital as well as our industry relationships and expertise;
	●	will likely be well received by public investors and experience substantial increase in valuation as a result of a public listing and access to the public markets;
	●	are ready to be public, with strong management, corporate governance and reporting policies in place;
	●	will be able to take full advantage of the use of public securities as a means to engage in further substantial acquisitions in the highly fragmented medical technology and device industry;
	●	have significant embedded and/or underexploited growth opportunities that will drive value;
	●	growing at or above industry market rates; and
	●	will offer attractive risk-adjusted equity returns for our stockholders.

 

We may use other criteria as well. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based on these general criteria as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may deem relevant.

 

Industry Opportunity

 

We believe the healthcare industry, particularly the life sciences and medical technology sectors, represents an enormous and growing target market with a large number of potential target acquisition opportunities. In 2018, total U.S. national health expenditures exceeded $3.6 trillion, and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimated that total healthcare spending accounted for approximately 18% of total U.S. Gross Domestic Product.

 

While most of the companies in our target sector of medical technology companies are domiciled in the United States, many have also begun to expand their commercial footprint globally, which delivers an opportunity to further extend their commercial reach. The regional distribution of the global market is primarily divided into North America (44%), Asia/Pacific (23%), Western Europe (22%), and all other areas (11%), according to 2020 analysis by MarketResearch.com. Of these segments, the Asia/Pacific market is expected to grow most rapidly at more than 6% CAGR. The enhanced growth rate in the Asia/Pacific segment is attributed to the increase in healthcare facilities primarily in emerging markets as well as expansion by local medical technology companies serving the region that also have expansion plans to enter the North American and Western European markets. These regionally based medical technology companies will serve as targets for our business combination.

 

 

Effecting a 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 from the proceeds of the IPO and the private placement of the private warrants, our shares, new debt, or a combination of these, as the consideration to be paid in our initial business combination. We may seek to consummate our initial business combination with a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth (such as a company that has begun operations but is not yet at the stage of commercial manufacturing and sales), which would subject us to the numerous risks inherent in such companies and businesses, although we will not be permitted to effectuate our initial business combination with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations.

 

If our initial business combination is paid for using shares or debt securities, or not all of the funds released from the Trust Account are used for payment of the purchase price in connection with our business combination or used for redemptions of purchases of our Common Stock, we may apply the cash released to us from the Trust Account that is not applied to the purchase price for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of acquired businesses, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in consummating our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital.

 

Since the consummation of the IPO, we have focused on identifying, doing due diligence on and speaking to management of potential target companies in a variety of markets within the medical technology sector of the healthcare industry in the United States and other developed countries. Subject to the requirement that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses or assets having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the Trust Account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into such initial business combination, we have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting one or more prospective target businesses.

 

We may seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity securities in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination, and we may effectuate our initial business combination using the proceeds of such offering rather than using the amounts held in the Trust Account. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would consummate such financing only simultaneously with the consummation of our business combination. In the case of an initial business combination funded with assets other than the Trust Account assets, our tender offer documents or proxy materials disclosing the business combination would disclose the terms of the financing and, only if required by law or the NYSE American stock exchange, we would seek stockholder approval of such financing. There are no prohibitions on our ability to raise funds privately or through loans in connection with our initial business combination.

 

Sources of Target Businesses

 

Our process of identifying acquisition targets leverages our management team’s unique industry experiences, proven deal sourcing capabilities and broad and deep network of relationships in numerous industries, including executives and management teams, private equity groups and other institutional investors, large business enterprises, lenders, investment bankers and other investment market participants, restructuring advisers, consultants, attorneys and accountants, which we believe should provide us with a number of business combination opportunities. We expect that the collective experience, capability and network of our founders, directors and officers, combined with their individual and collective reputations in the investment community, will help to create prospective business combination opportunities.

 

We anticipate that target business candidates will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment bankers, venture capital funds, private equity groups, leveraged buyout funds, management buyout funds and other members of the financial community. Target businesses may be brought to our attention by such unaffiliated sources as a result of being solicited by us through calls or mailings. These sources also may introduce us to target businesses in which they think we may be interested on an unsolicited basis, since many of these sources will have read this Annual Report and know what types of businesses we are targeting. Our officers and directors, as well as their affiliates, also may bring to our attention target business candidates that they become aware of through their business contacts as a result of formal or informal inquiries or discussions they may have, as well as attending trade shows or conventions.

 

 

In addition, we expect to receive a number of proprietary deal flow opportunities that would not otherwise necessarily be available to us as a result of the business relationships of our officers and directors. While we do not presently anticipate engaging the services of professional firms or other individuals that specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis, we may engage these firms or other individuals in the future, in which event we may pay a finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation to be determined in an arm’s length negotiation based on the terms of the transaction. We will engage a finder only to the extent our management determines that the use of a finder may bring opportunities to us that may not otherwise be available to us or if finders approach us on an unsolicited basis with a potential transaction that our management determines is in our best interest to pursue. Payment of finder’s fees is customarily tied to completion of a transaction, in which case any such fee will be paid out of the funds held in the Trust Account. Although some of our officers and directors may enter into employment or consulting agreements with the acquired business following our initial business combination, the presence or absence of any such arrangements will not be used as a criterion in our selection process of an acquisition candidate.

 

We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with such a company, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain (i) an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target business we seek to acquire that such an initial business combination is fair to our unaffiliated stockholders from a financial point of view and (ii) the approval of a majority of our disinterested and of our independent directors.

 

Selection of a Target Business and Structuring of a Business Combination

 

Subject to the requirement that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses or assets having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the Trust Account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into such initial business combination, our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting one or more prospective target businesses. In any case, we will only consummate an initial business combination in which we become the majority shareholder of the target (or control the target through contractual arrangements in limited circumstances for regulatory compliance purposes as discussed below) or are otherwise not required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act or to the extent permitted by law we may acquire interests in a variable interest entity, in which we may have less than a majority of the voting rights in such entity, but in which we are the primary beneficiary. There is no basis for our stockholders to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any target business with which we may ultimately complete our initial business combination. To the extent we effect our initial business combination with a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth (such as a company that has begun operations but is not yet at the stage of commercial manufacturing and sales), we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in such company or business. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we may not properly ascertain or assess all significant risk factors.

 

In evaluating a prospective target business, we expect to conduct a thorough due diligence review that will encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and employees, document reviews, interviews of customers and suppliers, inspection of facilities, as well as a review of financial and other information which will be made available to us.

 

The time required to select and evaluate a target business and to structure and complete our initial business combination, and the costs associated with this process, are not currently ascertainable with any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which a business combination is not ultimately completed will result in our incurring losses and will reduce the funds we can use to complete another business combination. We will not pay any finders or consulting fees to members of our management team, or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered to or in connection with our initial business combination.

 

 

Fair Market Value of Target Business or Businesses

 

The target business or businesses or assets with which we effect our initial business combination must have a collective fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the Trust Account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into such initial business combination. If we acquire less than 100% of one or more target businesses in our initial business combination, the aggregate fair market value of the portion or portions we acquire must equal at least 80% of the value of the Trust Account (excluding taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into such initial business combination. However, we will always acquire at least a controlling interest in a target business. The fair market value of a portion of a target business or assets will likely be calculated by multiplying the fair market value of the entire business by the percentage of the target we acquire. We may seek to consummate our initial business combination with an initial target business or businesses with a collective fair market value in excess of the balance in the Trust Account. In order to consummate such an initial business combination, we may issue a significant amount of debt, equity or other securities to the sellers of such business and/or seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt, equity or other securities. If we issue securities in order to consummate such an initial business combination, our stockholders could end up owning a minority of the combined company’s voting securities as there is no requirement that our stockholders own a certain percentage of our company (or, depending on the structure of the initial business combination, an ultimate parent company that may be formed) after our business combination. Because we have no specific business combination under consideration, we have not entered into any such arrangement to issue our debt or equity securities and have no current intention of doing so.

 

The fair market value of a target business or businesses or assets will be determined by our board of directors based upon standards generally accepted by the financial community, such as actual and potential gross margins, the values of comparable businesses, earnings and cash flow, book value, enterprise value and, where appropriate, upon the advice of appraisers or other professional consultants. Investors will be relying on the business judgment of our board of directors, which will have significant discretion in choosing the standard used to establish the fair market value of a particular target business. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine that the target business or assets has a sufficient fair market value to meet the threshold criterion, we will obtain an opinion from an unaffiliated, independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target business we seek to acquire with respect to the satisfaction of such criterion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless we consummate a business combination with an affiliated entity, we are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm, or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target business we seek to acquire, that the price we are paying is fair to our stockholders.

 

Competition

 

In identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business for our initial business combination, we may encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including other blank check companies, private equity groups and leveraged buyout funds, and operating businesses seeking strategic acquisitions. Many of these entities are well established and have significant experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Moreover, many of these competitors possess greater financial, technical, human and other resources than us. 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, the requirement that we acquire a target business or businesses having a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the Trust Account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into the business combination, our obligation to pay cash in connection with our public stockholders who exercise their redemption rights and the number of our outstanding warrants and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be viewed favorably by certain target businesses. Any of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating our initial business combination.

 

Management Operating and Investment Experience

 

We believe that our executive officers possess the experience, skills and contacts necessary to source, evaluate, and execute an attractive business combination. See the section titled “Management” for complete information on the experience of our officers and directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our officers and directors are not required to commit their full time to our affairs and will allocate their time to other businesses. We presently expect each of our employees to devote such amount of time as they reasonably believe is necessary to our business (which could range from only a few hours a week while we are trying to locate a potential target business to a majority of their time as we move into serious negotiations with a target business for a business combination). The past successes of our executive officers and directors do not guarantee that we will successfully consummate an initial business combination.

 

 

As more fully discussed in “Conflicts of Interest,” if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within the line of business of any entity to which he has pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations, he may be required to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Delaware law, prior to presenting such business combination opportunity to us. Most of our officers and directors currently have certain pre-existing fiduciary duties or contractual obligations.

 

Emerging Growth Company Status and Other Information

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.

 

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.

 

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of the IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Common Stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior December 31, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” shall have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.

 

Employees

 

We currently have two executive officers. 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 initial 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 initial 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 consummation of our initial business combination.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to make disclosures under this Item.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

We currently maintain our executive offices at 3480 Peachtree Road NE 2nd Floor - Suite #112 Atlanta, Georgia 30326. Our sponsor is making this space available to us for a monthly fee of $20,000. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We may be subject to legal proceedings, investigations and claims incidental to the conduct of our business from time to time. We are not currently a party to any material litigation or other legal proceedings brought against us. We are also not aware of any legal proceeding, investigation or claim, or other legal exposure that has a more than remote possibility of having a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

On October 5, 2023, a legal complaint was filed in Connecticut Superior Court against the Company and Suneva Medical, Inc. (“Suneva”) by ICR, LLC (“the Consultant”).  The Complaint alleges that the Company and Suneva owe the Consultant unpaid fees under an October 25, 2021 consulting agreement and asserts claims for breach of contract, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment, and quantum meruit. As of the date of this filing, this action is not pending and has not been officially docketed with the Connecticut Superior Court.  The Company is continuing to assess the merits of the complaint but believes that the claims by the Consultant against the Company are without merit and the Company intends to defend the action if it is properly initiated.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not Applicable.

 

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Our units began to trade on The NYSE American stock exchange, or the NYSE American, under the symbol “VHAQU” on December 23, 2020. The shares of Common Stock, warrants and rights comprising the units began separate trading on NYSE American on February 4, 2021, under the symbols “VHAQ,” “VHAQW,” and “VHAQR”, respectively.

 

Holders of Record

 

As of the date of this filing, there was an aggregate of 5,031,250 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding held by our sponsor, Viveon Health LLC, our independent directors, and a former independent director as the only stockholders of record. The number of record holders does not include beneficial owners of shares of Common Stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies held through Cede & Co.

 

Dividends

 

We have not paid any cash dividends on our Common Stock to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of an initial business combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition subsequent to completion of a business combination. The payment of any dividends subsequent to a business combination will be within the discretion of our board of directors at such time. It is the present intention of our board of directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in our business operations and, accordingly, our board of directors does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, our board of directors is not currently contemplating and does not anticipate declaring any share dividends in the foreseeable future. Further, if we incur any indebtedness, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants we may agree to in connection therewith.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

None.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

None.

 

Use of Proceeds

 

On December 28, 2020, we consummated our IPO of 17,500,000 Units, each Unit consisting of one share of Common Stock of the Company, and one redeemable Warrant, entitling the holder thereof to purchase one-half of a share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per whole share, and one right to receive one-twentieth (1/20) of a share of Common Stock. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $175,000,000. On December 28, 2020, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full, and the closing occurred on December 30, 2020 when we sold 2,625,000 Over-Allotment Option Units at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating additional gross proceeds of $26,250,000.

 

On December 28, 2020, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, we sold to our Sponsor 18,000,000 Private Warrants at a price of $0.50 per Private Warrant, generating total proceeds of $9,000,000. The Private Warrants are identical to the Warrants (as defined below) sold in the IPO except that the Private Warrants are non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the Sponsor, or its permitted transferees. Additionally, our Sponsor agreed not to transfer, assign, or sell any of the Private Warrants or underlying securities (except in limited circumstances, as described in the Private Placement Warrants Subscription Statement) until the date we complete our initial business combination.

 

A total of $203,262,500 of the net proceeds from the sale of Units in the IPO and the private placement were placed in a trust account established for the benefit of our public stockholders at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee (the “Trust Account”). At the time of the IPO, our initial amended and restated certificate of incorporation provided that, none of the funds held in trust will be released from the Trust Account, other than interest income to pay any tax obligations until the earlier of (i) the consummation of our initial business combination, (ii) our failure to consummate a business combination by 15 months after the IPO, and (iii) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (a) to modify the substance or timing of the ability of holders of our public shares to seek redemption in connection with our initial business combination or our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination by 15 months after the IPO, or (b) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity.

 

As previously disclosed under the section titled “Extensions of Business Combination Period and Amendments to Our Certificate of Incorporation” to this Annual Report, our stockholders voted to amend our amended and restated certificate on three occasions resulting in 18,507,585 shares being redeemed since the IPO and $188,955,280 paid from the Trust Account to the redeeming stockholders.

 

As of the date of this filing, the Company has 1,617,415 shares of public common stock outstanding, and approximately $17,777,323 remains in the Trust Account.

 

 

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. [RESERVED]

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

This Annual Report includes “forward-looking statements” that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Annual Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factor Summary,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations has been amended and restated to give effect to the restatement of our financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022. We are restating our historical financial results for such period to correct accrued costs and expenses as of December 31, 2022 and professional fees for the year ended December 31, 2022. The impact of the restatement is reflected in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations below. Other than as disclosed in the Explanatory Note and with respect to the impact of the restatement, no other information in this Item 7 has been amended and this Item 7 does not reflect any events occurring after the Original Filing. The impact of the restatement is more fully described in Note 2 to our financial statements included in Item 15 of Part IV of this Amendment and Item 9A: Controls and Procedures, both contained herein.

 

Overview

 

We are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 7, 2020 for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more target businesses. Although we are not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating an initial business combination, we intend to focus on businesses that have their primary operations located in North America in the healthcare industry. We intend to utilize cash derived from the proceeds of our initial public offering in effecting our initial business combination.

 

 

The issuance of additional shares in connection with an initial business combination:

 

	●	may significantly dilute the equity interest of our investors in this offering who would not have pre-emption rights in respect of any such issuance;
	●	may subordinate the rights of holders of shares of common stock if we issue shares of preferred stock with rights senior to those afforded to our shares of common stock;
	●	will likely cause a change in control if a substantial number of our shares of common stock are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and most likely will also result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; and
	●	may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our securities.
	●	Similarly, if we issue debt securities, it could result in:
	●	default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after our Initial Business Combination are insufficient to pay our debt obligations;
	●	acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we have made all principal and interest payments when due if the debt security contains covenants that required the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves and we breach any such covenant without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
	●	our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand
	●	our inability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, if the debt security contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain additional financing while such security is outstanding; and
	●	limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.

 

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete our initial business combination will be successful.

 

On January 12, 2022, we entered into a merger agreement (the “Old Merger Agreement”) with VHAC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Old Merger Sub”), and Suneva Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Suneva”). Pursuant to the terms of the Old Merger Agreement, a business combination between the Company and Suneva will be consummated through the merger of Old Merger Sub with and into Suneva, with Suneva surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Old Merger”). On February 2, 2023, legal counsel for Viveon sent a letter informing Suneva’s legal counsel that Viveon decided, effective immediately, to unilaterally terminate the Old Merger Agreement pursuant to Sections 10.2(a) and 10.3 thereof, based upon material breaches of the Old Merger Agreement by Suneva. The termination letter was sent without prejudice and reserved all of Viveon, Old Merger Sub and Viveon Health, LLC (Viveon’s sponsor) rights, claims and remedies, specifically including those within the Old Merger Agreement, against Suneva and others associated with Suneva who participated in the merger discussions and arrangements, and waived none.

 

 

On March 18, 2022, we held our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the purpose of approving: (i) a proposal to approve an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (i) extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination for three months, from March 28, 2022 (the “Original Termination Date”) to June 28, 2022, and (ii) allow us, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the date to consummate a business combination on a monthly basis for up to six times by an additional one month each time after the Extended Date, upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable deadline, for a total of up to nine months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of the proposed business combination with Suneva or any potential alternative initial business combination shall have occurred (the “Extension Proposal”); (ii) a proposal to re-elect five current directors to our Board of Directors (the “Director Election Proposal”); and (iii) a proposal to ratify the appointment of Marcum LLP as our independent registered certified public accountants for fiscal year 2020 (the “Auditor Ratification Proposal”). Stockholders voted to approve the Extension Proposal, Director Election Proposal and Auditor Ratification Proposal.

 

On March 18, 2022, stockholders elected to redeem 15,092,126 shares of our common stock, resulting in redemption payments out of the trust account totaling approximately $152,451,819. Subsequent to the redemptions, 5,032,874 shares of common stock remained in the trust account.

 

On March 21, 2022, an initial amount of $2,700,000 was drawn down from the Notes. $720,000 of the loan proceeds was deposited into our trust account in connection with extending the business combination completion window from the Original Termination Date until June 28, 2022. After June 28, 2022, we elected to continue to extend such date until December 28, 2022 (the “December Extension Date”), by making a monthly deposit of $240,000 into the trust account each month for each monthly period, until the December Extension Date. We deposited $240,000 into the trust account on each of June 23, 2022, July 26, 2022, August 30, 2022, September 28, 2022, October 28, 2022, and November 25, 2022 to extend the business combination completion window to July 28, 2022, August 28, 2022, September 28, 2022, October 28, 2022, November 28, 2022, and December 28, 2022, respectively.

 

On December 23, 2022, the Company held its 2022 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders in which they voted to extend the date to consummate a business combination on a monthly basis for up to six times by an additional one month each time for a total of up to six months from December 28, 2022 until June 30, 2023 (the “Second Extended Date”), upon three calendar days’ advance notice prior to the applicable monthly deadline, unless the closing of any potential initial business combination shall have occurred prior to the Second Extended Date.

 

On each of December 27, 2022, January 26, 2023, February 27, 2023, March 27, 2023 and April 28, 2023, the Company deposited $100,000 into the Trust Account to extend the date to consummate a Business Combination through January 31, 2023, February 28, 2023, March 31, 2023, April 30, 2023 and May 31, 2023 (the “Extended Date”), respectively. Viveon made a final deposit of $100,000 on May 24, 2023 for a one month extension until June 30, 2023.

 

On December 23, 2022, stockholders elected to redeem 3,188,100 Public Shares, resulting in a redemption payable as of December 31, 2022 of $34,004,514 included in common stock tendered for redemption on the consolidated balance sheet. On January 25, 2023, redemption payments out of the trust account totaled $34,004,514. Subsequent to the redemptions, 1,844,774 shares of common stock remained in the trust account.

 

On June 22, 2023, the Company held a stockholder meeting to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the date to consummate a business combination on a monthly basis for up to six times by an additional one month until December 31, 2023, by depositing $85,000 into the trust account  and (ii) further extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination (without seeking additional approval from the stockholders) for up to an additional three months, from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024, with no additional deposits to be made into the Trust Account during such period, each such extension for an additional one month period, (the “Third Extended Date”). The Company has deposited the initial payment of $85,000 into the Trust Account to extend the date by which the Company can complete an initial business combination by one month to July 31, 2023.

 

On June 22, 2023, stockholders elected to redeem 227,359 Public Shares, resulting in a redemption of $2,498,947 from the Trust Account. Subsequent to the redemptions, 1,617,415 Public Shares remained.

 

The entry into the Subscription Agreement and the terms of the Notes and Subscription Warrants was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting held on March 21, 2022.

 

On March 23, 2022, we filed an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State (the “Amendment”) The Amendment (i) extends the date by which we have to consummate a business combination for three months, from the Original Termination Date to the Extended Date and (ii) allows us, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the date to consummate a business combination on a monthly basis for up to six times by an additional one month each time after the Extended Date, upon five days’ advance notice and the deposit of $240,000 prior to the applicable deadline, for a total of up to nine months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of the proposed business combination with Suneva Medical, Inc. or any potential alternative initial business combination shall have occurred. As disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2022, the Amendment was approved by our stockholders at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on March 18, 2022.

 

On December 28, 2022, we filed an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State (the “Second Amendment”) The Second Amendment extends the date by which we have to consummate a business combination on a monthly basis for a total of up to six months from December 28, 2022 until June 30, 2023 unless the closing of the proposed Business Combination with Suneva, or any potential alternative initial business combination shall have occurred prior to June 30, 2023. Thereafter, we deposited $100,000 for each such monthly period. As disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2022, the Amendment was approved by our stockholders at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on December 28, 2022.

 

On June 27, 2023, we filed a third amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State (the “Third Amendment”). The Third Amendment allows us, to (i) initially extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination up to six times, each such extension for an additional one month period, until December 31, 2023, by depositing into the trust account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “Trust Account”) the amount of $85,000 for each one-month extension until December 31, 2023, and (ii) further extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination (without seeking additional approval from the stockholders) for up to an additional three months, from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024, with no additional deposits to be made into the Trust Account during such period, each such extension for an additional one month period, (the “Third Extended Date”), upon one calendar day advance notice to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), prior to the applicable monthly deadline, unless the closing of the proposed initial business combination with Clearday, Inc., or any potential alternative initial business combination shall have occurred prior to the Third Extended Date.

 

On March 21, 2022, March 23, 2022, April 4, 2022, April 27, 2022, May 9, 2022, October 27, 2022, and November 25, 2022, we entered into subscription agreements with several lenders for a loan of up to $4,000,000, in the aggregate (the “Subscription Agreements”).

 

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, we issued a series of unsecured senior promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of up to $4,000,000 (the “Notes”) to the subscribers. Of the $4,000,000 in Notes, $1,955,000 was subscribed for by several related parties affiliated with our sponsor, Viveon Health LLC, and the balance in the amount of $2,045,000 was subscribed for by parties that are not related to our sponsor.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreements, the subscribers also received warrants to purchase one share of our common stock for every $2.00 of the funded principal amount of the Notes up to 2,000,000 shares of our common stock, in the aggregate, at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (the “Subscription Warrants”). The Subscription Warrant term commences on the Exercise Date (as hereinafter defined) for a period of 49 months. The Subscription Warrants are exercisable commencing on the date of the initial business combination (the “Exercise Date”) and have a cashless exercise feature that is available at any time on or after the Exercise Date. Commencing on the date 13 months following the Exercise Date, the subscribers have the right, but not the obligation, to put the Subscription Warrants to us at a purchase price of $5.00 per share. We have agreed to file, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of an initial business combination, a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register for resale the shares of common stock underlying the Subscription Warrants.

 

The Notes do not bear interest and mature upon the earlier of (i) the closing of our initial business combination, and (ii) December 31, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”). The Notes provide for a credit line up to the maximum amount of $4,000,000. We will not have the right to re-borrow any portion of any loans made under the Notes once repaid  . As of December 31, 2022, a commitment fee in the amount of $400,000, equal to 10% of the maximum principal amount of the Note, had been paid to the subscribers, on a pro rata basis. In the event that we do not consummate a business combination by the Maturity Date, the Notes will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of our Trust Account, if any. Subsequent to December 31, 2022, in connection with the Merger Agreement (as defined below) a majority of the holders of the Notes and Subscription Warrants have agreed to exchange such Notes and Subscription Warrants pursuant to the terms of an exchange agreement with Viveon dated as of May 1, 2023 (the Exchange Agreement”) for a separate series of Clearday senior convertible promissory notes (the “Clearday Senior Convertible Notes”). The Clearday Senior Convertible Notes bear 8% interest per annum and mature upon the earlier of (i) June 30, 2024, or (ii) the date of any Change in Control. Upon the consummation of the business combination and the exchange of the Subscription Agreements for the Clearday Senior Convertible Notes, the lenders will forfeit their Subscription Warrants as part of the exchange. One lender has chosen not to convert to Clearday Senior Convertible Notes. The balance owed to this lender under the Notes is considered due upon demand by the lender. As of the date of this filing of this Annual Report the lender has not requested payment of the Note. Pursuant to a warrant cancellation and forfeiture agreement dated as of August 16, 2023, one of the Company’s directors agreed to forfeit for cancellation 89,029 of the warrant shares underlying the warrant issued to an affiliate that he controls in connection with the Notes described above.

 

 

In accordance with ASC 470-20-25-2, Debt with Conversion and Other Options - Debt Instruments with Detachable Warrants, the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes were allocated to the Notes and Subscription Warrants using the with-and-without method. Under this method, the Company first allocated the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes to the Subscription Warrants based on their initial fair value measurement. The measurement of the Subscription Warrants fair value was determined utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model considering all relevant assumptions current at the dates of issuance. See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for more details on the assumptions used. The initial fair value of certain Subscription Warrants exceeded the proceeds received from the issuance of the Notes. In these instances, the proceeds allocated to the Notes were nil, and the Company recognized a loss on the issuance of those Subscription Warrants. In other instances, the fair value of Subscription Warrants did not exceed the proceeds received from the issuance of the Notes. As such a portion of the proceeds equal to the fair value of the Subscription Warrants on the date of issuance was allocated to the Subscription Warrants. The remaining proceeds were allocated to the Notes issued.

 

Discounts to the principal amounts are included in the carrying value of the Notes and amortized to “Interest expense” over the remaining term of the underlying debt to the Original Maturity Date. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded a $3,645,777 and $0 debt discount upon issuance of the Notes. The discount is amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt to the Original Maturity Date. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the amortization of the discount resulted in interest expense of $3,645,777 and $0, respectively.

 

Our Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $500,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “IPO Note”). This loan was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of March 31, 2021 or the completion of the Initial Public Offering. On January 13, 2021, we paid the $228,758 balance on the note from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering. We no longer have the ability to borrow under the IPO Note.

 

Our Chief Financial Officer loaned the Company $75,000 to cover expenses related to ongoing operations, which was funded on December 27, 2022. This loan is non-interest bearing and payable upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The loan agreement was entered into on December 27, 2022.

 

As of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance of the loan was $75,000 and $0, respectively. Subsequent to December 31, 2022, our Chief Financial Officer loaned the Company an additional $555,000 through the date of this filing. These loans will be exchanged for Clearday Senior Convertible Notes upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination

 

Our Chief Executive Officer of the Company loaned the Company $100,000 to cover expenses related to ongoing operations, which was funded on April 2, 2023. This loan is non-interest bearing and payable upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The loan agreement was entered into on April 2, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance of the loan was $0, respectively.

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2022, three investors in our Sponsor, loaned the Company $100,000 in the aggregate, to cover expenses related to ongoing operations, funded on April 5, 2023, and April 7, 2023  . These loans are non-interest bearing and payable upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The loan agreements were entered into on April 5, 2023, and April 7, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance of the loans was $0, respectively.

 

On May 12, 2023, we entered into an unsecured promissory note with Clearday (the “Clearday Note”). The Clearday Note is non-interest bearing mature upon the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the issuance date and (ii) December 31, 2022. Proceeds provided to us under the Clearday Note through the filing date were approximately $881,710 during fiscal year 2023. Funds in the Trust Account may not be used to repay the obligations under the Clearday Note. We used such funds for general working capital purposes. A copy of the Clearday Note is incorporated as Exhibit 10.22 of this Annual Report, and all references herein to the Clearday Note are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement.

 

Recent Developments

 

Merger Agreement with Clearday

 

On April 5, 2023, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Viveon, Clearday, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Clearday”), VHAC2 Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“New Merger Sub”), Viveon Health LLC, a Delaware limited liability Company, in the capacity as the representative from and after the effective time for the stockholders of the Company (other than the Company Stockholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) as of immediately prior to the effective time (and their successors and assigns) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, and Clearday SR LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the capacity as the representative from and after the effective time for the holders of Company preferred stock as of immediately prior to the effective time (and their successors and assigns) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a business combination between the Company and Clearday will be consummated through the merger of New Merger Sub with and into Clearday, with Clearday surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company will change its name to “Clearday Holdings, Inc.” (the “Merger”). The board of directors of the Company has (i) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) resolved to recommend approval of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and related transactions by the stockholders of Company. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.

 

Consideration

 

Merger Consideration

 

The total consideration to be paid at closing (the “Merger Consideration”) by the Company to Clearday security holders (and holders who have the right to acquire Clearday capital stock) will be an amount equal to $250 Million (plus the aggregate exercise price for all Clearday options and warrants). The Merger Consideration will be payable in shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, valued at $10 per share.

 

 

Earnout Payments

 

In addition, the holders of Clearday preferred stock will have the contingent right to earn up to 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, in the aggregate (the “Earnout Shares”), if at any time during the period beginning on the date of the Closing (the “Closing Date”) and ending on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Earnout Eligibility Period”), the Adjusted Net Income for any Earnout Period is a positive number for the first time during the Earnout Eligibility Period (the “Earnout Milestone”).

 

If, following the Closing Date and prior to end of the Earnout Eligibility Period, there is a change of control, then, immediately prior to such change of control, all the Earnout Shares not yet earned shall be earned by the Clearday earnout holders and shall be released from escrow and delivered to the Clearday earnout holders, and the Clearday earnout holders shall be eligible to participate in such change of control transaction with respect to such Earnout Shares.

 

The Earnout Shares will be placed in escrow and will not be released from escrow until they are earned as a result of the occurrence of the Earnout Milestone or a change of control, if applicable. The Earnout Shares that are not earned on or before the expiration of the Earnout Eligibility Period shall be automatically forfeited and cancelled.

 

Treatment of Clearday Securities

 

Cancellation of Securities.

 

Each share of Clearday capital stock, if any, that is owned by the Company, New Merger Sub, Clearday, or any of their subsidiaries (as treasury stock or otherwise) immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), will automatically be cancelled and retired without any conversion or consideration.

 

Preferred Stock.

 

At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of Clearday’s Series F Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Clearday Series F Preferred Stock”) (other than any such shares of Clearday capital stock cancelled as described above and any dissenting shares), will be converted into the right to receive: (A) one (1) share of Parent New Series F Preferred Stock plus (B) a number of Earnout Shares in accordance with, and subject to the contingencies, set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

Each issued and outstanding share of Clearday’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Clearday Series A Preferred Stock”) (other than any such shares of Clearday capital stock cancelled as described above and any dissenting shares), will be converted into the right to receive: (A) one (1) share of Parent New Series A Preferred Stock plus (B) a number of Earnout Shares in accordance with, and subject to the contingencies, set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

Common Stock.

 

At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of Clearday’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Clearday Common Stock”) (other than any such shares of Clearday capital stock cancelled as described above and any dissenting shares) will be converted into the right to receive a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the conversion ratio. The “Conversion Ratio” as defined in the Merger Agreement means an amount equal to (a)(i) the sum of $250 Million, plus the aggregate exercise or conversion price of outstanding Clearday’s stock options and warrants (excluding unvested options and options or warrants with an exercise or conversion price of $5.00 or more), divided by (ii) the number of fully diluted Clearday capital stock (including Clearday preferred stock, warrants, stock options, convertible notes, and any other convertible securities) (excluding unvested options and options or warrants with an exercise or conversion price of $5.00 or more and assuming a conversion price of Clearday subsidiary securities as provided in the Merger Agreement); divided by (b) $10.00.

 

Merger Sub Securities.

 

Each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into and become one newly issued share of common stock of the surviving corporation.

 

 

Stock Options.

 

At the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase shares of Clearday Common Stock will be converted into an option to purchase, subject to substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such options prior to the Effective Time, shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the number of shares subject to such option prior to the effective time multiplied by the Conversion Ratio, at an exercise price per share of the Company’s common stock equal to the exercise price per share of Clearday Common Stock subject to such option divided by the Conversion Ratio.

 

Warrants.

 

Contingent on and effective as of immediately prior to the effective time, each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of Clearday Preferred Stock or Clearday Common Stock will be treated in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Convertible Notes.

 

Contingent on and effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, Clearday’s convertible notes outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time, will be treated in accordance with the terms of the relevant agreements governing such convertible notes.

 

Subsidiary Capital Stock.

 

At and as of the effective time, the subsidiary capital stock will remain in full force and effect with the right to acquire the Clearday Common Stock with such adjustments noted in the terms of such subsidiary capital stock.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the parties thereto with respect to, among other things, (a) corporate existence and power, (b) authorization to enter into the Merger Agreement and related transactions; subsidiaries, (c) governmental authorization, (d) non-contravention, (e) capitalization, (f) corporate records, (g) consents, (h) financial statements, (i) internal accounting controls, (j) absence of certain changes, (k) properties; title to assets, (l) litigation, (m) material contracts, (n) licenses and permits, (o) compliance with laws, (p) intellectual property, (q) privacy and data security, (r) employee matters and benefits, (s) tax matters, (t) real property, (u) environmental laws, (v) finders’ fees, (w) directors and officers, (x) anti-money laundering laws, (y) insurance, (z) related party transactions, and (aa) certain representations related to securities law and activity. The Company has additional representations and warranties, including (a) issuance of shares, (b) trust fund, (c) listing, (d) board approval, (e) SEC documents and financial statements, (f) certain business practices, (g) expenses, indebtedness and other liabilities and (h) brokers and other advisors.

 

Covenants

 

The Merger Agreement includes customary covenants of the parties with respect to operation of their respective businesses prior to consummation of the Merger and efforts to satisfy conditions to consummation of the Merger. The Merger Agreement also contains additional covenants of the parties, including, among others, access to information, cooperation in the preparation of the registration statement and proxy statement (as each such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement) required to be filed in connection with the Merger and to obtain all requisite approvals of each party’s respective stockholders. The Company and Clearday have each also agreed to include in the proxy statement the recommendation of its respective board that its stockholders approve all of the proposals to be presented at its respective special meeting. In addition, each of the Company and Clearday have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit and finalize definitive documentation for a committed equity in an aggregate amount that, together with the funds in the Trust Account after giving effect to potential redemptions from the Company’s public stockholders, together with financing programs available to Clearday after the Closing, will provide to Clearday working capital to meet its short-term commercial development goals.

 

 

The Company has also agreed to prepare a proxy statement to seek the approval of its stockholders (the “Extension Proposal”) to amend its organizational documents to extend the period of time the Company is afforded under its organizational documents and IPO prospectus to consummate an initial business combination for an additional three months, from June 30,2023 to September 30, 2023 (or such earlier date as the Company and Clearday may agree in writing).

 

Each party’s representations, warranties and pre-Closing covenants will not survive Closing and no party has any post-Closing indemnification obligations.

 

Viveon Equity Incentive Plan

 

The Company has agreed to approve and adopt an equity incentive plan (the “Incentive Plan”) to be effective as of the Closing and in a form mutually acceptable to the Company and Clearday, subject to approval of the Incentive Plan by the Company’s stockholders. The Incentive Plan will provide for an initial aggregate share reserve equal to 8% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding at the Closing and an “evergreen” provision that is mutually agreeable to the Company and Clearday will provide for an automatic increase on the first day of each fiscal year in the number of shares available for issuance under the Incentive Plan as mutually determined by the Company and Clearday.

 

Non-Solicitation Restrictions

 

Each of the Company and Clearday has agreed that from the date of the Merger Agreement to the effective time or, if earlier, the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, it will not initiate any negotiations with any party relating to an alternative transaction (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) or enter into any agreement relating to such a proposal, other than as expressly excluded from the definition of an alternative transaction. Each of the Company and Clearday has also agreed to be responsible for any acts or omissions of any of its respective representatives that, if they were the acts or omissions of the Company and Clearday, as applicable, would be deemed a breach of the party’s obligations with respect to these non-solicitation restrictions.

 

Conditions to Closing

 

The consummation of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) the absence of any applicable law or order restraining, prohibiting or imposing any condition on the consummation of the Merger and related transactions, (ii) the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (iii) receipt of any consent, approval or authorization required by any Authority (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (iv) the Company having net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act), unless the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation shall have been amended to remove such requirement prior to or concurrently with the Closing, (v) approval by Clearday’s stockholders of the Merger and related transactions, (vi) approval by the Company’s stockholders of the Merger and related transactions, (vii) the conditional approval for listing by NYSE American (or an alternate exchange) of the shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and satisfaction of initial and continued listing requirements, and (viii) the registration statement becoming effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”).

 

Solely with respect to the Company and New Merger Sub, the consummation of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) Clearday having duly performed or complied with all of its obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects, (ii) the representations and warranties of Clearday, other than certain fundamental representations as defined in the Merger Agreement, being true and correct in all respects unless failure would not have or reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) on Clearday or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) certain fundamental representations, as defined in the Merger Agreement, being true and correct in all respects, other than de minimis inaccuracies, (iv) no event having occurred that would result in a material adverse effect on Clearday or any of its subsidiaries, (v) Clearday and its securityholders having executed and delivered to the Company each additional agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to which they each are a party and (vi) Clearday delivering certain certificates to the Company.

 

 

Solely with respect to Clearday, the consummation of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) Viveon and New Merger Sub having duly performed or complied with all of their respective obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company and Merger Sub, other than certain fundamental representations as defined in the Merger Agreement, being true and correct in all respects unless failure to be true and correct would not have or reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company or New Merger Sub and their ability to consummate the Merger and related transactions, (iii) certain fundamental representations, as defined in the Merger Agreement, being true and correct in all respects, other than de minimis inaccuracies, (iv) no event having occurred that would result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or New Merger Sub, (v) the amended parent charter (as defined in the Merger Agreement) being filed with, and declared effective by, the Delaware Secretary of State, (vi) the Company delivering certain certificates to Clearday, (vii) the size and composition of the post-Closing board of directors of the Company having been appointed as set forth in the Merger Agreement and (viii) the Company, Viveon Health LLC and other stockholders, as applicable, having executed and delivered to Clearday each additional agreement to which they each are a party.

 

Termination

 

The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the effective time as follows:

 

(i) by either the Company or Clearday, if (A) the Merger and related transactions are not consummated on or before the latest of (i) June 30, 2023, (ii) if the Extension Proposal is approved, September 30, 2023 and (iii) if one or more extensions to a date following September 30, 2023 are obtained at the election of the Company, with the Company’s stockholder vote, in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the last date for the Company to consummate a business combination pursuant to such extensions; and (B) the material breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under the Merger Agreement by the party seeking to terminate the Merger Agreement was not the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the closing to occur on or before the outside Closing Date, without liability to the other party;

 

(ii) by either the Company or Clearday, if any authority has issued any final decree, order, judgment, award, injunction, rule or consent or enacted any law, having the effect of permanently enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Merger, provided that, the party seeking to terminate cannot have breached its obligations under the Merger Agreement and such breach was a substantial cause of, or substantially resulted in, such action by the authority; and

 

(iii) by mutual written consent of the Company and Clearday duly authorized by each of their respective boards of directors.

 

The Merger Agreement and other agreements described below have been included to provide investors with information regarding their respective terms. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, Clearday or the other parties thereto. In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement were made as of a specified date, are modified or qualified by information in one or more disclosure letters prepared in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what might be viewed as material to investors, or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement are not necessarily characterizations of the actual state of facts about the Company, Clearday or the other parties thereto at the time they were made or otherwise and should only be read in conjunction with the other information that the Company or Clearday makes publicly available in reports, statements and other documents filed with the SEC. The Company and Clearday investors and securityholders are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement.

 

 

Certain Related Agreements

 

Parent Support Agreements.

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company, Clearday and the Sponsor and the officers and directors of the Company entered into a support agreement (the “Parent Support Agreement”) pursuant to which the Sponsor and the officers and directors of the Company have agreed to vote all shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by them, including any additional shares of the Company they acquire ownership of or the power to vote: (i) in favor of the Merger and related transactions, (ii) against any action reasonably be expected to impede, delay, or materially and adversely affect the Merger and related transactions, and (iii) in favor of an extension of the period of time the Company is afforded to consummate an initial business combination.

 

Company Support Agreements.

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company, Clearday and certain stockholders of Clearday entered into a support agreement (the “Company Support Agreement”), pursuant to which such Clearday stockholders have agreed to vote all common and preferred stock of Clearday beneficially owned by them, including any additional shares of Clearday they acquire ownership of or the power to vote, in favor of the Merger and related transactions and against any action reasonably be expected to impede, delay, or materially and adversely affect the Merger and related transactions.

 

Lock-Up Agreements.

 

In connection with the closing, certain Clearday stockholders will each agree, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to (i) offer, sell contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any lockup shares, (ii) enter into a transaction that would have the same effect, (iii) enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the lock-up shares or otherwise, (iv) engage in any short sales or other arrangement with respect to the lock-up shares or (v) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) until the date that is six months after the Closing Date (the “Lock-Up Period”). The term “Lockup Shares” mean the Merger Consideration Shares and the Earnout Shares, if any, whether or not earned prior to the end of the Lock-up Period, together with any other shares of the Company’s common stock, and including any securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, or representing the rights to receive the Company’s common stock, if any, acquired during the Lock-up Period. If the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period following the Closing Date, 50% of the Lock-up Shares will be released from the lock-up. The existing escrow provisions of the Company’s common stock held by certain stockholders will remain in effect.

 

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement.

 

At the Closing, the Company will enter into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement”) with certain existing stockholders of the Company and Clearday with respect to their shares of the Company’s common stock acquired before or pursuant to the Merger, and including the shares issuable on conversion of the warrants issued to the Sponsor in connection with the Company’s initial public offering and any shares issuable on conversion of loans or other convertible securities. The agreement amends and restates the registration rights agreement the Company entered into on December 22, 2020 in connection with its initial public offering. Subject to the Lock-Up Agreements described above, the holders of a majority of the shares held by the Company’s existing stockholders, and the holders of a majority of the shares held by the Clearday stockholders will each be entitled to make one demand that Clearday register such securities for resale under the Securities Act, or two demands each if the Company is eligible to use Form S-3 or a similar short-form registration statement. In addition, the holders will have certain “piggy-back” registration rights that require the Company to include such securities in registration statements that the Company otherwise files. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the Company’s securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

 

 

Results of Operations

 

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were organizational activities, identifying target companies for a business combination, conducting due diligence on such target companies and negotiating the Business Combination Agreement with Suneva, which was terminated on February 2, 2023. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our business combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held after our initial public offering. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2022, we had a net loss of $605,294, which consisted of loss on issuance of subscription warrants of $3,209,183 amortization of the debt discount of $3,645,777, professional fees of $1,487,205, operating costs of $756,386, expensed issuance costs of $392,642, franchise tax expense of $246,216 and income tax expense of $61,310, partially offset by a gain on the change in fair value of warrant liability of $8,468,308 interest and dividend income on investments held in Trust Account of $724,225, and interest income on the operating bank account of $892.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2021, we had net income of $2,489,829, which consisted of a change in fair value of warrant liability of $6,575,140, interest income on investments held in Trust Account of $20,329 and interest income on the operating bank account of $147, partially offset by formation and operating costs of $1,050,016, professional fees of $2,701,431, franchise tax expense of $197,200, and stock compensation expense of $157,140. The gains on the change in fair value of warrant liabilities was due in large part to the decrease in the public traded price of the public warrants.

 

Liquidity, Capital Resources, and Going Concern

 

For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $1,753,388, which was primarily due to operational costs and franchise taxes paid during the period.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $2,082,334, which was due to the change in fair value of warrant liability of $6,575,140 and interest earned on investments held in Trust Account of $20,329, offset in part by net income of $2,489,829, changes in working capital of $1,866,166, and stock compensation expense of $157,140.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash provided by investing activities was $150,191,819 which resulted from cash withdrawn from Trust Account to pay redeeming stockholders of $152,451,819, offset in part by cash deposited for the extension contribution of $2,260,000.

 

There were no cash flows from investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in financing activities was $148,813,819, which was due to the redemption of common stock of $152,451,819 and the payment of issuance costs of $437,000, offset in part by proceeds from note agreements payable of $2,045,000, proceeds from note agreements payable - related party of $1,955,000 and proceeds from promissory note - related party of $75,000.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in financing activities was $619,387, which was due to payment of other payable – related party of $364,880, payment of the promissory note – related party of $228,758 and offering costs paid of $25,749.

 

As of December 31, 2022, we had cash and marketable securities in the trust account of $53,815,395. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the trust account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the trust account (less taxes payable and deferred underwriting commissions) to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest to pay taxes. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we did not withdraw any of the interest income from the Trust Account to pay for franchise and income taxes. In June 2023, we withdrew approximately $429,305 to make payments for delinquent franchise taxes. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Initial Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

 

 

As of December 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $19,847 outside of the Trust Account and a working capital deficit of $40,959,763.

 

In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB’s ASC Subtopic 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern, management has determined that if we are unable to raise additional funds to alleviate liquidity needs, or complete a business combination by March 31, 2024, then we will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating, unless we seek stockholder approval to amend our current charter to extend the date by which we complete a business combination. The liquidity condition and date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these consolidated financial statements are issued. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be unable to continue as a going concern. We intend to complete a business combination before the mandatory liquidation date or obtain approval from our stockholders to amend our current charter for an extension.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of our sponsor a monthly fee of $20,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support and the series of unsecured senior promissory note agreements we entered into with several lenders affiliated with our Sponsor. We began incurring these fees on December 22, 2020 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and our liquidation.

 

Chardan is entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $7,043,750. The deferred fee will become payable Chardan from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2020, between the Company and Chardan (the “Underwriting Agreement”). A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated by reference in Exhibit 1.1 of this Annual Report, and all references herein to the Underwriting Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement.

 

In addition, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, we granted Chardan for a period of 12 months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, a right of first refusal to act as book-running managing underwriter or placement agent, with at least 30% of the economics, for any and all future public and private equity, convertible and debt offerings (the “ROFR”). On April 20, 2021, pursuant to the terms of an Addendum to the Underwriting Agreement, Chardan waived and released the ROFR. Subsequently, on July 12, 2021, we entered into a Letter Agreement with Chardan (the “Letter Agreement”) that reinstates the ROFR in the event Chardan introduces us to a target that results in a Business Combination and entitles Chardan to a fee equal to 0.5% of the aggregate value of the target measured prior to the Business Combination, paid in cash or shares at the close of the Business Combination. A copy of the Letter Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.23 of this Annual Report, and all references herein to the Letter Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement.

 

On May 18, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with a transactional and strategic advisory firm (the “Strategic Advisor”) for advisory services as needed by the Company in connection with a Business Combination. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company incurred approximately $875,000 in fees. As of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $500,000 of such fees remain unpaid and are included in accrued costs and expenses on the consolidated balance sheets. On November 1, 2021, the Company and the Strategic Advisor entered into an amendment to the agreement. Pursuant to this amendment, the Company will pay the Strategic Advisor a fee of $2,625,000, inclusive of the $500,000 accrued as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The remaining $2,125,000 is contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

On October, 8, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with a financial advisor (the “Exclusive Financial Advisor”) for financial advisory services such as financial and transaction feasibility analysis, assistance in negotiations, assistance in capital planning, and other customary services in connection with a Business Combination, pursuant to which the Company will pay the Exclusive Financial Advisor a fee of $1,500,000 contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination. This agreement was terminated on January 31, 2023 as a result of the termination of the merger agreement between the Company and Suneva.

 

In addition to the above overstatement of legal fees, management determined that there was an understatement of accrued fees relating to the agreement with a consultant (“the Consultant”) that is the subject of the below-mentioned dispute. On October 25, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with the Consultant for investor relations and public relations services in connection with a Business Combination with Suneva. The Consulting Agreement specifically identified Suneva as the target of the Business Combination. Pursuant to the agreement, the Consultant would be paid a fee of $15,000 per month from the date of the agreement until the Business Combination with Suneva, with an additional $15,000 accruing each month until the Business Combination date. Additionally, pursuant to the agreement the Consultant would be paid a success fee of $300,000 contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination with Suneva, a performance based fee of up to $200,000 upon the consummation of the Business Combination with Suneva if the Consultant achieved certain objectives, a retainer of $34,000 due upon the consummation of the Business Combination with Suneva which would be held to the term of the agreement, a fee of $17,000 per month for investor relations services for the combined entity commencing upon the consummation of the Business Combination with Suneva with the first payment due within 5 days of the Business Combination with Suneva and subsequent monthly payments due upon the first of the corresponding month of services, and a fee of $17,000 per month for public relations services for the combined entity commencing upon the consummation of the Business Combination with Suneva with the first payment due within 5 days of the Business Combination with Suneva and subsequent monthly payments due upon the first of the corresponding month of services. The Consultant stopped providing services in February 2023.

 

On November 1, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with a financial advisor (the “Second Financial Advisor”) for financial advisory services such as guidance on valuation and transaction structure and terms, assistance in negotiations, coordination of due diligence, documentation, and transaction closing, and introduction of the Company to institutional investors in connection with a Business Combination, pursuant to which the Company will pay the Second Financial Advisor a fee of $400,000 contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination. As a result of the termination of the merger agreement between the Company and Suneva, this agreement was terminated on January 31, 2023, and there are no related contingent fees for the agreement.

 

On November 2, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with a financial advisor (the “Third Financial Advisor”) for financial advisory services such as market related advice and assistance in connection with a Business Combination, pursuant to which the Company will pay the Third Financial Advisor a fee of $500,000 contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination. As a result of the termination of the merger agreement between the Company and Suneva, this agreement was terminated on June 9, 2023, and there are no related contingent fees for the agreement.

 

On November 5, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with an advisor (the “Advisor”) for services such as assistance in refining strategic objectives, preparation or refinement of solicitation materials, identification, contact, and solicitation of or potential investors and other sources of capital, and assistance in review, selection, negotiation, and closing of a transaction in connection with a Business Combination, pursuant to which the Company will pay the Advisor a fee of $200,000 contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination. As a result of the termination of the merger agreement between the Company and Suneva, this agreement was terminated on June 19, 2023, and there are no related contingent fees for the agreement.

 

On November 15, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with two placement agents (the “Placement Agents”) for services such as analysis of potential contributions and assets of a target to the Company’s future prospects, assistance in negotiations, and assistance in preparation of presentations to investors, lenders, and/or other financial sources in connection with a Business Combination, pursuant to which the Company will pay the Placement Agents a fee equal to the difference between 5% of the total aggregate sales price of the securities sold as part of the Business Combination and 5% of any securities sold as part of the Business Combination to investors identified by the Advisor, contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination. This agreement was terminated on February 15, 2022, as a result of an automatic termination provision upon the earlier to occur of three months or the final closing of Business Combination and there are no related contingent fees for the agreement.

 

On February 17, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with a broker-dealer (the “Broker-Dealer”) for services such as providing the Company with capital markets advisory services with regard to a forward purchase agreement, convertible private investment in public equity (“PIPE”), secured credit facility, and any other capital structure topics in connection with a Business Combination, pursuant to which the Company will pay the Broker-Dealer a fee of $250,000. This agreement was terminated on June 9, 2023, as a result of the termination of the merger agreement between the Company and Suneva. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement the Broker-Dealer will remain entitled to the fee of $250,000 if a Business Combination is consummated within 24 months after the termination date. The Company is pursuing a waiver from the Broker-Dealer to waive the $250,000 fee upon a Business Combination. As such, the fee remains contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

 

On May 9, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with a placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) for services such as advising and assisting the Company in identifying one or more investors that are “accredited” or “qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to which the Company will pay the Placement Agents a cash fee upon closing equal to eight percent (8.0%) of the gross proceeds received by the Company, contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

Contingencies

 

On October 5, 2023, a legal complaint was filed in Connecticut Superior Court against the Company and Suneva by the Consultant.  The Complaint alleges that the Company and Suneva owe the Consultant unpaid fees under an October 25, 2021 consulting agreement and asserts claims for breach of contract, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment, and quantum meruit. As of the date of this filing, this action is not pending and has not been officially docketed with the Connecticut Superior Court.  The Company is continuing to assess the merits of the complaint but believes that the claims by the Consultant against the Company are without merit and the Company intends to defend the action if it is properly initiated.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

 

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

 

All of the 1,844,774 public shares sold as part of the units in our initial public offering and subsequent full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option that have not been redeemed by stockholders, contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such redeemable common stock in connection with our liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with our initial business combination and in connection with certain amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”), redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Therefore, all redeemable common stock have been classified outside of permanent equity.

 

We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.

 

Net (Loss) Income per Common Share - As Restated Amendment No. 1

 

Net (loss) income per common share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The calculation of diluted (loss) income per common share does not consider the effect of the warrants and rights issued in connection with the (i) initial public offering, (ii) exercise of over-allotment, (iii) Private Placement, and (iv) extension financing since the exercise of the warrants and rights are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants and rights would be anti-dilutive. The warrants and rights are exercisable to purchase 22,068,750 shares of common stock in the aggregate.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The Company’s derivative instruments are recorded at fair value and re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. Derivative assets and liabilities are classified on the consolidated balance sheets as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument’ could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. The Company has determined that the public warrants qualify for equity treatment and are not derivative instruments. The public warrants were measured at fair value and recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. The Company has determined that the private warrants and subscription warrants are derivative instruments. As the private warrants and subscription warrants meet the definition of a derivative the private warrants and subscription warrants are measured at fair value at issuance and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations in the period of change. In accordance with ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, the Company has concluded that a portion of the transaction costs which directly related to the initial public offering and the private placement, should be allocated to the private warrants based on their relative fair value against total proceeds, and recognized as transaction costs in the statement of operations.

 

Debt with Conversion and Other Options

 

The Company accounts for a series of unsecured senior promissory note agreements under ASC Topic ASC 470-20-25-2, Debt with Conversion and Other Options - Debt Instruments with Detachable Warrants (“ASC 470-20-25-2”).  In accordance with ASC 470-20-25-2, proceeds from the sale of a debt instrument with stock purchase warrants (detachable call options) are allocated to the two elements based on the relative fair values of the debt instrument without the warrants and of the warrants themselves at time of issuance.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

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

 

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

As a smaller reporting company we are not required to make disclosures under this Item.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

Our financial statements and the notes thereto begin on page F-1 of this Annual Report.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES (RESTATED)

 

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

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the Company restated its audited financial statements as of December 31, 2020 to provide for the reclassification of the private warrants as a liability for the affected period and restated its audited financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and condensed financial statements as of and for the periods ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 to reclassify the Company’s redeemable common stock. In connection with the restatements, the Company identified a material weakness in its internal controls related to accounting for complex financial instruments. Subsequent to the aforementioned restatements, the Company determined that it had inappropriately accounted for the allocation of proceeds received in its initial public offering and did not appropriately recognize stock-based compensation related to the transfer of shares of common stock to members of the Company’s board of directors. This resulted in the restatement of the Company’s audited financial statement as of December 31, 2020 and condensed financial statements as of and for the periods ended June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021. Subsequent to the aforementioned restatements, the Company determined it had inappropriately accounted for the remeasurement of common stock subject to possible redemption in connection with the Company’s deposit into the Trust Account on March 23, 2022 for the extension of the Company’s business combination period. This resulted in the restatement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The control deficiencies related to the allocation of proceeds, stock-based compensation, and remeasurement of common stock subject to possible redemption represent a continuation of the previously identified material weakness related to accounting for complex financial instruments.

 

In addition, management identified deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting relating to the process of recording accounts payable, accrued expenses, tax liabilities and concluded that the failure to properly account for such accrued expenses constituted a material weakness as defined in the SEC regulations. The deficiencies related to accounts payable and accrued expenses resulted in the restatement of the Company’s condensed financial statements as of and for the periods ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, September 30, 2021. The deficiencies related to accounts payable and accrued expenses resulted in the restatement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022. The deficiencies related to accounts payable and accrued expenses resulted in the restatement of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022. Management additionally determined that a new material weakness existed as of March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2022 related to properly evaluating and disclosing contractual arrangements and differentiating them as contractual liabilities or accounting contingencies. As such, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer determined that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective as of December 31, 2022.

 

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

 

As required by SEC rules and regulations implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15- d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

 

(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of our company;

 

(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

 

(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect errors or misstatements in our financial statements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree or compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2022. In making these assessments, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessments and those criteria, management determined that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective, due to the material weaknesses described elsewhere in this Report.

 

Notwithstanding these material weaknesses, management has concluded that our audited consolidated financial statements included in this Report are fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with GAAP for each of the periods presented therein.

 

This Report does not include an attestation report of internal controls from our independent registered public accounting firm due to our status as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act.

 

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. In light of the restatement of our financial statements as described above, we plan to enhance our processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements to better evaluate and understand the nuances of the complex accounting standards that apply to our financial statements. Our plans at this time include providing enhanced access to accounting literature, research materials and documents and increased communication among our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. In addition, we plan to enhance our processes to identify and record potential accruals and identify any necessary disclosures of agreements with service providers. Our plans at this time include increased communication with third-party service providers and additional procedures to identify and review subsequent invoices, disbursements, and agreements. The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

 

Not applicable.

 

 

PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

The following table sets forth information about our directors and executive officers as of the date of this Annual Report.

 

Name		Age		Position
Jagi Gill		57		Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Rom Papadopoulos		64		Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director
Demetrios (Jim) G. Logothetis		66		Director
Brian Cole		60		Director
Doug Craft		61		Director

 

Below is a summary of the business experience of each our executive officers and directors:

 

Jagi Gill, PhD is our Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Gill has more than 20 years of healthcare investment and general management experience. From 2017 to 2020, he served as the Vice-President of Business Development and General Manager of AcuVentures, a business unit within Acumed LLC, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. Acumed LLC is a market leader in the orthopedic sector with particular strength in the upper extremity fracture repair and trauma market segments. As the General Manager, Dr. Gill led two business units, Rib Fixation and the Soft Tissue Repair, with responsibilities for product development, sales, marketing and profitability. Under his leadership, the business units grew 2-3x faster than their market segment. In addition to general management responsibilities, Dr. Gill was involved in sourcing, closing and integrating four acquisitions within the orthopedic sector for Acumed. These transactions ranged from technology acquisitions serving as tuck-in product integrations to stand alone companies with global revenue. From 2009 to 2017, he was the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Tenex Health a privately held orthopedic sports medicine company. In this capacity he patented, designed and developed the initial platform technology intended to treat chronic tendon pain. Under his leadership, Tenex Health launched commercially, generated positive operating income, secured FDA regulatory approval, developed a manufacturing and operations infrastructure, and established sales channels serving the outpatient Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Before founding Tenex Health, Dr. Gill was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of OrthoCor, a company providing non-invasive pain management technology, from 2007 to 2009, while also serving on an advisory and consulting capacity to a number of medical technology companies. OrthoCor developed and commercialized orthopedic knee braces integrating pulsed electromagnetic technology to address chronic pain associated with trauma or osteoarthritis. Prior to this, he served in executive business development roles for Boston Scientific Corporation from 2001 to 2007 where he was involved in sourcing and supporting the acquisition of private companies which collectively accounted for more than $750 million in enterprise value. While at Boston Scientific, he was involved in the investments in, and acquisition of, the following private companies: Advanced Bionics (implantable neurostimulation), Cameron Health (implantable cardiac rhythm management), Innercool (systemic hypothermia for recovery from cardiac arrest), Orqis Medical (heart failure treatment) and Kerberos (endovascular thrombectomy). Dr. Gill completed his BSc and MSc in Anatomy from McGill University and PhD in Neuroscience from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. We believe we will be able to capitalize on Dr. Gill’s experience and accomplishments in the orthopedic and spine markets, along with his relationships among executives in the target companies, their supply chains, and their customer networks, to successfully close a business combination.

 

Rom Papadopoulos, M.D. is our Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Papadopoulos has more than 25 years of healthcare investment and operational experience. From 2006 to June 2020, Dr. Papadopoulos was the Founder and Sole Proprietor of Intuitus Capital, a private equity firm actively investing in the healthcare sector. At Intuitus, he led investments in more than 30 companies with a total of more than $700 million in enterprise value. Prior to founding Intuitus Capital, Dr. Papadopoulos was Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Global Energy Holdings (NYSE Amex: GNH). While at GNH, he created and executed the company’s repositioning from traditional markets to renewable energy. He was responsible for coordinating all aspects of the financial management of the company including cash management and treasury, risk management, audit functions, SEC reporting and compliance as well as HR functions and employee policies. Dr. Papadopoulos was an early investor in Tenex Health Inc., a medical device company engaged in the manufacturing and sale of minimally invasive high frequency technology used to perform percutaneous tenotomy and fasciotomy. He eventually became the interim CFO for the company until September 2013. In this capacity, he was an integral part of the team seeking and completing acquisitions for the company. From 2002 to 2006, Dr. Papadopoulos was the Managing Director and head of healthcare investment banking for Caymus Partners, a middle market investment banking firm. Dr. Papadopoulos received his medical degree (M.D.) from the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Medical School in 1985 and conducted his post-graduate training in Pediatrics at Emory University in 1986. We believe that Dr. Papadopoulos is qualified to sit on our board due to his years of experience in the healthcare industry, as a clinician as well as an investor who possesses unique insight into medical technology assets, in addition to his strong financial credentials.

 

 

Demetrios (Jim) G. Logothetis, is one of our directors and served as Senior Advisor in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer where he led the Audit Coordination Committee for Ginnie Mae, a government corporation within HUD from May 2020 to November 2020. Mr. Logothetis retired from Ernst & Young (EY) effective in June 2019 extending three years beyond normal retirement at the request of the EY Executive Board. Throughout his forty-year career with EY, from January 1979 to June 2019, Mr. Logothetis served some of EY’s largest global clients as lead audit partner, and fulfilled senior leadership roles within the firm, from offices in Chicago, Frankfurt Germany, New York, London England, and Atlanta. Mr. Logothetis has served over the years on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including The National Board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Americas where he served on the audit committee; The Archbishop Lakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund where he serves as Vice Chair, The American College of Greece where he serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees; The Board of National Hellenic Museum; Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hellenic American Academy, one of the largest Greek American schools in the United States; and founding Chairman of the Foundation for Hellenic Education and Culture. Mr. Logothetis holds an M.B.A. degree in Accounting, Finance and International Business from The University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and a B.S.C degree in Accountancy from DePaul University. Mr. Logothetis is also a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant. Mr. Logothetis has taught many EY training programs as well as graduate accounting classes at DePaul University. Mr. Logothetis served for several years on the DePaul University, Richard H. Driehaus College of Business advisory council, and since 2017 on the board of Trustees of the University as vice-chair, and then chair of the audit committee and member of the finance committee. Mr. Logothetis has also served as a member of the Trusteeship and Finance Committees for DePaul University.

 

Brian Cole MD, MBA is one of our directors, and the Managing Partner of Midwest Orthopedics at Rush in Chicago, the lead executive for this large specialty practice which is consistently ranked as one of the top orthopedic groups by US News & World Report. Dr. Cole is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedics with a conjoint appointment in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Rush University Medical Center. In 2015, he was appointed as an Associate-Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Rush. In 2011, he was appointed as Chairman of Surgery at Rush Oak Park Hospital. He is the Section Head of the Cartilage Research and Restoration Center at Rush specializing in the treatment of arthritis in young active patients with a focus on regenerative medicine and biologic alternatives to surgery. He also serves as the head of the Orthopedic Master’s Training Program and trains residents and fellows in sports medicine and research. He lectures nationally and internationally and holds several leadership positions in prominent sports medicine societies. Through his basic science and clinical research, he has developed several innovative techniques with several patents for the treatment of shoulder, elbow and knee conditions. He has published more than 1,000 articles and 10 widely read textbooks in orthopedics and regenerative medicine. In addition to his academic accomplishments, Dr. Cole currently serves in many senior leadership roles in organizations such as President of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, President of the Ortho-regeneration Network Foundation, and Secretary General (Presidential-line) International Cartilage Repair Society. Dr. Cole is frequently chosen as one of the “Best Doctors in America” since 2004 and as a “Top Doctor” in the Chicago metro area since 2003. In 2006, he was featured on the cover of Chicago Magazine as “Chicago’s Top Doctor” and was selected as NBA Team Physician of the Year in 2009. Orthopedics This Week has named Dr. Cole as one of the top 20 sports medicine, knee and shoulder specialists repeatedly over the last 5 years as selected by his peers. He is the head team physician for the Chicago Bulls NBA team, co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox MLB team and DePaul University in Chicago. Dr. Cole was awarded his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery — Cornell Medical Center in New York and his fellowship in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

 

 

Doug Craft is one of our directors, and the Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta-based Medicraft, Inc., which is one of the largest independent agents for Medtronic, the world leader in medical technology and pioneering therapies. He has devoted his entire career to the medical industry, initially concentrating in the sale of spinal implants, which he continues today. Mr. Craft has extensive relationships with health care systems, surgeons and other senior health care professionals across the nation. Over the past three decades his commercial interests have expanded to include evaluating, consulting and developing businesses in the medical field generally, including but not limited to neuro-intraoperative monitoring, biologic agents, orthopedic reconstruction implants, surgical navigation systems, regenerative kidney technology, trans-catheter cardiac valves and spinal implant device design. He has funded and started over 12 businesses in the Orthopedic, Spine and Neurological segments such as Biocraft Inc, Orthocraft Inc, Neurocraft Inc, Pharmacraft, Premier Medical Systems, and Diamond Orthopedics. Early in his career, he was one of the first agents for Danek a publicly traded spinal implant company which merged with Sofamor to become Sofamor-Danek and relisting on the NYSE. Sofamor-Danek was acquired by Medtronic in 1999 for $3.7 billion. Mr. Craft is a highly experienced entrepreneur who is continually exploring opportunities to multiply investments in medical businesses and technologies. Mr. Craft earned a B.S. degree in biomedical engineering from Mississippi State University, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the College of Engineering at Mississippi State University.

 

Our directors and officers have played a key role in identifying, evaluating, and selecting target businesses, and structuring, negotiating and consummating our initial Business Consummation. Except as described below and under “Conflicts of Interest,” none of these individuals is currently a principal of or affiliated with a public company or blank check company that executed a business plan similar to our business plan. We believe that the skills and experience of these individuals, their collective access to acquisition opportunities and ideas, their contacts, and their transaction expertise should enable them to identify successfully and effect an acquisition transaction, although we cannot assure you that they will, in fact, be able to do so.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships among the officers and directors, nor are there any arrangements or understanding between any of the Directors or Officers of our Company or any other person pursuant to which any Officer or Director was or is to be selected as an officer or director.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

During the last ten years, none of our officers, directors, promoters or control persons have been involved in any legal proceedings as described in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K.

 

Board Meetings; Committee Meetings; and Annual Meeting Attendance

 

In 2022, the Board of Directors held board meetings on two occasions: November 7, 2022 and November 16, 2022.

 

Officer and Director Qualifications

 

Our officers and board of directors are composed of a diverse group of leaders with a wide array of professional roles. In these roles, they have gained experience in core management skills, such as strategic and financial planning, financial reporting, compliance, risk management, and leadership development. Many of our officers and directors also have experience serving on boards of directors and board committees of other companies, and have an understanding of corporate governance practices and trends, which provides an understanding of different business processes, challenges, and strategies. Further, our officers and directors also have other experience that makes them valuable, managing and investing assets or facilitating the consummation of business combinations.

 

 

We, along with our officers and directors, believe that the above-mentioned attributes, along with the leadership skills and other experiences of our officers and board members described below, provide us with a diverse range of perspectives and judgment necessary to facilitate our goals of consummating an acquisition transaction.

 

Board Committees

 

The Board has a standing audit, nominating and compensation committee. The independent directors oversee director nominations. Each audit committee, nominating committee and compensation committee has a charter, which were filed with the SEC as exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 in connection with our IPO on December 21, 2020.

 

Audit Committee

 

The Audit Committee, which is established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act, engages Company’s independent accountants, reviewing their independence and performance; reviews the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes and the integrity of its financial statements; the audits of the Company’s financial statements and the appointment, compensation, qualifications, independence and performance of the Company’s independent auditors; the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and internal control over financial reporting. During 2022, the Audit Committee held six meetings on March 15, 2022, March 21, 2022, March 25, 2022, June 10, 2022, August 19, 2022 and November 18, 2022.

 

The Audit Committee consists of Demetrios (Jim) G. Logothetis and Doug Craft, each of whom is an independent director under NYSE American’s listing standards. Mr. Logothetis serves as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee and at the time of his appointment as an independent director, the Board has determined that Mr. Logothetis qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

Mr. Brian Cole previously served as a member of the Audit Committee, however due to his receipt of warrants in connection with the Subscription Agreement, he no longer meets the qualification to serve as an Audit Committee Member under Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Nominating Committee

 

The Nominating Committee is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our Board. Specifically, the Nominating Committee makes recommendations to the Board regarding the size and composition of the Board, establishes procedures for the director nomination process and screens and recommends candidates for election to the Board. On an annual basis, the Nominating Committee recommends for approval by the Board certain desired qualifications and characteristics for board membership. Additionally, the Nominating Committee establishes and administers a periodic assessment procedure relating to the performance of the Board as a whole and its individual members. The Nominating Committee will consider a number of qualifications relating to management and leadership experience, background and integrity and professionalism in evaluating a person’s candidacy for membership on the Board. The Nominating Committee may require certain skills or attributes, such as financial or accounting experience, to meet specific board needs that arise from time to time and will also consider the overall experience and makeup of its members to obtain a broad and diverse mix of board members. The Nominating Committee does not distinguish among nominees recommended by stockholders and other persons. During 2022, the Nominating Committee acted by unanimous written consent on one occasion.

 

The Nominating Committee consists of Demetrios (Jim) G. Logothetis, Brian Cole and Doug Craft, each of whom is an independent director under NYSE American’s listing standards. Dr. Cole is the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee.

 

 

Compensation Committee

 

The Compensation Committee reviews annually the Company’s corporate goals and objectives relevant to the officers’ compensation, evaluates the officers’ performance in light of such goals and objectives, determines and approves the officers’ compensation level based on this evaluation; makes recommendations to the Board regarding approval, disapproval, modification, or termination of existing or proposed employee benefit plans, makes recommendations to the Board with respect to non-CEO and non-CFO compensation and administers the Company’s incentive-compensation plans and equity-based plans. The Compensation Committee has the authority to delegate any of its responsibilities to subcommittees as it may deem appropriate in its sole discretion. The chief executive officer of the Company may not be present during voting or deliberations of the Compensation Committee with respect to his compensation. The Company’s executive officers do not play a role in suggesting their own salaries. Neither the Company nor the Compensation Committee has engaged any compensation consultant who has a role in determining or recommending the amount or form of executive or director compensation. During 2022, the Compensation Committee did not hold any meetings.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, as indicated above, no compensation of any kind, including finders, consulting or other similar fees, will be paid to any of our executive officers existing stockholders, our directors, or any of their respective affiliates, prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of a business combination. Accordingly, it is likely that prior to the consummation of an initial business combination, the compensation committee will only be responsible for the review and recommendation of any compensation arrangements to be entered into in connection with such initial business combination.

 

The Compensation Committee consists of Demetrios (Jim) G. Logothetis, Brian Cole and Doug Craft, each of whom is an independent director under NYSE American’s listing standards. Mr. Craft is the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee.

 

Conflicts of Interest

 

Investors should be aware of the following potential conflicts of interest:

 

	●	None of our officers and directors is required to commit their full time to our affairs and, accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in allocating their 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 our company as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. Our management has pre-existing fiduciary duties and contractual obligations and may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
	●	Our officers and directors may in the future become affiliated with entities, including other blank check companies, engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by our company.
	●	The insider shares owned by our officers and directors will be released from escrow only if a business combination is successfully completed and subject to certain other limitations. Additionally, our officers and directors will not receive distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any of their insider shares if we do not complete a business combination. In addition, our officers and directors may loan funds to us after the IPO and may be owed reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with certain activities on our behalf which would only be repaid if we complete an initial business combination. For the foregoing reasons, the personal and financial interests of our directors and executive officers may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business, completing a business combination in a timely manner and securing the release of their shares.

 

In general, officers and directors of a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware are required to present business opportunities to a corporation if:

 

	●	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.

 

 

In addition, when exercising powers or performing duties as a director, the director is required to exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonable director would exercise in the same circumstances taking into account, without limitation the nature of the company, the nature of the decision and the position of the director and the nature of the responsibilities undertaken by him. A director need not exhibit in the performance of his duties a greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his knowledge and experience.

 

As set out above, directors have a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit as a result of their position. A director shall, forthwith after becoming aware of the fact that he is interested in a transaction entered into or to be entered into by the company, disclose the interest to the board of the company. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized in advance by the stockholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of stockholder approval at a meeting of stockholders.

 

Accordingly, as a result of multiple business affiliations, our officers and directors may have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the above-listed criteria to multiple entities. In addition, conflicts of interest may arise when our board evaluates a particular business opportunity with respect to the above-listed criteria. We cannot assure you that any of the above mentioned conflicts will be resolved in our favor. Furthermore, most of our officers and directors have pre-existing fiduciary obligations to other businesses of which they are officers or directors. To the extent they identify business opportunities which may be suitable for the entities to which they owe pre-existing fiduciary obligations, our officers and directors will honor those fiduciary obligations. Accordingly, it is possible they may not present opportunities to us that otherwise may be attractive to us unless the entities to which they owe pre-existing fiduciary obligations and any successors to such entities have declined to accept such opportunities.

 

In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple corporate affiliations, each of our officers and directors has contractually agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with us, until the earliest of a business combination, our liquidation or such time as he ceases to be an officer or director, to present to our company for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity, any suitable business opportunity which may reasonably be required to be presented to us, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations he might have.

 

The following table summarizes the current pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations of our officers and directors.

 

Individual		Entity		Entity’s Business		Affiliation
Doug Craft		Medicraft, Inc.		medical technology company		Chairman and CEO
Brian Cole		Midwest Orthopedics at Rush		specialty medical practice		Managing Partner

 

In connection with the vote required for any business combination, all of our existing stockholders, including all of our officers and directors, have agreed to vote their respective insider shares in favor of any proposed business combination. In addition, they have agreed to waive their respective rights to participate in any liquidation distribution with respect to the insider shares acquired by them prior to the IPO. If they purchased shares of Common Stock in the IPO or in the open market, however, they would be entitled to participate in any liquidation distribution in respect of such shares but have agreed not to redeem such shares (or sell their shares in any tender offer) in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination or an amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation relating to pre-business combination activity.

 

All ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Any such related party transactions, as defined under the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act, will require prior approval by our audit committee and a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors, or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our audit committee and a majority of our disinterested “independent” directors determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.

 

 

With respect to possible initial business combinations that may be entered into between us and an entity that is affiliated with any of our officers, directors or initial stockholders, to further minimize conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate such an affiliated initial business combination unless we have obtained (i) an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target business we seek to acquire that such an initial business combination is fair to our unaffiliated stockholders from a financial point of view and (ii) the approval of a majority of our disinterested and of our independent directors. Furthermore, in no event will any of our initial stockholders, officers, directors, special advisors or their respective affiliates be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other similar compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of our initial business combination.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We adopted a code of conduct and ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The code of ethics codifies the business and ethical principles that govern all aspects of our business.

 

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors, officers and stockholders who beneficially own more than 10% of any class of equity securities of the Company registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, collectively referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons,” to file initial statements of beneficial ownership of securities and statements of changes in beneficial ownership of securities with respect to the Company’s equity securities with the SEC. All Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all reports that such Reporting Persons file with the SEC pursuant to Section 16(a). Based solely on our review of the copies of such reports and upon written representations of the Reporting Persons received by us, we believe that all filing requirements applicable to our executive officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were filed in a timely manner.

 

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Employment Agreements

 

We have not entered into any employment agreements with our executive officers and have not made any agreements to provide benefits upon termination of employment.

 

Executive Officers and Director Compensation

 

No executive officer has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. Except as set forth below, no compensation of any kind, including finders, consulting or other similar fees, will be paid to any of our existing stockholders, including our directors, or any of their respective affiliates, prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of a business combination. However, such individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. There is no limit on the amount of these out-of-pocket expenses and there will be no review of the reasonableness of the expenses by anyone other than our board of directors and audit committee, which includes persons who may seek reimbursement, or a court of competent jurisdiction if such reimbursement is challenged.

 

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Rom Papadopoulos, as Sole Proprietor of Intuitus has funded $580,000 of the principal amount of the Notes. In connection with such loan, Intuitus has received Subscription Warrants exercisable for up to 290,000 shares. The warrants were not issued for services rendered. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, one of our directors, Brian Cole as an affiliate and control person of EAC Enterprises, L.P. Series D, has funded $250,000 of the principal amount of the Notes. In connection with such loan, EAC Enterprises, L.P. Series D has received Subscription Warrants exercisable for up to $125,000 shares. The warrants were not issued for services rendered. See section entitled “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” of this Annual Report for further detail.

 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The following table sets forth as of the date of this Annual Report, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by (i) each person who is known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) each of our officers and directors; and (iii) all of our officers and directors as a group. As of the date of this Annual Report, as a result of the redemptions by public stockholders in connection with the Amendment, we have 6,648,665 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect record of beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, as the warrants are not exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Annual Report.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)		Number of Shares Beneficially Owned				Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock
Jagi Gill(2)			4,923,250				74.04	%
Rom Papadopoulos(2) (3)			4,923,250				74.04	%
Brian Cole			27,000				*
Doug Craft			27,000				*
Demetrios G. Logothetis			27,000				*
All current directors and executive officers as a group (five individuals)			5,004,250				75.27	%
Holders of 5% or more of our Common Stock
Viveon Health, LLC(2) (3)			4,923,250				74.04	%
Meteora Capital, LLC(4)			892,807				13.43
Karpus Investment Management(5)			2,027,285				30.49	%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.(6)			543,000				8.17	%
Polar Asset Management Partners, Inc. (7)			650,000				9.78	%
Fir Tree Capital Management LP (8)			518,742				7.80	%

 

*	Less than 1%
(1)	Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is c/o Viveon Health Acquisition Corp., 3480 Peachtree Road NE 2nd Floor - Suite #112 Atlanta, Georgia 30326.
(2)	Consists of shares of Common Stock owned by Viveon Health, LLC, for which Jagi Gill is a member and Rom Papadopoulos is the managing member. Mr. Papadopoulos has sole voting and dispositive control over those shares.

 

 

(3)	Rom Papadopoulos is the managing member of Viveon Health, LLC.
(4)	Based on a Schedule 13G filed by the reporting persons on February 10, 2023, the address for the reporting person is 840 Park Drive East, Boca Raton, Florida 33444.The number of shares of Common Stock owned is as of February 10, 2022, the date of filing of the Schedule 13G. The Schedule 13G was filed by the following reporting persons: (i) Meteora Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Meteora Capital”) with respect to the common stock held by certain funds and managed accounts to which Meteora Capital serves as investment manager (collectively, the “Meteora Funds”); and (ii) Vik Mittal, who serves as the Managing Member of Meteora Capital, with respect to the common stock held by the Meteora Funds. The filing of the Schedule 13G by the reporting persons should not be construed as an admission that any of the reporting persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the common stock reported herein.
(5)	Based on a Schedule 13G filed by the reporting person on February 14, 2022, the address for the reporting person is 183 Sully’s Trail, Pittsford, New York 14534.The number of shares of Common Stock owned is as of February 14, 2022, the date of filing of the Schedule 13G. The reporting person has not amended such schedule to report changes in ownership due to any redemption of its shares of Common Stock in connection with the Amendment. As a result, the number of shares and percentage ownership may not be accurate as of the date of the filing of this Annual Report.
(6)	Based on a Schedule 13G filed by the reporting person on February 14, 2023, the address for the reporting person is 1-5-5. Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8176, Japan. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Americas LLC may be deemed to be indirect beneficial owners of said equity securities directly held by Mizuho Securities USA LLC which is their wholly-owned subsidiary.
(7)	Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by the reporting person on February 10, 2023, the address for the reporting person is 16 York Street, Suite 2900, Toronto, ON, Canada M5J 0E6. The Schedule 13G was filed by Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., which serves as the investment advisor to Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (“PMSMF”) with respect to the shares of common stock directly held by PMSMF.
(8)	Based on a Schedule 13G filed by the reporting person on February 14, 2023, the address for the reporting person is 500 5th Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10110.

 

All of the insider shares issued and outstanding prior to the IPO were placed in escrow with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent, until (1) with respect to 50% of the insider shares, the earlier of six months after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination and the date on which the closing price of our shares of Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after our initial business combination and (2) with respect to the remaining 50% of the insider shares, six months after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to our initial business combination, we consummate a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our stockholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property.

 

During the escrow period, the holders of these shares will not be able to sell or transfer their securities except (1) to any persons (including their affiliates and stockholders) participating in the private placement of the private warrants, officers, directors, stockholders, employees and members of the Company’s sponsor and its affiliates, (2) amongst initial stockholders or their respective affiliates, or to the Company’s officers, directors, advisors and employees, (3) if a holder is an entity, as a distribution to its, partners, stockholders or members upon its liquidation, (4) by bona fide gift to a member of the holder’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a holder or a member of a holder’s immediate family, for estate planning purposes, (5) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (6) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, (7) by certain pledges to secure obligations incurred in connection with purchases of the Company’s securities, or (8) by private sales at prices no greater than the price at which the shares were originally purchased, in each case where the transferee agrees to the terms of the escrow agreement and the insider letter.

 

Our initial stockholders, officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion. Each loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The notes would be repaid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without interest.

 

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

2020 Transactions

 

In August 2020, our sponsor purchased 3,593,750 shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.007 per share. We subsequently declared a share dividend of 0.36 for each outstanding share, resulting in 4,887,500 shares outstanding, and on December 22, 2020 declared another share dividend of 0.03 for each outstanding share, resulting in 5,031,250 shares outstanding, which shares are referred to herein as “founder shares” or “insider shares.” Prior to the initial investment in the company of $25,000 by our sponsor, we had no assets, tangible or intangible.

 

On December 23, 2020, our Sponsor transferred 81,000 of its founder shares to three board members 27,000 Founder Shares to each board member, for a nominal fee. On April 30, 2021, our Sponsor subsequently transferred 27,000 of its founder shares to a new board member.

 

On December 28, 2020, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, we sold to our Sponsor 18,000,000 Private Warrants at a price of $0.50 per Private Warrant, generating total proceeds of $9,000,000. The Private Warrants are identical to the Warrants sold in the IPO except that the Private Warrants are non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the Sponsor, or its permitted transferees. Additionally, our Sponsor agreed not to transfer, assign, or sell any of the Private Warrants or underlying securities (except in limited circumstances, as described in the Private Placement Warrants Subscription Statement) until the date we complete our initial business combination. The Sponsor was granted certain demand and piggyback registration rights in connection with the purchase of the Private Warrants.

 

The holders of our insider shares issued and outstanding on the date of this Annual Report, as well as the holders of the Private Warrants (and all underlying securities) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to the registration rights agreement, dated December 22, 2020. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that we register such securities. The holders of the majority of the insider shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these shares of Common Stock are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the private warrants can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after we consummate a business combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our consummation of a business combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

 

In order to meet our working capital needs following the consummation of our IPO, our initial stockholders, officers and directors and their respective affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion. Each loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The notes would be repaid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without interest.

 

2022 Transactions

 

On March 21, 2022, March 23, 2022, April 4, 2022, April 27, 2022, May 9, 2022, October 27, 2022, and November 25, 2022, we entered into subscription agreements with several lenders for a loan of up to $4,000,000, in the aggregate (the “Subscription Agreements”).

 

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, we issued a series of unsecured senior promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of up to $4,000,000 (the “Notes”) to the subscribers. Of the $4,000,000 in Notes, $1,955,000 was subscribed for by several related parties affiliated with our sponsor, Viveon Health LLC, and the balance in the amount of $2,045,000 was subscribed for by parties that are not related to our sponsor.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreements, the subscribers also received warrants to purchase one share of our common stock for every $2.00 of the funded principal amount of the Notes up to 2,000,000 shares of our common stock, in the aggregate, at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (the “Subscription Warrants”). The Subscription Warrant term commences on the Exercise Date (as hereinafter defined) for a period of 49 months. The Subscription Warrants are exercisable commencing on the date of the initial business combination (the “Exercise Date”) and have a cashless exercise feature that is available at any time on or after the Exercise Date. Commencing on the date 13 months following the Exercise Date, the subscribers have the right, but not the obligation, to put the Subscription Warrants to us at a purchase price of $5.00 per share. We have agreed to file, within thirty (30) calendar days after the consummation of an initial business combination, a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register for resale the shares of common stock underlying the Subscription Warrants.

 

The Notes do not bear interest and mature upon the earlier of (i) the closing of our initial business combination, and (ii) December 31, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”). The Notes provide for a credit line up to the maximum amount of $4,000,000. We will not have the right to re-borrow any portion of any loans made under the Notes once repaid  . As of December 31, 2022, a commitment fee in the amount of $400,000, equal to 10% of the maximum principal amount of the Note, had been paid to the subscribers, on a pro rata basis. In the event that we do not consummate a business combination by the Maturity Date, the Notes will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of our Trust Account, if any. Subsequent to December 31, 2022, in connection with the Merger Agreement (as defined below) a majority of the holders of the Notes and Subscription Warrants have agreed to exchange such Notes and Subscription Warrants pursuant to the terms of an exchange agreement with Viveon dated as of May 1, 2023 (the Exchange Agreement”) for a separate series of Clearday senior convertible promissory notes (the “Clearday Senior Convertible Notes”). The Clearday Senior Convertible Notes bear 8% interest per annum and mature upon the earlier of (i) June 30, 2024, or (ii) the date of any Change in Control. . Upon the consummation of the business combination and the exchange of the Subscription Agreements for the Clearday Senior Convertible Notes, the lenders will forfeit their Subscription Warrants as part of the exchange. One lender has chosen not to convert to Clearday Senior Convertible Notes. The balance owed to this lender under the Notes is considered due upon demand by the lender. As of the date of this filing of this Annual Report the lender has not requested payment of the Note.

 

Of the $4,000,000 in notes, $1,955,000 was subscribed for by several related parties affiliated with our sponsor, Viveon Health LLC. $250,000 of the principal amount of the Notes was funded by Brian Cole, one of our directors pursuant to a Subscription Agreement dated as of April 4, 2022, between the Company and EAC Enterprises, L.P. Series D(the “Cole Warrant Holder”), an entity that is an affiliate of, and controlled by Brian Cole (the “Cole Subscription Agreement”), and the balance of the Notes was subscribed for by parties that are not related to our sponsor. The entry into the subscription agreements and the terms of the notes and warrants was approved by the Audit Committee at a meeting held on March 21, 2022. Pursuant to the Cole Subscription Agreement, the Company also issued the Cole Warrant Holder, a warrant to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $11.50 per share.

 

On May 10, 2022, Suneva entered into a subordinated convertible promissory note (the “Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note”) with Intuitus Suneva Debt LLC (“Intuitus”), pursuant to which Suneva borrowed an aggregate of $1,500,000 to be used to fund working capital. The Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note bears interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum and is payable upon the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2022 or (ii) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Suneva. In addition, Intuitus may elect by written notice to Suneva to convert all (but not less than all) of the then-outstanding principal and interest on the Note into shares of Suneva Series AA Stock as is determined by dividing the total principal and accrued but unpaid interest balance on the Note by the $0.80. The Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Rom Papadopoulos, as Sole Proprietor of Intuitus, has contributed $200,000 of the $1,500,000 available under the Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note.

 

Commencing on the date of the Company’s final prospectus, the Company has agreed to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $20,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial support. Upon completion of the initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. The Company incurred $240,000 and $240,000 of administrative service fees for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The accrued amounts are included in Due to related party on the balance consolidated balance sheets. For the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, $50,000 and $10,000 of such expenses were recorded in Due to related party, respectively.

 

2023 Transactions

 

We have an agreement to pay an affiliate of our sponsor a monthly fee of $20,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support and the series of unsecured senior promissory note agreements we entered into with several lenders affiliated with our Sponsor. We began incurring these fees on December 22, 2020 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and our liquidation.

 

On February 2, 2023, the Merger Agreement between Viveon and Suneva was terminated. From the point of termination, the Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note is no longer considered a related party transaction to Viveon as the Company will no longer be entering into a Business Combination with Suneva.

 

Pursuant to a Warrant Cancellation and Forfeiture Agreement dated as of August 16, 2023, the Cole Warrant Holder agreed to forfeit for cancellation 89,029 of the warrant shares underlying the warrant issued pursuant to the Cole Subscription Agreement described above. At initial issuance the value of the warrants exceeded $120,000. As a result, Mr. Cole agreed to forfeit certain of the warrants so that the value would be reduced to $120,000 and would not impact the determination that he is an independent director.

 

 

We reimburse our officers and directors for any reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by them in connection with certain activities on our behalf such as identifying and investigating possible target businesses and business combinations. There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us; provided, however, that to the extent such expenses exceed the available proceeds not deposited in the Trust Account and the interest income earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, such expenses would not be reimbursed by us unless we consummate an initial business combination. Our audit committee reviews and approves all reimbursements and payments made to any initial stockholder or member of our management team, or our or their respective affiliates, and any reimbursements and payments made to members of our audit committee are reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors, with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.

 

No compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s fees, consulting fees or other similar compensation, will be paid to any of our initial stockholders, officers or directors who owned our shares of Common Stock, or to any of their respective affiliates, prior to or with respect to the business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is).

 

All ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions, including the payment of any compensation, will require prior approval by a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors (to the extent we have any) or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our disinterested “independent” directors (or, if there are no “independent” directors, our disinterested directors) determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.

 

Related Party Policy

 

Our code of ethics requires us to avoid, wherever possible, all related party transactions that could result in actual or potential conflicts of interests, except under guidelines approved by the board of directors (or the audit committee). Related-party transactions are defined as transactions in which (1) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year, (2) we or any of our subsidiaries is a participant, and (3) any (a) executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director, (b) greater than 5% beneficial owner of our Common Stock, or (c) immediate family member, of the persons referred to in clauses (a) and (b), has or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or a less than 10% beneficial owner of another entity). A conflict of interest situation can arise when a person takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise if a person, or a member of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position.

 

Our audit committee, pursuant to its written charter, is responsible for reviewing and approving related-party transactions to the extent we enter into such transactions. All ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions require prior approval by our audit committee and a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors, or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our audit committee and a majority of our disinterested “independent” directors determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties. Additionally, we require each of our directors and executive officers to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that elicits information about related party transactions.

 

These procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or officer.

 

In furtherance of our policies with respect to related party transactions, with respect to any initial business combination that we consider with an entity that is affiliated with any of our initial stockholders, directors or officers, to further minimize potential conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate a business combination with an entity affiliated with such parties unless (i) an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target business we seek to acquire that such an initial business combination is fair to our unaffiliated stockholders from a financial point of view and (ii) the approval of a majority of our disinterested and of our independent directors. Furthermore, in no event will any of our existing officers, directors or initial stockholders, or any entity with which they are affiliated, be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of a business combination.

 

Director Independence

 

NYSE American’s listing standards require that a majority of our board of directors be independent. For a description of the director independence, see above Part III, Item 10 - Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

 

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

Public Accounting Fees

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, Marcum LLP, has acted as our principal independent registered public accounting firm. The following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to Marcum LLP for services rendered.

 

Audit Fees. Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by Marcum LLP in connection with regulatory filings, such as registration statements filed with the SEC. The aggregate fees billed by Marcum LLP for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial information included in our Forms 10-Q for the respective periods, registration statements filed in connection with the pursuit of a business combination, and other required filings with the SEC for the year ended December 31 2022 totaled approximately $473,903. Audit fees for the year ended December 31, 2021 totaled $149,000. The above amount includes interim procedures and audit fees, as well as attendance at audit committee meetings.

 

Audit-Related Fees. We did not pay Marcum LLP for consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards for the years ended December 31, 2021 or 2022.

 

Tax Fees. We did not pay Marcum LLP for tax planning and tax advice for the years ended December 31, 2021 or 2022.

 

All Other Fees. We did not pay Marcum LLP for other services for the years ended December 31, 2021 or 2022.

 

Pre-Approval of Services

 

All services for the year ended December 31, 2022 have been approved by the audit committee.

 

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (RESTATED)

 

(a)

The following are filed with this report:

 

(1)

The financial statements listed on the Financial Statements Table of Contents

 

(2)

Not applicable

 

(b)

Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed with this report. Exhibits which are incorporated herein by reference can be obtained from the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated December 22, 2020, by and between Registrant and Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
3.1		Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
3.2		Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022)
3.3		Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on June 27, 2023)
3.4		Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 28, 2022)
4.1		Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 21, 2020)
4.2		Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 21, 2020)
4.3		Specimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 21, 2020)
4.4		Specimen Right Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2020)
4.5		Warrant Agreement, dated December 22, 2020 between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
4.6		Rights Agreement, dated December 22, 2020 between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
4.7		Description of Securities
10.1		Letter Agreements, dated December 22, 2020, among the Registrant and each of the initial stockholders, officer and directors of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
10.2		Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 22, 2020, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
10.3		Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 22, 2020, among the Registrant and each of the initial stockholders, officer and directors of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
10.4		A Private Placement Warrants Subscription Agreement, dated December 22, 2020, among the Registrant and Viveon Health LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
10.5		Stock Escrow Agreement, dated December 22, 2020, by and among the Registrant, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Initial Stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
10.6		Indemnity Agreement, dated December 22, 2020, among the Registrant and each of the initial stockholders, officer and directors of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
10.7		Administrative Services Agreement, dated December 22, 2020, by and between the Registrant and Viveon Health LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 29, 2020)
10.8		Letter Agreement, dated April 30, 2021, between the Registrant and Mr. Demetrios G. Logothetis (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021)
10.9		Joinder Agreement, dated May 5, 2021, to the Stock Escrow Agreement, dated December 22, 2020, by and among the Registrant, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Initial Stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Annual Report on Form 10K/A filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 17, 2021)
10.15		Form of Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022)
10.16		Form of Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022)
10.17		Form of Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022)
10.18		Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022)
10.19		Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2023.
10.20		Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2023.
10.21		Form of Exchange Agreement
10.22		Unsecured Promissory Note (Clearday, Inc.)
10.23		Letter Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2021, between Viveon Health Acquisition Corp. and Chardan Capital Markets, LLC.
14		Form of Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 21, 2020)
31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Restated)
31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Restated)
32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Restated)
32.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Restated)
99.1		Form of Audit Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 21, 2020)
99.2		Form of Compensation Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 21, 2020)
99.3		Form of Nominating Committee Charter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on December 21, 2020)
101.INS		Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

	VIVEON HEALTH ACQUISITION CORP.
Dated: February 21, 2024	By:	/s/ Jagi Gill
	Name:	Jagi Gill
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ Jagi Gill		Chief Executive Officer, President and Director		February 21, 2024
Jagi Gill		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Rom Papadopoulos		Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director		February 21, 2024
Rom Papadopoulos		(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
/s/ Demetrios (Jim) G. Logothetis		Director		February 21, 2024
Demetrios (Jim) G. Logothetis
/s/ Brian Cole		Director		February 21, 2024
Brian Cole
/s/ Doug Craft		Director		February 21, 2024
Doug Craft

 

 

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

	Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 688)	F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 (as restated) and 2021	F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 (as restated) and 2021	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2022 (as restated) and 2021	F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2022 (as restated) and 2021	F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-7

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of

Viveon Health Acquisition Corp.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Viveon Health Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America

 

Restatement of the 2022 Financial Statements

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the accompanying financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2022 have been restated to correct a misstatement.

 

Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company’s business plan is dependent on the completion of a business combination and the Company’s cash and working capital as of December 31, 2022 are not sufficient to complete its planned activities for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ Marcum llp

 

Marcum LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020

 

New York, NY

August 23, 2023, except for the effects of the of the restatement discussed in Notes 2, 3, 8 and 12, as to which the date is February 21, 2024

 

 

PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

VIVEON HEALTH ACQUISITION CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

		December 31, 2022 (As Restated)(1)				December 31, 2021
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	19,847			$	395,235
Prepaid expenses			48,726				3,863
Due from related party			—				15,000
Total current assets			68,573				414,098
Investment held in Trust Account			53,815,395				203,282,989
Deferred tax asset			39,259				—
Total Assets		$	53,923,227			$	203,697,087
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	226,796			$	47,720
Accrued costs and expenses			2,269,218				1,927,662
Franchise tax payable			397,002				197,200
Note Agreements payable			2,045,000				—
Note Agreements payable – related party			1,955,000				—
Due to related party			55,806				15,850
Promissory note – related party			75,000				—
Common stock tendered for redemption			34,004,514				—
Total current liabilities			41,028,336				2,188,432
Deferred underwriting fee			7,043,750				7,043,750
Warrant liabilities			2,535,515				4,188,221
Uncertain tax position			100,569				—
Total Liabilities			50,708,170				13,420,403
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 8)			-				-
Common Stock subject to possible redemption, 1,844,774 and 20,125,000 shares at redemption value as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively			19,413,879				203,262,500
Stockholders’ Deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding			—				—
Common stock not subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 5,031,250