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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM
10-Q
 
 
(MARK ONE)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30,
2023 or
 
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
                
to
                
Commission File Number:
001-41238
 
 
KNIGHTSWAN ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
  
87-2165133
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
  
Identification No.)
99 Wall Street, Suite 460
New York, New York 10005
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(301)
613-8632
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and
one-half
of one redeemable public warrant
  
KNSW.U
  
New York Stock Exchange
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
  
KNSW
  
New York Stock Exchange
Public warrants, each whole public warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
  
KNSW WS
  
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), 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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act).
    
Yes
  
☒
    No  ☐
As of November 
13
, 2023, 4,644,647 Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and 5,750,000 Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” or the “Founder Shares”), were issued and outstanding.
 
 
 

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KNIGHTSWAN ACQUISITION CORPORATION FORM

10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED September 30, 2023

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PART I -FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   

Item 1. Interim Financial Statements

   

Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022 (Audited)

      1  

Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

      2  

Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

      3  

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

      4  

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)

      5  

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

      16  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

      19  

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

      19  

PART II -OTHER INFORMATION

      20  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

      20  

Item 1A. Risk Factors

      20  

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

      20  

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

      20  

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

      21  

Item 5. Other Information

      21  

Item 6. Exhibits

      21  

PART III -SIGNATURES

      22  

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KNIGHTSWAN ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
  
September 30, December 31,
 
 
  
2023
 
 
2022
 
 
  
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
                 
Current Assets:
                 
Cash
    $ 603,414     $ 1,052,953  
Prepaid expenses
      11,430       187,048  
Other current assets
      40,266       434,868  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Current Assets
      655,110       1,674,869  
Investments held in the Trust Account
      49,826,432       239,149,497  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Assets
    $ 50,481,542     $ 240,824,366  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
LIABILITIES, COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
                 
Current Liabilities:
                 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    $ 510,025     $ 252,593  
Franchise tax payable
      30,000       200,000  
Excise tax payable
      1,937,687       —    
Income tax payable
      277,238       707,005  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Current Liabilities
      2,754,950       1,159,598  
Other long-term liabilities
      1,434,000       1,380,500  
Deferred underwriting commission
      6,900,000       6,900,000  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Liabilities
      11,088,950       9,440,098  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 6)
            
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption; 4,644,647 and 23,000,000 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively (at redemption price)
      49,619,114       238,242,492  
Stockholders’ deficit:
                 
Preferred shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
      —        —   
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (excluding 4,644,647 and 23,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption)
      —        —   
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 24,000,000 shares authorized, 5,750,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
      575       575  
Additional
paid-in
capital
      746,965       444,735  
Accumulated deficit
      (10,974,062 )      (7,303,534 ) 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Stockholders’ Deficit
      (10,226,522 )      (6,858,224 ) 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Liabilities, Common Stock subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit
    $ 50,481,542     $ 240,824,366  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.
 
1
KNIGHTSWAN ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
     For the Three      For the Three      For the Nine      For the Nine  
     Months Ended      Months Ended      months Ended      months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,      September 30,      September 30,  
     2023      2022      2023      2022  
EXPENSES
            
Administrative fee—related party
    $ 60,000      $ 60,000      $ 180,000      $ 163,871  
General and administrative
      319,422        597,883        1,702,843        2,442,541  
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
TOTAL EXPENSES
      379,422        657,883        1,882,843        2,606,412  
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
OTHER INCOME
            
Investment income from the Trust Account
      1,363,130        1,064,066        6,769,588        1,405,190  
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
TOTAL OTHER INCOME
      1,363,130        1,064,066        6,769,588        1,405,190  
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
INCOME / (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    $ 983,708      $ 406,183      $ 4,886,745      $ (1,201,222 ) 
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Income tax provision
      293,935        262,971        1,473,999        262,971  
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Net inc
om
e / (loss)
    $ 689,773      $ 143,212      $ 3,412,746      $ (1,464,193 ) 
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A Common Stock
      8,634,941        23,000,000        18,159,028        20,893,773  
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share of Class A Common Stock
    $ 0.05      $ 0.01      $ 0.14      $ (0.06 ) 
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Weighted average number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding, basic and diluted
      5,750,000        5,750,000        5,750,000        5,681,319  
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share of Class B Common Stock
    $ 0.05      $ 0.01      $ 0.14      $ (0.06 ) 
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of
these condensed financial statements.
 
2
KNIGHTSWAN ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(Unaudited)
For the Nine months Ended September 30, 2023
 
                
                
                
                
                
 
  
Class B
 
  
Additional
 
  
 
 
 
Total
 
 
  
Common Stock
 
  
Paid-in
 
  
Accumulated
 
 
Stockholders’
 
 
  
Shares
 
  
Amount
 
  
Capital
 
  
Deficit
 
 
Deficit
 
Balance, January 1, 2023
   
 
5,750,000
 
   
$
575
 
   
$
444,735
 
   
$
(7,303,534
) 
  
$
(6,858,224
) 
Profit rights interest compensation
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
145,550
 
   
 
— 
 
  
 
145,550
 
Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption value
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
(1,914,736
) 
  
 
(1,914,736
) 
Net income
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
1,147,659
 
  
 
1,147,659
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance, March 31, 2023
   
 
5,750,000
 
   
$
575
 
   
$
590,825
 
   
$
(8,070,611
) 
  
$
(7,479,751
) 
Profit rights interest compensation
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
147,167
 
   
 
— 
 
  
 
147,167
 
Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption value
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
(2,211,656
) 
  
 
(2,211,656
) 
Net income
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
1,575,314
 
  
 
1,575,314
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance, June 30, 2023
   
 
5,750,000
 
   
$
575
 
   
$
737,452
 
   
$
(8,706,953
) 
  
$
(7,968,926
) 
Profit rights interest compensation
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
9,513
 
   
 
— 
 
  
 
9,513
 
Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption value
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
(1,019,195
) 
  
 
(1,019,195
) 
Excise tax liability arising from redemption of Class A shares
   
 
—  
 
   
 
—  
 
   
 
—  
 
   
 
(1,937,687
) 
  
 
(1,937,687
) 
Net income
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
— 
 
   
 
689,773
 
  
 
689,773
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance, September 30, 2023
   
 
5,750,000
 
   
$
575
 
   
$
746,965
 
   
$
(10,974,062
 )
 
  
$
(10,226,522
 )
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022

 
 
  
Class B
 
  
Additional
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
  
Common Stock
 
  
Paid-in
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
Stockholders’
 
 
  
Shares
 
  
Amount
 
  
Capital
 
 
Deficit
 
 
Shares
 
Balance, January 1, 2022
      5,750,000      $ 575      $ 24,425     $ (92,078 )    $ (67,078 ) 
Profit rights interest compensation
      —         —         105,119       —        105,119  
Proceeds from Public Warrants
      —         —         9,319,961       —        9,319,961  
Proceeds from Private Warrants
      —         —         13,100,000       —        13,100,000  
Value of transactions costs allocated to the fair value of equity instruments
      —         —         (499,039 )      —        (499,039 ) 
Remeasurement adjustment of Class A common stock to redemption value
      —         —         (22,050,466 )      (4,154,465 )      (26,204,931 ) 
Net loss
      —         —         —        (1,107,325 )      (1,107,325 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance, March 31, 2022
      5,750,000      $ 575      $ —      $ (5,353,868 )    $ (5,353,293 ) 
Profit rights interest compensation
      —         —         147,167       —        147,167  
Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption value
      —         —         —        (242,494 )      (242,494 ) 
Net loss
      —         —         —        (500,080 )      (500,080 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance, June 30, 2022
      5,750,000      $ 575      $ 147,167     $ (6,096,442 )    $ (5,948,700 ) 
Profit rights interest compensation
      —         —         148,784       —        148,784  
Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption value
      —         —         —        (750,684 )      (750,684 ) 
Net income
      —         —         —        143,212       143,212  
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance, September 30, 2022
      5,750,000      $ 575      $ 295,951     $ (6,703,914 )    $ (6,407,388 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.
 
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KNIGHTSWAN ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
     For the Nine
months Ended
September 30,
2023		     For the Nine
months Ended
September 30,
2022		  
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
     
Net Income / (Loss)
    $ 3,412,746     $ (1,464,193 ) 
Adjustments to reconcile net income / (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
     
Profit interest compensation
      302,230       401,070  
Income from investments held in the Trust Account
      (6,769,588 )      (1,405,190 ) 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
     
Prepaid expenses
      175,618       (272,243 ) 
Prepaid consulting services
      394,602       —   
Other assets
      —        (627,656 ) 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
      257,432       429,903  
Franchise taxes payable
      151,250       —   
Income taxes payable
      1,472,856       262,971  
Other long term liabilities
      53,500       1,363,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities
      (549,354 )      (1,312,338 ) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
     
Cash deposited into Trust Account
      —        (235,750,000 ) 
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account in connection with redemption
      193,768,965       —   
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account to pay franchise and income taxes
      99,815       —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities
      193,868,780       (235,750,000 ) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
     
Sale of Units in the Initial Public Offering, net of underwriting discount
      —        225,400,000  
Sale of Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor
      —        13,100,000  
Repayment of the Sponsor promissory note
      —        (86,000 ) 
Proceeds from related party advances
      —        38,500  
Repayment of related party advances
      —        (152,128 ) 
Payment of offering costs, net of reimbursements
      —        (9,841 ) 
Redemption of common stock
      (193,768,965 )      —   
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities
      (193,768,965 )      238,290,531  
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net change in cash
      (449,539 )      1,228,193  
Cash at beginning of period
      1,052,953       2,020  
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Cash at end of period
    $ 603,414     $ 1,230,213  
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Supplemental disclosure of
non-cash
financing activities:
     
Deferred underwriters’ compensation charged to temporary equity in connection with the Public Offering
    $ —      $ 6,900,000  
Class A Common Stock
accretion and re
measurement adjustment
    $ 5,145,587     $ 27,198,109  
Excise tax liability arising from redemption of Class A shares
    $ 1,937,687       —    
Operating costs paid by related party on behalf of the Company
    $ —      $ 12,302  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.
 
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KNIGHTSWAN ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
KnightSwan Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on August 13, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination.
The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
All activity for the period from August 13, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and the search for a target company. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate
non-operating
income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on January 20, 2022. On January 25, 2022, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 units (“Units” and, with respect to the shares of common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000, which is described in Note 3.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 13,100,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to KnightSwan Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company in the amount of $13,100,000.
As of January 25, 2022, net offering costs amounted to $11,634,010, consisting of $4,200,000 of underwriting fees, $6,900,000 of deferred underwriting fees payable (which are held in a trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee (the “Trust Account”)) and $534,010 of other costs related to the Initial Public Offering. Cash of $603,414 was held outside of the Trust Account on September 30, 2023 and was available for working capital purposes. As described in Note 6, the $6,900,000 deferred underwriting fees are contingent upon the consummation of the Business Combination within 30 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or such later date as permitted by the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on January 25, 2022, an amount of $235,750,000 ($10.25 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement was placed in the Trust Account which may be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of Rule
2a-7
of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully.
The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest earned on the Trust Account). The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, management has agreed that an amount equal to at least $10.25 per Unit sold in the Initial Public Offering, including proceeds of the Private Placement Warrants, will be held in the Trust Account.
The Company will provide the holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “Public Stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer in connection with the Business Combination. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.25 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest then in the Trust Account, net of taxes payable). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. The Public Shares subject to redemption were recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”
 
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All of the Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Company’s Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. In accordance with the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and its guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC
480-10-S99,
redemption provisions not solely within the control of a company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Given that the Public Shares will be issued with other freestanding instruments (i.e., public warrants), the initial carrying value of Class A common stock classified as temporary equity will be the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with ASC
470-20.
The Class A common stock is subject to ASC
480-10-S99.
If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, we have the option to either (i) accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or (ii) recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. We have elected to recognize the changes immediately. The accretion or remeasurement will be treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional
paid-in
capital). The Public Shares are redeemable and will be classified as such on the balance sheet until such date that a redemption event takes place. Redemptions of the Company’s Public Shares may be subject to the satisfaction of conditions, including minimum cash conditions, pursuant to an agreement relating to the Company’s Business Combination.
The Company will not redeem Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 (so that it does not then become subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules) or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement which may be contained in the agreement relating to the Business Combination. If the Company seeks stockholder approval of the Business Combination, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination, or such other vote as required by law or stock exchange rule. If a stockholder vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Certificate of Incorporation will provide that a Public Stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.
The Sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to the Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemptions in connection with a Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below) or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre- business combination activity, unless the Company provides the Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
If the Company has not completed a Business Combination within 30 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or such later time period as permitted by the amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Combination Period”), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to pay taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
The Sponsor has agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor acquires Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).
 
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In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.25 per Public Share or (ii) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.25 per public Share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriter of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the Company’s independent registered accounting firm), prospective target businesses and other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
On July 20, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to vote on a proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”) to give the Company the right to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from July 25, 2023 to July 25, 2024 (or such earlier date after July 25, 2023 as determined by the Company’s board of directors) (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”). The stockholders of the Company approved the Extension Amendment Proposal at the Extension Meeting on July 20, 2023.
In addition, the Sponsor entered into Non-redemption agreements with certain Company stockholders, whereby they will receive Class B shares upon the closing of a business combination in exchange for not redeeming their respective Class A shares in connection with the Special Meeting.
In connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the holders of 18,355,353 shares of Class A common stock of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash in the amount of $193.8 million.
Going Concern
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2014-15,
“Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that if the Company is unsuccessful in consummating an initial business combination within 30 months from the closing of the IPO (July 25, 2024 – less than 12 months from the date of these unaudited financial statements), the mandatory liquidation requirement that the Company cease all operations, redeem the public shares and thereafter liquidate and dissolve raises substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern. Management has determined that the Company does not have funds that are sufficient to fund the working capital needs of the Company until the consummation of an initial business combination or the winding up of the Company as stipulated in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. These unaudited financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
 
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NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the condensed financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed. As such, the information included in these condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on Form
10-K
on March 24, 2023 . In the opinion of the Company’s management, these condensed financial statements include all adjustments, which are only of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2023 and the Company’s results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2023.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS Act”), and it may 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 independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to
non-emerging
growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the balance sheet, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Investments held in Trust Account
At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $49.8 million and $239.1 million in cash held in the Trust Account, respectively. The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised solely of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 180 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities, or a combination thereof.
Offering Costs associated with the Initial Public Offering
The Company complies with the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC
340-10-S99-1
and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A. Offering costs of $534,010 consisted principally of costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Initial Public Offering, such as professional fees and listing and filing fees. Upon close of the initial public offering, the underwriter made a payment to the Company in an amount equal to $400,000 to reimburse the Company for offering costs. This reimbursement amount was netted with the initial underwriting fee. These offering costs, together with the underwriter fees of $11,100,000, were allocated between temporary equity and additional paid in capital in a relative fair value method upon completion of the Initial Public Offering.
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
The Company accounts for its shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance enumerated in ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”. Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The shares of the Company’s Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered by the Company to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. In connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the holder
s
of 18,355,353 shares of Class A common stock of the Company properly exercised their rights to redeem their shares for cash. Accordingly, at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in the amount of $49,619,114 and $238,242,492 respectively are presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.
 
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The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable shares of Class A Common Stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized a measurement adjustment from initial book value to redemption amount value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares of Class A Common Stock resulted in charges against additional
paid-in
capital and accumulated deficit.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.
D
eferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the company has recorded an income tax provision of $293,935 and $1,473,999, respectively. The Company recorded a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax asset for all periods presented. As a result, the Company’s net deferred tax assets were $0 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
The Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction. The Company is subject to income taxation by major taxing authorities since inception.
Net Income/(Loss) per Common Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income/(loss) per share of common stock is computed by dividing income/(loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The Company applies the
two-class
method in calculating earnings per share. The remeasurement adjustment associated with the redeemable shares of Class A Common Stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approxima
tes fai
r value.
 
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The calculation of diluted income/(loss) per share of common stock does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) Initial Public Offering and (ii) the Private Placement. As a result, diluted earnings per share of common stock is the same as basic earnings per common stock for the periods presented. As of September 30, 2023, the warrants are exercisable to purchase 11,500,000 shares of Class A common stock in the aggregate. The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock.
 
    
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023
     
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
     
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023
     
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
  
Class A Common Stock
            
Numerator: Net income/(loss) allocable to Class A Common Stock
    $ 414,054      $ 114,570      $ 2,591,998      $ (1,151,173 ) 
Denominator: Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
      8,634,941        23,000,000        18,159,028        20,893,773  
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share, Class A Common Stock
    $ 0.05      $ 0.01      $ 0.14      $ (0.06 ) 
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Class B Common Stock
            
Numerator: Net income/(loss) allocable to Class B Common Stock
    $ 275,719      $ 28,642      $ 820,748      $ (313,020 ) 
Denominator: Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
      5,750,000        5,750,000        5,750,000        5,681,319  
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share, Class B Common Stock
    $ 0.05      $ 0.01      $ 0.14      $ (0.06 ) 
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid to transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. US GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
 
  •  
Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
 
  •  
Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
  •  
Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company measures stock-based compensation at fair value on the grant date of the award. The Company measured the fair value of the units on the grant date of the award utilizing a valuation model which considers certain assumptions. These assumptions include the probability of completion of a public offering, the probability of initial business combination and estimated concessions.
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed financial statements.
 
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NOTE 3 — INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 23,000,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit generating gross proceeds to the Company in the amount of $230,000,000, including 3,000,000 units purchased by the underwriter in connection with their full exercise of their option to purchase additional units. Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A common stock”), and
one-half
of one redeemable public warrant of the Company (each whole public warrant, a “Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one whole share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
NOTE 4 — PRIVATE PLACEMENTS
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 13,100,000 private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to KnightSwan Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company in the amount of $13,100,000. This included 1,350,000 Private Placement Warrants purchased by the Sponsor in connection with the underwriter exercising its option to purchase additional units in full. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7).
The proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. The Private Placement Warrants (including the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination, subject to certain exceptions.
NOTE 5 — RELATED PARTIES
Founder Shares
On September 3, 2021, the Sponsor received 5,750,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for $25,000. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 750,000 shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriter’s over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part. In connection with the exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, these shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
The holders of the Founder Shares have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any
30-trading
day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or
(y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Public Stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Promissory Note — Related Party
On August 13, 2021, the Sponsor issued an unsecured promissory note to the Company (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. The Promissory Note was
non-interest
bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) September 30, 2022 or (ii) the consummation of the Proposed Public Offering. During January 2022, the Company borrowed $124,500 under the Promissory Note. The amounts outstanding under the Promissory Note were paid in full at the close of the IPO. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 the outstanding balance was $0.
Due to Related Party
The Sponsor paid certain offering costs and operating costs on behalf of the Company. These advances are due on demand and are
non-interest
bearing. As of January 25, 2022, there was $25,750 due to the related party for offering costs and $87,878 due to the related party for operating costs. The outstanding balance as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $0.
 
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General and Administrative Services
Commencing on the date the Units are first listed on The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), the Company has agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $20,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support for up to 30 months, assuming the Sponsor does not extend the period of time to complete an Initial Business Combination pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation, which includes up to approximately $13,750 per month payable to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”). In conjunction with the Extension Amendment Proposal, the agreement was extended to July 25, 2024. Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $60,000 and $180,000 of administrative fees, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded $60,000 and $163,871 of administrative fee, respectively.
Consulting Services
The Company agreed to reimburse the Sponsor the employment costs for the CFO until the date the Units were first listed on the NYSE in an amount of approximately $13,750 a month for services rendered prior to the initial public offering. Upon completion of the Initial Public Offering, these fees are now paid via the monthly general and administrative services payment to the Sponsor. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no amount was outstanding on the accompanying condensed balance sheets.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $2,000,000 of the notes may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under the Working Capital Loans.
Profits Interest Awards
On January 25, 2022, the Sponsor granted 135,000 profits interest units in the Sponsor to certain key directors, consultants and the Chief Financial Officer in consideration for their future services to or for the benefit of the Company and for any assistance with the identification, relationship building, assessment, and assistance in the valuation of potential business combination opportunities for the Company. The profits interest units generally vest subject to the applicable holder’s continued services through the applicable vesting date, provided that upon a termination for cause or a breach of restrictive covenants, all profits interest units held by the applicable holder will be forfeited. The profit interest units have a grant date fair value of $6.54 per unit or an aggregate of $883,001 and the expense associated with these awards will be recognized over the applicable vesting period.
The Company measured the fair value of the units on the grant date of the award utilizing a valuation model which considers certain assumptions. These assumptions include the probability of completion of an initial business combination and estimated concessions. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $9,513 and $302,230, respectively in expense related to the profits interest units. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded $148,784 and $401,070 in expense related to the profits interest units, respectively.
The Company was previously recognizing the aggregate profits interest expense over an
18-month
period. As a result of the approved extention proposal, which extended the SPACs lifecycle an additional 12-months, the remaining expense will be amortized ratably through July 25, 2024.
NOTE 6 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”)
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal
1
% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally
1
% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax.
On July 20, 2023, in connection with the implementation of the Extension, the Company’s public stockholders elected to redeem 18,355,353 Public Shares for a total of $193,768,965. As such the Company has recorded a 1% excise tax liability in the amount of $1,937,687 on the Company’s condensed balance sheets as of September 30, 2023. The liability does not impact the Company’s condensed statements of operations and is offset against additional paid-in capital or accumulated deficit if additional paid-in capital is not available. This excise tax liability can be offset by future share issuances within the same fiscal year which will be evaluated and
adjusted in the period in which the issuances occur. Should the Company liquidate prior to December 31, 2023, the excise tax liability will not be due
.
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of Initial Public Offering requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to shares of Class A common stock). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until the securities covered thereby are released from their
lock-up
restrictions. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriter a
45-day
option from the date of Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriter elected to fully exercise the over-allotment option on January 25, 2022 in conjunction with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering.
 
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The underwriter was paid a cash underwriting discount of $4,600,000, upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriter will be entitled to a deferred fee of $6,900,000. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
In accordance with the underwriting agreement, the underwriter made a payment to the Company in an amount equal to $400,000 to reimburse certain of Company offering expenses which reduced the net cash underwriting fee to $4,200,000.
Consulting Agreement
Prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with an advisory firm that will assist in the identification, due diligence and assistance in the valuation of potential business combination opportunities for the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company paid the advisory firm $400,000 at the consummation of the Initial Public Offering for services rendered from the inception of the agreement through that date. In addition, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, a percentage of the gross proceeds from the Company’s initial public offering is to be paid to the consultant for services rendered throughout the term of the contract to be due and payable upon the completion of a successful business combination. The Company has included $1,150,000 in other long-term liabilities pertaining to this amount owed.
Legal Fees
Legal fees related to a potential business combination are identified separately from normal course of business legal fees. The Company entered into an agreement whereby half of business combination legal fees are contingent upon a successful business combination and will be paid at close. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 the Company had contingent legal fees of $284,000 and $230,500, respectively. Contingent legal payments are recorded within Other long-term liabilities on the balance sheets.
NOTE 7 — STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Preferred Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Class A Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 4,644,647 and 23,000,000 shares respectively of the Class A Common Stock that were classified
as
temporary equity in the accompanying condensed balance sheets.
Class B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 24,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 5,750,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
 
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Only holders of the Class B common stock will have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to the Business Combination. Holders of Class B common stock and holders of Class A common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders except as otherwise required by law. In connection with our initial business combination, we may enter into a stockholders agreement or other arrangements with the stockholders of the target or other investors to provide for voting or other corporate governance arrangements that differ from those in effect upon completion of this offering.
The shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into Class A common stock at the time of a Business Combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a
one-for-one
basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts issued in the Proposed Public Offering and related to the closing of a Business Combination, the ratio at which shares of Class B common stock shall convert into shares of Class A common stock will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B common stock will equal, in the aggregate, on an
as-converted
basis, 20% of the sum of the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon the completion of Proposed Public Offering plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination (net of the number of shares of Class A common stock redeemed in connection with a Business Combination), excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued or issuable to any seller of an interest in the target to us in a Business Combination.
Warrants — Each whole warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of Class A common stock. This means that only a whole warrant may be exercised at any given time by a warrant holder. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. The warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock is available, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available. No warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of residence of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file, and within 60 business days following a Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement covering the issuance of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock until the warrants expire or are redeemed. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A common stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Redemption of Public Warrants — Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding public warrants:
 
  •  
in whole and not in part;
 
  •  
at a price of $0.01 per Public Warrant;
 
  •  
upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, or the
30
-day
redemption period to each Public Warrant holder; and
 
  •  
if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Class A common stock has been at least $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganization, recapitalizations and the like) for any 10 trading days within a
20-trading
day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to Public Warrant holders.
 
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The Company will not redeem the Public Warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock is available throughout the
30-day
redemption period or the Company elected to require the exercise of the Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” as described below. If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, as described above, its management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of common stock at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Public Warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Public Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Public Warrants. Accordingly, the Public Warrants may expire worthless.
The Private Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be
non-redeemable
and will be exercisable at the election of the holder on a “cashless basis”. The warrant agreements contain a provision wherein warrant holders can receive an “alternative issuance”, including as a result of a tender offer that constitutes a change of control.
The Company account
e
d for the 24,600,000 warrants issued in connection with the Proposed Public Offering (including 11,500,000 Public Warrants and 13,100,000 Private Placement Warrants) in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC
815-40.
Such guidance provides that the warrants described above are not precluded from equity classification. Equity-classified contracts are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value). Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity.
NOTE 8 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the condensed financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any other subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

References to the “Company,” “KnightSwan Acquisition Corporation,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to KnightSwan Acquisition Corporation, references to “management” or “management team” refer to the Company’s officers and directors and references to the “Sponsor” refer to KnightSwan Sponsor LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”). Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may include, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor created thereby. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on management’s current expectations, projections and forecasts about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company that may cause its actual business, financial condition, results of operations, performance and/or achievements to be materially different from any future business, financial condition, results of operations, performance and/or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. All of these factors are subject to additional uncertainty in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine, which are having impacts on our business and markets generally and the economy as a whole. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “goal,” “shall,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, consolidation, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar initial business combination with one or more businesses or entities. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash derived from the proceeds of the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) and the sale of the private placement warrants, our share capital, debt or a combination of cash, share capital and debt.

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

Results of Operations

All activity for the period from August 13, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2023 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering as described below and, subsequent to the closing of the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments held in the trust account. 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 three months ended September 30, 2023 the Company’s net income increased by $546,561 to $689,773 compared to net income of $143,212 the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in net income is the result of an increase of $299,064 in interest income on trust investments to $1,363,130 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1,064,066 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 due to an increase in the general interest rate environment resulting in more interest earned on the investments in trust. Total expenses decreased $278,461 to $379,422 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $657,883 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 primarily due to a decrease in professional fees and other start-up costs due to the Initial Public Offering completion in the first quarter of 2022 as well as changes in remaining useful life and related amortization expense after the Extension Agreement Proposal and its extension until July 25, 2024. The Company’s income tax accrual also increased $30,964 to $293,935 during the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $262,971 for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase is the result of the increase in the income earned on the trust account.

 

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 the Company’s net income increased by $4,876,939 to $3,412,746 compared to a loss of ($1,464,193) the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in net income is the result of an increase of $5,364,398 in interest income on trust investments to $6,769,588 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1,405,190 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 due to an increase in the general interest rate environment resulting in more interest earned on the investments in trust. Total expenses decreased $723,569 to $1,882,843 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $2,606,412 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 primarily due to a decrease in professional fees and other start-up costs due to the Initial Public Offering occurring during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as well as changes in remaining useful life and related amortization expense after the Extension Agreement Proposal and its extension until July 25, 2024. The Company also accrued $1,473,999 in income taxes during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $262,971 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, an increase of $1,211,028. The increase is the result of the increase in the income earned on the trust account.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On January 25, 2022, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit, including the issuance of 3,000,000 Units as a result of the underwriter’s exercise of its over-allotment option, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000 as described in Note 3 to the condensed financial statements. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 13,100,000 private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement transaction to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $13,100,000 as described in Note 4 to the condensed financial statements.

Following the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $235,750,000 was placed in the trust account. We incurred $11,634,010 in costs related to the Initial Public Offering, consisting of $4,200,000 of underwriting fees, $6,900,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $534,010 of other offering costs.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $549,354. Net income of $3,412,746 was affected by interest earned on investments held in the trust account of $6,769,588, profit interest compensation of $302,230 and changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $2,505,258 of cash for operating activities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company’s primary uses of cash were management fees of $180,000, professional fees of $235,000, listing fees of $85,000, and travel expenses of $5,940.

As of September 30, 2023, we held investments in the trust account of $49,826,432 consisting of U.S. Treasury Bills with a maturity of 185 days or less. On July 20, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). In connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the holders of 18,355,353 shares of Class A common stock of the Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash in the amount of $193.8 million. We may withdraw interest from the trust account to pay taxes, if any. 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. 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 income taxes payable), to complete our initial business combination.

As of September 30, 2023, we held cash of $603,414 outside of the trust account. We intend to use the funds held outside the trust account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses and structure, negotiate and complete our initial business combination.

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that if the Company is unsuccessful in consummating an initial business combination within 30 months from the closing of the IPO (July 25, 2024 – less than 12 months from the date of these unaudited financial statements), the mandatory liquidation requirement that the Company cease all operations, redeem the public shares and thereafter liquidate and dissolve raises substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern. Management has determined that the Company does not have funds that are sufficient to fund the working capital needs of the Company until the consummation of an initial business combination or the winding up of the Company as stipulated in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. These unaudited financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with our initial business combination, the Sponsor, or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s executive officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If we complete our initial business combination, we will repay such working capital loans. In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such working capital loans but no proceeds from the trust account would be used for such repayment. Up to $2,000,000 of such working capital loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant, at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrant.

 

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We believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. We may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our initial business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of the Public Shares upon consummation of our initial business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such initial business combination.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2023.

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 the Sponsor a sum of $20,000 per month for office space and secretarial and administrative services. We began incurring these fees on January 25, 2022 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the initial business combination and our liquidation.

The underwriters and a consultant are entitled to deferred fees in the aggregate of $0.35 per Unit, or $6,900,000 due to the underwriter and $1,150,000 due to a consultant pursuant to a consulting agreement (see below). The deferred underwriting fee and the consulting fee will become payable to the underwriters and consultant from the amounts held in the trust account solely in the event that the Company completes an initial business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Consulting Agreement

Prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with an advisory firm that will assist in the identification, due diligence and assistance in the valuation of potential business combination opportunities for the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company paid the advisory firm $400,000 at the consummation of the Initial Public Offering for services rendered from the inception of the agreement through that date. In addition, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, a percentage of the gross proceeds from the Company’s initial public offering is to be paid to the consultant for services rendered throughout the term of the contract to be due and payable upon the completion of a successful business combination. The Company has included $1,150,000 in other long-term liabilities pertaining to this amount owed.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of 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 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 estimates:

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

We account for our Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as stockholders’ equity. Our Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of our balance sheets.

We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.

Net Income/(Loss) per Common Share

Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. We apply the two-class method in calculating net income (loss) per ordinary share. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from net income (loss) per ordinary share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

Stock Based Compensation

The Sponsor has granted profits interest units in the Sponsor for the benefit of the Company to compensate employees and others that provide services to the Company. The Company accounts for stock compensation for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, which recognizes awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation over the service period for awards expected to vest. The Company measured the fair value of the units on the grant date of the award utilizing a valuation model which considers assumptions such as probability of the IPO not occurring, the probability of the Business Combination not occurring, estimated concessions to facilitate a transaction completion, and a discount for lack of marketability.

 

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Deferred Offering Costs

The Company complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses incurred through the Initial Public Offering that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no deferred offering costs recorded in the accompanying balance sheet.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial and accounting officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were operating effectively.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, other than as described herein.

 

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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Factors that could cause the Company’s actual business, financial condition and/or results of operations to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks factors described in our Form 10-K as and for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 24, 2023. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes with respect to those risk factors previously disclosed in our Form 10-K. Any of these risk factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or results of operations. Additional risk factors not presently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems immaterial may also impair the Company’s business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

On August 13, 2021, the Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.0043 per share, to cover certain of our offering and formation costs in consideration of 5,750,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 each. As the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised in full as part of the Initial Public Offering, none of the shares of Class B Common Stock are subject to forfeiture. The shares of Class B Common Stock were issued in connection with the Company’s organization pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

On January 25, 2022, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units, which included the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional units. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one redeemable public warrant (each whole warrant, a “Public Warrant”), with each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000 to the Company. RBC Capital Markets, LLC acted as the sole book-running manager for the Initial Public Offering. The securities sold in the Initial Public Offering were registered under the Securities Act on the Registration Statement. The SEC declared the Registration Statement effective on January 20, 2022.

Concurrently with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 13,100,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $13,100,000 to the Company. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants included as part of the units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that: (1) the Private Placement Warrants will not be redeemable by us, (2) the Private Placement Warrants (including the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by our Sponsor until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination, (3) the Private Placement Warrants may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis and (4) the holders thereof (including with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration rights. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to the private placement of the Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor. The issuance and sale of the Private Placement Warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Use of Proceeds

Of the gross proceeds received from the sale of the Units and the Private Placement Warrants in the Initial Public Offering, $235,750,000 was placed in the trust account, comprised of $230,000,000 of the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and $5,750,000 of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants. The Company paid a total of $4,200,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions and $534,010 for other costs and expenses related to the Initial Public Offering.

There has been no material change in the planned use of the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement as is described in the final prospectus included in the IPO Registration Statement.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

 

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

 

No.   

Description of Exhibit

31.1*    Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*    Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**    Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**    Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.
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*

Filed herewith.

**

These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    KNIGHTSWAN ACQUISITION CORPORATION
Date: November 13, 2023     By:  

/s/ Teresa Carlson

      Name: Teresa Carlson
      Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 13, 2023     By:  

/s/ Matthew McElroy

      Name: Matthew McElroy
      Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Teresa Carlson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of KnightSwan Acquisition Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) [Omitted];

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of a quarterly report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 13, 2023     By:  

/s/ Teresa Carlson

      Teresa Carlson
      Interim Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Matthew McElroy, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of KnightSwan Acquisition Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) [Omitted];

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of a quarterly report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 13, 2023     By:  

/s/ Matthew McElroy

      Matthew McElroy
      Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of KnightSwan Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, in the capacity and on the date indicated below, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: November 13, 2023     By:  

/s/ Teresa Carlson

      Teresa Carlson
      Interim Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of KnightSwan Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, in the capacity and on the date indicated below, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: November 13, 2023     By:  

/s/ Matthew McElroy

      Matthew McElroy
      Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
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Current Liabilities:    
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Franchise tax payable 30,000 200,000
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Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2021     5,750,000    
Profit rights interest compensation 105,119     105,119  
Proceeds from Public Warrants 9,319,961     9,319,961  
Proceeds from Private Warrants 13,100,000     13,100,000  
Value of transactions costs allocated to the fair value of equity instruments (499,039)     (499,039)  
Remeasurement adjustment of Class A common stock to redemption value (26,204,931)     (22,050,466) (4,154,465)
Net income (loss) (1,107,325)       (1,107,325)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022 (5,353,293)   $ 575 0 (5,353,868)
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2022     5,750,000    
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021 (67,078)   $ 575 24,425 (92,078)
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2021     5,750,000    
Excise tax liability arising from redemption of Class A shares 0        
Net income (loss) (1,464,193) $ (313,020)      
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022 (6,407,388)   $ 575 295,951 (6,703,914)
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2022     5,750,000    
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2022 (5,353,293)   $ 575 0 (5,353,868)
Beginning balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2022     5,750,000    
Profit rights interest compensation 147,167     147,167  
Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption value (242,494)       (242,494)
Net income (loss) (500,080)       (500,080)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022 (5,948,700)   $ 575 147,167 (6,096,442)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2022     5,750,000    
Profit rights interest compensation 148,784     148,784  
Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption value (750,684)       (750,684)
Net income (loss) 143,212 28,642     143,212
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022 (6,407,388)   $ 575 295,951 (6,703,914)
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2022     5,750,000    
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022 (6,858,224)   $ 575 444,735 (7,303,534)
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022     5,750,000    
Profit rights interest compensation 145,550     145,550  
Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption value (1,914,736)       (1,914,736)
Net income (loss) 1,147,659       1,147,659
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023 (7,479,751)   $ 575 590,825 (8,070,611)
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2023     5,750,000    
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022 (6,858,224)   $ 575 444,735 (7,303,534)
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022     5,750,000    
Excise tax liability arising from redemption of Class A shares 1,937,687        
Net income (loss) 3,412,746 820,748      
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023 (10,226,522)   $ 575 746,965 (10,974,062)
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2023     5,750,000    
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2023 (7,479,751)   $ 575 590,825 (8,070,611)
Beginning balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2023     5,750,000    
Profit rights interest compensation 147,167     147,167  
Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption value (2,211,656)       (2,211,656)
Net income (loss) 1,575,314       1,575,314
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2023 (7,968,926)   $ 575 737,452 (8,706,953)
Ending balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2023     5,750,000    
Profit rights interest compensation 9,513     9,513  
Accretion of Class A common stock to redemption value (1,019,195)       (1,019,195)
Excise tax liability arising from redemption of Class A shares (1,937,687)        
Net income (loss) 689,773 $ 275,719     689,773
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2023 $ (10,226,522)   $ 575 $ 746,965 $ (10,974,062)
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2023     5,750,000    
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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:    
Net Income / (Loss) $ 3,412,746 $ (1,464,193)
Adjustments to reconcile net income / (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:    
Profit interest compensation 302,230 401,070
Income from investments held in the Trust Account (6,769,588) (1,405,190)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Prepaid expenses 175,618 (272,243)
Prepaid Consulting Services 394,602 0
Other assets 0 (627,656)
Franchise taxes payable 151,250 0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 257,432 429,903
Income taxes payable 1,472,856 262,971
Other long term liabilities 53,500 1,363,000
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities (549,354) (1,312,338)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:    
Cash deposited into Trust Account 0 (235,750,000)
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account in connection with redemption 193,768,965 0
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account to pay franchise and income taxes 99,815 0
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities 193,868,780 (235,750,000)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:    
Sale of Units in the Initial Public Offering, net of underwriting discount 0 225,400,000
Sale of Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor 0 13,100,000
Repayment of the Sponsor promissory note 0 (86,000)
Proceeds from related party advances 0 38,500
Repayment of related party advances 0 (152,128)
Payment of offering costs, net of reimbursements 0 (9,841)
Redemption of common stock (193,768,965) 0
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities (193,768,965) 238,290,531
Net change in cash (449,539) 1,228,193
Cash at beginning of period 1,052,953 2,020
Cash at end of period 603,414 1,230,213
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:    
Deferred underwriters' compensation charged to temporary equity in connection with the Public Offering 0 6,900,000
Class A Common Stock accretion and remeasurement adjustment 5,145,587 27,198,109
Excise tax liability arising from redemption of Class A shares 1,937,687 0
Operating costs paid by related party on behalf of the Company $ 0 $ 12,302