Item 4.02(a). Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
The terms “the Company,” “we,” “our” or “Sandbridge” and similar or derivative terms in this Current Report on Form 8-K refer to Sandbridge
Acquisition Corporation, except where the context otherwise requires.
Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements.
On April 12, 2021, the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission released a statement on accounting and reporting considerations for warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies (the “Staff Statement”). The Staff Statement highlighted certain financial reporting considerations for special
purpose acquisition corporations (“SPACs”) relating to the accounting for warrants. While the specific terms of warrants issued by SPACs can vary, there are certain features of warrants issued in SPAC transactions that are common across many
entities. The Staff Statement highlighted that warrants containing these features, which relate to whether the warrants can be indexed to the price of an entity’s shares or settled with assets other than common shares, should be classified as a
liability measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported as non-cash changes to earnings. Such period-to-period changes could be significant. Prior to the issuance of this guidance, SPACs generally carried their
outstanding private placement warrants and public warrants containing these provisions as equity on their balance sheets without quarterly adjustments.
In light of the Staff Statement, we undertook a process to
re-evaluate the equity classification of our outstanding warrants issued in connection with our initial public offering on September 17, 2020, including the 6,600,000 private placement warrants issued to Sandbridge Acquisition Holdings LLC and the
11,500,000 warrants issued as part of the units sold in our initial public offering (the “Warrants”), each with an exercise price of $11.50. Based on Accounting Standards Codification 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, warrant
instruments that do not meet the criteria to be considered indexed to an entity’s own stock shall be initially classified as derivative liabilities at their estimated fair values, regardless of the likelihood that such instruments will ever be
settled in cash. In periods subsequent to issuance, changes in the estimated fair value of the derivative instruments should be reported in the statement of operations.
As a result of the re-evaluation, management determined that the Warrants should have been classified as a liability. Following such
determination, management, together with its advisors, undertook a process to value the liability of the Warrants. Based on this valuation, management determined that the Company’s (i) financial statements as of December 31, 2020, included in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and (ii) the financial statements as of September 30, 2020, included in the Company’s Quarterly Report for the period ended September 30, 2020 (collectively, the “Non-Reliance
Periods”) contained an error that was material and, as a result, should no longer be relied upon. Management discussed these findings with the audit committee of the
Company’s board of directors and the board of directors on May 13, 2021.
As a result of the material error described above, investors, analysts and other persons should not rely upon the Company’s previously
released financial statements for the Non-Reliance Periods. Similarly, the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and for the period from June 23, 2020 (date of inception) through
December 31, 2020, and the shareholder communications, investor presentations or other communications describing relevant portions of our financial statements for the Non-Reliance Periods should no longer be relied upon. This includes information
regarding the Non-Reliance Periods or based on financial statements related to the Non-Reliance Periods that are included in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”) covering the proposed business combination transaction with
Owlet Baby Care Inc. (“Owlet”). The Company will file a revised Annual Report on Form 10-K/A that includes restated financial statements for the Non-Reliance Periods and that corrects the errors and provides additional explanation of the changes.
The Company will also correct such errors in an amended filing of the Form S-4.
The Company’s management has concluded that in light of the classification error described above, a material weakness exists in the
Company's internal control over financial reporting and that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
The Audit Committee and management have discussed the matters disclosed in this Item 4.02(a) with the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm.
Important Information About the business combination and Where to Find It
In February, Sandbridge entered
into a definitive business combination agreement with Owlet. As noted above, Sandbridge has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-4, which includes a proxy statement/prospectus, that will be both the proxy statement to be distributed to holders of Sandbridge’s Class A common stock in connection with its solicitation of
proxies for the vote by Sandbridge’s stockholders with respect to the business combination and other matters as may be described in the registration statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer and sale of certain securities to be
issued in the business combination. After the registration statement is declared effective, Sandbridge will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to its stockholders. This press release does not contain all the
information that should be considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the proposed business combination. Sandbridge’s stockholders and
other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration statement and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed in
connection with the proposed business combination, as these materials will contain important information about the Company, Sandbridge and the proposed business combination. When available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other
relevant materials for the proposed business combination will be mailed to stockholders of Sandbridge as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed business combination. Stockholders of Sandbridge will also be able to obtain
copies of the preliminary proxy statement, the definitive proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a written request to: Sandbridge Acquisition Corp., 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2088, Los
Angeles, California 90067.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s
stockholders with respect to the proposed business combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in the Company is contained in the Company’s prospectus dated September 14, 2020
relating to its initial public offering, which has been filed and is available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Sandbridge Acquisition Corporation, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2088, Los Angeles, CA
90067, Attention: Ken Suslow, Chief Executive Officer, (424) 221-5743. To the extent such holdings of the Company’s securities may have changed since that time, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form
4 filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the Form S-4 in the form in which it is declared effective.
Owlet and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the
stockholders of the Company in connection with the proposed business combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed business combination will be contained in the
Form S-4 in the form in which it is declared effective.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements, estimates, targets and projections in this Current Report on Form 8-K may be considered forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Sandbridge’s or Owlet’s future financial or operating performance. For example, statements regarding the satisfaction of closing conditions to the proposed business combination and the
expected timing of the completion of the proposed business combination, the benefits of the proposed business combination, the competitive environment in which Owlet operates, and the expected future operating and financial performance and market
opportunities of Owlet are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential” or
“continue”, or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Sandbridge and its
management, and Owlet and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the occurrence of any event, change or other
circumstances that could give rise to the termination of any definitive agreements with respect to the proposed business combination; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Sandbridge, Owlet, the combined company or
others following the announcement of the proposed business combination and any definitive agreements with respect thereto; the inability to complete the proposed business combination due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of
Sandbridge or to satisfy other conditions to closing, including the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following any redemptions; changes to the proposed structure or terms of the business combination that may be required or appropriate
as a result of applicable laws or regulations or in response to market reaction to the announcement of the transaction; the ability to meet stock exchange listing standards at or following the consummation of the proposed business combination; the
risk that the proposed business combination disrupts current plans and operations of Owlet as a result of the announcement and consummation of the proposed business combination, and as a result of the post-transaction company being a publicly listed
issuer; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the regulatory pathway for Owlet products and responses from regulators, including the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration and similar regulators outside of the United States, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain Owlet’s management and key
employees; costs related to the proposed business combination, including costs associated with the post-transaction company being a publicly listed issuer; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the possibility that Owlet or the combined company
may be adversely affected by other economic, business, regulatory and/or competitive factors; Owlet’s estimates of expenses and profitability; the evolution of the markets in which Owlet competes; the ability of Owlet to implement its strategic
initiatives and continue to innovate its existing products; the ability of Owlet to defend its intellectual property and satisfy regulatory requirements; the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on Owlet’s business; the limited operating history of Owlet;
and other risks and uncertainties set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in Sandbridge’s final prospectus dated September 14, 2020 relating to its initial public offering, and other
risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be delivered to Sandbridge’s stockholders and the Form S-4, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” therein, and other documents filed to be
filed with the SEC by Sandbridge.
Nothing in this Current Report on Form 8-K should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set
forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Neither
Sandbridge nor Owlet undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities
or in respect of the business combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of
Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933.