Juniper II 10Q 2023 Q2 Quarterly report

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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 June 30, 2023

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

For the transition period from

Commission File

No. 001-41014

JUNIPER II CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		84-1434822
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3790 El Camino Real #818 Palo Alto, California		94306
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(650)292-9660

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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


Title of Each Class:	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant	JUN.U	The New York Stock Exchange
Shares of Class A common stock included as part of the units	JUN	The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50	JUN WS	The 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 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.

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

shel

l company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act

). Yes ☒ No ☐

As of August 10, 2023, 4,772,007 shares of Class A common stock (which includes shares of Class A common stock that are underlying the registrant’s units), par value $0.0001, and 7,475,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001, were issued and outstanding.

JUNIPER II CORP.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

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		Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements		1
	Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022		1
	Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)		2
	Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)		3
	Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)		4
	Notes to Condensed Financial Statements		5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		21
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		27
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		27
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		27
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		27
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities		27
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		28
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures		28
Item 5.	Other Information		28
Item 6.	Exhibits		29
SIGNATURES			30

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements.

JUNIPER II CORP.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


	June 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
	(Unaudited)
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash	$	1,689,284		$	649,111
Prepaid expenses		187,500			550,738

Total current assets		1,876,784			1,199,849
Investments held in Trust Account		50,475,165			309,262,272

Total Assets	$	52,351,949		$	310,462,121

Liabilities, Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	143,258		$	39,611
Accrued expenses		900,917			363,386
Franchise tax payable		98,400			85,993
Income tax payable		1,341,176			543,465
Excise tax liability		2,617,478			—
Deferred income taxes		—			342,641

Total current liabilities		5,101,229			1,375,096
Derivative warrant liabilities		897,300			4,905,250
Deferred underwriting commissions		10,465,000			10,465,000

Total Liabilities		16,463,529			16,745,346
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 5)
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value; 4,772,007 and 29,900,000 shares at $10.57 and $10.31 per share redemption value at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		50,427,209			308,213,249
Stockholders’ Deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022		—			—
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; no non-redeemable shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022		—			—
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 7,475,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022		748			748
Additional paid-in capital		—			—
Accumulated deficit		(14,539,537	)		(14,497,222	)

Total stockholders’ deficit		(14,538,789	)		(14,496,474	)

Total Liabilities, Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit	$	52,351,949		$	310,462,121

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

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JUNIPER II CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


	For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
General and administrative expenses	$	514,344		$	305,983		$	1,380,147		$	629,094
General and administrative expenses—related party		30,000			30,000			60,000			60,000
Franchise tax expenses		50,000			49,863			102,752			99,228

Loss from operations		(594,344	)		(385,846	)		(1,542,899	)		(788,322	)
Other income:
Interest income from operating account		6,644			—			7,360			—
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities		2,093,700			6,580,200			4,007,950			18,095,600
Income from investments held in Trust Account		1,798,866			211,283			5,119,533			217,174

Net income before income taxes		3,304,866			6,405,637			7,591,944			17,524,452
Income tax (expense) benefit		(368,657	)		12,504			(1,055,070	)		12,504

Net income	$	2,936,209		$	6,418,141		$	6,536,874		$	17,536,956

Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A common stock, basic and diluted		13,985,604			29,900,000			21,942,802			29,900,000

Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A common stock	$	0.14		$	0.17		$	0.22		$	0.47

Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B common stock, basic and diluted		7,475,000			7,475,000			7,475,000			7,475,000

Basic and diluted net income per share, Class B common stock	$	0.14		$	0.17		$	0.22		$	0.47

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

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JUNIPER II CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023


	Common Stock								Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Total Stockholders’ Deficit
	Class A				Class B				Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Total Stockholders’ Deficit
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount
Balance—December 31, 2022		—	$	—		7,475,000	$	748	$	—	$	(14,497,222	)	$	(14,496,474	)
Increase in redemption value of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption		—		—		—		—		—		(2,581,503	)		(2,581,503	)
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		3,600,665			3,600,665

Balance—March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)		—		—		7,475,000		748		—		(13,478,060	)		(13,477,312	)
Excise tax liability in connection with redemptions		—		—		—		—		—		(2,617,478	)		(2,617,478	)
Increase in redemption value of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption		—		—		—		—		—		(1,380,208	)		(1,380,208	)
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		2,936,209			2,936,209

Balance—June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)		—	$	—		7,475,000	$	748	$	—	$	(14,539,537	)	$	(14,538,789	)

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022


	Common Stock								Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Total Stockholders’ Deficit
	Class A				Class B				Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Total Stockholders’ Deficit
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount
Balance—December 31, 2021		—	$	—		7,475,000	$	748	$	—	$	(32,386,310	)	$	(32,385,562	)
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		11,118,815			11,118,815

Balance—March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)		—		—		7,475,000		748		—		(21,267,495	)		(21,266,747	)
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		6,418,141			6,418,141

Balance—June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)		—	$	—		7,475,000	$	748	$	—	$	(14,849,354	)	$	(14,848,606	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

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JUNIPER II CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


		For the Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023			2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income		$	6,536,874		$	17,536,956
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities			(4,007,950	)		(18,095,600	)
Deferred income taxes			(342,641	)		—
Income from investments held in Trust Account			(5,119,533	)		(217,174	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses			363,238			(75,318	)
Deferred tax asset			—			(17,458	)
Prepaid expenses—long-term			—			212,500
Accounts payable			103,647			111,792
Accrued expenses			537,531			79,965
Franchise tax payable			12,407			99,228
Income tax payable			797,711			4,954

Net cash used in operating activities			(1,118,716	)		(360,155	)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account in connection with redemption			261,747,751			—
Interest released from Trust Account			2,158,889			—

Net cash provided by investing activities			263,906,640			—

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Offering costs paid			—			(521,425	)
Redemption of common stock			(261,747,751	)		—

Net cash used in financing activities			(261,747,751	)		(521,425	)

Net change in cash			1,040,173			(881,580	)
Cash—beginning of the period			649,111			1,804,832

Cash—end of the period	��	$	1,689,284		$	923,252

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Increase in redemption value of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption		$	3,961,711		$	—

Excise tax liability accrued for common stock redemptions		$	2,617,478		$	—

Offering costs included in accrued expenses		$	—		$	15,000

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

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JUNIPER II CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1—Description of Organization and Business Operations

Juniper II Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on December 30, 2020. 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.

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activities from December 30, 2020 (inception) through June 30, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below. 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 Company’s sponsor is Juniper II Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statements for the Company’s Initial Public Offering were declared effective on November 3, 2021. On November 8, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 29,900,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A common stock included in the Units offered in the Initial Public Offering, the “Public Shares”), including 3,900,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments (the “Over-Allotment Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $299.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $17.3 million, of which approximately $10.5 million and approximately $560,000 was for deferred underwriting commissions (see Note 5) and offering costs allocated to derivative warrant liabilities, respectively.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 14,960,000 warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”), at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of approximately $15.0 million (Note 4).

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, approximately $305.0 million ($10.20 per Unit) of net proceeds, including the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement, was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”), located in the United States and invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of 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 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (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 a Business Combination with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into a Business Combination. 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 sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

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Combination with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into a Business Combination. 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 sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “Public Stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. 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, solely in its discretion. 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 at $10.20 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). The

per-share

amount to be distributed to Public Stockholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriter (as discussed in Note 5). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. All of the Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the initial Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”). The Public Shares were recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity, in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”). In such case, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a shareholder vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation adopted by the Company upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, a shareholder approval of the transactions is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder 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. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the holders of the Company’s Class B common stock (“Founder Shares”) prior to this Initial Public Offering (the “Initial Shareholders”) agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 4) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination. In addition, the Initial Shareholders agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination. In addition, the Company agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial Business Combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor. In connection with the Extension Meeting (as defined below), the net tangible asset limitation was removed from the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

If the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides 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

% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.

The Sponsor agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to any 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 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem

100

% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination, unless the Company provides the Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.

The Company had 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate an initial Business Combination. However, if the Company anticipates that it may not be able to consummate the initial Business Combination within 18 months, the Company may extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination for six months (for a total of 24 months to complete a Business Combination) without submitting such proposed extension to the stockholders for approval or offering the Public Stockholders redemption rights in connection therewith. In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate the initial Business Combination for an additional six months, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees must deposit into the Trust Account an amount of $0.10 per Public Share, or approximately $2.6 million in the aggregate (or up to approximately $3.0 million in the aggregate if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) on or prior to18-month anniversary of the closing of the Initial Public Offering. Any such payments would be made in the form of a loan.

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If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by November 8, 2023 (or February 8, 2024, if extended by the board of directors)

(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 10 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 the Company to pay its tax obligations (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of 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 agreed to waive its 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 or any of its affiliates acquire Public Shares 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 agreed to waive their right to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 5) 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).

In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor 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) $10.20 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 due to reductions in the value of the trust assets. This liability will not apply with respect 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 underwriters 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, prospective target businesses or 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 May 2, 2023, the Company held a special meeting in lieu of an annual meeting of stockholders (the “Extension Meeting”), to, among other things, amend the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to:

in one-month increments

up to three additional times, or a total of up to nine months after the Current Outside Date, until February 8, 2024, unless the closing of a business combination shall have occurred prior thereto or such earlier date as determined by our board of directors to be in the best interests of the Company (the “Extension” and, such amendment, the “Extension Amendment” and, such proposal, the “Extension Amendment Proposal”); and

Rule 3a51-1(g)(1)of

thee Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) of less than $5,000,001 (the “Redemption

Limitation”) in order to allow the Company to redeem public shares irrespective of whether such redemption would exceed the Redemption Limitation (such amendment the “Redemption Limitation Amendment” and, together with the Extension Amendment, the “Charter Amendments”).

The stockholders of the Company approved the Charter Amendments at the Extension Meeting and on May 2, 2023 the Company filed the Charter Amendments with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Additionally, in connection with the implementation of the Extension, the Company’s public stockholders elected to redeem 25,127,993 shares of Class A Common Stock at a redemption price of approximately $10.46 per share (without giving effect to any interest that may be withdrawn to pay taxes), for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $262.9 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $1,689,000 in cash and a working capital deficit of approximately $3,224,000.

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The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from the Sponsor to cover certain offering costs in exchange for issuance of Founder Shares (as defined in Note 4), loan under a promissory note from the Sponsor of $300,000 and advances from related parties in the amount of approximately $13.1 million. The Company fully repaid the Note balance upon closing of the Initial Public Offering. Subsequent from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement held outside of the Trust Account.

Management has determined that the Company could have insufficient liquidity to meet its anticipated obligations for at least twelve months after the financial statements are available to be issued due to recurring operating losses and negative cash utilized in operating activities. The Company may need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from its Sponsor, shareholders, officers, directors, or third parties as needed. The Company’s officers, directors and Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to obtain additional financing. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it or on acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC

Topic 205-40, “Presentation

of Financial Statements—Going Concern,” management has also determined that the mandatory liquidation date and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to complete a business combination by November 8, 2023 (or February 8, 2024, if extended by the board of directors), then the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after November 8, 2023.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the

COVID-19

global pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these condensed financial statements. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Additionally, in February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. Further, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements and the specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements.

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. Any share redemption or other share repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise will depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination. Further, the application of the excise tax in the event of a liquidation is uncertain.

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Note 2—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and Article 8 of Regulation

S-X.

Accordingly, certain disclosures included in the annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted from these financial statements as they are not required for interim financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal accruals) considered for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or any future period.

The accompanying condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on

Form10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on April 6, 2023, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto. The financial information as of December 31, 2022, is derived from the audited financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on

Form10-K

for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on April 6, 2023.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company”, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (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 condensed 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 financial statements in conformity with 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 condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

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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 condensed financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. One of the more significant accounting estimates included in these condensed financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant liabilities. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were

cash equivalents present.

Investments Held in Trust Account

The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the condensed balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities is included in income from investments held in the Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Coverage limit of $250,000, and any cash held in Trust Account. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. 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 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.

In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

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Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering

Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred that were 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. 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. Offering costs associated with warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as

non-operating

expenses in the condensed statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the Public Shares were charged against the carrying value of the shares of Class A common stock upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The Company classifies deferred underwriting commissions as

non-current

liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares of Class A common stock (including shares of Class A 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, shares of Class A common stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. Shares of Class A common stock of the Company feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 4,772,007 and 29,900,000 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, respectively, were presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.

Under ASC 480, the Company has elected to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of the reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date of the security. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional

paid-in

capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.

Derivative Warrant Liabilities

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is

re-assessed

at the end of each reporting period.

The warrants issued to investors in connection with the Initial Public Offering (the “Public Warrants”) and the Private Placement Warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The difference between the fair market value of the private placement warrants and the initial purchase consideration thereof is recorded as compensation expense. The liabilities are subject to

re-measurement

at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s condensed statements of operations. The fair value of warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement were initially and subsequently measured at fair value using a Black Scholes model. Beginning as of December 22, 2021, the fair value of Public Warrants has been measured based on the listed market price of such Public Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants were measured at fair value using a Black Scholes model at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Share-based Compensation

The transfer of the Founder Shares is in the scope of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The Founders Shares were granted on January 21, 2021 and are subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a Business Combination). Compensation expense related to the Founders Shares is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of occurrence under the applicable accounting literature in this circumstance. As of the date of these financial statements, the Company determined that a Business Combination is not considered probable, and, therefore, no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized. Stock-based compensation would be recognized at the date a Business Combination is considered probable (i.e., upon completion of a Business Combination) in an amount equal to the number of Founders Shares that ultimately vest multiplied times the grant date fair value per share (unless subsequently modified) less the amount initially received for the purchase of the Founders Shares. See Note 4.

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Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred 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

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 tax authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties as of June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively. 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 tax authorities since inception. The Company’s effective tax rate was 11.15% and (0.20)% for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 13.90% and (0.07)% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, due to the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets.

Net Income Per Common Share

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income per share of common stock is calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the respective period. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 29,910,000 shares in the calculation of diluted income per share, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

The table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net income per share of common stock for each class of common stock:


	For the Three Months Ended June 30,
	2023				2022
	Class A		Class B		Class A		Class B
Basic and diluted net income per common share:
Numerator:
Allocation of net income	$	1,913,490	$	1,022,719	$	5,134,513	$	1,283,628
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		13,985,604		7,475,000		29,900,000		7,475,000

Basic and diluted net income per common share	$	0.14	$	0.14	$	0.17	$	0.17

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	For the Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023				2022
	Class A		Class B		Class A		Class B
Basic and diluted net income per common share:
Numerator:
Allocation of net income	$	4,875,868	$	1,661,006	$	14,029,565	$	3,507,391
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		21,942,802		7,475,000		29,900,000		7,475,000

Basic and diluted net income per common share	$	0.22	$	0.22	$	0.47	$	0.47

Recent Accounting Standards

In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)

No. 2020-06,

“Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic

470-20)

and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic

815-40):

Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity,” which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and it also simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The Company early adopted the ASU on January 1, 2021 using a modified retrospective method for transition. Adoption of the ASU did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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

Note 3—Initial Public Offering

On November 8, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 29,900,000 Units, including 3,900,000 Over-Allotment Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $299.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $17.3 million, of which approximately $10.5 million and approximately $560,000 was for deferred underwriting commissions and offering costs allocated to derivative warrant liabilities, respectively.

Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and

one-half

of one redeemable Public Warrant. Each whole Public Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 6).

Note 4—Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On January 21, 2021, the Sponsor paid $25,000 on behalf of the Company to cover certain offering costs in exchange for issuance of 8,625,000 Founder Shares. On February 4, 2021, the Company effected a forward stock split that increased the number of Founder Shares held by the Sponsor from 8,625,000 to 11,500,000. On July 12, 2021, the Sponsor surrendered, for

consideration, an aggregate of 5,031,250 Founder Shares, which the Company canceled, resulting in an aggregate of 6,468,750 Founder Shares outstanding. Immediately prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company effected a stock dividend with respect to the Company’s Class B common stock, resulting in an aggregate of 7,475,000 shares of Class B common stock outstanding. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up 975,000 shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ option to purchase additional Units was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Company’s initial Stockholders would own, on an

as-converted

basis, 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full on November 8, 2021; thus, these 975,000 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture.

In March and April 2021, the Sponsor transferred 35,000 Founder Shares to each of the Company’s independent directors and to Darius Adamczyk, one of the advisors. The transfer of the Founder Shares is in the scope of ASC 718. Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The Founders Shares were granted subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a Business Combination). Compensation expense related to the Founders Shares is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of occurrence under the applicable accounting literature in this circumstance. As of June 30, 2023, the Company determined that a Business Combination is not considered probable, and, therefore, no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized. Stock-based compensation would be recognized at the date a Business Combination is considered probable (i.e., upon consummation of a Business Combination) in an amount equal to the number of Founders Shares that ultimately vest multiplied times the grant date fair value per share (unless subsequently modified).

The Sponsor agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination or (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds

$12.00 per

share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20-trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after 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 Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

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Private Placement Warrants

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of 14,960,000 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of approximately $15.0 million.

Each Private Placement Warrant will be exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants was added to the 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 of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants 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. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Placement Warrants.

Director Interests

Mitchell Jacobson serves as a member of our board of directors and following the closing of our IPO, directly and indirectly, beneficially owns 285,000 shares (consisting of 35,000 Class B common stock and 250,000 Class A common stock).

Related Party Loans

Promissory Note and Advances

The Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note dated January 21, 2021, which was later amended on September 30, 2021 (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note was

non-interest

bearing and payable upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The Company fully borrowed $300,000 under the Promissory Note. In addition, the Company received additional advances from related parties of approximately $13.1 million to cover for certain offering costs and

pre-payment

for Private Placement Warrants. The Company fully repaid the Note and the advances as of the consummation of the Initial Public Offering.

Working Capital Loans

In addition, 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”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that 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. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1.5 million of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.

Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.

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Administrative Support Agreement

On November 3, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred $30,000 and $60,000, respectively, in expenses for these services, which is included in general and administrative expenses—related party on the accompanying condensed statements of operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred $

30,000 and $60,000, respectively, in expenses for these services, which is included in general and administrative expenses—related party on the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The Company accrued $20,000 and $140,000 as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, for these services on the accompanying condensed balance sheets.

Note 5—Commitments and Contingencies

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 Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to Class A common stock). The holders of the majority of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form 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 the 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. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a

45-day option

from the date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 3,900,000 additional Units at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters exercised such over-allotment option in full on

November 8, 2021

The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, approximately $6.0 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters were entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or approximately $10.5 million in the aggregate. 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.

Non-Redemption

Agreements

In connection with the Extension Meeting, the Company and the Sponsor entered into

non-redemption

agreements with 1

unaffiliated third parties (each, a “Holder,” and collectively, the “Holders”) in exchange for the Holder or Holders agreeing either not to request redemption in connection with the Extension Proposal or to reverse any previously submitted redemption demand with respect to an aggregate of 4,200,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. In consideration of the foregoing agreements, immediately prior to, and substantially concurrently with, the closing of an initial Business Combination, the Sponsor (or its designees) will surrender and forfeit to the Company for no consideration an aggregate of 1,260,000 Founder Shares (the “Forfeited Shares”), and in consideration of the Holders’ agreements, the Company shall issue to the Holders a number of Class A common stock equal to the Forfeited

Shares. In respect of such Class A

common

stock, each Holder is entitled to the registration rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Excise Tax

In connection with the vote to approve the Charter Amendment, holders of 25,127,993 shares of Class A Common Stock properly exercised their right to redeem their shares of Class A Common Stock for an aggregate redemption amount of $261,747,751. As such, the Company has recorded a 1% excise tax liability in the amount of $2,617,478 on the condensed balance sheets as of June 30, 2023. The liability does not impact the 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 within the same taxable year which will be evaluated and adjusted in the period in which the issuances occur.

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Note 6—Derivative Warrant Liabilities

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company has 14,950,000 and 14,960,000 Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants outstanding, respectively.

Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination. The Public Warrants will expire

five years

after the completion of a Business Combination 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 with respect to the shares of Class A common underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares of Class A common stock upon exercise of a warrant unless Class A common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. The Company 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 post-effective amendment to the registration statement for the Initial Public Offering or a new registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. 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 be required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

The exercise price and number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share capitalization, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of Class A common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of the initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of Class A common stock during the

20-trading

day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described under “—Redemption of Warrants When the Price per Share of Class A Common Stock Equals or Exceeds $18.00” and “—Redemption of Warrants When the Price per Share of Class A Common Stock Equals or Exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price described under “—Redemption of Warrants When the Price per Share of Class A Common Stock Equals or Exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of 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 a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be

non-redeemable

so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

Redemptions of Warrants When the Price Per Share of Class A Common Stock Equals or Exceeds $

18.00

—Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants (except as described herein with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):

•

in whole and not in part;

•

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

•

upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder

(the

“30-day

redemption period”); and

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•

if, and only if, the last reported sales price (the “closing price”) of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted) for any 20 trading days with

30-

trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

The Company will not redeem the warrants as described above unless an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock is available throughout the

-day redemption period. If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, it may exercise its redemption right even if the Company is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

Redemption of Warrants When the Price per Share of Class A Common Stock Equals or Exceeds $10.00—Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants (except as described herein with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):

•

in whole and not in part;

•

at $0.10 per warrant;

•

upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and

•

if, and only if, the closing price of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per Public Share (as adjusted) for any 20 trading days within the

30-trading

day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders;

provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined by reference to an agreed table based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of Class A common stock.

The “fair market value” of the Class A common stock shall mean the volume weighted average price of Class A common stock during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. In no event will the warrants be exercisable in connection with this redemption feature for more than 0.361 shares of Class A common stock per warrant (subject to adjustment).

In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any warrant. 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 warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

Note 7—Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company’s Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of future events. The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 4,772,007 and 29,900,000 shares

of Class A common stock outstanding, respectively, which were all subject to possible redemption and classified outside of permanent equity in the accompanying condensed balance sheets.

The Class A common stock subject to possible redemption reflected on the condensed balance sheets is reconciled on the following table:


Gross proceeds	$	299,000,000
Less:
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants		(9,269,000	)
Class A shares issuance costs		(16,729,831	)
Plus:
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value		35,212,080

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022		308,213,249
Plus:
Increase in redemption value of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption		2,581,503
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2023		310,794,752
Less:
Redemptions		(261,747,751	)
Plus:
Increase in redemption value of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption		1,380,208

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, June 30, 2023	$	50,427,209

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Note 8—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 June 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 500,000,000 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 June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 4,772,007 and 29,900,000 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding

, respectively

, all of which were subject to possible redemption and were classified outside of permanent equity in the accompanying condensed balance sheets (see Note 7).

Class

B Common Stock

- The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 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 June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 7,475,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.

Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, except as required by law or stock exchange rules; provided that only holders of the Class B common stock have the right to vote on the appointment of the Company’s directors prior to the initial Business Combination.

The shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of a Business Combination on a

one-for-one

basis, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. 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 offered in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of the initial 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 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 the Initial Public Offering plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the Business Combination). Holders of Founder Shares may also elect to convert their shares of Class B common stock into an equal number of shares of Class A common stock, subject to adjustment as provided above, at any time.

Note 9—Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

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June 30, 2023:


Description	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Investments held in Trust Accounts	$	50,475,165	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivative warrant liabilities-Public Warrants	$	448,500	$	—	$	—
Derivative warrant liabilities-Private Warrants	$	—	$	448,800	$	—

December 31, 2022:


Description	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Investments held in Trust Accounts	$	309,262,272	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Derivative warrant liabilities-Public Warrants	$	2,436,850	$	—	$	—
Derivative warrant liabilities-Private Warrants	$	—	$	—	$	2,468,400

Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 1 fair value measurement in December 2021, when the Public Warrants were separately listed and traded.

Level 1 assets include investments in mutual funds invested in government securities or investments in U.S. Treasury securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, benchmark yields, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments.

The fair value of the Public Warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and the Private Placement Warrants were initially measured at fair value using a Black Scholes simulation model. The fair value of Public Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering has been measured based on the listed market price of such warrants, a Level 1 measurement, since December 22, 2021. The Private Placement Warrants were measured at fair value using a Black Scholes simulation model at December 31, 2022. As of

March 31

, 2023, and subsequent measurements, the measurement of the Private Placement Warrants are classified as Level 2 due to the use of the closing price of the Public Warrants, an observable market quote for a similar asset in an active market. For the three and six months ended

June 30

, 2023, the Company recognized a

non-operating

gain resulting from an increase in the fair value of liabilities of approximately $2.1 million and $4.0 million, respectively, presented as change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized a

non-operating

income

resulting from an increase in the fair value of liabilities of approximately $6.6 million and $18.1 million, respectively, presented as change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

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The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements inputs at their measurement dates:


	December 31, 2022
Exercise price	$	11.50
Stock price	$	10.17
Volatility		6.0	%
Risk-free rate		4.47	%
Dividend yield		0.0	%

The change in the fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities utilizing Level 3 measurements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 is summarized as follows:


Derivative warrant liabilities at December 31, 2022	$	2,468,400
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities		(972,400	)
Transfer to level 2		(1,496,000	)

Derivative warrant liabilities at March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023		—


Derivative warrant liabilities at December 31, 2021	$	11,968,000
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities		(5,834,400	)

Derivative warrant liabilities at March 31, 2022		6,133,600
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities		(3,291,200	)

Derivative warrant liabilities at June 30, 2022	$	2,842,400

Note 10—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 condensed financial statements.

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

References to “we”, “us”, “our” or the “company” are to Juniper II Corp., except where the context requires otherwise. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report (“Report”). You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our condensed financial statements and related notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report. This discussion and other parts of this Report contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on April 6, 2023 (the “2022 Annual Report”).

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Such statements include, but are not limited to, possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Report. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on December 30, 2020 for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (“business combination”) that we have not yet identified. We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies. Our sponsor (“sponsor”) is Juniper II Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of certain of our officers, directors and advisors.

Our registration statement for our initial public offering (the “initial public offering”) was declared effective on November 3, 2021. On November 8, 2021, we consummated the initial public offering of 29,900,000 units (the “units” and, with respect to the shares of our Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Class A common stock”), included in the units sold in the initial public offering (whether purchased in the initial public offering or thereafter in the open market), the “public shares”), including 3,900,000 units to cover over-allotments, at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $299.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $17.3 million, of which approximately $10.5 million and approximately $560,000 was for deferred underwriting commissions and offering costs allocated to derivative warrant liabilities, respectively.

Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, we consummated the private placement (the “private placement”) of 14,960,000 private placement warrants to our sponsor, each private placement warrant exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant, generating gross proceeds of approximately $15.0 million.

Upon the closing of the initial public offering and the private placement, approximately $305.0 million ($10.20 per unit) of net proceeds, including the net proceeds of the initial public offering and certain of the proceeds of the private placement, was placed in the trust account (the “trust account”), located in the United States and invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of 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 completion of a business combination and (ii) the distribution of the trust account, as described below. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to us to pay our taxes, if any, the funds held in the trust account will not be released until the earliest to occur of: (a) the completion of our initial business combination; (b) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the initial public offering (or 24 months, if we extend the period of time to consummate a business combination) or (ii) with respect to any other provisions relating to the rights of holders of our Class A common stock; and (c) the redemption of all of our public shares if we have not completed our initial business combination within 18 months (or 24 months, if extended) from the closing of the initial public offering, subject to applicable law. Based on current interest rates, we expect that interest income earned on the trust account (if any) will be sufficient to pay our income and franchise taxes.

If we are unable to complete a business combination within 24 months from the closing of the initial public offering, or November 8, 2023, (or February 8, 2024, if extended by the board of directors), we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 us to pay our tax obligations (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of 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.

Recent Developments

Amendments to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

(i) extend the date by which the Company must (1) consummate an initial Business Combination, (2) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such business combination, and (3) redeem all Public Shares, from May 8, 2023 (which is 18 months from the closing date of the IPO (the “Current Outside Date”)) to November 8, 2023 (such date, the “Extended Date”), and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, by resolution of the Company’s board of directors, to elect to further extend the Extended Date in one-month increments up to three additional times, or a total of up to nine months after the Current Outside Date, until February 8, 2024, unless the closing of a business combination shall have occurred prior thereto or such earlier date as determined by our board of directors to be in the best interests of the Company (the “Extension” and, such amendment, the “Extension Amendment” and, such proposal, the “Extension Amendment Proposal”); and

(ii) eliminate from the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation the limitation that the Company may not redeem public shares to the extent that such redemption would result in the Company having net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act (or any successor rule)) of less than $5,000,001 (the “Redemption Limitation”) in order to allow the Company to redeem public shares irrespective of whether such redemption would exceed the Redemption Limitation (such amendment the “Redemption Limitation Amendment” and, together with the Extension Amendment, the “Charter Amendments”).

Redemption of Class A Common Stock

In connection with the Extension, 25,127,993 shares of Class A common stock were redeemed at a redemption price of approximately $10.41 per share, resulting in the payment of approximately $261.2 million from the Trust Account.

Non-Redemption Agreements

In connection with the Extension Meeting, the Company and the Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements with 11 unaffiliated third parties (each, a “Holder,” and collectively, the “Holders”) in exchange for the Holder or Holders agreeing either not to request redemption in connection with the Extension Proposal or to reverse any previously submitted redemption demand with respect to an aggregate of 4,200,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. In consideration of the foregoing agreements, immediately prior to, and substantially concurrently with, the closing of an initial Business Combination, the Sponsor (or its designees) will surrender and forfeit to the Company for no consideration an aggregate of 1,260,000 Founder Shares (the “Forfeited Shares”), and in consideration of the Holders’ agreements, the Company shall issue to the Holders a number of Class A common stock equal to the Forfeited Shares.

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Appointment

On May 15, 2023, the board of directors of the Company appointed Bill Fradin to serve as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company, effective May 15, 2023.

Results of Operations

Our entire activity since inception up to June 30, 2023 related to our formation, the preparation for the initial public offering, and since the closing of the initial public offering, the search for a prospective initial business combination. We will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial business combination, at the earliest.

For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we had net income of approximately $2.9 million, which consisted of approximately $1.8 million in interest income from investments held in the trust account and non-operating income of approximately $2.1 million resulting from changes in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, partially offset by approximately $514,000 in general and administrative expenses, approximately $50,000 in franchise tax expense, $30,000 general and administrative expenses—related party and approximately $369,000 in income tax expense.

For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net income of approximately $6.4 million, which consisted of approximately $211,000 in interest income from investments held in the trust account, non-operating income of approximately $6.6 million resulting from changes in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, partially offset by approximately $306,000 in general and administrative expenses, approximately $50,000 in franchise tax expense, $30,000 general and administrative expenses—related party and approximately $13,000 in income tax benefit.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had net income of approximately $6.5 million, which consisted of approximately $5.1 million in interest income from investments held in the trust account and non-operating income of approximately $4.0 million resulting from changes in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, partially offset by approximately $1.4 million in general and administrative expenses, approximately $103,000 in franchise tax expense, $60,000 general and administrative expenses—related party and approximately $1.0 million in income tax expense.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net income of approximately $17.5 million, which consisted of approximately $217,000 in interest income from investments held in the trust account, non-operating income of approximately $18.1 million resulting from changes in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, partially offset by approximately $629,000 in general and administrative expenses, approximately $99,000 in general and administrative expenses—related party and approximately $13,000 in income tax benefit.

Liquidity and Going Concern

As of June 30, 2023, we had approximately $1,689,000 in cash and a working capital of approximately $3,224,000.

Our liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the initial public offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from our sponsor to cover certain offering costs in exchange for issuance of the founder shares, a loan under a promissory note from our sponsor of $300,000 (the “Promissory Note”) and advances from related parties in the amount of approximately $13.1 million. We fully repaid the Promissory Note balance upon closing of the initial public offering. Subsequent from the consummation of the initial public offering, our liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the initial public offering and the private placement held outside of the trust account.

Our management has determined that we could have insufficient liquidity to meet our anticipated obligations for at least twelve months after the financial statements are available to be issued due to recurring operating losses and negative cash utilized in operating activities. We may need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from our sponsor, shareholders, officers, directors or third parties as needed. Our officers, directors and sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet our working capital needs. Accordingly, we may not be able to obtain additional financing. We cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to us or on acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

In connection with our management’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern,” our management has also determined that these considerations taken together with the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these financial statements are issued. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On January 21, 2021, our sponsor paid $25,000 on behalf of us to cover certain offering costs in exchange for issuance of 8,625,000 shares of Class B common stock. On February 4, 2021, we effected a forward stock split that increased the number of founder shares held by our sponsor from 8,625,000 to 11,500,000. On July 12, 2021, our sponsor surrendered, for no consideration, an aggregate of 5,031,250 founder shares, which we canceled, resulting in an aggregate of 6,468,750 founder shares outstanding. Immediately prior to the consummation of the initial public offering, we effected a stock

dividend with respect to our Class B common stock, resulting in an aggregate of 7,475,000 shares of Class B common stock outstanding. The founder shares included an aggregate of up 975,000 shares subject to forfeiture by our sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ option to purchase additional units was not exercised in full or in part, so that our initial stockholders would own, on an as-converted basis, 20% of our issued and outstanding shares after the initial public offering. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full on November 8, 2021; thus, these 975,000 founder shares were no longer subject to forfeiture.

In March and April 2021, our sponsor transferred 35,000 founder shares to each of our independent directors and to Darius Adamczyk, one of our advisors. The transfer of the founder shares is in the scope of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”). Under ASC 718, stock-based compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The founders shares were granted subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a business combination). Compensation expense related to the founders shares is recognized only when the performance condition is probable of occurrence under the applicable accounting literature in this circumstance. As of June 30, 2023, we determined that a business combination was not considered probable, and, therefore, no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized. Stock-based compensation would be recognized at the date a business combination is considered probable (i.e., upon consummation of a business combination) in an amount equal to the number of founders shares that ultimately vest multiplied times the grant date fair value per share (unless subsequently modified).

Our sponsor agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of our founder shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of a business combination or (B) subsequent to a business combination, (x) if the closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a business combination, or (y) the date on which we complete a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of our stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Private Placement Warrants

Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, we consummated the private placement of 14,960,000 private placement warrants (the “private placement warrants”), at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant to our sponsor, generating proceeds of approximately $15.0 million.

Each private placement warrant will be exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the private placement warrants was added to the proceeds from the initial public offering held in the trust account. If we do not complete a business combination by November 8, 2023 (or February 8, 2024, if extended by the board of directors), the proceeds of the sale of the private placement warrants 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. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to the private placement warrants.

Related Party Loans

Our sponsor agreed to loan us an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the initial public offering pursuant to a promissory note dated January 21, 2021, which was later amended on September 30, 2021. The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable upon the completion of the initial public offering. We fully borrowed $300,000 under the Promissory Note. In addition, we received additional advances from related parties of approximately $13.1 million to cover for certain offering costs and pre-payment for private placement warrants. We fully repaid the Promissory Note and the advances as of the consummation of the initial public offering.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a business combination, we would repay the working capital loans out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. Otherwise, the working capital loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. In the event that a business combination does not close, we 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. The working capital loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1.5 million of such working capital loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-business combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such working capital loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.

If we anticipate that we may not be able to consummate the initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the initial public offering, we may, but are not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate a business combination by an additional six months (for a total of 24 months to complete an initial business combination). In connection with such extension, our sponsor or affiliates or designees may loan us the required funds to deposit into the trust account an amount of $0.10 per public share, or approximately $3.0 million in the aggregate. Any such payments would be made in the form of a loan (the “extension loans”). The extension loans will be non-interest bearing and payable upon the consummation of the initial business combination. If we complete our initial business combination, we would be obligated to repay such extension loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such extension loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.

Commitments and Contingencies

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 Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the private placement warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans and upon conversion of the founder shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed upon the effective date of initial public offering (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), requiring us to register such securities for resale (in the case of the founder shares, only after conversion to Class A common stock). The holders of the majority of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a business combination and rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

We granted the underwriters of our initial public offering a 45-day option from the date of initial public offering to purchase up to 3,900,000 additional units at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters exercised such over-allotment option in full on November 8, 2021.

The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit, approximately $6.0 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the initial public offering. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per unit, or approximately $10.5 million in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the trust account solely in the event that we complete a business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Non-Redemption Agreements

In connection with the Extension Meeting, the Company and the Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements with the Holders in exchange for the Holder or Holders agreeing either not to request redemption in connection with the Extension Proposal or to reverse any previously submitted redemption demand with respect to an aggregate of 4,200,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. In consideration of the foregoing agreements, immediately prior to, and substantially concurrently with, the closing of an initial Business Combination, the Sponsor (or its designees) will surrender and forfeit to the Company for no consideration an aggregate of 1,260,000 Founder Shares, and in consideration of the Holders’ agreements, the Company shall issue to the Holders a number of Class A common stock equal to the Forfe of such Class A common stock, each Holder is entitled to the registration rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Critical Accounting Policies

This management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to fair value of financial instruments and accrued expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We have identified the following as our critical accounting policies:

Investments Held in the Trust Account

Our portfolio of investments is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When our investments held in the trust account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When our investments held in the trust account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities is included in income from investments held in the trust account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the trust account are determined using available market information.

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

We account for our Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in FASB ASC Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”). Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares of Class A common stock (including shares of Class A 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 our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares of Class A common stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. Our shares of Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 4,772,007 and 29,900,000 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption were presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the accompanying balance sheets, respectively.

Under ASC 480, we have elected to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of the reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date of the security. Effective with the closing of the initial public offering, the company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.

Net Income Per Share of Common Stock

We have two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income per common share is calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the respective period. We have not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the initial public offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 29,910,000 shares of our Class A common stock in the calculation of diluted income per share, since such warrants are not yet exercisable. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

Derivative Warrant Liabilities

We do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.

The warrants issued to investors in our initial public offering and the private placement warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, we recognize the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjust the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The difference between the fair market value of the private placement warrants and the initial purchase consideration thereof is recorded as compensation expense. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statements of operations. The fair value of the public warrants and private placement warrants were initially and subsequently measured at fair value using a Black Scholes model. Beginning as of December 22, 2021, the fair value of the public warrants has been measured based on the listed market price of such public warrants. The private placement warrants are measured at fair value using a Black Scholes model at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Recent Adopted Accounting Standards

In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-06, “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity,” which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and it also simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. We early adopted the ASU on January 1, 2021 using a modified retrospective method for transition. Adoption of the ASU did not impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Our management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

JOBS Act

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, the financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

Additionally, we have elected to rely on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company,” we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 (an “Attestation Report”), (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our initial public offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

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

As of June 30, 2023, as required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023 covered by this Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our material risk factors are disclosed in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in such filing.

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

Unregistered Sales

On January 21, 2021, our sponsor purchased 8,625,000 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.003 per share. The number of founder shares was determined based on the expectation that the founder shares would represent 20% of the total outstanding equity after our initial public offering. Such securities were issued in connection with our organization pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. On February 4, 2021, we effected a forward stock split that increased the number of founder shares held by our sponsor from 8,625,000 to 11,500,000. In March and April 2021, our sponsor transferred 35,000 founder shares to each of our independent directors and to Darius Adamczyk, one of our advisors. On July 12, 2021, our sponsor surrendered, for no consideration, an aggregate of 5,031,250 founder shares, which we canceled, resulting in an aggregate of 6,328,750 founder shares held by our sponsor and an aggregate of 6,468,750 founder

shares outstanding. Immediately prior to the consummation of our initial public offering, we effected a stock dividend with respect to our Class B common stock, resulting in 7,335,000 founder shares held by our sponsor and an aggregate of 7,475,000 founder shares outstanding. Up to 975,000 founder shares were subject to forfeiture by our sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ option to purchase additional units was not exercised in full or in part. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full on November 8, 2021; thus, these 975,000 founder shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

Our sponsor is an accredited investor for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The sole business of our sponsor was to act as our sponsor in connection with our initial public offering.

Simultaneous with the consummation of our initial public offering and the issuance and sale of the units, we consummated the private placement of 14,960,000 private placement warrants to our sponsor, at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant, generating total proceeds of $14,960,000. Such issuance was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Each private placement warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of our Class A common stock at $11.50 per share. The private placement warrants (including the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise thereof) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holder.

No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales.

Use of Proceeds

In connection with our initial public offering we incurred approximately $17.3 million in transaction costs (including $5,980,000 of underwriting fees, $10,465,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $560,000 of offering costs allocated to derivative warrant liabilities). Other incurred offering costs consisted principally preparation fees related to the initial public offering. After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (excluding the deferred portion, which amount will be payable upon consummation of the initial business combination, if consummated) and the initial public offering expenses, $304,980,000 of the net proceeds from our initial public offering and certain of the proceeds from the private placement of the private placement warrants (or $10.20 per unit sold in the initial public offering) was placed in the trust account and invested as described elsewhere in this Report.

There has been no material change in the planned use of the proceeds from our initial public offering and private placement as is described in the final prospectus associated with our initial public offering and our subsequent filings with the SEC.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


Exhibit No.		Description

3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Juniper II Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2021)

3.2		Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Juniper II Corp. (incorporated by reference to Juniper II Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 3, 2023)

3.3		Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Juniper II Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2021)

4.1		Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company (incorporated by reference to Juniper II Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2021)

10.1		Form of Non-Redemption Agreement (incorporated by reference to Juniper II Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 25, 2023).

31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-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) and 15(d)-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

101.INS*		Inline XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document

101.LAB*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104*		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

*	Filed herewith.

**	Furnished.

SIGNATURES

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


	JUNIPER II CORP.

Date: August 16, 2023	By:	/s/ Bill Fradin
		Bill Fradin
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 16, 2023	By:	/s/ Noah Kindler
		Noah Kindler
		Chief Financial Officer and Chief Technology Officer
		(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

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