Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)
Registration No. 333-254462
PROSPECTUS
Good Works II Acquisition Corp.
$200,000,000
20,000,000 Units
Good Works II Acquisition Corp. is a newly organized blank check company 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, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination. We have not selected any specific business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target.
This is an initial public offering of our securities. Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one share of our common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as described in this prospectus. Only whole warrants are exercisable. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Accordingly, unless you purchase at least two units, you will not be able to receive or trade a whole warrant. The warrants will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering, and will expire five years after the completion of our initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation, as described in this prospectus. We have also granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 units to cover over-allotments, if any.
We will provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their shares of our common stock upon the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account described below as of two business days prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable) divided by the number of then outstanding shares of common stock that were sold as part of the units in this offering, which we refer to collectively as our public shares, subject to the limitations described herein. If we are unable to complete our business combination within 15 months from the closing of this offering, we will redeem 100% of 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 (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable) divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to applicable law and as further described herein.
Certain funds and accounts managed by Glazer Capital LLC, Magnetar Financial LLC, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Periscope Capital, Inc., and Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. (which we refer to collectively as the “anchor investors” throughout this prospectus), have committed to purchase an aggregate of 350,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit, which we refer to as the private placement units ($3,500,000 in the aggregate) in a private placement that will close simultaneously with the closing of this offering. The private placement units are identical to the units sold in this offering except as otherwise described in this prospectus. Prior to this offering, our stockholders, which include I-B Good Works 2, LLC (which we refer to as our “sponsor” throughout this prospectus), which is an affiliate of I-Bankers Securities, Inc. (“I-Bankers”), the representative of the underwriters in this offering, certain of our officers and directors and the anchor investors, purchased 5,750,000 shares of common stock (up to 750,000 of which are subject to forfeiture by our sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised), which we also refer to as founder shares.
The anchor investors have expressed to us an interest to purchase an aggregate of $95.0 million of units in this offering. For a discussion of certain additional arrangements with the anchor investors, please see “Summary — The Offering — Expressions of Interest.”
Seven additional qualified institutional buyers or institutional accredited investors who are not affiliated with any member of our management or our sponsor, which we refer to as the “additional anchor investors,” have expressed to us an interest to purchase $125.0 million units in this offering. For a discussion of certain additional arrangements with our additional anchor investors, see “Summary —The Offering —Expressions of Interest.”
Currently, there is no public market for our units, common stock or warrants. We have been approved to have our units, common stock and warrants listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbols “GWIIU,” “GWII” and “GWIIW,” respectively. We expect that our units will be listed on Nasdaq on the date of this prospectus. The common stock and warrants comprising the units will begin separate trading on the 52nd day following the date of this prospectus unless I-Bankers informs us of their decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to our filing a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, containing an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds of this offering and issuing a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. At the time that the common stock and warrants comprising the units begin separate trading, holders will hold the separate securities and no longer hold units (without any action needing to be taken by the holders), and the units will no longer trade. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, we expect that the common stock and warrants will be listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “GWII” and “GWIIW,” respectively.
We are an “emerging growth company” under applicable federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 31 for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities. Investors will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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| | Per Unit | | | Total | |
Public offering price | | $ | 10.00 | | | $ | 200,000,000 | |
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1) | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | 600,000 | |
Proceeds, before expenses, to us | | $ | 9.97 | | | $ | 199,400,000 | |
(1) | The underwriters will receive compensation in addition to the underwriting discount. See “Underwriting (Conflict of Interest)” for a description of compensation and other items of value payable to the underwriters. Includes up to $75,000 payable to EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. for acting as a qualified independent underwriter. The underwriters will not receive any discounts or commissions with respect to units issued pursuant to the over-allotment option, if any. |
Of the proceeds we receive from this offering and the sale of the private placement units described in this prospectus, $200.0 million or $230.0 million if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full ($10.00 per unit), will be deposited into a trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds in the trust account that are released to us to pay our taxes, if any, these funds will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of (i) the completion of our initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 15 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity, and (iii) the redemption of all of our public shares if we are unable to complete our business combination within 15 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could become subject to the claims of our creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of our public stockholders.
The underwriters are offering the units for sale on a firm commitment basis. The underwriters expect to deliver the units to the purchasers on or about July 14, 2021.
Sole Book-Running Manager
I-Bankers Securities, Inc.
July 9, 2021