Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

5K characters. Original on sec.gov · Markdown

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

| --- | --- |

Founder Shares

In May 2016, our Sponsor purchased 2,875,000 shares of Founder Shares for an aggregate price of $25,000, or approximately $0.0087 per share. On May 17, 2018, we conducted a 1:6 stock split, resulting in the Sponsor holding 17,250,000 Founder Shares. The financial statements reflect the changes of the split retroactively for all periods prior to May 17, 2018. In May 2018, the Sponsor transferred 35,000 Founder Shares to each of our independent directors at their original purchase price. Our Sponsor and our 3 independent directors held, collectively, 17,250,000 Founders Shares. Our Sponsor may also contribute additional capital to us pursuant to the Sponsor Commitment with respect to its Founder Shares.

The Founder Shares are identical to the common stock included in the Units sold in the Public Offering except that the Founder Shares are subject to certain rights and transfer restrictions, as described in further detail below, and are automatically converted into shares of Class A common stock at the time of an Initial Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions contained in our amended and restated certification of incorporation.

The initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any Founder Shares during the lock-up period.

Private Placement Warrants

In connection with the completion of our Public Offering, our Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 10,533,333 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A common stock for $11.50 per share, at a

Table of Contents

price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating proceeds, before expenses, of $15,800,000. The Private Placement Warrants may not be redeemable by us so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees, such Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by us and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the Warrants included in the Units sold in the Public Offering. Our Sponsor has the option to exercise the Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis.

If we do not complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the Closing Date, the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be used to fund the redemption of our public shares, subject to the requirements of applicable law, and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.

Registration Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and any shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the working capital loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands that we register under the Securities Act the Private Placement Warrants, the Class A common stock underlying the Private Placement Warrants, and the Class B common stock. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of our Initial Business Combination and rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Related Party Notes

On April 9, 2018, our Sponsor loaned us $300,000 in unsecured promissory notes. The funds was used to pay a portion of the expenses related to the Public Offering. The note was non-interest bearing, unsecured and was paid to our Sponsor at the Closing Date.

Administrative Support Agreement

We entered into an agreement to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, administrative and support services. Upon the earlier of the completion of the Initial Business Combination and our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we incurred expenses of $67,668 under this agreement.

Director Independence

The rules of the NYSE require that a majority of our board of directors be independent within one year of our initial Public Offering. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person that, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, has no material relationship with the listed company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the company). We have three “independent directors” as defined in the NYSE rules and applicable SEC rules. Our board has determined that each of Messrs. James Albaugh, Roger Fradin and Steven Reinemund is an independent director under applicable SEC and NYSE rules. Our independent directors have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.

Table of Contents

Previous: Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. · Next: Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.