References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Breeze Sponsor, LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 11, 2020 for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our business combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.
As indicated in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had $4,487 and $4,228 in cash, respectively, and a working capital deficit of $8,985,992 and $7,849,292, respectively (excluding prepaid income taxes, prepaid franchise taxes and excise tax payable). We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete our initial business combination will be successful.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from June 11, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2024 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and, after our Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our business combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the trust account, and changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2024, we had a net
loss of $22,015,739, which consisted of a
loss of $21,132,500 in the fair value of
warrant liabilities and operating costs of $1,047,041, offset by interest
income of $169,580 on our Trust Account.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net
loss of $654,261, which consisted of operating costs of $890,129, offset by a gain of $169,250 in the fair value of
warrant liabilities and interest
income of $68,327 on our Trust Account.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On November 25, 2020, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit (including 1,500,000 units from the full exercise of the underwriters over-allotment option), generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 5,425,000 private placement warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $5,425,000.
Following the Initial Public Offering, the exercise of the over-allotment option and the sale of the private placement warrants, a total of $116,725,000 was placed in the trust account. We incurred $4,099,907 in transaction costs, including $2,300,000 of underwriting fees, $1,322,350 of representative share offering costs, and $477,557 of other offering costs.
As of March 31, 2024, we had cash held in an interest-bearing trust account of $13,268,833. On May 5, 2022, the Company held a stockholders’ meeting at which a proposal to approve the extension of time to consummate the closing of a Business Combination Agreement to September 26, 2022 was approved. The Company provided its stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares at the time of this stockholders’ meeting. The stockholders who elected to redeem their shares did so for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account ($10.35 per 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. In connection with the extension proposal, 6,732,987 shares of the Company’s common stock were redeemed for $69,700,628, (the “Redemption”). On May 10, 2022, $109,000 was withdrawn from the Trust Account for payment of franchise and income taxes.
On September 13, 2022, the Company held its annual stockholders’ meeting at which a proposal to approve the extension of time to consummate the closing of a Business Combination Agreement to March 26, 2023 was approved. The Company provided its stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares at the time of this stockholders’ meeting. The stockholders who elected to redeem their shares did so for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account ($10.35 per 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. In connection with the extension proposal, 3,076,817 shares of the Company’s common stock were redeemed for $31,845,056 with 1,690,196 shares remaining. On September 8, 2022, $122,247 was withdrawn from the Trust Account for payment of franchise and income taxes.
At the annual meeting of the Company held on September 13, 2022, the Company’s stockholders approved (i) a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “A&R COI”) to authorize the Company to extend the date of September 26, 2022, up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time (ultimately until as late as March 26, 2023) by which the Company must (a) consummate a merger, capital stock exchange, asset, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination, which we refer to as our initial business combination, or (b) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such initial business combination, and redeem all of the shares of common stock of the Company included as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering that was consummated on November 25, 2020, and (ii) a proposal to amend the Trust Agreement to authorize the Extension and its implementation by the Company. The amended Trust Agreement authorizes the Company’s Board of Directors to extend the time to complete the Business Combination up to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time (for a maximum of six one-month extensions), upon the deposit into the Trust Account of $0.035 for each outstanding public share by the Sponsor or its designees on or prior to September 26, 2022 or such other date as may be extended. Breeze executed its first one-month extension of September 26, 2022 depositing $59,157 in the Trust Account. On October 21, November 23, and December 20, 2022, January 25, 2023 and February 23, 2023 Breeze executed the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth one-month extensions through March 26, 2023.
The
Company held a meeting of its stockholders on March 22, 2023 where the
Company’s stockholders approved (i) a proposal to amend the Company’s
A&R COI to authorize the Company to extend the date of March 26, 2023, up
to six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time
(ultimately until as late as September 26, 2023), and (ii) a proposal to amend
the Trust Agreement to authorize the Extension and its implementation by the
Company. On March 29, 2023, Breeze executed the seventh one-month extension through
April 26, 2023. On April 25, 2023, May 25, 2023, and June 26, 2023 Breeze
executed the eighth, ninth and tenth one-month extensions through July 26,
2023. On August 3, 2023 and August 28, 2023, Breeze executed the eleventh
and twelfth one-month extensions through September 26, 2023.
The
Company held a meeting of its stockholders on September 22, 2023 where the
Company’s stockholders approved (i) a proposal to amend the Company’s
A&R COI to authorize the Company to extend the date of September 26, 2023,
up to nine (9) times for an additional one (1) month each time
(ultimately until as late as June 26, 2024), and (ii) a proposal to amend the
Trust Agreement to authorize the Extension and its implementation by the
Company. On September 27, 2023 Breeze executed the thirteenth one-month
extension through October 26, 2023. On October 25, 2023, November 27,
2023, December 27, 2023, January 26, 2024, February 27, 2024, March 26, 2024 and
April 26, 2024 Breeze executed the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth one-month extensions through May 26, 2024. On September 27,
2023 $206,650 was withdrawn of interest income from the Trust Account for
payment of franchise and income taxes.
As
of March 31, 2024, we had cash held in the trust account of
$13,268,833, including $169,580 of interest. Interest income on the balance in
the trust account may be used by us to pay taxes. On May 10, 2022, $109,000 was
withdrawn from the Trust Account for payment of franchise and income taxes, on
September 8, 2022, $122,247 was withdrawn from the Trust Account for payment of
franchise and income taxes, and on September 27, 2023, $209,650 was withdrawn
of interest income from the Trust Account for payment of franchise and income
taxes.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, cash used in operating activities was $629,741 which was due to a net loss of $22,015,739, a non-cash decrease in fair value of warrant liabilities of $21,132,500, interest income of $169,580 on the Trust Account, and a decrease in working capital of $423,078. For the same period cash provided by investing activities was $121,724 which was due to an investment of cash in the Trust Account of $121,724, and net cash provided by financing activities was $751,724 which was due to proceeds from working capital loans and a promissory note from Sponsor of $630,000 and $121,724, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $586,560 which was due to net loss of $654,261, primarily offset by a non-cash increase in fair value of warrant liabilities of $169,250, interest of $68,327 on the Trust Account, and a decrease in working capital of $305,278. For the same period cash provided by investing activities was $5,222,928 which was due to investment in the Trust Account of $173,001, a redemption of common stock of $5,395,929, and net cash used in financing activities was $4,612,928 which was due to proceeds from a related party working capital loan of $610,000 and proceeds from a related party promissory note of $173,001 and, a redemption of common stock of $5,395,929.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the trust account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the trust account (less deferred underwriting commissions and income taxes payable), to complete our business combination. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the trust account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $4,487 and $4,228, respectively, in cash held outside the Trust Account and a working capital deficit of $8,985,992 and $7,849,292, respectively (excluding prepaid income taxes, prepaid franchise taxes and excise tax payable).
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a business combination, the initial stockholders or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants identical to the private placement warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. However, all working capital promissory notes specifically state that the Sponsor has elected not to covert. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants issued to our Sponsor, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. The terms of such loans by our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account.
On November 19, 2021, the Sponsor loaned the Company an aggregate of $1,150,000 pursuant to an unsecured promissory note to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from November 25, 2021 to February 25, 2022. This unsecured promissory note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) the consummation of an initial Business Combination, or (ii) June 26, 2024.
On February 1, 2022, the Company signed a Promissory Note with Sponsor, with a Maturity Date of March 26, 2023, for a total of up to $1,500,000. On October 1, 2022, the Company signed an Amended Promissory Note with Sponsor, with a Maturity Date of September 26, 2023 for a total of up to $4,000,000. On April 1, 2023, the Company signed an Amended Promissory Note with Sponsor, with a Maturity Date of September 26, 2023 for a total of up to $5,000,000. On October 1, 2023, the Company signed an Amended Promissory Note with Sponsor, with a Maturity Date of June 26, 2024 for a total of up to $6,000,000. On March 1, 2024, the Company signed an Amended Promissory Note with Sponsor, with a Maturity Date of June 26, 2024 for a total of up to $7,000,000. As of March 31, 2024, the amount outstanding under this working capital loan was $5,242,109 for direct working capital, and $845,549 for monthly SPAC extension funds for the months of September 2022 through March 2024 for a total of $6,087,658 from Sponsor. The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) the consummation of an initial Business Combination, or (ii) June 26, 2024.
On February 18, 2022, the Sponsor loaned the Company an aggregate of $1,150,000 pursuant to an unsecured promissory note to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from February 25, 2022 to May 25, 2022. This unsecured promissory note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) the consummation of an initial Business Combination, or (ii) June 26, 2024.
Going Concern
We believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. If
our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking
in-depth due diligence and negotiating a business combination are less than the
actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to
operate our business prior to our business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon consummation of our business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our business combination. If we are unable to complete our business combination because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the trust account. In addition, following our business combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.
Based upon the above narrative, Management determined that the above conditions and/or events indicate that it may be probable that the Company would be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. Although Management plans to address this uncertainty through a Business Combination or through obtaining Working Capital Loans, there is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate the Business Combination or obtain the Working Capital Loans will be successful.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued. As more fully described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company’s business plan is dependent on the completion of a business combination and the Company’s cash and working capital as of March 31, 2024 are not sufficient to complete its planned activities. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regards to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Contractual Obligations
On November 19, 2021, the Sponsor loaned the Company an aggregate of $1,150,000 pursuant to an unsecured promissory note to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from November 25, 2021 to February 25, 2022. This unsecured promissory note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) the consummation of an initial Business Combination, or (ii) June 26, 2024.
On February 1, 2022, the Company signed a Promissory Note with Sponsor, with a Maturity Date of March 26, 2023, for a total of up to $1,500,000. On October 1, 2022, the Company signed an Amended Promissory Note with Sponsor, with a Maturity Date of September 26, 2023 for a total of up to $4,000,000. On April 1, 2023, the Company signed an Amended Promissory Note with Sponsor, with a Maturity Date of September 26, 2023 for a total of up to $5,000,000. On October 1, 2023, the Company signed an Amended Promissory Note with Sponsor, with a Maturity Date of June 26, 2024 for a total of up to $6,000,000. On March 1, 2024, the Company signed an Amended Promissory Note with Sponsor, with a Maturity Date of June 26, 2024 for a total of up to $7,000,000. As of March 31, 2024, the amount outstanding under this Promissory Note was $5,242,109 for direct working capital, and $845,549 for monthly SPAC extension funds for the months of September 2022 through March 2024 for a total of $6,087,658 from Sponsor. The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) the consummation of an initial Business Combination, or (ii) June 26, 2024.
On February 18, 2022, the Sponsor loaned the Company an aggregate of $1,150,000 pursuant to an unsecured promissory note to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from February 25, 2022 to May 25, 2022. This unsecured promissory note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) the consummation of an initial Business Combination, or (ii) June 26, 2024. The Company additionally owes Sponsor $196,717 for expenses paid by Sponsor on behalf of the Company. The total amount owed Sponsor as of March 31, 2024 is $8,584,375.
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay Breeze Financial, Inc. a monthly fee of $5,000 for office space, administrative and support services to the Company.
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.275 per share based on 11,500,000 shares issued in the IPO, or $3,162,500 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.
On December 2, 2022, the Company signed a Merger Proxy/Business Combination Rate Agreement with Edgar Agents LLC, for SEC document preparation, printing and filing for the merger with TV Ammo. The agreement includes an obligation to pay a Transaction Success Fee of $50,000 upon successful completion and filing of the documents with the SEC.
On
January 31, 2022, the Company signed a Proxy Solicitation Services Agreement
with D.F. King & Co., Inc., for proxy solicitation services associated with
the business combination with TV Ammo. The agreement includes an obligation to
pay a Service Fee of $25,000 and a discretionary fee, if warranted, at the sole
discretion of the Company upon completion of the proxy solicitation services.
On
February 29, 2024, the Company signed a Public Relations Agreement with Gateway
Group, Inc., for public relations services for the business combination with TV
Ammo. The agreement includes an obligation to pay a Transaction Success Fee of
$20,000 upon the successful completion of the business combination with TV
Ammo.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We base our estimates on our own historical experience
and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable after taking account of
our circumstances and expectations for the future based on available
information. We evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis.
We
consider an accounting estimate to be critical if: (i) the accounting estimate
requires us to make assumptions about matters that were highly uncertain at the
time the accounting estimate was made, and (ii) changes in the estimate that
are reasonably likely to occur from period to period or use of different
estimates that we reasonably could have used in the current period, would have
a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. The
critical accounting estimates, assumptions, judgements and the related policies
that we believe have the most significant impact on our consolidated financial
statements are described below
Warrant Liabilities
In determining the fair value of the Company’s Public
Warrants and Private Placement Warrants our third party valuation firm uses the
most observable inputs available. The valuation approach for our Public
Warrants utilizes a back-solve lattice model and for our Private Placement
Warrants uses a Modified Black-Scholes model. Some of the inputs used in the
models include the dividend yield on the Company’s common stock, expected
common stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected business combination
date and probability of completing the business combination. Several of these
inputs are known and several use judgements. For instance, the probability of completing the business combination is derived by taking a sample of other
special purpose acquisition companies and calculating the implied probability
of completion for each company in the sample set. The average and 1st and 3rd
quartiles of the implied probability of completion then formulates the basis
for the probability utilized for the Company in the models. Changes in any or
all of these estimates and assumptions, or the relationships between these
assumptions, impact the Company’s valuation of its Public Warrants and Private
Placement Warrants as of each valuation date and may have a material impact on
the valuation of these warrants.
Recent Accounting Standards
For
a detailed discussion of our significant accounting policies and related
judgements, see Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer, who serves as our principal executive officer and our
principal financial officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of
the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that
evaluation, our management concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March
31, 2024, because of the identified material weakness in our internal control
over financial reporting described below.
During
the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company determined that it failed to
accurately prepare its income tax provision for the year ended December 31,
2023. The control deficiencies related to the preparation, reviews and
accounting of the Company's income tax provision and related expense represents
a material weakness related to financial reporting.
We do not expect that our disclosure
controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud.
Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated,
can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the
disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure
controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs.
Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures,
no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute
assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of
fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based
partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there
can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals
under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except as set forth above, during the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.