NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Note 1—Description of Organization
and Business Operations
Organization and General
Pershing Square Tontine
Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on May 4, 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 “Initial Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular
industry or sector for purposes of consummating an Initial Business Combination. The Company is an emerging growth company and,
as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.
As of September 30, 2020,
the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from May 4, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2020
relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) described below,
and identifying a target for an Initial Business Combination. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest
and dividend income from the proceeds obtained in connection with the Initial Public Offering and private placements of Sponsor
Warrants and Director Warrants (further discuss below), and upon any exercise under the Forward Purchase Agreement (as defined
in Note 4) prior to the Initial Business Combination. The Company has selected December 31st as its fiscal year-end.
The Company’s sponsor
is Pershing Square TH Sponsor, LLC (“Sponsor”), a Delaware limited liability company organized on May 4, 2020. The
Sponsor is an affiliate of Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. (“PSCM”), a registered investment advisor under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, with approximately $11.5 billion of assets under management as of September 30,
2020. Our Sponsor is wholly owned by Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd., a Guernsey company, Pershing Square, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, and Pershing Square International, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, each of which is an investment fund managed
by PSCM (the “Pershing Square Funds”).
The registration statement
for the Company’s Initial Public Offering (the “Prospectus”) was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 21, 2020. On July 24, 2020, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering
of 200,000,000 units (“the Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold,
the “Public Shares”), at $20.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $4,000,000,000. Each Unit consisted of one share
of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and one-ninth of one redeemable
warrant (the “Distributable Redeemable Warrants”). In addition, the Company’s amended and restated certificate
of incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) provides that an aggregate of 44,444,444 redeemable warrants
will be distributed on a pro-rata basis only to holders of record of the Class A Common Stock (however acquired) (the “Public
Stockholder”) that are outstanding after the Company redeems any Public Shares whose holders have elected to redeem in connection
with the Company’s Initial Business Combination (the “Distributable Tontine Redeemable Warrants” and, collectively
with the Distributable Redeemable Warrants, the “Redeemable Warrants.”). The Distributable Tontine Redeemable Warrants
will be distributed immediately before the closing of the Company’s Initial Business Combination.
The number of Distributable
Tontine Redeemable Warrants to be distributed in respect of each such share of unredeemed Class A Common Stock is contingent upon
the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock that are redeemed in connection with the Initial Business Combination. The
right to receive Distributable Tontine Redeemable Warrants will remain attached to each such share of Class A Common Stock and
will not be separately transferable, assignable or salable.
Simultaneously with the
closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placements of the Sponsor Warrants for $65,000,000
as well as the Director Warrants for $2,837,500. Both warrants are defined and further discussed in Note 4.
Total offering costs amounted
to $94,594,944, which consist of $35,000,000 of upfront underwriting fees, $56,250,000 of deferred underwriting fees (further discussed
in Note 5) and $3,344,944 of other offering costs.
Upon the closing of the
Initial Public Offering and the private placements, $4,000,000,000 ($20.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public
Offering and certain of the proceeds of the private placements of the Sponsor Warrants and Director Warrants were placed in a trust
account (the “Trust Account”), with the remaining proceeds placed in an operating account outside the Trust Account.
As of September 30, 2020, $26,590,385 was held as unrestricted cash outside the Trust Account to pay for ongoing expenses (such
as business, legal and accounting due diligence costs related to prospective acquisitions, and continuing general and administrative
expenses). The Trust Account is not liable for these expenses.
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On September 11, 2020,
the Company’s Units ceased trading, and the Company’s Class A Common Stock and the Company’s Distributable Redeemable
Warrants commenced trading separately on the New York Stock Exchange. In the separation, Unit owners received the number of shares
of Class A Common Stock and Distributable Redeemable Warrants underlying their Units, with the right to receive any Distributable
Tontine Redeemable Warrants remaining attached to such shares of Class A Common Stock.
The Trust Account
The Trust Account is located
in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. The proceeds held in the Trust Account
will be invested solely in U.S. Treasury obligations (which are United States “government securities” within the meaning
of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act) having a maturity of one hundred eighty (180) days or less or in money market
funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Immediately
following the Initial Public Offering, the funds placed in the Trust Account was used to purchase U.S. Treasury bills with a face
value of $4,001,488,000, maturing in December 2020.
The proceeds, other than
withdrawal of interest or dividend income to pay taxes owed in respect of the income derived from the Trust Account, if any, will
remain in the Trust Account (and will not be released) until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of the Initial Business Combination
or (ii) the redemption of any shares of Class A Common Stock included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering that have
been properly tendered in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (A) to modify
the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemptions in connection with its Initial Business Combination,
(B) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if it does not complete
its Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (or 30 months from the closing
of the Initial Public Offering if it has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for its Initial
Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering but has not completed its Initial Business
Combination within such 24-month period) (the “Combination Period”), or (C) with respect to any other provision relating
to stockholders’ right for pre-Initial Business Combination activities; and (iii) the redemption of 100% of the Public Shares
if the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, subject to the requirements
of law.
The proceeds deposited
in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors, if any, which could have priority over
the claims of the Company’s Public Stockholders.
Initial Business Combination
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
the Sponsor Warrants and Director Warrants, although substantially all of these proceeds are intended to be generally applied toward
consummating an Initial Business Combination. The Initial Business Combination must occur 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 amount of deferred
underwriting fees further discussed in Note 5) at the time of the agreement to enter into the Initial Business Combination. The
Company will only complete an Initial Business Combination if the post-combination business 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. Furthermore, there is no assurance that the
Company will be able to successfully effect an Initial Business Combination.
The Company will provide
its Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of an Initial
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 proposed business combination
or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such
as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require the Company to seek stockholder
approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their
Public Shares for cash equal to their pro-rata share of the amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of five business days
prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including any interest and dividend income earned on the funds held
in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay taxes owed in respect of such income derived from the Trust
Account (the “Redemption Value”). The Redemption Value to be distributed to Public Stockholders who properly redeem
their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting fees (further discussed in Note 5) that the Company will pay
to the underwriters. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of an Initial Business Combination with respect to
the Company’s Class B Common Stock (as defined below) or Warrants (as defined in Note 3).
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The Company will be able
to proceed with an Initial Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation
of an Initial Business Combination. If the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the shares voted must be voted in
favor of the Initial Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder
vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation, conduct the redemptions
pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing an Initial Business
Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval
for business or other legal reasons, the Company will conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant
to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Each Public Stockholder may elect to redeem its Public Shares irrespective
of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with an Initial
Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor, Forward Purchasers (as defined in Note 4), directors, director nominees and
officers have agreed to vote their Class B Common Stock as well as any Public Shares and Forward Purchase Securities (as defined
in Note 4) held by them in favor of approving the Initial Business Combination.
If the Company seeks stockholder
approval of an Initial Business Combination and does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the 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), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares, unless
our board of directors determines, in its sole discretion, to waive or amend such limit with respect to a particular stockholder
or “group.”
Pursuant to the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation, if the Company is unable to complete the Initial Business Combination within the Combination Period,
the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no
more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the Redemption
Value (less $100,000 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. The holders of the Company’s Class B common stock, (“Class B Common Stock”) will not be issued any shares
of Class A Common Stock in respect of their shares of Class B Common Stock if the Company fails to complete its Initial Business
Combination within the Combination Period, and will have no rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account in respect
of such shares, although these Class B common stockholders will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account
with respect to any Public Shares that they hold (however acquired).
In the event of a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company after an Initial Business Combination, the Company’s stockholders are entitled to
share ratably in all remaining assets available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities and after provision is made
for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock. The Company’s stockholders have no preemptive or
other subscription rights. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.
Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited
condensed financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared
in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial
reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial
position, results of operations, or cash flows. In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements
include all adjustments which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows
for the periods presented. The interim results for the period from May 4, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2020 are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or for any future interim periods.
The accompanying unaudited
condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Prospectus for its Initial Public Offering
filed with the SEC on July 23, 2020, as well as the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 30,
2020.
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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”). 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 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 financial statements
with those of another public company difficult or impossible if such other public company is (i) not an emerging growth company
or (ii) is an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period, due to the potential differences
in accounting standards used.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that
potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalent accounts in financial institutions,
which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. The Company has 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
The fair value of the Company’s
assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates
the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying unaudited condensed balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the
unaudited condensed 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
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 financial statements, which management considered in formulating
its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could
differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all
short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. At September 30,
2020, cash and cash equivalents in the unaudited condensed balance sheet is comprised of cash in bank of $574 and a money market
fund balance of $26,589,811 which invests solely in U.S. Treasury obligations and cash.
Marketable Securities
Held in Trust Account
As of September 30, 2020,
substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in U.S. Treasury obligations.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial
Public Offering
The Company complies with
the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A—“Expenses of Offering.” Offering
costs consist of underwriting, legal, regulatory filing, accounting, and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that
are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion
of the Initial Public Offering. Public Stockholders who properly redeem their Public Shares (as described in Note 1) in connection
with the Initial Business Combination will not bear any of the offering costs.
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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 Topic 480 “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity.” The Company’s conditionally redeemable Class A Common Stock features certain redemption rights
that are considered to be outside of its control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at September
30, 2020, 198,379,645 shares of Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary
equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s unaudited condensed balance sheet.
Net Income / (Loss) per Common Share
Net income/(loss) per
common share is computed by dividing net income/(loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during
the periods. The Company applies the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Shares of common stock subject to possible
redemption at September 30, 2020, which are not currently redeemable and are not redeemable at fair value, have been excluded from
the calculation of basic income per common share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro-rata share of the
Trust Account earnings. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering, the private
placement of the Sponsor Warrants, Director Warrants or the Forward Purchase Agreement (each of which permits the holder to purchase
additional shares of Class A Common Stock) in the calculation of diluted income / (loss) per share, since the exercise of these
instruments are contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As a result, diluted net income / (loss) per common
share is the same as basic net income / (loss) per common share for the periods presented.
Reconciliation of Net Income / (Loss)
per Common Share
The Company’s net
income/(loss) is adjusted for the portion of income that is attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption, as these
shares only participate in the earnings of the Trust Account and not the net loss from operations. Accordingly, basic and diluted
income per common share is calculated as follows:
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For the Three
Months Ended
September 30, 2020
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For the Period from
May 4, 2020
(Inception) through
September 30, 2020
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Net income
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$
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101,184
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$
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88,302
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Less:
Income attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption
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|
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(762,949)
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(762,949)
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Adjusted net loss
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$
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(661,765)
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$
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(674,647)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
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|
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1,183,560
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|
|
745,842
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic and diluted net loss per common share
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$
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(0.56)
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|
$
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(0.90)
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Income Taxes
The Company follows the
asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities
are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements 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 of 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 taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as
of September 30, 2020. 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 taxing authorities
since inception.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe
that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect
on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
Risk and Uncertainties
Management continues
to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry 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 financial statements. The financial statements
do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 3— Initial Public Offering
Pursuant to the Initial
Public Offering on July 24, 2020, the Company sold 200,000,000 units at a price of $20.00 per Unit. Each Unit consisted of one
share of the Company’s Class A common stock, and one-ninth of one Distributable Redeemable Warrants. In addition, the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation provides that a pool of Distributable Tontine Redeemable Warrants will be distributed on a pro-rata
basis to the Public Stockholders who do not redeem their Public Shares in connection with the Initial Business Combination, the
distribution of which will occur immediately after such redemptions and immediately prior to the closing of the Initial Business
Combination. Each whole Redeemable Warrant or Forward Purchase Warrant (as defined in Note 4 and, collectively with the Redeemable
Warrants, the “Warrants”) entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $23.00 per
share, subject to adjustment (see Note 6).
Note 4—Related Party Transactions
Sponsor Shares
On May 7, 2020, the Sponsor
acquired 100 shares of Class B Common Stock (the “Sponsor Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or $250.00
per share. The Sponsor Shares are identical to the Class A Common Stock included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering
except that: (i) the Sponsor Shares have, in the aggregate, the voting power of 20.0% of the issued and outstanding common stock
of the Company immediately following the Initial Public Offering, while the shares of Class A Common Stock have, in the aggregate,
80.0% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company immediately following the Initial Public Offering;
(ii) the Sponsor Shares automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock at the time of the Company’s Initial Business
Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustments and certain transfer restrictions; and (iii) the holders of the Sponsor
Shares have the right to elect all directors of the Company prior to the Initial Business Combination.
The Company’s Sponsor
has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Sponsor Shares until the earlier to occur
of (A) 180 days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the Initial Business Combination
the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, 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.
Sponsor Warrants
Concurrently with the Initial
Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased the Sponsor Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $65,000,000 in a private placement.
The fair market value of the Sponsor Warrants as of the date of the Initial Public Offering was determined by the Company to be
$65,000,000 in consultation with a third-party, nationally recognized valuation firm. The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited
exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell the Sponsor Warrants until three years after the date of the Initial Business Combination,
and will only then be exercisable for that number of shares constituting 5.95% of the common shares of the post-combination business
on a fully diluted basis as of the time immediately following the Initial Business Combination, at an exercise price equal to $24.00
per common share of the post-combination business. The Sponsor Warrants will have a term of 10 years from the consummation of the
Initial Business Combination. The Sponsor Warrants are not redeemable by the Company and, will be exercisable, in whole or in part,
on a cash or cashless basis.
Of the proceeds from the
sale of the Sponsor Warrants, $35,000,000 was deposited in the Trust Account (as described above in Note 1) such that $4,000,000,000
was placed in the Trust Account, and the remainder of the proceeds of the Sponsor Warrants and the full proceeds of the
Director Warrants (as defined below) are held by the Company outside the Trust Account and will be used to pay for expenses in
connection with the Initial Public Offering and Initial Business Combination. If the Initial Business Combination is not completed
within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Sponsor Warrants held in the Trust Account will be used to fund
the redemption of Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law).
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Director Warrants
Concurrently with our Initial
Public Offering, each of the Company’s directors, other than Mr. Ackman, purchased an aggregate of $2,837,500 of director
warrants (“Director Warrants”) in private placements. The directors who have purchased Director Warrants have agreed,
subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell such Director Warrants until three years after the completion of
the Initial Business Combination. Each Director Warrant will be exercisable for a percentage of the common shares of the post-combination
business calculated as the purchase price of such Director Warrant divided by the purchase price of the Sponsor Warrants, multiplied
by 5.95%, reflecting fair market value as determined with respect to the Sponsor Warrants. The aggregate Director Warrants will
be exercisable for approximately 0.26% of the common shares of the post-combination business on a fully diluted basis. The exercise
price per common share of the post-combination business will be $24.00. The Director Warrants will have a term of 10 years from
the consummation of the Initial Business Combination. The Director Warrants are not redeemable by the Company and will be exercisable,
in whole or in part, on a cash or cashless basis.
The Sponsor Warrants and
the Director Warrants will be exercisable, in the aggregate, for that number of shares equal to approximately 6.21% of the shares
of the post-combination business on a fully diluted basis.
Forward Purchase Agreement
On June 21, 2020, the Pershing
Funds (each a “Forward Purchaser” and collectively the “Forward Purchasers”) entered into a Forward Purchase
Agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) with the Company, regarding the purchase of units (the “Forward
Purchase Units”), each of which has a purchase price of $20.00 and consists of one share of Class A Common Stock (the “Forward
Purchase Shares”), and one-third of one warrant (the “Forward Purchase Warrants”). Pursuant to the Forward Purchase
Agreement, the Forward Purchasers agreed to purchase an aggregate of $1,000,000,000 of Forward Purchase Units (the “Committed
Forward Purchase Units”), or 50,000,000 such units. The purchase of the Committed Forward Purchase Units will take place
in one or more private placements in such amounts and at such time or times as the Forward Purchasers determine, with the full
amount to have been purchased no later than simultaneously with the closing of our Initial Business Combination. The Forward Purchasers
are not permitted to transfer the right to purchase the Committed Forward Purchase Units.
The Forward Purchase Agreement
also provides that the Forward Purchasers may elect to purchase up to an additional aggregate of $2,000,000,000 of Forward Purchase
Units (the “Additional Forward Purchase Units”), or up to 100,000,000 such units, in whole or in part, in one or more
private placements in such amounts and at such time or times as the Forward Purchasers determine, but no later than simultaneously
with the closing of the Initial Business Combination. The Company and the Forward Purchasers may determine, by mutual agreement,
to increase the number of Additional Forward Purchase Units at any time prior to the Initial Business Combination. The Forward
Purchasers may transfer the right to purchase the Additional Forward Purchase Units, in whole or in part, to any entity that is
managed by Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. (the “Affiliate Transferees”), but not to any third party. The
Forward Purchasers’ obligation or right, as applicable, to purchase the Forward Purchase Units will be allocated among the
Forward Purchasers from time to time as described in the Company’s Prospectus.
The Forward Purchase Shares,
the Forward Purchase Warrants and the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Forward Purchase Warrants (collectively,
the “Forward Purchase Securities”) have terms identical to those of the shares of Class A Common Stock and the Redeemable
Warrants included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except, (i) the Forward Purchase Securities will be subject
to transfer restrictions and will have certain rights as long as they are held by the Forward Purchaser or its permitted transferees;
(ii) the Forward Purchase Warrants will not have the right to vote on any amendments to the warrant agreement prior to the Initial
Business Combination, except with respect to certain provisions relating solely to restrictions on the transfer of the Forward
Purchase Securities; and (iii) the Forward Purchase Shares will not be entitled to receive any Distributable Tontine Redeemable
Warrants, will not have any redemption rights in connection with our Initial Business Combination or in connection with certain
amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation, and will not have any right to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account
in the event that the Company fails to complete its Initial Business Combination within the Combination Period. Such Forward Purchase
Securities will be subject to certain transfer restrictions and have certain registration rights, as described in the Company’s
Prospectus.
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Director Forward Purchase Agreement
On July 21, 2020, the Company
entered into a Director Forward Purchase Agreement with certain of its independent directors (the “Forward Purchase Directors”).
The Forward Purchase Directors agreed to purchase, in one or more private placements in such amounts and at such time or times
as each Forward Purchase Director determines, but no later than simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Business Combination,
an aggregate of $6,000,000 of Forward Purchase Units. The Forward Purchase Directors may not transfer their obligation to purchase
such Forward Purchase Units, other than to the Sponsor and its affiliates and to other directors. Such Forward Purchase Securities
will be subject to certain transfer restrictions and have certain registration rights, as described in the Company’s Prospectus.
Registration Rights
On July 21, 2020, the Company
entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Sponsor, the Forward Purchasers
and the independent directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company is required to use commercially reasonable efforts
to file within 120 days of the Initial Business Combination, and use best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared
effective as soon as practicable (but in no event later than 60 days) thereafter, providing for the resale, under Rule 415 of the
Securities Act, of (i) the Sponsor Warrants, (ii) the Director Warrants, (iii) the shares issuable upon the exercise of the Sponsor
Warrants or Director Warrants, (iv) the Forward Purchase Securities, (v) the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of the Class B Common Stock and (vi) any other shares or warrants of the Company that the parties to the Registration Rights Agreement
have purchased on the open market, subject to certain conditions as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement. The parties
to the Registration Rights Agreement, and their permitted transferees, will be entitled to make up to 10 demands that the Company
register the foregoing securities, and will have certain “piggyback rights” with respect to other registration statements
filed by the Company. The post-combination business will bear the expenses in connection with the filing of any such registration
statements.
Related Party Loans
The Sponsor agreed to loan
the Company up to $1,500,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering, general corporate purposes prior to the
Initial Business Combination and potential transaction costs in connection with the Initial Business Combination, pursuant to a
promissory note (the “Note”). The Note bears interest on a monthly basis at the Applicable Federal Rate, and is payable
no later than the end of the Combination Period. The total borrowings under the Note in the amount of $1,121,320 (inclusive of
$200 interest due to the Sponsor) were repaid upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering on July 24, 2020. As of September
30, 2020, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Note.
Note 5—Commitments
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriters are entitled
to a deferred fee of $0.28 per Unit, or $56,250,000 in the aggregate. The aggregate deferred underwriting fees include (i) the
deferral of any underwriting fees, other than the retail selling concessions, in excess of $30,000,000 (a deferral of $12,500,000),
plus (ii) a 2.0% rate applied to the gross offering proceeds, subject to a $56,250,000 cap on the amount of such aggregate deferred
underwriting fees. If the amount of proceeds from the Trust Account paid in connection with the redemption rights of Public Stockholders,
together with the amount of capital raised in private placements in connection with the Initial Business Combination from investors
other than Sponsor or its affiliates (the “Net Redemptions”), results in the Company having less than $2,000,000,000
of cash available upon consummation of the Initial Business Combination, only 25.0% of the aggregate deferred underwriting fees
will be payable. If such amount of cash available is $2,000,000,000 or greater, 50% of the aggregate deferred underwriting fees
will be payable, and the remaining 50% of the aggregate deferred underwriting fees will be subject to a pro-rata reduction based
on the amount of Net Redemptions as a percentage of the total public proceeds of the Initial Public Offering. The deferred underwriting
fees will be waived by the underwriters solely in the event that the Company does not complete the Initial Business Combination,
subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement entered into by the Company and the underwriters on July 21, 2020.
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Note 6—Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock
The authorized common stock
of the Company includes up to 3,000,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share, and 20,000,000
shares of Class B Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. If the Company enters into an Initial Business Combination,
it may (depending on the terms of such Initial Business Combination) be required to increase the number of shares of Class A Common
Stock which the Company is authorized to issue at the same time the Company’s stockholders vote on the Initial Business Combination
to the extent the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with the Initial Business Combination. The shares of Class A
Common Stock have, in the aggregate, 80.0% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company as of
the time immediately following the Initial Public Offering and the shares of Class B Common Stock have, in the aggregate, the voting
power of 20.0% of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company. At September 30, 2020 there were 200,000,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and 100 shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding.
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized
to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined
from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. At September 30, 2020, there were no shares of preferred stock issued
or outstanding.
Warrants
Each whole Warrant entitles
the registered holder to purchase one whole share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $23.00 per share, subject to adjustment
as described in the Prospectus, at any time commencing on the later of 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering
or 30 days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination. The Warrants will expire five years after the completion of
the Initial Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
No fractional shares of
Class A Common Stock will be issued upon exercise of the Warrants. If, upon exercise, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional
interest in a share, the Company will round down to the nearest whole number of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to
be issued to the holder. If, at the time of redemption, the Warrants are exercisable for a security other than the Class A Common
Stock, pursuant to the warrant agreement (for instance, if the Company is not the surviving company in the Initial Business Combination),
the Warrants may be exercised for such security. At such time as the Warrants become exercisable for a security other than the
Class A Common Stock, the Company (or surviving company) will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register under the Securities
Act the security issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.
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 Stock
underlying the Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations
described below with respect to registration. No Warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue shares
of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of a Warrant unless the 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
Warrant. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Warrant,
the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless.
In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any Warrant. In the event that a registration statement is not effective
for the exercised Warrants, the purchaser of a Unit containing such Warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the Unit
solely for the share of Class A Common Stock underlying such Unit.
The Company has agreed
that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of the Initial Business Combination,
it will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a 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 best efforts to cause the same
to become effective within 60 business days after such closing, and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement,
and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the Warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement.
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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 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, it will not be required to file or maintain
in effect a registration statement, but it will be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares
under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. If a registration statement covering the Class A Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is not effective by the 60th day after the closing of the Initial Business Combination,
Warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will
have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance
with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering
the Warrants for that number of Class A Common Stock equal to the lesser of (A) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product
of the number of Class A Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value”
(defined herein) less the exercise price of the Warrants by (y) the fair market value and (B) 0.3611 per Warrant. The “fair
market value” as used in this paragraph shall mean the average of the daily volume-weighted
average trading prices of the Class A Common Stock during the 10 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day prior to the
date on which the notice of exercise is received by the warrant agent.
Redemption of Warrants
when the price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $36.00. Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company
may call the Warrants for redemption:
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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written
notice of redemption to each Warrant holder, provided that holders will be able to exercise their Warrants prior to the time of
redemption and, at the Company’s election, any such exercise may be required to be on a cashless basis as described below;
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if, and only if, the daily volume-weighted average
price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $36.00 per share (subject to adjustment as described in the Prospectus under
the heading “Description of Securities—Redeemable Warrants—Anti-Dilution Adjustments”) for any 20 trading
days within a 30-trading-day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Warrant
holders.
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The Company will
not redeem the Warrants as described above unless (i) a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of
the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to
those shares of Class A Common Stock is available throughout the 30-day redemption period or (ii) if the Warrants may be exercised
on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. 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.
If the Company
elects to require any holder wishing to exercise their Warrants to do so on a cashless basis, each holder would pay the exercise
price by surrendering the Warrants for that number of Class A Common Stock equal to the lesser of (A) the quotient obtained by
dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair
market value” (defined herein) less the exercise price of the Warrants by (y) the fair market value and (B) 0.3611 per redeemable
Warrant. The “fair market value” as used in this paragraph shall mean the average of the daily volume-weighted average
trading prices of the Class A Common Stock during the 10 consecutive trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the
date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the registered holders of the Warrants. In determining whether to require any
such exercises to be made on a cashless basis in connection with this redemption provision, the Company will consider, among other
factors, its cash position, the number of Warrants that are outstanding, and the dilutive effect on the Company’s stockholders
of issuing the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Warrants.
The Company has
established the last of the redemption criteria discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the
call a significant premium to the Warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and the Company issues a notice
of redemption of the Warrants, each Warrant holder will be entitled to exercise its Warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date.
However, the price of the Class A Common Stock may fall below the $36.00 redemption trigger price (subject to adjustment as described
in the Prospectus under the heading “Description of Securities—Redeemable Warrants—Anti-Dilution Adjustments”)
as well as the $23.00 redeemable Warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.
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Redemption of
Warrants when the price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $20.00. In addition, once the Warrants become exercisable,
the Company may call the Redeemable Warrants (and the Forward Purchase Warrants) for redemption:
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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption;
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 the table included in the Company’s Prospectus filed with the SEC, based
on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of the Class A Common Stock except as otherwise described below;
and
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if, and only if, the daily volume-weighted average price of the Class
A Common Stock equals or exceeds $20.00 per Public Share (subject to adjustment as described in the Prospectus under the heading
“Description of Securities—Redeemable Warrants—Anti-Dilution Adjustments”) 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.
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If the number of outstanding
shares of Class A Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock, or by a split-up of
shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar
event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant will be increased in proportion to such
increase in the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of Class A Common Stock entitling holders
to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at a price less than the historical fair market value (as defined below) will be deemed
a stock dividend of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Class A Common
Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are
convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock) multiplied by (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per share
of Class A Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the historical fair market value. For these purposes (i) if
the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock, in determining the price payable
for Class A Common Stock, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional
amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) historical fair market value means the average of the daily volume-weighted
average trading prices of the Class A Common Stock during the 10 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day prior to the
first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way,
without the right to receive such rights.
In addition, if the Company,
at any time while the Redeemable Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pays a dividend or makes a distribution in cash, securities
or other assets to the holders of Class A Common Stock on account of such shares of Class A Common Stock (or other shares of the
Company’s capital stock into which the Redeemable Warrants are convertible), other than: (a) as described above; (b) certain
ordinary cash dividends; (c) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock in connection with a proposed
Initial Business Combination; (d) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock in connection with a
stockholder vote to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s
obligation to allow redemptions in connection with the Initial Business Combination, (ii) to modify the substance or timing of
the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the shares of Class A Common Stock issued in the Initial Public Offering if it
does not complete the Initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or (iii) with respect to any other provision relating
to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; or (e) in connection with the redemption of the Company’s
shares of Class A Common Stock upon its failure to complete the Initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, then
the Redeemable Warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount
of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Class A Common Stock in respect of
such event.
If the number of outstanding
shares of Class A Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares
of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split,
reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Redeemable Warrant
will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
Whenever the number of
shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Redeemable Warrants is adjusted, as described above, the Warrant
exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the Warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x)
the numerator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Redeemable Warrants
immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock so
purchasable immediately thereafter.
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In addition, if (x) the
Company issues additional shares of Class A Common Stock, equity-linked securities or any other instrument that is convertible
or exercisable into, or exchangeable for, Class A Common Stock 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 $18.40 per share (with such issue price or
effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors) (the “Newly Issued Price”),
(y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds (including from such
issuances, the Initial Public Offering, the sale of the Forward Purchase Units and any interest thereon, net of redemptions) that
are available for the funding of the Initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation thereof (net of redemptions)
and (z) the daily volume-weighted average trading price of Class A Common Stock during the 20-trading-day period starting on the
trading day prior to the date on which the Company consummates its initial business combination (such price, the “Market
Value”) is below $18.40 per share, the exercise price of the Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to 115% of the
higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $36.00 per share redemption trigger price 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 $20.00 per share redemption
trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 100% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued
Price.
In case of any reclassification
or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (other than those described above or that solely affects the
par value of such shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in
any reclassification or reorganization of its outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance
to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety
in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the holders of the Redeemable Warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase
and receive, upon the basis and the terms and conditions specified in the Redeemable Warrants and in lieu of the shares of the
Company Class A Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby,
the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification,
reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the Redeemable
Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised their warrants immediately prior to such event. However, if such holders
were entitled to exercise a right of election as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such
consolidation or merger, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets for which each warrant will become exercisable
will be deemed to be the weighted average of the kind and amount received per share by such holders in such consolidation or merger
that affirmatively make such election, and if a tender, exchange or redemption offer has been made to and accepted by such holders
(other than a tender, exchange or redemption offer made by the Company in connection with redemption rights held by the Company’s
stockholders as provided for in its Certificate of Incorporation or as a result of the redemption of Class A Common Stock by the
Company if a proposed Initial Business Combination is presented to its stockholders for approval) under circumstances in which,
upon completion of such tender or exchange offer, the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) of which such maker is a part, and together with any affiliate or associate of such maker
(within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate
is a part, own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding
shares of Class A Common Stock, the holder of a warrant will be entitled to receive the highest amount of cash, securities or other
property to which such holder would actually have been entitled as a stockholder if such warrant holder had exercised the warrant
prior to the expiration of such tender or exchange offer, accepted such offer and all of the Class A Common Stock held by such
holder had been purchased pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, subject to adjustment (from and after the consummation of
such tender or exchange offer) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in the warrant agreement. If less
than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of Class A Common Stock in such a transaction is payable in the form of
common stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established
over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder
of the redeemable warrant properly exercises the redeemable warrant within thirty days following public disclosure of such transaction,
the warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the warrant agreement based on the Black-Scholes value (as defined in
the warrant agreement) of the redeemable warrant. The purpose of such exercise price reduction is to provide additional value to
holders of the Redeemable Warrants when an extraordinary transaction occurs during the exercise period of the Redeemable Warrants
pursuant to which the holders of the Redeemable Warrants otherwise do not receive the full potential value of the warrants.
The Redeemable Warrants
and the Forward Purchase Warrants will have identical terms in all respects, except that the Forward Purchase Warrants will have
no right to vote on amendments to the warrant agreement prior to the Initial Business Combination (with limited exceptions), and
(along with the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Forward Purchase Warrants) will be subject to certain transfer restrictions
and have certain registration rights as long as they are held by the Forward Purchasers or their permitted transferees.
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The condensed balance sheet
reflects Commitments of $3,968,355,857 which predominantly relate to the Class A Common Stock held by the Public Stockholders that
is subject to redemption (with the associated cash required for such redemption held in the Trust Account). The Commitments
also reflects $26,590,385 which is the amount of cash remaining, after payment of relevant expenses incurred to date, from the
private placements of the Sponsor Warrants and the Director Warrants (the “Excess Warrant Proceeds”). The Excess
Warrant Proceeds will be reduced as the Company incurs ongoing expenses. In the case of an Initial Business Combination,
the Excess Warrant Proceeds may be applied toward general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations
of the post-combination business, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing the Initial Business
Combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or make other investments, or for working capital. In the event of no
Initial Business Combination or any event that results in a liquidation, the Excess Warrant Proceeds will be allocated to the holders
of the Class B common stockholders after payment of all amounts owed to the Class A Common Stockholders and creditors (if any).
The Sponsor Warrants and the Director Warrants will not be entitled to any liquidating distributions.
Note 7—Fair Value Measurements
The Company measures fair
value of financial instruments in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. As of September 30,
2020, the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities approximates the carrying amounts represented in the
unaudited condensed balance sheet.
The fair value of the Company’s
financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection
with the sale of the assets or paid for transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date. The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs
and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
Level 1:
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The following table presents the Company’s
assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2020, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation
techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
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Approximately $20,000 of the balance held
in Trust Account was held as cash as of September 30, 2020.
Note 8—Subsequent
Events
The Company evaluated subsequent
events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements
were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or
disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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