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using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the
funds available for dividends on our common stock if declared, our ability to pay expenses, make capital expenditures and acquisitions, and fund other general corporate purposes;
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limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in
which we operate;
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increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and
adverse changes in government regulation; limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, and execution of our strategy; and
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other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.
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We expect to continue to incur costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete
our Initial Business Combination will be successful.
Certain Observations
During the first quarter of 2021 through to the date of this Quarterly Report, we continued to work on a potential business
combination transaction for which we had initiated discussions and began due diligence in November 2020. While substantial progress has been made, significant issues remain to be addressed before a transaction can be announced and consummated, if at
all.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we recorded net income of $336,996,381, which was primarily due to a
non-cash GAAP gain of $341,613,701 related to the change in accounting for our Public Warrants, Sponsor Warrants, Director Warrants and FPA, each of which was previously accounted for as equity. The change in accounting was initiated following
publication of a statement by the Staff of the Securities & Exchange Commission on accounting for SPAC warrants, which impacted nearly all SPACs. As a result of the SECs public statement, management along with the audit committee
reconsidered accounting issues related to these instruments and have restated our financial statements at December 31, 2020 to account for our Public Warrants, Sponsor Warrants, Director Warrants and FPA as liabilities. For the three months ended
March 31, 2021, this accounting treatment has required us to record a large non-cash GAAP gain (large non-cash GAAP loss for the period ended December 31, 2020) that does not represent an actual cash gain or loss by the Company, nor do we believe it
will have any effect on our ability to consummate an initial business combination on attractive terms.
The revised
accounting methodology relates to certain features of the Public Warrants, Sponsor Warrants, Director Warrants and our FPA (the terms of which entitle the Sponsor and directors to receive warrants in addition to common stock) that are designed to
protect the holders of warrants by entitling them to be exchanged for cash in certain events. The revised accounting requires that we account for the Public Warrants, Sponsor Warrants, Director Warrants and FPA as liabilities equal to their fair
value at the end of each reporting period.
The impact of this accounting treatment is highly volatile as it is driven by
changes in our stock price. If our stock price increases over a given measurement period, the fair values of our warrants and FPA will also increase in value and result in a larger liability being recorded on our balance sheet and a larger non-cash
GAAP loss recorded in our earnings statement for the period, all other things being equal. Conversely, if our stock price declines over a measurement period, we will record a smaller liability on our balance sheet and report a non-cash GAAP gain in
our earnings statement, notwithstanding that our stockholders will be holding shares that have declined in value over the measurement period. Since PSTH is the largest SPAC with the largest Sponsor Committed FPA, and has traded at a significant
premium to its cash in trust per share, we expect that our cumulative reported loss through March 31, 2021 related to these liabilities will be larger than those reported by other SPACs.
Non-cash GAAP gains or losses due to changes in the fair value of such instruments have no impact on our business or our cash
balances including the more than $4 billion we hold in a trust account at J.P. Morgan and the minimum Committed FPA of $1 billion, nor do we expect the change in accounting to have any impact on our ability to consummate a potential
initial business combination.
Results of Operations
All activities through March 31, 2021 were related to the Companys organizational activities, preparation for the
Companys initial public offering, and subsequently, identifying a target company for a business combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our Initial Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest and dividends on cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities held in the trust account. We incur ongoing 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, 2021, we had net income of $336,996,381, which consisted of a change in the fair value of Forward Purchase Agreement liabilities of $268,621,120, a change in the fair value of Outstanding Warrant liabilities of
$72,992,581, unrealized gains on marketable securities held in the trust account of $898,278, and interest and dividends earned on marketable securities held in the operating account of $638, offset by legal, insurance, research, franchise tax and
other expenses totaling $5,327,597, and provision for income taxes of $188,639.
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures
As noted above, 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. As such, we believe the amount of committed capital available for an Initial Business Combination is critical to our success as
a blank check company. See Liquidity and Capital Resources below for further information on our unrestricted cash balances and funds held in the trust account as of March 31, 2021. In addition, we report adjusted net loss, which is a non-GAAP financial measure that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. Management uses this non-GAAP measure to evaluate results as it reduces the
volatility of operations due to the accounting for our warrants and forward purchase agreements, which are more fully described in Note 2 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements included herein, and which do not have an impact on
the funds held in the trust account or committed capital available for an Initial Business Combination. We believe this information is useful to investors for these reasons. This non-GAAP measure should not be
considered a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures, which are reconciled below. Further, this measure has limitations as an analytical tool, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider this measure in
isolation or as a substitute for GAAP measures. We may calculate or present this non-GAAP financial measure differently than other companies who report measures with the same or similar names, and as a result,
the non-GAAP measure we report may not be comparable.
Adjusted net loss
represents our net income excluding the change in fair value of forward purchase agreement liabilities and the change in fair value of Outstanding Warrant liabilities, which are non-cash items. As of
March 31, 2021, our Balance Sheet reflects a liability of $714,984,303 (December 31, 2020: $1,056,598,004) related to liabilities which do not impact the funding available for an Initial Business Combination. As can be observed, the value of
the liabilities relating to these instruments under GAAP (and the related income/(loss) that flows through the statement of operations) can swing significantly when in fact no economic changes have occurred.
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021
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Net income
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$
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336,996,381
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Less:
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Change in fair value of Forward Purchase Agreement liabilities
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268,621,120
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Change in fair value of Outstanding Warrant liabilities
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72,992,581
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Adjusted net loss
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$
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(4,617,320
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