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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM
10-Q
Amendment No. 1
 
 
(MARK ONE)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarter ended September 30, 2021
 
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
                    
to
                    
Commission file number:
001-39996
 
 
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
  
85-2609730
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
55 Ocean Lane Drive, Apt. 3021
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149
(Address of principal executive offices)
(347)
607-8025
(Issuer’s telephone number)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock and
one-half
of one redeemable warrant
  
ASAXU
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
  
ASAX
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
  
ASAXW
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer   ☐    Accelerated filer   ☐
       
Non-accelerated
filer		   ☒    Smaller reporting company   ☒
       
         Emerging growth company   ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
As of August 15, 2022, 22,037,500 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were issued and outstanding.
 
 
 
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
FORM
10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
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i
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Astrea Acquisition Corp. (the “Company,” “we”, “our” or “us”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form
10-Q/A
(the “Amendment”) to amend its Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, as originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 23, 2021 (the “Original Filing”), to reflect changes to Note 2, Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements.
Management determined that the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters is considered to be a freestanding financial instrument and meets the definition of a liability under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (ASC 480). The determination was based on the understanding that the over-allotment option may be exercised subsequent to the transfer of the securities from the underwriters to the investors and that the option should be detached from the initial securities before it is exercised. The over-allotment option liability is measured at fair value at inception and subsequently until it is exercised or expires, with changes in fair value presented in the statement of operations. On February 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 units. The over-allotment liability was eliminated upon the forfeiture of the unexercised option.
As a result, the Company’s management, together with the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (“Audit Committee”), determined that the Original Financial Statement should be restated in this Amendment No. 1.
This Quarterly Report is also being filed to amend Part I, Item 4 “Controls and Procedures” of the Original Quarterly Report to include a revised conclusion that the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weakness in the internal control over financial reporting related to the Company’s accounting for complex financial instruments, and Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Original Quarterly Report in order to include a statement that the Company identified a material weakness in the internal control over financial reporting related to the Company’s accounting and reporting of complex financial instruments
Except as described above, this Amendment does not amend, update, or change any other items or disclosures in the Original Filing and does not purport to reflect any information or events subsequent to the filing thereof. As such, this Amendment speaks only as of the date the Original Filing was filed, and we have not undertaken herein to amend, supplement or update any information contained in the Original Filing to give effect to any subsequent events. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and our filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing, including any amendment to those filings.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Interim Financial Statements.
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
 
    
September 30,

2021
    
December 31,

2020
  
    
(Unaudited)
(Restated)
        
ASSETS
     
Current assets
     
Cash
    $ 51,562     $ —    
Prepaid expenses
      503,361       —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Current Assets
      554,923       —    
Deferred offering costs
      —         110,125  
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account
      172,550,024       —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
TOTAL ASSETS
   
$
173,104,947
 
  
$
110,125
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
     
Current liabilities
     
Accrued expenses
    $ 359,436     $ 450  
Promissory note – related party
      425,000       85,302  
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Current Liabilities
      784,436       85,752  
Warrant liabilities
      396,625       —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Liabilities
   
 
1,181,061
 
  
 
85,752
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Commitments
Common stock subject to possible redemption; $0.0001 par value; 17,250,000 and no shares at redemption value as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
      172,500,000       —    
Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity
     
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
      —         —    
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 4,787,500 and 4,312,500 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 17,250,000 and no shares subject to possible redemption) as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
(1)
     479       431  
Additional
paid-in
capital
      554,160       24,569  
Accumulated deficit
      (1,130,753 )      (627 ) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity
   
 
(576,114
) 
  
 
24,373
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
   
$
173,104,947
 
  
$
110,125
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
 
(1)
At December 31, 2020, included up to 562,500 shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters (see Note 6).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
1
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
 
    
Three Months

Ended

September 30,

2021
    
Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2021
    
For the Period

from

August 11,

2020

(Inception)

Through

September 30,

2020
  
          
(Restated)
        
Formation and operating costs
    $ 578,271     $ 1,087,835     $ 177  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Loss from operations
   
 
(578,271
) 
  
 
(1,087,835
) 
  
 
(177
) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Other income (expense):
       
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account
      19,788       49,479       —    
Unrealized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account
      545       545    
Interest income – bank
      2       8       —    
Change in fair value of warrant liability
      (239,875 )      (209,000 )      —    
Change in fair value of overallotment liability
      —         134,105    
Transaction costs associated with Initial Public Offering
      —         (17,428 )      —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total other expense, net
      (219,540 )    $ (42,291 )      —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net loss
   
$
(797,811
) 
  
$
(1,130,126
) 
  
$
(177
) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Common stock
      22,037,500     $ 19,320,330       3,750,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Common stock
   
$
(0.04
) 
  
$
(0.06
) 
  
$
(0.00
) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
2
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(RESTATED)
 
 
  
Common Stock
 
  
Additional
Paid in
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
Total
Stockholders’
 
 
  
Shares
 
  
Amount
 
  
Capital
 
 
Deficit
 
 
Equity (Deficit)
 
Balance – January 1, 2021
   
 
4,312,500
 
   
$
431
 
   
$
24,569
 
  
$
(627
) 
  
$
24,373
 
Fair value of Public Warrants
      —          —          6,780,799       —         6,780,799  
Sale of 475,000 Private Placement Units
      475,000        48        4,562,894       —         4,562,942  
Elimination of over-allotment option liability
      —          —          614,257       —         614,257  
Allocated value of transaction costs to warrants
      —          —          (165,442 )      —         (165,442 ) 
Accretion of common stock to redemption value
      —          —          (11,262,350 )                      —         (11,262,350 ) 
Net loss
      —          —          —         (40,950 )      (40,950 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance – March 31, 2021
   
 
4,787,500
 
   
$
479
 
   
$
554,160
 
  
$
(41,577
) 
  
$
513,062
 
Net loss
                      —                          —                          —         (291,365 )      (291,365 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance – June 30, 2021
   
 
4,787,500
 
   
$
479
 
   
$
554,160
 
  
$
(332,942
) 
  
$
221,697
 
Net loss
      —          —          —         (797,811 )      (797,811 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance – September 30, 2021
   
 
4,787,500
 
   
$
479
 
   
$
554,160
 
  
$
(1,130,753
) 
  
$
(576,114
) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
FOR THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 11, 2020 (INCEPTION) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
  
Common Stock
 
  
Additional
Paid in
 
  
Accumulated
 
 
Total
Stockholders’
 
 
  
Shares
 
  
Amount
 
  
Capital
 
  
Deficit
 
 
Equity
 
Balance – August 11, 2020 (Inception)
                      —        $ —        $ —        $ —       $                 —    
Issuance of common stock to Sponsor
      4,312,500        431        24,569                        —         25,000  
Net loss
      —                          —                          —          (177 )      (177 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance – September 30, 2020
      4,312,500      $ 431      $ 24,569      $ (177 )    $ 24,823  
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
3
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
    
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
    
For the Period
from August 11,
2020 (Inception)
through
September 30,
  
    
2021
    
2020
  
    
(Restated)
        
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
     
Net loss
    $ (1,130,126 )    $ (177 ) 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
     
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
      209,000       —    
Change in fair value of overallotment liabilities
      (134,105 )      —    
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account
      (49,479 )      —    
Unrealized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account
      (545 )      —    
Transaction costs associated with Initial Public Offering
      17,428       —    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
     
Prepaid expenses
      (503,361 )      —    
Accrued expenses
      358,986       —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net cash used in operating activities
   
 
(1,232,202
) 
  
 
(177
) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
     
Investment in cash into Trust Account
    $ (172,500,000 )      —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net cash used in investing activities
   
 
(172,500,000
) 
  
 
—  
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
     
Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts
      169,050,000       —    
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Units
      4,750,000       —    
Proceeds from promissory note
      —         177  
Proceeds from promissory note – related party
      469,759       —    
Repayment of promissory note – related party
      (130,061 )      —    
Payment of offering costs
      (355,934 )      —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
 
173,783,764
 
  
 
177
 
Net Change in Cash
   
 
51,562
 
     —    
Cash – Beginning of period
      —         —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Cash – End of period
   
$
51,562
 
   $ —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
     
Offering costs included in accrued offering costs
    $ —       $ 17,500  
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Issuance of Representative Shares/Founder Shares
    $ —       $ 25,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
Initial classification of warrant liabilities
      187,625       —    
  
 
 
    
 
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
4
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Astrea Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on August 11, 2020. The Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”).
The Company is not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from August 11, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and identifying a target company for a Business Combination, which the company has done and is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate
non-operating
income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 3, 2021. On February 8, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 15,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $150,000,000, which is described in Note 4.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 430,000 units (each, a “Private Placement Unit” and, collectively, the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to Astrea Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $4,300,000, which is described in Note 5.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on February 8, 2021, an amount of $150,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of
Rule 2a-7
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s stockholders, as described below.
On February 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional 2,250,000 Units issued at $10.00 per Unit. In connection with the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, the Company also consummated the sale of an additional 45,000 Private Placement Units at $10.00 per Private Placement Unit. The sale of the additional Units and Private Placement Units generated total proceeds of $22,950,000. A total of $22,500,000 was deposited into the Trust Account, bringing the aggregate proceeds held in the Trust Account to $172,500,000.
Transaction costs amounted to $4,664,421, consisting of $3,450,000 of underwriting fees, $466,059 of deferred underwriting fees, and $748,362 of other offering costs.
 
5
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
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 Private Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward completing a Business Combination. The Company must complete a Business Combination having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement for the initial Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company 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.
The Company is required to provide its stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a 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 Company has determined to provide this opportunity through a stockholder meeting in connection with its currently planned proposed Business Combination described below. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $10.00 per Public 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). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.
The Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 immediately prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. In connection with its currently proposed Business Combination, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules. The Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 6) and its Private Shares (as defined in Note 6) (a) in favor of approving the Business Combination and (b) not to redeem any shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve the Business Combination. Additionally, each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares, without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed Business Combination.
The Sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to its Founder Shares, Private Shares and any Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination, (b) to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares and Private Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination by February 8, 2023 and (c) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would affect a public stockholders’ ability to convert or sell their shares to the Company in connection with a Business Combination or affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination, unless the Company provides the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
The Company will have up until February 8, 2023 to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and such period is not otherwise extended by the Company’s stockholders, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a
per-share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay taxes (less up to $100,000 to pay liquidation 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. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
 
6
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below $10.00 per Public Share, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a valid and enforceable agreement with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in or to any monies held in the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than the Company’s independent auditors), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had $51,562 in its operating bank accounts, and an adjusted working capital deficit of $109,213, which excludes franchise and income taxes payable of $120,300, of which such amounts will be paid from interest earned on the Trust Account. As of September 30, 2021, approximately $50,024 of the amount on deposit in the Trust Account represents interest income, which is available to pay the Company’s tax obligations. As of September 30, 2021, the Sponsor advanced the Company an aggregate of $425,000 to cover expenses related to the Business Combination. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion. On August 16, 2021, the Sponsor has committed to provide the Company with an aggregate of up to $400,000 in loans through August 16, 2022 if needed (see Note 6).
The Company will need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from its initial stockholders, officers or directors. The Company’s initial stockholders, officers or directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to obtain additional financing. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year and one day from the issuance of this report. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Risks and Uncertainties
Management is currently evaluating the impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic 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 the financial statement. The financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 2. RESTATEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In connection with the preparation of the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements as of and for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021, management determined that the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters is considered to be a freestanding financial instrument and meets the definition of a liability under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (ASC 480). The determination was based on the understanding that the over-allotment option may be exercised subsequent to the transfer of the securities from the underwriters to the investors and that the option should be detached from the initial securities before it is exercised. The over-allotment option liability is measured at fair value at inception and subsequently until it is exercised or expires, with changes in fair value presented in the statement of operations. On February 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 units.
The impact of the restatement on the Company’s financial statements is reflected in the following table.
 
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ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
    
As Previously

Reported
     
Adjustment related to Overallotment

Liability
     
As Restated
  
Condensed Balance Sheet at September 30, 2021 (unaudited)
         
Additional Paid in Capital
    $  671,404      $  117,244      $  554,160  
Accumulated deficit
    $ (1,247,997 )     $ 117,244      $ (1,130,753 ) 
Condensed Statement of Operations for nine months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited)
         
Transaction costs
    $ (567 )     $ (16,861 )     $ (17,428 ) 
Change in fair value of overallotment liability
    $ —        $ 134,105      $ 134,105  
Net loss
    $ (1,247,370 )     $ 117,244      $ (1,130,126 ) 
Statement of Cash Flows for nine months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited)
         
Net loss
    $ 1,247,370 )     $ 117,244      $ (1,130,126 ) 
Change in fair value of overallotment liability
    $ —        $ (134,105 )     $ (134,105 ) 
Transactions costs
    $ 567      $ 16,861      $ 17,428  
Non Cash Financing and Investing Activities:
         
Accretion of common stock to redemption value
    $ (3,916,059 )     $ (7,346,291 )     $ (11,262,350 ) 
 
8
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE 3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance 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 8 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 the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s prospectus for its Initial Public Offering as filed with the SEC on February 4, 2021. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future periods.
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”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of 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, as an emerging growth 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 statement with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the 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 period.
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. One of the more significant accounting estimates included in these condensed financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant liabilities. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account
At September 30, 2021, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were in U.S. Treasury securities. All of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information. At December 31, 2020, there were no assets held in the Trust Account.
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption (Restated)
The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares of common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that is either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2021, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.
 
9
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.
At September 30, 2021, the common stock reflected in the condensed balance sheet are reconciled in the following table:
 
Gross proceeds
    $ 172,500,000  
Less:
   
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants
      6,780,799  
Common stock issuance costs
      3,733,189  
Overallotment Liability
      748,362  
Plus:
   
Adjustment of carrying value to redemption value
      11,262,350  
  
 
 
  
Common stock subject to possible redemption
    $ 172,500,000  
  
 
 
  
Warrant Liabilities
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional
paid-in
capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a
non-cash
gain or loss on the statements of operations. The fair value of the private warrants was estimated using the Binomial Lattice Model (see Note 10).
Convertible Instruments
The Company accounts for its promissory notes that feature conversion options in accordance with ASC No. 815,
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
(
“ASC No.
 815”
). ASC No. 815 requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as freestanding derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria includes circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) a promissory note that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not
re-measured
at fair value under otherwise applicable GAAP with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.
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 statement 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. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 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 effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, due to the valuation allowance recorded on the Company’s net operating losses, the change in fair value of the warrant liability and the transaction costs incurred in connection with the warrant liability.
Net income (Loss) per Common Share (restated)
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share”. Net income (loss) per share of common stock is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the respective period. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of common stock is excluded from income (loss) per common share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
The calculation of diluted income (loss) per common stock does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) Initial Public Offering, and (ii) the private placement since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. The warrants are exercisable to purchase 8,862,500 shares of common stock in the aggregate. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not have any dilutive securities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted net income (loss) per common stock is the same as basic net income (loss) per common stock for the periods presented.
 
10
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share (in dollars, except per share amounts):
 
    
Three Months

Ended

September 30,

2021
     
Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2021
     
For the Period

From

August 11, 2020

(Inception)

Through

September 30,

2020
  
Basic and diluted net income ( loss) per common stock
         
Numerator:
         
Allocation of net income (loss), as adjusted
    $ (797,811 )     $ (1,130,126 )     $ (177 ) 
Denominator:
         
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
      22,037,500        19,320,330        3,750,000  
  
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
  
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common stock
    $ (0.04 )     $ (0.06 )     $ (0.00 ) 
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying condensed balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature, except for warrant liabilities (see Note 10.)
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No.
2020-06, “Debt—Debt
with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic
470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic
815-40):
Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU
2020-06”),
which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. ASU
2020-06
removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and it also simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. ASU
2020-06
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that
ASU2020-06
would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our condensed financial statements.
 
11
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE 4. PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 17,250,000 Units, inclusive of 2,250,000 Units sold to the underwriters on February 18, 2021 upon the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock and
one-half
of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (see Note 9).
NOTE 5. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of
430,000 Private
Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $4,300,000, in a private placement. The Sponsor has agreed to purchase up to an additional 45,000 Private Units, at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, or $450,000 in the aggregate, if the over-allotment option was exercised in full or in part by the underwriters. On February 18, 2021, in connection with the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, the Company sold an additional 45,000 Private Units to the Sponsor, at a price of $
10.00
per Private Unit, generating gross proceeds of $450,000. Each Private Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per full share, subject to adjustment (see Note 9). The proceeds from the Private Units were added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering to be held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Units will be worthless.
NOTE 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On August 11, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain offering costs of the Company in consideration for 4,312,500 shares of common stock (the “Founder Shares”). The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 562,500 shares that were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor. As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option on February 18, 2021, no Founder Shares are currently subject to forfeiture.
The Sponsor has agreed, subject to certain limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earlier of nine months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination and the date on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any
30-trading
day period commencing after the Business Combination, or earlier if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Administrative Services Agreement
The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on February 3, 2021, through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay the Sponsor a total of up to $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial support services. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company incurred $30,000 and $80,000 in fees for these services, respectively. For the period from August 11, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2020, the Company did not incur any fees for these services. A total of $80,000 and $0 is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheets at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
 
12
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
Promissory Note — Related Party
On August 19, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $150,000. The Promissory Note was amended on December 31, 2020, such that it is
non-interest
bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) June 30, 2021 or the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. The outstanding under the Promissory Note of $130,061 was repaid on February 22, 2021.
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Such units would be identical to the Private Unit.
On March 17, 2021 and August 25, 2021 the Company entered into convertible promissory notes with the Sponsor pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to an aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000 (the “Convertible Promissory Note”). The Convertible Promissory Notes are
non-interest
bearing and payable on the earlier of the date on which the Company consummates a Business Combination or the date that the winding up of the Company is effective. If the Company does not consummate a Business Combination, the Company may use a portion of any funds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Promissory Notes; however, no proceeds from the Trust Account may be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of the Convertible Promissory Note may be converted into units at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the Sponsor. The units would be identical to the Private Units. As of September 30, 2021, the outstanding principal balance under the Convertible Promissory Note amounted to an aggregate of $425,000. Subsequent to September 30, 2021, the Company borrowed an additional $200,000, the principal balance of the Promissory Note amounted to an aggregate of $625,000 (see Note 11).
The Company analyzed the conversion option imbedded in the Convertible Promissory Notes under ASC
470-20
and determined it should be accounted for as a separate derivative, however, the fair value was determined to be insignificant to the company’s financial positions and result of operations.
NOTE 7. COMMITMENTS
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on February 3, 2021, the holders of the Founder Shares, Private Units and any units issued in payment of Working Capital Loans made to Company (and underlying securities) will have registration rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of our securities held by them. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private Units and units issued to the Sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates in payment of Working Capital Loans made to the Company (or underlying securities) can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the consummation of a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidated damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering our securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters a
45-day
option to purchase up to 2,250,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On February 18, 2021, the underwriters elected to fully exercise the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 2,250,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit.
 
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ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
Business Combination Marketing Agreement
The Company engaged EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EarlyBirdCapital”), the representative of the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering, as an advisor in connection with its Business Combination to assist in holding meetings with the Company stockholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing its securities in connection with its initial Business Combination, assist in obtaining stockholder approval for the Business Combination and assist with press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company will pay EarlyBirdCapital a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of its initial business combination in an amount equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering (exclusive of any applicable finder’s fees which might become payable).
Right of First Refusal
Subject to certain conditions, the Company granted EarlyBirdCapital the right, but not the obligation, to act as book running manager, placement agent and/or arranger, as the case may be, in any and all such financing or financings. This right of first refusal extends from the date of the Initial Public Offering until the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or the liquidation of the Trust Account if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination withing the Combination Period.
Agreement and Plan of Merger
On August 9, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Astrea, Peregrine Merger Sub, LLC (“HotelPlanner.com Merger Sub”), Lexyl Travel Technologies, LLC (“HotelPlanner.com”), Double Peregrine Merger Sub, LLC (“Reservations.com Merger Sub”), and Benjamin & Brothers, LLC (“Reservations.com”).
Following completion of the Transactions, the combined company will be organized in an umbrella partnership C corporation
(“Up-C”)
structure, in which (1) HotelPlanner.com will own substantially all of the assets and business of HotelPlanner.com and Reservations.com and (2) the Company, to be renamed HotelPlanner Inc., will be the holding company for the combined enterprise’s business, holding a minority of the HotelPlanner.com common units, and its assets, which currently consist of cash both within and outside of the Trust Account, will be distributed to HotelPlanner.com after payment of transactional expenses and funds to the Company’s public stockholders exercising their redemption rights described herein. Following the closing, interests in HotelPlanner.com will be the Company’s sole asset and the Company will be the sole manager of HotelPlanner.com.
The parties have ascribed an equity value of the combined company, following the closing, of approximately $687.9 million, including contingent consideration. Immediately following the closing, assuming all contingent consideration is paid and none of the Company’s public stockholders seek to redeem their public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in Trust Account and assuming the members of HotelPlanner.com and Reservations.com elect to receive an aggregate of $35 million of cash consideration, the current members of HotelPlanner.com will own approximately 48.7% of the equity of the combined company, the current members of Reservations.com will own approximately 18.9% of the equity of the combined company, the Company’s public stockholders will own approximately 25.1% of the equity of the combined company, the Sponsor will own approximately 7.0% of the equity of the combined company, and Perella Weinberg Partners, a financial advisor to HotelPlanner.com, will own approximately 0.4% of the equity of the combined company.
The closing is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2021, following the receipt of required approval by the stockholders of Astrea, required regulatory approvals, and the fulfilment of other customary conditions.
NOTE 8. STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
Preferred Stock
— The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share 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, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Common Stock
— The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there are 4,787,500 and 4,312,500 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, excluding 17,250,000 and no shares of common stock subject to possible redemption which are presented as temporary equity, respectively.
 
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ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE 9. WARRANTS
Warrants
— The Public Warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination. No warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of common stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within a specified period following the consummation of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such exemption is available. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants (excluding the Private Warrants and any warrants underlying units issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans):
 
  •  
in whole and not in part;
 
  •  
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
 
  •  
at any time after the warrants become exercisable;
 
  •  
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder;
 
  •  
if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the shares of common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders; and
 
  •  
if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of common stock underlying the warrants.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of common stock at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of its common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates its Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of (i) the Market Value or (ii) the price at which we issue the additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities.​​​​​​​
The Private Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Warrants and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants are not be transferable, assignable or saleable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Warrants will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and be
non-redeemable
so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
 
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ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE 10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Restated)
The Company follows the guidance in ASC 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are
re-measured
and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and
non-financial
assets and liabilities that are
re-measured
and reported at fair value at least annually.
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 in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). 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:   Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2:   Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3:   Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
 
Description
   
Level
     
September 30,

2021
  
Assets:
      
Marketable securities held in Trust Account
      1      $ 172,550,024  
Liabilities:
      
Warrant Liability – Private Placement Warrants
      3      $ 396,625  
The Warrants were accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC
815-40
and are presented within warrant liabilities on the balance sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
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ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
Initial Measurement
The Company established the initial fair value for the Warrants on February 8, 2021, the date of the Company’s Initial Public Offering, using a binomial lattice model for the Public Warrants. The Company allocated the proceeds received from (i) the sale of Units (which is inclusive of one share of Common Stock and
one-half
of one Redeemable Warrant), and the sale of Private Warrants, first to the Warrants based on their fair values as determined at initial measurement, with the remaining proceeds allocated to common stock subject to possible redemption based on their relative fair values at the initial measurement date. The Warrants were classified as Level 3 at the initial measurement date due to the use of unobservable inputs.
The key inputs into binomial lattice model for the Private Warrants were as follows at initial measurement:
 
Input
   
February 8,

2021

(Initial

Measurement)
  
Risk-free interest rate
      0.54 % 
Effective expiration date
      6/23/2026  
Dividend yield
      0.00 % 
Expected volatility
      15.1 % 
Exercise price
    $ 11.50  
Unit Price
    $ 9.61  
Subsequent Measurement
The Warrants are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The subsequent measurement of the Private Warrants was calculated using a binomial lattice model which is considered a Level 3 measurement.
The key inputs into the binomial lattice model for the Private Warrants were as follows at September 30, 2021:
 
Input
       
Risk-free interest rate
      0.92 % 
Effective expiration date
      6/30/2026  
Dividend yield
      0.00 % 
Expected volatility
      13.7 % 
Exercise price
    $ 11.50  
Unit Price
    $ 9.96  
 
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ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(Unaudited)
 
The following table presents the changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities:
 
    
Private

Warrant

Liability
  
Fair value as of August 11, 2020
    $ —    
Initial measurement on February 8, 2021 (IPO)
      169,850  
Initial measurement on February 18, 2021 (Over allotment)
      17,775  
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions
      209,000  
  
 
 
  
Fair value as of September 30, 2021
    $ 396,625  
  
 
 
  
Level 3 financial liabilities consist of the Private Warrant liability for which there is no current market for these securities such that the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation. Changes in fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are analyzed each period based on changes in estimates or assumptions and recorded as appropriate. There were no transfers between levels during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Overallotment Option
Upon completion of the IPO, the underwriters held an overallotment option which was fully exercised on February 18, 2021. The overallotment option was accounted for as a liability in accordance with ASC 480 and is presented within liabilities on the accompanying balance sheet. The over-allotment option is measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis until it is exercised or expires, with changes in fair value presented in the statement of operations. The principal assumptions going into the fair value computation were as follows: Term – 45 days; Unit price $10.00, risk free rate 0.03%, volatility 5.00%. Upon expiration, the change in fair value to zero was recognized in the Company’s statement of operations.
The following table presents the change in the fair value of the Level 3 overallotment liability for the period ended September 30, 2021:
 
    
Overallotment

Option
  
Fair value as of August 11, 2020
    $ —    
Fair value at issuance February 8, 2021
      748,362  
Change in fair value February 18, 2021
      (134,105 ) 
Elimination of overallotment liability February 18, 2021
      (614,257 ) 
  
 
 
  
Fair Value at September 30, 2021
    $ —    
  
 
 
  
NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than outlined below, the Company did not identify any other subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
Related Party Promissory Note
On October 5, 2021, the Company issued an additional unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Promissory Note”) for $200,000 in accordance with the Working Capital Loans as described in Note 6.
 
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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References in this report (the “Amended Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Astrea Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Astrea Acquisition Sponsor, LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this amended 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 amended 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 completion of the Proposed Business Combination (as defined below), 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, including that the conditions of the Proposed Business Combination are not satisfied. 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 final prospectus for its Initial Public Offering 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.
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations has been amended and restated to give effect to the restatement of our financial statements as of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Management identified errors made in its historical financial statements where, at the closing of our Initial Public Offering, we improperly classified our common stock subject to possible redemption. The Company determined, at the closing of the Company’s Initial Public Offering, the Company improperly classified its common stock subject to possible redemption. The Company previously classified a portion of the common stock subject to redemption in stockholder equity when it should have been recorded as temporary equity. Management determined that the Public Shares underlying the Units issued during the Initial Public Offering can be redeemed or become redeemable subject to the occurrence of future events considered outside the Company’s control. Therefore, management concluded that the redemption value should include all common stock subject to possible redemption, resulting in the common stock subject to possible redemption being equal to their redemption value. As a result, management has noted a reclassification error related to temporary equity and permanent equity. This resulted in a restatement to the initial carrying value of the common stock subject to possible redemption with the offset recorded to additional
paid-in
capital (to the extent available), accumulated deficit and common stock.
Overview
We are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 11, 2020 for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”). We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a 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 August 11, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and 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. 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 September 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $797,811, which consists of a change in fair value of warrant liability of $239,875, interest earned from the bank of $2, interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $19,788, and unrealized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account of $545, offset by formation and operational costs of $578,271.
 
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $1,130.126, which consists of transaction costs associated with the Initial Public Offering of $17,428, change in fair value of warrant liability of $209,000, change in fair value of overallotment liability of $134,105, interest income from the bank of $8, interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $49,479 and unrealized gain on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $545, offset by formation and operational costs of $1,087,835.
For the period from August 11, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2020, we had a net loss of $177, which consists of formation and operational costs.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On February 8, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 15,000,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $150,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 430,000 Private Placement Unit a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit in a private placement to the Sponsor generating gross proceeds of $4,300,000.
On February 18, 2021, in connection with the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option in full, we consummated the sale of an additional 2,250,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $22,500,000. In addition, we also consummated the sale of an additional 45,000 Private Units at $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $450,000.
Following the Initial Public Offering, the full exercise of the over-allotment option, and the sale of the Private Units, a total of $172,500,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $4,664,421 in Initial Public Offering related costs, consisting of $3,450,000 of underwriting fees, $466,059 of deferred underwriting fees, and $748,362 of other offering costs.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $1,232,202. Net loss of $1,130,126 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $49,479, unrealized gain on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $545, change in fair value of warrant liability of $209,000, change in fair value of overallotment liability of $134,105 and transaction costs associated with the Initial Public Offering of $17,428. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $144,375 of cash for operating activities.
For the period from August 11, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2020, cash used in operating activities was $177 which consists of the net loss.
As of September 30, 2021, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $172,550,024 (including $50,024 of interest income) consisting of U.S. Treasury Bills with a maturity of 185 days or less. Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. Through September 30, 2021, we have not withdrawn any interest earned from the Trust Account.
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 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 September 30, 2021, we had cash of $51,562. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors 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 $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units at a price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the lender. The units would be identical to the Private Units.
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we determined that there was substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern through one year from the date of the September 30, 2021 report. The Company will need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from its initial stockholders, officers or directors. The Company’s initial stockholders, officers or directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to obtain additional financing. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions resulted in the conclusion that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year and one day from the issuance of this report. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Sponsor has committed to provide the Company with an aggregate of up to $400,000 in loans through August 16, 2022 if needed.
 
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered
off-balance
sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2021. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating
off-balance
sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any
off-balance
sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any
non-financial
assets.
Contractual obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay the Sponsor a total of up to $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial support services. We began incurring these fees on February 3, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and our liquidation.
The Company engaged EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EarlyBirdCapital”), the representative of the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering, as an advisor in connection with its Business Combination to assist in holding meetings with the Company stockholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing its securities in connection with its initial Business Combination, assist in obtaining stockholder approval for the Business Combination and assist with press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company will pay EarlyBirdCapital a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of its initial business combination in an amount equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering (exclusive of any applicable finder’s fees which might become payable).
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires 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 have identified the following critical accounting policies:
Convertible Instruments
The Company accounts for its promissory notes that feature conversion options in accordance with ASC No. 815,
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
(
“ASC No.
 815”
). ASC No. 815 requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as freestanding derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria includes circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) a promissory note that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not
re-measured
at fair value under otherwise applicable GAAP with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.
Warrant Liabilities
We account for the Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC
815-40
under which the Private Placement Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, we classify the Private Placement Warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjust the Private Placement Warrants to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to
re-measurement
at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statements of operations. The Private Placement Warrants are valued using binomial lattice model.
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares of common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that is either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2021, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.
 
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Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
Net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the respective periods. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of common stock is excluded from income (loss) per common share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
Recent Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No.
2020-06, “Debt—Debt
with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic
470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic
815-40):
Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU
2020-06”),
which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. ASU
2020-06
removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and it also simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. ASU
2020-06
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU2020-06would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021, as such term is defined in Rules
13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(e)
under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation and in light of the material weakness due to the accounting for complex financial instruments, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. In light of this material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this amended Quarterly Report on Form 10 Q present fairly in all material respects to our financial positions, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter of 2021 covered by this amended Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. However, as management has identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, due solely to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the Company’s accounting for complex financial instruments , the Company intends to address this material weakness by enhancing its processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements to better evaluate its research and understanding of the nuances of the complex accounting standards that apply to its financial statements. The Company’s current plans include providing enhanced access to accounting literature, research materials and documents and increased communication among its personnel and third-party professionals with whom it consults regarding complex accounting applications. The Company has also retained the services of a valuation expert to assist in valuation analysis of the Warrants on a quarterly basis.
 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
As of the date of this amended Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes with respect to those risk factors previously disclosed in our Final Prospectus, dated February 3, 2021 and Amended Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, except as set forth below. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations.
We identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relating to our complex financial instruments. This material weakness could continue to adversely affect our ability to report our results of operations and financial condition accurately and in a timely manner.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our management also evaluates the effectiveness of our internal controls and we will disclose any changes and material weaknesses identified through such evaluation in those internal controls. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
As described elsewhere in this report, in connection with the preparation of our financial statements as of September 30, 2021, management identified errors made in our historical financial statements where we improperly classified some of our common stock subject to possible redemption. We previously determined the common stock subject to possible redemption to be equal to the redemption value of $10.00 per share of common stock while also taking into consideration that a redemption cannot result in net tangible assets being less than $5,000,001 pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Management determined that the common stock issued during our initial public offering can be redeemed or become redeemable subject to the occurrence of future events considered outside our control. Therefore, management concluded that temporary equity should include all shares of common stock subject to possible redemption. As a result, management has noted a classification error related to temporary equity and permanent equity. This resulted in a restatement to the initial carrying value of the common stock subject to possible redemption with the offset recorded to additional
paid-in
capital (to the extent available), accumulated deficit and common stock.
In addition, management determined that the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters is considered to be a freestanding financial instrument and meets the definition of a liability under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (ASC 480). The determination was based on the understanding that the over-allotment option may be exercised subsequent to the transfer of the securities from the underwriters to the investors and that the option should be detached from the initial securities before it is exercised. The over-allotment option liability is measured at fair value at inception and subsequently until it is exercised or expires, with changes in fair value presented in the statement of operations. On February 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 units.
Our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of September 30, 2021 due to the existence of material weaknesses in such controls, and we have also concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2021 due to material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related to the Company’s accounting for complex financial instruments and fair value instruments including fair value measurement. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. We continue to evaluate steps to remediate the material weakness. These remediation measures may be time consuming and costly and there is no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
As a result, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Form
10-Q
present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented. However, we cannot assure you that the foregoing will not result in any future material weaknesses or deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting. Even though we have strengthened our controls and procedures, in the future those controls and procedures may not be adequate to prevent or identify irregularities or errors or to facilitate the fair presentation of our financial statements.
 
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Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On February 8, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 15,000,000 Units. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of $150,000,000. EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. acted as sole book-running manager of the Initial Public Offering. The securities in the offering were registered under the Securities Act on registration statement on Form
S-1
(No.
333-252010).
The Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statements effective on February 3, 2021.
Simultaneous with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 430,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $4,300,000. Each Private Unit consists of one share of common stock (“Private Share”) and
one-half
of one redeemable warrant (“Private Warrant”). Each whole Private Warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The issuance was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
The Private Warrants are identical to the warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Warrants are not transferable, assignable or salable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.
On February 18, 2021, the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full, resulting in the sale of an additional 2,250,000 Units for gross proceeds of $22,500,000, less the underwriters’ discount of $450,000. In connection with the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, the Company also consummated the sale of an additional 45,000 Private Units at $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $450,000. A total of $22,500,000 was deposited into the Trust Account.
Of the gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering, the exercise of the over-allotment option and the Private Units, an aggregate of $172,500,000 was placed in the Trust Account.
We paid a total of $3,450,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions and $466,059 for other costs and expenses related to the Initial Public Offering.
For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Form
10-Q.
 
Item 5.
Other Information
On August 16, 2021, the Sponsor committed to provide the Company with an aggregate of up to $400,000 in loans through August 16, 2022 if needed. Any loan made pursuant to this commitment will be
non-interest
bearing, unsecured and will be repaid upon the consummation of an initial business combination or converted into units at the option of the holder. If the Company does not consummate an initial business combination, all amounts loaned to the Company will be forgiven except to the extent that it has funds available outside of the Trust Account to repay such loans. As of September 30, 2021, no amounts were drawn under this commitment. As indicated above, upon consummation of a business combination, the holder will have the option, but not the obligation, to convert the principal balance of the note, in whole or in part, into units (the “
Units
”) of the Company, each Unit comprised of one share of the Company’s common stock and
one-half
of one warrant to purchase a share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, at a price of $10.00 per Unit. The Units issued as a result of conversion of the Note will be identical to the units issued by the Company in its initial public offering except that the warrants underlying the Units (i) will not be redeemable by the Company and (ii) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the initial holder or its permitted transferees.
 
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Item 6.
Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this amended Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
 
No.
   
Description of Exhibit
    2.1+    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 9, 2021, by and among Astrea Acquisition Corp., Peregrine Merger Sub, LLC, Lexyl Travel Technologies, LLC, Double Peregrine Merger Sub, LLC, and Benjamin & Brothers, LLC.
  10.1+    Form of Tax Receivable Agreement.
  10.2+    Form of A&R Registration Rights Agreement.
  10.3+    Form of Sponsor Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2021, by and among Astrea Acquisition Corp., Astrea Acquisition Sponsor LLC, and Lexyl Travel Technologies, LLC.
  10.4+    Form of HotelPlanner.com Support Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2021, by and among Astrea Acquisition Corp., Lexyl Travel Technologies, LLC, and certain members of Lexyl Travel Technologies, LLC.
  10.5+    Form of Reservations.com Support Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2021, by and among Astrea Acquisition Corp., Benjamin & Brothers, LLC, and certain members of Benjamin & Brothers, LLC.
  10.6*    Promissory note.
  31.1*    Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  31.2*    Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32.1*    Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32.2*    Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*    Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104*    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
 
 
+
Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K
dated August 9, 2021 and filed with the SEC on August 11, 2021.
*
Filed herewith.
 
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
   
ASTREA ACQUISITION CORP.
Date: August 15, 2022     By:  
/s/ Felipe Gonzalez
    Name:   Felipe Gonzalez
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Director
      (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 15, 2022     By:  
/s/ Jose Luis Cordova
    Name:   Jose Luis Cordova
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Director
      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
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