You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. This discussion and other parts of this report contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements." Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.



Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on May 27, 2020. We were formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the "Business Combination"). We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies. We have identified Apexigen as our initial business combination target, and expect to schedule a special meeting of stockholders to approve the business combination later this year. Upon consummation of the business combination with Apexigen, we expect to change our name and be known as Apexigen Inc.

Our Sponsor is Brookline Capital Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Sponsor"), an affiliate of Brookline Capital Markets, a division of Arcadia Securities, LLC ("Brookline"). The registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on January 28, 2021. On February 2, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 5,750,000 units (the "Units" and, with respect to the common stock included in the Units being offered, the "Public Shares"), including 750,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments (the "Over-Allotment Units"), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $57.5 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $1.3 million.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement ("Private Placement") of 247,000 private placement units (each, a "Private Placement Unit" and collectively, the "Private Placement Units") at a price of $10.00 per unit to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of approximately $2.5 million (Note 4).



Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement,
approximately $58.1 million ($10.10 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial
Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement was placed
in a trust account ("Trust Account") in the United States maintained by
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, and will be invested
only in U.S "government securities" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act,
having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain
conditions under Rule
2a-7
promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S.
government treasury obligations, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a
Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described
below.

Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. Our initial Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the amount of taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time we sign a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business Combination. However, we will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction 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.


                                       23

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table of Contents



On March 17, 2022, the Company and Apexigen entered into the BCA pursuant to
which the Company and Apexigen would combine, with the former equityholders of
both entities holding equity in the Surviving Company and with Apexigen's
existing equityholders owning a majority of the equity in the Surviving Company.
It is expected that there will be a substantial rollover of equity by the
existing equityholders of Apexigen. Under the BCA, the transaction values
Apexigen at $205.0 million on a
net-equity
basis, net of exercise proceeds for Apexigen's
pre-closing
options and warrants. As a result of the transaction, the combined company is
expected to receive approximately $73.1 million in gross proceeds funded by
approximately $58.1 million in cash held in the Company's trust account
(assuming no shareholders exercise their redemption rights at closing) and
$15.0 million from a fully committed PIPE consisting of units of shares and half
a warrant for one share being sold at $10.00 per unit. The PIPE includes
participation from healthcare institutional and individual investors. In
addition, concurrent with the execution of the BCA, the Company, Apexigen and
Lincoln Park have entered into a committed investment agreement under which the
Surviving Company would have the right to direct Lincoln Park to purchase up to
an aggregate of $50 million of common stock of the Surviving Company over a
24-month
period. For more information regarding the BCA and related transactions, see
Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the Form
8-K
filed by the Company with the SEC on March 18, 2022.

The completion of the proposed Business Combination with Apexigen is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the BCA, including (i) completion of any required stock exchange and regulatory review, (ii) approval of the transaction by the Company's and Apexigen's stockholders and (iii) receipt by Apexigen of any required third-party approvals. Accordingly, no assurances can be made that the proposed transaction will be consummated on the terms or timeframe currently contemplated, or at all. The Board believes that it is in the best interests of our stockholders to provide the Company more time to complete a Business Combination and to consummate a Business Combination. The Company intends to hold another stockholder meeting prior to the Extended Date in order to seek stockholder approval of a potential Business Combination.



If we are unable to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination
Period, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purposes 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 any interest earned on the Trust Account not previously
released to us to pay its tax obligations and up to $100,000 of interest to pay
dissolution expenses, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares,
which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders' rights as
stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions,
if any), subject to applicable law, and; (iii) as promptly as reasonably
possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining
stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each
case to our 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 our warrants, which will expire if
we fail to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.

The Company's IPO prospectus and charter provided that the Company initially had until May 2, 2022 (the date which was 15 months after the consummation of the IPO) to complete a Business Combination. The Board currently believes that there will not be sufficient time before May 2, 2022, to complete a Business Combination. On April 26, 2022, the Company's stockholders approved a proposal to amend the Company's charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a Business Combination from May 2, 2022 (the date which is 15 months from the closing date of the IPO on a monthly basis up to November 2, 2022 (the date which is 21 months from the closing date of the IPO) (such period, the "Combination Period"). In connection with the extension, stockholders elected to redeem 688,408 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 12% of the shares that were part of the units that were sold in the Company's initial public offering. Following such redemptions, approximately $51.1 million remain in the trust account and 6,746,092 shares of Common Stock will remain issued and outstanding.

Also in connection with this extension, the Sponsor, or its designees, has agreed to contribute to us as a loan of $0.033 for each public share that is not redeemed for each subsequent calendar month commencing on May 2, 2022, and on the 2nd day of each subsequent month, or portion thereof, that is needed by the Company to complete an initial Business Combination from May 2, 2022 until the Extended Date (the "Additional Contributions"). The amount of the Additional Contributions will not bear interest and will be repayable by us to our Sponsor or its designees upon consummation of an initial Business Combination. Our Sponsor or its designees will have the sole discretion whether to continue extending for additional calendar months until the Extended Date and if our Sponsor determines not to continue extending for additional calendar months, its obligation to make Additional Contributions will terminate.

On May 2, 2022, the Company issued a non-convertible unsecured promissory note (the "Extension Note") in the principal amount of $167,032.54 to our Sponsor. The Sponsor deposited such funds into the Trust Account. Also on May 2, 2022, the Company issued an additional convertible unsecured promissory note (the "Working Capital Note") in the aggregate principal amount of $424,770.00 to the Sponsor. The Working Capital Note was issued to provide the Company with additional working capital during the extended period during which the Company must complete its initial business combination, and will not be deposited into the Trust Account. The Company issued the Working Capital Note in consideration for a loan from the Sponsor to fund the Company's working capital requirements. The Working Capital Note is convertible at the Sponsor's election upon the consummation of our initial business combination. Upon such election, the Working Capital Note will convert, at a price of $10.00 per unit, into units identical to the private placement units issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering.

Going Concern

As of March 31, 2022, we had approximately $93,000 in our operating bank account and a working capital deficit of approximately $2.3 million (not taking into account approximately $102,000 in tax obligations that may be paid using investment income earned in the Trust Account).


                                       24

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table of Contents

Our liquidity needs to date have been satisfied through a payment of $25,000 from our Sponsor to pay for certain offering costs in exchange for the issuance of 1,437,500 shares of common stock (the "Founder Shares"), a loan under of approximately $116,000 under a promissory note from our Sponsor (the "Note"), and the net proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. We fully repaid the Note on February 2, 2021. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an Initial Business Combination, our officers, directors and initial stockholders may, but are not obligated to, provide us Company Working Capital Loans. As of March 31, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.

Until the consummation of a Business Combination, we will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination. We will need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from our Sponsor, stockholders, officers, directors, or third parties. Our officers, directors and Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet our working capital needs. Accordingly, we may not be able to obtain additional financing. If we are 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.

We 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 until the earlier of the consummation of the Business Combination or the date the Company is required to liquidate, up to November 2, 2022. The accompanying condensed 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.

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on our financial position, results of our operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

In February 2022, the Russian Federation commenced a military action against Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation, Belarus and other territories and individuals. Further, the impact of this military action and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements and the specific impact on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Results of Operations

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, our entire activity has been limited to the search for a prospective initial business combination, and we will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial business combination. We expect to continue to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had a net loss of approximately $2.5 million, which consisted of approximately $2.4 million in general and administrative expenses, $30,000 of administrative expenses - related party, approximately $20,000 in franchise tax expense, approximately $3,000 of non-cash loss of change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, offset by approximately $2,000 in interest income from investments held in the trust account.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had a loss of approximately $170,000, which consisted of approximately $82,000 of general and administrative expenses, $20,000 of administrative expenses - related party, approximately $21,000 of franchise tax expense, approximately $49,000 for change in fair value of derivative liabilities, partially offset by approximately $2,000 net gain from investments held in the Trust Account.


                                       25

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table of Contents

Commitments and Contingencies

Administrative Support Agreement

Commencing on the effective date of the prospectus, we agreed to pay an affiliate of our Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination or the Company's liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. We incurred $30,000 and $20,000 in administrative expenses-related party in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $60,000 and $30,000 payable for these services, respectively.

Registration and Stockholder Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Representative Shares, Private Placement Units and units that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and in each case holders of their component securities, as applicable) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. These holders are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company registered such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders will have "piggy-back" registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by us. However, the holders of the Representative Shares may not exercise demand and "piggyback" registration rights after five (5) and seven (7) years after the effective date of the registration statement for our Initial Public Offering and may not exercise demand rights on more than one occasion. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement



We granted the underwriters a
45-day
option from the date of the final prospectus included in the Initial Public
Offering to purchase up to 750,000 additional Units at the Initial Public
Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On February 2,
2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option.

The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.15 per unit, or $862,500 in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering.

Purchase Agreement

In consideration for entering into the Purchase Agreement, the Post-Combination Company is required to issue to Lincoln Park, on the date of the Closing, 150,000 shares of Common Stock, and on the date that is ninety (90) days after the Closing, $1,500,000 of shares of Common Stock at a price equal to the arithmetic average of the closing sale price for the Common Stock on Nasdaq during the ten (10) consecutive business days immediately preceding the issuance of such shares; provided, that in no event shall the amount of such shares exceed 500,000. Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.6, within thirty (30) days of the Closing, the Post-Combination Company shall file with the SEC a new registration statement covering the resale of any shares of Common Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by Lincoln Park under the terms of the Purchase Agreement.

Critical Accounting Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses. A summary of our significant accounting policies is
included in Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I,
Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. Certain of our accounting policies are
considered critical, as these policies are the most important to the depiction
of our financial statements and require significant, difficult or complex
judgments, often employing the use of estimates about the effects of matters
that are inherently uncertain. Such policies are summarized in the Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section
in our 2021 Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the SEC on April 7, 2022. There have been no significant changes in
the application of our critical accounting policies during the three months
ended March 31, 2022.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.

JOBS Act



The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain
reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an
"emerging growth company" and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with new
or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private
(not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or
revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or
revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such
standards is required for
non-emerging
growth companies. As a result, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised
accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

                                       26

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table of Contents

Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an "emerging growth company," we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor's attestation report on our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB"), regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor's report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the chief executive officer's compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our IPO or until we are no longer an "emerging growth company," whichever is earlier.


                                       27

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table of Contents

© Edgar Online, source Glimpses