ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. III
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2018
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2017
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash
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$
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440,000
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$
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1,353,000
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Prepaid expenses
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31,000
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42,000
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Total current assets
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471,000
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1,395,000
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Cash and investments held in Trust Account
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262,475,000
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260,612,000
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Total assets
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$
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262,946,000
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$
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262,007,000
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$
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43,000
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$
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19,000
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Accrued business combination costs
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3,328,000
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-
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Other accrued liabilities
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191,000
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108,000
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Accrued income and franchise taxes
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48,000
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544,000
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Total current liabilities
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3,610,000
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671,000
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Other liabilities:
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Deferred underwriting compensation
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9,616,000
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9,616,000
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Total liabilities
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13,226,000
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10,287,000
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Common stock subject to possible redemption; 24,229,748 and 24,427,763 shares at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, (at value of approximately $10.10 per share)
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244,720,000
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246,720,000
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Commitments and contingencies
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Stockholders’ equity:
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Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 authorized shares; none issued or outstanding
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-
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-
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Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 authorized shares; 7,851,502 and 7,653,487 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding (excluding 24,229,748 and 24,427,763 shares, respectively, subject to possible redemption)
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1,000
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1,000
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Additional paid-in-capital
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6,718,000
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4,718,000
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Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
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(1,719,000
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281,000
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Total stockholders’ equity
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5,000,000
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5,000,000
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$
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262,946,000
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$
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262,007,000
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial
statements
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. III
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
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Three
Months ended
September 30,
2018
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Three
Months ended
September 30,
2017
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Nine
Months ended
September 30,
2018
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The
period from
January 3,
2017
(date of inception) to
September 30,
2017
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Revenues
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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General and administrative expenses
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1,552,000
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774,000
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4,515,000
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841,000
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Loss from operations
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(1,552,000
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(774,000
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(4,515,000
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(841,000
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Other income – Interest income on Trust Account
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1,213,000
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658,000
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3,175,000
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664,000
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Loss before provision for income tax
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(339,000
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(116,000
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(1,340,000
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(177,000
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Provision for income tax
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258,000
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207,000
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660,000
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207,000
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Net loss
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$
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(597,000
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$
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(323,000
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$
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(2,000,000
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$
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(384,000
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Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic and diluted
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7,825,000
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7,565,000
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7,735,000
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6,295,000
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Net loss per common share:
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Basic and diluted
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$
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(0.08
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$
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(0.04
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$
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(0.26
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$
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(0.06
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial
statements
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. III
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
For the nine months ended September 30,
2018
(unaudited)
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Retained
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Additional
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Earnings
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Total
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Common Stock
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Paid-in
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(Accumulated
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Stockholders’
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit)
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Equity
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Balance, December 31, 2017
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7,653,487
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$
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1,000
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$
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4,718,000
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$
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281,000
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$
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5,000,000
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Adjustment of proceeds subject to possible redemption at value of $10.10 per share
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198,015
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-
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2,000,000
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-
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2,000,000
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Net loss
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-
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-
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-
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(2,000,000
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(2,000,000
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Balance, September 30, 2018 (unaudited)
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7,851,502
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$
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1,000
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$
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6,718,000
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$
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(1,719,000
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$
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5,000,000
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial
statements
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. III
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
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The period from
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For the Nine
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January 3,
2017
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Months
Ended
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(date of
inception)
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2018
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2017
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net loss
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$
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(2,000,000
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$
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(384,000
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
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Interest income earned on Trust Account
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(3,175,000
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(664,000
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses
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11,000
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(68,000
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Increase in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
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107,000
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832,000
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Increase in accrued business combination costs
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3,328,000
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Decrease in accrued income and franchise taxes
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(496,000
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-
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Net cash used in operating activities
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(2,225,000
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(284,000
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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Withdrawal from Trust Account for taxes
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1,312,000
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-
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Cash deposited in Trust Account
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-
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(259,217,000
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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1,312,000
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(259,217,000
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds from sale of common stock to Sponsor
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-
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25,000
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Proceeds from note payable and advances – related party
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-
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300,000
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Proceeds from sale of Public Offering Units
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-
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256,650,000
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Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants
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-
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9,600,000
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Payment of underwriting discounts
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-
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(4,500,000
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Payment of offering costs
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-
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(636,000
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Payment of notes payable and advances – related party
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-
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(300,000
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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-
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261,139,000
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Net increase (decrease) in cash
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(913,000
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)
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1,638,000
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Cash at beginning of period
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1,353,000
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-
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Cash at end of period
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$
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440,000
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$
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1,638,000
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
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Cash paid for taxes
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$
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1,312,000
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$
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-
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Deferred underwriters’ commission
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$
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-
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$
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9,616,000
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Offering costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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$
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-
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$
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84,000
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See accompanying notes to condensed financial
statements
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. III
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(unaudited)
NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Organization and General:
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III (the
“Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on January 3, 2017. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger,
capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses
(the “Initial Business Combination”). The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section
2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act,” as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business
Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).
At September 30, 2018, the Company had not
commenced any operations. All activity for the period from January 3, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2018 relates to
the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Public Offering”) described below and, subsequent to
the Public Offering, efforts have been directed toward locating and completing a suitable Initial Business Combination. The Company
will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of the Initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company
generates non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Public
Offering. All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars.
Sponsor and Financing:
The Company’s sponsor is Hennessy
Capital Partners III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the
Public Offering (as described in Note 4) was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on June 22, 2017. The Company intends to finance an Initial Business Combination with proceeds from the $256,650,000 Public Offering
(including $31,650,000 from the underwriters’ partial exercise of their overallotment option - Note 4) and $9,600,000 private
placement (Note 5). Upon the closing of the Public Offering and the private placement, approximately $259,217,000 was deposited
in a trust account with Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company acting as trustee (the “Trust Account”) as discussed
below. As a result of the underwriters’ exercising less than the full overallotment option, the Sponsor forfeited 52,500
shares of its common stock as described in Notes 4 and 5.
The Trust Account:
The funds in the Trust Account may be invested
only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of one hundred and eighty (180) days or less or in money market funds meeting
certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which invest only in direct U.S. government obligations.
Funds will remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Initial Business Combination or (ii) the
distribution of the Trust Account as described below. The funds held outside the Trust Account may be used to pay for business,
legal and accounting due diligence on prospective targets and for general and administrative expenses.
The Company’s amended and restated
certificate of incorporation (the “existing charter”) provides that, other than the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes,
if any, none of the funds held in the Trust Account will be released until the earlier of: (i) the completion of the Initial Business
Combination; (ii) the redemption of 100% of the shares of common stock included in the Units (as defined in Note 4) sold in the
Public Offering if the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the Public
Offering (subject to the requirements of law); or (iii) the redemption of the public shares in connection with a stockholder vote
to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s
obligation to redeem 100% of its public shares if it does not complete its Initial Business Combination by December 28, 2018, which
is 18 months from the closing of the Public Offering.
Initial Business Combination:
The Company’s management has broad
discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering, although substantially all of the
net proceeds of the Public Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating an Initial Business Combination with
a Target Business. As used herein, “Target Business” must be one or more target businesses that together have a fair
market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable
on interest earned) at the time of the Company’s signing a definitive agreement in connection with the Initial Business Combination.
There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect an Initial Business Combination.
The Company, after signing a definitive agreement
for an Initial Business Combination, will either (i) seek stockholder approval of the Initial Business Combination at a meeting
called for such purpose in connection with which stockholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote
for or against the Initial Business Combination, for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit
in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest
but less taxes payable, or (ii) provide stockholders with the opportunity to have their shares redeemed by the Company by means
of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a stockholder vote) for an amount in cash equal to their pro rata share of the
aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to commencement of the tender offer, including
interest but less taxes payable. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of the Initial Business
Combination or will allow stockholders to redeem their shares in a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion,
and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would
otherwise require the Company to seek stockholder approval unless a vote is required by NYSE American (formerly known as NYSE MKT)
rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval, it will complete its Initial Business Combination only if a majority of the outstanding
shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the Initial Business Combination. However, in no event will the Company redeem
its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 upon consummation of an Initial
Business Combination. In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of its public shares and the related Initial
Business Combination, and instead may search for an alternate Initial Business Combination.
If the Company holds a stockholder vote or
there is a tender offer for shares in connection with an Initial Business Combination, a public stockholder will have the right
to redeem its shares for an amount in cash equal to its pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account
as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest but less taxes payable.
As a result, such shares of common stock are recorded at redemption amount and classified as temporary equity upon the completion
of the Public Offering, in accordance with FASB ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”
The Company only has 18 months from the closing
date of the Public Offering to complete the Initial Business Combination. If the Company does not complete an Initial Business
Combination within this period of time, it shall (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 of common stock for a per share
pro rata portion of the Trust Account, including interest, but less taxes payable (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to
pay dissolution expenses) and (iii) as promptly as possible following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the
Company’s net assets to its creditors and remaining stockholders, as part of its plan of dissolution and liquidation. The
initial stockholders have entered into letter agreements with the Company, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to participate
in any redemption with respect to their initial shares; however, if the initial stockholders or any of the Company’s officers,
directors or affiliates acquire shares of common stock in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to a pro rata share
of the Trust Account upon the Company’s redemption or liquidation in the event the Company does not complete an Initial Business
Combination within the required time period.
In the event of such distribution, it is
possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets)
will be less than the initial public offering price per Unit in the Public Offering.
Liquidation and Going Concern
The Company only has
18 months from the closing date of the Public Offering (until December 28, 2018) to complete its Initial Business Combination.
If the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination by December 28, 2018, the Company 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 for a per share pro rata portion of the Trust Account, including interest, but less taxes payable and
funds released to the Company for working capital (and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) and (iii) as
promptly as possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and its Board
of Directors, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its creditors and remaining stockholders,
as part of its plan of dissolution and liquidation. The Sponsor and each of the Company’s officers and directors, each of
whom holds Founder Shares (defined in Note 5), have entered into letter agreements with the Company, pursuant to which they have
waived their rights to participate in any redemption with respect to their Founder Shares; however, if such initial stockholders
or any of their affiliates acquire shares of common stock in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to a pro rata
share of the Trust Account for such shares upon the Company’s redemption or liquidation in the event the Company does not
complete an Initial Business Combination within the required time period.
This mandatory liquidation
and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments
have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after December 28,
2018.
In the event of such
liquidation, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust
Account assets) will be less than the offering price per Unit in the Public Offering.
NOTE 2 – AGREEMENT FOR BUSINESS COMBINATION
The Business Combination
On June 25, 2018, as amended as of July
12, 2018 (and as may be further amended from time to time) the Company entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
with JFL-NRC-SES Partners, LLC (“JFL Partners”) pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and
conditions contained therein, the Company will effect an acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests
of NRC Group Holdings, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “NRC Group”). As of the date of the Purchase Agreement,
JFL Partners owned all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of NRC Group. Such acquisition and the other transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Business Combination.”
Concurrently with the execution of the
Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a warrant exchange and forfeiture agreement (the “Sponsor Warrant Exchange and
Share Forfeiture Agreement”) with the Sponsor, which provides for the exchange by the Sponsor of 9,600,000 outstanding placement
warrants for 1,920,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock and forfeiture to the Company of an equivalent number
of existing founder shares held by the Sponsor for cancellation.
NRC Group is a global provider of comprehensive
environmental, compliance and waste management services to customers across diverse industries and end markets to ensure compliance
with environmental, health and safety laws around the world. NRC Group’s principal executive office is in Great River, New
York.
The Business Combination will be accounted
for as a reverse merger in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Under this
method of accounting, the Company will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. This
determination was primarily based on NRC Group comprising the ongoing operations of the combined company and NRC Group’s
senior management comprising the senior management of the combined company. For accounting purposes, NRC Group will be deemed to
be the accounting acquirer in the transaction and, consequently, the transaction will be treated as a recapitalization of NRC Group
(i.e., a capital transaction involving the issuance of stock by the Company for the stock of NRC Group). Accordingly, the consolidated
assets, liabilities and results of operations of NRC Group will become the historical financial statements of the combined company,
and the Company’s assets, liabilities and results of operations will be consolidated with NRC Group beginning on the acquisition
date, which is expected to be October 17, 2018.
Business Combination Consideration and
Acquisition Financing
Business Combination Consideration -
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the aggregate purchase price for the proposed Business Combination is $662.5 million subject
to adjustments for (i) NRC Group’s cash, debt, and net working capital, (ii) certain other unpaid transaction expenses (other
than NRC Group’s expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of the proxy statement in connection with the Business
Combination (the “Proxy Statement”) and meetings with our stockholders), (iii) expenses paid by JFL Partners or its
affiliates (including NRC Group) on behalf of the Company, (iv) pre-Closing income taxes, (v) the Excess Capital Expenditures Adjustment
(as defined in the Purchase Agreement), (vi) and the Aggregate Acquisition Adjustment (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the
purchase price and final adjustments as of the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) being the “Total
Purchase Price”) and any post-Closing payment amounts. The Total Purchase Price consists of the Cash Purchase Price and the
Purchase Price Common Stock, each as defined in the Purchase Agreement.
Acquisition Financing –
Concurrently
with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Backstop and Subscription Agreement with an investor,
pursuant to which the investor agreed to purchase (i) $75.0 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (subject to a possible
increase of up to an additional $25.0 million) (the “PIPE Financing”) and (ii) up to $25.0 million of shares of Company
common stock in a private placement (the “Backstop Commitment”). The investor will purchase the shares related to the
Backstop Commitment through one or more of (a) open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties (including forward
contracts), (b) a private placement with consummation concurrently with that of the Business Combination at a purchase price of
$10.25 per share of Company common stock, or (c) a combination thereof. The investor in the PIPE Financing has agreed to vote any
Company common stock that it owns, whether acquired pursuant to the PIPE Financing and Backstop Commitment or otherwise, in favor
of the proposed Business Combination and the other proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement. The investor in the PIPE Financing
has also agreed not to transfer any Company common stock that it owns until the earlier of the Closing or the public announcement
by the Company of the termination of the Purchase Agreement. In consideration for the aggregate $125.0 million equity commitment,
the investor in the PIPE Financing will receive (i) a commitment fee of $2.5 million, which fee was paid by JFL Partners or one
of its affiliates on behalf of the Company, subject to credit to the Total Purchase Price, and (ii) upon the Closing, five percent
(5%) of the aggregate consideration paid by the investor in the PIPE Financing to acquire shares of common stock in connection
with the Backstop Commitment (if any) (not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total Backstop Commitment). The investor in the PIPE
Financing may also receive up to a three percent (3%) placement and/or funding fee on the aggregate Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock acquired pursuant to the Backstop and Subscription Agreement. In addition, to the extent the Company enters into one or more
other subscription agreements substantially similar to the Backstop and Subscription Agreement (the “Other Subscription Agreements”)
prior to Closing with qualified institutional buyers other than the initial investor to the Backstop and Subscription Agreement,
each such investor will receive five percent (5%) of the aggregate consideration paid by such investor to acquire shares of common
stock in connection with the Other Subscription Agreements (if any).
Concurrently with the execution of the
Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into the JFL Subscription Agreement with J.F. Lehman & Company, LLC (“JFLCo”).
The JFL Subscription Agreement provides that JFLCo or one of its affiliated investment funds may elect to acquire from the Company
substantially concurrent with the Closing (A) up to 300,000 newly issued shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for a per
share price of $97.00 and (B) up to 1,951,220 shares of newly issued Company common stock for a per share price of $97.00 and an
additional number of shares of Company common stock from the Sponsor as determined in accordance with the terms of the JFL Subscription
Agreement. On September 21, 2018, JFLCo notified the Company it would be exercising its rights under the JFL Subscription
Agreement in full, resulting in approximately $49.0 million of additional cash proceeds available to the Company at Closing.
On August 24, 2018, the Company entered
into a Subscription Agreement with an investor, pursuant to which the investor agreed to purchase approximately $68.0 million of
the Company’s preferred and common equity securities (the “Acquired Shares”), consisting of (i) 530,000 shares
of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at a cash purchase price of $100.00 per share, and (ii) 1,463,415 shares of Company common
stock at a cash purchase price of $10.25 per share of common stock. The purchase of the Acquired Shares will occur substantially
concurrently with the Closing. Subject to customary exceptions, the obligations of the parties to this Subscription Agreement will
terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) such date and time as the Purchase Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms,
(b) upon the mutual written agreement of the Company and this investor to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (c) if any of
the conditions to closing of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied prior to the closing of the transactions under this
Subscription Agreement and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated in this Subscription Agreement are not consummated
at the closing date of this Subscription Agreement or (d) the Termination Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Company
will pay this investor a fee equal to five percent (5%) of the aggregate Company common stock commitment amount at the Closing.
Prior to August 24, 2018, the Company entered
into certain individual Other Subscription Agreements with other “qualified institutional buyers” providing for the
issuance by the Company to such other investors of $8.75 million of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and approximately
$8.0 million of shares of Company common stock, subject to certain conditions, including the Closing. The terms and conditions
of these Other Subscription Agreements are substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement described
in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Redemption Offer
Pursuant to the existing charter, in connection
with the Business Combination, holders of the Company’s public shares may elect to have their shares redeemed for cash at
the applicable redemption price per share calculated in accordance with the existing charter (the “Redemption Offer”).
The per share redemption price would have been approximately $10.23 at September 30, 2018.
Representations and Warranties
The Purchase Agreement contains a number
of representations and warranties made by the Company, on the one hand, and JFL Partners, on the other hand, made for the benefit
of the other, which in certain cases are subject to specified exceptions and qualifications contained in the Purchase Agreement
or in information provided pursuant to certain disclosure schedules to the Purchase Agreement. The representations and warranties
are customary for transactions similar to the Business Combination. Each representation, warranty, covenant, undertaking and agreement
contained in the Purchase Agreement will expire as of, and will not survive, the consummation of the Business Combination
(except
for certain covenants that will survive the consummation of the Business Combination as set forth in the Purchase Agreement and
except for JFL Partners’ representation relating to the ownership of the shares of NRC Group, which representation will survive
for one year after the Closing)
.
Conditions to Closing of the Business Combination
Consummation of the transactions contemplated
by the Purchase Agreement is subject to customary conditions of the respective parties, including the approval of the Purchase
Agreement and transactions contemplated thereby (including the Business Combination) by the Company’s stockholders in accordance
with the Company’s existing charter and the completion of the Redemption Offer in accordance with the Proxy Statement. Each
redemption of public shares by the Company’s public stockholders will decrease the amount in the Trust Account, which holds
approximately $262.5 million as of September 30, 2018 (before withdrawals of approximately $48,000, for taxes payable at that date).
In addition, consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is subject to other closing conditions, including, among others: (i) the accuracy
of the representations and warranties of the Company and JFL Partners (subject in certain cases to certain materiality, knowledge
and other qualifications) and the performance by the Company and JFL Partners in all material respects of their covenants and agreements
required to be performed under the Purchase Agreement, and (ii) the Company having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as
determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)
remaining after the closing of the Redemption Offer.
Termination
The Purchase Agreement may be terminated
under certain customary and limited circumstances at any time prior to Closing, including by either party if the transactions contemplated
by the Purchase Agreement have not been completed by November 30, 2018; provided that the party seeking to terminate shall not
have breached in any material respect its obligations in any manner that has proximately caused the failure to consummate the Business
Combination. If the Purchase Agreement is terminated, all further obligations of the parties under the Purchase Agreement will
terminate and will be of no further force and effect (except that certain obligations related to public announcements, expense
reimbursement, provisions concerning the stockholder representative, use, storage and handling by the Company and its representatives
of certain protected confidential information, termination, general provisions and the confidentiality agreement between the parties
will continue in effect), and neither the Company nor JFL Partners will have any further liability to any other party thereto except
for liability for any knowing and intentional breach of the Purchase Agreement prior to such termination.
Other Agreements
The Business Combination also calls for
additional agreements, including, among others, the Backstop Subscription Agreement, the JFL Subscription Agreement, Voting and
Support Agreement, Lock-Up Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement, Sponsor Warrant Exchange and Share Forfeiture Agreement and
Investor Rights Agreement, each as defined and described elsewhere in the definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on October
1, 2018.
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Basis of Presentation:
The accompanying unaudited condensed interim
financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America (“GAAP”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and reflect all adjustments,
consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of
the financial position as of September 30, 2018, and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain
information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant
to such rules and regulations. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
The accompanying unaudited condensed interim
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements and notes thereto included in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Emerging Growth
Company:
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 an accounting 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 accounting standard at the time private companies
adopt the new or revised standard.
Net Loss Per Common Share:
Net loss per common share is computed by
dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period
(after deducting shares that were subject to forfeiture in connection with the Public Offering), plus to the extent dilutive the
incremental number of shares of common stock to settle warrants, as calculated using the treasury stock method. Shares of common
stock subject to possible redemption have been excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2018, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and for the period from January 3, 2017
(date of inception) to September 30, 2017 since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust
Account. The Company has not considered the effect of warrants to purchase 28,848,750 shares of common stock sold in the Public
Offering and the concurrent private placement in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants
into shares of common stock is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. For the three and nine months ended September 30,
2018, the three months ended September 30, 2017 and for the period from January 3, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2017,
the fully diluted calculation does not include the shares subject to redemption because they would be antidilutive.
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 these accounts and management believes
the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.
Financial Instruments:
The fair value of the Company’s assets
and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC 820 (“FASB ASC 820”),
“Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the financial statements.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of 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. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Offering Costs:
The Company complies with the requirements
of the FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offering”.
Offering costs of approximately $14,836,000, consisting principally of underwriting discounts of approximately $14,116,000 (including
approximately $9,616,000 of which payment is deferred) and approximately $720,000 of professional, printing, filing, regulatory
and other costs have been charged to additional paid in capital upon completion of the Public Offering.
Income Taxes:
The Company follows the asset and liability
method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC, 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts
of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted
tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or
settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that
included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount
expected to be realized.
The Company’s currently taxable income
consists of interest income on the Trust Account, net of taxes. The Company’s costs are generally considered start-up costs
(which are not currently deductible) and, beginning in the three months ended June 30, 2018, Business Combination costs (many of
which may not be deductible for income tax purposes). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 the Company recorded
income tax expense of approximately $258,000 and $660,000 primarily related to interest income earned on the Trust Account net
of franchise taxes accrued. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 is not
meaningful and differs significantly from the expected 21% tax rate due to the start-up costs (discussed above) which are not currently
deductible and the Business Combination costs (also discussed above), many of which may not be deductible. During the three months
ended September 30, 2017 and for the period from January 3, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2017 the Company recorded
income tax expense of approximately $207,000 and $207,000 primarily related to interest income earned on the Trust Account net
of franchise taxes accrued. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and for the period
from January 3, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2017 was approximately 178% and 117%, respectively, which differs significantly
from the expected 21% tax rate due to the start-up costs (discussed above) which are not currently deductible. On December 22,
2017, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act was enacted into law resulting in a reduction in the federal corporate income tax rate from 35%
to 21% for years beginning in 2018. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company has a deferred tax asset of approximately
$320,000 and $120,000, respectively, (which reflects the lower 21% rate under which those deferred taxes would be expected to be
recovered or settled) primarily related to start-up costs. Management has determined that a full valuation allowance of the deferred
tax asset is appropriate at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold
and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken
in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination
by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017. The Company recognizes
accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment
of interest and penalties at September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review
that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its tax positions. The Company is subject to income
tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
Redeemable Common Stock:
As discussed in Note 4, all of the 25,665,000
shares of common stock sold as part of Units in the Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption
of common shares under the Company’s Liquidation or Tender Offer/Stockholder Approval provisions. In accordance with FASB
ASC 480, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require the security to be classified outside of permanent
equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments,
are excluded from the provisions of FASB ASC 480. Although the Company’s charter does not specify a maximum redemption threshold,
it provides that in no event will the Company redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (stockholders’
equity) to be less than $5,000,001.
The Company recognizes changes in redemption
value immediately as they occur and will adjust the carrying 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. Accordingly, at September
30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, 24,229,748 and 24,427,763, respectively, of the 25,665,000 public shares were classified outside
of permanent equity at redemption value.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements:
Management does not believe that any recently
issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s
financial statements.
Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated subsequent events
to determine if events or transactions occurring after the date of the financial statements but before the financial statements
were issued, require potential adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements and has concluded that all such events that
would require adjustment or disclosure have been recognized or disclosed.
NOTE 4 – PUBLIC OFFERING
In June and July 2017, the Company closed
on the sale of 25,665,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit (the “Units”) yielding gross proceeds from the Public
Offering of $256,650,000. The closings occurred on June 28, 2017 with respect to 22,500,000 Units and on July 19, 2017 with respect
to 3,165,000 Units related to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one
share of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value and three-quarters of one redeemable common stock purchase warrant
(the “Warrants”). Each whole warrant offered in the Public Offering is exercisable to purchase one share of our common
stock. Only whole warrants may be exercised. Under the terms of the warrant agreement, the Company has agreed to use its best efforts
to file a new registration statement under the Securities Act, following the completion of the Initial Business Combination. No
fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If, upon exercise of the warrants, a holder would be entitled to
receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of
shares of common stock to be issued to the warrant holder. Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the
completion of the Initial Business Combination or 12 months from the closing of the Public Offering and will expire five years
after the completion of the Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. However, if the Company does
not complete the Initial Business Combination on or prior to the 18-month period allotted to complete the Initial Business Combination,
the Warrants will expire at the end of such period. If the Company is unable to deliver registered shares of common stock to the
holder upon exercise of the Warrants during the exercise period, there will be no net cash settlement of these Warrants and the
Warrants will expire worthless, unless they may be exercised on a cashless basis in the circumstances described in the warrant
agreement. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants in whole and not in part at a
price of $0.01 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, only in the event that the last
sale price of the Company’s shares of common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within the
30-trading day period ending on the third trading day before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
The Company paid an underwriting discount
of approximately 2.0% of the per Unit offering price to the underwriters at the June 28, 2017 closing of the Public Offering ($4,500,000),
with an additional fee (the “Deferred Fee”) of approximately 3.5% of the gross offering proceeds payable upon the Company’s
completion of an Initial Business Combination ($7,875,000). Upon closing of the partial exercise of the over-allotment option,
a 5.5% deferred discount on the gross proceeds of the over-allotment option was accrued for approximately $1,741,000 resulting
in the aggregate Deferred Fee of approximately $9,616,000 (approximately 3.7% of the gross offering proceeds). The Deferred Fee
will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event the Company completes the
Initial Business Combination.
In connection with the exercise of the underwriters’
over-allotment option, 52,500 founder shares were forfeited.
In addition, in June 2017, the Sponsor paid
the Company approximately $9,600,000 in a private placement for the purchase of 9,600,000 warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant
(the “Private Placement Warrants”) - see also Note 5.
Upon the closing of the Public Offering and
the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, an aggregate of approximately $259,217,000 was deposited in the Trust Account.
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
During April 2017, the Sponsor purchased
7,906,250 shares of common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for $25,000, or approximately $0.003 per share. Thereafter,
the Company cancelled a portion of the Founder Shares, resulting in an aggregate of 6,468,750 Founder Shares outstanding (up to
843,750 of which were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment
option was exercised). As a result of the partial cancellations, the per-share purchase price increased to approximately $0.004
per share. In May 2017, the Sponsor transferred 1,125,000 founder shares to the Company’s officers and director nominees.
The Founder Shares are identical to the common stock included in the Units sold in the Public Offering except that the Founder
Shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below. In July 2017, pursuant to an agreement
with the underwriters to limit the ownership by the initial stockholders to 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares,
the Sponsor forfeited 52,500 Founder Shares as a result of the over-allotment option not being exercised in full by the underwriters.
The Company’s initial stockholders
have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier of (A) one year after the completion
of the Initial Business Combination, or earlier if, subsequent to the Company’s Initial Business Combination, the last sale
price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations,
recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the
Initial Business Combination or (B) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar
transaction after the Initial Business Combination that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to
exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
See also Note 2 regarding the Sponsor Warrant
Exchange and Share Forfeiture Agreement with the Sponsor executed in June 2018 which provides for the exchange by the Sponsor of
9,600,000 outstanding Private Placement Warrants (which are discussed below) for 1,920,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s
common stock and forfeiture to the Company of an equivalent number of existing Founder Shares held by the Sponsor for cancellation.
Private Placement Warrants
Upon the June 28, 2017 closing of the Public
Offering, the Sponsor paid the Company approximately $9,600,000 for the purchase of the 9,600,000 Private Placement Warrants at
a price of $1.00 per warrant in a private placement. Each Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of
common stock at $11.50 per share. A portion of the purchase price of the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds from
the Public Offering in funding the amount required to be deposited in the Trust Account pending completion of the Initial Business
Combination. The Private Placement Warrants (including the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants)
are not transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination and are non-redeemable
so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other
than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable
by such holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the Units sold in the Public Offering. Otherwise, the Private Placement
Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Warrants sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering
and have no net cash settlement provisions.
If the Company does not complete an Initial
Business Combination, then the proceeds deposited in the Trust Account will be part of the liquidating distribution to the public
stockholders and the Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor will expire worthless.
See also Founder Shares, above, regarding
the Sponsor Warrant Exchange and Share Forfeiture Agreement with the Sponsor executed in June 2018 and Note 2.
Registration Rights
The Company’s initial stockholders
and holders of the Private Placement Warrants are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement.
The Company’s initial stockholders and holders of the Private Placement Warrants will be entitled to make up to three demands,
excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register 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 the Company. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
There will be no penalties associated with delays in registering the securities under the registration rights agreement.
Related Party Loans
On March 31, 2017, the Sponsor agreed to
loan the Company an aggregate of $300,000 by drawdowns of not less than $10,000 each against the issuance of an unsecured promissory
note (the “Note”) to cover expenses related to the Public Offering. During 2017, the Company borrowed the entire $300,000
available under the Note and the non-interest bearing loans were paid in full on June 28, 2017.
Administrative Services Agreement and Other Agreements
The Company pays $15,000 a month ($45,000
and $135,000, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and $45,000 for the three months ended September
30, 2017) for office space, administrative services and secretarial support to an affiliate of the Sponsor, Hennessy Capital LLC.
Services commenced on June 23, 2017 and will terminate upon the earlier of the consummation by the Company of the Initial Business
Combination or the liquidation of the Company.
Also, commencing on June 23, 2017 (the date
the securities were first listed on the NYSE American), the Company has agreed to compensate its Chief Financial Officer $25,000
per month prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, of which 50% is payable in cash currently and 50% in cash
upon the successful completion of the Initial Business Combination. Approximately $191,000 and $78,000, respectively, has been
included in other accrued liabilities for the deferred compensation of the Chief Financial Officer at September 30, 2018 and December
31, 2017.
NOTE 6 - TRUST ACCOUNT AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
The Company complies with FASB ASC 820,
Fair Value Measurements, 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.
Upon the closing of the Public Offering
and the private placement, a total of approximately $259,217,000 was deposited into the Trust Account. The proceeds in the Trust
Account may be invested in either U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting
certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest solely in U.S. government
treasury obligations.
At September 30, 2018, the proceeds of
the Trust Account were invested primarily in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, that invest solely in U.S. government treasury obligations. At December 31, 2017, the proceeds
of the Trust Account were invested primarily in U.S. government treasury bills maturing in 2018 yielding interest of between approximately
1.1% and 1.4% per year. The Company classifies its U.S. government treasury bills and equivalent securities as held-to-maturity
in accordance with FASB ASC 320, “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities.” Held-to-maturity securities are
those securities which the Company has the ability and intent to hold until maturity. Held-to-maturity U.S. government treasury
bills are recorded at amortized cost on the accompanying December 31, 2017 condensed balance sheets and adjusted for the amortization
of discounts.
The following table presents information
about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2018 and December 31,
2017 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value. Since
all of the Company’s permitted investments at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of U.S. government treasury
bills and money market funds that invest only in U.S. government treasury bills, fair values of its investments are determined
by Level 1 inputs utilizing quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as follows:
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Carrying
value at
September 30,
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Gross
Unrealized
Holding
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Quoted Price
Prices
in
Active Markets
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Description
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2018
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Gains
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(Level
1)
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Assets:
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Cash and money market funds
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$
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262,475,000
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$
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-
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$
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262,475,000
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Description
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Carrying
value at
December 31,
2017
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Gross
Unrealized Holding Gains
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Quoted
Price Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
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Assets:
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Cash
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$
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15,000
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$
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-
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$
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15,000
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U.S. government treasury bills
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260,597,000
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21,000
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260,618,000
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Total
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$
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260,612,000
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$
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21,000
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$
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260,633,000
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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the
Company withdrew approximately $395,000 and $1,312,000, respectively, from the Trust Account in connection with the payment of
its 2017, and estimated 2018, income and franchise taxes.
NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common Stock
On June 22, 2017, the Company amended and
restated its amended and restated certificate of incorporation to increase the number of its authorized shares of common stock
from 29,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares. The Company may (depending on the terms of the Initial Business Combination) be required
to increase the number of shares of common stock which it is authorized to issue at the same time as its stockholders vote on the
Initial Business Combination to the extent the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with its Initial Business Combination.
Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock they own. In June and July
2017, a total of 25,665,000 shares of common stock were issued as part of the Units in the Public Offering (including Units issued
in connection with the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and in July 2017, 52,500 founder shares
were forfeited resulting in 32,081,250 shares of common stock issued and outstanding including 24,229,748 and 24,475,832 shares,
respectively, subject to redemption at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred
stock with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has entered into engagement
letters or agreements with various consultants, advisors, professionals and others in connection with its Business Combination.
The services under these engagement letters and agreements are material in amount and in some instances a significant component
consists of contingent or success fees. In most instances, these engagement letters and agreements specifically provide that such
counterparties waive their rights to seek repayment from the funds in the Trust Account. A substantial portion of these costs (including
contingent or success fees and ongoing accrued transactions costs, but not the $9,616,000 of deferred underwriting compensation)
will be charged to operations in the quarter that an Initial Business Combination is consummated.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis
of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed financial
statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
All statements other than statements of
historical fact included in this section and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q regarding the Company’s financial position, business
strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Form
10-Q, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend”
and similar expressions, as they relate to us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the
Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as
a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with the SEC.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated
on January 3, 2017 as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition,
stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Initial Business Combination”).
We intend to effectuate our Initial Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of our initial public offering in June and
July 2017 (the “Public Offering”) and the sale of warrants in a private placement (the “Private Placement”)
that occurred simultaneously with the completion of the Public Offering (the “Private Placement Warrants”), our capital
stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.
The issuance of additional shares of our
stock in an Initial Business Combination:
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may significantly dilute the equity interest of our stockholders;
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may subordinate the rights of holders of our common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded
our common stock;
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could cause a change of control if a substantial number of shares of our common stock are issued, which may affect, among other
things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our
present officers and directors;
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may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the stock ownership or voting rights of
a person seeking to obtain control of us; and
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may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock and/or warrants.
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Similarly, if we issue debt securities
or incur other indebtedness to finance our Initial Business Combination, it could result in:
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a decrease in the prevailing market prices for our common stock and/or warrants;
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default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an Initial Business Combination are insufficient to repay
our debt obligations;
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acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we
breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation
of that covenant;
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our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security or other indebtedness is payable
on demand;
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our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security or other indebtedness contains covenants restricting
our ability to obtain such financing while the debt security or other indebtedness is outstanding;
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our inability to pay dividends on our common stock;
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using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available
for dividends on our common stock if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
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limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;
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increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in
government regulation; and
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limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements,
execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.
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At September 30, 2018, we had approximately
$440,000 in cash outside of the Trust Account. We expect to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our Initial Business Combination
and we cannot assure you that our plans to complete our Initial Business Combination will be successful.
Agreement for Business Combination
The Business Combination
On June 25, 2018, as amended as of July
12, 2018 (and as may be further amended from time to time) we entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
with JFL-NRC-SES Partners, LLC (“JFL Partners”) pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and
conditions contained therein, we will effect an acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of NRC Group
Holdings, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “NRC Group”). As of the date of the Purchase Agreement, JFL Partners
owned all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of NRC Group. Such acquisition and the other transactions contemplated
by the Purchase Agreement are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Business Combination.”
Concurrently with the execution of the
Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into the Sponsor Warrant Exchange and Share Forfeiture Agreement with the Sponsor, which
provides for the exchange by the Sponsor of 9,600,000 outstanding placement warrants for 1,920,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s
common stock and forfeiture to the Company of an equivalent number of existing founder shares held by the Sponsor for cancellation.
NRC Group is a global provider of comprehensive
environmental, compliance and waste management services to customers across diverse industries and end markets to ensure compliance
with environmental, health and safety laws around the world. NRC Group’s principal executive office is in Great River, New
York.
The Business Combination will be accounted
for as a reverse merger in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Under this
method of accounting, the Company will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. This
determination was primarily based on NRC Group comprising the ongoing operations of the combined company and NRC Group’s
senior management comprising the senior management of the combined company. For accounting purposes, we expect that NRC Group will
be deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the transaction and, consequently, the transaction will be treated as a recapitalization
of NRC Group (i.e., a capital transaction involving the issuance of stock by the Company for the stock of NRC Group). Accordingly,
the consolidated assets, liabilities and results of operations of NRC Group will become the historical financial statements of
the combined company, and the Company’s assets, liabilities and results of operations will be consolidated with NRC Group
beginning on the acquisition date, which is expected to be October 17, 2018.
Business Combination Consideration and
Acquisition Financing
Business Combination Consideration -
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the aggregate purchase price for the proposed Business Combination is $662.5 million subject
to adjustments for (i) NRC Group’s cash, debt, and net working capital, (ii) certain other unpaid transaction expenses (other
than NRC Group’s expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of the “Proxy Statement” and meetings with
our stockholders), (iii) expenses paid by JFL Partners or its affiliates (including NRC Group) on behalf of the Company, (iv) pre-Closing
income taxes, (v) the Excess Capital Expenditures Adjustment (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), (vi) and the Aggregate Acquisition
Adjustment (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the purchase price and final adjustments as of the closing of the Business Combination
(the “Closing”) being the “Total Purchase Price”) and any post-Closing payment amounts. The Total Purchase
Price consists of the Cash Purchase Price and the Purchase Price Common Stock, each as defined in the Purchase Agreement.
Acquisition Financing -
Concurrently
with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into a Backstop and Subscription Agreement with an investor,
pursuant to which the investor agreed to purchase (i) $75.0 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (subject to a possible
increase of up to an additional $25.0 million) (the “PIPE Financing”) and (ii) up to $25.0 million of shares of Company
common stock in a private placement (the “Backstop Commitment”). The investor will purchase the shares related to the
Backstop Commitment through one or more of (a) open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties (including forward
contracts), (b) a private placement with consummation concurrently with that of the Business Combination at a purchase price of
$10.25 per share of Company common stock, or (c) a combination thereof. The investor in the PIPE Financing has agreed to vote any
Company common stock that it owns, whether acquired pursuant to the PIPE Financing and Backstop Commitment or otherwise, in favor
of the proposed Business Combination and the other proposals set forth in the Proxy Statement. The investor in the PIPE Financing
has also agreed not to transfer any Company common stock that it owns until the earlier of the Closing or the public announcement
by the Company of the termination of the Purchase Agreement. In consideration for the aggregate $125.0 million equity commitment,
the investor in the PIPE Financing will receive (i) a commitment fee of $2.5 million, which fee will be paid by JFL Partners or
one of its affiliates on behalf of the Company, subject to credit to the Total Purchase Price, and (ii) upon the Closing, five
percent (5%) of the aggregate consideration paid by the investor in the PIPE Financing to acquire shares of common stock in connection
with the Backstop Commitment (if any) (not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total Backstop Commitment). The investor in the PIPE
Financing may also receive up to a three percent (3%) placement and/or funding fee on the aggregate Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock acquired pursuant to the Backstop and Subscription Agreement. In addition, to the extent the Company enters into one or more
other subscription agreements substantially similar to the Backstop and Subscription Agreement (the “Other Subscription Agreements”)
prior to Closing with qualified institutional buyers other than the initial investor to the Backstop and Subscription Agreement,
each such investor will receive five percent (5%) of the aggregate consideration paid by such investor to acquire shares of common
stock in connection with the Other Subscription Agreements (if any).
Concurrently with the execution of the
Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into the JFL Subscription Agreement with JFLCo. The JFL Subscription Agreement provides
that JFLCo or one of its affiliated investment funds may elect to acquire from the Company substantially concurrent with the Closing
(A) up to 300,000 newly issued shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for a per share price of $97.00 and (B) up to 1,951,220
shares of newly issued Company common stock for a per share price of $97.00 and an additional number of shares of Company common
stock from the Sponsor as determined in accordance with the terms of the JFL Subscription Agreement. On September 21, 2018,
JFLCo notified the Company it would be exercising its rights under the JFL Subscription Agreement in full, resulting in approximately
$49.0 million of additional cash proceeds available to the Company at Closing.
On August 24, 2018, the Company entered
into a Subscription Agreement with an investor, pursuant to which the investor agreed to purchase the Acquired Shares, consisting
of (i) 530,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at a cash purchase price of $100.00 per share, and (ii) 1,463,415
shares of Company common stock at a cash purchase price of $10.25 per share of common stock. The purchase of the Acquired
Shares will occur substantially concurrently with the Closing. Subject to customary exceptions, the obligations of the parties
to this Subscription Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) such date and time as the Purchase Agreement is
terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of the Company and this investor to terminate this
Subscription Agreement, (c) if any of the conditions to closing of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied prior to the closing
of the transactions under this Subscription Agreement and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated in this Subscription
Agreement are not consummated at the closing date of this Subscription Agreement or (d) the Termination Date (as defined in the
Purchase Agreement). The Company will pay this investor a fee equal to five percent (5%) of the aggregate Company common stock
commitment amount at the Closing.
Prior to August 24, 2018, the Company entered
into certain individual Other Subscription Agreements with other “qualified institutional buyers” providing for the
issuance by the Company to such other investors of $8.75 million of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and approximately
$8.0 million of shares of Company common stock, subject to certain conditions, including the Closing. The terms and conditions
of these Other Subscription Agreements are substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement described
in the immediately preceding paragraph.
Redemption Offer
Pursuant to the existing charter, in connection
with the Business Combination, holders of the Company’s public shares may elect to have their shares redeemed for cash at
the applicable redemption price per share calculated in accordance with the existing charter (the “Redemption Offer”).
The per share redemption price would have been approximately $10.23 at September 30, 2018.
Representations and Warranties
The Purchase Agreement contains a number
of representations and warranties made by the Company, on the one hand, and JFL Partners, on the other hand, made for the benefit
of the other, which in certain cases are subject to specified exceptions and qualifications contained in the Purchase Agreement
or in information provided pursuant to certain disclosure schedules to the Purchase Agreement. The representations and warranties
are customary for transactions similar to the Business Combination. Each representation, warranty, covenant, undertaking and agreement
contained in the Purchase Agreement will expire as of, and will not survive, the consummation of the Business Combination
(except
for certain covenants that will survive the consummation of the Business Combination as set forth in the Purchase Agreement and
except for JFL Partners’ representation relating to the ownership of the shares of NRC Group, which representation will survive
for one year after the Closing)
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Other
The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by the Purchase Agreement is subject to customary conditions to closing of the respective parties, as well as provisions for termination
under customary and limited circumstances (including failure to complete the transactions contemplated but the Purchase Agreement
by November 30, 2018), as well as various additional agreements, including, among others, the Backstop and Subscription Agreement,
the JFL Subscription Agreement, Voting and Support Agreement, Lock-Up Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement and Sponsor Warrant
Exchange and Share Forfeiture Agreement and Investor Rights Agreement, each as defined and described elsewhere in the definitive
Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on October 1 , 2018.
Results of Operations
For the period from January 3, 2017 (date
of inception) to September 30, 2018 our activities consisted of formation and preparation for the Public Offering and subsequent
to the Public Offering, efforts have been directed toward locating and completing a suitable Initial Business Combination. As such,
we had no operations or significant operating expenses until July 2017.
Our normal operating costs include costs
associated with our search for an Initial Business Combination, costs associated with our governance and public reporting, state
franchise taxes of approximately $17,000 per month (see below), a charge of $15,000 per month from our Sponsor for administrative
services and approximately $25,000 per month ($12,500 of which is deferred as to payment until closing of our Initial Business
Combination) for compensation to our Chief Financial Officer. In addition, since our operating costs are not expected to be deductible
for federal income taxes, we expect to be subject to federal income taxes on the interest income from the Trust Account less franchise
taxes. Such federal income taxes would approximate $880,000 per year based on the level of interest income experienced in the nine
months ended September 30, 2018 on the average balance in the Trust Account. Further, we incur approximately $50,000 per quarter
($150,000 per nine months) in franchise taxes. However, we are permitted to withdraw interest earned from the Trust Account for
the payment of federal income taxes and franchise taxes. In the three months ended September 30, 2018, our costs increased significantly,
as we expected, due to professional and consulting fees and travel associated with evaluating various Initial Business Combination
candidates and moving forward with agreements and preparation for a stockholders’ meeting to approve the Business Combination.
Such Business Combination costs were approximately $1,300,000 and $3,700,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Further, now that we have entered into agreements for the Business Combination, our costs are expected to continue at an increased
level in connection with closing the Business Combination as well as additional professional, due diligence and consulting fees
and travel costs that are required in connection with the Business Combination. In addition, several of our service providers are
working on a contingency or success fee basis and, as such, various advisory and transaction fees become payable upon the closing
of the Business Combination.
Despite incurring operating costs of $1,552,000
and $4,515,000, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, approximately $1,300,000 and $3,700,000 of
such costs related to the Business Combination and relate primarily to services by providers (other than our independent public
accountants) who have agreed to defer their payment until the closing of the Business Combination. As such, cash used in operations
for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was approximately $2,225,000 (before reimbursement from out Trust Account for taxes
paid of approximately $1,312,000 on interest income from our Trust Account). Further, the Company believes that it has sufficient
cash to complete the Business Combination. See also Liquidity and Capital Resources regarding commitments.
Our Public Offering and Private Placement
closed on June 28, 2017 and, with respect to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, on July 19,
2017 as more fully described in “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below. The proceeds in the Trust Account were invested
in a money market fund that invests solely in direct U.S. government obligations meeting the applicable conditions of Rule 2a-7
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. In July 2017, the money market fund was largely liquidated and the trust assets
were invested in U.S. government treasury bills which matured on December 21, 2017 (and were re-invested in U.S. government treasury
bills that matured in May 2018) and January 11, 2018 (and were re-invested in U.S. government treasury bills that matured in May
2018) and yielded approximately 1.6% on a yearly basis. At September 30, 2018, the Trust Account is invested in money market funds
meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which invest only in direct U. S. government
obligations. Interest on the Trust Account was approximately $1,213,000 and $3,175,000 for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2018, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On June 28, 2017, we consummated the Public
Offering of an aggregate of 22,500,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per unit generating gross proceeds of approximately $225,000,000
before underwriting discounts and expenses. Simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering, we consummated the Private
Placement of 9,600,000 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one share of our common stock at $11.50 per share,
to the Sponsor, at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds, before expenses, of approximately
$9,600,000. On July 19, 2017, the Company closed on the underwriters’ over-allotment option of 3,165,000 units (a partial
exercise), increasing the aggregate initial public offering amount by approximately $31,650,000 to approximately $256,650,000.
The partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option resulted in the forfeiture of 52,500 shares by the Sponsor.
In addition, the Company incurred an additional deferred underwriting fee of approximately $1,741,000, and approximately $42,000
of other offering costs, and transferred approximately $316,500 of its funds outside the Trust Account to the Trust Account.
The net proceeds from the Public Offering
and Private Placement was approximately $261,030,000, net of the non-deferred portion of the underwriting commissions of $4,500,000
and offering costs and other expenses of approximately $720,000. $259,216,500 of the proceeds of the Public Offering and the private
placement were deposited in the Trust Account and are not available to us for operations (except amounts to pay taxes). At September
30, 2018, we had approximately $440,000 of cash available outside of the Trust Account to fund our activities until we consummate
an Initial Business Combination.
Until the consummation of the Public Offering,
the Company’s only sources of liquidity were an initial purchase of shares of our common stock for $25,000 by the Sponsor,
and a total of $300,000 loaned by the Sponsor against the issuance of an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”). These
loans were non-interest bearing and were paid in full on June 28, 2017 in connection with the closing of the Public Offering.
The Company has entered into engagement
letters or agreements with various consultants, advisors, professionals and others in connection with its Business Combination.
The services under these engagement letters and agreements are material in amount and in some instances a significant component
consists of contingent or success fees. In most instances, these engagement letters and agreements specifically provide that such
counterparties waive their rights to seek repayment from the funds in the Trust Account.
The Company believes that it has sufficient
working capital at September 30, 2018 to fund its operations through December 2018.
The Company has only
until December 28, 2018 to complete the Initial Business Combination. If the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination
by December 28, 2018, the Company 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 for a per share pro rata portion of the Trust
Account, including interest, but less taxes payable (and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) and (iii)
as promptly as possible following such redemption, dissolve and liquidate the balance of the Company’s net assets to its
creditors and remaining stockholders, as part of its plan of dissolution and liquidation. The Sponsor and each of the Company’s
officers and directors, each of whom holds founder shares (collectively the “initial stockholders”), have entered into
letter agreements with the Company, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to participate in any redemption with respect
to their founder shares; however, if the initial stockholders or any of their affiliates acquire shares of common stock in or after
the Public Offering, they will be entitled to a pro rata share of the Trust Account upon the Company’s redemption or liquidation
in the event the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination within the required time period.
This mandatory liquidation
and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments
have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after December 28,
2018.
In the event of such
liquidation, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust
Account assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per unit in the Public Offering.
Off-balance sheet financing arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities
which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. 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
entered into any agreements for non-financial assets.
Contractual obligations
At September 30, 2018, we did not have any
long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities. In connection with the Public
Offering, we entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Hennessy Capital LLC, an affiliate of our Sponsor, pursuant
to which the Company pays Hennessy Capital LLC $15,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial support.
In addition, commencing on June 23, 2017
(the date the Company’s securities were first listed on the NYSE American), the Company has agreed to compensate its Chief
Financial Officer $25,000 per month prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, of which 50% is payable in cash
currently and 50% in cash upon the successful completion of the Initial Business Combination. Approximately $191,000 and $78,000,
respectively, has been included in other accrued liabilities for the deferred compensation of the Chief Financial Officer at September
30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
Upon completion of the Initial Business
Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying or accruing these monthly fees.
The Company has entered into engagement
letters or agreements with various consultants, advisors, professionals and others in connection with its Business Combination.
The services under these engagement letters and agreements are material in amount and in some instances a significant component
consists of contingent or success fees. In most instances, these engagement letters and agreements specifically provide that such
counterparties waive their rights to seek repayment from the funds in the Trust Account. Contingent or success fees (but not deferred
underwriting compensation) would be charged to operations in the quarter that an Initial Business Combination is consummated.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements
and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP 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. The Company has identified
the following as its critical accounting policies:
Emerging Growth Company
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 an 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.
Net Loss Per Common Share:
Net loss per common share is computed by
dividing net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period
(after deducting shares that were subject to forfeiture in connection with the Public Offering), plus to the extent dilutive the
incremental number of shares of common stock to settle warrants, as calculated using the treasury stock method. Shares of common
stock subject to possible redemption have been excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2018, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and for the period from January 3, 2017
(date of inception) to September 30, 2017 since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust
Account. The Company has not considered the effect of warrants to purchase 28,848,750 shares of common stock sold in the Public
Offering and the concurrent private placement in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants
into shares of common stock is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. For the three and nine months ended September 30,
2018, the three months ended September 30, 2017 and for the period from January 3, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2017,
the fully diluted calculation does not include the shares subject to redemption because they would be antidilutive.
Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets
and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,”
approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying condensed financial statements.
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements
of the FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 5A- “Expenses of Offering”. Public Offering
costs of approximately $14,836,000 consist of underwriters’ discounts of approximately $14,116,000 (including approximately
$9,616,000 of which payment is deferred) and approximately $720,000 of professional, printing, filing, regulatory and other costs
associated with the Public Offering were charged to additional paid in capital upon completion of the Public Offering in June and
in July 2017.
Income Taxes:
The Company follows the asset and liability
method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC, 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts
of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted
tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or
settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that
included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount
expected to be realized.
The Company’s currently taxable income
consists of interest income on the Trust Account, net of taxes. The Company’s costs are generally considered start-up costs,
which are not currently deductible, and, beginning in the three months ended June 30, 2018, Business Combination costs, many of
which may not be deductible for income tax purposes. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 the Company recorded
income tax expense of approximately $258,000 and $660,000 primarily related to interest income earned on the Trust Account net
of franchise taxes accrued. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 is not
meaningful and differs significantly from the expected 21% tax rate due to the start-up costs (discussed above) which are not currently
deductible and the Business Combination costs (also discussed above), many of which may not be deductible. During the three months
ended September 30, 2017 and for the period from January 3, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2017 the Company recorded
income tax expense of approximately $207,000 and $207,000 primarily related to interest income earned on the Trust Account net
of franchise taxes accrued. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and for the period
from January 3, 2017 (date of inception) to September 30, 2017 was approximately 178% and 117%, respectively, which differs significantly
from the expected 21% tax rate due to the start-up costs (discussed above) which are not currently deductible. On December 22,
2017, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act was enacted into law resulting in a reduction in the federal corporate income tax rate from 35%
to 21% for years beginning in 2018. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company has a deferred tax asset of approximately
$320,000 and $120,000, respectively, (which reflects the lower 21% rate under which those deferred taxes would be expected to be
recovered or settled) primarily related to start-up costs. Management has determined that a full valuation allowance of the deferred
tax asset is appropriate at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold
and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken
in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination
by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017. The Company recognizes
accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment
of interest and penalties at September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review
that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax
examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
Redeemable Common Stock
All of the 25,665,000 shares of common
stock sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such common
stock under the Company’s liquidation or tender offer/stockholder approval provisions. In accordance with FASB ASC 480, redemption
provisions not solely within the control of the Company require the security to be classified outside of permanent equity. Ordinary
liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded
from the provisions of FASB ASC 480. Although the Company does not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its amended and restated
certificate of incorporation provides that in no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause
its net tangible assets (stockholders’ equity) to be less than $5,000,001.
The Company recognizes changes in redemption
value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the security 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.
At September 30, 2018, 24,229,748 of the
25,665,000 Public Shares were classified outside of permanent equity at redemption value.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently
issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s
financial statements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
MARKET RISK
We were incorporated in Delaware on January
3, 2017 for the purpose of effecting an Initial Business Combination. As of September 30, 2018, we had not commenced any operations
or generated any revenues. All activity through September 30, 2018 relates to our formation and our Public Offering and subsequent
to the Public Offering, efforts have been directed toward locating and completing a suitable Initial Business Combination. Approximately
$259,217,000 of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the Private Placement that closed in June and July 2017 were deposited
into a Trust Account that invests solely in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market
funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which invest only in direct U. S. government
obligations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company withdrew approximately $1,312,000 from the
Trust Account in connection with the payment of its 2017, and estimated 2018, income and franchise taxes. At September 30, 2018,
there was approximately $262,475,000 in the Trust Account.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are
controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted
under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules
and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15
under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2018. Based upon their evaluation, our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the three months ended September
30, 2018, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Other than the risk factors disclosed in
the definitive Proxy Statement filed by the Company with the SEC on October 1, 2018, which are incorporated herein by reference,
there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2017 filed with the SEC on April 2, 2018. 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 may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk
factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
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Description
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2.1
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First Amendment to Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2018, by and between JFL-NRC-SES Partners, LLC and Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III (amending that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2018, by and between Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III and JFL-NRC-SES Partners, LLC filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on June 25, 2018)
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10.1
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Subscription Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2018, by and between Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III and Cyrus Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (including the form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences, Rights and Limitations of 7.00% Series A Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock of NRC Group Holdings Corp. (formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III) attached as Exhibit A thereto) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on August 30, 2018).
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31.1
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Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1*
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Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.2*
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Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
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101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
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101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. III
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Dated: October
10, 2018
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/s/ Daniel J. Hennessy
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Name:
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Daniel J. Hennessy
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Title:
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Chairman of the Board of Directors and
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Chief Executive Officer
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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Dated: October 10, 2018
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/s/ Nicholas A. Petruska
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Name:
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Nicholas A. Petruska
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Title:
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Executive Vice President,
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Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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