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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM
10-Q
 
 
(MARK ONE)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarter ended September 30, 2022
 
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
                    
to
                    
Commission file
number: 001-41011
 
 
LIONHEART III CORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
  
36-4981022
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
4218 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, Florida, 33137
(Address of principal executive offices)
(305)573-3900
(Issuer’s telephone number)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and
one-half
of one redeemable warrant
  
LIONU
  
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Shares of Class A common stock included as part of the units
  
LION
  
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50
  
LIONW
  
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
 
 
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in
Rule 12b-2of
the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer   ☐    Accelerated filer   ☐
Non-accelerated filer   ☒    Smaller reporting company   ☒
     Emerging growth company   ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule12b-2of
the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
As of November [    ], 2022, there were 12,900,000 shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value and 3,125,000 shares of Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, issued and outstanding.
 
 
 

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LIONHEART III CORP

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

        

Page

  

Part I. Financial Information

   

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements

   
 

Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021

      1  
 

Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and for period from January 14, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

      2  
 

Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and for period from January 14, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

      3  
 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and for the period from January 14, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021 (Unaudited)

      4  
 

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)

      5  

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

      19  

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk

      22  

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

      22  

Part II. Other Information

   

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

      23  

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

      23  

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

      23  

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

      23  

Item 4.

  

Mine Safety Disclosures

      23  

Item 5.

  

Other Information

      23  

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

      24  

Part III. Signatures

     25  

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Interim Financial Statements.
LIONHEART III CORP
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
 
    
September 30,
2022
    
December 31,
2021
  
    
(Unaudited)
        
ASSETS
                 
Current assets
                 
Cash
    $ 490,218     $ 1,416,688  
Prepaid expenses
      160,666       269,097  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Current Assets
      650,884       1,685,785  
Prepaid expenses - Long-term
      —         82,833  
Marketable securities held in Trust Account
      126,983,891       126,251,590  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
TOTAL ASSETS
   
$
127,634,775
 
  
$
128,020,208
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
LIABILITIES, CLASS A COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION, AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
     
Current liabilities
                 
Accrued expenses
    $ 3,028,088     $ 290,375  
Accrued offering costs
      46,291       61,131  
Income taxes payable
      115,301       —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Current Liabilities
      3,189,680       351,506  
Deferred underwriting fee payable
      4,375,000       4,375,000  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Liabilities
   
 
7,564,680
 
  
 
4,726,506
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Commitments (Note 6)
                 
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption; 12,500,000 shares at redemption value of $10.13 and $10.10 per share as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
      126,683,750       126,250,000  
Stockholders’ Deficit
                 
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
      —         —    
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 400,000 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 12,500,000 shares subject to possible redemption) as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
      40       40  
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 3,125,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
      313       313  
Additional
paid-in
capital
      —         —    
Accumulated deficit
      (6,614,008 )      (2,956,651 ) 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Total Stockholders’ Deficit
   
 
(6,613,655
) 
  
 
(2,956,298
) 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
TOTAL LIABILITIES, CLASS A COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION, AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
   
$
127,634,775
 
  
$
128,020,208
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
1
LIONHEART III CORP
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
 
    
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
    
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
    
For the
Period from
January 14,
2021
(Inception)
through
September 30,
  
    
2022
    
2021
    
2022
    
2021
  
Operating and formation costs
    $ 2,327,837     $ 2,830     $ 3,840,607     $ 3,859  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Loss from operations
   
 
(2,327,837
 )  
 
(2,830
) 
  
 
(3,840,607
) 
  
 
(3,859
) 
Other income:
                                 
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account
      558,668       —         732,301       —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Loss before provision for income taxes
      (1,769,169 )      (2,830 )      (3,108,306 )      (3,859 ) 
Provision for income taxes
      (101,735 )      —         (115,301 )      —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net loss
   
$
(1,870,904
) 
  
$
(2,830
) 
  
$
(3,223,607
) 
  
$
(3,859
) 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A common stock
      12,900,000       —         12,900,000       —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class A common stock
   
$
(0.12
) 
  
$
(0.00
) 
  
$
(0.20
) 
  
$
(0.00
) 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class B common stock
      3,125,000       2,875,000       3,125,000       2,875,000  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B common stock
   
$
(0.12
) 
  
$
(0.00
) 
  
$
(0.20
) 
  
$
(0.00
) 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
2
LIONHEART III CORP
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
 
    
Class A
Common Stock
     
Class B
Common Stock
     
Additional
Paid-in

Capital
     
Accumulated

Deficit
    
Total
Stockholders’

Deficit
  
    
Shares
     
Amount
     
Shares
     
Amount
  
Balance — December 31, 2021
   
 
400,000
 
   
$
40
 
   
 
3,125,000
 
   
$
313
 
   
$
—  
     
$
(2,956,651
) 
  
$
(2,956,298
) 
Net loss
      —          —          —          —          —          (238,195 )      (238,195 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance – March 31, 2022 (unaudited)
   
 
400,000
 
   
$
40
 
   
 
3,125,000
 
   
$
313
 
   
$
—  
     
$
(3,194,846
) 
  
$
(3,194,493
) 
Net loss
      —          —          —          —          —          (1,114,508 )      (1,114,508 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance – June 30, 2022 (unaudited)
   
 
400,000
 
   
$
40
 
   
 
3,125,000
 
   
$
313
 
   
$
—  
     
$
(4,309,354
) 
  
$
(4,309,001
) 
Accretion to redemption value Class A common stock subject to redemption
      —          —          —          —          —          (433,750 )      (433,750 ) 
Net loss
      —          —          —          —          —          (1,870,904 )      (1,870,904 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance – September 30, 2022 (unaudited)
   
 
400,000
 
   
$
40
 
   
 
3,125,000
 
   
$
313
 
   
$
—  
     
$
(6,614,008
) 
  
$
(6,613,655
) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND
FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 14, 2021 (INCEPTION) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
 
    
Class A
Common Stock
     
Class B
Common Stock
     
Additional
Paid-in

Capital
     
Accumulated

Deficit
    
Total
Stockholders’

Equity
  
    
Shares
     
Amount
     
Shares
     
Amount
  
Balance — January 14, 2021 (Inception)
   
 
—  
     
$
—  
     
 
—  
     
$
—  
     
$
—  
     
$
—  
    
$
—  
  
Issuance of Class B common stock to Initial Stockholders
      —          —          3,125,000        313        24,687        —         25,000  
Net loss
      —          —          —          —          —          (1,029 )      (1,029 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance — March 31, 2021 (unaudited)
   
 
—  
 
   
$
—  
     
 
3,125,000
 
   
$
313
 
   
$
24,687
 
   
$
(1,029
) 
  
$
23,971
 
Net loss
      —          —          —          —          —          —         —    
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance — June 30, 2021 (unaudited)
   
 
—  
 
   
$
—  
     
 
3,125,000
 
   
$
313
 
   
$
24,687
 
   
$
(1,029
) 
  
$
23,971
 
Net loss
      —          —          —          —          —          (2,830 )      (2,830 ) 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
Balance — September 30, 2021 (unaudited)
   
 
—  
 
   
$
—  
     
 
3,125,000
 
   
$
313
 
   
$
24,687
 
   
$
(3,859
) 
  
$
21,141
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
3
LIONHEART III CORP
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
    
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2022
    
For the
Period from
January 14, 2021
(Inception)
Through
September 30,
2021
  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
                 
Net loss
    $ (3,223,607 )    $ (3,859 ) 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
                 
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account
      (732,301 )      —    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                 
Prepaid expenses
      191,264       —    
Accrued expenses
      2,737,713       3,449  
Income taxes payable
      115,301       —    
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net cash used in operating activities
     
(911,630
)
 		    
(410
)
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
                 
Proceeds from issuance of Class B common stock to the Sponsor
      —         25,000  
Advances from related party
      —         12,000  
Proceeds from promissory note - related party
      —         75,000  
Payment of offering costs
      (14,840 )      (107,300 ) 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
     
(14,840
)
 		    
4,700
  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Net Change in Cash
   
 
(926,470
) 
  
 
4,290
 
Cash — Beginning of period
      1,416,688       —    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash – End of period
   
$
490,218
 
  
$
4,290
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
Non-Cash
investing and financing activities:
                 
Deferred offering costs included in accrued offering costs
    $ —       $ 325,170  
    
 
 
    
 
 
  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
 
4
LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Lionheart III Corp (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on January 14, 2021. The Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”).
The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from January 14, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2022 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates
non-operating
income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
The registration statements for the Company’s Initial Public Offering were declared effective on November 3, 2021. On November 8, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 12,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), which includes the full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option in the amount of 1,000,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $125,000,000, which is described in Note 3.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 2,000,000 warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and, collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant and the sale of 400,000 units (the “Private Placement Units” and, together with the Private Placement Warrants, the “Private Securities”) in a private placement to Lionheart Equities, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Nomura Securities International, Inc. (“Nomura”), Northland Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC, the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering (the “Underwriters”), generating gross proceeds of $6,000,000, which is described in Note 4.
Transaction costs amounted to $7,388,270, consisting of $2,500,000 of underwriting fees, $4,375,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $513,270 of other offering costs.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on November 8, 2021, an amount of $126,250,000 ($10.10 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Securities was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 180 days or less, or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of Rule
2a-7
of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s stockholders, as described below.
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Securities, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete a Business Combination having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into an initial Business Combination. The Company intends to only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
 
5
LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “public stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.10 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.
The Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 immediately prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor and the Underwriters have agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), Placement Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or do not vote at all.
Notwithstanding the above, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a public stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 20% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.
The Sponsor and the Underwriters have agreed (a) to waive their redemption rights with respect to the Founder Shares, Placement Shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination and certain amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or
pre-initial
business combination activity, unless the Company provides the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
 
6
LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
The Company will have until 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (or up to 18 months in total if the Company extends the period of time to consummate our initial business combination in accordance with the terms described in the registration statement related to the Initial Public Offering) to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”), subject to the Sponsor depositing additional funds into the Trust Account as set forth below. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and stockholders do not approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to extend this date, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days
thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
In order for the time available for the Company to consummate an Initial Business Combination to be extended, for each
one-month
extension
,
the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees must deposit into the Trust Account $412,500 based on the underwriters’ over-allotment option being fully exercised ($0.033 per share), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline up to an aggregate of $2,475,000. Any such payments would be made in the exchange for a
 
non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note which would be repaid, if at all, at the option of the Sponsor, from funds released to the Company upon completion of an Initial Business Combination or via conversion of a portion or all of the total loan amount into units at a price of $10.00 per unit, which units will be identical to the Private Placement Units.
The holders of the Founder Shares and Placement Shares will agree to waive liquidation rights with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsors acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor will agree to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.10 per Public Share or (ii) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay the Company’s tax obligation and up to $100,000
 
for liquidation expenses, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account (even if such waiver is deemed to be unenforceable) and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

Proposed Business Combination
On July 26, 2022, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “BCA”) and a scheme implementation deed (“SID”) by and among the Company, Security Matters Limited, a publicly traded company on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”)(“SMX”), Empatan Public Limited Company, a public limited company incorporated in Ireland (“Parent”), and Aryeh Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the BCA, including the approval of the Company’s stockholders, the parties thereto will enter into a business combination transaction (the “
Business Combination
”), pursuant to which, among other things Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company with the Company continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
 
7
LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
Risks and Uncertainties
Management continues to evaluate the impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. Further, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these financial statements.
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax
Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.
Going Concern
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had cash of $490,218 not held in the Trust Account that is available for working capital purposes and had
a
working capital deficit of $2,238,655 when excluding Federal and Delaware tax liabilities that can be paid with the interest earned on the Trust Account.
Until the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
The Company may need to raise further additional capital through loans or additional investments from its Sponsor, stockholders, officers, directors, or third parties. In addition to the loan commitment described herein, the Company’s officers, directors and Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to obtain additional financing. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. If a Business Combination is not consummated by November 8, 2022, the Company’s liquidation date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. The Company has the ability to extend the mandatory liquidation date up to May 8, 2023, as needed, provided that the Company deposit $412,500 per month into the Trust Account. The Company intends to complete its initial business combination before the mandatory liquidation date; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any business combination Management has determined that the
Company’s liquidity condition and the
mandatory liquidation without an extension, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
 
8
LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to
Form 10-Q
and Article 8 of Regulation
S-X
of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on
Form10-K
for the period ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on April 14, 2022. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022 or for any future periods.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to
non-emerging
growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account
At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds which are invested primarily in U.S. Treasury securities. All of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in the Trust Account are included in interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information.
 
9
LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that is either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Class A common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets.
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable Class A common stock resulted in charges against additional
paid-in
capital and accumulated deficit.
At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Class A common stock reflected in the condensed balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:
 
Gross proceeds
    $
125,000,000
  
Less:
         
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants
     
(3,875,000
 ) 
   
Class A common stock issuance costs
     
(7,136,454
 ) 
Plus:
         
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
     
12,261,454
  
    
 
 
  
   
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2021
   
 
126,250,000
 
   
Plus:
         
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value
      433,750  
    
 
 
  
   
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, September 30, 2022
   
$
126,683,750
 
    
 
 
  
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” ASC 740, Income Taxes, requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the unaudited condensed financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s deferred tax asset had a full valuation allowance recorded against it. Our effective tax rate was 3.58% and 0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, due to changes in fair value in warrant liability and the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets.
 
10
LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position 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. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition.
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. 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 has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction. The Company is subject to income taxation by major taxing authorities since inception. These examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Net
 
Loss per Common Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share”. The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding for the period. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of Class A common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
The calculation of diluted income (loss) per share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) Initial Public Offering, and (ii) the private placement since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. The warrants are exercisable to purchase 8,850,000 Class A common stock in the aggregate. As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not have any dilutive securities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted net loss per common stock is the same as basic net loss per common stock for the periods presented.
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per common stock (in dollars, except per share amounts):
 
    
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022
    
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
    
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2022
    
For the
Period from
January 14,
2021
(Inception)
through
September 30, 2021
  
    
Class A
    
Class B
    
Class A
     
Class B
    
Class A
    
Class B
    
Class A
     
Class B
  
Basic and diluted net loss per common stock
                                                                   
Numerator:
                                                                   
Allocation of net loss
    $ (1,506,063 )    $ (364,841 )    $ —          (2,830 )    $ (2,594,978 )    $ (628,629 )    $ —        $ (3,859 ) 
Denominator:
                                                                   
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
      12,900,000       3,125,000       —          2,875,000       12,900,000       3,125,000       —          2,875,000  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
  
                 
Basic and diluted net loss per common stock
    $ (0.12 )    $ (0.12 )    $ —          (0.00 )    $ (0.20 )    $ (0.20 )    $ —        $ (0.00 ) 
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Fair value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying condensed balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.
 
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LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active Markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
 
  •  
Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
 
  •  
Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
 
  •  
Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Warrant Instruments
The Company accounts for the 8,450,000 warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the private placement in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” where warrants that do not meet the criteria for equity treatment must be treated as liabilities. The Company evaluated and classifies its warrant instruments under equity treatment and will be reported at carrying value. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there are 8,450,000 warrants outstanding (consisting of 6,250,000 Public Warrants, 2,000,000 Private Placement Warrants, and 200,000 Private Placement Warrants embedded in Private Units purchased by the Sponsor and the Underwriters).
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that there are any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, that if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed financial statements.
NOTE 3. PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the sold 12,500,000 Units, which includes a full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 1,000,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and
one-half
of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7).
NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased 2,000,000 Private Placement Warrants, at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $2,000,000, and 275,000 Private Placement Units, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, for an aggregate price of $2,750,000, and the Underwriters purchased 125,000 Private Placement at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,250,000, from the
 
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LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
Company in a private placement. Each Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7). Each Private Placement Unit consists of one share of common stock (“Placement Share”) and
one-half
of one redeemable warrant (“Placement Warrant”). Each Placement Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7).
The proceeds from the sale of the Private Securities were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Securities held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Securities and all underlying securities will expire worthless.
NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On January 27, 2021, the Sponsor purchased 2,875,000 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate price of $25,000. On November 3, 2021, the Company effected a stock dividend resulting in the Sponsor holding an aggregate of 3,125,000 Founder Shares. The Company filed the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation prior to the closing date of the Initial Public Offering such that the Company is authorized to issue shares of Class B common stock. Pursuant to the amendment, the Founder Shares were converted into shares of Class B common stock.
The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) six months after the completion of a Business Combination or (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A 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 any30-tradingday
 
period commencing at least 30 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.
Administrative Services Agreement
The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on November 2, 2021, to pay the Sponsor a total of $15,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. Upon completion of the Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company incurred $45,000 and $135,000 in fees for these services, of which $19,000 is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2022. For the period from January 14, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, the Company did not incur any fees for these services.
Promissory Note — Related Party
On January 27, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $75,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note
was
non-interest
bearing and
was
payable on the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. The outstanding balance under the Promissory Note of $75,000 was repaid at the closing of the Initial Public Offering on November 8, 2021. This note is no longer available to be drawn upon.
 
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LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into units of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Placement Units. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there are no Working Capital Loans outstanding.
Extension Deposits by Related Party
In order for the time available for the Company to consummate an Initial Business Combination to be extended, for each
one-month
extension the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees must deposit into the Trust Account $412,500 based on the underwriters’ over-allotment option being fully exercised ($0.033 per share), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each one month extension, up to an aggregate of $2,475,000. Any such payments would be made in the exchange for a
 
non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note which would be repaid, if at all, at the option of the Sponsor, from funds released to the Company upon completion of an Initial Business Combination or via conversion of a portion or all of the total loan amount into units at a price of $10.00 per unit, which units will be identical to the Private Placement Units.
General Legal Counsel
On January 10, 2017, an affiliate of the Company’s Sponsor, Lionheart Capital, LLC (“Lionheart Capital”), engaged Jessica L. Wasserstrom, LLC (“Wasserstrom”), to represent Lionheart Capital and its affiliated companies, as corporate general counsel and otherwise in connection with any corporate and/or transactional matters as requested by Lionheart Capital. The engagement letter between Lionheart Capital and Wasserstrom is for an indefinite period only subject to termination rights of either party, of which no termination has occurred since the agreement was executed. Jessica Wasserstrom, the principal of Wasserstrom, currently holds the title of Chief Legal Officer of Lionheart Capital and its affiliated companies.
In connection therewith, Wasserstrom was specifically engaged by the Company to provide counsel for general corporate legal matters, including related to mergers and acquisitions activity and, as such, may be deemed to be a related party of the Company. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company incurred an aggregate of $25,000 and $465,000 of legal fees from Wasserstrom, which were recorded within accrued expenses and remain unpaid and outstanding as of September 30, 2022.
NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on November 3, 2021, the holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Units (including up to 3,000,000 units that the Sponsor may, at its option but subject to our consent, purchase on a private placement basis prior to and in connection with a Business Combination), the Private Warrants, and securities issuable pursuant to the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to the Class A common stock). The holders of the majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
 
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LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $4,375,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Business Combination Agreement
On July 26, 2022, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “BCA”) and a scheme implementation deed (“SID”) by and among the Company, Security Matters Limited, a publicly traded company on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”)(“SMX”), Empatan Public Limited Company, a public limited company incorporated in Ireland (“Parent”), and Aryeh Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the BCA, including the approval of the Company’s stockholders, the parties thereto will enter into a business combination transaction (the “
Business Combination
”), pursuant to which, among other things Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company with the Company continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
Scheme of Implementation Deed
Under the SID, SMX has agreed to propose a scheme of arrangement under Part 5.1 of the Corporations Act (“
Scheme
”) and capital reduction (“
Capital Reduction
”) which, if implemented, will result in all shares in SMX being cancelled in return for the issue of ordinary shares of Parent (“
Parent Shares
”), with Parent then being issued shares in SMX (“
SMX Shares
”) (resulting in SMX becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent), subject to SMX shareholder approval, Australian court approval and the satisfaction of various conditions.
In addition, SMX has agreed to propose an option scheme of arrangement under Part 5.1 of the Corporations Act (“
Option Scheme
”) which, if implemented, will result in the SMX options held by participants in the Option Scheme being subject to a cashless exercise based on a Black-Scholes valuation, in exchange for SMX Shares. Under the Scheme those shares will be cancelled and such participants receiving Parent Shares on the basis of the Scheme consideration, subject to SMX option holder approval, Australian court approval and the satisfaction of various conditions.
Consideration
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the BCA and the SID, SMX shareholders will receive consideration the Scheme of 1 Parent Share per
 

10.3490
 
SMX shares having an implied value of $10.00 per Parent Share and Parent will become the holder of all of the issued shares in SMX and
Lionheart, with SMX being delisted from the ASX.
Under the BCA, Merger Sub will merge with and into Lionheart, with Lionheart surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, with existing Lionheart stockholders and warrant holders receiving Parent Shares and warrants (“
Parent Warrants
”), as further described in the BCA, in exchange for their existing Lionheart shares and warrants, subject to Lionheart stockholder approval and the satisfaction of various other conditions.
Representations and Warranties
The BCA and SID, collectively, contain customary representations and warranties of the parties thereto with respect to the parties, the transactions contemplated by the BCA and the SID and their respective business operations and activities. The representations and warranties in the BCA and SID shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby Closing.
Conditions to Closing
Consummation of the Business Combination is subject to conditions that are customary for a transaction of this type in the United States, including, among others: (a) there being no order, temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, decree or ruling issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or governmental authority, enjoining, restraining or otherwise imposing a legal restraint on the consummation of the closing; (b) approval by Lionheart’s stockholders of certain proposals to be set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; (c) approval by SMX shareholders of the Scheme, (d) approval by an Australian court of the Scheme; (e) the Parent Shares and Parent Warrants to be issued pursuant to the BCA and the SID being approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market; and (f) the Form
F-4
containing the Proxy Statement/Prospectus being declared effective in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act
”).
 
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LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Preferred Stock—
On November 3, 2021, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation prior to the closing date of the Initial Public Offering such that the Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were no issued or outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Class
 A Common Stock
—
The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of Class A, $0.0001 par value common stock. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 400,000 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, excluding 12,500,000 shares subject to possible redemption.
Class
 B Common Stock
—
On January 28, 2021, the Company amended its Certificate of Incorporation such that the Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 3,125,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
On November 3, 2021, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation prior to the closing date of the Initial Public Offering such that the Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share and 50,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, except as required by law.
The shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of a Business Combination on a
one-for-one
basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts offered in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of a Business Combination, the ratio at which shares of Class B common stock shall convert into shares of Class A common stock will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B common stock agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B common stock will equal, in the aggregate, on an
as-converted
basis, 20% of the sum of the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination (excluding any shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination, the Private Placement Units and any private placement-equivalent units or warrants issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans made to the Company).
Warrant
s
—
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there are 6,250,000 Public Warrants issued and outstanding. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) the completion of a Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of Class A common stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Class A common stock upon exercise of a warrant unless Class A common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 days after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and thereafter will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days following a Business Combination and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the
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0th business day after the closing of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis.
 
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LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:
 
  •  
in whole and not in part;
 
  •  
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
 
  •  
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
 
  •  
if, and only if, the reported last reported sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within
a30-tradingday
period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may not exercise its redemption right if the issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise of the warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable state blue sky laws or the Company is unable to effect such registration or qualification.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of common stock at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of Class A common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsors or their affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the common stock during the 10 trading day period starting on the trading day prior the day on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there are 2,200,000 Public Placement Warrants issued and outstanding. The Private Placement Warrants and the Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that so long as they are held by our sponsor, the underwriters or their respective permitted transferees, the private shares and the private warrants (including the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the private warrants) may not be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination.
 
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LIONHEART III CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE 8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company follows the guidance in ASC Topic 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are
re-measured
and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and
non-financial
assets and liabilities that arere-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
 
    
September 30, 2022
     
December 31, 2021
  
    
Level
     
Amount
     
Level
     
Amount
  
Assets:
                                    
Marketable securities held in Trust Account
      1      $ 126,983,891        1      $ 126,251,590  
NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the condensed financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed financial statements.
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Lionheart III Corp References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Lionheart Equities, LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the completion of the Proposed Business Combination (as defined below), the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including that the conditions of the Proposed Business Combination are not satisfied. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

We are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on January 14, 2021 for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”). We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.

Proposed Business Combination

On July 26, 2022, we entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “BCA”) and a scheme implementation deed (“SID”) by and among us, Security Matters Limited, a publicly traded company on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”)(“SMX”), Empatan Public Limited Company, a public limited company incorporated in Ireland (“Parent”), and Aryeh Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). See Note 6 to Item 1 above for a description of the BCA, the SID and the transactions contemplated thereby.

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from January 14, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2022 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had net loss of $1,870,904, which consisted of operating costs of $2,327,837 and a provision for income taxes of $101,735, offset by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $558,668.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had net loss of $3,223,607, which consisted of operating costs of $3,840,607 and a provision for income taxes of $115,301, offset by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $732,301.

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had net loss of $2,830, which consisted of operating and formation costs.

For the period from January 14, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, we had net loss of $3,859, which consisted of operating and formation costs.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

On November 8, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 12,500,000 Units, which includes the full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option in the amount of 1,000,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $125,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 2,000,000 Private Placement Warrant at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant and the sale of 400,000 Private Placement Units in a private placement to the Sponsor, Nomura, and the Underwriters, generating gross proceeds of $6,000,000.

Following the Initial Public Offering on November 8, 2021, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option, and the Private Placement, a total of $126,250,000 (or $10.10 per Unit) was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $7,438,270 in Initial Public Offering related costs, including $2,500,000 of underwriting fees, $4,375,000 of deferred underwriting fees, and $513,270 of other offering costs.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $911,630. Net loss of $3,223,607 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $732,301. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $3,044,278 of cash for operating activities.

For the period from January 14, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $410. Net loss of $3,859 was affected by changes in operating assets and liabilities, which provided $3,449 of cash for operating activities.

As of September 30, 2022, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $126,983,891 (including approximately $734,000 of interest income) consisting of money market funds primarily invested in U.S. Treasury Bills. Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. Through September 30, 2022, we have not withdrawn any interest earned from the Trust Account.

We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less income taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

As of September 30, 2022, we had cash of $490,218. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into units of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Placement Units.

Going Concern

We have until November 8, 2022 to consummate an initial business combination. The Company has the ability to extend the mandatory liquidation date up to May 8, 2023, as needed, provided that the Company deposit $412,500 per month into the Trust Account. It is uncertain that we will have sufficient liquidity to fund the working capital needs of the Company until the liquidation date and/or through twelve months from the issuance of this report. Additionally, it is uncertain that we will be able to consummate an initial business combination by this time. The Company may not have sufficient liquidity to fund the working capital needs of the Company until November 8, 2022, the liquidation date. If an initial business combination is not consummated by the liquidation date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. The Company intends to complete its initial business combination before the mandatory liquidation date; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any business combination. Management has determined that the Company’s liquidity condition and the mandatory liquidation, should an initial business combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be required to liquidate after November 8, 2022.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2022. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.

Contractual obligations

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay the Sponsor a total of $15,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. We began incurring these fees on November 2, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and our liquidation.

The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $4,375,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

We account for our common stock subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. Our common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of our condensed balance sheets.

Net Loss Per Common Share

We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share”. We have two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding for the period. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of Class A common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

Recent Accounting Standards

Management does not believe that there are any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, that if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our condensed financial statements.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

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, 2022. 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

Except as discussed below, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, other than the material weakness discussed below, which was remediated during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Remediation of a Material weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We recognize the importance of the control environment as it sets the overall tone for the Company and is the foundation for all other components of internal control. Consequently, we designed and implemented remediation measures to address the material weakness previously identified and enhance our internal control over financial reporting. In light of the material weakness, we enhanced our systems of evaluating and implementing controls to identify and disclose related party transactions and the search for unrecorded liabilities, as well as the accounting standards that apply to our financial statements, including through enhanced analyses by our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding accounting applications, including the identification and disclosure of related party transactions. The foregoing actions, which we believe remediated the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, were completed as of September 30, 2022.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this report include the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as described below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 19, 2021.

Changes in applicable laws or regulations, including the SEC’s proposed new rules regarding SPAC transactions (if adopted), or a failure to comply with any applicable laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our Business Combination and results of operations.

We are subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we will be required to comply with certain SEC and other legal requirements. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our Business Combination and results of operations.

On March 30, 2022, the SEC issued proposed rules relating to, among other items, disclosures in business combination transactions involving SPACs and private operating companies; the financial statement requirements applicable to transactions involving shell companies; the use of projections in SEC filings in connection with proposed business combination transactions; the potential liability of certain participants in proposed business combination transactions; and the extent to which SPACs could become subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including a proposed rule that would provide SPACs a safe harbor from treatment as an investment company if they satisfy certain conditions that limit a SPAC’s duration, asset composition, business purpose and activities. These rules, if adopted, whether in the form proposed or in a revised form, may increase the costs of and the time needed to negotiate and complete an initial business combination, and may constrain the circumstances under which we could complete an initial business combination.

The Excise Tax included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 may impose a significant tax liability on us after the Business Combination.

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), which, among other changes, generally imposes a 1% excise tax on the fair market value of stock repurchased by certain publicly-traded domestic corporations beginning in 2023, with certain exceptions (the “Excise Tax”). Because we are a publicly-traded Delaware corporation, we may be a “covered corporation” within the meaning of the IRA, and it is possible the Excise Tax will apply to any redemptions of our public shares after December 31, 2022, including redemptions occurring in connection with the Business Combination, unless an exemption is available. Consequently, the value of your investment in our securities may decrease as a result of the Excise Tax. Further, the application of the Excise Tax in the event of a liquidation is uncertain absent further guidance.

Except for franchise taxes and income taxes, the proceeds placed in the Trust Account and the interest earned thereon shall not be used to pay for possible excise taxes or any other fees or taxes that may be levied on us pursuant to any current, pending or future rules or laws, including without limitation any excise tax due under the IRA on any redemptions or stock buybacks by us.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering and private placement, see Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report. There has been no material change in the planned use of the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and private placement as is described in the Company’s final prospectus related to the Initial Public Offering.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None

Item 5. Other Information

None

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form10-Q.

 

No.    Description of Exhibit
31.1*    Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*    Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*    Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*    Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*    Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE*    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*    Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit)

 

*

Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    LIONHEART III CORP
Date: November 4, 2022     By:  

/s/ Ophir Sternberg

    Name:   Ophir Sternberg
    Title:  

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date: November 4, 2022     By:  

/s/ Paul Rapisarda

    Name:   Paul Rapisarda
    Title:  

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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