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Exhibit 99.1

   

ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIPCORP.

 

INDEX TO BALANCE SHEET

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 2
   
Balance Sheet 3
   
Notes to the Balance Sheet 4-9

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and Shareholders

of Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp.

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp. (the “Company”) as of May 4, 2015. The balance sheet is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the balance sheet based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the balance sheet is free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the balance sheet, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall balance sheet presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the balance sheet referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp. as of May 4, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ Marcum LLP

 

Marcum LLP

New York, NY

May 8, 2015

 

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ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.

 

Balance Sheet

As of May 4, 2015

 

ASSETS    
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents  $535,323 
Prepaid expenses   274,750 
Total Current Assets   810,073 
      
Cash held in Trust Account   80,718,750 
      
TOTAL ASSETS  $81,528,823 
      
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY     
Current liability - Accrued expenses  $5,440 
Deferred underwriting fees   2,690,625 
Total Liabilities   2,696,065 
      
Commitments and Contingencies     
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 7,031,691 shares at redemption value   73,832,755 
      
Shareholders' Equity     
Preferred shares, no par value; unlimited shares authorized, none issued and outstanding   - 
Ordinary shares, no par value; unlimited shares authorized; 3,356,122 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 7,031,691 shares subject to possible redemption)   5,003,243 
Accumulated deficit   (3,240)
Total Shareholders' Equity   5,000,003 
      
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  $81,528,823 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the balance sheet.

 

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ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.

 

NOTES TO THE BALANCE SHEET

 

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

Atlantic Alliance Partnership Corp. (the “Company”) is a newly organized blank check company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on January 14, 2015. The Company was formed for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation, contractual control arrangement with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, or engaging in any other similar initial business combination with one or more businesses or entities that the Company has not yet identified (“Business Combination”).

 

At May 4, 2015, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through May 4, 2015 relates to the Company’s formation and its Initial Public Offering, which is described below.

 

The registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) was declared effective on April 28, 2015. On May 4, 2015, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 7,687,500 ordinary shares, no par value per share (“Public Shares”), which includes a partial exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 187,500 ordinary shares, at $10.00 per Public Share, generating gross proceeds of $76,875,000.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 778,438 ordinary shares (the “Private Placement Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per share in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, AAP Sponsor (PTC) Corp., a British Virgin Islands company (“AAP Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $7,784,380, which is described in Note 3.

 

Transaction costs amounted to $5,848,382, consisting of $2,690,625 of underwriting fees, $2,690,625 of deferred underwriting fees (which are held in the Trust Account (defined below)) and $467,132 of Initial Public Offering costs. In addition, $535,323 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account and was available for working capital purposes.

 

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on May 4, 2015, an amount of $80,718,750 ($10.50 per share) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement Shares was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) and will be 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 “1940 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 selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.

 

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and Private Placement Shares, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The Company’s Public Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“NASDAQ”). Pursuant to the NASDAQ listing rules, the Company’s Business Combination must be with a target business or businesses whose collective fair market value is equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for such Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.

  

The Company will provide its shareholders 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 shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The per-share price of the Public Shares to be redeemed (initially $10.50 per share), payable in cash, will be equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of a Business Combination including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares. The per-share amount to be distributed to investors who redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 5). However, in no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. The Company’s initial shareholder has agreed to waive its redemption rights with respect to its founder shares (as defined in Note 4), Private Placement Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination. If a shareholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, a shareholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other 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 shareholder approval, it will complete a Business Combination only if a majority of the outstanding ordinary shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination.

 

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ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.

 

NOTES TO THE BALANCE SHEET

 

If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the initial shareholder has agreed to vote its founder shares, Private Placement Shares and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.

 

If the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions in connection with a Business Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder 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% of the shares sold in the Initial Public Offering (“Excess Shares”). However, the Company would not be restricting the shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against a Business Combination.

 

If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (the “Combination Period”), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of the laws of the British Virgin Islands and other applicable law.

 

The initial shareholder has agreed to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to its founder shares and Private Placement Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination during the Combination Period. However, if the initial shareholder acquires Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, it will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to the deferred underwriting commission 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 funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Company’s Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than the $10.50 per share initially held in the Trust Account. In order to protect the amounts held in the trust account, Messrs. Jonathan Goodwin, Mark Klein, Waheed Alli and Jonathan Mitchell, the Company’s management team, have agreed that they will be jointly and severally 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. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the 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, then Messrs. Goodwin, Klein, Alli and Mitchell will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims.

 

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Emerging growth company

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (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 auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our 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.

 

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ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.

 

NOTES TO THE BALANCE SHEET

 

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 an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. 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 accountant standards used.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires 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 balance sheet.

 

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 balance sheet, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future 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 May 4, 2015.

 

Cash held in Trust Account

 

At May 4, 2015, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in cash.

 

Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption

 

The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares 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 May 4, 2015, the ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in the amount of $73,832,755 (or 7,031,691 shares) is presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

 

Offering Costs

 

Offering costs consist principally of legal, accounting and underwriting costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs amounting to $5,848,382 were charged to shareholder’s equity upon completion of the Initial Public Offering.

 

Income taxes

 

The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

 

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ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.

 

NOTES TO THE BALANCE SHEET

 

ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the British Virgin Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of May 4, 2015, there were no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of May 4, 2015. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

 

The Company may be subject to potential examination by U.S. federal, U.S. states or foreign jurisdiction authorities in the areas of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with U.S. federal, U.S. state and foreign 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.

 

Concentration of credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. At May 4, 2015, the Company had not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Subsequent events

 

The Company evaluates subsequent events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued for potential recognition or disclosure. Any material events that occur between the balance sheet date and the date that the balance sheet was issued are disclosed as subsequent events, while the financial statements are adjusted to reflect any conditions that existed at the balance sheet date. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

NOTE 3. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

 

Simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering, AAP Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 778,438 Private Placement Shares at a purchase price of $10.00 per share from the Company in a private placement. The proceeds from the Private Placement Shares 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 of the sale of the Private Placement Shares will be used to fund the redemption of the Company’s Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law). The Private Placement Shares are identical to the founder shares, except that AAP Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Placement Shares until the date that is 30 days after the date the Company completes a Business Combination.

 

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ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP CORP.

 

NOTES TO THE BALANCE SHEET

 

NOTE 4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Founder Shares

 

On January 15, 2015, the Company issued 2,156,250 ordinary shares to the AAP Sponsor (the “founder shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The 2,156,250 founder shares included an aggregate of up to 281,250 shares subject to forfeiture by the initial shareholder (or its permitted transferees) on a pro rata basis depending on the extent to which the underwriters over-allotment option was exercised. As a result of the underwriters election to exercise their over-allotment option to purchase 187,500 ordinary shares on May 4, 2015 (see Note 5), 46,875 founder shares were no longer subject to forfeiture. The remaining portion of the underwriters over-allotment was extinguished; accordingly, 234,375 founder shares were forfeited. The founder shares are identical to the Public Shares sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that (1) the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below, and (2) the initial shareholder has agreed (i) to waive its redemption rights with respect to its founder shares, Private Placement Shares and Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to its founder shares and Private Placement Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.

 

The founder shares may not be transferred, assigned or sold until one year after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination or earlier if, subsequent to a Business Combination, (i) the last sale price of the Company’s ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination or (ii) the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property (the “Lock-Up Period”).

 

Promissory Notes - Related Party

 

The Company entered into a promissory note with Lepe Partners LLP (“Lepe Partners”), pursuant to which Lepe Partners loaned the Company $100,000 (“Promissory Note”) to be used for the payment of costs associated with the Initial Public Offering. The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on the earlier of December 31, 2015 or the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Promissory Note was repaid on May 4, 2015.

 

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, AAP Sponsor or an affiliate of AAP Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors 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 held in 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 the working capital 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. Up to $1,000,000 of Working Capital Loans may be convertible into shares of the post business combination entity at a price of $10.00 per share at the option of the lender. Such shares would be identical to the Private Placement Shares. The terms of such Working Capital Loans by the officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to the Working Capital Loans.

 

Advances – Related Party

 

As of May 4, 2015, Lepe Partners and Mr. Klein advanced an aggregate of $73,287 to the Company and certain of the Company’s vendors for Initial Public Offering Costs. The advances were non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand. The Company repaid the advances on May 4, 2015.

 

NOTE 5. COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES

 

Registration Rights

 

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on April 28, 2015 with the holders of the founder shares and Private Placement Shares, 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 and shares that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans. 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. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable Lock-Up Period. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,125,000 additional ordinary shares to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price. On May 4, 2015, simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the underwriters elected to exercise their over-allotment option to purchase 187,500 ordinary shares at a purchase price of $10.00 per share. The remaining option to purchase up to 937,500 ordinary shares was extinguished and unexercised by the underwriters.

 

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NOTES TO THE BALANCE SHEET

 

The underwriters are entitled to an underwriting discount of 7.0%, of which three and one-half percent (3.5%), or $2,690,625, was paid in cash at the closing of the Initial Public Offering on May 4, 2015, and up to three and one-half percent (3.5%) has been deferred. 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.

 

NOTE 6. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Preferred Shares The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par value preferred shares, divided into five classes, Class A through Class E each with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined by a resolution of the Company’s board of directors to amend the Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association to create such designations, rights and preferences. The Company has five classes of preferred shares to give the Company flexibility as to the terms on which each Class is issued. All shares of a single class must be issued with the same rights and obligations. Accordingly, starting with five classes of preferred shares will allow the Company to issue shares at different times on different terms. At May 4, 2015, there are no preferred shares designated, issued or outstanding.

 

Ordinary Shares The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par value ordinary shares. Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At May 4, 2015, there were 3,356,122 ordinary shares issued and outstanding (excluding 7,031,691 ordinary shares subject to possible redemption).

 

 

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