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COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION Corp III
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S-1
Mar 7, 10:01 AM ET
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION Corp III S-1
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Registration No.: 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III
712 Fifth Avenue 22nd Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 277-5301
Michael Rapoport (a/k/a Michael Rapp) Chief Executive Officer and Chairman c/o Broadband Capital Management LLC 712 Fifth Avenue 22nd Floor New York, NY 10019 (212) 277-5301
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
$25,000,000
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III
5,000,000 Units
Broadband Capital Management LLC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Our Business
Effecting a Business Transaction
Potential Conflicts of Interest
Conflict of Interest
Initial Shares and Placement Shares
THE OFFERING
Risks
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
RISK FACTORS
Certain aspects of this offering are different from offerings of most other blank check companies in that our investors will likely have no control over the selection of a target business for our initial business transaction or the terms thereof, will not have the right to vote on the initial business transaction and will not have a redemption right if they are not satisfied with the choice of target business or the terms of the initial business transaction.
We are a development stage company with no operating history and, accordingly, our stockholders will not have any basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.
If we are unable to consummate a business transaction, our public stockholders will be forced to wait the full 24 months from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement or longer, before receiving distributions from our trust account.
We may not be able to consummate our initial business transaction within the required timeframe, in which case we will be forced to redeem our public shares and liquidate.
Public stockholders may receive less than their pro rata share of the trust account upon redemption due to claims of creditors.
Our directors may decide not to enforce the indemnification obligations of BCM and Mr. Rapp, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds in the trust account available for distribution to our public stockholders.
Our stockholders will not have any rights or interests in funds from the trust account, except under certain limited circumstances.
We do not intend to establish an audit committee or a compensation committee until the consummation of our initial business transaction.
Our stockholders will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of blank check companies.
If the loans provided to us from BCM and interest earned on the trust account balance are insufficient to allow us to operate for at least the next 24 months, we may not be able to complete our initial business transaction.
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete a business transaction.
In certain circumstances, our board of directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to our creditors, thereby exposing itself and us to claims of punitive damages.
Our stockholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares.
Although we are required to use our best efforts to file a registration statement after the completion of our initial business transaction and keep such registration statement covering the issuance of the shares of common stock underlying the warrants effective for at least 45 days after such effectiveness date, a registration statement may not be effective, in which case our warrant holders may not be able to exercise their warrants.
Unlike most other blank check companies, the holders of our warrants have only a 45-day period to exercise their warrants.
As we are not limited to a particular geographic area or industry and we have not yet selected a target business with which to complete a business transaction, investors in this offering are unable to currently ascertain the merits or risks of the target business and will be relying on our management’s ability to identify a target business or businesses and complete a business transaction.
If we decide to complete a business transaction with a target business outside of the expertise of our officers and directors, we cannot assure you that our officers and directors will have sufficient knowledge relating to the target, the jurisdiction in which it operates or its industry to make an informed decision regarding such business transaction.
Unlike most other blank check companies, we are not required to consider a target’s valuation when entering into or consummating our business transaction although we plan to initially focus on target businesses having a fair market value greater than $200,000,000 at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business transaction. Management’s unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting a prospective acquisition candidate, along with management’s financial interest in consummating our initial business transaction, may lead management to enter into an acquisition agreement that is not in the best interest of our stockholders.
Public stockholders will not be afforded the opportunity to vote on our initial business transaction or redeem their shares in connection with the consummation of our initial business transaction, which may result in the consummation of an initial business transaction that would not have otherwise been approved by our public stockholders.
We may issue shares of our capital stock to complete our initial business transaction, which would reduce the equity interest of our stockholders and likely cause a change in control of our ownership.
Substantial resources could be expended in researching initial business transactions that are not consummated, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and consummate an initial business transaction.
Our officers and directors may allocate their time to other businesses, thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. These conflicts could impair our ability to consummate a business transaction.
Our officers and directors owe fiduciary or similar duties to certain other entities and may be required to present a particular business opportunity to such other entities. Accordingly, our officers and directors may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
Our management may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular business transaction. These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial business transaction and, as a result, may cause them to have conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular business transaction is in the best interest of our public stockholders.
We will only have a limited ability to evaluate the management of the target business.
We may engage in a business transaction with one or more target businesses that have relationships or are affiliated with our initial stockholders, directors or officers, which may raise potential conflicts.
Since our initial stockholders will lose their entire investment in us if our initial business transaction is not consummated and may be required to pay costs associated with our liquidation and our officers and directors have significant financial interests in us, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular acquisition target is appropriate for our initial business transaction.
The requirement that we complete our initial business transaction within 24 months from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement may give potential target businesses leverage over us in negotiating a business transaction and may decrease our ability to conduct due diligence on potential business transaction targets as we approach our deadline, which could undermine our ability to consummate our initial business transaction on terms that would produce value for our stockholders.
The requirement that we complete a business transaction within 24 months from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement may motivate our officers and directors to approve a business transaction that is not in the best interests of stockholders.
Our securities will be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, which will limit the liquidity and price of our securities more than if our securities were quoted or listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market or another national exchange.
A market for our securities may not develop, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of our securities.
We cannot assure you that our common stock will become listed on a securities exchange and the failure to do so may adversely affect your ability to dispose of our common stock in a timely fashion.
If you are not an institutional investor, you may purchase securities in this offering only if you reside within the states in which we will apply to have the securities registered or have received an exemption from registration. Although individual states are preempted from regulating the resales of our securities, state securities regulators who view blank check offerings unfavorably could use or threaten to use their investigative or enforcement powers to hinder resales of our securities in their states.
We will likely complete only one business transaction with the proceeds of this offering. As a result, our operations will depend on a single business and we will be exposed to higher risk than other entities that have the resources to complete several transactions.
Unlike most other blank check companies, the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may be amended with the approval of at least 65% of our outstanding common stock.
We may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a business transaction, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition.
Our initial stockholders control a substantial interest in us and thus may influence certain actions requiring a stockholder vote.
We may not have an effective registration statement for the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants under the Securities Act or any state securities laws at the time when an investor desires to exercise warrants, thus precluding such investor from being able to exercise its warrants.
We may be unable to obtain additional financing, if required, to complete a business transaction or to fund the operations and growth of the target business, which could compel us to restructure the transaction or abandon a particular business transaction.
Our outstanding warrants may have an adverse effect on the market price of common stock and make it more difficult to effect a business transaction.
An investor will only be able to exercise a warrant if the issuance of common stock upon such exercise has been registered or qualified or is deemed exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the holder of the warrants.
We may amend the terms of the warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders with the approval by the holders of a majority of the then outstanding public warrants.
Our determination of the offering price of our units and of the aggregate amount of proceeds we are raising in this offering is more arbitrary than would typically be the case if we were an operating company rather than an acquisition vehicle.
Our stockholders will experience immediate and substantial dilution from the purchase of our common stock.
Since our initial stockholders have a lower cost basis in their investment in us than our public stockholders, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular target business is appropriate for our initial business transaction.
Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our common stock and could entrench management.
Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will require substantial financial and management resources and may increase the time and costs of completing an acquisition.
We do not currently intend to hold an annual meeting of stockholders until after our consummation of a business transaction.
The grant of registration rights to our initial stockholders may make it more difficult to complete our initial business transaction, and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Because of our limited resources and the significant competition for business transaction opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete a business transaction. If we are unable to complete our initial business transaction, our public stockholders may receive only $5.00 per share on our redemption, which may be less than such amount in certain circumstances, and our warrants will expire worthless.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
USE OF PROCEEDS
DIVIDEND POLICY
DILUTION
CAPITALIZATION
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Related Party Transactions
Controls and Procedures
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements; Commitments and Contractual Obligations; Quarterly Results
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
PROPOSED BUSINESS
Introduction
Business Strategy
Competitive Strengths
Effecting a Business Transaction
General
No stockholder vote or redemption rights on consummation of our business transaction.
We have not identified a target business
Sources of target businesses
Selection of a target business and structuring of a business transaction
No minimum fair market value of target business or businesses
Possible lack of business diversification
Limited ability to evaluate the target business’s management
Redemption of common stock and liquidation if no initial business transaction
Competition
Facilities
Employees and Directors
Periodic Reporting and Audited Financial Statements
Legal Proceedings
Comparison of This Offering to Those of Blank Check Companies Subject to Rule 419
Comparison of This Offering to Those of Most Blank Check Companies Not Subject to Rule 419
MANAGEMENT
Directors and Executive Officers
Number and Terms of Office of Directors
Compensation for Officers and Directors
Director Independence
Board Committees
Code of Conduct
Conflicts of Interest
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
Transfers of Initial Shares
Forfeiture of Initial Shares
Lockup of Initial Shares
Private Placement
Illustration of Forfeiture of Initial Shares and Effect on Beneficial Ownership
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Table 7
Table 8
Table 9
Table 10
Table 11
Table 12
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
General
Units
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Public Stockholder Warrants
Our Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent
Amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation
Quotation of Securities
Delaware Anti-Takeover Law
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Rule 144
Restrictions on the Use of Rule 144 by Shell Companies or Former Shell Companies
Registration Rights
UNDERWRITING
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
State Blue Sky Information
Sales of Our Securities in Canada
Pricing of Securities and Size of Offering
Over-allotment and Stabilizing Transactions
Commissions and Discounts
Other Services
Indemnification
Quotation
LEGAL MATTERS
EXPERTS
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Committed Capital Acquisition Corporation III (A Development Stage Company) INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III (a development stage company) BALANCE SHEET March 2, 2012
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III (a development stage company) STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Period from May 18, 2011 (date of incorporation) to March 2, 2012
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III (a development stage company) STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY For the Period from May 18, 2011 (date of incorporation) to March 2, 2012
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III (a development stage company) STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the Period from May 18, 2011 (date of incorporation) to March 2, 2012
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III (a development stage company) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III (a development stage company) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of presentation
Development stage company
Net loss per common share
Concentration of credit risk
Fair value of financial instruments
Use of estimates
Deferred offering costs
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III (a development stage company) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – (continued)
Income taxes
Recently issued accounting standards
3. PROPOSED OFFERING
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III (a development stage company) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
5. COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III (a development stage company) NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
COMMITTED CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION III
5,000,000 Units
PROSPECTUS
BROADBAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
, 2012
PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
Item 17. Undertakings.
SIGNATURE
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX