Description of Organization and Business Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Organization and Business Operations

1.	Description of Organization and Business Operations

Organization and General

Sentinel Energy Services Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on June 5, 2017. The Company was formed as a blank check company for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. 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”). The Company is also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

On December 28, 2018, the Company changed its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands (“Sentinel Cayman”) to the State of Delaware (“Sentinel Delaware”), as described further below (the “Domestication”) and continued to be named Sentinel Energy Services Inc. As a result of the Domestication, the securities of Sentinel Cayman converted into securities of Sentinel Delaware, such that Sentinel Cayman’s issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares (the “Class A ordinary shares”) and Class B ordinary shares (the “Class B ordinary shares”) automatically converted by operation of law into one share of Class A common stock (“Class A common stock”) and Class B common stock (“Class B common stock”), of Sentinel Delaware, respectively. Similarly, each of Sentinel Cayman’s outstanding units and warrants automatically converted by operation of law, on a one-for-one basis, into Units (as defined below) of Sentinel Delaware and warrants, including the Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants (each as defined below) to acquire the corresponding number of shares of Class A common stock, respectively. Accordingly, all references to the Company’s capital stock both before and after the Domestication are referred to as shares of “common stock” in this filing.

At September 30, 2021, the Company had not yet commenced operations. All activity through September 30, 2021 relates to (1) the Company’s formation and issuance of the Founder Shares (as defined in Note 4), (2) the Public Offering (as defined below) and sale of warrants in a private placement to our Sponsor (the “Private Placement Warrants”) which closed in November 2017, (3) the subsequent a search for a business combination candidate, including activities in connection with an announced and subsequently terminated proposed business combination and (4) liquidation activities, including liquidation of the Trust Account (as defined below), following the Company’s inability to consummate a business combination prior to the November 7, 2019 deadline under the Company certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”). The Company has not generated any operating revenues since inception. The Company generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Public Offering and sale of Private Placement Warrants until November 2019.

The Company intended to finance its initial business combination with proceeds from the Company’s initial public offering (the “Public Offering”) of the Company units (“Units”) and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants. Each Unit consisted of (A) one share of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Public Shares”), and (B) one-third of one warrant exercisable to purchase one share of the Company’s Class A common stock (each whole warrant, a “Public Warrant”), and from the Company’s private placement sale of warrants exercisable to purchase one share of Company’s Class A common stock (each, a “Private Placement Warrant”) to the Sentinel Management Holdings, LLC (the “Sponsor”). Upon the closings of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, approximately $345,000,000 was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”). The Company was not able to consummate a business combination prior to the November 7, 2019 deadline under the Company’s Charter. As a result, the Company commenced the liquidation of the Trust Account, which then had a balance of approximately $355,500,000, and returned the funds held therein to its public stockholders by redeeming 100% of the Public Shares in accordance with the Charter. During the liquidation period, the Company and the holders of the Public Warrants also executed an amendment to the Warrant Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2017, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, which automatically converted the Public Warrants into the right to receive $0.02 per whole Public Warrant, payable in cash. The redemption of the Public Shares and the conversion of the Public Warrants completely extinguished the public stockholders’ rights in the Company. In addition, the Sponsor forfeited the Private Placement Warrants as a result of the Company being unable to consummate a business combination prior to the deadline in its Charter.

In connection with the redemption of the Public Shares, each stockholder received approximately $10.30 per share on November 18, 2019. The Company withheld approximately $1,350,000 from the distribution. In April 2020, the Company paid the income tax liability for the year ended December 31, 2019 of $259,284 and, following payment of distribution settlement expenses of $100,351, the Company distributed the remaining $1,152,035 to its public stockholders on May 4, 2020 for a distribution of approximately $0.03 per share. The Trust Account was subsequently closed with no balance remaining. In December 2019, the Company paid $225,990 in connection with the conversion of the Public Warrants.

Following the redemption of the Public Shares, the conversion of the Public Warrants and the forfeiture of the Private Placement Warrants, there were no Units, Public Shares, Public Warrants or Private Placement Warrants outstanding. Additional shares of Class A common stock were subsequently issued and shares of Class B common stock remain outstanding. For more information on additional issuances, see Note 4.

Initial Business Combination

The Company’s management had broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of the Public Offering were intended to be generally applied toward consummating an initial business combination.

The Charter and the prospectus that the Company filed in connection with the Public Offering provided that the Company had 24 months after the closing of its Public Offering, or until November 7, 2019, to complete a business combination. During the period since the Company’s Public Offering, the Company diligently searched for a business to combine with in a transaction that would generate value for the Company’s stockholders; however, over the same period, the energy sector experienced significant headwinds, which increased the challenges faced by the Company in sourcing a compelling target business. Despite the Company’s best efforts, it was not able to consummate a business combination prior to the November 7, 2019 deadline under its Charter. As a result, the Company commenced the liquidation of the Trust Account and returned the funds held therein to its public stockholders by redeeming 100% of the Company’s Public Shares in accordance with the Charter, which together with the conversion of the Public Warrants extinguished the public stockholders’ rights in the Company.

Underwriting Discount

Upon closing of the Public Offering, the Company paid an underwriting discount of 2.0% of the per Unit offering price to the underwriters with an additional fee (the “Deferred Discount”) of 3.5% ($12,075,000) of the gross offering proceeds payable upon the Company’s completion of an initial business combination. The underwriters were not entitled to any interest accrued on the Deferred Discount. In accordance with the terms of the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the Public Offering, the underwriters forfeited any rights or claims to the Deferred Discount because the Company was unable to consummate an initial business combination by the November 7, 2019 deadline under its Charter.

Liquidity

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, the Company determined that it does not have sufficient liquidity to meet its future obligations; however, management has determined that, pursuant to a commitment letter from the Sponsor, it has access to funds from the Sponsor that alleviate going concern. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had a working capital deficit of approximately $258,800, current liabilities of approximately $326,600 and had cash of approximately $19,200.

Pursuant a commitment letter from the Sponsor, the Sponsor intends to financially support the Company sufficient for the Company to satisfy its working capital needs until at least November 15, 2022. For additional information, see the information under the captions “Advances from Related Parties,” “Promissory Note Payable – Sponsor,” “Contributions from Related Party” and “Administrative Support Agreement” in Note 4.

Sentinel Energy Services Inc. 10-Q