Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement

Pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement entered into on February 7, 2022, the holders of the Founder Shares, EBC Founder Shares, private warrants and any warrants that may be issued on conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the private warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights. The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the Company’s initial 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, which occurs (1) in the case of the Founder Shares, on the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination, or (y) the date following the completion of the initial Business Combination on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the public shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property, and (2) in the case of the EBC Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and the respective Class A ordinary shares underlying such warrants, 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination. 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 from the date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On February 15, 2022, the underwriters elected to partially exercise the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,450,000 Public Shares at a price of $10.00 per Public Share.

The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $2,290,000 in the aggregate which was paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and exercise of over-allotment options.

Business Combination Marketing Agreement

The Company engaged EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EBC”) as an advisor in connection with the Business Combination to assist the Company in holding meetings with the Company’s shareholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities in connection with the initial Business Combination, assist the Company in obtaining shareholder approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company with press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company will pay EBC a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of the initial Business Combination in an amount equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering (exclusive of any applicable finders’ fees which might become payable); provided that up to 25% of the fee may be allocated at the Company’s sole discretion to other FINRA members that assist the Company in identifying and consummating an initial Business Combination.

Finder’s Fee Agreement

On March 15, 2022, the Company entered into a finder’s fee agreement with a consultant to assist the Company in facilitating a Business Combination with one or more targets, subject to certain conditions. The finder will only be compensated in the event that the Business Combination is consummated with a target sourced by the finder. The Company shall pay the finder a fee of $300,000, plus applicable tax. In connection with the Business Combination, the Company shall pay a financing fee to the finder cash fee equal to 2% of all PIPE funds received and accepted by the Company from investors sourced by the finder, subject to certain conditions.

Business Combination Agreement

On August 17, 2022, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Covalto and Covalto Merger Sub Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Covalto (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, among other things, Covalto will make an election to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and effect a Pre-Closing Capital Restructuring (as defined below), and Merger Sub will subsequently be merged with and into LIVB, with LIVB being the surviving entity in the Merger (as defined below) and continuing (immediately following the Merger) as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Covalto (following and after giving effect to the proposed business combination, “New Covalto”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the “Merger”, and together with the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “proposed business combination”).

As a result of the proposed business combination, each issued and outstanding Class A ordinary share of LIVB and Class B ordinary share of LIVB will be automatically surrendered and exchanged for the right to receive one newly-issued Class A ordinary share, par value US$0.0001 per share, of New Covalto (each a “New Covalto Class A Ordinary Share” and collectively, the “New Covalto Class A Ordinary Shares”), and each issued and outstanding warrant to purchase Class A ordinary shares of LIVB (a “LIVB Warrant”) will be converted into and become a warrant to purchase New Covalto Class A Ordinary Shares (a “New Covalto Warrant”), and New Covalto shall assume each such LIVB Warrant in accordance with its terms.

Merger Consideration

Covalto Warrants

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, certain existing warrants to purchase ordinary shares of Covalto (each an “Existing Covalto Warrant”) shall be converted into ordinary shares of Covalto (the “Existing Covalto Warrant Conversion”), and any other Existing Covalto Warrants shall be exchanged for a warrant to purchase the corresponding number of New Covalto Class A Ordinary Shares, in each case as adjusted to give effect to the proposed business combination.

Preferred Merger Consideration

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, effective immediately prior to the Pre-Closing Capital Restructuring, and pursuant to a conversion direction notice to be executed by the applicable holders of preferred shares of Covalto, each preferred share of Covalto shall convert into one ordinary share of Covalto in accordance with the terms of the Covalto Articles of Association (as defined therein) (such conversion, the “Covalto Preferred Conversion”).

Pre-Closing Capital Restructuring

Effective immediately following the Covalto Preferred Conversion and immediately prior to the LIVB Effective Time (as defined therein) and in accordance with the required shareholder approval of Covalto: (i) each ordinary share of Covalto shall be re-designated as a New Covalto Class A Ordinary Share; (ii) each authorized and unissued preferred share of Covalto shall be cancelled; (iii) Class B ordinary shares, par value, US$0.0001 per share, of New Covalto (the “New Covalto Class B Ordinary Shares”) shall be created and authorized; (iv) an increase to the number of New Covalto Class A Ordinary Shares shall be authorized; and (v) the closing amended and restated Covalto Articles of Association shall be adopted (collectively, the “Pre-Closing Capital Restructuring”).

Contribution Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor, LIV Sponsor II GP, LLC (“GP”), certain limited partners of the Sponsor, LIVB and Covalto entered into a contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which, certain limited partners of the Sponsor and GP have agreed to contribute promissory notes to Covalto in exchange for certain securities of Covalto, subject to the terms and conditions therein. The Company evaluated the obligations contained within the Contribution Agreement pursuant to ASC 480 and ASC 815. The Company determined that the Contribution Agreement did not require liability classification under ASC 480 and further determined that the instrument met the indexation and equity classification under ASC 815-40. The Company will record any exchange of the Promissory Notes pursuant to the Contribution Agreement as an equity transaction.

Redemption Agreement

On August 16, 2022, the Company entered into a Redemption Agreement with (i) the Sponsor and (ii) certain limited partners of the Sponsor and the GP (each, a “Rollover Party” and collectively, the “Rollover Parties”). In connection with the Redemption Agreement, the Rollover Parties, the Sponsor and LIVB implemented the following transactions in the order in which they are listed:

The Sponsor mandatorily withdrew each Rollover Party’s Class S Units and Class W Units in exchange for an aggregate of 1,929,083 Class B ordinary shares and 3,293,333 Private Placement Warrants, respectively; and

ii.

LIVB repurchased each Rollover Party’s Class B ordinary shares and redeemed each Rollover Party’s Private Placement Warrants in exchange for a promissory note (each such note, a “Promissory Note”) in an aggregate amount of $3,158,835, which is equal to the amount of equity contributed by each Rollover Party indirectly or directly to LIVB.

As a result of the Redemption Agreement, the Company purchased 1,929,083 Class B ordinary shares and redeemed 3,293,333 Private Placement Warrants in exchange for the Promissory Notes. The Company evaluated the Promissory Notes and Redemption Agreement pursuant to ASC 480 and ASC 815. The Company determined that the Company should record the Promissory Notes at face value. The fair value of the Class B ordinary shares purchased was $1.85 per share and the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants redeemed was $0.10 per warrant, for a total fair value of $3,898,137.

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