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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 quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

 

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                  to                   

 

Commission File No. 001-38821

 

LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   83-2533239
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

2300 Hallock Young Road

Lordstown, Ohio 4481

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

 

(2343) 285-4001
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   RIDE   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants to purchase Class A common stock   RIDEW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of 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 Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☒  No ☐

 

As of November 16, 2020, there were 164,948,923 shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, issued and outstanding. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(successor to DiamondPeak Holdings Corp.)

 

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 (unaudited) and December 31, 2019 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited) 2
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited) 3
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited) 4
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 5
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 14
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 16
     
Item 4. Control and Procedures 16
     
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 17
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 17
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 17
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 17
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 17
     
Item 5. Other Information 17
     
Item 6. Exhibits 17
     
SIGNATURES 18

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
   (unaudited)     
ASSETS        
Current assets        
Cash  $68,875   $1,070,048 
Prepaid income taxes   174,949    52,949 
Prepaid expenses   52,979    97,125 
Total Current Assets   296,803    1,220,122 
           
Marketable securities held in Trust Account   284,008,310    283,581,860 
Total Assets  $284,305,113   $284,801,982 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Current liability - accounts payable and accrued expenses  $2,203,182   $289,767 
Deferred underwriting fee payable   9,800,000    9,800,000 
Total Liabilities   12,003,182    10,089,767 
           
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)          
           
Common stock subject to possible redemption, 26,730,193 and 26,971,221 shares at $10.00 per share at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively   267,301,930    269,712,210 
           
Stockholders’ Equity          
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding   —    — 
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 1,269,807 and 1,028,779 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 26,730,193 and 26,971,221 shares subject to possible redemption) at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively   127    103 
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 7,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019   700    700 
Additional paid-in capital   4,394,907    1,984,651 
Retained earnings   604,267    3,014,551 
Total Stockholders’ Equity   5,000,001    5,000,005 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity  $284,305,113   $284,801,982 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,		   Nine Months Ended
September 30,		 
   2020   2019   2020   2019 
                 
General and administrative expenses  $2,631,901   $149,771   $3,278,784   $391,832 
Loss from operations   (2,631,901)   (149,771)   (3,278,784)   (391,832)
                     
Other income:                    
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account   26,301    1,411,990    1,059,500    3,420,486 
                     
(Loss) income before (provision)/benefit for income taxes   (2,605,600)   1,262,219    (2,219,284)   3,028,654 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes   4,977    (286,029)   (191,000)   (686,813)
Net (loss) income  $(2,600,623)  $976,190   $(2,410,284)  $2,341,841 
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A redeemable common stock, basic    28,000,000    28,000,000    28,000,000    27,800,000 
Basic net income per share, Class A  $0.00   $0.04   $0.03   $0.09 
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A redeemable common stock, diluted   33,816,441    28,000,000    33,487,561    28,000,000 
                     
Diluted net income per share, Class A  $0.00   $0.04   $0.02   $0.00 
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B non-redeemable common stock   7,000,000    7,000,000    7,000,000    7,000,000 
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B  $(0.37)  $(0.01)  $(0.45)  $(0.03)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

 

  

Class A

Common Stock

  

Class B

Common Stock

   Additional
Paid-in		   Retained   Total
Stockholders’		 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Earnings   Equity 
Balance – January 1, 2020   1,028,779   $103    7,000,000   $700   $1,984,651   $3,014,551   $5,000,005 
                                    
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption   (57,358)   (6)   —    —    (573,574)   —    (573,580)
                                    
Net income   —    —    —    —    —    573,582    573,582 
Balance – March 31, 2020   971,421    97    7,000,000    700   $1,411,077    3,588,133    5,000,007 
                                    
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption   38,324    4    —    —    383,236    —    383,240 
                                    
Net loss   —    —    —    —    —    (383,243)   (383,243)
Balance – June 30, 2020   1,009,745    101    7,000,000    700    1,794,313    3,204,890    5,000,004 
                                    
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption   260,062    26    —    —    2,600,594    —    2,600,620 
                                    
Net loss   —    —    —    —    —    (2,600,623)   (2,600,623)
Balance – September 30, 2020   1,269,807   $127    7,000,000   $700   $4,394,907   $604,267   $5,000,001 

 

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

  

Class A

Common Stock

  

Class B

Common Stock

   Additional
Paid in		  

(Accumulated Deficit)

Retained

   Total
Stockholders’		 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Earnings   Equity 
Balance – January 1, 2019 (1)   —   $—    7,187,500   $719   $24,281   $(1,650)  $23,350 
                                    
Sale of 28,000,000 Units, net of underwriting discounts and offering costs   28,000,000    2,800    —    —    264,067,038    —    264,069,838 
                                    
Sale of 5,066,667 Private Placement Warrants   —    —    —    —    7,600,000    —    7,600,000 
                                    
Forfeiture of 812,500 shares of Class B common stock by Sponsor   —    —    (812,500)   (81)   81    —    — 
                                    
Issuance of Class B common stock to Anchor Investor   —    —    812,500    81    2,745    —    2,826 
                                    
Forfeiture of 187,500 shares of Class B common stock by Sponsor   —    —    (187,500)   (19)   19    —    — 
                                    
Common stock subject to possible redemption   (26,695,890)   (2,670)   —    —    (266,956,230)   —    (266,958,900)
                                    
Net income   —    —    —    —    —    262,896    262,896 
Balance – March 31, 2019   1,304,110    130    7,000,000    700    4,737,934    261,246    5,000,010 
                                    
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption   (110,276)   (11)   —    —    (1,102,749)   —    (1,102,760)
                                    
Net income   —    —    —    —    —    1,102,755    1,102,755 
Balance – June 30, 2019   1,193,834    119    7,000,000    700    3,635,185    1,364,001    5,000,005 
                                    
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption   (97,619)   (9)   —    —    (976,181)   —    (976,190)
                                    
Net income   —    —    —    —    —    976,190    976,190 
Balance – September 30, 2019   1,096,215   $110    7,000,000   $700   $2,659,004   $2,340,191   $5,000,005 

  

(1) This number included up to 937,500 shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters. On March 18, 2019, the underwriters elected to partially exercise their over-allotment option and, as a result, 187,500 shares were forfeited (see Note 5).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30,		 
   2020   2019 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:        
Net (loss) income  $(2,410,284)  $2,341,841 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:          
Interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account   (1,059,500)   (3,420,486)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Prepaid income taxes   (122,000)   (37,187)
Prepaid expenses   44,146    (131,687)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   1,913,415    232,678 
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,634,223)   (1,014,841)
           
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:          
Cash invested in Trust Account   —    (280,000,000)
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account to pay franchise taxes and income taxes   633,050    724,000 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   633,050    (279,276,000)
           
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:          
Proceeds from issuance of Class B common stock   —    2,826 
Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting fee paid   —    274,400,000 
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants   —    7,600,000 
Proceeds from promissory note - related party   —    185,970 
Repayment of promissory note - related party   —    (223,470)
Payment of offering costs   —    (487,662)
Net cash provided by financing activities   —    281,477,664 
           
Net Change in Cash   (1,001,173)   1,186,823 
Cash – Beginning of period   1,070,048    20,000 
Cash – End of period  $68,875   $1,206,823 
           
Supplementary cash flow information:          
Cash paid for income taxes  $313,000   $724,000 
           
Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption  $(2,410,280)  $269,037,850 
Deferred underwriting fee payable  $—   $9,800,000 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

Lordstown Motors Corp., formerly known as DiamondPeak Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on November 13, 2018. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

 

Business Combination

 

On October 23, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), the Company consummated the transactions contemplated by the agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated August 1, 2020, among the Company, Lordstown EV Corporation (formerly known as Lordstown Motors Corp.), a Delaware corporation (“Legacy LMC”), and DPL Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy LMC with Legacy LMC surviving the merger (the “Merger”). Upon consummation of the Merger, the Company was renamed Lordstown Motors Corp. and Legacy LMC became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Legacy LMC (“Legacy LMC Common Stock”) was converted into 55.8817 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”), resulting in an aggregate of 75,918,063 shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to Legacy LMC stockholders. At the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase Legacy LMC Common Stock (“Legacy LMC Options”), whether vested or unvested, was automatically converted into an option to purchase a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Legacy LMC Common Stock subject to such Legacy LMC Option and (y) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share equal to (A) the exercise price per share of Legacy LMC Common Stock of such Legacy LMC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio.

 

Pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect prior to the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”), each outstanding share of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, was automatically converted into one share of Class A Common Stock.

 

Stockholders holding 970 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Company’s trust account (“Trust Account”). As a result, approximately $9,835 (or approximately $10.14 per share) was paid to such holders.

 

In connection with the Closing, the Company (a) issued and sold an aggregate of 50,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock for $10.00 per share at an aggregate purchase price of $500,000,000 pursuant to previously announced subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”), (b) issued an aggregate of 4,031,830 shares of Class A Common Stock to holders of $40,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest, upon automatic conversion of Legacy LMC convertible promissory notes into Class A Common Stock at a conversion price of $10.00 per share (the “Note Conversions”), and (c) issued warrants to purchase 1,649,489 shares of Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share to Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (“BGL”).

 

The Merger, together with the foregoing transactions, are collectively referred to as the “Business Combination.” See the Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on October 29, 2020 for more details.

 

Business Prior to the Business Combination

 

Prior to the Business Combination, the Company’s only subsidiary was DPL Merger Sub Corp.

 

All activity through September 30, 2020 related to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, identifying a target company for a business combination and consummating the acquisition of Legacy LMC.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 27, 2019. On March 4, 2019, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 25,000,000 units (“Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $250,000,000, which is described in Note 3.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 4,666,667 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to the Company’s sponsor, DiamondPeak Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) and certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. (collectively, the “Anchor Investor”; and together with the Sponsor, the “initial stockholders”), generating gross proceeds of $7,000,000, which is described in Note 4.

 

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on March 4, 2019, an amount of $250,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) to 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 “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 completion of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.

 

On March 18, 2019, in connection with the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, the Company sold an additional 3,000,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit and sold an additional 400,000 Private Placement Warrants at $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total gross proceeds of $30,600,000. Following such closing, an additional $30,000,000 of net proceeds ($10.00 per Unit) was deposited in the Trust Account, resulting in $280,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) in aggregate deposited into the Trust Account.

 

Transaction costs amounted to $15,930,162, consisting of $5,600,000 of underwriting fees, $9,800,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $530,162 of other offering costs. In addition, as of September 30, 2020, cash of $68,875 was held outside of the Trust Account and is available for working capital purposes.

 

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated 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 consolidated 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.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2020, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto. The financial information as of December 31, 2019 is derived from the audited financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or for any future interim periods.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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 consolidated 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of 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 events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

Cash and Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account

 

At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which primarily invest in U.S. Treasury Bills.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

 

The Company accounts for its 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 feature 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 common stock features 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, 2020 and December 31, 2019, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Offering Costs

 

Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs amounting to $15,930,162 were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities within the condensed consolidated financial statements and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had a deferred tax asset of approximately $745,000 and $88,000, respectively, which had a full valuation allowance recorded against it of approximately $745,000 and $88,000, respectively.

 

The Company’s currently taxable income primarily consists of interest income earned on the funds in the Trust Account. The Company’s general and administrative costs (net of applicable franchise taxes) are generally considered start-up costs and are not currently deductible. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded income tax benefit (expense) of approximately $5,000 and ($191,000), respectively, primarily related to interest income earned on the Trust Account. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded income tax benefit (expense) of approximately ($286,000) and ($687,000), respectively, primarily related to interest income earned on the Trust Account. The Company’s effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were approximately 0.2% and (8.6%), and for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 were approximately 22.7%, which differs from the expected income tax rate due to the start-up costs (discussed above) which are not currently deductible.

 

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 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, 2020 and December 31, 2019. 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.

 

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

 

Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if warrants were to be exercised or converted or otherwise resulted in the issuance of Common Stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company had potentially dilutive securities in the form of 14,400,000 warrants, including 9,333,333 warrants issued as part of the Public Units and 5,066,667 Private Placement Warrants issued in the Private Placement. Of the total Public and Private Placement warrants outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, 3,769,915 and 2,046,526 and 3,556,752 and 1,930,809, respectively represent incremental shares of common stock, based on their assumed exercise, to be included in the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding under the treasury stock method for the calculation of diluted income per share of Class A common stock.

 

The Company uses the “treasury stock method” to calculate potential dilutive shares, as if they were redeemed for common stock at the beginning of the period.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

The Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations include a presentation of income (loss) per share for common shares subject to possible redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of income (loss) per share. Net income per common share, basic and diluted, for Class A redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account of $26,301 and $1,059,500 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, net of applicable franchise and income taxes of $26,301 and $341,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, by the weighted average number of Class A redeemable common stock outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Net income per common share, basic and diluted, for Class A redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account of $1,411,990 and $3,420,486 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, net of applicable franchise and income taxes of $336,029 and $836,813 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, by the weighted average number of Class A redeemable common stock outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted, for Class B non-redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing net income (loss), adjusted for income attributable to Class A redeemable common stock of $0 and $718,500 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $1,075,961 and $2,583,673 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, by the weighted average number of shares of Class B non-redeemable common stock outstanding of 7,000,000 shares for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. Class B non-redeemable common stock includes the Founder Shares as these shares do not have any redemption features and do not participate in the income earned on the Trust Account.

 

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 Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.

 

Financial Instruments

 

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

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

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

 

NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

 

Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 28,000,000 Units, inclusive of 3,000,000 Units sold to the underwriters on March 18, 2019 upon the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole 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 and the Anchor Investor purchased an aggregate of 4,666,667 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,000,000. On March 18, 2019, in connection with the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, the Company sold an additional 400,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $600,000. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants were added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and the exercise of the over-allotment option 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 Warrants will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law), and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Placement Warrants.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Founder Shares

 

On November 13, 2018, the Sponsor purchased 7,187,500 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company’s Class B common stock for an aggregate price of $25,000. In February 2019, the Sponsor forfeited 812,500 Founder Shares and the Anchor Investor purchased 812,500 Founder Shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3,000, or approximately $0.003 per share. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into Class A common stock upon consummation of a Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments, as described in Note 7.

 

The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 937,500 shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the initial stockholders would own, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (assuming the initial stockholders did not purchase any Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering). As a result of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, 187,500 Founder Shares were forfeited and 750,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

 

The Founder Shares automatically converted into common stock upon the consummation of the Business Combination on a one-for-one basis.

 

The initial stockholders have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination or (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last 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 any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 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 Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

 

Promissory Note – Related Party

 

On November 13, 2018, Company issued the Sponsor a promissory note, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to an aggregate of $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of March 31, 2019 or the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The borrowings outstanding under the Promissory Note of $223,470 were repaid upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering on March 4, 2019.

 

Related Party Loans

 

In addition, 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 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 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 warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. There are no outstanding Working Capital Loan balances as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

Administrative Support Agreement

 

The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on the February 27, 2019 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support. For each of the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred $30,000 in fees for these services. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred $90,000 and $70,000 in fees for these services, of which $40,000 of such fees were included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2019. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $30,000 and $0 of such fees were included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of October 23, 2020, the Company completed the Business Combination and at that time ceased paying administrative support fees.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

  

Risks and Uncertainties

 

Management evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the coronavirus had 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 material as the Company completed its Business Combination on October 23, 2020. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

  

Registration Rights

 

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on February 27, 2019, the holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and 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 Private Placement Warrants and 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 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 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 Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 3,750,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On March 18, 2019, the underwriters elected to partially exercise their over-allotment option to purchase 3,000,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit.

 

In connection with the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the over-allotment option, the underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $5,600,000. In addition, the underwriters were entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $9,800,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee was paid in cash upon the closing of the Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. A portion of the deferred fees were paid to third parties who did not participate in the Initial Public Offering (but who are members of FINRA) that assisted the Company in consummating the Business Combination. The election to make such payments to third parties was solely at the discretion of the Company’s management team, and such third parties were selected by the management team in their sole and absolute discretion.

 

NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Preferred Stock —The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

 

Class A Common Stock —The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were 1,269,807 and 1,028,779 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, excluding 26,730,193 and 26,971,221 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, respectively.

 

Class B Common Stock —The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were 7,000,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.

 

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 automatically converted into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the Business Combination on a one-for-one basis.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

Warrants —Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after 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 any 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 15 business days, after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file, and within 60 business days following a Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A common stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but will be required to use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

 

Redemptions of Warrants for Cash — 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 sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to each warrant holder.

 

If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

 

Redemption of Warrants for Shares of Class A Common Stock — Commencing ninety days after the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:

 

  ● in whole and not in part;
  ● at a price equal to a number of shares of Class A common stock to be determined, based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the Company’s Class A common stock;
  ● upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption;
  ● if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per share on the trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders;

  

  ● if, and only if, the Private Placement Warrants are also concurrently exchanged at the same price (equal to a number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock) as the Company’s outstanding Public Warrants, as described above; and
  ● if, and only if, there is an effective registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating thereto is available throughout the 30-day period after the written notice of redemption is given.

 

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption for cash, 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 Class A 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, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of Class A 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.

 

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LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.

(SUCCESSOR TO DIAMONDPEAK HOLDINGS CORP.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

 

In addition, if the Company issues additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at a newly issued price of less than $9.20 per share of 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 our initial stockholders or their respective affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by them, as applicable, prior to such issuance), the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the newly issued price.

 

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable for cash so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

 

NOTE 8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

 

  Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
     
  Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
     
  Level 3: Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

 

Description  Level 

September 30,

2020

  December 31,
2019
Assets:         
Marketable securities held in Trust Account – U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund   1   $284,008,310   $283,581,860 

 

On October 23, 2020, in connection with the Business Combination, the Company liquidated the Trust Account to fund the Business Combination and related expenses. See Note 1.

 

NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

As described in Note 1, the Company completed the Business Combination on October 23, 2020.

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, except as indicated below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

On October 30, 2020, the Company, along with Mr. Burns, Mr. LaFleur, Mr. Post and Mr. Schmidt, as the executive officers, and certain of Company employees, were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by Karma Automotive LLC (“Karma”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (“District Court”). The lawsuit asserts claims against us and the executive officers under (i) federal law for violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Defend Trade Secrets Act, (ii) California law for misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition and (iii) common law for breach of contract and tortious interference with contract. These claims are made in connection with consideration by the Company of a venture with Karma regarding Karma’s development of an infotainment system for the Endurance and assert that the Company unlawfully poached key Karma employees and misappropriated Karma’s trade secrets and other confidential information. Karma is seeking injunctive relief and various types of damages. On November 6, 2020, the District Court denied Karma’s request for a temporary restraining order.

 

The Company is continuing to evaluate the matters asserted in the lawsuit but intend to vigorously defend against these claims and believe have strong defenses to the claims and the damages demanded. At this time, however, we cannot predict the outcome of this matter or estimate the possible loss or range of possible loss, if any. The proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements

 

All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements under this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on the Company’s behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.

 

Overview

 

We are a former blank check company incorporated on November 13, 2018 under the name DiamondPeak Holdings Corp. as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. We completed our Initial Public Offering on March 4, 2019 and completed the Business Combination on October 23, 2020.

 

Recent Developments

 

On October 23, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), the Company consummated the previously announced Business Combination with Legacy LMC, and Merger Sub, pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy LMC with Legacy LMC surviving the merger (the “Merger”). Upon the Business Combination, the Company was renamed Lordstown Motors Corp. and Legacy LMC became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Results of Operations

 

Our entire activity from inception up to March 4, 2019 was in preparation for our Initial Public Offering. From the consummation of our Initial Public Offering through September 30, 2020, our activity was limited to the evaluation of business combination candidates and the proposed Business Combination. We did not generate any operating revenues until the closing and completion of the Business Combination. We incurred 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, 2020, we had a net loss of $2,600,623, which consisted of general and administrative expenses of $2,631,901, offset by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $26,301 and an income tax benefit of $4,977.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we had a net loss of $2,410,284, which consisted of general and administrative expenses of $3,278,784 and a provision for income taxes of $191,000, offset by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $1,059,500.

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we had net income of $976,190, which consisted of interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $1,411,990, offset by general and administrative expenses of $149,771 and a provision for income taxes of $286,029.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we had net income of $2,341,841, which consisted of interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $3,420,486, offset by general and administrative expenses of $391,832 and a provision for income taxes of $686,813.

  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of September 30, 2020, we had cash held in the Trust Account of $284,008,310 (including approximately $4,008,000 of interest income). Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes and up to $100,000 of dissolution expenses. Through September 30, 2020, we withdrew $1,599,050 of funds from the interest earned on the Trust Account to pay our franchise and income tax obligations, of which $633,050 was withdrawn during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was $1,634,223. Net loss of $2,410,284 was impacted by interest earned on marketable securities of $1,059,500. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $1,835,561 of cash from operating activities.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, net cash used in operating activities was $1,014,841. Net income of $2,341,841 was offset by interest earned on marketable securities of $3,420,486. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $63,804 of cash from operating activities 

 

We used substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less deferred underwriting fees) to complete the Business Combination.

 

Off-balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

 

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2020. 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 did 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 monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support to the Company. We began incurring these fees on March 1, 2019 and continued to incur these fees monthly until the completion of the Business Combination.

 

In addition, we agreed to pay the underwriters a deferred fee of three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $9,800,000.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of condensed consolidated 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 not identified any critical accounting policies.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

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

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

  

Following the consummation of our Initial Public Offering, we invested the funds held in the Trust Account in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, which invest solely in United States Treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of the money market fund’s investments, we do not believe that there will be an associated material exposure to interest rate risk.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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, 2020. 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

 

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has occurred during the fiscal quarter of 2020 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

On October 30, 2020, we, along with Mr. Burns, Mr. LaFleur, Mr. Post and Mr. Schmidt, as our executive officers, and certain of our other employees, were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by Karma Automotive LLC (“Karma”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (“District Court”). The lawsuit asserts claims against us and the executive officers under (i) federal law for violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Defend Trade Secrets Act, (ii) California law for misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition and (iii) common law for breach of contract and tortious interference with contract. These claims are made in connection with consideration by us of a venture with Karma regarding Karma’s development of an infotainment system for the Endurance and assert that we unlawfully poached key Karma employees and misappropriated Karma’s trade secrets and other confidential information. Karma is seeking injunctive relief and various types of damages. On November 6, 2020, the District Court denied Karma’s request for a temporary restraining order.

 

We are continuing to evaluate the matters asserted in the lawsuit but intend to vigorously defend against these claims and believe we have strong defenses to the claims and the damages demanded. At this time, however, we cannot predict the outcome of this matter or estimate the possible loss or range of possible loss, if any. The proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this report are any of the risks described in (i) our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 25, 2020, (ii) our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the Business Combination, initially filed with the SEC on August 3, 2020 and as amended through October 9, 2020, or (iii) our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 13, 2020. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

On November 11, 2020, the Company’s board of directors appointed Rich Schmidt as President.

 

Mr. Schmidt (53) had served as the Company’s Chief Production Officer since October 2020.  Mr. Schmidt served as Chief Production Officer of our subsidiary, Lordstown EV Corporation (f/k/a Lordstown Motors Corp.), from October 2019 until October 2020. Mr. Schmidt has over 30 years of automotive industry expertise, including experiences at Toyota and Nissan as a Manager in the company’s Plant, Body and Plastics Engineering divisions; Hyundai as Senior Manager of Paint; Volkswagen as Senior Manager of Paint Engineering; and Tesla Motors as Director of Manufacturing, where he oversaw the company’s Paint, Plastics, and Coatings divisions, as well as general assembly, body, high pressure die cast and special projects. Mr. Schmidt has served as a Senior Automotive Consultant for the North American Fiat Chrysler Automotive Plants from July 2017 to July 2019. In that role, Mr. Schmidt provided training to manufacturing teams and worked to improve the Fiat Chrysler Automotive Plants’ quality, productivity and cost.

 

Also effective November 11, 2020, John Lafleur will serve as the Company’s Director of Service and will no longer serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.

  

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

No.   Description of Exhibit
31.1*   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-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) and 15(d)-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*   XBRL Instance Document
101.CAL*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.SCH*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

* Filed herewith.
** Furnished.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  LORDSTOWN MOTORS CORP.
     
Date: November 16, 2020   /s/ Stephen S. Burns
  Name:  Stephen S. Burns
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: November 16, 2020   /s/ Julio Rodriguez
  Name:   Julio Rodriguez
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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