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EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF WITHUMSMITH+BROWN, PC - Finserv Acquisition Corp. IIea135938ex23-1_finservacq2.htm
EX-5.1 - OPINION OF ELLENOFF GROSSMAN & SCHOLE LLP - Finserv Acquisition Corp. IIea135938ex5-1_finservacq2.htm

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2021.

Registration No. 333-               

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-1

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

FinServ Acquisition Corp. II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   6770   85-4030806
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

 

 

c/o Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Telephone: (212) 370-1300
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

Lee Einbinder
Chief Executive Officer
c/o Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Telephone: (212) 370-1300

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

 

 

 

Copies to:

Douglas S. Ellenoff, Esq.
Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
Telephone: (212) 370-1300
  Christian O. Nagler, Esq.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 446-4800

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. ☐

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☒ 333-252672

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Security Being Registered  Amount
Being
Registered
   Proposed Maximum
Offering Price per Security(1)
   Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(1)
   Amount of
Registration
Fee
 
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-quarter of one redeemable warrant(2)  1,725,000 Units    $10.00   $17,250,000   $1,882 
Shares of Class A common stock included as part of the units(3)  1,725,000 Shares             (4)
Redeemable warrants included as part of the
units(3)
  431,250 Warrants             (4)
Total            $17,250,000   $1,882(5)

 

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.

(2) Represents only the additional number of securities being registered. Does not include the securities that the Registrant previously registered on the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252672).

(3) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, there are also being registered an indeterminable number of additional securities as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

(4) No fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act.

(5) The Registrant previously registered securities having a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $287,500,000 on its Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-252672), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2021. In accordance with Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, an additional number of securities having a proposed maximum offering price of $17,250,000 is hereby registered, which includes securities issuable upon the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

 

The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Registration Statement on Form S-1 is being filed by FinServ Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and General Instruction V to Form S-1. This Registration Statement relates to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-252672) (the “Prior Registration Statement”), initially filed by the Registrant on February 2, 2021 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 2021. This Registration Statement covers the registration of an additional 1,725,000 of the Registrant’s units, each consisting of one share of the Registrant’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-quarter of one warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one whole share of the Registrant’s Class A common stock. The required opinion of counsel and related consent and accountant’s consent are attached hereto and filed herewith. Pursuant to Rule 462(b), the contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including the exhibits thereto, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

 

CERTIFICATION

 

The Registrant hereby certifies to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) that (1) it has instructed its bank to pay the filing fee set forth on the cover page of this Registration Statement by a wire transfer of such amount to the Commission’s account at U.S. Bank as soon as practicable (but no later than the close of business as of February 18, 2021), (2) it will not revoke such instructions, (3) it has sufficient funds in the relevant account to cover the amount of such filing fee and (4) it will confirm receipt of such instructions by its bank during regular business hours no later than February 18, 2021.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) Exhibits. All exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference in the registration statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-252672) are incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed a part of, this Registration Statement, and the following additional exhibits are filed herewith, as part of this Registration Statement:

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
5.1   Opinion of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP.
     
23.1   Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC.
     
23.2   Consent of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
     
24   Power of Attorney (included in signature page to the Registrant’s Prior Registration Statement (File No. 333-252672), filed on February 2, 2021.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 17th of February, 2021.

 

  FINSERV ACQUISITION CORP. II
   
  By: /s/ Lee Einbinder
    Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on February 17, 2021.

 

Name   Position
     
/s/ Lee Einbinder   Chief Executive Officer and Director
Lee Einbinder   (principal executive officer)
     
/s/ Steven Handwerker   Chief Financial Officer
Steven Handwerker   (principal financial and accounting officer)
     
/s/ Howard Kurz   President and Director
Howard Kurz    
     
/s/ Robert Matza   Director
Robert Matza    
     
/s/ David Smilow   Director
David Smilow    
     
/s/ Val Soranno Keating   Director
Val Soranno Keating    
     
/s/ Michael Vaughan   Director
Michael Vaughan    

  

 

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