UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

 

¨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. 001-39541

 

Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands		98-1557048
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

#18-07/12 Great World City Singapore 237994

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

 

+65 6672 7605

(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
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one- third of one redeemable warrant		ASPL.U		New York Stock Exchange
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share		ASPL		New York Stock Exchange
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50		ASPL WS		New York Stock Exchange

 

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 x 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 x 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
x  Non-accelerated filer	x  Smaller reporting company
	x  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 x   No ¨

 

As of May 24, 2021, there were 23,974,632 Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share, and 5,993,658 Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share, issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

 

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	Page
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Balance Sheet (Unaudited)	1
Condensed Statement of Operations (Unaudited)	2
Condensed Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity (Unaudited)	3
Condensed Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	4
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements	5
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk	22
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	22
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	23
Item 1A. Risk Factors	23
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	23
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	23
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	23
Item 5. Other Information	23
Item 6. Exhibits	24
Part III. Signatures	25

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

 

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

		March 31 2021				December 31, 2020
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash		$	62,393			$	719,926
Prepaid expenses			416,047				608,945
Total Current Assets			478,440				1,328,871
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account			239,840,428				239,795,125
TOTAL ASSETS		$	240,318,868			$	241,123,996
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
Current liability
Accrued expenses		$	3,866,573			$	1,112,155
Accrued offering costs			372,483				372,483
Promissory note – related party			100,000				—
Total Current Liabilities			4,339,056				1,484,638
Warrant liability			17,780,521				13,272,784
Deferred underwriting fee payable			8,391,121				8,391,121
Total Liabilities			30,510,698				23,148,543
Commitments (Note 6)
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 23,974,632 and 21,293,210 shares at redemption value as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively			239,840,428				212,975,444
Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding			—				—
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 2,681,422 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 23,974,632 and 21,293,210 shares subject to possible redemption) at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively			—				268
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 5,993,658 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020			599				599
Additional paid-in capital			—				6,657,917
Accumulated deficit			(30,032,857	)			(1,658,775	)
Total Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity			(30,032,258	)			5,000,009
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY		$	240,318,868			$	241,123,996

 

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

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

		For the Three Months Ended March
		2021
Operating and formation costs		$	3,704,849
Loss from operations			(3,704,849	)
Other income:
Change in fair value of warrant liability			(4,507,737	)
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account			45,303
Net loss		$	(8,167,283	)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption			23,040,654
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		$	0.00
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Non-redeemable ordinary shares			6,927,636
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Non-redeemable ordinary shares		$	1.18

 

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

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

		Class A Ordinary Shares								Class B Ordinary Shares								Additional Paid in				Accumulated				Total Shareholders’ Equity
		Shares				Amount				Shares				Amount				Capital				Deficit				(Deficit)
Balance – January 1, 2021			2,681,422			$	268				5,993,658			$	599			$	6,657,917			$	(1,658,775	)		$	5,000,009
Measurement adjustment on redeemable Ordinary shares			(2,681,422	)			(268	)			—				—				(6,657,917	)			(20,206,799	)			(26,864,984	)
Net loss			—				—				—				—				—				(8,167,283	)			(8,167,283	)
Balance – March 31, 2021			—			$	—				5,993,658			$	599			$	—			$	(30,032,857	)		$	(30,032,258	)

 

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

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss		$	(8,167,283	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Change in fair value of warrant liability			4,507,737
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account			(45,303	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses			192,898
Accrued expenses			2,754,418
Net cash used in operating activities			(757,533	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from promissory note – related party			100,000
Net cash provided by financing activities			100,000
Net Change in Cash			(657,533	)
Cash – Beginning			719,926
Cash – Ending		$	62,393
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Change in value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption		$	26,864,984

 

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

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on July 7, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses (“Business Combination”).

 

Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of completing a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus on businesses with premium brands that offer an aspirational lifestyle experience to consumers. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from July 7, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2021 relates 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 activities in connection with the proposed acquisition of Wheels Up Partners Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Wheels Up”) (see Note 6). The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.

 

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on September 22, 2020. On September 25, 2020 the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 22,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $225,000,000 which is described in Note 3.

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 4,333,333 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $6,500,000, which is described in Note 4.

 

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on September 25, 2020, an amount of $225,000,000 ($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 (the “Trust Account”) and 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 185 days or less, or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting certain 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 and (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account to the Company’s shareholders, as described below.

 

On September 29, 2020, the underwriters notified the Company of their intent to partially exercise their over-allotment option for settlement on October 2, 2020. As such, on October 2, 2020, the Company consummated the sale of an additional 1,474,632 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, and the sale of an additional 196,617 Private Placement Warrants, at $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total gross proceeds of $15,041,246. A total of $14,746,320 of the net proceeds was deposited into the Trust Account, bringing the aggregate proceeds held in the Trust Account on October 2, 2020 to $239,746,320 (see Note 9).

 

Transaction costs amounted to $13,763,667, consisting of $4,794,926 of underwriting fees, $8,391,121 of deferred underwriting fees and $577,619 of other offering costs.

 

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward completing a Business Combination. The Company must complete its initial Business Combination with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes, if permitted, and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting discount held in trust). The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.

 

The Company will provide its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount held in the Trust Account (initially $10.00 per share), calculated as of two business days prior to the completion of a Business Combination, including any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 following any related share redemptions and, if the Company seeks shareholder approval, it receives an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law approving a Business Combination, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who attend and vote at a general meeting of the Company. If a shareholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares, without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against a proposed Business Combination.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.

 

The Sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below), or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless the Company provides the public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Share.

 

The Company will have until September 25, 2022 (as such period may be extended pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, the “Combination Period”) to complete a Business Combination. If the Company has not completed a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the Company’s Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.

 

The Sponsor has agreed to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor acquires Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).

 

In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $10.00 per Public Share or (2) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Going Concern

 

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $62,393 in its operating bank accounts, $239,840,428 in securities held in the Trust Account to be used for a Business Combination or to repurchase or redeem its ordinary shares in connection therewith and working capital deficit of $3,860,616. As of March 31, 2021, approximately $95,000 of the amount on deposit in the Trust Account represented interest income.

 

Until the consummation of a Business Combination, the Company will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.

 

The Company will need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from its Sponsor, shareholders, officers, directors, or third parties. The Company’s officers, directors and Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to obtain additional financing. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Risk and Uncertainties

 

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have 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 readily determinable as of the date of the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (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 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.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Annual report on Form 10-K/A, as filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the period ending December 31, 2021 or for any future periods.

 

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 of 2002, 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 shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

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 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 revenues and 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 confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account

 

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in U.S. Treasury securities.

 

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

 

The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at March 31, 2021, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

 

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.

 

Warrant Liability

 

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

 

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations (see Note 9).

 

Offering Costs

 

Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other expenses incurred through the Initial Public Offering that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs amounting to $12,441,638 were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”) clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position 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 March 31, 2021. 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.

 

The Company is considered an exempted Cayman Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States.

 

Net Loss per Ordinary Share

 

Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Public Offering and Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 12,521,494 shares in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.

 

The Company’s statement of operations includes a presentation of income (loss) per share for Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares in a manner similar to the two-class method of income (loss) per share. Net income per ordinary share, basic and diluted, for Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares is calculated by dividing the proportionate share of income or loss on marketable securities held by the Trust Account, net of applicable franchise and income taxes, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption outstanding since original issuance.

 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted, for Non-Redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares is calculated by dividing the net loss, adjusted for income or loss on marketable securities attributable to Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares, by the weighted average number of non-redeemable ordinary shares outstanding for the period.

 

Non-Redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares includes Founder Shares and non-redeemable ordinary shares as these shares do not have any redemption features. Non-Redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares participates in the income or loss on marketable securities based on non-redeemable ordinary shares’ proportionate interest.

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares
Numerator: Earnings allocable to Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account		$	36,684
Net income allocable to shares subject to possible redemption		$	36,684
Denominator: Weighted Average Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding			23,040,654
Basic and diluted net income per share		$	0.00
Non-Redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares
Numerator: Net Loss minus Net Earnings
Net loss		$	(8,167,283	)
Net loss allocable to Redeemable Class A Ordinary Shares			(36,684	)
Non-Redeemable Net Loss		$	(8,203,967	)
Denominator: Weighted Average Non-Redeemable Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding			6,927,636
Basic and diluted net loss per share		$	1.18

 

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. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.

 

Fair Value of 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 balance sheet, 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 accompanying condensed financial statements.

 

NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

 

Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 23,974,632 Units, inclusive of 1,474,632 Units sold to the underwriters on October 2, 2020 upon the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option (see Note 9), at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7).

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 4,333,333 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $6,500,000. On October 2, 2020, in connection with the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, the Company sold an additional 196,617 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $294,926. The proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants held in the Trust Account 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.

 

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Founder Shares

 

On July 15, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain offering and formation costs of the Company in consideration for 6,468,750 Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”). The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 843,750 shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part, so that the number of Founder Shares would equal 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares after the Initial Public Offering. As a result of the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option on October 2, 2020, 475,092 Founder Shares were forfeited, resulting in an aggregate of 5,993,658 Founder Shares issued and outstanding as of October 2, 2020 (see Note 9), none of which are currently subject to forfeiture.

 

The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) 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, amalgamation, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

 

Administrative Services and Support Services Agreements

 

The Company has agreed, commencing on September 23, 2020 to pay the Sponsor $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services (the “Administrative Services Agreement”). Such administrative services agreement was assigned from the Sponsor to Turmeric Capital, an affiliate of our Chief Executive Officer, on December 31, 2020. Upon completion of a Business Combination or its liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees.

  

The Company has also agreed, commencing on September 23, 2020, to pay Turmeric Capital Singapore Pte Ltd, an affiliate of its Chief Executive Officer, $10,000 per month for support services, including accounting, book and record keeping and cash management services (the “Support Services Agreement”). Upon completion of a Business Combination or its liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred and paid an aggregate of $57,532, in fees for the services rendered under the Administrative Services Agreement and Support Services Agreement, including for certain services provided in 2020.

 

Promissory Note — Related Party

 

On July 15, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note (the “IPO Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. The IPO Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2020 and (ii) the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The outstanding balance under the IPO Promissory Note of $100,349 was repaid at the closing of the Initial Public Offering on September 25, 2020.

 

On March 8, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $100,000. The Promissory Note is subject to interest of 2.75% per annum and payable on the earlier of (i) September 25, 2022 or (ii) the completion of a Business Combination.

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Related Party Loans

 

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”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of the notes may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. 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.

 

NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS

 

Registration Rights

 

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on September 25, 2020, the holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) will be 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 ordinary shares). The holders of these securities will be 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. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $8,391,121, upon the partial exercise of the over-allotment, in the aggregate (see Note 9). The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

 

Advisory Fee

 

Connaught (UK) Limited (“Connaught”), acted as the Company’s independent financial advisor in connection with the Initial Public Offering, for which it will receive customary fees. The Company has agreed to pay Connaught a fee in an amount equal to 10% of the underwriting commission payable to the underwriters. The fee to Connaught was paid in part at the closing of Initial Public Offering and will be paid in part at the closing of a Business Combination, in the same proportion as the non-deferred and deferred underwriting commission payable to the underwriters. The underwriters have agreed to reimburse the Company for the fee to Connaught as it becomes payable out of the underwriting commission.

 

Upon the successful completion of a Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will also pay each of its independent directors $3,125 per month in the aggregate for his or her service to the Company. The fees will be deferred and become payable only upon the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation. The independent directors have waived their rights against the Trust Account with respect to such payment.

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Advisory Services

 

On January 22, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement for advisory services in connection with its business combination with Wheels Up. The advisory services covered by the agreement include the strategy, timing, negotiation of the terms of the business combination and other customary financial advisory services. Upon a successful business combination with Wheels Up, the Company will pay a transaction fee of $10,000,000. The agreement expires on January 21, 2022 and expressly waives the right of any claim against the assets in the Trust Account by the advisory services provider.

 

Merger Agreement

 

On February 1, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Wheels Up, KittyHawk Merger Sub LLC, Wheels Up Blocker Sub LLC, the Blocker Merger Subs (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the Blockers (as defined in the Merger Agreement).The Merger Agreement calls for (i) the domestication of the Company to Delaware and (ii) a series of mergers whereby Wheels Up will survive as a subsidiary of the Company, with the Company as its managing member. The Merger Agreement provides for the following:

 

At the closing of the transaction (“Closing”), the equityholders of Wheels Up will receive an aggregate merger consideration of $1,885,000,000 in the form of Company Class A ordinary shares, including the Company Class A ordinary shares reserved in respect of the awards described below, in addition to a number of Company Class A ordinary shares that may be issued post-Closing if Wheels Up options were to be cash exercised and due to the exchange of any Wheels Up profits interests for Company Class A ordinary shares at a level above the intrinsic value of the profits interests immediately after Closing based on a reference price per share of Company Class A ordinary shares of $10.00, plus any Earnout Shares (as defined below).

 

Upon Closing, (i) each option to purchase Wheels Up common interest shall be converted into an option of the Company, (ii) each award of profit interests of Wheels Up shall be converted into an award of profits interests of the Company which, upon vesting and, for members of senior management, subject to the expiration of a lock-up period, such interests will be exchangeable for Company Class A ordinary shares, and (iii) each award of Wheels Up restricted interests shall be converted into an award of restricted interests of the Company, which, upon vesting and, for members of senior management, subject to the expiration of a lock-up period, will be exchangeable for Company Class A ordinary shares, in each case, as adjusted in accordance with the Merger Agreement. In addition, existing Wheels Up equityholders will have the right to receive 9,000,000 additional Company Class A ordinary shares in three equal tranches upon the achievement of share price thresholds for the Company Class A ordinary shares of $12.50, $15.00 and $17.50 (such shares, the ‘‘Earnout Shares’’).

 

The Company plans to change its name to Wheels Up Experience Inc. The Closing is subject to certain customary closing conditions including the approval of the Company’s shareholders and Wheels Up’s equityholders.

 

On February 1, 2021, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of which, the PIPE Investors have collectively subscribed for 55,000,000 Company Class A ordinary shares for an aggregate purchase price equal to $550,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”). The PIPE Investment will be consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing.

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 7. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.0001. The Company’s Board of Directors will be authorized to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences, the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series. The Board of Directors will be able to, without shareholder approval, issue preferred shares with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of the ordinary shares and could have anti-takeover effects. At March 31, 2021, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

 

Class A Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 0 and 2,681,422 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding, excluding 23,974,632 and 21,293,210 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, respectively.

 

Class B Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 5,993,658 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

 

Holders of Class A ordinary shares and holders of Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders except as otherwise required by law.

 

The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of a Business Combination or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts issued in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of a Business Combination, the ratio at which the Class B ordinary shares will convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of all ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination, excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination.

 

NOTE 8. WARRANTS

 

Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and (b) 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

 

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares 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 covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption is available.

 

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, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the issuance, under the Securities Act, of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of the Business Combination, and 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 ordinary shares are, at the time of any exercise of a warrant, not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy 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 use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

 

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $18.00.   Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants (except as described with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):

 

•

in whole and not in part;

 

•

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

 

•

upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and

 

•

if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”) equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted).

 

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 when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00.   Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:

 

•

in whole and not in part;

 

•

at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the Class A ordinary shares;

 

•

if, and only if, the Reference Value equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted); and

 

•

if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted), the Private Placement Warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants.

 

The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Public 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 Public Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Public Warrants. Accordingly, the Public Warrants may expire worthless.

 

In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per Class A ordinary share (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 the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of its Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates its Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and 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 ordinary shares 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 Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable, except as described above, 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.

 

 

ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company follows the guidance in ASC Topic 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

 

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.

 

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 7,991,544 Public Warrants and 4,529,950 Private Placement Warrants outstanding.

 

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

 

Description		Level				March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Assets:
Marketable securities held in Trust Account			1			$	239,840,428			$	239,795,125
Liabilities:
Warrant Liability – Public Warrants			1				11,347,992				8,471,037
Warrant Liability – Private Placement Warrants			3				6,432,529				4,801,747

 

The Warrants were accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities on our accompanying March 31, 2021 condensed balance sheet. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the condensed statement of operations.

 

The Company established the initial fair value for the Warrants on September 25, 2020, the date of the Company’s Initial Public Offering, using a Monte Carlo simulation model for the Private Placement Warrants and the Public Warrants. The Company allocated the proceeds received from (i) the sale of Units (which is inclusive of one share of Class A ordinary shares and one-fourth of one Public Warrant), (ii) the sale of Private Placement Warrants, and (iii) the issuance of Class B ordinary shares, first to the Warrants based on their fair values as determined at initial measurement, with the remaining proceeds allocated to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares based on their relative fair values at the initial measurement date. The Warrants were classified as Level 3 at the initial measurement date due to the use of unobservable inputs. The measurement of the Public Warrants as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market.

 

The key inputs into the Monte Carlo simulation model for the Private Placement Warrants at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

Input		March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
Risk-free interest rate			1.01	%			0.43	%
Expected term (years)			5.42				5.49
Expected volatility			25.0	%			20.0	%
Exercise price		$	11.50			$	11.50
Fair value of Units		$	10.01			$	9.97
Probability of Acquisition			95	%			85	%

 

The following table presents the changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities:

 

		Private Placement				Public				Warrant Liabilities
Fair value as of January 1, 2021		$	4,801,747			$	8,471,037			$	13,272,784
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions			1,630,782				2,876,955				4,507,737
Fair value as of March 31, 2021		$	6,432,529			$	11,347,992			$	17,780,521

 

NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed financial statements.

 

Promissory Notes

 

On April 30, 2021, the Company issued a promissory note to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $150,000. The promissory note is subject to interest of 2.75% per annum and payable on the earlier of (i) September 25, 2022 and (ii) the completion of a Business Combination.

 

 

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

 

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Sponsor LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in 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. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and variations thereof and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Overview

 

We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on July 7, 2020 formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash derived from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt.

 

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.

 

The issuance of additional shares in a business combination:

 

·

may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Aspirational Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Aspirational Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Aspirational Class B ordinary shares;

 

	·	may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preferred shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares;
	·	could cause a change of control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares is issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present directors and officers;
	·	may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us;
	·	may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, ordinary shares and/or warrants; and
	·	may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants.

 

 

Similarly, if we issue debt securities or otherwise incur significant indebtedness, it could result in:

 

	·	default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;
	·	acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;
	·	our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;
	·	our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;
	·	our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares;
	·	using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
	·	limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;
	·	increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation;
	·	limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes; and
	·	other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.

 

Recent Developments

 

On February 1, 2021, we announced that we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Wheels Up, KittyHawk Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation and our direct wholly owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”), Wheels Up Blocker Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and our direct wholly owned subsidiary (“Blocker Sub”), the Blocker Merger Subs (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the Blockers (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

 

The Merger Agreement provides that, among other things and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the following transactions will occur (together with the other agreements and transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Wheels Up Business Combination”): (i) at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (“DGCL”), and the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware, as amended, as applicable, (x) each of the Blocker Merger Subs will simultaneously merge with and into the respective Blockers, the separate corporate existence of each Blocker Merger Sub will cease and each Blocker will survive as our wholly owned subsidiary (the “First Step Blocker Mergers”), (y) the surviving Blocker entities will thereafter simultaneously merge with and into Blocker Sub, the separate corporate existence of each Blocker will cease and Blocker Sub will be the surviving entity (the “Second Step Blocker Mergers,” and together with the First Step Blocker Mergers, the “Blocker Mergers”) and (z) Merger Sub will thereafter merge with and into Wheels Up (the “Company Merger”), the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and Wheels Up will be the surviving entity (the “Surviving Company”), with us as its managing member (together with the Blocker Mergers, the “Mergers”); (ii) as a result of the Mergers, among other things, (x) the Blocker Equity Interests (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of each Blocker that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the First Step Blocker Mergers (the “First Step Blocker Effective Time”) (other than any Cancelled Blocker Interests (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive in the aggregate (A) a number of our Class A ordinary shares (after our Domestication (as defined below)), par value $0.0001 per share (the “ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares”), that is equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Merger Agreement) multiplied by the aggregate number of Wheels Up preferred interests held by such Blocker as of immediately prior to the First Step Blocker Effective Time and (B) any Earnout Shares (as defined below) that may be due and issuable pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and (y) each outstanding Wheels Up common interest and preferred interest (other than any Wheels Up common interests subject to the Wheels Up awards discussed below and the Wheels Up preferred interests held by Blocker Sub) immediately prior to the effective time of the Company Merger (the “Effective Time”) will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive (A) a number of ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares that is equal to the Exchange Ratio and (B) any Earnout Shares that may be due and issuable pursuant to the Merger Agreement, which will, in the case of all shares described in clauses (x) and (y), together with the ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares reserved in respect of the awards described immediately below, in the aggregate equal an aggregate merger consideration of $1,885,000,000, in addition to a number of ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares that may be issued post-Closing if any Wheels Up Options (as defined below) were to be cash exercised and due to the conversion of any Wheels Up Profits Interests (as defined below) for ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares at a level above the intrinsic value of such profits interests immediately after Closing, plus any Earnout Shares; (iii) as a result of the Mergers, among other things, (x) each option to purchase Wheels Up common interests (the “Wheels Up Options”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive (as adjusted, including with respect to the applicable exercise price, based on the Exchange Ratio) an option related to the ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares, (y) each award of Wheels Up profits interests (the “Wheels Up Profit Interests”), including those granted under any Wheels Up incentive plan in Wheels Up that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be converted into the right to receive (as adjusted based on the Exchange Ratio and to maintain the intrinsic value of such award) an award of profits interests of the Surviving Company with substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, which, upon vesting and subject to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period (as defined below), if applicable to the particular holder thereof, will be exchangeable for ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares, and (z) each award of Wheels Up restricted interests (the “Wheels Up Restricted Interests”) granted under any Wheels Up incentive plan will be converted into the right to receive (as adjusted based on the Exchange Ratio) an award of restricted interests of the Surviving Company with substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, which, upon vesting and subject to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, will be exchangeable for ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares; (iv) as a result of the Mergers, existing Wheels Up equityholders will have the right to receive, including profits interests holders and restricted interest holders through the issuance of Wheels Up EO Units (as defined in the Merger Agreement) that upon vesting may become exchangeable for, up to an aggregate of 9,000,000 additional ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares in three equal tranches which are issuable upon the achievement of share price thresholds for ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares of $12.50, $15.00 and $17.50, respectively (such shares, the “Earnout Shares”); and (v) upon the effective time of the Domestication, we will immediately be renamed “Wheels Up Experience Inc.”

 

 

Prior to the Closing, subject to the approval of our shareholders, and in accordance with the DGCL, Cayman Islands Companies Act (2021 Revision) (the “CICA”) and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (as may be amended from time to time, the “Cayman Constitutional Documents”), ASPL will effect a deregistration under the CICA and a domestication under Section 388 of the DGCL (by means of filing a certificate of domestication with the Secretary of State of Delaware), pursuant to which our jurisdiction of incorporation will be changed from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”).

 

In connection with the Domestication, (i) each of our then issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares, which are entitled to one vote per share, (ii) each of our then issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares will convert automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares, (iii) each of our then issued and outstanding warrants will convert automatically into a warrant to acquire one share of ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares (“Domesticated ASPL Warrant”) and (iv) each of our then issued and outstanding unit will convert automatically into a share of ASPL Class A Ordinary Shares, on a one-for-one basis, and one-third of one Domesticated ASPL Warrant.

 

In addition, on February 1, 2021, we announced that, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, we entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”) pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions therein, the PIPE Investors have collectively subscribed for 55,000,000 of our Class A Ordinary Shares for an aggregate purchase price equal to $550,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”). The PIPE Investment will be consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements.

 

On February 1, 2021, we also entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), by and among us, our Sponsor, Wheels Up and the other parties thereto, pursuant to which our Sponsor and each of our directors agreed to, among other things, vote in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and not to redeem their shares in us in connection therewith, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions contemplated by the Sponsor Support Agreement. In addition, we have entered into a Equityholder Support Agreement (the “Equityholder Support Agreement”) by and among us, Wheels Up and certain equityholders of Wheels Up (the “Key Company Equityholders”), pursuant to which the Key Company Equityholders have agreed to, among other things, vote in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions contemplated by the Equityholder Support Agreement.

 

The consummation of the proposed Wheels Up Business Combination is subject to certain conditions as further described in the Merger Agreement.

 

For more information about the Merger Agreement and the proposed Wheels Up Business Combination, see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 1, 2021, and the Wheels Up Disclosure Statement that we will file with the SEC. Unless specifically stated, this Annual Report does not give effect to the proposed Wheels Up Business Combination and does not contain the risks associated with the proposed Wheels Up Business Combination. Such risks and effects relating to the proposed Wheels Business Combination will be included in the Wheels Up Disclosure Statement.

 

On March 8, 2021, we issued a promissory note (the “Promissory Note’) to the Sponsor, pursuant to which we borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $100,000.

 

Results of Operations

 

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities from inception through March 31, 2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and the search for a target company for a Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with searching for, and completing, a Business Combination.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had a net loss of $8,167,283, which consisted of formation and operating costs of $3,704,849 and change in fair value of warrant liability of $4,507,737 offset by interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $45,303.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Until the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of ordinary shares by the Sponsor and loans from our Sponsor.

 

On September 25, 2020, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 22,500,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $225,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 4,333,333 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant generating gross proceeds of $6,500,000.

 

On October 2, 2020, in connection with the underwriter’s election to partially exercise of its over-allotment option, we consummated the sale of an additional 1,474,632 Units and the sale of an additional 196,617 Private Placement Warrants, generating total gross proceeds of $15,041,246.

 

Following the Initial Public Offering, the partial exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriter and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $239.7 million was placed in the Trust Account, and we had $1,861,552 of cash held outside of the Trust Account, after payment of costs related to the Initial Public Offering, available for working capital purposes. We incurred $12,952,619 in transaction costs, including $4.5 million of underwriting fees, paid to Credit Suisse (of which 10% was reimbursed to cover the financial advisory fee paid to Connaught), $8.391 million of deferred underwriting fees payable to Credit Suisse (of which 10% will be reimbursed to cover the deferred financial advisory fee payable to Connaught) and $577,619 of other costs. Credit Suisse, Connaught and their respective affiliates have engaged in, or may in the future engage in, as applicable, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us, our affiliates or Wheels Up. They have received, or may in the future receive, as applicable, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $757,533. Net loss of $8,167,283 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities of $45,303, change in fair value of warrant liability of $4,507,737. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided by $2,947,316 of cash from operating activities.

 

At March 31, 2021, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $239,840,428. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions, to complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

 

At March 31, 2021, we had cash of $62,393 respectively held outside of the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.

 

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to (other than pursuant to the Promissory Note), loan us additional funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used for such repayment.

 

On March 8, 2021, Aspirational issued the Promissory Note to the Sponsor, pursuant to which Aspirational borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $100,000. We may need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from the Sponsor, shareholders, officers, directors, or third parties. Our officers, directors and the Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable to meet our working capital needs. Accordingly, we may not be able to obtain additional financing. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. We cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

 

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2021. 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 do 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, administrative and support services, provided to the Company. We began incurring these fees on September 23, 2020 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination and the Company’s liquidation.

 

We have agreed, commencing on September 23, 2020, to pay Turmeric Capital Singapore Pte Ltd, an affiliate of its Chief Executive Officer, $10,000 per month for support services, including accounting, book and record keeping and cash management services. Upon completion of a Business Combination or its liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.

 

The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $8,391,121 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of condensed 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 condensed financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

 

Warrant Liability

 

We account for the warrants issued in connection with our Initial Public Offering in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815 under which the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, we classify the warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjust the warrants to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statement of operations.

 

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

 

We account for our Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the condensed balance sheet.

 

Net Loss Per Ordinary Share

 

We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted for Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account, net of applicable taxes, if any, by the weighted average number of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption outstanding for the period. Net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted for and non-redeemable ordinary shares is calculated by dividing net loss less income attributable to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, by the weighted average number of shares of non-redeemable ordinary shares outstanding for the period presented.

 

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 financial statements.

 

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

As of March 31, 2021, we were not subject to any market or interest rate risk. Following the consummation of our Initial Public Offering, the net proceeds of our Initial Public Offering, including amounts in the Trust Account, have been invested in certain U.S. government obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in certain money market funds that invest solely in U.S. treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no 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 (our principal executive officer and principal 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 (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer) carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2021. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer and principal 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 not effective.

 

The SEC rules define a material weakness as a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a registrant’s financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Management has concluded the Company has defined material weaknesses in internal controls (1) due to a lack of controls to identify and record expenses that require accrual to ensure liabilities in the financial statements are reported completely and accurately and (2) due solely to the events that led to our restatement of our financial statements related to the accounting for warrants issued in connection with our initial public offering, as described in Note 2 to the Notes to Financial Statements entitled “Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” of our Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021.

 

In light of these material weaknesses, we plan to enhance our processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements to better evaluate and understand the nuances of the complex accounting standards that apply to our financial statements. Our plans at this time include providing enhanced access to accounting literature, research materials and documents and increased communication among our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, as the circumstances that led to the restatement of our financial statements described in our Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021 had not yet been identified. Due solely to the events that led to the restatement of our financial statements, management identified a material weakness in internal controls related to the accounting for warrants issued in connection with our initial public offering, as described in Note 2 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements entitled “Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” of our Annual Report as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021.

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report include the risk factors described in Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our final prospectus filed with the SEC.

 

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

 

On September 25, 2020, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 22,500,000 Units, and on October 2, 2020 sold 1,474,632 Units to the underwriters on upon the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $239,746,320. Each unit consist of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-third of one redeemable warrants of the Company. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. Credit Suisse acted as the sole book-running manager. The securities sold in the offering were registered under the Securities Act on registration statements on Form S-1 (No. 333-248592). The registration statements became effective on September 22, 2020.

 

Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, and the exercise of the over-allotment option in part and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, we consummated a private placement of 4,333,333 and 196,617 Private Placement Warrants, respectively, to our Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating aggregate total proceeds of $6,794,926. Such securities were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

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 ordinary shares 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 Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable, except as described above, 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.

 

Of the gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering including the partial exercise of the option to purchase additional Units, and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, $239,746,320 was placed in the Trust Account.

 

We paid a total of $4,794,926 in underwriting discounts and commissions and $577,619 for other costs and expenses related to the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriter agreed to defer $8,391,121 in underwriting discounts and commissions.

 

For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

 

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
2.1(1)		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1, 2021, by and among the Registrant, Wheels Up Partners Holdings LLC, KittyHawk Merger Sub LLC, Wheels Up Blocker Sub LLC, the Blocker Merger Subs (as defined in therein) and the Blockers (as defined therein)
2.2(2)		Plan of Domestication, dated as of March 8, 2021.
3.1(3)		Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Registrant
10.1(4)		Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021, by and among Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Sponsor LLC, the Registrant, Wheels Up Partners LLC and the other parties thereto
10.2(5)		Equityholder Support Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021, by and among the Registrant, Wheels Up Partners LLC and the persons set forth on Schedule I thereto
10.3(6)		Form of PIPE Subscription Agreement, by and between the Registrant and the undersigned subscriber party thereto
10.4(7)		Form of Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, by and among Wheels Up Experience Inc., Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Sponsor LLC, the owners of the Blockers and certain equityholders of Wheels Up and certain of their respective affiliates, as applicable, and the other parties thereto
10.5(8)		Letter Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021, by and among the Registrant, Wheels Up Partners LLC and Delta Air Lines, Inc.
10.6(9)		Promissory Note, dated as of March 8, 2021, by and between Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp. and Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Sponsor LLC.
31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer and 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 and 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.

 

(1)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on February 1, 2021.
(2)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on May 6, 2021.
(3)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2020.
(4)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on February 1, 2021.
(5)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on February 1, 2021.
(6)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on February 1, 2021.
(7)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on May 6, 2021
(8)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on May 6, 2021
(9)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on May 6, 2021

 

 

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.

 

	Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp.
Date: May 24, 2021		/s/ Ravi Thakran
	Name:	Ravi Thakran
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)