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DMB ACQUISITION CORP.

Date Filed : Jul 30, 2021

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2021

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THESECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

LIFESCI ACQUISITION III CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 6770 84-4308064

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

250 W 55th St #3401

New York, NY 10019

(646) 889-1200

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, ofregistrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Andrew McDonald

Chief Executive Officer

250 W 55th St #3401,

NewYork, NY 10019

(646) 889-1200

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

Mitchell S. Nussbaum, Esq.

Giovanni Caruso, Esq.

Loeb & Loeb LLP

345 Park Avenue

New York,New York 10154

(212) 407-4000

(212) 407-4990 — Facsimile

 

Douglas S. Ellenoff, Esq.

Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

(212) 370-1300

(212) 370-7889 — Facsimile

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growthcompany” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer   Smaller reporting company 
   Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extendedtransition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of

Security being registered

 

Amount

Being

Registered

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

per Security(1)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price(1)(2)

 

Amount of

Registration Fee (3)

Common stock, $0.0001 par value(2)

 8,625,000 $10.00 $86,250,000 $9,410

Total

     $86,250,000 $9,410

 

 

(1)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under theSecurities Act of 1933, as amended.

(2)

Includes the aggregate of 7,500,000 shares of common stock to be issued to public stockholders in the publicoffering, and 1,125,000 shares of common stock which may be issued upon exercise of a 45-day option granted to the Underwriters to cover over-allotments.

(3)

Paid herewith.

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until theRegistrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the RegistrationStatement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement contains a prospectus relating to the initial public offering of shares of common stock of LifeSci Acquisition III Corp. for$10.00 per share. This Registration Statement also contains a prospectus relating to offer and sales of shares of LifeSci Acquisition III Corp. common stock in connection with certain market making transactions that may be effected by LifeSciCapital LLC in the secondary market for 30 days following the date of this prospectus. The complete prospectus relating to the initial public offering of our common stock (the “IPO Prospectus”) follows immediately after this ExplanatoryNote. Following the IPO Prospectus are certain pages of the prospectus relating solely to such market making transactions (together with the remainder of the prospectus as modified as indicated below, the “Market Making Prospectus”),including an alternate front and back cover page, an alternate table of contents and alternate sections entitled “Summary — The Offering,” “Use of Proceeds” and “Plan of Distribution.” Each of such alternate pageshas been marked “Alternate Page for Market Making Prospectus.” The Market Making Prospectus will not include the information in the sections of the IPO Prospectus entitled “Risk Factors — Our initial stockholders paid nominalpurchase price for their founder shares, and, accordingly, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution from the purchase of our common stock.,” “Risk Factors — The determination of the offering price of our shares of commonstock and the size of this offering is more arbitrary than the pricing of securities and size of an offering of an operating company in a particular industry. You may have less assurance, therefore, that the offering price of our shares of commonstock properly reflects the value of such shares than you would have in a typical offering of an operating company.,” “Dilution,” “Capitalization,” “Use of Proceeds” and “Underwriting (Conflict ofInterest).” All other sections of the IPO Prospectus are to be used in the Market Making Prospectus. A complete version of each of the IPO Prospectus and the Market Making Prospectus will be filed with the U.S. Securities and ExchangeCommission in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act.


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may notsell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in anyjurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS, DATED JULY 29, 2021

$75,000,000

LIFESCIACQUISITION III CORP.

7,500,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

 

 

LifeSci Acquisition III Corp., which we refer to as “we,” “us” or “our company,” is a newly organized blank checkcompany incorporated in Delaware and formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities,which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our “initial business combination.” Although we are not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating an initial business combination, we intend to focuson businesses that have their primary operations located in North America in the healthcare industry.

This is an initial public offering ofour securities. We are offering 7,500,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $10.00 per share. Unlike certain other SPAC IPOs, investors in this offering will not receive warrants that would become exercisable following completion of ourinitial business combination. We have granted LifeSci Capital LLC (“LifeSci Capital”) and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (“Ladenburg Thalmann”), the representatives of the underwriters, a45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,125,000 shares of common stock (over and above the 7,500,000 shares referred to above) solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

We will provide the holders of our outstanding shares of common stock that were sold in this offering with the opportunity to redeem theirshares of common stock upon the consummation of our initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account described below,including interest (net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding shares of common stock that were sold in this offering, which we refer to as our “public shares.”

We have 24 months to consummate our initial business combination. If we are unable to consummate our initial business combination within theabove time period, we will distribute the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, pro rata to our public stockholders, by way of the redemption of their shares and thereafter cease all operations except for the purposes of winding upof our affairs, as further described herein.

LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, has committed to purchase from us an aggregate of 3,033,333warrants, or “private warrants,” at $0.90 per warrant for an aggregate purchase price of $2,730,000. Each private warrant is exercisable for one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per warrant. The privatewarrants will become exercisable on the later of the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering and will expire five years after the effective date of the registration statement of which thisprospectus forms a part. This purchase will take place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the consummation of this offering. Of the $2,730,000 we will receive from the sale of the private warrants, $2,230,000 will be used for offeringexpenses and $500,000 will be used for working capital. Our sponsor has also agreed that if the over-allotment option is exercised by the underwriters, it will purchase from us at a price of $0.90 per warrant an additional number of private warrants(up to a maximum of 250,000 private warrants) in an amount that is necessary to maintain in the trust account $10.00 per share sold to the public in this offering. These additional private warrants will be purchased in a private placement that willoccur simultaneously with the purchase of shares resulting from the exercise of the over-allotment option.

On February 1, 2020,LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, purchased 2,156,250 shares, which we refer to herein as “founder shares” or “insider shares,” for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The founder shares include an aggregate of up to 281,250shares that are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part.

There is presently no public market for our common stock. We intend to apply to have our common stock listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, orNasdaq, under the symbol “LSAC” on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. We cannot guarantee that our securities will be approved for listing on Nasdaq. We cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaqafter this offering.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 and willtherefore be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.

 

 

Investing inour securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 19 of this prospectus for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determinedif this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

   Price to Public   Underwriting
Discount and
Commissions(1)
   Proceeds, Before
Expenses, to us
 

Per share

  $10.00   $0.20   $9.80 

Total

  $75,000,000   $1,500,000   $73,500,000 

Upon consummation of the offering, $10.00 per share sold to the public in this offering (whether or not theover-allotment option has been exercised in full or part) will be deposited into a United States-based trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. Except as described in this prospectus, these funds willnot be released to us until the earlier of the completion of our initial business combination and our redemption of the public shares upon our failure to consummate a business combination within the required period.

The underwriters are offering the shares of common stock on a firm commitment basis. LifeSci Capital LLC and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.,acting as the representatives of the underwriters, expect to deliver the shares of common stock to purchasers on or about [            ], 2021.

Joint Book-Running Managers

 

LifeSci Capital Ladenburg Thalmann

[            ], 2021


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SUMMARY

This summary only highlights the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. As this is a summary, it does notcontain all of the information that you should consider in making an investment decision. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the information under “Risk Factors” and our financial statements and the related notesincluded elsewhere in this prospectus, before investing. Unless otherwise stated in this prospectus:

 

  

“we,” “us” “our” or “our company” refers to LifeSci Acquisition IIICorp.;

 

  

“initial stockholders” refers to all of our stockholders immediately prior to the date of thisprospectus, including our sponsor and officers and directors to the extent they hold such shares;

 

  

“founder shares” refers to the 2,156,250 shares of common stock held by our sponsor, our directors,and affiliates of our management team prior to this offering (including up to an aggregate of 281,250 shares of common stock subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part);

 

  

“private warrants” refers to the warrants we are selling privately to our sponsor and/or itsdesignees upon consummation of this offering;

 

  

“sponsor” refers to LifeSci Holdings LLC, an entity affiliated with LifeSci Capital LLC;

 

  

the term “public stockholders” means the holders of shares of common stock being sold in this publicoffering, or “public shares,” whether they are purchased in the public offering or in the aftermarket, including any of our initial stockholders to the extent that they purchase such public shares (except that our initial stockholders willnot have conversion or tender rights with respect to any public shares they own); and

 

  

the information in this prospectus assumes that the underwriters will not exercise their over-allotmentoption.

Certain financial information contained in this prospectus has been rounded and, as a result, certaintotals shown in this prospectus may not equal the arithmetic sum of the figures that should otherwise aggregate to those totals.

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone toprovide you with different information. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted.

General

We are a blankcheck company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on December 18, 2019. We were formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with oneor more businesses, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination. Although there is no restriction or limitation on what industry our target operates in, it is our intention to pursue prospective targets that arefocused on healthcare innovation. We anticipate targeting companies domiciled in North America or Europe that are developing assets in the biopharma, medical technology, digital health, and healthcare services sectors, which aligns with ourmanagement team’s experience in healthcare investing and drug development. At the time of preparing this prospectus, we have not identified any specific business combination, nor has anyone on our behalf initiated or engaged in any substantivediscussions, formal or otherwise, related to such a transaction. Our efforts to date are limited to organizational activities related to this offering. However, our management team had been actively in discussions with potential business combinationpartners in their capacity as officers of LifeSci Acquisition II Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, and we may pursue business combination partners that had previously been in discussions with LifeSci Acquisition II Corp.’smanagement team.

 

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Our Sponsor and Competitive Advantages

Our sponsor is an affiliate of LifeSci Capital LLC, a research-driven investment bank with deep domain expertise in the life sciences, LifeSciAdvisors LLC, an investor relations and public relations company in the life sciences industry with comprehensive solutions to communications and investor outreach, and LifeSci Venture Management LLC, a corporate venture capital firm that seeks toinvest in biotech and health sectors, collectively “LifeSci”.

LifeSci’s service model as a boutique investment bank isunique in that it exclusively serves corporate clients that are emerging life science companies that discover, develop, and commercialize innovative products.

LifeSci’s service model as an investor relations and public relations firm is unique in that it provides companies in the life sciencesindustry with comprehensive solutions to communications and investor outreach. LifeSci assists companies in increasing visibility within the investment community and educating investors on opportunities offered by these companies. LifeSci’score capabilities include non-deal roadshow planning and execution, KOL Events/R&D Days, corporate communications, and public relations through its affiliate LifeSci Public Relations.

LifeSci’s service model as a venture capital firm is unique in that it focuses on pre-publicinstitutional rounds of transformational healthcare companies managed by exceptional founder/entrepreneurs. LifeSci’s investment principals have broad-ranging life sciences experience including public and private investing, deal structuring,investment banking, equity capital markets, equity research, and bench research - both basic science and applied.

LifeSci’s team iscomprised of individuals with medical and advanced scientific training and legal and banking experience, enabling a deeply differentiated approach to research and idea generation. Complementing LifeSci’s scientific insight and industryrelationships is LifeSci’s business team, whose members include portfolio managers, corporate managers, and investment bankers who actively engage with banks and academic institutions, cultivating strong relationships and expanding theirnetwork of key contacts and syndicate partners. We believe the well-rounded nature of the team, strengthened by strong ties across industry, academia, banking platforms, and unaffiliated investor relationships, will enhance our managementteam’s ability to source viable prospective target businesses, capitalize them, and ensure public-market readiness.

Our independentdirectors have extensive experience in clinical medicine, development and regulatory, operational, and management leadership within the healthcare and financial industries. We believe that their breadth of experience will bolster our ability tothoroughly evaluate prospective candidates and successfully execute our initial business combination. Following the completion of our initial transaction, we believe our independent directors will fortify our ongoing operations by providing soundand experienced counsel on potential further acquisitions, divestitures, corporate strategy, and human resources.

We believe that ourmanagement team is equipped with the knowledge, experience, capital and human resources, and sustainable corporate governance practices to pursue unique opportunities that will offer attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Our management team is led by Andrew McDonald, Co-Founder of LifeSci Advisors and LifeSci Capital,Michael Rice, Co-Founder of LifeSci Advisors and LifeSci Capital, and David Dobkin, Managing Director of LifeSci Capital.

We believe that our company’s philosophical alignment with LifeSci, and our ability to leverage the rigorous and comprehensive scientificand financial analysis that LifeSci is known for, provides us with a strong competitive advantage. LifeSci focuses on dynamic sectors of healthcare with great potential to transform the healthcare industry: biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals,medical devices, digital health, information technology, and healthcare services.

 

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LifeSci’s investor relations presence has continued to expand year-over-year. In 2020,LifeSci Advisors conducted 10,000+ one-on-one non-deal roadshow (NDR) investor meetings, 200 key opinion leader (KOL) events,1,080 meetings with high net worth (HNW) individuals and financial advisors, and 3,718 virtual one-on-one meetings at the J.P. Morgan healthcare conference (JPM), ascompared to 4,602 NDR meetings, 140 KOL events, 594 HNW meetings, and 4,160 one-on-one meetings at JPM in 2019. In 2020, LifeSci’s Public Relations group securedover 2,000 media hits for their clients, with more than 100 million viewers and readers globally, created over 20 websites and broadcasted on over 120 platforms.

LifeSci Venture launched in 2017 has since raised ~$150mm across Funds and SPVs while investing in over 30 companies alongside large dedicatedhealthcare funds. LifeSci’s investment bank has executed over 71 transactions since inception, in which over 50% were repeat or Lead Managed. LifeSci’s investment bank core capabilities include experienced-based investment bankingadvisory, varied capital raising abilities, industry insight and accessibility, global institutional coverage and reach, equity research, and client empowerment. Additionally, LifeSci’s Executive Search group completed 48 board and executiveplacements in 2020, up from 33 in 2019. LifeSci’s client base continues to grow as well, reaching 245 healthcare client partnerships in 2020, up from 177 in 2019. LifeSci Partners has a global footprint, with offices in cities including NewYork, Chicago, Boston, Charlotte, London, Geneva, Paris, and Tel Aviv.

Our Board of Directors and Management

Andrew McDonald, our Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, is an experienced healthcare investment professional with expertise inidentifying transformative products and technologies in all stages of development. Andrew has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer LifeSci Acquisition II Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, since June 2019. Mr. McDonald servedas Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LifeSci Acquisition Corp. from June 2019 until it closed its business combination with Vincera Pharma, Inc. in December 2020. Andrew has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Attune Pharmaceuticals sinceMarch 2015 and is a Founding Partner of LifeSci Advisors and LifeSci Capital. Prior to founding LifeSci, Andrew served as senior biotechnology analyst at Great Point Partners, a dedicated life science hedge fund, from 2006 to 2008. From 2004 to2006, Andrew was Head of Healthcare Research and a Biotechnology Analyst at ThinkEquity Partners, a boutique investment bank. Prior to entering the financial services industry, Andrew was a medicinal chemist at Cytokinetics from 2001 to 2004, wherehe discovered and developed a promising anti-cancer agent now in clinical trials. Andrew began his pharmaceutical career as a medicinal chemist at Pfizer. Andrew received a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from UC Irvine and completed his B.S. inchemistry at UC Berkeley. Andrew holds the Series 7, 24, 63, 79, 86, and 87 licenses.

Michael Rice, our Chief Operating Officerand Board Member, has experience in portfolio management, corporate management, investment banking and capital markets. Prior to co-founding LifeSci Advisors and LifeSci Capital, Michael was the co-head ofhealth care investment banking at Canaccord Adams, where he was involved in debt and equity financing. Michael was also was a Managing Director at ThinkEquity Partners where he was responsible for managing Healthcare Capital Markets, which includedstructuring and executing numerous transactions, many of which were firsts at ThinkEquity. Prior to that, Michael served as a Managing Director at Banc of America, serving large hedge funds and private equity healthcare funds. Michael has been theChief Operating Officer and a director of LifeSci Acquisition II Corp, a special purpose acquisition company since June 2019. Mr. Rice served as Chief Operating Officer and Board Member of LifeSci Acquisition Corp. from June 2019 until itclosed its business combination with Vincera Pharma, Inc. in December 2020. Previously, he was a Managing Director at JPMorgan/Hambrecht & Quist.

David Dobkin, our Chief Financial Officer and Board Member, is an experienced healthcare capital markets investment banker with acareer focused on helping high-growth life science, medical device, and healthcare IT companies achieve their financial and strategic goals. David has been the Chief Financial Officer and a director of and LifeSci Acquisition II Corp, a specialpurpose acquisition company, since June 2019.

 

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Mr. Dobkin served as Chief Financial Officer and Board Member of LifeSci Acquisition Corp. from June 2019 until it closed its business combination with Vincera Pharma, Inc. in December 2020.David has worked with companies developing a wide range of technologies and brings extensive strategic advisory and execution capability to his clients. David has experience with both traditional andnon-traditional forms of equity and debt offerings in both the U.S. and abroad. He is a regular speaker on growth capital formation at conferences across the United States and Canada. Prior to joining LifeSciCapital, David was a Managing Director at Boustead Securities. Prior to that, in 2015, David founded Dobkin & Company, an investment bank tailored for entrepreneur-led companies focused on seed andgrowth equity and capital. Previously, David worked in various capacities with the New Zealand Government facilitating capital formation on behalf of regional companies and government agencies with a focus on securing strategic foreign directinvestment. David has tremendous experience conducting cross-border transactions. Prior to October 2010, David worked for Lazard Frères, one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms, where he facilitatedand advised on cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions in excess of $2.5 billion. Prior to joining for Lazard Frères, David began his career in in the Healthcare investment banking group for Wasserstein Perella based in NewYork. At Wasserstein Perella, David advised healthcare companies on capital formation as well as strategic alternatives. David conducted graduate research in stem cell bioengineering and received a Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering, from theUniversity of Southern California. David also received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, from Columbia University. David holds the Series 63, 79, and 82 licenses.

Thomas Wynn, who became our Board Member on the date of this prospectus, has been a portfolio manager at Monashee Investment Managementsince 2011. From 1995 to 2011, he co-founded and served as the Managing Director of Leerink Swann LLC, a Boston based healthcare investment bank. From 1991 to 1995, he worked at Lehman Brothers. Thomas received his B.A from Fairfield University andJ.D. from Suffolk University We believe Thomas is qualified to sit on our board due to long-running experience in healthcare investing and advisory services.

Raquel Izumi, PhD, who became our Board Member on the date of this prospectus, is the Chief Operations Officer and President ofVincerx Pharma, Inc., and a member of the Vincerx board of directors. Dr Izumi has served as Vincerx’s Chief Operations Officer and as a member Vincerx’s board of directors since March 2019. Before that, Dr Izumi co-founded AcertaPharma and served as its executive vice president of clinical development from February 2013 to May 2020. Dr Izumi also co-founded Aspire Therapeutics LLC and served as its chief scientific officer from June 2011 to February 2013. Before foundingAspire Therapeutics, Dr Izumi served as senior director of clinical development at Pharmacyclics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company, from February 2010 to May 2011, where she worked on designing and implementing seven clinical studies acrossvarious hematologic malignancies (including three studies that garnered breakthrough therapy designation) for the first BTK inhibitor (IMBRUVICA®) to enter clinical trials. Dr Izumi began herresearch career at Amgen, where she held positions of increasing responsibility and participated in a successful BLA filing and approval for ARANESP®. Dr Izumi was a Howard Hughes PredoctoralFellow at the University of California, Los Angeles where she obtained a PhD in microbiology and immunology. She received honors and distinction for her BA in biological sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Adam Tomasi, PhD, who became our Board Member on the date of this prospectus, is the Chief Operations Officer and President of Allakos,Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing its wholly owned monoclonal antibody for the treatment of various mast cell and eosinophil related diseases. Prior to joining Allakos, Dr. Tomasi was Chief Scientific Officer and Head ofCorporate Development at ZS Pharma where he led scientific, business development, and investor relation functions through the company’s initial public offering and sale to AstraZeneca. Before joining ZS Pharma, Dr. Tomasi was a Principal atAlta Partners where he contributed to investments in ZS Pharma (acquired by AstraZeneca), Lumena Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Shire), Excaliard (acquired by Pfizer), ChemGenex (acquired by Cephalon), Achaogen, Immune Design and Allakos. Dr. Tomasiserved as a drug discovery scientist with Gilead Sciences and Cytokinetics. Dr. Tomasi holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, an MBA from MIT and a PhD in Chemistry from the University ofCalifornia, Irvine.

 

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Nassim Usman, PhD, who became our Board Member on the date of this prospectus, has been Catalyst Biosciences, Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since August 2015. Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. is a fully integrated research and clinical development biopharmaceutical company with expertise inprotease engineering, discovery and translational research, clinical development and manufacturing. From February 2006 until August 2015, Dr. Usman served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of CatalystBio. Dr. Usman is currently a Venture Partner at Morgenthaler Ventures. Prior to joining Morgenthaler in 2005, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Sirna Therapeutics Inc., which was subsequently acquired byMerck, from 2004 to 2005, and held various R&D positions at both Sirna and Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, including Vice President of R&D and Chief Scientific Officer, from 1992 to 2004. During his industrial career, Dr. Usman hasoverseen the entry of several drugs into clinical development, completion of multiple licensing deals with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and raised capital in both private and public financings. Prior to moving into the privatesector in 1992, Dr. Usman was an NIH Fogarty and NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow and Scientist in the Departments of Biology and Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1987 to 1992. He has authored more than 70 scientificarticles and is the named inventor in 130 issued patents and patent applications. Dr. Usman serves on the board of directors of Mosaic Biosciences, is a past director of Principia Biopharma, Osprey Pharmaceuticals, Archemix Corporation andatugen AG (now Silence Therapeutics) and served on the science advisory boards of RXi Pharmaceuticals and Noxxon Pharma AG. He received his B.Sc. (Honours) and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from McGill University. In his doctoraldissertation, he developed a method for the solid-phase synthesis of RNA that is widely used in science and in two marketed RNA products (Macugen & Onpattro™).

Industry Opportunity

The healthcare industry consists of sectors within the economic system providing curative, preventive, rehabilitative, and palliative care forpatients. The industry includes organizations providing such goods and services, as well as the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare employees. Total healthcare spending in the United States reached nearly $3.8 trillion in 2019 and is expected togrow by an average 5.4 percent annually over 2019-2028, according to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report released in December 2020. Total healthcare expenditures are thus expected rise to 19.7 percent of the US GrossDomestic Product.

The healthcare market globally mirrors a similar trend in the US of an increased contribution to the economy, due tothe aging of the global population and other durable macro dynamics. For example, in good part due to the impact of healthcare on society, life expectancy in the U.S. increased from 47 years in 1900 to 79 years in 2018. As a disproportionate amountof overall healthcare spending is associated with diseases of aging, the aging of the global population will continue to drive increased healthcare consumption. In addition, less developed countries have gone through an unprecedented period ofhealthcare insurance and infrastructure expansion that has led the countries to have significantly higher contributions to the global healthcare marketplace.

The target universe of healthcare opportunities is extensive, considering healthcare’s overall contribution to the economy. A factor thatfurther broadens the universe is the high amount of innovation occurring within healthcare. In the wake of the genomics revolution, the pace of innovation is accelerating. With the streamlining of the externalization of breakthrough science fromacademic institutions, particularly in the United States, as mandates shifted from protecting intellectual property to externalizing it, increasing numbers of potentially disruptive healthcare innovations exist that may be underappreciated orunderfunded. Early-stage companies need capital and advisory services to reach their commercial potential.

The healthcare industry isprimed for new technologies and business models due to the increasing cost of healthcare and due to the increasing pressure to add value to the system. We believe that lower-value segments of healthcare will be burdened by the pressures of costcutting, while companies or segments that deliver superior products and services, with better clinical and non-clinical outcomes, will thrive. Successful companies will be

 

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data driven, consumer focused, operationally efficient and transfer best-in-class standards globally. Our team willtake a holistic approach to investment opportunities and conduct stringent due diligence to screen such companies. We see opportunities for companies that address global healthcare cost pressures by: succeeding in disruptive innovation, thusjustifying monies spent by delivering cures or other breakthrough outcomes; delivering cost savings to address global healthcare cost pressures; or providing access to medicines, as the marginal benefits from healthcare spending are highest whenproviding goods and services to those who do not already receive them.

Investment Criteria

We are focused on companies in disruptive and other value added sub-segments of healthcare that have the potential for significant gains in thenext five years. Our ideal company will be institutionally backed, with a high-quality management team and a demonstrated ability to raise money from the private capital markets. The segments we will target include biotechnology, medical technologyand digital health.

The focus of our management team is to create stockholder value by leveraging its experience to efficiently guide anemerging healthcare company towards commercialization. Consistent with our strategy, we have identified the following general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses. While we intend to usethese criteria and guidelines in evaluating prospective businesses, we may deviate from these criteria and guidelines should we see fit to do so:

 

  

Healthcare Company Poised for Rapid Growth

We intend to primarily seek to acquire one or more growth businesses with a total equity value of greater than 5 to 10 times the amount of theproceeds of this offering. We believe that there are a substantial number of potential target businesses with appropriate valuations that can benefit from a public listing and new capital for growth to support significant revenue and earnings growthor to advance clinical programs. We do not intend to acquire a start-up company.

 

  

Niche Leader and Specialized Business with High Growth Potential

We intend to seek target companies that have significant and underexploited expansion opportunities in a niche sector. This can be accomplishedthrough a combination of accelerating organic growth and finding attractive add-on acquisition targets. Our management team has significant experience in identifying such targets and in helping targetmanagement assess the strategic and financial fit. Similarly, our management has the expertise to assess the likely synergies and a process to help a target integrate acquisitions. Additionally, our management team has extensive experience assistinghealthcare companies raise money as they navigate the regulatory approval process.

 

  

Benefits from Being a U.S. Public Company (Value Creation and Marketing Opportunities)

We intend to seek target companies that should offer attractive risk-adjusted equity returns for our stockholders. Weintend to seek to acquire a target on terms and in a manner that leverage our experience. We expect to evaluate a Company based on its potential to successfully achieve regulatory approval and commercialize its product(s). We also expect to evaluatefinancial returns based on (i) risk-adjusted peak sales potential (ii) the potential of pipeline products and the scientific platform (iii) the ability to achieve the system cost savings, (iv) the ability to accelerate growth viaother options, including through the opportunity for follow-on acquisitions and (v) the prospects for creating value through other value creation initiatives. Potential upside, for example, from thegrowth in the target business’ earnings or an improved capital structure will be weighed against any identified downside risks.

 

  

Potential Benefit from Globalization Trends and Possession of Competitive Advantages

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target company, this process will include, among other things, a review and analysis of the company’s capital structure, quality of current or future earnings, preclinical or clinical data,potential for operational improvements, corporate governance, customers, material contracts, and the industry and trends. We intend to leverage the operational experience and disciplined investment approach of our team to identify opportunities tounlock value that our experience in complex situations allows us to pursue.

These criteria are not intended to be exhaustive. Anyevaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based, to the extent relevant, on these general guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may deem relevant.

Private Placements

OnFebruary 1, 2020, our sponsor purchased 2,156,250 shares, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as the “founder shares” or “insider shares,” for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The founder shares include anaggregate of up to 281,250 shares that are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part, so that our initial stockholders will collectively own 20% of our issued andoutstanding shares after this offering (excluding the sale of the private warrants and assuming our initial stockholders do not purchase public shares in this offering). None of our initial stockholders has indicated any intention to purchase publicshares in this offering.

The founder shares are identical to the public shares. However, our initial stockholders have agreed (A) tovote their founder shares in favor of any proposed business combination, (B) not to propose, or vote in favor of, prior to and unrelated to an initial business combination, an amendment to our certificate of incorporation that would affect thesubstance or timing of our redemption obligation to redeem all public shares if we cannot complete an initial business combination within 24 months of the closing of this offering, unless we provide public stockholders an opportunity to redeem theirpublic shares in conjunction with any such amendment, (C) not to redeem any shares, including founder shares into the right to receive cash from the trust account in connection with a stockholder vote to approve our proposed initial businesscombination or sell any shares to us in any tender offer in connection with our proposed initial business combination, and (D) that the founder shares shall not participate in any liquidating distribution upon winding up if a businesscombination is not consummated.

On the date of this prospectus, the founder shares will be placed into an escrow account maintained byContinental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as escrow agent. 50% of these shares will not be transferred, assigned, sold or released from escrow until the earlier of (i) 6 months after the date of the consummation of our initialbusiness combination or (ii) the date on which the closing price of our shares of common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading dayswithin any 30-trading day period commencing after our initial business combination and the remaining 50% of the founder shares will not be transferred, assigned, sold or released from escrow until 6 monthsafter the date of the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to our initial business combination, we consummate a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction whichresults in all of our stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property. During the escrow period, the holders of these shares will not be able to sell or transfer their securities except(1) to any persons (including their affiliates and stockholders) participating in the private placement of the private warrants, officers, directors, stockholders, employees and members of our sponsor and its affiliates, (2) amongstinitial stockholders or to our officers, directors and employees, (3) if a holder is an entity, as a distribution to its, partners, stockholders or members upon its liquidation, (4) by bona fide gift to a member of the holder’simmediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a holder or a member of a holder’s immediate family, for estate planning purposes, (5) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (6) pursuant to aqualified domestic relations order, (7) by certain pledges to secure obligations incurred in connection with purchases of our securities, (8) by private sales at prices

 

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no greater than the price at which the shares were originally purchased or (9) for the cancellation of up to 281,250 shares of common stock subject to forfeiture to the extent that theunderwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part or in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination, in each case (except for clause 9 or with our prior consent) where the transferee agrees to the termsof the escrow agreement and the insider letter.

In addition, LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, has committed to purchase from us anaggregate of 3,033,333 warrants, or “private warrants,” at $0.90 per warrant for a total purchase price of $2,730,000. Each private warrant is exercisable for one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per warrant.The private warrants will become exercisable on the later of the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering and will expire five years after the effective date of the registration statement ofwhich this prospectus forms a part. This purchase will take place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the consummation of this offering. Of the $2,730,000 we will receive from the sale of the private warrants, $2,230,000 will be usedfor offering expenses and $500,000 will be used for working capital. Our sponsor has also agreed that if the over-allotment option is exercised by the underwriters, it will purchase from us at a price of $0.90 per warrant an additional number ofprivate warrants (up to a maximum of 250,000 private warrants) in an amount that is necessary to maintain in the trust account $10.00 per share sold to the public in this offering. These additional private warrants will be purchased in a privateplacement that will occur simultaneously with the purchase of shares resulting from the exercise of the over-allotment option.

Theproceeds from the private placement of the private warrants will be added to the proceeds of this offering and placed in a trust account in the United States maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee. If we do notcomplete our initial business combination within 24 months, the proceeds from the sale of the private warrants will be included in the liquidating distribution to the holders of our public shares.

The private warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case solong as they continue to be held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. The private warrants will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until after the completion of a business combination, subject to the limited exceptionsdescribed above.

If public shares are purchased by any of our directors, officers or initial stockholders, they will be entitled to fundsfrom the trust account to the same extent as any public stockholder upon our liquidation but will not have redemption rights related thereto.

Our executive offices are located at 250 W. 55th St., #3401, New York, NY 10019, and our telephone number is (646) 889-1200.

 

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The Offering

In making your decision on whether to invest in our securities, you should take into account not only the backgrounds of the members of ourmanagement team, but also the special risks we face as a blank check company and the fact that this offering is not being conducted in compliance with Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act. You will not be entitled to protections normallyafforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings. You should carefully consider these and the other risks set forth in the section below entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus.

 

Securities offered  7,500,000 shares of common stock, at $10.00 per share.
Listing of our securities and proposed symbol  We anticipate the shares of common stock will be listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “LSAC”.
  We will file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC, including an audited balance sheet, promptly upon the consummation of this offering, which is anticipated to take place two businessdays from the date the shares commence trading. The audited balance sheet will reflect our receipt of the proceeds from the exercise of the over-allotment option if the over-allotment option is exercised on the date of this prospectus. If theover-allotment option is exercised after the date of this prospectus, we will file an amendment to the Form 8-K or a new Form 8-K to provide updated financialinformation to reflect the exercise of the over-allotment option.

 

Shares of common stock:  
Number issued and outstanding before this offering  2,156,250 shares(1)
Number to be issued and outstanding after  9,375,000 shares(2)

 

(1)

This number includes an aggregate of up to 281,250 shares of common stock held by our initial stockholders thatare subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not fully exercised by the underwriters.

 

(2)

Assumes the over-allotment option has not been exercised and an aggregate of 281,250 shares of common stockheld by our initial stockholders have been forfeited. If the over-allotment option is exercised in full, there will be a total of 10,781,250 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

 

Offering proceeds to be held in trust

$75,000,000 of the net proceeds of this offering (or $86,250,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), including $2,730,000 (or $2,955,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), we will receive from the sale ofthe private warrants, or $10.00 per share sold to the public in this offering will be placed in a trust account in the United States, maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee pursuant to an agreement to besigned on the date of this prospectus. Of the $2,730,000 (or $2,955,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), we will receive from the sale of the private warrants, $2,230,000 (or $2,455,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised infull) be used for offering expenses and $500,000 will be used for working capital.

 

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Except as set forth below, the proceeds in the trust account will notbe released until the earlier of: (1) the completion of an initial business combination within the required time period and (2) our redemption of 100% of the outstanding public shares if we have not completed a business combination in therequired time period. Therefore, unless and until our initial business combination is consummated, the proceeds held in the trust account will not be available for our use for any expenses related to this offering or expenses which we may incurrelated to the investigation and selection of a target business and the negotiation of an agreement to acquire a target business.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, there can be released to us, from time to time, (i) any interest earned on the funds in the trust account that we may needto pay our tax obligations and (ii) any remaining interest earned on the funds in the trust account up to $250,000 annually that we need for our working capital requirements. With this exception, expenses incurred by us may be paid prior to abusiness combination only from the net proceeds of this offering not held in the trust account of approximately $500,000 provided, however, that in order to meet our working capital needs following the consummation of this offering if the funds notheld in the trust account are insufficient, our initial stockholders, officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their solediscretion. Each loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The notes would either be paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $500,000 of the notes may be convertedupon consummation of our business combination into additional private warrants at a conversion price of $0.90 per private warrant. Such private warrants will be identical to the private warrants to be issued at the closing of this offering. Ourdirectors have approved the issuance of the private warrants upon conversion of such notes, to the extent the holder wishes to so convert them at the time of the consummation of our initial business combination. If we do not complete a businesscombination, the loans will only be repaid with funds not held in the trust account, to the extent available.

 

Limited payments to insiders

Prior to the consummation of a business combination, there will be no fees, reimbursements or other cash payments paid to our initial stockholders, officers, directors or their affiliates prior to, or for any services they render in order toeffectuate, the consummation of a business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is) other than:

 

  

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•  repaymentof loans which may be made by our insiders, officers, directors or any of its or their affiliates to finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, the terms of which have not been determined;

 

•  reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with certain activities on our behalf, such as identifying and investigating possible business targets and businesscombinations; and

 

•  repayment upon consummation of our initial business combination of any loans which may be made byour initial stockholders or their affiliates or our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination.

 

There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us;provided, however, that to the extent such expenses exceed the available proceeds not deposited in the trust account and the interest income earned on the amounts held in the trust account available to us, such expenses would not be reimbursed by usunless we consummate an initial business combination. Our audit committee will review and approve all reimbursements and payments made to any initial stockholder or member of our management team, or their respective affiliates, and anyreimbursements and payments made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by our board of directors, with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.

Potential revisions to agreements with insiders  We could seek to amend certain agreements made by our management team disclosed in this prospectus without the approval of stockholders, although we have no intention to do so. For example, restrictions on our executives relating tothe voting of securities owned by them, the agreement of our management team to remain with us until the closing of a business combination, the obligation of our management team to not propose certain changes to our organizational documents or theobligation of the management team and its affiliates to not receive any compensation in connection with a business combination could be modified without obtaining stockholder approval. Although stockholders would not be given the opportunity toredeem their shares in connection with such changes, in no event would we be able to modify the redemption or liquidation rights of our stockholders without permitting our stockholders the right to redeem their shares in connection with any suchchange. We will not agree to any such changes unless we believed that such changes were in the best interests of our stockholders (for example, if such a modification were necessary to complete a business combination).
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will either (1) seek stockholder approval of such initial business combination at a meeting called for such purpose at whichpublic stockholders may seek to convert their public shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the proposed business combination, into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxespayable) or (2) provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to sell their public shares to us by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a stockholder vote) for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregateamount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxes payable), in each case subject to the limitations described herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our initial stockholders have agreed, pursuant to written letter agreements with us, not toconvert any public shares held by them into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account. If we determine to engage in a tender offer, such tender offer will be structured so that each public stockholder maytender any or all of his, her or its public shares rather than some pro rata portion of his, her or its shares. If enough stockholders tender their shares so that we are unable to satisfy any applicable closing condition set forth in the definitiveagreement related to our initial business combination, or we are unable to maintain net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001, we will not consummate such initial business combination. The decision as to whether we will seek stockholder approval ofa proposed business combination or will allow stockholders to sell their shares to us in a tender offer will be made by us based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction or whether the terms of the transaction would otherwiserequire us to seek stockholder approval. If we provide stockholders with the opportunity to sell their shares to us by means of a tender offer, we will file tender offer documents with the SEC which will contain substantially the same financial andother information about the initial business combination as is required under the SEC’s proxy rules. If we seek stockholder approval of our initial business combination, we will consummate the business combination only if a majority of theoutstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the business combination.

 

We have determined not to consummate any business combination unless we have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation in order toavoid being subject to Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act. However, if we seek to consummate an initial business combination with a target business that imposes any type of working capital closing condition or requires us to have aminimum amount of funds available from the trust account upon consummation of such initial business combination, our net tangible asset threshold may limit our ability to consummate such initial business combination (as we may be required to have alesser number of shares redeemed) and may force us to seek third party financing which may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. As a result, we may not be able to consummate such initial business combination and we may not be ableto locate another suitable target within the applicable time period, if at all.

 

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  Our initial stockholders have agreed (A) to vote their founder shares and any public shares in favor of any proposed business combination, (B) not to propose, or vote in favor of, prior to and unrelated to an initialbusiness combination, an amendment to our certificate of incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of our redemption obligation to redeem all public shares if we cannot complete an initial business combination within 24 months unlesswe provide public stockholder an opportunity to redeem their public shares in conjunction with any such amendment, (C) not to convert any shares (including the founder shares) into the right to receive cash from the trust account in connectionwith a stockholder vote to approve our proposed initial business combination or sell any shares to us in a tender offer in connection with our proposed initial business combination, and (D) that the founder shares shall not participate in anyliquidating distribution upon winding up if a business combination is not consummated. None of our initial stockholders or their affiliates has indicated any intention to purchase public shares of common stock in the open market or in privatetransactions. However, if a significant number of stockholders vote, or indicate an intention to vote, against a proposed business combination, our initial stockholders, officers, directors or their affiliates could make such purchases in the openmarket or in private transactions in order to influence the vote. Our initial stockholders, officers, directors and their affiliates could purchase sufficient shares so that the initial business combination may be approved without the majority voteof public shares held by non-affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our officers, directors, initial stockholders and their affiliates will not make purchases of shares of common stock if the purchaseswould violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act, which are rules designed to stop potential manipulation of a company’s stock or purchasing shares when the buyer is in possession ofmaterial non-public information about the Company.
Conditions to completing our initial business combination  

We have agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without the prior consent of our sponsor.Further, there is no limitation on our ability to raise funds privately or through loans in connection with our initial business combination. Our initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have anaggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial business combination. If we are no longerlisted on Nasdaq, we will not be required to satisfy the 80% test.

 

If our board isnot able to independently determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, we may obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking or accounting firm as to the fair market value of the target business. We will completeour initial business combination only if the post-transaction company in which our public stockholders own shares will own or acquire 50% or more

 

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  of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. Even if thepost-transaction company owns 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our stockholders prior to the business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post business combination company, depending on valuations ascribedto the target and us in the business combination transaction. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businessesthat is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% test, provided that in the event that the business combination involves more than one target business, the 80% test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the targetbusinesses.
Conversion rights  

In connection with any stockholder meeting called to approve a proposed initial business combination, each public stockholder will have theright, regardless of whether he, she or it is voting for or against such proposed business combination, to demand that we convert his, her or its public shares into a pro rata share of the trust account upon consummation of the businesscombination.

 

We may require public stockholders wishing to exercise conversionrights, whether they are a record holder or hold their shares in “street name,” to either tender the certificates they are seeking to convert to our transfer agent or to deliver the shares they are seeking to convert to the transfer agentelectronically using Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option, at any time at or prior to the vote on the business combination. There is a nominal cost associated with this tenderingprocess and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC System. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker $45 and it would be up to the broker whether or not to pass this cost on to the convertingholder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether or not we require holders to deliver their shares prior to the vote on the business combination in order to exercise conversion rights. This is because a holder would need to delivershares to exercise conversion rights regardless of the timing of when such delivery must be effectuated. However, in the event we require stockholders to deliver their shares prior to the vote on the proposed business combination and the proposedbusiness combination is not consummated, this may result in an increased cost to stockholders. The conversion rights will include the requirement that a beneficial holder must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares.

 

Under Delaware law, we may be required to give a minimum of only ten days’ noticefor each general meeting. As a result, if we require public stockholders who wish to convert their shares of common stock into the right to receive a pro rata portion of the funds in the trust account to comply with the foregoing deliveryrequirements,

 

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holders may not have sufficient time to receive the notice and deliver their shares for conversion. Accordingly, investors may not be able toexercise their conversion rights and may be forced to retain our securities when they otherwise would not want to.

 

If we require public stockholders who wish to convert their shares of common stock to comply with specific delivery requirements for conversion described aboveand such proposed business combination is not consummated, we will promptly return such certificates to the tendering public stockholders.

Release of funds in trust account upon closing of our initial business combination  On the completion of our initial business combination, all amounts held in the trust account will be released to us. We will use these funds to pay amounts due to any public stockholders who exercise their conversion rights asdescribed above under “— Conversion rights” to pay all or a portion of the consideration payable to the target or targets or owners of the target or targets of our initial business combination and to pay other expenses associated withour initial business combination. If our initial business combination is paid for using stock or debt securities, or not all of the funds released from the trust account are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our initialbusiness combination, we may apply the balance of the cash released to us from the trust account for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of post-transaction businesses, the payment of principal orinterest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital.
Liquidation if no business combination  

If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, we will (i) cease alloperations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares (including any public shares in this offering or any publicshares that our initial stockholders or their affiliates purchased in this offering or later acquired in the open market or in private transactions), which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders(including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably practicable following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining holders of common stockand our board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to our obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements ofapplicable law.

 

In connection with our redemption of 100% of our outstanding publicshares for a portion of the funds held in the trust account, each holder will receive a full pro rata portion of the amount then in the trust account, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not necessary to payour taxes payable on such funds.

 

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We may not have funds sufficient to pay or provide for all creditors’ claims. Although we will seek to have all third parties (includingany vendors or other entities we engage after this offering) and any prospective target businesses enter into valid and enforceable agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trustaccount, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements. There is also no guarantee that the third parties would not challenge the enforceability of these waivers and bring claims against the trust account for monies owed them.

 

The holders of the founder shares and private warrants will not participate in anyredemption distribution with respect to their founder shares and private warrants, but may have any public shares redeemed upon liquidation.

 

If we are unable to conclude our initial business combination and we expend all of the net proceeds of this offering not deposited in the trust account,without taking into account any interest earned on the trust account, we expect that the initial per-share redemption price will be approximately $10.00. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could,however, become subject to claims of our creditors that are in preference to the claims of our stockholders. Furthermore, our underwriters may seek recourse against the proceeds in the trust account relating to any future claims they may haveagainst us. In addition, if we are forced to file a bankruptcy case or an involuntary bankruptcy case is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy law, and may beincluded in our bankruptcy estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our stockholders. Therefore, the actual per-share redemption price may be less than approximately$10.00. We will pay the costs of any subsequent liquidation from our remaining assets outside of the trust account. If such funds are insufficient, our sponsor has agreed to pay the funds necessary to complete such liquidation and has agreed not toseek repayment for such expenses. We currently do not anticipate that such funds will be insufficient.

Conflict of Interest  

 

LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, is an affiliate of LifeSciCapital LLC, a representative of the underwriters in this offering, and certain of our officers and directors are affiliated with LifeSci Capital LLC. As a result, LifeSci Capital LLC is deemed to have a “conflict of interest” within themeaning of Rule 5121.

 

Rule 5121 requires that a “qualified independentunderwriter,” as defined in Rule 5121, participate in the preparation of the registration statement and prospectus and exercise the usual standards of due diligence with respect thereto. Ladenburg Thalmann has agreed to act as a “qualifiedindependent underwriter” for this offering. We have agreed to indemnify Ladenburg Thalmann against certain liabilities incurred in connection with acting as a “qualified independent underwriter,” including liabilities under theSecurities Act. In addition, no underwriter with a conflict of interest will confirm sales to any account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the specific prior written approval of the account holder.

 

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RISKS

We are a newly formed company that has conducted no operations and has generated no revenues. Until we complete our initial businesscombination, we will have no operations and will generate no operating revenues. In making your decision on whether to invest in our securities, you should take into account not only the background of our management team, but also the special riskswe face as a blank check company, as well as the fact that this offering is not being conducted in compliance with Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act, and, therefore, you will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investorsin Rule 419 blank check offerings. For additional information concerning how Rule 419 blank check offerings differ from this offering, please see “Proposed Business — Comparison to offerings of blank check companies subject to Rule419.” You should carefully consider these and the other risks set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus.

A brief summary of some of the risk factors that make an investment in us speculative or risky include:

 

  

Whether we will be able to complete our initial business combination, particularly in light of disruption thatmay result from limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

  

Whether we will be successful in retaining or recruiting, or making changes required in, our officers, keyemployees or directors following our initial business combination;

 

  

How much time our officers and directors allocate to us and their conflicts of interest with our business or inapproving our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements and other benefits;

 

  

Whether we will need to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination;

 

  

Whether there is a sufficient pool of prospective target businesses for us to acquire, given competition;

 

  

Whether our officers and directors are able to generate a number of potential investment opportunities;

 

  

Whether our securities are delisted from Nasdaq prior to our business combination or an inability to have oursecurities listed on Nasdaq following a business combination;

 

  

The fact that we may have limited liquidity in our securities;

 

  

The fact there has not previously been a market for our securities; and

 

  

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SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA

The following table summarizes the relevant financial data for our business and should be read with our financial statements, which areincluded in this prospectus. We have not had any significant operations to date, so only balance sheet data are presented.

 

   June 30,
2020
   March 31, 2021 
   Actual   Actual   As Adjusted 
   (Audited)   (Unaudited)     

Balance Sheet Data:

      

Working capital (deficit)

  $(4,000  $(4,000  $75,774,000 

Total assets

   53,000    203,000    75,774,000 

Total liabilities

   29,000    179,000    —   

Value of shares of common stock subject to possible conversion/tender

   —      —      70,773,990 

Stockholders’ equity

   24,000    24,000    5,000,010 

 

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Includes the $2,730,000 we will receive from the sale of the private warrants.

The “as adjusted” information gives effect to the sale of the shares we are offering, including the application of the related grossproceeds and the payment of the estimated remaining costs from such sale and the repayment of the accrued and other liabilities required to be repaid such that we have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon consummation of this offering andupon consummation of our initial business combination.

The “as adjusted” working capital and total assets amounts include the$75,000,000 (without exercise of over-allotment option) to be held in the trust account, which, except for limited situations described in this prospectus, will be available to us only upon the consummation of our initial business combination withinthe time period described in this prospectus.

We will consummate our initial business combination only if we have net tangible assets ofat least $5,000,001 upon such consummation and a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the business combination (if a vote is required or being obtained).

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully all of the risks described below, togetherwith the other information contained in this prospectus, before making a decision to invest in our shares of common stock. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially adverselyaffected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Relating toOur Business and Structure

We are a newly formed blank check company in the early stage with no operating history and no revenues, and you have nobasis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.

We are a recently formed blank check company with nooperating results, and we will not commence operations until obtaining funding through this offering and consummating our initial business combination. Because we lack an operating history, you have no basis upon which to evaluate our ability toachieve our business objective of completing our initial business combination with one or more target businesses. We have no plans, arrangements or understandings with any prospective target business concerning our initial business combination andmay be unable to complete our initial business combination. If we fail to complete our initial business combination, we will never generate any operating revenues.

The requirement that the target business or businesses that we acquire must collectively have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance ofthe funds in the trust account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for our initial business combination may limit the type and number of companies with which we may complete such a businesscombination.

Pursuant to Nasdaq listing rules, the target business or businesses that we acquire must collectively have a fair marketvalue equal to at least 80% of the balance of the funds in the trust account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for our initial business combination. This restriction may limit the type and number ofcompanies that we may complete a business combination with. If we are unable to locate a target business or businesses that satisfy this fair market value test, we may be forced to liquidate and you will only be entitled to receive your pro rataportion of the funds in the trust account, which may be less than $10.00 per share.

Our public stockholders may not be afforded an opportunity to voteon our proposed business combination, which means we may consummate our initial business combination even though a majority of our public stockholders do not support such a combination.

If a stockholder vote is not required, we may conduct redemptions via a tender offer. Accordingly, we may consummate our initial businesscombination even if holders of a majority of our public shares do not approve the business combination.

Your only opportunity to affect the investmentdecision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash.

At the time of your investment in us, you will not be provided with an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of one or moretarget businesses. Because our board of directors may consummate our initial business combination without seeking stockholder approval, public stockholders may not have the right or opportunity to vote on the business combination. Accordingly, youronly opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential business combination may be limited to exercising your redemption rights within the period of time (which will be at least 20 business days) set forth in our tender offerdocuments mailed to our public stockholders in which we describe our business combination.

 

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The ability of our public stockholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial conditionunattractive to potential business combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into our initial business combination with a target.

We may enter into a transaction agreement with a prospective target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or acertain amount of cash. If too many public stockholders exercise their redemption rights, we may not be able to meet such closing condition, and as a result, would not be able to proceed with the business combination. Furthermore, in no event willwe redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. Consequently, if accepting all properly submitted redemption requests would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 orsuch greater amount necessary to satisfy a closing condition as described above, we would not proceed with such redemption and the related business combination and may instead search for an alternate business combination. Prospective targets wouldbe aware of these risks and, thus, may be reluctant to enter into our initial business combination transaction with us.

The ability of a large numberof our stockholders to exercise redemption rights may not allow us to consummate the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure.

In connection with the successful consummation of our business combination, we may redeem up to that number of shares of common stock thatwould permit us to maintain net tangible assets of $5,000,001. If our business combination requires us to use substantially all of our cash to pay the purchase price, the redemption threshold may be further limited. Alternatively, we may need toarrange third party financing to help fund our business combination in case a larger percentage of stockholders exercise their redemption rights than we expect. If the acquisition involves the issuance of our shares as consideration, we may berequired to issue a higher percentage of our shares to the target or its stockholders to make up for the failure to satisfy a minimum cash requirement. Raising additional funds to cover any shortfall may involve dilutive equity financing orincurring indebtedness at higher than desirable levels. This may limit our ability to effectuate the most attractive business combination available to us.

The requirement that we maintain a minimum net worth or retain a certain amount of cash could increase the probability that we cannot consummate ourbusiness combination and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares.

If, pursuant to the terms of ourproposed business combination, we are required to maintain a minimum net worth or retain a certain amount of cash in trust in order to consummate the business combination and regardless of whether we proceed with redemptions under the tender offeror proxy rules, the probability that we cannot consummate our business combination is increased. If we do not consummate our business combination, you would not receive your pro rata portion of the trust account until we liquidate. If you are inneed of immediate liquidity, you could attempt to sell your shares in the open market; however, at such time our shares may trade at a discount to the pro rata amount in our trust account. In either situation, you may suffer a material loss on yourinvestment or lose the benefit of funds expected in connection with our redemption until we liquidate or you are able to sell your shares in the open market.

The requirement that we complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering may give potential target businessesleverage over us in negotiating our initial business combination.

Any potential target business with which we enter into negotiationsconcerning our initial business combination will be aware that we must consummate our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering. Consequently, such target businesses may obtain leverage over us in negotiatingour initial business combination, knowing that if we do not complete our initial business combination with that particular target business, we may be unable to complete our initial business combination with any target

 

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business. This risk will increase as we get closer to the timeframe described above. In addition, we may have limited time to conduct due diligence and may enter into our initial businesscombination on terms that we would have rejected upon a more comprehensive investigation.

We may not be able to consummate our initial businesscombination within the required time period, in which case we would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our public shares and liquidate.

Our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed that we must complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing ofthis offering. We may not be able to find a suitable target business and consummate our initial business combination within such time period. If we are unable to consummate our initial business combination within the required time period, we will,as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than five business days thereafter (subject to our certificate of incorporation and Delaware law), distribute the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxes payable), pro ratato our public stockholders by way of redemption and cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up of our affairs, as further described herein. This redemption of public stockholders from the trust account shall be effected as requiredby function of our certificate of incorporation and prior to any voluntary winding up.

If we seek stockholder approval of our business combination,our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors and their affiliates may elect to purchase shares from stockholders, in which case they may influence a vote in favor of a proposed business combination that you do not support.

If we seek stockholder approval of our business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our business combinationpursuant to the tender offer rules, our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions either prior to or following the consummation of our initial business combination. Suchpurchases will not be made if our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates are in possession of any material non-public information that has not been disclosed to the selling stockholder.Such a purchase would include a contractual acknowledgement that such stockholder, although still the record holder of our shares is no longer the beneficial owner thereof and therefore agrees not to exercise its redemption rights. In the event thatour sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions from public stockholders who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights, such selling stockholders would be required torevoke their prior elections to redeem their shares. It is intended that, if Rule 10b-18 would apply to purchases by our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates, then such purchases willcomply with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, to the extent it applies, which provides a safe harbor for purchases made under certain conditions, including with respect to timing, pricing and volume ofpurchases.

The purpose of such purchases would be to (1) increase the likelihood of obtaining stockholder approval of the businesscombination or (2) satisfy a closing condition in an agreement with a target that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of the business combination, where it appears that such requirement wouldotherwise not be met. This may result in the consummation of an initial business combination that may not otherwise have been possible.

Purchases ofshares of common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions by our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliates may make it difficult for us to maintain the listing of our shares on a national securities exchangefollowing the consummation of an initial business combination.

If our sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or their affiliatespurchase shares of common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, the public “float” of our shares of common stock and the number of beneficial holders of our securities would both be reduced, possibly making itdifficult to maintain the listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange following consummation of the business combination.

 

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You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the trust account, except under certain limitedcircumstances. To liquidate your investment, therefore, you may be forced to sell your public shares, potentially at a loss.

Ourpublic stockholders shall be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only in the event of a redemption to public stockholders prior to any winding up in the event we do not consummate our initial business combination or our liquidation, ifthey redeem their shares in connection with an initial business combination that we consummate or if we seek to amend our certificate of incorporation to affect the substance or timing of our redemption obligation to redeem all public shares if wecannot complete an initial business combination within 24 months of the closing of this offering. In no other circumstances will a stockholder have any right or interest of any kind to the funds in the trust account. Accordingly, to liquidate yourinvestment, you may be forced to sell your public shares, potentially at a loss.

You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded toinvestors of many other blank check companies.

Because the net proceeds of this offering are intended to be used to complete ourinitial business combination with a target business that has not been identified, we may be deemed to be a “blank check” company under the United States securities laws. However, because we will have net tangible assets in excess of$5,000,000 upon the successful consummation of this offering and will expect to file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including an audited balance sheet demonstrating this fact, we are exempt from rulespromulgated by the SEC to protect investors in blank check companies, such as Rule 419. Accordingly, investors will not be afforded the benefits or protections of those rules. Among other things, this means our shares will be immediately tradableand we will have a longer period of time to complete our initial business combination than do companies subject to Rule 419. Moreover, offerings subject to Rule 419 would prohibit the release of any interest earned on funds held in the trust accountto us. For a more detailed comparison of our offering to offerings that comply with Rule 419, please see “Proposed Business — Comparison of This Offering to Those of Blank Check Companies Subject to Rule 419.”

If we seek stockholder approval of our business combination and we do not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, and if you or a“group” of stockholders are deemed to hold in excess of 20% of our shares of common stock, you will lose the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 20% of our shares of common stock.

If we seek stockholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our businesscombination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our certificate of incorporation provides that a public stockholder, individually or together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concertor as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to more than an aggregate of 20% of the shares sold in this offering. Your inability to redeem more thanan aggregate of 20% of the shares sold in this offering will reduce your influence over our ability to consummate our initial business combination and you could suffer a material loss on your investment in us if you sell such excess shares in openmarket transactions. As a result, you will continue to hold that number of shares exceeding 20% and, in order to dispose of such shares, you would be required to sell your shares in open market transaction, potentially at a loss.

If the net proceeds of this offering not being held in the trust account are insufficient to allow us to operate for at least the next 24 months, we may beunable to complete our initial business combination.

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funds available to us, we could use a portion of the funds available to us to pay fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business. We could also use a portion of the fundsas a down payment or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision in letters of intent designed to keep target businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies on termsmore favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we are unable to fund such down payments or “no shop” provisions, our abilityto close a contemplated transaction could be impaired. Furthermore, if we entered into a letter of intent where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business and were subsequently required to forfeit such funds (whether as aresult of our breach or otherwise), we might not have sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conduct due diligence with respect to, a target business. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public stockholders mayonly receive a pro rata portion of the amount then in the trust account (which may be less than $10.00 per share) (whether or not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) on our redemption.

Subsequent to our consummation of our initial business combination, we may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment orother charges.

Even if we conduct thorough due diligence on a target business with which we combine, this diligence may not surfaceall material issues that may be present inside a particular target business, that it would be possible to uncover all material issues through a customary amount of due diligence, or that factors outside of the target business and outside of ourcontrol will not later arise. As a result of these factors, we may be forced to later write-down or write-off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in ourreporting losses. Even if our due diligence successfully identifies certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with our preliminary risk analysis. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about us or our securities. In addition, charges ofthis nature may cause us to violate net worth or other covenants to which we may be subject as a result of assuming pre-existing debt held by a target business or by virtue of our obtaining post-combinationdebt financing.

Our directors may decide not to enforce indemnification obligations against LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, resulting in areduction in the amount of funds in the trust account available for distribution to our public stockholders.

In the event that theproceeds in the trust account are reduced below $10.00 per share (whether or not the underwriters’ overallotment option is exercised in full) and LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, asserts that it is unable to satisfy its obligations or that ithas no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine on our behalf whether to take legal action against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that ourindependent directors would take legal action on our behalf against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in anyparticular instance. If our independent directors choose not to enforce these indemnification obligations on our behalf, the amount of funds in the trust account available for distribution to our public stockholders may be reduced below $10.00 pershare.

If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliancerequirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial business combination.

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imposed upon us burdensome requirements, including registration as an investment company, adoption of a specific form of corporate structure and reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy anddisclosure requirements and other rules and regulations.

If we were deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act, compliance withthese additional regulatory burdens would require additional expenses for which we have not allotted funds and may hinder our ability to consummate our initial business combination.

If we are unable to consummate our initial business combination, our public stockholders may be forced to wait up to 24 months or longer before redemptionfrom our trust account.

If we are unable to consummate our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of thisoffering, we will, as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than five business days thereafter (subject to our certificate of incorporation and applicable law), distribute the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net oftaxes payable), pro rata to our public stockholders by way of redemption and cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up of our affairs by way of a voluntary liquidation, as further described herein. Any redemption of publicstockholders from the trust account shall be effected as required by our certificate of incorporation prior to our commencing any voluntary liquidation. Except as otherwise described herein, we have no obligation to return funds to investors priorto the date of any redemption required as a result of our failure to consummate our initial business combination within the period described above or our liquidation, unless we consummate our initial business combination prior thereto and only thenin cases where investors have sought to redeem their shares of common stock. Only upon any such redemption of public shares as we are required to effect or any liquidation will public stockholders be entitled to distributions if we are unable tocomplete our initial business combination.

The grant of registration rights to our initial stockholders may make it more difficult to complete ourinitial business combination, and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our shares of common stock.

Pursuant to an agreement to be entered into on the date of this prospectus, our initial stockholders, our sponsor (and/or our sponsor’sdesignees) and their permitted transferees can demand that we register the founder shares and the private warrants. We will bear the cost of registering these securities. The registration and availability of such a significant number of securitiesfor trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our shares of common stock. In addition, the existence of the registration rights may make our initial business combination more costly or difficult to conclude. Thisis because the stockholder of the target business may increase the equity stake they seek in the combined entity or ask for more cash consideration to offset the negative impact on the market price of our shares of common stock that is expected whenthe securities owned by our sponsor, holders of our private warrants or their respective permitted transferees are registered. The Sponsor may not (i) have more than one demand registration right at our expense, (ii) exercise its demandregistration rights more than five (5) years from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and (iii) exercise its “piggy-back” registration rights more than seven (7) years fromthe effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, as long as our sponsor or any of its related persons are beneficial owners of private placement warrants.

Because we have not selected a particular business or specific geographic location or any specific target businesses with which to pursue our initialbusiness combination, you will be unable to ascertain the merits or risks of any particular target business’ operations.

Although we have a stated focus on certain target businesses in a specific geographic location as indicated elsewhere in this prospectus, wemay pursue acquisition opportunities in any geographic region, but may rely upon our management team’s background. While we may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any business industry or sector, we intend to initially focus on thoseindustries or sectors that complement our management team’s background. Except for the limitations that a target business have a fair market value of at least 80% of

 

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the value of the trust account (excluding any taxes payable) and that we are not permitted to effectuate our initial business combination with another blank check company or similar company withnominal operations, we will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting a prospective acquisition candidate. Because we have not yet identified or approached any specific target business with respect to our initial businesscombination, there is no basis to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any particular target business’s operations, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, financial condition or prospects. To the extent we consummate our initialbusiness combination, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business operations with which we combine. For example, if we combine with a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of sales or earnings, wemay be affected by the risks inherent in the business and operations of a financially unstable or a development stage entity. Although our officers and directors will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we maynot properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors or that we will have adequate time to complete due diligence. Furthermore, some of these risks may be outside of our control and leave us with no ability to control or reduce thechances that those risks will adversely impact a target business. In addition, investors will be relying on the business judgment of our board of directors, which will have significant discretion in choosing the standard used to establish the fairmarket value of a particular target business. An investment in our shares may not ultimately prove to be more favorable to investors than a direct investment, if such opportunity were available, in an acquisition target.

We may seek investment opportunities outside our management’s area of expertise and our management may not be able to adequately ascertain or assessall significant risks associated with the target company.

There is no limitation on the industry or business sector we may considerwhen contemplating our initial business combination. We may therefore be presented with a business combination candidate in an industry unfamiliar to our management team, but determine that such candidate offers an attractive investment opportunityfor our company. In the event we elect to pursue an investment outside of our management’s expertise, our management’s experience may not be directly applicable to the target business or their evaluation of its operations.

Although we identified general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses, we may enter into ourinitial business combination with a target that does not meet such criteria and guidelines, and as a result, the target business with which we enter into our initial business combination may not have attributes entirely consistent with our generalcriteria and guidelines.

Although we have identified specific criteria and guidelines for evaluating prospective target businesses,it is possible that a target business with which we enter into our initial business combination will not have all of these positive attributes. If we consummate our initial business combination with a target that does not meet some or all of theseguidelines, such combination may not be as successful as a combination with a business that does meet all of our general criteria and guidelines. In addition, if we announce our initial business combination with a target that does not meet ourgeneral criteria and guidelines, a greater number of stockholders may exercise their redemption rights, which may make it difficult for us to meet any closing condition with a target business that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certainamount of cash. In addition, if stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law or Nasdaq, or we decide to obtain stockholder approval for business or other legal reasons, it may be more difficult for us to attain stockholder approval ofour initial business combination if the target business does not meet our general criteria and guidelines. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public stockholders may only receive $10.00 per share or even less (whetheror not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) on our redemption.

 

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Management’s flexibility in identifying and selecting a prospective acquisition candidate, alongwith our management’s financial interest in consummating our initial business combination, may lead management to enter into an acquisition agreement that is not in the best interest of our stockholders.

Subject to the requirement that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses or assets having an aggregate fairmarket value of at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into such initial business combination, we will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting aprospective acquisition candidate. Investors will be relying on management’s ability to identify business combinations, evaluate their merits, conduct or monitor diligence and conduct negotiations. Management’s flexibility in identifyingand selecting a prospective acquisition candidate, along with management’s financial interest in consummating our initial business combination, may lead management to enter into an acquisition agreement that is not in the best interest of ourstockholders, which would be the case if the trading price of our shares of common stock after giving effect to such business combination was less than the per-share trust liquidation value that ourstockholders would have received if we had dissolved without consummating our initial business combination.

We are not required to obtain an opinionfrom an independent investment banking firm, and consequently, an independent source may not confirm that the price we are paying for the business is fair to our stockholders from a financial point of view.

Unless we consummate our initial business combination with an affiliated entity, we are not required to obtain an opinion from an independentinvestment banking firm that the price we are paying is fair to our stockholders from a financial point of view. If no opinion is obtained, our stockholders will be relying on the judgment of our board of directors, who will determine fair marketvalue based on standards generally accepted by the financial community. Such standards used will be disclosed in our tender offer documents or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, related to our initial business combination.

Resources could be wasted in researching acquisitions that are not consummated.

We anticipate that the investigation of each specific target business and the negotiation, drafting, and execution of relevant agreements,disclosure documents, and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial costs for accountants, attorneys and others. If we decide not to complete a specific initial business combination, the costs incurredup to that point for the proposed transaction likely would not be recoverable. Furthermore, if we reach an agreement relating to a specific target business, we may fail to consummate our initial business combination for any number of reasonsincluding those beyond our control. Any such event will result in a loss to us of the related costs incurred, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with another business. If we are unable tocomplete our initial business combination, our public stockholders may only receive $10.00 per share or even less (whether or not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) on our redemption.

Our ability to successfully effect our initial business combination and to be successful thereafter will be largely dependent upon the efforts of ourofficers, directors and key personnel, some of whom may join us following our initial business combination.

Our operations aredependent upon a relatively small group of individuals and, in particular, our officers and directors. We believe that our success depends on the continued service of our officers and directors, at least until we have consummated our initialbusiness combination. In addition, our officers and directors are not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs and, accordingly, will have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities,including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring the related due diligence. We do not have an employment agreement with, or key-man insurance on the life of, any of our directors orofficers. The unexpected loss of the services of one or more of our directors or officers could have a detrimental effect on us.

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place. While we intend to closely scrutinize any individuals we engage after our initial business combination, our assessment of these individuals may not prove to be correct. These individualsmay be unfamiliar with the requirements of operating a company regulated by the SEC, which could cause us to have to expend time and resources helping them become familiar with such requirements.

Our key personnel may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular business combination. Theseagreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial business combination and as a result, may cause them to have conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular business combination is the most advantageous.

Our key personnel may be able to remain with us after the consummation of our initial business combination only if they are able tonegotiate employment or consulting agreements in connection with the business combination. Such negotiations would take place simultaneously with the negotiation of the business combination and could provide for such individuals to receivecompensation in the form of cash payments and/or our securities for services they would render to us after the consummation of the business combination. The personal and financial interests of such individuals may influence their motivation inidentifying and selecting a target business. However, we believe the ability of such individuals to remain with us after the consummation of our initial business combination will not be the determining factor in our decision as to whether or not wewill proceed with any potential business combination. There is no certainty, however, that any of our key personnel will remain with us after the consummation of our initial business combination. Our key personnel may not remain in senior managementor advisory positions with us. The determination as to whether any of our key personnel will remain with us will be made at the time of our initial business combination. In addition, pursuant to an agreement to be entered into concurrently with theissuance and sale of the securities in this offering, our sponsor, upon consummation of an initial business combination, will be entitled to nominate three individuals for election to our board of directors.

We may have a limited ability to assess the management of a prospective target business and, as a result, may effectuate our initial business combinationwith a target business whose management may not have the skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company.

Whenevaluating the desirability of effecting our initial business combination with a prospective target business, our ability to assess the target business’ management may be limited due to a lack of time, resources or information. Our assessmentof the capabilities of the target’s management, therefore, may prove to be incorrect and such management may lack the skills, qualifications or abilities we suspected. Should the target’s management not possess the skills, qualificationsor abilities necessary to manage a public company, the operations and profitability of the post-combination business may be negatively impacted.

Theofficers and directors of an acquisition candidate may resign upon consummation of our initial business combination. The loss of an acquisition target’s key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of ourpost-combination business.

The role of an acquisition candidate’s key personnel upon the consummation of our initial businesscombination cannot be ascertained at this time. Although we contemplate that certain members of an acquisition candidate’s management team will remain associated with the acquisition candidate following our initial business combination, it ispossible that some members of the management team of an acquisition candidate will not wish to remain in place.

Certain of our officers and directorsare affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time and determining to which entity a particular business opportunityshould be presented.

Following the completion of this offering and until we consummate our business combination, we intend to engagein the business of identifying and combining with one or more businesses. Certain of our executive officers and directors are affiliated with entities that are engaged in a similar business.

 

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Our officers may become aware of business opportunities which may be appropriate forpresentation to us and the other entities to which they owe certain fiduciary duties. Accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.

For example, some of our officers and directors are affiliated with LifeSci Capital, which is an underwriter in this offering. Such officersand directors owe a pre-existing fiduciary duty to LifeSci Capital, meaning that they will present opportunities to LifeSci Capital prior to presenting them to us, if, for example, a potential target companyis open to either raising funds in an offering or engaging in a transaction with a SPAC. In addition, three of our officers and directors, Andrew McDonald, Michael Rice and David Dobkin are officers and directors of LifeSci Acquisition II Corp., aspecial purpose acquisition company that is seeking a target. LifeSci Acquisition II Corp. will have priority over us in connection with potential target businesses identified by them. These affiliations may limit the number of potential targetsthey present to us for purposes of completing a business combination.

Any conflict of interest may not be resolved in our favor andpotential target businesses may be presented to another entity prior to its presentation to us.

Certain shares beneficially owned by our officers anddirectors will not participate in liquidation distributions and, therefore, our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is appropriate for our initial business combination.

Our officers and directors have waived their right to redeem any shares in connection with our initial business combination, or to receivedistributions with respect to their founder shares upon our liquidation if we are unable to consummate our initial business combination. Accordingly, these securities will be worthless if we do not consummate our initial business combination. Thepersonal and financial interests of our directors and officers may influence their motivation in timely identifying and selecting a target business and completing a business combination. Consequently, our directors’ and officers’discretion in identifying and selecting a suitable target business may result in a conflict of interest when determining whether the terms, conditions and timing of a particular business combination are appropriate and in our stockholders’ bestinterest.

We may engage in our initial business combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may beaffiliated with our executive officers, directors or existing holders, which may raise potential conflicts of interest.

We have notadopted a policy that expressly prohibits our directors, officers, security holders or affiliates from having a direct or indirect pecuniary or financial interest in any investment to be acquired or disposed of by us or in any transaction to whichwe are a party or have an interest. In light of the involvement of our sponsor, officers and directors with other entities, we may decide to acquire one or more businesses affiliated with our sponsor, officers and directors. Our directors also serveas officers and board members for other entities. Our sponsor, officers and directors are not currently aware of any specific opportunities for us to consummate our initial business combination with any entities with which they are affiliated, andthere have been no preliminary discussions concerning a business combination with any entity or entities. Although we will not be specifically focusing on, or targeting, any transaction with any affiliated entities, we would pursue such atransaction if we determined that such affiliated entity met our criteria for our initial business combination as set forth in “Proposed Business — Effecting our initial business combination — Selection of a target business andstructuring of our initial business combination” and such transaction was approved by a majority of our disinterested directors. Despite our agreement to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm, or another independententity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target business we seek to acquire, regarding the fairness to our stockholders from a financial point of view of a business combination with one or more domestic or internationalbusinesses affiliated with our executive officers, directors or existing

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not be as advantageous to our public stockholders as they would be absent any conflicts of interest. Our directors have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of our stockholders, whetheror not a conflict of interest may exist.

Because our sponsor will lose its entire initial investment in us if our initial business combination is notconsummated and our officers and directors have significant financial interests in us, a conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular acquisition target is appropriate for our initial business combination.

On February 1, 2020, our sponsor purchased 2,156,250 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The founder sharesinclude an aggregate of up to 281,250 shares that are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part. The founder shares will be worthless if we do not consummate an initialbusiness combination. In addition, LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, has committed to purchase from us an aggregate of 3,033,333 warrants (or 3,283,333 warrants if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), or “private warrants,” at$0.90 per warrant for a total purchase price of $2,730,000 (or $2,955,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), which will also be worthless if we do not consummate our initial business combination.

We may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete our initial business combination, which may adversely affectour financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our stockholders’ investment in us.

Although we have nocommitments as of the date of this prospectus to issue any notes or other debt securities, or to otherwise incur outstanding debt, we may choose to incur substantial debt to complete our initial business combination. If we incur any indebtednesswithout a waiver from the lender of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account, the incurrence of debt could have a variety of negative effects, including:

 

  

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after our initial business combination areinsufficient to repay our debt obligations;

 

  

acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest paymentswhen 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 security is payable on demand;

 

  

our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt security contains covenants restricting ourability to obtain such financing while the debt security is outstanding;

 

  

our inability to pay dividends on our shares of common stock;

 

  

using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce thefunds available for dividends on our shares of common stock 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 inwhich we operate;

 

  

increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adversechanges in government regulation; and

 

  

limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debtservice requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.

 

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We may only be able to complete one business combination with the proceeds of this offering, which willcause us to be solely dependent on a single business, which may have a limited number of products or services. This lack of diversification may negatively impact our operations and profitability.

The net proceeds from this offering together with the funds we will receive from the sale of the private warrants (excluding $500,000 of netproceeds that will not be held in the trust account) will provide us with approximately $75,000,000 (or approximately $86,250,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) that we may use to complete our initial businesscombination.

We may effectuate our initial business combination with a single target business or multiple target businessessimultaneously. However, we may not be able to effectuate our initial business combination with more than one target business because of various factors, including the existence of complex accounting issues and the requirement that we prepare andfile pro forma financial statements with the SEC that present operating results and the financial condition of several target businesses as if they had been operated on a combined basis. By consummating our initial business combination with only asingle entity, our lack of diversification may subject us to numerous economic, competitive and regulatory developments. Further, we would not be able to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting oflosses, unlike other entities, which may have the resources to complete several business combinations in different industries or different areas of a single industry. Accordingly, the prospects for our success may be solely dependent upon theperformance of a single business, property or asset, or dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products or services. This lack of diversification may subject us to numerous economic, competitive andregulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact upon the particular industry in which we may operate subsequent to our initial business combination.

We may attempt to simultaneously consummate business combinations with multiple prospective targets, which may hinder our ability to consummate our initialbusiness combination and give rise to increased costs and risks that could negatively impact our operations and profitability.

If wedetermine to simultaneously acquire several businesses that are owned by different sellers, we will need for each of such sellers to agree that our purchase of its business is contingent on the simultaneous closings of the other businesscombinations, which may make it more difficult for us, and delay our ability, to complete the initial business combination. With multiple business combinations, we could also face additional risks, including additional burdens and costs with respectto possible multiple negotiations and due diligence investigations (if there are multiple sellers) and the additional risks associated with the subsequent assimilation of the operations and services or products of the acquired companies in a singleoperating business. If we are unable to adequately address these risks, it could negatively impact our profitability and results of operations.

We mayattempt to consummate our initial business combination with a private company about which little information is available.

Inpursuing our acquisition strategy, we may seek to effectuate our initial business combination with a privately held company. By definition, very little public information exists about private companies, and we could be required to make our decisionon whether to pursue a potential initial business combination on the basis of limited information, which may result in our initial business combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all.

We may not be able to maintain control of a target business after our initial business combination.

We may structure our initial business combination to acquire less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business, but wewill only consummate such business combination if we will become the majority stockholder of the target (or control the target through contractual arrangements in limited circumstances for regulatory compliance purposes) or are otherwise notrequired to register as an investment company under the

 

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Investment Company Act or to the extent permitted by law we may acquire interests in a variable interest entity, in which we may have less than a majority of the voting rights in such entity, butin which we are the primary beneficiary. Even though we may own a majority interest in the target, our stockholders prior to the business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post business combination company, depending onvaluations ascribed to the target and us in the business combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock of a target. Inthis case, we acquire a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our stockholders immediately prior to such transaction could own less than a majority of our outstandingshares subsequent to such transaction. In addition, other minority stockholders may subsequently combine their holdings resulting in a single person or group obtaining a larger share of the company’s stock than we initially acquired.Accordingly, this may make it more likely that we will not be able to maintain our control of the target business.

The ability of our publicstockholders to exercise their redemption rights may not allow us to effectuate the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure.

If our initial business combination requires us to use substantially all of our cash to pay the purchase price, because we will not know howmany public stockholders may exercise redemption rights, we may either need to reserve part of the trust account for possible payment upon such redemption, or we may need to arrange third party financing to help fund our initial businesscombination. In the event that the acquisition involves the issuance of our stock as consideration, we may be required to issue a higher percentage of our stock to make up for a shortfall in funds. Raising additional funds to cover any shortfall mayinvolve dilutive equity financing or incurring indebtedness at higher than desirable levels. This may limit our ability to effectuate the most attractive business combination available to us.

In connection with any meeting held to approve an initial business combination, we will offer each public stockholder the option to vote in favor of theproposed business combination and still seek redemption of his, her or its shares.

In connection with any meeting held to approve aninitial business combination, we will offer each public stockholder (but not our initial stockholders, officers or directors) the right to have his, her or its shares of common stock redeemed for cash (subject to the limitations described elsewherein this prospectus) regardless of whether such stockholder votes for or against such proposed business combination; provided that a stockholder must in fact vote for or against a proposed business combination in order to have his, her or its sharesof common stock redeemed for cash. If a stockholder fails to vote for or against a proposed business combination, that stockholder would not be able to have his shares of common stock so redeemed. We will consummate our initial business combinationonly if we have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation and a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the business combination. This is different than other similarly structured blankcheck companies where stockholders are offered the right to redeem their shares only when they vote against a proposed business combination. This threshold and the ability to seek redemption while voting in favor of a proposed business combinationmay make it more likely that we will consummate our initial business combination.

A public stockholder who fails to vote either in favor of or againsta proposed business combination will not be able to have his shares redeemed for cash.

In order for a public stockholder to have hisshares redeemed for cash in connection with any proposed business combination, that public stockholder must vote either in favor of or against a proposed business combination. If a public stockholder fails to vote in favor of or against a proposedbusiness combination, whether that stockholder abstains from the vote or simply does not vote, that stockholder would not be able to have his shares of common stock so redeemed to cash in connection with such business combination.

 

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We will require public stockholders who wish to redeem their shares of common stock in connection with aproposed business combination or amendment to our certificate of incorporation to effect the substance or timing of their redemption obligation if we fail to timely complete a business combination to comply with specific requirements for redemptionthat may make it more difficult for them to exercise their redemption rights prior to the deadline for exercising their rights.

Wewill require our public stockholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in “street name,” to either tender their certificates to our transfer agent prior to the expiration dateset forth in the tender offer documents mailed to such holders, or in the event we distribute proxy materials, up to two business days prior to the vote on the proposal to approve the business combination or amendment to our certificate ofincorporation to affect the substance or timing of our redemption obligation to redeem all public shares if we cannot complete an initial business combination, or to deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using Depository TrustCompany’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option. In order to obtain a physical stock certificate, a stockholder’s broker and/or clearing broker, DTC and our transfer agent will need to act to facilitatethis request. It is our understanding that stockholders should generally allot at least two weeks to obtain physical certificates from the transfer agent. However, because we do not have any control over this process or over the brokers or DTC, itmay take significantly longer than two weeks to obtain a physical stock certificate. While we have been advised that it takes a short time to deliver shares through the DWAC System, this may not be the case. Under our certificate of incorporation,we are required to provide at least 10 days advance notice of any stockholder meeting, which would be the minimum amount of time a stockholder would have to determine whether to exercise redemption rights. Accordingly, if it takes longer than weanticipate for stockholders to deliver their shares, stockholders who wish to redeem may be unable to meet the deadline for exercising their redemption rights and thus may be unable to redeem their shares.

Redeeming stockholders may be unable to sell their securities when they wish to in the event that the proposed business combination is not approved.

We will require public stockholders who wish to redeem their shares of common stock in connection with any proposed businesscombination to comply with the delivery requirements discussed above for redemption. If such proposed business combination is not consummated, we will promptly return such certificates to the tendering public stockholders. Accordingly, investors whoattempted to redeem their shares in such a circumstance will be unable to sell their securities after the failed acquisition until we have returned their securities to them. The market price for our shares of common stock may decline during thistime and you may not be able to sell your securities when you wish, even while other stockholders that did not seek redemption may be able to sell their securities.

Because of our structure, other companies may have a competitive advantage and we may not be able to consummate an attractive business combination.

We expect to encounter intense competition from entities other than blank check companies having a business objective similar toours, including venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds and operating businesses competing for acquisitions. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience in identifying and effecting business combinations directlyor through affiliates. Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources than we do and our financial resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. Therefore, our abilityto compete in acquiring certain sizable target businesses may be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain target businesses. Furthermore,seeking stockholder approval of our initial business combination may delay the consummation of a transaction. Additionally, our rights, and the future dilution they represent (entitling the holders to receive shares of common

stock on consummation of our initial business combination), may not be viewed favorably by certain target businesses. Any of the foregoing may place us at acompetitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating our initial business combination.

 

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Our Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions that prohibit our engaging in business combinationswith interested stockholders in certain circumstances.

We have opted out of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporate Law,or the DGCL. However, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains similar provisions providing that we may not engage in certain “business combinations” with any “interested stockholder” for a three-year periodfollowing the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless

 

  

prior to such time, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction whichresulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 

  

upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, theinterested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding certain shares; or

 

  

at or subsequent to that time, the business combination is approved by our board of directors and by theaffirmative vote of holders of at least 66 & 2/3rd% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale or certain other transactions with the interestedstockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with that person’s affiliates and associates, owns, or within the previous three years owned, 20% or more of our voting stock

Under certain circumstances, this provision will make it more difficult for a person who would be an “interested stockholder” toeffect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period. This provision may encourage companies interested in acquiring our company to negotiate in advance with our board of directors because the stockholder approvalrequirement would be avoided if our board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions also may have the effect of preventing changesin our board of directors and may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that our sponsor and its respective affiliates, any of their respective director indirect transferees of at least 20% of our outstanding common stock and any group as to which such persons are party to, do not constitute “interested stockholders” for purposes of this provision.

We may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination or to fund the operations and growth of a target business,which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our public stockholders may only receive $10.00 per share or even less (whether or not theunderwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) on our redemption.

Although we believe that the net proceeds of thisoffering will be sufficient to allow us to consummate our initial business combination, because we have not yet identified any prospective target business we cannot ascertain the capital requirements for any particular transaction or our costs tooperate or locate a transaction. If the net proceeds of this offering prove to be insufficient, either because of the size of our initial business combination, the depletion of the available net proceeds in search of a target business, theobligation to repurchase for cash a significant number of shares from stockholders who elect redemption in connection with our initial business combination or the terms of negotiated transactions to purchase shares in connection with our initialbusiness combination, we may be required to seek additional financing or to abandon the proposed business combination. Financing may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. The current economic

 

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environment has made it especially difficult for companies to obtain acquisition financing. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to consummate our initialbusiness combination, we would be compelled to either restructure the transaction or abandon that particular initial business combination and seek an alternative target business candidate. If we are unable to complete our initial businesscombination, our public stockholders may only receive $10.00 per share or even less (whether or not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) on our redemption. In addition, even if we do not need additional financing toconsummate our initial business combination, we may require such financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development orgrowth of the target business. None of our officers, directors or stockholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after our initial business combination.

Our sponsor controls a substantial interest in us and thus may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a stockholder vote, potentially in amanner that you do not support.

We have agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combinationwithout the prior consent of our sponsor. Further, upon closing of this offering, our initial stockholders and our sponsor (and/its designees) collectively will own 20% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock (assuming they do notpurchase any shares in this offering). Accordingly, they may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a stockholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support, including amendments to our certificate of incorporation. If oursponsor purchases any shares in this offering or if we or our sponsor purchase any additional shares of common stock in the aftermarket or in privately negotiated transactions, this would increase their control. Neither our sponsor nor, to ourknowledge, any of our officers or directors, has any current intention to purchase additional securities. Factors that would be considered in making such additional purchases would include consideration of the current trading price of our shares ofcommon stock.

Our initial stockholders paid an aggregate of $25,000, or approximately $0.012 per founder share and, accordingly, you will experienceimmediate and substantial dilution from the purchase of our shares of common stock.

The difference between the public offering priceper share and the pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering constitutes the dilution to you and the other investors in this offering. Our initial stockholders acquired the founder shares at a nominal price, significantlycontributing to this dilution. Upon closing of this offering, you and the other public stockholders will incur an immediate and substantial dilution of approximately 78.20% or $7.82 per share (the difference between the pro forma net tangible bookvalue per share of $2.18 and the initial offering price of $10.00 per share immediately upon the closing of this offering), or approximately 80.60% dilution or $8.06 per share (the difference between the pro forma net tangible book value per shareof $1.94 and the initial offering price of $10.00 per share) if the over-allotment is fully exercised.

The determination of the offering price of ourshares and the size of this offering is more arbitrary than the pricing of securities and size of an offering of an operating company in a particular industry.

Prior to this offering there has been no public market for any of our securities. The public offering price of the shares was negotiatedbetween us and the underwriters. In determining the size of this offering, management held customary organizational meetings with representatives of the underwriters, both prior to our inception and thereafter, with respect to the state of capitalmarkets, generally, and the amount the underwriters believed they reasonably could raise on our behalf. Factors considered in determining the size of this offering, prices and terms of the shares of common stock:

 

  

the history and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies;

 

  

prior offerings of those companies;

 

  

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a review of debt to equity ratios in leveraged transactions;

 

  

our capital structure;

 

  

an assessment of our management and their experience in identifying operating companies;

 

  

general conditions of the securities markets at the time of this offering; and

 

  

other factors as were deemed relevant.

Although these factors were considered, the determination of our offering price is more arbitrary than the pricing of securities of anoperating company in a particular industry since we have no historical operations or financial results.

There is currently no market for oursecurities and a market for our securities may not develop, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of our securities.

As of the date of this prospectus there is currently no market for our securities. Prospective stockholders therefore have no access toinformation about prior market history on which to base their investment decision. Following this offering, the price of our securities may vary significantly due to one or more potential business combinations and general market or economicconditions. Once listed on Nasdaq, an active trading market for our securities may never develop or, if developed, it may not be sustained. Additionally, if our securities become delisted from Nasdaq for any reason, and are quoted on the OTCBulletin Board, an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities not listed on a national exchange, the liquidity and price of our securities may be more limited than if we were listed on Nasdaq or another national exchange. You maybe unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established and sustained.

Once initially listed on Nasdaq, our securities may not continueto be listed on Nasdaq in the future, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

We anticipate that our securities will be initially listed on Nasdaq upon consummation of this offering. However, we cannot assure you of thisor that our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq in the future. Additionally, in connection with our business combination, Nasdaq may require us to file a new initial listing application and meet its initial listing requirements asopposed to its more lenient continued listing requirements. We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time. If Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange, we could face significantmaterial adverse consequences, including:

 

  

a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;

 

  

a reduced liquidity with respect to our securities;

 

  

a determination that our shares of common stock are a “penny stock” which will require brokers tradingin our shares of common stock to adhere to more stringent rules, possibly resulting in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our shares of common stock;

 

  

a limited amount of news and analyst coverage for our company; and

 

  

a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

 

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Because we must furnish our stockholders with target business financial statements prepared in accordancewith U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards, we may lose the ability to complete an otherwise advantageous initial business combination with some prospective target businesses.

The federal proxy rules, which require that a proxy statement with respect to a vote on a business combination meeting certain financialsignificance tests include historical and/or pro forma financial statement disclosure in periodic reports. These financial statements may be required to be prepared in accordance with, or be reconciled to, accounting principles generally accepted inthe United States of America, or GAAP, or international financial reporting standards, or IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board or the IASB, depending on the circumstances and the historical financial statements may berequired to be audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), or PCAOB. We will include the substantially the same financial statement disclosure in connection with any tender offerdocuments we use, whether or not they are required under the tender offer rules. These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses we may consummate our initial business combination with because some targetsmay be unable to provide such statements in time for us to disclose such statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and complete our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame.

Risks Associated with Acquiring and Operating a Business outside of the United States

We may effect our initial business combination with a company located outside of the United States.

If we effect our initial business combination with a company located outside of the United States, we would be subject to any specialconsiderations or risks associated with companies operating in the target business’ home jurisdiction, including any of the following:

 

  

rules and regulations or currency redemption or corporate withholding taxes on individuals;

 

  

laws governing the manner in which future business combinations may be effected;

 

  

exchange listing and/or delisting requirements;

 

  

tariffs and trade barriers;

 

  

regulations related to customs and import/export matters;

 

  

longer payment cycles;

 

  

tax issues, such as tax law changes and variations in tax laws as compared to the United States;

 

  

currency fluctuations and exchange controls;

 

  

rates of inflation;

 

  

challenges in collecting accounts receivable;

 

  

cultural and language differences;

 

  

employment regulations;

 

  

crime, strikes, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks and wars; and

 

  

deterioration of political relations with the United States. We may not be able to adequately address theseadditional risks. If we were unable to do so, our operations might suffer.

There are costs and difficulties inherent in managingcross-border business operations.

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border business practices and unaware of significant differences in accounting rules, legal regimes and labor practices. Even with a seasoned and experienced management team, the costs anddifficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations, personnel and assets can be significant (and much higher than in a purely domestic business) and may negatively impact our financial and operational performance.

Social unrest, acts of terrorism, regime changes, changes in laws and regulations, political upheaval, or policy changes or enactments may occur in acountry in which we may operate after we effect our initial business combination.

Political events in another country maysignificantly affect our business, assets or operations. Social unrest, acts of terrorism, regime changes, changes in laws and regulations, political upheaval, and policy changes or enactments could negatively impact our business in a particularcountry.

Many countries have difficult and unpredictable legal systems and underdeveloped laws and regulations that are unclear and subject tocorruption and inexperience.

Our ability to seek and enforce legal protections, including with respect to intellectual property andother property rights, or to defend ourselves with regard to legal actions taken against us in a given country, may be difficult or impossible, which could adversely impact our operations, assets or financial condition.

Rules and regulations in many countries are often ambiguous or open to differing interpretation by responsible individuals and agencies at themunicipal, state, regional and federal levels. The attitudes and actions of such individuals and agencies are often difficult to predict and inconsistent.

Delay with respect to the enforcement of particular rules and regulations, including those relating to customs, tax, environmental and labor,could cause serious disruption to operations abroad and negatively impact our results.

If relations between the United States and foreign governmentsdeteriorate, it could cause potential target businesses or their goods and services to become less attractive.

The relationshipbetween the United States and foreign governments could be subject to sudden fluctuation and periodic tension. For instance, the United States may announce its intention to impose quotas on certain imports. Such import quotas may adversely affectpolitical relations between the two countries and result in retaliatory countermeasures by the foreign government in industries that may affect our ultimate target business. Changes in political conditions in foreign countries and changes in thestate of U.S. relations with such countries are difficult to predict and could adversely affect our operations or cause potential target businesses or their goods and services to become less attractive. Because we are not limited to any specificindustry, there is no basis for investors in this offering to evaluate the possible extent of any impact on our ultimate operations if relations are strained between the United States and a foreign country in which we acquire a target business ormove our principal manufacturing or service operations.

If our management following our initial business combination is unfamiliar with United Statessecurities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws.

Following our initial businesscombination, our management may resign from their positions as officers or directors of the company and the management of the target business at the time of the business combination will remain in place. Management of the target business may not befamiliar with United States securities laws. If new management is unfamiliar with our laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws. This could be expensive and time-consuming and could lead to various regulatoryissues, which may adversely affect our operations.

 

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Currency policies may cause a target business’ ability to succeed in the international markets to bediminished.

In the event we acquire a non-U.S. target, all revenues and income would likelybe received in a foreign currency, the dollar equivalent of our net assets and distributions, if any, could be adversely affected by reductions in the value of the local currency. The value of the currencies in our target regions fluctuate and areaffected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions. Any change in the relative value of such currency against our reporting currency may affect the attractiveness of any target business or, following consummation of ourinitial business combination, our financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, if a currency appreciates in value against the dollar prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, the cost of a target business asmeasured in dollars will increase, which may make it less likely that we are able to consummate such transaction.

Because foreign law could govern ourmaterial agreements, we may not be able to enforce our rights within such jurisdiction or elsewhere.

Foreign law could govern ourmaterial agreements. The target business may not be able to enforce any of its material agreements or that remedies will be available outside of such foreign jurisdiction’s legal system. The system of laws and the enforcement of existing lawsand contracts in such jurisdiction may not be as certain in implementation and interpretation as in the United States. The judiciaries in certain foreign countries may be relatively inexperienced in enforcing corporate and commercial law, leading toa higher than usual degree of uncertainty as to the outcome of any litigation, any such jurisdictions may not favor outsiders or could be corrupt. As a result, the inability to enforce or obtain a remedy under any of our future agreements couldresult in a significant loss of business and business opportunities.

General Risk Factors

Compliance obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 may make it more difficult for us to effectuate our initial business combination, requiresubstantial financial and management resources, and increase the time and costs of completing an acquisition.

Section 404 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending June 30,2022. The fact that we are a blank check company makes compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act particularly burdensome on us as compared to all public companies because a target company with which we seek to complete our initialbusiness combination may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of its internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Actmay increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.

We are an “emerging growth company” and we cannot be certain ifthe reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our securities less attractive to investors.

Weare an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. We will remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years. However, if our non-convertible debt issued within athree-year period or revenues exceeds $1.07 billion, or the market value of our shares of common stock that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million on the last day of the second fiscalquarter of any given fiscal year, we would cease to be an emerging growth company as of the following fiscal year. As an emerging growth company, we are not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of section 404 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act, we have reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and we are exempt from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation andstockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. Additionally, as an emerging

 

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growth company, we have elected to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply toprivate companies. As such, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates. We cannot predict if investors will find our shares less attractive because we may rely on these provisions. Ifsome investors find our shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our shares and our share price may be more volatile.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financialaccounting 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 orrevised 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 companiesbut any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. We have 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, we,as an emerging growth company, will not adopt the new or revised standard until the time private companies are required to adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which isneither 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 accountant standards used.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will designate the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum forcertain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with our company or our company’s directors, officers orother employees.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that, unless we consent in writing to theselection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any (1) derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of our company,(2) action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of our company to our company or our stockholders, or any claim for aiding and abetting any such alleged breach, (3) actionasserting a claim against our company or any director or officer of our company arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our bylaws, or (4) action asserting a claim against us orany director or officer of our company governed by the internal affairs doctrine except for, as to each of (1) through (4) above, any claim (a) as to which the Court of Chancery determines that there is an indispensable party not subjectto the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (b) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of acourt or forum other than the Court of Chancery, or (c) arising under the federal securities laws, including the Securities Act, as to which the Court of Chancery and the federal district court for the District of Delaware shall concurrently bethe sole and exclusive forums. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the inclusion of such provision in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will not be deemed to be a waiver by our stockholders of our obligation to comply with federalsecurities laws, rules and regulations, and the provisions of this paragraph will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United Statesof America shall be the sole and exclusive forum. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of our capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provisions in our amendedand restated certificate of incorporation. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope the forum provisions is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of Delaware (a “foreign action”) in the name ofany stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce theforum provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such enforcement action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for suchstockholder.

 

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Thischoice-of-forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with our company or itsdirectors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation inapplicable or unenforceable with respect to one or more ofthe specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations andresult in a diversion of the time and resources of our management and board of directors.

Our search for a business combination, and any targetbusiness with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the status of debt and equity markets.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus has resulted in a widespread health crisis that has adverselyaffected the economies and financial markets worldwide. We may be unable to complete a business combination if continued concerns relating to COVID-19 restrict travel, limit the ability to have meetings withpotential investors, if the target company’s personnel, vendors and service providers are unavailable to negotiate and consummate a transaction in a timely manner, or if COVID-19 causes a prolongedeconomic downturn. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our search for a business combination will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new informationwhich may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 or other matters of global concern continue for an extensive period of time, our ability to consummate a business combination, or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate abusiness combination, may be materially adversely affected.

In addition, our ability to consummate a business combination may bedependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by COVID-19 and other events.

Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, investments and results ofoperations.

We are subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments, in particular, the SecuritiesExchange and Commission, or the “SEC”. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation and application also may changefrom time to time and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied, could have a materialadverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this prospectus, which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance, andany other statements of a future or forward-looking nature, constitute “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of the federal securities laws. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our orour management’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including anyunderlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,”“might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, butthe absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about:

 

  

our ability to complete our initial business combination;

 

  

our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directorsfollowing our initial business combination;

 

  

our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interestwith our business or in approving our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements;

 

  

our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination;

 

  

our pool of prospective target businesses;

 

  

the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential investment opportunities;

 

  

the delisting of our securities from Nasdaq or an inability to have our securities listed on Nasdaq following abusiness combination;

 

  

our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;

 

  

the lack of a market for our securities; or

 

  

our financial performance following this offering.

The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developmentsand their potential effects on us. Future developments affecting us may not be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions thatmay cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading“Risk Factors” beginning on page 18. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in theseforward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We are offering 7,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share. We estimate that the net proceeds of this offering, togetherwith the funds we receive from the sale of the private warrants (all of which will be deposited into the trust account), will be used as set forth in the following table:

 

   Without
Over-
Allotment
Option
  Over-
Allotment
Option
Exercised
 

Gross proceeds

   

From offering

  $75,000,000  $86,250,000 

From sale of private warrants

   2,730,000   2,955,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total gross proceeds

  $77,730,000  $89,205,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Offering expenses(1)

   

Underwriting discount

  $1,500,000  $1,725,000 

Initial Trustees’ fee

   6,500   6,500 

Legal fees and expenses

   225,000   225,000 

Nasdaq listing fee

   50,000   50,000 

Printing and engraving expenses

   20,000   20,000 

Accounting fees and expenses

   40,000   40,000 

FINRA filing fee

   13,438   13,438 

D&O Insurance

   250,000   250,000 

SEC registration fee

   9,410   9,410 

Miscellaneous expenses

   115,652   115,652 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total offering expenses

  $2,230,000  $2,455,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net proceeds

   

Held in trust

  $75,000,000(2)  $86,250,000(2) 

Not held in trust

   500,000   500,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total net proceeds

  $75,500,000  $86,750,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Use of net proceeds not held in the trustaccount(3) (4)

   

Legal, accounting and other third party expenses attendant to the search for target businesses andto the due diligence investigation, structuring and negotiation of a business combination

  $100,000   20.0

Due diligence of prospective target businesses by officers, directors and initialstockholders

   65,000   13.0

Legal and accounting fees relating to SEC reporting obligations

   60,000   12.0

Payment of administrative fee to an affiliate of LifeSci Holdings LLC ($10,000 per month for up to24 months), subject to deferral as described herein

   240,000   48.0

Working capital to cover miscellaneous expenses, D&O insurance, general corporate purposes,liquidation obligations and reserves

   35,000   7.0
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total

  $500,000   100.0
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

(1)

A portion of the offering expenses, including the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee, the non-refundable portion of the Nasdaq listing fee and a portion of the legal and audit fees, have been paid from the funds we borrowed from our sponsor. These funds will be repaid out of the proceeds of this offeringavailable to us.

 

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(2)

The funds held in the trust account will be used to acquire a target business, to pay holders who wish toconvert or sell their shares for a portion of the funds held in the trust account and potentially to pay our expenses relating thereto. Our expenses relating to the acquisition of a target business would either come from the funds held in the trustaccount or additional funds otherwise available to us outside of the trust account, including cash held by the target business. Any remaining funds will be disbursed to the combined company and be used as working capital to finance the operations ofthe target business.

(3)

The amount of proceeds not held in trust will remain constant at $500,000 even if the over-allotment isexercised.

(4)

These are estimates only. Our actual expenditures for some or all of these items may differ from the estimatesset forth herein. For example, we may incur greater legal and accounting expenses than our current estimates in connection with negotiating and structuring our initial business combination based upon the level of complexity of that businesscombination. We do not anticipate any change in our intended use of proceeds, other than fluctuations among the current categories of allocated expenses, which fluctuations, to the extent they exceed current estimates for any specific category ofexpenses, would be deducted from our excess working capital.

The payment to an affiliate of LifeSci Holdings LLC of amonthly fee of $10,000 is for general and administrative services including office space, utilities and secretarial support. However, pursuant to the terms of such agreement, we may delay payment of such monthly fee upon a determination by our auditcommittee that we lack sufficient funds held outside the trust to pay actual or anticipated expenses in connection with our initial business combination. Any such unpaid amount will accrue without interest and be due and payable no later than thedate of the consummation of our initial business combination. This arrangement is being agreed to by an affiliate of LifeSci Holdings LLC for our benefit. We believe that the fee charged by the affiliate of LifeSci Holdings LLC is at least asfavorable as we could have obtained from an unaffiliated person. This arrangement will terminate upon completion of our initial business combination or the distribution of the trust account to our public stockholders. Other than the $10,000 permonth fee, no compensation of any kind (including finder’s fees, consulting fees or other similar compensation) will be paid to our insiders, members of our management team or any of our or their respective affiliates, for services rendered tous prior to or in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). However, such individuals will receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on our behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses, performing business due diligence on suitable target businesses andbusiness combinations, as well as traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses to examine their operations. Since the role of present management after our initial business combination is uncertain,we have no ability to determine what remuneration, if any, will be paid to those persons after our initial business combination.

A totalof $10.00 per share (whether or not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) of the net proceeds from this offering and the sale of the private warrants described in this prospectus will be placed in a trust account in theUnited States, maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee and will be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills, notes and bonds with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meetingcertain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act and which invest solely in U.S. Treasuries. Except for all interest income that may be released to us to pay our tax obligations or forworking capital purposes (provided that the funds released for working capital purposes may not exceed $250,000 annually), as discussed below, none of the funds held in the trust account will be released from the trust account until the earlier of:(i) the consummation of our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering and (ii) a redemption to public stockholders prior to any voluntary winding-up in the eventwe do not consummate our initial business combination within the applicable period.

The net proceeds held in the trust account may beused as consideration to pay the sellers of a target business with which we ultimately complete our initial business combination. If our initial business combination is paid for using shares or debt securities, or not all of the funds released fromthe trust account are used for payment of the purchase price in connection with our business combination, we may apply the cash released from the trust account that is not applied to the purchase price for general corporate purposes, including for

 

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maintenance or expansion of operations of acquired businesses, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in consummating the initial business combination, to fund thepurchase of other companies or for working capital.

We believe that amounts not held in trust will be sufficient to pay the costs andexpenses to which such proceeds are allocated. This belief is based on the fact that while we may begin preliminary due diligence of a target business in connection with an indication of interest, we intend to undertake in-depth due diligence, depending on the circumstances of the relevant prospective acquisition, only after we have negotiated and signed a letter of intent or other preliminary agreement that addresses the terms ofour initial business combination. However, if our estimate of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating our initial business combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so,or the amount of interest available to use from the trust account is minimal as a result of the current interest rate environment, we may be required to raise additional capital, the amount, availability and cost of which is currentlyunascertainable. In this event, we could seek such additional capital through loans or additional investments from members of our management team, but such members of our management team are not under any obligation to advance funds to, or investin, us.

As of March 31, 2021, our sponsor has loaned us $175,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of this offering. Anyloans will be non-interest bearing and payable on the date on which we consummate the offering.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate ofour sponsor or our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we consummate our initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. The notes would either be paid upon consummation of ourinitial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $500,000 of the notes may be converted upon consummation of our business combination into additional private warrants at a conversion price of $0.90 perprivate warrant. Such private warrants will be identical to the private warrants to be issued at the closing of this offering.

In noevent will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. Furthermore, the redemption threshold may be further limited by the terms and conditions of our initial business combination. Insuch case, we would not proceed with the redemption of our public shares or the business combination, and instead may search for an alternate business combination.

A public stockholder will be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only upon the earlier to occur of: (i) our consummation ofour initial business combination, and then only in connection with those shares of common stock that such stockholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described herein, (ii) the redemption of our public shares if we areunable to consummate our initial business combination within 24 months following the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law, or (iii) if we seek to amend our certificate of incorporation to affect the substance or timing of ourobligation to redeem all public shares if we cannot complete an initial business combination within 24 months of the closing of this offering and such amendment is duly approved. In no other circumstances will a public stockholder have any right orinterest of any kind to or in the trust account.

Our initial stockholders have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect toany shares they own in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination, including their founder shares, public shares and private placement warrants that they have purchased during or after the offering, if any. In addition, ourinitial stockholders have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions with respect to their founder shares and private placement warrants if we fail to consummate our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing ofthis offering. However, if our initial stockholders acquire public shares in or after this offering, they will be entitled to receive liquidating distributions with respect to such public shares if we fail to consummate our initial businesscombination within the required time period. In addition, we agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without the prior consent of our sponsor.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We have not paid any cash dividends on our shares of common stock to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion ofour initial business combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition subsequent to completion of our initial businesscombination. The payment of any cash dividends subsequent to our initial business combination will be within the discretion of our board of directors at such time and subject to the Delaware law. In addition, our board of directors is not currentlycontemplating and does not anticipate declaring any share dividends in the foreseeable future, except if we increase the size of the offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, in which case we will effect a share dividend immediatelyprior to the consummation of the offering in such amount as to maintain our initial stockholders’ ownership at 20% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock upon the consummation of this offering (assuming no purchase in thisoffering and not taking into account ownership of the private warrants). Further, if we incur any indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants we may agreeto in connection therewith.

 

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DILUTION

The difference between the public offering price per share and the pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering constitutesthe dilution to investors in this offering. Net tangible book value per share is determined by dividing our net tangible book value, which is our total tangible assets less total liabilities (including the value of shares of common stock which maybe redeemed for cash), by the number of outstanding shares of common stock.

At March 31, 2021, our net tangible book value deficitwas $4,000 or approximately $(0.00) per share. After giving effect to the sale of 7,500,000 shares of common stock we are offering by this prospectus and the proceeds received from the sale of the private warrants, the deduction of underwritingdiscounts and estimated expenses of this offering, our pro forma net tangible book value at March 31, 2021 would have been $5,000,010 or $2.18 per share, representing an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $2.18 per share to theinitial stockholders and an immediate dilution of 78.2% per share or $7.82 to new investors not exercising their conversion/tender rights. For purposes of presentation, our pro forma net tangible book value after this offering is $5,000,010 lessthan it otherwise would have been because, if we effect a business combination, the ability of public stockholders to exercise conversion rights or sell their shares to us in any tender offer may result in the conversion or tender of up to 7,077,399shares sold in this offering.

The following table illustrates the dilution to the new investors on aper-share basis:

 

   Without
Over-
Allotment
Option
  Over-
Allotment
Option
Exercised
 

Public offering price

  $10.00   10.00 

Net tangible book value before this offering

  $(0.00 $(0.00

Increase attributable to new investors, private sales and capital contribution

   2.18   1.94 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Pro forma net tangible book value after this offering

   2.18   1.94 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Dilution to new investors

  $7.82  $8.06 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Percentage of dilution to new investors

   78.20  80.60

The following table sets forth information with respect to our initial stockholders and the new investors:

 

   Shares Purchased  Total Consideration  Average
Price
 
   Number   Percentage  Amount   Percentage  Per Share 

Initial stockholders(1)

   1,875,000    20.00 $25,000    0.03 $0.0133 

New investors

   7,500,000    80.00  75,000,000    99.97 $10.00 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
   9,375,000    100.00 $75,025,000    100.00 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Assumes the over-allotment option has not been exercised and an aggregate of 281,250 shares of common stockheld by our initial stockholders have been forfeited as a result thereof.

 

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The pro forma net tangible book value after the offering is calculated as follows:

 

Numerator:(1)  Without
Over-
Allotment
Option
   Over-
Allotment
Option
Exercised
 

Net tangible book value before this offering

  $(4,000  $(4,000

Net proceeds from this offering and private placement of private warrants

   75,750,000    87,000,000 

Plus: Offering costs accrued or paid in advance and excluded from tangible book value before thisoffering

   28,000    28,000 

Less: Proceeds held in trust subject to conversion/tender

   (70,773,990   (82,023,990
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $5,000,010   $5,000,010 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator:

    

Shares of common stock issued and outstanding prior to this offering(1)

   1,875,000    2,156,250 

Shares of common stock to be sold in this offering

   7,500,000    8,625,000 

Less: Shares subject to conversion/tender

   (7,077,399   (8,202,399
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   2,297,601    2,578,851 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Assumes the over-allotment option has not been exercised and an aggregate of 281,250 shares of common stockheld by our initial stockholders have been forfeited by us as a result thereof.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization at March 31, 2021 and as adjusted to give effect to the sale of our public shares ofcommon stock and the private warrants and the application of the estimated net proceeds derived from the sale of such securities.

 

   March 31, 2021 
   Actual   As
Adjusted(1)
 

Promissory note – relatedparty(2)

  $175,000   $—   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value, none and 7,077,399 shares are subject to possibleredemption, respectively

   —      70,773,990 

Shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized (actual); 30,000,000authorized, as adjusted, 2,156,250 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 2,297,601 shares issued and outstanding(3) (excluding 7,077,399 shares subject to possible redemption), asadjusted

   216    230 

Additional paid-in capital

   24,784    5,000,780 

Accumulated deficit

   (1,000   (1,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

   24,000    5,000,010 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capitalization

  $199,000   $75,774,000 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes the $2,730,000 we will receive from the sale of the private warrants.

(2)

As of March 31, 2021, we had borrowed $175,000 under the promissory note. The loans are non-interest bearing and payable on the date on which we consummate the offering.

(3)

Assumes the over-allotment option has not been exercised and an aggregate of 281,250 shares of common stockheld by our initial stockholders have been forfeited as a result thereof.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We were incorporated on December 18, 2019 as a Delaware corporation to serve as a vehicle to effect a merger, share exchange, assetacquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more target businesses. Our efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographiclocation. We intend to utilize cash derived from the proceeds of this offering, our securities, debt or a combination of cash, securities and debt, in effecting a business combination. The issuance of additional shares in our business combination:

 

  

may significantly reduce the equity interest of our stockholders;

 

  

may subordinate the rights of holders of common stock if we issue preferred shares with rights senior to thoseafforded to our shares of common stock;

 

  

will likely cause a change in control if a substantial number of our shares of common stock are issued, which mayaffect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and most likely will also result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; and

 

  

may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our securities.

Similarly, if we issue debt securities, it could result in:

 

  

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after a business combination are insufficient topay our debt obligations;

 

  

acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we have made all principal and interestpayments when due if the debt security contains covenants that required the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves and we breach any such covenant without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;

 

  

our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand;and

 

  

our inability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, if the debt security contains covenants restrictingour ability to obtain additional financing while such security is outstanding.

As indicated in the accompanyingfinancial statements, at March 31, 2021, we had $175,000 in cash and $28,000 in deferred offering costs. Further, we expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. Our plans to raise capital or toconsummate our initial business combination may not be successful.

Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizationalactivities and those necessary to prepare for this offering. Following this offering, we will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination. We will generatenon-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents after this offering. There has been no significant change in our financial or trading position and no material adverse changehas occurred since the date of our audited financial statements. After this offering, we expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as fordue diligence expenses. We expect our expenses to increase substantially after the closing of this offering.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As indicated in the accompanying financial statements, at March 31, 2021, we had $175,000 in cash and a working capital deficit of $4,000.Further, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in

 

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pursuit of our financing and acquisition plans. Management’s plans to address this uncertainty through this offering are discussed below.

Our liquidity needs have been satisfied to date through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the insider shares and loans from our sponsor. Weestimate that the net proceeds from (1) the sale of the shares in this offering, after deducting offering expenses of approximately $480,000 and underwriting fees and qualified independent underwriter fees of $1,500,000 (or $1,725,000 if theover-allotment option is exercised in full) and (2) the sale of the private warrants for a purchase price of $2,730,000 (or $2,955,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be $75,500,000 (or $86,7500,000 if the over-allotmentoption is exercised in full). Of this amount, $75,000,000 (or $86,250,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be held in the trust account. The remaining $500,000 (whether or not the over-allotment option is exercised in full)will not be held in the trust account.

We intend to use substantially all of the net proceeds of this offering, including the funds heldin the trust account, to acquire a target business or businesses and to pay our expenses relating thereto. To the extent that our share capital is used in whole or in part as consideration to effect our initial business combination, the remainingproceeds held in the trust account as well as any other net proceeds not expended will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business. Such working capital funds could be used in a variety of ways including continuing orexpanding the target business’ operations, for strategic acquisitions and for marketing, research and development of existing or new products. Such funds could also be used to repay any operating expenses or finders’ fees which we hadincurred prior to the completion of our initial business combination if the funds available to us outside of the trust account were insufficient to cover such expenses.

Over the next 24 months (assuming a business combination is not consummated prior thereto), we will be using the funds held outside of thetrust account for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses,reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the business combination. Out of the funds available outside the trustaccount, we anticipate that we will incur approximately:

 

  

$100,000 of expenses for the search for target businesses and for the legal, accounting and other third-partyexpenses attendant to the due diligence investigations, structuring and negotiating of a business combination;

 

  

$65,000 of expenses for the due diligence and investigation of a target business by our officers, directors andinitial stockholders;

 

  

$60,000 of expenses in legal and accounting fees relating to our SEC reporting obligations;

 

  

$240,000 for the payment of the administrative fee to an affiliate of LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor (of$10,000 per month for up to 24 months), subject to deferral as described herein; and

 

  

$35,000 for general working capital that will be used for miscellaneous expenses, including director and officerliability insurance premiums.

If our estimates of the costs of undertakingin-depth due diligence and negotiating our initial business combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initialbusiness combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to consummate our initial business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon consummation of our initialbusiness combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only consummate such financing simultaneously with theconsummation of our initial business combination. Following our initial business combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.

 

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Related Party Transactions

LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, has committed to purchase from us an aggregate of 3,033,333 warrants, or “private warrants,” at$0.90 per warrant for a total purchase price of $2,730,000. Each private warrant is exercisable for one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per warrant. The private warrants will become exercisable on the later of thecompletion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering and will expire five years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. This purchase will take place ona private placement basis simultaneously with the consummation of this offering. Of the $2,730,000 we will receive from the sale of the private warrants, $2,230,000 will be used for offering expenses and $500,000 will be used for working capital.Our sponsor has also agreed that if the over-allotment option is exercised by the underwriters, it will purchase from us at a price of $0.90 per warrant an additional number of private warrants (up to a maximum of 250,000 private warrants) in anamount that is necessary to maintain in the trust account $10.00 per share sold to the public in this offering. These additional private warrants will be purchased in a private placement that will occur simultaneously with the purchase of sharesresulting from the exercise of the over-allotment option.

If needed to finance transaction costs in connection with searching for atarget business or consummating an intended initial business combination, our initial stockholders, officers, directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. In the event that the initial businesscombination 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 our trust account would be used for such repayment. Such loans would be evidenced by promissorynotes. The notes would either be paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $500,000 of the notes may be converted upon consummation of our business combination intoadditional private warrants at a conversion price of $0.90 per private warrant. We believe the purchase price of these private warrants will approximate the fair value of such private warrants when issued. However, if it is determined, at the timeof issuance, that the fair value of such private warrants exceeds the purchase price, we would record compensation expense for the excess of the fair value of the private warrants on the day of issuance over the purchase price in accordance withAccounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718 — Compensation — Stock Compensation.

Controls and Procedures

We are not currently required to maintain an effective system of internal controls as defined by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Wewill be required to comply with the internal control requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not completed an assessment, nor have our auditors tested oursystems, of internal controls. We expect to assess the internal controls of our target business or businesses prior to the completion of our initial business combination and, if necessary, to implement and test additional controls as we maydetermine are necessary in order to state that we maintain an effective system of internal controls. A target business may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding the adequacy of internal controls. Targetbusinesses we may consider for our initial business combination may have internal controls that need improvement in areas such as:

 

  

staffing for financial, accounting and external reporting areas, including segregation of duties;

 

  

reconciliation of accounts;

 

  

proper recording of expenses and liabilities in the period to which they relate;

 

  

evidence of internal review and approval of accounting transactions;

 

  

documentation of processes, assumptions and conclusions underlying significant estimates; and

 

  

documentation of accounting policies and procedures.

Because it will take time, management involvement and perhaps outside resources to determine what internal control improvements are necessaryfor us to meet regulatory requirements and market expectations for our operation of a target business, we may incur significant expense in meeting our public reporting

 

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responsibilities, particularly in the areas of designing, enhancing, or remediating internal and disclosure controls. Doing so effectively may also take longer than we expect, thus increasing ourexposure to financial fraud or erroneous financing reporting.

Once our management’s report on internal controls is complete, we willretain our independent auditors to audit and render an opinion on such report when, or if, required by Section 404. The independent auditors may identify additional issues concerning a target business’s internal controls while performingtheir audit of internal control over financial reporting.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The net proceeds of this offering, including amounts in the trust account, will be invested in United States government treasury bills, bondsor notes having a maturity of 185 days or less, or in money market funds meeting the applicable conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and 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.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements; Commitments and Contractual Obligations; Quarterly Results

As of thedate of this prospectus, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did not have any commitments orcontractual obligations. No unaudited quarterly operating data is included in this prospectus as we have conducted no operations to date.

JOBS Act

On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certainreporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We will qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act will be allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private(not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards isrequired for non-emerging growth companies. As such, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.

 

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PROPOSED BUSINESS

Introduction

We are a blank checkcompany formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on December 18, 2019. We were formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one ormore businesses, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination. Although there is no restriction or limitation on what industry our target operates in, it is our intention to pursue prospective targets that arefocused on healthcare innovation. We anticipate targeting companies domiciled in North America or Europe that are developing assets in the biopharma, medical technology, digital health, and healthcare services sectors, which aligns with ourmanagement team’s experience in healthcare investing and drug development. At the time of preparing this prospectus, we have not identified any specific business combination, nor has anyone on our behalf initiated or engaged in any substantivediscussions, formal or otherwise, related to such a transaction. Our efforts to date are limited to organizational activities related to this offering. However, our management team had been actively in discussions with potential business combinationpartners in their capacity as officers of LifeSci Acquisition II Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, and we may pursue business combination partners that had previously been in discussions with LifeSci Acquisition II Corp.’smanagement team.

Our Sponsor and Competitive Advantages

Our sponsor is an affiliate of LifeSci Capital LLC, a research-driven investment bank with deep domain expertise in the life sciences, LifeSciAdvisors LLC, an investor relations and public relations company in the life sciences industry with comprehensive solutions to communications and investor outreach, and LifeSci Venture Management LLC, a corporate venture capital firm that seeks toinvest in biotech and health sectors, collectively “LifeSci”.

LifeSci’s service model as a boutique investment bank isunique in that it exclusively serves corporate clients that are emerging life science companies that discover, develop, and commercialize innovative products.

LifeSci’s service model as an investor relations and public relations firm is unique in that it provides companies in the life sciencesindustry with comprehensive solutions to communications and investor outreach. LifeSci assists companies in increasing visibility within the investment community and educating investors on opportunities offered by these companies. LifeSci’score capabilities include non-deal roadshow planning and execution, KOL Events/R&D Days, corporate communications, and public relations through its affiliate LifeSci Public Relations.

LifeSci’s service model as a venture capital firm is unique in that it focuses on pre-publicinstitutional rounds of transformational healthcare companies managed by exceptional founder/entrepreneurs. LifeSci’s investment principals have broad-ranging life sciences experience including public and private investing, deal structuring,investment banking, equity capital markets, equity research, and bench research - both basic science and applied.

LifeSci’s team iscomprised of individuals with medical and advanced scientific training and legal and banking experience, enabling a deeply differentiated approach to research and idea generation. Complementing LifeSci’s scientific insight and industryrelationships is LifeSci’s business team, whose members include portfolio managers, corporate managers, and investment bankers who actively engage with banks and academic institutions, cultivating strong relationships and expanding theirnetwork of key contacts and syndicate partners. We believe the well-rounded nature of the team, strengthened by strong ties across industry, academia, banking platforms, and unaffiliated investor relationships, will enhance our managementteam’s ability to source viable prospective target businesses, capitalize them, and ensure public-market readiness.

 

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Our independent directors have extensive experience in clinical medicine, development andregulatory, operational, and management leadership within the healthcare and financial industries. We believe that their breadth of experience will bolster our ability to thoroughly evaluate prospective candidates and successfully execute ourinitial business combination. Following the completion of our initial transaction, we believe our independent directors will fortify our ongoing operations by providing sound and experienced counsel on potential further acquisitions, divestitures,corporate strategy, and human resources.

We believe that our management team is equipped with the knowledge, experience, capital andhuman resources, and sustainable corporate governance practices to pursue unique opportunities that will offer attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Our management team is led by Andrew McDonald, Co-Founder of LifeSci Advisors and LifeSci Capital,Michael Rice, Co-Founder of LifeSci Advisors and LifeSci Capital and David Dobkin, Managing Director of LifeSci Capital.

We believe that our company’s philosophical alignment with LifeSci, and our ability to leverage the rigorous and comprehensive scientificand financial analysis that LifeSci is known for, provides us with a strong competitive advantage. LifeSci focuses on dynamic sectors of healthcare with great potential to transform the healthcare industry: biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals,medical devices, digital health, information technology, and healthcare services.

LifeSci’s investor relations presence hascontinued to expand year-over-year. In 2020, LifeSci Advisors conducted 10,000+ one-on-one non-deal roadshow (NDR) investormeetings, 200 key opinion leader (KOL) events, 1,080 meetings with high net worth (HNW) individuals and financial advisors, and 3,718 virtual one-on-one meetings at theJ.P. Morgan healthcare conference (JPM), as compared to 4,602 NDR meetings, 140 KOL events, 594 HNW meetings, and 4,160 one-on-one meetings at JPM in 2019. In 2020,LifeSci’s Public Relations group secured over 2,000 media hits for their clients, with more than 100 million viewers and readers globally, created over 20 websites and broadcasted on over 120 platforms.

LifeSci Venture launched in 2017 has since raised ~$150mm across Funds and SPVs while investing in over 30 companies alongside large dedicatedhealthcare funds. LifeSci’s investment bank has executed over 71 transactions since inception, in which over 50% were repeat or Lead Managed. LifeSci’s investment bank core capabilities include experienced-based investment bankingadvisory, varied capital raising abilities, industry insight and accessibility, global institutional coverage and reach, equity research, and client empowerment. Additionally, LifeSci’s Executive Search group completed 48 board and executiveplacements in 2020, up from 33 in 2019. LifeSci’s client base continues to grow as well, reaching 245 healthcare client partnerships in 2020, up from 177 in 2019. LifeSci Partners has a global footprint, with offices in cities including NewYork, Chicago, Boston, Charlotte, London, Geneva, Paris, and Tel Aviv.

Industry Opportunity

The healthcare industry consists of sectors within the economic system providing curative, preventive, rehabilitative, and palliative care forpatients. The industry includes organizations providing such goods and services, as well as the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare employees. Total healthcare spending in the United States reached nearly $3.8 trillion in 2019 and is expected togrow by an average 5.4 percent annually over 2019-2028, according to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report released in December 2020. Total healthcare expenditures are thus expected rise to 19.7 percent of the US GrossDomestic Product.

The healthcare market globally mirrors a similar trend in the US of an increased contribution to the economy, due tothe aging of the global population and other durable macro dynamics. For example, in good part due to the impact of healthcare on society, life expectancy in the U.S. increased from 47 years in 1900 to 79 years in 2018. As a disproportionate amountof overall healthcare spending is associated with diseases of aging,

 

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the aging of the global population will continue to drive increased healthcare consumption. In addition, less developed countries have gone through an unprecedented period of healthcare insuranceand infrastructure expansion that has led the countries to have significantly higher contributions to the global healthcare marketplace.

The target universe of healthcare opportunities is extensive, considering healthcare’s overall contribution to the economy. A factor thatfurther broadens the universe is the high amount of innovation occurring within healthcare. In the wake of the genomics revolution, the pace of innovation is accelerating. With the streamlining of the externalization of breakthrough science fromacademic institutions, particularly in the United States, as mandates shifted from protecting intellectual property to externalizing it, increasing numbers of potentially disruptive healthcare innovations exist that may be underappreciated orunderfunded. Early-stage companies need capital and advisory services to reach their commercial potential.

The healthcare industry isprimed for new technologies and business models due to the increasing cost of healthcare and due to the increasing pressure to add value to the system. We believe that lower-value segments of healthcare will be burdened by the pressures of costcutting, while companies or segments that deliver superior products and services, with better clinical and non-clinical outcomes, will thrive. Successful companies will be data driven, consumer focused,operationally efficient and transfer best-in-class standards globally. Our team will take a holistic approach to investment opportunities and conduct stringent duediligence to screen such companies. We see opportunities for companies that address global healthcare cost pressures by: succeeding in disruptive innovation, thus justifying monies spent by delivering cures or other breakthrough outcomes; deliveringcost savings to address global healthcare cost pressures; or providing access to medicines, as the marginal benefits from healthcare spending are highest when providing goods and services to those who do not already receive them.

Investment Criteria

We are focused oncompanies in disruptive and other value-added subsegments of healthcare that have the potential for significant gains in the next five years. Our ideal company will be institutionally backed, with a high-quality management team and a demonstratedability to raise money from the private capital markets. The segments we will target include biotechnology, medical technology and digital health.

The focus of our management team is to create stockholder value by leveraging its experience to efficiently guide an emerging healthcarecompany towards commercialization. Consistent with our strategy, we have identified the following general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses. While we intend to use these criteria andguidelines in evaluating prospective businesses, we may deviate from these criteria and guidelines should we see fit to do so:

 

 

Healthcare Company Poised for Rapid Growth

We intend to primarily seek to acquire one or more growth businesses with a total equity value of greater than 5 to 10 times the amount of theproceeds of this offering. We believe that there are a substantial number of potential target businesses with appropriate valuations that can benefit from a public listing and new capital for growth to support significant revenue and earnings growthor to advance clinical programs. We do not intend to acquire a start-up company.

 

 

Niche Leader and Specialized Business with High Growth Potential

We intend to seek target companies that have significant and underexploited expansion opportunities in a niche sector. This can be accomplishedthrough a combination of accelerating organic growth and finding attractive add-on acquisition targets. Our management team has significant experience in identifying such targets and in helping targetmanagement assess the strategic and financial fit. Similarly, our management has the expertise to assess the likely synergies and a process to help a target integrate acquisitions. Additionally, our management team has extensive experience assistinghealthcare companies raise money as they navigate the regulatory approval process.

 

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Benefits from Being a U.S. Public Company (Value Creation and Marketing Opportunities)

We intend to seek target companies that should offer attractive risk-adjusted equity returns for our stockholders. Weintend to seek to acquire a target on terms and in a manner that leverage our experience. We expect to evaluate a Company based on its potential to successfully achieve regulatory approval and commercialize its product(s). We also expect to evaluatefinancial returns based on (i) risk-adjusted peak sales potential (ii) the potential of pipeline products and the scientific platform (iii) the ability to achieve the system cost savings, (iv) the ability to accelerate growth viaother options, including through the opportunity for follow-on acquisitions, and (v) the prospects for creating value through other value creation initiatives. Potential upside, for example, from thegrowth in the target business’ earnings or an improved capital structure, will be weighed against any identified downside risks.

 

 

Potential Benefit from Globalization Trends and Possession of Competitive Advantages

Target companies exhibit unrecognized value or other characteristics that we believe have been misevaluated by themarketplace based on our company-specific analyses and due diligence. For a potential target company, this process will include, among other things, a review and analysis of the company’s capital structure, quality of current or futureearnings, preclinical or clinical data, potential for operational improvements, corporate governance, customers, material contracts, and the industry and trends. We intend to leverage the operational experience and disciplined investment approach ofour team to identify opportunities to unlock value that our experience in complex situations allows us to pursue.

These criteria are notintended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based, to the extent relevant, on these general guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our managementmay deem relevant.

Effecting a Business Combination

General

We are not presentlyengaged in, and we will not engage in, any operations for an indefinite period of time following this offering. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of this offering and the private placement of theprivate warrants, our shares, new debt, or a combination of these, as the consideration to be paid in our initial business combination. We may seek to consummate our initial business combination with a company or business that may be financiallyunstable or in its early stages of development or growth (such as a company that has begun operations but is not yet at the stage of commercial manufacturing and sales), which would subject us to the numerous risks inherent in such companies andbusinesses, although we will not be permitted to effectuate our initial business combination with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations.

If our initial business combination is paid for using shares or debt securities, or not all of the funds released from the trust account areused for payment of the purchase price in connection with our business combination or used for redemptions of purchases of our common stock, we may apply the cash released to us from the trust account that is not applied to the purchase price forgeneral corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of acquired businesses, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in consummating our initial business combination, to fund the purchase ofother companies or for working capital.

We have not identified any acquisition targets. From the period prior to our formation throughthe date of this prospectus, there have been no communications, evaluations or discussions between any of our officers, directors or our sponsor and any of their contacts or relationships regarding a potential initial business combination.Additionally, we have not engaged or retained any agent or other representative to identify or locate any suitable acquisition candidate. Subject to the requirement that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses orassets having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the

 

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trust account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into such initial business combination, we have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selectingone or more prospective target businesses. Accordingly, there is no current basis for investors in this offering to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the target business with which we may ultimately complete our initial business combination.Although our management will assess the risks inherent in a particular target business with which we may combine, this assessment may not result in our identifying all risks that a target business may encounter. Furthermore, some of those risks maybe outside of our control, meaning that we can do nothing to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely impact a target business.

We may seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity securities in connection with the consummation of ourinitial business combination, and we may effectuate our initial business combination using the proceeds of such offering rather than using the amounts held in the trust account. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we wouldconsummate such financing only simultaneously with the consummation of our business combination. In the case of an initial business combination funded with assets other than the trust account assets, our tender offer documents or proxy materialsdisclosing the business combination would disclose the terms of the financing and, only if required by law or Nasdaq, we would seek stockholder approval of such financing. There are no prohibitions on our ability to raise funds privately or throughloans in connection with our initial business combination. At this time, we are not a party to any arrangement or understanding with any third party with respect to raising any additional funds through the sale of securities or otherwise.

Sources of Target Businesses

Weanticipate that target business candidates will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment bankers, venture capital funds, private equity groups, leveraged buyout funds, management buyout funds and othermembers of the financial community. Target businesses may be brought to our attention by such unaffiliated sources as a result of being solicited by us through calls or mailings. These sources also may introduce us to target businesses in which theythink we may be interested on an unsolicited basis, since many of these sources will have read this prospectus and know what types of businesses we are targeting. Our officers and directors, as well as their affiliates, also may bring to ourattention target business candidates that they become aware of through their business contacts as a result of formal or informal inquiries or discussions they may have, as well as attending trade shows or conventions. In addition, we expect toreceive a number of proprietary deal flow opportunities that would not otherwise necessarily be available to us as a result of the business relationships of our officers and directors. While we do not presently anticipate engaging the services ofprofessional firms or other individuals that specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis, we may engage these firms or other individuals in the future, in which event we may pay a finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensationto be determined in an arm’s length negotiation based on the terms of the transaction. We will engage a finder only to the extent our management determines that the use of a finder may bring opportunities to us that may not otherwise beavailable to us or if finders approach us on an unsolicited basis with a potential transaction that our management determines is in our best interest to pursue. Payment of finder’s fees is customarily tied to completion of a transaction, inwhich case any such fee will be paid out of the funds held in the trust account. Although some of our officers and directors may enter into employment or consulting agreements with the acquired business following our initial business combination,the presence or absence of any such arrangements will not be used as a criterion in our selection process of an acquisition candidate.

Weare not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, officers or directors. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with such a company, we, or a committee ofindependent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target business we seek to acquire that such an initial businesscombination is fair to our unaffiliated stockholders from a financial point of view.

 

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Selection of a Target Business and Structuring of a Business Combination

Subject to the requirement that our initial business combination must be with one or more target businesses or assets having an aggregate fairmarket value of at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into such initial business combination, our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying andselecting one or more prospective target businesses. In any case, we will only consummate an initial business combination in which we become the majority shareholder of the target (or control the target through contractual arrangements in limitedcircumstances for regulatory compliance purposes as discussed below) or are otherwise not required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act or to the extent permitted by law we may acquire interests in a variableinterest entity, in which we may have less than a majority of the voting rights in such entity, but in which we are the primary beneficiary. There is no basis for investors in this offering to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any targetbusiness with which we may ultimately complete our initial business combination. To the extent we effect our initial business combination with a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth(such as a company that has begun operations but is not yet at the stage of commercial manufacturing and sales), we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in such company or business. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risksinherent in a particular target business, we may not properly ascertain or assess all significant risk factors.

In evaluating aprospective target business, we expect to conduct a thorough due diligence review that will encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and employees, document reviews, interviews of customers and suppliers, inspection offacilities, as well as a review of financial and other information which will be made available to us.

The time required to select andevaluate a target business and to structure and complete our initial business combination, and the costs associated with this process, are not currently ascertainable with any degree of certainty. Any costs incurred with respect to theidentification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which a business combination is not ultimately completed will result in our incurring losses and will reduce the funds we can use to complete another business combination. We willnot pay any finders or consulting fees to members of our management team, or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered to or in connection with our initial business combination.

Fair Market Value of Target Business or Businesses

The target business or businesses or assets with which we effect our initial business combination must have a collective fair market valueequal to at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into such initial business combination. If we acquire less than 100% of one or more target businesses in our initial businesscombination, the aggregate fair market value of the portion or portions we acquire must equal at least 80% of the value of the trust account at the time of the agreement to enter into such initial business combination. However, we will alwaysacquire at least a controlling interest in a target business. The fair market value of a portion of a target business or assets will likely be calculated by multiplying the fair market value of the entire business by the percentage of the target weacquire. We may seek to consummate our initial business combination with an initial target business or businesses with a collective fair market value in excess of the balance in the trust account. In order to consummate such an initial businesscombination, we may issue a significant amount of debt, equity or other securities to the sellers of such business and/or seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt, equity or other securities. If we issue securities in orderto consummate such an initial business combination, our stockholders could end up owning a minority of the combined company’s voting securities as there is no requirement that our stockholders own a certain percentage of our company (or,depending on the structure of the initial business combination, an ultimate parent company that may be formed) after our business combination. Because we have no specific business combination under consideration, we have not entered into any sucharrangement to issue our debt or equity securities and have no current intention of doing so.

 

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The fair market value of a target business or businesses or assets will be determined by ourboard of directors based upon standards generally accepted by the financial community, such as actual and potential gross margins, the values of comparable businesses, earnings and cash flow, book value, enterprise value and, where appropriate, uponthe advice of appraisers or other professional consultants. Investors will be relying on the business judgment of our board of directors, which will have significant discretion in choosing the standard used to establish the fair market value of aparticular target business. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine that the target business or assets has a sufficient fair market value to meet the threshold criterion, we will obtain an opinion from an unaffiliated,independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target business we seek to acquire with respect to the satisfaction of such criterion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless weconsummate a business combination with an affiliated entity, we are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm, or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target businesswe seek to acquire, that the price we are paying is fair to our stockholders.

Lack of Business Diversification

For an indefinite period of time after consummation of our initial business combination, the prospects for our success may depend entirely onthe future performance of a single business. Unlike other entities that have the resources to complete business combinations with multiple entities in one or several industries, it is probable that we will not have the resources to diversify ouroperations and mitigate the risks of being in a single line of business. By consummating our initial business combination with only a single entity, our lack of diversification may:

 

  

subject us to negative economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have asubstantial adverse impact on the particular industry in which we operate after our initial business combination, and

 

  

cause us to depend on the marketing and sale of a single product or limited number of products or services.

Limited Ability to Evaluate the Target’s Management Team

Although we intend to closely scrutinize the management of a prospective target business when evaluating the desirability of effecting ourinitial business combination with that business, our assessment of the target business’ management may not prove to be correct. The future role of members of our management team, if any, in the target business cannot presently be stated withany certainty. Consequently, members of our management team may not become a part of the target’s management team, and the future management may not have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company. Further, itis also not certain whether one or more of our directors will remain associated in some capacity with us following our initial business combination. Moreover, members of our management team may not have significant experience or knowledge relatingto the operations of the particular target business. Our key personnel may not remain in senior management or advisory positions with the combined company. The determination as to whether any of our key personnel will remain with the combinedcompany will be made at the time of our initial business combination.

Following our initial business combination, we may seek to recruitadditional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We may not have the ability to recruit additional managers, or that additional managers will have the requisite skills, knowledge or experience necessary to enhancethe incumbent management.

Stockholders May Not Have the Ability to Approve an Initial Business Combination

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into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxes payable) or (2) provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to sell theirpublic shares to us by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a stockholder vote) for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxes payable), in each casesubject to the limitations described herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our initial stockholders have agreed, pursuant to written letter agreements with us, not to convert any public shares held by them into their pro rata share of theaggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account. If we determine to engage in a tender offer, such tender offer will be structured so that each stockholder may tender any or all of his, her or its public shares rather than some pro rataportion of his, her or its shares. The decision as to whether we will seek stockholder approval of a proposed business combination or will allow stockholders to sell their shares to us in a tender offer will be made by us based on a variety offactors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require us to seek stockholder approval. If we so choose and we are legally permitted to do so, we have the flexibility to avoid a stockholdervote and allow our stockholders to sell their shares pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act which regulate issuer tender offers. In that case, we will file tender offer documents withthe SEC which will contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination as is required under the SEC’s proxy rules. We will consummate our initial business combination only if we have nettangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation and, solely if we seek stockholder approval, a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the business combination.

We chose our net tangible asset threshold of $5,000,001 to ensure that we would avoid being subject to Rule 419 promulgated under theSecurities Act. However, if we seek to consummate an initial business combination with a target business that imposes any type of working capital closing condition or requires us to have a minimum amount of funds available from the trust accountupon consummation of such initial business combination, our net tangible asset threshold may limit our ability to consummate such initial business combination (as we may be required to have a lesser number of shares converted or sold to us) and mayforce us to seek third party financing which may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. As a result, we may not be able to consummate such initial business combination and we may not be able to locate another suitable target withinthe applicable time period, if at all. Public stockholders may therefore have to wait 24 months from the closing of this offering in order to be able to receive a pro rata share of the trust account.

Our initial stockholders and our officers and directors have agreed (1) to vote any shares of common stock owned by them in favor of anyproposed business combination, (2) not to convert any shares of common stock in connection with a stockholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination and (3) not sell any shares of common stock in any tender in connectionwith a proposed initial business combination. As a result, if we sought stockholder approval of a proposed transaction, we would need only 468,751 of our public shares (or approximately 6.3% of our public shares) to be voted in favor of thetransaction in order to have such transaction approved (assuming that only a quorum was present at the meeting, that the over-allotment option is not exercised and that the initial stockholders do not purchase any shares in this offering or sharesin the after-market).

None of our officers, directors, initial stockholders or their affiliates has indicated any intention to purchaseshares of common stock in this offering or from persons in the open market or in private transactions. However, if we hold a meeting to approve a proposed business combination and a significant number of stockholders vote, or indicate an intentionto vote, against such proposed business combination, our officers, directors, initial stockholders or their affiliates could make such purchases in the open market or in private transactions in order to influence the vote. Notwithstanding theforegoing, our officers, directors, initial stockholders and their affiliates will not make purchases of common stock if the purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act,which are rules designed to stop potential manipulation of a company’s stock.

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pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, less any taxes then due but not yet paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our initial stockholders have agreed,pursuant to written letter agreements with us, not to convert any public shares held by them into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account. If we hold a meeting to approve an initial businesscombination, a holder will always have the ability to vote against a proposed business combination and not seek conversion of his shares.

Alternatively, if we engage in a tender offer, each public stockholder will be provided the opportunity to sell his public shares to us insuch tender offer. The tender offer rules require us to hold the tender offer open for at least 20 business days. Accordingly, this is the minimum amount of time we would need to provide holders to determine whether they want to sell their publicshares to us in the tender offer or remain an investor in our company.

Our initial stockholders, officers and directors will not haveconversion rights with respect to any shares of common stock owned by them, directly or indirectly, whether acquired prior to this offering or purchased by them in this offering or in the aftermarket.

We may also require public stockholders, whether they are a record holder or hold their shares in “street name,” to either tendertheir certificates (if any) to our transfer agent or to deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option, at any time at orprior to the vote on the business combination. The proxy solicitation materials that we will furnish to stockholders in connection with the vote for any proposed business combination will indicate whether we are requiring stockholders to satisfysuch delivery requirements. Accordingly, a stockholder would have from the time our proxy statement is mailed through the vote on the business combination to deliver his shares if he wishes to seek to exercise his conversion rights. Under Delawarelaw and our bylaws, we are required to provide at least 10 days’ advance notice of any stockholder meeting, which would be the minimum amount of time a stockholder would have to determine whether to exercise conversion rights. As a result, ifwe require public stockholders who wish to convert their shares of common stock into the right to receive a pro rata portion of the funds in the trust account to comply with the foregoing delivery requirements, holders may not have sufficienttime to receive the notice and deliver their shares for conversion. Accordingly, investors may not be able to exercise their conversion rights and may be forced to retain our securities when they otherwise would not want to. The conversion rightswill include the requirement that a beneficial holder must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares.

There is a nominal costassociated with this tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC System. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker $45 and it would be up to the broker whether or not to pass thiscost on to the converting holder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether or not we require holders seeking to exercise conversion rights. The need to deliver shares is a requirement of exercising conversion rights regardless ofthe timing of when such delivery must be effectuated. However, in the event we require stockholders seeking to exercise conversion rights to deliver their shares prior to the consummation of the proposed business combination and the proposedbusiness combination is not consummated, this may result in an increased cost to stockholders.

Any request to convert or tender suchshares once made, may be withdrawn at any time up to the vote on the proposed business combination or expiration of the tender offer. Furthermore, if a holder of a public share delivered his certificate in connection with an election of theirconversion or tender and subsequently decides prior to the vote on the business combination or the expiration of the tender offer not to elect to exercise such rights, he may simply request that the transfer agent return the certificate (physicallyor electronically).

If the initial business combination is not approved or completed for any reason, then our public stockholders whoelected to exercise their conversion or tender rights would not be entitled to convert their shares for the applicable pro rata share of the trust account. In such case, we will promptly return any shares delivered by public holders.

 

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Liquidation of Trust Account if No Business Combination

If we do not complete a business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, we will (i) cease all operations exceptfor the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption,subject to the approval of our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and therequirements of other applicable law.

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, stockholders may be held liable for claims by thirdparties against a corporation to the extent of distributions received by them in a dissolution. The pro rata portion of our trust account distributed to our public stockholders upon the redemption of 100% of our outstanding public shares in theevent we do not complete our initial business combination within the required time period may be considered a liquidation distribution under Delaware law. If the corporation complies with certain procedures set forth in Section 280 of theDelaware General Corporation Law intended to ensure that it makes reasonable provision for all claims against it, including a 60-day notice period during which any third-party claims can be brought against thecorporation, a 90-day period during which the corporation may reject any claims brought, and an additional 150-day waiting period before any redemptions are made tostockholders, any liability of stockholders with respect to a redemption is limited to the lesser of such stockholder’s pro rata share of the claim or the amount distributed to the stockholder, and any liability of the stockholder would bebarred after the third anniversary of the dissolution.

Furthermore, if the pro rata portion of our trust account distributed to ourpublic stockholders upon the redemption of 100% of our public shares in the event we do not complete our initial business combination within the required time period is not considered a liquidation distribution under Delaware law and such redemptiondistribution is deemed to be unlawful, then pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the statute of limitations for claims of creditors could then be six years after the unlawful redemption distribution, instead of threeyears, as in the case of a liquidation distribution. It is our intention to redeem our public shares as soon as reasonably possible following the 24th month from the closing of this offering and,therefore, we do not intend to comply with the above procedures. As such, our stockholders could potentially be liable for any claims to the extent of distributions received by them (but no more) and any liability of our stockholders may extend wellbeyond the third anniversary of such date.

Because we will not be complying with Section 280 of the Delaware General CorporationLaw, Section 281(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law requires us to adopt a plan, based on facts known to us at such time that will provide for our payment of all existing and pending claims or claims that may be potentially broughtagainst us within the subsequent 10 years. However, because we are a blank check company, rather than an operating company, and our operations will be limited to seeking to complete an initial business combination, the only likely claims to arisewould be from our vendors (such as lawyers, investment bankers, etc.) or prospective target businesses.

We will seek to have all thirdparties (including any vendors or other entities we engage after this offering) and any prospective target businesses enter into valid and enforceable agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in or toany monies held in the trust account. The underwriters in this offering will execute such a waiver agreement.

As a result, the claimsthat could be made against us will be limited, thereby lessening the likelihood that any claim would result in any liability extending to the trust. We therefore believe that any necessary provision for creditors will be reduced and should not havea significant impact on our ability to distribute the funds in the trust account to our public stockholders. Nevertheless, there is no guarantee that vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accountingfirm) and prospective target businesses will execute such agreements. In the event that a potential contracted party was to refuse to execute such a waiver, we

 

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will execute an agreement with that entity only if our management first determines that we would be unable to obtain, on a reasonable basis, substantially similar services or opportunities fromanother entity willing to execute such a waiver. Examples of instances where we may engage a third party that refused to execute a waiver would be the engagement of a third party consultant who cannot sign such an agreement due to regulatoryrestrictions, such as our auditors who are unable to sign due to independence requirements, or whose particular expertise or skills are believed by management to be superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or asituation in which management does not believe it would be able to find a provider of required services willing to provide the waiver. There is also no guarantee that, even if they execute such agreements with us, they will not seek recourse againstthe trust account. Our insiders have agreed that they will be jointly and severally liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have discussedentering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below $10.00 per public share, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a valid and enforceable agreement with us waiving any right, title,interest or claim of any kind they may have in or to any monies held in the trust account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the SecuritiesAct. Our board of directors has evaluated our insiders’ financial net worth and believes they will be able to satisfy any indemnification obligations that may arise. However, our insiders may not be able to satisfy their indemnificationobligations, as we have not required our insiders to retain any assets to provide for their indemnification obligations, nor have we taken any further steps to ensure that they will be able to satisfy any indemnification obligations that arise.Moreover, our insiders will not be liable to our public stockholders and instead will only have liability to us. As a result, if we liquidate, the per-share distribution from the trust account could be lessthan approximately $10.00 due to claims or potential claims of creditors. We will distribute to all of our public stockholders, in proportion to their respective equity interests, an aggregate sum equal to the amount then held in the trust account,inclusive of any interest not previously released to us, (subject to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors as described below).

If we are unable to consummate an initial business combination and are forced to redeem 100% of our outstanding public shares for a portion ofthe funds held in the trust account, we anticipate notifying the trustee of the trust account to begin liquidating such assets promptly after such date and anticipate it will take no more than 10 business days to effectuate the redemption of ourpublic shares. Our insiders have waived their rights to participate in any redemption with respect to their insider shares. We will pay the costs of any subsequent liquidation from our remaining assets outside of the trust account. If such funds areinsufficient, our insiders have agreed to pay the funds necessary to complete such liquidation (currently anticipated to be no more than approximately $15,000) and have agreed not to seek repayment of such expenses. Each holder of public shares willreceive a full pro rata portion of the amount then in the trust account, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us or necessary to pay our taxes or for working capital purposes up to$250,000 annually. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could, however, become subject to claims of our creditors that are in preference to the claims of public stockholders.

Our public stockholders shall be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only in the event of our failure to complete our initialbusiness combination in the required time period or if the stockholders seek to have us convert their respective shares of common stock upon a business combination which is actually completed by us. In no other circumstances shall a stockholder haveany right or interest of any kind to or in the trust account.

If we are forced to file a bankruptcy case or an involuntary bankruptcycase is filed against us which is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy law, and may be included in our bankruptcy estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over theclaims of our stockholders. To the extent any bankruptcy claims deplete the trust account, the per share redemption or conversion amount received by public stockholders may be less than $10.00.

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by stockholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or bankruptcy laws as either a “preferential transfer” or a “fraudulent conveyance.” As a result, abankruptcy court could seek to recover all amounts received by our stockholders. In addition, our board of directors may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to our creditors and/or having acted in bad faith, thereby exposing itself andus to claims of punitive damages, by paying public stockholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. Claims may be brought against us for these reasons.

Certificate of Incorporation

Ourcertificate of incorporation contains certain requirements and restrictions relating to this offering that will apply to us until the consummation of our initial business combination. If we hold a stockholder vote to amend any provisions of ourcertificate of incorporation relating to stockholder’s rights or pre-business combination activity (including the substance or timing within which we have to complete a business combination), we willprovide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of common stock upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then ondeposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our franchise and income taxes or for working capital purposes up to $250,000 annually, divided by the number ofthen outstanding public shares, in connection with any such vote. Our insiders have agreed to waive any conversion rights with respect to any insider shares and any public shares they may hold in connection with any vote to amend our certificate ofincorporation. Specifically, our certificate of incorporation provides, among other things, that:

 

  

prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, we shall either (1) seek stockholder approvalof our initial business combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which public stockholders may seek to convert their shares of common stock, regardless of whether they vote for or against the proposed business combination, into a portionof the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, or (2) provide our stockholders with the opportunity to sell their shares to us by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a stockholder vote) for an amount equal totheir pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, in each case subject to the limitations described herein;

 

  

we will consummate our initial business combination only if public stockholders do not exercise conversion rightsin an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 and a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the business combination;

 

  

if our initial business combination is not consummated within 24 months of the closing of this offering, then ourexistence will terminate and we will distribute all amounts in the trust account to all of our public holders of shares of common stock;

 

  

upon the consummation of this offering, $75,000,000, or $86,250,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised infull, shall be placed into the trust account;

 

  

we may not consummate any other business combination, merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stockpurchase, reorganization or similar transaction prior to our initial business combination; and

 

  

prior to our initial business combination, we may not issue additional shares of capital stock that would entitlethe holders thereof to (i) receive funds from the trust account or (ii) vote on any initial business combination.

 

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Potential Revisions to Agreements with Insiders

Each of our insiders has entered into letter agreements with us pursuant to which each of them has agreed to do certain things relating to usand our activities prior to a business combination. We could seek to amend these letter agreements without the approval of stockholders, although we have no intention to do so. In particular:

 

  

Restrictions relating to liquidating the trust account if we failed to consummate a business combination in thetime-frames specified above could be amended, but only if we allowed all stockholders to redeem their shares in connection with such amendment;

 

  

Restrictions relating to our insiders being required to vote in favor of a business combination or against anyamendments to our organizational documents could be amended to allow our insiders to vote on a transaction as they wished;

 

  

The requirement of members of the management team to remain our officer or director until the closing of abusiness combination could be amended to allow persons to resign from their positions with us if, for example, the current management team was having difficulty locating a target business and another management team had a potential target business;

 

  

The restrictions on transfer of our securities could be amended to allow transfer to third parties who were notmembers of our original management team;

 

  

The obligation of our management team to not propose amendments to our organizational documents could be amendedto allow them to propose such changes to our stockholders;

 

  

The obligation of insiders to not receive any compensation in connection with a business combination could bemodified in order to allow them to receive such compensation;

 

  

The requirement to obtain a valuation for any target business affiliated with our insiders, in the event it wastoo expensive to do so.

Except as specified above, stockholders would not be required to be given the opportunity toredeem their shares in connection with such changes. Such changes could result in:

 

  

Our having an extended period of time to consummate a business combination (although with less in trust as acertain number of our stockholders would certainly redeem their shares in connection with any such extension);

 

  

Our insiders being able to vote against a business combination or in favor of changes to our organizationaldocuments;

 

  

Our operations being controlled by a new management team that our stockholders did not elect to invest with;

 

  

Our insiders receiving compensation in connection with a business combination; and

 

  

Our insiders closing a transaction with one of their affiliates without receiving an independent valuation ofsuch business.

We will not agree to any such changes unless we believed that such changes were in the best interests ofour stockholders (for example, if we believed such a modification were necessary to complete a business combination). Each of our officers and directors have fiduciary obligations to us requiring that they act in our best interests and the bestinterests of our stockholders.

Competition

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blank check companies, private equity groups and leveraged buyout funds, and operating businesses seeking strategic acquisitions. Many of these entities are well established and have significantexperience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Moreover, many of these competitors possess greater financial, technical, human and other resources than us. Our ability to acquire larger target businesseswill be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of a target business. Furthermore, the requirement that we acquire a target business or businesses having a fairmarket value equal to at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into the business combination, our obligation to pay cash in connection with our public stockholders whoexercise their redemption rights may not be viewed favorably by certain target businesses. Any of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating our initial business combination.

Facilities

We will pay to anaffiliate of our sponsor a fee of $10,000 per month for use of office space and certain office and secretarial services. The office space will be located at 250 W. 55th St., #3401, New York, NY 10019.

Employees

We currently have twoexecutive officers. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters but they intend to devote as much of their time as they deem necessary to our affairs until we have completed our initial businesscombination. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for our initial business combination and the stage of the business combination process we are in. We do not intend tohave any full time employees prior to the consummation of our initial business combination.

Periodic Reporting and Audited Financial Statements

We have registered our shares of common stock under the Exchange Act and have reporting obligations, including the requirementthat we file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, our annual report will contain financial statements audited and reported on by our independent registered public accountants.

We will provide stockholders with audited financial statements of the prospective target business as part of any proxy solicitation sentto stockholders to assist them in assessing the target business. In all likelihood, the financial information included in the proxy solicitation materials will need to be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or IFRS, depending on the circumstances,and the historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. The financial statements may also be required to be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the Form 8-K announcing the closing of an initial business combination, which would need to be filed within four business days thereafter. We cannot assure you that any particular target business identified by us as apotential acquisition candidate will have the necessary financial information. To the extent that this requirement cannot be met, we may not be able to acquire the proposed target business.

We will be required to comply with the internal control requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act beginning for the fiscal year endingJune 30, 2022. A target company may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any such entity to achieve compliance with theSarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.

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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 auditor attestationrequirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may bea less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.

In addition, Section 107 ofthe JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In otherwords, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifthanniversary of the completion of this offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Class Acommon stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30th, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than$1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” shall have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.

Legal Proceedings

There is no materiallitigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against us or any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such, and we and our officers and directors have not been subject to any such proceeding in the 12 monthspreceding the date of this prospectus.

Comparison to Offerings of Blank Check Companies Subject to Rule 419

The following table compares and contrasts the terms of our offering and the terms of an offering of blank check companies under Rule 419promulgated by the SEC assuming that the gross proceeds, underwriting discounts and underwriting expenses for the Rule 419 offering are the same as this offering and that the underwriters will not exercise their over-allotment option. None of theterms of a Rule 419 offering will apply to this offering because we will be listed on a national securities exchange, we will have net tangible assets in excess of $5,000,001 upon the successful consummation of this offering and will file a CurrentReport on Form 8-K, including an audited balance sheet demonstrating this fact.

 

   
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Offering
Escrow of offering proceeds  $75,000,000 of the net offering proceeds and proceeds from the sale of the private warrants will be deposited into a trust account in the United States, maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting astrustee.  $66,150,000 of the offering proceeds would be required to be deposited into either an escrow account with an insured depositary institution or in a separate bank account established by a broker-dealer in which the broker-dealer actsas trustee for persons having the beneficial interests in the account.

 

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    Terms of the Offering  Terms Under a Rule 419
Offering
Investment of net proceeds  The $75,000,000 of the net offering proceeds and proceeds from the sale of the private warrants held in trust will only be invested in United States government treasury bills, bonds or notes with a maturity of 185 days or less or inmoney market funds meeting the applicable conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and that invest solely in United States government treasuries.  Proceeds could be invested only in specified securities such as a money market fund meeting conditions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or in securities that are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principalor interest by, the United States.
Limitation on fair value or net assets of target business  The initial target business that we acquire must have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in our trust account net of taxes payable at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for our initial businesscombination.  We would be restricted from acquiring a target business unless the fair value of such business or net assets to be acquired represent at least 80% of the maximum offering proceeds.
Trading of securities issued  The shares may commence trading on or promptly after the date of this prospectus.  No trading of the shares would be permitted until the completion of a business combination. During this period, the securities would be held in the escrow or trust account.
Election to remain an investor  We will either (1) give our stockholders the opportunity to vote on the business combination or (2) provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to sell their public shares to us in a tender offer for cash equal totheir pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, less taxes. If we hold a meeting to approve a proposed business combination, we will send each stockholder a proxy statement containing information required bythe SEC. Under our certificate of incorporation, we must provide at least 10 days advance notice of any meeting of stockholders. Accordingly, this is the minimum amount of time we  A prospectus containing information required by the SEC would be sent to each investor. Each investor would be given the opportunity to notify the company, in writing, within a period of no less than 20 business days and no morethan 45 business days from the effective date of the post-effective amendment, to decide whether he or she elects to remain a stockholder of the company or require the return of his or her investment. If the company has not received the notificationby the end of the 45th business day, funds and interest or dividends, if any, held in the trust or escrow account would automatically be returned to the stockholder. Unlessa

 

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    Terms of the Offering  Terms Under a Rule 419
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  would need to provide holders to determine whether to exercise their rights to convert their shares into cash at such a meeting or to remain an investor in our company. Alternatively, if we do not hold a meeting and instead conducta tender offer, we will conduct such tender offer in accordance with the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC which will contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial businesscombination as we would have included in a proxy statement.  sufficient number of investors elect to remain investors, all of the deposited funds in the escrow account must be returned to all investors and none of the securities will be issued.
  

 

The tender offer rules require us to hold the tender offer open for atleast 20 business days. Accordingly, this is the minimum amount of time we would need to provide holders to determine whether they want to sell their shares to us in the tender offer or remain an investor in our company.

  
Business combination deadline  Pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, if we do not complete an initial business combination within 24 months from the consummation of this offering, it will trigger our automatic winding up, dissolution and liquidation.  If an acquisition has not been consummated within 18 months after the effective date of the initial registration statement, funds held in the trust or escrow account would be returned to investors.

 

Interest earned on the funds in the trust account

  

 

There can be released to us, from time to time, (i) any interestearned on the funds in the trust account that we may need to pay our tax obligations and (ii) any remaining interest earned on the funds in the trust account up to $250,000 annually that we need for our working capital requirements. Theremaining interest earned on the funds in the

  

 

All interest earned on the funds in the trust account will be held intrust for the benefit of public stockholders until the earlier of the completion of a business combination and our liquidation upon failure to effect a business combination within the allottedtime.

 

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  trust account will not be released until the earlier of the completion of a business combination and our entry into liquidation upon failure to effect a business combination within the allotted time.  

 

Release of funds

  

 

Except for interest earned on the funds held in the trust account thatmay be released to us to pay our tax obligations or for working capital purposes (provided that the fund released for working capital purposes may not exceed $250,000 annually), the proceeds held in the trust account will not be released until theearlier of the completion of a business combination (in which case, the proceeds released to us will be net of the funds used to pay converting or tendering stockholders, as the trustee will directly send the appropriate portion of the amount heldin trust to the converting or tendering stockholders at the time of the business combination) and the liquidation of our trust account upon failure to effect a business combination within the allotted time.

  

 

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MANAGEMENT

Directors and Executive Officers

Our current directors,director nominees and executive officers are as follows:

 

Name

  

Age

  

Position

Andrew McDonald, Ph.D.

  46  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member

Michael Rice

  55  Chief Operating Officer and Board Member

David Dobkin

  41  Chief Financial Officer and Board Member

Thomas Wynn

  51  Board Member Nominee

Raquel Izumi, PhD

    Board Member Nominee

Adam Tomasi, PhD

    Board Member Nominee

Nassim Usman, PhD

  60  Board Member Nominee

Andrew McDonald, our Chief Executive Officer and Board Member since June 2019, is an experiencedhealthcare investment professional with expertise in identifying transformative products and technologies in all stages of development. Andrew has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LifeSci Acquisition II Corp., a special purposeacquisition company, since June 2019. Mr. McDonald served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of LifeSci Acquisition Corp. from June 2019 until it closed its business combination with Vincera Pharma, Inc. in December 2020.Andrew has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Attune Pharmaceuticals since March 2015 and is a Founding Partner of LifeSci Advisors and LifeSci Capital. Prior to founding LifeSci in March 2010, Andrew served as senior biotechnology analyst atGreat Point Partners, a dedicated life science hedge fund, from 2006 to 2008. From 2004 to 2006, Andrew was Head of Healthcare Research and a Biotechnology Analyst at ThinkEquity Partners, a boutique investment bank. Prior to entering the financialservices industry, Andrew was a medicinal chemist at Cytokinetics from 2001 to 2004, where he discovered and developed a promising anti-cancer agent now in clinical trials. Andrew began his pharmaceutical career as a medicinal chemist at Pfizer.Andrew received a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from UC Irvine and completed his B.S. in chemistry at UC Berkeley. Andrew holds the Series 7, 24, 63, 79, 86, and 87 licenses. We believe Andrew is qualified to sit on our board due to his long-runninghealthcare advisory experience and background as a medicinal chemist.

Michael Rice, our Chief Operating Officer and Board Membersince June 2019, has experience in portfolio management, corporate management, investment banking and capital markets. Prior to co-founding LifeSci Advisors and LifeSci Capital in March 2010, Michael was the co-head of health care investment banking at Canaccord Adams from April 2007 to November 2008, where he was involved in debt and equity financing. Michael was also was a Managing Director at ThinkEquity Partnersfrom April 2005 to April 2007, where he was responsible for managing Healthcare Capital Markets, which included structuring and executing numerous transactions, many of which were firsts at ThinkEquity. Prior to that, from August 2003 to March 2005,Michael served as a Managing Director at Banc of America, serving large hedge funds and private equity healthcare funds. Previously, he was a Managing Director at JPMorgan/Hambrecht & Quist. Michael has been a director of RDD Pharma Ltd.since January 2016 and Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc. since May 2016. Michael has been the Chief Operating Officer and a director of LifeSci Acquisition II Corp.,a special purpose acquisition company, since June 2019. Mr. Rice served as ChiefOperating Officer and Board Member of LifeSci Acquisition Corp. from June 2019 until it closed its business combination with Vincera Pharma, Inc. in December 2020. Michael received his BA from the University of Maryland. Michael holds the Series 7,24, 63, and 79 licenses. We believe Michael is qualified to sit on our board due to his long-running healthcare advisory experience, as well as his previous company board positions.

 

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David Dobkin, our Chief Financial Officer and Board Member since June 2019, is anexperienced healthcare capital markets investment banker with a career focused on helping high-growth life science, medical device, and healthcare IT companies achieve their financial and strategic goals. David has been the Chief Financial Officerand a director of LifeSci Acquisition II Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, since June 2019. Mr. Dobkin served as Chief Financial Officer and Board Member of LifeSci Acquisition Corp. from June 2019 until it closed its businesscombination with Vincera Pharma, Inc. in December 2020. David has worked with companies developing a wide range of technologies and brings extensive strategic advisory and execution capability to his clients. David has experience with bothtraditional and non-traditional forms of equity and debt offerings in both the U.S. and abroad. He is a regular speaker on growth capital formation at conferences across the United States and Canada. Prior tojoining LifeSci Capital, David was a Managing Director at Boustead Securities. Prior to that, in 2015, David founded Dobkin & Company, an investment bank tailored for entrepreneur-led companiesfocused on seed and growth equity and capital, in 2015. Previously, from 2010 to 2015, David worked in various capacities with the New Zealand Government facilitating capital formation on behalf of regional companies and government agencies with afocus on securing strategic foreign direct investment. David has tremendous experience conducting cross-border transactions. Prior to October 2010, David worked for Lazard Frères, one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory andasset management firms, where he facilitated and advised on cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions in excess of $2.5 billion. Prior to joining for Lazard Frères, David began his career in in the Healthcare investment bankinggroup for Wasserstein Perella based in New York. At Wasserstein Perella, David advised healthcare companies on capital formation as well as strategic alternatives. David conducted graduate research in stem cell bioengineering and received a Masterof Science, Biomedical Engineering, from the University of Southern California. David also received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, from Columbia University. David holds the Series 63, 79, and 82 licenses. We believe David is qualified to sit onour board due to his extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions.

Thomas Wynn, who became our Board Member on the date ofthis prospectus, has been a portfolio manager at Monashee Investment Management since 2011. From 1995 to 2011, he co-founded and served as the Managing Director of Leerink Swann LLC, a Boston based healthcare investment bank. From 1991 to 1995, heworked at Lehman Brothers. Thomas received his B.A from Fairfield University and J.D. from Suffolk University We believe Thomas is qualified to sit on our board due to long-running experience in healthcare investing and advisory services.

Raquel Izumi, PhD, who became our Board Member on the date of this prospectus, is the Chief Operations Officer and President ofVincerx Pharma, Inc., and a member of the Vincerx board of directors. Dr Izumi has served as Vincerx’s Chief Operations Officer and as a member Vincerx’s board of directors since March 2019. Before that, Dr Izumi co-founded Acerta Pharmaand served as its executive vice president of clinical development from February 2013 to May 2020. Dr Izumi also co-founded Aspire Therapeutics LLC and served as its chief scientific officer from June 2011 to February 2013. Before founding AspireTherapeutics, Dr Izumi served as senior director of clinical development at Pharmacyclics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company, from February 2010 to May 2011, where she worked on designing and implementing seven clinical studies across varioushematologic malignancies (including three studies that garnered breakthrough therapy designation) for the first BTK inhibitor (IMBRUVICA®) to enter clinical trials. Dr Izumi began her researchcareer at Amgen, where she held positions of increasing responsibility and participated in a successful BLA filing and approval for ARANESP®. Dr Izumi was a Howard Hughes Predoctoral Fellow atthe University of California, Los Angeles where she obtained a PhD in microbiology and immunology. She received honors and distinction for her BA in biological sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Adam Tomasi, PhD, who became our Board Member on the date of this prospectus, is the Chief Operations Officer and President of Allakos,Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing its wholly owned monoclonal antibody for the treatment of various mast cell and eosinophil related diseases. Prior to joining Allakos, Dr. Tomasi was Chief Scientific Officer and Head ofCorporate Development at ZS Pharma where he led scientific, business development, and investor relation functions through the company’s initial public offering

 

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and sale to AstraZeneca. Before joining ZS Pharma, Dr. Tomasi was a Principal at Alta Partners where he contributed to investments in ZS Pharma (acquired by AstraZeneca), Lumena Pharmaceuticals(acquired by Shire), Excaliard (acquired by Pfizer), ChemGenex (acquired by Cephalon), Achaogen, Immune Design and Allakos. Dr. Tomasi served as a drug discovery scientist with Gilead Sciences and Cytokinetics. Dr. Tomasi holds a Bachelor of Sciencein Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, an MBA from MIT and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine.

Nassim Usman, PhD, who became our Board Member on the date of this prospectus , has been Catalyst Biosciences, Inc.’sPresident and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since August 2015. Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. is a fully integrated research and clinical development biopharmaceutical company with expertise in protease engineering, discovery andtranslational research, clinical development and manufacturing. From February 2006 until August 2015, Dr. Usman served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Catalyst Bio. Dr. Usman is currently a VenturePartner at Morgenthaler Ventures. Prior to joining Morgenthaler in 2005, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Sirna Therapeutics Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Merck, from 2004 to 2005, and held various R&Dpositions at both Sirna and Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, including Vice President of R&D and Chief Scientific Officer, from 1992 to 2004. During his industrial career, Dr. Usman has overseen the entry of several drugs into clinicaldevelopment, completion of multiple licensing deals with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and raised capital in both private and public financings. Prior to moving into the private sector in 1992, Dr. Usman was an NIH Fogarty andNSERC Postdoctoral Fellow and Scientist in the Departments of Biology and Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1987 to 1992. He has authored more than 70 scientific articles and is the named inventor in 130 issued patentsand patent applications. Dr. Usman serves on the board of directors of Mosaic Biosciences, is a past director of Principia Biopharma, Osprey Pharmaceuticals, Archemix Corporation and atugen AG (now Silence Therapeutics) and served on thescience advisory boards of RXi Pharmaceuticals and Noxxon Pharma AG. He received his B.Sc. (Honours) and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from McGill University. In his doctoral dissertation, he developed a method for the solid-phase synthesisof RNA that is widely used in science and in two marketed RNA products (Macugen & Onpattro).

Number and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors

Upon consummation of this offering, our board of directors will have 7 members, 4 of whom will be deemed “independent” under SEC andNasdaq rules. Our board of directors will be divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class serving a three-year term. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of AndrewMcDonald, Michael Rice, and David Dobkin will expire at our first annual meeting of stockholders. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Thomas Wynn, Raquel Izumi, Adam Tomasi and Nassim Usman, will expire at thesecond annual meeting. We may not hold an annual meeting of stockholders until after we consummate our initial business combination.

Pursuant to an agreement to be entered into concurrently with the issuance and sale of the securities in this offering, our sponsor, uponconsummation of an initial business combination, will be entitled to nominate three individuals for election to our board of directors.

Our officers are appointed by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms ofoffice. Our board of directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our bylaws as it deems appropriate. Our bylaws provide that our directors may consist of a chairman of the board, and that our officers may consist of chiefexecutive officer, president, chief financial officer, executive vice president(s), vice president(s), secretary, treasurer and such other officers as may be determined by the board of directors.

Executive Compensation

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pay to LifeSci Holdings LLC a fee of $10,000 per month for providing us with office space and certain office and secretarial services. However, pursuant to the terms of such agreement, we maydelay payment of such monthly fee upon a determination by our audit committee that we lack sufficient funds held outside the trust to pay actual or anticipated expenses in connection with our initial business combination. Any such unpaid amount willaccrue without interest and be due and payable no later than the date of the consummation of our initial business combination. Other than the $10,000 per month administrative fee, no compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s fees,consulting fees and other similar fees, will be paid to our insiders or any of the members of our management team, for services rendered prior to or in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type oftransaction that it is). However, such individuals will receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on ourbehalf, such as identifying potential target businesses, performing business due diligence on suitable target businesses and business combinations as well as traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective targetbusinesses to examine their operations. There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us; provided, however, that to the extent such expensesexceed the available proceeds not deposited in the trust account and the interest income earned on the amounts held in the trust account, such expenses would not be reimbursed by us unless we consummate an initial business combination.

After our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other feesfrom the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to stockholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation materials furnished to our stockholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known atthe time of a stockholder meeting held to consider our initial business combination, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation. In this event, such compensation will bepublicly disclosed at the time of its determination in a Current Report on Form 8-K, as required by the SEC.

Director Independence

Nasdaq listingstandards require that within one year of the listing of our securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market we have at least three independent directors and that a majority of our board of directors be independent. An “independent director” isdefined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the director’sexercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Our Board of Directors had determined that Thomas Wynn, Raquel Izumi, Adam Tomasi and Nassim Usman, are “independent directors” as defined in theNasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.

We will only enter into a business combination if it is approved by a majority of our independent directors. Additionally, we will only enterinto transactions with our officers and directors and their respective affiliates that are on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained from independent parties. Any related-party transactions must be approved by our audit committee and amajority of disinterested directors.

Audit Committee

Effective as of the date of this prospectus, we will establish an audit committee of the board of directors, which will consist of NassimUsman, Tom Wynn, and Raquel Izumi, each of whom is an independent director. Dr. Usman will serve as chairman of the audit committee. The audit committee’s duties, which are specified in our Audit Committee Charter, include, but are notlimited to:

 

  

reviewing and discussing with management and the independent auditor the annual audited financial statements, andrecommending to the board whether the audited financial statements should be included in our Form 10-K;

 

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discussing with management and the independent auditor significant financial reporting issues and judgments madein connection with the preparation of our financial statements;

 

  

discussing with management major risk assessment and risk management policies;

 

  

monitoring the independence of the independent auditor;

 

  

verifying the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the auditand the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law;

 

  

reviewing and approving all related-party transactions;

 

  

inquiring and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

 

  

pre-approving all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent auditor, including the fees and terms of the services to be performed;

 

  

appointing or replacing the independent auditor;

 

  

determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution ofdisagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;

 

  

establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regardingaccounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies; and

 

  

approving reimbursement of expenses incurred by our management team in identifying potential target businesses.

Financial Experts on Audit Committee

The audit committee will at all times be composed exclusively of “independent directors” who are “financially literate” asdefined under the Nasdaq listing standards. The Nasdaq listing standards define “financially literate” as being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, income statement andcash flow statement.

In addition, we must certify to Nasdaq that the committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member whohas past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that results in the individual’s financial sophistication. The board of directors hasdetermined that Thomas Wynn qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under rules and regulations of the SEC.

Nominating Committee

Effective as of thedate of this prospectus, we have established a nominating committee of the board of directors, which will consist of Raquel Izumi, Adam Tomasi, and Nassim Usman each of whom is an independent director under Nasdaq’s listing standards.Dr. Isumi is the Chairperson of the nominating committee. The nominating committee is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our board of directors. The nominating committee considers personsidentified by its members, management, stockholders, investment bankers and others.

Guidelines for Selecting Director Nominees

The guidelines for selecting nominees, which are specified in the Nominating Committee Charter, generally provide that persons to be nominated:

 

  

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should possess the requisite intelligence, education and experience to make a significant contribution to theboard of directors and bring a range of skills, diverse perspectives and backgrounds to its deliberations; and

 

  

should have the highest ethical standards, a strong sense of professionalism and intense dedication to servingthe interests of the stockholders.

The nominating committee will consider a number of qualifications relating tomanagement and leadership experience, background and integrity and professionalism in evaluating a person’s candidacy for membership on the board of directors. The nominating committee may require certain skills or attributes, such as financialor accounting experience, to meet specific board needs that arise from time to time and will also consider the overall experience and makeup of its members to obtain a broad and diverse mix of board members. The nominating committee does notdistinguish among nominees recommended by stockholders and other persons.

Compensation Committee

Upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, we will establish a compensation committee of theboard of directors consisting of Thomas Wynn, Adam Tomasi, and Nassim Usman, each of whom is an independent director. Mr. Wynn will serve as chairman of the compensation committee. We will adopt a compensation committee charter, whichwill detail the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:

 

  

reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our President and ChiefExecutive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our President and Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our President and Chief Executive Officerbased on such evaluation;

 

  

reviewing and approving the compensation of all of our other executive officers;

 

  

reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;

 

  

implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;

 

  

assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;

 

  

approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangementsfor our executive officers and employees;

 

  

producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and

 

  

reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.

The charter will also provide that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the adviceof a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensationconsultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by NASDAQ and the SEC.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

We may not have a compensation committee in place prior to the completion of our initial business combination. Any executive compensationmatters that arise prior to the time we have a compensation committee in place will be determined by our independent directors. None of our directors who currently serve as members of our compensation committee is, or has at any time in the pastbeen, one of our officers or employees. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the compensation committee of any other entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our board ofdirectors. None of

 

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our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the board of directors of any other entity that has one or more executive officers serving on ourcompensation committee.

Code of Ethics

Effective upon consummation of this offering, we will adopt a code of ethics that applies to all of our executive officers, directors andemployees. The code of ethics codifies the business and ethical principles that govern all aspects of our business.

Conflicts of Interest

Investors should be aware of the following potential conflicts of interest:

 

  

None of our officers and directors is required to commit their full time to our affairs and, accordingly, theymay have conflicts of interest in allocating their time among various business activities.

 

  

In the course of their other business activities, our officers and directors may become aware of investment andbusiness opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to our company as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. Our officers and directors may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particularbusiness opportunity should be presented.

 

  

Our officers and directors may in the future become affiliated with entities, including other blank checkcompanies, engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by our company.

 

  

Unless we consummate our initial business combination, our officers, directors and other insiders will notreceive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them to the extent that such expenses exceed the amount of available proceeds not deposited in the trustaccount.

 

  

The insider shares beneficially owned by our officers and directors will be released from escrow only if ourinitial business combination is successfully completed. Additionally, if we are unable to complete an initial business combination within the required time frame, our officers and directors will not be entitled to receive any amounts held in thetrust account with respect to any of their insider shares or private warrants. Furthermore, our sponsor has agreed that the private warrants will not be sold or transferred by it until after we have completed our initial business combination. Forthe foregoing reasons, our board may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effect our initial business combination.

In general, officers and directors of a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware are required to present businessopportunities to a corporation if:

 

  

the corporation could financially undertake the opportunity;

 

  

the opportunity is within the corporation’s line of business; and

 

  

it would not be fair to the corporation and its stockholders for the opportunity not to be brought to theattention of the corporation.

Accordingly, as a result of multiple business affiliations, our officers and directorsmay have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the above-listed criteria to multiple entities. Furthermore, our certificate of incorporation provides that the doctrine of corporate opportunity will not applywith respect to any of our officers or directors in circumstances where the application of the doctrine would conflict with any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations they may have. In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which mayarise from multiple affiliations, our officers and directors (other than our independent directors) have agreed to present to us for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or entity, any suitable opportunity to acquire a targetbusiness, until the earlier of: (1) our consummation of an initial business combination and (2) 24 months from the date of this prospectus. This agreement is, however, subject to any pre-existingfiduciary and contractual obligations such officer or director may from time to time have to another entity. Accordingly, if any of

 

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them becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has pre-existing fiduciary or contractualobligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, and only present it to us if such entity rejects the opportunity. We do not believe, however, that thepre-existing fiduciary duties or contractual obligations of our officers and directors will materially undermine our ability to complete our business combination because in most cases the affiliated companiesare closely held entities controlled by the officer or director or the nature of the affiliated company’s business is such that it is unlikely that a conflict will arise.

Three of our officers and directors, Andrew McDonald, Michael Rice and David Dobkin are officers and directors of LifeSci Acquisition IICorp., a special purpose acquisition company that is seeking a target. LifeSci Acquisition II Corp. will have priority over us in connection with potential target businesses identified by each of them.

The following table summarizes the current material pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligationsof our officers, directors and director nominees:

 

Name of Individual

 

Name of Affiliated

Company

 

Entity’s Business

 

Affiliation

Andrew McDonald, PhD LifeSci Capital LLC Healthcare investment bank Co-Founder
 LifeSci Advisors LLC Healthcare investor and public relations firm Co-Founder
 LifeSci Venture Management LLC Healthcare venture capital firm Partner
 LifeSci Index Partners LLC Index provider of healthcare-based stock market indices Member
 Attune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

Novel orally administered small molecule

therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases

 Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
 LifeSci Acquisition II Corp. Special Purpose Acquisition Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Rice LifeSci Capital LLC Healthcare investment bank Co-Founder
 LifeSci Advisors LLC Healthcare investor and public relations firm Co-Founder
 LifeSci Venture Management LLC Healthcare venture capital firm Partner
 LifeSci Index Partners LLC Index provider of healthcare-based stock market indices Member
 LifeSci Acquisition II Corp. Special Purpose Acquisition Company Chief Operating Officer and Director
David Dobkin LifeSci Capital, LLC Healthcare investment bank Managing Director
 LifeSci Acquisition II Corp. Special Purpose Acquisition Company Chief Financial Officer and director
Thomas Wynn Monashee Investment Management Investment Management Portfolio Manger
Raquel Izumi, PhD Vincerx Pharma Inc, Biopharmaceutical R&D President and Chief Operating Officer

 

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Name of Individual

 

Name of Affiliated

Company

 

Entity’s Business

 

Affiliation

Adam Tomasi, PhD Allakos, Inc. Biotechnology Research President and Chief Operating Officer
Nassim Usman, PhD Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. Biopharmaceutical R&D Chief Executive Officer and President

We have agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without theprior consent of our sponsor. Further, our insiders, including our officers and directors, have agreed to vote any shares of common stock held by them in favor of our initial business combination. In addition, they have agreed to waive theirrespective rights to receive any amounts held in the trust account with respect to their insider shares and private warrants if we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the required time frame. If they purchase shares ofcommon stock in this offering or in the open market, however, they would be entitled to receive their pro rata share of the amounts held in the trust account if we are unable to complete our initial business combination within the required timeframe, but have agreed not to convert such shares in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination.

All ongoingand future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions will requireprior approval by our audit committee and a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors, or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneysor independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our audit committee and a majority of our disinterested “independent” directors determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favorable to us thanthose that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.

To further minimize conflicts ofinterest, we have agreed not to consummate our initial business combination with an entity that is affiliated with any of our officers, directors or other insiders, unless we have obtained (i) an opinion from an independent investment bankingfirm that the business combination is fair to our unaffiliated stockholders from a financial point of view and (ii) the approval of a majority of our disinterested and independent directors (if we have any at that time). In no event will ourinsiders or any of the members of our management team be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other similar compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of our initial business combination(regardless of the type of transaction that it is).

Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Our certificate of incorporation provides that our directors and officers will be indemnified by us to the fullest extent authorized byDelaware law as it now exists or may in the future be amended. In addition, our certificate of incorporation provides that our directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages to us for breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors,unless they violated their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized unlawful payments of dividends, unlawful stock purchases or unlawful redemptions, or derived animproper personal benefit from their actions as directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as set forth in our certificate of incorporation, such indemnification will not extend to any claims our insiders may make to us to cover any loss that theymay sustain as a result of their agreement to pay debts and obligations to target businesses or vendors or other entities that are owed money by us for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to us as described elsewhere in thisprospectus.

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will purchase a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in somecircumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify the directors and officers.

These provisions may discouragestockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action,if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to theseprovisions. We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors and officers.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controllingpersons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our shares of common stock as of the date of this prospectusand as adjusted to reflect the sale of our shares of common stock offered by this prospectus (assuming none of the individuals listed purchase shares in this offering), by:

 

  

each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding shares of commonstock;

 

  

each of our officers and directors; and

 

  

all of our officers and directors as a group.

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares ofcommon stock beneficially owned by them.

 

   Prior to Offering  After Offering(2) 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)

  Amount
and Nature
of

Beneficial
Ownership
  Approximate
Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares of
Common
Stock
  Amount
and Nature
of

Beneficial
Ownership
   Approximate
Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares

of Common
Stock
 

Andrew McDonald Ph.D.

   2,132,250(3)   98.6  1,851,000    19.7

Michael Rice

   2,132,250(3)   98.6  1,851,000    19.7

David Dobkin

   0   0   0    0 

Thomas Wynn

   6,000   *   6,000    * 

Raquel Izumi, PhD

   6,000   *   6,000    * 

Adam Tomasi, PhD

   6,000   *   6,000    * 

Nassim Usman, PhD

   6,000   *   6,000    * 

All officers and directors as a group (7 individuals)

   2,156,250   100.0  1,875,000    20.0

LifeSci Holdings LLC(4)

   2,132,250   98.6  1,851,000    19.7

 

*

Less than 1%.

 

(1)

Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is c/o LifeSci Acquisition IIICorp., 250 W. 55th St., #3401, New York, NY 10019

 

(2)

Assumes no exercise of the over-allotment option and, therefore, an aggregate of 281,250 shares of common stockheld by our initial stockholders are forfeited.

 

(3)

Consists of shares of common stock owned by LifeSci Holdings LLC, for which Michael Rice and Andrew McDonaldare the managing members.

 

(4)

Michael Rice and Andrew McDonald are the managing members of LifeSci Holdings LLC.

Immediately after this offering, our initial stockholders will beneficially own 20% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock(assuming none of them purchase any shares offered by this prospectus and excluding the private warrants). None of our initial stockholders, officers and directors has indicated to us that he intends to purchase securities in this offering. Becauseof the ownership block held by our initial stockholders, such individuals may be able to effectively exercise control over all matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporatetransactions other than approval of our initial business combination.

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necessary to maintain our initial stockholders’ collective 20% ownership interest in our shares of common stock after giving effect to the offering and the exercise, if any, of theunderwriters’ over-allotment option will be forfeited and excluding the private warrants.

All of the insider shares issued andoutstanding prior to the date of this prospectus will be placed in escrow with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent, until (1) with respect to 50% of the insider shares, the earlier of six months after the dateof the consummation of our initial business combination and the date on which the closing price of our common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations and recapitalizations) forany 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after our initial business combination and (2) with respect to the remaining 50% of the insider shares, six months after the date of theconsummation of our initial business combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to our initial business combination, we consummate a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of ourstockholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property. Up to 281,250 of the insider shares may also be released from escrow earlier than this date for forfeiture and cancellation if the over-allotment optionis not exercised in full as described above.

During the escrow period, the holders of these shares will not be able to sell or transfertheir securities except (i) for transfers to our officers, directors or their respective affiliates (including for transfers to an entity’s members upon its liquidation), (ii) to relatives and trusts for estate planning purposes,(iii) by virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death, (iv) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, (v) by certain pledges to secure obligations incurred in connection with purchases of our securities,(vi) by private sales made at or prior to the consummation of a business combination at prices no greater than the price at which the shares were originally purchased or (vii) to us for no value for cancellation in connection with theconsummation of our initial business combination, in each case (except for clause (vii)) where the transferee agrees to the terms of the escrow agreement, but will retain all other rights as our stockholders, including, without limitation, the rightto vote their shares of common stock and the right to receive cash dividends, if declared. If dividends are declared and payable in shares of common stock, such dividends will also be placed in escrow. If we are unable to effect a businesscombination and liquidate the trust account, none of our initial stockholders will receive any portion of the liquidation proceeds with respect to their insider shares.

In addition, LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, has committed to purchase from us an aggregate of 3,033,333 warrants, or “privatewarrants,” at $0.90 per warrant for a total purchase price of $2,730,000. Each private warrant is exercisable for one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per warrant. The private warrants will become exercisable on thelater of the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering and will expire five years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. This purchase willtake place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the consummation of this offering. Of the $2,730,000 we will receive from the sale of the private warrants, $2,230,000 will be used for offering expenses and $500,000 will be used forworking capital. Our sponsor has also agreed that if the over-allotment option is exercised by the underwriters, it will purchase from us at a price of $0.90 per warrant an additional number of private warrants (up to a maximum of 250,000 privatewarrants) in an amount that is necessary to maintain in the trust account $10.00 per share sold to the public in this offering. These additional private warrants will be purchased in a private placement that will occur simultaneously with thepurchase of shares resulting from the exercise of the over-allotment option. If we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, the proceeds from the sale of the private warrants will beincluded in the liquidating distribution to the holders of our public shares. The private warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to beheld by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. The private warrants will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until after the completion of a business combination, subject to the limited exceptions described above. The privatewarrants purchased by our sponsor will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales of this offering in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(A), as long as our sponsor or any of its related persons beneficially own theseprivate warrants.

 

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In order to meet our working capital needs following the consummation of this offering, ourinitial stockholders, officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion. Each loan would be evidenced by apromissory note. The notes would either be paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $500,000 of the notes may be converted upon consummation of our business combinationinto additional private warrants at a conversion price of $0.90 per private warrant. Our directors have approved the issuance of the private warrants upon conversion of such notes, to the extent the holder wishes to so convert them at the time ofthe consummation of our initial business combination. If we do not complete a business combination, the loans will not be repaid.

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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

On February 1, 2020, our sponsor purchased 2,156,250 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The founder sharesinclude an aggregate of up to 281,250 shares that are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part.

If the underwriters do not exercise all or a portion of their over-allotment option, our initial stockholders have agreed that up to anaggregate of 281,250 shares of common stock in proportion to the portion of the over-allotment option that was not exercised are subject to forfeiture and would be immediately cancelled.

If the underwriters determine the size of the offering should be increased (including pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act) ordecreased, a share capitalizations or a contribution back to capital, as applicable, would be effectuated in order to maintain our initial stockholder’s ownership at 20% of the number of shares issued and outstanding after the closing of thisoffering.

In addition, LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, has committed to purchase from us an aggregate of 3,033,333 warrants, or“private warrants,” at $0.90 per warrant for a total purchase price of $2,730,000. Each private warrant is exercisable for one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per warrant. The private warrants will becomeexercisable on the later of the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering and will expire five years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.This purchase will take place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the consummation of this offering. Of the $2,730,000 we will receive from the sale of the private warrants, $2,230,000 will be used for offering expenses and $500,000will be used for working capital. Our sponsor has also agreed that if the over-allotment option is exercised by the underwriters, it will purchase from us at a price of $0.90 per warrant an additional number of private warrants (up to a maximum of250,000 private warrants) in an amount that is necessary to maintain in the trust account $10.00 per share sold to the public in this offering. These additional private warrants will be purchased in a private placement that will occur simultaneouslywith the purchase of shares resulting from the exercise of the over-allotment option. The private warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continueto be held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. The private warrants will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until after the completion of a business combination, subject to the limited exceptions described above. Theprivate warrants purchased by our sponsor will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales of this offering in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(A), as long as our sponsor or any of its related persons beneficially ownthese private warrants.

In order to meet our working capital needs following the consummation of this offering, our initial stockholders,officers and directors and their respective affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion. Each loan would be evidenced by a promissorynote. The notes would either be paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $500,000 of the notes may be converted upon consummation of our business combination intoadditional private warrants at a conversion price of $0.90 per private warrant. Our directors have approved the issuance of the private warrants upon conversion of such notes, to the extent the holder wishes to so convert them at the time of theconsummation of our initial business combination. If we do not complete a business combination, the loans would not be repaid.

Theholders of our insider shares issued and outstanding on the date of this prospectus, as well as the holders of the private warrants, will be entitled to registration and stockholder rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to or on theeffective date of this offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that we register such securities. The holders of the majority of the insider shares can elect to exercise these registration rightsat any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released from escrow. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statementsfiled subsequent to our consummation of a business

 

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combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Our sponsor and its related persons may not, with respect to the privatewarrants purchased by it, (i) have more than one demand registration right at our expense, (ii) exercise their demand registration rights more than five (5) years from the effective date of the registration statement of which thisprospectus forms a part, and (iii) exercise their “piggy-back” registration rights more than seven (7) years from the commencement of sales of the offering as long as our sponsor or any of its related persons are beneficialowners of private placement warrants.

Pursuant to the registration rights and stockholder rights agreement our sponsor will be entitled,upon consummation of our initial business combination, to nominate three individuals for election to our board of directors, which is described under the section of this prospectus entitled “Description of Securities—Registration andStockholder Rights.”

We will reimburse our officers and directors for any reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by them in connection with certain activities on our behalf such as identifying and investigating possible target businesses and business combinations. There is nolimit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us; provided, however, that to the extent such expenses exceed the available proceeds not deposited in thetrust account and the interest income earned on the amounts held in the trust account, such expenses would not be reimbursed by us unless we consummate an initial business combination. Our audit committee will review and approve all reimbursementsand payments made to any initial stockholder or member of our management team, or our or their respective affiliates, and any reimbursements and payments made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors,with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.

No compensation or fees of any kind, including finder’s fees,consulting fees or other similar compensation, will be paid to any of our initial stockholders, officers or directors who owned our shares of common stock prior to this offering, or to any of their respective affiliates, prior to or with respect tothe business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is).

All ongoing and future transactions between us and any ofour officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions, including the payment of any compensation, will requireprior approval by a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors (to the extent we have any) or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to ourattorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our disinterested “independent” directors (or, if there are no “independent” directors, our disinterested directors) determine that theterms of such transaction are no less favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.

Related Party Policy

Our Code of Ethics,which we will adopt upon consummation of this offering, will require us to avoid, wherever possible, all related party transactions that could result in actual or potential conflicts of interests, except under guidelines approved by the board ofdirectors (or the audit committee). Related-party transactions are defined as transactions in which (1) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year, (2) we or any of our subsidiaries is aparticipant, and (3) any (a) executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director, (b) greater than 5% beneficial owner of our common stock, or (c) immediate family member, of the persons referred to in clauses(a) and (b), has or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or a less than 10% beneficial owner of another entity). A conflict of interest situation can arise when a person takesactions or has interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise if a person, or a member of his or her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his orher position.

 

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Our audit committee, pursuant to its written charter, will be responsible for reviewing andapproving related-party transactions to the extent we enter into such transactions. All ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no lessfavorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions will require prior approval by our audit committee and a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors, or the members of our board who do nothave an interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our audit committee and a majority of our disinterested“independent” directors determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties. Additionally, we require each ofour directors and executive officers to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that elicits information about related party transactions.

These procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents aconflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or officer.

To further minimize potential conflicts of interest, we have agreednot to consummate a business combination with an entity which is affiliated with any of our initial stockholders unless we obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that the business combination is fair to our unaffiliatedstockholders from a financial point of view. Furthermore, in no event will any of our existing officers, directors or initial stockholders, or any entity with which they are affiliated, be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or othercompensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of a business combination.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

General

Pursuant to our amendedcertificate of incorporation, our authorized capital stock consists of 30,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001. As of the date of this prospectus, 2,156,250 shares of commonstock are issued and outstanding, held our sponsor, our directors, and affiliates of our management team. No preferred shares are issued or outstanding.

Common Stock

Our holders of record ofour common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. In connection with any vote held to approve our initial business combination, our insiders, officers and directors, have agreed to votetheir respective shares of common stock owned by them immediately prior to this offering, including both the insider shares and any shares acquired in this offering or following this offering in the open market, in favor of the proposed businesscombination.

We will consummate our initial business combination only if public stockholders do not exercise conversion rights in anamount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 and a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the business combination.

Pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, if we do not consummate our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing ofthis offering, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares, which redemptionwill completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following suchredemption, subject to the approval of our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and therequirements of other applicable law. Our insiders have agreed to waive their rights to share in any distribution with respect to their insider shares.

Our stockholders have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no sinking fund or redemption provisions applicableto the shares of common stock, except that public stockholders have the right to sell their shares to us in any tender offer or have their shares of common stock converted to cash equal to their pro rata share of the trust account if they vote onthe proposed business combination and the business combination is completed.

If we hold a stockholder vote to amend any provisions of ourcertificate of incorporation relating to stockholder’s rights or pre-business combination activity (including the substance or timing within which we have to complete a business combination), we willprovide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of common stock upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then ondeposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our franchise and income taxes or for working capital purposes, divided by the number of then outstanding publicshares, in connection with any such vote. In either of such events, converting stockholders would be paid their pro rata portion of the trust account promptly following consummation of the business combination or the approval of the amendment to thecertificate of incorporation. If the business combination is not consummated or the amendment is not approved, stockholders will not be paid such amounts.

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issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock. However, theunderwriting agreement prohibits us, prior to a business combination, from issuing preferred stock which participates in any manner in the proceeds of the trust account, or which votes as a class with the common stock on our initial businesscombination. We may issue some or all of the preferred stock to effect our initial business combination. In addition, the preferred stock could be utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of us. Although we donot currently intend to issue any shares of preferred stock, we reserve the right to do so in the future.

Private Warrants

No warrants are currently outstanding. Each private warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of one year after the closing of this offering or the consummation of an initial business combination.

The private warrants will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales of this offering in accordance with FINRARule 5110(g)(8)(A), as long as our sponsor or any of its related persons beneficially own these private warrants.

The exercise price andnumber of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation.However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of shares of common stock at a price below their respective exercise prices.

Thewarrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated,accompanied by full payment of the exercise price, by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of warrants being exercised. The warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of shares of common stock and anyvoting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of common stock. After the issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters tobe voted on by stockholders.

Dividends

We have not paid any cash dividends on our shares of common stock to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of abusiness combination. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition subsequent to completion of a business combination. The payment of anydividends subsequent to a business combination will be within the discretion of our then board of directors. It is the present intention of our board of directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in our business operations and, accordingly,our board does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.

Our Transfer Agent

The transfer agent for our shares of common stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York,New York 10004.

Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law and our Certificate of Incorporation andBy-Laws

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in certain “business combinations” with any “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

  

prior to such time, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction whichresulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 

  

upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, theinterested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding certain shares; or

 

  

at or subsequent to that time, the business combination is approved by our board of directors and by theaffirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale or certain other transactions resulting in a financialbenefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with that person’s affiliates and associates, owns, or within the previous three years owned, 20% or more ofour voting stock.

Under certain circumstances, this provision will make it more difficult for a person who would be an “interestedstockholder” to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period. This provision may encourage companies interested in acquiring our company to negotiate in advance with our board of directors because thestockholder approval requirement would be avoided if our board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions also may have the effect ofpreventing changes in our board of directors and may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that our sponsor and its respective affiliates, any of their respective director indirect transferees of at least 20% of our outstanding common stock and any group as to which such persons are party to, do not constitute “interested stockholders” for purposes of this provision.

Special meeting of stockholders

Ourbylaws provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by a majority vote of our board of directors, by our chief executive officer or by our chairman.

Advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and director nominations

Our bylaws provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of stockholders, or to nominate candidates forelection as directors at our annual meeting of stockholders must provide timely notice of their intent in writing. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice will need to be delivered to our principal executive offices not later than the close ofbusiness on the 90th day nor earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day prior to the scheduled date of the annual meeting ofstockholders. Our bylaws also specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a stockholders’ meeting. These provisions may preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from makingnominations for directors at our annual meeting of stockholders.

Authorized but unissued shares

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additional capital, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage anattempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

Exclusive forum for certain lawsuits

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum,the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for any (1) derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of our company, (2) action asserting a claim ofbreach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of our company to our company or our stockholders, or any claim for aiding and abetting any such alleged breach, (3) action asserting a claim against our company or anydirector or officer of our company arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our bylaws, or (4) action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer of our companygoverned by the internal affairs doctrine except for, as to each of (1) through (4) above, any claim (A) as to which the Court of Chancery determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court ofChancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (B) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court ofChancery, or (C) arising under the federal securities laws, including the Securities Act as to which the Court of Chancery and the federal district court for the District of Delaware shall concurrently be the sole and exclusive forums.Notwithstanding the foregoing, the inclusion of such provision in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will not be deemed to be a waiver by our stockholders of our obligation to comply with federal securities laws, rules andregulations, and the provisions of this paragraph will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the soleand exclusive forum. Although we believe this provision benefits us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, the provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuitsagainst our directors and officers. Furthermore, the enforceability of choice of forum provisions in other companies’ certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that a court could find these typesof provisions to be inapplicable or unenforceable.

 

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SECURITIES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Immediately after this offering, we will have 9,375,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, or 10,781,250 shares of common stock ifthe over-allotment option is exercised in full. Of these shares, the 7,500,000 shares sold in this offering, or 8,625,000 shares if the over-allotment option is exercised in full, will be freely tradable without restriction or further registrationunder the Securities Act, except for any shares purchased by one of our affiliates within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. All of the remaining shares are restricted securities under Rule 144, in that they were issued in privatetransactions not involving a public offering. All of those shares will not be transferable except in limited circumstances described elsewhere in this prospectus.

Rule 144

A person who hasbeneficially owned restricted shares of common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities provided that (i) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during thethree months preceding, a sale and (ii) we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least three months before the sale. Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of common stock for at least six monthsbut who are our affiliates at the time of, or any time during the three months preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that doesnot exceed the greater of either of the following:

 

  

1% of the number of shares of common stock then issued and outstanding, which will equal 93,750 sharesimmediately after this offering (or 107,813 shares) if the over-allotment option is exercised in full); and

 

  

The average weekly trading volume of the shares of common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding thefiling of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.

Sales under Rule 144 are also limited by manner of saleprovisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.

Restrictions on the Use of Rule 144 by ShellCompanies or Former Shell Companies

Historically, the SEC staff had taken the position that Rule 144 is not available for the resaleof securities initially issued by companies that are, or previously were, blank check companies, like us. The SEC has codified and expanded this position in the amendments discussed above by prohibiting the use of Rule 144 for resale of securitiesissued by any shell companies (other than business combination related shell companies) or any issuer that has been at any time previously a shell company. The SEC has provided an important exception to this prohibition, however, if the followingconditions are met:

 

  

the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company;

 

  

the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the ExchangeAct;

 

  

the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable,during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports; and

 

  

at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SECreflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company.

As a result, it is likely that pursuant to Rule 144,our initial stockholders will be able to sell their insider shares freely without registration one year after we have completed our initial business combination assuming they are not an affiliate of ours at that time.

 

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Registration and Stockholder Rights

The holders of our insider shares issued and outstanding on the date of this prospectus, as well as the holders of the private warrants, willbe entitled to registration and stockholder rights pursuant to an agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of this offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that we register suchsecurities. The holders of the majority of the insider shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released from escrow. The holders ofa majority of the private warrants can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after we consummate a business combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registrationstatements filed subsequent to our consummation of a business combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Our sponsor and its related persons may not, with respect to theprivate warrants purchased by it, (i) have more than one demand registration right at our expense, (ii) exercise their demand registration rights more than five (5) years from the effective date of the registration statement of whichthis prospectus forms a part, and (iii) exercise their “piggy-back” registration rights more than seven (7) years from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, as long as our sponsoror any of its related persons are beneficial owners of private placement warrants.

In addition, pursuant to the registration andstockholder rights agreement, our sponsor, upon consummation of an initial business combination, will be entitled to nominate three individuals for election to our board of directors.

 

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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

We intend to offer our securities described in this prospectus through the underwriters named below. LifeSci Capital and Ladenburg Thalmannare the representatives for the underwriters. We have entered into an underwriting agreement with the representatives. Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, each of the underwriters has severally agreed to purchase fromus the number of shares listed next to its name in the following table:

 

Underwriter

  Number of
Shares
 

LifeSci Capital

   5,625,000 
  

 

 

 

Ladenburg Thalmann

   1,875,000 
  

 

 

 

Total

   7,500,000 
  

 

 

 

A copy of the underwriting agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which thisprospectus forms a part.

Listing of our Securities

Our shares of common stock will be quoted on Nasdaq under the symbol “LSAC”. Our shares will be listed on Nasdaq on or promptly afterthe effective date of the registration statement. We cannot guarantee that our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq after this offering.

Over-allotment Option

We have grantedthe underwriters an option to buy up to 1,125,000 additional shares. The underwriters may exercise this option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, made in connection with this offering. The underwriters have 45 days from thedate of this prospectus to exercise this option. If the underwriters exercise this option, they will each purchase additional shares approximately in proportion to the amounts specified in the table above.

Commissions and Discounts

Shares sold bythe underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus. The underwriters will be entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $1,500,000 (or $1,725,000 if the over-allotment option isexercised in full). Any shares sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount of up to [$0.08] per share from the public offering price. If all of the shares are not sold at the initial public offering price, therepresentatives may change the offering price and the other selling terms. Upon execution of the underwriting agreement, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase the shares at the prices and upon the terms stated therein, and, as a result,will thereafter bear any risk associated with changing the offering price to the public or other selling terms.

The underwriters haveagreed to reimburse certain of our expenses. We have agreed to reimburse the underwriters for all expenses and fees related to the review by FINRA, which will not exceed $25,000.

The following table shows the per share and total underwriting discounts and commissions we will pay to the underwriters assuming both noexercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 1,125,000 shares.

Business CombinationMarketing Agreement

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securities in connection with our initial business combination, assist us in obtaining stockholder approval for the business combination and assist us with our press releases and public filingsin connection with the business combination. We will pay LifeSci Capital and Ladenburg Thalmann a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of our initial business combination in an amount equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of this offering(exclusive of any applicable finders’ fees which might become payable) with 75% of such fee payable to LifeSci Capital and 25% to Ladenburg Thalmann; provided that up to 33% of the fee may be allocated in our sole discretion to other thirdparties who are investment banks or financial advisory firms not participating in this offering that assist us in identifying and consummating an initial business combination.

 

   Per
Share
   Without
Over-
allotment
   With
Over-
allotment
 

Public offering price

  $10.00   $75,000,000   $86,250,000 

Discount and qualified independent underwriterfees(1)

  $0.20   $1,500,000   $1,725,000 

Proceeds before expenses

  $9.80   $73,500,000   $84,525,000 

 

(1)

The offering expenses are estimated at $480,000.

Pricing of Securities

We have beenadvised by the representatives that the underwriters propose to offer the shares to the public at the offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

Prior to this offering there has been no public market for any of our securities. The public offering price of the shares was negotiatedbetween us and the representatives. Factors considered in determining the prices and terms of the shares include:

 

  

the history and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies;

 

  

prior offerings of those companies;

 

  

our prospects for acquiring an operating business at attractive values;

 

  

our capital structure;

 

  

the per share amount of net proceeds being placed into the trust account;

 

  

an assessment of our management and their experience in identifying operating companies;

 

  

general conditions of the securities markets at the time of the offering; and

 

  

other factors as were deemed relevant.

However, although these factors were considered, the determination of our offering price is more arbitrary than the pricing of securities foran operating company in a particular industry since the underwriters are unable to compare our financial results and prospects with those of public companies operating in the same industry.

Regulatory Restrictions on Purchase of Securities

Rules of the SEC may limit the ability of the underwriters to bid for or purchase our shares before the distribution of the shares iscompleted. However, the underwriters may engage in the following activities in accordance with the rules:

 

  

Stabilizing Transactions. The underwriters may make bids or purchases for the purpose of preventing or retardinga decline in the price of our common stock, as long as stabilizing bids do not exceed the offering price of $10.00 and the underwriters comply with all other applicable rules.

 

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Over-Allotments and Syndicate Coverage Transactions. The underwriters may create a short position in our commonstock by selling more of our shares than are set forth on the cover page of this prospectus up to the amount of the over-allotment option. This is known as a covered short position. The underwriters may also create a short position in our commonstock by selling more of our shares than are set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and the shares allowed by the over-allotment option. This is known as a naked short position. If the underwriters create a short position during theoffering, the representatives may engage in syndicate covering transactions by purchasing our shares in the open market. The representatives may also elect to reduce any short position by exercising all or part of the over-allotment option.Determining what method to use in reducing the short position depends on how the shares trade in the aftermarket following the offering. If the share price drops following the offering, the short position is usually covered with shares purchased bythe underwriters in the aftermarket. However, the underwriters may cover a short position by exercising the over-allotment option even if the share price drops following the offering. If the share price rises after the offering, then theover-allotment option is used to cover the short position. If the short position is more than the over-allotment option, the naked short must be covered by purchases in the aftermarket, which could be at prices above the offering price.

 

  

Penalty Bids. The representatives may reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the sharesoriginally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in a stabilizing or syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.

Stabilization and syndicate covering transactions may cause the price of our securities to be higher than they would be in the absence ofthese transactions. The imposition of a penalty bid might also have an effect on the prices of our securities if it discourages resales of our securities.

Neither we nor the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on theprice of our securities. These transactions may occur on Nasdaq, in the over-the-counter market or on any trading market. If any of these transactions are commenced,they may be discontinued without notice at any time.

Conflicts of Interest

LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, is an affiliate of LifeSci Capital LLC, a representative of the underwriters in this offering, and certainof our officers and directors are affiliated with LifeSci Capital LLC. As a result, LifeSci Capital LLC is deemed to have a “conflict of interest” within the meaning of Rule 5121.

Accordingly, this offering is being made in compliance with the applicable requirements of Rule 5121. Rule 5121 requires that a“qualified independent underwriter,” as defined in Rule 5121, participate in the preparation of the registration statement and prospectus and exercise the usual standards of due diligence with respect thereto. Ladenburg Thalmann has agreedto act as a “qualified independent underwriter” for this offering. We have agreed to indemnify Ladenburg Thalmann against certain liabilities incurred in connection with acting as a “qualified independent underwriter,” includingliabilities under the Securities Act. In addition, no underwriter with a conflict of interest will confirm sales to any account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the specific prior written approval of the account holder.

Other Terms

Except as set forth above,we are not under any contractual obligation to engage any of the underwriters to provide any services for us after this offering, and have no present intent to do so. However, any of the underwriters may, among other things, introduce us topotential target businesses or assist us in raising additional capital, as needs may arise in the future. If any underwriter provides services to us after this offering, we may pay the underwriter fair and reasonable fees that would be determined atthat time in an arm’s length negotiation;

 

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provided that no agreement will be entered into with the underwriter and no fees for such services will be paid to the underwriter prior to the date which is 90 days after the date of thisprospectus, unless FINRA determines that such payment would not be deemed underwriter’s compensation in connection with this offering.

In addition, LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, has committed to purchase from us an aggregate of 3,033,333 warrants, or “privatewarrants,” at $0.90 per warrant for a total purchase price of $2,730,000. The private warrants will become exercisable on the later of the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering and willexpire five years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Each private warrant is exercisable for one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per warrant. This purchase willtake place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the consummation of this offering. Of the $2,730,000 we will receive from the sale of the private warrants, $2,230,000 will be used for offering expenses and $500,000 will be used forworking capital. Our sponsor has also agreed that if the over-allotment option is exercised by the underwriters, it will purchase from us at a price of $0.90 per warrant an additional number of private warrants (up to a maximum of 250,000 privatewarrants) in an amount that is necessary to maintain in the trust account $10.00 per share sold to the public in this offering. These additional private warrants will be purchased in a private placement that will occur simultaneously with thepurchase of shares resulting from the exercise of the over-allotment option.

The private warrants have been deemed compensation by FINRAand are therefore subject to a 360-day lock-up, including the 180-day lock-up pursuant toRule 5110(e)(1) of the FINRA Manual from the commencement of sales of the offering. Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1), these securities will not be sold during the offering, or sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or hypothecated, or be the subjectof any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 360 days immediately following the effective date of the registration statement of whichthis prospectus forms a part or commencement of sales of the public offering, except to any underwriter and selected dealer participating in the offering and their bona fide officers, partners, registered persons and affiliates provided that allsecurities so transferred remain subject to the lockup restriction above for the remainder of the time period. We have granted the holders of private warrants the registration rights as described under the section “Securities Eligible forFuture Sale — Registration and Stockholder Rights.”

Indemnification

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against some liabilities, including civil liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contributeto payments the underwriters may be required to make in this respect.

Resale Restrictions

We intend to distribute our securities in the Province of Ontario, Canada (the “Canadian Offering Jurisdiction”) by way of a privateplacement and exempt from the requirement that we prepare and file a prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in such Canadian Offering Jurisdiction. Any resale of our securities in Canada must be made under applicable securities lawsthat will vary depending on the relevant jurisdiction, and which may require resales to be made under available statutory exemptions or under a discretionary exemption granted by the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authority. Canadianresale restrictions in some circumstances may apply to resales of interests made outside of Canada. Canadian purchasers are advised to seek legal advice prior to any resale of our securities. We may never be a “reporting issuer”, as suchterm is defined under applicable Canadian securities legislation, in any province or territory of Canada in which our securities will be offered and there currently is no public market for any of the securities in Canada, and one may never develop.Canadian investors are advised that we have no intention to file a prospectus or similar document with any securities regulatory authority in Canada qualifying the resale of the securities to the public in any province or territory in Canada.

 

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Representations of Purchasers

A Canadian purchaser will be required to represent to us and the dealer from whom the purchase confirmation is received that:

 

  

the purchaser is entitled under applicable provincial securities laws to purchase our securities without thebenefit of a prospectus qualified under those securities laws;

 

  

where required by law, that the purchaser is purchasing as principal and not as agent;

 

  

the purchaser has reviewed the text above under Resale Restrictions; and

 

  

the purchaser acknowledges and consents to the provision of specified information concerning its purchase of oursecurities to the regulatory authority that by law is entitled to collect the information.

Rights of Action — OntarioPurchasers Only

Under Ontario securities legislation, certain purchasers who purchase a security offered by this prospectus during theperiod of distribution will have a statutory right of action for damages, or while still the owner of our securities, for rescission against us in the event that this prospectus contains a misrepresentation without regard to whether the purchaserrelied on the misrepresentation. The right of action for damages is exercisable not later than the earlier of 180 days from the date the purchaser first had knowledge of the facts giving rise to the cause of action and three years from the date onwhich payment is made for our securities. The right of action for rescission is exercisable not later than 180 days from the date on which payment is made for our securities. If a purchaser elects to exercise the right of action for rescission, thepurchaser will have no right of action for damages against us. In no case will the amount recoverable in any action exceed the price at which our securities were offered to the purchaser and if the purchaser is shown to have purchased the securitieswith knowledge of the misrepresentation, we will have no liability. In the case of an action for damages, we will not be liable for all or any portion of the damages that are proven to not represent the depreciation in value of our securities as aresult of the misrepresentation relied upon. These rights are in addition to, and without derogation from, any other rights or remedies available at law to an Ontario purchaser. The foregoing is a summary of the rights available to an Ontariopurchaser. Ontario purchasers should refer to the complete text of the relevant statutory provisions.

Enforcement of Legal Rights

All of our directors and officers as well as the experts named herein are located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possiblefor Canadian purchasers to effect service of process within Canada upon us or those persons. All of our assets and the assets of those persons are located outside of Canada and, as a result, it may not be possible to satisfy a judgment against us orthose persons in Canada or to enforce a judgment obtained in Canadian courts against us or those persons outside of Canada.

Collection of PersonalInformation

If a Canadian purchaser is resident in or otherwise subject to the securities laws of the Province of Ontario, thePurchaser authorizes the indirect collection of personal information pertaining to the Canadian purchaser by the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”) and each Canadian purchaser will be required to acknowledge and agree that theCanadian purchaser has been notified by us (i) of the delivery to the OSC of personal information pertaining to the Canadian purchaser, including, without limitation, the full name, residential address and telephone number of the Canadianpurchaser, the number and type of securities purchased and the total purchase price paid in respect of the securities, (ii) that this information is being collected indirectly by the OSC under the authority granted to it in securitieslegislation, (iii) that this information is being collected for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the securities legislation of Ontario, and (iv) that the title, business address and business telephone number of thepublic official in Ontario who can answer questions about

 

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the OSC’s indirect collection of the information is the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Corporate Finance, the Ontario Securities Commission, Suite 1903, Box 5520, Queen StreetWest, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 3S8, Telephone: (416) 593-8086, Facsimile: (416) 593-8252.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, New York is acting as United States counsel in connection with the registration of our securities underthe Securities Act and will pass on the validity of the securities offered in the prospectus. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York is acting as counsel for the underwriters in this offering.

EXPERTS

The financial statements of LifeSci Acquisition III Corp. as of June 30, 2020, and for the period from December 18, 2019 (inception)through June 30, 2020, appearing in this prospectus have been audited by WithumSmith+Brown, PC, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, and are included inreliance on such report given on the authority of such firm as an experts in auditing and accounting.

WHEREYOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on FormS-1, which includes exhibits, schedules and amendments, under the Securities Act, with respect to this offering of our securities. Although this prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement,contains all material information included in the registration statement, parts of the registration statement have been omitted as permitted by rules and regulations of the SEC. We refer you to the registration statement and its exhibits for furtherinformation about us, our securities and this offering. The registration statement and its exhibits, as well as our other reports filed with the SEC, can be inspected and copied at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E.,Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information about the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov which contains the Form S-1 and other reports, proxy and information statements and information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

 

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LIFESCI ACQUISITION III CORP.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   F-2 

Financial Statements:

  

Balance Sheets

   F-3 

Statements of Operations

   F-4 

Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity

   F-5 

Statements of Cash Flows

   F-6 

Notes to Financial Statements

   F-7 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of

LifeSciAcquisition III Corp.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of LifeSci Acquisition III Corp. (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2020, the related statements ofoperations, changes in stockholder’s equity and cash flows for the period from December 18, 2019 (inception) through June 30, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In ouropinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from December 18, 2019 (inception)through June 30, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financialstatements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with theU.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit inaccordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. TheCompany is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for thepurpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, andperforming procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used andsignificant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC

We have served as the Company’sauditor since 2020.

New York, New York

June 25, 2021

 

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LIFESCI ACQUISITION III CORP.

BALANCE SHEETS

 

   March 31,
2021
  June 30,
2020
 
   (Unaudited)    

ASSETS

   

Current assets:

   

Cash

  $175,000  $25,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

   175,000   25,000 

Deferred offering costs

   28,000   28,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  $203,000  $53,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

   

Current liabilities:

   

Accrued expenses

  $1,000  $1,000 

Accrued offering costs

   3,000   28,000 

Promissory note – related party

   175,000    
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

   179,000   29,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies

   

Stockholder’s Equity

   

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 2,156,250 shares issued andoutstanding (1)

   216   216 

Additional paid-in capital

   24,784   24,784 

Accumulated deficit

   (1,000  (1,000
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Stockholder’s Equity

   24,000   24,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

  $203,000  $53,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes up to 281,250 shares of common stock subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is notexercised in full or in part by the underwriters.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financialstatements.

 

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LIFESCI ACQUISITION III CORP.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

   For the Nine
Months Ended
March 31,
2021
   For the Period
From
December 8,
2019
(Inception)
Through
June 30, 2020
 
   (Unaudited)     

Formation and operating costs

  $   $1,000 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Loss

  $   $(1,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted (1)

   1,875,000    1,875,000 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

  $   $(0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Excludes an aggregate of up to 281,250 shares of common stock subject to forfeiture if the over-allotmentoption is not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of thesefinancial statements.

 

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LIFESCI ACQUISITION III CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

FOR THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 18, 2019 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020 AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021(UNAUDITED)

 

   Common Stock   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Accumulated
Deficit
  Total
Stockholder’s
Equity
 
   Shares   Amount 
Balance – December 18, 2019 (inception)  —     $—     $—     $—    $—   

Issuance of common stock to Sponsor(1)

   2,156,250    216    24,784    —     25,000 

Net loss

   —      —      —      (1,000  (1,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance - June 30, 2020

   2,156,250   $216   $24,784   $(1,000 $24,000 

Net loss

   —      —      —      —     —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance – March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

   2,156,250   $216   $24,784   $(1,000 $24,000 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes 281,250 shares of common stock subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised infull or in part by the underwriters.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LIFESCI ACQUISITION III CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   For the Nine
Months Ended
March 31,
2021
  For the
Period From
December 8,
2019
(Inception)
Through
June 30,
2020
 
   (Unaudited)    

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

   

Net loss

  $—    $(1,000

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

   

Accrued expenses

   —     1,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

   —     —   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

   

Proceeds from issuance of common stock to Sponsor

   —     25,000 

Proceeds from promissory note – related party

   175,000   —   

Payment of offering costs

   (25,000  —   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

   150,000   25,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Change in Cash

   150,000   25,000 

Cash – Beginning of period

   25,000   —   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash – End of period

  $175,000  $25,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financingactivities:

   

Deferred offering costs included in accrued offering costs

  $3,000  $28,000 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations

LifeSci Acquisition III Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on December 18, 2019. The Company was formed for the purpose ofentering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business transaction with one or more businesses or entities that the Company has not yet identified (a “BusinessCombination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus on businesses operating in North America in the healthcareindustry. 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 through March 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation andthe proposed initial public offering (“Proposed Public Offering”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company willgenerate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Proposed Public Offering. The Company has selected June 30 as its fiscal year end.

The Company’s ability to commence operations is contingent upon obtaining adequate financial resources through a Proposed Public Offering of 7,500,000shares of common stock (or 8,625,000 shares if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) (the “Shares”) at $10.00 per Share, which is discussed in Note 3, and the sale of 3,033,333 warrants (or 3,283,333 warrantsif the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) (the “Private Warrants”) at a price of $0.90 per warrant in a private placement, in a private placement to LifeSci Holding LLC (the “Sponsor”), an entityaffiliated LifeSci Capital LLC, that will close simultaneously with the Proposed Public Offering.

The Company’s management has broad discretion withrespect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Proposed Public Offering and the sale of the Private Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a BusinessCombination. The Company’s initial Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (as defined below) (net of amounts previouslyreleased to the Company to pay its tax obligations and for working capital purposes, subject to an annual limit of $250,000) at the time of the signing an agreement to enter into a Business Combination. The Company will only complete a BusinessCombination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as aninvestment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination. Upon the closing of the Proposed PublicOffering, management has agreed that $10.00 per Share sold in the Proposed Public Offering and the proceeds from the sale of the Private Warrants will be held in a trust account (“Trust Account”) and invested in U.S. government securities,within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of 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 the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the funds in the Trust Account asdescribed below.

The Company will provide its stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Shares sold in the Proposed PublicOffering (the “Public Shares”) upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as towhether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The stockholders will be entitled to

 

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redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then on deposit in the Trust Account (initially approximately $10.00 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in theTrust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations or for working capital purposes). The common stock subject to redemption will be recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon thecompletion of the Proposed Public Offering, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”

The Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a BusinessCombination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholdervote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”),and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, a stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other legalreasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination,the Sponsor and other initial stockholders (collectively, the “Initial Stockholders”) have agreed to (a) vote their Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), and any Public Shares held by them in favor of a Business Combination and(b) not to convert any shares (including Founder Shares) in connection with a stockholder vote to approve a Business Combination or sell any such shares to the Company in a tender offer in connection with a Business Combination. Additionally,each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant tothe tender offer rules, a stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Actof 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming their shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 20% of the Public Shares.

The Company will have until 24 months from the closing of the Proposed Public Offering to consummate a Business Combination (the “CombinationPeriod”). If the Company is unable to complete 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 morethan five 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 (net of taxes payable), divided bythe number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and(iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution ofthe Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could, however, become subject to claims of creditors.

The Sponsor has agreed to (i) waive its redemption rights with respect to Founder Shares and any Public Shares they may acquire during or after theProposed Public Offering in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination, (ii) to waive its rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Founder Shares if the Company fails to consummate aBusiness Combination within the Combination Period and (iii) not to propose an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation toredeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination, unless the Company provides the

 

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public stockholders an opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment. However, the Sponsor will be entitled to liquidating distributions with respect to anyPublic Shares acquired if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination or liquidates within the Combination Period.

In order to protect theamounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company hasdiscussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below $10.00 per share, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or toany monies held in the Trust Account or to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Proposed Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the“Securities Act”). Moreover, 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 toreduce 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 (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospectivetarget 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.

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financialstatements are presented in in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

The Company does not have sufficient liquidity to meet its anticipated obligations over the next year from the date of issuance of these financial statements.In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern,”management has determined that the Company has access to funds from the Sponsor, and the Sponsor has the financial wherewithal to fund the Company, that are sufficient to fund the working capital needs of the Company until the earlier of theconsummation of the Proposed Public Offering, at which time the Company will have sufficient working capital, or one year from the issuance of these financial statements.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentationof the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the period presented. The interim results for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending June 30,2021 or for any future interim 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 BusinessStartups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to,not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports andproxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accountingstandards 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

 

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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 complywith 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 thatwhen 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 revisedstandard. 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 perioddifficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect thereported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods.

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 actualresults 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 nothave any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020.

Deferred Offering Costs

Deferred offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related tothe Proposed Public Offering and that will be charged to stockholder’s equity upon the completion of the Proposed Public Offering. Should the Proposed Public Offering prove to be unsuccessful, these deferred costs, as well as additionalexpenses to be incurred, will be charged to operations.

Income Taxes

The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approachto financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductibleamounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to berealized.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positionstaken 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 tounrecognized 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 and June 30, 2020. The Company is currently not aware of any issues underreview that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

 

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The Company may be subject to potential examination by federal, state and city taxing authorities in theareas of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal, state and city tax laws. The Company’s managementdoes not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

The provision for income taxes was deemed to be de minimis for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and for the period from December 18, 2019(inception) through June 30, 2020. The Company’s deferred tax assets were deemed to be de minimis as of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020.

Net Loss Per Common Share

Net loss per common share iscomputed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding shares of common stock subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor. Weighted average common shares were reduced for the effectof an aggregate of 281,250 shares of common stock that are subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters (see Note 7). At March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, the Company did not have any dilutivesecurities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into shares of common stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted loss per common share is the same as basic loss per common share for theperiods presented.

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, attimes, 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 ofthe Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-termnature.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Managementdoes not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Note 3 — Public Offering

Pursuant to the ProposedPublic Offering, the Company will offer for sale 7,500,000 Shares (or 8,625,000 Shares if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), at a purchase price of $10.00 per Share.

Note 4 — Private Placement

In connection with theProposed Public Offering, the Sponsor is expected to purchase an aggregate of 3,033,333 Private Warrants (or 3,283,333 Private Warrants if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) at a price of $0.90 per Private Warrant for an aggregatepurchase price of $2,730,000, or $2,955,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full, in a private placement that will occur simultaneously with the closing of the Proposed Public Offering. Each Private Warrant is exercisable to purchaseone share of common stock at an exercise price

 

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of $11.50 per warrant. per share. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Warrants will be used to fundthe redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law). There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Private Warrants.

Note 5 — Related Party Transactions

FounderShares

On February 1, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,156,250 shares of common stock (the “Founder Shares”) to the Sponsorfor an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The founder shares include an aggregate of up to 281,250 shares that are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part, so thatthe Sponsor will collectively own approximately 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Proposed Public Offering (assuming the Sponsor does not purchase any Public Shares in the Proposed Public Offering).

On the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Proposed Public Offering, the Sponsor will agree that, subject to certain limitedexceptions, 50% of the Founder Shares will not be transferred, assigned, sold or released from escrow until the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination or (ii) the date on which the closingprice of the Company’s shares of common stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination and the remaining 50% of the Founder Shares will not be transferred, assigned, sold or released from escrow until six months after the date of theconsummation of a Business Combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of thestockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Promissory Note — Related Party

On June 19, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Companymay borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $175,000. The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and is payable within 15 days of the Sponsor providing the Company with written notice of demand. As ofMarch 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, there was $175,000 and $0, respectively, outstanding under the Promissory Note.

Administrative SupportAgreement

The Company intends to enter into an agreement, commencing on the effective date of the Proposed Public Offering through the earlier of theCompany’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial support.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transactioncosts in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor, or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds from time to time or at any time, as may be required(“Working Capital Loans”). Each Working Capital Loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The Working Capital Loans would be paid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest or, at the lender’s discretion, up to$500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be converted into shares of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $0.90 per warrant. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the proceeds heldoutside 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. As of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, no Working Capital Loans were outstanding.

 

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Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluatethe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry 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 itsoperations, close of the Proposed Public Offering and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that mightresult from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Registration and Stockholder Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares and the Private Warrants and any shares that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and all underlyingsecurities) will be entitled to registration and stockholder rights pursuant to a registration and stockholder rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the Proposed Public Offering. The holders of a majority of thesesecurities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founders Warrants can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the dateon which these shares of common stock are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private Warrants can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition,the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing ofany such registration statements. The Sponsor and its related persons may not, with respect to the Private Warrants purchased by it, (i) have more than one demand registration right at the Company’s expense, (ii) exercise their demandregistration rights more than five (5) years from the effective date of the registration statement of the Proposed Public Offering, and (iii) exercise their “piggy-back” registration rights more than seven (7) years from theeffective date of the Proposed Public Offering, as long as the Sponsor or any of its related persons are beneficial owners of Private Warrants.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company will grant theunderwriters a 45-day option from the date of the Proposed Public Offering to purchase up to 1,125,000 additional Shares to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Proposed Public Offering price less theunderwriting discounts and commissions.

The underwriters will be entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Share, or $1,500,000 in theaggregate (or $1,725,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), payable upon the closing of the Proposed Public Offering.

BusinessCombination Marketing Agreement

The Company will engage the underwriters as advisors in connection with a Business Combination to assist the Companyin holding meetings with its stockholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities inconnection with a Business Combination, assist the Company in obtaining stockholder approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company with its press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company willpay the underwriters a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of a Business Combination in an amount equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Proposed Public Offering (exclusive of any applicable finders’ fees which might becomepayable) with 75% of such fee payable to LifeSci Capital LLC and 25% to the underwriters; provided that up to 33% of the fee may be allocated in the Company’s sole discretion to other third parties who are investment banks or financial advisoryfirms not participating in Proposed Public Offering that assist the Company in identifying and consummating a Business Combination.

 

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Note 7 — Stockholder’s Equity

Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. The Company planson filing an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation prior to the closing date of the Proposed Public Offering such that the Company will increase the number of shares of common stock authorized to be issued. Holders of the Company’scommon stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, there were 2,156,250 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, of which 281,250 shares are subject to forfeiture to the extent that theunderwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full so that the Sponsor will own 20% of the issued and outstanding shares after the Proposed Public Offering (assuming the Sponsor do not purchase any Public Shares in the Proposed PublicOffering).

Private Warrants — At March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, there were no Private Warrants outstanding. The PrivateWarrants will become exercisable at any time commencing on the later of (1) one year after the closing of the Proposed Public Offering or (2) the consummation of a Business Combination; provided that the Company has an effective andcurrent registration statement covering the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of common stock.

The Private Warrants purchased by the Sponsor will be exercisable on a cashless basis and not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement ofsales of the Proposed Public Offering, in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(A), as long as the Sponsor or any of its related persons beneficially own these Private Warrants.

Note 8 — Subsequent Events

The Company evaluatedsubsequent events and transactions that occurred after June 30, 2020, the balance sheet date, up to June 25, 2021, the date that the audited financial statements were available to be issued. The Company also evaluated subsequent events andtransactions that occurred after March 31, 2021, the balance sheet date, up to June 25, 2021, the date that the unaudited interim financial statements were available to be issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify anysubsequent events, other than described in Note 5, that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Until[            ], 2021 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our shares of common stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may berequired to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

No dealer, salesperson or any other person is authorized to give any information or make any representations in connection with this offering other than thosecontained in this prospectus and, if given or made, the information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securityother than the securities offered by this prospectus, or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities by anyone in any jurisdiction in which the offer or solicitation is not authorized or is unlawful.

$75,000,000

LifeSciAcquisition III Corp.

7,500,000 Shares of Common Stock

 

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

 

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may notsell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in anyjurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS  SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED July 29, 2021

$75,000,000

LIFESCI ACQUISITION III CORP.

7,500,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

 

 

This prospectushas been prepared for and will be used by LifeSci Capital (“LifeSci”) in connection with offers and sales of our shares of common stock in certain market making transactions effected from time to time for 30 days following the date of thisprospectus. These transactions may occur in the open market or may be privately negotiated at prevailing market prices at the time of sales, at prices related thereto or at negotiated prices. We will not receive any proceeds of such transactions.LifeSci has no obligation to make a market in our shares, and may discontinue such activities at any time without notice, at its sole discretion. All such transactions with respect to our securities that are made pursuant to a prospectus after thedate of this prospectus are being made solely pursuant to this prospectus, as it may be supplemented from time to time.

There ispresently no public market for our common stock. We intend to apply to have our common stock listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “LSAC” on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. We cannot guarantee thatour securities will be approved for listing on Nasdaq. We cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq after this offering.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 and will therefore be subject toreduced public company reporting requirements.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “RiskFactors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities ordetermined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

JointBook-Running Managers

 

LifeSci Capital  Ladenburg Thalmann

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The Offering

In making your decision on whether to invest in our securities, you should take into account not only the backgrounds of the members of ourmanagement team, but also the special risks we face as a blank check company and the fact that this offering is not being conducted in compliance with Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act. You will not be entitled to protections normallyafforded to investors in Rule 419 blank check offerings. You should carefully consider these and the other risks set forth in the section below entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this prospectus.

 

Listing of our securities and proposed symbol  We anticipate that the shares of common stock will be listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “LSAC”.
Offering proceeds to be held in trust  

$75,000,000 of the net proceeds of this offering (or $86,250,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), including$2,730,000 (or $2,955,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) we will receive from the sale of the private warrants, or $10.00 per share sold to the public in this offering will be placed in a trust account in the United States,maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee pursuant to an agreement to be signed on the date of this prospectus. Of the $2,730,000 (or $2,955,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) we willreceive from the sale of the private warrants, $2,230,000 (or $2,455,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) be used for offering expenses and $500,000 will be used for working capital.

 

Except as set forth below, the proceeds in the trust account will not be released untilthe earlier of: (1) the completion of an initial business combination within the required time period and (2) our redemption of 100% of the outstanding public shares if we have not completed a business combination in the required timeperiod. Therefore, unless and until our initial business combination is consummated, the proceeds held in the trust account will not be available for our use for any expenses related to this offering or expenses which we may incur related to theinvestigation and selection of a target business and the negotiation of an agreement to acquire a target business.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, there can be released to us, from time to time, (i) any interest earned on the funds in the trust account that we may needto pay our tax obligations and (ii) any remaining interest earned on the funds in the trust account up to $250,000 annually that we need for our working capital requirements. With this exception, expenses incurred by us may be paid prior to abusiness combination only from the net proceeds of this offering not held in the trust account of approximately $500,000 provided, however, that in order to meet our working capital needs following the consummation of this offering if the funds notheld in the trust account are insufficient, our initial stockholders, officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their solediscretion. Each loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The notes would either be paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $500,000 of the notes may be convertedupon

 

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  consummation of our business combination into additional private warrants at a conversion price of $0.90 per private warrant. Such private warrants will be identical to the private warrants to be issued at the closing of thisoffering. Our directors have approved the issuance of the private warrants upon conversion of such notes, to the extent the holder wishes to so convert them at the time of the consummation of our initial business combination. If we do not complete abusiness combination, the loans will only be repaid with funds not held in the trust account, to the extent available.
Limited payments to insiders  

Prior to the consummation of a business combination, there will be no fees, reimbursements or other cash payments paid to our initialstockholders, officers, directors or their affiliates prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of a business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is) other than:

 

•  payment of $10,000 per monthto an affiliate of LifeSci Holdings LLC for office space and related services, subject to deferral as described herein;

 

•  repayment of loans which may be made by our insiders, officers, directors or any of its or theiraffiliates to finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, the terms of which have not been determined;

 

•  reimbursement ofout-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with certain activities on our behalf, such as identifying and investigating possible business targets and businesscombinations; and

 

•  repayment upon consummation of our initial business combination of any loans which may be made byour initial stockholders or their affiliates or our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination.

 

There is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us;provided, however, that to the extent such expenses exceed the available proceeds not deposited in the trust account and the interest income earned on the amounts held in the trust account available to us, such expenses would not be reimbursed by usunless we consummate an initial business combination. Our audit committee will review and approve all reimbursements and payments made to any initial stockholder or member of our management team, or their respective affiliates, and anyreimbursements and payments made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by our board of directors, with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.

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  agreement of our management team to remain with us until the closing of a business combination, the obligation of our management team to not propose certain changes to our organizational documents or the obligation of the managementteam and its affiliates to not receive any compensation in connection with a business combination could be modified without obtaining stockholder approval. Although stockholders would not be given the opportunity to redeem their shares in connectionwith such changes, in no event would we be able to modify the redemption or liquidation rights of our stockholders without permitting our stockholders the right to redeem their shares in connection with any such change. We will not agree to any suchchanges unless we believed that such changes were in the best interests of our stockholders (for example, if such a modification were necessary to complete a business combination).
Stockholder approval of, or tender offer in connection with, initial business combination  We have agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without the prior consent of our sponsor. In connection with any proposed initial business combination, we will either (1) seekstockholder approval of such initial business combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which public stockholders may seek to convert their public shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the proposed business combination,into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxes payable) or (2) provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to sell their public shares to us by means of a tender offer (and therebyavoid the need for a stockholder vote) for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxes payable), in each case subject to the limitations described herein. Notwithstanding theforegoing, our initial stockholders have agreed, pursuant to written letter agreements with us, not to convert any public shares held by them into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account. If we determine toengage in a tender offer, such tender offer will be structured so that each public stockholder may tender any or all of his, her or its public shares rather than some pro rata portion of his, her or its shares. If enough stockholders tender theirshares so that we are unable to satisfy any applicable closing condition set forth in the definitive agreement related to our initial business combination, or we are unable to maintain net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001, we will notconsummate such initial business combination. The decision as to whether we will seek stockholder approval of a proposed business combination or will allow stockholders to sell their shares to us in a tender offer will be made by us based on avariety of factors such as the timing of the transaction or whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require us to seek stockholder approval. If we provide stockholders with the opportunity to sell their shares to us by means of a tenderoffer, we will file tender offer documents with the SEC which will contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination as is required under the SEC’s proxy rules. If we seek stockholder approvalof our initial business combination, we will consummate the business combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the businesscombination.

 

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We have determined not to consummate any business combination unless we have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon suchconsummation in order to avoid being subject to Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act. However, if we seek to consummate an initial business combination with a target business that imposes any type of working capital closing condition orrequires us to have a minimum amount of funds available from the trust account upon consummation of such initial business combination, our net tangible asset threshold may limit our ability to consummate such initial business combination (as we maybe required to have a lesser number of shares redeemed) and may force us to seek third party financing which may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. As a result, we may not be able to consummate such initial business combinationand we may not be able to locate another suitable target within the applicable time period, if at all.

 

Our initial stockholders have agreed (A) to vote their founder shares and any public shares in favor of any proposed business combination, (B) not topropose, or vote in favor of, prior to and unrelated to an initial business combination, an amendment to our certificate of incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of our redemption obligation to redeem all public shares if we cannotcomplete an initial business combination within 24 months unless we provide public stockholder an opportunity to redeem their public shares in conjunction with any such amendment, (C) not to convert any shares (including the founder shares)into the right to receive cash from the trust account in connection with a stockholder vote to approve our proposed initial business combination or sell any shares to us in a tender offer in connection with our proposed initial business combination,and (D) that the founder shares shall not participate in any liquidating distribution upon winding up if a business combination is not consummated. None of our initial stockholders or their affiliates has indicated any intention to purchasepublic shares in this offering or shares of common stock in the open market or in private transactions. However, if a significant number of stockholders vote, or indicate an intention to vote, against a proposed business combination, our initialstockholders, officers, directors or their affiliates could make such purchases in the open market or in private transactions in order to influence the vote. Our initial stockholders, officers, directors and their affiliates could purchasesufficient shares so that the initial business combination may be approved without the majority vote of public shares held by non-affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our officers, directors, initial stockholders and their affiliates will notmake purchases of shares of common stock if the purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act, which are rules designed to stop potential manipulation of a company’s stockor purchasing shares when the buyer is in possession of material non-public information about the Company.

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through loans in connection with our initial business combination. Our initial business combination must occur with one or more targetbusinesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial businesscombination. If we are no longer listed on Nasdaq, we will not be required to satisfy the 80% test.

 

If our board is not able to independently determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, we may obtain an opinion from an independentinvestment banking or accounting firm as to the fair market value of the target business. We will complete our initial business combination only if the post-transaction company in which our public stockholders own shares will own or acquire 50% ormore of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. Even if thepost-transaction company owns 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our stockholders prior to the business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post business combination company, depending on valuations ascribedto the target and us in the business combination transaction. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businessesthat is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% test, provided that in the event that the business combination involves more than one target business, the 80% test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the targetbusinesses.

Conversion rights  

In connection with any stockholder meeting called to approve a proposed initial business combination, each public stockholder will have theright, regardless of whether he, she or it is voting for or against such proposed business combination, to demand that we convert his, her or its public shares into a pro rata share of the trust account upon consummation of the businesscombination.

 

We may require public stockholders wishing to exercise conversionrights, whether they are a record holder or hold their shares in “street name,” to either tender the certificates they are seeking to convert to our transfer agent or to deliver the shares they are seeking to convert to the transfer agentelectronically using Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option, at any time at or prior to the vote on the business combination. There is a nominal cost associated with this tenderingprocess and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC System. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker $45 and it would be up to the broker whether or not to pass this cost on to the convertingholder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether or not we require holders to deliver their shares prior to the vote on the business combination in order to exercise conversion rights. This is because a holder would need to delivershares to exercise conversion rights regardless of the timing of when such delivery must be

 

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effectuated. However, in the event we require stockholders to deliver their shares prior to the vote on the proposed business combination andthe proposed business combination is not consummated, this may result in an increased cost to stockholders. The conversion rights will include the requirement that a beneficial holder must identify itself in order to validly redeem its shares.

 

Under Delaware law, we may be required to give a minimum of only ten days’ noticefor each general meeting. As a result, if we require public stockholders who wish to convert their shares of common stock into the right to receive a pro rata portion of the funds in the trust account to comply with the foregoing deliveryrequirements, holders may not have sufficient time to receive the notice and deliver their shares for conversion. Accordingly, investors may not be able to exercise their conversion rights and may be forced to retain our securities when theyotherwise would not want to.

 

If we require public stockholders who wish to converttheir shares of common stock to comply with specific delivery requirements for conversion described above and such proposed business combination is not consummated, we will promptly return such certificates to the tendering publicstockholders.

Release of funds in trust account upon closing of our initial business combination  On the completion of our initial business combination, all amounts held in the trust account will be released to us. We will use these funds to pay amounts due to any public stockholders who exercise their conversion rights asdescribed above under “— Conversion rights” to pay all or a portion of the consideration payable to the target or targets or owners of the target or targets of our initial business combination and to pay other expenses associated withour initial business combination. If our initial business combination is paid for using stock or debt securities, or not all of the funds released from the trust account are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our initialbusiness combination, we may apply the balance of the cash released to us from the trust account for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of post-transaction businesses, the payment of principal orinterest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital.
Liquidation if no business combination  If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonablypossible but not more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding public shares (including any public shares in this offering or any public shares that our initial stockholders or their affiliates purchased in this offering orlater acquired in the open market or in private transactions), which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject toapplicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably practicable following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining holders of common stock and

 

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our board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject (in the case of(ii) and (iii) above) to our obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law.

 

In connection with our redemption of 100% of our outstanding public shares for a portion of the funds held in the trust account, each holder will receive afull pro rata portion of the amount then in the trust account, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not necessary to pay our taxes payable on such funds.

 

We may not have funds sufficient to pay or provide for all creditors’ claims.Although we will seek to have all third parties (including any vendors or other entities we engage after this offering) and any prospective target businesses enter into valid and enforceable agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest orclaim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements. There is also no guarantee that the third parties would not challenge the enforceability of these waivers and bring claimsagainst the trust account for monies owed them.

 

The holders of the founder shares,private warrants will not participate in any redemption distribution with respect to their founder shares, private warrants, but may have any public shares redeemed upon liquidation.

 

If we are unable to conclude our initial business combination and we expend all of thenet proceeds of this offering not deposited in the trust account, without taking into account any interest earned on the trust account, we expect that the initial per-share redemption price will beapproximately $10.00. The proceeds deposited in the trust account could, however, become subject to claims of our creditors that are in preference to the claims of our stockholders. Furthermore, our underwriters may seek recourse against theproceeds in the trust account relating to any future claims they may have against us. In addition, if we are forced to file a bankruptcy case or an involuntary bankruptcy case is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trustaccount could be subject to applicable bankruptcy law, and may be included in our bankruptcy estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our stockholders. Therefore, the actualper-share redemption price may be less than approximately $10.00. We will pay the costs of any subsequent liquidation from our remaining assets outside of the trust account. If such funds are insufficient, oursponsor has agreed to pay the funds necessary to complete such liquidation and has agreed not to seek repayment for such expenses. We currently do not anticipate that such funds will be insufficient.

Afilliation  LifeSci Holdings LLC owns shares of our common stock. Additionally, certain of our initial stockholders, officers and directors are affiliated with LifeSci Capital LLC.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

This prospectus is delivered in connection with the offer and sale of our shares of common stock by LifeSci in certain market makingtransactions. We will not receive any of the proceeds from these transactions.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

This prospectus has been prepared for use by LifeSci in connection with offers and sales of our common stock in certain market makingtransactions effected from time to time for 30 days following the date of this prospectus. LifeSci may act as principals in these transactions. These sales will be made at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related thereto or atnegotiated prices. We will not receive any of the proceeds of these transactions.

LifeSci, through our sponsor, owns 1,910,625 shares ofcommon stock (88.6% of our outstanding shares of common stock). Additionally officers and directors of LifeSci own shares of common stock. In addition, LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, has committed to purchase from us an aggregate of 3,033,333warrants (or 3,283,333 warrants if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), or “private warrants,” at $0.90 per warrant for a total purchase price of $2,730,000 (or $2,955,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full). Theprivate warrants will become exercisable on the later of the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering and will expire five years after the effective date of the registration statement of whichthis prospectus forms a part.

We agreed to file a “market making” prospectus in order to allow LifeSci to engage in marketmaking activities for our shares for 30 days following the date of this prospectus. LifeSci acted as sole book-running manager in our recently completed initial public offering of securities. Purchases and sales in the open market by LifeSci mayinclude short sales, purchases to cover short positions, which may include purchases pursuant to the over-allotment option and stabilizing purchases, in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Purchases to cover short positions andstabilizing purchases, as well as other purchases by LifeSci for its own account, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the shares. It may also cause the price of the shares to be higher than the price thatwould otherwise exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. LifeSci may conduct these transactions in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. IfLifeSci commences any of these transactions, it may discontinue them at any time.

We have been advised by LifeSci that, following ourinitial public offering, it intends to engage in market making transactions for our common stock as permitted by applicable laws and regulations. However, LifeSci is not obligated to do so and LifeSci may discontinue its market making activities atany time without notice. In addition, such market making activity will be subject to the limits imposed by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Accordingly, no assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for our commonstock, that you will be able to sell any of our shares held by you at a particular time or that the prices that you receive when you sell will be favorable. See “Risk Factors — There is currently no market for our securities and a marketfor our securities may not develop, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of our securities.”

We have agreed toindemnify LifeSci in our initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments LifeSci may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.

We are not under any contractual obligation to engage LifeSci to provide any services for us after our initial public offering, and have nopresent intent to do so. However, LifeSci may introduce us to potential target businesses or assist us in raising additional capital in the future. If LifeSci provides services to us in the future, we may pay LifeSci fair and reasonable fees thatwould be determined at that time in an arm’s length negotiation; provided that no agreement will be entered into with LifeSci and no fees for such services will be paid to LifeSci prior to the date that is 90 days from the date of thisprospectus, unless FINRA determines that such payment would not be deemed underwriters’ compensation in connection with our initial public offering and we may pay LifeSci or any entity with which it is affiliated a finder’s fee or othercompensation for services rendered to us in connection with the completion of an initial business combination.

 

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LifeSci and its affiliates may in the future engage in, investment banking and othercommercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates, for which it may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for any such transactions.

In addition, in the ordinary course of its business activities, LifeSci and its affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments andactively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for its own account and for the accounts of its customers. Such investments and securities activities may involvesecurities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. LifeSci and its affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, orrecommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

 

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Until [●], 2021 (25 days afterthe date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade our shares of common stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver aprospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

No dealer, salesperson or any otherperson is authorized to give any information or make any representations in connection with this offering other than those contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, the information or representations must not be relied upon as having beenauthorized by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security other than the securities offered by this prospectus, or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities byanyone in any jurisdiction in which the offer or solicitation is not authorized or is unlawful.

$75,000,000

LifeSci Acquisition III Corp.

7,500,000 Shares of Common Stock

 

 

PRELIMINARYPROSPECTUS

 

 

Joint Book-Running Managers

 

LifeSci Capital  Ladenburg Thalmann

[                    ], 2021

 

 

 


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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The estimated expenses payable by us in connection with the offering described in this registration statement (other than the underwritingdiscount and commissions) will be as follows:

 

Initial Trustees’ fee

  $6,500 

SEC Registration Fee

   9,410 

FINRA filing fee

   13,438 

Accounting fees and expenses

   40,000 

Nasdaq listing fees

   50,000 

Printing and engraving expenses

   20,000 

Legal fees and expenses

   225,000 

Miscellaneous

   115,652 
  

 

 

 

Total

  $480,000 
  

 

 

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Our certificate of incorporation provides that all directors, officers, employees and agents of the registrant shall be entitled to beindemnified by us to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Section 145 of theDelaware General Corporation Law concerning indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents is set forth below.

Section 145. Indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents; insurance.

(a) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee oragent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or notopposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed tothe best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.

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such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that noindemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action orsuit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chanceryor such other court shall deem proper.

(c) To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has beensuccessful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses(including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.

(d) Any indemnification undersubsections (a) and (b) of this section (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agentis proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at thetime of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of suchdirectors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.

(e) Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative orinvestigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if itshall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former officers and directors or other employees andagents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.

(f) The indemnification andadvancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw,agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. A right to indemnification or to advancement ofexpenses arising under a provision of the certificate of incorporation or a bylaw shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to such provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal,administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of such act or omission explicitly authorizes such elimination or impairment aftersuch action or omission has occurred.

(g) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person whois or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterpriseagainst any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against suchliability under this section.

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directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of suchconstituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or survivingcorporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

(i) Forpurposes of this section, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and referencesto “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respectto an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall bedeemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in this section.

(j) Theindemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shallinure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

(k) The Court of Chancery is hereby vested withexclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification brought under this section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Court of Chancerymay summarily determine a corporation’s obligation to advance expenses (including attorneys’ fees).

Insofar as indemnificationfor liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification isagainst public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer orcontrolling person in a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matterhas been settled by controlling precedent, submit to the court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication ofsuch issue.

In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation, will provide that no director shallbe personally liable to us or any of our stockholders for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors, except to the extent such limitation on or exemption from liability is not permitted under the DGCL unless theyviolated their duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized unlawful payments of dividends, unlawful stock purchases or unlawful redemptions, or derived improperpersonal benefit from their actions as directors. The effect of this provision of our certificate of incorporation is to eliminate our rights and those of our stockholders (through stockholders’ derivative suits on our behalf) to recovermonetary damages against a director for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director, including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior, except, as restricted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL. However, thisprovision does not limit or eliminate our rights or the rights of any stockholder to seek non-monetary relief, such as an injunction or rescission, in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care.

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repeal or amendment of provisions of our certificate of incorporation limiting or eliminating the liability of directors, whether by our stockholders or by changes in law, or the adoption of anyother provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to further limit or eliminate the liability of directors on a retroactive basis.

Our certificate of incorporation will also provide that we will, to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by applicable law,indemnify our current and former officers and directors, as well as those persons who, while directors or officers of our corporation, are or were serving as directors, officers, employees or agents of another entity, trust or other enterprise,including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, against all expense, liability and loss (including, withoutlimitation, attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by any such person in connection with any such proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a personeligible for indemnification pursuant to our certificate of incorporation will be indemnified by us in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person only if such proceeding was authorized by our board of directors, except for proceedings toenforce rights to indemnification.

The right to indemnification conferred by our certificate of incorporation is a contract right thatincludes the right to be paid by us the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding referenced above in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expensesincurred by our officer or director (solely in the capacity as an officer or director of our corporation) will be made only upon delivery to us of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such officer or director, to repay all amounts so advanced if it isultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under our certificate of incorporation or otherwise.

The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which any person covered by ourcertificate of incorporation may have or hereafter acquire under law, our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

Any repeal or amendment of provisions of our certificate of incorporation affecting indemnification rights, whether by our stockholders or bychanges in law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to provide broader indemnification rights ona retroactive basis, and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to suchrepeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision. Our certificate of incorporation will also permit us, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other that thosespecifically covered by our certificate of incorporation.

Our bylaws, which we intend to adopt immediately prior to the closing of thisoffering, include the provisions relating to advancement of expenses and indemnification rights consistent with those set forth in our certificate of incorporation. In addition, our bylaws provide for a right of indemnity to bring a suit in theevent a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses is not paid in full by us within a specified period of time. Our bylaws also permit us to purchase and maintain insurance, at our expense, to protect us and/or any director, officer,employee or agent of our corporation or another entity, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

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amendment or change in law permits us to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis, and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existingthereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

Wewill enter into indemnity agreements with each of our officers and directors a form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Registration Statement. These agreements will require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permittedunder Delaware law and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Registration Statement, we have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters andthe Underwriters have agreed to indemnify us against certain civil liabilities that may be incurred in connection with this offering, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

  

On February 1, 2020, our sponsor purchased 2,156,250 shares, which we refer to herein as “foundershares” or “insider shares,” for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The founder shares include an aggregate of up to 281,250 shares that are subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option isnot exercised in full or in part. Because these offers and sales were made to a single purchaser in a transaction not involving a public offering, the shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration contained inSection 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

  

LifeSci Holdings LLC, our sponsor, has committed to purchase from us an aggregate of 3,033,333 warrants, or“private warrants,” at $0.90 per warrant for a total purchase price of $2,730,000. Each private warrant is exercisable for one (1) share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per warrant. The private warrants will becomeexercisable on the later of the completion of our initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of this offering and will expire five years after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.This purchase will take place on a private placement basis simultaneously with the consummation of this offering. Our sponsor has also agreed that if the over-allotment option is exercised by the underwriters, it will purchase from us at a price of$0.90 per warrant an additional number of private warrants (up to a maximum of 250,000 private warrants) in an amount that is necessary to maintain in the trust account $10.00 per share sold to the public in this offering. These additional privatewarrants will be purchased in a private placement that will occur simultaneously with the purchase of shares resulting from the exercise of the over-allotment option. Because this offer and sale is being made to a single purchaser, the sale does notinvolve a public offering and is being made in reliance on the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Of the $2,730,000 (or $2,955,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) we will receivefrom the sale of the private warrants, $2,230,000 (or $2,455,000 if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be used for offering expenses and $500,000 will be used for working capital.

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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

 

 (a)

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  1.1  Form of Underwriting Agreement.
  1.2  Form of Business Combination Marketing Agreement.
  3.1  Certificate of Incorporation.
  3.2  Bylaws.
  3.3  

Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

  4.1  Specimen Common Stock Certificate.
  4.2  Form of Warrant.
  5.1  Form of Opinion of Loeb & Loeb LLP.
10.1  Form of Letter Agreement among the Registrant, LifeSci Holdings LLC, and the Company’s officers, directors and stockholders.
10.2  Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant.
10.3  Form of Escrow Agreement between the Registrant, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Initial Stockholders.
10.4  Form of Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant and the Initial Stockholders and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
10.5  Share Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and LifeSci Holdings LLC.
10.6  Form of Private Placement Warrant Subscription Agreement between the Registrant and LifeSci Holdings LLC.
10.7  Form of Administrative Support Agreement.
14  Form of Code of Ethics.
23.1  Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, P.C.
23.2  Consent of Loeb & Loeb LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24  Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the original filing hereof).
99.1  Form of Audit Committee Charter.
99.2  Form of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter.
99.3  Form of Compensation Committee Charter.
99.4  Consent of Thomas Wynn.
99.5  Consent of Raquel Izumi.
99.6  Consent of Adam Tomasi.
99.7  Consent of Nassim Usman.

 

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Item 17. Undertakings.

 

 (a)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in theunderwriting agreements, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

 

 (b)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted todirectors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against publicpolicy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controllingperson of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of itscounsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the finaladjudication of such issue.

 

 (c)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) For the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, if the registrant is subject to Rule 430C,each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be partof and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a documentincorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify anystatement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

(2) For the purpose of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution ofthe securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of an undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser,if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant toRule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or usedor referred to by an undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containingmaterial information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

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 (d)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

 (1)

For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from theform of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to bepart of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

 (2)

For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendmentthat contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on itsbehalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, on the 29 day of July, 2021.

 

LIFESCI ACQUISITION III CORP.
By: 

/s/ Andrew McDonald

Name: Andrew McDonald
Title: Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Andrew McDonald his or her true andlawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign anyand all amendments including post-effective amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying andconfirming all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitute, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in thecapacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name

  

Position

 

Date

/s/ Andrew McDonald

  Chairman and Chief Operating Officer July 29, 2021
Andrew McDonald  (Principal executive officer) and Director

/s/ David Dobkin

  Chief Financial Officer (Principal July 29, 2021
David Dobkin  

financial and accounting officer),

Head ofStrategy and Director

 

/s/ Michael Rice

  

Chief Operating Officer

(Principal financial and Director

 July 29, 2021
Michael Rice 

 

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