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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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References to the “company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Sculptor Acquisition Corp I. You should read the following discussion and analysis of our
financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our condensed financial statements and related notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion and other parts of this report contain
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. See
“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period
ended December 31, 2021.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on March 8, 2021 for the purpose of effecting a merger, share
exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses that the Company has not yet identified (“Business Combination”). We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are
subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.
Our sponsor is Sculptor Acquisition Sponsor I, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for our
Initial Public Offering was declared effective on December 8, 2021. On December 13, 2021, we consummated an Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being
offered, the “Public Shares”), including 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments (the “Over-Allotment Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $13.7
million, of which approximately $8.1 million was for deferred underwriting fees and approximately $947,000 was for offering costs allocated to derivative warrant liabilities.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 11,200,000
warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”), at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of $11.2 million.
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement, $234.6 million ($10.20 per Unit) of net proceeds, including the net
proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement, was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee and invested in United States
“government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the
Trust Account as described below.
Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and the sale of
Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. Our initial Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets
with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding any deferred underwriters fees and taxes payable) at the time we sign a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business
Combination. However, we will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction 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 an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
We have 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or June 13, 2023, to consummate an initial Business Combination. However, if
we anticipate we may not be able to consummate an initial Business Combination by June 13, 2023, we may, but are not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination three times by an additional three months each time,
for a total of up 21 months for the first extension, 24 months for the second extension or to 27 months for the third extension (the “Combination Period”), subject to the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees depositing additional funds into the
trust account as set out below. In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate its initial Business Combination by an additional three months each time, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees, upon five days advance
notice prior to deadline, must deposit into the Trust Account an additional amount of $0.10 per share each time, or $2.3 million in the aggregate each time, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline for each of the available three month
extensions, providing a total possible Business Combination period of 27 months at a total payment value of $6.9 million, in exchange for a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note (the “Extension Loan”). The Public Shareholders will not
be entitled to vote or redeem their shares in connection with any such extension. If we are unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, 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 the 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 on the
funds held in the Trust Account (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as
shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any) and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the board of directors,
liquidate and dissolve, subject, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2022, we had no operating cash and working capital of approximately $809,000.
Our liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from the Sponsor to
cover for certain expenses on behalf of the Company in exchange for issuance of our Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”) and a loan from a related party of approximately $236,000 (the “Note”). We fully repaid the Note upon closing of
the Initial Public Offering. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement held outside of
the Trust Account and the proceeds from the Working Capital Loan of up to $2.0 million from the Sponsor, as discussed below. As of March 31, 2022, we had approximately $350,000 outstanding under the Working Capital Loan.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet our liquidity needs
through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, we will be using the funds held outside of the Trust Account and proceeds from the Working Capital Loan for paying existing
accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire,
and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
Risks and Uncertainties
We continue to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including new variant strains of the underlying virus, current or anticipated
military conflict, including between Russia and Ukraine, terrorism, sanctions or other geopolitical events as well as adverse developments in the economy and capital markets, including rising energy costs, inflation and interest rates, in the
United States and globally, on the industry and have concluded that while it is reasonably possible that these events could have a negative effect on our financial position, results of our operations 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 might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity since inception up to March 31, 2022 related to our formation, the preparation for the Initial Public Offering, and since the
closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the
form of investment income from proceeds held in the Trust Account. We will continue to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence
expenses. Additionally, we recognize non-cash gains and losses within other income (expense) related to changes in recurring fair value measurement of our derivative liabilities at each reporting period.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had net income of approximately $8.1 million, which consisted of gain from the change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of
approximately $8.3 million and interest income from investments held in the Trust Account of approximately $22,000, offset by general and administrative expenses of approximately $344,000.
For the period from March 8, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2021, we had a net loss of approximately $27,000, which consisted solely of general and administrative
expenses.
Commitments and Contingencies
On December 31, 2021, we issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Working Capital Loan”) in the principal amount of up to $2.0 million to our
Sponsor. The Working Capital Loan does not bear interest and is repayable in full upon consummation of the initial Business Combination. If we do not complete a Business Combination, the Working Capital Loan shall not be repaid and all amounts
owed under it will be forgiven. Upon the consummation of a Business Combination, the Sponsor shall have the option, but not the obligation, to convert up to the principal balance of the Working Capital Loan to warrants of the Company, at a price
of $1.00 per warrant. The terms of the warrants will be identical to the terms of the Private Placement Warrants. The Working Capital Loan is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of which automatically trigger the unpaid
principal balance of the Working Capital Loan and all other sums payable with regard to the Working Capital Loan becoming immediately due and payable. As of March 31, 2022, we had approximately $350,000 outstanding under the Working Capital
Loan.
Registration and Shareholder Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and
Extension Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and Extension Loans) were entitled to registration rights
pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register
such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in
connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
We granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the prospectus in connection with the Initial Public Offering, to purchase up to
3,000,000 additional Units at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters exercised their over-allotment option in full on December 13, 2021.
The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit, $4.6 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the
Initial Public Offering. In addition, $0.35 per unit, or approximately $8.1 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the
amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to
make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. A summary of our significant accounting policies is included in Note 2 to our condensed financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Certain of our accounting policies are considered critical, as these policies are the most important to the depiction of our financial statements and require significant, difficult or complex judgments, often
employing the use of estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Such policies are summarized in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section in our 2021 Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2022. There have been no significant changes in the application of our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to the unaudited condensed financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of recent accounting
pronouncements.
JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting
requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act and are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded)
companies. We elected 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 is required for non-emerging
growth companies. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
As an “emerging growth company”, we are not required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of
internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,
(iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion
and analysis), and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will
apply for a period of five years following the completion of our initial public offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.