UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 23, 2021
VPC IMPACT ACQUISITION HOLDINGS III, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-40161 | 86-1481509 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC
150 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 5200
Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (312) 701-1777
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant | VPCC.U | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | VPCC | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | VPCC WS | The New York Stock Exchange |
Item 4.02. Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. (the Company) for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the management of the Company re-evaluated the Companys application of ASC 480-10-S99-3A to its accounting classification of the redeemable shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Public Shares), issued as part of the units sold in the Companys initial public offering (the IPO) on March 4, 2021. Historically, a portion of the Public Shares was classified as permanent equity to maintain stockholders equity greater than $5,000,000 on the basis that the Company will not redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001, as described in the Companys amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the Charter). Pursuant to such re-evaluation, the Companys management has determined that the Public Shares include certain provisions that require classification of all of the Public Shares as temporary equity regardless of the net tangible assets redemption limitation contained in the Charter.
Therefore, on November 23, 2021, the Companys management and the audit committee of the Companys board of directors (the Audit Committee), after consultation with WithumSmith+Brown, PC (Withum), the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, concluded that the Companys previously issued (i) audited balance sheet as of March 9, 2021, as previously restated in the Companys Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on May 25, 2021, (ii) unaudited interim financial statements included in the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on May 25, 2021, and (iii) unaudited interim financial statements included in the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2021 (collectively, the Affected Periods), should be restated to report all Public Shares as temporary equity and should no longer be relied upon. As such, the Company intends to restate its financial statements for the Affected Periods in the Companys Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021, to be filed with the SEC on or before November 23, 2021 (the Amended Third Quarter 10-Q).
The Company does not expect any of the above changes will have any impact on its cash position and cash held in the trust account established in connection with the IPO (the Trust Account).
The Companys management has concluded that in light of the classification error described above, a material weakness exists in the Companys internal control over financial reporting and that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. The Companys remediation plan with respect to such material weakness will be described in more detail in the Amended Third Quarter 10-Q.
The Companys management and the Audit Committee have discussed the matters disclosed in this Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to this Item 4.02 with Withum.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as believes, expects, intends, plans, estimates, assumes, may, should, will, seeks, or other similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the impact of the Companys restatement of certain historical financial statements, the Companys cash position and cash held in the Trust Account and any proposed remediation measures with respect to identified material weaknesses. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ significantly. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
VPC IMPACT ACQUISITION HOLDINGS III, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Gordon Watson | |||||
Name: Gordon Watson | ||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Dated: November 23, 2021 |