UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

or

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

For the transition period from ______ to_______

For the transition period fromto

Commission File No. Number: 001-39969

Thimble Point Acquisition Corp.

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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrantRegistrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware85-4103092
(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)
200 State Street, 13th Floor
Boston, MA02109
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 925-7848

195 Church Street, 15th Floor

New Haven, Connecticut 06510

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

(203) 680-8543

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Each Class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

Each Exchange on which registered

Which Registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001
par value and one-third of one redeemable warrant
$0.0001 per share
THMAUPEARThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 par valueTHMAThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants,Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock each at an exercise price offor $11.50 per shareTHMAWPEARWThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC


Indicate by check mark whether the registrantregistrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),; and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

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

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):. Yes No

As


The number of shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock outstanding as of May 12, 2022 was 138,101,541.



Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
Form 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2022


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PART I
PART II
References throughout this Form 10-Q to “we,” “us,” the “Company,” “Pear” or “our company” are to Pear Therapeutics, Inc. and it’s consolidated subsidiaries, and “Legacy Pear” refers to Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc. and it’s consolidated subsidiary prior to the Business Combination on December 3, 2021, unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise indicates.
This document contains references to trademarks, trade names, and service marks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names, and service marks referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may appear without the ® or TM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that the applicable licensor will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights to these trademarks and trade names. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names, trademarks, or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other company.

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$89,434 $169,567 
Short-term investments47,967 5,004 
Accounts receivable4,131 1,794 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets8,519 8,876 
Total current assets
150,051 185,241 
Property and equipment, net6,386 6,255 
Right-of-use assets (Note 8)10,196 — 
Restricted cash411 411 
Other long-term assets5,048 5,253 
Total assets
$172,092 $197,160 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$3,750 $1,806 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities12,679 17,946 
Lease liabilities - current (Note 8)1,760 — 
Deferred revenues1,020 421 
Debt27,170 26,993 
Total current liabilities46,379 47,166 
Lease liabilities - noncurrent (Note 8)9,695 — 
Embedded debt derivative675 675 
Warrant liabilities11,257 8,528 
Earn-out liabilities33,736 48,363 
Other long-term liabilities841 1,994 
Total liabilities
102,583 106,726 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)00
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2022; and no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021— — 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 690,000,000 authorized as of March 31, 2022; and 137,901,183 and 137,836,028 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively14 14 
Additional paid-in capital341,380 338,404 
Accumulated deficit(271,842)(247,983)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income(43)(1)
Total stockholders’ equity69,509 90,434 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$172,092 $197,160 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Revenue
Product revenue$2,749 $300 
Collaboration and license revenue— 76 
Total revenue2,749 376 
Cost and operating expenses
Cost of product revenue1,481 738 
Research and development13,264 7,490 
Selling, general, and administrative22,745 13,299 
Total cost and operating expenses37,490 21,527 
Loss from operations
(34,741)(21,151)
Other income (expense):
Interest and other (expense) income, net(1,016)(1,026)
Change in estimated fair value of earn-out liabilities14,627 — 
Change in estimated fair value of warrant liabilities(2,729)(163)
Loss on issuance of legacy convertible preferred stock— (2,053)
Total other income (expense)10,882 (3,242)
Net loss
$(23,859)$(24,393)
Unrealized loss on short-term investments$(42)$— 
Comprehensive loss
$(23,901)$(24,393)
Net loss per share:
Basic and diluted$(0.17)$(0.22)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted137,851,984 108,657,852 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(dollars in thousands)
Common StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
SharesAmount
Balance at January 1, 2021106,721,878 11 269,946 (182,841)— 87,116 
Issuance of Legacy Pear Series D convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs of $834,503,618 — 21,970 — — 21,970 
Exercise of common stock options642,489 402 — — 402 
Stock-based compensation expense— — 463 — — 463 
Net loss— — — (24,393)— (24,393)
Balance at March 31, 2021111,867,985 $11 $292,781 $(207,234)$— $85,558 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
 Common StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
 SharesAmount
Balance at January 1, 2022137,836,028 $14 $338,404 $(247,983)$(1)$90,434 
Exercise of common stock options65,145 — 75 — — 75 
Stock-based compensation expense— — 2,901 — — 2,901 
Exercise of common stock warrants10 — — — — — 
Other comprehensive income— — — — (42)(42)
Net loss— — — (23,859)— (23,859)
Balance at March 31, 2022137,901,183 $14 $341,380 $(271,842)$(43)$69,509 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Operating Activities:  
Net loss$(23,859)$(24,393)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation expense723 277 
Amortization of intangible asset155 100 
Amortization of debt discount176 150 
Amortization of right-of-use asset418 — 
Accretion and amortization of interest income(9)
Stock-based compensation expense    2,901 463 
Loss on issuance of legacy convertible preferred stock— 2,053 
Change in fair value of warrants2,729 163 
Change in fair value of earn-out liabilities(14,627)— 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(2,337)38 
Prepaid expenses and other assets410 (200)
Lease liabilities(405)— 
Accounts payable1,591 76 
Accrued expenses, other liabilities and non-current liabilities(5,214)(990)
Deferred revenues640 1,294 
Net cash used in operating activities(36,708)(20,961)
Investing Activities:
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments— 4,000 
Purchases of short-term investments(42,999)(2,996)
Purchases of property and equipment(501)(789)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(43,500)215 
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred stock, net— 19,917 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options75 402 
Net cash provided by financing activities75 20,319 
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(80,133)(427)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period169,978 112,061 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period
$89,845 $111,634 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest$900 $900 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing information:
Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses$353 $55 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
1. NATURE OF BUSINESS
Basis of Presentation
References throughout this Form 10-Q to “we,” “us,” the “Company,” “Pear” or “our company” are to Pear Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly known as Thimble Point Acquisition Corp.), and “Legacy Pear” refers to Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc. prior to the Business Combination, unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise indicates.
Legacy Pear is deemed the accounting predecessor and the post-company successor SEC registrant, which means Legacy Pear financial statements for previous periods are disclosed in this Form 10-Q. Future period reports filed with the SEC will include Pear Therapeutics, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Organization
Pear is a leader in prescription digital therapeutics, or PDTs. The Company’s PDTs treat diseases with clinically validated software.
On December 3, 2021, (the “Closing Date”), we consummated a business combination, or the “Business Combination”,pursuant to the terms of the business combination agreement, or “Business Combination Agreement”, dated June 21, 2021, 27,600,000by and among the Company (formerly known as Thimble Point Acquisition Corp., or “THMA”), Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated on August 14, 2013 (“Pear US”) (formerly known as Pear Therapeutics, Inc.) and Oz Merger Sub, Inc., pursuant to which Oz Merger Sub., Inc. (a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of THMA, or “Merger Sub”) merged with and into Pear US, with Pear US surviving as our wholly owned subsidiary. Upon the closing of the Business Combination, THMA changed its name to Pear Therapeutics, Inc. (“Pear” or the “Company”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, each share of Legacy Pear common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Legacy Pear Common Shares”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, after giving effect to the conversion of all issued and outstanding shares of Legacy Pear preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Legacy Pear Preferred Shares”) to Legacy Pear Common Shares, were canceled and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A common stock”) equal to the number of shares of Legacy Pear Common Shares multiplied by the exchange ratio of approximately 1.47. In addition, all outstanding equity awards of Legacy Pear were converted into equity awards with the option to purchase Class A common stock with the same terms and 6,900,000conditions adjusted by the exchange ratio of approximately 1.47.
In connection with the Business Combination, THMA completed the sale and issuance of 10,280,000 shares of Class BA common stock in a fully committed common stock private placement at a purchase price of $10.00 per share (“PIPE Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $102,800 (“PIPE Investment”), and a Forward Purchase Agreement Assignment, dated as of December 2, 2021, by and among THMA, the Anchor Investor, and a Pipe Investor (the “Forward Purchase Assignment”); which closed simultaneously with the consummation of the Business Combination. Upon the closing of the Business Combination, all of the remaining outstanding THMA Class A common shares were separated, pursuant to their terms, into one share of Class A common stock (which totaled 832,899 shares Class A common stock, “Public Shares”) and one-third (1/3) of one redeemable warrant (and THMA’s units ceased trading on the Nasdaq). Further, LP SPAC 1 LLC (the “Anchor Investor”) purchased 6,387,026 shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share in connection with the Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021, by and between THMA and the Anchor Investor (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”), as amended from time to time, including by the Amendment to Forward Purchase Agreement dated as of June 21, 2021, and the Second Amendment to Forward Purchase Agreement dated as of November 14, 2021 (the “Amended Forward Purchase Agreement”), entered into with THMA on February 1, 2021 (“THMA Sponsor Shares”). Gross proceeds from the Merger totaled approximately $175,001 which included funds held in THMA’s trust account (after giving effect to redemptions). Transaction costs totaled approximately $32,779.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this Form 10-Q to the “Company”, “our”, and “Pear” refer to the consolidated operations of Pear Therapeutics, Inc. and its subsidiaries. References to THMA refer to the company prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and references to “Legacy Pear” refer to Pear Therapeutics, Inc. (now Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc.) prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.
Legacy Pear was deemed the accounting acquirer in the Business Combination. This determination was primarily based on Legacy Pear’s stockholders prior to the Business Combination having a majority of the voting power in the combined company, Legacy Pear having the ability to appoint a majority of the Board of Directors of the combined company, Legacy Pear’s existing management comprising the senior management of the combined company, Legacy Pear comprising the ongoing operations of the combined company, Legacy Pear being the larger entity based on historical revenues and business operations, and the combined company assuming Legacy Pear’s name. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of Legacy Pear issuing stock for the net assets of THMA, accompanied by a recapitalization. Under this method of accounting, THMA who was the legal acquirer, is treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of Pear issuing stock for the net assets of THMA, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of THMA are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. The equity structure has been restated in all comparative periods up to the Closing Date to reflect the number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value $0.0001 per share, issued to Legacy Pear stockholders in connection with the Business Combination. As such, the shares and corresponding capital amounts and earnings per share related to Legacy Pear’s Convertible Preferred Stock (“Legacy Pear Preferred Shares”) and Legacy Pear common stock prior to the Business Combination have been retroactively restated as shares reflecting the exchange ratio of approximately 1.47 established in the Business Combination. Legacy Pear’s convertible preferred stock previously classified as mezzanine was retroactively adjusted, converted into Class A common stock, and reclassified to permanent as a result of the reverse recapitalization. See Note 3 for more information.
THMA, now Pear Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation was incorporated on December 1, 2020. Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc., previously known as Pear Therapeutics, Inc. (“Legacy Pear”), is a Delaware corporation incorporated on August 14, 2013. The Company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Going Concern
The Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties common to early-stage technology-based companies, including, but not limited to, rapid technological changes, protection of its proprietary technology and intellectual property, commercialization of existing and new products, development by competitors of competing products, dependence on key personnel, compliance with government regulations, including compliance with the US. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and the ability to secure additional capital to fund operations.
The Company obtained FDA marketing authorization for its three products, reSET® (2017), reSET-O® (2018), and Somryst® (2020). In October 2019, after terminating our agreement with Sandoz Inc., our then collaboration partner, we began the direct commercialization of reSET® and reSET-O®.
The Company has incurred recurring losses since inception and anticipates net losses and negative operating cash flows for the near future and may be unable to remain in compliance with certain financial covenants required under its credit facility. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company had a net loss of $23,859 and as of March 31, 2022, had an accumulated deficit of $271,842. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $137,401 of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. While the Company has recorded revenue, revenues have been insufficient to fund operations. Accordingly, the Company has funded its operations to date through a combination of proceeds raised from equity and debt issuances, including the Business Combination. The Company’s operating costs include the cost of developing and commercializing products as well as providing research services. As a consequence, the Company will need to raise additional equity and debt financing that may not be available, if at all, at terms acceptable to the Company to fund future operations. As a result, the Company could be required to delay, scale back or abandon some or all of its development programs and other operations,
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
which could materially harm the Company’s business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. Management believes these uncertainties raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Because of these uncertainties, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. Due to the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue operating as a going concern for twelve months from the issuance date of these financial statements and the material adverse change clause in the Perceptive Credit Facility, the amounts due as of March 31, 2022, have been classified as current in the consolidated balance sheet. The lender has not invoked the material adverse change clause as of the date of issuance of these financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not reflect any other adjustments relating to the recoverability and reclassification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. The Company is subject to various covenants related to the Perceptive Credit Facility entered into on June 30, 2020 (Note 7), and given the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, there is a risk that it may not meet its covenants in the future.
COVID-19 Related Significant Risks and Uncertainties
There continues to be uncertainties regarding the pandemic of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The Company is closely monitoring the continued impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of its business, including how it will impact its customers, patients, employees, suppliers, vendors, and business partners. The Company is unable to predict the specific impact that COVID-19 may have on its business, financial position, and operations moving forward due to the numerous uncertainties. Any estimates made herein may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained, and actual results could differ materially from any estimates made herein under different assumptions or conditions. The Company will continue to assess the evolving impact of COVID-19.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, and Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB.
The consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, include the accounts of Pear and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements herein.
Certain monetary amounts, percentages, and other figures included elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them, and figures expressed as percentages in the text may not total 100% or, as applicable, when aggregated may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the percentages that precede them.
Reclassification of Prior Year Presentation
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations. Adjustment has been made to the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021, to present the change in fair value of warrant liabilities as a separate line item; this amount was included in the Interest and other (expense) income, net line item in prior years.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates and changes in estimates are reflected in reported results in the period in which they become known.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
The Company considers only those highly liquid investments, readily convertible to cash, that mature within 90 days from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company’s cash equivalents include money market funds and overnight deposits.
The following table reconciles cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets to the total amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents$89,434 $169,567 
Restricted cash - long-term411 411 
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash$89,845 $169,978 
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB, issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as subsequently amended, which provides guidance requiring lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset (“ROU”) and a lease liability on the balance sheet for substantially all leases, with the exception of short-term leases. Leases are classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the statements of operations.
The Company adopted the leasing standard effective January 1, 2022, using the revised modified retrospective transition method, with comparative periods continuing to be reported under ASC 840 as it was the accounting standard in effect for such period. In the adoption of ASU 2016-02, the Company carried forward the assessment from ASC 840 of whether its contracts contain or are leases, the classification of its leases, and remaining lease terms. The Company did not elect the hindsight practical expedient upon adoption of the new standard.
The most significant impact resulting from the adoption of this new standard was the recognition of $10,614 of an operating ROU assets and $11,860 of operating lease liabilities on the adoption date, January 1, 2022. The difference between the ROU assets and lease liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet is primarily due to the accrual for lease payments as a result of straight-line lease expense and unamortized tenant incentive liability balances. Existing deferred rent and prepaid rent amounts were removed from the consolidated balance sheets at the date of adoption. The adoption did not have a material impact to the Company's consolidated statements of operations or statement of cash flows.
The Company has made an accounting policy election to keep leases with an initial term of 12 months or less off of the balance sheet and recognize those lease payments in the consolidated statements of income on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has also elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all of its leases as the non-lease components are not significant to the overall lease costs.
See Note 8 for further information.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes-Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. It also clarifies and simplifies other aspects of the accounting for income taxes. This standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company’s adoption of the standard effective January 1, 2022, did not have a material impact to its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
3. Business Combination
As discussed in Note 1, on December 3, 2021, the Company consummated a business combination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement. The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, THMA, who was the legal acquirer, was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the Business Combination was treated as the equivalent of Pear issuing stock for the net assets of THMA, accompanied by a recapitalization.
Upon the closing of the Business Combination, holders of Legacy Pear common stock received shares of Class A common stock in an amount determined by application of the exchange ratio of approximately 1.47 (the “Exchange Ratio”), which was based on Legacy Pear’s implied price per share prior to the Business Combination. For periods prior to the Business Combination, the reported share and per share amounts have been retroactively converted (“Retroactive Conversion”) by applying the Exchange Ratio. The consolidated assets, liabilities and results of operations prior to the Business Combination are those of Legacy Pear.
In addition, holders of Legacy Pear Common Shares (and Legacy Pear Preferred Shares who converted their shares into Legacy Pear Common Shares in connection with the Merger) received the contingent right to receive up to 12,395,625 additional Class A common stock (the “Earn-Out Shares”) upon the achievement of certain earn-out targets. The holders of Legacy Pear common stockholders are eligible to receive up to 12,395,625 shares in the aggregate of additional Class A common stock in 3 equal tranches of 4,131,875 shares respectively, upon the Company achieving $12.50, $15.00, or $17.50, respectively, as its volume-weighted average price per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 consecutive trading day period (as adjusted for share splits, reverse share splits, share dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications, combination, exchange of shares, or the like).
Further, the Company assumed the outstanding respectively.

warrants to purchase 9,199,944 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at $11.50 per share (the “Public Warrants”) and the outstanding warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) held by LJ10 LLC, (the “
Sponsor”) to purchase 5,013,333 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at $11.50 per share. The Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants expire five years after the completion of the Business Combination.

In connection with the Business Combination, the Company incurred approximately $32,779 of equity issuance costs, consisting of underwriting, legal, and other professional fees, $31,400 of which were recorded to additional paid-in capital as a reduction of proceeds and $1,379 of which was recorded as an expense in selling, general, and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
See Note 7 for information on the Legacy Pear warrants that were exercised prior to the Business Combination.
The number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately following the consummation of the business combination was as follows:
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION1Class A
Common Stock
ITEM 1.THMA Public SharesFINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)832,899 1
THMA Initial StockholdersCONDENSED BALANCE SHEET6,900,000 1
THMA Sponsor SharesCONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS6,387,026 2
Shares Issued to PIPE Investors and Forward Purchase AssignmentCONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 10,280,000 3
Legacy Pear Equityholders (1)
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS113,399,293 4
Total shares of common stock immediately after business combinationNOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS137,799,218 5
ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS20
ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK26
ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES27
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION28
ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS28
ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS28
ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS28
ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES29
ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES29
ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION29
ITEM 6.EXHIBITS30
SIGNATURES31

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PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THIMBLE POINT ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

   March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
 
   (Unaudited)  (Audited) 

ASSETS

   

Current assets

   

Cash

  $749,099  $—   

Prepaid expenses

   596,830   —   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

   1,345,929   —   

Deferred offering costs

   —     310,450 

Marketable securities held in Trust Account

   276,010,317   —   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  $277,356,246  $310,450 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   

Current liabilities

   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $396,983  $1,650 

Accrued offering costs

   —     240,450 

Promissory note — related party

   —     45,527 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

   396,983   287,627 

Warrant liability

   13,502,666   —   

Deferred underwriting fee payable

   9,660,000   —   
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

   23,559,649   287,627 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Commitments (Note 7)

   

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption 27,600,000 shares at March 31, 2021 (at redemption value of $10 per share)

   276,000,000   —   

Stockholders’ Equity

   

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

   —     —   

Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized

   —     —   

Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 6,900,000 shares issued and outstanding, at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

   690   690 

Additional paid-in capital

   —     24,310 

Accumulated deficit

   (22,204,093  (2,177
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity

   (22,203,403  22,823 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

  $227,356,246  $310,450 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

(1)     The accompanying notes are an integral partnumber of the unaudited condensed financial statements.

THIMBLE POINT ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

(UNAUDITED)

Operating and formation costs

  $1,222,047 
  

 

 

 

Loss from operations

   (1,222,047

Other income:

  

Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account

   5,722 

Change in fair value of warrants

   3,126,934 

Unrealized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account

   4,595 
  

 

 

 

Other income, net

   3,137,251 
  

 

 

 

Income before provision for benefit from income taxes

   1,915,204 

(Provision for) benefit from income taxes

   —   
  

 

 

 

Net income

  $1,915,204 
  

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A common stock subject to possible redemption

   27,600,000 
  

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class A common stock subject to possible redemption

  $0.00 
  

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Non-redeemable common stock

   6,550,000 
  

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share, Non-redeemable common stock

  $0.29 
  

 

 

 

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

THIMBLE POINT ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021

(UNAUDITED)

   Class A Common Stock  Class B Common Stock   Additional
Paid
  Accumulated  Total
Stockholders’
 
   Shares  Amount  Shares   Amount   in Capital  Deficit  Equity 

Balance – January 1, 2021

   —    $—     6,900,000   $690   $24,310  $(2,177 $22,823 

Sale of 27,600,000 Unit, net of underwriting discounts and offering expenses

   27,600,000   2,760   —      —      250,201,410   —     250,204,170 

Cash paid in excess of fair value for Private Placement Warrants

   —     —     —      —      1,654,400   —     1,654,400 

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption

   (27,600,000  (2,760  —      —      (251,880,120  (24,117,120  (276,000,000

Net income

   —     —     —      —      —     1,915,204   1,915,204 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance – March 31, 2021

   —    $—     6,900,000   $690   $—    $(22,204,093 $(22,203,403
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

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

THIMBLE POINT ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 (INCEPTION) THROUGH MARCH 31, 2021

(UNAUDITED)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

  

Net income

  $1,915,204 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

  

Change in fair value of warrant liability

   (3,126,934

Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account

   (5,722

Transaction costs incurred in connection with the issuance of warrants

   619,676 

Unrealized loss (gain) on marketable securities held in Trust Account

   (4,595

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

  

Prepaid expenses

   (596,830

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   395,333 
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

   (803,868) 
  

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

  

Investment of cash in Trust Account

   (276,000,000
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (276,000,000) 
  

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

  

Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts paid

   270,480,000 

Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants

   7,520,000 

Repayment of promissory note – related party

   (136,833

Proceeds from promissory note – related party

   91,306 

Payment of offering costs

   (401,506
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

   277,552,967 
  

 

 

 

Net Change in Cash

   749,099 

Cash – Beginning of period

   —   
  

 

 

 

Cash – End of period

  $749,099 
  

 

 

 

Non-Cash investing and financing activities:

  

Initial classification of common stock subject to possible redemption

  $276,000,000 
  

 

 

 

Deferred offering costs included in accrued offering costs

  $9,660,000 

Initial classification of warrant liability

  $16,629,600 
  

 

 

 

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

THIMBLE POINT ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on December 1, 2020. The CompanyLegacy Pear shares was formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).

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 yet commenced any operations. All activity for the period December 1, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation and its initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) and, subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, the search for a target for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest incomedetermined from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 1, 2021. On February 4, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 27,600,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), which includes the full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option in the amount of 3,600,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $276,000,000, which is described in Note 4.

Simultaneously withLegacy Pear shares outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Initial Business Combination converted at the Exchange Ratio of approximately 1.47. All fractional shares were rounded down.

Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 5,013,333 warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant”Warrants and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to LJ10 LLC (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $7,520,000, which is described in Note 5.

Transaction costs amounted to $15,651,506, consisting of $5,520,000 of underwriting fees, $9,660,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $471,506 of other offering costs.

Following the closingWarrants

As of the Initial Public Offering on February 4, 2021, an amount of $276,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) fromClosing Date, the net proceedstotal value of the sale ofliability associated with the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), and invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, 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 of 1940, as amended (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 to the Company’s stockholders, as described below, except that interest earned on the Trust Account can be released to the Company to pay its tax obligations (“permitted withdrawals”).

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The stock exchange listing rules require that the 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 (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing a definitive agreement to enter a Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination 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 an investment company under the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.

The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding Public Shares (the “public stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether 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 public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.00 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account, net of permitted withdrawals). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.

The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the 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 stockholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other reasons, 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 has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 6) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving 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 or do not vote at all.

Notwithstanding the above, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a public 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 under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.

The Sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption rights with respect to its Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination, (b) to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Window (as defined below) and (c) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless the Company provides the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.

The Company will have until February 4, 2023 (or until May 4, 2023 if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle, or definitive agreement for a Business Combination by February 4, 2023) to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Window”). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Window, the Company 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, net of permitted withdrawals (less 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 stockholders’ rights as stockholders (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 Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Window.

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

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

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

NOTE 2. RESTATEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2021

On April 12, 2021, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a statement entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “SEC Statement”) informing market participants that certain warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies may require classification as a liability of the entity$16,487 measured at fair value with changes inbased on the public warrant quoted price. The Company concluded the warrants met the definition of a liability and have been classified as such on the balance sheet. The fair value each period reported in earnings. Specifically, the SEC Statement focused on certain settlement terms and provisions related to certain tender offers following a business combination. The terms described in the SEC Statement are common in SPACs and are similar to those contained inof the warrant agreement, dated as of February 1,liability was $11,257 and $8,528 at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, betweenrespectively. See Note 10 for further information on the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent. The Company previously accounted for its outstanding Public Warrants (as defined in Note 4) and Private Placement Warrants (collectively,Warrants.         

Earn-Out Liabilities
The Company accounts for the “Warrants”) issued in connection with its Initial Public Offering as components of equity instead of as derivative liabilities. The warrant agreement governing the Warrants includes a provision that provides for potential changes to the settlement amounts dependent upon the characteristicsissuance of the holder of the warrant. In Addition, the warrant agreement includesEarn-Out Shares as a provision thatcontingent consideration arrangement, a liability for which was initially valued and recorded at $95,401, which was estimated by using a Monte Carlo Simulation Method for each earn out period. Key inputs and assumptions used in the event of a tender offer or exchange offer made to and accepted by holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of a single class of stock, all holders of the Warrants would be entitled to receive cash for their Warrants (the “tender offer provision”).

In further consideration of the SEC Statement,this were the Company’s management further evaluatedstock price, expected term, volatility, the Warrants under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 815-40, Contractsrisk-free rate, and dividend yield. Certain of these inputs are Level 3 assumptions that are updated each reporting period as the earn-out liabilities are recorded at fair value at each reporting date. The Company revalued the earn-out liabilities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and determined the fair value to be $33,736 and $48,363, respectively. The change in Entity’s Own Equity. ASC Section 815-40-15 addresses equity versus liability treatment and classification of equity-linked financial instruments, including warrants, and states that a warrant may be classified as a component of equity only if, among other things, the warrant is indexed to the issuer’s common stock. Under ASC Section 815-40-15, a warrant is not indexed to the issuer’s common stock if the terms of the warrant require an adjustment to the exercise price upon a specified event and that event is not an input to the fair value of the warrant. Basedearn-out liabilities were recorded in other income (expense) on that evaluation management concluded that the Private Placement Warrants are not indexed tostatement of operations.

4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The tables below present certain of our assets and liabilities measured at fair value categorized by the Company’s common stocklevel of input used in the manner contemplated by ASC Section 815-40-15 because the holdervaluation of the instrument is not an input into the pricingeach asset and liability.
March 31, 2022
DescriptionTotal Fair ValueLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Cash equivalents:   
Money market funds$53,189 $53,189 00
Debt investments:
U.S. Treasury Bills31,988 31,988 — — 
Corporate bonds3,013 03,013 0
Commercial paper12,966 012,966 0
Total debt investments47,967 31,988 15,979 — 
Total assets$101,156 $85,177 $15,979 $— 
Long-term liabilities:
Embedded debt derivative$675 00$675 
Warrant liabilities11,257 7,286 3,971 0
Earn-out liabilities33,736 — — 33,736 
Total liabilities$45,668 $7,286 $3,971 $34,411 
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in stockholders’ equity” criteria as contemplated by ASC Section 815-40-25.

As a result of the above, thethousands, except per share amounts)

December 31, 2021
DescriptionTotal Fair ValueLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$129,184 $129,184 $— $— 
Debt investments:
Corporate bonds1,007 — 1,007 — 
Commercial paper3,998 — 3,998 — 
Total debt investments5,005 — 5,005 — 
Total assets134,189 129,184 $5,005 — 
Long-term liabilities:
Embedded debt derivative$675 $— $— $675 
Warrant liabilities8,528 5,520 3,008 0
Earn-out liabilities48,363 — — 48,363 
Total liabilities$57,566 $5,520 $3,008 $49,038 
The Company should have classified the Warrants as derivative liabilities in its previously issued financial statement as of February 4, 2021. Under this accounting treatment, the Company is required to measure the fair value of the Warrantsevaluates transfers between levels at the end of each reporting period as well as re-evaluateperiod. There were no transfers of financial instruments between levels during the treatmentthree months ended March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Cash equivalents—Money market funds included within cash equivalents are classified within Level 1 of the warrants and recognize changes in the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.
Investments—The Company measures its investments at fair value on a recurring basis and classifies those instruments within Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. U.S. Treasury Bills are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because pricing is based on quoted market prices for identical instruments in active markets of the reporting date. Marketable securities, including corporate bonds and commercial paper, are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value is determined using models or other valuation methodologies. The Company recorded unrealized losses of $42 and $0 in other comprehensive income (loss) on short-term investments for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Embedded debt derivative — As described in Note 7, the Company concluded that the contingent put options contained in the Perceptive Credit Facility that could require mandatory repayment upon the occurrence of an event of default, change of control and certain other events represent an embedded derivative required to be bifurcated from the prior perioddebt host instrument. The embedded debt derivative is measured at fair value using a probability-weighted cash flow valuation methodology, having a fair value of $675 at March 31, 2022. The determination of the fair value of an embedded debt derivative includes inputs not observable in the Company’s operating results for the current period. In accordance with ASC 825-10 “Financial Instruments”, offering costs attributablemarket and as such, represents a Level 3 measurement. The methodology utilized requires inputs based on certain subjective assumptions, specifically, probabilities of mandatory debt repayment prior to the issuancematurity ranging between 0-10%.
Warrant liabilities — As a result of the derivative warrant liabilities are recognized in the statement of operations as incurred.

In the process of evaluating its financial statementsBusiness Combination on December 3, 2021, the Company also restated its financial statementsrecorded a liability for Public and Private Placement Warrants to classify all shares ofpurchase Class A common stock in temporary equity. In accordancethe Company’s consolidated financial statements. See Note 3 for further information. The Public Warrants are traded on Nasdaq and are recorded at fair value using the closing stock price as of the measurement date. The Private Placement Warrants, which have a single holder, have similar terms and are subject to substantially the same redemption features as the Public Warrants. Accordingly, the most advantageous market for the Private Placement Warrants is determined from the perspective of the holder of such warrants as an asset. Since any transfer to a non-permitted transferee (i.e., to a market participant) would cause the Private Placement Warrants to become public warrants, the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is based on the quoted price of the Public Warrants.

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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
As of the Closing Date, the total value of the liability associated with the SEC Staff’s guidancePublic and Private Placement Warrants was $16,487 measured at fair value based on redeemable equity instruments, which hasthe public warrant quoted price on Nasdaq (Ticker: PEARW). The Company concluded that the warrants met the definition of a liability and have been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely withinclassified as such on the controlbalance sheet. At March 31, 2022, the fair value of the warrant liability was $11,257.
Earn-out liabilities — Upon the closing of the Business Combination, the Earn-Out Shares were accounted for as a liability because the triggering events that determine the number of shares to be earned included events that were indexed to the common stock of the Company, require common stock subjectwith the change fair value recognized in Change in the estimated fair value of earn-out liabilities in the consolidated statement of operations.
The estimated fair value of the Earn-out Shares was determined using a Monte Carlo Simulation Method (“MCSM”) using the following assumptions at each valuation date:
March 31,
2022
December 31, 2021
Stock price$5.05$6.20
Risk-free interest rate2.41%1.25%
Expected term (in years)4.684.92
Expected volatility55.00%55.00%
Dividend yield—%—%
Refer to redemptionNote 3 for more information on the triggering events of the Earn-Out Shares. The change in fair value of the earn-out liabilities resulted in other income of $14,627 recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended March 31, 2022.
The following table reconciles the change in the fair value of the earn-out liabilities valued using Level 3 inputs:
Earn-Out Liabilities
Fair value as of December 31, 2021$48,363 
Change in fair value(14,627)
Fair value as of March 31, 2022$33,736 
5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
March 31,
2022
December 31, 2021
Internal-use software$7,386 $6,591 
Equipment629 579 
Construction in process— 362 
Furniture and fixtures711 586 
Leasehold improvements755 509 
Total property and equipment9,481 8,627 
Less: accumulated depreciation(3,095)(2,372)
Property and equipment, net$6,386 $6,255 
Depreciation expense was $723 and $277 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
6. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
March 31,
2022
December 31, 2021
Compensation and related benefits$7,466 $11,855 
Commercial and marketing related costs1,573 1,821 
Professional services1,797 1,710 
Research and development costs1,063 781 
Other780 1,779 
Total$12,679 $17,946 
7. INDEBTEDNESS
Perceptive Credit Facility
On June 30, 2020, the Perceptive Close Date, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement and Guaranty, or Perceptive Credit Facility, with Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP, as administrative agent and lender with a syndicate of other lenders, collectively Perceptive. The Perceptive Credit Facility, as amended, consists of a secured term loan facility in an aggregate amount of up to $50,000, which will be classified outside of permanent equity.made available under the following three tranches: (i) Tranche 1 - $30,000, available at the Perceptive Closing Date; (ii) Tranche 2 - $10,000, available no earlier than December 31, 2022; and (iii) Tranche 3 - $10,000, available no later than December 31, 2021. The Company had previously classified 1,310,869 shares in permanent equity. Although the Company did not specifydraw down on the available borrowings under Tranche 2 or Tranche 3.

The Perceptive Credit Facility bears interest through maturity at a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that currently,variable rate based upon the one-month LIBOR rate plus 11.0%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.0%. As of March 31, 2022, the interest rate was 12.0%. The Company is required to make interest-only payments until May 31, 2024, after which point the Company will be required to make monthly payments of principal equal to 3.0% of the then outstanding principal until maturity on June 30, 2025, or the Maturity Date. If the Company prepays the loan prior to the Maturity Date, it will be required to pay a prepayment fee guaranteeing Perceptive a 1.5 times return on any prepaid amount. A change of control, which includes a new entity or group owning more than 35.0% of the Company’s voting stock, or prior to an IPO, the failure of the existing holders to own at least 35.0% of the Company’s voting stock, trigger a mandatory prepayment of the term loan. The Business Combination did not redeemtrigger this clause as existing holders retained greater than 35% of the combined Company’s voting stock. The Company paid issuance costs of $750 in connection with its public shares inentry into the Perceptive Credit Facility.
The Company concluded the contingent put options that could require mandatory repayment upon the occurrence of an amount that would cause its net tangible assetsevent of default, change of control and certain other events represent an embedded derivative required to be less than $5,000,001.bifurcated from the debt host instrument and accounted for separately and recorded an embedded debt derivative of $675 as of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022. Any changes to the derivative liability in future periods will be recognized as interest and other (expense) income, net in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The Perceptive Credit Facility is secured by substantially all the assets of the Company, including our intellectual property. The Credit Facility requires the Company to (i) maintain a minimum aggregate cash balance of $5,000 in one or more controlled accounts, and (ii) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, report revenues for the trailing 12-month period that exceed the amounts set forth in the Perceptive Credit Facility which range from $5,750 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, to $125,000 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025. The Perceptive Credit Facility contains various affirmative and negative covenants that limit the Company’s ability to engage in specified types of transactions. The Company restated its financialwas in compliance with the covenants under the Perceptive Credit Facility as of March 31, 2022.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
On the Perceptive Closing Date, Perceptive received a warrant certificate exercisable into 775,000 shares of Legacy Pear Series C preferred stock, and had the Company borrowed under Tranche 2 or Tranche 3, the Company would have been obligated to issue 2 additional warrants, the Additional Warrants, to Perceptive each to purchase up to 50,000 shares of Legacy Pear Series C preferred stock. In the event the Company issued Legacy Pear Series D preferred stock, Perceptive had the right to convert the Legacy Pear Series C preferred stock warrant into a warrant to purchase Legacy Pear Series D preferred stock, and the exercise price shall be automatically adjusted to equal the original per share price for Legacy Pear Series D preferred stock. On the Perceptive Closing Date, the Company issued freestanding Legacy Pear Series C preferred stock warrants to Perceptive, which were converted to Legacy Pear Series D preferred stock warrants at the time of the Legacy Pear Series D funding round. The Legacy Pear Series D preferred stock warrants were exercisable for 1,012,672 shares of Legacy Pear Series D preferred stock. The Legacy Pear Series D preferred stock warrants have an exercise price of $5.51 per share and would have expired in 2030 and were exercisable at any time prior to the ten-year anniversary of the Perceptive Closing Date of the Perceptive Credit Facility. At issuance, the Company determined that the warrant is liability-classified and would be remeasured at fair value each reporting period, with changes in fair value recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Additional Warrants would have been issued as warrants to classify allpurchase 65,333 shares of Legacy Pear Series D-1 preferred stock. On November 30, 2021, Perceptive net exercised 1,012,672 Legacy Pear Series D warrants pursuant to which Perceptive obtained 629,057 shares of Legacy Pear Series D-1 preferred stock in a cashless exercise, and subsequently converted the 629,057 shares of Legacy Pear Series D-1 preferred stock into 629,057 shares of Legacy Pear common stock which were then converted into 926,232 shares of Class A common stock as temporary equityadjusted by the exchange ratio based on a per share price of $9.87 per share, the THMA closing price on June 22, 2021. See Notes 1 and any related impact,3 for more information.
On March 25, 2022, we amended the Perceptive Credit Facility to adjust certain covenants under the agreement. The amendment included among other things, reducing the required minimum trailing 12-month revenue for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, through the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025 as described above.
On the threshold in its charter would not changePerceptive Closing Date, the natureCompany received proceeds of $28,500, net of fees and expenses of $1,500. As of March 31, 2022, no further borrowings were taken under the Credit Facility. The outstanding balance of the underlying sharesPerceptive Credit Facility was:
Perceptive Credit FacilityMarch 31, 2022
Principal$30,000 
Less: Debt issuance costs and discount at issuance(2,830)
Net carrying amount$27,170 
As discussed in Note 1, due to the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue operating as redeemablea going concern for twelve months from the issuance date of these financial statements, the amounts due as of March 31, 2022, have been classified as current in the consolidated balance sheet. Future minimum payments, including contractual interest, under the Perceptive Credit Facility as of March 31, 2022, are as follows:
Years ended December 31,Amounts
Remainder of 20222,750 
20233,650 
202410,603 
202524,039 
Total$41,042 
Less:
Interest payable(11,042)
Unamortized debt issuance costs(2,830)
Current portion of long-term debt(27,170)
Long-term debt$— 
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
8. LEASES
As of March 31, 2022, the Company leases office space under non-cancelable operating leases in three cities, Boston, Massachusetts, consisting of approximately 19,000 square feet that will expire on June 1, 2028, including approximately 900 square feet that the Company took over on January 1, 2022, San Francisco, California, consisting of approximately 17,000 square feet that will expire on July 31, 2025, and thus would be requiredRaleigh, North Carolina, consisting of approximately 7,700 square feet that will expire on May 31, 2026. We have the right and option to extend each of the Boston and Raleigh leases for a five year period.
As described in Note 2, the Company adopted Topic 842, Leases, as of January 1, 2022. Prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be disclosed outsidereported in accordance with our historic accounting under Topic 840.
All of permanent equity.

The Company’s accounting for the WarrantsCompany's leases are classified as operating leases. The components of equity insteadROU assets and lease liabilities are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table summarizes the impact of as derivative liabilities did not have any effectthe adoption of the new lease accounting guidance on the Company’s previously reported investments heldcondensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022, as if the previous accounting guidance was in trusteffect for comparison purposes. There was no impact to the condensed consolidated statement of income or cash.

   As
Previously
Reported
   Adjustments   As Restated 

Balance sheet as of February 4, 2021 (audited)

      

Warrant Liability

  $—     $16,629,600   $16,629,600 

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

   262,891,310    (16,629,600   246,261,710 

Immediate Accretion to Redemption Amount

   —      —      29,738,290 

Total Temporary Equity

   —      —      276,000,000 

Class A Common Stock

   131    (131   —   

Additional Paid-in Capital

   5,001,363    (5,001,363   —   

Accumulated Deficit

   (2,177   (24,761,106   (24,763,283

NOTE 3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basisthe condensed consolidated statement of Presentation

cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022, as such, no impact information was provided.

March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
As ReportedAdjustments to Reflect Prior Lease GuidanceBalances as if the Previous Accounting Guidance was in EffectAs Reported
Total assets$172,092 $(10,196)$161,896 $197,160 
Total liabilities(1)
102,583 (11,455)91,128 106,726 
Total equity69,509 — 69,509 90,434 
(1) As of March 31, 2022, the balance of current liabilities as if the previous accounting guidance was in effect would be $44,619.
We recognized rent expense of $741 and $643 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been preparedCompany had $1,007 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepteddeferred rent recorded within other long-term liabilities in the United Statesconsolidated balance sheet as of America (“U.S. GAAP”)December 31, 2021.
Future commitments under non-cancelable lease agreements are as follows:
Years ended December 31,Lease Commitments
2022 (remainder)$2,112 
20232,912 
20243,176 
20252,734 
2026 and thereafter3,878 
Total lease payments14,812 
   Less: present value adjustment(3,357)
Present value of total lease liabilities11,455 
   Less: current lease liability(1,760)
      Long-term operating lease liabilities$9,695 
Operating lease liabilities are based on the net present value of the remaining lease payments over the remaining lease term. In determining the present value of lease payments, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
when measuring operating lease liabilities. As of March 31, 2022, the weighted average remaining lease term is 5.1 years and the weighted average discount rate used to determine the operating lease liability is 10%.
In addition to rent, certain leases require the Company to pay additional amounts for interim financial informationtaxes, insurance, maintenance, and other operating expenses.
9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Licenses Related to our Commercial Products
As of March 31, 2022, the Company has 4 license agreements related to its commercialized products.
The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
The Company entered into a contribution and license agreement for Pharmaceutical Field of Use, or FOU, with The Invention Science Fund I, LLC, or ISF, in February 2015, as amended on February 28, 2018, or ISF Contribution and License Agreement. The ISF Contribution and License Agreement superseded an original contribution and license agreement between the Company and ISF dated December 31, 2013. Under the ISF Contribution and License Agreement, ISF granted the Company certain licenses under specified patent rights to develop and commercialize licensed products either independently and/or with a drug combination product for use in connection with the treatment of central nervous system disorders. The ISF Contribution and License Agreement contains minimum annual royalty obligations. To the extent there are sales of a licensed product, the Company is required to pay low-single-digit royalties on net revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, the Company recorded minimum annual royalty fees of $250 and $250 to ISF, respectively.
Red 5 Group, LLC
In January 2015, the Company entered into a software license agreement with Red 5 Group, LLC, or Red 5, and in March 2018, the parties entered into an amended and restated software license agreement, or Amended Red 5 Group License. Under the original software license agreement, Red 5 licensed the Company certain technology and materials relating to the treatment of psychological and substance use disorders, pursuant to which the Company, received, inter alia, an exclusive, worldwide, sublicensable, royalty-bearing license to develop and commercialize integrated products incorporating the licensed technology and materials. The Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to develop integrated products in accordance with the instructionsdevelopment plan, to Form 10-Qintroduce any integrated products that gain regulatory approval into the commercial markets, to market integrated products that have gained regulatory approval following such introduction into the market, and Article 10to make integrated products that have gained regulatory approval reasonably available to the public.
In March 2018, pursuant to the Amended Red 5 Group License, the parties expanded the scope of Regulation S-Xexclusivity of the SEC. Certain informationlicense, increased certain specified annual license maintenance fees, and required the Company to pay Red 5 an amendment fee, which was paid in April 2018. On July 1, 2021, the parties amended the Amended Red 5 Group License to further clarify certain terms and increase the royalty rate by a de minimis amount.
To the extent achieved, the Company is obligated to pay up to an aggregate of $400 if certain milestones related to product regulatory approval and commercial sales are achieved in respect to a software/drug combination, which is not currently being pursued by the Company. To the extent there are sales of an integrated product, the Company is required to pay single-digit royalties on net revenues. The Company is entitled to certain reductions and offsets against its royalty and milestone payment obligations, including the annual license maintenance fees.
On July 1, 2021, the parties amended the Amended Red 5 License Agreement to further clarify certain terms and increase the royalty rate by a de minimis amount.
The Company pays minimum annual maintenance fees to Red 5 Group, LLC, or footnote disclosures normally includedRed 5, in financial statements preparedconnection with reSET and reSET-O. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, the Company recorded minimum annual maintenance fees of $63 and $63 to Red 5, respectively.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
BeHealth Solutions, LLC and University of Virginia Patent Foundation
In March 2018, the Company and BeHealth Solutions, LLC, or BeHealth, entered into an assignment, license and services agreement, or the BeHealth Agreement, as well as a consulting agreement. The BeHealth Agreement closed in June 2018 and the Company paid an up-front fee. Under the BeHealth Agreement, the Company obtained license rights to certain technology and materials relating to a therapeutic treatment for insomnia. The consulting agreement is for services to be charged on a time-and-materials basis.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company paid a milestone payment to BeHealth of $750 upon the FDA’s marketing authorization of Somryst, a PDT intended for use in the treatment of adults with chronic insomnia. During September 2021, a commercial milestone under the license agreement with BeHealth was achieved and the Company paid $1,000 during the year ended December 31, 2021. The milestone payments are capitalized in other long-term assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and amortized on a straight-line basis to cost of product revenue over the estimated useful life of five years.
The BeHealth Agreement continues in force until the expiration of all milestone and royalty payment obligations, unless terminated earlier in accordance with U.S. GAAPits terms. The Company could be obligated to make payments of up to an additional $26,000 in the aggregate upon achievement of various commercial milestones and a mid-to-high-single-digit royalty on net sales.
The Company pays royalties based on net revenues of the sales of Somryst to BeHealth Solutions, LLC, or BeHealth, and the University of Virginia Patent Foundation, or UVPF. The Company recorded de minimis royalties to BeHealth and UVPF for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Guarantees and Indemnifications
As permitted under Delaware law, the Company indemnifies its officers, directors and employees for certain events or occurrences that happen by reason of the relationship with, or position held at, the Company. In addition, the indemnification agreements entered into with our board members, Messrs. Schwab and Lynch, also provide certain indemnification rights to the entities with which they are affiliated. The Company maintains director and officer liability insurance coverage that would generally enable it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company may also be subject to indemnification obligations by law with respect to the actions of its employees under certain circumstances and in certain jurisdictions. Further, the Company is a party to a variety of agreements in the ordinary course of business under which it may be obligated to indemnify third parties with respect to certain matters. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had not experienced any losses related to these indemnification obligations, and no claims were outstanding as of March 31, 2022. The Company does not expect significant claims related to these indemnification obligations and consequently concluded that the fair value of these obligations is negligible and no related accruals were recorded.
Purchase Commitment
On June 17, 2021, and later amended on August 3, 2021, the Company entered into a non-cancelable purchase obligation for a subscription to the Palantir Foundry cloud platform, including support services, updates, and related professional services with Palantir for $9,300 payable over three years, continuing through September 30, 2024. Through March 31, 2022, the Company recorded $2,983 under the terms of the agreement, $2,417 of which is included in prepaid expenses on the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2022.
Assignment and License Agreement
In November 2021, the Company and Waypoint Health Innovations, LLC (“Waypoint”) entered into an Assignment Agreement and Intellectual Property License Agreement (collectively, the “Waypoint Agreement”). The Waypoint Agreement closed in December 2021, under which the Company obtained software, documentation, and other intellectual property rights relating to the therapeutic treatment of depression. At the same time, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with the Chief Executive Officer of Waypoint to provide certain services to Pear to be charged on a time-and-materials basis. The Company made an upfront payment of $1,350, and is
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
required to make annual payments starting in the second half of 2022 of $250 per year through 2026 or until a commercial milestone payment is made under the agreement. The upfront payment and the net present value of the annual payments of $1,011 were capitalized and recorded as an intangible asset in consolidated balance sheet at closing, and are being amortized over five years. The net present value of the annual payments was recognized as a seller financing liability, and classified within accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the balance sheet.
The Company will be obligated to pay mid-single digit royalties on net revenues of any commercialized products that incorporate the assets obtained under the Waypoint Agreement. Additionally, the Company could be obligated to make payments of up to an additional $2,500 in the aggregate upon achievement of certain regulatory and commercial milestones. Through March 31, 2022, no royalties have been condensed or omitted, pursuantpaid to Waypoint.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is also involved from time to time in various legal proceedings arising in the rules and regulationsnormal course of business. Although the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they dooutcomes of potential legal proceedings are inherently difficult to predict, the Company does not include allexpect the information and footnotes necessary forresolution of these occasional legal proceedings to have a complete presentation ofmaterial adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. flow.
10.    CAPITAL STOCK
The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of (a) 690,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; and (b) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2022, there were 137,901,183 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding and 14,213,267 Warrants to purchase the Company’s Class A common stock outstanding. As of March 31, 2022, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PLANS
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred stock-based compensation expenses of $2,901 and $463, respectively.
Stock Incentive Plans
On December 20, 2013, Legacy Pear’s board of directors adopted the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, or the 2013 Plan, which provided for the grant of stock options, both incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options and restricted stock, to be granted to officers, directors, consultants, and service providers. As last amended and approved by the board of directors on November 3, 2020, the Company was permitted to grant up to 16,727,451 incentive awards under the 2013 Plan.
In connection with the opinionclosing of the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the “2021 Plan”) a shareholder-approved plan that provides for broad-based equity grants to employees and certain non-employees, including executive officers and permits the granting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock grants, performance based awards, stock options and stock appreciation rights, as well as cash bonus awards.
All stock-based awards are measured based on the grant date fair value and are generally recognized on a straight-line basis in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss over the period during which the employee is required to perform services in exchange for the award (generally requiring a four-year vesting period). RSUs granted under the 2021 Plan generally vest over three years, based on continued employment, and are settled upon vesting in shares of the Company’s Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis.
As of March 31, 2022, a total of 38,891,801 shares of Class A common stock are reserved under the Plan, including a total of 32,000,000 shares initially reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan. The 2021 Plan provides that the
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
number of shares reserved and available for issuance under the 2021 Plan will automatically increase each January 1, beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending in 2031, by 5% of the outstanding number of Class A common stock on the immediately preceding December 31, or such lesser amount as determined by the plan administrator (the Company’s board of directors or compensation committee).
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company granted stock options, to purchase 1,016,918 and 1,953,723 shares of common stock with aggregate grant date fair values of $2,536 and $1,023, respectively.
Common Stock Options
The combined stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022, is as follows:
Stock OptionsWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding at December 31, 202119,381,975 $3.028.16
Granted1,016,918 $4.14
Exercised(65,145)$1.12
Canceled and forfeited(510,154)$4.93
Options outstanding at March 31, 202219,823,594 $3.047.99$55,531 
Exercisable at March 31, 20228,467,245 $0.906.60$35,099 
The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, was $2.49 and $1.17 per share, respectively. The fair value of stock options that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2022, was $772.
As of March 31, 2022, the total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options were approximately $27,707 and are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.17 years.
Restricted Stock Units
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) generally vest in equal annual installments over a three year period. The grant-date fair value of the RSUs is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The Company determines the fair value of restricted stock units based on the closing price of its common stock on the date of the grant.
RSU activity is as follows:
Number of SharesWeighted Average Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
Granted3,969,248$3.98 
Forfeited and canceled(85,468)2.64 
Outstanding as of March 31, 20223,883,780$4.01 
As of March 31, 2022, there was $14,908 of unrecognized compensation cost related to time-based RSUs which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.79 years.

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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Stock Compensation Expense
The assumptions used to estimate the grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Risk-free interest rate1.86 %0.59 %
Expected volatility65.69 %70.44 %
Expected term (years)5.42-6.575.70-6.68
Expected dividend yield— %— %
The Company has classified stock-based compensation in its consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Cost of product revenue$99 $
Research and development1,305 168 
Selling, general, and administrative1,497 289 
Total stock-based compensation expense$2,901 $463 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company adopted the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2021 ESPP”). The 2021 ESPP is a shareholder-approved plan under which substantially all employees may voluntarily enroll to purchase the Company’s common stock through payroll deductions at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market values of the stock as of the beginning or the end of six-month offering periods. An employee’s payroll deductions under the 2021 ESPP are limited to 15% of the employee’s compensation and employees may not purchase more than $25,000 of stock during any calendar year.
As of March 31, 2022, a total of 5,400,000 shares of our Class A common stock are available for issuance under the 2021 ESPP, including 1,800,000 shares initially reserved under the 2021 ESPP. The number of Class A common stock available for issuance under the 2021 ESPP automatically increased each January 1 of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending in 2031, by the lesser of 3,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, 5% of the outstanding number of shares of Class A common stock on the immediately preceding December 31, or such lesser amount as determined by the plan administrator. As of March 31, 2022, no shares have been issued under the 2021 ESPP.
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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
12. INCOME TAXES
During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance on federal and state deferred tax assets since management does not forecast the accompanying unaudited condensedCompany to be in a taxable position in the near future.
13. NET LOSS PER SHARE
For periods in which the Company reports a net loss attributable to common stockholders, potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as their effects would be anti-dilutive. Therefore, the weighted average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same. The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Outstanding common stock options19,823,594 14,319,706 
Unvested restricted stock3,883,780 — 
Warrants to purchase Legacy Pear common stock— 1,126,705 
Private placement warrants to purchase common stock5,013,333 — 
Public warrants to purchase common stock9,199,934 — 
Earn-Out Shares12,395,625 — 
Total50,316,266 15,446,411 
The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of the Company for the three months ended March 31:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders$(23,859)$(24,393)
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted (1)
137,851,984 108,657,852 
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted (1)
$(0.17)$(0.22)
(1)     The weighted-average common shares and thus the net loss per share calculations and potentially dilutive security amounts for all periods prior to the Business Combination have been retrospectively adjusted to the equivalent number of shares outstanding immediately after the Business Combination to effect the reverse recapitalization. Historically reported weighted average shares outstanding have been multiplied by the exchange ratio of approximately 1.47. See Note 3 for further information.

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Pear Therapeutics, Inc.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has completed an evaluation of all subsequent events after the audited balance sheet date of March 31, 2022, through the filing date of this Annual Report on Form 10-Q with the SEC, to ensure that these consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consistingappropriate disclosure of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation ofevents both recognized in the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

The accompanying unaudited condensedconsolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2022, and events which occurred subsequently but were not recognized in the consolidated financial statements. The Company has concluded that no subsequent events have occurred that require disclosure.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This discussion may contain forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Pear’s actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section included in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q. All references to years, unless otherwise noted, refer to our fiscal years, which end on December 31. For purposes of this section, all references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Pear,” or the “Company” refer to Pear Therapeutics, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
The following discussion and analysis should also be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. This section of this Form 10-Q generally discusses 2022 and 2021 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2022 and 2021.
Overview
Pear is a commercial-stage healthcare company pioneering a new class of medicine, referred to as PDTs, which use software to treat diseases. Our vision is to advance healthcare through the widespread use of PDTs.
Recent global trends are converging to highlight a significant unmet need for new and innovative solutions for the treatment of diseases. We believe our PDTs are well suited to satisfy this growing unmet need for the treatment of diseases, including addiction and insomnia.
Pear is a leader in the PDT industry. Our marketed PDTs, reSET, reSET-O, and Somryst, were among the first three PDTs authorized by FDA. We believe PDTs have the potential to improve clinical outcomes, facilitate improved care coordination, improve practice efficiency, and provide data tracking over time.
Two of our FDA-authorized PDTs are for the treatment of addiction, which currently affects more than 20 million people in the US. Our first product, reSET, is indicated for the treatment of substance use disorder (“SUD”) as a monotherapy. Our second product, reSET-O, is indicated for the treatment of opioid use disorder (“OUD”) in combination with buprenorphine.
Our third product, Somryst, is indicated for the treatment of chronic insomnia, which currently affects more than approximately 30 million people in the US.
Operating Segments
We operate our business in a single segment and as one reporting unit, which is how our chief operating decision maker (who is our president and chief executive officer) reviews financial performance and allocates resources.
Factors Affecting Our Performance and Results of Operations
We believe that our performance and future success depend on many factors that present significant opportunities for us, but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed more fully under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.
Key Business Metrics
We monitor the key non-financial operating performance metrics to help us evaluate our business, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans, and make strategic decisions. The metrics include the following:
A.Total Prescriptions in a given period is (a) the imputed number of prescriptions based on revenue recognized under access agreements, plus (b) the number of prescriptions written for which are not imputed under access agreements.
B.Fulfillment Rate in a given period is (a) the number of prescriptions for which either a patient commences therapy or there is a contractual payment obligation and revenue has been recognized divided by (b) Total Prescriptions. (Total Prescriptions times Fulfillment Rate equals Fulfilled Prescriptions.)
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C.Payment Rate in a given period is (a) the number of prescriptions for which the company receives payment divided by (b) Fulfilled Prescriptions. (Fulfilled Prescriptions times Payment Rate equals Paid Prescriptions.)
D.Average Selling Price, or ASP, in a given period is the average price received by the Company per script for which the Company receives payment.
Key Performance Operating MetricQ1 2022 Actual
Total Prescriptions>9,200
Fulfillment Rate57%
Payment Rate50%
Average Selling Price (ASP)$1,353
Product Revenue
We generate product revenue from the sale of our three FDA-authorized PDTs: reSET, reSET-O, and Somryst. We began our efforts to self-commercialize reSET and reSET-O in Q4 2019 and Somryst in Q4 2020. Through at least 2023, sales of our existing products are not expected to reduce our continued net losses.
We enter into agreements with health care providers and payers, and state and local governments, to provide prescriptions which provide for volume-based discounts and other discounts, and in certain circumstances, value-based rebates (“Access Agreements”). We also enter into arrangements with health care providers and payers that provide for government-mandated and/or privately negotiated rebates and discounts with respect to the purchase of our product. A portion of the product revenue is recognized when the products are made available to the customer (under Access Agreements) or when a prescription is fulfilled, and a portion of the product revenue related to the clinician’s access to our proprietary clinician dashboard is deferred and recognized ratably over the prescription duration or the remaining term of the contract if purchased under an Access Agreement.
If our development efforts for our PDT product candidates are successful and result in regulatory marketing authorization, we may generate revenue in the future from product sales or payment from collaboration or license agreements that we may enter into with third parties or any combination thereof. We cannot predict if, when, or to what extent we will generate revenue from the commercialization and sale of our product candidates.
Product revenue from our existing three FDA-authorized PDTs, as well as potential future product candidates, is and will be impacted by the many factors, including the following variables: patient and clinician adoption of PDTs, pricing, reimbursement, contingency management, and product mix.
Patient and Clinician Adoption of PDTs — To continue to grow our business, we will need to execute on our current business strategy of achieving and maintaining broad market acceptance of our PDTs by patients and physicians. Market acceptance and adoption of our PDTs depends on educating people with chronic conditions, as well as self-insured employers, commercial and government payors, health plans and physicians, and other government entities, as to the distinct features, therapeutic benefits, cost savings, and other advantages of our PDTs as compared to competitive products or other currently available methodologies. We have a market access team focused educating payors on the clinical outcomes and value proposition of our products and to seek to secure favorable coverage policies and to maximize the covered lives that have reimbursement for our products by expanding approvals with IDNs, PBMs, and other payers. If we are not successful in demonstrating to existing or potential patients and prescribers the benefits of our products, or if we are not able to achieve the support of patients, healthcare providers, and payors for our products, our sales may decline, or we may fail to increase our revenue.
Pricing — In the future, we expect to grow the number of commercially available PDTs in our product portfolio, offering a broad range of PDTs spanning multiple price points. PDTs may be subject to competition which may impact our pricing, and in addition, our products may be subject to legislative prescription-pricing practices. Further, we continue to collect additional data to enhance product performance and bolster health economics and outcomes research (“HEOR”) and associated cost savings for payors.
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Reimbursement — Pear’s payor strategy focuses across all major payor channels, including employers, Integrated Delivery Networks (“IDNs”), pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”), commercial payors, and government payors, including Medicaid and Medicare. We expect to increase our number of payors, and the pricing for such payors may vary as net prices for our products may be reduced by mandatory discounts or rebates required by government healthcare programs or private payors and can be subject to customary discounts and rebates. In addition, some of our products may be subject to certain customer incentive programs. Even if coverage is provided, the approved reimbursement amount may not be high enough to allow us to establish or maintain pricing sufficient to achieve profitability. In the future, as our market access team educates payors on the clinical attributes of our products we expect our products to secure favorable coverage policies and to maximize the covered lives that have reimbursement for our products.
Contingency ManagementCosts related to clinically-validated rewards that patients earn as they complete treatment goals within our reSET and reSET-O PDTs is recorded as contra revenue.
Product Mix — Sales of certain products have, or are expected to have, higher gross margins than others. As a result, our financial performance depends, in part, on the mix of products we sell during a given period.
Cost of Product Revenue
Cost of product revenue consists primarily of costs that are closely correlated or directly related to the delivery of the Company’s prospectusproducts, including pharmacy costs, royalties paid under license agreements related to our commercialized products, amortization of milestone payments capitalized related to commercialized products, hosting costs, and personnel-related costs, including salaries and bonuses, employee benefits, and stock-based compensation attributable to employees in a particular function. We expect the cost of product revenue to increase as we further commercialize our products and increase the volume of prescriptions filled.
Research and Development Expenses
As of March 31, 2022, we have multiple product candidates in our pipeline, and we have incurred and will continue to incur significant research and development, or R&D, costs for its Initial Public Offeringtheir development. Developing PDTs requires a significant investment of resources over a prolonged period of time, and a core part of our strategy is to continue making sustained investments in this area. We have chosen to leverage our platform to initially focus on advancing our PDTs in the area of psychiatry. We expect our R&D expenses will increase substantially as we continue to invest in the development of our pipeline of product candidates, future clinical development activities, and testing of our product candidates.
R&D expenses consist of costs incurred in performing R&D activities, which include:
expenses incurred in connection with the development of our pipeline of PDTs;
costs in connection with third-party licensing agreements, including development and regulatory milestones;
personnel-related expenses, including salaries, bonuses, benefits, and stock-based compensation for employees engaged in R&D functions;
cost of clinical trials;
expenses incurred in connection with the discovery and development of our PDTs, including under agreements with third parties, such as consultants;
expenses incurred under agreements with consultants who supplement our internal capabilities, including software development; and
facilities, depreciation, and other expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses, such as rent and maintenance of facilities, insurance, and other operating costs for space and costs directly related to R&D functions.
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Each of our product candidates has technical, clinical, regulatory, and commercial risk, including those discussed more fully under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.
We expense R&D costs as incurred and do not track the costs at a project level. Advance payments made for goods or services to be received in the future for use in R&D activities are recorded as prepaid expenses. The prepaid amounts are expensed as the benefits are consumed. In the early phases of development, our R&D costs are often devoted to product platform and proof-of-concept studies that are not necessarily allocable to a specific product.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general, and administrative, or SG&A, expenses consist primarily of compensation for personnel, including stock-based compensation related to commercial, marketing, executive, finance and accounting, information technology, corporate and business development, and human resource functions. Other SG&A expenses include marketing initiatives, market research, and analysis, conferences and trade shows, travel expenses, professional services fees (including legal, patent, accounting, audit, tax, and consulting fees), insurance costs, amortization of internal-use software, general corporate expenses, and allocated facilities-related expenses, including rent and maintenance of facilities.
We expect SG&A expenses to continue to increase in absolute dollars as we increase potential customers’ awareness and our sales and marketing functions to support existing products and future product launches. In addition, the Company expects to increase expenditures to expand our infrastructure to both drive and support the anticipated growth of the Company as well as additional expenses related to legal, accounting, information technology, investor and public relations, regulatory, and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with Nasdaq and SEC requirements, director and officer insurance costs, and other expenses associated with being a public company and implementing additional controls over financial reporting.
Interest and other income (expense), net
Interest expense includes interest due under our Credit Agreement with Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP, as administrative agent for the lenders, which were refer to as the Perceptive Credit Facility, and accretion of the debt discount on the Perceptive Credit Facility as well as the change in the fair value of our derivative liabilities and earn-out liabilities that occurred during the period. In addition, it includes the accretion of the interest of the seller financing in connection with the Waypoint asset acquired in November 2021. See Note 9 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information.
Interest income consists of interest earned on cash balances held in interest-bearing accounts. We expect our interest income will fluctuate based on the timing and ability to raise additional funds as well as the amount of expenditures for our commercial products and R&D for our product candidates and ongoing business operations.
Financial Highlights
Year-over-year product revenue grew significantly primarily due to an increase in sales, primarily of reSET and reSET-O, of approximately 8x year over year.
We incurred a net loss of $23.9 million and $24.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, representing a period-over-period decrease of $0.5 million or 2.2%. This decrease was primarily due to a change in the fair value of the earn-out liabilities of $14.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and a $2.1 million decrease in loss on issuance of convertible preferred stock. In addition, we had a $9.8 million increase in personnel-related expenses, primarily related to new hires as we expanded from an average of approximately 175 people in the three months ended March 31, 2021, to an average of approximately 300 people for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and as we prepared to become a public company. Further, we had a $1.8 million increase in costs related to being a public company, a $1.2 million increase in marketing-related expenses, and a $0.9 million increase in professional fees.
To date, we have funded our operations primarily with proceeds from sales of convertible preferred stock, proceeds as a result of the Business Combination, payments received in connection with collaboration and license
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agreements, product sales, and proceeds from borrowings under various credit facilities. Since our inception, we have received gross cash proceeds of $175.3 million as a result of the business combination (see Note 3 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q), gross cash proceeds of $268.2 million from sales of our convertible preferred stock, and currently have $30.0 million of debt outstanding under the Perceptive Credit Facility.
Recent Events
Business Combination
On December 3, 2021, we consummated a business combination, pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement dated June 21, 2021. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, Oz Merger Sub, a newly formed subsidiary of THMA, merged with and into Pear, with Pear surviving. THMA, was renamed Pear Therapeutics, Inc (collectively, “Pear”) and Pear Therapeutics, Inc. was renamed Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc. (“Legacy Pear”). Legacy Pear is deemed the accounting predecessor and the post-company successor SEC registrant, which means Legacy Pear financial statements for previous periods will be disclosed in this Form 10-Q. Future period reports filed with the SEC on January 26, 2021,will include Pear Therapeutics, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
The Business Combination was accounted for as wella reverse recapitalization. Under this method of accounting, THMA was treated as the Company’s Current Reportacquired company for financial statement reporting purposes. The most significant change in the post-combination company’s reported financial position and results was an increase in cash of $175.0 million. We paid $32.8 million in transaction costs relating to the business combination. We recorded a liability related to the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants of $16.5 million and $95.4 million related to the earn-out shares that holders of Legacy Pear Common Shares and Legacy Pear Preferred Shares prior on the Closing Date who received the contingent right to receive up to 12,395,625 additional shares of Class A common stock (the “Earn-Out Shares”) upon the achievement of certain earn-out targets.
As a consequence of the Business Combination, we became the successor to an SEC-registered and Nasdaq-listed company and we have hired additional personnel and implemented procedures and processes to address public company regulatory requirements and customary practices. We expect to incur additional annual expenses as a public company for, among other things, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees, and additional internal and external accounting and legal and administrative resources, including increased audit and legal fees.
Economic Conditions (Impact of COVID-19)
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 to be a pandemic. The pandemic has significantly impacted the economic conditions in the US, as federal, state and local governments react to the public health crisis, creating significant uncertainties in the US economy. The downstream impact of various lockdown orders and related economic pullback affect our business and our customers to varying degrees. We are closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of its business, including how it will impact its customers, patients, employees, suppliers, vendors, and business partners. We are unable to predict the specific impact that COVID-19 may have on its business, financial position, and operations moving forward due to the numerous uncertainties. Any estimates made herein may change as new events occur and additional information is obtained, and actual results could differ materially from any estimates made herein under different assumptions or conditions.
For further details see the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A in this Form 8-K,10-Q. Pear is unable to predict the full impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on its future results of operations, liquidity, and financial condition due to numerous uncertainties, including the duration of the pandemic and the actions that may be taken by government authorities across the US. However, COVID-19 is not expected to result in any significant changes in costs going forward. As a result of COVID -19 pandemic we shifted our workforce to a hybrid model in which employees in one of our three offices work both remotely and onsite, and we anticipate we will continue to use this model going forward. In addition, our workforce has deep domain knowledge across a range of healthcare, technology, and general business, which was partially achieved by having certain of our employees working remotely across the US. Pear will continue to monitor the performance of its business and assess the impacts of COVID-19.
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Results of Operations
The table and discussion below present the results for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,$
Change
%
Change
(in thousands, except percentages)20222021
Revenues
Product revenue$2,749 $300 $2,449 *
Collaboration and license revenue— 76 (76)(100)%
Total revenues2,749 376 2,373 631 %
Cost and operating expenses:
Cost of product revenue1,481 738 743 101 %
Research and development13,264 7,490 5,774 77 %
Selling, general, and administrative22,745 13,299 9,446 71 %
Total cost and operating expenses37,490 21,527 15,963 74 %
Loss from operations
(34,741)(21,151)(13,590)64 %
Other income (expenses):
Interest and other (expense) income, net(1,016)(1,026)10 (1)%
Change in estimated fair value of earn-out liability14,627 — 14,627 *
Change in estimated fair value of warrant liabilities(2,729)(163)(2,566)*
Loss on issuance of legacy convertible preferred stock— (2,053)2,053 (100)%
Total other income (expense)10,882 (3,242)14,124 (436)%
Net loss$(23,859)$(24,393)$534 (2)%
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* Percentage change not meaningful.
Product revenue—Product revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022, was $2.7 million, an increase of $2.4 million compared to the prior year primarily driven by increased sales of reSET and reSET-O under Access Agreements.
Collaboration and license revenue—There was no collaboration and license revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Cost of product revenue—Cost of product revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022, was approximately $1.5 million, an increase of approximately $0.7 million compared to the prior year primarily due to increased product revenue as fileddiscussed above.
Due to our increased commercialization efforts, we saw an increase in our pharmacy costs, minimum royalties related to licensing agreements for commercialized products, and hosting costs for our PDTs.
Research and development—R&D expenses were $13.3 million and $7.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase of $5.8 million was primarily due to an increase of $4.5 million of personnel-related costs as we continued shifting our software development work from external to internal resources, and coinciding with the SEC on February 10, 2021 (see Note 2). The interim resultsan increase in average R&D headcount from 83 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, are not necessarily indicativeto 141 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Selling, general, and administrative—SG&A expenses were $22.7 million and $13.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase of $9.4 million was primarily due to further building out of our commercial operations, which resulted in the following increases:
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$4.7 million in personnel-related costs as a result of an increase in average headcount from approximately 86 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, to approximately 149 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily in the commercial team;
$1.8 million of public company costs, including insurance for our directors and officers;
$1.2 million in marketing and advertising costs as a result of targeted media and market awareness, education, and advocacy initiatives;
$0.9 million in professional fees including increases in legal and accounting fees;
$0.4 million of depreciation and amortization expense, primarily related to amortization of software used in our patient support center;
Interest and other (expense) income, net—Interest and other income (expense), net was an expense of $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Change in fair value of earn-out liabilities—For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized a $14.6 million gain as a result of the resultschange in fair value of the earn-out liabilities.
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities—We recognized a $0.2 million loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 related to the Legacy Pear Warrants, which were exercised in 2021 prior to the Business Combination. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized a loss of $2.7 million related to the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants, which were issued by THMA prior to the Business Combination.
Loss on issuance of legacy convertible preferred stock—In February 2021, we issued shares of Legacy Pear Series D-1 Preferred Stock. The shares were recorded at their estimated fair market value on the date of issuance. In connection with the Legacy Pear Series D-1 Preferred Stock, we recorded a loss of $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, which represents the amount by which the estimated fair value of the shares exceeded the sale price, net of issuance costs.
Income tax—We did not incur income tax expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Given our lack of prior earnings history, we have a full valuation allowance primarily related to our net operating loss and R&D credit carryforwards that we do not consider more likely than not to be expectedrealized.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception, our primary sources of capital have been proceeds from sales of convertible preferred stock, payments received in connection with collaboration agreements, proceeds from borrowings under various credit facilities, and the Business Combination. See Note 3 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information.
We have three commercial products: reSET, reSET-O, and Somryst. The revenue from the sale of these products at the present time is not sufficient to cover the operating costs incurred. Our ability to achieve sufficient revenue to cover our costs is highly dependent on our PDTs achieving and maintaining broad market acceptance by patients and physicians and obtaining reimbursement from third-party payors. We have incurred recurring losses from inception and anticipate net losses and negative operating cash flows for the year endingnear future. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we incurred net operating losses of $23.9 million and $24.4 million, respectively.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of $271.8 million and $248.0 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had outstanding debt of $27.2 million and $27.0 million, net of debt issuance costs, respectively. Our cash flows may fluctuate and are difficult to forecast and will depend on many factors. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of $89.4 million and $169.6 million, respectively.
Our primary uses of capital are, and we expect will continue to be for the near future, funding operating activities, including expanding our commercial operations and further development of our product pipeline. We have in the
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past and we expect in the future to capitalize labor costs related to the development of our internal-use software. We may also pursue acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
In the future, we will need to raise additional capital to pursue our growth strategy and support continuing operations. Until such time as we can generate significant revenue to fund operations, we expect to seek additional capital from the issuance of equity, debt, or other capital transactions. If sufficient funds on acceptable terms are not available when needed, we will be required to significantly reduce our operating expenses. Further, we may be unable to increase our revenue, raise additional funds, or enter into such other agreements or arrangements when needed on favorable terms, or at all. If we fail to raise capital or enter into such agreements as and when needed, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development and commercialization of one or more of our product candidates and other strategic initiatives. We are also subject to various covenants related to the Perceptive Credit Facility, and given the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, there is a risk that we may not meet our covenants in the future. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we concluded that these circumstances raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of March 31, 2022, we had $89.4 million of cash and cash equivalents. Our future capital requirements may vary from those currently planned and will depend on various factors, including the timing and extent of R&D spending and spending on other strategic business initiatives, including expanding our commercial operations.
Liquidity Risks
We expect to incur substantial additional expenditures in the near term to support our ongoing activities, including as a result of operating as a public company. We expect to continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future. Our ability to fund our product development and clinical operations as well as commercialization of our product candidates will depend on the amount and timing of cash available to fund operations. Our future liquidity and capital funding requirements will depend on numerous factors, including:
our revenue growth;
the ability to obtain third-party payor reimbursement for our current products;
the amount and timing of sales and other revenues from our product candidates, if approved, including the sales price and the availability of coverage and adequate third-party payor reimbursement;
our commercial activities, including sales and marketing;
our R&D efforts;
the emergence and effect of competing or complementary products;
the outcome, timing, and cost of meeting regulatory requirements established by the FDA, or comparable foreign regulatory authorities;
the progress, timing, scope, and costs of our preclinical studies, clinical trials, potential future clinical trials, and other related activities;
the costs of commercialization activities for any of our product candidates that receive marketing authorization, including the costs and timing of establishing product sales, marketing and hosting capabilities, or entering into strategic collaborations with third parties to leverage or access these capabilities;
the cash requirements of developing our programs and our ability and willingness to finance their continued development;
the cash requirements of any future periods.

Emerging Growth Company

discovery of product candidates;

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our ability to retain our current employees and the need and ability to hire additional management and sales, technical and medical personnel;
the time and cost necessary to respond to technological and market developments, including other products that may compete with one or more of our product candidates;
debt service requirements;
the extent to which we acquire or invest in business, products, or technology; and
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A change in the outcome of any of these or other variables with respect to the development of any of our product candidates could significantly change the costs and timing associated with the sale of our products or the development of product candidates. Further, our operating plans may change in the future, and we may need additional funds to meet operational needs and capital requirements associated with such operating plans. See the information under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Part II, Item 1A this Form 10-Q.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development and commercialization of our product candidates, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital outlays and operating expenditures associated with our current and anticipated product development programs.
Funding Requirements
Please see the risks associated with our substantial capital requirements explained more fully under the heading “Risk Factors-We will need substantial additional funding, and if we are unable to raise capital when needed or on terms favorable to us, our business, financial condition, and results of operation could be materially and adversely affectedin Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q.
Debt Financing and Covenants
Borrowings under our secured Perceptive Credit Facility were $30.0 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, which was used to extinguish the former SVB Term Loan and for general business purposes. The Perceptive Credit Facility matures in June 2025. We are required to pay a variable rate of interest based upon the one-month LIBOR rate plus 11.0%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.0%. As of March 31, 2022, the annual interest rate was 12.0%. The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a)required to make interest-only payments until May 31, 2024, after which point the Company will be required to make monthly payments of principal equal to 3.0% of the Securities Act,then outstanding principal until maturity on June 30, 2025.
The Perceptive Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company, including our intellectual property. The Perceptive Credit Facility requires the Company to (i) maintain a minimum aggregate cash balance of $5.0 million in one or more controlled accounts, and (ii) as modified byof the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Actlast day of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”),each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, report revenues for the trailing 12-month period that exceed the amounts that range from $5.8 million for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, to $125.0 million for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025. The Perceptive Credit Facility contains various affirmative and itnegative covenants that limit the Company’s ability to engage in specified types of transactions. The Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Perceptive Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2022.
See Note 7 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information. In the future, we may take advantageseek to obtain other additional sources of financing, including incurring term debt or issuing equity or debt securities.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had $0.4 million in a letter of credit outstanding in connection with our leased property in San Francisco, California.
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Contractual Obligations, Commitments, and Contingencies
We lease our headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, under a non-cancelable operating lease with an expiration date of June 1, 2028. We also lease office space in San Francisco, California, under a non-cancelable operating lease that expires on July 31, 2025, and office space in Raleigh, North Carolina, under a non-cancelable operating lease that expires on May 31, 2026.
We enter into agreements in the normal course of business with various vendors, which are generally cancellable upon notice. Payments due upon cancellation consist only of payments for services provided or expenses incurred, including non-cancellable obligations of service providers, up to the date of cancellation.
In addition, under various licensing agreements to which we are a party, we are obligated to pay annual license maintenance fees and may be required to make milestone payments and to pay royalties and other amounts to third parties. The payment obligations under these agreements are contingent upon future events, such as our achievement of specified milestones or generating product revenue, and the amount, timing and likelihood of such payments are not known. Amounts related to contingent milestone payments are not considered contractual obligations as they are contingent on the successful achievement of certain exemptions frommilestones. These contingent milestones may not be achieved. We cannot estimate or predict when, or if, these amounts will become due.
On June 17, 2021, and later amended on August 3, 2021, we entered into a non-cancelable purchase obligation for a subscription to the Palantir Foundry cloud platform, including support services, updates, and related professional services with Palantir for $9.3 million payable over three years, continuing through September 30, 2024.
See Notes 8 and 9 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for further information.
Cash Flows
The following table provides a summary of cash flow data for each applicable period:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20222021
Net cash used in operating activities$(36,708)$(20,961)
Net cash provided by investing activities(43,500)215 
Net cash provided by financing activities75 20,319 
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash$(80,133)$(427)
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $36.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Net cash used in operating activities consists of a net loss of $23.9 million, adjusted for non-cash items and the effect of changes in working capital. Non-cash adjustments primarily include the change in fair value of earn-out liabilities of $14.6 million, offset by stock-based compensation of $2.9 million, the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $2.7 million, and net changes in operating assets and liabilities (working capital) of $5.3 million.
Net cash used in operating activities was $21.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Net cash used in operating activities consists of a net loss of $24.4 million, adjusted for non-cash items and the effect of changes in working capital. Non-cash adjustments primarily include loss on the issuance of convertible preferred stock of Legacy Pear of $2.1 million and stock-based compensation expense of $0.5 million.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $43.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, related primarily to the purchase of investments of $43.0 million.
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Net cash provided by investing activities was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and related primarily to maturities of investments of $4.0 million offset by purchases of investments of $3.0 million and purchases of property and equipment of $0.8 million.
Financing Activities
Through March 31, 2022, Pear has financed its operations primarily through the Business Combination , the sale of Legacy Pear convertible preferred stock, payments received in connection with collaboration agreements, and borrowings under various reporting requirements that are applicablecredit facilities.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and related 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 and proxy statements, and exemptionsproceeds from the requirementsexercise of holding a nonbinding advisory votestock options..
Net cash provided by financing activities was $20.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and related to net proceeds from the issuance of Legacy Pear Series D convertible preferred stock of $19.9 million and proceeds of $0.4 million from the exercise of stock options.
Related Party Transactions
Certain holders of Legacy Pear Series A preferred stock had representation on executive compensationthe Company’s then board of directors and stockholder approvalpurchased shares of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Legacy Pear Series B preferred stock. Certain holders of Legacy Pear Series A and B preferred stock had representation on the Company’s then board of directors and purchased shares of Legacy Pear Series C preferred stock. Certain holders of Legacy Pear Series A, B, and C preferred stock had representation on the Company’s then board of directors and purchased shares of Legacy Pear Series D preferred stock. Certain holders of Legacy Pear Series A, B, C, and D preferred stock had representation on the Company’s then board of directors and purchased PIPE Shares.

Emerging Growth Company Status (JOBS Act)
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can electchoose not to opt outtake advantage of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, butand any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt outtake advantage of suchthe extended transition period which means that when a standard is issuedirrevocable. We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(A) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We expect to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised and it hasaccounting standards that have different applicationeffective dates for public or private companies,business entities and nonpublic business entities until the Company, asearlier of the date we (a) are no longer an emerging growth company can adoptor (b) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the new or revised standard atextended transition period provided in the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.JOBS Act. This may make comparisonit difficult or impossible to compare our financial results with the financial results of the Company’s financial statements with another public company whichthat is neithereither not an emerging growth company noror is an emerging growth company whichthat has opted outchosen not to take advantage of using the extended transition period difficult or impossibleexemptions because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the condensed financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

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

Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account

At March 31, 2021, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds which are invested primarily in U.S. Treasury securities.

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

As discussed in Note 4, all of the 27,600,000 shares of Class A common stock sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation. In accordance with the SEC Staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of ASC 480. The Company had previously classified 1,310,869 shares in permanent equity given its charter provides that currently, 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. The Company restated its financial statements to classify all shares of Class A common stock as redeemable as the threshold in its charter does not change the nature of the underlying shares as redeemable and thus would be required to be disclosed outside of permanent equity.

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

Warrant Liability

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

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The Public Warrants were initially valued using binomial lattice model incorporating the Cox-Ross-Rubenstein methodology. As of March 31, 2021, the Public Warrants were valued using the instrument’s publicly listed trading notice as of the balance sheet date. The Private Warrants were valued using a binomial lattice model incorporating the Cox-Ross-Rubenstein methodology (see Note 10).

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of March 31, 2021. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

Net Income Per Common Share

Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, excluding shares of common stock subject to forfeiture. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 14,213,333 shares in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.

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

Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted, for non-redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the net income (loss), adjusted for income or loss on marketable securities attributable to Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption, by the weighted average number of non-redeemable common stock outstanding for the period.

Non-redeemable common stock includes Founder Shares and non-redeemable shares of common stock as these shares do not have any redemption features. Non-redeemable common stock participates in the income or loss on marketable securities based on non-redeemable shares’ proportionate interest.

The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share (in dollars, except per share amounts):

   Three
Months
Ended
March 31,
2021
 

Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption

  

Numerator: Earnings allocable to Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption

  

Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account

  $5,722 

Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities held in Trust Account

   4,595 

Less: interest available to be withdrawn for payment of taxes

   (10,317

Less: interest available to be withdrawn for working capital

   —   
  

 

 

 

Net income attributable

  $—   
  

 

 

 

Denominator: Weighted Average Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption

  

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption

   27,600,000 
  

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption

  $—   
  

 

 

 

Non-Redeemable Common Stock

  

Numerator: Net Income minus Net Earnings

  

Net loss

  $1,915,204 

Add: Net Income allocable to Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption

   —   
  

 

 

 

Non-Redeemable Net Income

  $1,915,204 
  

 

 

 

Denominator: Weighted Average Non-redeemable Common stock

  

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Non-redeemable common stock

   6,550,000 
  

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net Income per share, Non-redeemable common stock

  $0.29 
  

 

 

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. The Company had not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the condensed balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.

Recent Accounting Standards

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

NOTE 4. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 27,600,000 Units which includes a full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 3,600,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of the Company’s Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share (see Note 9).

NOTE 5. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,013,333 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant ($7,520,000 in the aggregate), each exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, in a private placement. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Window, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.

NOTE 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On December 7, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover certain offering costs of the Company in consideration for 5,750,000 shares of Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”). On February 2, 2021, the Company effected a 1.2-to-1 forward stock split, resulting in 6,900,000 Founder shares being issued and outstanding. All share and per share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the share transactions. The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to 900,000 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriter’s over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsor will collectively own, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (assuming the Sponsor does not purchase any Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering). As a result of the underwriter’s election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, which was consummated on February 4, 2021, no Founder Shares were forfeited.

The Sponsor has agreed, subject to certain limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination or (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after the completion of a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Administrative Services Agreement

The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on February 2, 2021 and continuing until the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, to the Company will pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred and paid $20,000 of such fees.

Promissory Note — Related Party

On December 7, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2021 and (ii) the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The outstanding balance under the Note of $136,833 was repaid at the closing of the Initial Public Offering on February 4, 2021.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.

NOTE 7. COMMITMENTS

Registration Rights

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on February 1, 2021, the holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans (and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) and holders of the forward purchase shares and the forward purchase warrants or their permitted transferees will be entitled to registration rights requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion into shares of Class A common stock). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The registration rights agreement does not contain liquidating damages or other cash settlement provisions resulting from delays in registering the Company’s securities. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statement.

Underwriting Agreement

The underwriter is entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $9,660,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Forward Purchase Agreement

The Company entered into a forward purchase agreement with an investor (the “Anchor Investor”), which provides for the purchase by the Anchor Investor of an aggregate of 5,000,000 units (the “forward purchase units”), with each unit consisting of one share of Class A common stock (the “forward purchase share”) and one-third of one redeemable warrant to purchase one share of Class A common stock (the “forward purchase warrant”) at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share, for a purchase price of $10.00 per unit, in a private placement to close concurrently with the closing of a Business Combination. The obligations under the forward purchase agreement will not depend on whether any shares of Class A common stock are redeemed by the Public Stockholders. The Anchor Investor will not receive any shares of Class B common stock as part of the forward purchase agreement. The forward purchase shares and forward purchase warrants will be identical to the Class A common stock and warrants, respectively, included in the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that they will be subject to certain transfer restrictions and have certain registration rights.

The proceeds from the sale of the forward purchase units may be used as part of the consideration to the sellers in a Business Combination, expenses in connection with a Business Combination or for working capital. The obligations under the forward purchase agreement will not depend on whether any shares of Class A common stock are redeemed by the Public Stockholders and are intended to provide the Company with funding for a Business Combination. Accordingly, the Company accounts for the securities underlying the forward purchase agreement in accordance with ASC 815-40, under which they do not meet the criteria for equity classification and must be recorded as liabilities and measured at fair value at issuance and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, with any subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations in the period of change.

NOTE 8. STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

Preferred Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Class A Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of Class A, $0.0001 par value common stock. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At March 31, 2021, there were 27,600,000 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding. At December 31, 2020, there were no shares of Class A common stock issued or outstanding.

Class B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of Class B, $0.0001 par value common stock. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 6,900,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.

Only holders of Class B common stock will have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to the completion of the Business Combination. In addition, prior to the completion of a Business Combination, holders of a majority of Class B common stock may remove a member of the board of directors for any reason. Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, except as required by law.

The shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of a Business Combination, or earlier at the option of the holder on a one-for-one basis (subject to adjustment). In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts sold in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of a Business Combination, the ratio at which shares of Class B common stock shall convert into shares of Class A common stock will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B common stock agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B common stock will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon completion of the Initial Public Offering plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination (including the forward purchase shares and the forward purchase warrants), excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination in consideration for such seller’s interest in a Business Combination target and any Private Placement Warrants issued upon the conversion of Working Capital Loans made to the Company.

NOTE 9. WARRANTS

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

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available.

The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, it will use its reasonable best efforts to file with the SEC, and within 60 business days following a Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement covering the issuance of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock until the warrants expire or are redeemed. Notwithstanding the above, if our Class A common stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elect, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but will use its reasonable best efforts to qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

Redemption of Warrants When the Price per share of Class A common stock Equals or Exceeds $18.00—Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:

in whole and not in part;

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

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

if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

Redemption of Warrants When the Price per share of Class A common stock Equals or Exceeds $10.00 —Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:

in whole and not in part;

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

if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per Public Share (as adjusted) on the trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders;

if, and only if, the closing price of our Class A common stock (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), then the Private Placement warrants must also concurrently be called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants.

The exercise price and number of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of Class A common stock at a price below its exercise price. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Public Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Public Warrants. Accordingly, the Public Warrants may expire worthless.

In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of Class A common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the

Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the Company’s initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of such initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates its initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable, except as described above, so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

NOTE 10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

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

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1:Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2:Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
Level 3:Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

At March 31, 2021, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $276,010,317 in money market funds which are invested primarily in U.S. Treasury Securities. Through March 31, 2021, the Company has not withdrawn any of interest earned on the Trust Account.

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

Description

  Level   March 31,
2021
 

Assets:

    

Marketable securities held in Trust Account

   1   $276,010,317 

Liabilities:

    

Warrant Liability – Public Warrants

   1    8,740,000 

Warrant Liability – Private Placement Warrants

   3    4,762,666 

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

The Public Warrants were initially valued using binomial lattice model incorporating the Cox-Ross-Rubenstein methodology. As of March 31, 2021, the Public Warrants were valued using the instrument’s publicly listed trading notice as of the balance sheet date, which is considered to be a Level 1 measurement due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market. The Private Warrants were valued using a binomial lattice model incorporating the Cox-Ross-Rubenstein methodology, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. The binomial lattice model’s primary unobservable input utilized is the expected volatility of the common stock. The expected volatility as of the IPO date was derived from observable public warrant pricing on comparable ‘blank-check’ companies without an identified target. The expected volatility as of subsequent valuation dates was implied from the Company’s own public warrant pricing.

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

   Private
Placement
   Public   Warrant
Liabilities
 

Fair value as of January 1, 2021

  $—      —      —   

Initial measurement on March 2, 2021

   5,865,600    10,764,000    16,629,600 

Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions

   (1,102,934   (2,024,000   (3,126,934
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value as of March 31, 2021

  $4,762,666    8,740,000    13,502,666 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to LJ10 LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of this Quarterly Report and the Risk Factors section of the Registration Statements on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-252150) filed with the SEC. The Company’s filings with the SEC can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants and the forward purchase units, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

The issuance of additional shares of our stock in a Business Combination, including the issuance of the forward purchase securities:

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

may subordinate the rights of holders of common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded our common stock;

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

may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the stock ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; and

may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A common stock and/or warrants.

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

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after a Business Combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;

acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;

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

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

our inability to pay dividends on our common stock;

using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our 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 in which we operate;

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

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

Further, we expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to complete our Business Combination will be successful. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

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 organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents. There has been no significant change in our financial or trading position and no material adverse change has occurred since the date of our audited financial statements. We are incurring 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 in connection with completing a Business Combination.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had a net income of $1,915,204, which consisted of the change in fair value of warrant liability of $3,126,934, interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $5,722, unrealized gain on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $4,595, offset by operating costs of $1,222,047.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity needs prior to the completion of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through payment of liabilities of $25,000 for the sale of the founder shares and up to $300,000 in loans from our Sponsor under an unsecured promissory note. On February 4, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 27,600,000 Units, at a price of

$10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $276,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 5,013,333 Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $7,520,000. Following the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $276,000,000, comprised of $270,480,000 of the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering (which amount includes $9,660,000 of the underwriter’s deferred discount) and $7,520,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, less an aggregate of $2,000,000 to pay fees and expenses in connection with the closing of the Initial Public Offering and for working capital following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, was deposited into the Trust Account. The funds in the Trust Account are invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and that invest only in direct U.S. government obligations.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $803,868. Net income of $1,915,204 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $5,722, the change in the fair value of the warrant liability of $3,126,934, unrealized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account of $4,595 and transaction costs associated with the IPO of $619,676. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $201,497 of cash for operating activities.

As of March 31, 2021, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $276,010,317 (including $10,317 of interest income and unrealized gain) consisting of money market funds which are invested primarily in U.S. Treasury securities. Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. Through March 31, 2021, we have not withdrawn any interest earned from the Trust Account.

We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of permitted withdrawals) and the proceeds from the sale of the forward purchase units, if any, to complete our Business Combination. We will make permitted withdrawals from the Trust Account to pay our taxes, including franchise taxes and income taxes. Delaware franchise tax is based on our authorized shares or on our assumed par and non-par capital, whichever yields a lower result. Under the authorized shares method, each share is taxed at a graduated rate based on the number of authorized shares with a maximum aggregate tax of $200,000 per year. Under the assumed par value capital method, Delaware taxes each $1,000,000 of assumed par value capital at the rate of $400; where assumed par value would be (1) our total gross assets following the Initial Public Offering, divided by (2) our total issued shares of common stock following the Initial Public Offering, multiplied by (3) the number of our authorized shares following the Initial Public Offering. Based on the number of shares of our common stock authorized and outstanding and our total gross proceeds after the completion of the Initial Public Offering, our annual franchise tax obligation is capped at the maximum amount of annual franchise taxes payable by us as a Delaware corporation of $200,000. Our annual income tax obligations will depend on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account. We expect the only taxes payable by us out of the funds in the Trust Account will be income and franchise taxes. We expect the interest earned on the amount in the Trust Account will be sufficient to pay our taxes. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

As of March 31, 2021, we had cash of $749,099. Prior to the completion of our Business Combination, our principal use of working capital will be to fund our activities to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination, and to pay taxes to the extent the interest earned on the Trust Account is not sufficient to pay our taxes.

We believe that amounts not held in trust will be sufficient to pay the costs and expenses 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 of a Business Combination. However, if our estimate of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may be required to raise additional capital, the amount, availability and cost of which is currently

unascertainable. In addition, our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors may, but none of them is obligated to, loan us funds as may be required to fund our working capital requirements. If we complete our Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that our Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued to our Sponsor. The terms of such loans by our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors, if any, as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our Trust Account.

We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimates of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon completion of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. In addition, we intendhave chosen to target businesses with enterprise values that are greater than we could acquire with the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offeringtake other exemptions and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants and the proceeds from the sale of the forward purchase units, if any, and, as a result, if the cash portion of the purchase price exceeds the amount available from the Trust Account, net of amounts needed to satisfy redemptions by public stockholders, we may be required to seek additional financing to complete such proposed Business Combination. We may also obtain financing prior to the closing of our Business Combination to fund our working capital needs and transaction costs in connection with our search for and completion of our Business Combination. There is no limitation on our ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity or equity-linked securities or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our Business Combination, including pursuant to the forward purchase agreements or backstop arrangements we may enter into following the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our Business Combination. If we are unable to complete our Business Combination because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following our Business Combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements; Commitments and Contractual Obligations

As of March 31, 2021, 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 or contractual obligations.

Contractual obligations

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay our Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, secretarial and administrative support. We began incurring these fees on February 2, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and our liquidation.

The underwriter is entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $9,660,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

The Company entered into a forward purchase agreement with an investor (the “Anchor Investor”), which provides for the purchase by the Anchor Investor of an aggregate of 5,000,000 units (the “forward purchase units”), with each unit consisting of one share of Class A common stock (the “forward purchase share”) and one-third of one redeemable warrant to purchase one share of Class A common stock (the “forward purchase warrant”) at an

exercise price of $11.50 per whole share, for a purchase price of $10.00 per unit, in a private placement to close concurrently with the closing of a Business Combination. The obligations under the forward purchase agreement will not depend on whether any shares of Class A common stock are redeemed by the Public Stockholders. The Anchor Investor will not receive any shares of Class B common stock as part of the forward purchase agreement. The forward purchase shares and forward purchase warrants will be identical to the Class A common stock and warrants, respectively, included in the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that they will be subject to certain transfer restrictions and have certain registration rights.

The proceeds from the sale of the forward purchase units may be used as part of the consideration to the sellers in a Business Combination, expenses in connection with a Business Combination or for working capital. The obligations under the forward purchase agreement will not depend on whether any shares of Class A common stock are redeemed by the Public Stockholders and are intended to provide the Company with funding for a Business Combination.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

Warrant Liability

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

Net Loss Per Common Share

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

Recent Accounting Standards

Other than discussed below, management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our condensed financial statements.

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2022 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Related Party Transactions

In December 2020, our Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,750,000 founder shares in exchange for payment of certain of our offering expenses of $25,000, or approximately $0.004 per share. In January 2021, our Sponsor transferred 50,000 shares to each of our independent director nominees and an aggregate of 150,000 shares to our advisors, in each case, at approximately the same share price paid by our Sponsor, resulting in our Sponsor holding 5,450,000 founder shares. On February 2, 2021, we effected a 1.2-to-1 forward stock split, resulting in our Sponsor holding 6,540,000 founder shares, each of our independent director nominees holding 60,000 founder shares and our advisors holding an aggregate of 180,000 founder shares. The founder shares held by our independent director nominees and our advisors shall not be subject to forfeiture in the event the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised. The number of founder shares issued was determined based on the expectation that the founder shares would represent 20% of the outstanding shares of common stock upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The purchase price of the founder shares was determined by dividing the amount of cash contributed to us by the number of founder shares issued.

Our Sponsor, officers and directors or any of their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our Sponsor, officers, directors or our or any of their respective affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.

Our Sponsor has agreed to loan us up to $300,000 to cover offering-related and organizational expenses. These loans have been repaid upon completion of the Initial Public Offering out of the $1,000,000 of offering proceeds that has been allocated for the payment of offering expenses (other than underwriting commissions) not held in the Trust Account.

We have entered into an agreement that provides that, subsequent to the Initial Public Offering and continuing until the earlier of the consummation of our Business Combination or liquidation, we will pay our Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended Business Combination, our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors may, but is not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that our Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued to our Sponsor. The terms of such loans by our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our Sponsor, an affiliate of our Sponsor or our officers and directors, if any, as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our Trust Account.

Our Sponsor has purchased an aggregate of 5,013,333 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant pursuant to the Private Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021. Each private placement warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of our Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein. Our Sponsor will be permitted to transfer the Private Placement Warrants held by it to certain permitted transferees, including our officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with or related to them, but the transferees receiving such securities will be subject to the same agreements with respect to such securities as our Sponsor. Otherwise, these warrants will not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferable or salable until 30 days after the completion of our Business Combination. Except as set forth elsewhere in the Registration Statement, the Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees except as set forth under “Description of Securities—Warrants—Public Stockholders’ Warrants—Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00” in the Registration Statement. The Private Placement Warrants may also be exercised by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees for cash or on a cashless basis. Otherwise, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the warrants being sold as part of the units in the Initial Public Offering.

Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement we entered into with our initial stockholders on February 1, 2021, we are required to register certain securities for sale under the Securities Act. Our initial stockholders, and holders of warrants issued upon conversion of working capital loans, if any, are entitled under the Registration Rights Agreement to make up to three demands that we register certain of our securities held by them for sale under the Securities Act and to have the securities covered thereby registered for resale pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders have the right to include their securities in other registration statements filed by us. We will bear the costs and expenses of filing any such registration statements.

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 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 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.

Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act if, as an “emerging growth company”, we choose to rely on such exemptions we mayand are not be required to, among other things: (1)

(a)     provide an auditor’s attestation report on ourPear’s system of internal controlscontrol over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; (2)
(b)     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; (3) 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 (4)
(c)     disclose certain executive compensation relatedcompensation-related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’sChief Executive Officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements as of and for athe three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for more information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements, the timing of their adoption, and its assessment, to the extent it has made one, of their potential impact on its financial condition and results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with US generally accepted accounting principles, or US GAAP, and the Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and operating results require the Company’s management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported. Management bases these estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates if past experience or other assumptions do not turn out to be substantially accurate.
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We monitor our estimates on an ongoing basis for changes in facts and circumstances, and material changes in these estimates could occur in the future. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known.
Our critical accounting policies are those policies which require the most significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of five years followingour condensed consolidated financial statements. We have determined that our most critical accounting policies are those relating to Legacy Pear Preferred and Common stock valuations, revenue recognition, valuation of earn-out liabilities, and stock-based compensation. There have been no significant changes to our existing critical accounting policies and significant accounting policies discussed in the completion ofAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the Initial Public Offering.

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

year ended December 31, 2021.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As a “smaller reporting company,” we are not required to provide this information.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Background and Remediation of Material Weakness
As discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, we identified material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting in our evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures covering our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021. We have concluded that material weaknesses exist in our evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures, including internal control over financial reporting, as we do not have the necessary business processes, personnel and related internal controls to operate in a manner to satisfy the accounting and financial reporting requirements of a public company. These material weaknesses primarily manifested in improper segregation of duties, inadequate design, implementation, and maintenance of adequate information called forsystems controls, including access and change management controls and timely recording of material transactions prior to being a public company.
We are focused on designing and implementing effective internal controls measures to improve our evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures, including internal control over financial reporting, and remediate the material weaknesses. In order to remediate these material weaknesses, we have taken and plan to take the following actions:
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the hiring and continued hiring of additional accounting staff with public company experience; including a VP, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer and Director, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting,
implemented a new enterprise resource planning system to replace the prior general ledger package,
implementation of the maintenance of adequate information systems controls, including access and change management controls,
implementation of additional review controls and processes requiring timely account reconciliation and analyses of certain transactions and accounts,
implemented an integrated, collaborative cloud-based audit platform application, and
hired a national accounting firm to assist in the design and implementation of controls and remediation of controls gaps.
These actions and planned actions are subject to ongoing evaluation by this Item.

management and will require testing and validation of design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting over future periods. We are committed to the continuous improvement of our internal control over financial reporting and will continue to review the internal controls over financial reporting.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’sSEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Companycompany reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2021.2022. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that due solely to the material weakness we have identified in our internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e)13a-15(e) and 15d-15 (e)15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective.


Limitations on Effectiveness of Internal Controls
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, errors and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been or will be detected.
Changes in Internal Controls
We continuously seek to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our internal controls. This results in refinements to processes throughout our company.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us or any of our officers or directors in their corporate capacity. From time to time, we may become involved in litigation or legal proceedings relating to claims arising from the ordinary course of business. Although the outcomes of these legal proceedings are inherently difficult to predict, we do not expect the resolution of these proceedings to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Summary of Risk Factors
Below is a summary of the principal factors that make an investment in our Class A common stock speculative or risky. This summary does not address all of the risks that we face. Additional discussion of the risks summarized in this risk factor summary, and other risks that we face, can be found below under the heading “Risk Factors” and should be carefully considered, together with other information in this Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC before making an investment decision regarding our Class A common stock.

Risks relatingto ourbusinessand industryinclude:
• The failure of our prescription digital therapeutics to achieve and maintain market acceptance and adoption by patients and physicians would cause our business, financial condition and results of operation to be materially and adversely affected.
• The insurance coverage and reimbursement status of novel products, such as prescription digital therapeutics, is uncertain. Failure to obtain or maintain adequate coverage and reimbursement for our products would substantially impair our ability to generate revenue.
• The market for prescription digital therapeutics is new, rapidly evolving, and increasingly competitive, as the healthcare industry in the US is undergoing significant structural change, which makes it difficult to forecast demand for our products.
•    Our product and product candidates represent novel and innovative solutions, and negative perception of any product or product candidate that we develop could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business, obtain marketing authorizations, or identify regulatory pathways to market for such product candidate.
• Our future depends on the continued contributions of our senior management team and our ability to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel; in particular, Corey McCann, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Christopher Guiffre, our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, are critical to our future vision and strategic direction.
• A limited number of healthcare insurers have agreed to reimburse purchases of our products, and there is no assurance that additional healthcare insurers will agree to reimburse purchases of our products in the future.
• If we are unable to expand our marketing infrastructure, we may fail to increase the usage of our products and platform to meet our forecasts.
• Our products are made available via the Apple Store and the Google Play Store and supported by third-party infrastructure. If our ability to access those markets or access necessary third-party infrastructure was stopped or otherwise restricted or limited, it would materially and adversely affect our business.
• We face competition and new products may emerge that provide different or better alternatives for treatment of the conditions that our products are authorized to treat. Many of our current and future competitors have or will have significantly more resources.
Risks relatingto ourfinancialpositioninclude:
• We have a history of significant losses, anticipate increasing expenses in the future, and may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.
Our credit agreement with Perceptive restricts our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes or to take certain actions.
• Due to the resources required for the development of our pipeline, and depending on our ability to access capital, we will have to prioritize the development of certain product candidates over others. We may fail to expend our limited resources on product candidates that may have been more profitable or for which there is a greater likelihood of success, which would cause our business, financial condition and results of operations to be materially and adversely affected.
• We will need substantial additional funding, If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on terms favorable to us, our business, financial condition, and results of operation could be materially and adversely affected.
Risks relating to our intellectual property and technology include:
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• Limitations on our ability to maintain or obtain patent protection and/or the patent rights relating to our products and product candidates may limit our ability to prevent third parties from competing against us.
• We in-license patents and content from third parties to develop our products and product candidates. If we had a dispute or fail to comply with obligations in the agreements with a third-party licensor, we could lose rights that are important to our business, or it could materially and adversely affect our ability to commercialize the product or product candidate affected by the dispute.
Risks relatingto ourproductsinclude:
• Our current product candidates are in various stages of development. Our product candidates may fail in development or suffer delays that adversely affect their commercial viability. If we fail to maintain clearance, de novo classification or authorization to market our products for expanded indications, or if we are delayed in obtaining such marketing authorizations, our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
Risks relatingto ourregulatorycomplianceand legalmattersinclude:
• We operate in a highly regulated industry and are subject to a wide range of federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulatory requirements and laws pertaining to fraud and abuse in healthcare, that affect nearly all aspects of our operations. Failure to comply with these laws, rules and regulations, or to obtain and maintain required licenses, could subject Pear to enforcement actions, including substantial civil and criminal penalties, and might require Pear to recall or withdraw a product from the market or cease operations. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
• Security breaches, ransomware attacks and other disruptions to our information technology structure could compromise our information, disrupt our business and expose us to significant liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer, and we may be unable to maintain and scale the technology underlying our offerings.
• The regulatory framework for digital health products is constantly evolving. Increasingly stringent regulatory requirements could create barriers to our development and introduction of new products. Conversely, in the event that regulatory requirements are lowered, competitors could potentially enter the prescription digital therapeutic market and compete against us more easily. Either of the foregoing could materially harm our business.
• Premarket clearances, authorizations, and approvals for new or significantly modified devices could be denied or significantly delayed.
Risks relatingto ourfinancialreportinginclude:
As a public reporting company, we will be subject to rules and regulations established from time to time by the SEC regarding our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy of our financial reports, which would harm our business and the trading price of our Class A common stock. Our management will be required to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
• Our management has identified certain internal control deficiencies that constitute material weaknesses. If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.
Risks relatingto ownership of our Class A common stock and Warrants:
• The exercise of Warrants for our stock would increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to our stockholders. Such dilution will increase if more of our shares are redeemed.
• We may redeem unexpired Warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your Warrants worthless.
• Future resales of the Class A common stock may cause the market price of our securities to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
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Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with the information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other documents we file with the SEC. The risks and uncertainties described below are those that we have identified as material, but are not the only risks and uncertainties facing us. Our business is also subject to general risks and uncertainties that affect many other companies, such as overall US and non-US economic and industry conditions including a global economic slowdown, geopolitical events, changes in laws or accounting rules, fluctuations in interest and exchange rates, terrorism, international conflicts, major health concerns, natural disasters or other disruptions of expected economic and business conditions. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial also may impair our business operations and liquidity.
This section should be read in conjunction with Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, of this Form 10-Q.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
The failure of our prescription digital therapeutics to achieve and maintain market acceptance and adoption by patients and physicians would cause our business, financial condition and results of operation to be materially and adversely affected.
Our current business strategy is highly dependent on our prescription digital therapeutics, or PDTs, achieving and maintaining broad market acceptance by patients and physicians. Market acceptance and adoption of our PDTs depends on educating people with chronic conditions, as well as self-insured employers, commercial and government payors, health plans and physicians and other government entities, as to the distinct features, therapeutic benefits, cost savings, and other advantages of our PDTs as compared to competitive products or other currently available methodologies. If we are not successful in demonstrating to existing or potential patients and prescribers the benefits of our products, or if we are not able to achieve the support of patients, healthcare providers and payors for our products, our sales may decline or we may fail to increase our sales in line with our forecasts.
Achieving and maintaining market acceptance of our products could be negatively impacted by many factors, including:
the failure of reSET, reSET-O and Somryst to achieve wide acceptance among people with substance use disorder, opioid use disorder and chronic insomnia, self-insured employers, commercial and government payors, health plans, physicians and other government entities, and key opinion leaders in the treatment community;
lack of additional evidence or peer-reviewed publication of clinical or real world evidence supporting the effectiveness, safety, cost-savings or other advantages of our products over competitive products or other currently available methodologies;
perceived risks associated with the use of our products or similar products or technologies generally;
our ability to secure and maintain FDA and other regulatory clearance, authorization or approval for our products;
the introduction of competitive products and the rate of acceptance of those products as compared to our products; and
results of clinical, real world and HEOR studies relating to chronic condition products or similar competitive products.
In addition, our products may be perceived by patients and healthcare providers to be more complicated or less effective than traditional approaches, and people may be unwilling to change their current health regimens.
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Moreover, we believe that healthcare providers tend to be slow to change their medical treatment practices because of perceived liability risks arising from the use of new products and the uncertainty of third-party reimbursement. Accordingly, healthcare providers may not recommend our products until there is sufficient evidence to convince them to alter their current approach.
The insurance coverage and reimbursement status of novel products, such as prescription digital therapeutics, is uncertain. Failure to obtain or maintain adequate coverage and reimbursement for our products would substantially impair our ability to generate revenue.
In the US, patients generally rely on third-party payors to reimburse all or part of the costs associated with their treatment. Adequate coverage and reimbursement from governmental healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and commercial payors is critical to the ability of patients to afford treatments and achieve new product acceptance. Our ability to successfully commercialize our products will depend in part on the extent to which coverage and adequate reimbursement for these products and related treatments will be available from government health administration authorities, private health insurers and other organizations. Government authorities and third-party payors, such as private health insurers and health maintenance organizations, decide which medications they will pay for and establish reimbursement levels. The availability of coverage and extent of reimbursement by governmental and private payors is essential for most patients to be able to afford treatments. Sales of products, and of product candidates that we may identify, will depend substantially on the extent to which the costs to users of such products will be paid by health maintenance, managed care, pharmacy benefit and similar healthcare management organizations, or reimbursed by government health administration authorities, private health coverage insurers and other third-party payors. If coverage and adequate reimbursement is not available, or is available only to limited levels, we may not be able to successfully commercialize our products. Even if coverage is provided, the approved reimbursement amount may not be high enough to allow us to establish or maintain pricing sufficient to achieve profitability.
There is also significant uncertainty related to, and there may be significant delays in obtaining, the insurance coverage and reimbursement of newly cleared, authorized, or approved products and coverage may be more limited than the purposes for which the device is cleared, authorized, or approved by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities. In the US, the principal decisions about reimbursement for new medicines or medical devices are typically made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), an agency within the US. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). FDA clearance or authorization provides no assurance of coverage or reimbursement by any payor. CMS decides whether and to what extent a new medicine or medical device will be covered and reimbursed under Medicare, and private payors tend to follow CMS to a substantial degree.
Factors payors consider in determining reimbursement are based on whether the product is:
a covered benefit under its health plan;
safe, effective and medically necessary;
supported by robust clinical data from well-controlled clinical research;
appropriate for the specific patient;
cost-effective; and
neither experimental nor investigational.
Each payor determines whether or not it will provide coverage for a treatment, what amount it will pay the manufacturer for the treatment and on what tier of its formulary the treatment will be placed. The position of a treatment on a payor’s list of covered drugs, biological products, and medical devices, or formulary, generally determines the co-payment that a patient will need to make to obtain the treatment and can strongly influence the adoption of such treatment by patients and physicians. Patients who are prescribed treatments for their conditions and providers prescribing such services generally rely on third-party payors to reimburse all or part of
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the associated healthcare costs. Patients are unlikely to use our products unless coverage is provided and reimbursement is adequate to cover a significant portion of the cost of our products.
Moreover, eligibility for coverage and reimbursement does not imply that a product will be paid for in all cases or at a rate that covers our costs, including research, development, intellectual property, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution expenses. Interim reimbursement levels for new products, if applicable, may also not be sufficient to cover our costs and may not be made permanent. Reimbursement rates may vary according to the use of the product and the clinical setting in which it is used, may be based on reimbursement levels already set for lower cost products and may be incorporated into existing payments for other services. Net prices for products may be reduced by mandatory discounts or rebates required by government healthcare programs or private payors, by any future laws limiting prices and by any future relaxation of laws that presently restrict imports of products from countries where they may be sold at lower prices than in the US.
Third-party payors have attempted to control costs by limiting coverage and the amount of reimbursement for particular drugs or devices. We cannot be sure that coverage and reimbursement will be available for all products that we commercialize and, if reimbursement is available, what the level of reimbursement will be. Inadequate coverage and reimbursement may impact the demand for, or the price of, any product for which we obtain marketing approval. If coverage and adequate reimbursement are not available, or are available only at limited levels, we may not be able to successfully commercialize our products.
In addition, in some foreign countries, the proposed pricing for a prescription device must be approved before it may be lawfully marketed. The requirements governing medical product pricing vary widely from country to country. For example, the European Union provides options for its Member States to restrict the range of medicinal products for which their national health insurance systems provide reimbursement and to control the prices of medicinal products for human use. To obtain reimbursement or pricing approval, some of these countries may require the completion of clinical trials that compare the cost effectiveness of a particular product candidate to currently available therapies. A Member State may approve a specific price for the medicinal products or it may instead adopt a system of direct or indirect controls on the profitability of the company placing the medicinal product on the market. There can be no assurance that any country that has price controls or reimbursement limitations for pharmaceuticals or medical devices will allow favorable reimbursement and pricing arrangements for any of our products. Historically, products launched in the European Union do not follow price structures of the US and generally prices tend to be significantly lower. While we are not currently marketing or selling our products in any country other than the US, including the European Union or any of its Member States, in the event that we choose to do so in the future, we will need to comply with such requirements.
The market for prescription digital therapeutics is new, rapidly evolving, and increasingly competitive, as the healthcare industry in the US is undergoing significant structural change, which makes it difficult to forecast demand for our products.
The market for our PDTs is new and rapidly evolving, and it is uncertain whether it will achieve and sustain high levels of demand and market adoption. Our future financial performance will depend on growth in this market and on our ability to adapt to emerging demands of our customers. It is difficult to predict the future growth rate and size of our target market. The healthcare industry in the US is undergoing significant structural change and is rapidly evolving. We believe demand for our products has been driven in large part by rapidly growing costs in the traditional healthcare system, the movement toward patient-centricity and personalized healthcare, and advances in technology. Widespread acceptance of personalized healthcare is critical to our future growth and success. A reduction in the growth of personalized healthcare could reduce the demand for our PDTs and result in a lower revenue growth rate or decreased revenue.
If our assumptions regarding these uncertainties are incorrect or change in reaction to changes in our markets, or if we do not manage or address these risks successfully, our results of operations could differ materially from our expectations, and our business could suffer.
Our product and product candidates represent novel and innovative potential therapeutic areas, and negative perception of any product or product candidate that we develop could adversely affect our ability to conduct our
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business, obtain marketing authorizations or identify alternate regulatory pathways to market for such product candidate.
Our product and product candidates are considered relatively new and novel therapeutic approaches. Our success will depend upon physicians who specialize in the treatment of diseases targeted by our product candidates prescribing potential treatments that involve the use of our product candidates in lieu of, or in addition to, existing treatments with which they are more familiar and for which greater clinical data may be available. Access will also depend on consumer acceptance and adoption of products that are commercialized. In addition, responses by the US, state or foreign governments to negative public perception or ethical concerns may result in new legislation or regulations that could limit our ability to develop or commercialize any product candidates, obtain or maintain marketing authorization, identify alternate regulatory pathways to market or otherwise achieve profitability.
Negative publicity concerning our products or the PDT market as a whole could limit market acceptance of our products. If patients and healthcare providers have a negative perception of PDTs, then a market for our products may not develop at all, or it may develop more slowly than we expect. Our success will depend to a substantial extent on the willingness of healthcare providers to prescribe our products, the extent to which coverage and adequate reimbursement for these products and related treatments will be available from government health administration authorities, private health insurers and other organizations and our ability to demonstrate the value of our products to existing and potential patients and prescribers. Similarly, negative publicity regarding patient confidentiality and privacy in the context of technology-enabled healthcare or concerns experienced by our competitors could limit market acceptance of PDTs.
Our future depends on the continued contributions of our senior management team and our ability to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel; in particular, Corey McCann, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Christopher Guiffre, our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, are critical to our future vision and strategic direction.
Our success depends in large part on our ability to attract and retain high-quality management in sales, market access, product development, software engineering, marketing, operations, finance and support functions, especially in the Boston area and the San Francisco Bay area. We compete for qualified technical personnel with other life sciences and information technology companies. Competition for qualified employees is intense in our industry, particularly for software engineers, and the loss of even a few qualified employees, or an inability to attract, train, retain and motivate additional highly skilled employees required for the planned expansion of our business could harm our operating results and impair our ability to grow. The loss of one or more of our key employees, and any failure to have in place and execute an effective succession plan for key executives, could seriously harm our business.
As we continue to grow, we may be unable to continue to attract or retain the personnel we need to maintain our competitive position. To attract, train and retain key personnel, we use various measures, including competitive compensation and benefit packages (including an equity incentive program), which may require significant investment. These measures may not be enough to attract and retain the personnel we require to operate our business effectively and efficiently.
Moreover, if the perceived value of our equity awards declines, it may materially and adversely affect our ability to attract and retain key employees. If we do not maintain the necessary personnel to accomplish our business objectives, we may experience staffing constraints that materially and adversely affect our ability to support our programs and operations.
Many of our employees may receive proceeds from sales of our equity in the public markets, which may reduce their motivation to continue to work for us.
In addition, our future also depends on the continued contributions of our senior management team and other key personnel, each of whom would be difficult to replace. In particular, Corey McCann, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Christopher Guiffre, our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, are critical to our future vision and strategic direction. We rely on our executive team in the areas of operations, research and development, commercial, and general and administrative functions. Although we have entered into employment
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agreements or offer letters with our key employees, these agreements have no specific duration and constitute at-will employment, and we do not maintain key person life insurance for some of our key employees.
In addition, from time to time, there may be changes in our senior management team that may be disruptive to our business. If our senior management team, including any new hires that we may make, fails to work together effectively and to execute our plans and strategies on a timely basis, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.
A limited number of healthcare insurers have agreed to reimburse purchases of our products, and there is no assurance that additional healthcare insurers will agree to reimburse purchases of our products in the future.
To date, a limited number of healthcare insurers have agreed to reimburse purchases of reSET, reSET-O, and Somryst. We depend upon revenue from sales of reSET, reSET-O, and Somryst, and in turn on reimbursement from third-party payors for such products. The amount that we receive in payment for our products may be materially and adversely affected by factors we do not control, including federal or state regulatory or legislative changes, and cost-containment decisions and changes in reimbursement schedules of third-party payors. Any reduction or elimination of these payments could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
Additionally, the reimbursement process is complex and can involve lengthy delays. Also, third-party payors may reject, in whole or in part, requests for reimbursement based on determinations that certain amounts are not reimbursable under plan coverage, that services provided were not medically necessary, that additional supporting documentation is necessary, or for other reasons. Retroactive adjustments by third-party payors may be difficult or cost-prohibitive to appeal, and such changes could materially reduce the actual amount we receive. Delays and uncertainties in the reimbursement process may be out of our control and may materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
If we are unable to expand our marketing infrastructure, we may fail to increase the usage of our products and platform to meet our forecasts.
We began commercializing our products in October 2019. As a result, we have limited experience marketing our products and engaging customers at our current scale. Our financial condition and results of operations are and will continue to be highly dependent on the ability of our marketing function to adequately promote, market, and attract customers to our products and platform in a manner that complies with applicable laws and regulations and at a cost that does not exceed our current budget allocated to marketing.
If we are unable to expand our marketing capabilities, we may not be able to effectively expand the scope of our ability to attract new customers. Relatedly, if any of our advertising platforms significantly increase their advertising fees, our ability to expand our marketing reach will be greatly impeded. Any such failure could adversely affect our reputation, revenue, and results of operations.
Failure to adequately expand our direct sales force may impede our growth.
We believe that our future growth will depend in part on the continued development of our direct sales force and its ability to obtain new customers and to manage our existing customers. Identifying and recruiting qualified personnel and training and managing a geographically dispersed sales team requires significant time, expense, and attention. It can take six months or longer before a new sales representative is fully trained and productive. Our business may be adversely affected if our efforts to expand and train our direct sales force do not generate a corresponding increase in revenue. In particular, if we are unable to hire, develop, and retain sufficient numbers of productive direct sales personnel or if new direct sales personnel are unable to achieve desired productivity levels in a reasonable period of time, sales of our services will suffer, and our growth will be impeded.

Our products are made available via the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store and supported by third-party infrastructure. If our ability to access those markets or access necessary third-party infrastructure was stopped or otherwise restricted or limited, it would materially and adversely affect our business.
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Our PDTs are exclusively accessed through and depend on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Both Apple and Google have broad discretion to make changes to their operating systems or payment services or change the manner in which their mobile operating systems function and their respective terms and conditions applicable to the distribution of our PDTs and to interpret their respective terms and conditions in ways that may limit, eliminate or otherwise interfere with our products, our ability to distribute our products through their stores, our ability to update our products, including to make bug fixes or other feature updates or upgrades, the features we provide, the manner in which we market our products and our ability to access native functionality or other aspects of mobile devices. To the extent either or both of them do so, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.
There is no guarantee that the third-party infrastructure that currently support our PDTs will continue to support them or, if it does not, that other alternatives will be available. We will continue to be dependent on third-party mobile operating systems, technologies, networks and standards that we do not control, such as the Android and iOS operating systems, and any changes, bugs, technical or regulatory issues in such systems, our current relationships with carriers or future relationships with mobile manufacturers, or in their terms of service or policies that degrade our PDTs’ functionality, reduce or eliminate our ability to distribute our PDTs, limit our ability to deliver high quality PDTs, or impose fees or other charges related to delivering our offerings, could adversely affect our product usage and revenue.
We rely upon third party providers of cloud-based infrastructure to host our platform. Any disruption in the operations of these third-party providers, limitations on capacity or interference with our use could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
Our platform’s technological infrastructure is implemented using third-party hosting services, such as Amazon Web Services. We have no control over any of these third parties, and we cannot guarantee that such third-party providers will not experience system interruptions, outages or delays, or deterioration in their performance. We need to be able to access our computational platform at any time, without interruption or degradation of performance. Our hosted platform depends on protecting the virtual cloud infrastructure hosted by third-party hosting services by maintaining our configuration, architecture, features, and interconnection specifications, as well as protecting the information stored in these virtual data centers, which is transmitted by third-party Internet service providers. We have experienced, and expect that in the future we may again experience interruptions, delays and outages in service and availability from time to time due to a variety of factors, including infrastructure changes, human or software errors, hosting disruptions and capacity constraints. Any limitation on the capacity of our third-party hosting services could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, any incident affecting our third-party hosting services’ infrastructure, which may be caused by cyber-attacks, natural disasters, fire, flood, severe storm, earthquake, power loss, telecommunications failures, terrorist or other attacks, and other disruptive events beyond our control, could negatively affect our cloud-based solutions. A prolonged service disruption affecting our cloud-based solutions could damage our reputation or otherwise harm our business. We may also incur significant costs for using alternative equipment or taking other actions in preparation for, or in reaction to, events that damage the third-party hosting services we use.
In the event that our service agreements with our third-party hosting services are terminated, or there is a lapse of service, elimination of services or features that we utilize, interruption of Internet service provider connectivity, or damage to such facilities, we could experience interruptions in access to our platform as well as significant delays and additional expense in arranging or creating new facilities and services and/or re-architecting our hosted software solutions for deployment on a different cloud infrastructure service provider, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
We rely on a limited number of third party digital pharmacies for the fulfillment of prescriptions. This reliance on increases the risk that we could have a disruption in the fulfillment of prescriptions, which could have a material and adverse effect on our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition.
We do not currently own or operate any pharmacy, nor are we licensed to perform pharmacy fulfillment services. We rely, and expect to continue to rely, on a limited number of third parties for the fulfillment of prescriptions.
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This reliance increases the risk that we could have a disruption in the fulfillment of prescriptions which could delay, prevent or impair the distribution and sale of our products.
Pharmacies are subject to state and federal laws and regulations. We do not control the standards and processes of, and will be completely dependent on, our digital pharmacies for compliance with federal and state law and regulations. If our digital pharmacies fail to maintain regulatory compliance, we may need to find alternative pharmacies with the capability to fulfill prescriptions for PDTs. In addition, we have no control over the ability of our digital pharmacies to maintain adequate quality control, quality assurance, and qualified personnel. If a regulatory authority finds deficiencies with or withdraws required pharmacy licenses in the future, we may need to find alternative pharmacies with the capability to fulfill prescriptions for PDTs, which would significantly impact our ability to fulfill, distribute, and sell our products. We may be unable to establish any agreements with other digital pharmacies or to do so on acceptable terms. Even if we are able to establish agreements with other digital pharmacies, reliance on a limited number of digital pharmacies entails additional risks, including:
the possible breach of the services agreement by the third party; and
the possible termination or nonrenewal of the agreement by the third party at a time that is costly or inconvenient for us.
There are a limited number of digital pharmacies that have the capability to distribute PDTs and that might be capable of fulfilling prescriptions for our products.
If our current digital pharmacies cannot perform as agreed, we may be required to replace such digital pharmacies. We may incur added costs and delays in identifying and qualifying any such replacements. If the agreement with any of our third party pharmacies is terminated, if any third party pharmacy is unable to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement, or if the services of any third party pharmacy is terminated for any reason, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations, and financial condition.
Our current and anticipated future dependence upon others for the fulfillment of prescriptions for our product candidates or products may adversely affect our future profit margins and our ability to distribute any products on a timely and competitive basis.
We face competition and new products may emerge that provide different or better alternatives for treatment of the conditions that our products are authorized to treat. Many of our current and future competitors have or will have significantly more resources.
Our ability to achieve our strategic objectives will depend, among other things, on our ability to develop and commercialize products for the treatment of chronic conditions that are effective and safe, offer distinct features, are easy-to-use, provide measurable and meaningful cost savings to payors, and are more appealing than available alternatives. Our competitors, as well as a number of other companies, within and outside the healthcare industry, are pursuing new delivery devices, delivery technologies, sensing technologies, procedures, drugs, and other therapies for the monitoring and treatment of chronic conditions. Any technological breakthroughs in monitoring, treatment or prevention could reduce the potential market for our products, which would significantly reduce our sales.
The introduction by competitors of products that are or claim to be superior to our products may create market confusion, which may make it difficult for potential customers to differentiate the benefits of our products over competitive products. In addition, the entry of new PDTs to the market which treat the same or similar chronic conditions to our products may lead some of our competitors to employ pricing strategies that could materially and adversely affect the pricing of our products. If a competitor develops a product that competes with or is perceived to be superior to our products, or if a competitor employs strategies that place downward pressure on pricing within our industry, our sales may decline significantly or may not increase in line with our forecasts, either of which would materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
While our market is in an early stage of development, it is evolving rapidly and becoming increasingly competitive, and we expect it to attract increased competition. We currently face competition from a range of companies. Our competitors include both enterprise companies who are focused on or may enter the healthcare industry, including initiatives and partnerships launched by these large companies, and from private companies that offer
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solutions for specific chronic conditions. We compete with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies that are developing treatments for addiction and insomnia, including Alkermes and their product Vivitrol, Orexo and their product Zubsolv, Sandoz and their product Suboxone, Braeburn and their product Brixadi, Pfizer and their product Halcion, Merck and their product Belsomra, Sunovion and their product Lunesta and Sanofi and their product Ambien. In the digital health space we compete with companies that have created non-regulated products to treat addiction and insomnia such as Dynamicare, CBT4CBT and Orexo and their product Modia, and Big Health and their product Sleepio, Pzizz, Headspace, and Calm. These companies, which may offer their solutions at lower prices, are continuing to develop additional products and becoming more sophisticated and effective. Competition from wellness apps, which are not authorized by the FDA but may attract consumers for other reasons, and from other parties will result in continued pricing pressures, which are likely to lead to price declines in certain product segments, which could negatively impact our sales, profitability and market share.
Our ability to compete effectively depends on our ability to distinguish our company and our solution from our competitors and their products, and includes factors such as:
FDA authorization;
effectiveness and safety;
robust and well-controlled clinical research;
long-term outcomes;
ease of use and convenience;
price;
greater name and brand recognition;
information security standards;
greater market penetration;
larger sales forces;
larger marketing budgets;
access to significantly greater financial, human, technical and other resources;
breadth, depth, and effectiveness of offerings;
FDA compliance, quality, and reliability of solutions; and
healthcare provider, government agency and insurance carrier acceptance.
Some of our competitors may have, or new competitors or alliances may emerge that have, greater name and brand recognition, greater market share, a larger customer base, more widely adopted proprietary technologies, greater marketing expertise, larger sales forces, or significantly greater resources than we do and may be able to offer solutions competitive with ours at a more attractive price than we can. Further, our current or potential competitors may be acquired by third parties with greater available resources. As a result, our competitors may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards or customer requirements and may have the ability to initiate or withstand substantial price competition. In addition, our competitors may in the future establish cooperative relationships with vendors of complementary products, technologies or services to increase the availability of their solutions in the marketplace. Our competitors could also be better positioned to serve certain segments of our market, which could create additional price pressure. In light of these factors, even if our products are more effective than those of our competitors, current or potential customers may accept competitive products in lieu of purchasing our products. If
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we are unable to successfully compete, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Any failure to offer high-quality patient support may adversely affect our relationships with our existing and prospective patients, and in turn our business, results of operations and financial condition.
In implementing and using our products, our patients will depend on our patient support to resolve issues in a timely manner. We may be unable to respond quickly enough to accommodate short-term increases in demand for patient support. Increased patient demand for support could increase costs and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Any failure to maintain high-quality patient support, or a market perception that we do not maintain high-quality patient support, could adversely affect patient satisfaction or the willingness of physicians to prescribe our products, and in turn our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Acquisitions and strategic alliances could distract management and expose us to financial, execution and operational risks that could have a detrimental effect on our business.
We intend to continue to pursue acquisitions or licenses of technology to, among other things, expand the number of products we provide as well as the features within those products. We cannot guarantee that we will identify suitable candidates for acquisition or licensing, that the transactions will be completed on acceptable terms, or that we will be able to integrate newly acquired or licensed technology into our existing business. The acquisition and integration of another technology would divert management attention from other business activities, including our core business. This diversion, together with other difficulties we may incur in integrating newly acquired or licensed technology, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we may borrow money or issue capital stock to finance such transactions. Such borrowings might not be available on terms as favorable to us as our current borrowing terms and may increase our leverage, and the issuance of capital stock (or securities exchangeable therefore) could dilute the interests of our stockholders.
If we cannot maintain our corporate culture, we could lose the innovation, collaboration and focus on the mission that contribute to our business.
We believe that our culture has been and will continue to be a critical contributor to our success. We expect to continue to hire aggressively as we expand, and we believe our corporate culture has been crucial in our success and our ability to attract highly skilled personnel. If we do not continue to develop our corporate culture or maintain and preserve our core values as we grow and evolve both in the US and internationally, we may be unable to foster the innovation, curiosity, creativity, focus on execution, teamwork and the facilitation of critical knowledge transfer and knowledge sharing we believe we need to support our growth. Moreover, liquidity available to our employee equityholders could lead to disparities of wealth among our employees, which could adversely impact relations among employees and our culture in general. Our anticipated headcount growth and our status as a public company may result in a change to our corporate culture, which could harm our business.
The COVID-19 pandemic or any future surges, including as a result of new variants and subvariants of the virus, or a similar pandemic, epidemic, or outbreak of an infectious disease may have an adverse impact on our business, operations, and the markets and communities in which we operate.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This pandemic, which has continued to spread, and the related adverse public health developments, including orders to shelter-in-place, travel restrictions, and mandated business closures, have adversely affected workforces, organizations, governments, customers, economies, and financial markets globally, leading to an economic downturn and increased market volatility. It has also disrupted the normal operations of many businesses, including ours. This outbreak, as well as intensified measures undertaken to contain the spread of COVID-19, could decrease healthcare industry spending for our products, adversely affect demand for our products, affect the ability of our sales team to travel to potential customers and the ability of our professional services teams to conduct in-person services and trainings, impact expected spending from new customers, negatively impact collections of accounts receivable, and harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
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Further, the sales cycle for a new customer of our products could lengthen, resulting in a potentially longer delay between increasing operating expenses and the generation of corresponding revenue, if any. We cannot predict with any certainty whether and to what degree the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and reactions thereto will continue and expect to face difficulty accurately predicting our internal financial forecasts. The pandemic also resulted in a shift in our workforce to a hybrid model in which employees in one of our three offices are working both remotely and onsite, and we anticipate we will continue to use this model going forward, which can increase the risk of a cybersecurity incident. In addition, our workforce has deep domain knowledge across a range of healthcare, technology, and general business, which was partially achieved by having certain of our employees working remotely across the US, which also increases the risk of a cyber security incident. Further, we continue to shift to assist new and existing customers who may also be working remotely or under hybrid models. It is not possible for us to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the outbreak and its effects on our business, results of operations, or financial condition at this time.
The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact the our business going forward will be dependent on future developments such as the length and severity of the crisis, the potential resurgence of the crisis, variant strains of the virus, vaccine availability and effectiveness, future government actions in response to the crisis and the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and capital markets, among many other factors, all of which remain highly uncertain and unpredictable. In addition, the Company is uncertain of the full effect the pandemic will have on it for the longer term since the scope and duration of the pandemic is unknown, and evolving factors such as the level and timing of the distribution of efficacious vaccines across the world and the extent of any resurgences of the virus or emergence of new variants of the virus, such as the Delta variant and the Omicron variant, will impact the stability of economic recovery and growth. This unpredictability could limit our ability to respond to future developments quickly. Additionally, the impacts described above and other impacts of a global pandemic, including the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it, could substantially increase the risk to Pear from the other risks described herein.
Changes in funding or disruption at the FDA, the SEC and other government agencies caused by funding shortages or global health concerns could hinder their ability to hire and retain key leadership and other personnel, or otherwise prevent new or modified products from being developed, reviewed or commercialized in a timely manner or at all, or otherwise prevent those agencies from performing normal business functions on which the operation of our business may rely, which could negatively impact our business.
The ability of the FDA to review and grant marketing authorization for new products can be affected by a variety of factors, including government budget and funding levels, ability to hire and retain key personnel and accept the payment of user fees, and statutory, regulatory and policy changes and other events that may otherwise affect the FDA’s ability to perform routine functions. Average review times at FDA have fluctuated in recent years as a result. In addition, government funding of the SEC and other government agencies on which our operations may rely, including those that fund research and development activities is subject to the political process, which is inherently fluid and unpredictable.
Disruptions at the FDA and other agencies, may also slow the time necessary for new digital therapeutics to be reviewed and/or granted marketing authorization by necessary government agencies, which would adversely affect our business. For example, in recent years, including for 35 days beginning on December 22, 2018, the US government shut down several times and certain regulatory agencies, such as the FDA and the SEC, had to furlough critical employees and stop critical activities.
If a prolonged government shutdown occurs, or if global health concerns continue to prevent the FDA or other regulatory authorities from conducting their regular inspections, reviews or other regulatory activities, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA to timely review and process our regulatory submissions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. Future government shutdowns or delays could impact our ability to access the public markets and obtain necessary capital in order to properly capitalize and continue our operations.
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Risks Related to Our Financial Position
We have a history of significant losses, anticipate increasing expenses in the future, and may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.
We have incurred significant net losses since our inception. We incurred net losses of $23.9 million and $24.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, we had an accumulated deficit of $271.8 million. We expect to incur significant losses and negative cash flow from operations for the foreseeable future as we incur significant expenses in research and development, including developing our pipeline of product candidates, working to achieve and maintain market acceptance by physicians and patients, and incur significant sales and marketing costs, including expanding our marketing channels and operations as we grow our US commercial sales force and expand our marketing efforts to increase adoption of our FDA approved products as well as growing and enhancing our platform offering of products. Further, we will be making the necessary investments in our human capital to scale our business. Based on our recurring losses and expectations to incur significant expenses and negative cash flow for the foreseeable future, our independent registered public accounting firm has included an explanatory paragraph in its report on our financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Further, we may incur significant costs to conduct planned clinical trials and future clinical trials. These clinical trials may be more costly than we expect, and if we do not achieve the benefits anticipated from these clinical trials, or if the realization of these benefits is delayed, they may not result in increased revenue or growth in our business. We also expect our operating costs to increase as a result of becoming a public company and will continue to increase as we grow our business. These efforts may prove more expensive than we currently anticipate, and our expenses may exceed revenues for the foreseeable future and we may not achieve profitability.
To date, we have financed our operations principally from the closing of the Business Combination with THMA, the sale of Legacy Pear convertible preferred stock, payments received in connection with collaboration agreements, and proceeds from borrowings under a credit facility. Historically the revenue from product sales and collaboration agreements have not covered the full cost of our operations. Our cash flow from operations was negative for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. We may not generate positive cash flow from operations or achieve profitability for the foreseeable future. Our limited operating history may make it difficult for you to evaluate our current business and future prospects. Even if we do achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.
Given our limited operating history, our ability to achieve revenues sufficient to cover our operating costs may not be achieved. If we are not able to scale and grow the business to achieve significant product sales, it would materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Our failure to achieve or maintain profitability would negatively impact the value of our common stock.
Our credit agreement with Perceptive restricts our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes or to take certain actions.
Our credit agreement with Perceptive is collateralized by substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property, and imposes significant operating and financial restrictions and limit our ability and our other restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things:

incur additional indebtedness for borrowed money and guarantee indebtedness;
pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of, or repurchase or redeem, capital stock;
make loans, guarantees, investments and acquisitions;
sell or otherwise dispose of assets;
incur liens;
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enter into transactions with affiliates;
enter into agreements restricting our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends;
consolidate, merge or incur a change of control; and
incur a material adverse change in our business condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or property.
As a result of these covenants and restrictions, we are and will be limited in how we conduct our business, and we may be unable to raise additional debt or equity financing to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities. In addition, our senior secured credit facility requires us to comply with a minimum consolidated revenue covenant (measured on a trailing twelve-month basis) and maintain a minimum aggregate cash balance of $5.0 million in one or more accounts pledged to our lenders. The operating and financial restrictions and covenants in the Perceptive Credit Facility, as well as any future financing agreements that we may enter into, may restrict our ability to finance our operations, engage in business activities, or expand or fully pursue our business strategies. Our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control, and we may not be able to meet those covenants. For example, in the past we have received waivers with respect to certain financial covenants in our credit agreement. In addition, on March 25, 2022, we amended the Perceptive Credit Facility to adjust certain covenants under the agreement. The amendment included reducing the required minimum trailing 12-month revenue for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, through the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025. We are in compliance with the covenants for the three months ended March 31, 2022. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to maintain compliance with these covenants in the future and, if we fail to do so, that we will be able to obtain waivers from the lenders or amend the covenants.
Our failure to comply with the restrictive covenants described above could result in an event of default under the credit agreement. An event of default will also occur if, among other things, a material adverse change in our business, operations or condition occurs, which could potentially include a material impairment of the prospect of our repayment of any portion of the amounts we owe under the credit agreement. In the case of a continuing event of default under the credit agreement, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding to be immediately due and payable, proceed against the collateral in which we granted the lenders a security interest under the credit agreement, or otherwise exercise the rights of a secured creditor. If we are forced to refinance these borrowings on less favorable terms, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected. See Note 7 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information regarding our Perceptive Credit Facility.
Due to the resources required for the development of our pipeline, and depending on our ability to access capital, we will have to prioritize the development of certain product candidates over others. We may fail to expend our limited resources on product candidates that may have been more profitable or for which there is a greater likelihood of success, which would cause our business, financial condition, and results of operations to be materially and adversely affected.
We currently have three FDA-authorized or cleared products, reSET, reSET-O, and Somryst, as well as several other product candidates that are at various stages of development. We seek to maintain a process of prioritization and resource allocation to maintain an optimal balance between aggressively pursuing our more advanced clinical-stage product candidates and ensuring the development of new product candidates.
Due to the significant resources required for the development of our product candidates, we must decide which product candidates to pursue and advance and the amount of resources to allocate to each. Our decisions concerning the allocation of research, development, collaboration, management, and financial resources toward particular product candidates or therapeutic areas may not lead to the development of any viable commercial products and may divert resources away from better opportunities or cause us to relinquish valuable rights to such product candidates through collaboration, licensing, or other royalty arrangements in cases in which it would have been advantageous for us to invest additional resources to retain sole development and commercialization rights. If we make incorrect determinations regarding the viability or market potential of any of our product candidates or
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misreads trends in the healthcare industry, our business, financial condition, and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.
Furthermore, there can be no assurances of our successful commercialization of other products in our development pipeline. In addition, there can be no assurances that we will be able to raise additional funds in a timely manner, on acceptable terms, if needed to support commercial operations resulting in a material detrimental effect on our ability to become profitable and accordingly be a material factor to the detriment of our ability to continue as a going concern as well as having a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flow and ability to operate in the future.
We will need substantial additional funding, and If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on terms favorable to us, our business, financial condition, and results of operation could be materially and adversely affected.
We have consumed substantial amounts of capital to date, and we expect to incur net losses over the next several years as we continue to develop our business, direct market our products, and make investments in our human capital in order to grow our business. We expect to continue to spend substantial amounts to continue the development of our pipeline of product candidates, to complete our currently planned clinical trials and future clinical trials, to achieve and maintain market acceptance by physicians and patients, expand our marketing channels and operations, grow our US commercial sales force, grow and enhance our platform offering of products, and make the necessary investments in human capital to scale our business. Other unanticipated costs may arise in the course of our development efforts. If we are able to gain marketing clearance, authorization, or approval for additional product candidates, we will require significant additional amounts of funding in order to launch and commercialize such additional product candidates. We cannot reasonably estimate the actual amounts necessary to successfully complete the development and commercialization of any product candidate we develop and may need substantial additional funding in the future to complete the development and commercialization of our existing and any future product candidates. Our future need for additional funding depends on many factors, including:
the scope, progress, results, and costs of researching and developing our current product candidates, as well as other additional product candidates we may develop and pursue in the future;
the timing of, and the costs involved in, obtaining marketing clearance, authorization, or approvals for our product candidates and any other additional product candidates we may develop and pursue in the future;
the number of future product candidates that we may pursue and their development requirements;
the costs of commercialization activities for our product candidates, including the costs and timing of establishing product sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities;
revenue received from commercial sales of our current products and, subject to receipt of regulatory clearance, authorization, or approval, revenue, if any, received from commercial sales of our product candidates;
the extent to which our in-licenses or acquires rights to other products, product candidates, or technologies;
our investment in our human capital required to grow the business and the associated costs as we expand our research and development, and establish a commercial infrastructure;
the costs of preparing, filing, and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining, and protecting our intellectual property rights, including enforcing and defending intellectual property-related claims; and
the costs of operating as a public company.
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We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, we may have to significantly delay, reduce, or terminate our product development programs or plans for commercialization. Further, if we raise additional capital in the form of capital stock (or securities exchangeable therefore), such issuances could dilute the interests of our stockholders.
As of March 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $89.4 million and there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a growing concern. We do not currently have any commitments for future funding or additional capital. If we are unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, we may have to significantly delay, scale back, or discontinue the development or commercialization of our products or future product candidates or other research and development initiatives or commercial activities. We may need to seek collaborators for our products and any future product candidates at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable or on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available or relinquish or license on unfavorable terms our rights to our products and any future product candidates in markets where we otherwise would seek to pursue development or commercialization ourselves. Any of the above events could significantly harm our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations and cause the price of our common stock to decline.
Our estimates may prove to be wrong, and we could use our available capital resources sooner than expected. Further, changing circumstances, some of which are beyond our control, could cause us to consume capital significantly faster than anticipated, and we may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to successfully execute our business plan or continue our business.
The amount of our future losses is uncertain and our quarterly and annual operating results may fluctuate significantly or fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, each of which may cause our stock price to fluctuate or decline.
Our quarterly and annual operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control and may be difficult to predict, including the following:
the timing and success or failure of clinical trials for our product candidates or competing product candidates, or any other change in the competitive landscape of our industry, including consolidation among our competitors or partners or as a result of COVID-19;
our ability to successfully recruit and retain subjects for clinical trials, and any delays caused by difficulties in such efforts, including as a result of COVID-19;
our ability to obtain marketing authorization for our product candidates and the timing and scope of any such marketing authorizations we may receive;
the timing and cost of, and level of investment in, research and development activities relating to our product candidates, which may change from time to time;
our ability to attract, hire and retain qualified personnel;
expenditures that we will or may incur to develop additional product candidates;
the level of demand for our products and product candidates, should such product candidates receive marketing authorizations, which may vary significantly;
the risk/benefit profile, cost and reimbursement policies with respect to our products and product candidates, if granted marketing authorization, and existing and potential future therapeutics that compete with our product candidates;
the changing and volatile US and global economic environments; and
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future accounting pronouncements or changes in our accounting policies.
The cumulative effects of these factors could result in large fluctuations and unpredictability in our quarterly and annual operating results. As a result, comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful. This variability and unpredictability could also result in our failing to meet the expectations of industry or financial analysts or investors for any period. If our operating results or revenue fall below the expectations of analysts or investors or below any forecasts we may provide to the market, or if the forecasts we provide to the market are below the expectations of analysts or investors, the price of our common stock could decline substantially. Such a stock price decline could occur even when we have met any previously publicly stated guidance we may provide.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property and Technology
Limitations on our ability to maintain or obtain patent protection and/or the patent rights relating to our products and product candidates may limit our ability to prevent third parties from competing against us.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to obtain and maintain patent protection (including utility patents and design patents) for our products and product features, including back-end architecture and graphical user interfaces. Our success further depends on our ability to obtain copyright registrations for our products’ source code; to obtain and maintain trademark protection for our product names and other key marks; to preserve our trade secrets and know-how; and to operate without infringing the intellectual property rights of others.
We cannot assure investors that we will continue to innovate and file new patent applications, or that if filed any future patent applications will result in granted patents. We cannot assure you that any of our currently pending patent applications will result in issued patents, that any current or future patents will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, that the scope of any of our patents will exclude competitors, or that the patent rights granted to us will provide us any competitive advantage or protect our products. The patent position of PDT companies, including ours, is generally uncertain and involves complex legal and factual considerations and, therefore, validity and enforceability cannot be predicted with certainty. Patents may be challenged, deemed unenforceable, invalidated or circumvented. We will be able to protect our proprietary rights from unauthorized use by third parties only to the extent that our proprietary technologies and any future products are covered by valid and enforceable patents and/or copyrights or are effectively maintained as trade secrets.
Any patents we have obtained or do obtain may be challenged in the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) or in federal courts, and may be invalidated or otherwise found unenforceable. Both the patent application process and the process of managing patent disputes can be time-consuming and expensive. If we (either alone or with a patent licensor or co-owner, as the case may require) were to initiate legal proceedings against a third party to enforce a patent related to one of our products, the defendant in such litigation could counterclaim that our (or our licensors’) patent is invalid and/or unenforceable. In patent litigation in the US, defendant counterclaims alleging invalidity and/or unenforceability are commonplace, as are validity challenges by the defendant against the subject patent or other patents before the USPTO. Grounds for a validity challenge could be an alleged failure to meet any of several statutory requirements, including lack of novelty, obviousness or non-enablement, failure to meet the written description requirement, indefiniteness, and/or failure to claim patent-eligible subject matter. Grounds for an unenforceability assertion could be an allegation that someone connected with prosecution of the patent intentionally withheld material information from the USPTO, or made a misleading statement, during prosecution, or otherwise committed fraud on the USPTO. Additional grounds for an unenforceability assertion include an allegation of misuse or anticompetitive use of patent rights, and an allegation of incorrect inventorship with deceptive intent. Third parties may also raise similar claims before the USPTO even outside the context of litigation. The outcome is unpredictable following legal assertions of invalidity and unenforceability. With respect to the validity question, for example, we cannot be certain that no invalidating prior art existed of which we (or a patent licensor or co-owner) and the patent examiner were unaware during prosecution. These assertions may also be based on information known to us or the USPTO. If a defendant or third party were to prevail on a legal assertion of invalidity and/or unenforceability, we would lose at least part, and perhaps all, of the claims of the challenged patent. Such a loss of patent protection would or could have a material adverse impact on our business.
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The standards that the USPTO (and foreign equivalents) use to grant patents are not always applied predictably or uniformly and can change. There is also no uniform, worldwide policy regarding the subject matter and scope of claims granted or allowable in utility patents. Accordingly, we do not know the degree of future protection for our proprietary rights or the breadth of claims that will be allowed in any patents issued to us (or to a patent licensor) or to others.
There can be no assurance that our technology will not be found in the future to infringe upon the rights of others or be infringed upon by others. Moreover, patent applications are in some cases maintained in secrecy until patents are issued. The publication of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature frequently occurs substantially later than the date(s) on which the underlying discoveries were made and patent applications were filed. Because patents can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending applications of which we are unaware that may later result in issued patents that our products or product candidates infringe. For example, pending applications may exist that provide support or can be amended to provide support for a claim that results in an issued patent that our products infringe. In such a case, others may assert infringement claims against us, and should we be found to infringe upon their patents or otherwise impermissibly utilize their intellectual property, we might be subject to injunctive relief and/or forced to pay damages, potentially including treble damages, if we are found to have willfully infringed such parties’ patent rights. In addition to any damages we might have to pay, we may be required to obtain licenses from the holders of this intellectual property. We may fail to obtain any of these licenses of intellectual property rights on commercially reasonable terms (and even if we are able to obtain a license, it may be non-exclusive, in which case our competitors would potentially have access to the same technologies licensed to us as non-exclusive licensees). In that event, we may be required to expend significant time and resources to develop or license replacement technology. If we are unable to do so, we may be unable to develop or commercialize the affected products or product candidates, which could materially harm our business, and the third parties owning such intellectual property rights could seek either an injunction prohibiting our sales, or, with respect to our sales, an obligation on our part to pay royalties and/or other forms of compensation. Conversely, we may not always be able to successfully pursue our claims against others that infringe intellectual property rights in our technology. Thus, the proprietary nature of our technology or technology licensed by us may not provide adequate protection against competitors.
In addition to patents, we rely on copyrights to protect our products’ source code. We also rely on trademarks and trade names to differentiate our products from those of others and to protect the recognition of our company and products in the marketplace. We also rely on trade secrets, know-how, and proprietary knowledge that we seek to protect, in part, through confidentiality agreements with employees, consultants and others. We cannot assure you, however, that our proprietary information will not be shared or accessed without authorization, that our confidentiality agreements will not be breached, that we will have adequate remedies for any breach, or that our trade secrets will not otherwise become known to or independently developed by competitors.
Changes to the patent law in the US and other jurisdictions could diminish the value of patents in general and may impact the validity, scope or enforceability of our patent rights, thereby impairing our ability to protect our product candidates.
As is the case with other digital therapeutic companies, our success is dependent on intellectual property, particularly patents and trade secrets. Obtaining and enforcing patents in the digital therapeutic industry involve both technological and legal complexity and are therefore costly, time consuming, and inherently uncertain. Our patent rights, their associated costs, and the enforcement or defense of such patent rights may be affected by developments or uncertainty in the patent statute, patent case law or USPTO rules and regulations. Changes in either the patent laws or interpretation of the patent laws could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the prosecution of patent applications and the enforcement or defense of our issued patents.
For example the US Supreme Court has ruled on several patent cases in recent years, either narrowing the scope of patent protection available in certain circumstances or weakening the rights of patent owners in certain situations. Additionally, there have been recent proposals for additional changes to the patent laws of the US and other countries that, if adopted, could impact our ability to obtain patent protection for our proprietary technology or our ability to enforce rights in our proprietary technology. Depending on future actions by the US Congress, the US courts, the USPTO and the relevant law-making bodies in other countries, the laws and regulations governing
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patents could change in unpredictable ways that would weaken our ability to obtain new patents or to enforce any patents that we may obtain in the future.
In addition, it is uncertain whether the World Trade Organization (the “WTO”) will waive certain intellectual property protections now or in the future on certain technologies. It is unknown if such a waiver would be limited to patents or would include other forms of intellectual property including trade secrets and confidential know-how. We cannot be certain that any of our current or future product candidates or technologies would not be subject to an intellectual property waiver by the WTO. We also cannot be certain that any of our current or future intellectual property rights would be eliminated, narrowed, or weakened by such a waiver. Given the uncertain future actions by the WTO and other countries and jurisdictions around the world, including the US, it is unpredictable how our current or future intellectual property rights or how our current or future business would be impacted.
If our trademarks and trade names are not adequately protected, we may not be able to build name recognition in our markets of interest and our competitive position may be harmed.
The registered or unregistered trademarks or trade names that we own may be challenged, infringed, circumvented, declared generic, lapsed or determined to be infringing on or dilutive of other marks. We may not be able to protect our rights in these trademarks and trade names, which we need in order to build name recognition with the public. In addition, third parties have filed, and may in the future file, for registration of trademarks similar or identical to our trademarks, thereby impeding our ability to build brand identity and possibly leading to market confusion. If they succeed in registering such trademarks and/or in developing common law rights in such trademarks, and if we are not successful in challenging such third-party rights, we may not be able to use these trademarks to develop brand recognition of our services. In addition, there could be potential trade name or trademark infringement claims brought by owners of other registered trademarks or trademarks that incorporate variations of our registered or unregistered trademarks or trade names. If we are unable to establish or protect our trademarks and trade names, or if we are unable to build name recognition based on our trademarks and trade names, we may not be able to compete effectively, which could harm our competitive position, business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Accusations of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights could materially and adversely affect our business.
There has been substantial litigation in the areas in which we operate regarding intellectual property rights, and we may be sued for infringement from time to time in the future. Also, in some instances, we have agreed to indemnify third parties for expenses and liability resulting from claimed intellectual property infringement. From time to time, we may receive requests for indemnification in connection with allegations of intellectual property infringement and we may choose, or be required, to assume the defense and/or reimburse third parties for their expenses, settlement and/or liability. We cannot assure you that we will be able to settle any future claims or, if we are able to settle any such claims, that the settlement will be on terms favorable to us. Our broad range of technology may increase the likelihood that third parties will claim that we infringe their intellectual property rights.
We may in the future receive notices of allegations of infringement, misappropriation or misuse of other parties’ proprietary rights. Furthermore, regardless of their merits, accusations and litigation of this nature may require significant time and expense to defend, may negatively affect customer relationships, may divert management’s attention away from other aspects of our operations and, upon resolution, may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows.
Certain technology necessary for us to provide our solutions may, in fact, be patented by other parties either now or in the future. If such technology were validly patented by a third party, we may have to negotiate a license for the use of that technology. We may not be able to negotiate such a license at a price that is acceptable to us or at all. The existence of such a patent, or our inability to negotiate a license for any such technology on acceptable terms, could force us to cease using the technology and cease offering products incorporating the technology, which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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If we, or any of our products, were found to be infringing on the intellectual property rights of any third party, we could be subject to liability for such infringement, which could be material. We could also be prohibited from using or selling certain products, prohibited from using certain processes, or required to redesign certain products, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
These and other outcomes may: result in the loss of a substantial number of existing customers or prohibit the acquisition of new customers; cause us to pay license fees for intellectual property we are deemed to have infringed; cause us to incur costs and devote valuable technical resources to redesigning our products; cause our cost of product revenues to increase; cause us to accelerate expenditures to preserve existing revenues; materially and adversely affect our brand in the marketplace and cause a substantial loss of goodwill; cause us to change our business methods or products; and require us to cease certain business operations or offering certain products or features.
If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position would be harmed.
In addition to patent protection, we rely heavily upon know-how and trade secret protection, as well as non-disclosure agreements and invention assignment agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties, to protect our confidential and proprietary information, especially where we do not believe patent protection is appropriate or obtainable. It is our policy to require our employees and consultants to execute confidentiality agreements upon the commencement of employment or consulting relationships with us. These agreements provide that all confidential information concerning our business or financial affairs developed or made known to the individual or entity during the course of the party’s relationship with us is to be kept confidential and not disclosed to third parties except in specific circumstances. In the case of employees, the agreements provide that all inventions conceived or completed by the individual, and which are related to our current or planned business or research and development or made during normal working hours, on our premises or using our equipment or proprietary information, are our exclusive property. In addition to contractual measures, we try to protect the confidential nature of our proprietary information using physical and technological security measures. Such measures may not, for example, in the case of misappropriation of a trade secret by an employee or third party with authorized access, provide adequate protection for our proprietary information. Our security measures may, for example, not prevent an employee or consultant from misappropriating our trade secrets and providing them to a competitor, and recourse we take against such misconduct may not provide an adequate remedy to protect our interests fully.
Enforcing a claim that a party illegally disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret can be difficult, expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, trade secrets may be independently developed by others in a manner that could prevent legal recourse by us. If any of our confidential or proprietary information, such as our trade secrets, were to be disclosed or misappropriated, or if any such information were to be independently developed by a competitor, our competitive position could be harmed. In addition, courts outside the US may be less willing to protect trade secrets. Thus, we may not be able to meaningfully protect our trade secrets outside the US.
If we choose to go to court to stop a third party from using any of our trade secrets, we may incur substantial costs. These lawsuits may consume our time and other resources even if we are successful. Although we take steps to protect our proprietary information and trade secrets, including through contractual means with our employees and consultants, third parties may independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets or disclose our technology.
Third parties may assert that our employees, consultants, collaborators or partners have wrongfully used or disclosed confidential information or misappropriated trade secrets.
As is common in the digital health, technology, or pharmaceutical industries, we employ individuals who were previously employed at universities or other digital health, technology, or pharmaceutical companies, including our competitors or potential competitors. Although no claims against us are currently pending, and although we try to ensure that our employees and consultants do not use the proprietary information or know-how of others in their
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work for us, we may be subject to claims that we or our employees or consultants have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed intellectual property, including trade secrets or other proprietary information, of a former employer or other third party. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims. If we fail in defending any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel. This risk is similarly applicable with respect to claims by third parties against any current or future licensors.
We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.
Filing, prosecuting and defending patents on product candidates in all countries throughout the world is expensive. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as laws in the US. Consequently, we may not be able to prevent third parties from practicing our inventions in all countries outside the US where we have issued patents, or from selling or importing products made using our inventions in other jurisdictions. Competitors may also use our technologies in jurisdictions where we have not obtained patent protection to develop their own products and, further, may export otherwise infringing products to territories where we do not have patent protection or where we have patent protection but where enforcement is not as strong as that in the US. These products may compete with our products, and our patents or other intellectual property rights may not be effective or sufficient to prevent such competition.
Many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions. The legal systems of certain countries do not favor the enforcement of patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights, particularly those relating to digital health, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products, which could make it difficult for us, our licensors, or our licensees to stop the infringement of our patents or marketing of competing products against third parties in violation of our proprietary rights generally. The initiation of proceedings for infringement by third parties or by third parties to challenge the scope or validity of our patent rights in foreign jurisdictions could also result in substantial cost and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business, could put our patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and any related patent applications at risk of not issuing, and could provoke third parties to assert claims against us, our licensors, or our licensees. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate or that are initiated against us, and the damages or other remedies awarded in lawsuits that we initiate, if any, may not be commercially meaningful.
Many countries, including European Union countries, India, Japan and China, have compulsory licensing laws under which a patent owner may be compelled under specified circumstances to grant licenses to third parties. In addition, many countries limit the enforceability of patents against government agencies or government contractors. In those countries, we may have limited remedies if patents are infringed or if we are compelled to grant a license to a third party, which could materially diminish the value of those patents. This could limit our potential revenue opportunities. Accordingly, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights around the world may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that we develop or license.
We are party to and may, in the future, enter into collaborations, in-licensing arrangements, joint ventures, or strategic alliances with third parties that may not result in the development of commercially viable products or the generation of significant or any future revenues.
In the ordinary course of our business, we may enter into collaborations, in-licensing arrangements, joint ventures, or strategic alliances to develop new PDTs and to pursue new markets. Proposing, negotiating, and implementing collaborations, in-licensing arrangements, joint ventures, and strategic alliances may be a lengthy and complex process. Other companies, including those with substantially greater financial, marketing, sales, technology or other business resources, may compete with us for these opportunities or arrangements. We may not identify, secure or complete any such transactions or arrangements in a timely manner, on a cost-effective basis, on acceptable terms, or at all. We have limited institutional knowledge and experience with respect to these business development activities, and we may also not realize the anticipated benefits of any such transaction or arrangement. In particular, these collaborations may not result in the development of products that achieve commercial success or result in significant revenues and could be terminated prior to developing any products.
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Additionally, we may not be in a position to exercise sole decision-making authority regarding the transaction or arrangement, which could create the potential risk of creating impasses on decisions, and our collaborators may have economic or business interests or goals that are, or that may become, inconsistent with our business interests or goals. It is possible that conflicts may arise with our collaborators, such as conflicts concerning the achievement of performance milestones, or the interpretation of significant terms under any agreement, such as those related to financial obligations or the ownership or control of intellectual property developed during the collaboration. If any conflicts arise with our current or future collaborators, they may act in their self-interest, which may be adverse to our best interest, and they may breach their obligations to us. In addition, we have limited control over the amount and timing of resources that our current collaborators or any future collaborators devote to our collaborators’ or our future products. Disputes between us and our collaborators may result in litigation or arbitration which would increase our expenses and divert the attention of our management. Further, these transactions and arrangements are contractual in nature and may be terminated or dissolved under the terms of the applicable agreements and, in such event, we may not continue to have rights to the products relating to such transaction or arrangement or may need to purchase such rights at a premium.
We in-license patents and content from third parties to develop our products and product candidates. If we had a dispute or fail to comply with obligations in the agreements with a third-party licensor, we could lose rights that are important to our business, or it could materially and adversely affect our ability to commercialize the product or product candidate affected by the dispute.
We license certain intellectual property that is important to our business, and in the future we may enter into additional agreements that provide us with licenses to valuable intellectual property or technology. Some of our current license agreements impose various development, diligence, commercialization or sublicensing, and other obligations, including payments in connection with the achievement of specified milestones, on us in order to maintain the licenses. In spite of our efforts, a current or future licensor might conclude that we have materially breached our obligations under such license agreements and seek to terminate the license agreements, thereby removing or limiting our ability to develop and commercialize products and technology covered by these license agreements. If these in-licenses are terminated, or if the underlying patent rights licensed thereunder fail to provide the intended exclusivity, competitors or other third parties would have the freedom to seek marketing authorization of, and to market, products identical to ours and we may be required to cease our development and commercialization of certain of our product candidates. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
Licensing intellectual property involves complex legal, business and scientific issues. Disputes may arise between us and our licensors regarding intellectual property subject to a license agreement, including:
the scope of rights granted under the license agreement and other interpretation-related issues;
amount of royalty payments under the license agreement;
whether and to what extent our technology and processes infringe on intellectual property of the licensor that is not subject to the licensing agreement;
our right to sublicense patent and other rights to collaborators and other third parties;
our diligence obligations with respect to the use of the licensed technology in relation to our development and commercialization of our products, and what activities satisfy those diligence obligations; and
the ownership of inventions and know-how resulting from the joint creation or use of intellectual property by our licensors and us and our collaborators.
If disputes over licensed intellectual property prevent or impair our ability to maintain the licensing arrangements on acceptable terms, we may be unable to successfully develop and commercialize the affected product, or the dispute may have an adverse effect on our results of operation.
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The agreements under which we may license intellectual property or technology from third parties may be complex, and certain provisions in such agreements may be susceptible to multiple interpretations. The resolution of any contract interpretation disagreement that may arise could narrow what we believe to be the scope of our rights to the relevant intellectual property or technology, or increase what we believe to be our financial or other obligations under the relevant agreement, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition. Moreover, if disputes over intellectual property that we have licensed prevent or impair our ability to maintain our licensing arrangements on commercially acceptable terms, we may be unable to successfully develop and commercialize the affected product candidates, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
We or our licensors may be subject to claims challenging the inventorship or ownership of the patents and other intellectual property that we own or license now or in the future.
We or our licensors may be subject to claims that former employees, consultants, or other third parties have an ownership interest in the patents and intellectual property that we own or in-license or that we may own or in-license in the future. While it is our policy to require our employees and consultants who may be involved in the development of intellectual property to execute agreements assigning such intellectual property to us, we may be unsuccessful in executing such an agreement with each party who in fact develops intellectual property that we regard as our own or such assignments may not be self-executing or may be breached. Our licensors may face similar obstacles. We or our licensors could be subject to ownership disputes arising, for example, from conflicting obligations of employees, consultants or others who are involved in developing our product candidates. Litigation may be necessary to defend against any claims challenging inventorship or ownership. If we or our licensors fail in defending any such claims, we may have to pay monetary damages and may lose valuable intellectual property rights, such as exclusive ownership of, or right to use, intellectual property, which could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our products utilize third-party open source software components, which may pose particular risks to our proprietary software, technologies, products and services in a manner that could negatively affect our business.
We have chosen, and we may choose in the future, to use open source software in our products. We use various software composition tools, including Veracode and Snyk, which are designed to monitor risks related to licenses and vulnerabilities related to open-source software. Use and distribution of open source software may entail greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as open source licensors generally do not provide warranties or other contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the quality of the code. Some open source licenses may contain requirements that we make available source code for modifications or derivative works we create based upon the type of open source software we use. If we combine our proprietary software with open source software in a certain manner, we could, under certain open source licenses, be required to release the source code of our proprietary software to the public. This would allow our competitors to create similar products with less development effort and time and ultimately could result in a loss of product sales.
Although we intend to monitor any use of open source software to avoid subjecting our products to conditions we do not intend, the terms of many open source licenses have not been interpreted by US courts, and there is a risk that any such licenses could be construed in a way that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our products. Moreover, there is no assurance that our processes for controlling our use of open source software in our products will be effective. If we are held to have breached the terms of an open source software license, we could be required to seek licenses from third parties to continue offering our products on terms that are not economically feasible, to re-engineer our products, to discontinue the sale of our products if re-engineering could not be accomplished on a timely basis, or to make generally available, in source code form, our proprietary code, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
Risks Relating to Our Products
Our current product candidates are in various stages of development. Our product candidates may fail in development or suffer delays that adversely affect their commercial viability. If we fail to maintain clearance, de
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novo classification or authorization to market our product candidates for expanded indications, or if we are delayed in obtaining such marketing authorizations, our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
The process of seeking FDA marketing authorization is expensive and time consuming. There can be no assurance that marketing authorization will be granted. If we are not successful in obtaining timely clearance, de novo classification or approval of our product candidates, we may never be able to generate significant revenue and may be forced to cease operations. The FDA can delay, limit or deny for many reasons, including:
We may not be able to demonstrate to the FDA’s satisfaction that our product candidates meet the applicable regulatory standards for clearance, de novo classification, or authorization, as applicable;
The FDA may disagree that our clinical data supports the label and use that we are seeking; and
The FDA may disagree that the data from our preclinical or pilot studies and clinical trials is sufficient to support marketing authorization.
Obtaining marketing authorization from the FDA or any foreign regulatory authority could result in unexpected and significant costs for us and consume management’s time and other resources. The FDA could ask us to supplement our submissions, collect additional nonclinical data, conduct additional clinical trials, prepare additional manufacturing data or information or engage in other time-consuming actions, or it could simply deny our applications. In addition, if granted marketing authorization, we will be required to obtain additional FDA authorizations or clearances prior to making certain modifications to our devices. Further, FDA may impose other restrictions on our marketing authorizations, or we may lose marketing authorization, if post-market data demonstrates safety issues or lack of effectiveness. If we are unable to obtain and maintain the necessary marketing authorizations to market our products, our financial condition may be adversely affected, and our ability to grow domestically and internationally would likely be limited. Additionally, even if granted marketing authorization, our products may not receive marketing authorization for the indications that are necessary or desirable for successful commercialization or profitability. This could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
Our products may cause undesirable side effects or have other properties that could limit their commercial potential.
If we or others identify undesirable side effects directly or indirectly caused by our products, a number of potentially significant negative consequences could result, including:
regulatory authorities may withdraw clearance, authorization, or approvals of such product;
regulatory authorities may require additional warnings on the product’s label;
we may be required to issue safety communications to patients or healthcare providers that outline the risks of such side effects;
we could be sued and held liable for harm caused to patients; and
our reputation may suffer.
Any of these events could prevent us from achieving or maintaining market acceptance of the particular product or product candidate and, as a result of negative impacts to our reputation, our other products or product candidates and could significantly harm our business, results of operations and prospects.
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If we are unable to develop and release new products, or successful enhancements, new features and modifications to our existing products, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
We expect that the PDT market, as with many technology markets, will be characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new product and service introductions and enhancements, changing customer demands, and evolving industry standards. As an initial matter, a significant portion of our market may not have access to smartphones or other technology necessary to utilize our PDTs. In addition, the introduction of products and services embodying new technologies could quickly make existing products and services obsolete and unmarketable. Additionally, changes in laws and regulations could impact the usefulness of our products and could necessitate changes or modifications to our products to accommodate such changes. We invest substantial resources in researching and developing new products and enhancing our existing products by incorporating additional features, improving functionality, and adding other improvements to meet our patients’ evolving needs. The success of any enhancements or improvements to our products or any new products depends on several factors, including regulatory review timelines, timely completion, competitive pricing, adequate quality testing, integration with new and existing technologies in our products and third-party collaborators’ technologies and overall market acceptance. We may not succeed in developing, marketing and delivering on a timely and cost-effective basis enhancements or improvements to our products or any new products that respond to continued changes in market demands or new customer requirements, and any enhancements or improvements to our products or any new products may not achieve market acceptance. Since developing our products is complex, the timetable for the release of new products and enhancements to existing products is difficult to predict, and we may not offer new products and updates as rapidly as our users require or expect. Any new products that we develop or acquire may not be introduced in a timely or cost-effective manner, may contain errors or defects, or may not achieve the broad market acceptance necessary to generate significant or any revenue.
The introduction of new products and products by competitors, the development of entirely new technologies to replace existing offerings or shifts in healthcare benefits trends could make our products obsolete or materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may experience difficulties with software development, industry standards, design or marketing that could delay or prevent our development, introduction or implementation of new products, enhancements, additional features or capabilities. If patients and healthcare providers do not widely adopt our products, we may not be able to realize a return on our investment. If we do not accurately anticipate patient demand or we are unable to develop, license or acquire new features and capabilities on a timely and cost-effective basis, or if such enhancements do not achieve market acceptance, it could result in adverse publicity, loss of revenue or market acceptance or claims by patients or healthcare providers brought against us, each of which could have a material and adverse effect on our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition.
Clinical trials of any of our products or product candidates may fail to produce results necessary to support regulatory clearance or authorization.
We incur substantial expense for, and devote significant time to, clinical trials but cannot be certain that the trials will ever result in commercial gains. We may experience significant setbacks in clinical trials, even after earlier clinical trials showed promising results, and failure can occur at any time during the clinical development process. Any of our products may malfunction or may produce undesirable adverse effects that could cause us, institutional review boards (“IRBs”) or regulatory authorities to interrupt, delay or halt clinical trials. We, IRBs, the FDA, or another regulatory authority may suspend or terminate clinical trials at any time to avoid exposing trial participants to unacceptable health risks. Our clinical trials may produce negative or inconclusive results or may demonstrate a lack of effect of our product candidates. Additionally, the FDA may disagree with our interpretation of the data from our pilot studies and clinical trials, or may find the clinical trial design, conduct or results inadequate to demonstrate safety or effectiveness, and may require us to pursue additional clinical trials, which could further delay the clearance or authorization of our product candidates. If we are unable to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of product candidates in our clinical trials, we will be unable to obtain the regulatory clearances or authorizations we need to commercialize new products.
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In addition to the extent that additional information regarding products being studied in clinical trials could translate to currently cleared or authorized products, such as information on new side effects, those results may impact existing clearances and authorizations, and required contraindications, warnings or precautions in product labeling.
Interim, “topline” and preliminary data from clinical trials of our products or product candidates may change as more patient data becomes available and are subject to confirmation, audit, and verification procedures that could result in material changes in the final data.
From time to time, we may publicly disclose preliminary or topline data from our pilot studies and clinical trials, which is based on a preliminary analysis of then-available data, and the results and related findings and conclusions are subject to change following a more comprehensive review of the data related to the particular study or trial. We also make assumptions, estimations, calculations, and conclusions as part of our analyses of data, and we may not have received or had the opportunity to fully and carefully evaluate all data. As a result, the topline or preliminary results that we report may differ from future results of the same studies, or different conclusions or considerations may qualify such results, once additional data have been received and fully evaluated. Topline data also remain subject to audit and verification procedures that may result in the final data being materially different from the preliminary data we previously published. As a result, topline data should be viewed with caution until the final data are available. From time to time, we may also disclose interim data from our clinical trials. Interim or preliminary data from clinical trials are subject to the risk that one or more of the clinical outcomes may materially change as patient enrollment and treatment continues and more patient data become available or as patients from our clinical trials continue other treatments for their disease. Adverse differences between preliminary or interim data and final data could significantly harm our business prospects. Further, disclosure of interim data by us or by our competitors could result in volatility in the price of our Class A Common Shares.
Further, third parties, including regulatory agencies, may not accept or agree with our assumptions, estimates, calculations, conclusions or analyses or may interpret or weigh the importance of data differently, which could impact the potential of the particular program, the likelihood of marketing authorization or clearance or commercialization of the particular product candidate, the commercial success of any product for which we may have already obtained authorization or clearance, and our company in general. In addition, the information we choose to publicly disclose regarding a particular study or clinical trial is derived from information that is typically extensive, and you or others may not agree with what we determine is material or otherwise appropriate information to include in our disclosure.
If the interim, topline, or preliminary data that we report differ from actual results, or if others, including regulatory authorities, disagree with the conclusions reached, our ability to obtain clearance, authorization, or approval for, and commercialize, our product candidates may be harmed, which could harm our business, operating results, prospects or financial condition.
reSET-O is used in combination with Buprenorphine which exposes us to additional risks.
reSET-O is FDA-authorized for treatment of OUD in combination with Buprenorphine.We are subject to the risk that the FDA could revoke approval of Buprenorphine or that safety, efficacy, manufacturing or supply issues could arise with Buprenorphine. This could materially and adversely affect reSET-O’s commercial success.
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Risks Related to Our Regulatory Compliance and Legal Matters
We operate in a highly regulated industry and are subject to a wide range of federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, including FDA regulatory requirements and laws pertaining to fraud and abuse in healthcare, that affect nearly all aspects of our operations. Failure to comply with these laws, rules and regulations, or to obtain and maintain required licenses, could subject us to enforcement actions, including substantial civil and criminal penalties, and might require us to recall or withdraw a product from the market or cease operations. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We and our products are subject to extensive regulation in the US, including by the FDA. The regulations to which we are subject are complex. The FDA regulates, among other things, with respect to medical devices: design, development and manufacturing; testing, labeling, content and language of instructions for use; clinical trials; product safety; medical device cybersecurity; pre-market clearance, authorization, and approval; establishment registration and device listing; marketing, sales and distribution; complaint handling; record keeping procedures; advertising and promotion; recalls and field safety corrective actions; post-market surveillance, including reporting of deaths or serious injuries and malfunctions that, if they were to recur, could lead to death or serious injury; post-market studies; and product import and export. The FDA monitors compliance with these applicable regulatory requirements through periodic unannounced inspections as well as various other channels, such as reviewing post-market surveillance and recall reports, monitoring advertising and promotional practices on-line and at trade shows, and reviewing trade complaints submitted by competitors or other third parties. We do not know whether we will pass any future inspections for FDA compliance, or whether the FDA might identify compliance concern(s) through other channels of information. Failure to comply with applicable regulations could jeopardize our ability to sell our products and result in enforcement-related actions such as: FDA Form 483s; untitled or warning letters; clinical holds on research; fines; injunctions; civil penalties; termination of distribution; recalls or seizures of products; delays in the introduction of products into the market; total or partial suspension of production; refusal to grant future clearances, authorizations, or approvals; withdrawals or suspensions of current clearances or marketing authorizations, resulting in prohibitions on the sale and distribution of our products; and in the most serious cases, criminal penalties. Any of these sanctions could result in higher than anticipated costs or lower than anticipated sales and have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.
The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) also regulate the advertising and promotion of our products to ensure that the claims we make are consistent with our regulatory authorizations, that there is adequate and reasonable data to substantiate the claims and that our promotional labeling and advertising is neither false nor misleading. If the FDA or FTC determines that any of our advertising or promotional claims are false, misleading, not substantiated or not permissible, we may be subject to enforcement actions, including untitled or warning letters, and we may be required to revise our promotional claims and make other corrections or restitutions. We also may be subject to fines, or other regulatory, civil, or criminal sanctions.
Additional federal and state healthcare laws and regulations that may affect our ability to conduct business include, without limitation:
the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits, among other things, any person from knowingly and willfully offering, soliciting, receiving or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in exchange for or to induce either the referral of an individual for, or the purchase, order or recommendation of, any good or service for which payment may be made under federal healthcare programs, such as CMS programs;
the federal civil false claims and civil monetary penalties laws, including, without limitation, the federal False Claims Act, which prohibits, among other things, individuals or entities from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, false claims, or knowingly using false statements, to obtain payment from the federal government;
federal criminal laws that prohibit executing a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or making false statements relating to healthcare matters;
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the federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law prohibits, among other things, offering or transferring remuneration to a federal healthcare beneficiary that a person knows or should know is likely to influence the beneficiary’s decision to order or receive items or services reimbursable by the government from a particular provider or supplier;
the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act, or Open Payments, created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, or collectively the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), and its implementing regulations, which requires manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, biologicals and medical supplies for which payment is available under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program to report annually to CMS information related to payments or other transfers of value made to licensed physicians and teaching hospitals, as well as ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members;
Health Insurance Portability Administration and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, and its implementing regulations, which impose certain requirements relating to the privacy, security and transmission of protected health information (“PHI”), on certain healthcare providers, health plans and healthcare clearinghouses, and their business associates that access or otherwise process individually identifiable health information on their behalf; HIPAA also created criminal liability for knowingly and willfully falsifying or concealing a material fact or making a materially false statement in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items or services;
medical device regulations pursuant to the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act which require, among other things, pre-market clearance, authorization, or approval; compliant labeling; medical device adverse event reporting; establishment registration and device listing; reporting of corrections and removals; and quality system requirements;
state law equivalents of each of the above federal laws, such as anti-kickback and false claims laws which may apply to items or services reimbursed by any third-party payor, including commercial insurers, and state and foreign laws governing the privacy and security of health information in certain circumstances, many of which differ from each other in significant ways and are in addition to requirements under HIPAA, thus complicating compliance efforts; and
state laws governing the corporate practice of medicine and other healthcare professions and related fee-splitting laws.
Our employees, consultants and commercial collaborators may engage in misconduct or other improper activities, including non-compliance with such regulatory standards and requirements.
Because of the breadth of these laws and the narrowness of available statutory and regulatory exemptions, it is possible that some of our activities could be subject to challenge under one or more of such laws. Any action brought against us for violations of these laws or regulations, even if successfully defended, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and divert our management’s attention from the operation of our business. We may be subject to private “qui tam” actions brought by individual whistleblowers on behalf of the federal or state governments, with potential liability under the federal False Claims Act including mandatory treble damages and significant per-claim penalties.
Although we have adopted policies and procedures designed to comply with these laws and regulations and conduct internal reviews of our compliance with these laws, our compliance is also subject to governmental review. The growth of our business and sales organization including future expansion outside of the US may increase the potential of violating these laws or our internal policies and procedures. The risk of our being found in violation of these or other laws and regulations is further increased by the fact that many have not been fully interpreted by the regulatory authorities or the courts, and their provisions are open to a variety of interpretations. Any action brought against us for violation of these or other laws or regulations, even if we successfully defend against it, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and divert our management’s
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attention from the operation of our business. If our operations are found to be in violation of any of the federal, state and foreign laws described above or any other current or future fraud and abuse or other healthcare laws and regulations that apply to us, we may be subject to penalties, including significant criminal, civil and administrative penalties, damages and fines, disgorgement, additional reporting requirements and oversight if we become subject to a corporate integrity agreement or similar agreement to resolve allegations of noncompliance with these laws, imprisonment for individuals and exclusion from participation in government programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as contractual damages and reputational harm. We could also be required to curtail or cease our operations. Any of the foregoing consequences could seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our employees, independent contractors, consultants and collaborators may engage in misconduct or other improper activities, including non-compliance with regulatory standards and requirements, which could cause significant liability for us and harm our reputation.
We are exposed to the risk that our employees, independent contractors, consultants and collaborators may engage in fraudulent conduct or other illegal activity. It is not always possible to identify and deter misconduct by employees and other third parties, and the precautions we take to detect and prevent this activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or losses or in protecting us from governmental investigations or other actions or lawsuits stemming from a failure to comply with these laws or regulations. Misconduct by those parties could include intentional, reckless and/or negligent conduct or disclosure of unauthorized activities to us that violates:
FDA regulations or similar regulations of comparable non-U.S. regulatory authorities, including those laws requiring the reporting of true, complete and accurate information to such authorities;
manufacturing standards;
federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws and regulations and similar laws and regulations established and enforced by comparable non-U.S. regulatory authorities; and
laws that require the reporting of financial information or data accurately.
In particular, sales, marketing and business arrangements in the healthcare industry are subject to extensive laws and regulations intended to prevent fraud, misconduct, kickbacks, self-dealing and other abusive practices. These laws and regulations may restrict or prohibit a wide range of pricing, discounting, marketing and promotion, sales commission, customer incentive programs and other business arrangements. Activities subject to these laws could also involve the improper use of information obtained in the course of clinical trials or creating fraudulent data in our clinical trials, which could result in regulatory sanctions and cause serious harm to our reputation. Activities subject to these laws also involve the improper use or misrepresentation of information obtained in the course of clinical trials, creating fraudulent data in our clinical trials or illegal misappropriation of product materials, which could result in regulatory sanctions and serious harm to our reputation. It is not always possible to identify and deter misconduct, and the precautions we take to detect and prevent this activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or losses or in protecting us from governmental investigations or other actions or lawsuits stemming from a failure to be in compliance with such laws, standards or regulations. Additionally, we are subject to the risk that a person or government could allege such fraud or other misconduct, even if none occurred. If any such actions are instituted against us, and we are not successful in defending ourselves or asserting our rights, those actions could have a significant impact on our business and results of operations, including the imposition of civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, monetary fines, disgorgement, integrity oversight and reporting obligations, possible exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs, contractual damages, reputational harm, diminished profits and future earnings, and curtailment of our operations, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate our business and our results of operations.
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We will incur significant liability if it is determined that we are promoting any “off-label” uses of our products.
Although our products are marketed for the specific therapeutic uses for which the devices were designed and our personnel are trained not to promote our products for uses outside of the FDA-cleared or authorized indications for use, known as “off-label uses,” we cannot, however, prevent a physician from using our products in ways, when in the physician’s independent professional medical judgment, he or she deems it appropriate. There may be increased risk of harm to patients if primary care physicians attempt to use our products off-label. Furthermore, the use of our products for indications other than those authorized, cleared, or approved by the FDA or authorized by any foreign regulatory body may not effectively treat such conditions, which could harm our reputation in the marketplace among primary care physicians and patients.
If the FDA or any foreign regulatory body determines that our promotional materials or training constitute promotion of an off-label use, it could request that we modify our training or promotional materials or subject us to regulatory or enforcement actions, including the issuance or imposition of an untitled letter or warning letter, injunction, seizure, civil fine or criminal penalties. It is also possible that other federal, state or foreign enforcement authorities might take action under other regulatory authority, such as false claims laws, based on our off-label promotion having caused submission of false (non-reimbursable) claims, for any products for which we obtain government reimbursement, if they consider our business activities to constitute promotion of an off-label use, which could result in significant penalties, including, but not limited to, criminal, civil and administrative penalties, damages, fines, disgorgement, exclusion from participation in government healthcare programs and the curtailment of our operations. In addition, certain jurisdictions have “all payor” false claims act laws that extend penalties for false claims beyond those submitted to government programs.
In addition, physicians may misuse our products with their patients if they are not adequately trained, potentially leading to injury and an increased risk of product liability. If our products are misused, we may become subject to costly litigation by our patients or their patients. As described above, product liability claims could divert management’s attention from our core business, be expensive to defend and result in sizeable damage awards against us that may not be covered by insurance.
We face potential product liability exposure, and, if claims brought against us are successful, we could incur substantial liabilities.
Our business exposes us to potential product liability claims that are inherent in the design, manufacture, testing and sale of medical devices. We could become the subject of product liability lawsuits alleging that component failures, manufacturing flaws, design defects or inadequate disclosure of product-related risks or product-related information resulted in an unsafe condition, injury or death to patients. In addition, the misuse of our products, or the failure of patients to adhere to operating guidelines, could cause significant harm to patients, including death, which could result in product liability claims. Product liability lawsuits and claims, safety alerts or product recalls, with or without merit, could cause us to incur substantial costs, and could place a significant strain on our financial resources, divert the attention of management from our core business, harm our reputation and materially and adversely affect our ability to attract and retain patients, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Although we maintain third-party product liability insurance coverage, it is possible that claims against us may exceed the coverage limits of our insurance policies. Even if any product liability loss is covered by an insurance policy, these policies typically have substantial deductibles for which we are responsible. Product liability claims in excess of applicable insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, any product liability claim brought against us, with or without merit, could result in an increase of our product liability insurance premiums. Insurance coverage varies in cost and can be difficult to obtain, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain insurance coverage in the future on terms acceptable to us or at all.
Additionally, from time to time we may enter into agreements pursuant to which we indemnify third parties for certain claims relating to our products. These indemnification obligations may require us to pay significant sums of money for claims that are covered by these indemnification obligations. We are not currently subject to any
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product liability claims; however, any future product liability claims against us, regardless of their merit, may result in negative publicity about us that could ultimately harm our reputation and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Healthcare reform and other governmental and private payor initiatives may have an adverse effect upon, and could prevent, our products’ or product candidates’ commercial success.
In the US and in certain foreign jurisdictions, there have been a number of legislative and regulatory changes to the healthcare system that could impact our ability to sell our products profitably, such as the ACA.
Since its enactment, there have been numerous judicial, administrative, executive, and legislative challenges to certain aspects of the ACA, and we expect there will be additional challenges and amendments to the ACA in the future. For example, various portions of the ACA are currently undergoing legal and constitutional challenges in the US Supreme Court. Additionally, the former Trump administration issued various Executive Orders which eliminated cost-sharing subsidies and various provisions that would impose a fiscal burden on states or a cost, fee, tax, penalty or regulatory burden on individuals, healthcare providers, health insurers, or manufacturers of pharmaceuticals or medical devices and Congress has introduced several pieces of legislation aimed at significantly revising or repealing the ACA. Further, on December 20, 2019, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1865), which repeals the Cadillac tax, the health insurance provider tax, and the medical device excise tax, was signed into law. It is unclear whether the ACA will be overturned, repealed, replaced, or further amended. We cannot predict what affect further changes to the ACA would have on our business, especially under the Biden administration.
Other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted in the US since the ACA was enacted. In August 2011, the Budget Control Act of 2011, among other things, created measures for spending reductions by Congress. A Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, tasked with recommending a targeted deficit reduction of at least $1.2 trillion for the years 2013 through 2021, was unable to reach required goals, thereby triggering the legislation’s automatic reduction to several government programs. This includes aggregate reductions of Medicare payments to providers up to 2% per fiscal year, and, due to subsequent legislative amendments, will remain in effect through 2030 unless additional congressional action is taken. Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), as well as subsequent legislation, these reductions were suspended from May 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Proposed legislation, if passed, would extend this suspension until the end of the pandemic.
There has been increasing legislative and enforcement interest in the US with respect to prescription-pricing practices. Specifically, there have been several recent US Congressional inquiries and proposed federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, bring more transparency to drug pricing, reduce the cost of prescription drugs under Medicare, review the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs, and reform government program reimbursement methodologies for drugs. The HHS has already started the process of soliciting feedback on some of these measures and, at the same time, is immediately implementing others under its existing authority. It is unclear what effect such legislative and enforcement interest may have on prescription devices. Further, it is unclear whether the Biden administration will challenge, reverse, revoke or otherwise modify the prior administration’s executive and administrative actions.
We expect that these and other healthcare reform measures that may be adopted in the future, may result in more rigorous coverage criteria and in additional downward pressure on the price that we receive for any cleared, authorized, or approved device, which could have an adverse effect on patients for our products or product candidates. Any reduction in reimbursement from Medicare or other government programs may result in a similar reduction in payments from private payors.
There have been, and likely will continue to be, legislative and regulatory proposals at the foreign, federal and state levels in the US directed at broadening the availability of healthcare and containing or lowering the cost of healthcare. The implementation of cost containment measures or other healthcare reforms may prevent us from being able to generate revenue, attain profitability or commercialize our products. Such reforms could have an adverse effect on anticipated revenue from product candidates that we may successfully develop and for which we
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may obtain regulatory clearance, authorization, or approval and that may affect our overall financial condition and ability to develop product candidates. If we or any third parties we may engage are slow or unable to adapt to changes in existing requirements or the adoption of new requirements or policies, or if we or such third parties are not able to maintain regulatory compliance, our current or any future product candidates we may develop may lose any regulatory clearance, authorization, or approval that may have been obtained and we may not achieve or sustain profitability.
Noncompliance with billing and documentation requirements could result in non-payment or subject us to billing or other compliance investigations by government authorities or private insurers.
Payers typically have differing and complex billing and documentation requirements. If we fail to comply with these payer-specific requirements, we may not be paid for our services or payment may be substantially delayed or reduced. Moreover, federal and state laws, rules and regulations impose substantial penalties, including criminal and civil fines, monetary penalties, exclusion from participation in government healthcare programs and imprisonment, on entities or individuals (including any individual corporate officers or physicians deemed responsible) that fraudulently or wrongfully bill government-funded programs or other third-party payers for healthcare services.
From time to time in the ordinary course of business, governmental agencies and private insurers also conduct audits of healthcare companies like us. Such audits could result in the incurrence of additional costs and diversion of management’s time and attention. In addition, such audits could trigger repayment demands based on findings that our products were billed in a manner that violated applicable billing requirements. We cannot predict whether any future audits, inquiries or investigations, or the public disclosure of such matters, likely would negatively impact our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our securities.
We are subject to data privacy and security laws and regulations governing our collection, use, disclosure, or storage of personally identifiable information, including protected health information and payment card data, which may impose restrictions on us and our operations. Any actual or perceived noncompliance with such laws and regulations may result in penalties, regulatory action, loss of business or unfavorable publicity.
Numerous federal and state laws and regulations govern the collection, use, disclosure, storage and transmission of personally identifiable information (“PII”), including PHI, and information related to treatment for substance use disorders. These laws and regulations, including their interpretation by governmental agencies, are subject to frequent change and could have a negative impact on our business. In addition, in the future, industry requirements or guidance, contractual obligations, and/or legislation at both the federal and the state level may limit, forbid or regulate the use or transmission of health information outside of the US.
These varying interpretations can create complex compliance issues for us and our partners and potentially expose us to additional expense, adverse publicity and liability, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business.
Federal and state consumer protection laws are increasingly being applied by the FTC and states’ attorneys general to regulate the collection, use, storage and disclosure of PII, through websites or otherwise, and to regulate the presentation of website content. In addition, other laws, such as the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations at 42 C.F.R. Part 2, limit the potential use of in substance use disorder treatment-related data in non-treatment-based setting, such as administrative or criminal hearings related to the patient, and include associated restrictions on disclosure of information.
The security measures that we and our third-party vendors and subcontractors have in place to ensure compliance with privacy and data protection laws may not protect our facilities and systems from security breaches, acts of vandalism or theft, computer viruses, misplaced or lost data, programming and human errors or other similar events. Even though we provide for appropriate protections through our agreements with our third-party vendors, we still have limited control over their actions and practices. A breach of privacy or security of PII or PHI may result in an enforcement action, including criminal and civil liability, against us. We are not able to predict the extent of the impact such incidents may have on our business. Enforcement actions against us could be costly and could interrupt regular operations, which may materially and adversely affect our business. While we have not received
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any notices of violation of the applicable privacy and data protection laws and believe we are in compliance with such laws, there can be no assurance that we will not receive such notices in the future.
There is ongoing concern from privacy advocates, regulators and others regarding data privacy and security issues, and the number of jurisdictions with data privacy and security laws has been increasing. Also, there are ongoing public policy discussions regarding whether the standards for de-identification, anonymization, or pseudonymization of health information are sufficient, and the risk of re-identification sufficiently small, to adequately protect patient privacy. We expect there will continue to be new proposed and amended laws, regulations and industry standards concerning privacy, data protection and information security in the US, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2020, and has been amended several times. Further, a new California privacy law, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), was passed by California voters on November 3, 2020, and in March 2021, Virginia passed a new privacy law, the Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”), similar to the CPRA. The CPRA will create additional obligations with respect to processing and storing personal information and the VCDPA is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2023 (with certain provisions of the CPRA having retroactive effect to January 1, 2022). In addition New York’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (“SHIELD Act”), requires any person or business owning or licensing computerized data that includes the private information of a resident of New York to implement and maintain reasonable safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of the private information. Other U.S. states also are considering omnibus privacy legislation and industry organizations regularly adopt and advocate for new standards in these areas. While the CCPA and CPRA contain exceptions for certain activities involving PHI under HIPAA, we cannot yet determine the impact the CCPA, CPRA, VCDPA or other such future laws, regulations and standards may have on our business.
Future laws, regulations, standards, obligations, amendments, and changes in the interpretation of existing laws, regulations, standards and obligations could impair our or our customers’ ability to collect, use or disclose information relating to patients or consumers, including information derived therefrom, which could decrease demand for our products, increase our costs and impair our ability to maintain and grow our customer base and increase our revenue. Accordingly, we may find it necessary or desirable to fundamentally change our business activities and practices or to expend significant resources to modify our software or platform and otherwise adapt to these changes.
Further, our patients may expect us to comply with more stringent privacy and data security requirements than those imposed by laws, regulations or self-regulatory requirements, and we may be obligated contractually to comply with additional or different standards relating to our handling or protection of data.
Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with federal or state laws or regulations, industry standards or other legal obligations, or any actual or suspected privacy or security incident, whether or not resulting in unauthorized access to, or acquisition, release or transfer of PII or other data, may result in governmental enforcement actions and prosecutions, private litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity and could cause our customers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business. We may be unable to make such changes and modifications in a commercially reasonable manner or at all, and our ability to develop new products could be limited. Any of these developments could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Privacy and data security concerns, whether valid or not valid, may inhibit retention of our products by existing customer or adoption of our products by new customers.
Security breaches, ransomware attacks and other disruptions to our information technology structure could compromise our information, disrupt its business and expose us to significant liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer and we may be unable to maintain and scale the technology underlying our offerings.
In the ordinary course of our business, we collect, store, use and disclose sensitive data, including PHI and other types of PII. We also process and store, and use additional third parties to process and store, sensitive information including intellectual property and other proprietary business information, including that of our patients. Patient information is encrypted but not always de-identified. We manage and maintain our platform and data utilizing a combination of managed data center systems and cloud-based computing center systems.
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We are highly dependent on information technology networks and systems, including the internet, to securely process, transmit and store this critical information. Security breaches of this infrastructure, including physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses, attacks by hackers and similar breaches, and employee or contractor error, negligence or malfeasance, can create system disruptions, shutdowns or unauthorized disclosure or modifications of confidential information, causing member PHI and other PII to be accessed or acquired without authorization or to become publicly available. We utilize third-party service providers for important aspects of the collection, storage and transmission of customer, user and patient information, and other confidential and sensitive information, and therefore rely on third parties to manage functions that have material cybersecurity risks. Because of the sensitivity of the PHI, other PII, and other confidential information we and our service providers collect, store, transmit, and otherwise process, the security of our technology platform and other aspects of our services, including those provided or facilitated by our third-party service providers, are important to our operations and business strategy. We take certain administrative, physical and technological safeguards to address these risks, such as by requiring outsourcing subcontractors who handle customer, user and patient information for us to enter into agreements that contractually obligate those subcontractors to use reasonable efforts to safeguard PHI, other PII, and other sensitive information. Measures taken to protect our systems, those of our subcontractors, or the PHI, other PII, or other sensitive data we or our subcontractors process or maintain, may not adequately protect us from the risks associated with the collection, storage and transmission of such information. Although we take steps to help protect confidential and other sensitive information from unauthorized access or disclosure, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or viruses, failures or breaches due to third-party action, employee negligence or error, malfeasance or other disruptions.
A security breach or privacy violation that leads to disclosure or unauthorized use or modification of, or that prevents access to or otherwise impacts the confidentiality, security, or integrity of, member information, including PHI or other PII, or other sensitive information we or our subcontractors maintain or otherwise process, could harm our reputation, compel us to comply with breach notification laws, cause us to incur significant costs for remediation, fines, penalties, notification to individuals and for measures intended to repair or replace systems or technology and to prevent future occurrences, potential increases in insurance premiums, and require us to verify the accuracy of database contents, resulting in increased costs or loss of revenue. If we are unable to prevent such security breaches or privacy violations or implement satisfactory remedial measures, or if it is perceived that we have been unable to do so, our operations could be disrupted, we may be unable to provide access to our platform, and could suffer a loss of customers or users or a decrease in the use of our platform, and we may suffer loss of reputation, adverse impacts on customer, user and investor confidence, financial loss, governmental investigations or other actions, regulatory or contractual penalties, and other claims and liability. In addition, security breaches and other inappropriate access to, or acquisition or processing of, information can be difficult to detect, and any delay in identifying such incidents or in providing any notification of such incidents may lead to increased harm.
Any such breach or interruption of our systems, or those of any of our third-party information technology partners, could compromise our networks or data security processes and sensitive information could be inaccessible or could be accessed by unauthorized parties, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen. Any such interruption in access, improper access, disclosure or other loss of information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws and regulations that protect the privacy of member information or other personal information, such as HIPAA, the CCPA, other state data breach laws and regulatory penalties. Unauthorized access, loss or dissemination could also disrupt our operations, including our ability to perform our services, provide member assistance services, conduct research and development activities, collect, process, and prepare company financial information, provide information about our current and future solutions and engage in other user and clinician education and outreach efforts. Any such breach could also result in the compromise of our trade secrets and other proprietary information, which could materially and adversely affect our business and competitive position. While we maintain insurance covering certain security and privacy damages and claim expenses, we may not carry insurance or maintain coverage sufficient to compensate for all liability and in any event, insurance coverage would not address the reputational damage that could result from a security incident.
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International privacy and data security concerns and laws could result in additional costs and may prevent us from successfully expanding our business internationally.
Internationally, virtually every major jurisdiction has established its own data security and privacy legal framework. For instance, in May 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, came into effect and established requirements applicable to the handling of personal data and may result in fines up to €20 million (approximately $22 million based on current exchange rates) or up to 4% of annual global revenue in the preceding financial year, whichever is higher, and other administrative penalties. In many European jurisdictions enforcement actions and consequences for non-compliance are also rising.
Jurisdictions outside of the US and Europe are also considering and/or enacting comprehensive data protection legislation. Cross-border data transfers and other future developments regarding local data residency could increase the cost and complexity of delivering our services in some markets and may lead to governmental enforcement actions, litigation, fines, and penalties or adverse publicity, which could adversely affect our business and financial position, could greatly increase our cost of providing our products and services, require significant changes to our operations, or even prevent us from offering certain services in specific jurisdictions.
Several Asian countries have constitutional protections for, or have adopted legislation protecting, individuals’ personal information. For instance, the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), was adopted on August 20, 2021, and went into effect on November 1, 2021. The PIPL shares similarities with the GDPR, including extraterritorial application, data minimization, data localization, and purpose limitation requirements, and obligations to provide certain notices and rights to citizens of the PRC. The PIPL allows for fines of up to CN¥ 50 million (approximately $8 million based on current exchange rates) or 5% of a covered company’s revenue in the prior year. Our approach with respect to the GDPR, the PIPL, and other data protection legislation may be subject to further evaluation and change, our compliance measures may not be fully adequate and may require modification, we may expend significant time and cost in developing and maintaining a privacy governance program, data transfer or localization mechanisms, or other processes or measures to comply with these legal frameworks when looking to expand or business outside of the US.
We also continue to see jurisdictions imposing data localization laws, which may require personal information of citizens of a jurisdiction to be, among other data processing operations, initially collected, stored, and modified locally within such jurisdiction. These regulations may inhibit our ability to expand into those markets without significant additional costs.
Because of the breadth of these data protection laws and the narrowness of their exceptions and safe harbors, it is possible that international expansion could subject our business or data protection policies to challenge under one or more of such laws. The scope and enforcement of each of these laws is uncertain and subject to rapid change in the current environment of heightened regulatory focus on data privacy and security issues. If our operations are found to be in violation of any of the data protection laws described above or any other laws that apply to us, we may be subject to penalties, including, but not limited to, criminal, civil and administrative penalties, damages, fines, disgorgement, individual imprisonment, possible exclusion from participation in government healthcare programs, injunctions, private qui tam actions brought by individual whistleblowers in the name of the government, class action litigation and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations, as well as additional reporting obligations and oversight if we become subject to a corrective action plan or other agreement to resolve allegations of non-compliance with these laws, any of which could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and our results of operations.
Our PearConnect platform may not operate properly, which could damage our reputation, subject us to claims, or require us to divert application of our resources from other purposes, any of which could harm our business and growth.
Our PearConnect platform provides patients and physicians with the ability to, among other things, provide (i) access to the Pear MD Clinician Dashboard; (ii) an end-to-end patient service center; and (iii) a data analytics system configured to aggregate patient engagement, adherence, and clinical outcome data for insight generation. Proprietary software development is time-consuming, expensive, and complex, and may involve unforeseen
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difficulties. We may encounter technical obstacles, and it is possible that we may discover additional problems that prevent PearConnect from operating properly. We continue to implement software with respect to a number of new applications and services. The operation of our technology also depends in part on the performance of third-party service providers. If our technology platform does not function reliably or fails to achieve provider, partner or payor expectations in terms of performance, we may be required to divert resources allocated for other business purposes to address these issues, may suffer reputational harm, lose or fail to grow our customer base, and may be subject to liability claims.
Our patient service center uses text and voice calls to communicate with healthcare providers, patients and prospective patients, and we are subject to various marketing and advertising laws including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. If we fail to comply with applicable laws, including the TCPA, we may be subject to significant liabilities.
Our patient service center uses short message service (“SMS”), text messages and telephone calls to communicate with healthcare providers, patients and prospective patients. The actual or perceived improper sending of text messages or the making of telephone calls may subject us to potential risks, including liabilities or claims relating to consumer protection laws. Numerous class-action suits under federal and state laws have been filed in recent years against companies who conduct SMS texting programs or make unwanted telephone calls, with many resulting in multi-million-dollar settlements to the plaintiffs. Any future such litigation against us could be costly and time-consuming to defend. For example, the Telephone Consumer Protections Act of 1991 (“TCPA”), a federal statute that protects consumers from unwanted telephone calls, faxes, and text messages, restricts telemarketing and the use of automated SMS text messages without proper consent. Additionally, state regulators may determine that telephone calls to our patients are subject to state telemarketing regulations. Federal or state regulatory authorities or private litigants may claim that the notices and disclosures we provide, form of consents we obtain, or our SMS texting practices are not adequate or violate applicable law. This may in the future result in civil claims against us. The scope and interpretation of the laws that are or may be applicable to the delivery of text messages are continuously evolving and developing. If we do not comply with these laws or regulations or if we become liable under these laws or regulations, we could face direct liability, could be required to change some portions of our business model, could face negative publicity, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Even an unsuccessful challenge of our SMS texting or telephone calling practices by our customers, regulatory authorities, or other third parties could result in negative publicity and could require a costly response from and defense by us.
We may be subject to governmental investigation, litigation and other proceedings, including intellectual property disputes, which are costly to defend and could materially harm our business and results of operations.
We may be party to government investigations, lawsuits and legal proceedings in the normal course of business. These matters are often expensive and disruptive to normal business operations. We may face allegations, lawsuits and regulatory inquiries, audits and investigations regarding data privacy, security, labor and employment, consumer protection and intellectual property infringement, including claims related to privacy, patents, publicity, trademarks, copyrights and other rights. A portion of the technologies we use incorporates open source software, and we may face claims claiming ownership of open source software or patents related to that software, rights to our intellectual property or breach of open source license terms, including a demand to release material portions of our source code or otherwise seeking to enforce the terms of the applicable open source license. We may also face allegations or litigation related to our acquisitions, securities issuances or business practices, including public disclosures about our business. Litigation and regulatory proceedings, and particularly the patent infringement and class action matters we could face, may be protracted and expensive, and the results are difficult to predict. Certain of these matters may include speculative claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts of damages and include claims for injunctive relief. Additionally, our litigation costs could be significant. Adverse outcomes with respect to litigation or any of these legal proceedings may result in significant settlement costs or judgments, penalties and fines, or require us to modify our solution or require us to stop offering certain features, all of which could negatively impact our business. We may also become subject to periodic audits, which would likely increase our regulatory compliance costs and may require us to change our business practices, which could negatively impact our results of operations. Managing legal proceedings, litigation and audits, even if we achieve favorable outcomes, is time-consuming and diverts management’s attention from our business.
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The results of regulatory proceedings, litigation, claims, and audits cannot be predicted with certainty, and determining reserves for pending litigation and other legal, regulatory and audit matters requires significant judgment. There can be no assurance that our expectations will prove correct, and even if these matters are resolved in our favor or without significant cash settlements, these matters, and the time and resources necessary to litigate or resolve them, could harm our reputation, business, financial condition, results of operations and the market price of our Class A common stock.
Our commercialization efforts to date have focused almost exclusively on the US. Our ability to enter other foreign markets will depend, among other things, on its ability to navigate various regulatory regimes with which it does not have experience, which could delay or prevent the growth of our operations outside of the US.
To date, our commercialization efforts have focused almost exclusively on the US. Expanding our business to attract customers in countries other than the US is an element of our long-term business strategy. Our ability to continue to expand our business and to attract talented employees and customers in various international markets will require considerable management attention and resources and is subject to the particular challenges of supporting a rapidly growing business in an environment of multiple languages, cultures, customs, legal systems, alternative dispute resolution systems, regulatory systems and commercial infrastructures. Entering new international markets will be expensive, our ability to successfully gain market acceptance in any particular market is uncertain and the distraction of our senior management team could harm our business, financial condition and results of operation.
Sales of our products outside of the US are subject to foreign regulatory requirements that vary widely from country to country. In addition, the FDA regulates exports of medical devices from the US. While the regulations of some countries may not impose barriers to marketing and selling our products or only require notification, others require that we obtain the marketing authorization of a specified regulatory body. Complying with foreign regulatory requirements, including obtaining registrations or marketing authorizations, can be expensive and time-consuming, and we may not receive regulatory authorizations, clearances or approvals in each country in which we may plan to market our products or we may be unable to do so on a timely basis. The time required to obtain registrations or marketing authorizations, if required by other countries, may be longer than that required for FDA clearance, authorization, or approval, and requirements for such registrations and marketing authorizations may significantly differ from FDA requirements. If we modify our products, we may need to apply for additional regulatory authorizations before we are permitted to sell the modified product. In addition, we may not continue to meet the quality and safety standards required to maintain the authorizations that we have received. If we are unable to maintain our authorizations in a particular country, we will no longer be able to sell the applicable product in that country. Regulatory de novo classification, clearance or approval by the FDA does not ensure registration or marketing authorization by regulatory authorities in other countries, and registration or marketing authorization by one or more foreign regulatory authorities does not ensure registration or marketing authorization by regulatory authorities in other foreign countries or by the FDA. A failure or delay in obtaining registration or marketing authorization in one country may have a negative effect on the regulatory process in others.
Doing business internationally involves a number of additional risks, including:
multiple, conflicting and changing laws and regulations such as tax laws, privacy and data protection laws and regulations, export and import restrictions, employment laws, regulatory requirements and other governmental approvals, permits and licenses;
requirements to maintain data and the processing of that data on servers located within the US or in such countries;
protecting and enforcing our intellectual property rights;
converting our products as well as the accompanying instructional and marketing materials to conform to the language and customs of different countries;
complexities associated with managing multiple payor reimbursement regimes, and government payors;
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competition from companies with significant market share in our market and with a better understanding of user preferences;
financial risks, such as longer payment cycles, difficulty collecting accounts receivable, the effect of local and regional financial pressures on demand and payment for our products and services and exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;
natural disasters, political and economic instability, including wars, terrorism, political unrest, outbreak of disease (including the recent coronavirus outbreak), boycotts, curtailment of trade, and other market restrictions; and
regulatory and compliance risks that relate to maintaining accurate information and control over activities subject to regulation under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), and comparable laws and regulations in other countries.
These risks and uncertainties may impact our ability to enter foreign markets, which could delay or prevent the growth of our operations outside of the US, and have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.
The regulatory framework for digital health products is constantly evolving. Increasingly stringent regulatory requirements could create barriers to our development and introduction of new products. Conversely, in the event that regulatory requirements are lowered, competitors could potentially enter the prescription digital therapeutic market and compete us more easily. Either of the foregoing could materially harm our business.
Our PDTs are novel and represent a new category of therapeutics for which the regulatory framework continues to evolve. Our ability to develop and introduce new products will depend, in part, on our ability to comply with these complex requirements, which include regulations related to product design, development and manufacturing; testing, labeling, content and language of instructions for use; clinical trials; product safety; pre market clearance, authorization, and approval; establishment registration and device listing; and marketing, sales and distribution. If, however, the regulatory framework for digital health products simplifies and the requirements that we and others are required to comply with are lowered, it could result in the increased competition and the introduction by competitors of products that are or claim to be superior to our products. For example, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the FDA issued, “Enforcement Policy for Digital Health Devices For Treating Psychiatric Disorders During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency,” which allows for marketing of certain digital therapeutics without premarket clearance, authorization, or approval so long as certain criteria are met. Similarly, competitors using our products as predicates for 510(k)s may successfully argue that they should be required to submit substantially less data to support approval of their product than was required for our products based on FDA’s growing familiarity with the technology. As a result, we are subject to risks related to the developing regulatory landscape applicable to our PDTs that could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Our products may face competition from digital health products that are marketed without regulatory clearance, authorization, or approval. Regulators have broad discretion in determining whether to enforce regulatory requirements, and may decide not to remove uncleared or unapproved products that compete with our products, which could materially and adversely impact our business.
Our PDTs, reSET, reSET-O and Somryst have been authorized or cleared by the FDA after completion of clinical trials and related regulatory review. The FDA and other regulators have broad discretion in determining whether to enforce these requirements, however, which could result in uncleared or unapproved products entering the marketplace. If uncleared or unapproved products are allowed to compete with our products, we will face increased competition from parties who have fewer barriers to enter our industry. This increased competition could have a material, adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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Premarket clearances, authorizations, and approvals for new or significantly modified devices could be denied or significantly delayed.
Under FDA regulations, unless exempt, a new medical device may only be commercially distributed after it has received 510(k) clearance, is authorized through the de novo classification process, or is the subject of a premarket approval (“PMA”). The FDA will clear marketing of a medical device through the 510(k) process if it is demonstrated that the new product is substantially equivalent to another legally marketed product not subject to a PMA. Sometimes, premarket submissions must be supported by clinical data. Our ability to enroll patients in clinical trials could be impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, as many patients are electing or being asked to delay procedures at this time. The PMA process typically is more costly, lengthy and stringent than the 510(k) process and usually requires more substantial clinical studies.
The FDA may not authorize marketing via de novo classification or clear our 510(k) applications on a timely basis or at all. For example, the COVID-19 outbreak could affect the FDA’s ability to review applications or supplements. Such delays or refusals, regardless of the cause, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. The FDA may also change its clearance and authorization policies, adopt additional regulations or revise existing regulations, or take other actions which may prevent or delay authorization or clearance of our products.
Material modifications to our devices may require new 510(k) clearance, de novo classification, PMA approval, or PMA supplement approval, or may require us to cease marketing or recall the modified devices until clearances, authorizations, or approvals are obtained.
Material modifications to the intended use or technological characteristics of our devices may require new 510(k) clearance, de novo classification, PMA approval, or PMA supplement approval, or may require us to cease marketing or recall the modified devices until clearances, authorizations, or approvals are obtained. Any modification to a 510(k)-cleared device that could significantly affect its safety or effectiveness, or that would constitute a major change in its intended use, design, or manufacture, requires a new 510(k) clearance or, possibly, a de novo or a PMA. The FDA requires every manufacturer to make and document this determination in the first instance. A manufacturer may determine that a modification could not significantly affect safety or effectiveness and does not represent a major change in its intended use, so that no new 510(k) clearance is necessary. The FDA may review any manufacturer’s decision and may not agree with our decisions regarding whether new clearances, authorization, or approvals are necessary. The FDA may also on its own initiative determine that a new clearance, authorization, or approval is required.
We have modified some of our cleared and authorized devices and have determined based on our review and interpretation of the applicable FDA guidance that in certain instances new 510(k) clearances are not required. If the FDA disagrees with our determination and requires us to submit new 510(k) clearances for modifications to our previously cleared or authorized products for which we have concluded that new clearances are unnecessary, we may be required to cease marketing or to recall the modified product until we obtain clearance, authorization, or approval. In these circumstances, we may be subject to significant enforcement actions, regulatory fines, or penalties, which could require us to redesign our products and harm our operating results. In addition, unlike traditional hardware devices, we are exposed to this risk more frequently based on the number of changes associated with software to improve performance, introduce new features, and correct issues.
Products may be subject to product recalls. A recall of our products, either voluntarily or at the direction of the FDA or another governmental authority, or the discovery of serious safety issues with our products, could materially and adversely affect us.
The FDA and similar foreign governmental authorities have the authority to require the recall of commercialized products in the event of material deficiencies or defects in their design or manufacture or in the event that a product poses an unacceptable risk to health.
The FDA’s authority to require a recall for medical devices must be based on a finding that there is reasonable probability that the device would cause serious injury or death. We may also decide to voluntarily recall our products. A government-mandated or voluntary recall could occur as a result of an unacceptable risk to health,
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component failures, malfunctions, manufacturing errors, design or labeling defects or other deficiencies and issues. For example. on May 20, 2021, we initiated a voluntary correction of reSET and reSET-O due to a software defect related to contingency management. This recall was reportable to the FDA and is in-process. Recalls of any of our products would divert managerial and financial resources and could materially and adversely affect our reputation and business, which could impair our ability to produce our products in a cost-effective and timely manner in order to meet our customers’ demands. We may also be subject to liability claims, be required to bear other costs, or take other actions that could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Companies are required to maintain certain records of recalls and corrections, even if they are not reportable to the FDA. We may initiate voluntary recalls or corrections for our products in the future that we determine do not require notification of the FDA. If the FDA disagrees with our determinations, they could require us to report those actions as recalls and we may be subject to enforcement action.
We are required to report certain malfunctions, deaths, and serious injuries associated with our products, which can result in voluntary corrective actions or agency enforcement actions.
Under the FDA’s medical device reporting regulations, we are required to report to the FDA when information from any source suggests that our product may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or that our product has malfunctioned and, if the malfunction were to recur, would likely cause or contribute to death or serious injury. We have not been required to make any such reports to date. If we fail to report these events to the FDA within the required timeframes, or at all, the FDA could take enforcement action against us.
Any adverse event involving our products, whether in the US or abroad, could result in future voluntary corrective actions, such as recalls, including corrections or customer notifications, or agency action, such as inspection or enforcement actions. If malfunctions do occur, we may be unable to correct the malfunctions adequately or prevent further malfunctions, in which case we may need to cease manufacture and distribution of the affected products, initiate voluntary recalls, and redesign the products. Regulatory authorities may also take actions against us, such as ordering recalls, imposing fines, or seizing the affected products. Any corrective action, whether voluntary or involuntary, will require the dedication of our time and capital, distract management from operating our business, and may harm our reputation and financial results.
If we fail to comply with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation (“QSR”), or any applicable foreign equivalent, our operations could be interrupted, and our potential product sales and operating results could suffer.
We are required to comply with the FDA’s QSR, which delineates, among other things, the design controls, document controls, purchasing controls, identification and traceability, production and process controls, acceptance activities, nonconforming product requirements, corrective and preventive action requirements, labeling and packaging controls, handling, storage, distribution and installation requirements, complaint handling, records requirements, servicing requirements, and statistical techniques potentially applicable to the production of our medical devices. We are also subject to the regulations of foreign jurisdictions if we market products overseas.
The FDA enforces the QSR through periodic and announced or unannounced inspections of manufacturing facilities. Our San Francisco facility has been inspected by the FDA and other designated auditing organizations, and we anticipate that we will be subject to additional future inspections. If our facilities or processes are found to be in non-compliance or fail to take satisfactory corrective action in response to adverse QSR inspectional findings, the FDA could take legal or regulatory enforcement actions against us and/or our products, including but not limited to the cessation of sales or the initiation of a recall of distributed products, which could impair our ability to produce our products in a cost-effective and timely manner in order to meet our customers’ demands. We may also be required to bear other costs or take other actions that may have a negative impact on our future sales and our ability to generate profits.
The FDA’s, other comparable state governmental agencies’, and non-US regulatory agencies’ statutes, regulations, policies or interpretations may change, and additional government regulation or statutes may be enacted, which could increase regulatory requirements, or delay, suspend, prevent marketing of any cleared, authorized, or approved products or necessitate the recall of distributed products. We cannot predict the likelihood, nature or
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extent of adverse governmental regulation that might arise from future legislative or administrative action, either in the US or abroad.
The medical device industry has been under heightened FDA scrutiny as the subject of government investigations and enforcement actions. If our operations and activities are found to be in violation of any FDA laws or any other governmental regulations that apply to us, we may be subject to penalties, including civil and criminal penalties, damages, fines and other legal and/or agency enforcement actions. Any penalties, damages, fines, or curtailment or restructuring of our operations or activities could materially and adversely affect our ability to operate our business and our financial results. The risk of us being found in violation of FDA laws is increased by the fact that many of these laws are broad and their provisions are open to a variety of interpretations. Any action against us for violation of these laws, even if we successfully defend ourselves against that action and its underlying allegations, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and divert management’s attention from the operation of our business. Where there is a dispute with a federal or state governmental agency that cannot be resolved to the mutual satisfaction of all relevant parties, we may determine that the costs, both real and contingent, are not justified by the commercial returns to us from maintaining the dispute or the product.
Various claims, design features, or performance characteristics of our medical devices that we regarded as permitted by the FDA without new marketing clearance, authorization, or approval may be challenged by the FDA or state or foreign regulators. The FDA or state or foreign regulatory authorities may find that certain claims, design features, or performance characteristics, in order to be made or included in the products, may have to be supported by further clinical studies and marketing clearances, authorizations, or approvals, which could be lengthy, costly, and possibly unobtainable.
Risks Related to Our Financial Reporting
We rely on assumptions, estimates, internally developed software, and data from third parties to calculate our key performance indicators and other business metrics to deliver timely and accurate information in order to accurately report our financial results in the timeframe and manner required by law, and real or perceived inaccuracies in these metrics may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business.
We need to receive timely, accurate, and complete information from our internal company data that has not been independently verified utilizing internally developed software and third party software in order to accurately report our financial results on a timely basis. If the information that we receive is not accurate, our consolidated financial statements may be materially incorrect and may require restatement. While these numbers are based on what we believe to be reasonable calculations for the applicable period of measurement, there are inherent challenges in measuring such information. In addition, our measurement of certain metrics may differ from estimates published by third parties or from similarly-titled metrics of our competitors due to differences in methodology and as a result our results may not be comparable to our competitors. As a result, we may have difficulty completing accurate and timely financial disclosures, which could have an adverse effect on our business.
Our results of operations and financial condition are subject to management’s accounting judgments and estimates, as well as changes in accounting policies.
The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts of our assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and earnings. If these estimates or assumptions are incorrect, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. We have identified several accounting policies as being critical to the fair presentation of our financial condition and results of operations because they involve major aspects of our business and require us to make judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. These policies are described under the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations” and should be considered in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, of this Form 10-Q. The implementation of new accounting requirements or other changes to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the US, or GAAP, could have a material adverse effect on our reported results of operations and financial condition.
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As a public reporting company, we will be subject to rules and regulations established from time to time by the SEC regarding our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy of our financial reports, which would harm our business and the trading price of our common stock. Our management will be required to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
As a public reporting company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the rules and regulations established by the SEC and Nasdaq. These rules and regulations require, among other things, that we establish and periodically evaluate procedures with respect to our internal control over financial reporting. Reporting obligations as a public company place a considerable strain on our financial and management systems, processes and controls, as well as on our personnel, including senior management. In addition, as a public company, we are required to document and test our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act so that our management can certify as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Management’s initial certification under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was required with our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2022.
In support of such certifications, we have and will be required to document and make significant changes and enhancements, including potentially hiring additional personnel, to our internal control over financial reporting. Likewise, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until our first annual report is required to be filed with the SEC following the date we are no longer an emerging growth company.
To achieve compliance with Section 404 within the prescribed period, and in order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs and significant management oversight. If any of these new or improved controls and systems do not perform as expected, we may experience further deficiencies in our controls.
We have identified gaps in our internal control environment in the past and cannot provide assurances that there will not be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting in the future. Any failure to maintain internal control over financial reporting could severely inhibit our ability to accurately report our financial condition or results of operations. If we are unable to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective or if our independent registered public accounting firm determines we have a material weakness or significant deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, the market price of shares of our common stock could decline, and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by Nasdaq, the SEC, or other regulatory authorities. Failure to remedy any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, or to implement or maintain other effective control systems required of public companies, could also restrict our future access to the capital markets.
Our management has identified certain internal control deficiencies that constitute material weaknesses. If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.
We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis. We became aware of the need to change the classification of our Warrants when the SEC Statement was issued on April 12, 2021. Upon review of the SEC Statement, management decided to change the accounting treatment for our Warrants to comply with the guidance from the SEC. The decision to change the accounting treatment of the Warrants led management to conclude that there was a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2021. In light of the material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting as the circumstances that led to the errors in our financial statements described in this Quarterly Report had not yet been identified. While we have processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements, we plan to enhance our system of evaluating and implementing the accounting standards that apply to our financial statements, including through enhanced analyses by our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. The audit committee has decided to review important and evolving accounting policies and practices, including future guidance from the SEC related to SPACs, periodically as may be appropriate to remedy the material weakness related to the reclassification of the Warrants in our internal controls. We can offer no assurance that our remediation plan will ultimately have the intended effects.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

As of March 31, 2021, to the knowledge of our management, there was no material litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding pending against us or any members of our management team in their capacity as such, and we and the members of our management team have not been subject to any such proceeding.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS.

Our warrants are accounted for as liabilities and the changes in value of our warrants could have a material effect on our financial results.

ASC 815 provides for the remeasurement of the fair value of such derivatives at each balance sheet date, with a resulting non-cash gain or loss related to the change in the fair value being recognized in earnings (loss) in the statement of operations. As a result of the recurring fair value measurement, our financial statements and results of operations may fluctuate quarterly, based on factors, which are outside of our control. Due to the recurring fair value measurement, we expect that we will recognize non-cash gains or losses on our warrants each reporting period and that the amount of such gains or losses could be material. The impact of changes in fair value on earnings may have an adverse effect on the market price of our securities. In addition, potential targets may seek a special purpose acquisition company that does not have warrants that are accounted for as a warrant liability, which may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.

We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. If we are unable to develop andremediate these material weaknesses, or if we identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting,controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results in a timely manner,of operations, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and, as a result, our stock price.

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As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we did not maintain an effective control environment as we did not maintain a sufficient complement of accounting and financial reporting resources commensurate with our financial reporting requirements. This resulted in the following material weaknesses:
we did not have sufficient accounting and reporting resources to ensure adequate segregation of duties,
we did not design, implement, and maintain adequate information systems controls, including access and change management controls, and
we did not design, implement, and maintain controls to ensure the accurate and timely reporting of material transactions, including the capitalization of software costs and capital stock valuations performed by us or our advisors.
These control deficiencies could result in a misstatement in our accounts or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to our financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, we determined that these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.
In addition, they could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations or may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting also could materially and adversely affect our businessthe results of periodic management evaluations and operating results.

Following the SEC Statement, and after consultation with ourannual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we will eventually be required to include in our periodic reports that will be filed with the SEC.

Our management and our audit committeehas concluded that these material weaknesses are due to the fact that, prior to the Business Combination, more fully described in lightNote 3 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, we were a private company with limited resources. We did not have the SEC Statement, it wasnecessary business processes and related internal controls, or the appropriate resources or level of experience and technical expertise, that would be required to restate our previously issued audited balance sheet asoversee financial reporting processes or to address the accounting and financial reporting requirements. These material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until management designs and implements effective controls that operate for a sufficient period of February 4, 2021 to account for our warrants as liabilities measured at fair value, rather than equity securities. Astime and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are effective. Our management is in the process of developing a result of these events,remediation plan and we have identified acannot assure you that the measures that we implement will fully address the material weaknessweaknesses and deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. See Part I, Item 4 “Controlsreporting or that we may conclude that they have been fully remediated.
We are continuing to develop and Procedures”refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we will file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive and financial officers. For example, we hired additional personnel in our finance group, including a Vice President, Corporate Controller and Director, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting. In addition, we implemented a new enterprise resource planning system to replace the former general ledger package. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls or any difficulties encountered as a result of this Quarterly Report.

Effectivethe implementation or improvements could harm our results of operations or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting also could materially and adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we will eventually be required to include in our periodic reports that will be filed with the SEC.

The material weaknesses remain unremediated as of December 31, 2021.
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Some members of our management team have limited experience in operating a public company.
Some of our executive officers have limited experience in the management of a publicly traded company. Our management team may not successfully or effectively manage our transition to a public company that will be subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under federal securities laws. Certain executives’ limited experience in dealing with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies could be a significant disadvantage as they will likely need to devote an increasing amount of their time to these activities, resulting in less time being devoted to the management and growth of our business. We may not have adequate personnel with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience, and training in the accounting policies, practices or internal controls over financial reporting required of public companies.
We could be subject to additional tax liabilities and our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes may be limited.
We have incurred net operating losses (“NOLs”) since our inception and may never achieve or sustain profitability. Generally, for US federal income tax purposes, unused NOLs will carry forward. However, NOL carryforwards generated prior to January 1, 2018, are necessarysubject to expiration for usUS federal income tax purposes. As of December 31, 2021, we had federal NOL carryforwards of approximately $218.9 million, of which $17.4 million will begin to provide reliable financial reportsexpire in 2034. In addition, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, limits the ability to deduct NOL carryforward generated after December 31, 2017, and prevent fraud.all future NOL carryforwards to 80% of taxable income. These NOL limitations may limit or delay in part the use of NOL carryforwards, if or, when we cease operating at a loss. It is uncertain whether and to what extent applicable state tax laws will conform to this rule. As of December 31, 2021, we also had research and development tax credits of $6.2 million, which may be available to offset future income tax liabilities. The research and development tax credit carryforwards would begin to expire in 2037. As of December 31, 2021, we also had state research and development tax credits of $1.3 million, which may be available to offset future income tax liabilities. The state research and development tax credit carryforwards would begin to expire in 2030.
In general, under Code Sections 382 and 383, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change” (generally defined as a greater than 50% change by value in its equity ownership by certain stockholders over a three-year period), the corporation’s ability to use its pre-ownership change NOLs, carryforwards and other pre-ownership change tax attributes, such as research tax credits, to offset its post-ownership change income or taxes may be limited. Similar provisions of state tax law may also apply to limit the use of our state NOL carryforwards and other state tax attributes. We continuehave not performed an analysis to evaluate steps to remediate the material weakness. If we identify any new material weaknessdetermine whether our past issuances of stock and other changes in theour stock ownership may have resulted in one or more “ownership changes” under these rules. In addition, future any such newly identified material weakness couldchanges in our stock ownership may materially limit our ability to prevent or detectutilize our NOL carryforwards and other tax attributes under these rules. As a misstatement of our accounts or disclosures that could result, even if we earn net taxable income in a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements. In such case,the future, we may be unable to maintain compliance with securities law requirements regarding timely filinguse a material portion of periodic reports in addition to applicable stock exchange listing requirements, investorsour NOL carryforwards and other tax attributes, which could materially and adversely affect our future cash flows.
There is also a risk that regulatory changes, such as suspensions on the use of NOL or other unforeseen reasons, may lose confidenceresult in our financial reportingexisting NOL carryforwards expiring or otherwise becoming unavailable to offset future taxable income. For these reasons, we may not be able to utilize all or a material portion of our NOL carryforwards and other tax attributes, even if we attain profitability. For example, a temporary suspension of the use of certain net operating losses and tax credits has been enacted in California, and other states may enact suspensions as well. If we are limited in our ability to use our NOLs in future years in which we have taxable income, we will pay more taxes than if we were able to fully utilize our NOLs. This could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
Risks Related to Ownership of our Class A common stock and Warrants
The terms of the Warrants may be amended in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding Public Warrants approve of such amendment.
The Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants were issued in registered form under the Warrant Agreement, between us and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, our Warrant and transfer agent
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(“Continental”). The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding Public Warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of Public Warrants. Accordingly, we may amend the terms of the Public Warrants in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding Public Warrants approve of such amendment. Although our ability to amend the terms of the Public Warrants with the consent of at least 50% of the then outstanding Public Warrants is unlimited, examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the Warrants, shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of our securities may decline asClass A common stock purchasable upon exercise of a result. We cannot assure you thatWarrant.
The exercise of Warrants for our stock would increase the measures we have taken to date, or any measures we may takenumber of shares eligible for future resale in the future,public market and result in dilution to our stockholders. Such dilution will be sufficientincrease if more of our shares are redeemed.
As of December 31, 2021, we had Warrants to avoid potential future material weaknesses.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

Onpurchase an aggregate of 14,213,277 shares of our stock outstanding, comprising 9,199,944 Public Warrants sold as part of the units in the closing of the initial public offering of THMA, which closed on February 4, 2021 we consummated the (the “Initial Public Offering of 27,600,000 Units, which includes the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 3,600,000 units. The Units sold”) (whether they were purchased in the Initial Public Offering were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of $276,000,000. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.or thereafter in the open market), and Credit Suisse Securities (USA)5,013,333 Private Placement Warrants issued to LJ10 LLC, acted as joint bookrunners ofa Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) in a private placement simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering. These Warrants are exercisable at any time through December 4, 2026. The securitieslikelihood that the Warrants will be exercised increases if the trading price of shares of our stock exceeds the exercise price of the Warrants. The exercise price of these Warrants is $11.50 per share.

There is no guarantee that the Warrants will ever be in the offering were registered undermoney after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, and as such, the Securities Act onWarrants may expire worthless.
To the extent the Warrants are exercised, additional Class A common stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of our stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Holders of Warrants do not have a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-252150). The Securitiesright to redeem the Warrants. Sales of substantial numbers of shares issued upon the exercise of Warrants in the public market or the potential that such Warrants may be exercised could also adversely affect the market price of our stock.
We may redeem unexpired Warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your Warrants worthless.
We will have the ability to redeem the Public Warrants in whole and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective on February 1, 2021.

Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 5,013,333 warrantsnot in part at any time prior to their expiration, at a price of $1.50$0.01 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $7,520,000. The issuance was made pursuant toif, and only if, the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2)last reported sales price of the Securities Act.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that, so long as they are held by our SponsorClass A common stock equals or its permitted transferees: (1) if the Reference Value is less thanexceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date we send the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders. If and when the Warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding Warrants as described above could force you to: (1) exercise your Warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so; (2) sell your Warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your Warrants; or (3) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding Warrants are called for redemption, we expect would be substantially less than the market value of your Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants are not redeemable by us in such a case so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. The Sponsor, or its permitted transferees, has the option to exercise the Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis and has certain registration rights.

In addition, we will have the ability to redeem the outstanding Warrants in whole and not in part for shares of our stock at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.10 per warrant if, among other things, (i) the closing price of our Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per public share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a Warrant) on the trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders and (ii) the closing price of our Class A common stock (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations
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and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like). If this occurs, then the Private Placement Warrants must also concurrently be called for redemption on the same terms (except with respect to a holder’s ability to cashless exercise its Warrants) as the outstanding Public Warrants. In such a case, the holders will be able to exercise their Warrants prior to redemption for a number of Class A common stock determined based on the redemption date and the fair market value of the Class A common stock. The value received upon exercise of the Warrants (1) may be less than the value the holders would have received if they had exercised their Warrants at a later time where the underlying share price is higher and (2) may not compensate the holders for the value of the Warrants.
Future resales of our Class A common stock may cause the market price of our securities to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
Subject to customary exceptions, the Sponsor, parties to the Registration Rights Agreement, certain holders of Private Investment in Public Equity (“PIPE”) Shares and certain other holders of our Class A common stock are subject to lock-up provisions in which they agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of any our Class A common stock or any other equity securities of Pear convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Class A common stock held by any of them for a period of 180 days after the Closing).
However, following the expiration of each lock-up, the applicable stockholders will not be restricted from selling our Class A common stock held by them, other than by applicable securities laws. As such, sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public warrants; (2) they (includingmarket could occur at any time after the expiration of the applicable lock-up periods. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of the Class A common stock.
As restrictions on resale end and registration statements are available for use, the sale or possibility of sale of these shares could have the effect of increasing the volatility in our share price or the market price of our stock could decline if the holders of currently restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them.
The market price and trading volume of our Class A common stock may be volatile and could decline significantly.
The stock markets, including Nasdaq on which we list the Class A common stock, issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subjecthave from time to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold bytime experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. Even if an active, liquid and orderly trading market develops and is sustained for our Sponsor until 30 days afterstock, the completionmarket price of our Business Combination; (3) theystock may be exercisedvolatile and could decline significantly. In addition, the trading volume in our stock may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. If the market price of our stock declines significantly, you may be unable to resell your shares at an attractive price (or at all). We cannot assure you that the market price of our stock will not fluctuate widely or decline significantly in the future in response to a number of factors, including, among others, the following:
the realization of any of the risk factors presented in this Form 10-Q;
changes in the industries in which we operate;
developments involving our competitors;
changes in laws and regulations affecting our business;
actual or anticipated differences in our estimates, or in the estimates of analysts, for our revenues, Adjusted EBITDA, results of operations, level of indebtedness, liquidity, or financial condition;
additions and departures of key personnel;
failure to comply with the requirements of Nasdaq;
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failure to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or other laws or regulations;
future issuances, sales, resales or repurchases or anticipated issuances, sales, resales or repurchases, of our securities;
publication of research reports by securities analysts about us or our competitors or our industry;
the public’s reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC;
actions by stockholders, including the sale by the holders onPIPE investors of any of their shares of our stock;
the performance and market valuations of other similar companies;
commencement of, or involvement in, litigation involving us;
broad disruptions in the financial markets, including sudden disruptions in the credit markets;
speculation in the press or investment community;
actual, potential or perceived control, accounting, or reporting problems;
changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines;
other events or factors, including those resulting from infectious diseases, health epidemics and pandemics (including the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency), natural disasters, war, acts of terrorism, or responses to these events;
actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly financial results or the quarterly financial results of companies perceived to be similar to us;
changes in the market’s expectations about our results of operations;
our results of operations failing to meet the expectation of securities analysts or investors in a cashless basis; and (4) the holders thereof (including with respect toparticular period;
any major change in our Board of Directors or management;
sales of substantial amounts of the shares of common stock issuable upon exerciseby our directors, executive officers or significant stockholders or the perception that such sales could occur; and
general economic and political conditions such as recessions, interest rates, fuel prices, international currency fluctuations, and acts of war or terrorism.
In the past, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the market price of their shares. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on us.
Broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our securities irrespective of our operating performance. The stock market in general, and Nasdaq in particular, have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the particular companies affected. The trading prices and valuations of these warrants)stocks, and of our securities, may not be predictable. A loss of investor confidence in the market for retail stocks or the stocks of other companies which investors perceive to be similar to us could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. A decline in the market price of our securities also could adversely affect our ability to issue additional securities and our ability to obtain additional financing in the future.
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The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and divert management’s attention, and the increases in legal, accounting and compliance expenses may be greater than we anticipate.
As a public company we will incur significant legal, accounting, and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and are required to comply with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as the rules and regulations subsequently implemented by the SEC and the listing standards of Nasdaq, including changes in corporate governance practices and the establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls. Compliance with these rules and regulations can be burdensome. Our management and other personnel devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our historical legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, we expect that these rules and regulations may make it difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our Board of Directors as compared to when we were a private company. In particular, we expect to incur significant expenses and devote substantial management effort toward ensuring compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which will increase when we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” We may need to hire additional accounting and financial staff, and engage outside consultants, all with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge and maintain an internal audit function, which will increase our operating expenses. Moreover, we could incur additional compensation costs in the event that we decide to pay cash compensation closer to that of other public companies, which would increase our general and administrative expenses and could materially and adversely affect our profitability. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.
We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies, this could make our securities less attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.
We are an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies for as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) 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 nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result, our stockholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the day we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which, in addition to certain other criteria, means the market value of our common equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the prior fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.07 billion or more during such fiscal year, (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in the prior three-year period and (iv) the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of the THMA IPO. Investors may find our securities less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions, the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile.
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the exemption from complying with new or revised accounting standards provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act as long as we are an emerging growth company. An emerging growth company can therefore delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected not to opt out of such an extended transition period and, therefore, we may not be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.
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This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
The exclusive forum provision in our Certificate of Incorporation may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.
Our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (our “Certificate of Incorporation”) provides that unless we consent to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action brought by a stockholder on behalf of us, (ii) any claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, stockholders, or employees, (iii) any claim against us arising under our Certificate of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) or the Delaware General Corporation Law, as may be amended from time to time (the “DGCL”) and (iv) any claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The Certificate of Incorporation designates the US District Court for the District of Delaware as the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
This exclusive forum provision does not apply to claims under the Exchange Act, but does apply to other state and federal law claims including actions arising under the Securities Act. Section 22 of the Securities Act, however, created concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Accordingly, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a forum selection provision as written in connection with claims arising under the Securities Act.
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, this choice of forum provision may have the effect of increasing costs for investors to bring a claim against us and our directors and officers and of limiting a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders, which may discourage (but not prevent) lawsuits with respect to such claims.
Provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation and Delaware law may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for the Class A common stock and could entrench management.
Our Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that stockholders may consider to be in their best interests. These provisions include three-year director terms and the ability of our Board of Directors to designate the terms of and issue new series of preferred shares, which may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities.
Section 203 of the DGCL affects the ability of an “interested stockholder” to engage in certain business combinations, for a period of three years following the time that the stockholder becomes an “interested stockholder.” We elected in our Certificate of Incorporation not to be subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. Nevertheless, our Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions that have the same effect as Section 203 of the DGCL, except that it provides that affiliates of our Sponsor and their transferees will not be deemed to be “interested stockholders,” regardless of the percentage of our voting stock owned by them, and will therefore not be subject to such restrictions. These Certificate of Incorporation provisions may limit the ability of third parties to acquire control of our company.
Claims for indemnification by our directors and officers may reduce our available funds to satisfy successful third-party claims against us and may reduce the amount of money available to us.
Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. In addition, as permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, our Bylaws and our indemnification agreements that we entered into with our directors and officers provide that:
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We will indemnify our directors and officers for serving in those capacities or for serving other business enterprises at our request, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that a corporation may indemnify such person if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the registrant and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful;
We may, in our discretion, indemnify employees and agents in those circumstances where indemnification is permitted by applicable law;
We are required to advance expenses, as incurred, to our directors and officers in connection with defending a proceeding, except that such directors or officers shall undertake to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to registration rights.

Of indemnification;

We are not obligated pursuant to our Bylaws to indemnify a person with respect to proceedings initiated by that person against Aurora or our other indemnitees, except with respect to proceedings authorized by our Board of Directors or brought to enforce a right to indemnification;
the gross proceeds receivedrights conferred in our Bylaws are not exclusive, and we are authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors, officers, employees and agents and to obtain insurance to indemnify such persons; and
We may not retroactively amend our amended and restated bylaw provisions to reduce our indemnification obligations to directors, officers, employees and agents.
We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock and do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We expect to retain future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. Any future determination to pay dividends on our capital stock will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of the Class A common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investments.
We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive, and could divert management attention.
The market price of our common stock may be volatile and, in the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm its business.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business, or the Initial Public Offeringmarket in which we operate, or if they change their recommendations regarding our securities adversely, the price and trading volume of our securities could decline.
The trading market for our securities will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us, our business, market or competitors. If any of the analysts who may cover us change their recommendation regarding our shares of common stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our common stock would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease our coverage of us or fail to regularly publish reports on it, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our share price or trading volume to decline.
Future issuances of debt securities and equity securities may adversely affect us, including the market price of our stock and may be dilutive to existing stockholders.
In the future, we may incur debt or issue equity ranking senior to the Class A common stock. Those securities will generally have priority upon liquidation. Such securities also may be governed by an indenture or other instrument containing covenants restricting its operating flexibility. Additionally, any convertible or exchangeable securities that we issue in the future may have rights, preferences and privileges more favorable than those of the Class A
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common stock. Because our decision to issue debt or equity in the future will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, nature or success of our future capital raising efforts. As a result, future capital raising efforts may reduce the market price of our stock and be dilutive to existing stockholders.
Our failure to meet the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq could result in a delisting of our securities.
If we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq such as the corporate governance requirements or the minimum closing bid price requirement, Nasdaq may take steps to delist our securities. Such a delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of the securities and would impair your ability to sell or purchase the securities when you wish to do so. In the event of a delisting, we can provide no assurance that any action taken by us to restore compliance with listing requirements would allow our securities to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our securities, prevent our securities from dropping below the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement or prevent future non-compliance with Nasdaq’s listing requirements. Additionally, if our securities are not listed on, or become delisted from, Nasdaq for any reason, trading our common stock could be conducted only in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market or on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities such as the OTC Bulletin Board, an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities that is not a national securities exchange, the liquidity and price of our securities may be more limited than if we were quoted or listed on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange. You may be unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established or sustained.
A significant portion of our total outstanding shares are restricted from immediate resale but may be sold into the market in the near future. This could cause the market price of our shares of common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our shares of common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our shares of common stock. Although institutional investors may be subject to certain restrictions regarding the transfer of our shares of common stock, these shares may be sold after the expiration of the respective applicable lock-up. As restrictions on resale end and the Private Placement Warrants, $276,000,000 was placed inregistration statements are available for use, the Trust Account.

We paid a totalmarket price of $5,520,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions and $2,000,000 for other costs and expenses relatedour shares of common stock could decline if the holders of currently restricted shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending to the Initial Public Offering and for working capital following the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters agreed to defer $9,660,000 in underwriting discounts and commissions.

For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report.

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

sell them.

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION.

Applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT INDEX
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit NumberExhibit DescriptionSchedule/
Form
File No.ExhibitFiled Date/
Period End Date
2.18-K001-399692.1June 22, 2021
3.18-K001-399693.1December 8, 2021
3.28-K001-399693.2December 8, 2021
10.110-K001-3996910.34March 29, 2022
10.210-K001-3996910.35March 29, 2022
10.310-K001-3996910.36March 29, 2022
31.1
31.2
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ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

No.32.1

Description of Exhibit

    1.1
    3.1Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (1)
    3.2Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (1)
    3.3Bylaws. (1)
    4.1Warrant Agreement, dated February 1, 2021, by and between Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer  & Trust Company, as warrant agent. (1)
  10.1Letter Agreement, dated February  1, 2021, by and among Thimble Point Acquisition Corp., its executive officers, its directors, advisors and LJ10 LLC. (1)
  10.2Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February  1, 2021, by and between Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee. (1)
  10.3Registration Rights Agreement, dated February  1, 2021, by and among Thimble Point Acquisition Corp., LJ10 LLC and the other holders party thereto. (1)
  10.4Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated February  1, 2021, by and between Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. and LJ10 LLC. (1)
  10.5Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Company and eachCertification of the officers and directors of Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. (1)
  10.6Administrative Services Agreement, dated February 1, 2021, by and between Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. and LJ10 LLC. (1)
  10.7Forward Purchase Agreement, dated February 1, 2021, by and between Thimble Point Acquisition Corp. and KLP SPAC 1 LLC. (1)
  31.1*Certification of PrincipalChief Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2*Certification of PrincipalChief Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1**Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuantpursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.2**Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS*XBRL Instance Document
101.CAL*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.SCH*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*

Filed herewith.

**

This certification is furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by referencecontained in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Exhibit 101)
(1)

Previously filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2021 and incorporated by reference herein.

__________________

*Previously filed
**Certain exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.
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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.


THIMBLE POINT ACQUISITION CORP.PEAR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: May 24, 202116, 2022By:/s/ Elon S. BomsCorey M. McCann
Name: Elon S. BomsDr. Corey M. McCann
Title:President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: May 16, 2022By:/s/ Christopher D.T. Guiffre
Name:Christopher D.T. Guiffre
Title:Chief Financial Officer and ChairmanChief Operating Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: May 16, 2022By:/s/ Ellen E. Snow
Name:Ellen E. Snow
Title:Vice President, Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

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