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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 September 30, 2020

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

For the transition period from                  to

Commission File No. 001-38744


Shift Technologies Inc..
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware82-5325852(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, 2021
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission file number: 001-38839

Shift Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware82-5325852
(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S.IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2525 16th16th Street, Suite 316 San Francisco, CA
California 94103-4234
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)principal executive offices)

(855) 575-6739
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (855) 575-6739
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:


Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per shareSFTNasdaq Capital Market
Warrants to purchase one share of Class A common stockSFTTWNasdaq Capital Market


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ 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,”filer”, “accelerated filer,”filer”, “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


☐   
Large accelerated filerAccelerated 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.

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


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):. Yes ☐ No ☒


As of November 12, 2020, there were 82,106,969May 13, 2021 the registrant had 84,144,419 shares of Class A common stock $0.0001 par value, issued and outstanding.


SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q


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Table of ContentsPART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance, business strategies, and expectations for our business constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “approximately,” “shall”, the negative of any of these and any similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. We cannot assure you that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.

Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to:

our ability to sustain our current rate of growth;

our ability to establish our software as a platform to be used by automotive dealers;

risks relating to our inspection and reconditioning hubs;

impacts of COVID-19 and other pandemics;

our reliance on third-party carriers for transportation:

cyber-attacks or other privacy or data security incidents;

our reliance on third-party service providers to provide financing;

changes and ambiguity in the prices of new and used vehicles;

access to desirable vehicle inventory;

changes in applicable laws and regulations;
our ability to timely obtain and maintain state dealer and finance licenses necessary for our business.

access to additional debt and equity capital;

changes in technology and consumer acceptance of such changes;

our reliance on internet search engines, vehicle listing sites and social networking sites to help drive traffic to our website;

any restrictions on the sending of emails or messages or an inability to timely deliver such communications;

seasonal and other fluctuations in our quarterly results of operations;

competition in the markets in which we operate;

changes in the auto industry and conditions affecting automotive manufacturers;

natural disasters, adverse weather events and other catastrophic events;
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our dependence on key personnel;

our dependence on the continuation of key banking relationships through which auto financing is provided to our customers;

our reliance on third-party technology and information systems;

our ability to remediate the material weakness in our internal controls; and

other economic, business and/or competitive factors, risks and uncertainties, including those described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

We do not undertake, and expressly disclaim, any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. We caution you not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this filing.
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Part I - Financial Information

Item

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2020  2019 
  (unaudited)    
ASSETS      
Current assets      
Cash $128,961  $406,724 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  36,461   73,934 
Prepaid income taxes  72,829    
Total Current Assets  238,251   480,658 
         
Deferred financing cost  250,000    
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account  152,966,309   153,238,186 
Total Assets $153,454,560  $153,718,844 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $2,623,570  $214,787 
Income taxes payable     497,388 
Convertible promissory note – related party  650,000    
Total Current Liabilities  3,273.570   712,175 
         
Deferred underwriting fee payable  6,419,000   6,419,000 
Total Liabilities  9,692,570   7,131,175 
         
Commitments        
         
Common stock subject to possible redemption, 13,663,591 and 13,856,560 shares at redemption value as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  138,761,984   141,587,667 
         
Stockholders’ Equity        
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding      
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 1,826,409 and 1,633,440 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 13,663,591 and 13,856,560 shares subject to possible redemption) as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  183   163 
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 5,163,333 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  516   516 
Additional paid-in capital  6,500,833   3,675,170 
(Accumulated deficit)/Retained earnings  (1,501,526)  1,324,153 
Total Stockholders’ Equity  5,000,006   5,000,002 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $153,454,560  $153,718,844 

in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)
As of March 31, 2021As of December 31, 2020
ASSETS  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$176,985 $233,936 
Accounts receivable, net21,208 8,426 
Inventory74,253 49,086 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets9,607 5,478 
Total current assets282,053 296,926 
Property and equipment, net3,440 2,123 
Capitalized website and internal use software costs, net7,207 6,542 
Restricted cash, non-current1,730 1,605 
Deferred borrowing costs1,391 2,149 
Other non-current assets2,331 2,748 
Total assets$298,152 $312,093 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$12,906 $10,675 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities25,170 22,286 
Flooring line of credit31,343 13,870 
Total current liabilities69,419 46,831 
Financial instruments liability23,077 25,230 
Other non-current liabilities3,018 2,850 
Total liabilities95,514 74,911 
Commitment and contingencies (Note 10)00
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock – par value $0.0001 per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
Common stock – par value $0.0001 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively; 84,136,987 and 83,904,182 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
Additional paid-in capital519,828 511,617 
Accumulated deficit(317,198)(274,443)
Total stockholders’ equity202,638 237,182 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$298,152 $312,093 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unauditedthese condensed consolidated financial statements.


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SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2020  2019  2020  2019 
             
Operating expenses $1,691,465  $221,338  $3,415,269  $521,424 
Loss from operations  (1,691,465)  (221,338)  (3,415,269)  (521,424)
                 
Other income:                
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account  3,859   938,940   709,373   1,896,661 
                 
(Loss) income before income taxes  (1,687,606)  717,602   (2,705,896)  1,375,237 
Benefit (provision) for income taxes  12,461   (187,580)  (119,783)  (369,668)
Net (loss) income  (1,675,145)  530,022   (2,825,679)  1,005,569 
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A redeemable common stock  15,065,000   15,065,000   15,065,000   15,065,000 
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A $0.00  $0.05  $0.03  $0.09 
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A and Class B non-redeemable common stock  5,588,333   5,588,333   5,588,333   5,462,872 
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class A and Class B $(0.30) $(0.03) $(0.59) $(0.07)

in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20212020
Revenue  
Ecommerce revenue, net$88,954 $21,916 
Other revenue4,019 683 
Wholesale vehicle revenue13,031 7,354 
Total revenue106,004 29,953 
Cost of sales98,638 26,610 
Gross profit7,366 3,343 
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses50,234 13,446 
Depreciation and amortization1,101 982 
Total operating expenses51,335 14,428 
Loss from operations(43,969)(11,085)
Change in fair value of financial instruments2,153 
Interest and other expense, net(939)(1,246)
Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders$(42,755)$(12,331)
Net loss and comprehensive loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.55)$(3.84)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted77,909,110 3,214,113 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unauditedthese condensed consolidated financial statements.


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SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

  

Class A

Common Stock

  

Class B

Common Stock

  Additional
Paid-in
  Retained  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Earnings  Equity 
Balance – January 1, 2020  1,633,440  $163   5,163,333  $516  $3,675,170  $1,324,153  $5,000,002 
                             
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption  23,036   3         (191,019)     (191,016)
                             
Net income                 191,018   191,018 
Balance – March 31, 2020  1,656,476   166   5,163,333   516   3,484,151   1,515,171   5,000,004 
                             
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption  125,277   12         1,341,542      1,341,554 
                             
Net loss                 (1,341,552)  (1,341,552)
Balance – June 30, 2020  1,781,753   178   5,163,333   516   4,825,693   173,619   5,000,006 
                             
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption  44,656   5         1,675,140      1,675,145 
                             
Net loss                 (1,675,145)  (1,675,145)
Balance – September 30, 2020  1,826,409  $183   5,163,333  $516  $6,500,833  $(1,501,526) $5,000,006 

THREESUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Convertible
Preferred Stock
Common StockAdditional
Paid in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Total Stockholders’
 SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance at December 31, 2020$83,904,182 $$511,617 $(274,443)$237,182 
Warrant exchange— — 125,160 — (497)— (497)
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of vested options— — 107,645 — 200 — 200 
Repurchase of shares related to early exercised options— — — — 132 — 132 
Vesting of early exercised options— — — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — — — 8,375 — 8,375 
Net loss and comprehensive loss— — — — — (42,755)(42,755)
Balance at March 31, 2021$84,136,987 $$519,828 $(317,198)$202,638 

Convertible
Preferred Stock
Common StockAdditional
Paid in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Total Stockholders’ Equity
 SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance at December 31, 2019255,237,101 $223,631 37,432,555 $$34,997 $(215,297)$(180,297)
Retroactive application of recapitalization(255,237,101)(223,631)(6,037,592)— 223,631 — 223,631 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period31,394,963 258,628 (215,297)43,334 
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of vested options— — 38,860 — 59 — 59 
Repurchase of shares related to early exercised options— — — — 41 — 41 
Stock-based compensation— — — — 327 — 327 
Net loss and comprehensive loss— — — — — (12,331)(12,331)
Balance at March 31, 202031,433,823 259,055 (227,628)31,430 



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SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

  

Class A

Common Stock

  

Class B

Common Stock

  Additional
Paid in
  (Accumulated
Deficit)
Retained
  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Earnings  Equity 
Balance – January 1, 2019    $   5,163,333  $516  $24,484  $(1,669) $23,331 
                             
Sale of 15,065,000 Units, net of underwriting discount and offering expenses  15,065,000   1,507         140,987,009      140,988,516 
                             
Sale of 425,000 Placement Units  425,000   42         4,249,958      4,250,000 
                             
Common stock subject to possible redemption  (14,015,901)  (1,402)        (140,257,210)     (140,258,612)
                             
Net loss                 (3,233)  (3,233)
Balance – March 31, 2019  1,474,099   147   5,163,333   516   5,004,241   (4,902)  5,000,002 
                             
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption  56,139   6         (478,784)     (478,778)
                             
Net income                 478,780   478,780 
Balance – June 30, 2019  1,530,238   153   5,163,333   516   4,525,457   473,878   5,000,004 
                             
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption  54,093   5         (530,024)     (530,019)
                             
Net income                 530,022   530,022 
Balance – September 30, 2019  1,584,331  $158   5,163,333  $516  $3,995,433  $1,003,900  $5,000,007 

SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20212020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES  
Net loss$(42,755)$(12,331)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization1,173 982 
Stock-based compensation expense8,203 267 
Change in fair value of financial instruments(2,153)$
Contra-revenue associated with milestones159 159 
Amortization of debt discount1,092 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(12,782)(618)
Inventory(25,167)(3,537)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(4,129)(534)
Other non-current assets296 130 
Accounts payable1,760 1,309 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities3,005 2,160 
Other non-current liabilities915 (17)
Net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash used in operating activities(71,475)(10,938)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment(1,135)(168)
Capitalized website internal-use software costs(1,353)(1,103)
Net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash used in investing activities(2,488)(1,271)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from flooring line of credit facility57,096 8,103 
Repayment of flooring line of credit facility(39,661)(10,380)
Exchange of warrants for cash(497)
Proceeds from stock option exercises, including from early exercised options200 59 
Repurchase of shares related to early exercised options(1)
Net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash provided by (used in) financing activities17,137 (2,218)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(56,826)(14,427)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period235,541 44,576 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$178,715 $30,149 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for interest$176 $287 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Vesting of exercised options$132 $41 
Stock-based compensation capitalized to internal-use software$172 $60 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unauditedthese condensed consolidated financial statements.


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SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(successor AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2020  2019 
       
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:      
Net (loss) income $(2,825,679) $1,005,569 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:        
Interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account  (709,373)  (1,896,661)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (35,356)  (118,157)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  2,158,783   170,148 
Income taxes payable  (497,388)  366,068 
Net cash used in operating activities  (1,909,013)  (473,033)
         
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:        
Investment of cash in Trust Account     (150,650,000)
Cash withdrawn from Trust Account to pay franchise and income taxes  981,250   3,600 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  981,250   (150,646,400)
         
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from sale of Units, net of underwriting discounts paid     148,030,000 
Proceeds from sale of Placement Units     4,250,000 
Advance from related party     64,231 
Repayment of advances from related party     (65,535)
Proceeds from convertible promissory note – related party  650,000    
Proceeds from promissory note – related party     200,000 
Repayment of promissory note – related party     (200,000)
Payment of offering costs     (622,484)
Net cash provided by financing activities  650,000   151,656,212 
         
Net Change in Cash  (277,763)  536,779 
Cash – Beginning of period  406,724   25,000 
Cash – End of period $128,961  $561,779 
         
Supplemental cash flow information        
Cash paid for income taxes $690,000  $3,600 
         
Non-Cash investing and financing activities:        
Initial classification of common stock subject to possible redemption $  $140,260,560 
Change in value of common stock subject to possible redemption $(2,825,683) $1,006,849 
Deferred underwriting fee payable $  $6,419,000 

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

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

NOTE


1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATIONTHE BUSINESS AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Shift Technologies,Platform, Inc., formerly known as Shift Technologies, Inc. (“Legacy Shift”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on December 9, 2013. The Company conducts its business through Legacy Shift and its wholly owned subsidiaries Shift Operations, LLC, and Shift Finance, LLC.
The Company is based in and operates out of San Francisco, California and operates hubs to purchase, recondition and/or sell vehicles in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, Portland, and Seattle. Shift operates an innovative platform to make car purchases, car sales and ownership simple. Shift’s innovative platform, which includes proprietary pricing technology, provides consumers with a digital purchase and selling experience, and includes offerings throughout the sales cycle, including vehicle pickup and delivery at a customer’s location.
The Company currently is organized into 2 reportable segments: Retail and Wholesale. The Retail segment represents retail sales of used vehicles through the Company’s ecommerce platform and fees earned on sales of value-added products associated with those vehicles sales such as vehicle service contracts, guaranteed asset protection waiver coverage, prepaid maintenance plans, and appearance protection plans. The Wholesale segment represents sales of used vehicles through wholesale auctions or directly to a wholesaler (“DTW”).
Insurance Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), is a former blank check company incorporated in Delaware on March 13, 2018. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business transaction with one or more operating businesses or assets.

Business Combination

Merger

On October 13, 2020, (the “Closing Date”Insurance Acquisition Corp. (“IAC”), an entity listed on the Company consummatedNasdaq Capital Market under the previously announced transactions contemplatedtrade symbol “INSU”, acquired Legacy Shift by the Agreement and Planmerger of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of June 29, 2020, by and among the Company, IAC Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owneddirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Shift Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Shift”), as amended by that certain First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 19, 2020. The Merger Agreement provided for the acquisition of Shift by the Company pursuant to the merger of Merger SubIAC, with and into Legacy Shift, (the “Merger”), with Legacy Shift continuing as the surviving entity.entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC (the “Merger”). The transactions contemplated bypublic company resulting from the Merger Agreement are referredmerger was renamed Shift Technologies, Inc., which we refer to herein as Shift, we, us, our, SFT, or the “Business Combination.” In connection withCompany. Upon the closingconsummation of the Merger, Shift received approximately $300.9 million, net of fees and expenses. See Note 2 - Merger for additional details regarding this transaction.
COVID-19
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic, and the Company expects its operations in all locations to be affected as the virus continues to proliferate. The Company saw a slowing of vehicle sales immediately following the shelter in place ordinances in March; however, within five weeks, weekly sales volume rebounded nearly to pre-COVID-19 volumes. The Company has adjusted certain aspects of its operations to protect its employees and customers while still meeting customers’ needs for vital technology, including implementing contactless purchase and delivery processes and applying long-term antimicrobial surface and air protection systems for its entire inventory.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “Closing”“CARES Act”), was signed into law in response to the registrant changed its name from Insurance Acquisition Corp. to Shift Technologies, Inc.

COVID-19 pandemic. The aggregate consideration paidCARES Act includes several significant income tax relief provisions as well as the deferral of the employer portion of the social security payroll tax. The income tax benefits include a favorable increase in the Business Combination consisted of (i) 38,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Closing Date Merger Consideration”interest expense limitation under section 163(j), allowing a five-year net operating loss (“NOL”) carryback provision for certain NOLs, and (ii) 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which were deposited into an escrow account at Closing and will be released or returned pursuant to certain conditions (the “Additional Shares”),

Immediately following the Business Combination, there were 82,106,969 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding, warrants to purchase 7,745,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and 2,370,206 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

In connection with the Business Combination, pursuant to subscription agreements dated June 29, 2020 (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) by and between the Company and the investors party thereto (the “PIPE Investors”), with respect to a private placement of Class A common stock, the Company issued and sold to the PIPE Investors 18,900,000 shares of Class A common stock at a price per share of $10.00 (the “PIPE Investment”). The PIPE Investment was conditioned on the substantially concurrent closing of the Business Combination and other customary closing conditions. The proceeds from the PIPE Investment will be used, among other things, for general corporate purposes, which may include, but not be limited to, working capital for operations, repayment of indebtedness, capital expenditures and future acquisitions

Business Prior to the Business Combination

Prior to the Business Combination, the Company’s only subsidiary was IAC Merger Sub, Inc.

All activity through September 30, 2020 relates to the Company’s formation, its initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, identifying a target company for a Business Combination and consummating the acquisition of Shift.

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on March 19, 2019. On March 22, 2019, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 15,065,000 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 underwriters of their over-allotment option inincreasing the amount of 1,965,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $150,650,000, which is described in Note 3.

Simultaneously withNOLs corporations may use to offset income for taxable years beginning before 2021. The Company has evaluated the closingincome tax impacts of the Initial Public Offering,CARES Act and does not expect that the income tax relief provisions of the CARES Act would not significantly impact the Company, consummatedsince it has had taxable losses since inception. In addition, the sale of 425,000 units (the “Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit in a private placement toCompany has adopted the Company’s sponsor, Insurance Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (together with Dioptra Advisors, LLC, the “Sponsor”) and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), generating gross proceeds of $4,250,000, which is described in Note 4.

Following the closingdeferral of the Initial Public Offering on March 22, 2019, an amountemployer portion of $150,650,000 ($10.00 per Unit)the social security payroll tax. The deferral is effective from the net proceedsenactment date through December 31, 2020. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had deferred $1.3 million. The deferred amount will be paid in two installments and the amount will be considered timely paid if 50% of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offeringdeferred amount is paid by December 31, 2021 and the saleremainder by December 31, 2022.

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Notes toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)
Basis of Presentation

The accompanying

Our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
The interim condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, condensed consolidated statements of stockholders' equity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and amounts relating to the interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normallyperiods included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuantthe accompanying notes to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements includeare unaudited. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K , and in management’s opinion, includes all adjustments, consisting of aonly normal recurring nature, which areadjustments, necessary for athe fair presentation of the financial position, operatingCompany’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021, and its results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and cash flows for the periods presented.

three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidatedresults for the three months ended March 31, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the fiscal year or any other periods. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 as filed with the SECUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 25, 2020, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto. The financial information as of December 31, 2019 is derived from the audited financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or for any future interim periods.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) 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 it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports 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.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

19, 2021.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated 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 the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

Making On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its 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 events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly fromand assumptions, including those estimates.

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(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

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 September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

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

Offering Costs

Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offeringvaluation of vehicle inventory, capitalized website and internal-use software development costs, amounting to $9,661,484 were charged to stockholders’ equity uponfair value of common stock, financial instruments, stock-based compensation and income taxes.

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the completionglobal economy, as well as the Company’s operations, and the extent and duration of the Initial Public Offering.

Income Taxes

impacts remain unclear. The Company complies withCompany’s future estimates, including, but not limited to, the accountinginventory valuations, and reporting requirementsfair value measurements, may be impacted and continue to evolve as conditions change as a result of ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes,”the COVID-19 pandemic.

Management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reportingform the basis for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences betweenmaking judgments about the financial statement and tax basescarrying values of assets and liabilities that will resultare not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in future taxable or deductible amounts,an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on enacted tax lawsassumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and rates applicablethat are significant to the periodsfair value of the assets or liabilities.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in whichtheir entirety based on the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assetslowest level of input that is significant to the amount expectedfair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to be realized.

ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition thresholdthe fair value measurement in its entirety requires management to make judgments and a measurement attribute forconsider factors specific to the financial statement recognition and measurementasset or liability. As 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 September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019.2020, all liability-classified financial instruments that are remeasured on a recurring basis have been valued using Level 3 inputs. The determination of the fair value of the Lithia warrants subject to remeasurement is based on the Black-Scholes valuation model, which requires significant estimates including the expected volatility of our common stock, expected dividend yield, option term and risk-free rate.

The fair value of the Escrow Shares was determined using a Monte Carlo valuation model, which requires significant estimates including the expected volatility of our common stock. The liability arising from the Escrow Shares is included in financial instruments liability in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The expected annual volatility of our common stock was estimated to be 67.60% and 63.93% as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, based on the historical volatility of comparable publicly traded companies.
The below table illustrates the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial instruments:
(in thousands)20212020
Balance as of January 1,$25,230 $4,810 
Remeasurement of Escrow Shares liability(2,153)
Balance as of March 31,$23,077 $4,810 
All Legacy Shift warrants outstanding prior to the merger were exercised and settled via net share settlement. The number of shares issued upon the exercise of the warrants was reduced in lieu of cash payment for the exercise price of the warrants. There were 0 warrants outstanding at March 31, 2021.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This ASU requires a lessee to recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-to-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. This ASU is effective for public and private companies’ fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and December 15, 2021, respectively, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2016-02 under the private company transition guidance beginning January 1, 2022, and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and subsequent related ASUs, which amends the guidance on the impairment of financial instruments by requiring measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. This ASU is effective for public and private companies’ fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, and December 15, 2022, respectively. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2016-13 under the private company transition guidance beginning January 1, 2023, and is currently evaluating the impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”). ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. ASU 2019-12 will be effective for public entities for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2019-12 will be effective for the Company for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently not awareassessing the impact, if any, the guidance will have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform, which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The guidance is effective for all entities during the period March 12, 2020, through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, the guidance will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
2. MERGER
On October 13, 2020, Legacy Shift and IAC consummated the Merger, with Legacy Shift surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of IAC, which was renamed “Shift Technologies, Inc.” Immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, all shares of outstanding redeemable convertible preferred stock of Legacy Shift were automatically converted into shares of Legacy Shift common stock, and all outstanding warrants for Legacy Shift shares were exercised. Upon the consummation of the Merger, each share of Legacy Shift common stock issued and outstanding was canceled and converted into the right to receive 0.1073 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of Class A common stock of IAC.
In connection with the execution of the merger agreement, IAC entered into separate subscription agreements (each, a “Subscription Agreement”) with a number of investors (each a “Subscriber”), pursuant to which the Subscribers agreed to purchase, and IAC agreed to sell to the Subscribers, an aggregate of 18,900,000 shares of common stock (the “PIPE Shares”), for a purchase price of $10 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $189.0 million, in a private placement pursuant to the subscription agreements (the “PIPE”). The PIPE investment closed simultaneously with the consummation of the Merger.
The Merger is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, IAC was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes (See Note 1 - Description of the Business and Accounting Policies). Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Merger was treated as the equivalent of Shift issuing stock for the net assets of IAC, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of IAC of $0.1 million are stated at historical cost, with 0 goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
Escrow Shares
The former Legacy Shift stockholders are entitled to receive up to an additional 6,000,218 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Escrow Shares”). The Escrow Shares were issued to a third-party escrow agent in connection with the closing of the Merger, with each former Legacy Shift stockholder listed as beneficiary in proportion to their percentage ownership of Legacy Shift common shares immediately prior to the Merger. The Escrow Shares will be released to the beneficiaries if the following conditions are achieved following October 13, 2020, the date of the closing of the Merger:
i.if at any issues under reviewtime during the 12 months following the closing, the closing share price of the Company’s common stock is greater than $12.00 over any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period, 50% of the Escrow Shares will be released; and
ii. if at any time during the 30 months following the closing, the closing share price of the Company’s common stock is greater than $15.00 over any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period, 50% of the Escrow Shares will be released.
iii.If, during the 30 months following the closing, there is a change of control (as defined in the Merger Agreement) that couldwill result in significant payments, accrualsthe holders of the Company’s common stock receiving a per share price equal to or material deviationin excess of $10 per share (as equitably adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, special cash dividends, reorganizations, combinations, recapitalizations and similar transactions affecting the common stock after the date of the Merger), then all Escrow Shares shall be released to the Legacy Shift stockholders effective as of immediately prior to the consummation of such change of control.
The Escrow Shares are legally outstanding and the beneficiaries retain all voting, dividend and distribution rights applicable to the Company’s common stock while the shares are in escrow. If the conditions for the release of the Escrow Shares are not met, the shares and any dividends or distributions arising therefrom shall be returned to the Company. The Escrow Shares are not considered outstanding for accounting purposes, and as such are excluded from the calculation of basic net loss per share (see Note 12).
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
The Escrow Shares meet the accounting definition of a derivative financial instrument. As the number of Escrow Shares that will ultimately be released is partially dependent on variables (namely, the occurrence of a change in control) that are not valuation inputs to a “fixed for fixed” option or forward contract, the Escrow Shares are not considered to be indexed to the Company’s common stock and are therefore classified as a liability. The Company’s obligation to release the Escrow Shares upon achievement of the milestones was recorded to financial instruments liabilityon the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value as of the date of the Merger. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the liability are recorded to change in fair value of financial instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. NaN Escrow Shares had been released as of March 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized a gain related to the change in fair value of the Escrow Shares of $2.2 million, which is included in change in fair value of financial instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property and equipment, net consists of the following (in thousands):
As of March 31, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Equipment$3,420 $2,132 
Furniture and fixtures191 158 
Leasehold improvements1,695 1,408 
Total property and equipment5,306 3,698 
Less: accumulated depreciation(1,866)(1,575)
Property and equipment, net$3,440 $2,123 
Depreciation expense related to property and equipment was $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, is included in depreciation and amortization in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
4. CAPITALIZED WEBSITE AND INTERNAL-USE SOFTWARE COSTS, NET
Capitalized website and internal use software costs, net consists of the following (in thousands):
 As of March 31, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Capitalized website domain costs – nonamortizable$385 $385 
Capitalized website and internal-use software development costs – amortizable18,857 17,308 
Less: accumulated amortization(12,035)(11,151)
Capitalized website and internal-use software development costs, net$7,207 $6,542 
Amortization of capitalized software development costs is included in depreciation and amortization in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and amounted to $0.9 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
5. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
 As of March 31, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Liability for vehicles acquired under OEM program$10,940 $11,461 
Accrued payroll related costs5,462 4,155 
Provision for DMV refunds1,049 1,093 
Accrued sales taxes3,056 1,503 
Common stock subject to repurchase liability, current379 524 
Other accrued expenses4,284 3,550 
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities$25,170 $22,286 
In November 2019, the Company entered into an arrangement with an original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) to sell vehicles sourced locally through the trade-in program of the OEM on the Company’s platform. Under the terms of the arrangement, the Company has the option to provisionally accept any trade-ins based on information provided by the OEM. The Company transports any accepted vehicles to its position.

inspection and reconditioning center where Shift inspects the vehicle and makes a final purchasing decision regarding the vehicle. Any rejected vehicles are sent to wholesale auction facilities at Shift’s expense, at which point Shift has no further obligations to the automaker for the rejected vehicle. The Company records inventory received under the arrangement with the OEM equal to the amount of the liability due to the OEM to acquire such vehicles. The liability due to the OEM provider for such acquired vehicles is equal to the OEM’s original acquisition price. The final price paid to the OEM upon sale of the vehicle includes an additional amount equal to 50% of the excess of the sales price over the original acquisition price.

6. BORROWINGS
Flooring Line of Credit
On October 11, 2018, the Company entered into a flooring line of credit facility (“FLOC”) with U.S. Bank National Association (“US Bank”), with the proceeds from such arrangement available to finance the purchase of vehicles. The FLOC initially allowed for a $30.0 million commitment of advances, whereby the Company may borrow, prepay, repay and reborrow the advances. Advances may be prepaid in part or in full at any time without charge, penalty or premium. The Company may be subject to potential examination by federal, state and city taxing authoritiesrequest a one-time increase in the areascommitment by an amount equal to $20.0 million, provided that certain conditions in the facility agreement are met. The expiration date of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timingfacility was initially September 30, 2019. Advances under the facility accrue interest at LIBOR plus 2.00% and as of March 31, 2021, LIBOR was 0.11%. The obligations under the facility are secured by substantially all of the Company’s inventory, both currently owned or acquired thereafter. Repayment of obligations under the facility are guaranteed by Lithia. Upon expiration of the facility, Lithia has guaranteed the provision of the flooring line of credit through October 11, 2021 if the Company is unable to secure an extension of the flooring line of credit facility with US Bank. With the signing of the flooring line of credit with US Bank, the Company entered into the commercial agreement for Milestone 1 and the related warrants were issued. Refer to Note 9 - Related Party Transactions for further details regarding the guarantee of the flooring line of credit, the commercial agreement and the warrants.
The loan and security agreement contained a financial covenant that required the Company to maintain a total balance of unrestricted cash and the amount of deductions,principal available to be drawn (together, the nexus“Borrower’s Liquidity”) equal to or exceeding 4 times the decrease, if any, of the cash and cash equivalents balance on the determination date compared with the balance three months prior (together calculated with the Borrower’s Liquidity, the “Liquidity Covenant”). The loan and security agreement also sets forth negative covenants that restrict indebtedness, liens, investments, sales of assets, fundamental changes, distributions and other matters.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
On February 14, 2019, the Company entered into the first amendment to the FLOC to increase the loanable amount to 100% of cost for used vehicles purchased at auction or 100% of the wholesale value of used cars determined by US Bank. The original loanable amount ranges from 50% to 100%, depending on the purchased channel and model years of each vehicle. The Company also agreed to open a commercial sweep account that reduces the principal balance outstanding. Interest income among various tax jurisdictionsis earned from the commercial sweep account.
On November 29, 2019, the loan and compliance with federal, state and city tax laws.security agreement expiration date was amended from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020. The Company’s management does not expect thatadvance for loan amount was reduced from 100% to 80% of the total amountwholesale value of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.used vehicles acquired. The Company is required to pay the remaining related principal portion for any used vehicle not sold at least six months after the advance/funding date. The Liquidity Covenant was further reduced to 2 times the Company’s three-month cash burn amount of January, February and March 2020, one-half times the three-month cash burn amount of April, May and June 2020, and 1 times the three-month cash burn amount of succeeding months.
On December 21, 2020, the loan and security agreement was further amended to extend the expiration date to October 11, 2021 and to increase the amount available under the FLOC to $50.0 million. The amendment also requires the Company to pay a fee of 0.40% per annum on unused availability under the FLOC.
The FLOC is subject to income tax examinationscustomary subjective acceleration clauses, effective upon a material adverse change in the Company’s business or financial condition, or a material impairment in the Company’s ability to repay the borrowing. As of March 31, 2021, the Company was not in breach of any debt covenants or subjective acceleration clauses.
Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement
Concurrent with the initial closing of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company also entered into the Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement (“DDTL”) with Lithia, whereby Lithia agreed to make up to 2 term loans (“Term Loan A” and “Term Loan B”) from November 29, 2019, to June 12, 2020 (extended by major taxing authorities since inception. 

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

Net income (loss)amendment to July 31, 2020), with a maximum principal amount of $12.5 million per common shareterm loan. Interest accrues on the outstanding principal amount of each Term Loan at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 0.50% The terms of the DDTL include various restrictive covenants, events of default, and security interests in the Company's assets.

In December 2019, the Company drew down on Term Loan A in the amount of $12.5 million. In July 2020, the Company drew down $12.5 million to fund Term Loan B. The DDTL, including both Term Loans A and B, was repaid in full in November 2020.
SBA PPP Loan
On April 22, 2020, the Company, through Shift Platform Inc. (then named Shift Technologies, Inc.), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Shift Operations LLC, obtained loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loans”) with an outstanding principal amount of $6.1 million. The PPP Loans were made through Newtek Small Business Finance (the “Lender”), and the Company entered into 2 U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program Notes (the “Agreements”) with the Lender evidencing the PPP Loans. Interest accrues on the outstanding principal balances of the PPP Loans at a fixed rate of 1.0%, which is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstandingdeferred for the period. Thefirst nine months of the term of the PPP Loans.
In conjunction with closing of the Merger in October 2020, the Company has not consideredrepaid the effectoutstanding balance and accrued interest on the PPP Loans in full.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

7. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Warrant Exchange
On December 24, 2020, the Initial Public Offering and private placementCompany announced the preliminary results of its offer to purchase 7,745,000exchange (“Offer”) 0.25 shares of Class A common stock and $1.00 in the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share, since the exercisecash, without interest, for each of the 7,532,500 outstanding publicly traded warrants are contingent uponto purchase 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 per share. Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted for Class A redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account, net of applicable franchise and income taxes, by the weighted average number of Class A redeemable common stock outstanding since original issuance. Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted for Class A and Class B non-redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the net income (loss), less income attributable to Class A redeemable common stock, by the weighted average number of Class A and Class B non-redeemable common stock outstanding for the period. Class A and Class B non-redeemable common stock includes the Founder Shares and the Placement Units as these shares do not have any redemption features and do not participate in the income earned on the Trust Account.


SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration 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. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had not experienced losses on this account.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

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

NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

On March 22, 2019, pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 15,065,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit, which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of 1,965,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of onethe Company, formerly known as Insurance Acquisition Corp. (“IAC”), in connection with the initial public offering of IAC’s securities on March 22, 2019, which entitle such warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holderholders to purchase one1 share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50, (see Note 7).

NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Simultaneouslysubject to adjustments (the “Public Warrants”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Company’s Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed by the Company with the closing ofSecurities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 5, 2020, as amended. The Offer to exchange expired on December 23, 2020. On December 28, 2020, the Initial Public Offering, Insurance Acquisition Sponsor, LLC and Cantor purchasedCompany issued an aggregate of 425,000 Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $4,250,000. Insurance Acquisition Sponsor, LLC purchased 375,000 Placement Units and Cantor purchased 50,000 Placement Units. Each Placement Unit consists of one share1,744,088 shares of Class A common stock and one-half of one warrant (the “Placement Warrant”). Each whole Placement Warrant is exercisable$7.0 million in cash in exchange for one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The proceeds from the Placement Units were addedPublic Warrants validly tendered and accepted for exchange in accordance with the Offer.

Pursuant to the proceeds fromterms of the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account.

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

In March 2018,Offer, on December 28, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,000 shares of common stock to Insurance Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the “Founder Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000.

On December 26, 2018, the Company filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation to, among other things, create two classes of common stock, Class A and Class B, and to convert the outstanding Founder Shares into shares of Class B common stock. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into53,125 shares of Class A common stock upon consummationand $0.2 million in cash to the holders of a Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject212,500 privately placed warrants, at the same exchange ratio offered to certain adjustments, as describedthe Public Warrant holders in Note 7. On December 26, 2018,the Offer (the "Private Exchange").

In connection with the Offer and the Private Exchange, the Company effectuated a 3,697.5-for-1 forward stock split of its common stock. On January 30, 2019, the Company effected a stock dividend of 1.3860717 share per share of Class B common stock for each share of Class B common stock outstanding prior to the dividend and on March 19, 2019, the Company effected a stock dividend of 1.00747961 share per share of Class B common stock for each share of Class B common stock outstanding prior to the dividend, resulting inissued an aggregate of 5,163,333 shares of Class B common stock held by Insurance Acquisition Sponsor, LLC and the directors of the Company. All share and per-share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the stock dividend on the Founder Shares. The 5,163,333 Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 655,000 shares of Class B common stock which were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ overallotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Founder Shares would represent 25% of the Company’s aggregate Founder Shares, Placement Shares and issued and outstanding Public Shares after the Initial Public Offering. As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, 655,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.


SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

The Founder Shares automatically converted into common stock upon the consummation of the Business Combination on a one-for-one basis.

The Insiders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares (except to permitted transferees) until (i) with respect to 20% of such shares, upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (ii) with respect to 20% of such shares, when the closing price of the Class A common stock exceeds $12.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of a Business Combination, (iii) with respect to 20% of such shares, when the closing price of the Class A common stock exceeds $13.50 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of a Business Combination, (iv) with respect to 20% of such shares, when the closing price of the Class A common stock exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of a Business Combination and (v) with respect to 20% of such shares, when the closing price of the Class A common stock exceeds $17.00 for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of a Business Combination or earlier, in any case, if, following a Business Combination, (vi) the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the public stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Advance from Related Party

An affiliate of the Sponsor advanced the Company an aggregate of $65,535 to be used for the payment of costs related to the Initial Public Offering. The advances were non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand. The Company repaid the $65,535 of outstanding advances upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering on March 22, 2019.

Promissory Note – Related Party

The Company issued a $500,000 promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) to an affiliate of the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $200,000. The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of September 30, 2019 or the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The Promissory Note was repaid upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering on March 22, 2019.

Administrative Services Agreement

The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on March 19, 2019 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial support and administrative services. For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred and paid $30,000 in fees for these services. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred and paid $90,000 and 65,000 in fees for these services, respectively. The Company ceased paying these monthly fees upon the Closing.

Consulting Arrangements

In January 2019, the Company entered into consulting arrangements with three individuals affiliated with Cohen & Company, LLC for advisory services to be provided to the Company. These arrangements provide for aggregate monthly fees of approximately $23,000. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company incurred $54,167 and $191,667, respectively, in such fees. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred $61,875 and $185,625, respectively, in such fees. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $12,917 and $5,208 are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or one of its affiliates has committed to loan the Company funds as may be required up to a maximum of $750,000 (“Working Capital Loans”), which will be repaid only upon the consummation of a Business Combination. The Sponsor or one of its affiliates may also elect, in its discretion, to make Working Capital Loans in excess of $750,000. If the Company does not consummate a Business Combination, the Company may use a portion of any funds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans; however, no proceeds from the Trust Account may be used for such repayment. If such funds are insufficient to repay the Working Capital Loans, the unpaid amounts would be forgiven. Up to $1,500,000 of the Working Capital Loans may be converted into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the holder. The warrants would be identical to the Placement Warrants.


SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

On May 21, 2020, the Company issued a $750,000 unsecured promissory note (the “Note”) to Cohen & Company, LLC. The Note is non-interest bearing and payable upon the consummation of a Business Combination. Up to $750,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Placement Warrants. As of September 30, 2020, there was $650,000 outstanding under the Note.

NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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 these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Registration Rights

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on March 19, 2019, holders of the Founder Shares, Placement Units (including securities contained therein) and the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans (and any1,798,203 shares of Class A common stock, issuable upon the exerciserepresenting approximately 2.1% of the Placement Warrants or the warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans) are entitled to registration rights requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to Class A common stock). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, the holders will have “piggy-back” registration rights to include such securities in other registration statements filed by the Company and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cantor may not exercise its demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five (5) and seven (7) years after the effective date of the registration statement related to the Initial Public Offering and may not exercise its demand rights on more than one occasion. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of 2.0% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $2,620,000. In addition, the underwriters’ were entitled to a deferred fee of $6,419,000. The deferred fee was paid in cash upon the closing of the Merger from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Advisory and Consulting Agreements

On June 10, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with a service provider, pursuant to which the service provider will serve as the placement agent for the Company in connection with a proposed private placement (the “Transaction”) of the Company’s equity or equity-linked securities (the “Securities”). The Company agreed to pay the service provider a cash fee equal to 4% of the gross proceeds of the total Securities sold in the Transaction less than or equal to $100 million and 5% of the gross proceeds of the total Securities sold in the Transaction greater than $100 million. The fee will not be payable in the event the Company does not consummate the Transaction. As of September 30, 2020, no amounts were incurred under this agreement.

On June 10, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with the same service provider, pursuant to which the service provider will provide the Company with capital markets advisory services for a potential Business Combination. The Company agreed to pay the service provider (i) all reasonable travel and other expense incurred in performing its services and (ii) any expenses relating to due diligence. As of September 30, 2020, no amounts were incurred under this agreement.

On June 11, 2020, the Company entered into a transactional support agreement with a service provider, pursuant to which the service provider agreed to render certain financial advisory and investment banking services in connection with the Company’s potential Business Combination. The Company agreed to pay the service provider a fee of $1,600,000 if the Company consummates a Business Combination. In the event a Business Combination is consummated, the Company, at its sole discretion, may pay a discretionary fee of up to $400,000 to the service provider. The fee will not be payable in the event the Company does not consummate a Business Combination. As of September 30, 2020, no amounts were incurred under this agreement.


SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

On June 22, 2020, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a service provider, pursuant to which the service provider will provide the Company with financial advisory support for a potential Business Combination. The Company agreed to pay the service provider a fee of $25,000 per month, for total fees of $75,000. In addition, the Company agreed to pay the service provider a minimum fee of $600,000 and up to a maximum fee of $1,200,000, if the Company consummates a Business Combination. The fee will not be payable in the event the Company does not consummate a Business Combination. As of September 30, 2020, there were $75,000 incurred under this agreement.

NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Preferred Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Class A Common Stock — As of September 30, 2020, the outstanding after such issuances. The Company was authorized to issue 50,000,000subsequently issued 125,160 additional shares of Class A common stock and distributed $0.5 million in cash on January 14, 2021 in exchange for all remaining Public Warrants that were outstanding at December 31, 2020. There were 0 warrants outstanding at March 31, 2021.

8. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
The Company’s 2014 Stock Option Plan (the “2014 Plan”) provides for the grant of restricted stock awards and incentive and non-qualified options and to purchase common stock to officers, employees, directors, and consultants. Options granted to employees and non-employees generally vest ratably over four to five years, with a par valuemaximum contractual term of $0.0001 per share. Holdersten years. Outstanding awards under the 2014 Plan continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of Class Athe 2014 Plan. Following the Merger, no further awards will be made under the 2014 Plan. The number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2014 Plan was reduced to the number of shares subject to awards outstanding under the 2014 Plan immediately after the Merger. Shares reserved for awards that are subsequently expired or forfeited will no longer be returned to the pool of shares authorized for issuance under the 2014 Plan.
Each Legacy Shift option from the 2014 Plan that was outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, whether vested or unvested, was converted into an option to purchase a number of shares of post-Merger common stock are entitled(each such option, a "Converted Option") equal to one vote for each share. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were 1,826,409 and 1,633,440the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (i) the number of shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, excluding 13,663,591 and 13,856,560 shares of Class ALegacy Shift common stock subject to possible redemption, respectively.

Class B Common Stock — Assuch Legacy Shift option immediately prior to the Merger and (ii) the equity award exchange ratio. The per share exercise price for each share of September 30, 2020, the Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of Class Bpost-Merger common stock issuable upon exercise of the Converted Option is equal to the exercise price per Legacy Shift share of each Legacy Shift option immediately before the Merger, with a parcertain adjustments necessary to preserve ISO classification of awards for income tax purposes. The mechanism of conversion resulted in the fair value of $0.0001 per share. Holderseach Converted Option award equaling the fair value of the Company’s Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each common share. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were 5,163,333 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. Each outstanding share of Class B common stock was automatically converted into one share of Class A common stockcorresponding Legacy Shift option award immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger. Except as specifically provided in the Merger andAgreement, following the conversion,Merger, each Converted Option continues to be governed by the authorized shares of Class B common stocksame terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms) as were reduced to zero.

Holders of Class B common stock were entitled to vote on the election of directors priorapplicable to the consummation of a Business Combination.

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 November 12, 2020. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise for cash of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of Class A common stock underlying the 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 and the Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Class A common stock upon exercise of a warrant unless Class A common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt from the registration or qualifications requirements of the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants has not been declared effective by the end of 60 business days following the closing of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.

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, the Company 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, as specified in the warrant agreement. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A 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 itscorresponding former Legacy Shift option require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but will be required to use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.


SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:

in whole and not in part;

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder;

if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and

If, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of common stock underlying such warrants at the time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption.

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption for cash, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants.

If the Company issues additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of 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 its initial stockholders or their respective affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by them, as applicable, prior to such issuance), the exercise price of the Public Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the newly issued 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 warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

The Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the 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 Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. If the Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the Sponsor, Cantor or their permitted transferees, the Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

NOTE 8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

At September 30, 2020 assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $152,966,309 in money market funds which are invested in U.S. Treasury securities.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

Description Level 

September 30,

2020

 
Assets:     
Marketable securities held in Trust Account – U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund 1 $152,966,309 

SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(successor toInsurance Acquisition Corp.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

The Company classifies its U. S. Treasury and equivalent securities as held-to-maturity in accordance with ASC 320 “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities.” Held-to-maturity securities are those securities which the Company has the ability and intent to hold until maturity. Held-to-maturity treasury securities are recorded at amortized cost on the accompanying balance sheets and adjusted for the amortization or accretion of premiums or discounts.

At December 31, 2019, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $188,884 in cash and $153,049,302 in U.S. Treasury securities.

The gross holding losses and fair value of held-to-maturity securities at December 31, 2019 were as follows:

  Held-To-Maturity Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Holding
Gains
  Fair Value 
December 31, 2019 U.S. Treasury Securities (Matured on 3/26/2020) $153,049,302  $109,674  $153,158,976 

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.

On October 13, 2020, in connection with the Business Combination, the Company liquidated the Trust Account to fund the Business Combination and related expenses.

NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

As described in Note 1, the Company completed the Business Combination on October 13, 2020. Upon consummation of the Business Combination, the Company’s authorized shares of stock increased to 511,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 510,000,000 shares of common stock including (i) 500,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, and (b) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. In addition, each outstanding share of Class B common stock was automatically converted into one share of Class A common stock immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger,Merger. All stock option activity was retroactively restated to reflect the Converted Options.

At the Company's special meeting of stockholders held on October 13, 2020, the stockholders approved the 2020 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the "2020 Plan"). The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of incentive and non-qualified stock option, restricted stock units ("RSUs"), restricted share awards, stock appreciation awards, and cash-based awards to employees, directors, and consultants of the Company. Awards under the 2020 Plan expire no more than ten years from the date of grant. The 2020 Plan became effective immediately upon the closing of the Merger.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)


Activity related to employee and non-employee stock options issued under the 2014 Plan is set forth below:
Number of
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(Years)
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000’s)
As of December 31, 20202,356,623 $1.80 8.40$15,230 
Granted
Exercised(107,645)1.86 
Forfeited(178,441)2.47 
Cancelled (expired)(24,847)3.30 
As of March 31, 20212,045,690$1.74 7.83$13,455 
Exercisable as of March 31, 20212,045,690$1.74 7.83$13,455 
Activity related to employee and non-employee RSU awards issued under the 2020 Plan is set forth below:
Number of
Shares
Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(Years)
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000’s)
As of December 31, 2020$— $
Granted7,345,862 7.04 
Vested
Forfeited(7,058)8.26 
As of March 31, 20217,338,804$7.04 1.79$61,059 
The RSUs granted during three months ended March 31, 2021 include 1,702,892 RSUs that vest if the closing price of the Company's common stock exceeds thresholds ranging from $23 to $28 during the two year period following the conversion,second anniversary of the authorizedclosing of the Merger. The grant date fair values of awards with market-based vesting conditions were determined using a Monte Carlo valuation model, which requires significant estimates including the expected volatility of our common stock.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $8.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, to selling, general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. In addition, the Company capitalized stock-based compensation costs of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, to capitalized website and internal use software costs, net.
As of March 31, 2021, there was $45.9 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.45 years.
Common Stock Subject to Repurchase Related to Early Exercised Options
The Company typically allows employees to exercise options prior to vesting. Upon termination of service of an employee, the Company has the right to repurchase at the original purchase price any non-vested but issued common shares. Such an exercise is not substantive for accounting purposes. The consideration received for an exercise of an option is considered to be a deposit of the exercise price, and the related dollar amount is recorded as a liability. The liability is reclassified to additional paid in capital as the award vests.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has recorded a liability of $0.6 million and $0.7 million relating to 147,659 and 294,761 options that were exercised but not vested, respectively.
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Sales with Related Party
The Company operates a one-sided marketplace (“OSM”) program whereby the Company acquires cars from various sources in Oxnard, California and sells them directly and solely to Lithia. The Company invoices Lithia based on the purchase price of the car plus an agreed upon margin. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized approximately $2.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of sales from the OSM agreement with Lithia.
Accounts Receivable from Related Party
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has $1.3 million and $0.6 million in outstanding accounts receivable from Lithia, which is comprised of $1.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in vehicle sales and $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, in commissions based on the number of loan contracts booked with US bank. The Company operates under Lithia’s master agreement with US Bank where the collections pass through Lithia.
Warrant and Commercial Agreements
In September 2018, the Company entered into a warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) and a commercial agreement for Milestone 1 with Lithia and granted Lithia a warrant to purchase 86,661,588 shares of Class BLegacy Shift common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the “Warrant Shares”). The Warrant Shares were reducedscheduled to zero.

vest and become exercisable in 6 separate tranches of 14,443,598 shares each. Vesting and exercisability was dependent upon the achievement of the Milestones, as defined below. While the Warrant Agreement establishes general vesting terms for each of the six Milestones, each of the six Milestones contains substantive service or performance requirements, and were non-binding as neither the Company nor Lithia were obligated to perform until the commercial agreement associated with each Milestone was executed.

Two tranches of 14,443,598 Warrant Shares were scheduled to vest and become immediately exercisable upon the achievement of each of Milestone 1 and Milestone 2. The remaining four tranches of 14,443,598 Warrant Shares were scheduled to vest and become exercisable on January 12, 2020 (the “Vesting Cliff Date”), provided that Milestone 3, Milestone 4, Milestone 5 and Milestone 6 were achieved prior to such date. If such Milestone had not been achieved by the Vesting Cliff Date, such 14,443,598 Warrant Shares would vest and become immediately exercisable upon the achievement of such Milestone. With respect to any unvested Warrant Shares that had not vested by June 12, 2020 (the “Vesting Termination Date”), the Warrant would automatically terminate. All Warrant Shares became vested prior to the Vesting Termination Date and were exercised prior to the Merger.
Milestone 1 — the Company, with Lithia’s assistance, enters into acceptable credit facilities with access to asset-based used vehicle floorplan financing.
Milestone 2 — the Company and Lithia enter into a data sharing commercial agreement whereby Lithia agrees to transfer certain historical transaction and inventory data to the Company.
Milestone 3 — the Company and Lithia enter into a lease and services agreement whereby Lithia will make available at least one of its locations for the Company’s use as a storage/reconditioning/retail delivery center.
Milestone 4 — the Company and Lithia enter into a lease and services agreement whereby Lithia will make available at least three of its locations for the Company’s use as a storage/reconditioning/retail delivery center.
Milestone 5 — the Company and Lithia enter a commercial agreement whereby Lithia agrees to use commercially reasonable best efforts to help the Company secure and maintain access to finance and insurance products on par with a typical Lithia store.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Milestone 6 — the Company and Lithia entering into a commercial agreement where Lithia will purchase mutually-agreed upon vehicles from the Company in a minimum of three existing Lithia markets.
2018 Milestones
The commercial agreement agreed to with Lithia in September 2018 was entered into concurrently with arrangements that provide for Lithia’s guarantee of the flooring line of credit for a three-year period and the provision by Lithia for the delayed draw facility, see Note 6 - Borrowings. The Company determined that there was significant value in the terms received related to both the guarantee and delayed draw facility, for which the Company transferred the warrants identified in Milestone 1 as compensation. Accordingly, upon entering into the arrangements, the Company measured the fair value of the guarantee received at $9.1 million and the fair value of the delayed draw facility at $5.7 million.
The fair value of the guarantee is treated as a deferred borrowing cost associated with the flooring line of credit and is included within deferred borrowing costs on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and is being amortized over the three-year guarantee period, which resulted in $0.8 million and $0.9 million of interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The deferred loan commitment cost was amortized over the four-year loan commitment period and the remaining balance was written off when the DDTL was repaid on November 10, 2020. Amortization of the deferred loan commitment cost associated with the delayed draw facility resulted in total interest expense of 0 and $0.3 million during three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The warrants issued with Milestone 1 were determined to be liability classified, subject to remeasurement, and were recorded as a non-current liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2020. The warrants were exercised in connection with the Merger closing on October 13, 2020. NaN remeasurement gains or losses related to the warrants were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
2019 Milestones
In connection with the negotiations related to Milestone 5, Lithia facilitated an agreement with Automotive Warranty Services (“AWS”) to sell and market AWS’s service plans, whereby the Company receives commission rates from AWS of comparable terms to those received by Lithia. In substance the Company paid Lithia, in the form of Warrant Shares, to make an upfront payment to Company’s customers on behalf of the Company as the Company achieved favorable pricing from AWS. The benefits of this agreement were guaranteed by Lithia for an initial term of five years commencing on the signing date of the agreement. Such arrangement was the first of a number of agreements to be entered into under the terms of Milestone 5, see further discussion below. The estimated fair value of the in substance upfront payment to AWS was $2.8 million with an offsetting entry recorded to additional paid-in capital, representing a capital transaction with a related party.
Milestone 5 was met in October 2019 and the Company recorded the warrants to additional paid-in capital based on a fair value of $4.3 million. Milestone 5 was achieved after a mutual signed agreement was entered into evidencing that Lithia provided commercially best efforts to help the Company secure and maintain access to four finance and insurance products on par with a typical Lithia store. The fair value of the in substance upfront payment, other than the $2.8 million for AWS discussed above, was $0.4 million and was recorded to other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The combined asset recorded of $3.2 million is subject to amortization over a five-year period expected period of benefit. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company amortized $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively of the asset as a reduction to finance and insurance sales, which is recorded within other revenue on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the remaining asset, net of amortization, was $1.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
Lease Agreements
On November 1, 2018 and July 10, 2019, pursuant to Milestone 3 and 4, the Company and Lithia, entered into license and services agreements that govern the Company’s access to and utilization of reconditioning, offices and parking spaces at the Concord and Portland facilities of Lithia, respectively. Both agreements expire on October 12, 2021, with automatic 12 month renewal subject to terms and conditions of the agreements. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, total costs related to these agreements were approximately $50 thousand and $22 thousand, respectively, and were expensed to selling, general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Flooring Line of Credit Guarantee
In February 2019, the Company entered into a guarantee agreement with Lithia. The interest rate is 1.50% per annum based on a daily outstanding flooring line of credit and is payable monthly to Lithia. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded $31 thousand and $52 thousand of interest and $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively of deferred borrowing cost amortization to interest and other expense, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement
The Company drew down $12.5 million on December 27, 2019, in accordance with the DDTL agreement. On July 2, 2020, an additional $12.5 million was drawn down. On November 10, 2020 the outstanding amount of $25.0 million was repaid. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded 0 and $0.1 million, respectively of interest and 0 and $0.3 million, respectively of deferred borrowing cost amortization to interest and other expense, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. See Note 6 - Borrowings for further discussion regarding the DDTL.
Accounts Payable Due to Related Party
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 payables and accruals to Lithia consisted of other miscellaneous expenses of $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
Loan to Employees
On July 30, 2018 and April 4, 2019, the Company received partial recourse promissory notes for $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, as loans to an employee. The notes bear interest of 2.87% and 2.59%, respectively, per year, compounded annually. The principal balance together with all accrued but unpaid interest shall be due and payable in full upon the earliest of the day before the ninth anniversary of the promissory note or earlier if the employee ceases to provide services to the Company subject to the terms of the promissory note. Concurrently, the Company entered into a stock pledge agreement whereby the employee granted security interest to the Company for all existing and new shares earned by the employee from the Company. The proceeds from loan the of $0.2 million were used to exercise the employee’s options and no cash was paid to the employee. The Company treated the loan as an off-balance sheet transaction. The proceeds from the loan of $0.1 million was partially paid to the employee and partially used to pay off taxes resulting from exercise of options in 2018.
On January 14, 2019, the Company received a promissory note in exchange for a $0.1 million loan to another employee. The note bears an interest of 2.72% per year, compounded annually. Each of these promissory notes was satisfied prior to the closing of the Merger via the issuance of bonuses to the employees.
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lease Agreements
The Company is a tenant under various operating leases with third parties, including leases of office facilities and parking/vehicle storage locations. These lease agreements are under non-cancelable leases and expire at various dates, ranging from 2021 and extending through 2028.
The Company records rent expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Rent expense was $1.8 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively and is recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases in effect as of March 31, 2021, were as follows (in thousands):
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Year ended December 31,Minimum Lease Commitments
2021$5,308 
20226,090 
20235,695 
20244,467 
20253,625 
20261,444 
Thereafter1,726 
Total minimum lease payments$28,355 
Litigation
The Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Other than the matter discussed below, Management is not currently aware of any matters that will have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.
On May 7, 2021, we were named in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. v. Shift Technologies, Inc. 21-cv-04135) by a former financial advisor, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. (“Stifel”), claiming that we are required to pay the former financial advisor certain compensation as a result of the Merger. In addition, the complaint seeks punitive damages as a result of alleged unjust enrichment for the amount of the benefits allegedly conferred on Shift by Stifel. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses against the claim, and the probable incurred losses related to the claim are immaterial as of March 31, 2021. Based on such information as is available to us, the range of additional reasonably possible losses related to the claim does not exceed $4.0 million, excluding any punitive damages which the Company cannot currently estimate. The Company believes the claim is without merit and intends to defend itself vigorously; however, there can be no assurances that the Company will be successful in its defense.
11. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company currently is organized into 2 reportable segments: Retail and Wholesale. The Retail segment represents retail sales of used vehicles through the Company’s ecommerce platform and fees earned on sales of value-added products associated with those vehicles sales such as vehicle service contracts, guaranteed asset protection waiver coverage, prepaid maintenance plans, and appearance protection plans. The Wholesale segment represents sales of used vehicles through wholesale auctions or directly to a wholesaler (“DTW”).
No operating segments have been aggregated to form the reportable segments. The Company determined its operating segments based on how the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) or decision-making group, reviews the Company’s operating results in assessing performance and allocating resources. The CODM is the Co-Chief Executive Officers. The CODM reviews revenue and gross profit for each of the reportable segments. Gross profit is defined as revenue less cost of sales incurred by the segment. The CODM does not evaluate operating segments using asset information as these are managed on an enterprise wide group basis. Accordingly, the Company does not report segment asset information. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not have sales to customers outside the United States. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any assets located outside of the United States.
Information about the Company’s reportable segments are as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
 RetailWholesaleConsolidated
Revenue from external customers$92,973 $13,031 $106,004 
Segment gross profit7,236 130 7,366 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
 RetailWholesaleConsolidated
Revenue from external customers$22,599 $7,354 $29,953 
Segment gross profit1,887 1,456 3,343 
The reconciliation between reportable segment gross profit to net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders is as follows (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
 20212020
Segment gross profit$7,366 $3,343 
Selling, general and administrative expenses(50,234)(13,446)
Depreciation and amortization(1,101)(982)
Change in fair value of financial instruments2,153 
Interest and other expense, net(939)(1,246)
Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders$(42,755)$(12,331)
12. NET LOSS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of net loss and comprehensive loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted:
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)20212020
Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders$(42,755)$(12,331)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted77,909,110 3,214,113 
Net loss and comprehensive loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.55)$(3.84)
The following potentially dilutive shares were not included in the calculation of diluted shares outstanding for the periods presented as the effect would have been anti-dilutive:
 As of March 31,
 20212020
Escrow Shares6,000,218 
Stock options2,045,690 3,269,218 
Restricted stock units7,338,804 
Restricted stock awards117,209 
Contingently repurchasable early exercise shares147,659 250,013 
Total15,532,371 3,636,440 
13. INCOME TAXES
The Company did 0t record a provision or benefit for income taxes during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance for its net U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The

You should read the following management’s discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunctiontogether with the unauditedour condensed consolidated financial statements and therelated notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements

All statements other than statementsincluded under Part I, Item 1 of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q including, without limitation,10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements under this “Management’s Discussionabout Shift’s business, operations and Analysis of Financial Conditionindustry that involve risks 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. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, wordsuncertainties, such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend”statements regarding Shift’s plans, objectives, expectations and similar expressions, as they relate to us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by,intentions. Shift’s future results and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results couldfinancial condition may differ materially from those contemplatedcurrently anticipated by the forward-looking statementsShift as a result of certainthe factors detaileddescribed in our filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributablesections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Throughout this section, unless otherwise noted “we”, “us”, “our” and the “Company” refer to us or persons acting on the Company’s behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.

Overview

We are a former blank check company incorporated on March 13, 2018 under the name Shift and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Insurance Acquisition Corp. 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 completed our Initial Public Offering on March 22, 2019 and completed the Business Combination (as defined below) on October 13, 2020.

Recent Developments

Merger

On October 13, 2020, (the “Closing Date”Insurance Acquisition Corp. (“IAC”), an entity listed on the Company consummatedNasdaq Capital Market under the Merger Agreement,trade symbol “INSU”, acquired Shift Platform, Inc., formerly known as Shift Technologies, Inc. (“Legacy Shift”), by and among the Company, Merger Sub and Shift, as amended. The Merger Agreement provided for the acquisition of Shift by the Company pursuant to the merger of IAC Merger Sub, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of IAC, with and into Legacy Shift, (the “Merger”), with Legacy Shift continuing as the surviving entity. In connection withentity and a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC (the “Merger”). The public company resulting from the closingmerger was renamed Shift Technologies, Inc., which we refer to as Shift, we, us, our, SFT, or the Company. Upon the consummation of the Merger, (the “Closing”),Shift received approximately $300.9 million, net of fees and expenses. See Note 2 - Merger, in the registrant changed its nameaccompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for additional details regarding this transaction. For financial reporting purposes IAC was treated as the “acquired” company and Legacy Shift was treated as the accounting acquirer.
Overview
Shift is a leading end-to-end ecommerce platform transforming the used car industry with a technology-driven, hassle-free customer experience.
Shift’s mission is to make car purchase and ownership simple — to make buying or selling a used car fun, fair, and accessible to everyone. Shift provides comprehensive, technology-driven solutions throughout the car ownership lifecycle:
finding the right car,
having a test drive brought to you before buying the car,
a seamless digitally-driven purchase transaction including financing and vehicle protection products,
an efficient, fully-digital trade-in/sale transaction,
and a vision to provide high-value support services during car ownership.
Each of these steps is powered by Shift’s software solutions, mobile transactions platform, and scalable logistics, combined with the Company’s six centralized inspection, reconditioning & storage centers, called hubs.
Shift’s vision is to provide a comprehensive experience for car owners, driven by technology at every step of the consumer lifecycle. Our continued investments in our research and discovery functionality create a platform that draws customers to engage with the Shift website and provide a seamless search experience.
There are three ways to purchase a car from Insurance Acquisition Corp. to Shift:
On-demand test drive: Shift Technologies, Inc.

Results of Operations

Our entire activity from inception up to March 22, 2019 was in preparation for our Initial Public Offering. From the consummation of our Initial Public Offering through September 30, 2020, our activity was been limitedconveniently brings any car to the evaluationcustomer’s desired location for a no-obligation, contactless test drive, usually at their home or work. If the customer chooses to purchase the vehicle, a Shift concierge staff can process the transaction on-the-spot via a mobile app.

Buy online: Customers can buy a car sight-unseen without a test drive and have it delivered to their home quickly with the same seven-day return policy as is offered on cars bought in person.
Hub test drive: Customers may come to one of business combination candidatesShift’s hub locations to see and consummatingtest drive multiple cars. When they arrive, customers can scan a QR code on each car to immediately view all relevant details, including ownership & service history, inspection reports, vehicle history reports, and most importantly, dynamic pricing and market price comparisons. This immediate access to all relevant information — without having to rely on a salesman — puts customers in control.
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Launched in 2014, Shift currently operates six reconditioning facilities across the acquisitionWest Coast capable of Shift.

reaching over 85%1 of the California population and a large portion of the populations of Oregon and Washington, with proven success in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County, San Diego, Sacramento, Portland, and Seattle. In May 2021, the Company began selling cars in the San Antonio and Austin, Texas markets and began acquiring cars in Las Vegas. The Company plans to expand to additional metropolitan areas. Once fully launched, each region is supported by one hub location that acts as the central point for reconditioning and vehicle storage that also enables customers who prefer to browse inventory onsite. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, weMarch 31, 2021, the Company had a net loss$106.0 million in revenue, an increase of $1,675,145, which consisted254% compared to $30.0 million of operating costs of $1,691,465, offset by interest income on marketable securities held inrevenue for the Trust Account of $3,859 and an income tax benefit of $12,461.

For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020, we had a net loss of $2,825,679, which consisted of operating costs of $3,415,269March 31, 2020. By targeting urban, densely populated markets, Shift has used direct-to-consumer digital marketing and a provisionresponsive ecommerce sales approach to grow its market penetration. With current operations out of six West Coast hubs and the launch of new Texas locations, Shift has significant runway for income taxescontinued expansion.

Shift’s differentiated strategy offers a wide variety of $119,783, offsetvehicles across the entire spectrum of model, price, age, and mileage to ensure that Shift has the right car for buyers regardless of interest, need, budget, or credit. Shift is the only online dealer to offer a fully omni-channel fulfillment model, led by interest incomeShift’s patented system for managing on-demand test drives brought to customers at their preferred location, such as their home.
Regardless of the approach chosen by the customer, they will be supported by friendly Shift Concierge and Advisor team members. For all buyers, Shift offers a full suite of options to consumers to finance and protect their vehicle through the only mobile point-of-sale solution on marketable securities held in the Trust Accountmarket. Through our platform, we connect customers to various lending partners for a completely digital end-to-end process for financing and service products. A customer can also complete a short online prequalification form and immediately see a filtered view of $709,373.

cars that meet their budget based on the financing options for which they are, statistically speaking, able to qualify. Customers can also get approved for financing before they even test drive a car, making it much more likely that the customer will purchase a car from us.

Shift focuses on unit economics driven by direct vehicle acquisition channels, optimized inventory mix and ancillary product offerings, combined with streamlined inventory onboarding, low fulfillment costs, and centralized software. For the three months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2021, Shift sourced 87% of its inventory from consumer-sellers and partners driving industry-leading margins and customer acquisition cost. Our data-driven vehicle evaluations help ensure acquisition of the right inventory at the right price to reduce days to sale. We believe that a differentiated ability to purchase vehicles directly from consumer-sellers as compared to our competitors, who purchase a higher percentage through the wholesale market, provides Shift access to a deeper pool of scarce, highly desirable inventory.
Sellers are able to go to Shift.com, submit information on their car, and get a quote instantly. Shift uses a proprietary algorithm for pricing that utilizes current market information about market conditions, demand and supply, and car option data, among other factors. Using proprietary pricing and Shift-built mobile diagnostic tools, Shift provides an immediate quote for a customer’s trade-in vehicle, and will schedule an on-demand evaluation at the customer’s location by a member of Shift’s concierge staff. Shift provides selling customers with information on market rates and, when a customer is ready to sell their car, we had net incomecan digitally initiate e-contracting and an ACH transfer and conveniently take the car on the seller’s behalf so the seller doesn’t even have to leave his or her home to sell their car.
Over time, we will expand our machine learning-enabled recommendation engine to help customers find the cars best suited to them. Customer response to the Shift experience is extremely positive, resulting in a 70 Net Promoter Score (“NPS”), an order of $530,022, which consistedmagnitude higher score than traditional auto retailers. These positive experiences allow Shift to serve customers over the entire lifecycle of interest income on marketable securities heldvehicle ownership and retain customers for repeat sales and purchases. By continuing to invest in services that benefit the customer throughout the ownership phase of the lifecycle (for example, vehicle maintenance plans), we will continue to establish a long-term customer base that will return for future transactions.

1Includes MSA’s within 60 miles of Shift hub facilities in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento
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Revenue Model
Shift’s two-sided model generates value from both the purchase and sale of vehicles along with financing and vehicle protection products. We acquire cars directly from consumers, partners, and other sources and sell vehicles through our ecommerce platform directly to consumers in a seamless end-to-end process. This model captures value from the difference in the Trust Accountprice at which the car is acquired and sold, as well as through fees on the sale of $938,940,ancillary products such as financing, vehicle protection, and services. If a car that we purchase does not meet our standards for retail sale, we generate revenue by selling through wholesale channels. These vehicles are primarily acquired from customers who trade-in their existing vehicles in connection with a purchase from us. Our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, was $106.0 million and $30.0 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, our revenue was impacted by contra-revenue charges of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively related to certain milestones under our agreement with Lithia (see Note 9 - Related Party Transactions in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements). We expect significant growth going forward as we expand geographically, increase market penetration, and increase ancillary product sales. Our adjusted gross profit is equal to the revenue from vehicle sales and services, exclusive of the impact of the warrants issued related to milestone achievement under our Lithia agreement, less the costs associated with acquiring and reconditioning the vehicle prior to sale. Adjusted gross profit is a non-GAAP financial measure used by our management team to assess our business and consists of gross profit adjusted for non-cash items as set forth below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Inventory Sourcing
We source the majority of our vehicles directly from consumers and partners who use the Shift platform to resell trade-in and other vehicles. These channels provide scarce and desirable local inventory of used cars of greater quality than those typically found at auction. In addition to those primary channels, we supplement our vehicle acquisitions with purchases from auto auctions, as well as some vehicles sourced locally through the trade-in program of an original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”).
Proprietary machine learning-enabled software inputs vast quantities of data across both the supply and demand sides to optimize our vehicle acquisition strategy. As we grow volumes, we expect to improve the performance of our model to optimize our vehicle selection and disposal. To further increase our inventory, we intend to expand our current third-party relationships and enter into new partnerships that provide significant growth opportunities in a capital efficient manner.
Vehicle Reconditioning
All of the cars Shift sells undergo a rigorous 150+ point mechanical inspection and reconditioning process at one of our six regional reconditioning facilities (or at a third-party partner when additional capacity is needed, such as during the establishment of a new hub location) to help ensure that they’re safe, reliable, up to cosmetic standards, and comfortable. We have created two classifications of inventory for reconditioning — Value and Certified — to optimize the level of reconditioning for each vehicle classification. This allows us to efficiently provide each customer with the greatest value through a tailored reconditioning approach. Value cars are typically sold at a lower price point and are sought after by consumers who have different expectations and tolerances for cosmetic reconditioning standards — therefore, we focus on mechanical and safety issues for these vehicles, with less emphasis on cosmetic repair, in order to optimize reconditioning costs. This key component of our reconditioning process impacts our ability to grow profitably and is a primary factor in our decision to conduct reconditioning in-house. With a 60-mile test drive service radius from our hub to a customer’s home, each reconditioning facility is able to cover a large geographic range and service the surrounding metropolitan area. We plan to grow our reconditioning center network as we expand geographically and launch new markets.
Logistics Network
The primary component of our logistics network consists of intra-city concierge personnel and inter-city third-party carriers. Shift concierges are able to transport vehicles to and from customers, while providing a customer friendly white glove experience, including delivery, disposal, and at-home test drives. This provides the benefit of a seamless experience as well as an on-site sales support agent to guide the customer through the process. Our agreements with long distance haulers allow us to combine the nodes in our network and deliver vehicles between cities. Strategically, this provides customers with a broad set of inventory and a great speed of delivery.
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Financing and Vehicle Protection Products
We generate revenue by earning no obligation referral fees for selling ancillary products to customers that purchase vehicles through the Shift platform. Since we earn fees for the financing and vehicle protection products we sell, also referred to as finance and insurance (“F&I”), our gross profit on these items is equal to the revenue we generate for the sale of those. Our current offering consists of financing from third-party lenders, guaranteed asset protection (“GAP”) waiver, and tire and wheel protection services. We plan to offer additional third-party products to provide a greater product offering to customers and expect these products to contribute to reaching our revenue and profitability targets.
Factors Affecting our Business Performance
Various trends and other factors have affected and may continue to affect our business, financial condition and operating results, including:
Deeper Market Penetration Within Our Existing Markets
We believe that there remains a large opportunity to capture additional market share within our existing service areas. We’ve proven our ability to command a strong market share through effective marketing channels, as demonstrated by our current market share in our most established cities in the San Francisco area, where we represent over 4% of the used car sales market.3 We believe that with effective brand marketing, we will be able to reach similar market penetration in our other geographic markets.
Expansion into New Markets
We believe that a phased, capital efficient, expansion model results in the most cost-effective new market launch strategy in the industry. Our approach to market expansion is to implement controlled launches to expand our existing service territory. This approach both bolsters our existing markets (with new inventory being acquired in nearby cities), while simultaneously providing the new market with the local talent and resources required for a successful launch.
Improvements in Technology Platform
We are constantly investing in our technology platform to improve both customer experience and our business performance. We regularly implement changes to our software to help customers find the right car for them, while the machine learning component of our inventory and pricing model ensures we get the right cars at the right price. As our algorithms evolve, we are able to better monetize our inventory of vehicles through better pricing, while simultaneously customers are much more likely to purchase a car on our website, thus driving higher demand and sales volume.
Improvements in Reconditioning Processes
We learned early on from our experience in the used car sales business that to be a reliable used car resource with desirable inventory for all customer types, we needed to control our own reconditioning processes. Our reconditioning program has constantly improved over the course of our history, and we are happy with what we have achieved. Each unit of our inventory is reconditioned with a focus on safety first, while optimizing for repairs that will have the highest return on investment (“ROI”). We believe that our network of reconditioning centers and connecting logistics routes have excess capacity, which we plan to utilize as we increase retail sales volumes. Increasing capacity utilization will positively affect Adjusted GPU by reducing per unit overhead costs. Due to hiring challenges in the COVID environment, our ability to grow our reconditioning teams could not keep pace with the consumer demand in the market, and we therefore outsourced the reconditioning process for select vehicles. We believe we’ve seen significant improvements in our in house reconditioning in 2021 as our technician hiring caught up to our throughput targets. However, the higher outsourced reconditioning costs incurred in 2020 will continue to impact results in the first half of 2021 as we sell through vehicles acquired and reconditioned in 2020.
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3Represents Shift’s 2019 total unit sales for ZIP codes in which Shift currently operates from San Francisco, South San Francisco, Daly City and Brisbane, divided by the total 2019 used vehicle sales in the same area.
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Growth in Other Revenue from Existing Revenue Streams
We have made great strides over the past two years developing our “other revenue” streams, which comprise the financing and vehicle protection products that we can offer on our digital financing platform, and other ancillary products. We have invested in the technology, as well as the sales team, to increase the likelihood that consumers will purchase ancillary products in connection with the sale of a vehicle, and we see more opportunity for additional revenue within our existing channels purely from further expansion of our attach rates for our entire financing and vehicle protection product suite.
Growth in Other Revenue from Expansion of Product Offerings
We see great opportunity to further expand our other revenue streams through additional product offerings beyond the existing offerings on our platform. These incremental revenue streams will come in the form of on-boarding new lending partners to our existing loan program, as well as introducing entirely new financing and vehicle protection products to offer our customers. We intend to continue to grow this business segment to service every foreseeable need of our customers during the vehicle purchase process.
Seasonality
We expect our quarterly results of operations, including our revenue, gross profit, profitability, if any, and cash flow to vary significantly in the future, based in part on, among other things, consumers’ car buying patterns. We have typically experienced higher revenue growth rates in the second and third quarters of the calendar year than in each of the first or fourth quarters of the calendar year. We believe these results are due to seasonal buying patterns driven in part by the timing of income tax refunds, which we believe are an important source of car buyer down payments on used vehicle purchases. We believe that continued investments in growth, including effective marketing and new market entry, will allow us to maintain sales growth through seasonality, however we recognize that in the future our revenues may be affected by these seasonal trends as well as cyclical trends affecting the overall economy, specifically the automotive retail industry.

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Impact of COVID-19
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic related to the rapidly growing outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19, and in the following weeks, shelter-in-place ordinances were put into effect in regions where Shift operates. We saw a slowing of vehicle sales immediately following the shelter-in-place ordinances in March; however, within five weeks, we were back near our pre-COVID-19 weekly sales volumes. Although the ultimate impacts of COVID-19 remain uncertain, a recent survey found that 46% of U.S. adults surveyed plan to use their cars more often and public transportation less often in the future. Additionally, the pandemic is accelerating trends of online adoption more broadly as consumers seek to avoid physical retail locations. We believe that this global pandemic will push people to look to alternative means of personal transportation, and our product is well suited to provide customers with a safe, clean means of transportation, through our contactless purchase and delivery processes. Therefore, while it remains possible that sustained or deepened impact on consumer demand resulting from COVID-19 or the related economic recession could negatively impact Shift’s performance, we believe that Shift is well positioned to weather the pandemic. In 2021, pandemic-related economic stimulus and constraints in the supply of new and used vehicles have increased demand for our products, while labor shortages have abated since the initial pandemic lockdowns.
Ultimately, the magnitude and duration of the impact to Shift’s operations is impossible to predict due to:
uncertainties regarding the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and how long related disruptions will continue;
the impact of governmental orders and regulations that have been, and may in the future be, imposed;
the impact of COVID-19 wholesale auctions, state DMV titling and registration services and other third parties on which we rely;
uncertainties related to the impact of COVID-19 variants and government actions that that may be taken in response;
uncertainties as to the timing and impact of vaccination campaigns underway in key markets; and
potential deterioration of economic conditions in the United States, which could have an adverse impact on discretionary consumer spending.
Key Operating Metrics
We regularly review a number of metrics, including the following key metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our progress and make strategic decisions. Our key operating metrics measure the key drivers of our growth, including opening new hubs, increasing our brand awareness through unique site visitors and continuing to offer a full spectrum of used vehicles to service all types of customers.
Ecommerce Units Sold
We define ecommerce units sold as the number of vehicles sold to customers in a given period, net of returns. We currently have a seven-day, 200 mile return policy. The number of ecommerce units sold is the primary driver of our revenues and, indirectly, gross profit, since ecommerce unit sales enable multiple complementary revenue streams, including all financing and protection products. We view ecommerce units sold as a key measure of our growth, as growth in this metric is an indicator of our ability to successfully scale our operations while maintaining product integrity and customer satisfaction.
Wholesale Units Sold
We define wholesale units sold as the number of vehicles sold through wholesale channels in a given period. While wholesale units are not the primary driver of revenue or gross profit, wholesale is a valuable channel as it allows us to be able to purchase vehicles regardless of condition, which is important for the purpose of accepting a trade-in from a customer making a vehicle purchase from us, and as an online destination for consumers to sell their cars even if not selling us a car that meetings our retail standards.
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Ecommerce Average Sale Price
We define ecommerce average sale price (“ASP”) as the average price paid by a customer for an ecommerce vehicle, calculated as ecommerce revenue divided by ecommerce units. Ecommerce average sale price helps us gauge market demand in real-time and allows us to maintain a range of inventory that most accurately reflects the overall price spectrum of used vehicle sales in the market.
Wholesale Average Sale Price
We define wholesale average sale price as the average price paid by a customer for a wholesale vehicle, calculated as wholesale revenue divided by wholesale units. We believe this metric provides transparency and is comparable to our peers.
Gross Profit per Unit
We define gross profit per unit as the gross profit for ecommerce, other and wholesale each of which divided by the total number of ecommerce units sold in the period. We calculate gross profit as the revenue from vehicle sales and services less the costs associated with acquiring and reconditioning the vehicle prior to sale. Gross profit per unit is driven by ecommerce vehicle revenue, which generates additional revenue through attachment of our financing and protection products, and gross profit generated from wholesale vehicle sales. We present gross profit per unit from our three revenues streams, as Ecommerce gross profit per unit, Wholesale gross profit per unit and Other gross profit per unit.
Average Monthly Unique Visitors
We define a monthly unique visitor as an individual who has visited our website within a calendar month, based on data collected on our website. We calculate average monthly unique visitors as the sum of monthly unique visitors in a given period, divided by the number of months in that period. To classify whether a visitor is “unique”, we dedupe (a technique for eliminating duplicate copies of repeating data) each visitor based on email address and phone number, if available, and if not, we use the anonymous ID which lives in each user’s internet cookies. This practice ensures that we do not double-count individuals who visit our website multiple times within a month. We view average monthly unique visitors as a key indicator of the strength of our brand, the effectiveness of our advertising and merchandising campaigns and consumer awareness.
Average Days to Sale
We define average days to sale as the number of days between Shift’s acquisition of a vehicle and sale of that vehicle to a customer, averaged across all ecommerce units sold in a period. We view average days to sale as a useful metric in understanding the health of our inventory.
Ecommerce Vehicles Available for Sale
We define ecommerce vehicles available for sale as the number of ecommerce vehicles in inventory on the last day of a given reporting period. Until we reach an optimal pooled inventory level, we view ecommerce vehicles available for sale as a key measure of our growth. Growth in ecommerce vehicles available for sale increases the selection of vehicles available to consumers, which we believe will allow us to increase the number of vehicles we sell. Moreover, growth in ecommerce vehicles available for sale is an indicator of our ability to scale our vehicle purchasing, inspection and reconditioning operations.
Number of Regional Hubs
We define a hub as a physical location at which we recondition and store units bought and sold within a market. Because of our omni-channel fulfillment model with our on-demand delivery test drive offering, we are able to service super-regional areas covering approximately a 60-mile radius from a single hub location. This is a key metric as each hub expands our service area as our service area, reconditioning and storage capacity.
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Results of Operations
The following table presents our revenue, gross profit, and unit sales information by channel for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020Change
 ($ in thousands, except per unit metrics)
Revenue:   
Ecommerce vehicle revenue, net$88,954 $21,916 305.9 %
Other revenue4,019 683 488.4 %
Wholesale vehicle revenue13,031 7,354 77.2 %
Total revenue$106,004 $29,953 253.9 %
Cost of sales:   
Ecommerce vehicle cost of sales$85,737 $20,712 313.9 %
Wholesale vehicle cost of sales12,901 5,898 118.7 %
Total cost of sales$98,638 $26,610 270.7 %
Gross profit:   
Ecommerce vehicle gross profit$3,217 $1,204 167.2 %
Other gross profit4,019 683 488.4 %
Wholesale vehicle gross profit130 1,456 (91.1)%
Total gross profit$7,366 $3,343 120.3 %
Unit sales information:   
Ecommerce vehicle unit sales4,452 1,421 213.3 %
Wholesale vehicle unit sales1,527 706 116.3 %
Average selling prices per unit (“ASP”):   
Ecommerce vehicles$19,981 $15,423 29.6 %
Wholesale vehicles$8,534 $10,417 (18.1)%
Gross profit per unit(1):
   
Ecommerce gross profit per unit$723 $847 (14.6)%
Other gross profit per unit$903 $481 87.7 %
Wholesale gross profit per unit$29 $1,025 (97.2)%
Total gross profit per unit$1,655 $2,353 (29.7)%
Non-financial metrics
Average monthly unique visitors709,409 219,691 222.9 %
Average days to sale47 70 (32.9)%
Ecommerce vehicles available for sale3,736 1,401 166.7 %
# of regional hubs20.0 %
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(1)Gross profit per unit is calculated as gross profit for ecommerce, other and wholesale, each of which divided by the total number of ecommerce units sold in the period.
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We present operating results down to gross profit from three distinct revenue channels:
Ecommerce Vehicles: The ecommerce channel within our Retail segment represents sales of used vehicles directly to our customers through our website.
Other: The other channel within our Retail segment represents fees earned on sales of value-added products associated with the sale of ecommerce vehicles.
Wholesale Vehicles: The Wholesale channel is the only component of our Wholesale segment and represents sales of used vehicles through wholesale auctions.
Ecommerce Vehicle Revenue, Net
Ecommerce vehicle revenue increased by $67.0 million, or 305.9%, to $89.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $21.9 million in the comparable period in 2020. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in ecommerce unit sales, as we sold 4,452 ecommerce vehicles in the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 1,421 ecommerce vehicles in the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in unit sales was driven by increased investment in marketing and by increased inventory units available for sale. The increase in inventory levels was partly due to investments that increased our reconditioning throughput.
The increase in ecommerce vehicle revenue was also partly due to an increase in ecommerce ASP, which was $19,981 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $15,423 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase in ecommerce ASP was primarily a reflection of changes to our inventory mix, as sales of highline and luxury vehicles were a greater share of our sales than in the comparable period.
Other Revenue
Other revenue increased by $3.3 million, or 488.4%, to $4.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $0.7 million in the comparable period in 2020. This increase was primarily due to strategic investments to enhance our ancillary products to better monetize our unit sales.
Wholesale Vehicle Revenue
Wholesale vehicle revenue increased by $5.7 million, or 77.2%, to $13.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $7.4 million in the comparable period in 2020. The increase was primarily due to an increase in wholesale unit sales as we sold 1,527 wholesale vehicles in the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to 706 wholesale vehicles in the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase in wholesale vehicle revenue was also partially offset by a 29.6% decrease in ASP. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we sold several hundred newer vehicles that had been purchased from a defunct rental car business, which resulted in abnormally high wholesale average selling prices in the comparable period.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales increased by $72.0 million, or 270.7%, to $98.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $26.6 million in the comparable period in 2020. The increase was primarily due to an increase in unit sales as we sold 5,979 total vehicles in the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 2,127 total vehicles in the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Ecommerce Vehicle Gross Profit
Ecommerce vehicle gross profit increased by $2.0 million, or 167.2%, to $3.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $1.2 million in the comparable period in 2020. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in ecommerce units sold, as described in “Ecommerce Vehicle Revenue, Net” above. The increase in ecommerce vehicle gross profit was partly offset by an decrease in ecommerce gross profit per unit, which shrank to $723 per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $847 per unit in the comparable period in 2020. This decrease in ecommerce gross profit per unit was largely driven by higher average reconditioning costs for vehicles reconditioned in the fourth quarter of 2020 and sold during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Reconditioning costs for vehicles acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2021 decreased due to decreased use of third party services and increased efficiency of internal reconditioning. The reduction in reconditioning costs will benefit future periods as the vehicles are sold.
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Other Gross Profit
Other gross profit per unit increased to $903 during the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $481 per unit in the comparable period in 2020. Other revenue consists of 100% gross margin products for which gross profit equals revenue. Therefore, changes in other gross profit and the associated drivers are identical to changes in other revenue and the associated drivers.
Wholesale Vehicle Gross Profit
Wholesale vehicle gross profit decreased by $1.3 million, or 91.1%, to $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $1.5 million in the comparable period in 2020. The decrease was primarily driven by an decrease in wholesale gross profit per unit, which shrank to $29 per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2021, from $1,025 in the comparable period in 2020. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we sold several hundred newer vehicles that had been purchased from a defunct rental car business on very favorable terms, which resulted in abnormally high wholesale gross margin the comparable period.
Components of SG&A
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020Change
 ($ in thousands)
Compensation and benefits(1)
$22,257 $6,577 238.4 %
Marketing expenses15,393 1,786 761.9 %
Other costs(2)
12,584 5,083 147.6 %
Total selling, general and administrative expenses$50,234 $13,446 273.6 %
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(1)Compensation and benefits includes all payroll and related costs, including benefits, payroll taxes and equity-based compensation, except those related to preparing vehicles for sale, which are included in cost of sales, and those related to the development of software products for internal use, which are capitalized to software and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the related assets.
(2)Other costs include all other selling, general and administrative expenses such as hub operating costs, of $221,338vehicle shipping costs for internal purposes, corporate occupancy, professional services, registration and a provision for income taxes of $187,580.

Forlicensing, and IT expenses.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $36.8 million, or 273.6%, to $50.2 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019, we had net income of $1,005,569, which consisted of interest income on marketable securities heldMarch 31, 2021, from $13.4 million in the Trust Account of $1,896,661, offset by operatingcomparable period in 2020. The increase was partly due to an increase in compensation costs of $521,424$15.7 million, driven by the increase in headcount from 305 to 854. The increase was also partly due to the increase in marketing expense of $13.6 million, which resulted from continued investment in brand marketing and opportunistic discretionary spending to leverage unusually favorable conditions in the used auto market. Lastly, other costs increased by $7.5 million due primarily to increased selling costs and costs associated with being a provision for income taxes of $369,668.

public company such as increased accounting, compliance, and legal costs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As

Sources of September 30,liquidity
Our main source of liquidity is cash generated from financing activities. Cash generated from financing activities through March 31, 2021 primarily includes proceeds from the Merger and PIPE financing completed in October 2020, sales of convertible preferred stock, and proceeds from our flooring line of credit facility with U.S. Bank in 2021 and 2020, which we had marketable securities heldrefer to as the FLOC. Refer to Note 6 - Borrowings and Note 9 - Related Party Transactions in our “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information.
On October 13, 2020, Insurance Acquisition Corp. (“IAC”), an entity listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trade symbol “INSU”, acquired Shift Platform, Inc., formerly known as Shift Technologies, Inc., with Shift Platform, Inc. continuing as the surviving entity. The public company resulting from the merger was renamed Shift Technologies, Inc., which we refer to as Shift, we, us, our, SFT, or the Company. Upon the consummation of the Merger, Shift received approximately $300.9 million net of fees and expenses. See Note 2 - Merger in the Trust AccountNotes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional details regarding this transaction.
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Since inception, the Company has generated recurring losses which has resulted in an accumulated deficit of interest income) consisting$317.2 million as of U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of 180 days or less. Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. Through September 30, 2020, we withdrew $986,350 of interest income from the Trust Account, of which $981,250 was withdrawnMarch 31, 2021. Further, during the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2021, the Company had negative operating cash flows of $71.5 million. In the future, we may attempt to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities or through equity-linked or debt financing arrangements. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity or equity-linked securities, the ownership of our existing stockholders will be diluted. If we raise additional financing by incurring indebtedness, we will be subject to increased fixed payment obligations and could also be subject to restrictive covenants, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business. Any future indebtedness we incur may result in terms that could be unfavorable to equity investors.
Debt obligations
See Note 6 - Borrowings of the “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for information regarding the Company’s debt obligations.
Cash Flows — Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 to pay
The following table summarizes our tax obligations.

cash flows for the periods indicated:

Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
 ($ in thousands)
Cash Flow Data:  
Net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash used in operating activities$(71,475)$(10,938)
Net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash used in investing activities(2,488)(1,271)
Net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash provided by (used in) financing activities17,137 (2,218)
Operating Activities
For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $1,909,013, which was comprised$71.5 million, an increase of our net loss of $2,825,679, interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $709,373 and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which provided $1,626,039 of cash for operating activities.  


For the nine months ended September 30, 2019,$60.5 million from cash used in operating activities of $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase is primarily due to an increase in net loss of $30.4 million. The increase was $473,033, whichalso partly due to an increase in accounts receivable of $12.2 million and an increase in net inventory purchases of $21.6 million.

Investing Activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash used in investing activities of $2.5 million was comprisedprimarily driven by the capitalization of ourwebsite and internal-use software costs and purchases of capital equipment.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, net incomecash used in investing activities of $1,005,569, interest earned on marketable securities held in$1.3 million was primarily driven by the Trust Accountcapitalization of $1,896,661website and changes in operating assets and liabilities, whichinternal-use software costs.
Financing Activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash provided $418,059 of cash for operating activities.  

We used substantially allby financing activities was $17.1 million, primarily due to increased utilization of the funds heldFLOC to finance inventory purchases.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, net cash used in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earnedfinancing activities was$2.2 million, primarily due to sales of vehicles financed vehicles (i.e., repayments on the Trust Account (less amounts releasedFLOC balance) exceeding financed purchases of inventory.
Contractual Obligations
As of March 31, 2021, the Company reported a liability for vehicles acquired under OEM program of $10.9 million. The Company records inventory received under the arrangement with the OEM equal to us to pay taxes and deferred underwriting commissions) to consummate our Business Combination in October 2020. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to consummate our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operationsamount of the target business, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies. Following the Business Combination, the Company believes it has sufficient liquidity to meet funding requirements for the next twelve months.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2020. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.

Contractual Obligations

As of September 30, 2020, we did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative supportliability due to the Company. We began incurring these fees on March 19, 2019 and continuedOEM to incur these fees monthly until the completion of the Business Combination.

In addition, we agreed to pay the underwriters a deferred fee of $6,419,000.acquire such vehicles. The deferred fee was paid in cash upon the closing of the Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subjectliability due to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

On June 10, 2020, we entered into an agreement with a serviceOEM provider pursuant to which the service provider will serve as the placement agent for us in connection with a proposed private placement (the “Transaction”) of our equity or equity-linked securities (the “Securities”). We agreed to pay the service provider a cash feesuch acquired vehicles is equal to 4%the OEM’s original acquisition price.

The Company has various operating leases of the gross proceeds of the total Securities sold in the Transaction less than or equal to $100 millionreal estate and 5% of the gross proceeds of the total Securities sold in the Transaction greater than $100 million.

On Juneequipment. See Note 10 2020, we entered into an agreement with the same service provider, pursuant to which the service provider agreed to provide us with capital markets advisory services for a potential Business Combination. We agreed to pay the service provider (i) all reasonable travel- Commitments and other expense incurred in performing its services and (ii) any expenses relating to due diligence.

On June 11, 2020, we entered into a transactional support agreement with a service provider, pursuant to which the service provider agreed to render certain financial advisory and investment banking services in connection with our potential Business Combination. We agreed to pay the service provider a fee of $1,600,000 if we consummate a Business Combination. In the event a Business Combination is consummated, we, at our sole discretion, may pay a discretionary fee of up to $400,000Contingencies to the service provider.

On June 22, 2020, we entered into a consulting agreement with a service provider, pursuant to which the service provider will provide us with financial advisory support for a potential Business Combination. We agreed to pay the service provider a fee of $25,000 per month, for total fees of $75,000. In addition, we agreed to pay the service provider a minimum fee of $600,000 and up to a maximum fee of $1,200,000, if we consummate a Business Combination.


Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation ofaccompanying condensed consolidated 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 datefor further discussion of the condensed consolidated financial statements,nature and incometiming of cash obligations due under these leases.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We are not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements, including guarantee contracts, retained or contingent interests, certain derivative instruments and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. Wevariable interest entities that either have, identified the following critical accounting policies:

Common Stock Subjector are reasonably likely to Possible Redemption

We account for our common stock that was subject to possible redemption prior to the Business Combination in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified ashave, a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holdercurrent or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. Our common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Net Loss Per Common Share

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

Recent Accounting Standards

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

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
See Part II, Item 7, "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Available Information
Our website is located at www.shift.com, and our investor relations website is located at www.investors.shift.com. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, our Proxy Statements, and any amendments to these reports, are available through our investor relations website, free of charge, after we file them with the SEC.
We webcast via our investor relations website our earnings calls and certain events we participate in or host with members of the investment community. Our investor relations website also provides notifications of news or announcements regarding our financial performance and other items of interest to our investors, including SEC filings, investor events, press and earnings releases, and blogs. Further, corporate governance information, including our certificate of incorporation, bylaws, governance guidelines, board committee charters, and code of conduct, is also available on our investor relations website. The content of our websites are not incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or in any other report or document we file with the SEC, and any references to our websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Following the consummation of our Initial Public Offering, the net proceeds of our Initial Public Offering, including amounts in the Trust Account, have been invested in U.S. government treasury bills, notes or bonds with a maturity of 180 days or less or in certain money market funds that invest solely in U.S. treasuries. Due

Not applicable to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there is no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.

Smaller Reporting Companies.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

1. Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls areand procedures that(Disclosure Controls) within the meaning of Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Our Disclosure Controls are designed with the objective of ensuringto ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in ourthe reports filedwe file or submit under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’sSecurities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Our Disclosure controlsControls are also designed with the objective of ensuringto ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our ChiefCo-Chief Executive OfficerOfficers and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Evaluation of In designing and evaluating our Disclosure Controls, management recognized that any controls and Procedures

Ourprocedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily applied its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.


As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our Disclosure Controls, which was done under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers and our Chief Financial Officer. Based on the evaluation of our Disclosure Controls, our Co-Chief Executive OfficerOfficers and Chief Financial Officer the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2020, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officerhave concluded that, as of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and proceduresDisclosure Controls were not effective atdue to a reasonable assurance level and, accordingly, provided reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specifiedmaterial weakness in the SEC’s rulesCompany's internal control over financial reporting as disclosed below.
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2. Material Weakness

During the course of preparing our financial statements as of and forms..

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no changefor the year ended December 31, 2020, management identified certain deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that hasmanagement believes to be a material weakness. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that a reasonable possibility exists that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Specifically, a material weakness exists in the control environment as the Company does not have a process that demonstrates a commitment to attracting, developing, and retaining competent individuals in alignment with objectives. This material weakness impacted the effectiveness of our control environment, and our entity level controls. It resulted in the Company not maintaining a complement of personnel with an appropriate level of accounting knowledge, experience and training in the application of US GAAP commensurate with its financial reporting requirements and the complexity of the Company’s operations and transactions.


This material weakness could result in a misstatement of account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements that may not be detected.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements or prevent or detect all error and fraud. Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain assumptions, and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met. Further, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

3. Plan to Remediate Material Weakness

The Company is devoting significant time, attention, and resources to remediating the above material weakness. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had initiated the following steps intended to remediate the material weakness described above and strengthen our internal control:

Hire, train and develop experienced accounting executives and personnel with a level of accounting knowledge and experience in the application of US GAAP commensurate with our financial reporting requirements and the complexity of our operations and transactions.
Establish policies and practices for the attraction, development and retention of competent accounting personnel in alignment with objectives.

We plan to continue to devote significant time and attention to remediate the above material weakness as soon as reasonably practicable. As we continue to evaluate our controls, we will make the necessary changes to improve the organization’s demonstration of commitment to attract, develop and retain competent individuals in alignment with objectives. We believe these actions will be sufficient to remediate the identified material weakness and strengthen our internal control over financial reporting; however, there can be no guarantee that such remediation will be sufficient. We will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of our controls and will make any further changes management determines appropriate.

4. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Except as described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter of 2020 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Qended March 31, 2021, that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART

Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

Other Information
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ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

None.

PROCEEDINGS
The Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Other than the matter discussed below, Management is not currently aware of any matters that will have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.
On May 7, 2021, we were named in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. v. Shift Technologies, Inc. 21-cv-04135) by a former financial advisor, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. (“Stifel”), claiming that we are required to pay the former financial advisor certain compensation as a result of the Merger. In addition, the complaint seeks punitive damages as a result of alleged unjust enrichment for the amount of the benefits allegedly conferred on Shift by Stifel. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses against the claim, and the probable incurred losses related to the claim are immaterial as of March 31, 2021. Based on such information as is available to us, the range of additional reasonably possible losses related to the claim does not exceed $4.0 million, excluding any punitive damages which the Company cannot currently estimate. The Company believes the claim is without merit and intends to defend itself vigorously; however, there can be no assurances that the Company will be successful in its defense.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

Factors that could cause our actual resultsFACTORS

There have been no material changes to differ materially from thosethe risk factors included in this report are any of the risks described in (i) our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed withfor the SEC on March 25, 2020, (ii) our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the Business Combination, initially filed with the SEC on July 17, 2019 and as amended through October 8, 2020, or (iii) our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 13,fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations.

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

PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

DISCLOSURES
None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

INFORMATION

None.


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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

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

Contents
EXHIBIT INDEX
No.Description of Exhibit
2.1Exhibit No.Description
10.1
10.2
31.1*10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
31.1
31.2*31.2
31.3*31.3
32.1**32.1
101.INS
101.INS*Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.CAL*101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.SCH*101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE*101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

*Filed herewith.

**Furnished.

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(1)Portions of the exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Rule 406.
The exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.
*Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
/s/ Oded Shein
Date: November 16, 2020/s/ Cindy HanfordOded Shein
Name: Cindy Hanford
Title:Chief Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)May 14, 2021

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