Document and Entity Information
Document and Entity Information - shares | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2021 | May 17, 2021 | |
Entity Registrant Name | AST SPACEMOBILE, INC. | |
Entity Central Index Key | 0001780312 | |
Document Type | 10-Q | |
Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Amendment Flag | false | |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | |
Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | |
Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer | |
Entity Small Business | true | |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | true | |
Entity Ex Transition Period | false | |
Entity Shell Company | false | |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q1 | |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2021 | |
Class A Common Stock [Member] | ||
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 51,729,704 | |
Class B Common Stock [Member] | ||
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 51,636,922 | |
Class C Common Stock [Member] | ||
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 78,163,078 |
Condensed Balance Sheets
Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Current Assets | ||
Cash | $ 50,052,736 | $ 131,151 |
Prepaid expenses | 47,667 | 23,278 |
Prepaid income tax | 54,439 | 54,439 |
Total Current Assets | 50,154,842 | 208,868 |
Marketable securities held in Trust Account | 231,913,996 | 232,196,027 |
TOTAL ASSETS | 282,068,838 | 232,404,895 |
Current Liabilities | ||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 1,258,263 | 634,286 |
Promissory note - related party | 600,000 | |
Total Current Liabilities | 1,858,263 | 634,286 |
Deferred tax liability | 9,680 | |
Deposit from investors | 50,000,000 | |
Deferred underwriting fee payable | 8,050,000 | 8,050,000 |
Warrant liabilities | 66,086,000 | 68,114,000 |
Total Liabilities | 125,994,263 | 76,807,966 |
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7) | ||
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, 14,982,488 and 14,922,915 shares at redemption value as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively | 151,074,574 | 150,596,928 |
Stockholders' Equity | ||
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 59,243,594 | 59,840,653 |
Accumulated Deficit | (54,245,116) | (54,842,168) |
Total Stockholders' Equity | 5,000,001 | 5,000,001 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | 282,068,838 | 232,404,895 |
Class A Common Stock [Member] | ||
Stockholders' Equity | ||
Common stock value | 948 | 941 |
Class B Common Stock [Member] | ||
Stockholders' Equity | ||
Common stock value | $ 575 | $ 575 |
Condensed Balance Sheets (Paren
Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Common stock, shares subject to possible redemption | $ 14,982,488 | $ 14,922,915 |
Preferred stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Preferred stock, shares authorized | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Preferred stock, shares issued | ||
Preferred stock, shares outstanding | ||
Class A Common Stock [Member] | ||
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Common stock, shares authorized | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 |
Common stock, shares issued | 8,017,512 | 8,077,085 |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 8,017,512 | 8,077,085 |
Class B Common Stock [Member] | ||
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Common stock, shares authorized | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
Common stock, shares issued | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 |
Condensed Statements of Operati
Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | |
Income Statement [Abstract] | ||
Operating costs | $ 1,434,836 | $ 185,257 |
Loss from operations | (1,434,836) | (185,257) |
Other income: | ||
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities | 2,028,000 | 6,925,000 |
Interest income on marketable securities held in Trust Account | 21,197 | 886,099 |
Unrealized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account | 371,628 | |
Other income | 2,049,197 | 8,182,727 |
Profit before income taxes | 614,361 | 7,997,470 |
Provision for income taxes | (17,309) | (225,218) |
Net Income | $ 597,052 | $ 7,772,252 |
Weighted average common shares subject to possible redemption outstanding, basic and diluted | 14,922,915 | 20,157,878 |
Basic and diluted income per common share subject to possible redemption | $ 0 | $ 0.04 |
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 13,827,085 | 8,592,122 |
Basic and diluted net income per non-redeemable common share | $ 0.04 | $ 0.8 |
Condensed Statements of Changes
Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) | Class A Common Stock [Member] | Class B Common Stock [Member] | Additional Paid-In Capital [Member] | (Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings [Member] | Total |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | $ 409 | $ 575 | $ 7,880,362 | $ (2,881,345) | $ 5,000,001 |
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019 | 2,842,122 | 5,750,000 | |||
Change in value of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption | $ (68) | (7,772,184) | (7,772,252) | ||
Change in value of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, shares | (691,202) | ||||
Net income | 7,772,252 | 7,772,252 | |||
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020 | $ 341 | $ 575 | 108,178 | 4,890,907 | 5,000,001 |
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2020 | 2,150,920 | 5,750,000 | |||
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020 | $ 941 | $ 575 | 59,840,653 | (54,842,168) | 5,000,001 |
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2020 | 8,077,085 | 5,750,000 | |||
Change in value of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption | $ 7 | (597,059) | (597,052) | ||
Change in value of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, shares | (59,573) | ||||
Net income | 597,052 | 597,052 | |||
Balance at Mar. 31, 2021 | $ 948 | $ 575 | $ 59,243,594 | $ (54,245,116) | $ 5,000,001 |
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2021 | 8,017,512 | 5,750,000 |
Condensed Statements of Cash Fl
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||
Net income | $ 597,052 | $ 7,772,252 |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||
Interest earned on securities held in Trust Account | (21,197) | (886,099) |
Unrealized loss on securities held in Trust Account | (371,628) | |
Deferred income provision (benefit) | (9,680) | 74,431 |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (2,028,000) | (6,925,000) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (24,389) | (9,016) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 623,977 | 3,626 |
Income tax payable | 150,787 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | (862,237) | (190,647) |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||
Interest withdrawn for tax payments | 303,228 | 217,146 |
Net cash used in investing activities | 303,228 | 217,146 |
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||
Proceeds from Investors due to PIPE Financing | 50,000,000 | |
Proceeds from promissory note - related party | 600,000 | |
Redemption of Common Shares | (119,406) | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 50,480,594 | |
Net Change in Cash | 49,921,585 | 26,499 |
Cash - Beginning | 131,151 | 493,128 |
Cash - Ending | 50,052,736 | 519,627 |
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||
Cash paid for income taxes | 26,989 | |
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||
Change in value of shares subject to redemption | $ 477,646 | $ 7,772,252 |
Description of Organization and
Description of Organization and Business Operations | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
Description of Organization and Business Operations | Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations As of March 31, 2021, New Providence Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“NPA”, or the “the Company”), our predecessor, was a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on May 28, 2019. The Company was 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. On April 6, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), NPA completed the previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to that certain Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2020 (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”), by and among NPA, AST & Science LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AST”), the existing equityholders of AST, New Providence Acquisition Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”), and Abel Avellan. Immediately, upon the completion of the Business Combination, NPA was renamed AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and AST became a subsidiary of the AST SpaceMobile, Inc.. The Business Combination is documented in greater detail at Note 10. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through March 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and, after the Initial Public Offering, the Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on September 10, 2019. On September 13, 2019, the Company completed the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000, which is described in Note 3. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company completed the sale of 5,500,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to New Providence Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $5,500,000, which is described in Note 4. Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on September 13, 2019, an amount of $200,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account to the Company’s stockholders, as described below. On September 19, 2019, in connection with the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, the Company completed the sale of an additional 3,000,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit and the sale of an additional 600,000 Private Placement Warrants at $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total gross proceeds of $30,600,000. Following the closing, an additional $30,000,000 of net proceeds was deposited into the Trust Account, resulting in $230,000,000 held in the Trust Account. Transaction costs incurred in connection with the Initial Public Offering amounted to $13,260,927, consisting of $4,600,000 of underwriting fees, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $610,927 of other offering costs. The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides for the Company to have until March 15, 2021 (the “Combination Period”) to complete a Business Combination or obtain a Charter Extension from Shareholders. A Charter Extension was proposed and adopted at the Annual Meeting on March 12, 2021, amending the Existing Certificate of Incorporation to extend the March 15, 2021 deadline for completing a business combination to June 15, 2021. On April 6, 2021, the Company completed the previously announced Business Combination, which is discussed in greater detail at Note 10. The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or similar agreement or business combination agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of trust assets, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. Risks and Uncertainties Management is currently evaluating 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 and 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. |
Summary of Significant Accounti
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations As of March 31, 2021, New Providence Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“NPA”, or the “the Company”), our predecessor, was a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on May 28, 2019. The Company was 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. On April 6, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), NPA completed the previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to that certain Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2020 (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”), by and among NPA, AST & Science LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AST”), the existing equityholders of AST, New Providence Acquisition Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”), and Abel Avellan. Immediately, upon the completion of the Business Combination, NPA was renamed AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and AST became a subsidiary of the AST SpaceMobile, Inc. The Business Combination is documented in greater detail at Note 10. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through March 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and, after the Initial Public Offering, the Business Combination. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on September 10, 2019. On September 13, 2019, the Company completed the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000, which is described in Note 3. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company completed the sale of 5,500,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to New Providence Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $5,500,000, which is described in Note 4. Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on September 13, 2019, an amount of $200,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account to the Company’s stockholders, as described below. On September 19, 2019, in connection with the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, the Company completed the sale of an additional 3,000,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit and the sale of an additional 600,000 Private Placement Warrants at $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total gross proceeds of $30,600,000. Following the closing, an additional $30,000,000 of net proceeds was deposited into the Trust Account, resulting in $230,000,000 held in the Trust Account. Transaction costs incurred in connection with the Initial Public Offering amounted to $13,260,927, consisting of $4,600,000 of underwriting fees, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $610,927 of other offering costs. The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides for the Company to have until March 15, 2021 (the “Combination Period”) to complete a Business Combination or obtain a Charter Extension from Shareholders. A Charter Extension was proposed and adopted at the Annual Meeting on March 12, 2021, amending the Existing Certificate of Incorporation to extend the March 15, 2021 deadline for completing a business combination to June 15, 2021. On April 6, 2021, the Company completed the previously announced Business Combination, which is discussed in greater detail at Note 10. The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or similar agreement or business combination agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of trust assets, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. Risks and Uncertainties Management is currently evaluating 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 and 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. |
Initial Public Offering
Initial Public Offering | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Equity [Abstract] | |
Initial Public Offering | Note 3 — Initial Public Offering Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold 20,000,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one warrant (“Public Warrant”). On September 19, 2019, in connection with the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option in full, the Company sold an additional 3,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share (see Note 8). |
Private Placement
Private Placement | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Equity [Abstract] | |
Private Placement | Note 4 — Private Placement Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,500,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate purchase price of $5,500,000. On September 19, 2019, in connection with the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option in full, the Company sold an additional 600,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. |
Fair Value Measurement
Fair Value Measurement | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | |
Fair Value Measurement | Note 5 — Fair Value Measurement The Company follows the guidance in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually. The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities: Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. Level 3: Unobservable inputs based on our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value: March 31, December 31, Description Level 2021 2020 Assets: Marketable securities held in Trust Account 1 $ 231,913,996 $ 232,196,027 Liabilities: Public warrant liability 1 $ 40,710,000 $ 43,470,000 Private placement warrant liability 2 $ 25,376,000 $ 24,644,000 The Public Warrants as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker ASTSW. The Private Warrants are valued using a Black-Scholes-Merton Model. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the Private Warrants are classified as Level 2 as the transfer of Private Warrants to anyone outside of a small group of individuals who are permitted transferees would result in the Private Placement Warrants having substantially the same terms as the Public Warrants. For this reason, the Company determined that the volatility of each Private Warrant is equivalent to that of each Public Warrant. The Company’s Black-Scholes-Merton model to value Private Warrants required the use of the following subjective assumptions inputs: ● The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on the five-year U.S. Treasury rate, which was commensurate with the contractual term of the Warrants, which expire on the earlier of (i) five years after the completion of the initial business combination and (ii) upon redemption or liquidation. An increase in the risk-free interest rate, in isolation, would result in an increase in the fair value measurement of the warrant liabilities and vice versa. ● The expected term was determined to be one year, as the Warrants become exercisable on the later of (i) 30 days after the completion of a business combination and (ii) 12 months from the Initial Public Offering date. An increase in the expected term, in isolation, would result in an increase in the fair value measurement of the warrant liabilities and vice versa. ● The expected volatility assumption was based on the implied volatility of the Company’s publicly-traded warrants. |
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | |
Related Party Transactions | Note 6 — Related Party Transactions Founder Shares In June 2019, the Sponsor purchased 3,593,750 shares of Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. On August 23, 2019, the Company effected a stock split resulting in an increase on the total number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding from 3,593,750 to 5,750,000 shares. Subsequent to such stock split, in August 2019, the Sponsor transferred 10,000 Founder Shares to each of Mr. Bradley, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and, and Messrs. Gannon, Ginsberg and Mazer, the Company’s independent directors. The 5,750,000 Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 750,000 shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsor will own, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (assuming the Sponsor does not purchase any Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering). As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, 750,000 Founder Shares are no longer subject to forfeiture. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock upon completion of a Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments, as described in Note 8. The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination or (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property. Promissory Note – Related Party On June 20, 2019, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of December 31, 2019 or the completion of the Initial Public Offering. At September 30, 2019, the outstanding balance under the Promissory Note in the aggregate amount of $155,093 was repaid. Administrative Support Agreement The Company entered into an agreement whereby, commencing on September 13, 2019 through the earlier of the Company’s completion of a Business Combination and its liquidation, the Company will pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support services. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred $30,000 and $30,000, respectively, in fees for these services. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, $10,000 and $30,000 is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed balance sheets, respectively. Related Party Loans In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. On January 28, 2021 and on February 18, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company $200,000 and $500,000 for an aggregate of $700,000, respectively. The promissory notes (“Notes”) are provided to cover certain expenses related to the business combination. The Notes are non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of June 30, 2021 or the completion of the Business Combination. As of March 31, 2021, the Company borrowed $600,000 under the Notes. |
Commitments
Commitments | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Commitments | Note 7 — Commitments Risks and Uncertainties Management is currently evaluating 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 and Stockholder Rights Pursuant to a registration rights and stockholder agreement entered into on September 13, 2019, the holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) will be entitled to registration and stockholder rights requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to the Company’s Class A common stock). The holders of the majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Underwriting Agreement The underwriters of the Initial Public Offering are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $8,050,000 in the aggregate. Up to 40% of such amount (or $3,220,000) may be paid at the sole discretion of the Company’s management team to the underwriters in the allocations determined by the management team and/or to third parties not participating in the Initial Public Offering (but who are members of FINRA) that assist the Company in completing a Business Combination. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. Equity Purchase Agreement On December 15, 2020, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”) with AST & Science LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AST”), the existing equityholders of AST (the “Existing Equityholders”), the Sponsor and Abel Avellan (“Existing Equityholder Representative”) in his capacity as Existing Equityholder Representative. The transactions contemplated by the Equity Purchase Agreement are referred to herein as the “AST Business Combination.” Following the closing of the AST Business Combination (the “Closing”), the Company will be organized as an umbrella partnership-C corporation structure, in which substantially all of the operating assets of AST’s business will be held by AST, and the Company’s only assets will be its equity interests in AST. The Company will be renamed AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“SpaceMobile”) at Closing. At the Closing, the Company will (i) amend and restate its existing Certificate of Incorporation (the “A&R Certificate of Incorporation”) to, among other things, (a) change the name of the Company to AST SpaceMobile, Inc., (b) convert all then-outstanding Founder Shares, excluding any Forfeited Founder Shares into shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SpaceMobile (“Class A Common Stock”) and (c) authorize the issuance of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SpaceMobile (“Class B Common Stock”) and Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SpaceMobile (“Class C Common Stock”) and (ii) replace the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (the “Existing Bylaws”), by adopting the Bylaws of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (the “SpaceMobile Bylaws”). Concurrently with the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into various subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain third-party investors wherein the investors have committed to make private investments in public equity (“PIPE”) in the form of Class A Common Stock in an aggregate amount of $230 million (the “PIPE Investment”). In exchange for the PIPE Investment, these “PIPE Investors” will receive an aggregate of 23 million shares of Class A Common Stock. The Equity Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the parties thereto and the Closing is subject to certain conditions as further described in the Equity Purchase Agreement. Upon closing the business combination, the Company and AST anticipate incurring transaction costs to investment bankers, attorneys and other service providers. In anticipation of a proxy vote to approve the AST Business Combination, certain PIPE Investors deposited $50,000,000 into the Company’s operating account. As such, these funds are presented as a liability (Deposit from investors) within the balance sheet as an offset to the increase in cash. |
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Equity [Abstract] | |
Stockholders' Equity | Note 8 — Stockholders’ Equity Preferred Stock Class A Common Stock Class B Common Stock Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders except as required by law; provided that only holders of shares of Class B common stock have the right to vote on the election of the Company’s directors prior to the initial Business Combination. The shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of a Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts offered in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of a Business Combination, the ratio at which shares of Class B common stock shall convert into shares of Class A common stock will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B common stock agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B common stock will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any private placement-equivalent warrants issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans made to the Company). Holders of Founder Shares may also elect to convert their shares of Class B common stock into an equal number of shares of Class A common stock, subject to adjustment as provided above, at any time. |
Warrant Liabilities
Warrant Liabilities | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Warrants and Rights Note Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Warrant Liabilities | Note 9 — Warrant Liabilities Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. 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 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 the Class A common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. The Company has agreed that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) business days, after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, to cause such registration statement to become effective 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. If a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60 th 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 a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and ● 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 business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, 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. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of Class A common stock at a price below its exercise price. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of 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 the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless. In addition, if (x) 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 (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors, and in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceed, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the completion of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company completes a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. The warrants contain a settlement alternative which is triggered upon the occurrence of a tender, exchange or redemption offer which has been made to and accepted by more than 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock (other than a tender, exchange, or redemption offer made by the Company in connection with the redemption rights previously discussed). Upon the occurrence of such an event (the “Alternative Issuance”), the holders of the warrants shall be entitled to receive the highest amount of cash, securities, or other property to which such holder would have been entitled as a stockholder if the holder of the warrants had exercised the warrants prior to the expiration of such tender, exchange, or redemption offer and accepted such offer. If an Alternative Issuance were to occur in which a cash tender offer is made by a third party and accepted by 50% or more of outstanding shares of common stock, the warrants would be net cash settled, in an event that is outside of the Company’s control, and for which not all holders of the underlying shares also would receive cash (assuming not all shareholders accepted the tender offer). The presence of this potential settlement alternative precludes the Company from classifying the warrants within stockholders’ equity, regardless of the likelihood of such an event occurring. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company recorded warrant liabilities of $66,086,000 and $68,114,000, respectively, in the balance sheets. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized a gain on the change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities of $2,028,000 and $6,925,000, respectively, in the statements of operations. |
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Subsequent Events [Abstract] | |
Subsequent Events | Note 10 — Subsequent Events The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements. On April 6, 2021, the Closing Date, NPA completed the previously announced business combination pursuant to that certain Equity Purchase Agreement, by and among NPA, AST, the existing equityholders of AST, New Providence Acquisition Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”), and Abel Avellan. As contemplated by the Equity Purchase Agreement (a) NPA was appointed as the managing member of AST and AST became a subsidiary of NPA; (b) NPA changed its name to “AST SpaceMobile, Inc.”; (c) immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, all then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of NPA (“NPA Class B Common Stock”) held by Sponsor (the “Sponsor Stock”) converted into shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of NPA (“NPA Class A Common Stock”) immediately prior to the Business Combination; (d) each share of NPA Class A Common Stock, including those converted as described in (c) above, was converted into one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”), and each warrant of NPA (an “NPA Warrant”) was converted into one warrant of the Company (a “Warrant”); (e) AST restructured its capitalization, appointed the Company as its managing member and issued to the Company 51,729,704 units of ownership interest in AST (the “AST Common Units”), which entitle the holder to the distributions, allocations, and other rights under the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of AST (the “A&R Operating Agreement”), in exchange for which AST received approximately $227.0 million remaining in NPA’s trust account following (i) the $4.8 million payment of deferred underwriting commissions (ii) $0.2 million of redemptions made in connection with NPA’s special meeting of stockholders relating to the transactions contemplated by the Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Special Meeting”) and NPA’s annual meeting of stockholders to approve, among other things, a charter amendment to extend the date by which it had to complete an initial business combination and (iii) the repayment of a $0.6 million related party loan between the Sponsor and NPA; (f) AST issued to the Company warrants to purchase up to 17,600,000 AST Common Units; (g); certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) purchased 23,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock; (h) the Company issued 51,636,922 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, which carries one vote per share but no economic rights (“Class B Common Stock”) to the Existing AST Equityholders (other than Avellan); and (i) the Company issued 78,163,078 shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, which carries ten votes per share but no economic rights (“Class C Common Stock”) to Avellan (the transactions referred to in clauses (a) through (i), collectively, the “Business Combination”). As a result of the Business Combination, the Company is organized in an “Up-C” structure in which substantially all of the operating assets of AST’s business are held by AST, and the Company’s only assets are its equity interests in AST. As of the open of trading on April 7, 2021, the Class A Common Stock and Warrants of AST SpaceMobile, Inc., formerly those of NPA, began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) as “ASTS” and “ASTSW,” respectively. In connection with the Business Combination, holders of 8,460 shares of NPA Class A Common Stock exercised their rights to redeem those shares for cash at an approximate price of $10.09 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $85,348, which was paid to such holders on the Closing Date. |
Summary of Significant Accoun_2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant 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 financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the SEC on May 6, 2021, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future interim periods. |
Emerging Growth Company | Emerging Growth Company The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our 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. |
Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of the condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. |
Cash and Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account | Cash and Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, substantially all of the assets held in the Trust Account were held in U.S. Treasury Bills. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company withdrew $303,228 of interest earned on the Trust Account to pay its franchise and income taxes. |
Class A common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption | Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption The Company accounts for its Class A 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 features redemption rights that are 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 Class A 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, Class A common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s condensed balance sheets. |
Warrant Liabilities | Warrant Liabilities The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in the ASC 480 and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). Management’s assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period-end date while the warrants are outstanding. For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, they are recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, they are recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance and subject to remeasurement each balance sheet date with changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants to be recognized as a non-cash gain or loss in the statement of operations. |
Income Taxes | Income Taxes The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statements recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. |
Net Income Per Common Share | Net Income Per Common Share Net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The Company applies the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Shares of common stock subject to possible redemption at March 31, 2021 and 2020, which are not currently redeemable and are not redeemable at fair value, have been excluded from the calculation of basic income per share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. The Company has not considered the effect of warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 17,600,000 shares of common stock. As a result, diluted income per common share is the same as basic income per common share for the periods presented. |
Reconciliation of Net Income Per Common Share | Reconciliation of Net Income Per Common Share The Company’s net income is adjusted for the portion of income that is attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption, as these shares only participate in the earnings of the Trust Account and not the income or losses of the Company. Accordingly, basic and diluted income per common share is calculated as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31 2021 March 31 2020 Net income 597,052 7,772,252 Less: Income attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption 27,616 890,626 Adjusted net income 569,436 6,881,626 Weighted average common shares subject to possible redemption outstanding, basic and diluted 14,922,915 20,157,878 Basic and diluted income per common share subject to possible redemption 0.00 0.04 Weighted average non-redeemable common shares outstanding, basic and diluted 13,827,085 8,592,122 Basic and diluted net loss per non-redeemable common share 0.04 0.80 |
Concentration of Credit Risk | Concentration of Credit Risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts. |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments | Fair Value of Financial Instruments U.S. GAAP requires disclosing the fair value of financial instruments to the extent practicable for financial instruments which are recognized or unrecognized in the balance sheet. The fair value of the financial instruments disclosed herein is not necessarily representative of the amount that could be realized or settled, nor does the fair value amount consider the tax consequences of realization or settlement. In assessing the fair value of financial instruments, the Company uses a variety of methods and assumptions, which are based on estimates of market conditions and risks existing at the time. For certain instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, it was estimated that the carrying amount approximated fair value because of the short maturities of these instruments. |
Recent Accounting Standards | Recent Accounting Standards Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed financial statements. |
Summary of Significant Accoun_3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Schedule of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share | Accordingly, basic and diluted income per common share is calculated as follows: For the Three Months Ended March 31 2021 March 31 2020 Net income 597,052 7,772,252 Less: Income attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption 27,616 890,626 Adjusted net income 569,436 6,881,626 Weighted average common shares subject to possible redemption outstanding, basic and diluted 14,922,915 20,157,878 Basic and diluted income per common share subject to possible redemption 0.00 0.04 Weighted average non-redeemable common shares outstanding, basic and diluted 13,827,085 8,592,122 Basic and diluted net loss per non-redeemable common share 0.04 0.80 |
Fair Value Measurement (Tables)
Fair Value Measurement (Tables) | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2021 | |
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | |
Schedule of Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value: March 31, December 31, Description Level 2021 2020 Assets: Marketable securities held in Trust Account 1 $ 231,913,996 $ 232,196,027 Liabilities: Public warrant liability 1 $ 40,710,000 $ 43,470,000 Private placement warrant liability 2 $ 25,376,000 $ 24,644,000 |
Description of Organization a_2
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | Sep. 19, 2019 | Sep. 13, 2019 |
Assets held trust account | $ 230,000,000 | |
Initial Public Offering [Member] | ||
Number of sale of stock share value | 20,000,000 | |
Proceeds from initial public offering | $ 200,000,000 | |
Sale of stock, price per share | $ 10 | |
Transaction cost | 13,260,927 | |
Underwriting fees | 4,600,000 | |
Deferred underwriting fees | 8,050,000 | |
Other offering costs | $ 610,927 | |
Initial Public Offering [Member] | Third Party [Member] | ||
Sale of stock, price per share | $ 10 | |
Private Placement Warrants [Member] | ||
Number of sale of stock share value | 600,000 | 5,500,000 |
Proceeds from initial public offering | $ 30,600,000 | |
Warrants exercise price | $ 1 | $ 1 |
Proceeds from warrants | $ 5,500,000 | |
Assets held trust account | $ 30,000,000 | |
Over-Allotment Option [Member] | ||
Number of sale of stock share value | 3,000,000 | |
Sale of stock, price per share | $ 10 |
Summary of Significant Accoun_4
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | ||
Cash equivalents | ||
Interest earned and withdrawn | 303,228 | |
Unrecognized tax benefits | ||
Amount accrued for interest and penalties | ||
Purchase an aggregate of common stock | 17,600,000 | |
FDIC insurance limit | $ 250,000 |
Summary of Significant Accoun_5
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | |
Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | ||
Net income | $ 597,052 | $ 7,772,252 |
Less: Income attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption | 27,616 | 890,626 |
Adjusted net income | $ 569,436 | $ 6,881,626 |
Weighted average common shares subject to possible redemption outstanding, basic and diluted | 14,922,915 | 20,157,878 |
Basic and diluted income per common share subject to possible redemption | $ 0 | $ 0.04 |
Weighted average non-redeemable common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 13,827,085 | 8,592,122 |
Basic and diluted net loss per non-redeemable common share | $ 0.04 | $ 0.8 |
Initial Public Offering (Detail
Initial Public Offering (Details Narrative) - $ / shares | Sep. 19, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2021 |
Over-Allotment Option [Member] | ||
Sale of units | 3,000,000 | |
Purchase price per unit | $ 10 | |
Warrant [Member] | Over-Allotment Option [Member] | ||
Exercise price | $ 1 | |
Class A Common Stock [Member] | Over-Allotment Option [Member] | ||
Sale of units | 3,000,000 | |
Purchase price per unit | $ 10 | |
Class A Common Stock [Member] | Public Warrant [Member] | ||
Sale of units | 20,000,000 | |
Purchase price per unit | $ 10 | |
Class A Common Stock [Member] | Warrant [Member] | ||
Exercise price | $ 11.50 |
Private Placement (Details Narr
Private Placement (Details Narrative) - Warrant [Member] - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 | Sep. 19, 2019 |
Over-Allotment Option [Member] | ||
Issue of warrants | 600,000 | |
Exercise price | $ 1 | |
Class A Common Stock [Member] | ||
Exercise price | $ 11.50 | |
Class A Common Stock [Member] | Private Placement [Member] | ||
Issue of warrants | 5,500,000 | |
Exercise price | $ 1 | |
Purchase price of warrants | $ 5,500,000 |
Fair Value Measurement (Details
Fair Value Measurement (Details Narrative) | Mar. 31, 2021 |
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] | |
Warrant expected term | 1 year |
Fair Value Measurement - Schedu
Fair Value Measurement - Schedule of Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Level 1 [Member] | ||
Marketable securities held in Trust Account | $ 231,913,996 | $ 232,196,027 |
Level 1 [Member] | Public Warrant [Member] | ||
Liabilities fair value disclosure | 40,710,000 | 43,470,000 |
Level 2 [Member] | Private Placement Warrant [Member] | ||
Liabilities fair value disclosure | $ 25,376,000 | $ 24,644,000 |
Related Party Transactions (Det
Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | Sep. 13, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Aug. 31, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Feb. 18, 2021 | Jan. 28, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Aug. 23, 2019 | Aug. 22, 2019 | Jun. 20, 2019 |
Aggregate purchased shares | 17,600,000 | |||||||||||
Shareholders ownership, percentage | 20.00% | |||||||||||
Stock splits, description | (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination or (B) subsequent to a Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Company's Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company's stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property. | |||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ 10,000 | $ 30,000 | ||||||||||
Related party loans, description | Up to $1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant | |||||||||||
Sponsor [Member] | ||||||||||||
Loan amount | $ 600,000 | $ 500,000 | $ 200,000 | |||||||||
Sponsor amount | $ 10,000 | $ 30,000 | $ 30,000 | |||||||||
Promissory Note [Member] | ||||||||||||
Loan amount | $ 300,000 | |||||||||||
Repaid aggregate amount | $ 155,093 | |||||||||||
Founder Shares [Member] | ||||||||||||
Number of shares transferred | 10,000 | |||||||||||
Aggregate of shares forfeiture over-allotment option | 750,000 | |||||||||||
Class B Common Stock [Member] | ||||||||||||
Number of shares outstanding | 5,750,000 | 3,593,750 | ||||||||||
Class B Common Stock [Member] | Founder Shares [Member] | ||||||||||||
Aggregate purchased shares | 3,593,750 | |||||||||||
Aggregate purchase price | $ 25,000 | |||||||||||
Founder shares issued | 5,750,000 | |||||||||||
Class B Common Stock [Member] | Founder Shares [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||||||||||
Aggregate of shares forfeiture over-allotment option | 750,000 |
Commitments (Details Narrative)
Commitments (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | Dec. 15, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Underwriters agreement, description | The underwriters of the Initial Public Offering are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $8,050,000 in the aggregate. Up to 40% of such amount (or $3,220,000) may be paid at the sole discretion of the Company's management team to the underwriters in the allocations determined by the management team and/or to third parties not participating in the Initial Public Offering (but who are members of FINRA) that assist the Company in completing a Business Combination. | ||
Percentage of business combination | 40.00% | ||
Equity purchase agreement, description | (a) change the name of the Company to AST SpaceMobile, Inc., (b) convert all then-outstanding Founder Shares, excluding any Forfeited Founder Shares into shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SpaceMobile ("Class A Common Stock") and (c) authorize the issuance of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SpaceMobile ("Class B Common Stock") and Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SpaceMobile ("Class C Common Stock") and (ii) replace the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (the "Existing Bylaws"), by adopting the Bylaws of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (the "SpaceMobile Bylaws"). | ||
Deposit from investors | $ 50,000,000 | ||
Class A Common Stock [Member] | Subscription Agreements [Member] | Investor [Member] | |||
Investments | $ 230,000,000 | ||
Class A Common Stock [Member] | Subscription Agreements [Member] | PIPE Investors [Member] | |||
Equity purchase agreement, description | The Company entered into various subscription agreements (the "Subscription Agreements") with certain third-party investors wherein the investors have committed to make private investments in public equity ("PIPE") in the form of Class A Common Stock in an aggregate amount of $230 million (the "PIPE Investment"). In exchange for the PIPE Investment, these "PIPE Investors" will receive an aggregate of 23 million shares of Class A Common Stock. |
Stockholders' Equity (Details N
Stockholders' Equity (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Preferred stock, shares authorized | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Preferred stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Preferred stock, shares issued | ||
Preferred stock, shares outstanding | ||
Shares subject to redemption | $ 14,982,488 | $ 14,922,915 |
Shareholders ownership, percentage | 20.00% | |
Class A Common Stock [Member] | ||
Common stock, shares authorized | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 |
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Common stock, shares issued | 8,017,512 | 8,077,085 |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 8,017,512 | 8,077,085 |
Class B Common Stock [Member] | ||
Common stock, shares authorized | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Common stock, shares issued | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 |
Warrant Liabilities (Details Na
Warrant Liabilities (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | ||
Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | |
Share based compensation description | if (x) 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 (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company's board of directors, and in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the "Newly Issued Price"), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceed, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the completion of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company's common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company completes a Business Combination (such price, the "Market Value") is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described above will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price. | ||
Warrant liabilities | $ 66,086,000 | $ 68,114,000 | |
Change in fair value of warrant | $ 2,028,000 | $ 6,925,000 | |
Public Warrants [Member] | |||
Warrant description | 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 a minimum of 30 days' prior written notice of redemption; and If, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Company's Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
Subsequent Events (Details Narr
Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | Apr. 06, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Redemptions amount | $ (597,052) | $ (7,772,252) | ||
Class B Common Stock [Member] | ||||
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | ||
Class A Common Stock [Member] | ||||
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | ||
Subsequent Event [Member] | Warrant [Member] | ||||
Warrants to purchase | 17,600,000 | |||
Subsequent Event [Member] | Equity Purchase Agreement [Member] | ||||
Stock issued during period, shares | 51,729,704 | |||
Stock issued during period, value | $ 227,000,000 | |||
Subsequent Event [Member] | Equity Purchase Agreement [Member] | Stockholders [Member] | ||||
Payment of deferred underwriting commissions | 4,800,000 | |||
Redemptions amount | 200,000 | |||
Repayment of related party loan | $ 600,000 | |||
Subsequent Event [Member] | Class B Common Stock [Member] | ||||
Stock issued during period, shares | 51,636,922 | |||
Subsequent Event [Member] | Class B Common Stock [Member] | Sponsor [Member] | Equity Purchase Agreement [Member] | ||||
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | |||
Subsequent Event [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] | ||||
Stock issued during period, shares | 23,000,000 | |||
Subsequent Event [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] | New Providence Acquisition Management LLC [Member] | ||||
Redemptions amount | $ 85,348 | |||
Stock issued during period, acquisitions shares | 8,460 | |||
Share redemption price per share | $ 10.09 | |||
Subsequent Event [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] | Sponsor [Member] | Equity Purchase Agreement [Member] | ||||
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | |||
Subsequent Event [Member] | Class C Common Stock [Member] | ||||
Stock issued during period, shares | 78,163,078 | |||
Subsequent Event [Member] | Class C Common Stock [Member] | Sponsor [Member] | Equity Purchase Agreement [Member] | ||||
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 |