As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2021

Registration No. 333-          

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

PERIMETER SOLUTIONS, SA

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg		2800		Not Applicable
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

12E rue Guillaume Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

352 2668 62-1

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Barry Lederman

8000 Maryland Avenue

Suite 350

Clayton, Missouri 63105

(314) 396-7343

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Alan I. Annex, Esq. Flora R. Perez, Esq. Brian J. Gavsie, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, P.A. 333 S.E. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida 33131 (305) 579-0500		Tim Cruickshank, Esq. Jeffrey A. Fine, Esq. Jeremy S. Liss, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 446-4800

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective and after all conditions under the Merger Agreement to consummate the proposed merger are satisfied or waived.

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box:  ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering:  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering:  ☐

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

 

Large accelerated filer  ☐		Accelerated filer  ☐		Non-accelerated filer  ☒		Smaller 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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

 

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)		☐
Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)		☐

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the SEC, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered		Amount to be Registered(1)		Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share		Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price		Amount of Registration Fee(2)
Ordinary Shares (3)(4)		40,832,600		$12.50(5)		$510,407,500 (5)		$55,685.46
Warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares (4)(6)		34,020,000(7)		$0.18(7)		$6,123,600(7)		668.08(7)
Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants (4)(8)		8,505,000		$12.00(9)		—		—(9)
Total						$516,531,100		$56,353.54(10)

 

(1)

All securities being registered will be issued by Perimeter Solutions, SA, a newly-formed public company limited by shares (société anonyme) governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (“Holdco”). In connection with the business combination described in this registration statement and the enclosed prospectus (the “Business Combination”), among other things, (a) EverArc (BVI) Merger Sub Limited, a company limited by shares incorporated with limited liability in the British Virgin Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (“Merger Sub”) will merge with and into EverArc Holdings Limited, a company limited by shares incorporated with limited liability in the British Virgin Islands and the parent company of Holdco (“EverArc”), with EverArc surviving such merger as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (the “Merger”); (b) in the context of such Merger, all ordinary shares of EverArc (the “EverArc Ordinary Shares”) outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall be exchanged for ordinary shares of Holdco (the “Holdco Ordinary Shares”); (c) SK Invictus Holdings, S.à r.l., a limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (“SK Holdings”) will (i) contribute a portion of its ordinary shares in SK Invictus Intermediate S.à r.l., a limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (“Perimeter”) to Holdco in exchange for preferred shares of Holdco and (ii) sell its remaining ordinary shares in Perimeter to Holdco for cash and (d) all of the outstanding warrants of EverArc (“EverArc Warrants”), in each case, entitling the holder thereof to purchase one-fourth of an EverArc Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $12.00 per whole EverArc Ordinary Share, will be converted into the right to purchase one-fourth of a Holdco Ordinary Share on substantially the same terms as the EverArc Warrants (the “Holdco Warrants”).

(2)	Determined in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Securities Act at a rate equal to $109.10 per $1,000,000 of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.

(3)	Represents Holdco Ordinary Shares issuable in exchange for all outstanding EverArc Ordinary Shares in connection with the Merger. The EverArc Founder Shares will automatically convert into EverArc Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis in connection with the Business Combination.

(4)	Pursuant to Rule 416(a), an indeterminable number of additional securities are also being registered to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

(5)

Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(f)(1) under the Securities Act, and solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price is equal to the product obtained by multiplying $12.50, which represents the average of the high and low prices of EverArc Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange on August 24, 2021, by 40,832,600, the estimated number of shares of EverArc Ordinary Shares that will be outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination.

(6)	EverArc Warrants will automatically convert into Holdco Warrants upon consummation of the Business Combination as described in the prospectus included herein.

(7)

The maximum number of Holdco Warrants and Holdco Ordinary Shares of the registrant issuable upon exercise of the Holdco Warrants are being simultaneously registered hereunder. Consistent with the response to Question 240.06 of the Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, the registration fee with respect to such Holdco Warrants has been allocated to the Holdco Ordinary Shares underlying such warrants and those Holdco Ordinary Shares are included in the registration fee as calculated in footnote (8) below.

(8)	Consists of Holdco Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of Holdco Warrants. Each Holdco Warrant will entitle the warrant holder to purchase one-fourth of a Holdco Ordinary Share at a price of $12.00 per whole Holdco Ordinary Share (subject to adjustment).

(9)

No separate registration fee is required pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act. Pursuant to Rule 457(g)(1) of the Securities Act and solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of the Holdco Ordinary Shares underlying the Holdco Warrants is calculated based on an exercise price of $12.00 per share.

(10)	Paid herewith.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not issue or sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

Perimeter Solutions, SA

49,337,600 Ordinary Shares

34,020,000 Warrants

 

 

This prospectus relates to the issuance of (i) 40,832,600 ordinary shares of Perimeter Solutions, SA, a newly-formed public company limited by shares (société anonyme) governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (“Holdco”), (ii) 34,020,000 Holdco Warrants (as defined below) to purchase Holdco Ordinary Shares (as defined below) and (iii) 8,505,000 Holdco Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Holdco Warrants, in each case, in connection with the business combination described in this prospectus (the “Business Combination”).

On June 15, 2021, we entered into a Business Combination Agreement with EverArc Holdings Limited, a company limited by shares incorporated with limited liability in the British Virgin Islands and the parent company of Holdco (“EverArc”), SK Invictus Holdings S.à r.l., a limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (“SK Holdings”), SK Invictus Intermediate S.à r.l., a limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (“Perimeter”), and EverArc (BVI) Merger Sub Limited, a company limited by shares incorporated with limited liability in the British Virgin Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (“Merger Sub”) (such agreement, as may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement:

 

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on the business day prior to the closing of the Business Combination, Merger Sub will merge with and into EverArc, with EverArc surviving such merger as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (the “Merger”);

 

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pursuant to the Merger, all ordinary shares of EverArc (the “EverArc Ordinary Shares”) outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall be exchanged for ordinary shares of Holdco (the “Holdco Ordinary Shares”);

 

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SK Holdings will (i) contribute a portion of its ordinary shares in Perimeter to Holdco in exchange for preferred shares of Holdco and (ii) sell its remaining ordinary shares in Perimeter to Holdco for cash; and

 

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all of the outstanding warrants of EverArc (“EverArc Warrants”), in each case, entitling the holder thereof to purchase one-fourth of an EverArc Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $12.00 per whole EverArc Ordinary Share, will be converted into the right to purchase Holdco Ordinary Shares on substantially the same terms as the EverArc Warrants (the “Holdco Warrants”).

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, EverArc, SK Holdings and Holdco entered into separate subscription agreements (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) with a number of institutional investors, investors affiliated with SK Holdings and individual accredited investors (collectively, the “EverArc Subscribers”), pursuant to which the EverArc Subscribers agreed to purchase an aggregate of 115,000,000 EverArc Ordinary Shares at $10.00 per share which will be converted into Holdco Ordinary Shares in connection with the closing of the Business Combination. In addition, members of management of Perimeter (collectively, the “Management Subscribers” and together with the EverArc Subscribers, the “PIPE Subscribers”) agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1,100,212 Holdco Ordinary Shares at $10.00 per share in connection with the closing of the Business Combination.

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination, EverArc obtained a debt commitment letter from certain financial institutions pursuant to which the banks party to the debt commitment letter have agreed to provide financing for the Business Combination through a senior secured revolving credit facility and a senior secured first lien increasing rate bridge facility as further described in this prospectus.

The EverArc Ordinary Shares and EverArc Warrants are currently listed on the Official List of the UK Financial Conduct Authority and admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) under the symbols “EVRA” and “EVWA,” respectively. Holdco intends to apply to list the Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants on either the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

 

No action or vote of the EverArc shareholders is required to effect the Business Combination. We are not asking you for a proxy and you are requested not to send us a proxy. See “The Business Combination.”

Investing in our ordinary shares and warrants involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 24 of this prospectus. You are encouraged to read this prospectus carefully.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Holdco is an “emerging growth company” as defined under U.S. federal securities laws and, as such, has elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements with respect to the registration statement.

 

 

Prospectus dated             , 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS			1
MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA			2
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS			3
FREQUENTLY USED TERMS			5
SUMMARY OF THE PROSPECTUS			9
SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF EVERARC			21
SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF PERIMETER			22
RISK FACTORS			24
SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ENFORCEMENT OF LIABILITIES			55
COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA			67
THE BUSINESS COMBINATION			68
THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT			80
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE BUSINESS COMBINATION			91
MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS			93
MATERIAL LUXEMBOURG INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS			101
INFORMATION ABOUT EVERARC			107
EVERARC MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS			111
CERTAIN EVERARC RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS			113
INFORMATION ABOUT PERIMETER			116
PERIMETER MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS			125
MANAGEMENT OF PERIMETER			140
CERTAIN PERIMETER RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS			142
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF PERIMETER			143
MANAGEMENT OF HOLDCO AFTER THE BUSINESS COMBINATION			154
DESCRIPTION OF HOLDCO’S SECURITIES			159
COMPARISON OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS			165
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE			181
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT			184
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION			187
LEGAL MATTERS			187
EXPERTS			187
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION			187
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS			F-1
ANNEX A			A-1
ANNEX B			B-1

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This document, which forms part of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by Holdco, constitutes a prospectus of Holdco under Section 5 of the Securities Act, with respect to the Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants (to be issued to the EverArc shareholders if the Business Combination described herein is consummated) and the Holdco Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Holdco Warrants.

This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction or to any person to whom it would be unlawful to make such offer.

The securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to, and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to, any persons in member states of the European Economic Area which apply Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market (this Regulation together with any implementing measures in any member state, the “Prospectus Regulation”), unless they are qualified investors for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation in such member state or in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, and no person in member states of the European Economic Area that is not a relevant person or qualified investor may act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

This prospectus includes trademarks, tradenames and service marks, certain of which belong to us or Perimeter and others that are the property of other organizations. Solely for convenience, trademarks, tradenames and service marks referred to in this prospectus appear without the ^®, TM and SM symbols, but the absence of those symbols is not intended to indicate, in any way, that we or Perimeter will not assert our or their rights or that the applicable owner will not assert its rights to these trademarks, tradenames and service marks to the fullest extent under applicable law. We do not intend our use or display of other parties’ trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply a relationship with, or an endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other parties.

 

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MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

This prospectus contains estimates, projections, and other information concerning Perimeter’s industry and business, as well as data regarding market research, estimates, and forecasts prepared by Perimeter’s management. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research, or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties, and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances that are assumed in this information. The industry in which Perimeter operates is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors.” Unless otherwise expressly stated, Perimeter obtained this industry, business, market, and other data from reports, research surveys, studies, and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry and general publications, government data, and similar sources. In some cases, Perimeter does not expressly refer to the sources from which this data is derived. In that regard, when Perimeter refers to one or more sources of this type of data in any paragraph, you should assume that other data of this type appearing in the same paragraph is derived from sources which Perimeter paid for, sponsored, or conducted, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires. While Perimeter has compiled, extracted, and reproduced industry data from these sources, Perimeter has not independently verified the data. Forecasts and other forward-looking information with respect to industry, business, market, and other data are subject to the same qualifications and additional uncertainties regarding the other forward-looking statements in this prospectus. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this prospectus may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the federal securities laws. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’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,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about:

 

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our ability to consummate the Business Combination;

 

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the benefits from the Business Combination;

 

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our ability to initially list, and once listed, maintain the listing of the Holdco Ordinary Shares on the Trading Market following the Business Combination;

 

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the Company’s future financial performance following the Business Combination, including any expansion plans and opportunities;

 

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the Company’s success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, its officers, key employees or directors following the Business Combination;

 

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the ability of EverArc and the Company to consummate the PIPE or raise additional financing concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination or otherwise in the future;

 

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expectations concerning sources of revenue;

 

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expectations about demand for fire retardant products, equipment and services;

 

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the size of the markets in which we compete and potential opportunities in such markets;

 

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our ability to foster highly responsive and collaborative relationships with existing and potential customers and stakeholders;

 

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expectations concerning tax consequences of the Business Combination and other tax treatments;

 

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expectations concerning certain of our products’ ability to protect life and property as population settlement locations change;

 

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expectations concerning the markets in which we will operate in the coming years;

 

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our ability to maintain a leadership position in any market following the consummation of the Business Combination;

 

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the expected outcome of litigation matters and the effect of such claims on business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows;

 

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our ability to increase the size of our selling, general and administrative functions to support the growth of our business and whether administrative expenses will decrease as a percentage of revenue over time; and

 

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expectations about compensation policies following the Business Combination.

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this prospectus, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

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You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause our actual results to differ include:

 

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our substantial dependence on sales to the USDA Forest Service and the state of California and the risk of decreased sales to these customers;

 

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changes in the regulation of the petrochemical industry, a downturn in the oil additives and/or fire-retardant end markets or our failure to accurately predict the frequency, duration, timing, and severity of changes in demand in such markets;

 

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changes in customer relations or service levels;

 

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improper conduct of, or use of our products, by employees, agents, government contractors or collaborators;

 

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changes in the availability of products from our suppliers on a long-term basis;

 

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production interruptions or shutdowns, which could increase our operating or capital expenditures or negatively impact the supply of our products resulting in reduced sales;

 

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changes in the availability of third-party logistics suppliers for distribution, storage and transportation;

 

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increases in supply and raw material costs, supply shortages, long lead times for components or supply changes;

 

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failure to continuously innovate and to provide products that gain market acceptance, which may cause us to be unable to attract new customers or retain existing customers;

 

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adverse effects on the demand for our products or services due to the seasonal or cyclical nature of our business or severe weather events;

 

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introduction of new products, which are considered preferable, which could cause demand for some of our products to be reduced or eliminated;

 

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current ongoing and future litigation, including multi-district litigation and other legal proceedings;

 

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heightened liability and reputational risks due to certain of our products being provided to emergency services personnel and their use to protect lives and property;

 

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future products liabilities claims where indemnity and insurance coverage could be inadequate or unavailable to cover these claims due to the fact that some of the products we produce may cause adverse health consequences;

 

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compliance with export control or economic sanctions laws and regulations; or

 

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environmental impacts and side effects of our products, which could have adverse consequences for our business.

 

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FREQUENTLY USED TERMS

In this document:

“1915 Law” means the Luxembourg law of August 10, 1915 on commercial companies, as amended.

“Additional Offering” means EverArc’s placing of 6,800,000 EverArc Ordinary Shares, consummated on January 15, 2020 at a placing price of $10.50 per ordinary share.

“Business Combination” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

“Business Combination Agreement” means the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2021 as may be amended, by and among EverArc, Perimeter, Holdco, Merger Sub and SK Holdings.

“Business Day” means any day, except Saturday or Sunday, on which banks are not required or authorized to close in Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, New York, NY, London, United Kingdom, or the British Virgin Islands.

“BVI Companies Act” means the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended).

“Closing” means the consummation of the Business Combination.

“Closing Date” means the date upon which the Closing is to occur.

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Combined Company” means Holdco and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the Business Combination.

“Computershare BVI” means Computershare Investor Services (BVI) Limited, EverArc’s transfer agent and warrant agent prior to the Closing.

“Computershare UK” means Computershare Investor Services plc., EverArc’s depositary interest agent prior to the Closing.

“Computershare US” means Computershare Inc., Holdco’s transfer agent and warrant agent following the Closing.

“Contribution and Sale” means (i) the contribution by SK Holdings of part of its Perimeter Ordinary Shares to Holdco in exchange for Holdco Preferred Shares and (ii) the sale by SK Holdings of its remaining Perimeter Ordinary Shares to Holdco for cash.

“EverArc” refers to EverArc Holdings Limited, a company limited by shares incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.

“EverArc Articles” means the Memorandum and Articles of Association of EverArc.

“EverArc Founder Entity” means EverArc Founders, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“EverArc Founders” means William N. Thorndike, Jr., W. Nicholas Howley, Tracy Britt Cool, Vivek Raj and Haitham Khouri.

 

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“EverArc Founder Shares” means EverArc’s founder shares of no-par value having the rights, privileges and designations set out in the EverArc Articles.

“EverArc Ordinary Shares” means EverArc’s ordinary shares, no par value.

“EverArc Securities” means the EverArc Ordinary Shares and EverArc Warrants, collectively.

“EverArc Shares” means the EverArc Ordinary Shares and the EverArc Founder Shares, collectively.

“EverArc Subscribers” means the institutional investors, investors affiliated with SK Holdings and individual accredited investors that entered into Subscription Agreements with EverArc, SK Holdings and Holdco, to purchase an aggregate of 115,000,000 EverArc Ordinary Shares at $10.00 per share which will be converted into Holdco Ordinary Shares in connection with the closing of the Business Combination.

“EverArc Subscription Agreements” means the subscription agreements entered into with the EverArc Subscribers for the purchase of the PIPE Shares.

“EverArc Subscription Founder Entities” means TVR EverArc, LLC and Llanerch EverArc, LLC.

“EverArc Warrants” means the warrants issued in the IPO, each of which is exercisable for one-fourth of an EverArc Ordinary Share, in accordance with its terms.

“EverArc Warrant Instrument” means the warrant instrument executed by EverArc, dated December 12, 2019, setting for the terms and conditions of the EverArc Warrants.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Founder Advisory Agreement” means that certain Founder Advisory Agreement dated as of December 12, 2019, by and between EverArc and the EverArc Founder Entity.

“Founder Advisory Agreement Calculation Number” means such number of Holdco Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately following the Business Combination, including any Holdco Ordinary Shares issued upon the exercise of Holdco Warrants, but excluding any Holdco Ordinary Shares issued to shareholders or other beneficial owners of Perimeter in connection with the Business Combination.

“Holdco” means Perimeter Solutions, SA, a public company limited by shares (société anonyme) governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with its registered office at 12E, rue Guillaume Kroll, L-1882, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B256.548.

“Holdco Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of Holdco, with a nominal value of $1.00 per share.

“Holdco Preferred Shares” means the redeemable preferred shares of Holdco, with a nominal value of $10.00 per share.

“Holdco Warrant Instrument” means the warrant instrument by and between Holdco and Computershare US, as warrant agent, governing the Holdco Warrants, to be entered into at the Closing.

“Holdco Warrants” means the EverArc Warrants, as amended at the Merger Effective Time such that each EverArc Warrant becomes a right to acquire one-fourth of a Holdco Ordinary Share on substantially the same terms as were in effect immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time under the terms of the Holdco Warrant Instrument.

 

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“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

“IPO” means EverArc’s initial public offering by way of a placing of ordinary shares with matching warrants, consummated on December 17, 2019.

“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America.

“LSE” means the London Stock Exchange.

“Management Subscribers” means members of management of Perimeter that entered into Subscription Agreements with Holdco to purchase an aggregate of 1,100,212 Holdco Ordinary Shares at $10.00 per share in connection with the closing of the Business Combination.

“Management Subscription Agreements” means the subscription agreements entered into with the Management Subscribers for the purchase of the PIPE Shares.

“Merger” means the merger of Merger Sub with and into EverArc, with EverArc surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco.

“Merger Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. New York time on the business day immediately following the day of the filing of the Plan and Articles of Merger.

“Merger Sub” means EverArc (BVI) Merger Sub Limited, a company limited by shares incorporated with limited liability in the British Virgin Islands.

“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.

“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

“Payment Price” means the Average Price (as defined in the Founder Advisory Agreement) per Holdco Ordinary Share for the last ten consecutive trading days in the relevant payment year, or as otherwise determined in accordance with the terms of the Founder Advisory Agreement in the event that the Founder Advisory Agreement is terminated in certain circumstances, including if there is a Sale of the Company (as defined in the Founder Advisory Agreement).

“PCAOB” means the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

“Perimeter” means SK Invictus Intermediate S.à r.l., a limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with its registered office at 6, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B 221.545.

“Perimeter Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of Perimeter, with a nominal value of $1.00 per share.

“PIPE” means the private placement or placements of PIPE Shares in connection with the consummation of the Transactions.

“PIPE Shares” means the Holdco Ordinary Shares (1) issuable to the EverArc Subscribers in exchange for the EverArc Ordinary Shares purchased by them pursuant to the EverArc Subscription Agreements and (2) purchased by the Management Subscribers pursuant to the Management Subscription Agreements.

 

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“PIPE Share Price” means $10.00, the price per share at which EverArc Ordinary Shares (and with respect to the Management Subscribers, Holdco Ordinary Shares) are being sold in the PIPE.

“PIPE Subscribers” means, collectively, the EverArc Subscribers and the Management Subscribers.

“Placing Agents” means Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and UBS AG London Branch.

“Plan and Articles of Merger” means that certain Articles of Merger between EverArc and Merger Sub, a copy of which is attached to the Business Combination Agreement as Exhibit F.

“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-                ) filed with the SEC.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“SK Holdings” means SK Invictus Holdings S.à r.l., a limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with its registered office at 6, rue Eugène Ruppert, L-2453 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B 221.541.

“Subscription Agreements” means the EverArc Subscription Agreements and the Management Subscription Agreements.

“Trading Market” means the national stock exchange on which the Holdco Ordinary Shares will be listed for trading, which shall be either the NYSE or Nasdaq.

“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Plan and Articles of Merger and all other ancillary agreements thereto, including the Merger and the Contribution and Sale.

“U.K. Corporate Governance Code” means the U.K. Corporate Governance Code issued by the Financial Reporting Council in the U.K. from time to time.

“USDA Forest Service” means the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

“U.S. GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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RISK FACTORS

The value of your investment in EverArc following consummation of the Business Combination will be subject to the significant risks affecting Perimeter and inherent to the industry in which it operates. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below and other information included in this prospectus. If any of the events described below occur, the post-acquisition business and financial results could be adversely affected in a material way. This could cause the trading price of its common stock to decline, perhaps significantly, and you therefore may lose all or part of your investment.

As used in the risks described in this subsection, references to “we,” “us” and “our” are intended to refer to Perimeter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The risk factors described below are not necessarily exhaustive and you are encouraged to perform your own investigation with respect to the businesses of EverArc and Perimeter.

Risks Related to Perimeter and Our Industry

A small number of customers represent a significant portion of our revenue, and a loss of one or more of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A small number of customers represent a significant portion of our revenue. A certain number of contracts with these customers are on an on-demand, as-needed basis, and there are no guaranteed minimums included in such contracts. In other cases, manufacturing disruptions at customer sites can significantly decrease customer demand. Because of the concentrated nature of our customer base and contract terms applicable to such customers, our quarterly revenue and results of operations may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and are difficult to estimate. In addition, any cancellation of orders or any acceleration or delay in anticipated product purchases by our larger customers could materially affect our revenue and results of operations in any quarterly period. We may be unable to sustain or increase our revenue from our larger customers, or offset any discontinuation or decrease of purchases by our larger customers with purchases by new or other existing customers. To the extent one or more of our larger customers experience significant financial difficulty, bankruptcy or insolvency, this could have a material adverse effect on our sales and our ability to collect on receivables, which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, certain customers, including some of our larger customers, have negotiated, or may in the future negotiate, volume-based discounts or other more favorable terms from us, which can and have had a negative effect on our gross margins or revenue.

We expect that such concentrated purchases will continue to contribute materially to our revenue for the foreseeable future and that our results of operations may fluctuate materially as a result of such larger customers’ buying patterns.

We are substantially dependent on sales to the USDA Forest Service and the state of California, which account for approximately 58% of our revenue related to our fire safety segment.

Sales to the USDA Forest Service and the state of California represent a substantial portion of our revenues and this concentration of our sales makes us substantially dependent on those customers. In fiscal year 2020, sales to the USDA Forest Service and the state of California accounted for approximately 58% of our revenue related to our fire-safety segment. This customer concentration makes us subject to the risk of nonpayment, nonperformance, re-negotiation of terms or non-renewal by these major customers under our commercial agreements. If the USDA Forest Services and/or the state of California reduce their spend on our fire-retardant products, we may experience a reduction in revenue and may not be able to sustain profitability, and our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially harmed.

 

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As a supplier and service provider to the U.S. government, we are subject to certain heightened risks, such as those associated with the government’s rights to audit and conduct investigations and with its rights to terminate contracts for convenience or default.

As a supplier and service provider to the U.S. government, we are subject to certain heightened risks, such as those associated with the government’s rights to audit and conduct investigations and with its rights to terminate contracts for convenience or default. We may in the future be the subject of U.S. government investigations relating to our U.S. government contracts. Such investigations often take years to complete and could result in administrative, civil or criminal liabilities, including repayments, fines, treble and other damages, forfeitures, restitution or penalties, or could lead to suspension or debarment of U.S. government contracting or of export privileges. For instance, if a business unit were charged with wrongdoing in connection with a U.S. government investigation (including fraud, or violation of certain environmental or export laws), the U.S. government could suspend us from bidding on or receiving awards of new U.S. government contracts or subcontracts. If convicted or found liable, the U.S. government could fine and debar us from receiving new awards for a period generally not to exceed three years and could void any contracts found to be tainted by fraud. We also could suffer reputational harm if allegations of impropriety were made against us, even if such allegations are later determined to be unsubstantiated.

Some of our sales are to foreign buyers, which exposes us to additional risks such as foreign political, foreign exchange, economic and regulatory risks.

We derived approximately 22% of our revenues from customers located in foreign countries in fiscal 2020. The amount of foreign sales we make may increase in the future. The additional risks of foreign sales include:

 

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Some or all of these risks may negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our profitability could be negatively impacted by price and inventory risk related to our business, including commodity price exposure.

Our realized margins depend on the differential of sales prices over our total supply costs. Our profitability is therefore sensitive to changes in product prices caused by changes in supply, transportation and storage capacity or other market conditions.

Generally, we attempt to maintain an inventory position that is substantially balanced between our purchases and sales, including our future delivery obligations. We attempt to obtain a certain margin for our purchases by selling our product to our customers. However, market, weather or other conditions beyond our control may disrupt our expected supply of product, and we may be required to obtain supply at increased prices

 

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that cannot be passed through to our customers. For example, some of our supply contracts follow market prices, which may fluctuate through the year, while our product prices may be fixed on a quarterly or annual basis, and therefore, fluctuations in our supply may not be passed through to our customers and can produce an adverse effect on our margins.

Changes in the regulation of the petrochemical industry, a downturn in the oil additives and/or fire-retardant end markets or our failure to accurately predict the frequency, duration, timing, and severity of changes in demand in such markets and the broader necessity for oil additives and/or firefighting related materials could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our end markets experience constantly changing demand depending on a number of factors that are out of our control. In our oil additives business, we supply phosphorus pentasulfide which is primarily used in the lubricant additives market to produce a critical compound in engine oils. As more electric vehicles emerge on the automobile market, use of the internal combustion engine may decline, thereby lessening demand for our oil additive products. In our fire-retardant business, demand is dependent on the occurrence of fires, which are seasonal and dependent on environmental and other factors. Changes in the occurrence, severity and duration of fires may change demand for our fire-retardant products. For example, in 2019 we experienced the lowest U.S. fire season in 16 years. Seasonality in the fire-retardant end market could periodically result in higher or lower levels of revenue and revenue concentration with a single or small number of customers. See “—The seasonal or cyclical nature of our business and severe weather events may cause demand for our products and services to be adversely affected while certain of our fixed costs remain the same, and prior performance is not necessarily indicative of our future results.” Our inability to offset the volatility of these end markets through diversification into other markets, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

There can be no assurance that we will maintain our relationship with, or serve, our customers at current levels.

There can be no assurance that we will maintain our relationship with, or serve, our customers at current levels. In addition, there is no assurance that any new agreement we enter into to supply or share services or facilities will have terms as favorable as those contained in current arrangements. Less favorable contract terms and conditions under any customer contract or contract for supply, purchase or shared services or facilities, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks from the improper conduct of, or use of our products by, employees, agents, government contractors, or collaborators could adversely affect our reputation as well as our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Unapproved or improper use of our products, or inadequate disclosure of risks or other information relating to the use of our products can lead to injury or other serious adverse events. These events could lead to recalls or safety alerts relating to our products (either voluntary or as required by governmental authorities), and could result, in certain cases, in the removal of a product from the market. A recall could result in significant costs and lost sales and customers, enforcement actions and/or investigations by state and federal governments or other enforcement bodies, as well as negative publicity and damage to our reputation that could reduce future demand for our products. Personal injuries relating to the use of our products can also result in significant product liability claims being brought against us. See “—Some of the products we produce may cause adverse health consequences, which exposes us to product liability and other claims, and we may, from time to time, be the subject of indemnity claims. Indemnity and insurance coverage could be inadequate or unavailable to cover such product liability and other claims.”

We cannot ensure that our compliance controls, policies, and procedures will in every instance protect us from acts committed by our employees, agents, contractors, or collaborators that would violate the laws or regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate, including, without limitation, employment, foreign corrupt practices, trade restrictions and sanctions, environmental, competition, and privacy laws and regulations. Such

 

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improper actions could subject us to civil or criminal investigations, and monetary and injunctive penalties, and could adversely impact our reputation as well as our business, financial condition and results of operations.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue purchasing products from our suppliers on a long-term basis.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue purchasing products from our suppliers on a long-term basis. Although some of these contracts are renewable or renew automatically unless notice of termination is given, there can be no assurance that they will be renewed or that notice of termination will not be given. There are also no assurances that if such contracts are not renewed, that we will be able to find suppliers who can provide products at a similar price and of a similar quality. Finding a new supplier may take a significant amount of time and resources, and once we have identified such new supplier, we would have to ensure that they meet our standards for quality control and have the necessary technical capabilities, responsiveness, high-quality service and financial stability. Further, any changes in our supply could result in changes in the quality of our products and may also require approval by the USDA Forest Service. If we are unable to manage our supply chain effectively and ensure that our products are available to meet consumer demand, our operating costs could increase and our profit margins could decrease. Any of these factors could impact our ability to supply our products to customers and consumers and may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Production interruptions or shutdowns could increase our operating or capital expenditures or negatively impact the supply of products resulting in reduced sales.

Manufacturing of our oil additives and fire-retardant products is concentrated at certain facilities. In the event of a significant manufacturing difficulty, disruption or delay, we may not be able to develop alternate or secondary manufacturing locations without incurring material additional costs and substantial delays. Furthermore, these risks could materially and adversely affect our business if our facilities are impacted by a natural disaster or other interruption at a particular location. Transferring manufacturing to another location may result in significant delays in the availability of our products. As a result, protracted regional crises, issues with manufacturing facilities, or the COVID-19 pandemic, could lead to eventual shortages of necessary components. It could be difficult or impossible, costly and time consuming to obtain alternative sources for these components, or to change products to make use of alternative components. In addition, difficulties in transitioning from an existing supplier to a new supplier could create delays in component availability that would have a significant impact on our ability to fulfill orders for our products.

The operation of manufacturing plants involves many risks, including suspension of operations and increased costs or requirements stemming from new government statutes, regulations, guidelines and policies, including evolving environmental regulations.

The operation of manufacturing plants involves many risks, including suspension of operations and increased costs or requirements stemming from new government statutes, regulations, guidelines and policies, including evolving environmental regulations. We need environmental and operational registrations, licenses, permits, inspections and other approvals to operate. The loss or delay in receiving a significant permit or license or the inability to renew it and any loss or interruption of the operations of our facilities may harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We rely on third-party logistics suppliers for the distribution, storage and transportation of raw materials, operating supplies and products.

We rely on third-party logistics suppliers for the distribution, storage and transportation of raw materials, operating supplies and products. Delays or disruptions in the supply chain may adversely impact our ability to manufacture and distribute products thus impacting business financials. Any failure to properly store

 

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our products may similarly impact our manufacturing and distribution capabilities, impacting business financials. Although no single third-party logistics supplier and no one country is critical to our production needs, if we were to lose a supplier it could result in interruption of product shipments, cancellation of orders by customers and termination of relationships. This, along with the damage to our reputation, could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and, consequently, our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, actions by a third-party logistics supplier that fail to comply with contract terms or applicable laws and regulations could result in such third-party logistics supplier exposing us to claims for damages, financial penalties and reputational harm, any of which could have a material adverse effect in our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Raw materials necessary for the production of our products and with limited sources of supply are susceptible to supply cost increases which we may not be able to pass onto customers, disruptions to the supply chain, and supply changes, any of which could disrupt our supply chain and could lead to us not meeting our contractual requirements.

All of the raw materials that go into the manufacture of our fire-retardant and oil additive products are sourced from third-party suppliers. Some of the key raw materials used to manufacture our products come from limited or sole sources of supply. We are therefore subject to the risk of shortages and long lead times in the supply of these raw materials and the risk that our suppliers discontinue or modify raw materials used in our products. We have a global supply chain and the COVID-19 pandemic has and may continue to adversely affect our ability to source raw materials in a timely or cost-effective manner from our suppliers. For example, reduction in shipping resources have resulted in longer lead times for key raw materials to be transported to our facilities. In addition, the lead times associated with certain raw materials are lengthy and preclude rapid changes in quantities and delivery schedules. We have in the past experienced and may in the future experience raw materials shortages and price fluctuations of certain key raw materials and materials, and the predictability of the availability and pricing of these raw materials may be limited. Raw materials shortages or pricing fluctuations could be material in the future. In the event of a raw materials shortage, supply interruption or material pricing change from suppliers of these raw materials, we may not be able to develop alternate sources in a timely manner or at all in the case of sole or limited sources. Developing alternate sources of supply for these raw materials is time-consuming, difficult, and costly as they require extensive qualifications and testing, and we may not be able to source these raw materials on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, which may undermine our ability to meet our requirements or to fill customer orders in a timely manner. Any interruption or delay in the supply of any of these raw materials, or the inability to obtain these raw materials from alternate sources at acceptable prices and within a reasonable amount of time, would adversely affect our ability to meet our scheduled product deliveries to our customers. This could adversely affect our relationships with our customers and could cause delays in shipment of our products and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, increased raw materials costs could result in lower gross margins. Even where we are able to pass increased raw materials costs along to our customers, there may be a lapse of time before we are able to do so such that we must absorb the increased cost. If we are unable to buy these raw materials in quantities sufficient to meet our requirements on a timely basis, we will not be able to deliver products to our customers, which may result in such customers using competitive products instead of Perimeter’s products.

If the cost of our raw materials fluctuates significantly, this may adversely impact our profit margin and financial position.

Our business uses phosphorus as a key raw material. The price of this raw material may fluctuate in the future. If the price for this raw material increases, our profit margin could decrease for certain business lines.

 

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The industries in which we operate and which we intend to operate in the future are subject to change. If we fail to continuously innovate and to provide products that gain market acceptance, we may be unable to attract new customers or retain existing customers, and hence our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

The industries in which we operate and intend to operate in the future are subject to change, including shifts in customer demands and regulatory requirements and emergence of new industry standards and practices. Thus, our success will depend, in part, on our ability to respond to these changes in a cost-effective and timely manner. We need to anticipate the emergence of new technologies and assess their market acceptance. We also need to invest significant resources in research and development in order to keep our products competitive in the market.

However, research and development activities are inherently uncertain, and we might encounter practical difficulties in commercializing our research and development results, which could result in excessive research and development expenses or delays. If we are unable to keep up with the technological developments and anticipate market trends, or if new technologies render our products obsolete, customers may no longer be attracted to our products. As a result, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.

The seasonal or cyclical nature of our business and severe weather events may cause demand for our products and services to be adversely affected while certain of our fixed costs remain the same, and prior performance is not necessarily indicative of our future results.

Our operating revenues of our fire-retardant business tend to be somewhat higher in summer months primarily due to the hotter/drier weather, which is generally correlated with a higher prevalence of wildfires. This is in part offset by the disbursement of our operations in both the northern and southern hemispheres, so that the summer seasons alternate.

Fires caused by severe storms, extended periods of inclement weather or climate extremes resulting from climate change can significantly affect demand for our fire-retardant products in the areas affected. While weather-related and other event-driven increases in demand can boost revenues through additional demand for our products for a limited time, we may incur increased costs in our efforts to produce enough products and to transport our products to our customers in a timely matter.

For these and other reasons, operating results in any interim period are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire year, and operating results for any historical period are not necessarily indicative of operating results for a future period. Our stock price may be negatively or positively impacted by interim variations in our results.

Our industry and the markets in which we operate have few large competitors and increased competitive pressures could reduce our share of the markets we serve and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Increased interest and potential competition in our markets from existing and potential competitors may reduce our market share and could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. Historically we have had relatively few large competitors. Existing and potential competitors may have more resources and better access to capital markets to facilitate continued expansion. If there are new entrants into our markets, the resulting increase in competition may adversely impact our results of operations.

 

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If new products are introduced into the market that are lower in cost, have enhanced performance characteristics or are considered preferable for environmental or other reasons, demand for some of our products could be reduced or eliminated.

New fire retardants based on different chemistry or raw materials may be introduced by competitors in the future. These products may be lower in cost, or have enhanced performance characteristics compared to our existing products, and our customers may find them preferable. Replacement of one or more of our products in significant volumes could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our businesses depend upon many proprietary technologies, including patents, licenses, trademarks and trade secrets. Our competitive position could be adversely affected if we fail to protect our patents, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights, if our patents expire or if we become subject to claims that we are infringing upon the rights of others.

Our intellectual property is of particular importance for a number of the specialty products that we manufacture and sell. The trademarks and patents that we own may be challenged, and because of such challenges, we could eventually lose our exclusive rights to use and enforce such patented technologies and trademarks, which could adversely affect our competitive position, business, financial condition and results of operations. We are licensed to use certain patents and technology owned by other companies to manufacture products complementary to our own products. We pay royalties for these licenses in amounts not considered material, in the aggregate, to our consolidated results.

We also rely on unpatented proprietary know-how and continuing technological innovation and other trade secrets in all regions to develop and maintain our competitive position. Although it is our policy to enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees and third parties to restrict the use and disclosure of trade secrets and proprietary know-how, those confidentiality agreements may be breached. Additionally, adequate remedies may not be available in the event of an unauthorized use or disclosure of such trade secrets and know-how, and others could obtain knowledge of such trade secrets through independent development or other access by legal means. The failure of our patents, trademarks or confidentiality agreements to protect our processes, technology, trade secrets or proprietary know-how and the brands under which we market and sell our products could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our patents may not provide full protection against competing manufacturers in the United States, or in countries outside of the United States, including members of the European Union and certain other countries, and patent terms may also be inadequate to protect our products for an adequate amount of time. Weaker protection may adversely impact our sales, business, financial condition and results of operations.

In some of the countries in which we operate, the laws protecting patent holders are significantly weaker than in the United States, countries in the European Union and certain other countries. Weaker protection may assist competing manufacturers in becoming more competitive in markets in which they might not have otherwise been able to introduce competing products for a number of years. As a result, we tend to rely more heavily upon trade secret and know-how protection in these regions, as applicable, rather than patents and this may adversely impact our sales, business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our commercial success will depend in part on our success in obtaining and maintaining issued patents and other intellectual property rights in the United States and elsewhere. If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, competitors may be able to use our processes and erode or negate any competitive advantage we may have, which could harm our business.

We cannot provide any assurances that any of our patents have, or that any of our pending patent applications that mature into issued patents will include, claims with a scope sufficient to protect our products, any additional features we develop or any new products. Patents, if issued, may be challenged, deemed unenforceable, invalidated or circumvented. We also cannot provide any assurances that any of our pending patent applications will be approved and a rejection of a patent application could have a materially adverse effect on our ability to protect our intellectual property from competitors.

 

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Furthermore, though an issued patent is presumed valid and enforceable, its issuance is not conclusive as to its validity or its enforceability and it may not provide us with adequate proprietary protection or competitive advantages against competitors with similar products. Competitors may also be able to design around our patents. Other parties may develop and obtain patent protection for more effective technologies, designs or methods. We may not be able to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of our knowledge or trade secrets by consultants, suppliers, vendors, former employees and current employees. The laws of some foreign countries do not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States, and we may encounter significant problems in protecting our proprietary rights in these countries. Such claims and proceedings can also distract and divert management and key personnel from other tasks important to the success of our business. In addition, intellectual property litigation or claims could force us to do one or more of the following:

 

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Such requirements could adversely affect our revenue, increase costs, and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Several of our niche products and services are sold in select markets. There can be no assurance that these markets will not attract additional competitors that could have greater financial, technological, manufacturing and/or marketing resources.

Select markets for some of our niche products and services may attract additional competitors. We cannot assure you that we will have the financial resources to fund capital improvements to more effectively compete with such competitors or that even if financial resources are available to us, that projected operating results will justify such expenditures. Smaller companies may be more innovative, better able to bring new products to market and better able to quickly exploit and serve niche markets.

There are other risks that are inherent in our global operations.

A portion of our revenues and earnings are generated by non-U.S. operations. Risks inherent in our global operations include:

 

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There can be no assurance that any or all of these events will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Risks Related to Regulatory and Legal Matters

We are the subject of litigation by customers, suppliers and other third parties and may be the subject of such litigation in the future.

We are the subject of litigation by customers, suppliers and other third parties and may be the subject of such litigation in the future. From time to time, such lawsuits are filed against us and the outcome of any litigation, particularly class or collective action lawsuits and regulatory actions, is difficult to assess or quantify. Plaintiffs in these types of lawsuits may seek recovery of very large or indeterminate amounts, and the magnitude of the potential loss relating to such lawsuits may remain unknown for substantial periods of time. The cost to defend any such lawsuits may be significant and may negatively affect our operating results if changes to our business operations are required. There may also be negative publicity associated with litigation that could decrease customer acceptance of our products, regardless of whether the allegations are valid or whether we are ultimately found liable. A significant judgment against us, the loss and/or expiration of a significant permit, license or other approval, or a significant fine, penalty or contractual dispute could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Certain of our products are provided to emergency services personnel and are intended to protect lives and property, so we are subject to heightened liability and reputational risks if our products fail to provide such protection as intended.

Our fire-retardant products are provided to emergency services personnel and are intended to protect lives and property, so we are subject to heightened liability risks if our products fail to provide such protection. While our products are effective in retarding fires, there is no guarantee such products will be able to stop all fires due to their unpredictability and variation in size and/or speed in which a fire is burning. In addition, fires need to be fought with the cooperation and assistance of local fire authorities as well as the additional tools and resources that they bring. Therefore, while we recognize the importance of the role our products play in these critical efforts, our products are not the only factor in fighting fires and therefore we cannot guarantee that our products will always be able to protect life and property. Any failure to do so could have an adverse effect on our business.

Some of the products we produce may cause adverse health consequences, which exposes us to product liability and other claims, and we may, from time to time, be the subject of indemnity claims. Indemnity and insurance coverage could be inadequate or unavailable to cover such product liability and other claims.

Some of the products we produce may cause adverse health consequences, which exposes us to product liability and other possible claims. A successful class action proceeding or one or a series of claims related to degradation of natural resources, product liability or exposure from usage of a product that exceeds our insurance or indemnity coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, we are on notice of indemnity claims against us, which we dispute, and may be the subject of such indemnity claims in the future. Such litigation and indemnity claim resolution is expensive, time consuming and may divert management’s attention away from the operation of the business. The outcome of litigation and disputes can never be predicted with certainty and not resolving such matters favorably could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and/or reputation, as they may require us to pay substantial damages or make substantial indemnification payments, among other consequences.

We manufacture, among other things, products used to extinguish fires. The products that we manufacture are typically used in applications and situations that involve high levels of risk of personal injury. Failure to use our products for their intended purposes, failure to use our products properly or the malfunction of our products could result in serious bodily injury or death of the user. In such cases, we may be subject to product liability claims arising from the design, manufacture or sale of our products. If these claims are decided against us, and we are found to be liable, we may be required to pay substantial damages, and our insurance costs may

 

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increase significantly as a result. We cannot assure you that our indemnity and insurance coverage would be sufficient to cover the payment of any potential claim. In addition, we cannot assure you that this or any other indemnity or insurance coverage will continue to be available or, if available, that we will be able to obtain insurance at a reasonable cost. Any material uninsured loss could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are exposed to risks related to litigation, including multi-district litigation and other legal proceedings.

We operate in a highly regulated and litigious environment. We and/or one or more of our subsidiaries are regularly involved in a variety of legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business, including arbitration, litigation (and related settlement discussions), and other claims, and are subject to regulatory proceedings including governmental audits and investigations. Legal proceedings, in general, and class action and multi-district litigation, in particular, can be expensive and disruptive, and may not be insured or exceed any applicable insurance coverage. Additionally, defending against these lawsuits and proceedings may involve significant expense and diversion of management’s attention and resources. Some of these suits may purport or may be determined to be class actions and/or involve parties seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages, and may remain unresolved for several years.

For example, we are a defendant in a multi-district litigation pending in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (“MDL”) relating to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of aqueous film forming foam (“AFFF”). The cases allege, among other things, groundwater contamination, drinking water contamination, property damage, damages to natural resources, and bodily injuries from exposure to Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) chemicals in AFFF. There are over 1,300 cases currently pending in the MDL. The plaintiffs include, among others, individual firefighters, municipalities and corporate water providers, and state attorneys general. The lead defendants include 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products LP, and DuPont de Nemours, Inc./The Chemours Company, and approximately 10 to 12 other defendants including, among others, Amerex Corporation (“Amerex”). Amerex was named as a defendant in many of the lawsuits based on its prior ownership of The Solberg Company (“Solberg”), which Perimeter acquired from Amerex on January 1, 2019. Although Amerex retained certain pre-closing liabilities for Solberg, there are litigation matters pending against Perimeter Solutions on the basis of Perimeter Solutions’ ownership of Solberg after the acquisition date. There are also cases pending against Perimeter Solutions on the basis of its manufacturing, distribution, and sale of non-Solberg AFFF products.

We cannot predict with certainty the outcomes of these legal proceedings and other contingencies, and the costs incurred in litigation can be substantial, regardless of the outcome. Proceedings that we believe are insignificant may develop into material proceedings and subject us to unforeseen outcomes or expenses. Additionally, the actions of certain participants in our industry may encourage legal proceedings against us or cause us to reconsider our litigation strategies. As a result, we could from time to time incur judgments, enter into settlements or revise our expectations regarding the outcome of certain matters, and such developments could harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A failure to comply with export control or economic sanctions laws and regulations could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may be unable to ensure that our distributors comply with applicable sanctions and export control laws.

We operate on a global basis, with 22% of our revenues in fiscal 2020 made to destinations outside the United States, including Canada, Europe, Australia, Mexico and Israel. We face several risks inherent in conducting business internationally, including compliance with applicable economic sanctions laws and regulations, such as laws and regulations administered by U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Commerce. We must also comply with all applicable export control laws and regulations of the United States and other countries.

 

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Violations of these laws or regulations could result in significant additional sanctions including criminal or civil fines or penalties, more onerous compliance requirements, more extensive debarments from export privileges or loss of authorizations needed to conduct aspects of our international business.

In certain countries, we may engage third party agents or intermediaries, such as customs agents, to act on our behalf and if these third-party agents or intermediaries violate applicable laws, their actions may result in criminal or civil fines or penalties or other sanctions being assessed against us. We take certain measures designed to ensure our compliance with U.S. export and economic sanctions law and we believe that we have never sold our products to Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea or Syria through third party agents or intermediaries or made any effort to attract business from any of these countries. We also take steps to prevent our products from being sold, without the necessary legal authorization, to individuals or entities that are the subject or target of U.S. export and economic sanctions laws. However, it is possible that some of our products were sold or will be sold to distributors or other parties that, without our knowledge or consent, re-exported or will re-export such products to these countries or sanctioned persons. Although none of our non-U.S. distributors are located in, or to our knowledge, conduct business with Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea or Syria, we may not be successful in ensuring compliance with limitations or restrictions on business with these or other countries subject to economic sanctions. There can be no assurance that we will be in compliance with export control or economic sanctions laws and regulations in the future.

Any such violation could result in significant criminal or civil fines, penalties or other sanctions and repercussions, including reputational harm that could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Because of our international operations, we could be materially adversely affected by violations of the U.S. FCPA and similar anticorruption, anti-bribery and anti-kickback laws.

Our business operations and sales in countries outside the United States are subject to anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-kickback laws and regulations, including restrictions imposed by the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), as well as the United Kingdom Bribery Act of 2010 (the “UK Bribery Act”). The FCPA, UK Bribery Act, and similar anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-kickback laws in other jurisdictions generally prohibit companies, their intermediaries and their agents from making improper payments to government officials or any other persons for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We operate and sell our products in many parts of the world that have experienced governmental corruption to some degree and, in certain circumstances, strict compliance with anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-kickback laws may conflict with local customs and practices. We have policies in place that prohibit employees from making improper payments. We also include anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-kickback law compliance provisions in our contracts with our agents. We continue to implement internal controls and procedures designed to ensure that we comply with anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-kickback laws, rules and regulations as well as mitigate and protect against corruption risks. We cannot provide assurance that our internal controls and procedures will protect us from reckless, criminal or other acts committed by our employees or third parties with whom we work. If we are found to be liable for violations of the FCPA or similar anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-kickback laws in international jurisdictions, either due to our own acts or out of inadvertence, or due to the acts or inadvertence of others, we could suffer criminal or civil fines or penalties or other repercussions, including reputational harm, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our contracts with the U.S. federal government subject us to additional oversight and risks inherent in the government procurement process.

We provide products and services, directly and indirectly, to a variety of government entities. In fiscal 2020, we derived approximately 41% of our revenue from multiple contracts with agencies of the U.S. federal government. As such, we must comply with and are affected by laws and regulations relating to the award,

 

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administration and performance of U.S. government contracts. Government contract laws and regulations affect how we do business with our customers and impose certain risks and costs on our business.

Risks associated with selling products and services to government entities include extended sales and collection cycles, varying governmental budgeting processes, and adherence to complex procurement regulations and other government-specific contractual requirements. We may be subject to audits and investigations relating to our government contracts and any violations could result in civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including termination of contracts, payment of fines, and suspension or debarment from future government business, as well as harm to our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our products are subject to extensive government scrutiny and regulation, including the USDA Forest Service qualification process. There can be no assurance that such regulations will not change and that our products will continue to be approved for usage.

We are subject to regulation by federal, state, local and foreign government authorities. In some cases, for example, for our firefighting products, we need pass the USDA Forest Service qualification process, which is a rigorous process that requires the product passing several tests and standards, including toxicity corrosion and stability. The USDA Forest Service also requires a lengthy field evaluation, which adds to the difficulty of meeting USDA Forest Service standards. We are also subject to ongoing reviews of our products, manufacturing processes and facilities by government authorities, and must also produce product data and comply with detailed regulatory requirements.

The Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (“REACH”) legislation may affect our ability to manufacture and sell certain products in the EU: REACH requires chemical manufacturers and importers in the EU to prove the safety of their products. We were required to pre-register certain products and file comprehensive reports, including testing data, on each chemical substance, and perform chemical safety assessments. Additionally, substances of high concern are subject to an authorization process. Authorization may result in restrictions on certain uses of products or even prohibitions on the manufacture or importation of products. The full registration requirements of REACH have been phased in over several years, and we have incurred additional expense to cause the registration of our products under these regulations. REACH may affect our ability to import, manufacture and sell certain products in the EU. In addition, other countries and regions of the world already have or may adopt legislation similar to REACH that affect our business, affect our ability to import, manufacture or sell certain products in these jurisdictions, and have required or will require us to incur increased costs.

The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act modified the Toxic Control Substances Act (“TSCA”), by requiring the EPA, to prioritize and evaluate the environmental and health risks of existing chemicals and provided the EPA with greater authority to regulate chemicals posing unreasonable risks. According to this statute, the EPA is required to make an affirmative finding that a new chemical will not pose an unreasonable risk before such chemical can go into production. As a result, TSCA now operates in a similar fashion to the REACH legislation in Europe. These laws and regulations, among others, increase the complexity and costs of transporting our products from the country in which they are manufactured to our customers. Further changes to these and similar regulations could restrict our ability to expand, build or acquire new facilities, require us to acquire costly control equipment, cause us to incur expenses associated with remediation of contamination, cause us to modify our manufacturing or shipping processes or otherwise increase our cost of doing business and have a negative impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the adoption of new laws, rules or regulations related to climate change poses risks that could harm our results of operations or affect the way we conduct our businesses. For example, new or modified regulations could require us to make substantial expenditures to enhance our environmental compliance efforts.

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perfluorooctanoic acid substances (“PFOAs”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid substances (“PFOS”) may become regulated as hazardous substances, phased out or banned. The USDA Forest Service may change its qualification process or determine that our products no longer qualify under existing requirements. Such outcomes could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Environmental laws and regulations may subject us to significant liabilities. Changes to existing Environmental, Health and Safety (“EHS”) requirements or the adoption of new EHS requirements, changes to the enforcement of EHS requirements, and the discovery of additional or unknown conditions at facilities owned, operated or used by us or at or near which our products were, are, or will be used, to the extent not covered by indemnity, insurance or a covenant not to sue, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We operate in jurisdictions where legislative initiatives relating to greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions are being considered or adopted. There has been no material effect on any of our facilities to date, and we continue to follow developments closely. Although it is difficult to know what final regulations may be passed in the jurisdictions where our manufacturing facilities are located, we could face increased capital and operating costs to comply with GHG emissions regulations and these costs could be material. The potential impact of current and proposed environmental laws and regulations is uncertain. We cannot predict the nature of these requirements and the impact on our business, but proposed regulations or failure to comply with current and proposed regulations could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations by substantially increasing capital expenditures and compliance costs, affecting our ability to meet our financial obligations. It may also lead to the modification or cancellation of operating licenses and permits, penalties and other corrective actions.

The regulatory environment in which we operate is subject to change, and new regulations and new or existing claims, such as those related to certain PFAS substances, PFOAs, and PFOS could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations or make aspects of our business as currently conducted no longer possible. In addition, we are and, in the future may be, subject to claims related to substances such PFAS, including for degradation of natural resources from such PFAS and personal injury or product liability claims as a result of human exposure to such PFAS.

Our operations are subject to extensive environmental regulation in each of the countries in which we maintain facilities. For example, U.S. (federal, state and local), and other countries’ environmental laws applicable to the Company include statutes and regulations intended to impose certain obligations with respect to the manufacture, sale and distribution of firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals. In addition, certain regulations also impose restrictions on the discharge of PFAS chemicals in wastewater, and may require allocating the cost of investigating, monitoring and remedying soil and groundwater contamination to a party operating the site, as well as to prevent future soil and groundwater contamination; imposing air ambient standards and, in some cases, emission standards, for air pollutants which present a risk to public health, welfare or the natural environment; governing the handling, management, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes and substances; regulating the chemical content of products; and regulating the discharge of pollutants into waterways.

With regards to our oil additives business, our use of hazardous substances in our manufacturing processes and the generation of hazardous wastes not only by us, but by prior occupants of our facilities, suggest that hazardous substances may be present at or near certain of our facilities or may come to be located there in the future. Consequently, we are required to closely monitor our compliance under all the various environmental laws and regulations applicable to us. Under certain environmental laws, we may be responsible for remediation costs or other liabilities as a result of the use, release or disposal of hazardous substances at or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated or to which we sent waste for treatment or disposal. Liability under these laws may be imposed without regard to whether we were aware of, or caused, the contamination and, in some cases, liability may be joint or several.

 

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Our facilities are subject to increasingly more stringent federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. Some of these laws and regulations relate to what are frequently called “emerging contaminants,” such as PFAS, PFOAs and PFOS. Some of the Company’s products use fluorine as a raw material, which is considered a PFAS chemical. We and some of our competitors have been, are, and in the future may be the target of lawsuits and state enforcement actions because of the alleged discharge of PFAS into the environment, including for degradation of natural resources from such PFAS and personal injury or product liability claims as a result of human exposure to such PFAS. See “—We are exposed to risks related to litigation, including multi-district litigation and other legal proceedings.”

We obtain Phase I or similar environmental site assessments for most of the manufacturing facilities we own or lease at the time we either acquire or lease such facilities. These assessments typically include general inspections. These assessments may not reveal all potential environmental liabilities and current assessments are not available for all facilities. Consequently, there may be material environmental liabilities of which we are not aware. In addition, ongoing cleanup and containment operations may not be adequate for purposes of future laws and regulations. The conditions of our properties could also be affected in the future by neighboring operations or the conditions of the land in the vicinity of our properties. These developments and others, such as increasingly stringent environmental laws and regulations, increasingly strict enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, or claims for damage to property or injury to persons resulting from the environmental, health or safety impact of our operations, may cause us to incur significant costs and liabilities that could have a material adverse effect.

Our facilities are required to maintain numerous environmental permits and governmental approvals for our operations. Some of the environmental permits and governmental approvals that have been issued to us or to our facilities contain conditions and restrictions, including restrictions or limits on emissions and discharges of pollutants and contaminants, or may have limited terms. Maintaining these permits and complying with their terms as well as environmental laws and regulations applicable to our business could require us to incur material costs.

If we fail to satisfy these conditions or to comply with these restrictions or with applicable environmental laws and regulations, we may become subject to enforcement actions and the operation of the relevant facilities could be adversely affected. We may also be subject to fines, penalties, claims for injunctive relief or additional costs. We may not be able to renew, maintain or obtain all environmental permits and governmental approvals required for the continued operation or further development of our facilities, as a result of which the operation of our facilities may be limited or suspended.

Because our oil additives segment manufactures and uses materials that are known to be hazardous, highly combustible and difficult to transport, we are subject to, or affected by, certain product and manufacturing regulations, for which compliance can be costly and time consuming. In addition, we may be subject to personal injury or product liability claims as a result of human exposure to such hazardous materials.

We produce hazardous, highly combustible and difficult to transport chemicals, which subject us to regulation by many U.S. and non-U.S. national, supra-national, state and local governmental authorities. In some circumstances, these authorities must review and, in some cases approve, our products and/or manufacturing processes and facilities before we may manufacture and sell some of these chemicals. To be able to manufacture and sell certain new chemical products, we may be required, among other things, to demonstrate to the relevant authority that the product does not pose an unreasonable risk during its intended uses and/or that we are capable of manufacturing the product in compliance with current regulations. The process of seeking any necessary approvals can be costly, time consuming and subject to unanticipated and significant delays. Approvals may not be granted to us on a timely basis, or at all. Any delay in obtaining, or any failure to obtain or maintain these approvals would adversely affect our ability to introduce new products and to generate revenue from those products. New laws and regulations may be introduced in the future that could result in additional compliance costs, bans on product sales or use, seizures, confiscation, recall or monetary fines, any of which could prevent or

 

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inhibit the development, distribution or sale of our products and could increase our customers’ efforts to find less hazardous substitutes for our products. We are subject to ongoing reviews of our products and manufacturing processes.

Phosphorus pentasulfide is transported through a combination of ground and sea. These materials are highly combustible and difficult to transport, so they must be handled carefully and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. An incident in the transportation of our materials or our failure to comply with laws and regulations applicable to the transfer of such products could lead to human injuries or significant property damage, regulatory repercussions or could make it difficult to fulfill our obligations to our customers, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Products we have made or used could be the focus of legal claims based upon allegations of harm to human health. We cannot predict the outcome of suits and claims, and an unfavorable outcome in these litigation matters could exceed reserves or have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and cause our reputation to decline.

Our products or facilities could have environmental impacts and side effects.

If the products we sell do not have the intended effects, our business may suffer and it may be subject to products liability or other legal actions. Our products contain innovative combinations of materials. While there is data available with respect to the environmental impacts of our fire retardant products that are conducted by governmental agencies, this data is limited to certain locations and periods and therefore, may not capture all the possible environmental impacts and side effects of use or repeated use of our fire retardant products. Similarly, there have been toxicological studies conducted on the impact of our products on certain fish and mammalian species, however, this is limited in scope and therefore, does not present all the potential side effects and/or the products’ interaction with animal biochemistry. As a result, our products could have certain impact on the environment or the animal population that is currently unknown by the Company.

Legal and regulatory claims, investigations and proceedings may be initiated against us in the ordinary course of business. The outcomes and the amounts of any damages awarded or fines or penalties assessed, cannot be predicted, and could have a material adverse effect on our reputation as well as our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be the subject of litigation by customers, suppliers and other third parties. A significant judgment against us, the loss of a significant permit, license or other approval, or a significant fine, penalty or contractual dispute could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Some of the products we produce may cause adverse health consequences, which exposes us to product liability claims. See “—Some of the products we produce may cause adverse health consequences, which exposes us to product liability and other claims, and we may, from time to time, be the subject of indemnity claims.” Litigation is expensive, time consuming and may divert management’s attention away from the operation of the business. The outcome of litigation can never be predicted with certainty and an adverse outcome in any of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our reputation as well as our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Holdco

Holdco will incur increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and its management will devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.

If Holdco completes the Business Combination and becomes a public company, it will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that it did not incur as a private company, and these expenses may increase even more after Holdco is no longer an emerging growth company, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities

 

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Act. As a public company, Holdco will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as rules adopted, and to be adopted, by the SEC and the Trading Market. Holdco’s management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives. Moreover, Holdco expects these rules and regulations to substantially increase its legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time consuming and costly. The increased costs will increase Holdco’s net loss. For example, these rules and regulations could make it more difficult and more expensive for Holdco to obtain director and officer liability insurance and as a result, Holdco may be forced to accept reduced policy limits or incur substantially higher costs to maintain the same or similar coverage. Holdco cannot predict or estimate the amount or timing of additional costs it may incur to respond to these requirements. The impact of these requirements could also make it more difficult for Holdco to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on its board of directors or as executive officers.

Holdco’s management has limited experience in operating a public company.

Holdco’s executive officers have limited experience in the management of a publicly traded company. Holdco’s management team may not successfully or effectively manage its transition to a public company that will be subject to significant regulatory oversight and reporting obligations under federal securities laws. Their limited experience in dealing with the increasingly complex laws pertaining to public companies could be a significant disadvantage in that it is likely that an increasing amount of their time may be devoted to these activities which will result in less time being devoted to the management and growth of the Combined Company. Holdco may not have adequate personnel with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience, and training in the accounting policies, practices or internal controls over financial reporting required of public companies in the U.S. The development and implementation of the standards and controls necessary for the Combined Company to achieve the level of accounting standards required of a public company in the U.S. may require costs greater than expected. It is possible that the Combined Company will be required to expand its employee base and hire additional employees to support its operations as a public company, which will increase its operating costs in future periods.

There can be no assurance that the Holdco Ordinary Shares that will be issued in connection with the Business Combination or the Holdco Warrants will be approved for listing on the Trading Market or, if approved, will continue to be so listed following the closing of the Business Combination, or that Holdco will be able to comply with the continued listing standards of the Trading Market.

Holdco intends to apply for the listing of the Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants on the Trading Market. If the Trading Market denies its application for failure to meet the listing standards, Holdco and its shareholders could face significant material adverse consequences including:

 

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a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” If the Holdco Ordinary Shares and the Holdco Warrants are listed on the Trading Market, they will be covered securities. Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of the Combined Company’s securities, the

 

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federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. While Holdco is not aware of a state, other than the State of Idaho, having used these powers to prohibit or restrict the sale of securities issued by blank check companies, certain state securities regulators view blank check companies unfavorably and might use these powers, or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of blank check companies in their states. Further, if the Combined Company was not listed on the Trading Market, its securities would not be covered securities and it would be subject to regulation in each state in which it offers its securities.

Holdco has no operating or financial history and its results of operations and those of the Combined Company may differ significantly from the unaudited pro forma financial data included in this prospectus.

Holdco has no operating history and no revenues. This prospectus includes unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial statements for the Combined Company. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined statement of operations of the Combined Company combines the historical audited results of operations of Perimeter for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, with the historical audited results of operations of EverArc for the year ended October 31, 2020, and gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination as if it had been consummated on January 1, 2020. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined balance sheet of the Combined Company combines the historical balance sheets of EverArc as of October 31, 2020 and of Perimeter as of December 31, 2020 and gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination as if it had been consummated on June 30, 2021.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only, are based on certain assumptions, address a hypothetical situation and reflect limited historical financial data. Therefore, the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations and financial position that would have been achieved had the Business Combination been consummated on the dates indicated above, or the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of the Combined Company. Accordingly, the Combined Company’s business, assets, cash flows, results of operations and financial condition may differ significantly from those indicated by the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial statements included in this document.

If the Combined Company fails to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, the price of Holdco securities may be adversely affected.

The Combined Company will be required to establish and maintain appropriate internal controls over financial reporting. Failure to establish those controls, or any failure of those controls once established, could adversely affect the Combined Company’s public disclosures regarding its business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, management’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting may identify weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in the Combined Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, or other matters that may raise concerns for investors. Any actual or perceived weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in the Combined Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, or disclosure of management’s assessment of the Combined Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, may have an adverse impact on the price of Holdco securities.

The Combined Company’s failure to timely and effectively implement controls and procedures required by Section 404(a) (“Section 404(a)”) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that will be applicable to it after the Business Combination is consummated could have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results and financial condition.

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management’s attestation on internal controls. The standards required for a public company under Section 404(a) are significantly more stringent than those required of Holdco or Perimeter as privately held companies. Management may not be able to effectively and timely implement controls and procedures that adequately respond to the increased regulatory compliance and reporting requirements that will be applicable after the Business Combination. If the Combined Company is not able to implement the additional requirements of Section 404(a) in a timely manner or with adequate compliance, it may not be able to assess whether its internal controls over financial reporting are effective or may result in a finding that there is a material weakness in the Combined Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, which may subject it to adverse regulatory consequences and could harm investor confidence and the market price of its securities.

A market for Holdco’s securities may not continue, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of its securities.

Following the Business Combination, the price of Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants may fluctuate significantly due to the market’s reaction to the Business Combination and general market and economic conditions. An active trading market for Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants following the Business Combination may never develop or, if developed, it may not be sustained. In addition, the price of Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants after the Business Combination can vary due to general economic conditions and forecasts, its general business condition and the release of its financial reports. If its securities are not listed on, or become delisted from, the Trading Market for any reason, and are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities that is not a national securities exchange, the liquidity and price of its securities may be more limited than if it were quoted or listed on the Trading Market or another national securities exchange. You may be unable to sell your Holdco securities unless a market can be established or sustained.

If, following the Business Combination, securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about the Combined Company, its business, or its market, or if they change their recommendations regarding Holdco Ordinary Shares adversely, then the price and trading volume of Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants could decline.

The trading market for Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about the Combined Company, its business, its market, or its competitors. Securities and industry analysts do not currently, and may never, publish research on EverArc or the Combined Company. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of the Combined Company, Holdco Ordinary Share and Holdco Warrant price and trading volume would likely be negatively impacted. If any of the analysts who may cover the Combined Company change their recommendation regarding Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about Holdco’s competitors, the price of Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover EverArc were to cease coverage of the Combined Company or fail to regularly publish reports on it, Holdco could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause the price or trading volume of Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrant to decline.

The JOBS Act permits “emerging growth companies” like Holdco to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.

Holdco currently qualifies as an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As such, Holdco takes advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies for as long as it continues to be an emerging growth company, including the exemption from the auditor attestation requirements with respect to internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As a result, Holdco shareholders may not have

 

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access to certain information they deem important. Holdco expects to remain an emerging growth company until December 31, 2022.

Holdco cannot predict if investors will find Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants less attractive because it relies on these exemptions. If some investors find Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market and share price for Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants may be more volatile. Holdco does not expect to qualify as an emerging growth company after the last day of the fiscal year in which the Business Combination is consummated and may incur increased legal, accounting and compliance costs associated with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Risks Related to EverArc and the Proposed Business Combination

We may fail to realize the strategic and financial benefits currently anticipated from the Business Combination.

The future success of the Business Combination, including anticipated benefits, depends, in part, on our ability to optimize our operations as a public company. The optimization of our operations following the Business Combination will be a complex, costly and time-consuming process and if we experience difficulties in this process, the anticipated benefits may not be realized fully or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected, which could have an adverse effect on us for an undetermined period. There can be no assurances that we will realize the potential operating efficiencies, synergies and other benefits currently anticipated from the Business Combination.

Some of the factors involved in this are outside of our control, and any one of them could result in delays, increased costs, decreases in the amount of potential revenues, potential cost savings, and diversion of management’s time and energy, which could materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Failure to consummate the Business Combination would result in a termination fee payable by EverArc.

If the Business Combination Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances including EverArc’s failure to close when all conditions to closing have been satisfied, EverArc would be required to pay a termination fee of $50 million. The payment of such termination fee could have a materially adverse effect on EverArc’s financial condition and impact its ability to pursue a different acquisition in the future. For more information, see the section entitled “The Business Combination Agreement—Termination Fee.”

The requirements of being a public company may strain the Combined Company’s resources and divert management’s attention, and the increases in legal, accounting and compliance expenses that will result from the proposed business combination may be greater than we anticipate.

As a public company, the Combined Company will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the NYSE or Nasdaq rules. The requirements of these rules and regulations will impact the Combined Company’s legal, accounting and compliance expenses, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and place strain on its personnel, systems and resources. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that the Combined Company maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. Ensuring that the Combined Company will have adequate internal financial and accounting controls and procedures in place is a costly and time-consuming effort that needs to be re-evaluated frequently. We do not expect that the Combined Company will initially have an internal audit group, and the Combined Company may need to hire additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge. Implementing any appropriate changes to the Combined Company’s internal controls may require specific compliance training for the Combined Company’s directors, officers and employees, entail substantial costs, and take a significant period of

 

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time to complete. Such changes may not, however, be effective in maintaining the adequacy of the Combined Company’s internal controls and any failure to maintain that adequacy, or consequent inability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, could increase the Combined Company’s operating costs and could materially impair its ability to operate its business. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary for the Combined Company to produce reliable financial reports and are important to help prevent fraud.

In accordance with the Trading Market rules, unless the Combined Company is eligible for an exemption, it will be required to maintain a majority of independent directors on the board. The various rules and regulations applicable to public companies make it more difficult and more expensive for the Combined Company to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and the Combined Company may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to maintain coverage. If the Combined Company is unable to maintain adequate directors’ and officers’ insurance, its ability to recruit and retain qualified officers and directors will be significantly curtailed.

We expect that the rules and regulations applicable to public companies will result in the Combined Company incurring substantial additional legal and financial compliance costs. These costs will decrease the Combined Company’s net income or increase its net loss and may require it to reduce costs in other areas of its business.

There can be no assurance that the Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants will be approved for listing on the Trading Market or that the Combined Company will be able to comply with the continued listing standards of the Trading Market.

The Combined Company intends to apply to have the Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants listed on the Trading Market, subject to official notice of issuance, and expects that the Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants will begin trading on the Trading Market immediately following the Closing of the Business Combination. Although following the closing of the Business Combination the Combined Company expects to meet the minimum initial listing standards set forth in the Trading Market’s listing standards, it cannot assure you that the Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants will be, or will continue to be, listed on the Trading Market in the future. In order to maintain that listing, we must satisfy minimum financial and other continued listing requirements and standards, including those regarding director independence and independent committee requirements, minimum stockholders’ equity, minimum share price, and certain corporate governance requirements. We may not be able to comply with the applicable listing standards and the Trading Market could delist our securities as a result.

The Combined Company cannot assure you that our Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants, if delisted from the Trading Market, will be listed on another national securities exchange. If the Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants are delisted by the Trading Market, the Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants would likely trade on the OTCQB where an investor may find it more difficult to sell the securities or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of such securities.

Subsequent to the consummation of the Business Combination, the Combined Company may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, or the Combined Company may be subject to restructuring, impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on the Combined Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations as well as the price of our stock, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.

Even though we have conducted extensive due diligence on Perimeter, we cannot assure you that this diligence identified all material issues that may be present, that it would be possible to uncover all material issues through a customary amount of due diligence, or that factors outside of Perimeter’s and outside of our control will not later arise. As a result of these factors, we may be forced to later write-down or write-off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in our reporting losses. Even if

 

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our due diligence successfully identified certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with our preliminary risk analysis. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about our securities or us. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to violate net worth or other covenants to which we may be subject as a result of assuming pre-existing debt held by Perimeter or by virtue of our obtaining post-combination debt financing. Accordingly, any stockholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a stockholder or warrant holder, respectively, following our initial business combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such stockholders and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.

If the Business Combination’s benefits do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market price of our securities or, following the consummation of the business combination, the Combined Company’s securities, may decline.

The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of our Business Combination if we do not achieve the perceived benefits of our Business Combination as rapidly, or to the extent anticipated by, financial analysts or the effect of our Business Combination on our financial results is not consistent with the expectations of financial analysts. Accordingly, holders of our common stock following the consummation of our Business Combination may experience a loss as a result of a decline in the market price of such common stock. In addition, a decline in the market price of our common stock following the consummation of our Business Combination could adversely affect our ability to issue additional securities and to obtain additional financing in the future.

EverArc may not be able to complete its initial business combination prior to December 17, 2022, in which case EverArc’s directors shall determine whether to recommend to the shareholders if EverArc’s operations should be wound up. EverArc may not be able to complete its initial business combination within this time period.

EverArc’s Articles provide that if EverArc fails to complete its initial business combination by December 17, 2022, EverArc’s directors shall determine whether to recommend to the shareholders if EverArc’s operations should be wound up. EverArc may not be able to complete its initial business combination within such time period. EverArc’s ability to complete its initial business combination may be negatively impacted by general market conditions, volatility in the capital and debt markets and the other risks described herein. If EverArc has not completed its initial business combination within such time period and its directors and shareholders decide to wind up the business, EverArc will be wound up in accordance with the BVI Companies Act. In such case, the holders of EverArc Ordinary Shares may only receive $10.00 per share, and EverArc’s warrants will expire worthless. In certain circumstances, the holders of EverArc Ordinary Shares may receive less than $10.00 per share on the redemption of his, her or its shares.

EverArc’s shareholders cannot be sure of the market value of the Holdco Ordinary Shares to be issued upon completion of the Business Combination.

The holders of EverArc Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Business Combination will receive one Holdco Ordinary Share in exchange for each EverArc Ordinary Share held by them, rather than a number of shares with a particular fixed market value. The market value of EverArc Ordinary Shares at the time of the Business Combination may vary significantly from its price on the date the Business Combination Agreement was executed or the date of the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part. Because the exchange ratio of the shares will not be adjusted to reflect any changes in the market prices of EverArc Ordinary Shares, the market value of the Holdco Ordinary Shares issued in the Business Combination and the EverArc Ordinary Shares surrendered in the Business Combination may be higher or lower than the value of these shares on earlier dates. 100% of the consideration to be received by EverArc’s Shareholders will be Holdco Ordinary Shares. Following consummation of the Business Combination, the market

 

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price of Holdco’s securities may be influenced by many factors, some of which are beyond its control, including those described above and the following:

 

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changes in financial estimates by analysts;

 

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announcements by it or its competitors of significant contracts, productions, acquisitions or capital commitments;

 

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fluctuations in its quarterly financial results or the quarterly financial results of companies perceived to be similar to it;

 

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general economic conditions;

 

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changes in market valuations of similar companies;

 

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terrorist acts;

 

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changes in its capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of additional debt;

 

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future sales of Holdco Ordinary Shares;

 

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regulatory developments in the U.S., foreign countries or both;

 

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litigation involving Holdco, its subsidiaries or its general industry; and

 

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additions or departures of key personnel.

EverArc’s board of directors did not obtain a fairness opinion in determining whether or not to proceed with the Business Combination and, as a result, the terms may not be fair from a financial point of view to the EverArc shareholders.

In analyzing the Business Combination, the EverArc board of directors conducted significant due diligence on Perimeter. For a complete discussion of the factors utilized by EverArc’s board of directors in approving the Business Combination, see the section entitled, “The Business Combination—EverArc’s Board of Directors’ Reasons for the Approval of the Business Combination.” The EverArc board of directors believes because of the financial skills and background of its directors, it was qualified to conclude that the Business Combination was fair from a financial perspective to its shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, EverArc’s board of directors did not obtain a fairness opinion to assist it in its determination. Accordingly, EverArc’s board of directors may be incorrect in its assessment of the Business Combination.

The EverArc Founders and EverArc’s board of directors have potential conflicts of interest in the Business Combination.

The EverArc Founders and EverArc’s board of directors have interests in the Business Combination that are different from, or in addition to, your interests as a shareholder. These interests include, among other things:

 

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the amounts payable to the EverArc Founder Entity pursuant to the Founder Advisory Agreement entered into by EverArc and the EverArc Founder Entity which is designed to provide incentives to the EverArc Founders to achieve EverArc’s objectives which includes:

 

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a fixed annual advisory amount equal to 1.5% of the Founder Advisory Agreement Calculation Number (in each case, payable in Holdco Ordinary Shares or partly in cash, at the election of the EverArc Founder Entity provided that at least 50% of such amounts are paid in Holdco Ordinary Shares). Based on the assumptions described in this prospectus, the fixed annual advisory amount is currently expected to be 2,353,992 Holdco Ordinary Shares which, assuming a stock price of $12.50 per Holdco Ordinary Share, would have a value of $29,424,902. Each additional $1 increase in the stock price of Holdco Ordinary Shares above $12.50 will increase the value of the fixed annual advisory amount payable to the EverArc Founder Entity by $2,353,992; and

 

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a variable annual advisory amount based on the appreciation of the market price of Holdco Ordinary Shares if such market price exceeds certain trading price minimums (in each case, payable in Holdco Ordinary Shares or partly in cash, at the election of the EverArc Founder Entity provided that at least 50% of such amounts are paid in Holdco Ordinary Shares). Based on assumptions described in this prospectus and assuming a stock price of $12.50 per Holdco Ordinary Share, the variable annual advisory amount payable to the EverArc Founder Entity in year one would have a value of $70,619,765. For each $1 increase in the stock price of Holdco Ordinary Shares above $12.50, or such higher stock price on which a variable annual advisory amount was previously paid to the EverArc Founder Entity, the EverArc Founder Entity will receive a variable annual advisory amount valued at $28,247,906;

the EverArc Founders have advised Holdco that their intention is to elect, via the EverArc Founder Entity, to receive any advisory amounts in Holdco Ordinary Shares and for any cash element to only be such amount as is required to pay any related taxes;

 

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the potential continuation of certain of EverArc’s directors as directors of Holdco;

 

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the continued indemnification of current directors and officers of EverArc and the continuation of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance after the Business Combination; and

 

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the beneficial ownership of the EverArc Founders indirectly through the EverArc Founder Entity and certain of EverArc’s directors of an aggregate of (i) 100 EverArc Founder Shares, acquired for an aggregate purchase price of $1,000, which have an aggregate market value of approximately $1,250 based on the closing price of EverArc Ordinary Shares of $12.50 on the LSE on August 24, 2021 and (ii) 1,725,239 EverArc Ordinary Shares, acquired for an aggregate purchase price of $17,300,000, which have an aggregate market value of approximately $21,565,488 based on the closing price of EverArc Ordinary Shares of $12.50 on the LSE on August 24, 2021.

EverArc’s shareholders will have a reduced ownership and voting interest after consummation of the Business Combination and will exercise less influence over management.

After the completion of the Business Combination, EverArc’s shareholders will own a smaller percentage of Holdco than they currently own of EverArc. Upon completion of the Business Combination, it is anticipated that EverArc’s shareholders, will own approximately 26.1%, of the Holdco Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately after the consummation of the Business Combination. Consequently, EverArc’s shareholders, as a group, will have reduced ownership and voting power in Holdco compared to their ownership and voting power in EverArc.

EverArc’s shareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against EverArc to the extent of distributions received by them.

If EverArc is forced to enter into an insolvent liquidation, any distributions received by holders of EverArc Ordinary Shares could be viewed as an unlawful payment if it was proved that immediately after the distribution, EverArc was unable to pay its debts as they fell due or the value of its assets did not exceed its liabilities. As a result, a liquidator could seek to recover all amounts received by the holders of EverArc Ordinary Shares. A distribution made to a member at a time when EverArc did not, immediately after the distribution, satisfy the solvency test may be recovered by EverArc (acting by its liquidator) from the member unless (a) the member received the distribution in good faith and without knowledge of EverArc’s failure to satisfy the solvency test; (b) the member has altered his or her position in reliance on the validity of the distribution; and (c) it would be unfair to require repayment in full or at all. Furthermore, EverArc’s directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to EverArc or its creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, thereby exposing themselves and EverArc to claims, by paying holders of EverArc Ordinary Shares prior to addressing the claims of creditors. EverArc cannot assure you that claims will not be brought against it for these reasons.

 

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EverArc’s and Perimeter’s ability to consummate the Business Combination may be materially adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, which has and is continuing to spread throughout the world, including the U.S. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” On January 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency for the U.S. to aid the U.S., and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a “pandemic.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and other infectious diseases could result, in a widespread health crisis that has and could continue to adversely affect the economies and financial markets worldwide, which may delay or prevent the consummation of the Business Combination. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information, which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others.

The disruptions posed by COVID-19 have continued, and other matters of global concern may continue for an extensive period of time, and EverArc’s and Perimeter’s ability to consummate the Business Combination may be materially adversely affected. Each of EverArc, Perimeter and Holdco may also incur additional costs due to delays caused by COVID-19, which could adversely affect EverArc’s and Perimeter’s ability to consummate the Business Combination.

Risks Related to Investment in a Luxembourg Company

Holdco is organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It may be difficult for you to obtain or enforce judgments or bring original actions against Holdco or the members of its board of directors in the U.S.

Holdco is organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. In addition, some of the members of Holdco’s board of directors and officers reside outside the U.S. Investors may not be able to effect service of process within the U.S. upon Holdco or these persons or enforce judgments obtained against Holdco or these persons in U.S. courts, including judgments in actions predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. Likewise, it also may be difficult for an investor to enforce in U.S. courts judgments obtained against Holdco or these persons in courts located in jurisdictions outside the U.S., including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. Awards of punitive damages in actions brought in the U.S. or elsewhere are generally not enforceable in Luxembourg.

As there is no treaty in force on the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters between the U.S. and Luxembourg, courts in Luxembourg will not automatically recognize and enforce a final judgment rendered by a U.S. court. Pursuant to the general provisions of Luxembourg law for the enforcement of foreign judgments and in particular, but not limited to, section 678 of the Luxembourg New Code of Civil Procedure, a party who obtains a final judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction in the U.S. may initiate enforcement proceedings in Luxembourg (exequatur) and the District Court (Tribunal d’Arrondissement) may authorize the enforcement in Luxembourg of the U.S. judgment without re-examination of the merits, if it is satisfied that the following conditions are met (which conditions may change):

 

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the judgment of the U.S. court is final and enforceable (exécutoire) in the U.S.;

 

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the U.S. court had jurisdiction over the subject matter leading to the judgment according to the Luxembourg conflict of jurisdictions rules (that is, its jurisdiction was in compliance both with Luxembourg private international law rules and with the applicable domestic U.S. federal or state jurisdictional rules);

 

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the U.S. court applied to the dispute the substantive law that would have been applied by Luxembourg courts (based on recent case law and legal doctrine, it is not certain that this condition would still be required for an exequatur to be granted by a Luxembourg court);

 

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the judgment was granted following proceedings where the counterparty had the opportunity to appear and, if it appeared, to present a defense, and the decision of the foreign court must not have been obtained by fraud, but with the procedural rules of the jurisdiction in which the judgment was rendered, in particular, in compliance with the rights of the defendant;

 

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the decisions and the considerations of the U.S. court must not be contrary to Luxembourg international public policy rules or have been given in proceedings of a tax or criminal nature or rendered subsequent to an evasion of Luxembourg law (fraude à la loi). Awards of damages made under civil liabilities provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws, or other laws, which are classified by Luxembourg courts as being of a penal or punitive nature (for example, fines or punitive damages), might not be recognized by Luxembourg courts. Ordinarily, an award of monetary damages would not be considered as a penalty, but if the monetary damages include punitive damages, such punitive damages may be considered a penalty.

In addition, actions brought in a Luxembourg court against Holdco, the members of its board of directors, its officers, or the experts named herein to enforce liabilities based on U.S. federal securities laws may be subject to certain restrictions. In particular, Luxembourg courts generally do not award punitive damages. Litigation in Luxembourg also is subject to rules of procedure that differ from the U.S. rules, including, with respect to the taking and admissibility of evidence, the conduct of the proceedings and the allocation of costs. Proceedings in Luxembourg would have to be conducted in the Luxembourgish, French or German language, and all documents submitted to the court would, in principle, have to be translated into Luxembourgish, French or German. For these reasons, it may be difficult for a U.S. investor to bring an original action in a Luxembourg court predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against Holdco, the members of its board of directors, its officers, or the experts named herein. In addition, even if a judgment against Holdco, the non-U.S. members of its board of directors, its officers, or the experts named in this prospectus based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws is obtained, a U.S. investor may not be able to enforce it in U.S. or Luxembourg courts.

The directors and officers of Holdco have entered into, or will enter into, indemnification agreements with Holdco. Under such agreements, the directors and officers will be entitled to indemnification from Holdco to the fullest extent permitted by Luxemburg law against liability and expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him or her in connection with any claim, action, suit, or proceeding in which he or she would be involved by virtue of his or her being or having been a director or officer and against amounts paid or incurred by him or her in the settlement thereof. Luxembourg law permits Holdco to keep directors indemnified against any expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in connection with liability of a director towards Holdco or a third party for management errors i.e., for wrongful acts committed during the execution of the mandate (mandat) granted to the director by Holdco, except in connection with criminal offenses, gross negligence or fraud. The rights to and obligations of indemnification among or between Holdco and any of its current or former directors and officers are generally governed by the laws of Luxembourg and subject to the jurisdiction of the Luxembourg courts, unless such rights or obligations do not relate to or arise out of such persons’ capacities listed above. Although there is doubt as to whether U.S. courts would enforce this indemnification provision in an action brought in the U.S. under U.S. federal or state securities laws, this provision could make it more difficult to obtain judgments outside Luxembourg or from non-Luxembourg jurisdictions that would apply Luxembourg law against Holdco’s assets in Luxembourg.

 

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Luxembourg and European insolvency and bankruptcy laws are substantially different from U.S. insolvency and bankruptcy laws and may offer Holdco’s shareholders less protection than they would have under U.S. insolvency and bankruptcy laws.

As a company organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and with its registered office in Luxembourg, Holdco is subject to Luxembourg insolvency and bankruptcy laws in the event any insolvency proceedings are initiated against it including, among other things, Council and European Parliament Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast). Should courts in another European country determine that the insolvency and bankruptcy laws of that country apply to Holdco in accordance with and subject to such European Union (“EU”) regulations, the courts in that country could have jurisdiction over the insolvency proceedings initiated against Holdco. Insolvency and bankruptcy laws in Luxembourg or the relevant other European country, if any, may offer Holdco’s shareholders less protection than they would have under U.S. insolvency and bankruptcy laws and make it more difficult for them to recover the amount they could expect to recover in a liquidation under U.S. insolvency and bankruptcy laws.

The rights of Holdco’s shareholders may differ from the rights they would have as shareholders of a U.S. corporation, which could adversely impact trading in Holdco’s Ordinary Shares and its ability to conduct equity financings.

Holdco’s corporate affairs are governed by Holdco’s articles of association and the laws of Luxembourg, including the Luxembourg Company Law (loi du 10 août 1915 sur les sociétés commerciales, telle que modifiée). The rights of Holdco’s shareholders and the responsibilities of its directors and officers under Luxembourg law are different from those applicable to a corporation incorporated in the U.S. For example, under Delaware law, the board of directors of a Delaware corporation bears the ultimate responsibility for managing the business and affairs of a corporation. In discharging this function, directors of a Delaware corporation owe fiduciary duties of care and loyalty to the corporation and its shareholders. Luxembourg law imposes, among others, a duty on directors of a Luxembourg company to: (i) act in good faith with a view to the best interests of a company; and (ii) exercise the care, diligence, and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in a similar position and under comparable circumstances. Additionally, under Delaware law, a shareholder may bring a derivative action on behalf of a company to enforce a company’s rights. Under Luxembourg law, the board of directors has sole authority to decide whether to initiate legal action to enforce a company’s rights (other than, in certain circumstances, an action against members of Holdco’s board of directors, which may be initiated by the general meeting of the shareholders, or, subject to certain conditions, by minority shareholders holding together at least 10% of the voting rights in the company). See “Comparison of Shareholder Rights” for an additional explanation of the differences. Further, under Luxembourg law, there may be less publicly available information about Holdco than is regularly published by or about U.S. issuers. In addition, Luxembourg laws governing the securities of Luxembourg companies may not be as extensive as those in effect in the U.S., and Luxembourg laws and regulations in respect of corporate governance matters might not be as protective of minority shareholders as are state corporation laws in the U.S. Therefore, Holdco’s shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in connection with actions taken by Holdco’s directors, officers or principal shareholders than they would as shareholders of a corporation incorporated in the United States. As a result of these differences, Holdco’s shareholders may have more difficulty protecting their interests than they would as shareholders of a U.S. issuer.

Risks Related to Taxes

If Holdco is or becomes a passive foreign investment company for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, U.S. Holders of Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants could be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences.

If Holdco is or becomes a “passive foreign investment company,” or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder (as defined in “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations”) holds Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants, certain adverse U.S. federal income tax

 

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consequences may apply to such U.S. Holder. Because the Merger, together with certain related transactions, should qualify as an F Reorganization (see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Tax Consequences of the Business Combination—The Merger”), Holdco should be treated as the same corporation as EverArc for purposes of the PFIC provisions. Accordingly, Holdco’s PFIC status may depend on whether EverArc has qualified for the PFIC start-up exception (see “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Tax Consequences of Ownership and Disposition of Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants—Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules”). EverArc’s and Holdco’s actual PFIC status for any taxable year will not be determinable until after the end of such year and, in the case of the application of the start-up exception to EverArc for its taxable year that ended on October 31, 2020, until after the end of Holdco’s second succeeding taxable year. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that Holdco will not be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year.

If Holdco were treated as a PFIC, a U.S. Holder of Holdco Ordinary Shares or Holdco Warrants may be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences, such as taxation at the highest marginal ordinary income tax rates on capital gains and on certain actual or deemed distributions, interest charges on certain taxes treated as deferred, and additional reporting requirements. Certain elections (including a “qualified electing fund” or a mark-to-market election) may be available to U.S. Holders of Holdco Ordinary Shares to mitigate some of the adverse tax consequences resulting from PFIC treatment, but U.S. Holders will not be able to make similar elections with respect to Holdco Warrants. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Tax Consequences of Ownership and Disposition of Holdco Ordinary Shares and Holdco Warrants—Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules.”

If a United States person is treated as owning at least 10% of Holdco’s shares, such person may be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences.

If a United States person is treated as owning (directly, indirectly or constructively) at least 10% of the value or voting power of Holdco’s shares, such person may be treated as a “United States shareholder” with respect to each of Holdco and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (“Holdco Group”) that is a “controlled foreign corporation,” or CFC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the Holdco Group includes one or more U.S. subsidiaries, certain of Holdco’s non-U.S. subsidiaries could be treated as CFCs regardless of whether Holdco is treated as a CFC. Immediately following the Business Combination, the Holdco Group will include a U.S. subsidiary.

A United States shareholder of a CFC may be required to report annually and include in its U.S. taxable income its pro rata share of the CFC’s “subpart F income” and “tested income” (for purposes of computing “global intangible low-taxed income”) and earnings invested in U.S. property by the CFC, regardless of whether such CFC makes any distributions. Failure to comply with these reporting obligations (or related tax payment obligations) may subject such United States shareholder to significant monetary penalties and may prevent the statute of limitations with respect to such United States shareholder’s U.S. federal income tax return for the year for which reporting (or payment of tax) was due from starting. An individual that is a United States shareholder with respect to a CFC generally would not be allowed certain tax deductions or foreign tax credits that would be allowed to a United States shareholder that is a U.S. corporation. Holdco cannot provide any assurances that it will assist holders in determining whether any of its non-U.S. subsidiaries is treated as a CFC or whether any holder is treated as a United States shareholder with respect to any of such CFCs or furnish to any holder information that may be necessary to comply with reporting and tax paying obligations.

Changes in tax laws may materially adversely affect Holdco’s business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

New income, sales, use or other tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be enacted at any time, which could adversely affect Holdco’s business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. Further, existing tax laws, statutes, rules, regulations or ordinances could be interpreted, changed, modified or

 

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applied adversely to Holdco. For example, U.S. federal tax legislation enacted in 2017, informally titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”), enacted many significant changes to the U.S. tax laws. Future guidance from the IRS with respect to the Tax Act may affect Holdco, and certain aspects of the Tax Act could be repealed or modified in future legislation. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), has already modified certain provisions of the Tax Act. In addition, it is uncertain if and to what extent various states will conform to the Tax Act, the CARES Act or any newly enacted federal tax legislation.

General Risk Factors

We may require additional capital to fund our operations. If we are unable to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to us or at all or generate cash flows necessary to maintain or expand our operations, we may not be able to compete successfully, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We expect to devote substantial financial resources to our ongoing and planned activities. We expect our expenses to continue to increase as our volumes and revenues increase. Furthermore, we expect to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company. Accordingly, we may need to obtain additional capital to fund our continuing operations.

We believe that our existing cash and other resources will be sufficient to fund our operations and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months; however, these assumptions are based on estimates that may be wrong. As a result, we could deplete our capital resources sooner than we currently expect.

In the event that we require additional financing, we may not be able to raise such financing on terms acceptable to us or at all. In addition, we may seek additional capital due to favorable market conditions or strategic considerations, even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. If we are unable to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to us or at all or generate cash flows necessary to maintain or expand our operations and invest in our business, we may not be able to compete successfully, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Cybersecurity attack, acts of cyber-terrorism, failure of technology systems and other disruptions to our information technology systems could compromise our information, disrupt our operations, and expose us to liability, which may adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In the ordinary course of our business, we store sensitive data, including intellectual property, our proprietary business information and that of our customers, suppliers and business partners, and personally identifiable information of our employees in our information technology systems, including in our data servers and on our networks. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this data is critical to our operations. Despite our security measures, our information technology systems may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached or disrupted due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such attack, breach or disruption could compromise our information technology systems and the information stored in them could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen and our business operations could be disrupted. Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information or business disruption could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, and damage to our reputation, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our results of operations are subject to exchange rate and other currency risks. A significant movement in exchange rates could adversely impact our results of operations.

Although we conduct our business primarily in U.S. dollar we also conduct business in many different currencies. Accordingly, currency exchange rates affect our results of operations. The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on our future operating results are unpredictable because of the number of currencies in which we conduct business and the potential volatility of exchange rates. We are also subject to the risks of currency

 

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controls and devaluations. Currency controls may limit our ability to convert currencies into U.S. dollars or other currencies, as needed, or to pay dividends or make other payments from funds held by subsidiaries in the countries imposing such controls, which could adversely affect our liquidity. Currency devaluations could also negatively affect our operating margins and cash flows. For example, if the U.S. dollar were to strengthen against a local currency, our operating margin would be adversely impacted in the country to the extent significant costs are denominated in U.S. dollars while our revenues are denominated in such local currency.

Our insurance may not fully cover all of our operational risks, including, but not limited to, environmental risks, and changes in the cost of insurance or the availability of insurance could materially increase our insurance costs or result in a decrease in our insurance coverage.

We have a significant concentration of our manufacturing facilities. Natural disasters and severe weather events (such as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, floods, landslides and wind or hailstorms) or other extraordinary events subject us to property loss and business interruption. Illegal or unethical conduct by employees, customers, vendors and unaffiliated third parties can also impact our business. Other potential liabilities arising out of our operations may involve claims by employees, customers or third parties for personal injury, product liability or property damage and potential fines and penalties in connection with alleged violations of regulatory requirements.

In certain instances, our insurance may not fully cover an insured loss depending on the magnitude and nature of the claim. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will not be exposed to uninsured or underinsured losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, changes in the cost of insurance or the availability of insurance in the future could substantially increase our costs to maintain our current level of coverage or could cause us to reduce our insurance coverage.

We are subject to general governmental regulation and other legal obligations, including those related to privacy, data protection and information security, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could harm our business. Compliance with such laws could also impair our efforts to maintain and expand our customer base, and thereby decrease our revenue.

We receive, store and process personal information and other data from and about customers in addition to our employees and services providers. Our handling of data is subject to a variety of laws and regulations, including regulation by various government agencies, such as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and various state, local and foreign agencies. Our data handling also is subject to contractual obligations and industry standards.

The U.S. federal and various state governments have adopted or proposed limitations on the collection, distribution, use, storage and security of data relating to individuals, including the use of contact information and other data for marketing, advertising and other communications with individuals and businesses. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”) became effective January 1, 2020. The CCPA requires covered businesses to, among other things, make new disclosures to consumers about their data collection, use, and sharing practices, and allows consumers to opt out of certain data sharing with third parties. The CCPA also provides a new private cause of action for certain data breaches. The California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”) which will become effective on January 1, 2023, will significantly modify the CCPA, and also create a new state agency that will be vested with authority to implement and enforce the CCPA and the CPRA. The effects of the CCPA and the CPRA are potentially significant and may require us to incur substantial costs and expenses in an effort to comply and increase our potential exposure to regulatory enforcement and/or litigation. States such as Virginia have enacted and we expect additional states may also enact legislation similar to the CCPA and CPRA. Additionally, the FTC and many state attorneys general are interpreting federal and state consumer protection laws as imposing standards for the online collection, use, dissemination and security of data.

 

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Several foreign countries and governmental bodies, including the European Union, have laws and regulations dealing with the handling and processing of personal information obtained from their residents, which in certain cases are more restrictive than those in the United States, and we expect additional jurisdictions may enact similar regulations. Laws and regulations in these jurisdictions apply broadly to the collection, use, storage, disclosure and security of various types of data, including data that identifies or may be used to identify an individual, such as names, email addresses and in some jurisdictions, Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses. Within the European Union, legislators have adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) which became effective in May 2018. The GDPR includes more stringent operational requirements for processors and controllers of personal data than previous EU data protection laws and imposes significant penalties for non-compliance.

These domestic and foreign laws and regulations relating to privacy and data security are evolving, can be subject to significant change and may result in ever-increasing regulatory and public scrutiny and escalating levels of enforcement and sanctions. Interpretation of certain requirements remains unclear and may evolve, in particular for regulations that have recently been enacted. Application of laws may be inconsistent or may conflict among jurisdictions resulting in additional complexity and increased legal risk. In addition, these regulations have increased our compliance costs and may impair our ability to grow our business or offer our service in some locations, may subject us to liability for non-compliance, may require us to modify our data processing and transferring practices and policies and may strain our technical capabilities.

We also handle credit card and other personal information. Due to the sensitive nature of such information, we have implemented procedures in an effort to preserve and protect our data and our customers’ data against loss, misuse, corruption, misappropriation caused by systems failures, unauthorized access or misuse. Notwithstanding these procedures, we could be subject to liability claims by individuals and customers whose data resides in our databases for the misuse of that information. If we fail to meet appropriate compliance levels, this could negatively impact our ability to utilize credit cards as a method of payment, and/or collect and store credit card information, which could disrupt our business.

We may be subject to rules of the FTC, the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) and potentially other federal agencies and state laws related to commercial electronic mail and other messages. Compliance with these provisions may limit our ability to send certain types of messages. If we were found to have violated such rules and regulations, we may face enforcement actions by the FTC or FCC or face civil penalties, either of which could adversely affect our business.

Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with laws, regulations, policies, legal or contractual obligations, industry standards, or regulatory guidance relating to privacy or data security, may result in governmental investigations and enforcement actions, litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity, and could cause our customers and partners to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business. We expect that there will continue to be new proposed laws, regulations and industry standards relating to privacy, data protection, marketing, consumer communications, information security and local data residency in the United States, the European Union and other jurisdictions, and we cannot determine the impact such future laws, regulations and standards may have on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Governments and municipalities around the world have instituted measures to control the spread of COVID-19, including quarantines, shelter-in-place orders, school closures, travel restrictions, and closure of non-essential businesses. These measures have led to significant adverse economic impacts which have had, and could continue to have, an adverse impact on our business operations in a number of ways, including, without limitation, (1) disruptions to

 

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our sales operations and marketing efforts as a result of the inability of our sales team to travel and meet customers in person, (2) negative impacts on our customers and prospects that could result in (i) extended customer sales cycles, delayed spending on our services, impairment of our ability to collect accounts receivable, and (ii) reduced payment frequencies, demand for our services, renewal rates, and spending on our services, and (3) negative impacts to the financial condition or operations of our vendors and business partners, as well as disruptions to the supply chain of products needed to offer our services. Moreover, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are temporarily requiring a portion of our employees to work remotely, which may lead to disruptions and decreased productivity and other adverse operational business impacts. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic impact affects our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.

The loss of key personnel or our inability to attract and retain new qualified personnel could hurt our business and inhibit our ability to operate and grow successfully.

Our success depends on the continuing services of certain members of the current management team. Our executive team are incentivized by stock compensation grants that align the interests of investors with the executive team and certain executives have employment retention agreements. The loss of key management, employees or third-party contractors could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, the success of our operations will largely depend upon our ability to successfully attract and maintain competent and qualified key management personnel. As with any company with limited resources, there can be no guarantee that we will be able to attract such individuals or that the presence of such individuals will necessarily translate into profitability for our company. If we are successful in attracting and retaining such individuals, it is likely that our payroll costs and related expenses will increase significantly and that there will be additional dilution to existing stockholders as a result of equity incentives that may need to be issued to such management personnel. Our inability to attract and retain key personnel may materially and adversely affect our business operations. Any failure by our management to effectively anticipate, implement, and manage personnel required to sustain our growth would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ENFORCEMENT OF LIABILITIES

Holdco and certain of its subsidiaries (the “non-U.S. companies”) are or will be incorporated under the laws of countries other than the U.S. In addition, certain of the directors and officers of the non-U.S. companies reside outside of the U.S. and most of the assets of the non-U.S. companies and some of the assets of their directors and officers are located outside the U.S. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process on the non-U.S. companies or those persons in the U.S. or to enforce in the U.S. judgments obtained in U.S. courts against the non-U.S. companies or those persons based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. securities laws or other laws. Uncertainty exists as to whether courts in the jurisdiction of organization of the non-U.S. companies will enforce judgments obtained in other jurisdictions, including the U.S., against the non-U.S. companies or their directors or officers under the securities or other laws of those jurisdictions or entertain actions in those jurisdictions against the non-U.S. companies or their directors or officers under the securities or other laws of those jurisdictions.

Luxembourg

It may be possible to effect service of process within Luxembourg upon Holdco and its respective directors and officers provided that The Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters of November 15, 1965 is complied with.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Introduction

Holdco, EverArc, and Perimeter are providing the following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information to aid you in your analysis of the financial aspects of the business combination. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 combines the audited balance sheet of Holdco as of June 30, 2021 with the unaudited condensed balance sheet of Perimeter as of June 30, 2021 and the unaudited condensed consolidated combined balance sheet of EverArc as of April 30, 2021, giving effect to the Business Combination.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2021 combines the unaudited condensed statement of operations of Holdco for the period from June 21, 2021 (inception) to June 30, 2021 with the unaudited condensed statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) of Perimeter for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the unaudited condensed consolidated combined statement of operations of EverArc for the six months ended April 30, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 combines the audited condensed statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) of Perimeter for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the audited condensed consolidated combined statement of operations of EverArc for the period from November 8, 2019 (inception) to October 31, 2020, giving effect to the Business Combination as if it had been consummated on January 1, 2020, the beginning of the earliest period presented.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information was derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the following historical financial statements and the accompanying notes, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus:

 

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The historical audited balance sheet of Holdco as of June 30, 2021 and the unaudited condensed statement of operations for the period from June 21, 2021 (inception) to June 30, 2021;

 

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The historical unaudited condensed financial statements of Perimeter as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2021, and the historical audited financial statements of Perimeter as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020; and

 

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The historical unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of EverArc as of and for the six months ended April 30, 2021 and the historical audited consolidated financial statements as of October 31, 2020 and for the period from November 8, 2019 (inception) to October 31, 2020.

The foregoing historical financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information has been prepared based on the aforementioned historical financial statements and the assumptions and adjustments as described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information. The pro forma adjustments reflect transaction accounting adjustments related to the Business Combination, which is discussed in further detail below. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent Perimeter’s consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position that would actually have occurred had the Business Combination been consummated on the dates assumed or to project Perimeter’s consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position for any future date or period.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information should also be read together with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Perimeter”

 

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and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of EverArc,” and other financial information included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Description of the Business Combination and Related Activity

Prior to the acquisition of Perimeter, the Merger will occur, whereby MergerSub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco, will merge with and into EverArc, with EverArc surviving such merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco. Concurrent with the Merger, PIPE Subscribers invest $1,150.0 million in EverArc shares pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement (“PIPE Financing”), which are exchanged for Holdco shares in connection with the closing of the Business Combination. The Business Combination will then occur, whereby Holdco will acquire 100% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Perimeter. Consideration for the acquisition will be transferred to SK Holdings, which holds 100% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Perimeter, through a combination of Holdco preferred shares, and cash. As part of the Business Combination, all the outstanding shares of EverArc will be exchanged for outstanding shares of Holdco and all of the outstanding EverArc warrants will be converted into the right to purchase one-fourth of a Holdco ordinary share on the substantially the same terms as the EverArc warrants.

Upon Closing, the ownership distribution of the common stock of the successor entity will be as follows:

 

Total Capitalization (in millions)
		$				Shares				%
EverArc Holdco stockholders			408				40.8				26.0
Management investment in PIPE			11				1.1				0.7
PIPE Investors			1,150				115.0				73.3
Total Shares			1,569				156.9				100.0

Accounting for the Business Combination and Related Activity

The Merger between Holdco and EverArc will be accounted for as a common control transaction, where substantially all of the net assets of Holdco will be those previously held by EverArc. The acquisition of Perimeter through the Contribution and Sale will be treated as a business acquisition under ASC 805 with Holdco determined to be the legal and accounting acquirer. Accordingly, the net assets of Perimeter will be stated at fair value within the pro formas. This determination was primarily based on i) Holdco being a substantive entity as it engaged in significant pre-combination activities in order to raise capital, market to investors and pursue a business combination; ii) the Holdco equity holders having a relative majority of the voting power of the Post-Combination Company; iii) Holdco having the authority to appoint a majority of directors on the Board of Directors; and iv) that Holdco both transfers cash and issues equity to effect the business combination. In addition, Perimeter has been determined to be the predecessor of the Post-Combination Company. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the Post-Combination Company will represent a continuation of the financial statements of Perimeter.

Basis of Pro Forma Presentation

The historical financial information has been adjusted to give pro forma effect to the transaction adjustments required for the Business Combination and Merger as well as the financing adjustment related to PIPE Financing. Prior to Closing, new debt in the amount of $600.0 million is expected to be issued and used to pay down an equivalent amount of existing debt currently held on Perimeter’s balance sheet; relevant financing adjustments will be added once a draft agreement is available. The adjustments in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information have been identified and presented to provide relevant information necessary for an accurate understanding of the Post-Combination Company following the Business Combination.

 

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Holdco and Perimeter both have December 31^st fiscal year-ends, while EverArc has an October 31^st fiscal year-end. In accordance with SEC Regulation S-X Article 11-02(c), the information contained within the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined statement of operations and condensed consolidated combined balance sheet will be presented based on the fiscal year-end of Holdco, the Registrant.

Perimeter constitutes a business, with inputs and processes applied to those inputs that have the ability to contribute to the creation of outputs. Accordingly, the acquisition of Perimeter constitutes the acquisition of a business for purposes of ASC 805, and due to the change in control, will be accounted for using the acquisition method. Under the acquisition method, the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred, consisting of preferred shares and cash, by Holdco to effect the acquisition of Perimeter is allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values, as reflected in adjustment (A) to the pro formas. Management of Holdco has made significant estimates and assumptions in determining the preliminary allocation of the consideration transferred in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial statements. As the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial statements have been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.

In order to appropriately reflect Holdco as the accounting acquirer within the pro formas, the Company has presented the historical financial statements of Holdco within the pro formas, followed by columns representing the EverArc Merger and purchase of Perimeter, which will be treated as a common control transaction and as a business combination under ASC 805, respectively. Based on the determination of the EverArc acquisition as a common control transaction, the net assets of EverArc will be stated at their historical value within the pro formas. Fair value adjustments have been applied to Perimeter’s historical financial statements in order to present the acquisition at fair value. Transaction adjustments related to the Business Combination are then applied to arrive at the combined total pro forma financial statements.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information is for illustrative purposes only. The financial results may have been different had the companies always been combined. You should not rely on the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information as being indicative of the historical results that would have been achieved had the companies always been combined or the future results that the Post-Combination Company will experience. Holdco and EverArc have not had any historical relationship with Perimeter prior to the Merger. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies.

Lastly, the significant accounting policies of EverArc and Perimeter are aligned and did not require any adjustments to be made by Holdco upon consummation of the Business Combination in order to create the significant accounting policies of the post-consummation entity.

 

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2021
(in thousands)
		Holdco Historical				EverArc Historical				Perimeter Solutions Historical				Perimeter Solutions Purchase Price Allocation Adjustments								Pro Forma Transaction Adjustments								Pro Forma Financing Adjustments								Pro Forma Combined
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	—			$	1			$	4,041			$	(1,928,709	)			(A	)		$	398,873				(B	)		$	11,000				(F	)		$	(364,794	)
																															1,150,000				(G	)
Accounts receivable, net			—				—				64,632																												64,632
Inventories			—				—				78,710				30,413				(A	)																			109,123
Income tax receivable			—				—				17,305																												17,305
Short-term investments			—				398,873				—												(398,873	)			(B	)											—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			—				693				6,430																												7,123
Total current assets			—				399,567				171,118				(1,898,296	)							—								1,161,000								(166,611	)
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net			—				—				49,194				—				—																				49,194
Other assets:
Goodwill			—				—				486,455				1,287,080				(A	)																			1,773,535
Customer lists—net			—				—				283,061				461,939				(A	)																			745,000
Existing technology and patents—net			—				—				130,245				115,755				(A	)																			246,000
Other intangible assets—net			—				—				33,421				60,579				(A	)																			94,000
Other assets			—				—				980																												980
Total other assets			—				—				934,162				1,925,353								—								—								2,859,515
Total assets		$	—			$	399,567			$	1,154,474			$	27,057							$	—							$	1,161,000							$	2,742,098
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt, net		$	—			$	—			$	5,610																											$	5,610
Accounts payable			—				112				36,132																												36,244
Deferred revenue			—				—				6,701																												6,701
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			—				—				17,288																												17,288
Total current liabilities							112				65,731				—								—								—								65,843
Other liabilities:
Long term debt, less current position, net			—				—				684,746																												684,746
Deferred income taxes			—				—				114,404				195,759				(A	)			(7,279	)			(E	)											302,884
Other liabilities			—				—				20,952				100,000				(A	)			40,795				(E	)											161,747
Total other liabilities							—				820,102				295,759								33,516								—								1,149,377
Shareholders’ equity:
Class A Common stock—NewCo			—				—				—												4				(C	)			1				(F	)			16
																															11				(G	)
Class A Common stock—Perimeter			—				—				53,046				(53,046	)			(A	)																			—
Class A Common stock—EverArc			—				401,358				—												(401,358	)			(C	)											—
Paid-in capital			40				—				289,344				(289,405	)			(A	)			401,354				(C	)			10,999				(F	)			1,623,915
																							20,799				(D	)			1,149,989				(G	)
																							40,795				(E	)
Accumulated deficit			—				(1,919	)			(70,171	)			70,171				(A	)			(20,799	)			(D	)											(97,029	)
																							(74,311	)			(E	)
Subscription receivable			—				(1	)			—																												(1	)
Note receivable			(40	)			—				—																												(40	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			—				17				(3,578	)			3,578				(A	)																			17
Total shareholders’ equity			—				399,455				268,641				(268,702	)							(33,516	)							1,161,000								1,526,878
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	—			$	399,567			$	1,154,474			$	27,057							$	—							$	1,161,000							$	2,742,098

 

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
		Holdco Historical				EverArc Historical				Perimeter Solutions Historical				Perimeter Solutions Purchase Price Allocation Adjustments								Pro Forma Transaction Adjustments								Pro Forma Combined
Net sales		$	—			$	—			$	121,046																			$	121,046
Cost of sales			—				—				73,814																				73,814
Selling, general and administrative expenses			—				1,029				27,211												8,105				(CC	)			52,256
																							15,911				(DD	)
Amortization			—				—				26,542				30,563				(AA.1	)											57,105
Other operating expense			—				—				753																				753
Total operating expense			—				1,029				128,320				30,563								24,016								183,928
Income (loss) from Operations			—				(1,029	)			(7,274	)			(30,563	)							(24,016	)							(62,882	)
Interest expense, net			—				—				15,886																				15,886
Loss on contingent earnout			—				—				2,763																				2,763
Unrealized foreign currency (gain) loss			—				—				2,258																				2,258
Other (income) expense, net			—				—				(318	)																			(318	)
Investment income			—				(84	)			—												84				(BB	)			(0	)
Income (loss) before income taxes			—				(945	)			(27,863	)			(30,563	)							(24,100	)							(83,471	)
Income tax expense (benefit)			—				—				(5,486	)			(8,079	)			(AA.2	)			(2,143	)			(EE	)			(15,708	)
Net income (loss)		$	—			$	(945	)		$	(22,377	)		$	(22,484	)						$	(21,957	)						$	(67,763	)
Net earnings:
Basic earnings per share			—				(0.03	)			(0.42	)																			(0.43	)			(FF	)
Average shares outstanding			—				36,301,525				53,045,510																				156,900,000				(FF	)

 

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