Sky Harbour Group Corp S-3, filed Jan 27, 2025
Sky Harbour Group Corp (SKYH)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2025
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Sky Harbour Group Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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136 Tower Road, Suite 205
Westchester County Airport
White Plains, NY 10604
Tel: (212) 554-5990
(Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Tal Keinan
Chief Executive Officer
Sky Harbour Group Corporation
136 Tower Road, Suite 205
Westchester County Airport
White Plains, NY 10604
Tel: (212) 554-5990
(Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
With Copies to:
John Hensley
Morrison & Foerster LLP
300 Colorado Street, Suite 1800
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 617-0650
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
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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 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 preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders may sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION — DATED JANUARY 27, 2025
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORPORATION
7,911,580 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
This prospectus relates to the offer and resale from time to time of up to 7,911,580 shares (the “Shares”) of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) of Sky Harbour Group Corporation (the “Company”) by the selling stockholders named herein (the “Selling Stockholders”). We will not receive any cash proceeds from any sale of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.
The Shares offered herein were issued in a private placement pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2024, by and between the Company and the Selling Stockholders (the “Purchase Agreement”). We are registering the resale of the Shares to permit the Selling Stockholders to sell such Shares without restriction in the open market. However, the registration of the Shares hereunder does not necessarily mean that the Selling Stockholders will sell the Shares. The Selling Stockholders or their permitted transferees or other successors-in-interest may, but are not required to, sell the Shares offered by this prospectus from time to time in a number of different ways and at varying prices as determined by the prevailing market price for shares or in negotiated transactions. See “Plan of Distribution” on page 15 for a description of how the Selling Stockholders may dispose of the Shares covered by this prospectus.
We will pay all expenses incident to the registration of the potential resale of the Shares offered herein (other than for any discounts or commissions to any underwriter or broker attributable to the sale of shares of our Class A Common Stock or any fees or expenses incurred by a holder of shares of our Class A Common Stock that, according to the written instructions of any regulatory authority, we are not permitted to pay).
Our shares of Class A Common Stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SKYH”. On January 24, 2025 the closing sale price of our Class A Common Stock was $11.15 per share.
See the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 of this prospectus and in other documents that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus to read about factors you should consider before buying our securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is January , 2025.
You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus, as well as the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized anyone to provide you with different information. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders are making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date of the applicable document. Since the date of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC using the “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, sell the Shares offered by them described in this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale by such Selling Stockholders of the Shares offered by them described in this prospectus.
Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders take responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders will make an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale of such securities is not permitted.
We may also provide a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement to add information to, or update or change information contained in, this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the registration statement together with the additional information to which we refer you in the sections of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.”
Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this prospectus to the terms the “Company,” “SHG Corporation,” “Registrant,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the entity formerly named Yellowstone Acquisition Company, after giving effect to the Business Combination, and as renamed Sky Harbour Group Corporation. The terms “Yellowstone” and “YAC” are to our company prior to the completion of the Business Combination.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, as well as the documents incorporated by reference therein, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and releases issued by the SEC and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “potential,” “projects,” “predicts,” “continue,” or “should,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. There can be no assurance that actual results will not materially differ from expectations. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, but actual results may differ materially due to various factors, including, but not limited to:
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expectations regarding the Company’s strategies and future financial performance, including the Company’s future business plans or objectives, prospective performance and commercial opportunities and competitors, services, pricing, marketing plans, operating expenses, market trends, revenues, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and the Company’s ability to invest in growth initiatives; |
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the effects of general economic conditions, including inflation, interest rates levels, and availability of construction materials for our development projects; |
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our limited operating history makes it difficult to predict future revenues and operating results; |
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financial projections may not prove to be reflective of actual financial results; |
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our ability to implement our construction costs mitigation strategies; |
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changes in applicable laws or regulations; |
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the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; |
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our financial performance; and |
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other risk factors included under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other factors described in our periodic reports filed from time to time with the SEC. |
The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. Future developments affecting us may not be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors.” Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. These risks and others described under “Risk Factors” may not be exhaustive.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus. In addition, even if our results or operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.
This summary highlights selected information appearing elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Because it is a summary, it may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully read this entire prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, including the information set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” and our financial statements and related notes and other information that we incorporate by reference herein, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this prospectus to the terms the “Company,” “SHG Corporation,” “Registrant,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the entity formerly named Yellowstone Acquisition Company, after giving effect to the Business Combination, and as renamed Sky Harbour Group Corporation. The terms “Yellowstone” and “YAC” are to our company prior to the completion of the Business Combination.
The Company
We are an aviation infrastructure development company building the first nationwide network of home basing hangar campuses for business aircraft. We develop, lease and manage general aviation hangars across the United States, targeting airfields in markets with significant aircraft populations and high hangar demand. Our home basing hangar campuses feature exclusive private hangars and a full suite of dedicated services specifically optimized for home-based, versus transient, aircraft.
The physical footprint of the U.S. business aviation fleet grew by almost 28 million square feet in the ten years preceding the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with hangar supply lagging dramatically, especially in key growth markets. As the fleet of private jets in the United States continues to grow, with recent new aircraft deliveries exceeding retirements, demand for hangar space is at a premium in part because new jets require more square footage of hangar space and the pace of new hangar construction has lagged behind the demand. The cumulative square footage of the business aircraft fleet in the United States increased 50% between 2010 and 2021. Moreover, over that same period, there was an 81% increase in the square footage of larger private jets – those with greater than a 24-foot tail height. A recent study conducted by a business aircraft manufacturer forecasted that business aircraft will only continue to grow in the next ten years, with up to 8,500 new business jet deliveries worth over $275 billion expected to be delivered between 2024 and 2033, further supported by data from the major business aviation manufacturers that suggest the current order backlog for new business aviation aircraft is over $49 billion.
These larger footprint aircraft do not fit in much of the existing hangar infrastructure and impose stacking challenges and constraints in the traditional shared or community hangars operated by fixed-base operators (“FBO”). The addition of winglets (the vertical extensions on aircraft wingtips) on most modern business jets inhibits wing-over-wing storage. Aircraft hangars are in high demand and short supply, with some airports compiling waiting lists that can exceed several years.
We believe our scalable, real estate-centric business model is uniquely positioned to capture this market opportunity and address the increased imbalance between the supply and demand for private jet storage. We intend to capitalize on the existing hangar supply constraints at major U.S. airports by targeting high-end tenants in markets where there is a shortage of private and FBO hangar space, or where such hangars are or are becoming obsolete.
We expect to realize economies of scale in construction through a prototype hangar design replicated at home basing hangar campuses across the United States. This allows for centralized procurement, straightforward permitting processes, efficient development processes, and the best hangar in business aviation. Unlike a service company, our revenues are mostly derived from long-term rental agreements, offering stability and forward visibility of revenues and cash flows. This allows us to fund our development through the public bond market, providing capital efficiency and mitigating refinance risk.
In contrast with community hangars and other facilities provided by FBOs, the home basing hangar campuses we develop provide the following features and services:
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private hangar space for exclusive use of the tenant; |
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adjoining configurable lounge and office suites; |
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line crews and services dedicated exclusively to tenants; |
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climate control to mitigate condensation and associated corrosion; |
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features to support in-hangar aircraft maintenance; |
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no-foam fire suppression; and |
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customized software to provide security, control access and monitor hangar space. |
We use a standard set of proprietary prototype hangar designs, which are intended to deliver high quality business aviation facilities, lower construction costs, minimize development risk, expedite permit issuance, and facilitate the implementation of refinements across its portfolio. Hangar features include:
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the ability to accommodate heavy business jets in single configuration, medium jets in twin or triplet configuration, or light jets in multi-configuration; |
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compliance with National Fire Protection Association 409 Group III fire code, eliminating foam fire protection systems, resulting in lower construction costs and operating expenses, as well as eliminating accidental foam discharges and the resultant negative effects on aircraft maintenance and resale value; |
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high-voltage capability, industrial drainage and impervious floors that support in-hangar maintenance and inspections; and |
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control through smartphone application. |
Our product strategy aims to attract tenants with exclusive access to their aircraft, minimize the risk of damage to aircraft, provide increased access, security and control, facilitate maintenance, and improve pre-flight and post-flight convenience. We believe that with no transient traffic, our home basing hangar campuses offer a shorter time to wheels-up, even during periods of peak traffic. Our research has indicated our current and typical future tenants operate late model business jets that emit less noise than other based aircraft, leading to a decreased average noise footprint at our home basing hangar campuses.
We believe demand for home basing hangar campuses will be driven broadly by the growing size of the business aviation fleet in the United States and the delivery of larger aircraft with taller tail heights. The discovery by first-time flyers in the convenience, control and comfort of general aviation has caused a shift in consumer behavior which we believe will also support increasing demand for home basing hangar campuses.
Background
The Company was originally known as Yellowstone Acquisition Company. On January 25, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), YAC consummated the business combination with Sky Harbour LLC (“Sky”) pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement dated as of August 1, 2021 between YAC and Sky (the “Business Combination”). In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, among other things, YAC changed its name to Sky Harbour Group Corporation and the Company was reorganized as an umbrella partnership-C corporation, or “Up-C”, structure in which substantially all of the operating assets of the Company are held by Sky and the Company’s only substantive assets are its equity interests in Sky. Sky was deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the Business Combination based on an analysis of the criteria outlined in Accounting Standards Codification 805. While YAC was the legal acquirer of Sky in the Business Combination, because Sky was deemed the accounting acquirer, the historical financial statements of Sky became the historical financial statements of the Company upon the consummation of the Business Combination.
Private Placement and Securities Purchase Agreement
On September 16, 2024, we entered into the Purchase Agreement with the Selling Stockholders, pursuant to which we (i) sold and issued to the Selling Stockholders at an initial closing an aggregate of 3,955,790 shares of Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $37,580,005 (the “Initial Financing”), and (ii) sold and issued to the Selling Stockholders at a second closing an aggregate of 3,955,790 shares of Class A Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $37,580,005 (the “Additional Financing” and, together with the Initial Financing, the “Financing”).
The closing of the Initial Financing occurred on October 25, 2024 (the “Initial Closing Date”) and the closing of the Additional Financing occurred on December 20, 2024. The Shares were offered and sold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act, in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder. In connection with the Financing, the Selling Stockholders entered into a customary lock-up agreement that restricts sales of shares of Class A Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders for a period of six months beginning on the Initial Closing Date, subject to certain exceptions.
In connection with the Financing, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the Selling Stockholders named in this prospectus, dated as of October 25, 2024 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which we agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the Shares sold in the Financing. We agreed to file such registration statement and to use best efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as promptly as possible thereafter, but no later than the later of (i) 180 days after the date of the closing of the Initial Financing, or (ii) 15 calendar days after the date of the closing of the Additional Financing. We have granted the Selling Stockholders customary indemnification rights in connection with the registration statement. The Selling Stockholders have also granted us customary indemnification rights in connection with the registration statement. The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part has been filed in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement.
Corporate Information
YAC was incorporated in the State of Delaware on August 25, 2020 for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving YAC and one or more businesses. YAC completed its initial public offering on October 26, 2020. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, we changed our name to Sky Harbour Group Corporation. Our principal executive offices are located at 136 Tower Road, Suite 205, Westchester County Airport, White Plains, NY 10604. Our telephone number is (212) 554-5990. Our website address is www.skyharbour.group. Information contained on our website or connected thereto does not constitute part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or the registration statement of which it forms a part.
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Shares of Class A Common Stock offered for resale by the Selling Stockholders |
Up to 7,911,580 shares of Class A Common Stock. |
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The Selling Stockholders will receive all of the net proceeds from the sale of any Shares sold by them pursuant to this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from these sales. |
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Our shares of Class A Common Stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SKYH”. |
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Risk Factors |
Any investment in our securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the information set forth under “Risk Factors” on page 4 of this prospectus and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and our other filings with the SEC. |
An investment in shares of our Class A Common Stock involves substantial risks. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties incorporated by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in any applicable prospectus supplement before acquiring any of such securities. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of, or that we currently believe are not material, may also become important factors that adversely affect our business or results of operations. The occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment in the offered securities.
The following description of our capital stock is not complete and may not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our capital stock. The following summary describes our capital stock and the material provisions of our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and our bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. For a complete description, you should refer to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, copies of which are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Authorized and Outstanding Stock
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 260,000,000 shares of the Company, consisting of 200,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 50,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Common Stock” and, together with Class A Common Stock, “Common Stock”) and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). As of January 13, 2025 there were approximately 33,565,174 shares of Class A Common Stock, 42,046,356 shares of Class B Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding. The outstanding shares of Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Common Stock
Voting Power
Pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to the stockholders for their vote or approval, except as required by applicable law. Holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to the stockholders for their vote or approval.
Dividends
The holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends, as and if declared by the Board out of legally available funds. With respect to stock dividends, holders of Class A Common Stock must receive Class A Common Stock. The holders of Class B Common Stock do not have any right to receive dividends other than stock dividends consisting of shares of Class B Common Stock, as applicable, in each case paid proportionally with respect to each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock.
Liquidation or Dissolution
Upon the Company’s liquidation or dissolution, the holders of all classes of Common Stock are entitled to their respective par value, and the holders of Class A Common Stock will then be entitled to share ratably in those of the Company’s assets that are legally available for distribution to stockholders after payment of liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any holders of Preferred Stock then outstanding. Other than their par value, the holders of Class B Common Stock will not have any right to receive a distribution upon a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Conversion, Transferability and Exchange
Subject to the terms of the third amended and restated operating agreement of Sky Harbour LLC (“Sky”), the members of Sky (other than the Company) may from time to time cause Sky to redeem any or all of their common units of Sky (the “Sky Common Units”) in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Existing Sky Equityholder Share Settlement”). At the Company’s election, such transaction may be effectuated via a direct exchange of Class A Common Stock by the Company for the redeemed Sky Common Units (an “Existing Sky Equityholder Direct Exchange”).
The Certificate of Incorporation provides that if a holder of Class B Common Stock exercises either the Existing Sky Equityholder Share Settlement or Existing Sky Equityholder Direct Exchange, then the number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by such holder equal to the number of Sky Common Units so redeemed or exchanged will automatically be cancelled by the Company for no consideration.
The Company may not issue Class B Common Stock such that after the issuance of Class B Common Stock, the holder of such stock does not hold an identical number of Sky Common Units.
Other Provisions
None of the Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock has any pre-emptive or other subscription rights.
Preferred Stock
The Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Company to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock. The Board is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by Delaware law and the Certificate of Incorporation, to determine the terms and conditions of the Preferred Stock, including whether the shares of Preferred Stock will be issued in one or more series, the number of shares to be included in each series and the powers (including the voting power), designations, preferences and rights of the shares. The Board is also authorized to designate any qualifications, limitations or restrictions on the shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The issuance of Preferred Stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, which could have a negative impact on the market price of the Class A Common Stock. The Company has no current plan to issue any shares of Preferred Stock.
Warrants
Each whole warrant to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock (collectively, the “Warrants”) entitles the registered holder to purchase one whole share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing 30 days after the closing of the Business Combination. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, a holder of Warrants may exercise its Warrants only for a whole number of shares of Class A Common Stock. This means that only a whole Warrant may be exercised at any given time by a Warrant holder. The Warrants will expire five years after the closing of the Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations described below with respect to registration. No Warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of a Warrant unless Class A Common Stock issuable upon such Warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the Warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a Warrant, the holder of such Warrant will not be entitled to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any Warrant.
The Company agreed to file as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of the Business Combination, and to use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to cause such registration statement to become effective and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A Common Stock until the Warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the Warrant Agreement. Pursuant to such obligation, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 that was declared effective by the SEC on May 5, 2022, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 on Form S-3 that was declared effective by the SEC on May 12, 2023. Under the Warrant Agreement, the Company is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant Agreement. Notwithstanding the above, Warrant holders may, during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their Warrants on a cashless basis. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any Warrant. For so long as a registration statement covering the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants remains effective, the Warrants are exercisable and holders of the Warrant are able to provide their instructions to their broker-dealers (DTC participants) to exercise such Warrants as provided in the Warrant Agreement.
Redemption of Warrants for Cash
Once the Warrants become exercisable, under certain conditions, the Company may call the Warrants for redemption:
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In whole and not in part; |
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At a price of $0.01 per Warrant; |
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Upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each Warrant holder; and |
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If, and only if, the last reported the sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders. |
If and when the Warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may not exercise its redemption right if the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants is not exempt from registration or qualification under applicable state blue sky laws or the Company is unable to effect such registration or qualification.
The Company has established the last of the redemption criteria discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the Warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and the Company issues a notice of redemption of the Warrants, each Warrant holder will be entitled to exercise its Warrants prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A Common Stock may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) as well as the $11.50 Warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.
Redemption of Warrants for Class A Common Stock
Commencing 90 days after the Warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding Warrants:
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in whole and not in part; |
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at a price equal to a number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be determined by reference to the table below, based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of our Class A Common Stock except as otherwise described below; |
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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and |
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if, and only if, the last reported sale price of our Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted per share splits, share dividends, reorganizations, reclassifications, recapitalizations and the like) on the trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders. |
The numbers in the table below represent the “redemption prices,” or the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that a Warrant holder will receive upon redemption by the Company pursuant to this redemption feature, based on the “fair market value” of our Class A Common Stock on the corresponding redemption date, determined based on the average of the last reported sales price for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of Warrants, and the number of months that the corresponding redemption date precedes the expiration date of the Warrants, each as set forth in the table below.
The share prices set forth in the column headings of the table below will be adjusted as of any date on which the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant is adjusted as set forth in the first three paragraphs under the heading “Anti-dilution adjustments” below. The adjusted stock prices in the column headings will equal the stock prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of a Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which is the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of a Warrant as so adjusted. The number of shares in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant.
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<$10.00 |
$11.00 |
$12.00 |
$13.00 |
$14.00 |
$15.00 |
$16.00 |
$17.00 |
>$18.00 |
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60 months |
0.261 |
0.281 |
0.297 |
0.311 |
0.324 |
0.337 |
0.348 |
0.358 |
0.361 |
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57 months |
0.257 |
0.277 |
0.294 |
0.310 |
0.324 |
0.337 |
0.348 |
0.358 |
0.361 |
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54 months |
0.252 |
0.272 |
0.291 |
0.307 |
0.322 |
0.335 |
0.347 |
0.357 |
0.361 |
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51 months |
0.246 |
0.268 |
0.287 |
0.304 |
0.320 |
0.333 |
0.346 |
0.357 |
0.361 |
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48 months |
0.241 |
0.263 |
0.283 |
0.301 |
0.317 |
0.332 |
0.344 |
0.356 |
0.361 |
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45 months |
0.235 |
0.258 |
0.279 |
0.298 |
0.315 |
0.330 |
0.343 |
0.356 |
0.361 |
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42 months |
0.228 |
0.252 |
0.274 |
0.294 |
0.312 |
0.328 |
0.342 |
0.355 |
0.361 |
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39 months |
0.221 |
0.246 |
0.269 |
0.290 |
0.309 |
0.325 |
0.340 |
0.354 |
0.361 |
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36 months |
0.213 |
0.239 |
0.263 |
0.285 |
0.305 |
0.323 |
0.339 |
0.353 |
0.361 |
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33 months |
0.205 |
0.232 |
0.257 |
0.280 |
0.301 |
0.320 |
0.337 |
0.352 |
0.361 |
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30 months |
0.196 |
0.224 |
0.250 |
0.274 |
0.297 |
0.316 |
0.335 |
0.351 |
0.361 |
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27 months |
0.185 |
0.214 |
0.242 |
0.268 |
0.291 |
0.313 |
0.332 |
0.350 |
0.361 |
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24 months |
0.173 |
0.204 |
0.233 |
0.260 |
0.285 |
0.308 |
0.329 |
0.348 |
0.361 |
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21 months |
0.161 |
0.193 |
0.223 |
0.252 |
0.279 |
0.304 |
0.326 |
0.347 |
0.361 |
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18 months |
0.146 |
0.179 |
0.211 |
0.242 |
0.271 |
0.298 |
0.322 |
0.345 |
0.361 |
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15 months |
0.130 |
0.164 |
0.197 |
0.230 |
0.262 |
0.291 |
0.317 |
0.342 |
0.361 |
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12 months |
0.111 |
0.146 |
0.181 |
0.216 |
0.250 |
0.282 |
0.312 |
0.339 |
0.361 |
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9 months |
0.090 |
0.125 |
0.162 |
0.199 |
0.237 |
0.272 |
0.305 |
0.336 |
0.361 |
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6 months |
0.065 |
0.099 |
0.137 |
0.178 |
0.219 |
0.259 |
0.296 |
0.331 |
0.361 |
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3 months |
0.034 |
0.065 |
0.104 |
0.150 |
0.197 |
0.243 |
0.286 |
0.326 |
0.361 |
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0 months |
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0.042 |
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The “fair market value” of our Class A Common Stock shall mean the average last reported sale price of our Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of Warrants.
The exact fair market value and redemption date may not be set forth in the table above, in which case, if the fair market value is between two values in the table or the redemption date is between two redemption dates in the table, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued for each Warrant redeemed will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of shares set forth for the higher and lower fair market values and the earlier and later redemption dates, as applicable, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable. For example, if the average last reported sale price of the share of Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading date prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the Warrants is $11.00 per share, and at such time there are 60 months until the expiration of the Warrants, we may choose to, pursuant to this redemption feature, redeem the Warrants at a “redemption price” of 0.281 shares of Class A Common Stock for each whole Warrant. For an example where the exact fair market value and redemption date are not as set forth in the table above, if the average last reported sale price of the shares of Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading date prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the Warrants is $13.50 per share, and at such time there are 38 months until the expiration of the Warrants, we may choose to, pursuant to this redemption feature, redeem the Warrants at a “redemption price” of 0.29845 shares of Class A Common Stock for each whole Warrant. Finally, as reflected in the table above, we can redeem the Warrants for no consideration in the event that the Warrants are “out of the money” (i.e., the trading price of shares of Class A Common Stock is below the exercise price of the Warrants) and about to expire.
This redemption feature differs from the typical Warrant redemption features used in other blank check offerings, which typically only provide for a redemption of Warrants for cash when the trading price for the Class A Common Stock exceeds $18.00 per share for a specified period of time. This redemption feature is structured to allow for all of the outstanding Warrants to be redeemed when the shares of Class A Common Stock are trading at or above $10.00 per share, which may be at a time when the trading price of our Class A Common Stock is below the exercise price of the Warrants. We have established this redemption feature to provide the Warrants with an additional liquidity feature, which provides us with the flexibility to redeem the Warrants for shares of Class A Common Stock, instead of cash, for “fair value” without the Warrants having to reach the $18.00 per share threshold set forth above under “-Redemption of Warrants for cash.” Holders of the Warrants will, in effect, receive a number of shares representing fair value for their Warrants based on an option pricing model with a fixed volatility input. This redemption right provides us not only with an additional mechanism by which to redeem all of the outstanding Warrants, in this case, for Class A Common Stock, and therefore have certainty as to (a) our capital structure as the Warrants would no longer be outstanding and would have been exercised or redeemed and (b) to the amount of cash provided by the exercise of the Warrants and available to us, and also provides a ceiling to the theoretical value of the Warrants as it locks in the “redemption prices” we would pay to Warrant holders if we chose to redeem Warrants in this manner. We will effectively be required to pay fair value to Warrant holders if we choose to exercise this redemption right and it will allow us to quickly proceed with a redemption of the Warrants for Class A Common Stock if we determine it is in our best interest to do so. As such, we would redeem the Warrants in this manner when we believe it is in our best interest to update our capital structure to remove the Warrants and pay fair value to the Warrant holders. In particular, it would allow us to quickly redeem the Warrants for Class A Common Stock, without having to negotiate a redemption price with the Warrant holders. In addition, the Warrant holders will have the ability to exercise the Warrants prior to redemption if they should choose to do so.
As stated above, we can redeem the Warrants when the shares of Class A Common Stock are trading at a price starting at $10.00, which is below the exercise price of $11.50, because it will provide certainty with respect to our capital structure and cash position while providing Warrant holders with fair value (in the form of Class A Common Stock). If we choose to redeem the Warrants when the Class A Common Stock is trading at a price below the exercise price of the Warrants, this could result in the Warrant holders receiving fewer shares of Class A Common Stock than they would have received if they had chosen to wait to exercise their Warrants for Class A Common Stock if and when such shares of Class A Common Stock were trading at a price higher than the exercise price of $11.50.
No fractional shares of Class A Common Stock will be issued upon redemption. If, upon redemption, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will round down to the nearest whole number of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to the holder.
Redemption Procedures and Cashless Exercise
If the Company calls the Warrants for redemption as described above, our management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise its Warrant to do so on a “cashless basis.” In determining whether to require all holders to exercise their Warrants on a “cashless basis,” the Company’s management will consider, among other factors, the Company’s cash position, the number of Warrants that are outstanding and the dilutive effect on the Company’s stockholders of issuing the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of its Warrants. If the Company’s management takes advantage of this option, all holders of Warrants would pay the exercise price by surrendering their Warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the Warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) over the exercise price of the Warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of Warrants. If the Company’s management takes advantage of this option, the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the Warrants, including the “fair market value” in such case. Requiring a cashless exercise in this manner will reduce the number of shares to be issued and thereby lessen the dilutive effect of a Warrant redemption. The Company believes this feature is an attractive option to it if the Company does not need the cash from the exercise of the Warrants after the closing of the Business Combination.
A holder of a Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) of the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
Anti-Dilution Adjustments
If the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of Class A Common Stock entitling holders to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a stock dividend of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock) and (ii) one minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of Class A Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the fair market value. For these purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock, in determining the price payable for Class A Common Stock, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of Class A Common Stock as reported during the 10 trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.
In addition, if the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pays a dividend or makes a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of Class A Common Stock on account of such shares of Class A Common Stock (or other shares of our capital stock into which the Warrants are convertible), other than (i) as described above, (ii) certain ordinary cash dividends (initially defined as up to $0.10 per share in a 365 day period), (iii) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, or (iv) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Certificate of Incorporation with respect to any provision relating to stockholders’ rights, then the Warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Class A Common Stock in respect of such event.
If the number of outstanding shares of our Class A Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
Whenever the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as described above, the Warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the Warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.
In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Class A Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised their Warrants immediately prior to such event. If less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of Class A Common Stock in such a transaction is payable in the form of Class A Common Stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the Warrant properly exercises the Warrant within 30 days following public disclosure of such transaction, the Warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the Warrant Agreement based on the Black-Scholes value (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) of the Warrant. The purpose of such exercise price reduction is to provide additional value to holders of the Warrants when an extraordinary transaction occurs during the exercise period of the Warrants pursuant to which the holders of the Warrants otherwise do not receive the full potential value of the Warrants in order to determine and realize the option value component of the Warrant. This formula is to compensate the Warrant holder for the loss of the option value portion of the Warrant due to the requirement that the Warrant holder exercise the Warrant within 30 days of the event. The Black-Scholes model is an accepted pricing model for estimating fair market value where no quoted market price for an instrument is available.
The Warrants have been issued in registered form under the Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding Warrants for all other modifications or amendments to the Warrant Agreement, subject to certain exceptions.
The Warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Warrant Agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to the Company, for the number of Warrants being exercised. The Warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of Class A Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their Warrants and receive shares of Class A Common Stock. After the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.
Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
The provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and of the DGCL summarized below may have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that you might consider in your best interest, including an attempt that might result in your receipt of a premium over the market price for your shares of Class A Common Stock.
The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain certain provisions that are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of the Board and that may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a future takeover or change in control of the Company unless such takeover or change in control is approved by the Board.
These provisions include:
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Action by Written Consent; Special Meetings of Stockholders. The Certificate of Incorporation provides that stockholder action can be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders and cannot be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting. The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws also provide that, subject to any special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock and except as otherwise required by applicable law, special meetings of the stockholders can only be called by or at the direction of the Board. |
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Advance Notice Procedures. The Bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, and for stockholder nominations of persons for election to the Board to be brought before an annual or special meeting of stockholders. Stockholders at an annual meeting will only be able to consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board or by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record both at the time of giving the timely written notice required by the Certificate of Incorporation and at the time of the meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has given the Company’s secretary timely written notice, in proper form, of the stockholder’s intention to bring that business or nomination before the meeting. Although the Bylaws do not give the Board the power to approve or disapprove stockholder nominations of candidates or proposals regarding other business to be conducted at a special or annual meeting, as applicable, the Bylaws may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed or may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of the Company. |
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Authorized but Unissued Shares. The Company’s authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock will be available for future issuance without stockholder approval, subject to rules of the securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed. These additional shares may be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions, in connection with the redemption or exchange of Sky Common Units and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of a majority of the Company’s Common Stock by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise. |
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Business Combinations with Interested Stockholders. The Certificate of Incorporation provide that the Company is not subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, an anti-takeover law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination, such as a merger, with an “interested stockholder” (which includes a person or group owning 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock) for a period of three years following the date the person became an interested stockholder, unless (with certain exceptions) the business combination or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. Accordingly, the Company is not subject to any anti-takeover effects of Section 203. |
Rule 144
Rule 144 is not available for the resale of securities initially issued by shell companies (other than business combination related shell companies) or issuers that have been at any time previously a shell company, such as the Company. However, Rule 144 also includes an important exception to this prohibition if the following conditions are met:
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the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company; |
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the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; |
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the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports; and |
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at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company. |
Upon the closing of the Business Combination, the Company ceased to be a shell company.
When and if Rule 144 becomes available for the resale of our securities, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our Common Stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities, provided that (i) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale and (ii) we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least three months before the sale and have filed all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the 12 months (or such shorter period as we were required to file reports) preceding the sale.
Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our Common Stock for at least six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of:
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one percent (1%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding; or |
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the average weekly reported trading volume of the Common Stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. |
Sales by our affiliates under Rule 144 will also be limited by manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
Transfer Agent, Warrant Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent, Warrant Agent and registrar for our Common Stock and Warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street Plaza, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Listing of Securities
Our Class A Common Stock and Warrants are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “SKYH” and “SKYH WS,” respectively.
We will not receive any cash proceeds from the possible resale from time to time of some or all of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders named in this prospectus. The proceeds from the offering are solely for the account of the Selling Stockholders.
We will pay all expenses incident to the registration of the Shares offered herein.
The Selling Stockholders may from time to time offer and sell, pursuant to this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, post-effective amendment or filing we make with the SEC under the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus, the shares of our Class A Common Stock set forth opposite its name in the table below under the heading “Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock Being Offered.”
The Shares offered herein were issued to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Concurrently with the entry into the Purchase Agreement, we entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement with the Selling Stockholders, pursuant to which we agreed to register the resale of the Shares. The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is being filed to satisfy our contractual obligations to the Selling Stockholders under the Purchase Agreement. The Selling Stockholders are contractually restricted from selling or transferring any of the Shares registered hereunder for a period of six months from the Initial Closing Date, subject to certain exceptions.
The following table sets forth information, as of January 13, 2025, with respect to the Selling Stockholders and the number of Shares that may be sold by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus. We have based percentage ownership after this offering on 33,565,174 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of January 13, 2025, determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. Under such rule, beneficial ownership includes any shares over which a Selling Stockholder has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares that a Selling Stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days of such date through the exercise of any options or other rights. Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the Selling Stockholders have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Class A Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by them. The beneficial ownership information presented in this table is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose.
The information set forth below is based on information provided by or on behalf of the Selling Stockholders. Because the Selling Stockholders may offer all or some portion of the shares of our Class A Common Stock, we have assumed for purposes of completing the last two columns in the table that all of the shares of our Class A Common Stock offered hereby will have been sold by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus. In addition, since the date on which the Selling Stockholders provided the information, the Selling Stockholders may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of all or a portion of their shares of our Class A Common Stock in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Any changed information given to us by the Selling Stockholders will be set forth in prospectus supplements, post-effective amendments or in filings we make with the SEC under the Exchange Act, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, if and when necessary.
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Raga Sky Investors LLC(1) |
3,000,000 | 2,017,790 | 982,210 | 2.9 | % | |||||||||||
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M-COR Capital LLC |
841,718 | 841,718 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Scalebuilder Allocation Format-LP |
512,820 | 512,820 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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MWR Investment Holdings, LLC |
649,625 | 502,278 | 147,347 | * | ||||||||||||
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Meyer Orbach |
739,721 | 489,721 | 250,000 | * | ||||||||||||
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AYAL Capital Advisors Elite Fund LP(2) |
307,692 | 307,692 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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SREI AV8, LLC |
1,709,599 | 257,748 | 1,451,851 | 4.3 | % | |||||||||||
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Bernstein Investment Partners LLC(3) |
266,755 | 251,139 | 15,616 | * | ||||||||||||
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The Linda B. Moslow 2016 Family Trust |
251,139 | 251,139 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Tracy Wolstencroft |
208,000 | 208,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Titanium Capital Partners, LLC |
188,354 | 188,354 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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JSK Partnership LLC |
153,846 | 153,846 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Boulderado Partners, LLC(4) |
323,613 | 128,875 | 194,738 | * | ||||||||||||
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Sarah Krueger(5) |
128,875 | 128,875 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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AYAL Capital Advisors Select Fund LP(6) |
125,570 | 125,570 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Michael Roy Burns |
314,456 | 125,569 | 188,887 | * | ||||||||||||
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Gregory A Brown |
145,203 | 125,569 | 19,634 | * | ||||||||||||
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Standard Partners Fund, L.P. |
102,564 | 102,564 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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1984 Brotman Family Trust |
151,109 | 102,564 | 48,545 | * | ||||||||||||
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UVE Partners LLC |
102,564 | 102,564 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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The Sam and Annaka Harris Family Trust, dated June 25, 2010 |
102,564 | 102,564 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Alan R. Radlo |
100,000 | 100,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Milton Berlinski |
78,000 | 78,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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MRB ICBC LLC |
78,000 | 78,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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AYAL Capital Advisors Fund LP(7) |
69,016 | 69,016 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Brunswick Liberty Ventures, LLC |
124,882 | 64,438 | 60,444 | * | ||||||||||||
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Marca, LLC |
62,785 | 62,785 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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X-Square Capital LLC |
62,785 | 62,785 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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RB Strategic Holdings LP – Storm Series(8) |
55,599 | 55,599 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Bret and Angela Chatalas |
91,726 | 51,282 | 40,444 | * | ||||||||||||
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Manley Consulting LLC |
51,282 | 51,282 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Wagon Wheel Rd LLC |
41,026 | 41,026 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Craig Foster |
31,391 | 31,391 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Howard A. Libby Revocable Trust |
30,769 | 30,769 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Andrew H. Oetting(9) |
160,677 | 27,801 | 132,876 | * | ||||||||||||
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Privateer Group, LLC(10) |
250,238 | 27,801 | 222,437 | * | ||||||||||||
|
Rahul Rimmy Malhotra |
24,486 | 24,486 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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1270 Administrator LLC |
10,540 | 10,540 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Lotus Investors LLC |
8,311 | 8,311 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Brilton, LLC |
5,154 | 5,154 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Lotus Girls LLC |
4,155 | 4,155 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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* |
Less than 1% |
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Raga Partners LP (“Raga Partners”) is the investment advisor of Raga Capital Partners I LP (“RCP”), which is the sole member of Raga Sky Investors LLC (“Raga Sky”). Raga Partners and RCP may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares held by Raga Sky. Each disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. |
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(2) |
AYAL Capital Advisors Elite Fund GP Inc. is the general partner of AYAL Capital Advisors Elite Fund LP. AYAL Capital Advisors Limited serves as investment manager of AYAL Capital Advisors Elite Fund LP. The managing member of AYAL Capital Advisors Elite Fund GP Inc. and AYAL Capital Advisors Limited is Adir Koschitzky. |
| (3) |
Shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned prior to the offering consist of (i) 252,755 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 14,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of 14,000 warrants. |
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(4) |
Alex Rozek, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, serves as the Managing Member of Boulderado Partners, LLC and has sole voting and investment control of the shares beneficially owned by Boulderado Partners, LLC. |
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(5) |
Sarah Krueger is the spouse of Alex Rozek, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. |
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(6) |
AYAL Capital Advisors Select Fund GP Inc. is the general partner of AYAL Capital Advisors Select Fund LP. AYAL Capital Advisors Limited serves as investment manager of AYAL Capital Advisors Select Fund LP. The managing member of AYAL Capital Advisors Select Fund GP Inc. and AYAL Capital Advisors Limited is Adir Koschitzky. |
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(7) |
AYAL Capital Advisors GP (Cayman) Inc. is the general partner of AYAL Capital Advisors Fund LP. AYAL Capital Advisors Limited serves as investment manager of AYAL Capital Advisors Fund LP. The managing member of AYAL Capital Advisors GP (Cayman) Inc. and AYAL Capital Advisors Limited is Adir Koschitzky. |
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(8) |
Altai Capital Management, LLC (“Management LLC”) is the general partner of RB Strategic Holdings LP – Storm Series (“Storm Series”). The managing member of Management LLC is Rishi Bajaj (the “Altai Manager”). Management LLC and the Altai Manager may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares held by Storm Series. Each disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. |
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(9) |
Shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned prior to the offering consist of (i) 42,912 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 117,765 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of 117,765 warrants. |
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(10) |
Shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned prior to the offering consist of (i) 58,023 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 192,215 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of 192,215 warrants. |
The Selling Stockholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling the Shares or interests in the Shares received after the date of this prospectus from the Selling Stockholders as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their Shares or interests in Shares on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the Shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.
The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of Shares or interests therein:
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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
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privately negotiated transactions; |
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short sales; |
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through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
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broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
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a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
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any other method permitted by applicable law. |
In addition, the Selling Stockholders may elect to make an in-kind distribution of securities to its members, partners or stockholders pursuant to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part by delivering a prospectus with a plan of distribution. Such members, partners or stockholders would thereby receive freely tradeable securities pursuant to the distribution through a registration statement. To the extent a distributee is an affiliate of ours (or to the extent otherwise required by law), we may file a prospectus supplement in order to permit the distributees to use the prospectus to resell the securities acquired in the distribution.
If the Selling Stockholders effect such transactions by selling the Shares to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the Shares for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved).
The Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Class A Common Stock owned by the Selling Stockholders and, if the Selling Stockholders default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Shares, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, amending the Selling Stockholders list to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Stockholders under this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders also may transfer the Shares in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees, donees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
In connection with the sale of our Class A Common Stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Class A Common Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell the Shares short and deliver these Shares to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the Shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these Shares. The Selling Stockholders may also loan or pledge the Shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such Shares. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of Shares offered by this prospectus, which Shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The aggregate proceeds to the Selling Stockholders from the sale of the Shares offered by the Selling Stockholders will be the purchase price of the Shares less discounts or commissions, if any. The Selling Stockholders reserve the right to accept and, together with their respective agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of Shares to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.
The Selling Stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the Shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that the Selling Stockholders meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule.
To the extent required, the Shares to be sold, the name of the Selling Stockholders, the respective purchase price and public offering price, the names of any agents or dealers, and any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the Shares may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the Shares may not be sold unless such sale has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
We have advised the Selling Stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of Shares in the market and to the activities of the Selling Stockholders and their respective affiliates. In addition, to the extent applicable, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the Selling Stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the Shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We have agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the registration of the Shares offered by this prospectus.
We have agreed with the Selling Stockholders to use our best efforts to cause the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective and to remain continuously effective until the earlier of (1) such time as all of the Shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with such registration statement or (2) the date on which all of the Shares may be sold without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
There can be no assurance that any Selling Stockholder will sell any or all of the Shares registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part. Once sold under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the Shares will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.
Morrison & Foerster LLP has passed upon the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus and certain other legal matters related to this prospectus.
The consolidated balance sheets of Sky Harbour Group Corporation as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years then ended, have been audited by EisnerAmper LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance on the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act. You can read our SEC filings, including this prospectus, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Our website address is www.skyharbour.group. Through our website, we make available, free of charge, the following documents as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K; our proxy statements for our annual and special stockholder meetings; our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q; our Current Reports on Form 8-K; Forms 3, 4, and 5 and Schedules 13D and 13G with respect to our securities filed on behalf of our directors and our executive officers; and amendments to those documents. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference much of the information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those publicly available documents. The information that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus is considered to be part of this prospectus. Because we are incorporating by reference future filings with the SEC, this prospectus is continually updated and those future filings may modify or supersede the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This means that you must look at all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this prospectus or in any document previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (in each case, other than those documents or the portions of those documents furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K and, except as may be noted in any such Form 8-K, exhibits filed on such form that are related to such information), until the offering of the securities under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part is terminated or completed:
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 27, 2024; |
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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024, August 13, 2024 and November 12, 2024, respectively; |
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than the information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or 7.01 thereof or related exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 thereof) filed with the SEC on January 3, 2024, March 27, 2024, May 29, 2024, June 6, 2024, August 8, 2024, September 17, 2024, October 28, 2024, December 10, 2024, December 17, 2024, December 19, 2024 and December 23, 2024; and |
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the description of securities contained in Exhibit 4.4 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 27, 2024, and any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating such description. |
PART II
Information Not Required in Prospectus
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Item 14. |
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. |
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by us in connection with the sale of the Shares being registered for resale hereunder. All amounts, other than the SEC registration fee, are estimates.
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SEC registration fee |
$ | 13,785 | ||
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Legal fees and expenses |
$ | 50,000 | ||
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Printing fees and miscellaneous expenses |
$ | 5,000 | ||
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Accounting fees and expenses |
50,000 | |||
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Total |
$ | 118,785 |
Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses attributable to the sale of Shares covered by this prospectus will be borne by the Selling Stockholders. The registrant will pay all expenses (other than discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses) relating to the registration of the Shares with the SEC, as estimated in the table above.
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Item 15. |
Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Section 145(a) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court shall deem proper.
Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.
Additionally, our Certificate of Incorporation eliminates our directors’ liability to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL. The DGCL provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability:
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for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit; |
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• |
for any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
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• |
for any unlawful payment of dividends or redemption of shares; or |
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for any breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders. |
If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of the Company’s directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
In addition, we have entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers. These agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify our directors and officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, and settlement amounts incurred by a director or officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request.
We maintain a directors’ and officers’ insurance policy pursuant to which our directors and officers are insured against liability for actions taken in their capacities as directors and officers.
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Item 16. |
Exhibits. |
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(a) |
Exhibits. |
The financial statements filed as part of this registration statement are listed in the index to the financial statements immediately preceding such financial statements, which index to the financial statements is incorporated herein by reference.
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Incorporated by Reference |
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
Schedule/Form |
File No. |
Exhibit |
Filing Date |
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3.1 |
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Yellowstone Acquisition Company. |
8-K |
001-39648 |
3.1 |
January 31, 2022 |
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3.2 |
8-K |
001-39648 |
3.2 |
January 31, 2022 |
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4.1 |
S-1 |
333-249035 |
4.2 |
September 25, 2020 |
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4.2 |
8-K |
001-39648 |
4.1 |
October 26, 2020 |
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5.1 (#) |
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10.1 (+) |
8-K |
001-39648 |
10.1 |
September 17, 2024 |
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10.2 |
8-K |
001-39648 |
10.1 |
October 28, 2024 |
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23.1 (#) |
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23.2 (#) |
Consent of Morrison & Foerster LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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24.1 (#) |
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107 (#) |
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(#) Filed herewith.
(+) Certain schedules and exhibits to this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) or Item 601(b)(10)(iv), as applicable, of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplemental copies of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.
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Item 17. |
Undertakings. |
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(a) |
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: |
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(1) |
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
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(i) |
to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
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(ii) |
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and |
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(iii) |
to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; |
provided, however, that: Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
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(2) |
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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(3) |
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
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(4) |
That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
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(i) |
Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
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(ii) |
Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. |
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(5) |
That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser |
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(i) |
Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
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(ii) |
Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
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(iii) |
The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
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(iv) |
Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
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(b) |
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of White Plains, State of New York, on this 27th day of January, 2025.
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Sky Harbour Group Corporation |
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/s/ Tal Keinan |
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/s/ Francisco X. Gonzalez |
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Francisco X. Gonzalez |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Tal Keinan and Francisco Gonzalez, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and any registration statement relating to the offering covered by this Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement or amendment thereto has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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Chair and Chief Executive Officer |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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/s/ Michael W. Schmitt |
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Chief Accounting Officer |
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/s/ Walter Jackson |
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Director |
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/s/ Lysa Leiponis |
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/s/ Alethia Nancoo |
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Director |
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January 27, 2025 |
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/s/ Jordan Moelis |
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Director |
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January 27, 2025 |
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Jordan Moelis |
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/s/ Alex B. Rozek |
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Director |
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January 27, 2025 |
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Alex B. Rozek |
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/s/ Nick Wellmon |
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Director |
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January 27, 2025 |
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Nick Wellmon |
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Exhibit 5.1
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300 COLOARDO STREET
TELEPHONE: 737.309.7000 FACSIMILE:
WWW.MOFO.COM |
morrison & foerster llp
austin, beijing, berlin, boston, brussels, denver, hong kong, london, los angeles, miami, tokyo, washington, d.c. |
January 27, 2025
Board of Directors
Sky Harbor Group Corporation
136 Tower Road, Suite 205
Westchester County Airport
White Plains, NY 10604
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Re: |
Resale Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as counsel to Sky Harbor Group Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”), filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the potential resale, from time to time, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, of up to 7,911,580 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), by the selling stockholders identified in the Registration Statement, any pre-effective amendment to the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplements to the final prospectus included as part of the Registration Statement.
As counsel for the Company, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of rendering this opinion and we are familiar with the proceedings taken and proposed to be taken by the Company in relation to the registration of the Shares. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.
This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect. We express no opinion herein as to any other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, or regulations.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Sky Harbour Group Corporation
January 27, 2025
Page Two
This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and we consent to the reference of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
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Very truly yours,
/s/ Morrison & Foerster LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP |
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Sky Harbour Group Corporation on Form S-3 to be filed on or about January 27, 2025 of our report dated March 27, 2024, on our audits of the financial statements as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the years then ended, which report was included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2024. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Registration Statement.
/s/ EisnerAmper LLP
EISNERAMPER LLP
New York, New York
January 27, 2025