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Organization, Plan of Business Operations and Going Concern
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9 Months Ended |
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Nov. 30, 2012
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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 1 – Organization, Plan of Business Operations and Going Concern
Andina Acquisition Corporation (a company in the development stage) (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on September 21, 2011 as a blank check company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”).
At November 30, 2012, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through November 30, 2012 relates to the Company’s formation, the Public Offering described below and indentifying and investigating potential target businesses with which to consummate a business combination. On March 19, 2012, acting by written consent, the Company’s Board of Directors changed the Company’s fiscal year end from June 30 to February 28 (February 29 for leap years).
The Company is considered to be a development stage company and, as such, the Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 915 “Development Stage Entities.” The Company is subject to all of the risks associated with development stage companies.
The registration statement for the Company’s public offering which is discussed in Note 3 (“Public Offering”) was declared effective on March 16, 2012. The Company consummated the Public Offering on March 22, 2012, and received proceeds, net of transaction costs, of $38,322,973, $2,400,000 from the private placement of warrants to certain of the Company’s shareholders prior to the Public Offering and the Company’s U.S. counsel (collectively “Insider Warrants”) which is described in Note 4, and $500,000 from the Additional Purchase Option discussed in Note 3. On March 30, 2012, the underwriters exercised a portion of their over-allotment option and the Company received an additional $1,940,000 net of transaction costs discussed in Note 3. The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering, Insider Warrants and the Additional Purchase Option, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to effect a Business Combination successfully. An amount of $42,740,000 (including the $2,900,000 of proceeds from the sale of Insider Warrants and Additional Purchase Option) is being held in a trust account (“Trust Account”) and invested in U.S. treasuries having a maturity of 180 days or less until the earlier of (i) the consummation of its initial Business Combination or (ii) the Company’s failure to consummate a Business Combination within the prescribed time. Placing funds in the Trust Account may not protect those funds from third party claims against the Company.
Although the Company will seek to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities it engages, execute agreements with the Company waiving any claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, there is no guarantee that such persons will execute such agreements. The Company’s Non-Executive Chairman of the Board has agreed that he will be liable under certain circumstances to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced by the claims of target businesses or vendors or other entities that are owed money by the Company for services rendered, contracted for or products sold to the Company. However, there can be no assurance that he will be able to satisfy those obligations should they arise. The remaining net proceeds (not held in the Trust Account) may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses. Additionally, the interest earned on the Trust Account balance may be released to the Company to fund working capital requirements as well as for any amounts that are necessary to pay the Company’s tax obligations.
Pursuant to the Nasdaq Capital Markets listing rules, the Company’s initial business combination must be with a target business or businesses whose collective fair market value is at least equal to 80% of the balance in the trust account at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for such business combination, although this may entail simultaneous acquisitions of several target businesses. The fair market value of the target will be determined by the Company’s board of directors based upon one or more standards generally accepted by the financial community (such as actual and potential sales, earnings, cash flow and/or book value). The target business or businesses that the Company acquires may have a collective fair market value substantially in excess of 80% of the trust account balance. In order to consummate such a business combination, the Company may issue a significant amount of its debt or equity securities to the sellers of such business and/or seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity securities. There are no limitations on the Company’s ability to incur debt or issue securities in order to consummate a business combination. Since the Company has no specific business combination under consideration, the Company has not entered into any such arrangement to issue debt or equity securities and has no current intention of doing so. If the net proceeds of this offering prove to be insufficient, either because of the size of the business combination, the depletion of the available net proceeds in search of a target business, or the obligation to convert into cash a significant number of shares from dissenting shareholders, the Company will be required to seek additional financing in order to complete its initial business combination. In addition, if the Company consummates a business combination, it may require additional financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development or growth of the target business. None of the Company’s officers, directors or shareholders is required to provide any financing to the Company in connection with or after a business combination.
The Company, after signing a definitive agreement for the acquisition of a target business, is required to provide shareholders who acquired shares in the Public Offering (“Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to convert their public shares for a pro rata share of the Trust Account. In the event that shareholders owning 87.5% or more of the shares sold as part of the Units in the Public Offering exercise their conversion rights described below, the Business Combination will not be consummated. All of the Initial Shareholders will vote any shares they then hold in favor of any proposed Business Combination and will waive any conversion rights they may have in connection with the Business Combination and will not sell any shares to the Company in any tender offer in connection with the Business Combination pursuant to letter agreements executed prior to the Public Offering.
In connection with any proposed Business Combination, the Company will either (i) seek shareholder approval of an initial Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which shareholders may seek to convert their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the proposed Business Combination or (ii) provide its shareholders with the opportunity to sell their shares to the Company by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a shareholder vote). If the Company seeks shareholder approval of an initial Business Combination, any Public Shareholder voting against such proposed Business Combination will be entitled to demand that his shares be converted for approximately $10.18 per share. In addition, any Public Shareholder will have the right to vote for the proposed Business Combination and demand that his shares be converted for a full pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially approximately $10.18 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company or necessary to pay its taxes). If the Company decides to engage in a tender offer, each Public Shareholder will be entitled to receive a full pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially approximately $10.18 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company or necessary to pay its taxes).
Pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, if the Company does not consummate a Business Combination by December 22, 2013, it will trigger the automatic liquidation of the Trust Account and the dissolution of the Company. If the Company is forced to liquidate prior to a Business Combination, its Public Shareholders are entitled to share ratably in the Trust Account, including any interest, and any net assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities. The Initial Shareholders have agreed to waive their rights to share in any distribution with respect to their initial shares.
In the event of a liquidation, if the Company has not presented to Public Shareholders a proposed Business Combination within the required time period, Public Shareholders shall be entitled to receive a pro rata share of the Trust Account upon liquidation (initially approximately $10.18 per share). If, prior to the Company’s liquidation, the Company has presented to Public Shareholders a proposed Business Combination that ultimately was not completed, the Public Shareholders that either voted against the last proposed Business Combination before liquidation or did not vote on such Business Combination or sought to sell their shares to the Company in any tender offer commenced in connection with such proposed Business Combination shall be entitled to receive only approximately $10.18 per share, and those Public Shareholders who either voted for the proposed Business Combination or did not seek to sell their shares to the Company in any tender offer and continued to hold their shares until liquidation shall be entitled to receive a pro rata share of the Trust Account (initially approximately $10.18 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the Trust Account not previously released to the Company).
The Company incurred a net loss of $(315,166) for the period from September 21, 2011 (inception) to November 30, 2012. At November 30, 2012, the Company had $149,720 of cash and working capital of approximately $110,000. The Company’s accumulated deficit aggregated $315,166 at November 30, 2012.
The Company has principally financed its operations from inception using proceeds from sales of its equity securities in a public offering (see Note 3). The Company anticipates that in order to fund its working capital requirements, it will need to use all of the remaining funds not held in trust and the interest earned on the funds held in the trust account. The Company may need to enter into contingent fee arrangements with our vendors or raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from its initial shareholders, officers, directors, or third parties. None of the initial shareholders, officers or directors is under any obligation to advance funds to, or invest in, us. Accordingly, significant uncertainties include the inability to obtain additional financing. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of its business plan, and controlling overhead expenses.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of assets or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. |