DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2022
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
CONTENTS
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Page(s)
Company Overview 3
Summary Information 4
Chairman’s Statement 5
Directors 6 - 7
Directors Strategic Report 8 - 14
Directors Remuneration Report 15
Corporate Governance Report 16 - 22
Report of the Audit Committee 23 - 25
Statement of Directors Responsibilities 26 - 27
Independent Auditor's Report 28 - 32
Statement of Financial Position 33
Statement of Comprehensive Income 34
Statement of Cash Flows 35
Statement of Changes in Equity 36
Notes to the Financial Statements 37 - 55
Key Advisers and Contact Information 56
Defined terms throughout this Financial Report have the meanings given in the Definitions section of the
Company’s Prospectus dated 6 October 2021, unless the context otherwise require
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
CONTENTS
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COMPANY OVERVIEW
Disruptive Capital Acquisition Company Limited (the “Company”) is a special purpose acquisition
company (“SPAC”) incorporated on 29 April 2021 under the laws of Guernsey as a non-cellular company
limited by shares. The Company’s Ordinary Shares and Warrants (as defined in its Prospectus) was
admitted to trading on Euronext Amsterdam, the regulated market operated by Euronext Amsterdam
N.V. (“Euronext Amsterdam”) on 7 October 2021.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICY
The company focuses solely on undertaking a Business Combination (legal merger, amalgamation, share
exchange, asset and/or liability acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business
combination) with a target business or entity operating in the financial services sector in Western and/or
Northern Europe., although it may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any industry, sector or
geographical region.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
SUMMARY INFORMATION
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Listing
Euronext Amsterdam
Share Price
£10.10 (31 December 2022)
Warrant Price
£0.18 (31 December 2022)
Market Capitalisation
£127.9m
Current / Future Anticipated Dividend
Nil
Dividend Payment Dates
n/a
Currency
Pounds Sterling (£)
Launch Date / Share Price (nominal)
£0.0001
Incorporation and Domicile
Guernsey
Legal advisors Dutch Law
Stibbe N.V.
Legal advisors – UK Law
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Legal advisors Guernsey Law
Ogier (Guernsey) LLP
Administrator from 1 July 2022
Admina Fund Services Limited
Administrator to 30 June 2022
JTC Fund Solutions (Guernsey) Limited
Auditor
BDO LLP
Market Makers
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
SEDOL, ISIN, LEI
GG00BMB5XZ39
Year End
31 December
Stocks & Shares ISA
Eligible
Website
www.disruptivecapitalac.com
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Dear Shareholders,
It’s my pleasure to write the Company’s second Chairman’s Review. Since our last review, the world has
seen challenging public markets, high inflation driven largely by the energy crises affecting households
and businesses equally. This has created a challenging environment in which to complete a business
combination and raise capital.
Following the withdrawal from the proposed business combination with Saxo Bank, as announced in
2022, the Company had limited time available to contemplate an alternative Business Combination and
so proposed and held an Extraordinary General Meeting to extend the life of the Company, offering an
opportunity for shareholders to redeem the majority of their shares and receive a return of the majority
of cash held by the Company. As at the close of the tender and stub offer period the company holds
89.5% of its Ordinary Shares in treasury. By extending the Business Combination Deadline the Company
obtained further opportunity to identify and complete a Business Combination and on 19 April 2023
announced that the Company has agreed a business combination with Global Interconnection Group SA
which will be presented to shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled for the 12 May
2023. This is an exciting proposition for the Company to build an integrated platform to service, supply
and invest in interconnector cables and wider energy transmission infrastructure projects as further
detailed in the press release of 19 April 2023.
Following agreement of the Business Combination I have announced my intention to retire from the
board following the Extraordinary General Meeting and I would like to take this opportunity to thank
Dimitri Goulandris for his contribution prior to his resignation from the board on 23 December 2022 and
welcome the proposed new directors, Michael Ridley, Luke Webster and Dame Jennie Younger who
bring many collective years of experience to the Company.
Wolf Becke
Chair
28 April 2023
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS
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As at the date of this Annual Report 2022, the Statutory Board of Directors (theBoard”) is composed of
the following Statutory Directors (the “Directors”):
Wolf Becke, aged 76 (Chairman) - Appointed to the Board on 15 July 2021
Wolf Becke is an independent non-executive director and chair of the Board (the Chair”). He was a
member of the Board of Directors of Swiss Life Holding AG between 2012 and 2017, a member of the
Board of Directors of Vitality Life Ltd between 2016 and 2020, and a member of the Board of Directors
of Discovery Holdings Europe Ltd between 2016 and 2020. He served for over 20 years on the executive
board of Hannover Re., including as the chief executive officer of Hannover Life Re, from 1999 to 2011.
He also serves as a committee member for Pension SuperFund Capital GP II Limited. He also sat on the
board of Swiss Life Holding from 2012 to 2017.
Edmund Truell, aged 60 (Director) - Appointed to the Board on 29 April 2021
Edmund Truell is the executive director of the Company. He is a director and the managing partner of
Disruptive Capital GP Limited, the Sponsor. His investment track record has a lifetime average net
realised IRR of approximately 33% with over £9 billion of investments across the past 27 years of his
private equity career, in either chief executive officer or investment committee chair roles. In 1988, he
led the management buyout of Hambro European Ventures, which he co-founded in 1987 and ran from
1993, to form Duke Street Capital, a top ten European private equity firm, which generated an aggregate
net 31% realised IRR from its inception until its sale in 2007. Whilst leading Duke Street Capital, he
created Duchess 1, the first collateralized debt obligation fund in Europe, in 2001 which raised €1 billion.
In 2007, he co-founded with his late brother, Daniel Truell, the Pension Insurance Corporation, one of
the United Kingdom’s largest ever start-ups. As its chief executive officer, he developed the Pension
Insurance Corporation into a leader in the UK bulk annuity market, which has £49.6 billion in assets and
273,500 pension scheme members each as at December 2020. As Chairman of the London Pension Fund
Authority, a position he held from 2012 to 2015, he led the first ever public sector pension merger, with
Lancashire and Berkshire and transformed UK public sector funds. He also restructured the entire
management team and transformed the asset and liability management of the London Pension Fund
Authority, while the funding improved from 50% to 93% of liabilities. He was also an architect of the
£260 billion SuperPools consolidation. In 2018, he co-founded the Pension SuperFund, aiming to
consolidate UK private sector pension funds across this £2.1 trillion sector (as at 2018).
Roger Le Tissier, aged 58 (Director) - Appointed to the Board on 29 April 2021
Roger Le Tissier is a non-executive director of the Company. He holds several non-executive director
positions with leading asset managers, private equity general partners, insurance, pension companies
and charities. Previously, he was a partner of the law firm and fiduciary group Ogier and the founder
partner of Ogier, Guernsey from its inception in 1998 until 2013. He also serves as a non-executive
director of Pension SuperFund and Long Term Assets Limited.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS STRATEGIC REPORT
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Principal activities and investing policy
The Company was incorporated on 29 April 2021 under the laws of Guernsey as a non-cellular company
limited by shares. The Company’s Ordinary Shares and Warrants were admitted to trading on Euronext
Amsterdam on 7 October 2021.
The Company had an initial offering of up to 12,500,000 Ordinary Shares and up to 6,250,000 Warrants.
The Company offered the Ordinary Shares and Warrants in the form of Units, each consisted of one
Ordinary Share and ½ of a redeemable Warrant.
The Company was incorporated to undertake a Business Combination (legal merger, amalgamation,
share exchange, asset and/or liability acquisition, share purchase, reorganisation or similar business
combination) with a target business or entity and has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of
Global Interconnecton Group SA (“GiG”), subject to the Extraordinary General Meeting called for 12 May
2023. The Company believes that GiG represents an exciting opportunity to build a significant business
and generate shareholder value.
Risk Management
The Directors are responsible for supervising the overall management of the Company. Portfolio
exposure has been limited by the guidelines which are detailed within the Principal Activities and
Investment Policy section of the annual report.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Risk Management (continued)
The principal risks facing the Company, include but are not limited to, the following:
performance risk;
market risk;
relationship risk; and
operational risk
An explanation of these principal risks and how they are managed is set out below.
Performance Risk
Performance post Business Combination
The Company expects the Business Combination to relate to a single target company or business.
Accordingly, the prospects of the Company’s success following the Business Combination may be:
solely dependent upon the performance of a single business, line of business or assets and
liabilities; or
dependent upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of
products, processes or services.
As a result, returns for Ordinary Shareholders may be adversely affected if growth in the value of the
target is not achieved or if the value of the target company or business or any of its material assets is
written down.
Following the Business Combination, the Company will be dependent on the income generated by the
target company or business in order to meet its own expenses and operating cash requirements. If the
target company or business is unable to generate sufficient cash flow, the Company may be unable to
pay its expenses or make distributions and dividends on the Ordinary Shares. An inappropriate strategy
or poor execution of strategy may lead to underperformance.
To manage that risk the Company will typically have several potential target companies under review at
any one time in various stages of analysis. The Company intends to closely scrutinise the management
of a target company or business when evaluating the desirability of effecting a Business Combination.
The Company has identified general criteria and guidelines for evaluating prospective target companies
and businesses. As part of the due diligence process, the Board expects to determine whether a target
is a suitable candidate for the Business Combination, considering the results of operations, financial
condition and prospects of a potential overall arrangement.
Failure to complete a Business Combination
If the Company fails to complete a Business Combination, it will not be able to generate any revenues,
which would effectively prevent the Company from paying dividends to Shareholders. The Ordinary
Shareholders would only be entitled to the remaining assets of the Company after settlement of all
creditors.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Market Risk
Market risk arises from uncertainty about the future operating performance and market response to the
Company’s Business Combination with the target company.
The Company’s investment approach is to invest in only one company at a time. Such investment
concentration may subject the Company to greater market fluctuation and loss than might result from
a diversified investment portfolio.
Investors may be unable to sell their Ordinary Shares and/or Warrants unless a viable market can be
established and maintained. Accordingly, the Ordinary Shares and Warrants may not be suitable for
short-term investment. Admission on the Euronext Amsterdam should not be taken as implying that
there will be an active trading market for the Ordinary Shares and Warrants. Even with an active trading
market, the market price for the Ordinary Shares and Warrants may fall below the Offer Price. The
Sponsor and each of the Directors will be bound by Lock-up Arrangements. The market price of the
Ordinary Shares and Warrants could decline if, following the end of any lock-up period, a substantial
number of Ordinary Shares are sold by the Sponsor, the Directors and/or its affiliates in the public market
or if there is a perception that such sales could occur.
Relationship Risk
As part of such Business Combination, it is expected that the management of any target company or
business will assume board positions in the post-Business Combination entity. It is further expected that
the Company will pursue a Business Combination in which it issues a substantial number of new Ordinary
Shares in exchange for all the issued and outstanding share capital of a target, and/or issue a substantial
number of new Ordinary Shares to third parties for cash in connection with financing a Business
Combination. As a result, the post-Business Combination entity’s majority shareholders are expected to
be the sellers of the target and/or third-party equity investors, while the Ordinary Shareholders
immediately prior to the Business Combination are expected to own a minority interest in the post-
Business Combination entity. Such third parties may have economic or other business interests or goals
that are inconsistent with the Company’s business interests and goals. As a result of the foregoing, the
Ordinary Shareholders and Directors may not be able to exert material influence or control over the
target company or business following completion of the Business Combination.
The target business’ success may be dependent on the skills and expertise of certain employees or
contractors. If any of these individuals resign or become otherwise unavailable, the target business may
be materially adversely impacted. As a mitigating factor, the Company is likely to evaluate the personnel
of the target business and may determine that it requires increased support to operate and manage the
target business in accordance with the Company’s overall business strategy.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Operational Risk
Following the Business Combination Completion Date, the Company may be subject to significant
liabilities of a target business, if not identified during the due diligence process, which could contribute
to poor operational performance, undermine any attempt to restructure, operate and/or grow the
target business in line with the Company’s business plan and could have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. However, prior to the
Business Combination, as part of the fair determination of the consideration for a target business, and
as part of evaluating the risks associated with such a target business, the Company will endeavour to
consider the financial and operational performance, and overall resilience of the target business
considering the challenges of COVID-19 and similar disruptive events.
The Company may focus on completing a Business Combination with a complex business or line of
business that it believes would benefit from operational improvements and/or fast-growing companies
that it believes would benefit from support in such growth. If the Company is not able to achieve the
desired operational improvements, the Company may not achieve the gains that the Company
anticipates. However, the Company believes that the Leadership Team’s proven operational ability and
track record, demonstrated over 30 years of experience in buy-build-transform strategies offers a highly
differentiated value proposition. The sourcing, valuation, diligence and execution capabilities of the
Leadership Team are expected to provide the Company with a substantial pipeline of opportunities from
which to evaluate and select a business that will benefit from its expertise.
To manage the risk, all operational risk is reviewed by the Board at each Board meeting. Further, at each
Board meeting, the Board would receive reports from the Company Secretary and Administrator in
respect of administration matters and duties performed by it on behalf of the Company. The Company
is subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments. In particular, the
Company will be required to comply with, certain requirements of Euronext Amsterdam, under Dutch
law and under Guernsey law. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations will
be monitored by the Board.
Other risks faced by the Company are described in detail within the Company’s Prospectus and can be
obtained at www.disruptivecapitalac.com.
The Board have considered the Company's solvency and liquidity risk and disclosure of this is made in
the viability statement below.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Viability Statement
The Directors have assessed the viability of the Company over the period ending 11 April 2024, being
the extended date by which a continuation vote must be put to the Shareholders. The Directors have
determined that the period to 11 April 2024 is the maximum period over which to provide its viability
statement in order to keep in line with its investment strategy.
The Directors have identified the following factors as potential contributors to ongoing viability:
The principal risks documented in the Directors’ Strategic Report as set out above;
The Company’s ability to complete the contemplated Business Combination; and
The ongoing relevance of the Company's investment objective in the current environment.
Based on the foregoing, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to
continue in operation and meet its obligations as and when they fall due over the period to 11 April
2024.
Subsequent Events
Details of events that have occurred after the date of the Statement of Financial Position are provided
in Note 15 to the Financial Statements.
Dividend Policy
The Company will not pay dividends prior to the Business Combination.
Subject to compliance with the solvency test prescribed by the Companies Law, the Company may
declare and pay a dividend on its shares. The Warrant Holders will not be entitled to receive dividends.
Any agreements that the Company may enter into in connection with the financing of the Business
Combination may restrict or prohibit payment of dividends by the Company. To the extent that such
restrictions come to apply in the future, the Company will make the disclosures relating thereto in
accordance with applicable law. The Sponsor and the Directors have entered into the Insider Letter with
the Company, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to dividend distributions on Sponsor
Shares held by them. However, upon conversion of Sponsor Shares into Ordinary Shares, the Sponsor
and the Directors will be entitled to any dividend distributions with respect to such Ordinary Shares.
Payment of any dividend in cash will in principle be made in pound sterling. Any dividends that are paid
to Ordinary Shareholders through Euroclear Nederland will be automatically credited to the relevant
Ordinary Shareholders’ accounts without the need for the Ordinary Shareholders to present
documentation proving their ownership of the Ordinary Shares. Payment of dividends on the Ordinary
Shares not held through Euroclear Nederland will be made directly to the relevant Ordinary Shareholder
using the information contained in the Company’s shareholders’ register and records. Dividends become
payable with effect from the date established by the Board.
A claim for any declared dividend and other distributions lapses six years after the date on which those
dividends or distributions were released for payment. Any dividend or distribution that is not collected
within this period will be considered to have been forfeited to the Company.
Dividend
No dividends were declared or paid during the Period.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Business Review
A review of the Company's business during the period and an indication of likely future developments
are contained in the Chairman's Statement.
Capital
Details of the Company's capital are provided in Note 9 to the Financial Statements. All shares carry
equal voting rights.
Founder Shares
As at the date of incorporation, the Company’s issued share capital amounted to €0.0002, divided into
two ordinary shares with a nominal value of €0.0001 each (the Founder Shares”). The two Founder
Shares were redenominated into two ordinary shares of £0.0001 on 4 October 2021. The two Founder
Shares were also converted into Sponsor Shares on 4 October 2021.
Director Interests
As at the date of this Annual Report 2022, the interests in the share capital of the Company of the
Directors are:
Director
Position
Sponsor
Shares
Ordinary
Shares
% of
Ordinary
shares
Edmund
Truell
Executive Director
309,375
2,344
0.02%
Roger Le
Tissier
Independent
non-executive
Director
93,750
10,625
0.08%
Wolf
Becke
Independent
non-executive
Director and Chair
28,438
3,750
0.03%
Director
Position
% of Sponsor
Warrants
Ordinary
Warrants
% of
Ordinary
Warrants
Edmund
Truell
Executive Director
33.21%
9,802
0.16%
Roger Le
Tissier
Independent
non-executive
Director
1.54%
5,770
0.09%
Wolf Becke
Independent
non-executive
Director and Chair
0.40%
1,999
0.03%
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Treasury Shares and Warrants
As at 31 December 2022, there were 187,500 Ordinary Shares and 93,750 Ordinary Warrants are held in
treasury. The Ordinary Shares held in treasury shall not be voted at any general meeting of the Company,
no dividend may be declared or paid, and no other distribution of the Company’s assets may be made in
respect of such ordinary shares.
The Ordinary Warrants may not be converted. Once the Ordinary Warrants become exercisable (and
prior to their expiration), the Company has the ability to redeem the Outstanding Warrants in
accordance with the warrant terms and conditions set out in the prospectus of the Company.
Independent Auditor
BDO LLP were appointed as auditors during 2021. A resolution to confirm the appointment of the
auditors to the Company will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company. BDO LLP has
indicated their willingness to continue as auditors.
By order of the Board of Directors
Wolf Becke Roger Le Tissier
Director Director
28 April 2023 28 April 2023
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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The Board endeavours to ensure the Remuneration Policy reflects and supports the Company’s strategic
aims and objectives throughout the period under review. It has been agreed that, due to the small size
and structure of the Company, a separate Remuneration Committee would be inefficient; therefore, the
Board is responsible for discussions regarding remuneration. No external remuneration consultants
were appointed during the period under review.
Executive Director
The Executive Director has not received any remuneration for the period to 31 December 2022.
Non-Executive Directors
The Non-Executive Directors have not received any remuneration for the period to 31 December 2022.
The Directors will not receive remuneration for their service as Directors, other than the reimbursement
of expenses reasonably and properly incurred on behalf of the Company or in the furtherance of their
duties.
Options, Awards and Employee Share Option Schemes
The Company has not issued any options, warrants or convertible securities (other than the Warrants,
Sponsor Warrants and Sponsor Shares) to subscribe for Ordinary Shares, nor any other equity securities
convertible into Ordinary Shares. There is no employee share option scheme or share purchase scheme
in place.
As outlined in the Articles of Association, the directors may be paid all travelling, hotel and other
expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of directors or
committees of directors or general meetings or separate meetings of the holders of any class of shares
or of debentures of the Company or otherwise in connection with the discharge of their duties.
The directors may provide benefits, whether by the payment of gratuities or pensions or by insurance
or otherwise, for any director who has held but no longer holds any executive office or employment with
the Company or with anybody corporate which is or has been a subsidiary of the Company or a
predecessor in business of the Company or of any such subsidiary, and for any member of his family
(including a spouse and a former spouse) or any person who is or who was dependent on him, and may
(as well before as after he eases to hold such office or employment) contribute to any fund and pay
premiums for the purchase or provision of any such benefit.
None of the Directors have a service contract with the Company. Each of the Directors has entered into
a letter of appointment with the Company, subject to election at the first Annual General Meeting, or as
determined in line with the Company’s Articles, and re-election at subsequent Annual General Meetings
in accordance with the Company’s Articles and all due regulations and provisions. The Directors do not
have any interests in contractual arrangements with the Company or its investment during the period
under review, or subsequently. Each appointment can be terminated in accordance with the Company’s
Articles. No notice period is stated in the Articles and is terminable at will of both parties.
The Company’s Articles indemnify each Director, alternate Director, Secretary of the Company and their
respective heirs and executors, out of assets and profits of the Company from and against all actions,
expenses and liabilities which they or their respective heirs or executors may incur by reason of any
contract entered into or any act in or about the execution of their respective offices or trusts. In so far
as the law allows and provided that such indemnity is not available in circumstances of fraud, wilful
misconduct or negligence.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
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As an unregulated Guernsey incorporated company, the Company is not required to comply with the
GFSC Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance.
Nevertheless, the Directors place great importance on ensuring that high standards of corporate
governance are maintained and, notwithstanding there being no statutory corporate governance code
applicable to the Company, the Company has implemented a corporate governance framework
consisting of (i) a Board of which consists of two directors who are independent within the meaning of
best practice provision 2.1.8 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code (the “DCGC”), (ii) an Audit
Committee and (iii) corporate governance policies, including a Code of Ethics, Insider Trading Policy and
Corporate Governance Guidelines, each of which can be viewed on the Company’s website
(www.disruptivecapitalac.com).
Prior to completing the Business Combination, the Company has not and will not be involved in any
activities other than preparation for the Offering and the Business Combination. The Company has
therefore tailored its corporate governance framework and will likely further tailor its governance
framework after the Business Combination.
Dutch Corporate Governance Code
The Company voluntarily will apply certain principles from the DCGC. The DCGC contains both principles
and best practice provisions for Boards of Directors, shareholders and general meetings, auditors,
disclosure, compliance and enforcement standards.
The DCGC provides the following best practice recommendations in relation to conflicts of interests
which the Company intends to abide by:
a director should report any potential conflict of interest in a transaction that is of material
significance to the company and/or to such director to the other directors without delay,
providing all relevant information in relation to the conflict;
the board of directors should then decide, absent the director concerned, whether there is a
material conflict of interest;
transactions in which there is a conflict of interest with a director should be agreed on arms’
length terms; and
a decision to enter into such a transaction in which there is a conflict of interest with a director
that is of material significance to the company and/or to such director shall require the approval
of the board of directors, and such transactions should be disclosed in the Company’s annual
board report and to the next general meeting of shareholders.
A copy of the DCGC can be found on https://www.mccg.nl
Board Responsibilities
The Board ensures that the Company’s contracts of engagement with third parties including, but not
limited to, the Administrator and other service providers are operating satisfactorily to ensure the safe
and accurate management and administration of the Company’s affairs and business and that they are
competitive and reasonable.
Pursuant to the Articles the Directors are granted broad authority to manage the Company’s business
and may exercise all powers in such respect. The executive director manages the Company’s day-to-day
business and operations and implements its strategy. The non-executive directors focus on policy and
supervising the performance of the duties of all Directors and the general state of affairs of the Company.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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The Company held an annual general meeting on 12 October 2022. It is required to hold the next annual
general meeting within 15 months. Any meetings other than annual general meetings are general
meetings. The Directors may appoint any person to be a director, either to fill a vacancy or as an
additional director so long as such appointment does not cause the number of directors to exceed the
maximum number of directors set by the Company. The Directors may take actions by unanimous
written resolution or by a majority vote at a Board meeting.
Division of Responsibilities
Pursuant to the Articles the Directors are granted broad authority to manage the Company’s business
and may exercise all powers in such respect. The executive director manages the Company’s day-to-day
business and operations and implements its strategy. The non-executive directors focus on policy and
supervising the performance of the duties of all Directors and the general state of affairs of the Company.
Each Director has a statutory duty to act in the corporate interest of the Company and its business.
The Chairman
Appointed to the position of Chairman of the Board on 15 July 2021, Wolf Becke is responsible for leading
the Board in all areas, including determination of strategy, organising the Board’s business and ensuring
the effectiveness of the Board and individual Directors. He also endeavours to produce an open culture
of debate within the Board.
Role of the non-executive Directors
The non-executive Directors are charged primarily with the supervision of the performance of the duties
of the Board. Each Director is charged with all tasks and duties of the Board that are not delegated to
one or more other specific directors by virtue of Guernsey law, the Articles or any arrangement catered
for therein (e.g., the internal rules of the Board), if applicable. In performing their duties, the Directors
shall be guided by the interests of the Company and of the business connected with it.
Through the Audit Committee, they can ascertain the integrity of financial information and confirm that
all financial controls and risk management systems are robust. In addition, a non-executive Director may
provide a written statement outlining any concerns to the Chairman upon resignation.
Board Composition
The Corporate Governance Guidelines advise that the Board should be comprised of two directors who
are independent within the meaning of best practice provision 2.1.8 of the DCGC. The Board consists of
one Executive Director, two Independent Non-Executive Directors and one Non-Executive Director.
The Board believes that its balance of skills, experience and knowledge, provides for a sound base from
which the interest of investors will be served to a high standard.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Board Committees
The Board has established an Audit Committee composed of the two Independent Non-Executive
Directors of the Board. The Chairman of the Board is included as a Committee member to enable a full
understanding of the issues facing the Company but is not appointed as its Chair. The Committee, its
membership and its terms of reference are kept under regular review by the Board.
The Audit Committee will meet at least twice a year and is responsible for ensuring that the financial
performance of the Company is properly reported on and monitored, including reviews of the annual
and interim accounts, results announcements, internal control systems and procedures and accounting
policies.
Board Meeting Attendance
The Board met 9 times during the year, which was for the purpose of 7 Board meetings and 2 Committee
meetings. Individual attendance at the meetings is set out below.
Director
Board
Committee
Roger Le Tissier
6
-
Edmund Truell
7
-
Wolfe Becke
7
2
Dimitri Goulandris
5
2
Total Meetings for Period
7
2
Appointment Process
There is currently no Nominations Committee for the Company as it is deemed that the size, composition
and structure of the Company would mean the process would be inefficient and counterproductive.
Chairman’s Commitment
Prior to the Chairman’s appointment, discussions were undertaken to ensure the Chairman was
sufficiently aware of the time needed for his role and agreed to upon signature of his appointment letter.
Other significant commitments of the Chairman were disclosed prior to appointment to the Board, and
any changes declared as and when they arise.
Non-executive Directors’ Commitments
The terms and conditions of appointment for non-executive Directors are outlined in their letters of
appointment and are available for inspection by any person at the Company’s registered office during
normal business hours and at the AGM for fifteen minutes prior to and during the meeting. As with the
Chairman, significant appointments are declared prior to appointment, any changes reported as and
when appropriate.
Development
The Board considers that the Company’s Directors should develop their skills and knowledge through
participation at relevant courses. The Chairman is responsible for reviewing and discussing the training
and development of each Director according to identified needs. Upon appointment, all Directors
participate in discussions with the Chairman and other Directors to understand the responsibilities of
the Directors, in addition to the Company’s business and procedures.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Information provided to the Board
Reports and papers, containing relevant, concise and clear information, are provided to the Board in a
timely manner to enable review and consideration prior to both scheduled and ad-hoc specific meetings.
This ensures that Directors can contribute to, and validating, the development of Company strategy and
management. When required, the Board has sought further clarification of matters with the relevant
service providers, both in terms of further reports and via in-depth discussions, in order to make well
informed decisions for the Company.
Company Secretary
Under the direction of the Chairman, the Company Secretary facilitates the flow of information between
the Board and other service providers. Full access to the advice and services of the Company Secretary
is available to the Board and the Chairman.
Board and Director Evaluation
The Board intended to undertake an evaluation of its performance and that of the Audit Committee in
2022. The evaluation was deferred until 2023. Additionally, an evaluation focusing on individual
commitment, performance and contribution of each Director will be conducted in 2023. The Chairman
will meet with each Director to fully understand their views of the Company’s strengths and to identify
potential weaknesses. If appropriate, new members would be proposed to resolve the perceived issues,
or a resignation sought. Due to the size and structure of the Board the evaluation of the Chairman of the
Board and Audit Committee is dealt with within the Board and Audit evaluations.
Given the Company’s size and the structure of the Board, no external facilitator or independent third
party will be used in the performance evaluation.
New Directors would receive an induction. All Directors receive other relevant training as necessary.
Accountability
The Directors’ Responsibility Statement confirms that the Financial Statements, prepared in accordance
with the applicable set of accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial
position and profit or loss of the Company as a whole, whilst the Chairman’s Statement includes a fair
view of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company.
Financial and Business Information
An explanation of the Directors’ roles and responsibilities in preparing the Annual Report and Accounts
for the period ending 31 December 2022 is provided in the statement of Directors’ Responsibilities.
Further information enabling shareholders to assess the Company’s performance, business model and
strategy can be sourced in the Chairman’s Statement and the Directors’ Strategic Report.
Going Concern
The Financial Statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Directors are of the
opinion that the Company has adequate resources to continue its operational activities for the
foreseeable future as further explained in note 3.2 to the Financial Statements. The Board is therefore
of the opinion that the going concern basis should be adopted in the preparation of the Financial
Statements.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Risk Management, Risk Control and Control Statement
The Board is required to annually review the effectiveness of the Company’s key internal controls such
as financial, operational and compliance controls and risk management. The first review of controls and
risk management will occur during 2023.
The controls are designed to ensure that the risk of failure to achieve business objectives is managed
rather than eliminated, and are intended to provide reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance against
material misstatement or loss.
Through regular meetings and meetings of the Audit Committee, the Board will seek to maintain full and
effective control over all strategic, financial, regulatory and operational issues. The Board maintains an
organisational and committee structure with clearly defined lines of responsibility and delegation of
authorities.
The Audit Committee is responsible:
to review the Company's internal financial controls (including the systems to identify, manage
and monitor financial risks);
to review reports received from the Company's management on the effectiveness of the internal
control and risk management systems established and the conclusions of any testing carried out
by the internal or external auditor;
to review and approve statements to be included in the annual report concerning the
assessment or principal and emerging risks and internal controls and risk management; and
to consider the level of assurance the Audit Committee receives on risk management and
internal control systems, including internal financial controls, and whether this is enough to help
the Board in satisfying itself that they are operating effectively.
Due to the size and nature of the Company, the Company does not have an internal audit function. In
terms of Compliance and Fraud related controls, the Audit Committee undertakes the following
functions:
to review the adequacy and security of the Company's arrangements for its employees,
contractors and external parties to raise concerns, in confidence, about possible wrongdoing in
financial reporting or other matters. The Audit Committee shall ensure that these arrangements
allow proportionate and independent investigation of such matters and appropriate follow up
action;
to review the Company's procedures and systems and controls for:
o detecting fraud;
o preventing bribery;
o identifying money laundering; and
o ensuring compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
to review reports (i) on compliance with anti-bribery procedures, (ii) from the money laundering
reporting officer and (iii) from the Compliance Officer.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Risk Management, Risk Control and Control Statement (continued)
In accordance with best practice 1.4.3 of the DCGC the Board is of the opinion that, to the best of its
knowledge:
the report provides sufficient insights into any deficiencies in the effectiveness of the internal
risk and control systems; no deficiencies in the effectiveness of the internal risk and control
systems have been identified;
the internal risk management and control systems of the Company provide reasonable
assurance that the financial reporting as included in the Financial Statements do not contain any
material inaccuracies;
there is a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue its operations and
meet its liabilities as set out in the Prospectus, therefore, it is appropriate to adopt the going
concern basis in preparing the financial reporting.
The Company has delegated the provision of certain services to external service providers whose work
is overseen by the Board. Each year a short questionnaire will be circulated to all external service
providers requesting thorough details in regards to controls, personnel and information technology,
amongst others. This is in order to provide additional detail when reviewing the performance pursuant
to their terms of engagement. This has been deferred to 2023.
In summary, the Board considers that the Company’s existing internal controls, coupled with the analysis
of risks inherent in the business models of the Company and its subsidiaries, continue to provide
appropriate tools for the Company to monitor, evaluate and mitigate its risks.
Audit Committee Responsibilities
The Audit Committee is intended to assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities for the integrity of
the Company’s Financial Statements, as well as aid the assessment of the Company’s internal control
effectiveness and objectivity of external auditors. Further information on the Committee’s
responsibilities is given in the Report of the Audit Committee.
The Board has reviewed the need for an internal audit function and has decided that the systems and
procedures employed by the Administrator, including their own internal controls and procedures,
provide sufficient assurance that a sound system of risk management and internal control, which
safeguards shareholders’ investment and the Company’s assets, is maintained. An internal audit function
specific to the Company is therefore considered unnecessary.
Relations with Shareholders
The Directors place importance on communications with Company Shareholders. The Company plans
to meet with shareholders periodically to discuss events and activities of the Company. The Company’s
financial statements, when published, will be widely distributed to the parties who have an interest in
the Company’s performance and will be available on the Company’s website. The Directors will make
themselves available for discussions with shareholders as and when required.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (“AIFMD”)
The AIFMD, which was introduced as from 22 July 2014, aims to harmonise the regulation of Alternative
Investment Fund Managers (“AIFMs”) and imposes obligations on managers who manage or distribute
Alternative Investment Funds (“AIFs”) in the EU or who market shares in such funds to EU investors.
The Company believes that it does not qualify as an investment undertaking known as “AIF” under the
European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU). This is because until Business
Combination, the Company will not invest the proceeds of the Offering, and after Business Combination,
it will be a holding company of business operations.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) and The OECD Common Reporting Standards (“CRS”)
FATCA became effective on 1 January 2013 and has been implemented internationally. The legislation is
aimed at determining the ownership of US assets in foreign accounts and improving US Tax compliance
with respect to those assets.
More than 90 jurisdictions, including 33 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development ("OECD") and the G20 members, have committed to implement the CRS
Building on the model created by FATCA, the CRS creates a global standard for the annual automatic
exchange of financial account information between the relevant tax authorities.
The governments of the United States and Guernsey have entered into an intergovernmental agreement
related to implementing FATCA which is implemented through Guernsey’s domestic legislation, in
accordance with the regulations and guidance (such guidance is subject to change). FATCA imposes
certain information reporting requirements on a foreign financial institution or other non-US entity and,
in certain cases, US federal withholding tax on certain US source payments and gross proceeds from a
sale of assets generating US source payments. The Company is likely to be considered an Active Non-
Financial Foreign Entity.
Guernsey has also implemented the CRS regime. Under the CRS and legislation enacted in Guernsey to
implement the CRS, certain disclosure requirements are imposed in respect of certain investors who are
or are entities that are controlled by one or more natural persons who are, residents of any of the
jurisdictions that have also adopted the CRS, unless a relevant exemption applies. Where applicable,
information to be disclosed will include certain information about investors, their ultimate beneficial
owners and/or controllers, and their investment in and returns from the Company. The Board in
conjunction with the Company's service providers and advisers have ensured the Company's compliance
with FATCA and CRS’s requirements to the extent relevant to the Company.
By order of the Board
Wolf Becke
Chairman
Date: 28 April 2023
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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The Board has appointed from among its Non-Executive Directors an Audit Committee. The Audit
Committee consists of Dimitri Goulandris and Wolf Becke. The Board has considered the composition of
the Committee and is satisfied that there are sufficient recent relevant skills and experience. The Board
is also satisfied that the Committee as a whole has competence relevant to the sector in which the
Company operates.
Meetings shall normally be held at such times as the Audit Committee deems appropriate, and in any
event shall be held not less than twice a year at appropriate intervals in the Company's financial
reporting and audit cycle and as otherwise required. Outside of the formal meeting programme, the
Chair, and to the extent necessary other Audit Committee members, will maintain a dialogue with key
individuals involved in the Company's governance, including the chair of the Board, the chief executive
officer, the chief financial officer and the external audit lead partner.
The Audit Committee shall have oversight in relation to the following matters for the Company and,
unless otherwise required or restricted by law or regulation, shall carry out the duties below for the
Company, as appropriate.
Role and Responsibilities
The primary role and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are outlined in the Committee’s Terms of
Reference, available at the registered office, including:
to review and approve statements to be included in the annual report concerning the going
concern statement and the viability statement and to review the contents of the annual report
and accounts and advise the Board whether, taken as a whole, it is fair, balanced and
understandable and provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the
Company's position and performance, business model and strategy;
to review the Company's internal financial controls (including the systems to identify, manage
and monitor financial risks);
to consider annually whether there is a need for an internal audit function
to assess annually, and report to the Board on, the qualification, independence, objectivity,
expertise and resources of the external auditor and the outcome and effectiveness of the audit
process considering relevant law, regulation, professional requirements and the group's
relationship with the external auditor;
to monitor the level of fees paid by the Company to the external auditor compared to the overall
fee income of the firm, approve the choice of, and ensure the rotation of the lead audit partner
and audit review partner as required by law and regulation;
making recommendations to the Board in relation to the appointment, re-appointment and
removal of the external auditors which in turn can be placed to the shareholders for their
approval at the Annual General Meeting;
development and implementation of the Company’s policy on the provision of non-audit
services by the external auditors, as appropriate;
review, assess and approve any related party transaction involving the Company;
at least once a year, to review its own performance constitution and terms of reference to
ensure it is operating effectively and recommend any changes it considers necessary to the
Board for approval.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Financial Reporting
The Audit Committee shall:
monitor the integrity of the financial statements of the Company, including its annual and half-
yearly reports, preliminary announcements and any other formal statements relating to financial
performance and to review, and report to the Board on, the significant financial reporting issues
and judgments which they contain, having regard to matters communicated by the auditor and
to review and challenge where necessary:
significant accounting policies and any changes to them;
the methods used to account for significant or unusual transactions where the accounting
treatment is open to different approaches;
whether the Company has adopted appropriate accounting policies and where necessary, has
made appropriate estimates and judgements, considering the views of the external auditor on
the financial statements;
the clarity and completeness of disclosures in the Company's financial statements and whether
such disclosures are properly set in context; and
all material information presented with financial statements, including the strategic report and
orporate governance statements relating to the audit and to risk management.
report its views to the Board if it is not satisfied with any aspect of the proposed financial
reporting by the Company;
review any other announcement or statement which contains financial information, and which
requires approval by the Board, prior to such announcement or statement being circulated to
the Board, where to do so is practicable and consistent with any reporting obligation under any
law or regulation; and
the Chair, or as a minimum, another member of the Audit Committee, shall attend the Board
meeting at which the accounts are approved.
Annual General Meeting
The Chair of the Audit Committee shall be available at the AGM to answer questions on the Audit
Committee's activities and its responsibilities. In addition, the Chair of the Audit Committee should seek
engagement with shareholders on significant matters related to the Audit Committee’s area of
responsibility.
Internal Audit
The Audit Committee is accountable to consider annually whether there is a need for an internal audit
function, considering whether there are any trends or current factors relevant to the Company's
activities, markets or other aspects of its external environment that have increased, or are expected to
increase, the risks faced by the Company.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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External Auditor
The Company’s auditors, BDO LLP, have been appointed as auditor of the Company. The Committee
would review the auditor’s performance on a regular basis with a detailed formal review conducted on
an annual basis to ensure the Company receives an optimal service. The re-appointment of the
Company’s auditor will be subject to annual shareholder approval at the AGM.
BDO LLP will regularly update the Committee on the rotation of audit partners, staff, level of fees in
proportion to overall fee income of the Company, details of any relationships between the auditor, the
Company and any target company, and provides overall confirmation from the auditors of their
independence and objectivity.
Conclusions in respect of the Financial Statements
The production and the audit of the Company’s Annual Report and Financial Statements is a
comprehensive process requiring input from several different contributors. In order to reach a
conclusion on whether the Company’s Financial Statements are fair, balanced and understandable, the
Board has requested that the Committee advise on whether it considers that the Annual Report and
Financial Statements fulfils these requirements. In outlining their advice, the Committee has considered
the following:
the comprehensive documentation that is in place outlining the controls in place to produce
the Annual Report, including the verification processes in place to confirm the factual content;
the detailed reviews undertaken at various stages of the production process by the
Administrator and the Committee that are intended to ensure consistency and overall balance;
and
the controls enforced by the Administrator and other third-party service providers to ensure
complete and accurate financial records and security of the Company’s assets.
Report of the Audit Committee
As a result of the work performed during the period, the Audit Committee has concluded it has acted in
accordance with its terms of reference and ensured the independence and objectivity of the external
auditor. The Annual Report for the period ended 31 December 2022, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced
and understandable and provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Company’s
performance, business model and strategy, and has reported on these findings to the Board.
Wolf Becke
Audit Committee Chairman
Date: 28 April 2023
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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The Directors are responsible for preparing the Company’s Annual Report and financial statements. The
Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report in accordance with applicable law and
regulations. The Directors are required by law to prepare the Annual Report for each financial year. The
Directors have prepared the Annual Report in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”) which comprise standards and interpretations approved by the International
Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
(“IFRIC”), the relevant provisions of the Dutch Civil Code and The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. The
Directors must not approve the Financial Statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the financial performance and cash flows of the
Company for that period. In preparing these Financial Statements, the Directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
make judgements that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable IFRS which comprise standards and interpretations approved by the
International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and International Financial Reporting
Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”), the relevant provisions of the Dutch Civil Code and The
Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 have been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed; and
prepare the Annual Report on a going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume that
the Company will continue in business.
The Directors confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the Financial
Statements. The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient
to show and explain the transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the
Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company
and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial
information included on the Company’s website. Legislation in Guernsey governing the preparation and
dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Responsibility Statement
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
the financial statements, prepared in accordance with IFRS, give a true and fair view of the
assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings
included in the consolidation taken as a whole;
the Chairman’s Statement, Directors’ Strategic Report and Corporate Governance Statement
include a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of
the Company, and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together
with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face; and
the annual report and financial statements, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced and
understandable and provide the information necessary for shareholders to assess the
Company’s performance, business model and strategy.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Responsibility Statement (continued)
In accordance with section 249 of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, each of the Directors confirms
that, to the best of their knowledge:
there is no relevant audit information of which the Company’s auditors are unaware;
all Directors have taken the necessary steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves
aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditors are aware of said
information.
For Disruptive Capital Acquisition Company Limited
Wolf Becke
Chairman
Date: 28 April 2023
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION
COMPANY LIMITED
Opinion on the financial statements
In our opinion, the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the Company’s affairs as at 31 December 2022 and of its loss
for the period then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
("IFRS"); and
have been properly prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies (Guernsey)
Law, 2008.
We have audited the financial statements of Disruptive Capital Acquisition Company Limited (“the
Company”) for the period ended 31 December 2022 which comprise the statement of financial position,
the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of cashflows, the statement of changes in
equity, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.
The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") which comprise standards and
interpretations approved by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB").
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and
applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s
responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Independence
We were appointed by the Board of Directors in May 2021 to audit the financial statements for the
period ended 31 December 2021 and subsequent financial periods. The period of total uninterrupted
engagement including retenders and reappointments is 2 years, covering the years ended 31 December
2021 and 31 December 2022.We remain independent of the company in accordance with the ethical
requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s
Ethical Standard as applied to listed entities, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in
accordance with these requirements. The non-audit services prohibited by that standard were not
provided to the company.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Material uncertainty related to going concern
We draw attention to note 3.2.1 Going concern of the financial statements which indicates that if the
Company does not complete a business combination prior to the Business Combination Deadline, which
is April 2024, the company must be dissolved and liquidated.
As stated in note 3.2.1, these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty, which may cast
significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified
in respect of this matter.
Because of the significance of this matter we consider going concern to be a key audit matter. In auditing
the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors’ use of the going concern basis of
accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Our evaluation of the Directors’ assessment of the company’s ability to continue to adopt the going
concern basis of accounting and our response to the key audit matter included:
We reviewed the entity’s cash flows to assess the ability to finance operational expenses up-to April
2024 as they aim for a business combination.
We held discussions with management to understand active discussions that are ongoing and
reviewed the public announcements regarding potential business combinations.
We reviewed the disclosures made in the financial statements regarding going concern against the
requirements of the accounting standards, and have critically appraised in the context of the
business and through comparison with the disclosures made at similar companies.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Directors with respect to going concern are described
in the relevant sections of this report.
Overview
Key audit matters (“KAM”)
2022
2021
Going Concern
b
b
Materiality
Company financial statements as a whole
£1,293k (2021: £1,294k) based on 1% (2021: 1%) of Total
assets.
An overview of the scope of our audit
Our audit was scoped by obtaining an understanding of the Company and its environment, including the
Company’s system of internal control, and assessing the risks of material misstatement in the financial
statements. We also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including assessing
whether there was evidence of bias by the Directors that may have represented a risk of material
misstatement.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in
our audit of the financial statements of the current period and include the most significant assessed risks
of material misstatement (whether or not due to fraud) that we identified, including those which had
the greatest effect on: the overall audit strategy, the allocation of resources in the audit, and directing
the efforts of the engagement team. As described in the material uncertainty relating to going concern
section above, we considered going concern to be a key audit matter. There were no other key audit
matters. This matter was addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole,
and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on this matter.
Our application of materiality
We apply the concept of materiality both in planning and performing our audit, and in evaluating the
effect of misstatements. We consider materiality to be the magnitude by which misstatements,
including omissions, could influence the economic decisions of reasonable users that are taken on the
basis of the financial statements.
In order to reduce to an appropriately low level the probability that any misstatements exceed
materiality, we use a lower materiality level, performance materiality, to determine the extent of testing
needed. Importantly, misstatements below these levels will not necessarily be evaluated as immaterial
as we also take account of the nature of identified misstatements, and the particular circumstances of
their occurrence, when evaluating their effect on the financial statements as a whole.
Based on our professional judgement, we determined materiality for the financial statements as a whole
and performance materiality as follows:
2022
£ 000’s
2021
£ 000’s
Materiality
1,293
1,294
Basis for determining materiality
1% of Total assets
Rationale for the benchmark
applied
Total assets, is a key measure of the performance of the
company by stakeholders and is used to assess the overall
financial strength of the company and demonstrates the
ability of the entity to fulfil its obligations as they fall due.
Performance materiality
970
970
Basis for determining
performance materiality
75% of Materiality
Our performance materiality was based on our risk
assessment and our expectation of misstatements in the
current year.
Specific Materiality
We also determined that for items in the Income Statement, a misstatement of less than materiality for
the financial statements as a whole, specific materiality, could influence the economic decisions of users.
As a result, we determined materiality for these items to be £93,540 (2021: £275) based on 3% of loss
(2021: 3% of loss) before tax. We further applied a performance materiality of 75% of specific materiality
to ensure that the risk of errors exceeding specific materiality was appropriately mitigated.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Reporting threshold
We agreed with the directors of the company that we would report to them all individual audit
differences in excess of £26k (2021: 26k). We also agreed to report differences below this threshold that
in our view warranted reporting on qualitative grounds.
Other information
The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the
information included in the annual report and financial statements, other than the financial statements
and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other
information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any
form of assurance conclusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other
information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the
course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material
inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives
rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have
performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required
to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Other Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 reporting
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies (Guernsey) Law,
2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
proper accounting records have not been kept by the Company; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
we have failed to obtain all the information and explanations which, to the best of our knowledge
and belief, are necessary for the purposes of our audit.
Responsibilities of Directors
As explained more fully in the Statement of Directors’ responsibilities, the Directors are responsible for
the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view,
and for such internal control as the Directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of
financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Directors are responsible for assessing the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the
going concern basis of accounting unless the Directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease
operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
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Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an
audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the
basis of these financial statements.
Extent to which the audit was capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect
of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting
irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect
on the financial statements from our general commercial and sector experience, and through discussion
with the Directors and other management, including the policies and procedures regarding compliance
with laws and regulations. We communicated identified laws and regulations throughout our team and
remained alert to any indications of non-compliance throughout the audit.
Legal and regulatory frameworks determined most significant are:
Dutch Corporate Governance Code.
International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS")
Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008
Non-compliance could have a material effect on amounts or disclosures in the financial statements, for
instance through the imposition of fines or litigation. We performed procedures including:
obtaining an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the company’s
operations;
obtaining an understanding of the control environment in monitoring compliance with laws
and regulations; and
enquiring of the Directors and other management of known or suspected instances of non-
compliance.
To identify risks of material misstatements due to fraud, we assessed events or conditions that could
indicate an incentive or pressure to commit fraud or provide an opportunity to commit fraud. Our risk
assessment procedures included:
Enquiring of Directors and management as to whether they have knowledge of any actual,
suspected or alleged fraud;
Reading Board minutes for any discussions around fraud;
Using analytical procedures to identify an unusual or unexpected relationships;
Considering where the financial statements could be misstated due to irregularity, including
fraud. We identified management override of controls as a fraud risk and our audit response in
addressing this risk included identifying unusual journal entries and testing these by
understanding the rationale for the journal entry and corroborating to supporting
documentation;
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
32
We reviewed the escrow agreement to ensure the funds in the escrow account are only
withdrawn for the intended purposes of a business combination and under agreed contractual
conditions.
The engagement team was deemed to collectively have the appropriate competence and capabilities to
identify or recognise non-compliance with laws and regulations. We communicated identified fraud risks
throughout the audit team and remained alert to any indications for fraud throughout the audit.
Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial
statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher
than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by,
for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in the audit
procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the
events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of
it.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at:
https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities
This description forms part of our auditor’s report.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Section 262 of the
Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the
Company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no
other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to
anyone other than the Company and the Company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this
report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Thomas Reed
For and on behalf of BDO LLP
London, UK
BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with the registered number
OC305127)
28 April 2023
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
For the year ended 31 December 2022
33
The financial statements on pages 33 to 55 were approved by the board of Directors and authorised
for issue on April 2023. They were signed on the Company’s behalf by:
Wolf Becke Roger Le Tissier
Director Director
Date: 28 April 2023 Date: 28 April 2023
The notes on pages 37 to 55 form an integral part of these financial statements.
31 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2021
GBP
GBP
Assets
Notes
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
5
771
1,249,643
Restricted cash
129,312,403
128,128,578
Accounts receivable
12,813
12,813
Total current assets
129,325,987
129,391,034
Total assets
129,325,987
129,391,034
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
7
998,109
376,891
Redeemable ordinary shares
129,406,250
-
Total current liabilities
130,404,359
376,891
Non-current liabilities
Warrants
Redeemable ordinary shares
8
8
4,590,626
-
6,960,938
124,601,563
Total non-current liabilities
4,590,626
131,562,501
Total net liabilities
(5,668,998)
(2,548,358)
Equity
Issued share capital
9
(2,541,846)
(2,539,205)
Retained earnings
(3,127,152)
(9,153)
Total equity
(5,668,998)
(2,548,358)
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
34
1 Jan 2022
to 31 Dec
2022
29 April
2021 to 31
Dec 2021
Notes
GBP
GBP
Income
Bank interest earned
1,183,829
3,578
Unrealised gain on revaluation of warrants
2,370,313
-
Realised gain on foreign exchange
-
908
3,554,142
4,486
Expenses
Operating expenses
6
1,867,452
13,639
Interest expense on financial liabilities measured at
amortised cost
4,804,687
-
6,672,140
13,639
Net (loss) before taxation
(3,117,998)
(9,153)
Income taxes
-
-
Total comprehensive (loss) for the year / period
(3,117,998)
(9,153)
Basic and diluted (loss) per share
13
(1.00)
(0.0029)
The above results are in respect of continuing operations of the Company.
The notes on pages 37 to 55 form an integral part of these financial statements.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS
For the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
35
Notes
1 Jan 2022 to 31
Dec 2022
GBP
29 April 2021
to 31 Dec
2021
GBP
Operating activities
Net (loss) for the year / period
(3,117,998)
(9,153)
Items not affecting cash:
Increase in accounts receivable
-
(12,813)
Increase in accounts payable
621,220
-
Interest expense on financial liabilities measured
at amortised cost
4,804,687
-
Unrealised gain on revaluation of warrants
(2,370,313)
-
Bank interest earned
(1,183,829)
-
Net cash flows used in operating activities
(1,246,234)
(21,966)
Investing activities
Restricted cash
1,183,829
(128,128,578)
Reclassification of restricted cash to cash and
cash equiv.
128,128,578
-
Net cash flows used in investing activities
129,312,407
(128,128,578)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares
8
-
124,601,563
Proceeds from issue of sponsor shares
9
-
313
Share issue costs paid
(2,643)
(2,162,626)
Proceeds from issue of warrants
8
-
3,437,500
Proceeds from issue of sponsor warrants
8
-
3,523,438
Net cash flows used in financing activities
(2,643)
129,400,188
Change in cash and cash equivalents
128,063,530
1,249,644
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the
year / period
1,249,644
-
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year /
period
5
129,313,174
1,249,644
Being:
Cash - unrestricted
771
1,249,644
Cash - restricted
129,312,403
-
129,313,174
1,249,644
As at 31 December 2021 the cash held in escrow was restricted for a period of greater than 12 months and did not
meet the definition of Cash and cash equivalents. At 31 December 2022 the term remaining on the escrow
arrangement is less than 3 months and the restricted balances have been redesignated as cash and cash
equivalents.
The notes on pages 37 to 55 form an integral part of these financial statements.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
36
Notes
Sponsor shares
GBP
Retained earnings
GBP
Total Equity
GBP
Balance as at 29 April 2021
-
-
-
Ordinary shares issued
9
313
-
313
Total comprehensive loss for
the period
-
(9,153)
(9,153)
Expenses relating to
listing/IPO
(2,539,517)
-
(2,539,517)
Balance as at 31 December
2021
(2,539,205)
(9,153)
(2,548,358)
Total comprehensive loss for
the year
-
(3,117,998)
(3,117,998)
Expenses relating to
listing/IPO
(2,642)
-
(2,642)
Balance as at 31 December
2022
(2,541,847)
(3,127,151)
(5,668,998)
The notes on pages 37 to 55 form an integral part of these financial statements.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
37
1. General information
The Company is a non-cellular special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), limited by shares,
registered and incorporated in Guernsey under The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended) (the
“Law”) on 29 April 2021 with registration number 69150. The Company’s registered address is First
Floor, 10 Lefebvre Street, St Peter Port GY1 2PE. Disruptive Capital GP Limited is the Company’s sponsor
(the “Sponsor Entity”).
The objective of the Company is to complete a (legal) merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset
and/or liability acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with a target
business or entity. The Company intends to focus on undertaking a Business Combination with a target
business or entity with its headquarters or principal operations in Western and/or Northern Europe,
although it may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any industry or sector. The Company has until 11
April 2024 to complete a Business Combination, if approved by a Shareholder vote (“Business
Combination Deadline”).
2. Basis of preparation and statement of compliance
The financial statements give a true and fair view, comply with the relevant Law and have been prepared
in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which comprise standards and
interpretations approved by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and International
Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC). The financial statements have been prepared
on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of
certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value in accordance with IFRS.
The preparation of these financial statements also requires management to exercise its judgment in the
process of applying the Company’s accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement
or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are
the following:
Note 8 Redeemable Ordinary Shares and Market Warrants. The fair value of the Market
Warrants at the issue date.
2.1. Standards and amendments effective for the year
The interpretations and amendments to IFRS effective for 2022 have not had a significant impact on the
Company’s accounting policies or reporting.
2.2. Standards, amendments and interpretations not yet effective
A number of amendments and interpretations have been issued which are not expected to have any
significant impact on the accounting policies and reporting.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
38
3. Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make
judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and reported
amounts in the financial statements. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or
areas where assumptions or estimates are significant to the financial statements, are disclosed below:
3.1. Management estimates and assumptions
3.1.1. Fair Value of Investments at Fair Value through Profit or Loss (“FVTPL”)
Management uses various valuation techniques to determine the fair value of financial (where active
market quotes are not available) and non-financial assets. As at 31 December 2022, the Company has
not acquired any financial assets.
3.1.2. Expected Credit Losses (“ECL”)
Certain financial assets will be classified as financial assets at amortised cost, which includes accounts
receivable. The key source of estimation uncertainty is on the various default scenarios for prescribed
future periods and the probability of each scenario occurring which are considered when estimating the
ECLs.
Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting
estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future period
affected.
3.2. Judgements
3.2.1. Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors are of the opinion
that they will be able to complete an acquisition prior to April 2024 and having considered the Company's
objectives and available resources along with its projected income and expenditure, are satisfied that
the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. If
the Company does not complete an acquisition in this time the Company will be wound up and funds
held in escrow for investors returned to them. The Directors do not believe there is a material difference
between the accounts prepared on a breakup or going concern basis.
The Company will have until the Business Combination Deadline to complete the Business Combination.
If the Company fails to complete a Business Combination by the Business Combination Deadline the
Company intends to: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) on a date as soon
as reasonably possible after the Business Combination Deadline but not more than 10 trading days
thereafter, repurchase the Ordinary Shares held by shareholders at a per share price, payable in cash,
equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the company’s bank accounts (less any amounts
necessary to pay (a) dissolution expenses and (b) any unpaid claims of creditors entitled to payment
thereof by the Company, (3) as promptly as reasonably possible, subject to the approval of its
shareholders, resolve on the dissolution of the Company and liquidate the Company’s assets and
liabilities in accordance with Guernsey law. There will be no liquidating distributions with respect to the
Warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within
the Business Combination Deadline. These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty,
which may cast significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
3.2.2. Redeemable ordinary shares and warrants
The Company has made certain judgements regarding the fair value of the Warrants at the issue date
(see note 8).
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
39
4. Significant accounting policies
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out
below. These policies have been consistently applied to the financial period presented, unless otherwise
stated.
4.1. Business Combinations
Business combinations will be accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of an acquisition will
be measured as the aggregate of the consideration transferred, which is measured at acquisition date
fair value, and the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree. For each business
combination, the Company will elect whether to measure the non-controlling interests in the acquiree
at fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets. Acquisition-related
costs will be expensed as incurred.
The Company will be deemed to have completed a business combination when the acquired set of
activities and assets include an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to
the ability to create outputs. Any contingent consideration to be transferred by the acquirer will be
recognised at fair value at the acquisition date.
Goodwill will initially be measured at cost (being the excess of the aggregate of the consideration
transferred and the amount recognised for non-controlling interests and any previous interest held over
the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed). If the fair value of the net assets acquired is
in excess of the aggregate consideration transferred, the Company will re-assess whether it has correctly
identified all the assets acquired, and all of the liabilities assumed and review the procedures used to
measure the amounts to be recognised at the acquisition date.
As at the end of the period, the Company had not yet completed a Business Combination.
4.2. Expenses
All expenses are accounted for on an accruals basis.
4.3. Interest income
Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the effective
interest rate applicable. Interest income is recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income.
4.4. Taxation
The Company has been assessed for tax at the Guernsey standard tax rate of 0%.
4.5. Ordinary share capital
Equity is classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered in to. An equity
instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Company after deducting
all its liabilities. Equity is recorded at the amount of proceeds received, net of issue costs. As the Sponsor
Shares issued (Note 9) by the Company are not considered redeemable, the Company classifies these as
equity. Redeemable shares are classified as liabilities in accordance with IAS 32 “Financial Instruments:
Presentation” as these instruments include a contractual obligation to deliver cash in certain
circumstances and the redemption mechanism is not mandatory.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
40
4. Significant accounting policies (continued)
4.6. Warrants and Sponsor Warrants
Warrants Traded
Each whole Warrant entitles an eligible Warrant Holder to purchase one ordinary shares, subject to
adjustments as set out in the Company’s Prospectus, at any time commencing five days following the
date of completion of a Business Combination.
Warrants issued are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered in to.
All warrants issued are classified as liabilities in accordance with IAS 32 “Financial Instruments:
Presentation” as these instruments include a contractual obligation to deliver cash in certain
circumstances and the redemption mechanism is not mandatory.
The Company has designated Warrants and Sponsor Warrants as liabilities measured at fair value
through profit and loss. The subsequent measurement of these liabilities is made with reference to the
closing price of the Warrants on the period end date.
Warrantsnot traded
Due to the lack of market available information, these are held at historic cost.
4.7. Segmental reporting
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the
chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for allocating
resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Board of
Directors, as a whole.
For management purposes, the Company is organised into one main operating segment, with the sole
objective being the expected Business Combination to be entered into in a future period. Accordingly,
no separate, reportable segments have been identified as being applicable for the purpose of disclosure
within these financial statements.
4.8. Foreign currency translation
Functional and presentation currency
The currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates (the functional
currency) is Sterling (GBP) which is also the presentation currency. All amounts are recorded in the
nearest GBP, except when otherwise indicated.
Foreign currency transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency of the Company, using the
exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions (spot exchange rate). Foreign exchange gains
and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the remeasurement of monetary
items denominated in foreign currency at period-end exchange rates are recognised in profit or loss.
Non-monetary items are not retranslated at the period-end. They are measured at historical cost
(translated using the exchange rates at the transaction date), except for non-monetary items measured
at fair value which are translated using the exchange rates at the date when fair value was determined.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
41
4. Significant accounting policies (continued)
4.9. Financial Instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Company becomes a party to the
contractual provisions of the financial instrument. In accordance with IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”,
the Company classifies its financial assets and financial liabilities at initial recognition into the categories
of financial assets and financial liabilities discussed below.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset, and the net amount is reported in the Statement of
Financial Position if, and only if, there is a currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognised
amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability
simultaneously. This is generally not the case with master netting agreements unless one party to the
agreement defaults and the related assets and liabilities are presented gross in the Statement of
Financial Position.
Financial assets
a) Classification and initial measurement
Financial assets are initially measured at fair value including transaction costs (where applicable),
unless it is carried at fair value through profit or loss, in which case transaction costs are
immediately expensed.
Financial assets, other than those designated and effective as hedging instruments, are classified
into one of the following categories:
amortised cost
fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), or
fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI).
In the period presented the Company does not have any financial assets categorised as FVOCI or
otherwise.
The classification is determined by both:
the entity’s business model for managing the financial asset, and
the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset.
b) Subsequent measurement of financial assets
i) Financial assets measured at amortised cost
A debt instrument is measured at amortised cost if it is held within a business model whose
objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows and its contractual
terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest
on the principal (“SPPI”) amount outstanding.
After initial recognition, these are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method
net of any write down from impairment. Discounting is omitted where the effect of discounting is
immaterial.
The Company will include in this category loans and facilities at amortised cost and accounts
receivable.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
42
4. Significant accounting policies (continued)
4.9 Financial Instruments (continued)
Financial assets (continued)
ii) Financial assets measured at FVTPL
A financial asset is measured at fair value through profit or loss if:
Its contractual terms do not give rise to cash flows on specified dates that are SPPI on the
principal amount outstanding; or
It is not held within a business model whose objective is either to collect contractual cash flows,
or to both collect contractual cash flows and sell; or
At initial recognition, it is irrevocably designated as measured at FVTPL when doing so
eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would
otherwise arise from measuring assets or liabilities or recognising the gains and losses on them
on different bases.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability
in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
The category contains all debt and equity investments investments in unlisted private and quoted
investments. Assets in this category are measured at fair value with gains or losses recognised in
profit or loss.
The fair values of financial assets in this category are determined by reference to active market
transactions or using a valuation technique where no active market exists.
iii) Impairment of financial assets
IFRS 9’s impairment requirements use forward-looking information to recognise expected credit
losses the expected credit loss (ECL) model’. Instruments within the scope of the requirements
included loans and facilities measured at amortised cost and accounts receivable.
The Company considers a broader range of information when assessing credit risk and measuring
expected credit losses, including past events, current conditions, reasonable and supportable
forecasts that affect the expected collectability of the future cash flows of the instrument.
iii) Impairment of financial assets (continued)
In applying this forward-looking approach, a distinction is made between:
financial instruments that have not deteriorated significantly in credit quality since initial
recognition or that have low credit risk (‘Stage 1’); and
financial instruments that have deteriorated significantly in credit quality since initial recognition
and whose credit risk is not low (‘Stage 2’).
‘Stage 3’ would cover financial assets that have objective evidence of impairment at the reporting
date. 12-month expected credit losses are recognised for the first category (i.e., Stage 1) while
‘lifetime expected credit losses’ are recognised for the second category (i.e., Stage 2).
Measurement of the expected credit losses is determined by a probability-weighted estimate of
credit losses over the expected life of the financial instrument.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
43
4. Significant accounting policies (continued)
4.9 Financial Instruments (continued)
c) Derecognition
The Company derecognises a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the
financial asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset in a transaction in which substantially
all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred or in which the Company
neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and does not retain
control of the financial asset. Any interest in transferred financial assets that qualify for
derecognition that is created or retained is recognised as a separate asset or liability in the
statement of financial position.
On derecognition of a financial asset, the difference between the carrying amount of the asset (or
the carrying amount allocated to the portion of the asset derecognised) and the consideration
received (including any new asset obtained less any new liability assumed) is recognised in the
Statement of Comprehensive Income.
The Company derecognises a financial liability when its contractual obligations are discharged or
cancelled or expire.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise bank balances held by the Company including short term
deposits with a maturity of less than 3 months. For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows,
cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and deposits at bank. Cash on deposit comprises bank
deposits with an original maturity of three months or more.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities include loans payable and accounts payable and accrued expenses. Accounts
payable and accrued expenses are not interest-bearing and are stated at their nominal value.
Financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value, and, where applicable, adjusted for
transaction costs unless the Company designated a financial liability at FVTPL.
Subsequently, financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest
method except for derivatives and financial liabilities designated at FVTPL, which are carried
subsequently at fair value with gains or losses recognised in profit or loss (other than derivative
financial instruments that are designated and effective as hedging instruments).
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
44
5. Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted balances
31 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2021
GBP
GBP
Cash and cash equivalents - RBSI current account
771
1,249,643
Restricted balances - Barclays escrow account
129,312,403
128,128,578
129,313,174
129,378,221
All cash balances at year-end were held in bank accounts.
The Restricted Cash balance is held by Barclays as escrow agent. The funds held are not available to the
company until completion of a business combination or on winding up of the Company following a failure
to complete a business combination by the business combination deadline. Due to the uncertainty of
when a business combination will occur or the proportion of shareholders who will redeem ordinary
shares it has not been possible to determine whether any of this balance would be available to the
Company within the next three months.
An amount of £121,350,170 of the Barclays Escrow bank balance has been used to settle ordinary
shareholders (see note 15).
6. Operating expenses
31 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2021
GBP
GBP
Legal and professional fees
517,989
11,449
Audit fees*
118,210
-
Administration fees
186,133
1,596
Advisory fees
295,484
-
Listing fees
18,149
-
Aborted deal costs
705,542
-
Sundry Expenses
25,945
594
1,867,452
13,639
*£49,200 relates to 2021 audit fee expenses.
7. Accounts payable and accrued expenses
31 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2021
GBP
GBP
Legal and professional fees payable
3,288
319,841
Audit fees payable*
69,010
-
Administration fees payable
37,808
57,050
Advisory fees payable
120,000
-
Aborted deal fees payable
705,542
-
Due to Disruptive Capital GP Limited
61,780
-
Due to PSF Professional Services Limited
661
-
Other fees payable
20
-
998,109
376,891
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
45
8. Warrants and redeemable ordinary shares
Redeemable ordinary shares
Authorised
The Company may issue an unlimited number of shares of par value and/or no-par value or a
combination of both. The Company may from time to time hold its own shares as treasury shares.
During the year, the Redeemable ordinary shares were reclassified from Non-current liabilities to current
liabilities due to the deadline for the Business Combination being January 2023.
The following table shows the movement of the issued redeemable ordinary shares:
Number of
shares
GBP
Ordinary shares
As at 29 April 2021
-
-
Issued during the period
12,500,002
121,562,500
As at 31 December 2021
12,500,002
121,562,500
Revaluation during the period
-
4,687,500
As at 31 December 2022
12,500,002
126,250,000
Sponsor shares
As at 29 April 2021
-
-
Issued during the period
312,500
3,039,063
As at 31 December 2021
312,500
3,039,063
Revaluation during the period
-
117,188
As at 31 December 2022
312,500
3,156,250
Treasury shares
As at 29 April 2021
-
-
Issued during the period
187,500
-
As at 31 December 2021
187,500
-
Revaluation during the period
-
-
As at 31 December 2022
187,500
-
The Company has also issued 3,125,000 Sponsor Shares to Disruptive Capital GP Limited, at the nominal
value of £0.0001 per share. The Sponsor Shares are not part of the Offering and will not be admitted to
listing or trading on any trading platform. See note 9.
The Ordinary Shares will rank, pari passu, with each other and ordinary shareholders will be entitled
(subject to the terms set out in the Company’s Prospectus) to dividends and other distributions declared
and paid on them. Each Ordinary Share carries distribution and liquidation and the right to attend and
to cast one vote at a general meeting of the Company (including at the Business Combination general
meeting). If any Ordinary Shares are held in treasury, such Ordinary Shares shall not be voted at any
general meeting of the Company and no dividend may be declared or paid and no other distribution of
the Company’s assets may be made in respect of such Ordinary Shares.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
46
8. Warrants and redeemable ordinary shares (continued)
Redeemable ordinary shares (continued)
On incorporation, the Company issued two (2) Founder Shares to Fiordland GP Limited acting in its
capacity as general partner of the Truell Intergenerational Family Limited Partnership Incorporated.
These two (2) Founder Shares were subsequently converted into Ordinary Shares.
On listing, the Company issued 12,500,000 Units to investors, comprising 12,500,000 Ordinary Shares at
a nominal value of £0.0001 per share and 6,250,000 redeemable warrants (the Offering”). Each unit is
comprised of one (1) Ordinary Share of the Company, as well as one half (1/2) of a redeemable Warrant
(Note 9).
The Company subsequently issued 312,500 Units to Disruptive Capital GP Limited, comprising 312,500
Ordinary Shares and 156,250 redeemable warrants.
The Company subsequently issued 187,500 Units to Disruptive Capital GP Limited, comprising 187,500
Ordinary Shares and 93,750 redeemable warrants. These Units were immediately repurchased by the
Company and are held as Treasury Shares.
Classification
Due to the contractual stipulations on issued ordinary shares, these instruments have been classified as
financial liabilities in accordance with IAS32.
Warrants
The Warrants and Sponsor Warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with IAS 32 and are
measured at fair value as at each reporting period. Changes in the fair value of the Warrants and Founder
Warrants are recorded in the statement of profit or loss for each period.
The Warrants will expire on the date that is five years following the Business Combination Completion
Date, or earlier upon redemption of the Warrants or liquidation of the Company. If the Company does
not complete a Business Combination by the stated deadline, the Sponsor Warrants will expire
worthless. This is the reason why the maturity classification of Warrants has remained unchanged as a
“Non-Current Liabilities”.
Each whole Warrant entitles an eligible Warrant Holder to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of
£11.50 per Ordinary Share, subject to adjustments as set out in the Company’s Prospectus, at any time
commencing five days following the date of completion of a Business Combination. The Warrants will
expire on the date that is five years following the Business Combination Completion Date, or earlier upon
redemption of the Warrants or liquidation of the Company. A Warrant Holder may exercise only whole
Warrants at a given time.
In addition, the Company has also issued 2,291,667 Sponsor Warrants to Disruptive Capital GP Limited,
at the nominal value of £1.50 per sponsor warrant. The Sponsor Warrants are not part of the Offering
and will not be admitted to listing or trading on any platform.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
47
8. Warrants and redeemable ordinary shares (continued)
Warrants (continued)
Number of
warrants
Warrants
GBP
Warrants
As at 29 April 2021
-
-
Issued during the period
6,250,000
3,437,500
As at 31 December 2021
6,250,000
3,437,500
Revaluation during the period
-
(2,312,500)
As at 31 December 2022
6,250,000
1,125,000
Sponsor warrants - traded
As at 29 April 2021
-
-
Issued during the period
156,250
85,938
As at 31 December 2021
156,250
85,938
Revaluation during the period
-
(57,813)
As at 31 December 2022
156,250
28,125
Treasury warrants
As at 29 April 2021
-
-
Issued during the period
93,750
-
As at 31 December 2021
93,750
-
Revaluation during the period
-
-
As at 31 December 2022
93,750
-
Sponsor warrants - not traded
As at 29 April 2021
-
-
Issued during the period
2,291,667
3,437,500
As at 31 December 2021
2,291,667
3,437,500
Revaluation during the period
-
-
As at 31 December 2022
2,291,667
3,437,500
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
48
9. Issued share capital
Authorised
The Company may issue an unlimited number of shares of par value and/or no-par value or a
combination of both. The Company may from time to time hold its own shares as treasury shares.
Issued
Number of
sponsor
shares
Sponsor
shares
GBP
Sponsor shares
Issued during the period
3,125,000
313
Share issue costs paid
-
(2,539,517)
Sponsor shares at 31 December 2021
3,125,000
(2,539,204)
Share issue costs paid
(2,642)
Sponsor shares at 31 December 2022
3,125,000
(2,541,846)
The Company also issued redeemable ordinary shares (see note 8).
The Company issued 2,291,667 Sponsor Shares to Disruptive Capital GP Limited, at the nominal value of
£0.0001 per share. The Sponsor Shares are not part of the Offering and will not be admitted to listing or
trading on any trading platform.
The Sponsor Shares will rank, pari passu, with each other and holders of sponsor shares will be entitled
to dividends and other distributions declared and paid on them. The sponsor shares are convertible on
a one-to-one basis into ordinary shares, on successful completion of a Business Combination.
As the Sponsor Shares issued by the Company are not considered redeemable, the Company classifies
these as equity.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
49
10. Related party disclosures
The following related parties have been identified during the period and as at period end:
Name of related party
Nature of relationship
Fiordland GP Limited acting in its capacity as
general partner of the Truell Intergenerational
Family Limited Partnership Incorporated
Founder & major shareholder
Disruptive Capital GP Limited
Sponsor & major shareholder
Truell Conservation Foundation
Major shareholder
Edmund Truell
Executive Director
Roger Le Tissier
Executive Director
Wolf Becke
Independent Non-executive Director and Chair
Dimitri Goulandris
Independent Non-executive Director and Chair
(a) Balances and transactions with other related parties
31 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2021
GBP
GBP
Sponsor Warrants
8
2,291,667 not traded
3,437,500
3,437,500
156,250 redeemable
28,125
85,938
Sponsor Shares
9
3,125,000 non-redeemable
(2,541,846)
(2,539,204)
312,500 redeemable Ordinary shares
3,156,250
3,039,063
11. Financial risk management
Introduction
The Company is exposed to financial risks that are managed through a process of identification,
measurement and monitoring and subject to risk limits and other controls. The objective of the Company
is, consequently, to achieve an appropriate balance between risk and benefits, and to minimise potential
adverse effects arising from its financial activity.
The main risks arising from the Company’s financial instruments are market risk, credit risk and liquidity
risks. Management reviews policies for managing each of these risks and they are summarised below.
These policies have remained unchanged since the beginning of the period to which these financial
statements relate.
Market risk
Market risk is defined as “the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will
fluctuate because of changes in variables such as equity price, interest rate and foreign currency rate”.
Changes in industry conditions, competition, political and diplomatic events, tax, environmental and
other laws and other factors, can substantially and either adversely or favourably affect the value of the
securities in which the Company invests and, therefore, the Company’s performance and prospects.
In addition, and as the Warrants are recognised at fair value and are liabilities on the balance sheet of
the Company, the Company is also exposed to the volatility of the Warrants. The Company’s liabilities
may then deviate over time because Warrant prices can fluctuate due to changing market conditions.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
50
11. Financial risk management (continued)
i) Equity price risk
Equity price risk is the risk of unfavourable changes in the fair values of equity investments as a result of
changes in the value of individual shares. As at 31 December 2022, the Company did not hold any equity
investments.
ii) Interest rate risk
The Company’s policy is to minimise interest rate cash flow risk exposures on long-term financing.
Longer-term borrowings are therefore usually at fixed rates. At 31 December 2022, the Company is not
exposed to changes in market interest rates as no borrowing arrangements have been entered into.
iii) Foreign currency risk
Most of the Company’s transactions are carried out in the functional currency.
To mitigate the Company’s exposure to foreign currency risk, non-functional currency cash flows are
monitored in accordance with the Company’s risk management policies.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for the other party
by failing to discharge an obligation, expected credit losses are measured using probability of default,
exposure at default and loss given default. Management considers both historical analysis and forward-
looking information in determining an expected credit loss.
Besides the cash held at RBSI to fund the operational costs of the Company, the Company utilises an
escrow account at Barclays for the proceeds received from the Company’s Offering.
The table below shows the maximum exposure to credit risk for each component of the statement of
financial position:
Notes
31 Dec 2022
GBP
31 Dec 2021
GBP
Cash and cash equivalents inc. restricted balances
(1)
5
129,313,174
129,378,221
Total maximum exposure to credit risk
129,313,174
129,378,221
(1) The Company's cash is held at both RBSI and Barclays PLC, which both have a credit rating of A1 as
per Moody’s for the year ended 31 December 2022 (31 December 2021: RBSI: A3 and Barclays PLC:
A1). Cash that is held with counterparties has been assessed for probability of default as a result no
loss allowance has been recognised based on 12-month expected credit losses as any such
impairment would be wholly insignificant to the Company.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter in realising its non-cash assets or otherwise
raising funds to meet financial commitments. As at the year end, the Company’s assets consist solely of
cash and cash equivalents and an immaterial receivable balance.
Liquidity risk is managed and monitored weekly by the administrator of the Company. The Company
manages its liquidity risk by a combination of maintaining cash levels to fund short-term operating
expenses and retained profits.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
51
11. Financial risk management (continued)
Liquidity risk (continued)
A summary table with maturity of financial assets and liabilities of the Company is presented. The
amounts disclosed in the tables are the contractual undiscounted cash flows. Undiscounted cash flows
in respect of balances due within 12 months generally equal their carrying amounts in the statement of
financial position as the impact of discounting is not significant.
The maturity analysis of financial instruments as at 31 December 2022 is as follows:
Demand and
less than 1
month
Less than 1
year
More than
1 year
Total
Notes
GBP
GBP
GBP
GBP
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents
5
129,313,174
-
-
129,313,174
Accounts receivable
12,813
-
-
12,813
Financial liabilities
Redeemable ordinary shares
8
-
(129,406,250)
-
(129,406,250)
Warrants
8
-
-
(4,590,626)
(4,590,626)
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses
7
(998,109)
-
-
(998,109)
The maturity analysis of financial instruments as at 31 December 2021 is as follows:
Demand and
less than 1
month
Less
than 1
year
More than 1
year
Total
Notes
GBP
GBP
GBP
GBP
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents
5
129,378,221
-
-
129,378,221
Accounts receivable
12,813
-
-
12,813
Financial liabilities
Redeemable ordinary shares
8
-
-
124,601,563
124,601,563
Warrants
8
-
-
6,960,938
6,960,938
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses
7
376,891
-
-
376,891
There is a risk that the Company does not complete a Business Combination by the stated deadline,
which would trigger the redemption of redeemable instruments such as Ordinary Shares.
While the Company expects that it will have enough funds available to operate until the Business
Combination Deadline, the Sponsors may fund up to £2million of excess costs through the issuance of
loan or debt instruments to the Company, such as promissory notes, which may be converted into
Sponsor Warrants at a price of £1.50 per Sponsor Warrant at the option of the Sponsor. Any issuance of
promissory notes by the Company could mean that the amounts available to Ordinary Shareholders on
a liquidation are reduced; any issue of additional warrants could (upon exercise) ultimately dilute
Ordinary Shareholders reducing their overall shareholding and proportionate level of control of the
Company.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
52
11. Financial risk management (continued)
Capital management
The Company’s capital management objectives are:
to ensure the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, and
to provide an adequate return to shareholders by investing capital in matters relating to
undertaking a Business Combination.
The Company manages the capital structure and adjusts it in the light of changes in economic conditions
and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure,
the Company may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders,
issue new shares, or sell assets to reduce debt.
The Company is authorised to issue Ordinary Shares and Warrants (which are convertible into ordinary
shares subject to the Company meeting specific requirement in relation to entering into a business
combination, as described in the Prospectus). As at 31 December 2022, the Company’s capital is
represented by the Ordinary Shares and Sponsor Shares respectively, as detailed in Note 8 and 9 to these
financial statements, as well as issued Warrants and Sponsor Warrants, as detailed in Note 8 to these
financial statements.
As a result of the ability to issue, repurchase and resell shares, the capital of the Company can vary. The
Company is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements and has no restrictions on the issue,
repurchase or resale of its shares.
12. Fair value measurement
Fair value measurement of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value in the statement of financial position are
grouped into three levels of a fair value hierarchy. The three levels are defined based on the observability
of significant inputs to the measurement, as follows:
Level 1: Quoted price (unadjusted) in an active market for an identical instrument.
Level 2: Valuation techniques based on observable inputs, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e.,
derived from prices). This category includes instruments valued using: quoted prices in active markets
for similar instruments; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are considered
less than active; or other valuation techniques for which all significant inputs are directly or indirectly
observable from market data.
Level 3: Valuation techniques using significant unobservable inputs. This category includes all
instruments for which the valuation technique includes inputs not based on observable data and the
unobservable inputs have a significant effect on the instrument’s valuation. This category includes
instruments that are valued based on quoted prices for similar instruments for which significant
unobservable adjustments or assumptions are required to reflect differences between the instruments.
The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement was categorised in its
entirety was determined based on lowest level input that was significant to the fair value measurement
in its entirety. For this purpose, the significance of an input was assessed against the fair value
measurement in its entirety.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
53
12. Fair value measurement (continued)
Fair value measurement of financial instruments (continued)
If a fair value measurement used observable inputs that required significant adjustment based on
unobservable inputs, then those investments were measured using Level 3 inputs. Assessing significance
of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety required judgment, considering factors
specific to the asset or liability (see valuation techniques disclosed below). The determination of what
constitutes observable required significant judgment by the Directors of the Company.
The Directors of the Company considered observable data to be market data that was readily available,
regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, not proprietary, and provided by independent
sources that are actively involved in the relevant market.
The following table shows the levels within the hierarchy of financial assets and liabilities measured at
fair value on a recurring basis:
31 Dec 2022
GBP
Note
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Redeemable Ordinary Shares
measured at amortised cost
8
129,406,250
-
-
129,406,250
Warrants measured at fair
value
4,590,626
-
-
4,590,626
Total
133,996,876
-
-
133,996,876
31 Dec 2021
GBP
Note
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Redeemable Ordinary Shares
measured at amortised cost
8
124,601,563
-
-
124,601,563
Warrants measured at fair
value
6,960,938
-
-
6,960,938
Total
131,562,501
-
-
131,562,501
There were no transfers between levels during the period ended 31 December 2022.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
54
13. Earnings per share
The Basic Earnings per share has been calculated on a weighted-average basis and is derived by dividing
the net profit/ (loss) for the period attributable to ordinary equity shareholders by the weighted-average
number of ordinary shares in issue, outstanding during the period.
For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the profit or loss attributable to ordinary equity
holders of Company, and the weighted average number of shares outstanding, are adjusted for the
effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.
31 Dec 2022
31 Dec 2021
Weighted average of ordinary shares in issue for basic loss
per share
3,125,000
3,125,000
Total comprehensive (loss) for the period attributable to the
shareholders (GBP)
(3,117,998)
(9,153)
Basic (loss) per share (GBP)
(1.00)
(0.0029)
14. Dividends
No dividends were paid or declared by the Company in the year ending 31 December 2022 (31 December
2021: None). The Company will not pay dividends prior to the Business Combination.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For the year ended 31 December 2022
55
15. Events after the reporting period
After 31 December 2022, the following material events occurred:
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Company, in addition to an Ordinary
Shareholder Class Meeting, a Warrantholder Class Meeting and a Sponsor Shareholder Class Meeting of
the Company were held on 11 January 2023, adjourned to 18 January 2023, at which special resolutions
were passed to replace the Articles of Incorporation of the Company and ordinary resolutions were
passed whereby the acquisition of up to 95 per cent of the Ordinary Shares of the Company in issue at a
price of between GBP 10.25 and GBP 10.789 per Ordinary Share was approved. The revised Articles also
included an extension to the Company’s termination provisions and the wind up date of 11 April 2024
was stipulated in order to extend the period by 15 months for a suitable business combination target to
be found.
On 15 February 2023, a further Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company was held at which the
Company’s repurchase of up to 5% its Ordinary shares and all the Company’s Public Warrants was
approved. As at 14 April 2023, the Company had repurchased 11,532,821 Ordinary Shares and now holds
in Treasury 11,720,321 Ordinary Shares in its share capital. As at 14 April 2023, the Company had
repurchased 2,060,000 warrants and now holds in Treasury 2,153,750 warrants. An amount of GBP
121,350,170 of the Barclays Escrow bank balance had been paid in cash to shareholders as a result of
the buyback of shares and warrants, as at 14 April 2023.
On 20 February 2023 the company announced an intention to enter into a business combination with
Global Interconnection Group SA at a value of between 375 and 400 million Swiss Francs. On 20 April
2023 notices were despatched to shareholders convening an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held
on 12 May 2023 in order to consider the business combination with Global Interconnection Group SA.
DISRUPTIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
KEY ADVISERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
For the year ended 31 December 2022
56
Registered Office
First Floor
10 Lefebvre Street
St Peter Port
Guernsey GY1 2PE
Joint Global Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
25 Bank Street
London E14 5JP
United Kingdom
Legal Advisers (as to Guernsey law)
Ogier (Guernsey) LLP
Redwood House
St Julian’s Avenue
St Peter Port
Guernsey GY1 1WA
Legal Advisers to the Joint Global
Coordinators as to Dutch, English and US law
Allen & Overy LLP
Apollolaan 15
1077 AB Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Auditor
BDO LLP
55 Baker Street
London W1U 7EU
United Kingdom
Directors (all care of the registered office)
Mr Edmund Truell
Dimitri Goulandris (resigned 23.12.2022)
Wolf Becke
Roger Le Tissier
Joint Global Coordinator
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
Five Churchill Place
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HU
United Kingdom
Legal Advisers (as to English and U.S. law)
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Exchange House
Primrose Street
London EC2A 2EG
United Kingdom
Legal Advisers (as to Dutch law)
Stibbe N.V.
Beethovenplein 10
1077 WM Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Listing and Paying Agent, and Warrant Agent
Van Lanschot Kempen K.V.
Beethovenstraat 300
1077 WZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
135 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
Company Website:
www.disruptivecapitalac.com