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Quarterly
report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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Transition
report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act
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Delaware
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20-5385199
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(State
or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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233
East 69th
Street, #6J, New York, New York 10021
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(Address
of Principal Executive Office)
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Page
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Part I: Financial Information: | |
Item 1 -Financial Statements (Unaudited): | 2 |
Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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3
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Condensed
Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the Three and Six Months
Ended
December 31, 2007 and for the Period from August 16, 2006 (inception)
through December 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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4
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Condensed
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (unaudited) for the
Period
from August 16, 2006 (inception) through December 31, 2007
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5
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Condensed
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Period from August 16,
2006
(inception) through December 31, 2007 (unaudited)
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6
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Notes
to the Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
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7-12
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Item
2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
Operation
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13 |
Item
3 - Controls and Procedures
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14 |
Part
II. Other Information
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15 |
Item
2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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15 |
Item
6 - Exhibits
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16 |
Signatures
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17 |
ALYST
ACQUISITION CORP.
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(a
development stage company)
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CONDENSED
BALANCE SHEET
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ASSETS
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December
31, 2007
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(unaudited)
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Current
Assets:
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$
0
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Cash
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$
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171,933
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Cash
held in trust fund
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63,154,286
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Cash
held in trust fund, available for working capital
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487,859
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Prepaid
expenses
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59,617
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Total
current assets
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$
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63,873,695
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
Liabilities:
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Accrued
expenses
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$
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17,704
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Total
current liabilities
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17,704
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Common
stock subject to possible conversion, 2,412,516 shares at conversion
value
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18,939,970
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Commitments
and contingencies
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||||
Stockholders'
equity
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||||
Preferred
stock, $.0001 par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares; None issued
and
outstanding
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---
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Common
stock, $.0001 par value, authorized 30,000,000 shares; Issued and
outstanding 9,794,400 shares (less 2,412,516 subject to possible
conversion)
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738
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Additional
paid-in capital
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44,286,556
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Earnings
accumulated during the development stage
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628,727
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Total
stockholders' equity
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44,916,021
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$
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63,873,695
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ALYST
ACQUISITION CORP.
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(a
development stage company)
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CONDENSED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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Three
Months Ended
December
31, 2007
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Six
Months Ended
December
31, 2007
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For
the Period From
August
16, 2006
(inception)
Through
December
31, 2007
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Operating
Expenses
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General,
selling and administrative expenses
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$
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(41,599
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)
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$
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(82,413
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)
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$
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(87,865
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)
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Total
operating expenses
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(41,599
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)
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(82,413
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)
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(87,865
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)
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Interest
income, net
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744,043
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1,505,931
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1,507,467
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Income
before provision for income taxes
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702,444
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1,423,518
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1,419,602
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Provision
for income taxes
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530,000
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790,875
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790,875
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Net
income
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$
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172,444
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$
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632,643
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$
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628,727
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Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding - Basic and
diluted
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7,381,884
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7,259,452
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3,765,386
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Basic
and diluted net income per share
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$
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0.02
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$
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0.09
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$
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0.17
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ALYST
ACQUISITION CORP.
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(a
development stage company)
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CONDENSED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
for
the Period From August 16, 2006 (inception) Through December 31,
2007
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Common
Stock
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Additional
Paid-in
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(Deficit)
Earnings Accumulated During the Development
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Total
Stockholders'
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||||||||||||
Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Stage
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Equity
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||||||||||||
Balance
at August 16, 2006
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---
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$
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---
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$
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---
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$
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---
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$
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---
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|||||||
Common
shares issued at inception at $0.014 per share
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1,750,000
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175
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24,825
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---
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25,000
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Net
Loss from August 16, 2006 (inception) to June 30, 2007
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---
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---
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---
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(3,916
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)
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(3,916
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)
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Balance
at June 30, 2007
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1,750,000
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$
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175
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$
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24,825
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$
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(3,916
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)
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$
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21,084
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Sale
of 8,044,400 units, net of underwriters’ discount and offering expenses of
$2,973,035 (includes 2,412,516 shares subject to possible
conversion)
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8,044,400
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804
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61,381,360
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---
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61,382,164
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Proceeds
subject to possible conversion of 2,412,516 shares
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---
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(241
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)
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(18,939,729
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)
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---
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(18,939,970
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)
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Proceeds
from issuance of sponsors’ warrants
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---
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---
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1,820,000
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---
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1,820,000
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Proceeds
from issuance of underwriters’ purchase option
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---
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---
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100
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---
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100
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Net
income for six months ended December 31, 2007
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---
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---
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---
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632,643
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632,643
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Balance,
December 31, 2007
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9,794,400
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$
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738
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$
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44,286,556
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$
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628,727
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$
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44,916,021
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ALYST
ACQUISITION CORP.
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(a
development stage company)
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CONDENSED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
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Six
Months Ended
December
31, 2007
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For
the Period
August
16, 2006
(inception)
Through
December
31, 2007
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||||||
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Cash
flows from operating activities
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|||||||
Net
income
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$
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632,643
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$
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628,727
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Adjustment
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
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Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Prepaid
expenses
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(59,617
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)
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(59,617
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)
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Accrued
expenses
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15,704
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17,704
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Net
cash provided by operating activities
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588,730
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586,814
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Cash
flows from investing activities
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|||||||
Cash
held in trust fund
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(63,154,286
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)
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(63,154,286
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)
|
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Cash
held in trust fund, available for working capital
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(487,859
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)
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(487,859
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)
|
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(63,642,145
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)
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(63,642,145
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)
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Cash
flows from financing activities
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|||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock to initial stockholders
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---
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25,000
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|||||
Proceeds
from notes payable to stockholders
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---
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150,000
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|||||
Gross
proceeds from initial public offering
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64,355,200
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64,355,200
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|||||
Proceeds
from issuance of sponsors' warrants
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1,820,000
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1,820,000
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|||||
Proceeds
from issuance of underwriters' purchase option
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100
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100
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|||||
Payment
of notes payable to stockholders
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(150,000
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)
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(150,000
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)
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Payment
of offering costs
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(2,865,439
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)
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(2,973,035
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)
|
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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63,159,861
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63,227,265
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|||||
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|||||||
Net
increase in cash
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106,446
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171,933
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|||||
Cash
at beginning of the period
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65,487
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---
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Cash
at end of the period
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$
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171,933
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$
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171,933
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Supplemental
disclosure:
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Cash
paid during the period for:
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Interest
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$
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0
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$
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951
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Taxes
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$
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790,000
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$
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792,004
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1.
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Interim Financial
Information
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Alyst
Acquisition Corp.’s (the “Company”) unaudited condensed interim financial
statements as of December 31, 2007 and for three months and six
months
ended December 31, 2007 and the period from August 16, 2006 (inception)
through December 31, 2007, have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America
(“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to
Form 10-QSB. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
and
footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted
in the
United States of America for complete financial statements. In
the opinion
of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been
included. Operating results for the interim period presented are
not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other
interim
period or for the full year.
These
unaudited condensed interim financial statements should be read
in
conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto
for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 included in the Company’s Form 10-KSB
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 filed on September 25,
2007. The
accounting policies used in preparing these unaudited condensed
interim
financial statements are consistent with those described in the
June 30,
2007 audited financial statements except for the adoption of FIN
48, which
is discussed below.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets
and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could
differ from those estimates.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), “Fair Value
Measurements.” Among other requirements, SFAS 157 defines fair value and
establishes a framework for measuring fair value and also expands
disclosure about the use of fair value to measure asset and liabilities.
SFAS 157 is effective beginning the first fiscal year that begins
after
November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact
of SFAS
157 on its financial position and results of operations.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 "The Fair Value Option
for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an amendment
of
FASB Statement No. 115" ("SFAS No. 159"), which permits entities
to choose
to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at
fair
value. The fair value option established by this Statement permits
all
entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified
election dates. A business entity shall report unrealized gains
and losses
on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings
at
each subsequent reporting date. Adoption is required for fiscal
years
beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of
the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15,
2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of
SFAS No.
159. The Company is currently evaluating the expected effect of
SFAS 159
on its financial statements and is currently not yet in a position
to
determine such effects.
Management
does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective,
accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material
effect on
the accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial
statements.
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2.
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Organization and
Business Operations
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The
Company was incorporated in Delaware on August 16, 2006 as a blank
check
company to serve as a vehicle to effect a merger, capital stock
exchange,
asset acquisition or other similar business combination with an
operating
business (“Business Combination”).
All
activity from August 16, 2006 (inception) through July 5, 2007
relates to
the Company’s formation and the public offering described below. Since
July 6, 2007, the Company has been searching for a target business
to
acquire. The Company has selected June 30 as its fiscal year
end.
The
registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering
(“Offering”) was declared effective June 29, 2007 (“Effective Date”). The
Company consummated the Offering on July 5, 2007 and received net
proceeds
of $61,382,164 and $1,820,000 from the sale of insider warrants
on a
private placement basis (see Note 3). The Company’s management has broad
discretion with respect to the specific application of the net
proceeds of
this Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of
the
Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating
a
Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will
be able
to successfully affect a Business Combination. An amount of $63,154,286
(or approximately $7.85 per share) of the net proceeds of this
offering
and the sale of the sponsor warrants (see Note 3) is being held
in a trust
account (“Trust Account”) and is invested in United States “government
securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a) (16) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 having a maturity of 180 days or less or in
money
market funds meeting certain conditions under rule 2a-7 promulgated
under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 until the earlier of (i) the
consummation of its initial Business Combination or (ii) liquidation
of
the Company. As of December 31, 2007, the balance in the Trust
Account was
$63,642,145, which includes $487,859 of funds to be transferred
to the
operating account. The $487,859 has been classified on the December
31,
2007 unaudited balance sheet as cash held in trust fund, available
for
working capital. Since the inception of the Trust Account through
December
31, 2007, $1,499,859 has been earned in cumulative interest and
dividends,
of which $1,012,000 has been transferred out of the Trust Account
to the
operating account of the Company. The placing of funds in the Trust
Account may not protect those funds from third party claims against
the
Company. Although the Company will seek to have all vendors, prospective
target businesses or other entities it engages, execute agreements
with
the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any
kind in or
to any monies held in the Trust Account, there is no guarantee
that they
will execute such agreements.
The
Company’s officers have agreed that they will be personally liable under
certain circumstances to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust
Account are
not reduced by the claims of target businesses or vendors or other
entities that are owed money by the Company for services rendered,
contracted for or products sold to the Company. However, there
can be no
assurance that they will be able to satisfy those obligations.
The
remaining net proceeds (not held in the Trust Account) may be used
to pay
for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective
acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses.
Except
with respect to interest income that may be released to the Company
of (i)
up to $1,680,000 to fund expenses related to investigating and
selecting a
target business and our other working capital requirements and
(ii) any
additional amounts needed to pay income or other tax obligations,
the
proceeds held in trust will not be released from the Trust Account
until
the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination or our
liquidation.
The
Company, after signing a definitive agreement for the acquisition
of a
target business, will submit such transaction for stockholder approval.
In
the event that stockholders owning 30% or more of the shares sold
in the
Offering vote against the Business Combination and exercise their
conversion rights described below, the Business Combination will
not be
consummated. All of the Company’s stockholders prior to the Offering,
including all of the officers and directors of the Company (“Initial
Stockholders”), have agreed to vote their 1,750,000 founding shares of
common stock in accordance with the vote of the majority in interest
of
all other stockholders of the Company (“Public Stockholders”) with respect
to any Business Combination. After consummation of a Business Combination,
these voting restrictions will no longer
apply.
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With
respect to a Business Combination which is approved and consummated,
any
Public Stockholder who voted against the Business Combination may
demand
that the Company convert their shares into cash from the Trust Fund.
The
per share conversion price will equal the amount in the Trust Account,
calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the
proposed Business Combination, divided by the number of shares of
common
stock held by Public Stockholders at the consummation of the Offering.
Accordingly, Public Stockholders holding 30% (less one share) of
the
aggregate number of shares owned by all Public Stockholders may seek
conversion of their shares in the event of a Business Combination.
Such
Public Stockholders are entitled to receive their per share interest
in
the Trust Account computed without regard to the shares held by Initial
Stockholders. Accordingly, a portion of the net proceeds from the
offering
(30% (less one share) of the amount held in the Trust Account) amounting
to $18,939,970 has been classified as common stock subject to possible
conversion in the accompanying December 31, 2007 unaudited condensed
balance sheet.
The
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Company will
continue in existence only until June 29, 2009, 24 months from
the
Effective Date of the registration statement relating to the offering.
If
the Company has not completed a Business Combination by such date,
its
corporate existence will cease except for the purposes of liquidating
and
winding up its affairs. In the event of liquidation, it is possible
that
the per share value of the residual assets remaining available
for
distribution (including Trust Fund assets) will be less than the
initial
public offering price per Unit in the Offering.
Earnings
Per Share
The
Company follows the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 128, “Earnings Per Share”. In accordance with SFAS
No. 128, earnings per common share amounts (“Basic EPS”) were computed by
dividing earnings by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding for the period. Common shares subject to possible conversion
of 2,412,516 have been excluded from the calculation of basic earnings
per
share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their
pro rata
shares of the trust earnings. Earnings per common share amounts,
assuming
dilution (“Diluted EPS”), gives effect to dilutive options, warrants, and
other potential common stock outstanding during the period. SFAS
No. 128
requires the presentation of both Basic EPS and Diluted EPS on
the face of
the statements of operations. The effect of the 9,864,400 outstanding
Warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and the
Private
Placement described in Note 3 have not been considered in the diluted
earnings per share calculation since the Warrants are contingent
upon the
occurrence of future events, and therefore, are not includable
in the
calculation of diluted earnings per share in accordance with SFAS
128.
Income
Taxes
On
July 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”
(“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income
taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance
with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” and prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected
to be
taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax
position
must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by
taxing
authorities. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period,
disclosure and transition.
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The
Company has identified its federal tax return and its state tax
return in
New York as “major” tax jurisdictions, as defined. Based on the Company’s
evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant
uncertain
tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements.
Since the Company was incorporated on August 16, 2006 the evaluation
was
performed for upcoming 2007 tax year. The Company believes that
its income
tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does
not
anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change
to its
financial position. In addition, the Company did not record a cumulative
effect adjustment related to the adoption of FIN 48.
The
Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with
audits is to record such items as a component of income tax expense.
The
Company does not expect its unrecognized tax benefit position to
change
during the next twelve months. Management is currently unaware
of any
issues under review that could result in significant payments,
accruals or
material deviations from its position. The adoption of the provisions
of
FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position,
results of operations and cash flows.
Deferred
income taxes are provided for the differences between the basis
of assets
and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes.
A
valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred
tax
assets to the amount expected to be realized. Management did not
record
the impact of deferred income taxes as they are deemed
immaterial.
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3.
|
Initial Public
Offering
|
On
July 5, 2007 the Company sold 8,044,400 Units, including 1,044,400
units
from the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a
Offering price of $8.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share
of the
Company’s common stock, $.0001 par value, and one Redeemable Common Stock
Purchase Warrant (“Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to
purchase from the Company one share of common stock at an exercise
price
of $5.00 commencing the later of the completion of a Business Combination
or June 29, 2008 and expiring June 28, 2011. The Company may redeem
the
Warrants, with prior consent of Ferris, Baker Watts Incorporated
and Jesup
& Lamont Securities Corporation, the representatives
(“Representatives”) of the underwriters of the Offering, at a price of
$0.01 per Warrant upon 30 days’ notice after the Warrants become
exercisable, only in the event that the last sale price of the
common
stock is at least $11.50 per share for any 20 trading days within
a 30
trading day period ending on the third day prior to the date on
which the
notice of redemption is given. In accordance with the warrant agreement
relating to the Warrants to be sold and issued in the Offering,
the
Company is only required to use its best efforts to maintain the
effectiveness of the registration statement covering the Warrants.
The
Company will not be obligated to deliver securities, and there
are no
contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities, if a registration
statement is not effective at the time of exercise. Additionally,
in the
event that a registration is not effective at the time of exercise,
the
holder of such Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrant
and
in no event (whether in the case of a registration statement not
being
effective or otherwise) will the Company be required to settle
the warrant
exercise, whether by net cash settlement or otherwise. Consequently,
the
Warrants may expire unexercised and unredeemed and an investor
in the
Offering may effectively pay the full Unit price solely for the
shares of
common stock included in the units (since the Warrants may expire
worthless).
The
Company entered into an agreement with the underwriters of the
Offering
(the “Underwriting Agreement”). Under the terms of the Underwriting
Agreement, the Company paid an underwriting discount of 3.723%
($2,395,914) of the gross proceeds in connection with the consummation
of
the Offering and has placed 3.277% ($2,108,950) of the gross
proceeds in the Trust Account which will be paid to the underwriters
only upon consummation of a Business Combination. Additionally,
the
Company has placed $560,000 in the Trust Account which will be
paid to the
underwriters for expense reimbursement associated with the initial
public
offering only upon consummation of a Business Combination. The
Company did
not pay any discount related to the warrants sold in the private
placement. The Underwriters have waived their rights to receive
payments
from the Trust Account of $2,108,950 of underwriting discounts
and
$560,000 of expense reimbursements, which are due under the Underwriting
Agreement if the Company is unable to consummate a Business Combination
prior to June 29, 2009.
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The
Company also issued a unit purchase option, for $100, to the
Representatives, on the Effective Date to purchase 300,000 Units
at an
exercise price of $10.00 per Unit. The Units issuable upon exercise
of the
unit purchase option are identical to those sold by the Company
during the
Offering, except that the exercise price of the underlying warrants
will
be $7.50 per share. The Company accounted for the fair value of
the unit
purchase option, inclusive of the receipt of the $100 cash payment,
as an
expense of the Offering resulting in a charge directly to stockholders’
equity. The Company estimated that the fair value of this unit
purchase
option was approximately $930,000 ($3.10 per Unit underlying the
unit
purchase option) using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The
fair
value of the unit purchase option granted to the Representatives
is
estimated as of the date of grant using the following assumptions:
(1)
expected volatility of 45%, (2) risk-free rate of 4.65% and (3)
expected
life of 5 years. The unit purchase option may be exercised for
cash or on
a “cashless” basis, at the holder’s option, such that the holder may use
the appreciated value of the Units underlying the unit purchase
option
(the difference between the market price of the Units and the exercise
price of the unit purchase option) to exercise the unit purchase
option
without the payment of any cash. The Company will have no obligation
to
net cash settle the exercise of the unit purchase option or the
Warrants
underlying the unit purchase option. The holder of the unit purchase
option will not be entitled to exercise the unit purchase option
or the
Warrants underlying the unit purchase option unless a registration
statement covering the securities underlying the unit purchase
option is
effective or an exemption from registration is available. If the
holder is
unable to exercise the unit purchase option or underlying Warrants,
the
unit purchase option or Warrants, as applicable, will expire
worthless.
On
July 5, 2007, pursuant to Subscription Agreements, dated as of
October 12,
2006 certain of the Initial Stockholders have purchased from the
Company,
in the aggregate, 1,820,000 warrants for $1,820,000 (the “Insiders’
Warrants”). All of the proceeds the Company received from these purchases
were placed in the Trust Account. The Insiders’ Warrants are identical to
the Warrants underlying the Units in the Offering except that if
the
Company calls the Warrants for redemption, the Insiders’ Warrants may be
exercised on a “cashless basis”. The purchasers of the Insiders’ Warrants
have agreed that the Insiders’ Warrants will not be sold or transferred by
them until 90 days after the date the Company has completed a Business
Combination.
The
Initial Stockholders and holders of the Insiders’ Warrants (or underlying
securities) are entitled to registration rights with respect to
their
founding shares or Insiders’ Warrants (or underlying securities), as the
case may be, pursuant to an agreement dated June 29, 2007. The
holders of
the majority of the founding shares are entitled to demand that
the
Company register these shares at any time commencing nine months
after the
consummation of a Business Combination. The holders of the Insiders’
Warrants (or underlying securities) are entitled to demand that
the
Company register such securities at any time after the Company
consummates
a Business Combination. In addition, the Initial Stockholders and
holders
of the Insiders’ Warrants (or underlying securities) have certain
“piggy-back” registration rights on registration statements filed after
the Company’s consummation of a Business
Combination.
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4.
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Notes Payable,
Stockholders
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As
of September 1, 2006, the Company issued a total of $150,000 of
unsecured
promissory notes to four Initial Stockholders, who are also officers
and
directors of the Company. The notes were non-interest bearing and
became
payable upon the consummation of the Offering. These notes were
fully
repaid on July 9, 2007.
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5.
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Commitments
and Contingencies
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There
is no material litigation pending against the Company or any members
of
our management team in their capacity as such.
The
Initial Stockholders have waived their right to receive distributions
with
respect to their founding shares upon the Company’s
liquidation.
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6.
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Preferred Stock
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The
Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock
with
such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may
be
determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
The
agreement with the underwriters prohibits the Company, prior to
a Business
Combination, from issuing preferred stock which participates in
the
proceeds of the Trust Account or which votes as a class with the
Common
stock on a Business Combination.
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7.
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Common
Stock
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At
December 31, 2007, there were 10,464,400 shares of common stock
reserved
for issuance upon exercise of Warrants and the Insiders’
Warrants.
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ITEM 2
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
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EXHIBITS
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(a) |
Exhibits:
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31.1
- Section 302 Certification by CEO
31.2
- Section 302 Certification by CFO
32.1
- Section 906 Certification by CEO
32.1
- Section 906 Certification by
CFO
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ALYST ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
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Dated: February 1, 2008 | By: | /s/ William Weksel |
Dr.
William Weksel
Chief
Executive Officer
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By: | /s/ Michael Weksel | |
Michael
Weksel
Chief
Operating Officer and Chief
Financial Officer
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