PureCycle Technologies, Inc.: Form 10-Q for the period ended Mar 31, 2024

As of March 31, 2024, PCT had $25.0 million of Cash and Cash Equivalents, Debt Securities Available for Sale of $2.2 million, and Restricted Cash of $14.9 million. PCT also has a $200.0 million revolving credit facility with Sylebra Capital (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) that is currently unused and expires on September 30, 2025.

PCT sold an immaterial amount of UPR resin in 2023 and through March 31, 2024. Due to intermittent mechanical challenges during the commissioning process of the Ironton Facility, the Ironton Facility has not yet reached the point of producing meaningful volumes and on-spec product. While these mechanical issues are not uncommon for a first-of-its kind manufacturing facility, the downtime needed to correct these issues is a significant contributing factor to the delay of the Ironton Facility reaching the point of producing meaningful volumes and on-spec product. We expect the Ironton Facility to be fully operational later in 2024.

As of March 31, 2024, PCT anticipates that up to $12.5 million will be needed to complete the investment in the Ironton Facility, which relates to a performance guarantee payment due after successful completion of a performance testing milestone. PCT also has other capital commitments of approximately $47.1 million related to long-lead equipment and pre-construction work for the Augusta Facility and $17.0 million for equipment and leases related to future Feed PreP and purification facilities, both in the U.S. and internationally. Moreover, there are interest payments of at least $18.5 million, as well as other ongoing monthly costs associated with managing the Company and possible draws on the Revolving Credit Facility.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, management must evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are issued. This evaluation does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of management’s plans that have not been fully implemented or are not within control of the Company as of the date the financial statements are issued. When substantial doubt exists under this methodology, management evaluates whether the mitigating effect of its plans sufficiently alleviates substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of management’s plans, however, is only considered if both (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued.

PCT believes that its current level of unrestricted liquidity is not sufficient to fund operations, outstanding commitments, and further its future growth plans. The conditions described above raise substantial doubt regarding PCT’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

In an effort to alleviate these conditions, PCT is currently performing certain operational enhancements that are expected to correct the production issues with the Ironton Facility. Further, on March 5, 2024, PureCycle Technologies LLC ("PCT LLC") purchased 99% of the outstanding Bonds, which used $50.8 million, net, of unrestricted cash, and reduced Restricted Cash by $207.1 million. The purchased Bonds are held in an account with PCT LLC. PCT intends to, and has the ability to, re-market some or all of these Bonds based on the need for additional liquidity. The re-marketing process may require the addition of certain covenants to enhance the marketability of the purchased Bonds. The ability to re-market the purchased Bonds with any such additional new covenants would require a further amendment to, or waiver of, provisions included within the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Credit Agreement. After considering management’s plans to mitigate these conditions,

Information about market risks as of March 31, 2024 does not differ materially from that included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

PCT’s management, with the participation of its principal executive and financial officers, has evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, including ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to management (including the principal executive and financial officers) as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on such evaluation, PCT’s principal executive and financial officers have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2024 (the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q).

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, PCT’s internal control over financial reporting.

There have been no material changes from risk factors previously disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K in response to Part 1, Item 1A.