References in this report (the "Quarterly Report") to "we," "us" or the "Company" refer to Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II. References to our "management" or our "management team" refer to our officers and directors, and references to the "Sponsor" refer to Northern Genesis Sponsor II LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" regarding the completion of the Proposed Business Combination (as defined below), the Company's financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "seek" and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management's current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including that the conditions of the Embark Business Combination are not satisfied. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company's final prospectus for its Initial Public Offering filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Company's securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.





Overview

We are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on September 25, 2020 for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the "Business Combination"). We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.





Recent Developments



Personnel Services Agreement

We entered to a Personnel Services Agreement, dated April 1, 2021, with Northern Genesis Sponsor II LLC (the "Sponsor") pursuant to which, subject to maintaining funds adequate for our projected obligations, we expect to pay up to $2,000,000 in the aggregate in respect of the services of personnel affiliated with the Sponsor, including persons who may be our directors or officers, for activities on our behalf, including services related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination and other operational and support services. To the extent any amounts are in respect of the services of individuals who also serve as directors or executive officers of the Company, such amounts will be reviewed and approved by its audit committee.

The Sponsor, our officers and directors or any of their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.





Forward Purchase Agreements

On April 21, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Forward Purchase Agreement with Northern Genesis Capital II LLC (formerly known as Northern Genesis Capital LLC) ("NGC") (the "NGC Forward Purchase Agreement"), and certain additional Forward Purchase Agreements with additional institutional investors (collectively, with the NGC Forward Purchase Agreement, the "Forward Purchase Agreements"). The Forward Purchase Agreements collectively replace that certain Forward Purchase Agreement previously entered into by the Company and NGC in connection with the closing of the Company's initial public offering (the "Original Agreement").





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Pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreements, if the Company determines to raise capital by the private placement of equity securities in connection with the closing of its initial business combination (subject to certain limited exceptions), the members of NGC (institutional investors that also are members of the Company's Sponsor) and the parties to the additional Forward Purchase Agreements have the first right to purchase an aggregate amount of up to 7,500,000 "forward purchase units" of the Company (under all Forward Purchase Agreements, taken together) for $10.00 per forward purchase unit, or an aggregate total of $75,000,000. Each forward purchase unit would consist of one share of the Company's common stock and one-sixth of one warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one share of the Company's common stock at $11.50 per share. The common stock and warrants included in the forward purchase units would have the same terms as the Company's publicly traded common stock and warrants but would not be freely tradable until registered. As with the Original Agreement, any commitment by any potential purchaser under any of the Forward Purchase Agreements is subject to and conditioned upon written confirmation from the prospective purchaser, following the Company's notification to such purchaser of its intention to enter into an initial business combination agreement, which a prospective purchaser was grant or withhold in its sole discretion.

In addition, if a private placement of equity securities in connection with the Company's initial business combination exceeds $75,000,000, the Company agreed under each Forward Purchase Agreement to use its commercially reasonable efforts to permit priority participation in such additional amount by the members of NGC and the parties to the additional Forward Purchase Agreements, in an aggregate additional amount up to $150,000,000, on the same terms as those offered to other prospective purchasers in connection with such additional private placement amount.

Each Forward Purchase Agreement that the holders of the shares of common stock and warrants included in the forward purchase units will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to the terms of any registration rights agreement applicable to any equity securities issued by way of private placement in connection with the closing of the Company's initial business combination or, in the absence of the foregoing, pursuant to the terms of the registration rights agreement entered into by the Company, Sponsor and NGC in connection with the Company's initial public offering (the "Registration Rights Agreement"). Pursuant to the foregoing, on April 21, 2021, the Registration Rights Agreement was amended to clarify that the shares and warrants included in up to 7,500,000 total forward purchase units remain subject to the Registration Rights Agreement, regardless of the specific Forward Purchase Agreement pursuant to which they may be issued.

Each Forward Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties by each party, conditions to closing, and additional provisions that are customary for agreements of this nature. The terms of all of the Forward Purchase Agreements are substantively the same, except that the NGC Forward Purchase Agreement gives NGC board observation rights prior to the Company's initial business combination, and gives the members of NGC a priority right to subscribe for any of the forward purchase units that any other prospective purchasers do not elect to purchase under any of the other Forward Purchase Agreements.





Proposed Business Combination

On June 22, 2021, we, Embark Trucks Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("Embark"), and NGAB Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and our wholly owned subsidiary ("Merger Sub"), entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Embark (the "Merger," together with the other transactions related thereto, the "Embark Business Combination"), with Embark surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of us (the "Surviving Corporation").

On the date of closing of the Merger (the "Closing") immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), we will amend and restate our certificate of incorporation (the "Post-Closing Charter"), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) we will have a dual class share structure with (x) shares of Class A common stock that will carry voting rights in the form of one vote per share (the "New Class A Common Stock"), and (y) shares of Class B common stock that will carry voting rights in the form of ten votes per share (the "New Class B Common Stock" and, together with the New Class A Common Stock, the "New Common Stock") and (ii) all outstanding shares of our common stock will be reclassified into shares of New Class A Common Stock. At Closing, we will also change our name to Embark Technology, Inc.

Consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is subject to customary conditions of the respective parties, including the approval of the Embark Business Combination by our stockholders.





Subscription Agreements

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, we and Embark entered into separate subscription agreements (collectively, the "Subscription Agreements") with a number of investors (the "PIPE Investors"). Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the PIPE Investors agreed to purchase, and we agreed to sell to the PIPE Investors, an aggregate of 16,000,000 shares of New Class A Common Stock (the "PIPE Shares"), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $160 million, in the PIPE Financing.

In addition, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, and pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreements, certain FPA PIPE Investors agreed to purchase, and we agreed to sell to the FPA PIPE Investors, an aggregate of 4,000,000 units, consisting of one share of New Class A Common Stock and one-sixth of a warrant (the "PIPE Units"), for a purchase price of $10.00 per unit and an aggregate purchase price of $40 million, in the PIPE Financing.

The closing of the sale of the PIPE Shares pursuant to the Subscription Agreements and PIPE Units pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreements is contingent upon, among other customary closing conditions, the substantially concurrent consummation of the Embark Business Combination. The purpose of the PIPE is to raise additional capital for use by the Surviving Corporation following the Closing.





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Sponsor Support Agreement and Foundation Investor Support Agreement

In connection with the Merger Agreement, we, Embark and the Sponsor entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement pursuant to which Sponsor agreed to vote all of its shares of NGA Common Stock in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination. Additionally, Sponsor agreed, among other things, not to (i) transfer any of its shares of New Class A Common Stock or warrants for certain periods of time as set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement, subject to certain customary exceptions or (ii) enter into any voting arrangement that is inconsistent with the commitment under the Sponsor Support Agreement to vote in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination. Sponsor also agreed to forfeit, immediately prior to Closing, (i) a relative percentage of up to 1,130,239 Founder Shares to the extent that the Sponsor's institutional investors fail to hold, at the Closing, at least one-half of the shares of NGA Common Stock issued to such investors in connection with our initial public offering, and (ii) up to 627,910 Founder Shares (currently expected to be 393,025 Founder Shares) in connection with the Forward Purchase Agreement investment. The Sponsor Support Agreement will terminate upon the termination of the Merger Agreement if the Closing does not occur.

In addition, in connection with the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor expects certain of its institutional investors to enter into separate Support Agreements pursuant to which such investors will agree, among other things, to vote all shares of our common stock held by such investor at the time of such vote (i) in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination, the Merger Agreement and each of the Transaction Proposals (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (ii) against any other business combination proposal or related proposals; and (iii) against any proposal, action or agreement that would reasonably be expected to impede, frustrate, or prevent the Merger or the satisfaction of any of the conditions thereto. Each such investor is further expected to represent and agree that such investor has not entered into, and will not enter, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the voting agreement made in the Support Agreement. The Business Combination Agreement and related agreements are further described in the Form 8-K filed by the Company on June 23, 2021.

Embark Holders Support Agreement

In connection with the Merger Agreement, we, Embark and certain stockholders of Embark (the "Embark Holders") entered into the Company Holders Support Agreement (the "Embark Holders Support Agreement") pursuant to which the Embark Holders each agreed to (i) vote his, her or its shares of Embark common stock in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination, (ii) not transfer, subject to limited exceptions, any shares of Embark common stock prior to the Closing or termination of the Merger Agreement, (iii) deliver a duly executed counterpart to the Registration Rights Agreement at Closing and (iv) be bound by certain other covenants and agreements related to the Business Combination. The Embark Holders Support Agreement will terminate upon the termination of the Merger Agreement if the Closing does not occur.





Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Closing, we will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Sponsor and certain former Embark Holders. The Registration Rights Agreement, subject to the terms thereof, will require the Surviving Corporation to, among other things, file a resale shelf registration statement on behalf of the Sponsor and the Embark Holders and their respective permitted transferees within thirty (30) days following the Closing. The Registration Rights Agreement will also provide for certain demand rights and piggyback registration rights in favor of each of the Sponsor and the Embark Holders and their respective permitted transferees, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks. The Surviving Corporation will agree to pay certain fees and expenses relating to registrations under the Registration Rights Agreement.

On July 2, 2021, we filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No: 333-257647) relating to the Embark Business Combination, which was subsequently amended through October 14, 2021. The SEC declared the Registration Statement effective on October 18, 2201, and we commenced mailing on or about October 20, 2021 of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus statement relating to the special meeting (the "Special Meeting") of our stockholders in connection with the Embark Business Combination. At the Special Meeting held on November 9, 2021, our stockholders voted and approved Proposal Nos. 1 through 7, including the Embark Business Combination, each of which is further described in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus.

Other than as specifically discussed, this report does not assume the closing of the Embark Business Combination.





Working Capital Warrants

On November 9, 2021, we issued 2,000,000 Working Capital Warrants in full payment of its obligation under the Working Capital Loans.





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Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from September 25, 2020 (inception) through January 15, 2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had net income of $11,546,198, which consists, change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $12,701,734, change in fair value of FPA liability of $393,333, and interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account of $5,328, offset by formation and operating costs of $1,554,197.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had net income of 4,182,273 which consists of change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $8,328,400, change in fair value of FPA liability of $253,333, and interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account of $28,694, offset by formation and operating costs of $3,012,398, loss on initial issuance of private warrants of $267,467, and offering costs allocated to warrant liability of $1,148,289.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On January 15, 2021, we completed the Initial Public Offering of 41,400,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $414,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we completed the sale of 6,686,667 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to Northern Genesis Sponsor II LLC, the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $10,030,000.

Following the Initial Public Offering and the full exercise of the over-allotment option, and, a total of $414,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $23,221,415 in Initial Public Offering related costs, including $8,280,000 of underwriting fees, $14,490,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $451,415 of other costs.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $2,038,897. Net income of $4,182,273 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $28,694, the decrease in fair value of warrant liability of $8,328,400, loss on initial issuance of private warrants of $267,467, decrease in fair value of FPA liability of $253,333 and offering cost related to warrant liabilities of $1,148,289. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $973,501 of cash for operating activities.

As of September 30, 2021, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $414,028,694 (including $28,694 of interest income) consisting of U.S. Treasury Bills with a maturity of 185 days or less. Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. Through September 30, 2021, we have not withdrawn any interest earned from the Trust Account.

We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less income taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

As of September 30, 2021, we had cash of $34,688. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.





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In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $3,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant, at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.

Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company's officers and directors to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, the Company will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination. On August 12, 2021, the Sponsor has signed a Commitment Letter to provide up to $1,000,000 in working capital loans if required.

We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon consummation of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2021. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.





Contractual obligations

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, utilities, secretarial support and administrative services. We began incurring these fees on January 12, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and our liquidation.

The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $14,490,000. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

In connection with the Initial Public Offering, the Company entered into the NGC Forward Purchase Agreement with NGC, which NGC Forward Purchase Agreement was subsequently amended and restated as described under "-Recent Developments-Forward Purchase Agreements" above.

The forward purchase transaction is not dependent upon or affected by the percentage of stockholders electing to redeem their Public Shares and may provide the Company with an increased minimum funding level for the initial Business Combination. The forward purchase transaction is subject to conditions, including the forward purchase investor giving the Company its irrevocable written confirmation, confirming its commitment to purchase forward purchase securities and the amount thereof, no later than fifteen days after the Company notifies it of the Company's intention to raise capital through the issuance of equity securities in connection with the closing of an initial Business Combination. The forward purchase investor may grant or withhold its consent and confirmation entirely within its sole discretion. Accordingly, if the forward purchase investor does not consent to and confirm the purchase, it will not be obligated to purchase any of the forward purchase securities. In connection with the proposed Embark Business Combination, certain FPA Investors agreed to purchase PIPE Units as described under "-Recent Developments-Proposed Business Combination" above.





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Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures 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 and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:





Warrant Liability

We account for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant's specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity ("ASC 480") and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging ("ASC 815"). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to our own common shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations.

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

We account for our common stock subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 480 "Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity." Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders' equity. Our common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, common stock subject to possible redemption is presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders' equity section of our condensed consolidated balance sheets.





Net Income Per Common Share

Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.





Recent Accounting Standards

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity's Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) ("ASU 2020-06") to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity's own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity's own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2022 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. We are currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.


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