ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS BARK, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation formerly known as The Original BARK Company and, prior to the Merger, as defined below, Northern Star Acquisition Corp. ("Northern Star") , is an omnichannel brand serving dogs across the four key categories of Play, Food, Health and Home. The Company is located and headquartered in New York, New York.
On June 1, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Northern Star completed the acquisition of Barkbox, Inc. (“Legacy BARK”), a Delaware corporation, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), dated December 16, 2020, by and among Northern Star, NSAC Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Northern Star (“Merger Sub”), and Legacy BARK. At the Closing Date, Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy BARK, with Legacy BARK surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Northern Star (the “Merger” and, collectively with the other transactions described in the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”). Also at the Closing Date, Northern Star changed its name to “The Original BARK Company.” On November 22, 2021, the Company changed its corporate name from The Original BARK Company to BARK, Inc.
The Merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization with Legacy BARK as the accounting acquirer and Northern Star as the acquired company for accounting purposes. Accordingly, all historical financial information presented in the audited consolidated financial statements represents the accounts of Legacy BARK and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Prior to the Merger, Northern Star’s ordinary shares and warrants were traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbols “STIC” and “STIC WS,” respectively. On the Closing Date, the Company's common stock and warrants began trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbols “BARK” and “BARK WS,” respectively. See Note 3, “Merger,” for additional details.
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