Following the closing of the IPO, an amount of $175,950,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) located in the United States at Bank of America, N.A., and will be invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule
2a-7
of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company.
We paid an underwriting discount at the closing of the IPO of $3.45 million. An additional fee of $6.04 million was deferred and will become payable upon our completion of an initial business combination. The deferred portion of the discount will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the trust account solely in the event we complete our initial business combination.
Our entire activity from inception up to June 30, 2022, was related to our formation and the IPO. Since the IPO, our activity has been limited to the evaluation of business combination candidates, and we will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial business combination. We expect to generate small amounts of
non-operating
income in the form of interest income on cash and investments. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses. We expect our expenses to increase substantially after this period.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net income of $2,682,422, which was comprised of operating costs of $199,415, interest income of $245,587 from investments in our Trust Account and $2,636,250 of unrealized gain on fair value changes of warrants. The operating expenses were primarily due to fees to professionals such as the auditors, legal counsel and consultants, and insurance expenses.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net income of $10,343,389, which was comprised of operating costs of $566,363, interest income of $259,302 from investments in our Trust Account and $10,650,450 of unrealized gain on fair value changes of warrants. The operating expenses were primarily due to fees to professionals such as the auditors, legal counsel and consultants, and insurance expenses.
For the period from May 13, 2021, through June 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $6,878, which is comprised of formation and operating expenses of $6,878.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $665,774 in its operating bank account, and working capital of $289,100.
The Company’s liquidity needs up to June 30, 2022, had been satisfied through a payment from the Sponsor of $25,000 (Note 5) for the Founder Shares and the remaining net proceeds from our IPO and the Private Placement Warrants. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans, as defined below (Note 5). As of June 30, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity 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.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Account Standards Update (“ASU”)
2014-15,
“Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” The Company has until March 9, 2023 to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. Management has determined that the mandatory liquidation, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution, as well as insufficient cash flows, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Administrative Services Agreement
Commencing on the date of the prospectus and until completion of the Company’s initial business combination or liquidation, the Company may reimburse an affiliate of the Sponsor up to an amount of $10,000 per month for office space and secretarial and administrative support provided to members of the Company’s management team. Upon completion of the initial business combination or its liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees.