For the period from January 15, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $919,455. Net loss of $3,291,121 was affected by transaction costs allocated to warrant liability of $380,000, interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $3,043 and dividend earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $467, and change in the fair value of the warrant liability of $2,489,652. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $494,476 of cash for operating activities.
As of June 30, 2021, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $238,180,520 consisting of exchange traded funds.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest and dividend earned on the Trust Account (less income taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw interest and dividend to pay franchise and income taxes. 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 June 30, 2021, we had cash of $830,626 outside of the Trust Account. 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.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor, or our officers and directors 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 $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. The terms of such loans by our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The loans would be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest.
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.
On May 25, 2021, the Company received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Section 802.01E of the NYSE Listed Company Manual as a result of its failure to timely file the Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (the “Q1 2021 Form
10-Q”)
with the SEC. The notice had no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on the NYSE. The NYSE has informed the Company that it will have six months from May 24, 2021 to file the Q1 2021
Form 10-Q
with the SEC and may regain compliance with the NYSE listing standards at any time prior to that date by filing its Q1 2021
Form 10-Q.
The Company filed the Q1 2021
Form 10-Q
on June 22, 2021.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities that would be considered
off-balance
sheet arrangements as of June 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.
We do not have any
long-term
debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement commencing on March 9, 2021, to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support services. Upon the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination and its liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.
Certain of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per share, or $8,336,195 in the aggregate, which reflects the underwriters’ partial exercise of their
over-allotment
option. 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. The underwriters did not receive any upfront underwriting discount or commissions on the 1,980,000 Units purchased by the members of our Sponsor that are affiliated with PIMCO, but will receive deferred underwriting commissions with respect to such Units.