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 would become payable upon our completion of an initial business combination. The deferred portion of the discount would become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event we complete our initial business combination subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. However, on September 28, 2022, the underwriters waived their right to receive the deferred fee, resulting in a gain from settlement of deferred underwriting commissions of approximately $6.04 million.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity from inception up to September 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 September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $548,031, which was comprised of operating costs of $339,470, interest income of $462,704 from investments in our Trust Account, $249,047 of gain on settlement of deferred underwriting fees and $175,750 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 nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $10,891,420, which was comprised of operating costs of $905,833, interest income of $722,006 from investments in our Trust Account $249,047 of gain on settlement of deferred underwriting fees and $10,826,200 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 September 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 September 30, 2022, the Company had $528,263 in its operating bank account, and a working capital deficit of $12,870.
The Company’s liquidity needs up to September 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 September 30, 2022, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will not 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. As such, the Company may need to obtain alternative liquidity and capital resources to meet its needs, which may not be available to the Company. Over this time period, the Company will be using any available 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.
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