There may be significant competition for us to find an attractive target for an initial business combination. This could increase the costs associated with completing our initial Business Combination and may result in our inability to find a suitable target for our initial business combination.
In recent years, the number of SPACs that have been formed has increased substantially. Many companies have entered into business combinations with SPACs, and there are still many SPACs seeking targets for their initial business combination, as well as additional SPACs currently in registration. As a result, at times, fewer attractive targets may be available, and it may require more time, effort and resources to identify a suitable target for an initial business combination.
In addition, because there are a large number of SPACs seeking to enter into an initial business combination with available targets, the competition for available targets with attractive fundamentals or business models may increase, which could cause target companies to demand improved financial terms. Attractive deals could also become scarcer for other reasons, such as economic or industry sector downturns, geopolitical tensions or increases in the cost of additional capital needed to close business combinations or operate targets post-business combination. This could increase the cost of, delay or otherwise complicate or frustrate our ability to find a suitable target for and/or complete our initial business combination and may result in our inability to consummate an initial business combination on terms favorable to our investors altogether.
As of November 10, 2022, we are not in any discussions with any party with respect to a potential initial business combination. As a result, we currently believe that we will likely redeem our Public Shares and liquidate and dissolve.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On September 17, 2020, Population Health Investment Holding, Inc., our sponsor, paid $25,000, or approximately $0.0058 per share, for 4,312,500 shares of our Class B ordinary shares. Such securities were issued in connection with our organization pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Our sponsor is an accredited investor for purposes of Rule 501 of Regulation D. Each of the equity holders in our sponsor is an accredited investor under Rule 501 of Regulation D. The sole business of Population Health Investment Holding, Inc. is to act as the company’s sponsor in connection with our initial public offering.
Our sponsor, pursuant to a written agreement, purchased 3,633,333 warrants, at a price of $1.50 per warrant in a private placement which occurred concurrently with the closing of our initial public offering for an aggregate purchase price of $5,450,000 that closed simultaneously with the closing of our initial public offering. These issuances were made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales.
Use of Proceeds
On November 20, 2020, we consummated our initial public offering of 17,250,000 Class A ordinary shares, including 2,250,000 Class A ordinary shares issued as a result of the underwriter’s full exercise of their over-allotment option, at an offering price of $10.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of $172,500,000. J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC acted as book running manager in the initial public offering. The securities sold in the initial public offering were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-249756), which the SEC declared effective on November 17, 2020.
Substantially concurrently with the closing of the initial public offering, we consummated the private placement to our sponsor of 3,633,333 private placement warrants, at a price of $1.50 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $5,450,000.
In connection with the initial public offering, we incurred offering costs of approximately $10,200,000 (including deferred underwriting commissions of approximately $6,000,000). Other incurred offering costs consisted principally of preparation fees related to the initial public offering. After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (excluding the deferred portion, which amount will be payable upon consummation of the initial business combination, if consummated) and the initial public offering expenses, $172,500,000 of the net proceeds from our initial public offering and certain of the proceeds from the private placement of the private placement warrants to our sponsor (or $10.00 per unit sold in the initial public offering) was placed in the trust account and is invested as described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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