Going Concern
On January 8, 2021, we consummated an Initial public offering of 34,500,000 units generating gross proceeds of $345,000,000. Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial public offering, we completed the private sale of 9,400,000 warrants to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $9,400,000. The proceeds from the sale of the private placement warrants were added to the net proceeds from the Initial public offering held in the trust account. If the Company does not complete a business combination by January 8, 2023 or during any extended time in which we have to consummate a business combination, the proceeds from the sale of the private placement warrants will be used to fund the redemption of the public shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the private placement warrants will expire worthless.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $1,627,796, which was due to net loss of $9,704,377 and non-cash adjustments to net loss related to interest income on cash and investments held in trust of $150,792, offset in part by our non-cash adjustments to net loss related to a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $(650,061), loss on the sale of private placement warrants of $5,564,571, offering costs allocated to warrant liabilities of $1,534,661, and formation costs paid by related party of $90,000, and changes in working capital of $1,688,202.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in investing activities of $345,000,000 was the result of the amount of proceeds from the Initial public offering and sale of private placement warrants deposited to the trust account.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities of $346,766,266 was comprised of $338,100,000 in net proceeds from the issuance of Units in the Initial public offering, $9,400,000 in proceeds from the sale of the private placement warrants and $14,898 from the proceeds from promissory note - related party, partially offset by the payment of $112,914 for the promissory note - related party and payment of $635,718 for offering costs associated with the Initial public offering.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $138,470 in its operating bank account and working capital deficit of $1,646,143.
The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its acquisition plans. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Management plans to address this uncertainty through the Business Combination as discussed above. There is no assurance that the Company's plans to consummate the Business Combination will be successful or successful within the Combination Period. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Contractual Obligations
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on January 5, 2021, holders of the founder shares, private placement warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of any working capital loans, and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of these warrants have registration and shareholder rights to require the Company to register a sale of any such securities held by them. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of an initial business combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. However, we will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lockup period.
At the Closing, Gogoro, Sponsor and certain shareholders of Gogoro will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement containing customary registration rights for Sponsor and certain shareholders of Gogoro who are parties to that agreement.