Liquidity and Capital Resources
Until the consummation of the initial public offering, our only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of common stock by the Sponsor and loans from our Sponsor.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $907,061. Net loss of $388,124 was affected by the non-cash gain on the change in fair value of the Warrants of $95,700, interest earned on investment held in the Trust Account of $7,342 and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which used $415,895 of cash from operating activities.
As of September 30, 2021, we had cash and marketable securities of $200,007,342 held in the Trust Account. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less taxes paid and deferred underwriting commissions) to complete our initial Business Combination.
On February 17, 2021, the Company sold 17,500,000 Units pursuant to its initial public offering, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half of one warrant to purchase one share of common stock (“Public Warrant”).
On February 25, 2021, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in part and purchased an additional 2,500,000 Units, generating an aggregate of gross proceeds of $25,000,000 and incurred $500,000 in cash underwriting fees.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Sponsor and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EarlyBirdCapital”), the underwriters of the IPO, purchased in a private placement, an aggregate of 500,000 units (the “Private Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $5,000,000. Each Private Unit consists of one share of common stock and one-half of one warrant. Among the Private Units, 470,000 were purchased by the Sponsor and 30,000 were purchased by EarlyBirdCapital.
On February 25, 2021, simultaneously with the closing of the over-allotment the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 50,000 Private Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, to the Sponsor and EarlyBirdCapital., generating total gross proceeds of $500,000.
Following the initial public offering and the private placement, a total of $200,000,000 was placed in the trust account. We incurred $4,611,216 in transaction costs, including $4,000,000 of underwriting discount, the fair value of the representative shares of $522 and $611,738 of other cash offering costs.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the trust account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the trust account to complete our business combination. We may withdraw interest to pay 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.
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.
To fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a business combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. 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 $2,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $0.90 per warrant, at the option of the lender.