We initially had 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (or June 25, 2023) to complete a Business Combination, which was later extended as discussed below. On June 22, 2023, the shareholders approved an amendment to our Articles to extend the date by which we had to consummate a Business Combination up to twelve (12) times for an additional one (1) month each time, only if the Previous Sponsor or its designee would make a Contribution into the Trust Account, as a loan, an amount equal to $100,000 for each monthly Extension Period elected by our board of directors. In connection with the Transfer Transaction, the New Sponsor assumed the obligation to make Contributions in connection with each monthly Extension Period elected by the board of directors. Following the approval of the First Extension, our board of directors elected five Extension Periods and our New Sponsor made an aggregate of $500,000 Contributions which were deposited into the Trust Account.
On November 27, 2023, we held an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of annual general meeting. At the November Meeting, shareholders voted on and approved three proposals: (i) an amendment to the Articles to extend the date by which we have to consummate an initial Business Combination to June 25, 2024, and to allow us, without another shareholder vote, by resolution of the board of directors, to elect to further extend the Combination Period for an additional three months, until up to September 25, 2024, without requiring us to make any deposit into the Trust Account, (ii) an amendment to the Articles to permit the board of directors, in its sole discretion, to elect to wind up our operations prior to Combination Period, as determined by the board of directors and included in a public announcement, and (iii) the re-election of Walter Skowronski and Harry L. You as Class I directors to serve for a term of three years or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.
In connection with the shareholder approval of the First Extension on June 22, 2023 and the Second Extension on November 27, 2023, an aggregate of 9,121,799 and 3,001,840 Public Shares were redeemed for an aggregate amount of $94,696,372 and $32,132,524, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, we had 2,876,361 Public Shares outstanding and an aggregate amount of $30,969,758 held in Trust Account.
In connection with the November Meeting, we and an affiliate of our New Sponsor, Harry L. You, entered into non-redemption agreements with certain of our existing shareholders and other unaffiliated investors, pursuant to which the Non-Redeeming Shareholders agreed not to redeem an aggregate of 2,023,236 Public Shares and to vote all of such shares in favor of the proposals brought before the November Meeting. In exchange for these commitments from the Non-Redeeming Shareholders, Mr. You agreed to forfeit at the closing of our initial Business Combination (i) an aggregate of 455,228 Founder Shares in consideration of the First Extension, and (ii) if applicable, an aggregate of 151,743 Founder Shares in consideration for the Second Extension, and we agreed to issue to the Non-Redeeming Shareholders a number of newly issued ordinary shares in an amount equal to the Forfeited Shares.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities for the period from February 5, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2023 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering described below and, after the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We will generate non-operating income in the form of investment income on cash, cash equivalents and investments held after our Initial Public Offering and will recognize other income and expense related to the change in fair value of warrant liabilities. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, we had net income of $3,099,661, which resulted from interest income earned from cash and investments held in the Trust Account in the amount of $4,950,119, gain resulted from change in fair value of non-redemption agreement liabilities of $221 and a gain from extinguishment of deferred underwriting fees allocated to warrant liabilities of $275,625, partially offset by a loss on the change in fair value of deferred consulting fees of $190 loss in connection with non-redemption agreement liabilities of $194,898 and general and administrative expenses of $1,931,216.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, we had net income of $7,596,243, which resulted from a gain on the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $6,530,000 and a gain on investments held in the Trust Account in the amount of $2,317,796, partially offset by operating and formation costs of $1,251,553.