For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had net income of $11,216,117, consisting of formation and operating costs of $3,132 and general and administrative costs of $395,056, offset by an unrealized gain on fair value of warrants and forward purchase units of $11,607,688 and gain on marketable securities (net), dividends and interest on investment held in the Trust Account of $6,617.
For the period from February 25, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, we had net income of $2,786,318, consisting of formation and operating costs of $14,388, general and administrative costs of $554,323, financing expense of $3,196,156 and offering costs allocated to warrants of $794,474, offset by an unrealized gain on fair value of warrants and forward purchase units of $7,339,042 and a gain on marketable securities (net), dividends and interest on investment held in the Trust Account of $6,617.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity needs have been satisfied prior to the completion of our Initial Public Offering through a capital contribution of our sponsor of $25,000 for the shares of our Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “founder shares”), and a loan available to us of $300,000 by our sponsor under an unsecured promissory note.
On June 18, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 34,500,000 units (the “Units”), which includes the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 4,500,000 Units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and one-third of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of our Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, and only whole warrants are exercisable. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $345,000,000. Since August 6, 2021, holders of the Units may elect to separately trade the public shares and warrants included in the Units. No fractional warrants are issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants trade. Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the issuance and sale of the Units on June 18, 2021, we consummated the private placement of 10,550,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total proceeds of $10,550,000 (the “Private Placement”).
Transaction costs for the Initial Public Offering amounted to $18,426,851, consisting of $6,200,000 of underwriting discount, $10,850,000 of deferred underwriting discount, and $1,376,851 of other offering costs.
Upon closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, a total of $345,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) was placed in a U.S.-based trust account (the “Trust Account”), with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. The proceeds held in the Trust Account have been invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.
As of September 30, 2021, we had cash outside our Trust Account of $1,788,097 and had working capital of $2,087,616 (not taking into account any tax obligations). All remaining cash from the Initial Public Offering is held in the Trust Account and is generally unavailable for use prior to an initial Business Combination. We believe the cash outside of our Trust Account is sufficient to meet the expenditures required for operating our business prior to our initial Business Combination.
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 payable and deferred underwriting discounts and commissions) and the proceeds from the sale of the Forward Purchase Units (as defined below) to complete our initial Business Combination. We may withdraw interest to pay our franchise and income taxes. We estimate our annual franchise tax obligations for the taxable years beginning after the completion of our Initial Public Offering, based on the number of shares of our common stock authorized and outstanding after the completion of our Initial Public Offering, to be $200,000, which is the maximum amount of annual franchise taxes payable by us as a Delaware corporation per annum, and which we may pay from funds from the Initial Public Offering held outside of the Trust Account or from interest earned on funds held in the Trust Account and released to use for this purpose. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial 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.