Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
Through June 30, 2022, we have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the IPO and subsequent to the completion of the IPO, customary business conduct relating to finding a target for the Business Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial Business Combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents after this offering. There has been no significant change in our financial or trading position and no material adverse change has occurred since the date of our audited financial statements. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses. We expect our expenses to increase substantially after the entering into an enforceable business combination agreement.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $162,106, which consists of formation and operating costs of $478,919, offset by interest income from bank of $17 and interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $316,796.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $2,926,101, which consists of formation and operating costs of $3,266,559, offset by interest income from bank of $39 and interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $340,419.
For the period from March 22, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $15,859, which consisted of formation and operating costs. For the three months ended June 30, 2021, no net income or loss was recognized.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2022, we had cash of $587,576 and a working capital deficit of $2,114,704. Following the consummation of the IPO on October 29, 2021, we had $2,800,472 of cash available to us, temporarily being held in the Sponsor’s bank account, and working capital of $1,210,696. We opened our operating bank account and the $2,800,472 was transferred to us from the Sponsor’s account on November 1, 2021.
Our liquidity needs were satisfied prior to completion of IPO through advances on behalf of us of $25,000 from the sale of the Founder Shares to our sponsor and up to $300,000 in loans from our sponsor under an unsecured promissory note. As of October 29, 2021, we had borrowed $122,292 under the unsecured promissory note. The balance was repaid on November 5, 2021. We received net proceeds from (i) the sale of the units in the IPO, after deducting offering expenses of approximately $550,000 and underwriting commissions of $4,000,000 (excluding deferred underwriting commissions of $12,100,000 since the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised in full), and (ii) the sale of the private placement shares for a purchase price of $10,600,000 in the aggregate amount of $236,050,000 since the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised in full. Of this amount, $234,600,000, including $12,100,000 in deferred underwriting commissions, was deposited into a non-interest-bearing trust account. The funds in the trust account were invested only in specified U.S. government treasury bills or in specified money market funds. The remaining $1,450,000 is not 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions) to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest to pay taxes, if any. Our annual income tax obligations will depend on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the trust account. To the extent that our ordinary shares 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.
After completion of our IPO, we had available to us $1,450,000 of proceeds held outside the trust account. We will use these funds 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, structure, negotiate and complete a business combination, and to pay taxes to the extent the interest earned on the trust account is not sufficient to pay our taxes.