For the period from March 22, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, we had net income of $90,460, which was related to a change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of $662,500 and realized gain on U.S. Treasury bills held in the Trust Account of $5,299, offset by offering costs allocated to the derivative warrant liabilities of $419,250 and general and administrative expenses of $158,089.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our initial liquidity needs were satisfied prior to the completion of the IPO through amounts advanced from our Sponsor, which included a $25,000 payment for issuance of founder shares and proceeds of $450,684 from a promissory note to cover for offering costs and general and administrative expenses. The promissory note was repaid on December 8, 2021.
On December 7, 2021, we consummated the initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, we consummated the sale of 11,250,000 private placement warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $11,250,000.
A total of $205,000,000 ($10,25 per unit) was placed in the Trust Account and the remaining net proceeds of $92,181 of cash held outside of the Trust Account as of December 31, 2022 is available for working capital purposes. We incurred $11,724,947 in transaction costs, including $3,750,000 of underwriting fees (net of $250,000 in underwriter expense reimbursement to us), $7,000,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $974,947 of other costs in connection with our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement warrants.
As of December 31, 2022, we had cash and marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $207,840,050, which is restricted from being available for operating expenses. Our cash available for operating expenses was $92,181 as of December 31, 2022.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing realized gains on the Trust Account (less taxes payable and deferred underwriting commissions) to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw realized gains to pay our 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. We expect the realized gains earned on the amount in the Trust Account (if any) will be sufficient to pay our taxes. To the extent that our equity 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.
As of December 31, 2022, we had cash of $92,181 and a working capital deficit of $(420,567). Further we expect to incur significant costs in the pursuit of an initial business combination. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to complete our initial business combination will be successful.
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 our initial business combination, and to pay taxes to the extent the interest earned on the Trust Account is not sufficient to pay our taxes.
We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business prior to our initial business combination, other than funds available from loans from our Sponsor. However, if our estimates of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial business combination. In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial 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 our initial business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds held in the Trust Account released to us. In the event that our initial 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 $1,500,000 of such working capital loans may be convertible into warrants of the post business combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants. The terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.