Up Agreement) shall have customary demand and piggyback registration rights in connection with the Company Shares held by such holders. Additionally, the Company Shares held by each party to the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement will, subject to certain exceptions, be subject to a lock-up until (i) the date that is twelve (12) months from the Closing Date, and (ii) such date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the shareholders of the Company having the right to exchange their Company Shares for cash, securities or other property, provided that if the share price of the Company Shares exceeds $12.00 per Company Share (as adjusted for share splits, dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-day trading period, 50% of the Company Shares held by any given party to the Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement shall be released from the lock-up.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity from inception up to March 31, 2024 was related to our formation and the IPO. Since the IPO, our activity has been limited to the evaluation of business combination candidates, and we will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial business combination. We expect to generate small amounts of non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and investments. 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 this period.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we had a net loss of $2,249,261 which was comprised of operating costs of $1,305,094. In this period, we incurred unrealized loss of $1,757,500 related to the change in fair value of warrants and interest income of $813,333 from investments in our Trust Account.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net loss of $192,362, which was comprised of operating costs of $920,696, interest income of $1,455,804 from investments in our Trust Account offset by interest expense of $12,414 and $715,056 of unrealized loss on fair value changes of warrants. The operating expenses were primarily due to fees to professionals such as the auditors, legal counsel and consultants, and insurance expenses.
Factors That May Adversely Affect our Results of Operations
Our results of operations and our ability to complete an initial Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our business could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, increases in oil prices, inflation, increases in interest rates, supply chain disruptions, declines in consumer confidence and spending, public health considerations and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. We cannot at this time predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete an initial business combination.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $568 in cash and a working capital deficit of $2,417,430, excluding accrued interest receivable as it is not available for working capital purposes.
The Company’s liquidity needs up to March 31, 2024 had been satisfied through a payment from the Sponsor of $25,000 (Note 6) for the Founder Shares and the remaining net proceeds from our IPO, the Private Placement Warrants and proceeds from the Promissory Notes. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Working Capital Promissory Note”) in the amount of up to $2,000,000, as defined above (Note 7). As of March 31, 2024, the Company has an outstanding principal balance of $1,048,365.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will not have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. As such, the Company may need to obtain alternative liquidity and capital resources to meet its needs,
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