At March 31, 2022, we had cash of $593,773, prepaids of $668,590, and cash held in a Trust Account of $204,020,000, current liabilities of $315,904, deferred underwriting commission payable of $7,070,000 and $2,143,952 of warrant liabilities. Further, we expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans.
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from August 6, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2022 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the IPO, described below, and after the IPO, identifying a target company for our initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination. We generate
non-operating
income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account (as defined below). 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 three months ended March 31, 2022, we had net income of $3,097,637, which consists of formation and operating expenses of $797,398, offset by a gain of $3,636,595 for the change in fair value of the warrant liability and a gain of $258,440 for the extinguishment of the over-allotment liability.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On February 9, 2022, we consummated our IPO of 20,200,000 of Units, which includes the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, one Public Warrant entitling the holder to purchase
one-half
of one Class A ordinary share at a purchase price of $11.50 per whole share, and one right to acquire
one-tenth
(1/10) of one Class A ordinary share. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $202,000,000.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, we consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 6,470,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $6,470,000. The Private Placement Warrants were sold to the Sponsor. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants sold in the IPO as part of the Units, except that the Private Warrants are
non-redeemable
and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.
Following the closing of the IPO and the private placement of Private Placement Warrants, an aggregate amount of $204,020,000 has been placed in the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the IPO. Transaction costs amounted to $29,192,787 consisting of $2,525,000 of underwriting fees, $7,070,000 of deferred underwriting fees, over-allotment option liability of $258,440, $3,030,000 for issuance of representative shares, $15,596,420 fair value of rights underlying the Units, and $712,927 of actual offering costs. In addition, $1,468,333 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account, which is available for the payment of offering costs and for working capital purposes. As a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of the over-allotment option, 50,000 Class B ordinary shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.
As of March 31, 2022, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $204,020,000 consisting of money market funds which invest U.S. Treasury securities. Interest income on the balance in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. Through March 31, 2021, we have not withdrawn any interest earned on the Trust Account.
For the three months March 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $747,168. Net income of $3,097,637 was affected by offering costs allocation of $516,746, a change in the fair value of our warrant liability of $3,636,595, gain on extinguishment of the over-allotment liability of $258,440, an increase in prepaid assets of $668,590, offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $202,073.
For the three months March 31, 2022, net cash used in investing activities was $204,020,000 for our investment in the Trust Account.