common stock equal to (A) the aggregate number of shares of Legacy ConnectM common stock that would be issued upon conversion of the shares of Legacy ConnectM preferred stock based on the applicable conversion ratio immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole share. At the Closing, the Company issued an aggregate of 14,422,449 shares of common stock to the stockholders of Legacy ConnectM, and an aggregate of 920,000 shares of common stock to the holders of each right which was part of each unit issued by MCAC (as defined below) at the time of its initial public offering. An aggregate of 473,922 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance upon valid exercise of stock options assumed by the Company at the Closing and held by the Legacy ConnectM option holders and an aggregate of 77,499 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance upon the valid exercise of warrants assumed by the Company and held by the Legacy ConnectM warrant holders.
On July 10, 2024, the record date for a special meeting to approve the Business Combination (the “Special Meeting”), there were 9,447,247 shares of MCAC’s common stock issued and outstanding, consisting of (i) 7,147,247 shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 2,300,000 shares of Class B common stock held by the Sponsor. Prior to the Special Meeting, holders of 6,954,105 shares of MCAC Class A common stock (excluding 3,288,466 shares of the common stock purchased by Meteora (as defined below) directly from the redeeming stockholders under the Forward Purchase Agreement (as defined below)) exercised their right to redeem those shares for cash at a price of approximately $11.36 per share (net of the withholding for federal and franchise tax liabilities), for an aggregate of approximately $37.4 million The per share redemption price was paid out of MCAC’s trust account (the “Trust Account”), which, after taking into account the redemptions, but before any transaction expense and funds disbursed to Meteora in accordance with the Forward Purchase Agreement, had a balance at the Closing Date of $37,993,476.
On July 15, 2024, the common stock of the combined company began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “CNTM.”
Results of Operations
Our entire activity from inception through the IPO date was in preparation for our Initial Public Offering, and since our Initial Public Offering, our activity has been limited to the search for a prospective initial business combination and preparation for the Business Combination. Since the IPO, we did not generate any operating revenues. Prior to the closing of the Business Combination, we continued to generate non-operating income in the form of dividend and interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account.
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, we had net income of $1,413,237, which was primarily related to $1,035,191 of dividend and interest income earned in the Trust Account and a $1,590,000 gain on the change in fair value of the Forward Purchase Agreement liability, partially offset $1,005,064 of general and administrative costs and $206,890 of income tax expense (primarily related to the dividend and interest income earned in the Trust Account). For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $5,165,243, which was primarily related to $543,038 of general and administrative costs, $217,590 of income tax expense, and $5,540,000 loss on the change in fair value of the Forward Purchase Agreement liability, partially offset by $1,135,385 of dividend and interest income earned in the Trust Account. The increase in general and administrative costs during the three months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023 is due to increased expenditures as we neared completion of the Business Combination with ConnectM. The change in the fair value of the Forward Purchase Agreement liability is primarily driven by the change in the probability of the successful consummation of the Business Combination, which has increased consistently since the execution of the Merger Agreement on December 31, 2022. The gain on the change in fair value of the Forward Purchase Agreement liability was primarily due to the decrease in the estimated stock volatility as compared to March 31, 2024 valuation.
For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we had a net loss of $8,218,047, which was primarily related to $1,865,386 of general and administrative costs, $431,573 of income tax expense, and $7,990,000 loss on the change in fair value of the Forward Purchase Agreement liability, partially offset by $2,069,362 of dividend and interest income earned in the Trust Account (primarily related to the dividend and interest income earned in the Trust Account). For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $5,750,780, which was primarily related to $1,352,965 of general and administrative costs, $432,100 of income tax expense, and $6,100,000 loss on the change in fair value of the Forward Purchase Agreement liability, partially offset by $2,134,285 of dividend and interest income earned in the Trust Account. The increase in general and administrative costs during the six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023 is due to increased expenditures as we neared completion of the Business Combination with ConnectM. The change in the fair value of the Forward Purchase Agreement liability is primarily driven by the change in the probability of the successful consummation of the Business Combination, which has increased consistently since the execution of the Merger Agreement on December 31, 2022.