Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering and identifying a target company for our initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents held in the trust account. 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 a net income of $3,356,489. We incurred $1,290,202 of operating costs consisting mostly of legal fees, generated income on our trust account for $22,526, and had a change in fair value of warrant liability of $4,548,267.
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had a net income of $9,611,289. We incurred $126,309 of formation and operating costs consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses, expensed a portion of the offering costs associated with the Initial Public Offering in the amount of $780,268 based on a relative fair value basis and had a change in fair value of warrant liability of $10,517,866.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
On February 11, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 27,600,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, which included the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 3,600,000 Units at the Initial Public Offering price to cover over-allotments. The Units were sold, generating gross proceeds of $276,000,000. Substantially concurrently with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we completed the private sale of 5,013,333 Private Placement Warrants to our sponsor and the Anchor Investor at a purchase price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $7,520,000.
Following the Initial Public Offering, the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, and the underwriters election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, a total of $276,000,000 was placed in the trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee, and we had $1,919,091 of cash held outside of the trust account, after payment of costs related to the Initial Public Offering, and available for working capital purposes. We incurred $16,505,915 in transaction costs, including $5,520,000 of underwriting fees, $9,660,000 of deferred underwriting fees, $795,825 of excess fair value of the Anchor Investor shares and $530,090 of other offering costs.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $23,696, resulting primarily from the net income of $3,356,489 which was impacted by unrealized gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $4,548,267 and trust dividend income of $22,526 and offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities used $1,238,000 of cash from operating activities.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had cash outside the trust account of $38,503 and $14,807 available for working capital needs and working capital deficit of $5,305,550 and $4,091,246, respectively. All remaining cash held in the trust account is generally unavailable for our use, prior to an initial business combination, and is restricted for use either in a business combination or to redeem ordinary shares. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, none of the amount in the trust account was available to be withdrawn as described above.
Through March 31, 2022, our liquidity needs were satisfied through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the Founder Shares, the remaining net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering, the sale of Private Placement Warrants, the Promissory Note and the Convertible Note (as defined below).
On October 13, 2020, the Company issued a promissory note to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000 (the “Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) December 31, 2021 or (ii) the completion of the IPO. On February 11, 2021, the Company had repaid the Promissory Note in full. After the Initial Public Offering, no future borrowings are permitted under this Promissory Note.