NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”)
and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed. As such, the
information included in these condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on Form 10-K. In the opinion of the Company’s management, these condensed
financial statements include all adjustments, which are only of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2022 and the Company’s results of operations and cash flows for the
periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2022.
Reclassification
Certain amounts have been reclassified as of December 31, 2021 to conform to the current
presentation.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as
amended (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required
to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and
exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until
private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are required to comply with the
new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt
out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an
emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an
emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the condensed financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed balance sheet.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation
or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the balance sheet, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could
differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had cash of $877,012 and $1,923,321 as of March 31,
2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2022 and December 31,
2021.
Investments held in Trust Account
At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $225.9
million and $203.0 million in investments in treasury securities held in the Trust Account, respectively.
Offering Costs associated with the Initial Public Offering
The Company complies with the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A,
“Expenses of Offering.” Offering costs were allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering. Upon completion of the Initial Public Offering, offering costs associated
with warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred. Offering costs associated with the Units were allocated between temporary equity and the Public Warrants by the relative fair value method. Offering costs of $1,192,528 consisted principally of costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Initial Public Offering. These offering costs, together with
the underwriter fees of $12,237,500 (or $4,450,000
paid in cash upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and partial exercise of the over-allotment option and a deferred fee of $7,787,500),
were allocated between temporary equity, the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants in a relative fair value method upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. Of these costs, $836,603 were allocated to the Public Warrants and to the Private Placement Warrants and were charged to the statement of operations at December 31, 2021. Upon close of the
partial exercise of the over-allotment option, $99,276 of costs were charged to the accompanying condensed statement of operations.
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance enumerated in ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”. Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that
features redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common
stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered by the Company to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events.
Accordingly, at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the 22,250,000 and 20,000,000 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in the amount of $225,837,500
and $203,000,000, respectively, is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s
condensed balance sheets.
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable Class A common stock to equal the
redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized a measurement adjustment from initial book value to redemption amount value. The change in the carrying
value of redeemable Class A common stock resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.
At March 31, 2022 the Class A common stock reflected in the condensed balance sheets is reconciled in the following table:
Gross proceeds
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$
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222,500,000
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Less:
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Transaction costs allocated to Class A common stock
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(12,500,843
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)
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Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants
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(13,751,250
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)
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(26,313,306
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)
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Plus:
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Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value as of December 31, 2021
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27,814,286 |
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Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value as of March 31, 2022
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1,775,307
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Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
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$
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225,837,500
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At December 31, 2021, the Class A common stock reflected in the condensed balance sheets is reconciled in the following table:
Gross proceeds
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$
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200,000,000
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Less:
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Transaction costs allocated to Class A common stock
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(11,193,526
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)
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Overallotment liability
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(420,760
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)
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Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants
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(13,200,000
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)
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(24,815,286
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)
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Plus:
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Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value
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27,814,286
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Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
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$
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203,000,000
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Net income per share
Net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The Company applies
the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. The calculation of diluted income per share of common stock does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in
connection with the (i) Public Offering and (ii) Private Placement, because the warrants are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted earnings per common share is the same as basic earnings per
common share for the periods presented. As of March 31, 2022, the Public Warrants and Private Warrants are exercisable to purchase an aggregate of 11,125,000
and 10,347,500 shares of Class A common stock, respectively.
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income per common share (in dollars, except per share amounts):
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Three months
ended
March 31,
2022
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For the Period From
March 5, 2021
(inception)
Through March 31,
2021
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Class A Redeemable common stock
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Numerator: Income allocable to Class A common stock
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$
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4,537,258
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Denominator: Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
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22,100,000
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Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A Common Stock
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$
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0.21
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Class B Non-redeemable common stock
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Numerator: Income (loss) allocable to Class B common stock
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$
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1,134,314
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(14,000
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)
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Denominator: Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
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5,525,000
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5,000,000
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Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B Common Stock
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$
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0.21
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(0.00
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)
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Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a
change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to
be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax
benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result
in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
The Company may be subject to potential examination by federal, state and city taxing authorities in the areas of income taxes. These potential examinations may
include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal, state and city tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax
benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times,
may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid to transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date. US GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
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Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
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Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar
instruments in markets that are not active; and
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Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant
inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
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See Note 9 for additional information regarding liabilities measured at fair value.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in
accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” The Company’s derivative instruments were recorded at fair value as of the closing date of the Initial Public Offering (December 13, 2021) and are
re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. The Company accounts for the 21,472,500
warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement and the exercise of the over-allotment option in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815-40. Such guidance provides that, because the warrants do
not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each warrant must be recorded as a liability. Derivative assets and liabilities are classified on the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or
conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. The Company has determined the Public Warrants, the Private Placement Warrants and the over-allotment option are derivative instruments. As the Public
Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants meet the definition of a derivative, the Public Warrants, the Private Placement Warrants and the over-allotment option are measured at fair value at issuance and at each reporting date in accordance
with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement”, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations in the period of change. The over-allotment option expired in January 2022 and is no longer
subject to fair value measurements.
Warrant Instruments
The Company accounts for the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement in
accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” whereby under that provision, the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity
treatment and must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, the Company classifies the warrant instrument as a liability at fair value and adjusts the instrument to fair value at each reporting period. This liability will be re-measured at each
balance sheet date until the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value will be recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The fair value at issuance was calculated using a
Monte Carlo simulation model to value the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants. On March 31, 2022, the Public Warrants were valued using the publicly available price for the Warrant. The valuation models utilize inputs and other
assumptions and may not be reflective of the price at which they can be settled. Such warrant classification is also subject to re-evaluation at each reporting period. Upon issuance of the Private Placement Warrants at the close of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company recorded a charge to the statement of operations at December 31, 2021 of $3,059,200 for the excess fair
value of private warrant liabilities over the proceeds received. Upon issuance of the Private Placement Warrants at the close of the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, the Company recorded $401,625 to additional paid in capital for the excess proceeds received over fair value of private warrant liabilities.
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the
Company’s condensed balance sheets.