Liquidity and Capital Resources
On July 20, 2020, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 25,300,000 Units, inclusive of the underwriter’s election to fully exercise its option to purchase an additional 3,300,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $253,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 7,060,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $7,060,000.
Following the Initial Public Offering, the exercise of the over-allotment option in full and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $253,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $14,528,328 in transaction costs, including $5,060,000 of underwriting fees, $8,855,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $613,328 of other costs. On August 19, 2022, Credit Suisse, the underwriter and bookrunner in our Initial Public Offering, waived any entitlement to the deferred underwriting fee that accrued from its participation in our Initial Public Offering in the amount of $8,855,000.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $1,031,317. Net income of $1,829,568 was affected by interest income on cash and marketable securities of $694,351, change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $5,826,276, change in fair value of PIPE derivative liability of $89,022, and other income generated from the waived deferred underwriting fee payable of $296,643. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $4,296,559 of cash from operating activities, primarily due to the deferred legal fees of $4,304,833.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash from financing activities was $700,000. As discussed in Note 5, the Company drew down on the Working Capital Note in the amount of $700,000.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $398,507. Net income of $7,577,070 was affected by interest income on marketable securities of $18,927 and a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $8,278,200. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $321,550 of cash from operating activities.
As of September 30, 2022, we had cash held in the Trust Account of $58,650,422. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing income earned on the Trust Account, which income shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions, if any, to complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw income earned from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. Through September 30, 2022, we have not withdrawn income from the Trust Account to pay taxes and have withdrawn of $195,081,445 from Trust Account in connection with redemptions in July 2022. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account after any redemptions will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
On November 3, 2022, in connection with the vote to approve the Additional Extension, the holders of 3,650,973 Class A ordinary shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.064 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $36.7 million, which included approximately $0.2 million of Trust Account earnings, leaving approximately $21.9 million in the Trust Account. As of September 30, 2022, the redemption amount is not required to be classified as a liability as the event occurred subsequent to that date.
As of September 30, 2022, we had cash of $218,475 held outside of the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.