For the period from August 25, 2020 (inception) through
December 31, 2020, we had a net loss of $130,999,889, which
consisted of formation and operating costs of $212,799, transaction
costs allocable to the warrant liabilities of $869,977, loss
resulting from issuance of private placement warrants of $6,864,584
and change in fair value of the warrant and FPA liabilities of
$68,742,475 and $54,310,054, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On October 5, 2020, we completed the Initial Public Offering
of 50,000,000 Units, which includes the full exercise by the
underwriters of their over-allotment option in the amount of
5,000,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross
proceeds of $500,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the
Initial Public Offering, we completed the sale of 12,000,000
Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per
Private Placement Warrant generating gross proceeds of
$12,000,000.
Following the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private
Placement Warrants, a total of $500,000,000 was placed in the Trust
Account, and we had $1,961,900 of cash held outside of a trust
account (the “Trust Account”) after payment of costs related to the
Initial Public Offering, and available for working capital
purposes. We incurred $28,244,738 in transaction costs, including
$10,000,000 of underwriting fees, $17,500,000 of deferred
underwriting fees and $744,738 of other costs.
For the period from August 25, 2020 (inception) through
December 31, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was
$392,490. Net loss of $130,999,889 was impacted by formation cost
paid by Sponsor in exchange for issuance of Class B ordinary
shares of $5,000, change in the fair value of the warrant and FPA
liabilities, and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which
used $184,691 of cash from operating activities.
At December 31, 2020, we had cash held in the Trust Account of
$500,000,000. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held
in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest
earned on the Trust Account, which interest shall be net of taxes
payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions, to
complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw interest from
the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. 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 will be used as working capital
to finance the operations of the target business or businesses,
make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
At December 31, 2020, we had cash of $855,972 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
$2,000,000 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.
We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order
to meet the expenditures required for operating our business.
However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target
business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating
a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to
do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our
business prior to our initial Business Combination. Moreover, we
may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our
Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a
significant number of our public shares upon completion of our
Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional
securities or incur debt in connection with such Business
Combination.
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