Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On December 18, 2020, the Company’s initial stockholders purchased an aggregate of 7,187,500 shares of Class B common stock (the “Founder Shares”) for a capital contribution of $25,000. On February 4, 2021, the Company effected a stock dividend of one-tenth of a share of Class B common stock for each outstanding share of Class B common stock, resulting in 7,906,250 shares of Class B common stock being issued and outstanding, including an aggregate of up to 1,031,250 shares subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised by the underwriters in full. As a result of the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, on February 9, 2021, the 1,031,250 shares are no longer subject to forfeiture. Prior to the stock dividend on February 4, 2021, shares outstanding included up to 937,500 of Founder Shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor if the over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters.

In January 2021, the Sponsor transferred 25,000 Founder Shares to each of the Company’s three independent directors, as an inducement to serve as directors of the Company, for a sales price of $0.003 per share, or an aggregate of $261 (the “purchase price”). The estimated fair value of the Founder Shares granted to the Company’s director nominees, was approximately $518,062, or $6.91 per share, which was calculated using a valuation model that takes into account various assumptions such as the probability of successfully completing a business combination and various other factors. The Company will record the fair value of the transferred shares as director compensation expense upon consummation of an initial business combination, in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 “Compensation-Stock Compensation”, which requires deferral of the expense recognition until after the performance condition is achieved, if the performance condition is a business combination or similar liquidity event. The transferred shares have the same terms and restrictions as the Founder Shares held by the Sponsor.

The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares (subject to certain limited exceptions) until the earlier to occur of (i) one year after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or (ii) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction after the initial Business Combination that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their Class A common stock for cash, securities or other property (the “Lock-up”).Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (A) the last reported sales price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination or (B) the Company consummates a transaction after the initial Business Combination which results in its stockholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property, the Founder Shares will be released from the Lock-up.

Promissory Note—Related Party

On December 18, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor for an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the IPO. This loan was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of July 15, 2021 or the completion of the IPO. As of February 9, 2021, the Company has drawn down $136,678 under the promissory note. On February 11, 2021, the Company paid the $136,678 balance on the note.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Up to $2,000,000 of such Working Capital 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, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period.

On August 23, 2022, the Company entered into a $500,000 promissory note (the “Convertible Note”) agreement with the Sponsor. The Convertible Note is payable upon the consummation of initial business combination or convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 at the Sponsor’s discretion. The Convertible Note provides up to $500,000 in funds to be drawn against it. The Convertible Note does not accrue interest. At December 31, 2022, $500,000 was outstanding from this Convertible Note. Management has determined the fair value of the note is more accurately recorded at par since the conversion price is significantly higher than the value of the warrants. No arm’s-length transaction by a note holder would result in a conversion with this fact pattern, thus it is a more accurate depiction with recording at par. As such, no fair value change was booked to the statements of operations.

On December 21, 2022, the Company entered into a $550,000 promissory note (the “Convertible Note”) agreement with the Sponsor. The Convertible Note is payable upon the consummation of initial business combination or convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 at the Sponsor’s discretion. The Convertible Note provides up to $550,000 in funds to be drawn against it. The Convertible Note does not accrue interest. At December 31, 2022, $550,000 was outstanding from this Convertible Note. Management has determined the fair value of the note is more accurately recorded at par since the conversion price is significantly higher than the value of the warrants. No arm’s-length transaction by a note holder would result in a conversion with this fact pattern, thus it is a more accurate depiction with recording at par. As such, no fair value change was booked to the statements of operations.

At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, other than the Convertible Notes described above, there was no outstanding balance on the Working Capital Loans.