Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Enterprise 4.0 Technology Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to ENT4.0 Technology Sponsor, LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Report including, without limitation, statements under this “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding our financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward- looking statements. When used in this Report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on May 3, 2021 formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar Business Combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”). We intend to effectuate our initial Business Combination using cash derived from the proceeds of the initial public offering and the sale of the placement warrants, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt. We are not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of completing a Business Combination although it intends to focus its search within the technology industry along the trendlines set by a new wave of cloud native companies that combine artificial intelligence, intelligent automation and proprietary access to data to deliver actionable insights for enterprise businesses. We are an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities from inception through September 30, 2022 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the initial public offering, described below, and following the initial public offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held after the initial public offering. We expect that we will incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with searching for, and completing, a Business Combination.
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $1,168,910, which consisted of interest earned on investment held in the Trust Account of $1,349,618, offset by operating expense of $180,708.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net income of $1,328,977 which consisted of interest earned on investment held in the Trust Account of $1,930,925, offset by operating expenses of $601,948.
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had a $6,642 net loss.
For the period from May 3, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, we had a $6,642 net loss.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On October 21, 2021, the Company consummated the initial public offering of 30,000,000 Units, including 3,900,000 units issued pursuant to the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (a “public share”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (“warrant”), with each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the Company for $11.50 per share. The units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $300,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, we consummated the sale of 700,000 placement units (the “placement units”) at a price of $10.00 per placement unit in a private placement to Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $7,000,000.
Following the initial public offering and the sale of the placement units and the loan from the Sponsor to the Company of $6,220,000 (the “Sponsor Loan”) as of the closing date of the initial public offering, a total of $306,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred transaction costs of $17,078,457, consisting of $5,220,000 of underwriting fees, and $11,280,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $578,457 of other offering costs.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $359,364. Net income of $1,328,977 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities of $1,930,925. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $242,584 of cash from operating activities.
For the period from May 3, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $9,842. Net loss of $6,642 was affected by changes in operating assets and liabilities which used $3,200 of cash in operating activities.
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