NOTE 6 — RECURRING FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Held in Trust Account 

As of June 30, 2021, investments in the Company’s Trust Account were held in treasury funds and are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in interest income in the accompanying statements of loss. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information.  

As of December 31, 2020, investment in the Company’s Trust Account consisted of $379 in U.S. Money Market and $116,162,094 in U.S. Treasury Securities. The Company classifies its United States Treasury securities as held-to-maturity in accordance with FASB ASC 320 “Investments — Debt and Equity Securities”. Held-to-maturity treasury securities are recorded at amortized cost and adjusted for the amortization or accretion of premiums or discounts. The Company considers all investments with original maturities of more than three months but less than one year to be short-term investments. The carrying value approximates the fair value due to its short-term maturity. The carrying value, excluding gross unrealized holding loss and fair value of held to maturity securities on December 31, 2020 are as follows:

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the carrying value of the investment held in Trust Account during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021:

Warrant Liability

At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company’s warrants liability was valued at $14,400,570 and $12,372,000, respectively. Under the guidance in ASC 815-40 the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment. As such, the warrants must be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. This valuation is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each re-measurement, the warrant valuation will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s statement of income.

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of the warrant liability during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021:

The subsequent measurement of the Public Warrants for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 is classified as Level 1 beginning from November 16, 2020 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market.

The estimated fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Monte-Carlo simulation model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility (pre-merger and post-merger), expected term, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock based on management’s understanding of the volatility associated with instruments of other similar entities. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is simulated based on management assumptions regarding the timing and likelihood of completing a business combination. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero. The assumptions used in calculating the estimated fair values at the end of the reporting period represent the Company’s best estimate. However, inherent uncertainties are involved.

The key inputs into the Monte Carlo simulation model for the Private Placement Warrants were as follows at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value.