AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among
EXHIBIT 2.1
by and among
LMF ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES, INC.,
LMF MERGER SUB, INC.,
and
SEASTAR MEDICAL, INC.,
dated as of
April 21, 2022
Article I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01 |
Definitions3 |
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Section 1.02 |
Construction17 |
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Section 1.03 |
Knowledge18 |
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Section 1.04 |
Equitable Adjustments18 |
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Article II THE MERGER |
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Section 2.01 |
The Merger18 |
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Section 2.02 |
Effective Time19 |
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Section 2.03 |
Effect of the Merger19 |
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Section 2.04 |
Governing Documents19 |
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Section 2.05 |
Directors and Officers19 |
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Section 2.06 |
Further Assurances19 |
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Section 2.07 |
Intended Tax Treatment19 |
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Article III MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION OF SECURITIES |
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Section 3.01 |
Merger Consideration20 |
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Section 3.02 |
Effect on Convertible Notes and Capital Stock20 |
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Section 3.03 |
Exchange Procedures; Stockholder Deliverables22 |
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Section 3.04 |
Lost Certificate23 |
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Section 3.05 |
Company Dissenting Shares23 |
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Section 3.06 |
Treatment of Company Warrants.23 |
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Section 3.07 |
Treatment of Company Equity Awards and Company Restricted Share Units.24 |
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Section 3.08 |
Withholding Rights25 |
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Article IV CLOSING TRANSACTIONS; ADJUSTMENT TO MERGER CONSIDERATION |
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Section 4.01 |
Closing25 |
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Section 4.02 |
Closing Statement.25 |
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Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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Section 5.01 |
Corporate Organization of the Company26 |
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Section 5.02 |
Subsidiaries26 |
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Section 5.03 |
Due Authorization26 |
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Section 5.04 |
No Conflict27 |
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Section 5.05 |
Governmental Authorities; Consents27 |
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Section 5.06 |
Current Capitalization28 |
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Section 5.07 |
Financial Statements29 |
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Section 5.08 |
Undisclosed Liabilities29 |
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Section 5.09 |
Litigation and Proceedings30 |
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Section 5.10 |
Compliance with Laws30 |
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Section 5.11 |
Contracts; No Defaults31 |
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Section 5.12 |
Company Benefit Plans32 |
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Section 5.13 |
Labor Matters34 |
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Section 5.14 |
Taxes36 |
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Section 5.15 |
Insurance38 |
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Section 5.16 |
Permits38 |
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Section 5.17 |
Machinery, Equipment and Other Tangible Property38 |
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Section 5.18 |
Real Property39 |
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Section 5.19 |
Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Data Matters39 |
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Section 5.20 |
Environmental Matters42 |
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Section 5.21 |
Absence of Changes42 |
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Section 5.22 |
Brokers’ Fees42 |
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Section 5.23 |
Healthcare Matters42 |
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Section 5.24 |
Insurance Regulatory Matters.44 |
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Section 5.25 |
Related Party Transactions44 |
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Section 5.26 |
Registration Statement44 |
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Section 5.27 |
Government Contracts44 |
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Section 5.28 |
FDA Matters44 |
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Article VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR PARTIES |
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Section 6.01 |
Corporate Organization46 |
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Section 6.02 |
Due Authorization46 |
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Section 6.03 |
No Conflict47 |
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Section 6.04 |
Litigation and Proceedings47 |
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Section 6.05 |
Governmental Authorities; Consents47 |
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Section 6.06 |
Financial Ability; Trust Account48 |
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Section 6.07 |
Brokers’ Fees49 |
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Section 6.08 |
SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act; Undisclosed Liabilities49 |
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Section 6.09 |
Business Activities50 |
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Section 6.10 |
Tax Matters50 |
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Section 6.11 |
Capitalization52 |
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Section 6.12 |
Nasdaq Stock Market Listing53 |
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Section 6.13 |
PIPE Investment53 |
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Section 6.14 |
Sponsor Support Agreement54 |
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Section 6.15 |
Related Party Transactions54 |
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Section 6.16 |
Investment Company Act54 |
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Section 6.17 |
Acquiror Stockholders54 |
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Section 6.18 |
Contracts54 |
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Section 6.19 |
No Alternative Transactions54 |
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Article VII COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY |
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Section 7.01 |
Conduct of Business54 |
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Section 7.02 |
Inspection57 |
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Section 7.03 |
No Claim Against the Trust Account58 |
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Section 7.04 |
Proxy Solicitation; Other Actions58 |
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Section 7.05 |
Code Section 280G59 |
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Section 7.06 |
FIRPTA Certificates59 |
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Section 7.07 |
Company Stockholder Approval; Support Agreements60 |
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Article VIII COVENANTS OF ACQUIROR |
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Section 8.01 |
Indemnification and Insurance60 |
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Section 8.02 |
Conduct of Acquiror During the Interim Period61 |
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Section 8.03 |
PIPE Investment63 |
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Section 8.04 |
Certain Transaction Agreements64 |
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Section 8.05 |
Inspection64 |
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Section 8.06 |
Section 16 Matters64 |
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Section 8.07 |
Acquiror NASDAQ Listing64 |
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Section 8.08 |
Acquiror Public Filings64 |
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Section 8.09 |
Intentionally Omitted65 |
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Section 8.10 |
LTIP; Employee Stock Purchase Program65 |
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Section 8.11 |
Qualification as an Emerging Growth Company65 |
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Article IX JOINT COVENANTS |
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Section 9.01 |
Support of Transaction65 |
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Section 9.02 |
Registration Statement.66 |
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Section 9.03 |
Acquiror Special Meeting67 |
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Section 9.04 |
Exclusivity68 |
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Section 9.05 |
Tax Matters69 |
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Section 9.06 |
Confidentiality; Publicity70 |
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Section 9.07 |
Cooperation; Further Assurances70 |
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Article X CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS |
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Section 10.01 |
Conditions to Obligations of All Parties71 |
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Section 10.02 |
Additional Conditions to Obligations of Acquiror Parties72 |
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Section 10.03 |
Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company73 |
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Section 10.04 |
Frustration of Conditions74 |
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Section 10.05 |
Sponsor Agreement74 |
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Article XX XXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXXX |
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Section 11.01 |
Termination74 |
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Section 11.02 |
Effect of Termination76 |
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Article XII MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 12.01 |
Waiver76 |
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Section 12.02 |
Notices76 |
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Section 12.03 |
Assignment77 |
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Section 12.04 |
Rights of Third Parties77 |
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Section 12.05 |
Expenses77 |
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Section 12.06 |
Governing Law78 |
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Section 12.07 |
Captions; Counterparts78 |
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Section 12.08 |
Schedules and Exhibits78 |
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Section 12.09 |
Entire Agreement78 |
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Section 12.10 |
Amendments78 |
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Section 12.11 |
Severability78 |
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Section 12.12 |
Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY79 |
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Section 12.13 |
Enforcement79 |
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Section 12.14 |
Non-Recourse80 |
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Section 12.15 |
Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants80 |
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Section 12.16 |
Acknowledgements.80 |
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Section 12.17 |
Legal Representation.81 |
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A - Form of Sponsor Support Agreement
Exhibit B -Form of Support Agreement
Exhibit C - Form of Acquiror Charter
Exhibit D - Form of Acquiror Bylaws
Exhibit E -Form of Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit F -Form of Director Nomination Agreement
Exhibit G -Form of Certificate of Merger
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THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 21, 2022, by and among LMF Acquisition Opportunities, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror”), LMF Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (“Merger Sub”), and SeaStar Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.” Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in Section 1.01.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Acquiror is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware to acquire one or more operating businesses through a Business Combination;
WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and other applicable Laws, the Parties intend to enter into a business combination transaction by which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company being the surviving corporation of the Merger (the Company, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the Merger, is sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”);
WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and for purposes of any applicable state or local income Tax that follows the U.S. federal income tax treatment), each of the Parties intends that the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Code Section 368(a) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement providing for the Merger in accordance with the DGCL, (ii) approved this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements and the Transactions, including the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending that the plan of merger set forth in this Agreement be adopted by the Company Stockholders;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Acquiror has unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of Acquiror and the stockholders of Acquiror, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement providing for the Merger in accordance with the DGCL, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending that the plan of merger set forth in this Agreement be adopted by the stockholders of Acquiror (the “Acquiror Board Recommendation”);
WHEREAS, as a material inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Sponsor is entering into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A;
WHEREAS, as a material inducement to Acquiror Parties’ willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain of the Company Stockholders set forth on Schedule A-1 (the “Company Requisite Stockholders”) shall, within three (3) Business Days of the execution of this Agreement, execute and deliver support agreements (collectively, the “Support Agreements”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B;
WHEREAS, as a condition to the consummation of the Transactions, Acquiror shall provide an opportunity to the stockholders of Acquiror to exercise their rights to participate in the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption in conjunction with, inter alia, obtaining approval from the stockholders of the Acquiror for the Transactions;
WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, the Company issued convertible promissory notes to certain third-party investors (the “Bridge Note Holders”) pursuant to which the Bridge Note Holders agreed to lend to the Company up to an aggregate principal amount of $1,300,000.00, which such principal amount and interest is convertible into Company Common Shares immediately prior to the Closing of the Transactions (collectively, the “Bridge Notes”);
WHEREAS, within three (3) Business Days after the execution of this Agreement, the Company Requisite Stockholders will deliver to the Secretary of the Company an executed written consent pursuant to Section 251 of the DGCL and approving the adoption of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Closing, with respect to all Company Common Shares and Company Preferred Stock owned beneficially and of record by such Company Requisite Stockholders (the “Company Stockholder Approval”);
WHEREAS, at the Effective Time, Acquiror shall (i) subject to obtaining the approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters, amend and restate the Acquiror Certificate of Incorporation to be substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto (the “Acquiror Charter”) and (ii) amend and restate the bylaws of Acquiror to be substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto (the “Acquiror Bylaws”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Acquiror Organizational Documents, shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock shall automatically convert into shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock in connection with the Transactions and pursuant to the Acquiror Charter, subject to obtaining the approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters, shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will be reclassified as common stock following the Effective Time;
WHEREAS, as a material inducement to Acquiror’s and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, concurrently with the effectiveness of this Agreement, and each effective as of the Closing, the Company Requisite Stockholders shall enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E;
WHEREAS, on or prior to the Closing Date, Acquiror shall have obtained commitments from one or more investors for a private placement of shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock (the “PIPE Investment”) pursuant to the terms of one or more Subscription Agreements, which shall be reviewed and consented to by the Company in its reasonable discretion (each, a “Subscription Agreement”), with such private placement to be consummated prior to the consummation of the Transactions; and
WHEREAS, at the Closing, Acquiror and the Sponsor will enter into a Director Nomination Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto, with such changes as the Company and the Acquiror may agree in their reasonable discretion (the “Director Nomination Agreement”).
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:
“280G Approval” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.
“Acquiror” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“Acquiror Board Recommendation” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Acquiror Bylaws” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Acquiror Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Acquiror, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 28, 2021, as amended and in effect on the date hereof.
“Acquiror Charter” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Acquiror Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Acquiror.
“Acquiror Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Acquiror.
“Acquiror Common Stock” means (i) prior to the filing of the Acquiror Charter pursuant to Section 2.04, collectively, Acquiror Class A Common Stock and Acquiror Class B Common Stock, and (ii) at and after the filing of the Acquiror Charter pursuant to Section 2.04, Acquiror’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. For the avoidance of doubt, each share of Acquiror Class A Common Stock (including each share issued or issuable upon conversion of Acquiror Class B Common Stock) and each share of Acquiror Class B Common Stock shall be reclassified into such single class of common stock of Acquiror in connection with the filing of the Acquiror Charter pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Acquiror Cure Period” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(d).
“Acquiror Employee Stock Purchase Program” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.
“Acquiror Intervening Event” means any material event, fact, development, circumstance or occurrence (but specifically excluding any Excluded Events) that (i) has had, or would result in, a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) was not known to and was not reasonably foreseeable by Acquiror or the board of directors of Acquiror as of the date hereof (or the consequences of which were not reasonably foreseeable to the board of directors of Acquiror as of the date hereof), and (iii) that becomes known to Acquiror or the board of directors of Acquiror after the date of this Agreement but prior to obtaining the approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters.
“Acquiror LTIP” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.
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“Acquiror Option” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07(a).
“Acquiror Organizational Documents” means the Acquiror Certificate of Incorporation and Acquiror’s bylaws, as amended and in effect on the date hereof.
“Acquiror Parties” means Acquiror and Merger Sub.
“Acquiror Party Representations” means the representations and warranties of Acquiror and Merger Sub expressly and specifically set forth in Article VI of this Agreement, as qualified by the Schedules. For the avoidance of doubt, the Acquiror Party Representations are solely made by Acquiror and Merger Sub.
“Acquiror Preferred Stock” has the meaning specified in Section 6.11(a)
“Acquiror Recommendation Change Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 9.03.
“Acquiror Restricted Stock Unit Award” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07(b).
“Acquiror Share Value” means $10.00.
“Acquiror Specified Representations” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03(a)(i).
“Acquiror Stockholder Approval” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02(b).
“Acquiror Stockholder Matters” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a).
“Acquiror Stockholder Redemption” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a).
“Acquiror Transaction Expenses” means all fees, costs and expenses of Acquiror incurred prior to and through the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements, the performance and compliance with all Transaction Agreements and conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with at or before Closing, and the consummation of the Transactions, including the fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel, accountants, advisors and consultants of Acquiror, whether paid or unpaid prior to the Closing.
“Acquiror Warrant” means a warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of Acquiror Class A Common Stock per warrant.
“Acquisition Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(a).
“Action” means any claim, charge, action, suit, complaint, grievance, audit, investigation, inquiry, assessment, arbitration or legal, judicial or administrative proceeding (whether at law or in equity).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person, through one or more intermediaries or otherwise.
“Aggregate Equity Value” means the sum of (i) the Closing Equity Value, plus (ii) the aggregate exercise price of (a) Company Warrants that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not then vested or exercisable) and (b) the Company Options that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not then vested or exercisable).
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“Aggregate Fully Diluted Company Common Stock” means, without duplication, and in each case after giving effect to each of the Note Conversion and the Preferred Conversion, the sum of the aggregate number of Company Shares that are (i) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) issuable upon a cash exercise of Company Warrants that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not then vested or exercisable), (iii) issuable upon a cash exercise of Company Options that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not then vested or exercisable), (iv) issuable upon the settlement of Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards (whether or not then vested or exercisable).
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all U.S. and applicable non-U.S. Laws relating to the prevention of corruption and bribery, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“Assumed Warrant” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06(b).
“Available Closing Acquiror Cash” means an amount equal to, as of the Effective Time, the sum of (i) all amounts in the Trust Account (after reduction for the aggregate amount of payments required to be made in connection with the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption), plus (ii) the PIPE Investment Amount, minus (iii) the Transaction Expenses; provided, however, that the Available Closing Acquiror Cash shall not be reduced by any Overage.
“Bridge Note Holders” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Bridge Notes” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Business Combination” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Acquiror Certificate of Incorporation.
“Business Combination Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(b).
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.
“CARES Act” means (i) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub. L. 116-136) and any administrative or other guidance published with respect thereto by any Governmental Entity (including IRS Notices 2020-22 and 2020-65), or any other Law or executive order or executive memorandum (including the Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, dated August 8, 2020) intended to address the consequences of COVID-19 (in each case, including any comparable provisions of state, local or non-U.S. Law and including any related or similar orders or declarations from any Governmental Entity) and (ii) any extension of, amendment, supplement, correction, revision or similar treatment to any provision of the CARES Act contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 133.
“Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b)(i).
“Certificate of Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.
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“Change in Recommendation” has the meaning specified in Section 9.03.
“Closing” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.
“Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.
“Closing Equity Value” means an amount equal to, as of the Effective Time, (i) $85,000,000, minus (ii) any Company Indebtedness Amount, minus (iii) any Overage.
“Closing Merger Consideration” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“Company Benefit Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(a).
“Company Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation of Company, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 27, 2020, as amended and in effect on the date hereof.
“Company Common Shares” means shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
“Company Cure Period” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(b).
“Company Dissenting Shares” means any Company Common Shares or Company Preferred Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and in respect of which appraisal rights have been properly demanded in accordance with the DGCL in connection with the Merger.
“Company Employees” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(a).
“Company Equity Plan” means SeaStar Medical, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
“Company Indebtedness Amount” means an amount equal to all Indebtedness of the Company outstanding or existing as of the Effective Time.
“Company Intellectual Property” means the Owned Intellectual Property and Licensed Intellectual Property.
“Company Options” means options to purchase Company Common Shares granted by the Company pursuant to the Company Equity Plan or otherwise.
“Company Preferred Shares” means, collectively, the Company Series A-1 Preferred Shares, the Company Series A-2 Preferred Shares, the Company Series B Preferred Shares, and the Company Undesignated Preferred Shares.
“Company Product” has the meaning specified in Section 5.28(b).
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“Company Representations” means the representations and warranties of the Company expressly and specifically set forth in Article V of this Agreement, as qualified by the Schedules. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company Representations are solely made by the Company.
“Company Requisite Stockholders” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Company Restricted Stock Unit Award” means an award of restricted stock units based on Company Common Shares (whether to be settled in cash or shares), granted under the Company Equity Plan or any other agreement or plan.
“Company Series A-1 Preferred Shares” means shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series A-1 Preferred Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
“Company Series A-2 Preferred Shares” means shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series A-2 Preferred Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
“Company Series B Preferred Shares” means shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series B Preferred Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
“Company Service Provider” means any employee, officer, director or individual independent contractor of the Company.
“Company Shares” means, collectively, the Company Series A-1 Preferred Shares, the Company Series A-2 Preferred Shares, the Company Series B Preferred Shares, and the Company Common Shares.
“Company Stockholder Approval” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Company Stockholders” means the holders of Company Shares.
“Company Transaction Expenses” means all (i) fees, costs and expenses payable by the Company incurred prior to and through the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements, the performance and compliance with all Transaction Agreements and conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with at or before Closing, and the consummation of the Transactions, including (a) the fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel, accountants, advisors and consultants of the Company (other than the transaction-related fees to the extent related to the agreement disclosed on Schedule 5.22), (b) all severance, stay and pay bonuses, retention awards, change in control payments or other similar payments or benefits triggered (other than transaction-related bonuses to the extent related to the agreements disclosed on Schedule 1.01(a)), in whole or in part, by the Transactions and payable by the Company in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, (c) the employer’s share of payroll, social security, Medicare and unemployment Taxes and other similar assessments arising out of the provision of the items under clause (b) (which shall include all such Taxes and other similar assessments that have been deferred under the CARES Act), in each case, whether paid or unpaid prior to the Closing and (d) “single trigger” or “double trigger” sale, success, stay, transaction, change in control, severance, termination or other compensatory payments or benefits payable to current or former Company Service Providers, and all obligations of the Company that would become due and owing under employment, severance or similar agreements or arrangements, in each case, in whole or in part in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder or at the discretion of the
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Company, together with the employer portion of any payroll or similar Taxes related thereto, and determined assuming such amounts are payable as of the Closing.
“Company Transaction Expenses Amount” means an amount equal to all Company Transaction Expenses that have not been paid prior to the Effective Time, whether or not the Company has been billed for such expenses.
“Company Transaction Expenses Cap” means $800,000.
“Company Undesignated Preferred Shares” means shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company designated as “Undesignated Preferred Stock” pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
“Company Waiving Party” has the meaning specified in Section 12.17(b).
“Company Warrant” means any warrant to purchase any Company Common Shares or Company Preferred Shares, as applicable.
“Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 12.09.
“Contracts” means any agreement, contract, license, lease, sublease, obligation, undertaking or other commitment or arrangement that is legally binding upon a Person or any of his, her or its properties or assets.
“control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Convertible Notes” means collectively, (i) those certain convertible promissory notes listed on Schedule 5.06(b)(iv), and (ii) the Bridge Notes.
“COVID-19” means SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and any evolutions thereof or related or associated epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks.
“COVID-19 Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or any other Law, Governmental Order, Action, directive, guidelines or recommendations by any Governmental Authority in connection with or in response to COVID-19, including, but not limited to, the CARES Act.
“D&O Tail” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01(b).
“Designated Firm” has the meaning specified in Section 12.17(a).
“Director Nomination Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Dispute” has the meaning specified in Section 12.17(a).
“DGCL” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Effective Time” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.
“Enforceability Exceptions” has the meaning specified in Section 5.03.
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“Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws or Contracts relating to pollution or protection of the environment (including natural resources), human or worker health and safety, or the design, production, sale, distribution, labeling, marketing, handling, treatment, manufacture, use, storage, emission, disposal or release of, or exposure of any Person to, Hazardous Materials or products containing Hazardous Materials.
“ERISA” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(a).
“ERISA Affiliate” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(g).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Ratio” means the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Per Share Merger Consideration Amount by (ii) the Acquiror Share Value.
“Excluded Events” has the meaning specified in the definition of Material Adverse Effect.
“Excluded Share” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b)(v).
“FDA” has the meaning specified in Section 5.28(a).
“FDCA” has the meaning specified in Section 5.28(a).
“Financial Statements” has the meaning specified in Section 5.07(a).
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, arbiter or arbitral body (public or private), regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court or tribunal, or any non-governmental regulatory authority or entity or quasi-governmental authority or entity of competent jurisdiction or any similar body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any contractors of a Governmental Authority, department or agency as authorized by Law (including any Healthcare Law), and acting pursuant to the terms and conditions of any such contract.
“Government Contract” means any Contract for the delivery of supplies or provision of services between the Company on one hand and any (i) Governmental Authority on the other hand or (ii) between the Company as a subcontractor at any tier on one hand and any other Person, including resellers and distributors on the other hand, in connection with any contract with a Governmental Authority.
“Government Official” means any (i) employee or official of (A) a Governmental Authority, (B) instrumentality of a Governmental Authority, including any state‑owned enterprise, government agency or government advisor or (C) public international organization, (ii) political party or party official, (iii) candidate for political office or (iv) any other Person acting in an official capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.
“Government Program” means any “federal healthcare program” as defined in 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(f), including Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs, Maternal and Child Health Service Block Grant, Social Services Block Grant and
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any other similar or successor federal, state or local healthcare payment programs with or sponsored, in whole or in part, by any Governmental Authority.
“Governmental Order” means any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, ruling, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
“Hazardous Material” means material, substance or waste that is listed, regulated, or otherwise defined as “hazardous,” “toxic,” “infectious,” or “radioactive,” or as a “pollutant” or “contaminant” (or words of similar intent or meaning) under, or for which liability or standards of conduct may be imposed pursuant to, Environmental Laws, including but not limited to petroleum, petroleum by-products, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, silica, lead, mold, radiation, noise, odor, radon, medical waste, flammable or explosive substances, or pesticides.
“Healthcare Laws” means (a) all Laws applicable to the business of the Company relating to healthcare, including, without limitation: (i) Laws relating to the licensure, certification, qualification or authority to transact business in connection with the payment for, or arrangement of, healthcare benefits, including Laws that regulate managed care, third-party payors and persons bearing the financial risk for the provision or arrangement of healthcare services; (ii) Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395-1395lll (the Medicare statute); Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396-1396w-5 (the Medicaid statute); (iii) healthcare or insurance fraud or abuse Laws, including the following Laws: the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b), the Federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733), the Federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a and 1320a-7b), the Federal Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (31 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq.) and the Federal Health Care Fraud Law (18 U.S.C. § 1347), and the Exclusion Laws, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a 7; (iv) Laws relating to xxxxxxxx to insurance companies, health maintenance organizations and other managed care plans; (v) the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, 42 U.S.C. § 263a et seq.; (vi) any applicable state and federal controlled substance and drug diversion Laws, including, the Federal Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 801, et seq.; (vii) any state Law concerning the splitting of healthcare professional fees; (viii) Laws relating to informed consent, Healthcare Permits, the hiring of employees or acquisition of services or supplies from Persons excluded from participation in Government Programs, mandated reporting of incidents, occurrences, diseases and events and advertising or marketing of healthcare services; (ix) the United States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq.); (x) the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; (xi) HIPAA (as defined below); (xii) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152); (xiii) the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952; (xiv) any similar state and local Laws that address the subject matter of the foregoing and (b) any and all amendments or modifications made from time to time to the items referenced in subsection (a) above.
“Healthcare Permits” means any and all licenses, permits, certifications, authorizations, approvals, registrations, accreditations, consents, qualifications, and/or any other permit or permission which are material to or legally required for the operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted or in connection with the Company’s ability to own, lease, operate or manage any of its property or the business, in each case that are issued or enforced by a Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over any Healthcare Law.
“HIPAA” means the following, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, any successor statute thereto, and together with any and all Laws promulgated from time to time thereunder: (i) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; (ii) the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009); and (iii) applicable state Laws regarding patient privacy and the security, use or disclosure of healthcare records.
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“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person as of any time, without duplication, all obligations (including all obligations in respect of principal, interest, penalties, breakage costs, fees and premiums) of such Person for or in respect of: (i) indebtedness for borrowed money or indebtedness issued in substitution or exchange for borrowed money; (ii) indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security; (iii) the deferred purchase price of property or other services (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business); (iv) any lease obligations that are capitalized or are required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP; (v) the reimbursement of any obligor on any line or letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, guarantee or similar credit transaction, in each case, that has been drawn or claimed against; (vi) interest rate and currency swaps, caps, collars and similar agreements or hedging devices under which payments are obligated to be made, whether periodically or upon the happening of a contingency; (vii) unfunded pension or retirement agreements, programs, policies, or other similar arrangements, including any employer portion of Taxes due in respect thereof; (viii) all “applicable employment taxes” (as defined in Section 2302(d)(1) of the CARES Act) that the Company has elected to defer pursuant to Section 2302 of the CARES Act, (ix) all Taxes (including withholding Taxes) deferred pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Notice 2020-65 or any related or similar order or declaration from any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, the Presidential Memorandum, dated August 8, 2020, issued by the President of the United States); (x) dividends declared but not yet paid or other distributions payable; and (xi) any obligation of the type referred to in clauses (i) - (x) of this definition of any other Person, for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise, including any guarantee of such obligations.
“Information Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 7.07.
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights and related priority rights protected, created or arising under the Laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction or under any international convention, including all (a) patents and patent applications, industrial designs and design patent rights, including any continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part and provisional applications and statutory invention registrations, and any patents issuing on any of the foregoing and any reissues, reexaminations, substitutes, supplementary protection certificates, or extensions of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Patents”); (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, brand names, trade dress rights, logos, corporate names and other source or business identifiers, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Marks”); (c) copyrights and works of authorship, database and design rights, mask work rights and moral rights, whether or not registered or published, and all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions and reversions of any of any of the foregoing (collectively, “Copyrights”); (d) trade secrets, know-how and confidential and proprietary information, whether or not patentable, including invention disclosures, inventions, formulae, designs, discoveries, processes, research and development information, technical information, methods, techniques, procedures, specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, methods, and engineering drawings; (e) rights in or to Software or other technology; (f) Internet domain names, social media accounts, social media handles or social media identifiers (collectively “Digital Identifiers”); and (g) any other intellectual or proprietary rights protectable, arising under or associated with any of the foregoing, including those protected by any Law anywhere in the world.
“Intended Income Tax Treatment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07.
“Interim Period” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
“IT Systems” means any and all of the following owned, leased, licensed or used by or for, or otherwise relied on by, the Company: information technology and computers systems, networks and infrastructure (including Software, databases, facilities and equipment) relating to the transmission, storage,
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maintenance, organization, presentation, generation, processing or analysis of data and information, whether or not in electronic format.
“JOBS Act” has the meaning specified in Section 8.11.
“Law” means any statute, law (including common law), code, act, ordinance, rule, regulation or Governmental Order, in each case, of any Governmental Authority.
“Leased Real Property” means all leasehold or subleasehold estates and other rights to use or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real property held by the Company.
“Leases” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18.
“Licensed Personnel” means any Person employed as an employee, agent, independent contractor or otherwise engaged by or otherwise providing licensed services for or on behalf of the Company that is required to hold a Healthcare Permit.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, easement, license, option, right of first refusal, security interest or other lien of any kind.
“LMAO Designee” has the meaning specified in Section 12.17(b).
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, any state of facts, change, event, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other state of facts, change, event, effect or occurrence, has had or would reasonably be expected to have (a) a material adverse effect on the operations or financial condition of the Company or (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company or the Company’s stockholders to consummate the Transactions; provided, that with respect to clause (a) of this definition, in no event shall any of the following (or the effect of any of the following), alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a “Material Adverse Effect” on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company: (i) any change in applicable Laws or GAAP or any interpretation thereof, (ii) any change in interest rates or economic, political, business, financial, commodity, currency or market conditions generally, (iii) the announcement or the execution of this Agreement, the pendency or consummation of the Merger or the performance of this Agreement, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors, partners, providers and employees (provided, that the exceptions in this clause (iii) shall not be deemed to apply to references to “Material Adverse Effect” in the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.04 and, to the extent related thereto, the condition in Section 10.02(a)), (iv) any change generally affecting any of the industries or markets in which the Company operates or the economy as a whole, (v) the taking of any action expressly required by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Acquiror (provided, that the exceptions in this clause (v) shall not be deemed to apply to references to “Material Adverse Effect” in the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.04 and, to the extent related thereto, the condition in Section 10.02(a)), (vi) any earthquake, hurricane, tsunami, tornado, flood, mudslide, wild fire or other natural disaster, act of God or other force majeure event, (vii) any national or international political or social conditions in countries in which, or in the proximate geographic region of which, the Company operates, including the engagement by the United States or such other countries in hostilities or the escalation thereof, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence or the escalation of any military or terrorist attack upon the United States or such other country, or any territories, possessions, or diplomatic or consular offices of the United States or such other countries or upon any United States or such other country military installation, equipment or personnel, (viii) any failure of the Company to meet any
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projections, forecasts or budgets (provided, that clause (viii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change or effect underlying such failure to meet projections or forecasts has resulted in, or contributed to, or would result in or contribute to, a Material Adverse Effect (to the extent such change or effect is not otherwise excluded from this definition of Material Adverse Effect)), and (ix) COVID-19 or any Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline issued by a Governmental Authority, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization or industry group providing for business closures, changes to business operations, “sheltering-in-place” or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 pandemic) or any change in such Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline or interpretation thereof following the date of this Agreement or the Company’s compliance therewith ((i)-(ix), the “Excluded Events”); provided, that in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (vi), and (vii) such changes may be taken into account to the extent that such changes have had a disproportionate impact on the Company as compared to other competitors or comparable entities operating in the industries or markets in which the Company operates.
“Material Contracts” has the meaning specified in Section 5.11(a).
“Medicaid” means, collectively, the healthcare assistance program established by Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all Laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders or requirements pertaining to such program, including (a) all federal and state statutes affecting such program; (b) all state statutes and plans for medical assistance enacted in connection with such program and federal rules and regulations promulgated in connection with such program; and (c) all applicable provisions of all regulations of all Governmental Authorities promulgated in connection with such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Medicare” means, collectively, the health insurance program for the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and any statutes succeeding thereto, and all Laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders or requirements pertaining to such program, including (a) all federal statutes (whether set forth in Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or elsewhere) affecting such program; (b) all applicable provisions of all regulations of all Governmental Authorities promulgated in connection with such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Merger” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Merger Consideration” means the number of shares (rounded to the nearest whole share) of Acquiror Common Stock determined by dividing (a) the Aggregate Equity Value by (b) $10.00.
“Merger Sub” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“Most Recent Balance Sheet” has the meaning specified in Section 5.07(a).
“Multiemployer Plan” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(g).
“Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
“Note Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a).
“Overage” means the difference, if any, of the Company Transaction Expenses Amount minus the Company Transaction Expenses Cap.
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“Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that is owned or purported to be owned by the Company.
“Party” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
“Paying Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
“Paying Agent Agreement” means the paying and exchange agent agreement to be entered into at or prior to Closing by Acquiror, the Company and the Paying Agent, in a form mutually agreeable to the Acquiror and the Company.
“Payor” means any and all Government Programs and all other healthcare service plans, health maintenance organizations, health insurers and/or other private, commercial, or governmental third-party payors.
“PEO” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(a).
“Per Share Merger Consideration Amount” means the amount determined by dividing (i) the Aggregate Equity Value by (ii) Aggregate Fully Diluted Company Common Stock.
“Permits” has the meaning specified in Section 5.10.
“Permitted Liens” means (i) mechanic’s, materialmen’s, carriers’, repairers’ and other similar statutory Liens for labor, materials or supplies provided with respect to any Leased Real Property arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which sufficient reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iv) restrictions, easements, covenants, conditions, rights of way and other similar matters of record affecting title to any Leased Real Property that that do not prohibit, materially interfere with or impair any of the Company’s use or occupancy of any such Leased Real Property in the operation of the business conducted thereon, (v) non-exclusive licenses of Owned Intellectual Property granted by the Company to customers in the ordinary course of business, and (vi) the Liens described on Schedule 5.17.
“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, governmental agency or instrumentality or other entity of any kind.
“Personal Information” means, in addition to any definition for “personal information” or any similar term (e.g., “personal data” or “personally identifiable information”) provided by applicable Law, or by the Company in any of its privacy policies, notices or Contracts, all information that directly or indirectly can be used to identify, is related to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked with, a particular individual or household.
“PIPE Investment” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“PIPE Investment Amount” means the aggregate amount raised in the PIPE Investment by Acquiror.
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“PIPE Investors” has the meaning specified in Section 6.13.
“Policies” has the meaning specified in Section 5.15.
“Post-Closing Fully Diluted Share Amount” means, as of immediately following the Effective Time, the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock, plus the total number of Assumed Acquiror Option Shares, plus the total number of Assumed Acquiror Warrant Shares, plus the total number of Assumed Acquiror RSU Shares.
“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means any taxable year or other taxable period that ends on or before the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period that does not end on the Closing Date, the portion of such period that ends on the Closing Date.
“Preferred Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a).
“Protected Seller Communications” has the meaning specified in Section 12.17(a).
“Registered Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified in Section 5.19(a).
“Registration Statement” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a).
“Representative” means, as to any Person, any of the officers, directors, managers, employees, counsel, accountants, financial advisors, and consultants of such Person.
“Reviewed Financials” has the meaning specified in Section 7.04.
“Sanctioned Country” means any country or region that is, or has been in the last five years, the subject or target of a comprehensive embargo under Trade Controls (including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and the Crimea region of Ukraine).
“Sanctioned Person” means any Person that is the subject or target of sanctions or restrictions under Trade Controls, including: (i) any Person listed on any applicable U.S. or non-U.S. sanctions- or export-related restricted party list, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (“OFAC”) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and the EU Consolidated List; (ii) any entity that is, in the aggregate, 50 percent or greater owned, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controlled by a Person or Persons described in clause (i); or (iii) any national of a Sanctioned Country.
“Schedules” means the disclosure schedules of the Company.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC Reports” has the meaning specified in Section 6.08(a).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities Laws” means the securities laws of any state, federal or foreign entity and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Software” means any and all (i) computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form, (ii) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (iii) descriptions, flow charts and other work products used
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to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons, and (iv) all documentation including user manuals and other training documentation relating to any of the foregoing.
“Special Meeting” has the meaning specified in Section 9.03.
“Specified Representations” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(a)(i).
“Sponsor” means LMFAO Sponsor, LLC, a Florida limited liability company.
“Sponsor Support Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Subscription Agreement” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to a Person, any corporation or other organization (including a limited liability company or a partnership), whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which such Person directly or indirectly owns or controls a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization or any organization of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is, directly or indirectly, a general partner or managing member.
“Support Agreements” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Surviving Corporation” has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
“Surviving Provisions” has the meaning specified in Section 11.02.
“Tax” means any federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, foreign and other net income tax, alternative or add-on minimum tax, franchise tax, gross income, adjusted gross income or gross receipts tax, employment related tax (including employee withholding or employer payroll tax) ad valorem, transfer, franchise, license, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, personal property, real property, escheat or unclaimed property, capital stock, profits, disability, registration, value added, estimated, customs duties, and sales or use tax, or other tax or like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto by a Governmental Authority, whether disputed or not, and including any secondary Liability for any of the aforementioned.
“Tax Return” means any return, report, statement, refund, claim, declaration, information return, statement, estimate or other document filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority in respect of Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and including any amendments thereof.
“Terminating Acquiror Breach” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(d).
“Terminating Company Breach” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(b).
“Termination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(b).
“Trade Controls” means all U.S. and applicable non-U.S. Laws relating to (i) economic, trade, and financial sanctions, including those administered and enforced by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State and the United Nations; (ii) export, import, reexport, transfer, and retransfer controls, including those administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
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Customs and Border Protection and the United Nations; (iii) anti-boycott requirements; and (iv) the prevention of money laundering.
“Transaction Agreements” shall mean this Agreement, the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, the Director Nomination Agreement, the Subscription Agreements, the Convertible Notes, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Support Agreements, the Letters of Transmittal, the Acquiror Charter, the Acquiror Bylaws, and all the agreements, documents, instruments and certificates entered into in connection herewith or therewith and any and all exhibits and schedules thereto.
“Transaction Expenses” means Acquiror Transaction Expenses plus Company Transaction Expenses.
“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, including the Merger.
“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.
“TRICARE” means, collectively, a program of medical benefits covering former and active members of the uniformed services and certain of their dependents, financed and administered by the United States Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services and Transportation, which program was formerly known as CHAMPUS (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services), and all Laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders and administrative, reimbursement or other guidelines of all Governmental Entities promulgated in connection with such program, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Trust Account” has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).
“Trust Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).
“Trustee” has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).
“Waived 280G Benefits” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05.
“Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2021, between Acquiror and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation.
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(a)Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (iv) the terms “Article”, “Section”, “Schedule”, “Exhibit” and “Annex” refer to the specified Article, Section, Schedule, Exhibit or Annex of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified, (v) the word “including” shall mean “including without limitation,” (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive (i.e., shall mean “and/or”), and (vii) the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a thing extends (rather than if).
(b)When used herein, “ordinary course of business” means an action taken, or omitted to be taken, in the ordinary and usual course of the Company’s business, consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to frequency, quantity and magnitude).
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(c)Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto.
(d)Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation.
(e)The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party.
(f)Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.
(g)All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP.
(h)The phrases “provided to,” “furnished to,” “made available” and phrases of similar import when used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, means that a copy of the information or material referred to has been provided no later than the Business Day immediately prior to the date of this Agreement to the Party to which such information or material is to be provided or furnished (i) in the virtual “data room” set up by the Company in connection with this Agreement or (ii) by delivery to such Party or its legal counsel via electronic mail or hard copy form, in each case with delivery confirmation.
. As used herein, the phrase “to the knowledge” shall mean (a) with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, and H. Xxxxx Xxxxx, M.D., and (b) with respect to the Acquiror Parties, the actual knowledge of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
Section 1.04Equitable Adjustments
. If, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the outstanding Company Shares or Acquiror Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, or if there shall have been any breach by Acquiror with respect to its shares of Acquiror Common Stock or rights to acquire Acquiror Common Stock, then any number, value (including dollar value) or amount contained herein which is based upon the number of shares of Company Shares or shares of Acquiror Common Stock, as applicable, will be appropriately adjusted to provide to the Company Stockholders or the holders of Acquiror Common Stock, as applicable, the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event; provided, that this Section 1.04 shall not be construed to permit Acquiror, the Company, or Merger Sub to take any action with respect to their respective securities that is prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
. At the Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, Merger Sub and the Company shall consummate the Merger, pursuant to which Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company,
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following which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation after the Merger and as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror.
. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, on the Closing Date, the Company and Merger Sub shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger in substantially the form of Exhibit G attached hereto (the “Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL (the time of such filing, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by the Company and Acquiror and specified in the Certificate of Merger, being the “Effective Time”).
Section 2.03Effect of the Merger
. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of Merger Sub and the Company shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving Corporation, which shall include the assumption by the Surviving Corporation of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of Merger Sub and the Company set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Effective Time.
Section 2.04Governing Documents
. At the Effective Time and subject to obtaining approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters, (a) the Acquiror Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended and restated to read the same as the Acquiror Charter attached hereto as Exhibit C and (b) the bylaws of Acquiror shall be amended and restated to read the same as the Acquiror Bylaws attached hereto as Exhibit D. At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended to read the same as the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be “SeaStar Medical, Inc.”
Section 2.05Directors and Officers
. The Parties shall take all actions necessary to ensure that immediately after the Effective Time: (a) the directors of Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation shall be comprised of the Persons whose names are set forth in the Registration Statement, which, unless subsequently determined by the applicable Party listed opposite the respectively identified designees, those individuals set forth on Schedule 2.05, and (b) the officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of each of Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation.
Section 2.06Further Assurances
. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the applicable directors and officers of the Company and Merger Sub (or their designees) are fully authorized for, on behalf and in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
Section 2.07Intended Tax Treatment
. It is intended that the Merger shall qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and that this Agreement be, and hereby is, adopted as a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §§ 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) (the “Intended Tax Treatment”).
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Article III
MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
Section 3.01Merger Consideration
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(a)The total consideration to be paid to Paying Agent, in trust and for the benefit of the Company Stockholders, in respect of the Merger shall consist of the Merger Consideration, less the aggregate number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock underlying Acquiror Options (such shares, the “Assumed Acquiror Option Shares”), less the aggregate number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock underlying Assumed Warrants (such shares, the “Assumed Acquiror Warrant Shares”), less the aggregate number of shares of Acquirer Common Stock underlying Acquiror Restricted Stock Unit Awards (such shares, the “Assumed Acquiror RSU Shares”) in each case as set forth herein (such aggregate consideration to be paid to the Company Stockholders, the “Closing Merger Consideration”).
(b)At the Effective Time, Acquiror shall deposit with the Paying Agent, or shall cause to be deposited with the Paying Agent, to be held in trust for the benefit of the Company Stockholders and for the purpose of exchanging certificates for Company Shares (collectively, the “Certificates”), if any, representing the Company Common Shares and each Company Share held in book-entry form on the stock transfer books of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, by evidence of book-entry shares, an aggregate number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the Closing Merger Consideration. All shares of Acquiror Common Stock in book-entry form deposited with the Paying Agent shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Paying Agent Fund”. The Paying Agent Fund shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Paying Agent Agreement. Subject to Section 3.02 and Section 3.07, at the Closing, Acquiror shall cause to be issued or paid from the Paying Agent Fund to each Company Stockholder that holds Company Common Shares immediately prior to the Effective Time (including holders of shares of Company Common Shares resulting from the Note Conversion and the Preferred Conversion but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, holders of (i) Company Common Shares underlying any Company Options, Company Warrants and Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards (solely to the extent relating to Company Common Shares underlying any Company Options, Company Warrants and Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards), (ii) Excluded Shares or (iii) Company Dissenting Shares) who has delivered to the Paying Agent, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, along with all Certificates, book-entry shares representing the applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration in respect of such Company Common Shares held by such Company Stockholder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Merger Consideration paid or payable in respect of the Company Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been paid or payable in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company Shares, and from and after the Effective Time, no holder of Company Shares shall have any ownership right in the Company and there shall be no further restriction of transfers of Company Shares on the register of stockholders of the Surviving Corporation. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Parties hereby affirm, agree and acknowledge that under no circumstances shall the aggregate consideration payable in connection with the Transactions in respect of all outstanding Company Shares, Company Warrants, Company Options and Company Restricted Stock Units exceed a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock (including the Net Acquiror Warrant Shares and Net Acquiror Option Shares) equal to the Merger Consideration.
Section 3.02Effect on Convertible Notes and Capital Stock
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(a)Immediately prior to the Preferred Conversion, each Convertible Note that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Preferred Conversion shall automatically convert into a number of Company Common Shares in accordance with the terms of such Convertible Notes (the “Note Conversion”). All of the Convertible Notes converted into Company Common Shares shall thereafter be cancelled and terminated in their entirety, shall be of no further force or effect, and each holder of such
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Convertible Notes shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities. Immediately after the Note Conversion but immediately prior to the Effective Time, each share of Company Preferred Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any such share that is a Company Dissenting Share) shall automatically convert into a number of Company Common Shares in accordance with the Company Certificate of Incorporation (the “Preferred Conversion”). All of the shares of Company Preferred Stock and equity equivalents converted into Company Common Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist, and each holder of Company Preferred Stock or equity equivalents shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities.
(b)On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of any Party or the holders of any securities of Acquiror, the following shall occur:
(i)Each Company Share issued and outstanding immediately following the Preferred Conversion (other than Excluded Shares and Company Dissenting Shares) will be cancelled and automatically deemed for all purposes to represent the right to receive a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio. Each share of Acquiror Common Stock issued in exchange for a Company Share that, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, is subject to vesting or forfeiture terms and conditions shall continue to be governed by such terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(ii)From and after the Effective Time, the Company’s stockholders shall cease to have any other rights in and to the Company or the Surviving Corporation and each Certificate relating to the ownership of shares of Company Shares (other than Excluded Shares and Company Dissenting Shares) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and no transfer of the Company Shares shall be made thereafter.
(iii)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no fractional shares of Acquiror Common Stock shall be issued (whether in book-entry form or otherwise) by virtue of the Merger, and any such fractional share (after aggregating all shares of Acquiror Common Stock to be issued to such Company Stockholder) shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share. For illustrative purposes only, if, pursuant to this Agreement, a Company Stockholder would be entitled to receive 11.7 shares of Acquiror Common Stock such Company Stockholder shall receive 11 shares of Acquiror Common Stock.
(iv)Each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Merger Sub shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, which shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the Effective Time, all certificates representing the common stock of Merger Sub shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
(v)Each Company Share held in the Company’s treasury or owned by Acquiror, Merger Sub or the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, an “Excluded Share”) shall be cancelled and no consideration shall be paid or payable with respect thereto.
(vi)The effect of the Merger on Company Dissenting Shares, if any, is addressed in Section 3.05.
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Section 3.03Exchange Procedures; Stockholder Deliverables
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(a)No fewer than 15 Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall mail or otherwise deliver, or shall cause the Paying Agent to mail or otherwise deliver, to each Company Stockholder entitled to receive a portion of the Closing Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.02(b), a letter of transmittal in a form mutually agreeable to the Acquiror and the Company and as reasonably required by the Paying Agent (the “Letter of Transmittal”), together with any notice required pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in Article X, in the event that at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Company Stockholder does not deliver to the Paying Agent a duly executed and completed Letter of Transmittal (along with all Certificates representing Company Shares, to the extent such Company Shares are certificated), such failure shall not alter, limit or delay the Closing; provided, that any such Company Stockholder shall not be entitled to receive its respective portion of the Closing Merger Consideration until such Person delivers a duly executed and completed Letter of Transmittal and its Certificates to the Paying Agent. Upon delivery of such duly executed Letter of Transmittal and its Certificates to the Paying Agent, such Company Stockholder shall be entitled to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration in respect of his, her or its Company Shares referenced in such Letter of Transmittal. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.03, each Company Share (including (i) Company Common Shares issued pursuant to the Note Conversion and (ii) Company Preferred Stock and equity equivalents converted to Company Common Shares pursuant to the Preferred Conversion, but in each case, excluding any Excluded Shares and Company Dissenting Shares) shall be deemed at all times after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon surrender the applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration in respect of such Company Common Shares held by such Company Stockholder to which such Company Stockholder is entitled pursuant to this Article III. No dividends or other distributions declared with respect to shares of Acquiror Common Stock, the record date for which is at or after the Effective Time, shall be paid to any Company Stockholder that has not delivered a properly completed, duly executed Letter of Transmittal and its Certificates to the Paying Agent. After the delivery of such materials, a Company Stockholder shall be entitled to receive such Company Stockholder’s share of any such dividend(s) or other distribution(s), without any interest thereon, which had become payable in respect of shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable to such Company Stockholder.
(b)No interest will be paid or accrued on the Merger Consideration (or any portion thereof). From and after the Effective Time, until surrendered or transferred, as applicable, in accordance with this Section 3.03, each Company Share (excluding any Excluded Shares or Company Dissenting Shares) shall solely represent the right to receive a portion of the Closing Merger Consideration to which such shares of Company Stock is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 3.02(a).
(c)Any portion of the Paying Agent Fund that remains unclaimed by the Company Stockholders twelve (12) months following the Closing Date shall be delivered to Acquiror or as otherwise instructed by Acquiror, and any Company Stockholder who has not exchanged his, her or its Company Shares for the applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section 3.03 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to Acquiror for the issuance of the applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon. None of Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates shall be liable to any Person in respect of any consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, unclaimed property, escheat, or similar Law. Any portion of the Closing Merger Consideration remaining unclaimed by the Company Stockholders immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority shall become, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the property of the Acquiror free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
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. In the event any Certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and the provision by such Person of a customary indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Company or Acquiror with respect to such Certificate, the Paying Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration in respect of such Company Common Shares held by such Company Stockholder deliverable in respect of any Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time evidenced thereby (including Company Common Shares resulting from the Note Conversion and Preferred Conversion but excluding any Company Dissenting Shares) as determined in accordance with this Article III and subject to the other deliveries required by Section 3.01 and Section 3.02.
Section 3.05Company Dissenting Shares
. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Company Dissenting Share shall not be converted into the right to receive its applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration but shall instead be converted into the right to receive such consideration as may be determined to be due with respect to any such Company Dissenting Share pursuant to the DGCL. Each holder of Company Dissenting Shares who, pursuant to the DGCL, becomes entitled to payment thereunder for such shares shall receive payment therefor in accordance with the DGCL (but only after the value therefor shall have been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to the DGCL). If, after the Effective Time, any Company Dissenting Share shall lose its status as a Company Dissenting Share, then any such share shall immediately be converted into the right to receive its applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration as if such share never had been a Company Dissenting Share, and the Paying Agent shall deliver, or cause to be delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to the holder thereof, following the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 3.01, Section 3.02, and this Section 3.05, its applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration as if such share had never been a Company Dissenting Share. The Company shall give Acquiror prompt notice of any demands for appraisal received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company, and Acquiror shall have the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. The Company shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, enforce any contractual waivers that the Company Stockholders have granted regarding appraisal rights that would apply to the Merger.
Section 3.06Treatment of Company Warrants.
(a)Each Company Warrant that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time and that would automatically be exercised or otherwise exchanged in full in accordance with its terms by virtue of the occurrence of the Merger, without any election or action by the Company or the holder thereof, shall automatically be exercised or exchanged in full for the applicable Company Shares in accordance with its terms immediately prior to the Effective Time, without any action on the part of the Company or the holder thereof, and each Company Share issued or issuable upon such exercise shall be treated as being issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and, pursuant to Section 3.02(a) (and without duplication) shall be canceled and converted into the right to receive the applicable portion of the Closing Merger Consideration in respect of such Company Shares held by such Company Stockholder.
(b)Each Company Warrant that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time and that is not automatically exercised in full (pursuant to Section 3.06(a)) shall be converted into a warrant to purchase Acquiror Common Stock on the same terms and conditions (including as to vesting and exercisability) as are in effect with respect to such Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, an “Assumed Warrant”), except that (i), such Assumed Warrant shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase such whole number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to the product of (A) the number of Company Common Shares (as calculated
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on as converted to Company Common Share basis) subject to such Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio, and (ii) such Assumed Warrant shall have an exercise price per share (which shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient of (1) the exercise price per share of such Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (2) the Exchange Ratio.
Section 3.07Treatment of Company Equity Awards and Company Restricted Share Units.
(a)As of the Effective Time, each Company Option that is then outstanding shall be assumed and converted into an option to purchase a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock on the terms and conditions in this Section 3.07(a) (each, an “Acquiror Option”). Each such Acquiror Option as so assumed and converted shall continue to have, and shall be subject to, the same terms and conditions as applied to the Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time (but taking into account any changes thereto by reason of this Section 3.07(a)). As of the Effective Time, each such Acquiror Option as so assumed and converted shall be an option to acquire that number of whole shares of Acquiror Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to the product of (i) the number of Company Common Shares subject to such Company Option multiplied by (ii) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share of Acquiror Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient of (x) the exercise price per share of such Company Option in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, divided by (y) the Exchange Ratio. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.06(b) to the contrary, the exercise price and the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock subject to the Acquiror Options shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and, in the case of Company Options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.424-1, consistent with the requirements of Section 424 of the Code, including that such conversion will not constitute a “modification” of such Company Options for purposes of Sections 409A or Section 424 of the Code.
(b)As of the Effective Time, each Company Restricted Stock Unit Award that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive restricted stock units based on shares of Acquiror Common Stock (each, an “Acquiror Restricted Stock Unit Award”) with the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award immediately prior to the Effective Time (including with respect to vesting and termination-related provisions, subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.07(b)), except that such Acquiror Restricted Stock Unit Award shall relate to such number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock as is equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Shares subject to such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (ii) the Exchange Ratio, with any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole share. For purposes of any Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards with a liquidity vesting condition, the Company shall be permitted to treat the occurrence of the Effective Time as an initial public offering under the terms of any such award for purposes of the vesting of such award.
(c)The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all necessary actions to effect the treatment of the Company Options and Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards pursuant to Section 3.07(a) and Section 3.07(b) in accordance with the Company Equity Plan and the applicable award agreements and to ensure that no Acquiror Option may be exercised prior to the effective date of an applicable Form S-8 (or other applicable form, including Form S-1 or Form S-3) of Acquiror, unless such exercise satisfies an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Company board of directors shall amend, to the extent it deems necessary, the Company Equity Plans and take all other necessary actions, effective as of immediately prior to the Closing, in order to provide that no new Company equity awards (including, but not limited to, any Company Options or Company Restricted Stock Unit Awards) will be granted under the Company Equity Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and
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after the Effective Time, each Acquiror Option and Acquiror Restricted Stock Unit Award that is issued in exchange for a Company Option or Company Restricted Stock Unit Award, respectively, that immediately prior to the Effective Time was subject to vesting or forfeiture terms and conditions shall continue to be governed by such terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Section 3.08Withholding Rights
. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Acquiror, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation, the Paying Agent and their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement, any amount required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under applicable Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Acquiror and Merger Sub shall provide the Company written notice of any amount that it intends to withhold in connection with any payment under this Agreement (other than any deduction or withholding in respect of any payroll withholding in connection with any payments that are compensatory in nature for U.S. federal income tax purposes at least five (5) Business Days prior to make any such withholding.
Article IV
CLOSING TRANSACTIONS; ADJUSTMENT TO MERGER CONSIDERATION
. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall take place (a) electronically by the mutual exchange of electronic signatures (including portable document format (.pdf)) commencing as promptly as practicable (and in any event no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the third (3rd) Business Day) following the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waiver of the conditions set forth in Article X (other than those conditions that by their terms or nature are to be satisfied at the Closing; provided, that such conditions are actually satisfied or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waived at the Closing) or (b) at such other place, time or date as Acquiror and the Company may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing shall occur is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”
Section 4.02Closing Statement.
(a)No fewer than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror a statement (the “Closing Date Capitalization Statement”), signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, which sets forth the (i) (1) name of each Company Stockholder of record on the books and records of the Company, (2) number and type of shares of Company Common Shares (after giving effect to the Note Conversion and Preferred Conversion) owned by each such Company Stockholder, and (3) the allocation of the Closing Merger Consideration payable to each Company Stockholder; (ii) on a holder-by-holder and warrant-by-warrant basis, each Assumed Warrant that will be outstanding as of the Closing, and, with respect to such Assumed Warrant, the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Assumed Warrant and the exercise price of such Assumed Warrant; (iii) on a holder-by-holder and award-by-award basis, each Assumed Option that will be outstanding as of the Closing, and, with respect to such Assumed Option, the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Assumed Option and the exercise price of such Assumed Option; and (iv) on a holder-by-holder and award-by-award basis, each Acquiror Restricted Stock Unit Award that will be outstanding as of the Closing, and, with respect to such Acquiror Restricted Stock Unit Award, the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon settlement of such Acquiror Restricted Stock Unit Award. The Company shall consider in good faith Acquiror’s comments to the Closing Date Capitalization Statement, which comments Acquiror shall deliver to the Company no fewer than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, and revise the Closing Date Capitalization Statement to incorporate any changes the Company, acting in good faith, determines are appropriate. In connection
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with preparation and delivery of the Closing Date Capitalization Statement, the Company shall provide all reasonable supporting detail to evidence the Company’s calculations, explanations and assumptions and any additional documentation or information as may reasonably be requested by Acquiror. The Company shall deliver to the Paying Agent and Acquiror the Closing Date Capitalization Statement as finalized pursuant to this Section 4.02(a) at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date. Acquiror and the Paying Agent shall be entitled to rely absolutely, and shall have no liability to any Company Stockholder or any other Person for relying on or paying the Closing Merger Consideration in accordance with, such Closing Date Capitalization Statement.
(b)No fewer than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide to Acquiror (i) an estimated unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of 12:01 a.m. (Eastern time) on the Closing Date and (ii) a written statement setting forth the Company’s good faith estimates of (1) the Company Transaction Expenses Amount, and, if any, the Overage, and (2) the Company Indebtedness Amount, if any, in each case as of 12:01 a.m. (Eastern time) on the Closing Date.
(c)No fewer than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Acquiror shall provide to the Company a written statement setting forth a list of all Acquiror Transaction Expenses.
Article V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the Schedules to this Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement (each of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent), the Company represents and warrants to Acquiror as follows, in each case as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
Section 5.01Corporate Organization of the Company
. The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation and is in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties, rights and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The copies of the Company Certificate of Incorporation certified by the Secretary of the State of Delaware and the bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof, previously made available by the Company to Acquiror are (a) true, correct and complete, (b) in full force and effect, and (c) have not been amended in any respect from the copies made available to Acquiror. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease all of its properties, rights and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where failure to be so licensed or qualified would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its Company Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws.
. The Company has no Subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company does not control, own or possess, directly or indirectly, or have any interest or participation (direct or indirect) in, any other Person.
. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Transaction Agreement to which it is a party and (subject to the approvals described in Section 5.05) to perform all obligations to be performed by it hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance of this
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Agreement and such Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly authorized by the board of directors of the Company, and, other than the Company Stockholder Approval, no other corporate proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Transaction Agreements or the Company’s performance hereunder or thereunder. This Agreement has been, and each such Transaction Agreement (when executed and delivered by the Company) will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each such Transaction Agreement will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law (the “Enforceability Exceptions”). At a meeting duly called and held, the board of directors of the Company has unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the stockholders of the Company, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement providing for the Merger, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, be adopted by the stockholders of the Company. The Company Stockholder Approval is the only vote or consent of holders of any class of equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is required to adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions.
. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.04 and subject to the receipt of the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements set forth in Section 5.05, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Transaction Agreement to which it is party by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of or default under, the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, (b) violate any provision of, or result in the breach of or default by the Company under, or require any filing, registration or qualification under, any applicable Law or Data Security Requirement, (c) require any consent, waiver or other action by any Person under, violate, or result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration, cancellation, termination or modification of, or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, cancel or modify, the terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract or Lease, (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties, rights or assets of the Company, (e) constitute an event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in any such violation, breach, termination, acceleration, modification, cancellation or creation of a Lien or (f) result in a violation or revocation of any license, permit or approval from any Governmental Authority or other Person, except, in the case of the clauses (b), (c) or (f), for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or failures to act that would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.05Governmental Authorities; Consents
4.1. Assuming the truth and completeness of the representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained in this Agreement, no action by, consent, approval, permit or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or notice, approval, consent waiver or authorization from any Governmental Authority is required on the part of the Company with respect to the Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions, except for (a) the filing of the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL, (b) any actions, consents, approvals, permits or authorizations, designations, declarations or filings, the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Company to perform or comply with on a timely basis any material obligation under this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions in accordance with the terms hereof, and (c) as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 5.05.
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Section 5.06Current Capitalization
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(a)As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 7,643,554 shares of capital stock, including (i) 1,601,060 shares of Company Series A-1 Preferred Shares, of which 1,576,154 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, (ii) 900,495 shares of Company Series A-2 Preferred Shares, of which 577,791 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, (iii) 700,000 shares of Company Series B Preferred Shares, of which 633,697 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, (iv) 10,000 shares of Company Undesignated Preferred Shares, none of which are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof and (v) 4,431,999 shares of common stock, none of which are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof (the “Company Common Shares”). Schedule 5.06(a) accurately sets forth, as of the date hereof, the name of the holder of each such Company Share and the number and class of shares held by such holder. The outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(b)Schedule 5.06(b)(i) accurately sets forth, as of the date hereof, the following information with respect to each outstanding and unexercised Company Option: (1) the name of the holder of such Company Option; (2) the number and type of Company Common Shares subject to such Company Option; (3) the per share exercise price of such Company Option; (4) the date on which such Company Option was granted; (5) the vesting schedule of such Company Option; (6) whether any such Company Option is intended to be an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code; and (7) whether and under which equity plan such Company Option was granted. Schedule 5.06(b)(ii) accurately sets forth, as of the date hereof, the following information with respect to each outstanding and unexercised Company Warrant: (1) the name of the holder of such Company Warrant; (2) the number and type of Company Shares subject to such Company Warrant; (3) the per share exercise price of such Company Warrant; (4) the date on which such Company Warrant was granted, and (5) the vesting schedule of such Company Warrant. Schedule 5.06(b)(iii) accurately sets forth, as of the date hereof, the following information with respect to each outstanding Company Restricted Stock Unit Award: (1) the name of the holder of such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award; (2) the number and type of Company Shares issuable upon settlement of such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award; (3) the date on which such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award was granted and the expiration date of such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award, if any; (4) the vesting schedule of such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award; and (5) if applicable, the extent to which such Company Restricted Stock Unit Award is vested. Schedule 5.06(b)(iv) accurately sets forth, as of the date hereof, the following information with respect to each outstanding Convertible Note: (1) the name of the holder of such Convertible Note; (2) the principal amount and interest rate of such Convertible Note; and (3) the type of Company Shares issuable upon conversion of such Convertible Note.
(c)As of the date hereof, except as disclosed on Schedule 5.06(b), there are (i) no subscriptions, calls, options, warrants, rights (including preemptive rights), puts or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares or the equity interests of the Company, or any other Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound obligating the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, the Company and (ii) no equity equivalents, stock or equity appreciation rights, profit participation rights, phantom stock or equity ownership interests or other equity, equity-based or similar rights in the Company. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity interests of the Company. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which the Company’s stockholders may vote. The Company is not party to any shareholders agreement, voting agreement, proxies, registration rights agreement or other agreements or understandings relating to its equity interests.
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(d)(i) Each Company Option has an exercise price that has been determined pursuant to a valuation consistent with applicable Laws to be at least equal to the fair market value of the underlying Company Common Share as of the date of grant of such Company Option; (ii) no Company Option has had its exercise date or grant date “back-dated” or materially delayed; and (iii) all Company Options have been issued in compliance with the Company Equity Plan (if granted thereunder) and all applicable Laws and properly accounted for in all respects in accordance with GAAP.
Section 5.07Financial Statements
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(a)Attached as Schedule 5.07 hereto are true, correct, accurate and complete copies of the audited balance sheets of the Company as at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and the related audited statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, together with the auditor’s reports thereon (collectively, the “Financial Statements”).
(b)The Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, cash flows and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated in such Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in all material respects and were derived from, and accurately reflect in all material respects, the books and records of the Company.
(c)The books of account and other financial records of the Company have been kept accurately in all material respects, the transactions entered therein represent bona fide transactions, and the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of the Company have been properly recorded therein in all material respects. There has been no change in the accounting methods or practices of the Company since December 31, 2020. The Company has established and maintains a system of internal accounting controls which is intended to provide, in all material respects, reasonable assurance: (i) that transactions, receipts and expenditures of the Company are being executed and made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and in all material respects in accordance with applicable Law, (ii) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company, (iv) that the amount recorded for assets on the books and records of the Company is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any difference, and (v) that accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory are recorded accurately. Since January 1, 2020, except as disclosed on Schedule 5.07(c), neither the Company nor any of its officers, directors or employees has received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or its internal accounting controls (including any notification of any “significant deficiency” or “material weakness”), including any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any of its officers, directors or employees has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices.
(d)Schedule 5.07(d) sets forth a list of all Indebtedness of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, including the principal amount of such Indebtedness, the outstanding balance as of the date of this Agreement, and the debtor and the creditor thereof.
Section 5.08Undisclosed Liabilities
. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has no liability, debt or obligation, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, required to be reflected or reserved for on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities, debts or obligations (a) reflected or reserved for in the Financial Statements or disclosed in any notes thereto, (b) that have arisen since December 31, 2021 in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the past practice of the Company, (c) arising under this Agreement and/or the performance by the
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Company of its obligations hereunder, including transaction expenses, (d) disclosed in the Schedules, or (e) that would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company.
Section 5.09Litigation and Proceedings
. Since January 1, 2019 there has been no, pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened Action by, against or affecting the Company or any of its properties, rights or assets that would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company. There is no, and since January 1, 2019 there has been no, Governmental Order imposed upon or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its properties, rights or assets that would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company. The Company is not a party to a settlement, conciliation or similar agreement regarding any of the matters set forth in the two preceding sentences that contains any ongoing obligations, restrictions or liabilities (of any nature) that are material to the Company.
Section 5.10Compliance with Laws
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(a)Except where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company, the Company is, and since January 1, 2019 has been, in compliance with all applicable Laws and Governmental Orders. The Company holds, and since January 1, 2019 has held, all licenses, approvals, clearances, concessions, exemptions, qualifications, accreditations, consents, registrations, franchises, certificates and permits, including but not limited to Healthcare Permits (“Permits”) necessary for the lawful conduct of the business of the Company, except where the failure to so hold would not be reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to result in material liability to the Company. From January 1, 2019, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company has not received any written notice of any material violations of applicable Laws, Governmental Orders or Permits (other than allegations asserted by providers in connection with requests for claims adjustments by such providers in the ordinary course of business), and to the knowledge of the Company, no charge, claim, assertion or Action of any material violation of any Law, Governmental Order or material Permit by the Company is currently threatened against the Company (other than allegations asserted by providers in connection with requests for claims adjustments by such providers in the ordinary course of business). No material investigation or review by any Governmental Authority with respect to the Company is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, and no such investigations have been conducted by any Governmental Authority since January 1, 2019, other than those the outcome of which would not be reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to result in material liability to the Company.
(b)Neither the Company nor any of its respective representatives, has in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws offered, provided, promised, or authorized the provision of any contribution, gift, entertainment, expense relating to political activity, or any other money, property, or thing of value, directly or indirectly, to any Government Official to influence official action or to secure an improper advantage, or to encourage the recipient to breach a duty of good faith or loyalty or the policies of his/her employer.
(c)Neither the Company nor any of its representatives, is currently, or has been in the past five years: (i) a Sanctioned Person, (ii) organized, resident or located in a Sanctioned Country, (iii) engaging in any dealings or transactions with any Sanctioned Person or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iv) otherwise in violation of Trade Controls or Anti-Corruption Laws. In the past five years, the Company has not received from any Governmental Authority or any other Person any notice, inquiry, or internal or external allegation; made any voluntary or involuntary disclosure to a Governmental Authority; or conducted any internal investigation or audit, in each case concerning any actual or potential violation or wrongdoing related to Trade Controls or Anti-Corruption Laws.
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Section 5.11Contracts; No Defaults
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(a)Schedule 5.11(a) contains a true and complete listing of all Contracts (other than purchase orders) described in clauses (i) through (xvii) of this Section 5.11(a) to which, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company is a party (together with all material amendments, waivers or other changes thereto) (collectively, the “Material Contracts”). True, correct and complete copies of the Material Contracts have been delivered to or made available to Acquiror or its agents or Representatives.
(i)Each Contract that the Company reasonably anticipates will involve aggregate payments or consideration furnished (x) by the Company of more than $100,000 or (y) to the Company of more than $250,000, in each case, in the calendar year ended December 31, 2020 or any subsequent calendar year;
(ii)Each Contract that is a definitive purchase and sale or similar agreement for the acquisition of any Person or any business unit thereof or the disposition of any material assets of the Company since January 1, 2020 (other than in the ordinary course of business), in each case, involving payments in excess of $250,000 other than Contracts in which the applicable acquisition or disposition has been consummated and there are no material obligations ongoing;
(iii)Each lease, rental or occupancy agreement, license, installment and conditional sale agreement and each other Contract with outstanding obligations that (x) provides for the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of, or any leasehold or other interest in any real or personal property and (y) involves aggregate payments in excess of $25,000 in any calendar year, other than sales or purchase agreements in the ordinary course of business and sales of obsolete equipment;
(iv)Each joint venture Contract, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or similar Contract that is material to the Company;
(v)Each Contract requiring capital expenditures after the date of this Agreement in an amount in excess of $250,000, individually or in the aggregate;
(vi)Each Contract expressly prohibiting or restricting in any respect the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to engage in any business, to operate in any geographical area or to compete with any Person (other than Contracts with providers or other entities limiting the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s ability to engage providers in the same geographic area, none of which are material to the Company);
(vii)Each license or other agreement with respect to any item of Intellectual Property (excluding non-exclusive licenses granted by or to customers, suppliers and vendors in the ordinary course of business, and licenses in respect of click-wrap, shrink-wrap and commercially available “off-the-shelf software” with annual aggregate fees of less than $100,000);
(viii)Each employee collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union, works council or other labor organization;
(ix)Each sales commission or brokerage Contract that involves annual payments in excess of $100,000 or is not cancellable on 30 calendar days’ notice without payment or penalty;
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(x)Each Government Contract pursuant to which the Company generated gross revenue during the 12-month period ended December 31, 2021 in excess of $250,000;
(xi)Each mortgage, indenture, note, installment obligation or other instrument, agreement or arrangement for or relating to any borrowing of money by or from the Company and by or to any officer or director of the Company;
(xii)Each Contract that includes any Affiliate of the Company (as a counterparty);
(xiii)Each Contract that is a currency or interest hedging arrangement;
(xiv)Each Contract with any Person (A) pursuant to which the Company (or Acquiror or any of its Affiliates after the Closing) may be required to pay milestones, royalties or other contingent payments based on any research, testing, development, regulatory filings or approval, sale, distribution, commercial manufacture or other similar occurrences, developments, activities or events or (B) under which the Company grants to any Person any right of first refusal, right of first negotiation, option to purchase, option to license or any other similar rights with respect to any Intellectual Property;
(xv)Each Contract (A) governing the terms of, or otherwise related to, the employment, engagement or services of any director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service provider of the Company whose annual compensation is in excess of $200,000, or (B) providing for any change of control payment; and
(xvi)Any commitment to enter into agreement of the type described in clauses (i) through (xv) of this Section 5.11(a).
(b)Except for any Contract that has terminated or, to the extent such Contract terminates upon the expiration of the stated term thereof, prior to the Closing Date and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material liability to the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, all of the Contracts listed pursuant to Section 5.11(a) are (i) in full force and effect and (ii) represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company party thereto and, to the knowledge of the Company, represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto, in each case, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. As of the date of this Agreement, except as would not result in, individually or in the aggregate, a material liability to the Company, (w) neither the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is or is alleged to be in material breach of or material default under any such Contract, (x) the Company has not received any written claim or notice of material breach of or material default under any such Contract, (y) to the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which individually or together with other events, would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of or a material default under any such Contract (in each case, with or without notice or lapse of time or both) and (z) no party to any such Contract that is a customer of or supplier to the Company has, within the past 12 months, canceled or terminated its business with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing to cancel or terminate its business with, the Company.
Section 5.12Company Benefit Plans
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(a)Schedule 5.12(a) sets forth a true and complete list of each material Company Benefit Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) (including “multiemployer plans” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) in effect now or at any
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time within the last 6 years, and any other stock purchase, stock option or other equity or equity based, termination, severance, employment, individual consulting, retention, transaction, change-in-control, fringe benefit, collective bargaining, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, retirement, welfare benefit, employee loan and all other benefit or compensation plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA, (i) which is or was contributed to, required to be contributed to, sponsored by, maintained by or made available by the Company for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director, owner, or consultant of the Company (the “Company Employees”), or (ii) under or with respect to which the Company has or could reasonably be expected to have any current or contingent liability or obligation, or (iii) is made available to a Company Employee in connection with an agreement between the Company and a professional employee organization or other leasing organization (a “PEO”) (any such plan sponsored or maintained by the PEO is a “PEO Plan”). With respect to any PEO Plan, the representations set forth in this Section 5.12 are made to the Company’s knowledge.
(b)With respect to each Company Benefit Plan that has not been terminated as of the date hereof, the Company has delivered or made available to Acquiror true and correct copies of (i) each Company Benefit Plan document (and any amendments thereto) and any trust agreement, insurance policy or contract, stop-loss agreement or other funding instrument relating to such plan, (ii) the most recent summary plan description (and any summaries of material modifications), if any, required under ERISA with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, (iii) the most recent annual report on Form 5500 and all attachments with respect to such Company Benefit Plan (if applicable), (iv) the most recent determination or opinion letter, if any, issued by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to any Company Benefit Plan, (v) the coverage and nondiscrimination testing results (if applicable) for the three most recently completed plan years, (vi) all communications with any Governmental Authority within the current plan year and three (3) most recently completed plan years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any PEO Plan, the Company has delivered or made available to Acquiror items (ii) and (v) only.
(c)Each Company Benefit Plan is and has been established, funded, maintained and administered, in form and operation, in material compliance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. There are no audits, investigations or Actions (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.
(d)Each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Code Section 401(a) is so qualified (or was so qualified at the time of its termination) and (A) has received a current favorable determination or opinion letter as to its qualification or (B) has been established under a standardized master and prototype or volume submitter plan for which a current favorable Internal Revenue Service advisory letter or opinion letter has been obtained by the plan sponsor and upon which the Company may rely, and, to the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification.
(e)To the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred and no condition exists that would subject the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to any material Tax, fine, lien, penalty or other liability imposed by ERISA, the Code or other applicable Law, including under Code Sections 4980B, 4980D, 4980H, 6721 and 6722.
(f)Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12(f), none of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate (as defined below) has incurred any current or potential material liability in respect of, or is obligated to provide any, post-employment, post-retirement or post-ownership health, medical or life insurance benefits for any current, former or retired employee, officer, director, owner or service provider of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, except as required to avoid an excise tax under Code Section 4980B and for which the covered individual pays the full premium cost.
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(g)None of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate sponsored, maintained, participated in or was required to contribute to, at any point during the six-year period prior to the date hereof, and the Company has no material current or contingent liability or obligation under or with respect to, any: (i) multiemployer pension plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or Code Section 4001(a)(3)) (a “Multiemployer Plan”), (ii) a defined benefit pension plan that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Code Section 412 or Code Section 4971; (iii) multiple employer welfare arrangement (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA); or (iv) multiple employer plan subject to Code Section 413(c). For purposes of this Agreement, “ERISA Affiliate” means any entity (whether or not incorporated) other than the Company that is, or at any relevant time prior to the date hereof was, considered under common control and treated as one employer under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) or Section 4001 of ERISA.
(h)Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation of the Merger could, directly or indirectly (whether alone or in connection with any subsequent event(s)) (i) result in any compensation or benefit (including the forgiveness of any indebtedness) becoming due to any current or former Company Service Provider, (ii) result in the acceleration, vesting or creation of any rights of any current or former Company Service Provider to payments or benefits or increases in any payments or benefits (including any loan forgiveness) under any Company Benefit Plan or otherwise, or (iii) result in severance pay or any increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment or engagement.
(i)No amount or benefit that could be, or has been, received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property or the cancellation of indebtedness) by any Company Employee or Company Service Provider could, alone or in combination with any other amount or benefit, constitute an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Code Section 280G(b)(1)) as a result of, either alone or together with any other event, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(j)The per share exercise price for each Company Option is no less than the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock on the date of grant (and as of any later modification thereof) within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and as determined in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code. The Company has no current or contingent obligation to indemnify, gross up or otherwise reimburse or make whole any Company Employee for any penalty, interest and/or Tax incurred by such Company Employee, including pursuant to Code Sections 409A or 4999.
(k)No Company Benefit Plan is and the Company does not currently have, nor has the Company had, any obligation to maintain, sponsor, establish, participate in or contribute to any Company Benefit Plan (or similar arrangement) that is subject to any Law, custom or rule of any jurisdiction outside of the United States.
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(a)The Company is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract or arrangement with any labor union, works council, or other labor organization. None of the Company Employees are represented by any labor union, works council, or other labor organization with respect to their employment with the Company. To the knowledge of the Company there are, and since January 1, 2021 there have been, no pending or threatened activities or proceedings to organize any of the Company Employees. No labor union, works council, or other labor organization, or group of employees of the Company, has made a demand for recognition, and there are no representation proceedings presently pending or threatened to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority.
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(b)The Company (i) is, and since January 1, 2019 has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws regarding employment and employment practices, including, without limitation, all laws respecting terms and conditions of employment, management-labor relations, health and safety, employee classification, non-discrimination, wages and hours, overtime payments, records retention, leave, paid time off, immigration (including the completion of Forms I-9 for all employees and the proper confirmation of employee visas), employment harassment, discrimination or retaliation, whistleblowing, disability accommodation, rights or benefits, equal opportunity, employee trainings and notices, COVID-19, equal employment opportunity, affirmative action and unemployment insurance, plant closures and layoffs (including the federal WARN Act and similar state laws), affirmative action, workers’ compensation, labor relations, collective bargaining, employee leave issues, the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, the proper classification of exempt and non-exempt employees and independent contractors, workers’ compensation, withholding, and unemployment insurance, (ii) has not committed any unfair labor practice as defined by the National Labor Relations Board or received notice of any unfair labor practice charge or Action against it before the National Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental Authority, and (iii) since January 1, 2016, has not experienced any actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened arbitrations, grievances, labor disputes, strikes, lockouts, picketing, handbilling, slowdowns or work stoppages.
(c)Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13(c), the Company has no material liability for (i) any unpaid wages, salaries, wage premiums, commissions, bonuses, fees, or other compensation to any current or former employees or independent contractors under applicable Law, Contract or policy; and/or (ii) any fines, Taxes, interest, or other penalties for any failure to pay or delinquency in paying such compensation. Except as would not result in material liability for the Company, each individual who is providing or since January 1, 2019 has provided services to the Company and is or was classified and treated as an (y) independent contractor, consultant, leased employee, or other non-employee service provider, or (z) exempt employees, in each case, is and has been properly classified and treated as such for all applicable purposes.
(d)No Person is in violation in any material respect of any term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, noncompetition agreement, nonsolicitation agreement, restrictive covenant or other obligation: (i) to the Company or (ii) with respect to any Person who is a current employee or independent contractor of the Company, to any third party with respect to such Person's right to be employed or engaged by the Company or to the knowledge or use of trade secrets or proprietary information.
(e)The Company is not and has not been: (i) a “contractor” or “subcontractor” (as defined by Executive Order 11246), (ii) required to comply with Executive Order 11246, (iii) required to maintain an affirmative action plan, or (iv) party to, or bound by, any foreign, federal, state or local government contracts requiring the payment of prevailing wage rates or benefits to workers.
(f)The Company has promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigated all sexual harassment, or other discrimination, retaliation or policy allegations of which they are aware. With respect to each such allegation with potential merit, the Company has taken prompt corrective action that is reasonably calculated to prevent further improper action. The Company does not reasonably expect any material liability with respect to any such allegations and are not aware of any allegations relating to officers, directors, employees, contractors, or agents of the Company, that, if known to the public, would bring the Company into material disrepute.
(g)To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company with an annualized compensation at or above the level of $150,000, currently intends to terminate his or her employment prior to the one year anniversary of the Closing.
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(h)All employees of the Company are authorized and have legally required documentation to work in jurisdictions in which they are working. Schedule 5.13(h) sets forth an accurate and complete list of all employees who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
(i)Except as set forth in Schedule 5.13(i) there are no outstanding, pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened Actions, causes of action, complaints, grievances, demands, or orders against the Company (or its respective directors, officers, agents, or employees) claiming that the Company has violated any Laws related to employment before any Governmental Authority, including but not limited to, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Labor, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding any current or former employees.
(j)The Company has not received any written assertion of any claim of any violation of any applicable Law or contractual obligation to any employee, former employee, or independent contractor or consultant during the period from January 1, 2019 through the date of this Agreement.
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(a)All income and other material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by the Company have been timely filed with the appropriate taxing authorities (taking into account any applicable valid extension of time within which to file), and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and accurately reflect all liability for Taxes of the Company for the periods covered thereby. All income and other material amounts of Taxes due and owing by the Company have been timely paid.
(b)The Company has (i) withheld and deducted all material amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld or deducted by it in connection with amounts paid or owed to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or any other third party, (ii) remitted, or will remit on a timely basis, such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority; and (iii) complied in all material respects with applicable Law with respect to Tax withholding, including all reporting and record keeping requirements.
(c)The Company is not engaged (and within the last five years has not been engaged) in any audit, examination, investigation, administrative proceeding or judicial proceeding with respect to Taxes. The Company has not received any written notice from a Governmental Authority of a dispute or claim with respect to Taxes, other than disputes or claims that have since been resolved, and to the knowledge of the Company, no such claims have been threatened. No written claim has been made, and to the knowledge of the Company, no oral claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file a Tax Return that such entity is or may be subject to Taxes by that jurisdiction which claim has not since been withdrawn or otherwise resolved. There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, Taxes of the Company and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no unresolved questions or claims concerning the Company’s Tax liability that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)The Company (or any predecessor thereof) has not constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying for income Tax-deferral treatment under Code Section 355 (or so much of Code Section 356 as relates to Code Section 355).
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(e)The Company has not been a party to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(f)The Company will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting (i) made for a Pre-Closing Tax Period or (ii) required to be made for a period commencing after the Closing Date as a result of the Company’s use of an improper method of accounting in a Pre-Closing Tax Period; (B) any written agreement with a Governmental Authority (including a “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code, or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) executed on or prior to the Closing; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing; (D) deferred revenue or prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing; (E) inclusion under Section 951(a) or 951A of the Code attributable to (1) “subpart F income,” within the meaning of Section 952 of the Code, (2) direct or indirect holding of “United States property,” within the meaning of Section 956 of the Code, or (3) “global intangible low-taxed income,” as defined in Section 951A of the Code, in the case of each of clauses (1), (2) and (3), with the amount existing on or prior to the Closing Date being determined as if the relevant taxable years ended on the Closing Date; or (F) otherwise as a result of a transaction or an accounting method that accelerated an item of deduction that economically accrues after the Closing Date into periods ending on or before the Closing Date (excluding bonus or allowable accelerated methods of depreciation) or a transaction or an accounting method that deferred an item of income that economically accrues on or before the Closing Date into periods beginning after the Closing Date. The Company will not be required to make any payment after the Closing Date as a result of an election under Code Section 965.
(g)At no time during the past five (5) years has the Company been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
(h)There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the assets of the Company, other than Permitted Liens.
(i)The Company has not been included in any “consolidated,” “unitary,” or “combined” Tax Return provided for under the Law of the United States, any non-U.S. jurisdiction or any state, province, prefect or locality with respect to Taxes for any taxable period for which the statute of limitations has not expired. The Company has no liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company) (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor or (iii) by Contract (except, in each case, for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business not primarily relating to Taxes), or (iv) otherwise by operation of Law.
(j)The Company is not a party to, or bound by, and has no obligation to any Governmental Authority or other Person (other than the Company) under any Tax allocation, Tax sharing, Tax assumption or Tax indemnification agreement (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business not primarily relating to Taxes).
(k)The Company has not been, is not, and immediately prior to the Effective Time will not be, treated as an “investment company” within the meaning of Code Section 368(a)(2)(F).
(l)Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14(l), the Company has not filed any amended Tax Return or other claim for a refund as a result of, or in connection with, the carry back of any net operating loss or other attribute to a year prior to the taxable year including the Closing Date under Code
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Section 172, as amended by Section 2303 of the CARES Act, or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law.
(m)The Company has (i) properly complied with all legal requirements in order to defer the amount of the employer’s share of any “applicable employment taxes” under Section 2302 of the CARES Act (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law), (ii) to the extent applicable, properly complied with all legal requirements and duly accounted for any available Tax credits under Sections 7001 through 7005 of the Families First Act and Section 2301 of the CARES Act, (iii) not sought (nor has any Affiliate that would be aggregated with the Company and treated as one employer for purposes of Section 2301 of the CARES Act sought) a covered loan under paragraph (36) of Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as added by Section 1102 of the CARES Act, and (iv) not deferred any payroll Tax obligations (including those imposed by Code Sections 3101(a) and 3201) pursuant to or in connection with the Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, dated August 8, 2020, or any other provision of the CARES Act.
(n)The Company has not taken any action (nor permitted any action to be taken), and is not aware of any fact or circumstance, that would prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
. As of the date of this Agreement, except as would not be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company: (a) all of the material policies of property, fire and casualty, liability, workers’ compensation, directors and officers and other forms of insurance (collectively, the “Policies”) held by, or for the benefit of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to policy periods that include the date of this Agreement are in full force and effect and all premiums due and payable for such Policies have been duly paid, (b) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received a written notice of cancellation of any of the Policies or of any material changes that are required in the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a condition to the continuation of coverage under, or renewal of, any of the Policies, and (c) except as set forth on Schedule 5.15, there is no material claim by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Policy. The Company and its Subsidiaries have reported to their respective insurers all material claims and circumstances known by Company and Subsidiary employees with such reporting responsibilities that would reasonably be likely to give rise to a material claim by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Policy. Schedule 5.15 sets forth a list of all such Policies as of the date hereof.
. As of the date of this Agreement, each of the Company has all material Permits that are required to own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Company has obtained all of the material Permits necessary under applicable Laws to permit the Company to own, operate, use and maintain their assets in the manner in which they are now operated and maintained and to conduct the business and operations of the Company as currently conducted. The operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted is not in material violation of, nor is the Company in material default or material violation under, any material Permit. The Company has not received any written notice nor has any knowledge that any Governmental Authority is considering limiting, suspending, terminating, adversely amending or revoking any such Permit.
Section 5.17Machinery, Equipment and Other Tangible Property
. The Company has good and marketable title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of the material items of tangible personal property used or held for use in the business of the Company, free and clear of any and all Liens (except for Permitted Liens), except as would not be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company. All such items of tangible personal property that are material to the operation of the business of the Company are in reasonably good condition and in a state of reasonably good maintenance and repair and are suitable for the purposes used. The tangible assets owned or leased
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by the Company constitute all of the tangible assets necessary for the continued conduct of the business of the Company as of the date hereof in the ordinary course of business.
(a)The Company owns no real property. The Company is not a party to any agreement or option to purchase any real property or interest therein.
(b)Schedule 5.18(b) contains a true, correct and complete list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all Leases including, the date and name of the parties to each such Lease document and the address of each applicable Leased Real Property. The Company has made available to Acquiror true, correct and complete copies of all Contracts (including all modifications, amendments, extensions, supplements, renewals, rent commencement notices, guarantees, waivers, side letters and other agreements with respect thereto) pursuant to which the Company uses, holds or occupies (or have been granted an option to use, hold or occupy) any Leased Real Property or is otherwise a party with respect to the Leased Real Property (the “Leases”). The Company has a valid and subsisting leasehold estate in, and enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession of, all Leased Real Property, subject only to Permitted Liens. With respect to each Lease, (i) such Lease is valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other party thereto, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and each such Lease is in full force and effect, (ii) each Lease has not been amended or modified except as reflected in the modifications, amendments, supplements, waivers and side letters made available to the Acquiror, (iii) the Company has not received or given any written notice of material default or breach under any of the Leases and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company has not received oral notice of any default or breach that has not been cured; and (iv) there does not exist under any Lease any event or condition which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default or breach by the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, the other party thereto.
(c)The Company has not subleased, licensed or otherwise granted any Person the right to use or occupy any Leased Real Property or any portion thereof. The Company has no collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in any Lease or any interest therein which is still in effect. The Company is not in material default or violation of, or not in compliance with, any legal requirements applicable to its occupancy of the Leased Real Property. No construction or expansion is currently being performed or is planned for 2021 at any of the Leased Real Properties.
(d)Each Lease, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company, covers the entire estate it purports to cover, and, subject to securing the consents or approvals, if any, required under such Lease to be obtained from any landlord, or lender to landlord (as applicable), in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation of the Transactions, upon the consummation of the Transactions, will entitle the Surviving Corporation or Acquiror to the exclusive use (subject to the terms of the respective Leases in effect with respect to the Leased Real Property), occupancy and possession of the premises specified in the Leases for the purpose specified in the Leases.
(e)As of the date of this Agreement, the Leased Real Property identified in Schedule 5.18(b) comprise all of the real property used or intended to be used in, or otherwise related to, the business of the Company.
Section 5.19Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Data Matters
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(a)Schedule 5.19(a) sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all of the following Intellectual Property included in the Owned Intellectual Property: (i) granted Patents and pending
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applications for Patents, (ii) registered Marks, pending applications for registration of Marks and material unregistered Marks, (iii) registered Copyrights and pending applications for Copyright registration, and (iv) internet domain names and social media accounts (collectively, the “Registered Intellectual Property”), including, for each item listed, the applicable jurisdiction, title, application and registration or serial number and date, and record owner and, if different, the legal owner and beneficial owner. Each item of Registered Intellectual Property is subsisting, and to the Company’s knowledge, valid, and enforceable. All necessary registration, maintenance, renewal, and other relevant filing fees due have been timely paid and all necessary documents and certificates in connection therewith have been timely filed with the relevant authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of maintaining the Registered Intellectual Property in full force and effect.
(b)Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19(b), the Company (i) solely and exclusively owns all Owned Intellectual Property and (ii) has the right, pursuant to a valid written license, sublicense, agreement or permission, to all other Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the conduct and operation of the business of the Company (collectively, “Licensed Intellectual Property”), in each case free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. Immediately after the Closing, all Company Intellectual Property will be owned or available for use by the Surviving Corporation on the same terms and conditions under which the Company owned or used such Intellectual Property as of the Closing, without the payment of any additional amounts or consideration. The Company Intellectual Property (in the case of Licensed Intellectual Property, when used within the scope of the applicable license), constitutes all of the Intellectual Property used in the conduct and operation of the businesses of the Company.
(c) To the Company’s knowledge, the conduct and operation of the business of the Company does not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate, and in the past six-years has not infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated, any Intellectual Property rights or proprietary rights of any third party, and no Action is pending or has been asserted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened (i) that the conduct or operation of the business of the Company or that the use or exploitation by the Company of any Owned Intellectual Property infringes the Intellectual Property rights or proprietary rights of any third party, or (ii) challenging the ownership, use, validity, or enforceability of any Owned Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19(c), to the Company’s knowledge, no Person is infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating, or has since January 1, 2019 infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated, any Owned Intellectual Property, and no Action is pending or has been asserted or threatened by the Company against any Person relating to any of the foregoing or challenging the ownership, use, validity, or enforceability of any Owned Intellectual Property.
(d)The Company has taken commercially reasonable security measures to protect the confidentiality and value of all trade secrets and other material confidential information included in the Owned Intellectual Property. No present or former employee, officer, director, agent, independent contractor or joint venturer of the Company holds any right, title or interest, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or to any Owned Intellectual Property. The Company’s current and former directors, managers, officers, employees, independent contractors and agents who have contributed to or participated in the discovery, creation or development of any Intellectual Property within the scope of their employment or engagement with the Company have entered into a valid and enforceable written Contract providing for (i) the assignment (via a present grant of assignment) to the Company of any and all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in such Intellectual Property, (ii) the non-disclosure by such Person of all confidential information of the Company, and (iii) the contractual obligation to execute any and all documentation reasonably necessary to implement the obligations of (i) and (ii). To the Company’s knowledge, no Person has breached in any material respect any such agreement.
(e)Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19(e), no funds or facilities or other resources of any Governmental Authority were used in the development of any Owned Intellectual Property, except for
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any such funding or use of facilities or resources that does not result (or could not reasonably result) in such Governmental Authority, or employee or staff member thereof, obtaining any rights in any Owned Intellectual Property.
(f)No source code constituting Owned Intellectual Property has been (and no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), will result in a requirement that any such source code be) delivered, released, licensed, or made available or otherwise disclosed by the Company to, or accessed by, any escrow agent or other Person, other than employees or contractors of the Company subject to written agreements appropriately restricting the disclosure and use of such source code, and no Person other than the Company is in possession of, or has been granted any license or other right to, any such source code.
(g)No Open Source Software is or has been included, incorporated or embedded in, or linked to, combined, made available or distributed with, any Software included in the Owned Intellectual Property, in each case, in a manner that requires or obligates the Company to: (i) disclose, contribute, distribute, license or otherwise make available to any Person (including the open source community) any Software included in the Owned Intellectual Property; (ii) license any Software included in the Owned Intellectual Property for making modifications or derivative works of, or reverse-engineering, any such Software; (iii) create any obligation for the Company to grant, or purport to grant, to any Person any rights or immunities under any Owned Intellectual Property (including any patent non-asserts or patent licenses), or (iv) otherwise impose any limitation, restriction, or condition on the right or ability of the Company to use or exploit any Owned Intellectual Property. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all licenses for Open Source Software used in the business of the Company.
(h)Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will result in: (i) the loss or impairment of the Surviving Corporation’s right to own or use any of the Company Intellectual Property; or (ii) the requirement of any payment of any additional consideration for the Surviving Corporation’s right to own or use any of the Company Intellectual Property.
(i)The Company uses commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and protect the confidentiality, integrity, and security of the IT Systems and to prevent any unauthorized use, access, interruption, or modification of the IT Systems. The IT Systems are (i) sufficient for the immediate and currently anticipated future needs of the Company, and (ii) in sufficiently good working condition to effectively perform all information technology operations as necessary for the operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted. The Company maintains commercially reasonable back-up, disaster recovery and business continuity plans and procedures, act in compliance therewith, and have taken commercially reasonable steps to test such plans and procedures on a periodic basis, and such plans and procedures have been proven effective upon such testing.
(j)Since January 1, 2019, the Company has not been subject to any, or received any written notices of any or provided any notice to any Person in connection with any, (i) breaches of security (including theft, exfiltration, and unauthorized use, access, collection, processing, storage, disposal, destruction, transfer, disclosure, interruption or modification by any Person), phishing incidents, ransomware or malware attacks, or other security incidents affecting (A) the IT Systems, or (B) any data or other information about or from an individual, including any Personal Information, stored or maintained by the Company (or any third party on its or their behalf), or (ii) failures, breakdowns, continued substandard performance, or other adverse events affecting any IT Systems that have caused any material disruption of or interruption in or to the use of the IT Systems.
(k)The Company is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all of the following to the extent relating to confidential or sensitive information or Personal Information (including
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the collection, processing, use, security, transfer, or disposition thereof), or otherwise relating to privacy, security, or security breach notification requirements and applicable to the business of the Company: (i) all applicable Laws; (ii) the Company’s internal and external privacy policies; (iii) all applicable industry standards; and (iv) applicable provisions of all Contracts relating to the foregoing (collectively, “Data Security Requirements”). The Company has not received any notice of any claims of or investigations or inquiries related to, or been charged with, the violation of any Data Security Requirements.
Section 5.20Environmental Matters
(a)The Company is, and since January 1, 2019 has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes and has included obtaining and complying in all material respects with all Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws;
(b)the Company holds all material Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws to permit the Company to operate their assets in a manner in which they are now operated and maintained and to conduct the business of the Company as currently conducted; and
(c)there are no written claims or notices of violation pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging any violations of or liability under any Environmental Law or any violations or liability concerning any Hazardous Materials, nor is there any basis for any such claims or notices.
Other than Section 5.04, Section 5.05, Section 5.08, Section 5.09, and Section 5.16, this Section 5.20 provides the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company in respect of environmental matters, including any and all matters arising under Environmental Laws.
Section 5.21Absence of Changes
. Since December 31, 2020:
(a)No Material Adverse Effect has occurred;
(b)except (i) as set forth on Schedule 5.21(b), (ii) for any actions taken in response to COVID-19 Measures, and (iii) in connection with the Transactions, through and including the date of this Agreement, the Company has carried on its businesses and operated its properties in all material respects in the ordinary course of business; and
(c)except (i) as set forth on Schedule 5.21(c), (ii) for any actions taken in response to COVID-19 Measures and (iii) in connection with the Transactions, the Company has not taken or permitted to occur any action that, were it to be taken from and after the date hereof, would require the prior written consent of Acquiror pursuant to Section 7.01.
. Except fees described on Schedule 5.22 (including the amounts owed with respect thereto), no broker, finder, financial advisor, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other similar fee, commission or other similar payment in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by the Company or any of their Affiliates.
Section 5.23Healthcare Matters
. Without limiting the generality of Section 5.10 or Section 5.19:
(a)Since January 1, 2019, the Company is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Healthcare Laws.
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(b)There are no, and since January 1, 2019, there have not been any Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company alleging a violation of Healthcare Law.
(c)Neither the Company nor any of its directors, managing employees or executive officers, is currently, or has ever been suspended, excluded or debarred from any Government Program or threatened with or currently subject to an investigation or proceeding that could result in suspension, exclusion or debarment from any Government Program or any other debarment, exclusion or sanction list or database, in each case that remains unresolved as of the date of this Agreement.
(d)Since January 1, 2019, to the Company’s knowledge, the Company has not made an untrue statement of fact or fraudulent statement to any Governmental Authority, failed to disclose a fact required to be disclosed to any Governmental Authority, or committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement that, at the time such disclosure was made, would be in violation of any Healthcare Law. The Company does not xxxx nor is the Company reimbursed by any Payor.
(e)The Company (i) is not a party to a corporate Integrity Agreement with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, (ii) does not have any reporting obligation pursuant to any settlement agreement entered into with any governmental entity, (iii) is not the subject of any Government Program investigation conducted by any federal or state enforcement agency, (iv) is not a defendant in any qui tam/False Claims Act litigation, and (v) has not been served with or received any search warrant, subpoena, civil investigative demand, contact letter, or personal or telephone contact by or from any federal or state enforcement agency, in each case other than routine contacts and notifications not relating to an investigation or an actual or potential violation of Law, in each case (i) though (v) which remains unresolved.
(f)Since January 1, 2019, (i) the Company has been in compliance in all material respects with HIPAA and has had privacy and security policies, notices, procedures and safeguards that materially comply with HIPAA; (ii) the Company has not received written notice of, and there is no Action at law or in equity or, inquiry or investigation pending or threatened with respect to any alleged “breach” as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 164.402 (a “Breach”) by the Company or its “workforce” (as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103); (iii) no Breach by the Company or its “workforce” or successful “security incident” (as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 164.304) has occurred with respect to “protected health information” or “PHI” (as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103) in the possession or under the control of the Company or any business associate of the Company; and (iv) the Company has undertaken all surveys, audits, inventories, reviews, analyses and/or assessments (including any necessary risk assessments) of all areas of the business of the Company required by HIPAA and have implemented appropriate corrective action to address all material vulnerabilities in their HIPAA safeguards and controls identified through such necessary assessments. The Company has entered into written, signed, and HIPAA-compliant business associate agreements with each Person who is a “covered entity” or “business associate” (each as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103) of the Company. The Company does not undertake the de-identification of “protected health information” or “PHI” as defined under HIPAA. To the extent that the Company aggregates the PHI of its clients, the Company has obtained all rights necessary to aggregate such PHI, except as would not be material to the Company.
(g)All products or services marketed by or on behalf of the Company that are subject to the jurisdiction of Healthcare Laws are marketed in compliance in all material respects, with all applicable Healthcare Laws.
(h)None of the Company’s employees nor any independent contractor of the Company is a Licensed Personnel.
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Section 5.24Insurance Regulatory Matters.
(a)The Company is, and at all times since January 1, 2019, has been, in compliance with all applicable insurance Laws, except for such non-compliance which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Without limiting the generality of Section 5.24(a), there is no Action, or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company alleging a violation of insurance Laws that would result in suspension or revocation of any Permit.
Section 5.25Related Party Transactions
. Except for the Contracts set forth on Schedule 5.25, there are no Contracts between the Company, on the one hand, and any Affiliate, officer or director of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, on the other hand, except in each case, for (a) employment agreements, fringe benefits and other compensation paid to directors, officers and employees consistent with previously established policies, (b) reimbursements of expenses incurred in connection with their employment or service (excluding from clause (a) and this clause (b) any loans made by the Company to any officer, director, employee, member or stockholder and all related arrangements, including any pledge arrangements), and (c) amounts paid pursuant to Company Benefit Plans.
Section 5.26Registration Statement
. None of the information relating to the Company supplied or to be supplied by the Company, or by any other Person acting on behalf of the Company, in writing specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement will, as of the date the Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) is first mailed to Acquiror’s stockholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Section 5.27Government Contracts
. The Company is not a party to any Government Contract. All material representations, certifications and statements executed, acknowledged or submitted by or on behalf of the Company to a Governmental Authority or any other Person in connection with any Government Contract, since January 1, 2021 are and have always been current, accurate and complete in all respects as of their respective effective dates and the Company has provided any reasonably required updates to such representations, certifications and statements, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no outstanding material claims or disputes with the Company arising under or relating to any Government Contract.
. Without limiting the generality of Section 5.10 or Section 5.23:
(a)The Company is, and since January 1, 2019 at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with the United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., and applicable regulations, as amended (collectively, the “FDCA”), including the rules and regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) promulgated thereunder, and comparable Laws in any non-U.S. jurisdiction.
(b)As to each product subject to the FDCA or similar Law in any non-U.S. jurisdiction that is developed, manufactured, manufactured for, tested, distributed, and/or marketed by the Company (a “Company Product”), each such Company Product is being, and since January 1, 2019 has been, developed, manufactured, manufactured for, labeled, tested, distributed, and/or marketed in material compliance with all applicable requirements under the FDCA and similar laws, including those relating to investigational use, approval, or premarket clearance to market any Company Product, current good manufacturing practices, labeling, and Quality System Regulation, as defined in 21 C.F.R. Parts 4, 211, and 820 (as
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applicable), advertising, promotion, continuing medical education, recordkeeping, training, medical device reporting, adverse event reporting, and filing of other reports and security.
(c)The Company has not received any communication from FDA or any other Governmental Authority (i) contesting the investigational use of, premarket clearance or approval of, the uses of, or the labeling and promotion of any Company Product, or (ii) otherwise alleging any violation of the FDCA or any similar Law as applicable to any Company Product.
(d)No Company Product (i) is currently under consideration by the Company for recall, withdrawal, suspension, seizure, or discontinuance, or (ii) has been recalled, subjected to a product advisory notice, withdrawn, suspended, seized, or discontinued (other than for commercial or other business reasons) by the Company, whether voluntarily or otherwise.
(e)The Company has not received any communication that the FDA or any similar Governmental Authority (i) intends to withhold or materially condition its approval or clearance of any Company Product; (ii) has commenced, or has threatened to initiate, any action to withdraw its approval or clearance of any Company Product; (iii) has requested the recall, withdrawal, suspension, seizure, or discontinuance of any Company Product; (iv) has commenced, or has threatened to initiate, any action to enjoin the manufacture, sale, or distribution of any Company Product or the operations of the Company; or (v) has commenced, or has threatened to initiate, any criminal action or proceeding against the Company or any of its respective officers, employees, or agents.
(f)As to each medical device (as that term is defined under the FDCA) for which a premarket approval application, premarket notification, investigational device exemption, or similar state or foreign regulatory application has been submitted, approved, or cleared for sale and distribution in the United States, the Company is in material compliance with 21 U.S.C. §§ 360, 360c, 360d, 360e, 360e-1, 360g, 360h, 360i and 360j and 21 C.F.R. Parts 803, 807, 812, 814, 820, 821, and 822, respectively, as applicable to the Company’s medical devices.
(g)No medical device or component of a medical device that is material to the Company’s ability to carry out its business or operations as currently conducted is (i) adulterated within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 351 (or similar Law), (ii) misbranded within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 352 (or similar Law), or (iii) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 360 or 360e (or similar Law).
(h)The Company has not made an untrue, materially misleading, or fraudulent statement of material fact to the FDA, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA, or committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement that, at the time such disclosure was made or required to be made, could reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA or any other Governmental Authority to invoke its policy respecting “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities,” set forth in FDA Compliance Policy Guide 120.100, or its policy on “Health Fraud – Factors in Considering Regulatory Action,” set forth in FDA Compliance Policy Guide 120.500, or any similar policies.
(i)To the knowledge of the Company, there are no facts, circumstances, or conditions that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any investigation, suit, claim, action, or proceeding against or affecting the current business or operations of the Company and relating to or arising under the FDCA, the Social Security Act of 1935, 42 U.S.C. ch. 7, as amended, or any regulations of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(j)No officer or director of the Company, and to the knowledge of the Company, no Company employee, has ever been convicted of any felony under any Law for conduct relating to the
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development, testing, or approval of any drug product or device, including, without limitation, the preparation or submission of a new drug application, abbreviated new drug application, device 510(k) notification, device premarket approval application, or biologics license application.
(k)To the knowledge of the Company, none of the FDA, Drug Enforcement Administration, or other Governmental Authority has issued any Warning Letter, Untitled Letter, Notice of Violation, enforcement proceeding, or other correspondence stating or indicating that the Company has violated any Laws in any material respect.
Article VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR PARTIES
Except as set forth in the Schedules to this Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement (each of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent) or in the SEC Reports filed or furnished by Acquiror prior to the date hereof (excluding (x) any disclosures in such SEC Reports under the headings “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” or “Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and other disclosures that are predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature and (y) any exhibits or other documents appended thereto) (it being acknowledged that nothing disclosed in such a SEC Report will be deemed to modify or qualify the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.04 (‘Litigation and Proceedings’); Section 6.06 (‘Financial Ability; Trust Account’); Section 6.10 (‘Tax Matters’); and Section 6.11 (‘Capitalization’)), each Acquiror Party represents and warrants to the Company as follows, in each case as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
Section 6.01Corporate Organization
. Each of Acquiror and Merger Sub is duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the Laws of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. Other than Merger Sub, Acquiror has no Subsidiaries. Merger Sub has no Subsidiaries. The copies of the organizational documents of each of the Acquiror Parties previously delivered by Acquiror to the Company are true, correct and complete and are in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Each of the Acquiror Parties is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all restrictions, covenants, terms and provisions set forth in its respective organizational documents. Each of the Acquiror Parties is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company, as applicable, in all jurisdictions in which its ownership of property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where failure to be so licensed or qualified has not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Acquiror Parties to enter into this Agreement or consummate the Transactions.
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(a)Each of the Acquiror Parties has all requisite corporate or entity power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Transaction Agreement to which it is a party and, upon receipt of the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and such Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly, validly and unanimously authorized and approved by the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the applicable Acquiror Party and, except for the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, no other corporate or equivalent proceeding on the part of any Acquiror Party is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Transaction Agreements or any Acquiror Party’s performance hereunder or thereunder. This Agreement
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has been, and each such Transaction Agreement to which such Acquiror Party will be party, duly and validly executed and delivered by such Acquiror Party and, assuming due authorization and execution by each other Party hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each such Transaction Agreement to which such Acquiror Party will be party, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Acquiror Party, enforceable against each Acquiror Party in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
(b)Assuming a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, as adjourned or postposed, the Acquiror Stockholder Approval are the only votes of any of Acquiror’s capital stock necessary in connection with the entry into this Agreement by Acquiror, and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Closing (the “Acquiror Stockholder Approval”).
(c)At a meeting duly called and held, the board of directors of Acquiror has unanimously: (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transaction are fair to and in the best interests of Acquiror’s stockholders; (ii) determined that the fair market value of the Company is equal to at least 80% of the amount held in the Trust Account (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned) as of the date hereof; (iii) approved the Transactions as a Business Combination; and (iv) resolved to recommend to the stockholders of Acquiror approval of the Transactions, subject to a Change in Recommendation as set forth in Section 9.03.
. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any Transaction Agreement to which any Acquiror Party is a party by such Acquiror Party and, upon receipt of the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, the consummation of the Transactions do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of the Acquiror Organizational Documents or any organizational documents of any Subsidiaries of Acquiror, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to Acquiror, any Subsidiaries of Acquiror or any of their respective properties or assets, (c) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or acceleration of, or a right of termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration or amendment under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the acceleration or trigger of any payment, posting of collateral (or right to require the posting of collateral), time of payment, vesting or increase in the amount of any compensation or benefit payable pursuant to, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which Acquiror or any Subsidiaries of Acquiror is a party or by which any of their respective assets or properties may be bound or affected, or (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Acquiror or any Subsidiaries of Acquiror, except (in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d) above) for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any of the Acquiror Parties to enter into and perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement to which any of the Acquiror Parties is a party, as applicable.
Section 6.04Litigation and Proceedings
. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Acquiror, threatened, Actions and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, there are no pending or threatened investigations, in each case, against any Acquiror Party, or otherwise affecting any Acquiror Party or their respective assets, including any condemnation or similar proceedings, which, if determined adversely, could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any of the Acquiror Parties to enter into and perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Agreement to which any of the Acquiror Parties is a party, as applicable.
Section 6.05Governmental Authorities; Consents
. No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required on the part of any Acquiror
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Party with respect to the execution or delivery of this Agreement by each Acquiror Party or any Transaction Agreement to which any of the Acquiror Parties is a party, as applicable, or the consummation of the Transactions, except for applicable requirements of the Securities Laws and Nasdaq.
Section 6.06Financial Ability; Trust Account
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(a)As of the date hereof, there is at least $105,000,000 invested in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, acting as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated January 25, 2021, by and between Acquiror and the Trustee on file with the SEC Reports of Acquiror as of the date of this Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”). Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except in accordance with the Trust Agreement, Acquiror Organizational Documents and Acquiror’s final prospectus dated January 27, 2021. Amounts in the Trust Account are invested in United States Government securities or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Acquiror has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in material default, breach or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with, the Trust Agreement, and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or breach thereunder. As of the date hereof, there are no claims or proceedings pending with respect to the Trust Account. Since January 25, 2021, Acquiror has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than interest income earned on the principal held in the Trust Account as permitted by the Trust Agreement). As of the Effective Time, the obligations of Acquiror to dissolve or liquidate pursuant to the Acquiror Organizational Documents shall terminate, and, as of the Effective Time, Acquiror shall have no obligation whatsoever pursuant to the Acquiror Organizational Documents to dissolve and liquidate the assets of Acquiror by reason of the consummation of the Transactions. To Acquiror’s knowledge, as of the date hereof, following the Effective Time, no stockholder of Acquiror shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account except to the extent such stockholder shall have elected to tender its shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock for redemption pursuant to the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption. The Trust Agreement is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The Trust Agreement has not been terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended or supplemented or modified, in any respect, and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, no such termination, repudiation, rescission, amendment, supplement or modification is contemplated. There are no side letters and there are no Contracts, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, with the Trustee or any other Person that would (i) cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the SEC Reports to be inaccurate or (ii) to the Acquiror’s Knowledge, entitle any Person (other than stockholders of Acquiror who shall have elected to redeem their shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption or the underwriters of Acquiror’s initial public offering in respect of their Deferred Discount (as defined in the Trust Agreement)) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account.
(b)As of the date hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein and the compliance by the Company with its respective obligations hereunder, Acquiror has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the use of funds in the Trust Account will not be satisfied or funds available in the Trust Account will not be available to Acquiror on the Closing Date.
(c)As of the date hereof, Acquiror does not have, or have any present intention, agreement, arrangement or understanding to enter into or incur, any obligations with respect to or under any Indebtedness.
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. Except fees described on Schedule 6.07 (including the amounts owed with respect thereto), no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee, underwriting fee, deferred underwriting fee commission or other similar payment in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by Acquiror or any of its Affiliates, including the Sponsor.
Section 6.08SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act; Undisclosed Liabilities
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(a)Acquiror has filed in a timely manner all required registration statements, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since January 25, 2021 (collectively, as they have been amended since the time of their filing and including all exhibits thereto, the “SEC Reports”). None of the SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date, then on the date of such filing), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements (including, in each case, the notes and schedules thereto) included in the SEC Reports complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto and except with respect to unaudited statements as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) and fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements included therein, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of complete footnotes) in all material respects the financial position of Acquiror as of the respective dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended. No Acquiror Party has any material off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the SEC Reports.
(b)Acquiror has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to Acquiror is made known to Acquiror’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared. To the knowledge of Acquiror, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting Acquiror’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in Acquiror’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.
(c)Acquiror has established and maintained a system of internal controls. To the knowledge of Acquiror, such internal controls are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of Acquiror’s financial reporting and the preparation of Acquiror’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
(d)Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, neither Acquiror (including any employee thereof) nor Acquiror’s independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by Acquiror, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Acquiror’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by Acquiror or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.
(e)To the knowledge of Acquiror, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding SEC comments from the SEC with respect to the SEC Reports. To the knowledge of Acquiror, none of the SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.
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Section 6.09Business Activities
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(a)Since its incorporation, Acquiror has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of a Business Combination. Except as set forth in the Acquiror Organizational Documents, there is no agreement, commitment, or Governmental Order binding upon Acquiror or to which Acquiror is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of Acquiror or any acquisition of property by Acquiror or the conduct of business by Acquiror as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Acquiror to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions, has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof and has no assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and any Transaction Agreement to which it is a party, as applicable, and the Transactions.
(b)Acquiror does not own or have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity. Except for this Agreement and the Transactions, neither Acquiror nor any of its Subsidiaries has any interests, rights, obligations or liabilities with respect to, or is party to, bound by or has its assets or property subject to, in each case whether directly or indirectly, any Contract or transaction which is, or could reasonably be interpreted as constituting, a Business Combination.
(c)There is no liability, debt or obligation against Acquiror or its Subsidiaries, except for liabilities and obligations (i) reflected or reserved for on Acquiror’s consolidated balance sheet for the period ended December 31, 2021 or disclosed in the notes thereto (other than any such liabilities not reflected, reserved or disclosed as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to Acquiror and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), (ii) that have arisen since the date of Acquiror’s consolidated balance sheet for the period ended December 31, 2021 in the ordinary course of business of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries (other than any such liabilities as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to Acquiror and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), (iii) disclosed in the Schedules, or (iv) incurred in connection with or contemplated by this Agreement and/or the Transactions.
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(a)All income and other material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by the Acquiror have been filed, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects. All income and other material amounts of Taxes due and owing by the Acquiror have been timely paid.
(b)Acquiror has (i) withheld and deducted all material amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld or deducted by it in connection with amounts paid or owed to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or any other third party, (ii) remitted, or will remit on a timely basis, such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority and (iii) complied in all material respects with applicable Law with respect to Tax withholding, including all reporting and record keeping requirements.
(c) Acquiror has not engaged in any audit, examination, investigation, administrative proceeding or judicial proceeding with respect to Taxes. Acquiror has not received any written notice from a Governmental Authority of a dispute or claim with respect to Taxes, other than disputes or claims that have since been resolved, and to the knowledge of Acquiror, no such claims have been threatened. No written claim has been made, and to the knowledge of Acquiror, no oral claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where Acquiror does not file a Tax Return that Acquiror is or may
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be subject to Taxes by that jurisdiction which claim has not since been withdrawn or otherwise resolved. There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, Taxes of Acquiror and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.
(d) Neither Acquiror nor any predecessor thereof has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying for income Tax-deferral treatment under Code Section 355 (or so much of Code Section 356 as relates to Code Section 355).
(e)Acquiror has not been a party to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(f)The Acquiror will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date and made prior to the Closing; (B) any written agreement with a Governmental Authority executed on or prior to the Closing; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing; (D) deferred revenue or prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing. The Acquiror will not be required to make any payment after the Closing Date as a result of an election under Code Section 965.
(g)There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the assets of Acquiror, other than Permitted Liens.
(h)Acquiror does not have liability for the Taxes of any Person (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), (ii) as a transferee or successor or (iii) by contract (except, in each case, for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business not primarily relating to Taxes).
(i)Acquiror is not a party to, or bound by, or has any obligation to any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Tax allocation, Tax sharing, Tax Assumption or Tax indemnification agreement (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business not primarily relating to Taxes).
(j)The Acquiror has not filed any amended Tax Return or other claim for a refund as a result of, or in connection with, the carry back of any net operating loss or other attribute to a year prior to the taxable year including the Closing Date under Code Section 172, as amended by Section 2303 of the CARES Act, or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law.
(k)The Acquiror has (i) properly complied with all legal requirements in order to defer the amount of the employer’s share of any “applicable employment taxes” under Section 2302 of the CARES Act (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law), (ii) to the extent applicable, properly complied with all legal requirements and duly accounted for any available Tax credits under Sections 7001 through 7005 of the Families First Act and Section 2301 of the CARES Act, (iii) not sought (nor has any Affiliate that would be aggregated with the Acquiror and treated as one employer for purposes of Section 2301 of the CARES Act sought) a covered loan under paragraph (36) of Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as added by Section 1102 of the CARES Act, and (iv) not deferred any payroll Tax obligations (including those imposed by Code Sections 3101(a) and 3201) pursuant to or in connection with the Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, dated August 8, 2020, or any other provision of the CARES Act.
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(l)Acquiror has not taken any action (nor permitted any action to be taken), and is not aware of any fact or circumstance, that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
(m)Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Acquiror nor the consummation of the Merger could, directly or indirectly (whether alone or in connection with any subsequent event(s)) (i) result in any compensation or benefit (including the forgiveness of any indebtedness) becoming due to any current or former employee, officer, director or individual independent contractor of the Acquiror (each an “Acquiror Service Provider”), (ii) result in the acceleration, vesting or creation of any rights of any current or former Acquiror Service Provider to payments or benefits or increases in any payments or benefits (including any loan forgiveness), or (iii) result in severance pay or any increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment or engagement. No amount or benefit that could be, or has been, received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property or the cancellation of indebtedness) by any Acquiror Service Provider could, alone or in combination with any other amount or benefit, constitute an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Code Section 280G(b)(1)) as a result of, either alone or together with any other event, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Acquiror has no current or contingent obligation to indemnify, gross up or otherwise reimburse or make whole any Person for any penalty, interest and/or Tax incurred by such Person, including pursuant to Code Section 4999.
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(a)The authorized capital stock of Acquiror consists of 121,000,000 shares of capital stock, including (i) 100,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock, (ii) 20,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock (“Acquiror Preferred Stock”) of which (A) 10,453,500 shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (B) 2,587,500 shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and (C) no shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock and Acquiror Warrants (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law, (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract and (iv) are fully vested and not otherwise subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Code Section 83, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports with respect to certain Acquiror Common Stock held by the Sponsor. As of the date hereof, Acquiror has issued 16,088,000 Acquiror Warrants that entitle the holder thereof to purchase Acquiror Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share on the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable warrant agreement.
(b)Except for this Agreement, the Acquiror Warrants, the Subscription Agreements and the Acquiror Class B Common Stock, as of the date hereof, there are (i) no subscriptions, calls, options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Acquiror Common Stock or the equity interests of Acquiror, or any other Contracts to which Acquiror is a party or by which Acquiror is bound obligating Acquiror to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, Acquiror, and (ii) no equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in Acquiror. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports or the Acquiror Organizational Documents, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Acquiror to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity interests of Acquiror. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Acquiror having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which Acquiror’s stockholders may vote. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, Acquiror is not a party to any shareholders
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agreement, voting agreement or registration rights agreement relating to Acquiror Common Stock or any other equity interests of Acquiror.
(c)To the knowledge of the Acquiror, and except as set forth in the SEC Reports, as of the date hereof no Person and no syndicate or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) of a Person owns directly or indirectly beneficial ownership (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) of securities of Acquiror representing 9.9% or more of the combined voting power of the issued and outstanding securities of Acquiror.
Section 6.12Nasdaq Stock Market Listing
. The issued and outstanding units of the Acquiror are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “LMAOU”. The issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “LMAO”. The issued and outstanding Acquiror Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “LMAOW”. Acquiror is in compliance with the rules of Nasdaq and there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Acquiror, threatened against Acquiror by Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Acquiror Class A Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants or terminate the listing of Acquiror Class A Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants on Nasdaq. Acquiror has not taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the Acquiror Class A Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants under the Exchange Act. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.12, Acquiror has not received any notice from Nasdaq or the SEC regarding the revocation of such listing or otherwise regarding the delisting of the Acquiror Class A Common Stock from the Nasdaq or SEC.
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consideration or other discounts are payable or will have been agreed by Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries (including, from and after the Closing, the Company) to any PIPE Investor in respect of its PIPE Investment, except as set forth in the Subscription Agreements. |
Section 6.14Sponsor Support Agreement
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Acquiror has delivered to the Company a true, correct and complete copy of the Sponsor Support Agreement. The Sponsor Support Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and as of the date hereof no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by Acquiror. The Sponsor Support Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, each other party thereto and neither the execution or delivery by any party thereto, nor the performance of any party’s obligations under, the Sponsor Support Agreement violates any provision of, or results in the breach of or default under, or require any filing, registration or qualification under, any applicable Law. No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of Acquiror under any material term or condition of the Sponsor Support Agreement. |
Section 6.15Related Party Transactions
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Except as described in the SEC Reports or in connection with the PIPE Investment, there are no transactions, Contracts, side letters, arrangements or understandings between any Acquiror Party, on the one hand, and any director, officer, employee, stockholder, warrant holder or Affiliate of such Acquiror Party. |
Section 6.16Investment Company Act
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Neither the Acquiror nor Merger Sub is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
Section 6.17Acquiror Stockholders
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No foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) will acquire a substantial interest in the Company as a result of the Transaction such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401, and no foreign person will have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Company post-Closing. |
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Except for those Contracts filed (or incorporated by reference) as exhibits to the SEC Reports, and except for the documents to be executed by Acquiror in connection with the PIPE Investment or the other Transactions, neither the Acquiror nor Merger Sub is a party to any Contract that would be required to be filed (or incorporated by reference) as an exhibit to Acquiror’s Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. |
Section 6.19No Alternative Transactions
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As of the date hereof, neither the Acquiror nor Merger Sub is engaged in negotiations or discussions with respect to any Alternate Transactions, and all negotiations and discussions relating to potential Alternative Transactions have been terminated. |
Article VII
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 7.01Conduct of Business
. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Interim Period”), the Company shall, except as contemplated by this Agreement, set forth on Schedule 7.01 or consented to in writing by Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to operate its business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; provided that, any action taken, or omitted to be taken, that relates to, or arises out of, any COVID-19 shall be deemed to be in the ordinary course of business, so long as such actions or
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omissions (1) are reasonably designed and necessary to protect the health or welfare of the Company’s employees, directors, officers or agents and (2) comply with paragraph (ii) of this Section 7.01, and in each case, the Company promptly notifies Acquiror of such actions and reasonably takes into account the reasonable requests of Acquiror in further acts or omissions of the Company with respect to such condition or conditions arising from COVID-19) and (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue to accrue and collect accounts receivable, accrue and pay accounts payable and other expenses, establish reserves for uncollectible accounts and manage inventory in accordance with past custom and practice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Agreements, as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Schedule 7.01 or as consented to in writing by Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), not to do any of the following:
(a)change or amend the Company Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, except as otherwise required by Law, except for any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation in order to facilitate the closing of the Merger;
(b)make, declare, set aside, establish a record date for or pay any dividend or distribution, other than any dividends or distributions from any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any other wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company;
(c)enter into, assume, assign, partially or completely amend any material term of, modify any material term of or terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms or any modification or amendment that is not adverse to the Company) any Contract of a type required to be listed on Schedule 5.11(a), or any lease, sublease or license related to the Leased Real Property, other than entry into such agreements in the ordinary course of business;
(d)(i) issue, deliver, sell, transfer, pledge, dispose of or place any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any shares of capital stock or any other equity or voting securities of the Company or (ii) issue or grant any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain any shares of capital stock or any other equity or voting securities of the Company;
(e)sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease, license, abandon, allow to lapse or expire, subject to or grant any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on, or otherwise dispose of, any material assets, rights or properties of the Company (other than Owned Intellectual Property), other than the sale or other disposition of assets or equipment deemed by the Company in its reasonable business judgment to be obsolete or no longer be material to the business of the Company, in each such case, in the ordinary course of business;
(f)(i) cancel or compromise any claim or Indebtedness owed to the Company, (ii) settle any pending or threatened Action, (A) if such settlement would require payment by the Company in an amount greater than $200,000, (B) to the extent such settlement includes an agreement to accept or concede injunctive relief, or (C) to the extent such settlement involves a Governmental Authority or alleged criminal wrongdoing, or (iii) agree to modify in any respect materially adverse to the Company any confidentiality or similar Contract to which the Company is a party;
(g)transfer, sell, assign, license, sublicense, encumber, impair, abandon, permit to lapse or expire, dedicate to the public, cancel, subject to any Lien, fail to diligently maintain, or otherwise dispose of any right, title or interest in any Owned Intellectual Property, other than non-exclusive licenses granted to customers in the ordinary course of business;
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(h)disclose any confidential information or trade secrets (other than in the ordinary course of business subject to appropriate written obligations with respect to confidentiality, non-use and non-disclosure) or source code to any Person;
(i)except as otherwise required by Law or the terms of any existing Company Benefit Plans set forth on Schedule 5.13(a) as in effect on the date hereof, (i) increase the compensation or benefits of any Company Employee except for increases made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice , (ii) make any grant of any severance, retention or termination payment to any Person with an annual base salary of more than $100,000, (iii) hire additional officers or terminate existing officers, (iv) hire any employee of the Company or any other individual who is providing or will provide services to the Company other than any employee or individual with an annual base salary or annual compensation of less than $100,000, (v) accelerate or commit to accelerate the funding, payment or vesting of any benefit or compensation to any current or former employee, director, officer or other service provider, or (vi) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan or any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be a Company Benefit Plan if it were in existence as of the date of this Agreement;
(j)directly or indirectly acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of, or by purchasing all of or any substantial equity interest in, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity or Person or division thereof;
(k)make any loans or advance any money or other property to any Person, except for (A) advances in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, to employees or officers of the Company for expenses not to exceed $10,000 individually or $50,000 in the aggregate, (B) prepayments and deposits paid to suppliers of the Company in the ordinary course of business and (C) trade credit extended to customers of the Company in the ordinary course of business;
(l)redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of capital stock (or other equity interests) of the Company or any securities or obligations convertible (whether currently convertible or convertible only after the passage of time or the occurrence of certain events) into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock (or other equity interests) of the Company;
(m)adjust, split, combine, subdivide, recapitalize, reclassify or otherwise effect any change in respect of any shares of capital stock or other equity interests or securities of the Company;
(n)make any change in its customary accounting principles or methods of accounting materially affecting the reported consolidated assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company, other than as may be required by applicable Law, GAAP or regulatory guidelines;
(o)shorten or lengthen the customary payment cycles for any of its payables or receivables or otherwise engage in unusual efforts to accelerate the collection of accounts receivable or unusually delay the payment of accounts payable or participate in activity of the type sometimes referred to as “trade loading” or “channel stuffing” or any other activity that reasonably could be expected to result in an increase, temporary or otherwise, in the demand for the products offered by the Company before the Closing;
(p)adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company (other than the Transactions);
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(q)make, change or revoke any material Tax election, adopt or change any material accounting method with respect to Taxes, file any material amended Tax Return, file any material Tax Return prepared in a manner that is inconsistent with the past practices of the Company with respect to the treatment of items on such Tax Return, settle or compromise any material Tax liability, enter into any material closing agreement with respect to any Tax, surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment, enter into any Tax sharing, Tax allocation, Tax assumption or Tax indemnification agreement , fail to pay any material Taxes when due (including estimated Taxes), or take any actions with respect to Taxes (including deductions or credits) pursuant to the CARES Act;
(r)directly or indirectly, incur, or modify in any material respect the terms of, any Indebtedness, or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any Person for Indebtedness;
(s)make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or guarantees for the benefit of, or any investments in, any Person, other than the reimbursement of expenses of employees in the ordinary course of business;
(t)fail to maintain in full force and effect material insurance policies covering the Company and its properties, assets and businesses in a form and amount consistent with past practices;
(u)enter into any Contract with any broker, finder, investment banker or other Person under which such Person is or will be entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions;
(v)enter into any transaction or amend in any material respect any existing agreement with any Person that, to the knowledge of the Company, is an Affiliate of the Company (excluding ordinary course payments of annual compensation, provision of benefits or reimbursement of expenses in respect of members or stockholders who are officers or directors of the Company);
(w)enter into any agreement that restricts the ability of the Company to (i) engage or compete in any line of business, or (ii) enter into any new line of business;
(x)terminate, amend, fail to review or preserve or otherwise fail to maintain in full force and effect any material Permit, except for amendments contemplated in the ordinary course of business;
(y)make individual commitments for capital expenditures or construction of fixed assets in excess of $200,000; or
(z)enter into any agreement, or otherwise become obligated, to do or take any action prohibited under this Section 7.01.
. Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to information furnished to the Company by third parties that may be in the Company’s possession from time to time, and except for any information which (x) relates to the negotiation of this Agreement or the Transactions, (y) is prohibited from being disclosed by applicable Law or (z) in the opinion of legal counsel of the Company would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other privilege from disclosure, the Company shall afford to Acquiror and its Representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, in such manner as to not interfere with the normal operation of the Company, to all of its properties, books,
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Contracts, commitments, Tax Returns, records and appropriate officers and employees, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to furnish Acquiror and such Representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the affairs of the Company that are in the possession of the Company, in each case, as Acquiror or its Representatives may reasonably request solely for the purposes of consummating the Transactions. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make alternative arrangements for such disclosure where the restrictions in the preceding sentence apply. All information obtained by Acquiror and its Representatives under this Agreement shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement prior to the Closing.
Section 7.03No Claim Against the Trust Account
. The Company acknowledges that it has read Acquiror’s final prospectus, dated January 27, 2021 and other SEC Reports, the Acquiror Organizational Documents, and the Trust Agreement and understands that Acquiror has established the Trust Account described therein for the benefit of Acquiror’s public stockholders and that disbursements from the Trust Account are available only in the limited circumstances set forth in the Trust Agreement. Each of the Company further acknowledges that, if the Transactions, or, in the event of termination of this Agreement, another Business Combination, are not consummated by July 25, 2022 or such later date as approved by the stockholders of Acquiror to complete a Business Combination, Acquiror will be obligated to return to its stockholders the amounts being held in the Trust Account. Accordingly, the Company (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates) hereby waives any past, present or future claim of any kind against, and any right to access, the Trust Account, Trustee and Acquiror or to collect from the Trust Account any monies that may be owed to them by Acquiror or any of its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever, and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account at any time for any reason whatsoever. This Section 7.03 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
Section 7.04Proxy Solicitation; Other Actions
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(a)The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Acquiror, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof but no later than May 15, 2022, reviewed financial statements, including consolidated condensed balance sheets and consolidated condensed statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows, of the Company as at and for the three (3) months ended March 31, 2022, prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X (the “Reviewed Financials”), and (iii) any other audited or unaudited consolidated balance sheets and the related audited or unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows of the Company as of and for a year-to-date period ended as of the end of any other different fiscal quarter (and as of and for the same period from the previous fiscal year) or fiscal year, as applicable that is required to be included in the Registration Statement. The Company shall be available, and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to make their officers, managers, representatives and employees available to, in each case, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advanced notice, to Acquiror and its counsel in connection with (A) the drafting of the Registration Statement and (B) responding in a timely manner to comments on the Registration Statement from the SEC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Acquiror in connection with the preparation for inclusion in the Registration Statement of pro forma financial statements that comply with the requirements of Regulation S-X under the rules and regulations of the SEC (as interpreted by the staff of the SEC).
(b)From and after the date on which the proxy statement contained in the Registration Statement is mailed to Acquiror’s stockholders, the Company will give Acquiror prompt written notice of any action taken or not taken by the Company, or of any development regarding the Company, in any such case which is or becomes known by the Company, that would cause the Registration Statement to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that if any
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such action shall be taken or fail to be taken or such development shall otherwise occur, Acquiror and the Company shall cooperate fully to cause an amendment or supplement to be made promptly to the Registration Statement, such that the Registration Statement no longer contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and, provided further, that no information received by Acquiror pursuant to this Section 7.04 shall operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by the party who disclosed such information, and no such information shall be deemed to change, supplement or amend the Schedules.
. Prior to the Closing Date, if required to avoid the imposition of Taxes under Section 4999 of the Code or the loss of deduction under Section 280G with respect to any payment or benefit in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall (a) solicit and use reasonable best efforts to obtain from each Person who the Company reasonably believes is, with respect to the Company, a “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Code Section 280G(c) and any regulations promulgated thereunder) who would otherwise receive or retain any payment or benefits that could constitute a “parachute payment” (within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(2)(A) and any regulations promulgated thereunder) as a result of or in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, a waiver of such disqualified individual’s rights to some or all of such payments or benefits (the “Waived 280G Benefits”) so that no payments and/or benefits shall be deemed to be “excess parachute payments” (within the meaning of Code Section 280G and any regulations promulgated thereunder) and (b) submit to a stockholder vote (along with adequate disclosure satisfying the requirements of Code Section 280G(b)(5)(B)(ii) and any regulations promulgated thereunder) the right of any such “disqualified individual” to receive the Waived 280G Benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall this Section 7.05 be construed to require the Company to compel any Person to waive any existing rights under any contract that such Person has with the Company or its Affiliates and in no event shall the Company be deemed to be in breach of this Section 7.05 if any such Person refuses to waive such rights. Prior to soliciting such waivers and approval materials, the Company shall provide drafts of the calculations, waivers and approval materials to Acquiror for its review and comment prior to soliciting such waivers and soliciting such approval, and the Company shall incorporate any reasonable comments provided by Acquiror in good faith. If any of the Waived 280G Benefits fail to be approved in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 280G(b)(5)(B) as contemplated above, such Waived 280G Benefits shall not be made or provided. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror evidence reasonably acceptable to Acquiror that a vote of the stockholders was solicited in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.05 and that either (i) the requisite number of votes of the stockholders was obtained with respect to the Waived 280G Benefits (the “280G Approval”) or (ii) the 280G Approval was not obtained, and, as a consequence, the Waived 280G Benefits shall not be retained or provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Acquiror Arrangement (defined as any arrangement agreed upon or entered into by, or at the direction of, Acquiror and/or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and a “disqualified individual,” on the other hand, on or prior to the Closing Date), Acquiror shall provide a copy of such Acquiror Arrangement to the Company at least ten (10) days before the Closing Date and shall cooperate with the Company in good faith in order to calculate or determine the value (for purposes of Code Section 280G) of any payments or benefits granted or contemplated therein that could reasonably be expected to constitute a “parachute payment” under Code Section 280G, and the Company shall incorporate such Acquiror Arrangements into its calculations and 280G shareholder approval process described above.
Section 7.06FIRPTA Certificates
. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Acquiror (a) a certificate, duly executed by the Company, complying with Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(c)(3), together with evidence that the Company has provided notice to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2) stating that it is not, and has not been during the period specified in Code Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii), a United
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States real property holding corporation, in each case, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Acquiror and (b) an IRS Form W-9 duly executed by the Company.
Section 7.07Company Stockholder Approval; Support Agreements
. As promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event, with three (3) Business Days of the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror evidence of the Company Stockholder Approval and the Support Agreements executed by the Company Requisite Stockholders. The Support Agreements and the Company Stockholder Approval will acknowledge that the adoption and approvals are irrevocable and result in the waiver of any right of the Company Requisite Stockholders to demand appraisal in connection with the Merger pursuant to the DGCL. To the extent required by the DGCL, the Company shall promptly (and, in any event, within 15 Business Days of the date of the Company Stockholder Approval) deliver to any Company Stockholder who has not executed the Company Stockholder Approval (a) a notice of the taking of the actions described in the Company Stockholder Approval in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL, and (b) the notice in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL. Promptly after the delivery of the Company Stockholder Approval to Acquiror, the Company shall prepare (with the cooperation of Acquiror) and mail to each Company Stockholder an information statement regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to Acquiror (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Information Statement”). The Information Statement shall constitute an information statement for the Company’s solicitation of consent of the Company Stockholders (other than the Company Requisite Stockholders) with respect to the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger and shall include (a) a statement to the effect that the Company’s board of directors had unanimously recommended that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger; and (b) such other information as Acquiror and the Company reasonably agree is required or advisable under applicable Law to be included therein. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Acquiror or the Company for inclusion in the Information Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto will contain, as of the date of the delivery of such document, any untrue statement of a material fact, or will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
Article VIII
COVENANTS OF ACQUIROR
Section 8.01Indemnification and Insurance
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(a)From and after the Effective Time, Acquiror agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, manager and officer of the Company and Acquiror and each of their respective Subsidiaries against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Company, Acquiror or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, would have been permitted under applicable Law and their respective certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents in effect on the date of this Agreement to indemnify such Person (including the advancing of expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law). Without limiting the foregoing, Acquiror shall cause the Surviving Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain for a period of six (6) years the Effective Time provisions in its certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents concerning the indemnification and exoneration (including provisions relating to expense advancement) of officers and directors/managers that are no less favorable to those Persons than the provisions of such certificates of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any respect that would adversely affect the rights of those Persons thereunder, in each case, except as required by Law.
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(b)For a period of six years from the Effective Time, Acquiror shall, or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies (true, correct and complete copies of which have been heretofore made available to Acquiror or its agents or representatives) on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage, except that in no event shall Acquiror or its Subsidiaries be required to pay an annual premium for such insurance in excess of 400% of the aggregate annual premium payable by the Company for such insurance policy for the year ended December 31, 2021; provided, that (i) Acquiror may cause coverage to be extended under the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance by obtaining a six-year “tail” policy containing terms not materially less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (the “D&O Tail”) and (ii) if any claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 8.01 shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.
(c)Acquiror and the Company hereby acknowledge (on behalf of themselves and their respective Subsidiaries) that the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.01 may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by current stockholders, members, or other Affiliates of such stockholders or members (“Indemnitee Affiliates”) separate from the indemnification obligations of the Acquiror, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries hereunder. The Parties hereby agree (i) that the Acquiror, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries are the indemnitors of first resort (i.e., its obligations to the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.01 are primary and any obligation of any Indemnitee Affiliate to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.01 are secondary), (ii) that the Acquiror, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.01 and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and required by the Acquiror’s, the Company’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ governing documents or any director or officer indemnification agreements, without regard to any rights the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 may have against any Indemnitee Affiliate, and (iii) that the Parties (on behalf of themselves and their respective Subsidiaries) irrevocably waive, relinquish and release the Indemnitee Affiliates from any and all claims against the Indemnitee Affiliates for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof.
(d)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 8.01 shall survive the consummation of the Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation and all successors and assigns of Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation. In the event that Acquiror or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Acquiror or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 8.01.
Section 8.02Conduct of Acquiror During the Interim Period
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(a)During the Interim Period, except as set forth on Schedule 8.02 or as contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to by the Company in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed, except, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (vi) and (vii) below, as to which the Company’s consent may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion), Acquiror shall not and each shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
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(i)change, modify or amend the Trust Agreement, the Acquiror Organizational Documents or the organizational documents of Merger Sub, other than as strictly necessary to facilitate the closing of the Merger in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
(ii)(A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distribution in respect of any outstanding capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Acquiror; (B) split, combine or reclassify any capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Acquiror; or (C) other than in connection with the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption or as otherwise required by Acquiror’s Organizational Documents in order to consummate the Transactions, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Acquiror;
(iii)make, change or revoke any material Tax election, adopt or change any material accounting method with respect to Taxes, file any material amended Tax Return, file any material Tax Return prepared in a manner that is inconsistent with the past practices of the Company with respect to the treatment of items on such Tax Returns, settle or compromise any material Tax liability, enter into any material closing agreement with respect to any Tax, surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment, enter into any Tax sharing, Tax allocation, Tax assumption or Tax indemnification agreement, fail to pay any material Taxes when due (including estimated Taxes), or take any actions with respect to Taxes (including deductions or credits) pursuant to the CARES Act;
(iv)enter into, renew or amend in any material respect, any transaction or Contract with an Affiliate of Acquiror (including, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) the Sponsor or anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to any Sponsor and (y) any Person in which any Sponsor has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership interest of 5% or greater);
(v)voluntarily sell, lease, license, sublicense, abandon, divest, transfer, cancel, abandon or permit to lapse or expire, dedicate to the public, or otherwise dispose of, or agree to do any of the foregoing, or otherwise dispose of material assets or properties or Acquiror Merger Sub;
(vi)waive, release, compromise, settle or satisfy any pending or threatened material claim (which shall include, but not be limited to, any pending or threatened Action) or compromise or settle any liability in excess of $250,000 individually or $1,500,000 in the aggregate;
(vii)incur, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness; provided, however, and notwithstanding the foregoing, Acquiror shall be permitted to incur Indebtedness of $1,035,000 (without seeking or obtaining prior consent of the Company) if Sponsor elects to loan such amount to Acquiror in connection with an extension to the deadline for the Acquiror to, pursuant to the Acquiror Certificate of Incorporation, consummate an initial business combination; provided further, that any such loan, if made, (A) shall be evidenced by a non-interest bearing promissory note repayable at Closing and (B) shall be made in accordance with, and pursuant to, the terms and conditions of the Acquiror’s Letter Agreement, dated January 25, 2021, the Acquiror Certificate of Incorporation and the Trust Agreement;
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(viii)(A) offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, or authorize or propose to offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, any capital stock of, other equity interests, equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in, Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such capital stock or equity interests, or (B) amend, modify or waive any of the terms or rights set forth in, any Acquiror Warrant or the Warrant Agreement, including any amendment, modification or reduction of the warrant price set forth therein; or
(ix)agree in writing or otherwise agree, commit or resolve to take any of the actions described in this Section 8.02(a).
(b)During the Interim Period, Acquiror shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to comply with, and continue performing under, as applicable, the Acquiror Organizational Documents, the Trust Agreement and all other agreements or Contracts to which Acquiror or its Subsidiaries may be a party.
. Following the date hereof, Acquiror shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain commitments from certain investors as to the PIPE Investment and shall apprise the Company as to the status of the PIPE Investment during such process. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), neither Acquiror or Merger Sub shall permit any amendment or modification to be made to, any waiver (in whole or in part) or provide consent to (including consent to termination), of any provision or remedy under, or any replacements of, any of the Subscription Agreements in a manner adverse to Acquiror, Merger Sub or the Company. Acquiror shall use reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all reasonable actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements on the terms and conditions described therein, including maintaining in effect the Subscription Agreements and shall use its reasonable efforts to: (i) satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis all conditions and covenants applicable to Acquiror in the Subscription Agreements and otherwise comply with its obligations thereunder, (ii) in the event that all conditions in the Subscription Agreements (other than conditions that Acquiror or any of its Affiliates control the satisfaction of and other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing) have been satisfied, consummate transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements at or prior to Closing; (iii) confer with the Company regarding timing of the expected closing date of the PIPE Investment; (iv) deliver notices to counterparties to the Subscription Agreements sufficiently in advance of the Closing to cause them to fund their obligations as far in advance of the Closing as permitted by the Subscription Agreements; and (v) in the event that all conditions in the Subscription Agreements (other than conditions that Acquiror or any of its Affiliates control the satisfaction of and other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing) have been satisfied, enforce the rights of the Acquiror under the Subscription Agreements to cause the applicable PIPE Investors to pay to (or as directed by) Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount, as applicable, set forth in the Subscription Agreements in accordance with their terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and after Acquiror enters into one or more Subscription Agreements, Acquiror shall give the Company, prompt written notice: (A) of any amendment to any Subscription Agreement (other than as a result of any assignments or transfers contemplated therein or otherwise permitted thereby); (B) of any breach or default (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, could reasonably be likely to give rise to any breach or default) by any party to any Subscription Agreement known to Acquiror; (C) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any party to any Subscription Agreement with respect to any actual, potential, threatened or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Subscription Agreement or any provisions of any Subscription Agreement; and (D) if Acquiror has a reasonable basis to expect that it will not receive all or any portion of the PIPE Investment Amount on the terms, in manner or from the PIPE Investors as contemplated by the Subscription Agreements. Acquiror shall deliver all notices it is required to deliver
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under the Subscription Agreements on a timely basis in order to cause the PIPE Investors to consummate the PIPE Investment concurrently with the Closing and shall take all actions required under any Subscription Agreements with respect to the timely issuance and delivery of any physical certificates evidencing the shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants as and when required under any such Subscription Agreements.
Section 8.04Certain Transaction Agreements
. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), neither Acquiror or Merger Sub shall permit any amendment or modification to be made to, any waiver (in whole or in part) or provide consent to (including consent to termination), of any provision or remedy under, or any replacement of, the Sponsor Agreement. Acquiror shall take, or cause to be taken, all reasonable actions and use all reasonable efforts to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis all conditions and covenants applicable to Acquiror in the Sponsor Agreement and otherwise comply with its obligations thereunder and to enforce its rights under each such agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Acquiror shall give the Company, prompt written notice: (A) of any breach or default (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, could give rise to any breach or default) by any party to the Sponsor Agreement; and (B) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any other party to the Sponsor Agreement with respect to any actual, potential, threatened or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party under any such agreement or any provisions of any such agreement.
. Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to information furnished to Acquiror or its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in Acquiror’s or its Subsidiaries’ possession from time to time, and except for any information which in the opinion of legal counsel of Acquiror would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other privilege from disclosure, Acquiror shall afford to the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, to their respective properties, books, Contracts, commitments, Tax Returns, records and appropriate officers and employees of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries, and shall furnish such Representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the affairs of Acquiror that are in the possession of Acquiror, in each case as the Company and its Representatives may reasonably request solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make alternative arrangements for such disclosure where the restrictions in the preceding sentence apply. All information obtained by the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives under this Agreement shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement prior to the Effective Time.