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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 14, 2024

 

BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39718   85-1849315
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

955 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 100-929

Irving, TX 75039

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(619) 500-7747

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on
which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   BREZ   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Rights exchangeable into one-twentieth of one share of common stock   BREZR   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share  

BREZW

 

  The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Emerging growth company  

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Amended and Restated Merger Agreement

 

As previously disclosed, on October 31, 2022, Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Breeze”), entered into a Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Original Merger Agreement”), by and among Breeze, BH Velocity Merger Sub Inc., a Texas corporation (“Company Merger Sub”), and TV Ammo, Inc., a Texas corporation (“TV Ammo”).

 

On February 14, 2024, Breeze entered into an Amended and Restated Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “A&R Merger Agreement”), by and among Breeze, True Velocity, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Breeze (“True Velocity”), Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of True Velocity (“Parent Merger Sub”), Company Merger Sub, and TV Ammo, which amended and restated the Original Merger Agreement in its entirety.

 

The A&R Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby were approved by the boards of directors of each of Breeze, True Velocity, Parent Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, and TV Ammo.

 

The Business Combination

 

Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms set forth in the A&R Merger Agreement, (a) Parent Merger Sub will merge with and into Breeze, with Breeze continuing as the surviving entity (the “Parent Merger”), as a result of which, (i) Breeze will become a wholly owned subsidiary of True Velocity, and (ii) each issued and outstanding security of Breeze immediately prior to the effective time of the Parent Merger (the “Parent Merger Effective Time”) (other than shares of Breeze Common Stock that have been redeemed or are owned by Breeze or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries as treasury shares and any Dissenting Parent Shares) shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled in exchange for the issuance to the holder thereof of a substantially equivalent security of True Velocity (other than the Parent Rights, which shall be automatically converted into shares of True Velocity), and, (b) immediately following the consummation of the Parent Merger but on the same day, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into TV Ammo, with TV Ammo continuing as the surviving entity (the “Company Merger” and, together with the Parent Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which, (i) TV Ammo will become a wholly owned subsidiary of True Velocity, and (ii) each issued and outstanding security of TV Ammo immediately prior to the effective time of the Company Merger (the “Company Merger Effective Time”) (other than any Cancelled Shares or Dissenting Shares) shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled in exchange for the issuance to the holder thereof of a substantially equivalent security of True Velocity. The Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the A&R Merger Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Business Combination.”

 

The Business Combination is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, including the satisfaction of the minimum available cash condition, the receipt of certain governmental approvals and the required approval by the stockholders of Breeze and TV Ammo.

 

Business Combination Consideration 

 

Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms set forth in the A&R Merger Agreement, at the Parent Merger Effective Time, (a) each share of Breeze common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Breeze Common Stock”) outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time that has not been redeemed, is not owned by Breeze or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries as treasury shares and is not a Dissenting Parent Share will automatically convert into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001, of True Velocity (each, a share of “True Velocity Common Stock”), (b) each Breeze Warrant shall automatically convert into one warrant to purchase shares of True Velocity Common Stock (each, a “True Velocity Warrant”) on substantially the same terms and conditions; and (c) each Breeze Right will be automatically converted into the number of shares of True Velocity Common Stock that would have been received by the holder of such Breeze Right if it had been converted upon the consummation of a business combination in accordance with Breeze’s organizational documents.

 

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The aggregate consideration to be received by the equity holders of TV Ammo is based on a pre-transaction equity value of $1,185,234,565, which results in a combined company equity value of $1,239,286,525. In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the A&R Merger Agreement, at the Company Merger Effective Time, (a) each share of issued and outstanding TV Ammo common stock, par value $0.01 (“TV Ammo Common Stock”), shall be cancelled and converted into a number of shares of True Velocity Common Stock based on that Exchange Ratio described below, (b) each option to purchase shares of TV Ammo Common Stock (each, a “TV Ammo Option”) shall be assumed and converted into an option to purchase a number of shares of True Velocity Common Stock equal to the number of shares of TV Ammo Common Stock subject to such TV Ammo Option, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share equal to the exercise price per share in effect immediately before the Company Merger Effective Time, divided by the Exchange Ratio, (c) each restricted stock unit in respect of shares of TV Ammo Common Stock (each, a “TV Ammo RSU”) shall be assumed and converted into a restricted stock unit in respect of a number of shares of True Velocity Common Stock (each, a “True Velocity RSU”) equal to the number of shares of TV Ammo Common Stock subject to such TV Ammo RSU, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, and (d) each warrant to purchase a number of shares of TV Ammo Common Stock (each, a “TV Ammo Warrant”) shall be converted into a True Velocity Warrant to purchase a number of shares of True Velocity Common Stock equal to the number of shares of TV Ammo Common Stock subject to such TV Ammo Warrant, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share equal to the exercise price per share in effect immediately before the Company Merger Effective Time, divided by the Exchange Ratio. The Exchange Ratio will be equal to (i) the sum of (A) $1,185,234,565, plus (B) any amounts raised by TV Ammo prior to the Closing in Permitted Financings in excess of $50,000,000, plus (C) the aggregate dollar amount payable to TV Ammo upon the conversion of all outstanding TV Ammo Convertible Notes and the exercise of all vested in-the-money warrants and vested in-the-money options, divided by (ii) the number of fully-diluted shares of TV Ammo Common Stock outstanding as of the Closing, further divided by (iii) an assumed value of True Velocity Common Stock of $10.00 per share. A pro rata portion of the shares of True Velocity Common Stock received in exchange for the shares of TV Ammo Common Stock are subject to forfeiture if certain future stock-price based milestones are not achieved as described below (the “Earnout Shares”). The number of Earnout Shares will be equal to the product of (a) 15% and (b) the amount by which 118,523,456 exceeds the number of shares of True Velocity Common Stock issuable upon the exercise or conversion of securities issued by TV Ammo in Permitted Financings after the date of the A&R Merger Agreement and prior to the Closing.

 

The Earnout Shares shall be issued at the Closing and subject to forfeiture. One-half of the Earnout Shares will become fully vested and no longer subject to forfeiture if, during the three-year period beginning at the Closing (the “Milestone Event Period”), the True Velocity Common Stock achieves a daily volume weighted average closing sale price of at least $12.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 consecutive trading day period (“Milestone Event I”). The other half of the Earnout Shares will become fully vested and no longer subject to forfeiture if, during the Milestone Event Period, the True Velocity Common Stock achieves a daily volume weighted average closing sale price of at least $15 per share for a similar number of days (“Milestone Event II”). The 30 consecutive trading day periods used to satisfy Milestone Event I and Milestone Event II may not overlap; if both Milestone Event I and Milestone Event II would be satisfied using the same 30 consecutive trading day period, Milestone Event II will be deemed satisfied and the threshold closing sale price to achieve Milestone Event I shall be increased to $13.50. Any Earnout Shares that remain unvested at the end of the Milestone Event Period will be forfeited. All of the Earnout Shares shall become fully vested and no longer subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of a Subsequent Transaction at any time during the Milestone Event Period.

 

Governance

 

The parties have agreed to take actions such that, effective immediately after the Closing of the Business Combination, True Velocity’s board of directors shall consist of seven directors, consisting of two Breeze designees (at least one of whom shall be an “independent director”), four TV Ammo designees (at least three of whom shall be “independent directors”) and the chief executive officer of the combined company. Additionally, certain current TV Ammo management personnel will become officers of True Velocity. To qualify as an “independent director” under the A&R Merger Agreement, a designee shall both (i) qualify as “independent” under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market and (ii) not have had any business relationship with True Velocity, Breeze or TV Ammo or any of their respective subsidiaries, including as an officer or director thereof, other than for a period of less than six months prior to the date of the A&R Merger Agreement.

 

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Representations and Warranties; Covenants

 

The A&R Merger Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants of each of the parties thereto that are customary for transactions of this type, including, among others, covenants providing for (i) certain limitations on the operation of the parties’ respective businesses prior to consummation of the Business Combination, (ii) the parties’ efforts to satisfy conditions to consummation of the Business Combination, including by obtaining any necessary approvals from governmental agencies (including U.S. federal antitrust authorities and under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”)), (iii) prohibitions on the parties soliciting alternative transactions, (iv) True Velocity preparing and filing a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and taking certain other actions to obtain the requisite approval of Breeze’s stockholders to vote in favor of certain matters, including the adoption of the A&R Merger Agreement and approval of the Business Combination, at a special meeting to be called for the approval of such matters, and (v) the protection of, and access to, confidential information of the parties.

 

The representations, warranties and covenants in the A&R Merger Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the A&R Merger Agreement and are subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made the parties to the A&R Merger Agreement which are not filed publicly and which are subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that generally applicable to stockholders and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. Breeze does not believe that these schedules contain information that is material to an investment decision.

 

In addition, True Velocity has agreed to adopt an equity incentive plan, as described in the A&R Merger Agreement.

 

Conditions to the Closing

 

The obligations of Breeze, True Velocity, Parent Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub (the “Breeze Parties”) and TV Ammo to consummate the Business Combination are subject to certain closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the approval of Breeze’s stockholders, (ii) the approval of TV Ammo’s stockholders, and (iii) True Velocity’s Form S-4 registration statement becoming effective.

 

In addition, the obligations of the Breeze Parties to consummate the Business Combination are also subject to the fulfillment (or waiver) of other closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the representations and warranties of TV Ammo being true and correct to the standards applicable to such representations and warranties and each of the covenants of TV Ammo having been performed or complied with in all material respects, (ii) delivery of certain ancillary agreements required to be executed and delivered in connection with the Business Combination, and (iii) no Material Adverse Effect having occurred.

 

The obligation of TV Ammo to consummate the Business Combination is also subject to the fulfillment (or waiver) of other closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the representations and warranties of the Breeze Parties being true and correct to the standards applicable to such representations and warranties and each of the covenants of the Breeze Parties having been performed or complied with in all material respects, (ii) the shares of True Velocity Common Stock issuable in connection with the Business Combination being listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and (iii) Breeze having cash on hand at the Closing (inclusive of proceeds from certain permitted financings) (“Breeze Cash on Hand”) of at least $30,000,000 (the “Minimum Cash Amount”) (after deducting any amounts paid to Breeze stockholders that exercise their redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination and net of certain transaction expenses incurred or subject to reimbursement by the Sponsor). If, after the Breeze stockholder meeting to approve the Business Combination is held, Breeze Cash on Hand is less than the Minimum Cash Amount, then Breeze may, in accordance with the terms of the A&R Merger Agreement, sell additional shares of Breeze Common Stock to investors for not less than $10.00 per share (“Additional Financings”) up to the amount that would cause Breeze Cash on Hand to be at least equal to the Minimum Cash Amount.

 

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Termination Rights

 

The A&R Merger Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances prior to the Closing of the Business Combination, including, but not limited to, (i) by mutual written consent of Breeze and TV Ammo, (ii) by Breeze, on the one hand, or TV Ammo, on the other hand, if there is any breach of the representations, warranties, covenant or agreement of the other party as set forth in the A&R Merger Agreement, in each case, such that certain conditions to closing cannot be satisfied and the breach or breaches of such representations or warranties or the failure to perform such covenant or agreement, as applicable, are not cured or cannot be cured within certain specified time periods, (iii) by either Breeze or TV Ammo if the Business Combination is not consummated by March 15, 2024 (which date may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties to the A&R Merger Agreement), (iv) by either Breeze or TV Ammo if a meeting of Breeze’s stockholders is held to vote on proposals relating to the Business Combination and the stockholders do not approve the proposals, and (v) by Breeze if the TV Ammo stockholders do not approve the A&R Merger Agreement.

 

Under certain circumstances as described further in the A&R Merger Agreement, if the A&R Merger Agreement is validly terminated by Breeze, TV Ammo will pay Breeze a fee equal to the actual documented expenses incurred by Breeze in connection with the Business Combination of up to $1,000,000.

 

Permitted Financings

 

The A&R Merger Agreement contemplates that TV Ammo (a) may enter into agreements to raise capital in one or more private placement transactions prior to the Closing for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $100,000,000 or (b) consummate an initial sale of any shares of capital stock of TV Ammo in an underwritten public offering registered under the Securities Act or any direct listing of any shares of capital stock of TV ammo on a securities exchange or securities market (“Permitted Financings”). 

 

A copy of the A&R Merger Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the A&R Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto. Capitalized terms used in this Current Report and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the A&R Merger Agreement.

 

Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement

 

Concurrently with the execution of the A&R Merger Agreement, Breeze, True Velocity, TV Ammo and the Parent Initial Stockholders entered into an Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement (the “A&R Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Breeze Initial Stockholders: (a) agreed to vote all of their shares of Breeze Common Stock in favor of the Parent Proposals, including the adoption of the A&R Merger Agreement and the approval of the Transactions; (b) agreed to vote against any other matter, action, agreement, transaction or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in (i) a breach of any of the Breeze Parties’ representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations under the A&R Merger Agreement or (ii) any of the mutual or TV Ammo conditions to the Closing in the A&R Merger Agreement not being satisfied; (c) (i) waived, subject to and conditioned upon the Closing and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Breeze organizational documents, and (ii) agreed not to assert or perfect, any rights to adjustment or other anti-dilution protections to which such Breeze Initial Stockholder may be entitled in connection with the Mergers or the other Transactions; (d) agreed to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable laws to consummate the Mergers and the other Transactions on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the A&R Merger Agreement prior to any valid termination of the A&R Merger Agreement; (e) agreed not to transfer or pledge any of their shares of Breeze Common Stock, or enter into any arrangement with respect thereto, after the execution of the A&R Merger Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, subject to certain customary conditions and exceptions; and (f) waived their rights to redeem any of their shares of Breeze Common Stock in connection with the approval of the Parent Proposals.

 

Additionally, the Sponsor has agreed to: (a) forfeit for no consideration up to 20% of the aggregate shares of Breeze Common Stock held by it if Breeze reasonably determines that the issuance of additional shares of Breeze Common Stock to investors or Redeeming Stockholders (at a price per share not to be less than $10.00) would be reasonably required (i) to cause Breeze Cash on Hand to be at least equal to the Minimum Cash Amount or (ii) to secure any Additional Financing; (b) forfeit for no consideration up to 20% of the aggregate shares of True Velocity Common Stock held by it if, on the six month anniversary of the Closing, the sum of (i) Breeze Cash on Hand plus (ii) the funds requested or received under the At-the-Market Facility (or other similar equity or hybrid equity-based instrument or facility) at or prior to such date is less than $50,000,000; and (c) assume and pay all Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses in full and indemnify Breeze, True Velocity, TV Ammo and their respective subsidiaries from any and all liabilities related thereto, and to not sell or transfer any of its shares of True Velocity Common Stock or distribute any of its assets unless and until such time as it has assumed and paid in full all Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses.

 

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The foregoing description of the Sponsor Support Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Sponsor Support Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Any capitalized terms used in this section entitled “Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement” and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the A&R Sponsor Support Agreement.

 

Amended and Restated Stockholder Support Agreement

 

In accordance with the A&R Merger Agreement, within thirty (30) days following the execution of the A&R Merger Agreement, Breeze, True Velocity, TV Ammo, and certain stockholders of TV Ammo representing the requisite votes necessary to approve the Merger Agreement (the “TV Ammo Equity Holders”) are expected to amend and restate the Stockholder Support Agreement previously entered into between Breeze, TV Ammo and such TV Ammo Equity Holders. Pursuant to such amended and restated Stockholder Support Agreement (the “A&R Stockholder Support Agreement”), the TV Ammo Equity Holders will: (a) agree to vote in favor of the adoption of the A&R Merger Agreement and approve the Mergers and the other Transactions to which TV Ammo is a party; (b) agree to approve, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the TV Ammo organizational documents, the TV Ammo Preferred Conversion to take effect immediately prior to the Closing; (c) agree to waive any appraisal or similar rights they may have pursuant to Texas law with respect to the Mergers and the other Transactions; (d) agree to vote against any other matter, action, agreement, transaction or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in (i) a breach of any of TV Ammo’s representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations under the A&R Merger Agreement or (ii) any of the mutual or the Breeze Parties’ conditions to the Closing in the A&R Merger Agreement not being satisfied; and (e) agree not to sell, assign, transfer or pledge any of their shares of TV Ammo Common Stock or TV Ammo Preferred Stock (or enter into any arrangement with respect thereto) after the execution of the A&R Merger Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, subject to certain customary conditions and exceptions.

 

The foregoing description of the A&R Stockholder Support Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of A&R Stockholder Support Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Any capitalized terms used in this section entitled “Amended and Restated Stockholder Support Agreement” and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the A&R Stockholder Support Agreement.

 

Amended and Restated Lock-Up Agreement

 

In accordance with the A&R Merger Agreement, within thirty (30) days after the execution of the A&R Merger Agreement, Breeze, True Velocity, TV Ammo, the Breeze Initial Stockholders and certain TV Ammo Equity Holders are expected to amend and restate that certain Lock-Up Agreement previously entered into between Breeze, TV Ammo, the Breeze Initial Stockholders and certain TV Ammo Equity Holders. Pursuant to such amended and restated Lock-Up Agreement (the “A&R Lock-Up Agreement”), the Breeze Initial Stockholders and such TV Ammo Equity Holders will agree, among other things, to refrain from selling or transferring their shares of True Velocity Common Stock for a period of eight months following the Closing, subject to early release (a) of 10% of their shares of True Velocity Common Stock if the daily volume weighted average closing sale price of True Velocity Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq for any 20 trading days within any 30 consecutive trading day period beginning on the four-month anniversary of the Closing exceeds $12.50 per share, (b) of an additional 10% of their shares of True Velocity Common Stock if the daily volume weighted average closing sale price of True Velocity Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq for any 20 trading days within any 30 consecutive trading day period beginning on the four-month anniversary of the Closing exceeds $15.00 per share; (c) of all of their shares of True Velocity Common Stock upon the occurrence of a Subsequent Transaction; and (d) upon the determination of the True Velocity board of directors (including a majority of the independent directors) following the six month anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

The foregoing description of the A&R Lock-Up Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of A&R Lock-Up Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Any capitalized terms used in this section entitled “Amended and Restated Lock-Up Agreement” and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the A&R Lock-Up Agreement.

 

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Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 

In accordance with the A&R Merger Agreement, within thirty (30) days after the execution of the A&R Merger Agreement, Breeze, the Breeze Initial Stockholders, True Velocity, and certain TV Ammo Equity Holders are expected to further amend and restate that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement entered into among Breeze, the Breeze Initial Stockholders, and certain TV Ammo Equity Holders. Pursuant to such further amended and restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Second A&R Registration Rights Agreement”), True Velocity will, among other things, be obligated to file a registration statement to register the resale of certain securities of True Velocity held by the Breeze Initial Stockholders and such TV Ammo Equity Holders. The Second A&R Registration Rights Agreement also provides the Breeze Initial Stockholders and such TV Ammo Equity Holders with “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions.

 

The foregoing description of the Second A&R Registration Rights Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Second A&R Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Any capitalized terms used in this section entitled “Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement” and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Second A&R Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

This Current Report relates to a proposed business combination transaction involving Breeze and TV Ammo. In connection with the proposed transaction, True Velocity has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that includes a proxy statement of Breeze and that also constitutes a prospectus of True Velocity with respect to the shares of True Velocity common stock to be issued in the proposed transaction (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”). This Current Report is not a substitute for the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus (if and when available) will be delivered to Breeze’s and TV Ammo’s stockholders. True Velocity and/or Breeze may also file other relevant documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF BREEZE AND TV AMMO AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BREEZE, TV AMMO, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS.

 

Investors and security holders of Breeze and TV Ammo may obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other documents that are filed or will be filed with the SEC by True Velocity and/or Breeze through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by True Velocity and/or Breeze will be available free of charge at Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., 955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929, Irving, TX 75039, attention: J. Douglas Ramsey.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Breeze, TV Ammo and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Breeze and TV Ammo in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about Breeze’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Breeze common stock is set forth in Breeze’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023 (the “Annual Report”). To the extent that holdings of Breeze’s securities have changed since the amounts included in the Annual Report, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC in respect of the proposed transaction when they become available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among other things, statements regarding the anticipated benefits and impact of the proposed transaction on the combined company’s business and future financial and operating results, the anticipated timing of closing of the proposed transaction, the anticipated growth of the industries and markets in which TV Ammo competes, the success and customer acceptance of TV Ammo’s product and service offerings and other aspects of TV Ammo’s operations, plans, objectives, opportunities, expectations or operating results, the expected ownership structure of the combined company and the likelihood and ability of the parties to successfully consummate the proposed transaction. Words such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimated,” “target,” “project,” and similar phrases or words of similar meaning that denote future expectations or intent regarding the combined company’s financial results, operations and other matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks, uncertainties and other factors, both known and unknown, which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control and that may cause actual results and the timing of future events to differ materially from the results and timing of future events anticipated by the forward-looking statements in this Current Report, including but not limited to: (i) the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction within the time frame anticipated or at all, which may adversely impact the price of Breeze’s securities; (ii) the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction or those benefits taking longer than anticipated to be realized; (iii) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed by Breeze’s business combination deadline; (iv) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including the adoption of the definitive merger agreement by the stockholders of Breeze or TV Ammo, the satisfaction of the minimum cash amount following redemptions by the public stockholders of Breeze, the receipt of any required governmental or regulatory approvals or the failure to meet the Nasdaq listing standards in connection with the closing of the proposed transaction; (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive merger agreement; (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed transaction on TV Ammo’s business relationships, performance and business generally; (vii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of TV Ammo and any potential difficulties in TV Ammo employee retention as a result of the proposed transaction; (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against TV Ammo or Breeze related to the definitive merger agreement or the proposed transaction or any product liability or regulatory lawsuits or proceedings relating to TV Ammo’s products or services; (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of Breeze’s (and after the closing of the proposed transaction, True Velocity’s) securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market; (x) potential volatility in the price of Breeze’s securities due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which TV Ammo operates, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting TV Ammo’s business, and changes in the combined company’s capital structure; (xi) the ability to implement business plans, identify and realize additional opportunities and achieve forecasts and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction; (xii) the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industries in which TV Ammo operates or the markets that TV Ammo targets; (xiii) the inability of TV Ammo and its current and future collaborators to successfully develop and commercialize TV Ammo’s products and services in the expected time frame or at all; (xiv) the risk that the combined company may never achieve or sustain profitability or may need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; and (xv) the costs of the proposed transaction. The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report are also subject to additional risks, uncertainties and factors, including those described in Breeze’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by True Velocity and/or Breeze from time to time. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. The forward-looking statements included in this Current Report are made only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date hereof.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Current Report is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or to buy any securities or a solicitation of any proxy, consent, vote or approval with respect to any securities in respect of the proposed Business Combination and is not a substitute for the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any other document that Breeze or True Velocity may file with the SEC or send to Breeze’s or TV Ammo’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. No offer, sale, issuance or transfer of securities shall be made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale, issuance or transfer would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1†   Amended and Restated Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated February 14, 2024, by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp, True Velocity, Inc., Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., BH Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., and TV Ammo, Inc. 
10.1   Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement, dated February 14, 2024, by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., True Velocity, Inc., TV Ammo, Inc. and the Breeze Initial Stockholders.
10.2   Form of Amended and Restated Stockholder Support Agreement, by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., True Velocity, Inc., TV Ammo, Inc. and certain TV Ammo Equity Holders.
10.3   Form of Amended and Restated Lock-Up Agreement, by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., True Velocity, Inc., TV Ammo, Inc., the Breeze Initial Stockholders and certain TV Ammo Equity Holders.
10.4   Form of Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., True Velocity, Inc., the Breeze Initial Stockholders and certain TV Ammo Equity Holders
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
     
Date: February 21, 2024 By: /s/ J. Douglas Ramsey
  Name:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

 

BY AND AMONG

 

BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.,

 

TRUE VELOCITY, INC.,

 

BREEZE MERGER SUB, INC.,

 

BH VELOCITY MERGER SUB, INC.,

 

AND

 

TV AMMO, INC.

 

DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

            Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS   3
             
    Section 1.01   Certain Definitions   3
    Section 1.02   Further Definitions   13
    Section 1.03   Construction   15
             
ARTICLE II AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER   16
             
    Section 2.01   The Mergers   16
    Section 2.02   Effective Time; Closing   16
    Section 2.03   Effect of the Mergers   17
    Section 2.04   Governing Documents   17
    Section 2.05   Directors and Officers   17
    Section 2.06   Closing Deliverables   18
             
ARTICLE III CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES; EARNOUT   18
             
    Section 3.01   Conversion of Company Securities   18
    Section 3.02   Effect of Parent Merger on Issued and Outstanding Securities of Parent   20
    Section 3.03   Effect of Parent Merger on Issued and Outstanding Securities of Parent Merger Sub and Pubco   21
    Section 3.04   Exchange of Company Securities   21
    Section 3.05   Stock Transfer Books   23
    Section 3.06   Payment of Expenses   23
    Section 3.07   Dissenters’ Rights   24
    Section 3.08   Earnout.   24
             
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY   25
             
    Section 4.01   Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries   25
    Section 4.02   Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws   25
    Section 4.03   Capitalization   26
    Section 4.04   Authority Relative to This Agreement   27
    Section 4.05   No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents   27
    Section 4.06   Permits; Compliance   28
    Section 4.07   Financial Statements   28
    Section 4.08   Absence of Certain Changes or Events   30
    Section 4.09   Absence of Litigation   30
    Section 4.10   Employee Benefit Plans   30
    Section 4.11   Labor and Employment Matters   32
    Section 4.12   Real Property; Title to Assets   32
    Section 4.13   Intellectual Property   33
    Section 4.14   Taxes   36
    Section 4.15   Environmental Matters   37
    Section 4.16   Material Contracts   37
    Section 4.17   Insurance   39
    Section 4.18   Vote Required   39
    Section 4.19   Certain Business Practices   39
    Section 4.20   Interested Party Transactions   40
    Section 4.21   Brokers   40
    Section 4.22   Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties   40

 

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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT PARTIES   41
             
    Section 5.01   Corporate Organization   41
    Section 5.02   Governing Documents   41
    Section 5.03   Capitalization   41
    Section 5.04   Authority Relative to this Agreement   42
    Section 5.05   No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents   42
    Section 5.06   Compliance   42
    Section 5.07   SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley   43
    Section 5.08   Absence of Certain Changes or Events   44
    Section 5.09   Absence of Litigation   44
    Section 5.10   Board Approval; Vote Required   44
    Section 5.11   No Prior Operations of Pubco and the Merger Subs   45
    Section 5.12   Brokers   45
    Section 5.13   Parent Trust Fund   45
    Section 5.14   Employees   45
    Section 5.15   Taxes   46
    Section 5.16   Registration and Listing   47
    Section 5.17   Prior Business Operations   47
    Section 5.18   Parent Material Contracts   47
    Section 5.19   Proxy Statement and Registration Statement   47
    Section 5.20   Investment Company Act   47
    Section 5.21   Transactions with Affiliates   48
    Section 5.22   Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses   48
    Section 5.23   The Parent Parties’ Investigation and Reliance   48
             
ARTICLE VI CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE COMPANY MERGER   49
             
    Section 6.01   Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Company Merger   49
    Section 6.02   Conduct of Business by the Parent Parties Pending the Mergers   51
    Section 6.03   Claims Against Trust Account   52
             
ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS   53
             
    Section 7.01   Proxy Statement; Registration Statement   53
    Section 7.02   Parent Stockholders’ Meeting; Pubco and Merger Subs Stockholder’s Approval   55
    Section 7.03   Requisite Approval   55
    Section 7.04   Access to Information; Confidentiality   55
    Section 7.05   Non-Solicitation   56
    Section 7.06   Exclusivity   57
    Section 7.07   Employee Benefits Matters   57
    Section 7.08   Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification   58
    Section 7.09   Notification of Certain Matters   58
    Section 7.10   Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts   59
    Section 7.11   Public Announcements   60
    Section 7.12   Tax Matters   60
    Section 7.13   Stock Exchange Listing   61
    Section 7.14   Antitrust   61
    Section 7.15   Trust Account   62
    Section 7.16   Directors   62
    Section 7.17   Equity Incentive Plan   62

 

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    Section 7.18   Related Party Agreements   63
    Section 7.19   Parent Cash on Hand Calculation.   63
    Section 7.20   [Intentionally Omitted.]   63
    Section 7.21   Assignment of Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses   63
    Section 7.22   At-The-Market Facility   64
             
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO THE MERGERS   64
             
    Section 8.01   Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party   64
    Section 8.02   Conditions to the Obligations of the Parent Parties   64
    Section 8.03   Conditions to the Obligations of the Company   65
             
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER   66
             
    Section 9.01   Termination   66
    Section 9.02   Effect of Termination   67
    Section 9.03   Amendment   68
    Section 9.04   Waiver   68
             
ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS   68
             
    Section 10.01   Notices   68
    Section 10.02   Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants   69
    Section 10.03   Severability   69
    Section 10.04   Entire Agreement; Assignment   69
    Section 10.05   Parties in Interest   70
    Section 10.06   Governing Law   70
    Section 10.07   Waiver of Jury Trial   70
    Section 10.08   Headings   70
    Section 10.09   Counterparts; Electronic Delivery   70
    Section 10.10   Specific Performance   70
    Section 10.11   No Recourse   71
    Section 10.12   Conflicts and Privilege   71
         
Exhibit A   Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pubco    
Exhibit B   Form of Pubco Bylaws    
Exhibit C   Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of the Company Surviving Subsidiary    
         
Schedule A   Key Employees    

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED
MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

 

This AMENDED AND RESTATED MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 14, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), True Velocity, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Pubco”), Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of Pubco (“Parent Merger Sub”), BH Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation and a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub,” Company Merger Sub and Parent Merger Sub are together referred to herein as the “Merger Subs”), and TV Ammo, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”). Certain terms used herein are defined in Article I.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Parent, Company Merger Sub and the Company previously entered into a Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Original Agreement”), dated as of October 31, 2022 (the “Original Agreement Date”), which they desire to amend and restate in its entirety;

 

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) and the Texas Business Organization Code (the “TBOC”), as applicable, the parties hereto desire and intend to effect a business combination transaction pursuant to which (a) Parent Merger Sub will merge with and into Parent, with Parent continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Parent Merger”), and (b) immediately following the consummation of the Parent Merger but on the same day, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Company Merger,” the Company Merger and the Parent Merger are together referred to herein as the “Mergers”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation;

 

WHEREAS, as a result of the Mergers, Parent and the Company will become wholly owned Subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco will become a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) has unanimously (a) determined that this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which the Company is a party, the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders, and declared their advisability, (b) approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which the Company is a party, the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party, and (c) recommended the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party by the stockholders of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Parent Board”) has (a) determined that (i) this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Parent is a party, the Mergers and the other Transactions are fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its stockholders, and declared their advisability and (ii) the fair market value of the Company is equal to at least eighty percent (80%) of the balance of the Trust Fund, (b) approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Parent is a party, the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Parent is a party, and (c) adopted a resolution recommending that the stockholders of Parent vote in favor of all Parent Proposals, including, without limitation, adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions, and directing that this Agreement and the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Parent is a party be submitted for consideration by the stockholders of Parent at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Pubco (the “Pubco Board”) has (a) determined that this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Pubco is a party, the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Pubco is a party are fair to, and in the best interests of, Pubco and Parent as its sole stockholder, and declared their advisability, (b) approved (i) this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Pubco is a party, the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Pubco is a party, (ii) the payment of the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration to the Participating Securityholders pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) the issuance of shares of Pubco Common Stock in connection with the Mergers, and (iv) the Pubco LTIP, and (c) recommended the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Pubco is a party by Parent as the sole stockholder of Pubco and directed that this Agreement, the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Pubco is a party be submitted for consideration by Parent as the sole stockholder of Pubco;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent Merger Sub (the “Parent Merger Sub Board”) has (a) determined that this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Parent Merger Sub is a party, the Parent Merger and the other Transactions to which Parent Merger Sub is a party are fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent Merger Sub and Pubco as its sole stockholder, and declared their advisability, (b) adopted this Agreement and approved the Parent Merger and the other Transactions to which Parent Merger Sub is a party, and (c) recommended the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Parent Merger and the other Transactions to which Parent Merger Sub is a party by Pubco as the sole stockholder of Parent Merger Sub and directed that this Agreement, the Parent Merger and the other Transactions to which Parent Merger Sub is a party be submitted for consideration by Pubco as the sole stockholder of Parent Merger Sub;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Company Merger Sub (the “Company Merger Sub Board”) has (a) determined that this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Company Merger Sub is a party, the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which Company Merger Sub is a party are fair to, and in the best interests of, Company Merger Sub and Pubco as its sole stockholder, and declared their advisability, (b) adopted this Agreement and approved the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which Company Merger Sub is a party, and (c) recommended the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which Company Merger Sub is a party by Pubco as the sole stockholder of Company Merger Sub and directed that this Agreement, the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which Company Merger Sub is a party be submitted for consideration by Pubco as the sole stockholder of Company Merger Sub;

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours herefrom), Pubco will submit this Agreement and the Transactions to Parent for adoption and approval as the sole stockholder of Pubco, and Parent will so adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions in such capacity by irrevocable written consent;

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours herefrom), Parent Merger Sub will submit this Agreement and the Transactions to Pubco for adoption and approval as the sole stockholder of Parent Merger Sub, and Pubco will so adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions in such capacity by irrevocable written consent;

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours herefrom), Company Merger Sub will submit this Agreement and the Transactions to Pubco for adoption and approval as the sole stockholder of Company Merger Sub, and Pubco will so adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions in such capacity by irrevocable written consent;

 

WHEREAS, as promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within thirty (30) days thereafter), Pubco, Parent, the Company and the Specified Stockholders shall enter into an Amended and Restated Stockholder Support Agreement (the “A&R Stockholder Support Agreement”), providing that, among other things, the Specified Stockholders will provide their written consent to (a) adopt this Agreement and approve the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party, (b) approve, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Company Organizational Documents, the Company Preferred Conversion to take effect immediately prior to the Closing and (c) waive any appraisal or similar rights they may have pursuant to the TBOC with respect to the Company Merger and the other Transactions;

 

WHEREAS, as promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within thirty (30) days thereafter), Pubco, Parent, Breeze Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), each of the directors and officers of Parent (together with the Sponsor, the “Parent Initial Stockholders”) and the Specified Stockholders shall enter into a Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “A&R Registration Rights Agreement”), providing that, among other things, Pubco will grant to the Parent Initial Stockholders and the Specified Stockholders certain demand and piggyback registration rights with respect to shares of Pubco Common Stock (or any securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Pubco Common Stock) to be held by such Persons immediately following the Closing;

 

WHEREAS, as promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within thirty (30) days thereafter), Pubco, Parent, the Parent Initial Stockholders, the Company and the Specified Stockholders shall enter into an Amended and Restated Lock-Up Agreement (the “A&R Lock-Up Agreement”) providing that, among other things, certain shares of Pubco Common Stock held by the Parent Initial Stockholders and the Specified Stockholders will be subject to the limitations on disposition as set forth therein;

 

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WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Pubco, Parent, the Company and the Parent Initial Stockholders entered into an Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement (the “A&R Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (a) the Parent Initial Stockholders agreed to (i) vote all of their shares of Parent Common Stock in favor of the Parent Proposals, including the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions, and if necessary and applicable, any Extension Proposal, and (ii) abstain from exercising any Redemption Rights in connection with the Parent Merger or the other Transactions, and (b) the Sponsor has agreed to (i) subject the Incentive Sponsor Shares to forfeiture as set forth therein and (ii) assume and pay all of the Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses in full and indemnify Parent and its Subsidiaries (including, following the Effective Time, the Company) from any and all liabilities related thereto;

 

WHEREAS, each individual listed on Schedule A (each, a “Key Employee”) has entered into an employment agreement with the Company (collectively, the “Employment Agreements”), which Employment Agreements shall continue in effect at and which shall be assigned to, and assumed by, Pubco at the Closing; and

 

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal and applicable state income Tax purposes, the parties hereto intend that, (a) taken together, the Mergers and any Additional Financings will qualify as a transaction under Section 351 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) the Company Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and (c) that this Agreement be, and hereby is adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3) to which each of Pubco, Company Merger Sub, and the Company are parties under Section 368(b) of the Code (the “Intended Tax Treatment”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety and agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

 

Action” means any litigation, suit, claim, action, proceeding, audit, or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority.

 

Affiliate” of a specified Person means a Person who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person.

 

Aggregate Company Merger Consideration” means the aggregate Per Share Company Merger Consideration, plus the Aggregate Earnout Shares payable pursuant to this Agreement to the Participating Securityholders.

 

Aggregate Exercise Price” means the aggregate dollar amount payable to the Company upon (a) the conversion of all Company Convertible Notes in connection with the Company Convertible Note Conversion and (b) the exercise of all vested In-the-Money Company Options and vested In-the-Money Company Warrants that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

Aggregate Earnout Shares” means the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock equal to the product of (a) 15% and (b) the amount by which (i) 118,523,456 exceeds (ii) the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Permitted Financing Securities. The number of Aggregate Earnout Shares shall be equitably adjusted to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Pubco Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, merger, sale or exchange of shares or other like change with respect to shares of Pubco Common Stock occurring prior to the time any Earnout Shares are delivered to the Participating Securityholders, other than in connection with any Additional Financings.

 

Ancillary Agreements” means the A&R Stockholder Support Agreement, the A&R Sponsor Support Agreement, the A&R Registration Rights Agreement, the A&R Lock-Up Agreement, the Employment Agreements and all other agreements, certificates and instruments executed and delivered by Parent, Pubco, the Merger Subs or the Company in connection with the Transactions and specifically contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Anti-Corruption Laws” means, as applicable (i) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, (ii) the UK Bribery Act 2010, (iii) anti-bribery legislation promulgated by the European Union and implemented by its member states, (iv) legislation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and (v) similar legislation applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary from time to time.

 

Business Data” means all business information and data, including Personal Information (whether of employees, contractors, consultants, customers, consumers, or other Persons and whether in electronic or any other form or medium) that is accessed, collected, used, stored, shared, distributed, transferred, disclosed, destroyed, disposed of or otherwise processed by any of the Business Systems or otherwise in the course of the conduct of the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries.

 

Business Day” means any day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to accept filings, or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due, any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, NY; provided that banks shall not be deemed to be required or authorized to be closed due to a “shelter in place”, “non-essential employee” or similar closure of physical branch locations at the direction of any Governmental Authority if such banks’ electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Business Systems” means all Software, firmware, middleware, equipment, workstations, routers, hubs, computer hardware (whether general or special purpose), electronic data processors, databases, communications, telecommunications, networks, interfaces, platforms, servers, peripherals, and computer systems, including any outsourced systems and processes, and any Software and systems provided via the cloud or “as a service,” that are owned or used in the conduct of the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries.

 

Capital Stock” means the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Company Awards” means Company Options, Company RSUs and shares of Company Restricted Stock granted under the Company Equity Incentive Plan or otherwise.

 

Company Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Company.

 

Company Charter” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, dated as of May 20, 2021, as may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Company Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value of $0.01 per share, designated as Common Stock in the Company Charter.

 

Company Convertible Notes” means the convertible promissory notes that are outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, as identified on Section 4.03(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Company Convertible Note Conversion” means the conversion, effective as of immediately prior to the Closing, of all Company Convertible Notes (other than Permitted Financing Securities) to Company Common Stock.

 

Company Equity Incentive Plan” means the TV Ammo, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of June 11, 2021, as such may have been amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

 

Company Equity Value” means $1,185,234,565 plus any amounts raised in any Permitted Financings in excess of $50,000,000.

 

Company IP” means, collectively, all Company Owned IP and Company Licensed IP.

 

Company Licensed IP” means all Intellectual Property rights owned or purported to be owned by a third party that are licensed to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or that the Company or any Company Subsidiary otherwise has a right to use.

 

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Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with any one or more other events, circumstances, changes and effects, (i) is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets and liabilities or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Transactions; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be a Company Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change or proposed change in or change in the interpretation of any Law or GAAP; (b) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate; (c) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (d) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks of illness or public health events and other force majeure events (including any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing); (e) any actions taken or not taken by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries as required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (f) any event, circumstance, change or effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Merger or any of the other Transactions (including the impact thereof on relationships with customers, suppliers, employees or Governmental Authorities); (g) any failure to meet any projections, forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, budgets or financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position (provided that this clause (g) shall not prevent a determination that any event, circumstance, change or effect which is the underlying cause of such failure has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent not excluded by another exception herein); or (h) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case, which Parent has requested or to which it has consented, except in the cases of clauses (a) through (d), to the extent that the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are disproportionately and adversely affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate.

 

Company Merger Sub Common Stock” means the common stock of Company Merger Sub, par value of $0.001 per share, designated as Common Stock in the Company Merger Sub certificate of formation.

 

Company Merger Sub Organizational Documents” means the certificate of formation and bylaws of Company Merger Sub, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Company Options” means all options to purchase Company Common Stock, whether or not exercisable and whether or not vested, that are outstanding immediately prior to the Closing granted under the Company Equity Incentive Plan or otherwise, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company Warrants.

 

Company Organizational Documents” means the Company Charter and the Company Bylaws, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Company Owned IP” means all Intellectual Property rights owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

 

Company Preferred Conversion” means the conversion, effective as of immediately prior to the Closing, of all shares of Company Preferred Stock (other than Permitted Financing Securities) to Company Common Stock in accordance with the Company Charter.

 

Company Preferred Stock” means shares of the Company’s preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, designated as Preferred Stock in the Company Charter.

 

Company Reference Share Value” means a dollar amount equal to (i) the sum of the Company Equity Value plus the Aggregate Exercise Price, divided by (ii) the number of Fully Diluted Company Shares.

 

Company Restricted Stock” means shares of Company Common Stock subject to vesting, forfeiture or similar conditions granted under the Company Equity Incentive Plan or otherwise.

 

Company RSUs” means all restricted stock units in respect of shares of Company Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Closing granted under the Company Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Company Securities” means the Company Common Stock, the Company Preferred Stock, the Company Awards, the Company Warrants and the Company Options.

 

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Company Warrants” means the warrants to purchase Company Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, as identified on Section 4.03(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Confidential Information” means any information, knowledge or data concerning the businesses and affairs of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, or any Suppliers or customers of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries or Parent or its subsidiaries (as applicable) that is not already generally available to the public, including any Intellectual Property rights.

 

Consent Solicitation Statement” means the consent solicitation statement included as part of the Registration Statement with respect to the solicitation by the Company of the Company Stockholder Approval.

 

Contracts” means any legally binding contracts, agreements, subcontracts, instruments, conditional sales contracts, indentures, notes, bonds, loans, credit agreements, licenses, sublicenses, mortgages, deeds of trust, powers of attorney, guaranties, leases and subleases and all amendments, modifications, supplements, schedules, annexes and exhibits thereto.

 

control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, or as trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.

 

Disabling Devices” means Software, viruses, time bombs, logic bombs, trojan horses, trap doors, back doors, spyware, malware, worms, other computer instructions, intentional devices, techniques, other technology, disabling codes, instructions, or other similar code or software routines or components that are designed to threaten, infect, assault, vandalize, defraud, disrupt, damage, disable, delete, maliciously encumber, hack into, incapacitate, perform unauthorized modifications, infiltrate or slow or shut down a computer system or data, software, system, network, other device, or any component of such computer system, including any such device affecting system security or compromising or disclosing user data in an unauthorized manner, other than those incorporated by the Company or the applicable third party intentionally to protect Company Owned IP or Business Systems from misuse.

 

Employee Benefit Plan” means each “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA), any nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code, and each other retirement, health, welfare, cafeteria, bonus, commission, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, other equity or equity-based compensation, performance award, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, death or disability benefit, supplemental retirement, severance, retention, change in control, employment, consulting, fringe benefit, sick pay, vacation, and similar plan, program, policy, practice, agreement, or arrangement, whether written or unwritten.

 

Environmental Laws” means any United States federal, state or local or non-United States Laws relating to: (i) releases or threatened releases of, or exposure of any Person to, Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances; (ii) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances; or (iii) pollution or protection of the environment, natural resources or human health and safety.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

Ex-Im Laws” means all applicable Laws relating to export, re-export, transfer, and import controls, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, the customs and import Laws administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the EU Dual Use Regulation.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exchange Ratio” means the following ratio: the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Company Reference Share Value by (ii) the Pubco Per Share Value.

 

Fully Diluted Company Shares” means, as of the Company Merger Effective Time, the sum of: (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock (including shares of Company Common Stock resulting from the Company Preferred Conversion and the Company Convertible Note Conversion but excluding any Cancelled Shares) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable in respect of all issued and outstanding Company RSUs and In-the-Money Company Options and In-the-Money Company Warrants that are vested as of the Effective Time; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Fully Diluted Company Shares shall not include any shares of Company Common Stock (A) issuable upon exercise of any unvested In-the-Money Company Options, unvested In-the-Money Company Warrants, Out-of-the-Money Company Options or Out-of-the-Money Company Warrants, (B) issuable upon any Company RSUs that are not vested as of the Company Merger Effective Time, or (C) which constitute Permitted Financing Securities or which are issuable upon the exercise or conversion of any Permitted Financing Securities.

 

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Fraud” means actual and intentional common law fraud committed by a party to the Agreement with respect to the making of the representations and warranties by such party set forth in Article IV or Article V as applicable. Under no circumstances shall “Fraud” include any equitable fraud, constructive fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unfair dealings, or any other fraud or torts based on recklessness or negligence.

 

Hazardous Substance(s)” means: (i) any substances, wastes, or materials defined, identified or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or a contaminant under any Environmental Law; (ii) petroleum and petroleum products, including crude oil and any fractions thereof; (iii) natural gas, synthetic gas, and any mixtures thereof; (iv) polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, asbestos and radon; and (v) any other substance, material or waste regulated by, or for which standards of care may be imposed under any Environmental Law.

 

HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations, including as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. Law No. 111-5 and its implementing regulations.

 

HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

 

In-the-Money Company Option” means a Company Option with an exercise price per share of Company Common Stock less than the Pubco Per Share Value.

 

In-the-Money Company Warrant” means a Company Warrant with an exercise price per share of Company Common Stock less than the Pubco Per Share Value.

 

Incentive Sponsor Shares” means the aggregate shares of Parent Common Stock held by the Sponsor.

 

Intellectual Property” means (i) issued patents and pending patent applications (including provisional and non-provisional applications), design patents, certificates of invention and patent disclosures, together with all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, renewals, substitutions, revisions, extensions (including supplementary protection certificates) or reexaminations thereof, as well as any other applications worldwide claiming priority to any of the foregoing (“Patents”), (ii) trademarks and service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, corporate names, brands, slogans, and other source identifiers together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, combinations and other variants of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, together with all of the goodwill associated with the foregoing, (iii) copyrights, and other works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable), and moral rights, and registrations and applications for registration, renewals and extensions thereof, (iv) trade secrets, know-how (including ideas, formulas, compositions, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice)), customer and supplier lists, improvements, protocols, processes, methods and techniques, research and development information, industry analyses, algorithms, architectures, layouts, drawings, specifications, designs, plans, methodologies, proposals, industrial models, technical data, financial and accounting and all other data, databases, database rights, including rights to use any Personal Information, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals, and customer and supplier lists (including lists of prospects) and related information (“Trade Secrets”), (v) rights in Software, Internet domain names and social media accounts, (vi) rights of publicity and all other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any kind or description, (vii) copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, in whatever form or medium, including all Software, and (viii) all legal rights arising from items (i) through (vi), including the right to prosecute, enforce and perfect such interests and rights to sue, oppose, cancel, interfere, enjoin and collect damages based upon such interests, including such rights based on past infringement, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing.

 

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States.

 

Knowledge” or “to the Knowledge” of a Person means in the case of the Company, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Section 1.01(A) of the Company Disclosure Schedule after reasonable inquiry (and for all purposes of Section 4.13 hereof, “reasonable inquiry” shall not require Company to have conducted patent clearance or similar freedom to operate searches, or other Intellectual Property searches), and in the case of Parent, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Section 1.01(A) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule after reasonable inquiry.

 

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Leased Real Property” means the real property leased by the Company or Company Subsidiaries as tenant, together with, to the extent leased by the Company or Company Subsidiaries, all buildings and other structures, facilities or improvements located thereon and all easements, licenses, rights and appurtenances of the Company or Company Subsidiaries relating to the foregoing.

 

Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses” means the expenses set forth on Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.

 

Lien” means any lien, security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, defect of title, easement, right of way, pledge, adverse claim or other encumbrance of any kind that secures the payment or performance of an obligation (other than those created under applicable securities Laws).

 

Milestone Event I” means the achievement of a daily volume weighted average closing sale price of the Pubco Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market (or such other principal securities exchange or securities market on which shares of Pubco Common Stock are then traded) equal to or greater than $12.50 for any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period at any time in the Milestone Event Period; provided that such thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period does not overlap with the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period used to satisfy the requirements of Milestone Event II. In the event that the requirements of Milestone Event I and the requirements of Milestone Event II would otherwise be satisfied using the same thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period, such thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period shall first be used to satisfy the requirements of Milestone Event II; provided, that in such case, the threshold for the achievement of Milestone Event I shall increase from $12.50 to $13.50.

 

Milestone Event II” means the achievement of a daily volume weighted average closing sale price of the Pubco Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market (or such other principal securities exchange or securities market on which shares of Pubco Common Stock are then traded) is equal to or greater than $15.00 for any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period at any time in the Milestone Event Period; provided that such thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period does not overlap with the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period used to satisfy the requirements of Milestone Event I. In the event that the requirements of Milestone Event I and the requirements of Milestone Event II would otherwise be satisfied using the same thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period, such thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period shall first be used to satisfy the requirements of Milestone Event II; provided, that in such case, the threshold for the achievement of Milestone Event I shall increase from $12.50 to $13.50.

 

Milestone Event Period” means the period commencing on Closing and ending on the three (3) year anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

Milestone Events” means Milestone Event I and Milestone Event II, collectively.

 

Minimum Cash Amount” means $30,000,000 or such other amount as may be agreed in writing by Parent and the Company.

 

Off-the-Shelf Software” means any commercially available, off-the-shelf Software that is licensed other than through a written agreement executed by the licensee (such as via clickwrap, browsewrap, or shrinkwrap licenses) or that has license or user-fees less than $50,000 per year.

 

Open Source Software” means any Software in source code form that is licensed pursuant to (i) any license that is a license now or in the future approved by the open source initiative and listed at http://www.opensource.org/licenses, which licenses include all versions of the GNU General Public License (GPL), the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), the GNU Affero GPL, the MIT license, the Eclipse Public License, the Common Public License, the CDDL, the Mozilla Public License (MPL), the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), and the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL), (ii) any license to Software that is considered “free” or “open source software” by the open source foundation or the free software foundation, (iii) the Server Side Public License, or (iv) any Reciprocal License.

 

Out-of-the-Money Company Options” means Company Options other than In-the-Money Company Options.

 

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Parent Bylaws” means the Bylaws of Parent, adopted as of June 11, 2020.

 

Parent Cash on Hand” means, as of immediately prior to the Closing, an aggregate amount equal to, without duplication, (i) the amount in the Trust Fund prior to any exercise of Redemption Rights in accordance with the Parent Organizational Documents, less (ii) amounts required to settle all actual exercises of Redemption Rights in accordance with the Parent Organizational Documents, plus (iii) the aggregate proceeds actually received by Parent or the Company from the consummation of any Additional Financings or Permitted Financings, as applicable, minus (iv) the Outstanding Parent Transaction Expenses and the Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses.

 

Parent Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Parent, dated as of June 11, 2020.

 

Parent Common Stock” means the common stock of the Parent, par value of $0.0001 per share, designated as Common Stock in the Parent Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with any one or more other events, circumstances, changes and effects, (i) is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets and liabilities or results of operations of the Parent Parties; or (ii) would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the performance by any Parent Party of its respective obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Mergers or any of the other Transactions; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change or proposed change in or change in the interpretation of any Law or GAAP; (b) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which Parent operates; (c) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (d) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks of illness or public health events and other force majeure events (including any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing); (e) any actions taken or not taken by any Parent Party as required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (f) any event, circumstance change or effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Mergers or any of the other Transactions or (g) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case, which the Company has requested or to which it has consented, except in the cases of clauses (a) through (d), to the extent that any Parent Party is disproportionately and adversely affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industry in which such Parent Party operates.

 

Parent Merger Sub Common Stock” means the common stock of Parent Merger Sub, par value of $0.001 per share, designated as Common Stock in the Parent Merger Sub certificate of incorporation.

 

Parent Merger Sub Organizational Documents” means the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent Merger Sub, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Parent Organizational Documents” means the Parent Certificate of Incorporation and the Parent Bylaws, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Parent Parties” means Parent, Pubco and the Merger Subs.

 

Parent Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock of the Parent, par value of $0.0001 per share, designated as Preferred Stock in the Parent Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Parent Right” means a right to acquire 1/20th of a share of Parent Common Stock as set forth in the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated January 26, 2022, between Parent and the Trustee.

 

Parent Units” means the units issued in the IPO or the overallotment consisting of one (1) share of Parent Common Stock, one (1) Parent Right, and one (1) Parent Warrant.

 

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Parent Stockholder Approval” means the approval of the Parent Proposals by an affirmative vote of the holders of the requisite number of shares of Parent Common Stock (as determined in accordance with applicable Law and the Parent Governing Documents) at a Parent Stockholders’ Meeting duly called by the Parent Board and held for such purpose.

 

Parent Warrants” means the warrants to purchase Parent Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Participating Securityholders” means, as of immediately prior to the Closing, each holder of the following Company Securities, to the extent they hold such Company Securities: (i) shares of Company Common Stock (including shares of Company Common Stock resulting from the Company Preferred Conversion and the Company Convertible Note Conversion and shares of Company Restricted Stock but excluding Cancelled Shares and Dissenting Shares); (ii) vested In-the-Money Company Warrants; (iii) outstanding Company RSUs to the extent such Company RSUs are vested; (iv) vested In-the-Money Company Options; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Participating Securityholders shall not include any holders of the following securities, to the extent they hold such securities: (A) unvested In-the-Money Company Warrants; (B) Out-of-the-Money Company Warrants; (C) any shares of Parent Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to any Pubco Restricted Stock or the settlement of any Converted RSUs; (D) unvested In-the-Money Company Options or Out-of-the Money Company Options; (E) Company RSUs to the extent such Company RSUs are unvested; or (F) Permitted Financing Securities.

 

PCAOB” means the United States Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and any division or subdivision thereof.

 

PCI DSS” means the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, issued by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council.

 

Permitted Financing Securities” means any equity securities or debt securities of the Company (or any securities convertible into or exercisable for equity securities of the Company) issued in any Permitted Financing, including any Company Preferred Stock, notes that are convertible into shares of Capital Stock and warrants exercisable for shares of Capital Stock.

 

Permitted Liens” means (i) such imperfections of title, easements, encumbrances, Liens or restrictions that do not materially impair or interfere with the current use of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s assets that are subject thereto, (ii) materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, or deposits to obtain the release of such Liens, (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and delinquent or, if delinquent, being contested in good faith and for which appropriate reserves have been made, (iv) zoning, entitlement, conservation restriction and other land use and environmental regulations promulgated by Governmental Authorities that are not violated in any material respect by the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s current use of the assets that are subject thereto, (v) revocable, non-exclusive licenses (or sublicenses) of Company Owned IP granted in the ordinary course of business, (vi) non-monetary Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) that do not materially interfere with the present uses of such real property, (vii) Liens identified in the Annual Financial Statements, and (viii) Liens on leases, subleases, easements, licenses, rights of use, rights to access and rights of way arising from the provisions of such agreements or benefiting or created by any superior estate, right or interest.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, syndicate, person (including, without limitation, a “Person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, association or entity or government, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.

 

Personal Information” means “personal information,” “personal data,” “personally identifiable information” or equivalent terms as defined by applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws.

 

Pubco Bylaws” means the Bylaws of Pubco, adopted as of February 9, 2024.

 

Pubco Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation of Pubco, dated as of February 6, 2024.

 

Pubco Common Stock” means the common stock of Pubco, par value of $0.0001 per share, designated as Common Stock in the Pubco Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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Pubco Organizational Documents” means the Pubco Certificate of Incorporation and the Pubco Bylaws, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Pubco Per Share Value” means $10.00.

 

Privacy/Data Security Laws” means all Laws governing the creation, receipt, collection, use, storage, maintenance, protection, processing, sharing, security, disclosure, or transfer (collectively, “Processing”) of Personal Information, such as, to the extent applicable, the following Laws and their implementing regulations: the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the CAN-SPAM Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, California Consumer Privacy Act, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive, HIPAA, state data security Laws, state data breach notification Laws, applicable Laws relating to the transfer of Personal Information, PCI DSS, and any applicable Laws concerning requirements for website and mobile application privacy policies and practices, call or electronic monitoring or recording or any outbound communications (including outbound calling and text messaging, telemarketing, and e-mail marketing).

 

Products” means any products or services under development, developed, manufactured, performed, out-licensed, sold, distributed or otherwise made available by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, including those from which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has derived previously, is currently deriving or is scheduled or intends to derive, revenue from the sale or provision thereof, including the products and product candidates set out on Section 1.01(B) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Reciprocal License” means a license of an item of Software that requires or that conditions any rights granted in such license upon (i) the disclosure, distribution or licensing of any other Software (other than such item of Software as provided by a third party in its unmodified form), (ii) a requirement that any disclosure, distribution or licensing of any other Software (other than such item of Software in its unmodified form) be at no charge, (iii) a requirement that any other licensee of the Software be permitted to access the source code of, modify, make derivative works of, or reverse-engineer any such other Software, (iv) a requirement that such other Software be redistributable by other licensees, or (v) the grant of any patent rights (other than patent rights in such item of Software), including non-assertion or patent license obligations (other than patent obligations relating to the use of such item of Software).

 

Redemption Date” means the deadline for exercising Redemption Rights in connection with the Merger.

 

Redemption Rights” means the redemption rights provided for in Section 9.2 of Article IX of the Parent Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Registered Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application, registration, issue, or grant, including any issued or granted patents, registered trademarks, registered copyrights, domain names, social media accounts, and applications therefor.

 

Release” means any spill, discharge, leach, leak, emission, escape, injection, dumping, pouring, emptying, disposal or other release of any materials, wastes or substances into the environment, whether or not notification or reporting to any governmental authority was or is required, including any Release which is subject to Environmental Laws.

 

Required Parent Stockholder Approval” means the approval of those Parent Proposals identified in clauses (A)-(C) of Section 7.01(a) by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Parent Common Stock entitled to vote (as determined in accordance with applicable Law and the Parent Organizational Documents) at a Parent Stockholders’ Meeting duly called by the Parent Board and held for such purpose.

 

Requisite Approval” means the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock (on an as-converted basis), voting together as a single class.

 

Sanctioned Person” means at any time any Person (i) listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated or blocked Persons, (ii) the government of, resident in, or organized under the laws of a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive restrictive Sanctions from time to time (which includes, as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region), or (iii) majority-owned or controlled by any of the foregoing.

 

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Sanctions” means those applicable, economic and financial sanctions Laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures administered or enforced by (i) the United States (including without limitation the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control), (ii) the European Union and enforced by its member states, (iii) the United Nations, (iv) His Majesty’s Treasury, or (v) any other similar governmental authority with jurisdiction over the Company or any Company Subsidiary from time to time.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Software” means all computer software (in object code or source code format), data and databases, and related documentation and materials.

 

Specified Stockholders” means the Persons or entities listed on Section 1.01(C) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Stockholder” means a holder of stock or shares, as appropriate.

 

Subsequent Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions occurring after the Closing (a) following which a Person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons (other than Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries), has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of securities (or rights convertible or exchangeable into securities) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of Pubco or the right to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or similar governing body of Pubco, (b) constituting a sale, merger, business combination, consolidation, liquidation, exchange offer or other similar transaction, however effected, following which the voting securities of Pubco immediately prior to such transaction do not continue to represent or are not converted into at least (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such transaction or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (c) constituting a sale, lease, license or other disposition of fifty percent (50%) or more of the assets of Pubco and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” of the Company, the Parent Surviving Subsidiary, the Company Surviving Subsidiary, Parent, Pubco or any other Person means an Affiliate controlled by such Person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries.

 

Supplier” means any Person that supplies inventory or other materials or personal property, components, or other goods or services (including, design, development and manufacturing services) that comprise or are utilized in, including in connection with the design, development, manufacture or sale of, the Products of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all taxes (including any duties, levies or other similar governmental fees, assessments or charges of any kind in the nature of taxes), including, but not limited to, income, estimated, business, occupation, corporate, capital, gross receipts, transfer, stamp, registration, employment, payroll, social security (or similar), unemployment, withholding, occupancy, license, severance, capital, production, ad valorem, excise, windfall profits, customs, duties, environmental, premium, real property gains, real property, personal property, sales, use, turnover, value added and franchise taxes, in each case imposed by any Governmental Authority, whether disputed or not, together with all interest, penalties, and additions to tax imposed with respect to such amounts thereto.

 

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof, in each case filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority.

 

Trading Day” means any day on which shares of Pubco Common Stock is actually traded on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which shares of Pubco Common Stock are then traded.

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits hereto, and the Ancillary Agreements.

 

Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

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Virtual Data Room” means the virtual data room established by the Company or its Representatives, hosted by iDeals, with access made available to Parent and its Representatives.

 

Willful Breach” means a party’s material breach of any of its representations or warranties as set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or such party’s material breach of any of its covenants set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, which material breach, in each case, constitutes, or is a consequence of, a purposeful act or failure to act by such party with the knowledge that the taking of such act or failure to take such act would, or would reasonably be expected to, cause a material breach of this Agreement or such Transaction Document.

 

Section 1.02 Further Definitions. The following terms have the meaning set forth in the Sections set forth below:

 

Defined Term   Location of Definition
A&R Lock-Up Agreement   Recitals
A&R Registration Rights Agreement   Recitals
A&R Sponsor Support Agreement   Recitals
A&R Stockholder Support Agreement   Recitals
Acquisition Proposal   Section 7.05(b)
Additional Financings   Section 7.19(b)
Additional Financing Investor   Section 7.19(b)
Agreement   Preamble
Antitrust Laws   Section 7.14(a)
Annual Financial Statements   Section 4.07(a)
ATF   Section 4.06(b)
Blue Sky Laws   Section 4.05(b)
Board   Recitals
Business Combination   Section 6.03
Business Combination Proposal   Section 7.06
Cancelled Shares   Section 3.01(b)(ii)
Certificates   Section 3.04(a)
Certificates of Merger   Section 2.02(a)
Closing   Section 2.02(b)
Closing Date   Section 2.02(b)
Company   Preamble
Company Board   Recitals
Company Board Recommendation   Section 7.03
Company Certificate of Merger   Section 2.02(a)
Company Disclosure Schedule   Article IV
Company Merger Effective Time   Section 2.02(a)
Company Merger   Recitals
Company Merger Payment Schedule   Section 3.04(i)
Company Merger Sub   Preamble
Company Merger Sub Board   Recitals
Company Officer’s Certificate   Section 8.02(c)
Company Permits   Section 4.06(a)
Company Service Provider   Section 6.01(b)(vii)
Company Stockholder Approval   Section 1.01
Company Subsidiary   Section 4.01(a)
Company Surviving Subsidiary   Section 2.01(b)
Continuing Employees   Section 7.07(a)
Converted Option   Section 3.01(b)(iii)
Converted RSU   Section 3.01(b)(vi)

 

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Defined Term   Location of Definition
Data Security Requirements   Section 4.13(l)
DGCL   Recitals
Dissenting Parent Shares   Section 3.07(b)
Dissenting Company Shares   Section 3.07(a)
Earnout Pro Rata Share   Section 3.04(i)
Earnout Shares   Section 3.08(a)
Employment Agreement   Recitals
Environmental Permits   Section 1.01
ERISA Affiliate   Section 4.10(c)
Exchange Agent   Section 3.04(a)
Exchange Agent Agreement   Section 3.04(a)
Exchange Fund   Section 3.04(b)(i)
Expense Reimbursement   Section 9.02(b)
Extension Proposal   Section 2.06(b)
Extension Proxy Statement   Section 3.06(b)
Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives Laws   Section 4.06(b)
GAAP   Section 4.07(a)
Governmental Authority   Section 4.05(b)
Intended Tax Treatment   Recitals
Interim Financial Statements   Section 4.07(b)
Interim Financial Statements Date   Section 4.07(b)
Interim Period   Section 6.01(a)
IPO   Section 6.03
Key Employee   Recitals
Lathrop   Section 10.12
Law   Section 4.05(a)
Lease   Section 4.12(b)
Lease Documents   Section 4.12(b)
Material Contracts   Section 4.16(a)
Maximum Annual Premium   Section 7.08(b)
Mergers   Recitals
Merger Subs   Preamble
Non-Disclosure Agreement   Section 7.04(b)
Nonparty Affiliate   Section 10.11
Ordinary Commercial Agreement   Section 4.14(b)
Original Agreement   Recitals
Original Agreement Date   Recitals
Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses   Section 3.06(a)
Outstanding Parent Transaction Expenses   Section 3.06(b)
Outstanding Transaction Expenses   Section 3.06(b)
Parent   Preamble
Parent Board   Recitals
Parent Board Recommendation   Section 7.02(a)
Parent Cash on Hand Calculation   Section 7.19(a)
Parent Certificate of Merger   Section 2.02(a)
Parent Disclosure Schedule   Article V
Parent Initial Stockholders   Recitals
Pubco LTIP   Section 7.01(a)
Parent Merger   Recitals
Parent Merger Effective Time   Section 2.02(a)

 

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Defined Term   Location of Definition
Parent Merger Sub   Preamble
Parent Merger Sub Board   Recitals
Parent Proposals   Section 7.01(a)
Parent Related Party   Section 5.21
Parent Related Party Transactions   Section 5.21
Parent SEC Reports   Section 5.07(a)
Parent Stockholders’ Meeting   Section 7.01(a)
Per Share Company Merger Consideration   Section 3.01(b)(i)
Permitted Financings   Section 6.01(b)(ii)
Plans   Section 4.10(a)
Privileged Communications   Section 10.12
Pro Rata Share   Section 3.04(i)
Prospectus   Section 6.03
Proxy Statement   Section 7.01(a)
Pubco   Preamble
Pubco Assumed Company Warrant   Section 3.01(b)(v)
Pubco Assumed Parent Warrant   Section 3.02(b)
Pubco Board   Recitals
Pubco Restricted Stock   Section 3.01(b)(i)
Public Stockholders   Section 6.03
Redeeming Stockholder   Section 7.19(b)
Registration Statement   Section 7.01(a)
Related Party   Section 7.18
Released Claims   Section 6.03
Remedies Exceptions   Section 4.04
Representatives   Section 7.04(a)
SEC   Section 5.07(a)
Shearman   Section 10.12
SPAC Surviving Subsidiary   Section 2.01(a)
Sponsor   Recitals
Subscription Agreements   Section 7.19(b)
Surviving Provisions   Section 9.02(a)
Tax Claim   Section 4.14(a)
TBOC   Recitals
Terminating Company Breach   Section 9.01(h)
Terminating Parent Breach   Section 9.01(i)
Trust Account   Section 5.13
Trust Agreement   Section 5.13
Trust Fund   Section 5.13
Trustee   Section 5.13
TV Ammo Group   Section 10.12
Waiving Parties   Section 10.12
Written Consent   Section 7.03

 

Section 1.03 Construction.

 

(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 definitions contained in this agreement are applicable to the other grammatical forms of such terms, (iv) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (v) the terms “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule” and “Exhibit” refer to the specified Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit of or to this Agreement, (vi) the word “including” means “including without limitation,” (vii) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive, (viii) references to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto and references to any Law shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (ix) references to any Law shall be construed as including all statutory, legal, and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing such Law and (x) all references to “the date hereof” or “the date of this Agreement” means the Original Agreement Date.

 

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(b) 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.

 

(c) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified, and when counting days, the date of commencement will not be included as a full day for purposes of computing any applicable time periods (except as otherwise may be required under any applicable Law). 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.

 

(d) All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP.

 

ARTICLE II

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

Section 2.01 The Mergers.

 

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Parent Merger Effective Time, Parent Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Parent. As a result of the Parent Merger, (a) the separate corporate existence of Parent Merger Sub shall cease, (b) Parent shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Parent Merger, and (c) Parent shall become a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco. Parent as the surviving company in the Parent Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as “SPAC Surviving Subsidiary” (and references to Parent for periods after the Parent Merger Effective Time shall include SPAC Surviving Subsidiary).

 

(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and in accordance with the TBOC, at the Company Merger Effective Time, Company Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company. As a result of the Merger, (a) the separate corporate existence of Company Merger Sub shall cease, (b) the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Company Merger, and (c) the Company shall become a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco. The Company as the surviving corporation in the Company Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Company Surviving Subsidiary” (and references to the Company for periods after the Company Merger Effective Time shall include Company Surviving Subsidiary). Notwithstanding the Company Merger, for purposes of this Agreement, the Company will not be included within the meaning of the term Parent Parties for periods prior to the Company Merger Effective Time.

 

Section 2.02 Effective Time; Closing.

 

(a) As promptly as practicable, but in no event later than three (3) Business Days, after the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, it being understood that the occurrence of the Closing shall remain subject to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of such conditions at the Closing), the parties hereto shall cause (i) the Parent Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the “Parent Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL, and mutually agreed by the parties (the date and time of the filing of such Parent Certificate of Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such Parent Certificate of Merger) being the “Parent Merger Effective Time”), and (ii) immediately following the consummation of the Parent Merger but on the same day, the Company Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the “Company Certificate of Merger,” the Company Certificate of Merger together with the Parent Certificate of Merger are herein referred to as the “Certificates of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the TBOC, and mutually agreed by the parties (the date and time of the filing of such Company Certificate of Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such Certificate of Merger) being the “Company Merger Effective Time”).

 

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(b) Immediately prior to such filing of the Certificates of Merger in accordance with Section 2.02(a), the closing (the “Closing”) shall be held by electronic exchange of deliverables and release of signatures, for the purpose of confirming the satisfaction or waiver, as the case may be, of the conditions set forth in Article VIII. The date on which the Closing shall occur is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”

 

Section 2.03 Effect of the Mergers.

 

(a) At the Parent Merger Effective Time, the effect of the Parent Merger shall be as provided herein and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Parent Merger Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of Parent and Parent Merger Sub shall vest in the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of Parent and Parent Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary.

 

(b) At the Company Merger Effective Time, the effect of the Company Merger shall be as provided herein and in the applicable provisions of the TBOC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Company Merger Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of the Company and Company Merger Sub shall vest in the Company Surviving Subsidiary, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Company and Company Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Company Surviving Subsidiary.

 

Section 2.04 Governing Documents.

 

(a) At the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Parent Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, shall be amended and restated substantially in the form of certificate of incorporation of Parent Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, and duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Parent Surviving Subsidiary until thereafter amended in accordance with the terms thereof and the DGCL.

 

(b) At the Company Merger Effective Time, the Company Charter, as in effect immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read substantially as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto (and in any event as mutually agreed by the parties hereto) and duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Company Surviving Subsidiary until thereafter amended in accordance with the TBOC and such Company Charter (subject to Section 7.08).

 

(c) At the Closing, Pubco shall amend and restate, effective as of the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Pubco Certificate of Incorporation to read substantially as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (and in any event as mutually agreed by the parties hereto) and duly file such amended and restated Pubco Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

(d) At the Closing, Pubco shall amend and restate, effective as of the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Pubco Bylaws to read substantially as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto (and in any event as mutually agreed by the parties hereto).

 

Section 2.05 Directors and Officers.

 

(a) The parties will take all requisite actions such that the initial directors of the Company Surviving Subsidiary and the initial officers of the Company Surviving Subsidiary at and as of immediately after the Company Merger Effective Time shall be the individuals indicated on Section 2.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each to hold office in accordance with the provisions of the TBOC and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company Surviving Subsidiary and until their respective successors are, in the case of the initial directors, duly elected or appointed and qualified and, in the case of the initial officers, duly appointed. At the Parent Merger Effective Time, the directors and officers of Parent Merger Sub immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary unless otherwise agreed to by the parties hereto.

 

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(b) The parties shall cause the officers of Pubco at and as of immediately following the Company Merger Effective Time to be the individuals set forth on Section 2.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each to hold office in accordance with the DGCL and the Pubco Certificate of Incorporation and the Pubco Bylaws and until their respective successors are duly appointed. The parties shall cause the Pubco Board to be comprised at and as of immediately following the Company Merger Effective Time of (a) the chief executive officer of the Company Surviving Subsidiary, (b) up to four (4) directors (at least three (3) of whom shall be an “independent director”) designated by the Company by written notice to Parent and reasonably acceptable to Parent and (c) up to two (2) directors (at least one (1) of whom shall be an “independent director”) designated by the Sponsor by written notice to the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Company, with a majority of the directors on the Pubco Board each qualifying as an “independent director” (such written designations in each case to be made at least five (5) Business Days prior to the filing of the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement with the SEC contemplated by Section 7.01(a)), with each such director to hold office in accordance with the DGCL and the Pubco Certificate of Incorporation and the Pubco Bylaws and until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified. For purposes of this Section 2.05(b), to qualify as an “independent director,” a Person shall both (i) qualify as “independent” under the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market and (ii) not have had any business relationship with either Pubco, Parent or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, including as an officer or director thereof, other than for a period of less than six (6) months prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

Section 2.06 Closing Deliverables.

 

(a) At the Closing, the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent:

 

(i) a copy of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement duly executed the Specified Stockholders; and

 

(ii)  a copy of the A&R Lock-Up Agreement duly executed by the Specified Stockholders.

 

(b) At the Closing, Parent will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company:

 

(i) a copy of the A&R Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by duly authorized representatives of Parent and the Parent Initial Stockholders; and

 

(ii)  a copy of the A&R Lock-Up Agreement duly executed by duly authorized representatives of the Parent Initial Stockholders.

 

ARTICLE III

 

CONVERSION and exchange OF SECURITIES; EARNOUT

 

Section 3.01 Conversion of Company Securities.

 

(a) Immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, subject to the substantially concurrent occurrence of the Company Merger Effective Time, the Company shall consummate the Company Preferred Conversion and the Company Convertible Note Conversion. All of the shares of Company Preferred Stock and all of the Company Convertible Notes converted into shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist, and each holder of Company Preferred Stock or Company Convertible Notes shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such Company Preferred Stock or Company Convertible notes, as applicable.

 

(b) At the Company Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Company Merger and without any action on the part of Pubco, Parent, the Company Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any of the following securities:

 

(i) each share of Company Common Stock (including shares of Company Common Stock resulting from the Company Preferred Conversion and the Company Convertible Note Conversion and shares of Company Restricted Stock, but excluding any Cancelled Shares or Dissenting Shares) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted into the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio (rounded to the nearest whole number) (which consideration shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Per Share Company Merger Consideration”); provided that each share of Pubco Common Stock that is issued upon the conversion of Company Restricted Stock pursuant to this Section 3.01(b)(i) (“Pubco Restricted Stock”) shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions of such share of Company Restricted Stock immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, including any vesting or forfeiture conditions. Each share of Company Common Stock converted into the right to receive the Per Share Company Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.01(b)(i) will no longer be outstanding, will automatically be cancelled and retired and will cease to exist, and each holder of (A) any Certificate formerly representing any such shares of Company Common Stock or (B) any book-entry account which immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time represented shares of Company Common Stock will, subject to applicable Law in the case of Dissenting Shares, cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Per Share Company Merger Consideration for each such share of Company Common Stock in accordance with this Section 3.01(b)(i);

 

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(ii)  each share of Capital Stock owned by Pubco, Parent or the Merger Subs or held in the treasury of the Company, or owned by any of their respective direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time (collectively, the “Cancelled Shares”), shall be canceled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution shall be made with respect thereto;

 

(iii) each share of Company Merger Sub Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company Surviving Subsidiary;

 

(iv) each Company Option that is outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time shall be assumed by Pubco and converted into an option to purchase shares of Pubco Common Stock (each, a “Converted Option”), provided that the assumption and conversion of any such Company Options that are incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code will be effected in a manner that is intended to be consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 424 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. Each Converted Option will have and be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms) as were applicable to such Company Option immediately before the Company Merger Effective Time, except that (A) each Converted Option will be exercisable for that number of shares of Pubco Common Stock equal to the product (rounded to the nearest whole number) of (1) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company Option immediately before the Company Merger Effective Time and (2) the Exchange Ratio, and (B) the per share exercise price for each share of Pubco Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Converted Option will be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) obtained by dividing (1) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock of such Company Option immediately before the Company Merger Effective Time by (2) the Exchange Ratio; provided, however, that the exercise price and the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock purchasable under each Converted Option will be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

(v)  each Company Warrant that remains outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time (and which is not automatically and fully exercised in accordance with its terms prior to the Company Merger Effective Time) shall automatically, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into a warrant to purchase shares of Pubco Common Stock (each, a “Pubco Assumed Company Warrant”) determined in accordance with the terms of such Company Warrants. Each of the Pubco Assumed Company Warrants shall continue to be governed by the same terms and conditions (including vesting and exercisability terms) as were applicable to the corresponding former Company Warrant immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, except that (A) each Pubco Assumed Company Warrant will be exercisable for that number of shares of Pubco Common Stock equal to the product (rounded to the nearest whole number) of (1) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the corresponding Company Warrant immediately before the Company Merger Effective Time and (2) the Exchange Ratio, and (B) the per share exercise price for each share of Pubco Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pubco Assumed Company Warrant will be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) obtained by dividing (1) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock of such corresponding Company Option immediately before the Company Merger Effective Time by (2) the Exchange Ratio.

 

(vi) each Company RSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time shall be assumed by Pubco and converted into a restricted stock unit in respect of shares of Pubco Common Stock (each, a “Converted RSU”). Each Converted RSU will have and be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting, forfeiture and acceleration terms) as were applicable to the corresponding Company RSU immediately before the Company Merger Effective Time, except that such Converted RSU will be in respect of a number of shares of Pubco Common Stock equal to the product (rounded to the nearest whole number) of (x) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company RSU immediately before the Company Merger Effective Time and (y) the Exchange Ratio.

 

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(c) Prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to take all actions reasonably necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by Section 3.01(a) and Section 3.01(b) in accordance with the Company Charter, the bylaws of the Company and the Company Equity Incentive Plan and any Contract applicable to any Company Awards, including delivering all required notices, obtaining all necessary approvals and consents, and delivering evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent that all necessary determinations by the Company Board or applicable committee of the Company Board to assume and convert Company Awards in accordance with Section 3.01(a) and Section 3.01(b) have been made, and to ensure that no Converted RSU or Converted Option may vest prior to the effective date of a registration statement on Form S-8 or other applicable form of Parent.

 

(d) At or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, Pubco shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for future issuance, and shall maintain such reservation for so long as any of the Converted Options or Pubco Assumed Company Warrants remain outstanding, a sufficient number of shares of Pubco Common Stock for delivery upon the exercise of such Converted Options or Pubco Assumed Company Warrants.

 

Section 3.02 Effect of Parent Merger on Issued and Outstanding Securities of Parent. At the Parent Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the SPAC Merger and without any action on the part of Pubco, Parent, the Parent Merger Sub or the holders of any of the following securities:

 

(a) Parent Common Stock. Each share of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time that is not redeemed pursuant to the Redemption Rights (other than Dissenting Parent Shares and those shares described in Section 3.02(d) below) shall be automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive one (1) share of Pubco Common Stock, following which, all shares of Parent Common Stock shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and shall cease to exist. The holders of outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares except as provided herein or required under applicable Law. Each certificate previously evidencing shares of Parent Common Stock (other than Dissenting Parent Shares) shall be exchanged for a certificate (if requested) representing the same number of Parent Common Stock upon the surrender of such certificate. Each certificate formerly representing Parent Common Stock (other than Dissenting Parent Shares) shall thereafter represent the same number of Pubco Common Stock.

 

(b) Parent Warrants. Each issued and outstanding Parent Warrant shall automatically, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into a warrant to purchase shares of Pubco Common Stock (each, a “Pubco Assumed Parent Warrant”) determined in accordance with the terms of such Parent Warrants. At the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Parent Warrants shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist. Each of the Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants shall have, and be subject to, substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in the Parent Warrants, except that in each case they shall represent the right to acquire shares of Pubco Common Stock in lieu of shares Parent Common Stock, in each case, determined in accordance with the terms of such Parent Warrant. At or prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, Pubco shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for future issuance, and shall maintain such reservation for so long as any of the Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants remain outstanding, a sufficient number of shares of Pubco Common Stock for delivery upon the exercise of such Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants.

 

(c) Parent Rights. Each issued and outstanding Parent Right shall be automatically converted into the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock that would have been received by the holder thereof if the Parent Right had been converted in accordance with the Parent Organizational Documents into shares of Parent Common Stock. At the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Parent Rights shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist. The holders of certificates previously evidencing Parent Rights outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Parent Rights, except as provided herein or by applicable Law. Each certificate formerly representing Parent Rights shall thereafter represent only the right to receive shares of Pubco Common Stock as set forth herein.

 

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(d) Treasury Shares. If there are any shares of Parent Common Stock that are owned by Parent as treasury shares or by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent, such shares shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration therefor.

 

Section 3.03 Effect of Parent Merger on Issued and Outstanding Securities of Parent Merger Sub and Pubco. At the Parent Merger Effective Time:

 

(a) each share of Parent Merger Sub Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary; and

 

(b) by virtue of the Parent Merger and without any action on the part of any party hereto or any action on the part of the holders of securities of any party hereto, all of the securities of Pubco issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration therefor.

 

Section 3.04 Exchange of Company Securities.

 

(a) Exchange Agent. Pubco shall appoint an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (or any of its Affiliates) shall be deemed to be acceptable to the Company) and enter into a paying and exchange agent agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Pubco and the Company (the “Exchange Agent Agreement”) for the purpose of exchanging certificates representing the Capital Stock (collectively, the “Certificates”), if any, and each share of Capital Stock held in book-entry form on the stock transfer books of the Company immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, in either case, for the portion of the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration issuable in respect of such Capital Stock pursuant to Section 3.01(b) and Section 3.08, in each case on the terms and subject to the other conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Pubco and the Exchange Agent in connection with the appointment of the Exchange Agent, the entry into the Exchange Agent Agreement (including, if necessary or advisable, as determined in good faith by Pubco, by also entering into the Exchange Agent Agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company) and the performance of the covenants and agreements in this Section 3.04(a) (including the provision of any information, or the entry into any agreements or documentation, necessary or advisable, as determined in good faith by Pubco, or otherwise required by the Exchange Agent Agreement for the Exchange Agent to fulfill its duties as the Exchange Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby).

 

(b) Exchange Procedures.

 

(i) On the Closing Date, Pubco shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the Participating Securityholders, for exchange and issuance in accordance with this Article III, the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock sufficient to deliver the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration issuable pursuant to this Agreement (such shares of Pubco Common Stock being hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Fund”).

 

(ii)  Pubco shall cause the Exchange Agent, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, to issue such Aggregate Company Merger Consideration out of the Exchange Fund in accordance with the Company Merger Payment Schedule and the other applicable provisions contained in this Agreement. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.

 

(iii)  Upon the delivery of the Company Merger Payment Schedule to the Exchange Agent in accordance with Section 3.04(i), Pubco, Parent and the Company shall take reasonable steps to cause the applicable Aggregate Company Merger Consideration to be issued to the applicable Participating Securityholder in book-entry form as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date; provided that the applicable Aggregate Company Merger Consideration shall not be issued with respect to shares of Capital Stock represented by a Certificate until the applicable holder of such Capital Stock has surrendered such Certificate to the Exchange Agent.

 

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(iv) If any Aggregate Company Merger Consideration is to be issued to a Person other than the holder of Capital Stock in whose name the surrendered Certificate or the transferred shares of Capital Stock in book-entry form is registered, it shall be a condition to the issuance of the applicable Aggregate Company Merger Consideration that, in addition to any other requirements set forth in the Exchange Agent Agreement, (A) either such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer or such share of Capital Stock in book-entry form shall be properly transferred and (B) the Person requesting such consideration pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or similar Taxes required as a result of such consideration being issued to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or share of Capital Stock in book-entry form or establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such transfer or similar Taxes have been paid or are not payable.

 

(c) No Further Rights in Capital Stock. The Aggregate Company Merger Consideration issuable upon conversion of the Capital Stock (including Company Common Stock resulting from the Company Preferred Conversion and the Company Convertible Note Conversion and shares of Company Restricted Stock) in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Capital Stock.

 

(d) Adjustments to Aggregate Company Merger Consideration. The Aggregate Company Merger Consideration shall be equitably adjusted to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Pubco Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, merger, sale or exchange of shares or other like change with respect to shares of Pubco Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the Company Merger Effective Time.

 

(e) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund other than the Aggregate Earnout Shares that remains undistributed to the Participating Securityholders for one (1) year after the Company Merger Effective Time shall be delivered to Pubco, upon demand, and any Participating Securityholder who has not theretofore complied with this Section 3.04 shall thereafter look only to Parent for such holder’s Per Share Company Merger Consideration. Any portion of the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by Participating Securityholders as of a date which is immediately prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Pubco free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

 

(f) No Liability. None of the Exchange Agent, Pubco, Parent or the Company Surviving Subsidiary shall be liable to any Participating Securityholder for any Pubco Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash delivered to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.

 

(g) Withholding Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each of Pubco, Parent, the Company Merger Sub, the Company, the Company Surviving Subsidiary and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from amounts (including shares, options or other property) otherwise payable, issuable or transferable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment, issuance or transfer under the Code or any provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld and timely paid to the applicable Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid, issued or transferred to the Participating Securityholder (or intended recipients) in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. The parties hereto shall cooperate in good faith to eliminate or reduce any such deduction or withholding.

 

(h) Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip or shares representing fractional shares of Pubco Common Stock shall be issued upon the exchange of Capital Stock and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to have any rights of a stockholder of Pubco or a holder of shares of Pubco Common Stock. In lieu of any fractional share of Pubco Common Stock to which any holder of Capital Stock would otherwise be entitled, the Exchange Agent shall round up or down to the nearest whole share of Pubco Common Stock, as applicable, with a fraction of 0.5 rounded up. No cash settlements shall be made with respect to fractional shares eliminated by rounding.

 

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(i)  Company Merger Payment Schedule. At least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Pubco, Parent and the Exchange Agent a schedule (the “Company Merger Payment Schedule”) showing (A) the percentage allocation of the aggregate Per Share Company Merger Consideration to each Participating Securityholder at the Closing (such Participating Securityholder’s “Pro Rata Share”) and the corresponding number of shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued to such Participating Securityholder pursuant to Section 3.01, and (B) the percentage allocation of the Aggregate Earnout Shares to each Participating Securityholder (assuming, for purposes of this clause (B), all Company RSUs and Company Options are fully vested as of immediately prior to the Closing) (such Participating Securityholder’s “Earnout Pro Rata Share”) and the corresponding number of Earnout Shares to be issued to such Participating Securityholder pursuant to Section 3.08.

 

Section 3.05 Stock Transfer Books. At the Company Merger Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock thereafter on the records of the Company. From and after the Company Merger Effective Time, the holders of the Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Capital Stock, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by Law.

 

Section 3.06 Payment of Expenses.

 

(a) No sooner than five (5) nor later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide to Parent a written report setting forth a list of all of the following fees and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the performance and compliance with all Transaction Documents and conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with by the Company at or before Closing, and the consummation of the Transactions (together with wire transfer instructions for the payment thereof), solely to the extent such fees and expenses are incurred and expected to remain unpaid as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date: (i) the fees and disbursements of outside counsel to the Company incurred in connection with the Transactions and (ii) the fees and expenses of any other agents, advisors, consultants, experts, financial advisors and other service providers engaged by the Company in connection with the Transactions (collectively, the “Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses shall not include any fees and expenses of the Company’s stockholders.

 

(b) No sooner than five (5) nor later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall provide to the Company a written report setting forth a list of all of the following fees and expenses, which report shall not include any Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses, incurred by or on behalf of the Parent Parties in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the performance and compliance with all Transaction Documents and conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with by a Parent Party at or before Closing, and the consummation of the Transactions (together with wire transfer instructions for the payment thereof), solely to the extent such fees and expenses are incurred and expected to remain unpaid as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date: (i) the fees and expenses of outside counsel to Parent in connection with the Transactions; (ii) the fees and expenses of any other agents, advisors, consultants, experts, financial advisors and other service providers engaged by or on behalf of the Parent Parties in connection with the Transactions or otherwise in connection with Parent’s operations or, if necessary and applicable, the Extension Proposal; (iii) any amounts due to the underwriters of Parent’s IPO; (iv) any loans owed by Parent for amounts borrowed from its directors, officers or stockholders (including the Sponsor), (v) any costs or fees relating to the preparation, filing and mailing of the proxy statement(s) (an “Extension Proxy Statement”) for the purpose of amending the Parent Organizational Documents and the Trust Agreement, in each case, to extend the time period for Parent to consummate a Business Combination (an “Extension Proposal”), or the seeking of any solicitation of proxies thereunder, the holding of the meeting of the stockholder of Parent to consider, vote on and approve any such extension of the time period for Parent to consummate a Business Combination (including the value of any additional securities or economic inducements offered to stockholders of Parent in connection therewith), in each case if necessary and applicable, (vi) if consented to by the Company in accordance with Section 7.19(b), any costs or fees incurred by Parent in connection with entering into agreements with any Redeeming Stockholders to incentivize them to either unwind or facilitate the unwinding of their respective exercise of applicable Redemption Rights, and (vii) all other costs and expenses incurred or payable and unpaid by Parent in connection with Parent’s operations through the Closing Date, (collectively, the “Outstanding Parent Transaction Expenses” and together with the Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses, the “Outstanding Transaction Expenses”). On the Closing Date, Parent shall pay or cause to be paid, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, all Outstanding Transaction Expenses.

 

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(c) Except as set forth in this Section 3.06 or elsewhere in this Agreement, all expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Merger or the other Transactions are consummated; provided, however, that the Company and Parent shall each pay one-half (1/2) of each of the following expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions: (A) any EDGAR agent typesetting fees incurred in connection with the preparation and filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement, (B) any fees relating to SEC or other regulatory filing fees (including those incurred in connection with the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement and the Notification and Report Forms filed under the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Law, but excluding those incurred in connection with any Extension Proxy Statement, if necessary and applicable) and (C) all transfer taxes associated with the issuance of Pubco’s securities at Closing.

 

Section 3.07 Dissenters’ Rights.

 

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary and to the extent available under the TBOC, shares of Capital Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time and that are held by stockholders of the Company who shall have neither voted in favor of the Company Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have demanded properly in writing appraisal for such Capital Stock in accordance with the TBOC and otherwise complied with all of the provisions of the TBOC relevant to the exercise and perfection of dissenters’ rights (“Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted into, and such stockholders shall have no right to receive, the applicable Aggregate Company Merger Consideration unless and until such stockholder fails to perfect or withdraws or otherwise loses his, her or its right to appraisal and payment under the TBOC. Shares held by any stockholder of the Company who fails to perfect or who effectively withdraws or otherwise loses his, her or its dissenters’ rights to appraisal of such shares of Capital Stock under the TBOC, shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Company Merger Effective Time, the applicable Aggregate Company Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, in accordance with the terms of this Article III.

 

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary and to the extent available under the DGCL, shares of Parent Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time and that are held by stockholders of Parent who shall have neither voted in favor of the Parent Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have demanded properly in writing appraisal for such shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the DGCL and otherwise complied with all of the provisions of the DGCL relevant to the exercise and perfection of dissenters’ rights (“Dissenting Parent Shares”) shall not be converted into, and such stockholders shall have no right to receive, shares of Pubco Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Article III unless and until such stockholder fails to perfect or withdraws or otherwise loses his, her or its right to appraisal and payment under the DGCL. Shares held by any stockholder of Parent who fails to perfect or who effectively withdraws or otherwise loses his, her or its dissenters’ rights to appraisal of such shares of Parent Common Stock under the DGCL, shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, shares of Pubco Common Stock, without any interest thereon, in accordance with the terms of this Article III.

 

(c) Prior to the Closing, the Company shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal received by the Company and any withdrawals of such demands, and (ii) the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the TBOC. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or offer to settle or settle any such demands.

 

Section 3.08 Earnout.

 

(a) At the Closing, and as additional consideration for the Company Merger and the other Transactions, Pubco shall issue or cause to be issued to each Participating Securityholder such Participating Securityholder’s Earnout Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Earnout Shares, which shares shall be subject to forfeiture in accordance with the following schedule (such shares, the “Earnout Shares”):

 

(i) upon the occurrence of Milestone Event I, one-half (1/2) of the Aggregate Earnout Shares shall be fully vested and no longer subject to forfeiture; and

 

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(ii)  upon the occurrence of Milestone Event II, the remaining one-half (1/2) of the Aggregate Earnout Shares shall be fully vested and no longer subject to forfeiture; or

 

(iii) upon the occurrence of a Subsequent Transaction at any time during the Milestone Event Period, all of the Aggregate Earnout Shares shall be fully vested and no longer subject to forfeiture.

 

(b) For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Participating Securityholders shall be entitled to be fully vested in the applicable Earnout Shares upon the occurrence of each Milestone Event or a Subsequent Transaction; provided that each Milestone Event or a Subsequent Transaction shall only occur once, if at all, and in no event shall the Participating Securityholders be entitled to receive more than the Aggregate Earnout Shares; and (ii) to the extent that any Milestone Event or a Subsequent Transaction does not occur in accordance with the terms of this Agreement during the Milestone Event Period, any Earnout Shares that would otherwise be fully vested under this Agreement as a result of the occurrence of such Milestone Event shall instead be forfeited and cancelled without the payment of any consideration in respect thereof.

 

(c) The Pubco Common Stock price targets set forth in the definitions of Milestone Event I, Milestone Event II shall be equitably adjusted to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Pubco Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, merger, sale or exchange of shares or other like change with respect to shares of Pubco Common Stock occurring after the Closing.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as set forth in the Company’s disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent and the Company Merger Sub on the date of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”), (each of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant 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 on its face or cross-referenced), the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Parent Parties as follows:

 

Section 4.01 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.

 

(a) The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company (each a “Company Subsidiary”) is a corporation, company or other organization duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company and each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation or other organization to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) A true and complete list of all the Company Subsidiaries and each other entity in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary owns any equity or similar interest, together with the jurisdiction of incorporation of each Company Subsidiary or such other entity and the percentage of the equity interest of each Company Subsidiary or such other entity that is owned by the Company and each other Company Subsidiary, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement, is set forth in Section 4.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any other corporation, partnership, joint venture or business association or other entity other than any entity set forth on Section 4.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Section 4.02 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room a complete and correct copy of the Company Organizational Documents and the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws or equivalent organizational documents, each as amended, restated or otherwise modified as of the date of this Agreement, of each Company Subsidiary. Such certificates of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents are in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents.

 

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Section 4.03 Capitalization.

 

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 600,000,000 shares of Capital Stock, consisting of (i) 500,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, and (ii) 100,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of the date of this Agreement, (A)(1) 80,946,466 shares of Company Common Stock are issued and outstanding (including 0 shares of Company Restricted Stock), and (2) 4,625,128 shares of Company Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, (B) 514,428,406 shares of Capital Stock are held in the treasury of the Company, (C) 54,789,483 shares of Company Common Stock are subject to outstanding Company Options granted under the Company Equity Incentive Plan, (D) 0 shares of Company Common Stock are subject to outstanding Company RSUs granted under the Company Equity Incentive Plan, (E) 7,713,106 shares of Company Common Stock are subject to outstanding Company Warrants.

 

(b) Other than the Company Awards, the Company Warrants, and the shares of Company Preferred Stock, or any Permitted Financing Securities, there are no options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities, conversion rights or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued share capital of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue or sell any shares of, or other equity or voting interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares or other equity or other voting interests in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary. As of the date hereof, except as set forth on Section 4.03(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise bound by, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has granted, any outstanding equity appreciation rights, participations, phantom equity, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, contingent value rights or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any shares, or other securities or ownership interests in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary. There are no voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, stockholder agreements or other agreements to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, or to the Company’s knowledge, among any holder of Capital Stock or any other equity interests or other securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is not a party, with respect to the voting or transfer of the Capital Stock or any of the equity interests or other securities of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. Except for the Company Subsidiaries, the Company does not own any equity interests in any Person.

 

(c) Section 4.03(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, the following information with respect to each outstanding Company Award, as applicable: (i) the name of the Company Award recipient; (ii) whether the Company Award was granted pursuant to the Company Equity Incentive Plan and if not, the exemption from registration under applicable securities laws upon which the Company is relying; (iii) the number of shares of the Company with respect to such Company Award that are not yet vested; (iv) the exercise or purchase price of such Company Award; (v) the date on which such Company Award was granted; and (vi) the date on which such Company Award will expire. The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room an accurate and complete copy of the Company Equity Incentive Plan and all forms of award agreements evidencing all outstanding Company Awards. No Company Option was granted with an exercise price per share less than the fair market value of the underlying Company Common Stock as of the date such Company Option was granted, determined in a manner not inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code. All shares of the Company subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

(d) There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of the Company or any capital stock of any Company Subsidiary or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Person other than a Company Subsidiary.

 

(e) There are no commitments or agreements of any character to which the Company is bound obligating the Company to accelerate the vesting of any Company Award as a result of the Transactions, except as otherwise provided by the Company Equity Incentive Plan or the applicable award agreement thereunder, and (ii) all outstanding Capital Stock, all outstanding Company Awards, and all outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities (as applicable) of each Company Subsidiary have been issued and granted in compliance with (A) all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and (B) all preemptive rights and other requirements set forth in applicable Contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party and the organizational documents of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable.

 

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(f) Each outstanding share of capital stock of each Company Subsidiary is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and each such share is owned 100% by the Company or another Company Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens, options, rights of first refusal and limitations on the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s voting rights, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws and their respective organizational documents.

 

(g) Except for the Capital Stock held by the stockholders of the Company, no shares or other equity or voting interest of the Company, or options, warrants or other rights to acquire any such shares or other equity or voting interest, of the Company is authorized or issued and outstanding.

 

(h) Except as set forth on Section 4.02(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all outstanding Capital Stock and all outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities (as applicable) of each Company Subsidiary have been issued and granted (i) in compliance in all material respects with applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and (ii) in compliance with any preemptive rights and other similar requirements set forth in applicable Contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party.

 

Section 4.04 Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and, subject to receiving the Company Stockholder Approval, to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions have been, and each Ancillary Agreement to which the Company is a party will be, duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party or to consummate the Transactions (other than, with respect to the Merger, the Company Stockholder Approval, which the Written Consent shall satisfy, and the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the TBOC). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Parent Parties, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other Laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles (the “Remedies Exceptions”). The Company Board has unanimously approved this Agreement and the Transactions. To the knowledge of the Company, except as provided under the TBOC and the DGCL, no state takeover Law is applicable to the Company Merger or the other Transactions.

 

Section 4.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

 

(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and subject to receipt of the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the TBOC and of the consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, filings and notifications, expiration or termination of waiting periods after filings and other actions set forth on Section 4.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, including the Written Consent, being made, obtained or given, the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not (i) conflict with or violate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or any equivalent organizational documents of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) conflict with or violate any United States or non-United States statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction, judgment, decree or other order (“Law”) applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any material property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to, any Material Contract, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, or expiration or termination of any waiting period by, any United States federal, state, county or local or non-United States government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, instrumentality or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body (a “Governmental Authority”), except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, state securities or “blue sky” laws (“Blue Sky Laws”) and state takeover Laws, the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, and filing with and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the TBOC, and (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.06 Permits; Compliance.

 

(a) As of the date of this Agreement, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, registrations, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority, necessary for each of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (the “Company Permits”), except where the failure to have such Company Permits would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, no suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing. As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (b) any Material Contract or Company Permit, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and each Company Product that is or has been developed or tested by or on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws, including (i) all federal, state and local laws governing or otherwise regulating the importation, transportation, purchase or other acquisition, possession or sale or other transfer of firearms, ammunition or explosives, including without limitation the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended (Chapter 44 of Title 18, United States Code), the National Firearms Act of 1934, as amended (Chapter 53 of Title 26, United States Code), the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. § 2778), and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 C.F.R. § 120-130), as well as all applicable rules and regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (the “ATF”) (collectively, the “Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives Laws”); and (ii) all licenses, registrations and permits required in order for the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses (as currently conducted) with respect to the sale of firearms, ammunition and explosives. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received, during the three-year period preceding the date of this Agreement, from the ATF or any other regulatory authority any notice of revocation of any such license, registration or permit and has no reason to believe that the ATF or any other regulatory authority may issue any such notice. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (1) has received from the ATF or any other regulatory authority any written notice of violation of any Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives Law or (2) has any reason to believe that the ATF or any other regulatory authority may issue any such written notice. This Section 4.06(b) shall not apply to Tax matters.

 

(c) To the Company’s knowledge, no Governmental Authority has identified any facts, studies, tests, development, trials, or data resulting therefrom, which indicate that any Company Product or product candidate cannot be developed, investigated, tested, labeled, manufactured, stored distributed or marketed substantially in the manner presently performed by or on behalf of the Company, except as would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.07 Financial Statements.

 

(a) The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room true and complete copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2021 and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for each of the years then ended (collectively, the “Annual Financial Statements”), which are attached as Section 4.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Each of the Annual Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) (i) was prepared in all material respects in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of the date of this Agreement (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and except for the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, the omission of footnotes) and (ii) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of and at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except (A) as otherwise noted therein or (B) for any changes made in connection with the preparation of financial statements of the Company audited in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB.

 

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(b) The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room true and complete copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2022 (the “Interim Financial Statements Date”), and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the six-month period then ended (collectively, the “Interim Financial Statements”), which are attached as Section 4.07(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Interim Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except for the omission of footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments) and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of and at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein and subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments.

 

(c) Except as and to the extent set forth on the Annual Financial Statements or the Interim Financial Statements, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liability or obligation of a nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for: (i) liabilities that were incurred in the ordinary course of business or in connection with the consummation of the Transactions since the Interim Financial Statements Date, (ii) obligations for future performance under any Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or (iii) such other liabilities and obligations which are not, individually or in the aggregate, expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d) In the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement, (i) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or Representative of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls, including any such complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices and (ii) there have been no internal investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or general counsel of the Company, the Company Board or any committee thereof.

 

(e) To the knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible violation of any applicable Law. None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner discriminated against an employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in the terms and conditions of employment because of any act of such employee described in 18 U.S.C. sec. 1514A(a).

 

(f) All accounts receivable of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries reflected on the Interim Financial Statements or arising thereafter have arisen from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and in accordance with GAAP and are collectible, subject to bad debts reserved in the Interim Financial Statements. To the knowledge of the Company, such accounts receivables are not subject to valid defenses, setoffs or counterclaims, other than routine credits granted for errors in ordering, shipping, pricing, discounts, rebates, returns in the ordinary course of business and other similar matters. The Company’s reserve for contractual allowances and doubtful accounts is adequate in all material respects and has been calculated in a manner consistent with past practices. Since December 31, 2021, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has modified or changed in any material respect its sales practices or methods including, without limitation, such practices or methods in accordance with which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries sell goods, fill orders or record sales.

 

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(g) All accounts payable of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries reflected on the Interim Financial Statements or arising thereafter are the result of bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business and have been paid or are not yet due or payable. Since December 31, 2021 through the date of this Agreement, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not altered in any material respects their practices for the payment of such accounts payable, including the timing of such payment.

 

(h) The Company has established and maintains a system of internal accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s specific authorization; (ii) the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external purposes are in conformity with GAAP and maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is only permitted in accordance with management’s specific authorization and (iv) the Company’s records accurately reflect the transaction and disposition of assets, in all material respects.

 

(i)  Neither the Company (including any employee thereof) nor the Company’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 the Company as of the date of this Agreement,, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

 

Section 4.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2021 through and until the date of this Agreement, except as otherwise reflected in the Annual Financial Statements or the Interim Financial Statements, or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, other than due to any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority, (b) neither the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries have sold, assigned, transferred, permitted to lapse, abandoned, or otherwise disposed of any right, title or interest in or to any of their respective material assets (including Company Owned IP) other than revocable non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of Company Owned IP granted in the ordinary course of business in which grants of rights to use such Company Owned IP are incidental to performance under the agreement, (c) there has not been a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (d) none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a material breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.01(b), excluding the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01(b)(i), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (xiii).

 

Section 4.09 Absence of Litigation. There is no material Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority. This Section 4.09 shall not apply to Tax matters.

 

Section 4.10 Employee Benefit Plans.

 

(a) Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, all Employee Benefit Plans that are maintained, contributed to, required to be contributed to, or sponsored by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant, or under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has or could incur any liability (contingent or otherwise) (collectively, whether or not material, the “Plans”).

 

(b) With respect to each Plan, the Company has made available to Parent, if applicable, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) a true and complete copy of the current plan document and all amendments thereto (or a written summary if not reduced to writing) and each trust or other funding arrangement, (ii) copies of the most recent summary plan description and any summaries of material modifications, (iii) a copy of the 2020 filed IRS Form 5500 annual report and accompanying schedules (or, if not yet filed, the most recent draft thereof), (iv) copies of the most recently received IRS determination, opinion or advisory letter, and (v) any non-routine correspondence to or from any Governmental Authority with respect to any Plan in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any express commitment to modify, change or terminate any Plan, other than with respect to a modification, change or termination required by ERISA or the Code, or other applicable Law.

 

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(c) None of the Plans is or was in the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement, nor does the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate have or reasonably expect to have any liability or obligation (contingent or otherwise) under, (i) a multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), (ii) a single employer pension plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA) subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, (iii) a multiple employer plan subject to Section 413(c) of the Code, (iv) a multiple employer welfare arrangement under ERISA, or (v) a “voluntary employees’ beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 509(c)(9) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “ERISA Affiliate” means any entity that together with the Company or any Company Subsidiary would be deemed a “single employer” for purposes of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or Sections 414 of the Code.

 

(d) As of the date of this Agreement and except as disclosed to the Parent in writing, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is or will be obligated, whether under any Plan or otherwise, to pay separation, severance, termination or similar benefits to any Person as a result of any Transaction (whether alone or in connection with another event), nor will any such Transaction (whether alone or in connection with another event) (i) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, (ii) increase the amount or cause the funding of, of any benefit or other compensation due to any individual, (iii) result in the triggering or imposition of any restrictions or limitations on the rights of the Company or any other Person to amend or terminate any Employee Benefit Plan; (iv) entitle the recipient of any payment or benefit to receive a “gross up” payment for any income or other taxes that might be owed with respect to such payment or benefit; or (v) result in the payment of any amount that would, individually or in combination with any other such payment, constitute an “excess parachute payment,” as defined in 280G(b)(1) of the Code.

 

(e) Except as disclosed to the Parent in writing, none of the Plans provides, nor does the Company or any Company Subsidiary have or reasonably expect to have any obligation to provide, medical or other welfare benefits to any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any Company Subsidiary after termination of employment or service except as may be required under Section 4980B of the Code and Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and the regulations thereunder (at the sole cost of such current or former employee, officer, director or consultant).

 

(f) Each Plan is and has been for the six (6) years prior to the date of this Agreement in compliance, in all material respects, in accordance with its terms and the requirements of all applicable Laws including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code. The Company and each Company Subsidiary have performed, in all material respects, all obligations required to be performed by them under, are not in any material respect in default under or in violation, and have no knowledge, of any default or violation in any material respect by any party to, any Plan. No Action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Plan (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course) and, to the knowledge of the Company, no fact or event exists that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such Action.

 

(g) Each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has (i) timely received a favorable determination letter from the IRS covering all of the provisions applicable to the Plan for which determination letters are currently available that the Plan is so qualified and each trust established in connection with such Plan is exempt from U.S. federal income Tax under Section 501(a) of the Code or (ii) is entitled to rely on a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS, and to the knowledge of Company, no fact or event has occurred since the date of such determination or opinion letter or letters from the IRS that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Plan or the exempt status of any such trust.

 

(h) There has not been any non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) nor any reportable events (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. There have been no acts or omissions by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate that have given or could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material fines, penalties, Taxes or related charges under Sections 502 or 4071 of ERISA or Section 511 or Chapter 43 of the Code for which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate may be liable.

 

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(i)  All contributions, premiums or payments required to be made with respect to any Plan have been made to the extent due on or before their respective due dates or properly accrued on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, except as would not result in material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

 

(j)  Each Plan that constitutes a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code is in documentary compliance with, and has been administered and operated in compliance with, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and no additional Tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code has been or could reasonably be expected to be incurred by a participant in any such Plan.

 

Section 4.11 Labor and Employment Matters.

 

(a) Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a true, correct and complete list of all employees of the Company and any Company Subsidiary, including any employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature, authorized or unauthorized, and sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, for each such individual the following, on a no name basis: (i) title or position (including whether full or part time); (ii) hire date and service commencement date (if different); (iii) current annualized base salary or (if paid on an hourly basis) hourly rate of pay; and (iv) commission, bonus or other incentive based compensation. As of the date hereof, all compensation, including wages, commissions and bonuses, due and payable to all employees of the Company and any Company Subsidiary for services performed on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full (or accrued in full in the Company’s financial statements).

 

(b) There are no material Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary by any of their respective current or former employees; (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is, nor has either the Company or any Company Subsidiary been in the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement, a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a union, works council or labor organization applicable to Persons employed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, are there any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any such employees; (iii) there are no unfair labor practice complaints pending against the Company or any Company Subsidiary before the National Labor Relations Board; and (iv) there has never been, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor disruption or dispute affecting, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threat thereof, by or with respect to any employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(c) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and have been in the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment, employment practices, employment discrimination, terms and conditions of employment, mass layoffs and plant closings (including the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar state or local Laws), immigration, meal and rest breaks, pay equity, workers’ compensation, family and medical leave, and occupational safety and health requirements, payment of wages, hours of work, and collective bargaining as required by the appropriate Governmental Authority and are not liable for any material arrears of wages, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.

 

Section 4.12 Real Property; Title to Assets.

 

(a) The Company does not own any real property.

 

(b) Section 4.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, the street address of each parcel of Leased Real Property, and sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a list of each lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary leases, subleases, licenses or occupies any real property (each, a “Lease”), with the name of the lessor or any other party thereto, and the date of the Lease in connection therewith and each material amendment to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Lease Documents”). True, correct and complete copies of all Lease Documents have prior to the date of this Agreement been made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule as of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no leases, subleases, sublicenses, concessions or other contracts granting to any Person other than the Company or Company Subsidiaries the right to use or occupy any Leased Real Property, and (ii) all such Leases are in full force and effect, are valid and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions, and there is not, under any of such Leases, any existing default or event of default (or event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or, to the Company’s knowledge, by the other party to such Leases, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company, nor any Company Subsidiary, has subleased, sublicensed or otherwise granted to any Person any right to use, occupy or possess any portion of the Leased Real Property.

 

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(c) Other than any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority, there are no contractual or legal restrictions that preclude or restrict the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to use any Leased Real Property by such party for the purposes for which it is currently being used, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There are no latent defects or adverse physical conditions affecting the Leased Real Property, and improvements thereon, other than those that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has legal and valid title to, or, in the case of Leased Real Property and assets, valid leasehold or subleasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets, tangible and intangible, real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in its business, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Section 4.13 Intellectual Property.

 

(a) Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as updated, contains a true, correct and complete list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all of the following that are (as applicable) owned or purported to be owned, used or held for use by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries: (i) Registered Intellectual Property constituting Company Owned IP (showing in each, as applicable, the filing date, date of issuance, expiration date and registration or application number, and registrar), (ii) all material, unregistered trademarks and brand names constituting Company Owned IP, (iii) domain names and social media accounts used or held for use by the Company in the conduct of the business and (iv) all material Contracts to use any Company Licensed IP (other than (x) Contracts for Off-the-Shelf Software, (y) commercially available service agreements to Business Systems (other than Software), and (z) any Intellectual Property licenses ancillary to the purchase or use of services, equipment, reagents or other materials incorporated into the Products. The Company shall be permitted to provide an updated Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date hereof.

 

(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries own, have valid and enforceable licenses for, or otherwise have adequate rights to use, all Intellectual Property and technology that are or would reasonably be expected to be material to their business as currently conducted (including upon the commercialization of products or services described in the Registration Statement, the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Prospectus as under development) or to the development, manufacture, operation and sale of any products and services sold by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and the consummation of the Transactions will not conflict with, alter or impair any such rights. No Company IP, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, Company Licensed IP, has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part. The Company IP constitutes all Intellectual Property rights necessary for, or to the knowledge of the Company, otherwise used in, the operation of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted and is sufficient for the conduct of such business as currently conducted, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with, alter or impair any such rights.

 

(c) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries (i) exclusively owns (beneficially and, with respect to Registered Intellectual Property, as record owner), free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), all right, title and interest in and to the Company Owned IP and, (ii) has the right to use, pursuant to a valid and enforceable Contract, all Company Licensed IP. All Company Owned IP is subsisting and, to the knowledge of the Company, valid and enforceable. No loss or expiration of any of the Company Owned IP is threatened in writing, or, to the Company’s knowledge, pending, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no loss or expiration of exclusively in-licensed Company IP is threatened in writing or pending. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the terms of each agreement pursuant to which Intellectual Property has been licensed to the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries, and all such agreements are in full force and effect.

 

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(d) The Company and each of its applicable Company Subsidiaries have taken and take reasonable actions to maintain, protect and enforce the secrecy, confidentiality and value of its Trade Secrets and other material Confidential Information, including requiring all Persons having access thereto to execute written non-disclosure agreements. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has disclosed any Trade Secrets or other Confidential Information to any other Person other than pursuant to a written confidentiality agreement under which such other Person agrees to maintain the confidentiality of and protect such Confidential Information. To the Company’s knowledge, no Trade Secrets of the Company have been disclosed by the Company in a manner that has resulted or is likely to result in the loss of trade secret or other rights in and to such information.

 

(e) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (i) during the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement there have been no claims filed or claims threatened in writing, against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, by any Person (A) contesting the validity, use, ownership, enforceability, scope, patentability or registrability of any of the Company IP, or (B) alleging any infringement or misappropriation of, or other violation of, any valid Intellectual Property rights of other Persons (including any unsolicited written demands or written offers to license any Intellectual Property rights from any other Person); (ii) the operation of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (including the Products) as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or violate, any Intellectual Property rights of other Persons; (iii) to the Company’s knowledge and except as disclosed to the Parent in writing, no other Person has infringed, misappropriated or violated any of the Company IP, and no such action, suit, proceeding or claim alleging such infringement, misappropriation or violation of Company IP has been filed or threatened in writing by the Company or its Subsidiaries against any other Person; (iv) to the Company’s knowledge, there would be no threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries would, upon the commercialization of any product or service described in the Registration Statement, the Company Disclosure Schedules or the Prospectus, infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate, any patent, trademark, tradename, service name, copyright, trade secret or other Intellectual Property or proprietary right of another; and (v) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has received written notice of any of the foregoing or received any formal written opinion of counsel regarding the foregoing, and the Company is unaware of any facts which could form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim.

 

(f) To the Company’s knowledge, there is no prior art or other information that may render any Patent within the Company Owned IP invalid or unenforceable or that may render any Patent application within such Intellectual Property unpatentable that has not been disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or any foreign equivalent thereto. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no material defects in any of the Company Owned IP. The product candidates described in the Company Disclosure Schedules as under development or commercialization by the Company or any Company Subsidiary fall within the scope of the claims of one or more Patent or pending Patent application owned by, or exclusively licensed to, the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(g) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Authority were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Company Owned IP.

 

(h) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all Persons who have contributed, developed or conceived any Company Owned IP have executed valid and enforceable written agreements with the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries, pursuant to which such Persons assigned or have an obligation to assign to the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary all of their entire right, title, and interest in and to any Intellectual Property created, conceived or otherwise developed by such Person in the course of or related to his, her or its relationship with the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary, without further ongoing consideration or any restrictions or obligations whatsoever, including on the use or other disposition or ownership of such Intellectual Property; or, with respect to Intellectual Property rights that cannot be assigned (e.g., “moral rights” in certain jurisdictions), such Person has unconditionally and irrevocably waived the enforcement thereof, and no such Person has excluded works or inventions from such assignment. To the Company’s knowledge, no current or former employee, director or officer of the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries or any consultant who has contributed, developed or conceived of any Company Owned IP is or has been in violation of any term of any employment or consulting contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment or other engagement with the Company or Company Subsidiary.

 

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(i)  No Related Party, nor any current or former partner, director, stockholder, officer or employee of the Company or Company Subsidiaries or of any Related Party will, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, own, license or retain any rights in any of the Intellectual Property owned, used or held for use (including for defensive purposes) by the Company in the conduct of the business as currently conducted.

 

(j)  Section 4.13(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all Open Source Software that has been used in connection with any Products.

 

(k) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries owns, leases, licenses, or otherwise has the legal right to use all Business Systems, and such Business Systems are sufficient in all material respects for the current needs of the business of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries. The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries maintain commercially reasonable disaster recovery, business continuity and risk assessment plans, procedures and facilities. To the Company’s knowledge, in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, there has not been any failure with respect to any of the Business Systems that are material to the conduct of the Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ business that has not been remedied or replaced in all material respects.

 

(l)  The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries currently and during the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement have complied in all material respects with (i) all Privacy/Data Security Laws applicable to the Company or a Company Subsidiary, (ii) any applicable privacy or other policies of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, respectively, published on a Company website or otherwise made publicly available by the Company or a Company Subsidiary concerning the collection, dissemination, storage, use or other Processing of Personal Information or Business Data, (iii) industry standards to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound to adhere, and (iv) all Contracts that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has entered into or is otherwise bound with respect to privacy or data security (collectively, the “Data Security Requirements”). The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have each implemented data security safeguards that are designed to protect the security and integrity of the Business Systems and any Personal Information and that are otherwise consistent with the Data Security Requirements. The Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ employees and contractors receive commercially reasonable training on information security issues. Section 4.13(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies any Contracts under which Business Data or Personal Information of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries is hosted or processed on the systems or networks of third parties, including cloud computing arrangements. To the Company’s knowledge there is no Disabling Device in any of the Business Systems constituting Company Owned IP or Product components. For the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has (i) experienced any data security breaches, unauthorized access or use of any of the Business Systems, or unauthorized acquisition, destruction, damage, disclosure, loss, corruption, alteration, or use of any Personal Information or Business Data; or (ii) been subject to or received written notice of any audits, proceedings or investigations by any Governmental Authority or any customer, or received any material claims or complaints regarding the collection, dissemination, storage or use of Personal Information, or the violation of any applicable Data Security Requirements. All processing, storing and transmitting of payment card data by or for the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is compliant with PCI DSS.

 

(m) The Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries (i) owns the Business Data constituting Company Owned IP free and clear of any restrictions other than those imposed by applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws, or (ii) has the right, as applicable, to use, exploit, publish, reproduce, distribute, license, sell, and create derivative works of and otherwise Process the other Business Data, in whole or in part, in the manner in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries receive and use such Business Data prior to the Closing Date. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not subject to any material legal obligations, including based on the Transactions contemplated hereunder, that would prohibit Merger Sub, or Parent from receiving, using or otherwise Processing Personal Information after the Closing Date, in a similar manner in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries receive, use and otherwise Process such Personal Information immediately prior to the Closing Date or result in material liabilities in connection with Data Security Requirements.

 

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Section 4.14 Taxes.

 

(a) The Company and each Company Subsidiary: (i) have duly and timely filed all material Tax Returns that they are required to have filed as of the date hereof (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) have paid all Taxes that are shown as due on such filed Tax Returns and any other material Taxes that they are required to have paid as of the date hereof to avoid penalties or charges for late payment; (iii) with respect to all material Tax Returns filed by them, have not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency (other than pursuant to customary extensions of the due date for filing a Tax Return obtained in the ordinary course of business); and (iv) do not have any material deficiency, assessment, claim, audit, examination, investigation, litigation or other proceeding in respect of Taxes (each, a “Tax Claim”) pending or asserted, proposed or threatened in writing for a Tax period for which the statute of limitations for a Tax assessment remains open, other than any Tax Claims that have since been resolved. The unpaid Taxes of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the Interim Financial Statements Date did not materially exceed the reserves for Taxes (other than any reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and taxable income) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries set forth in the Interim Financial Statements.

 

(b) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, is bound by or has an obligation under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement, in each case other than an agreement, contract or arrangement the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes (each, an “Ordinary Commercial Agreement”).

 

(c) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) adjustment under Section 481(c) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) by reason of any change in method of accounting made prior to the Closing; (ii) “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 prior to the Closing; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing; (iv) intercompany transaction or any excess loss account described in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) entered into or created, respectively, prior to the Closing; or (v) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue booked prior to the Closing.

 

(d) The Company and each Company Subsidiary have withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party and, to the Company’s knowledge, have complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the reporting and withholding of Taxes.

 

(e) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary income Tax Return (other than a group of which the Company or a Company Subsidiary was the common parent).

 

(f) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any material liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law), as a transferee or successor, or, except pursuant to an Ordinary Commercial Agreement, by contract.

 

(g) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any request for a material “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) or private letter ruling from any Governmental Authority.

 

(h) The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available to Parent complete and accurate copies of the U.S. federal income Tax Returns filed by the Company for the Tax year ended December 31, 2020, and each of the four prior Tax years prior to such Tax year.

 

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(i)  Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has in any year for which the applicable statute of limitations remains open distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Sections 355 or 361 of the Code.

 

(j)  Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(k) Neither the IRS nor any other Governmental Authority has asserted in writing against the Company or any Company Subsidiary any deficiency or claim for any material Taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith.

 

(l)  There are no Liens for Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) upon any assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(m) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

 

(n) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice from a non-U.S. Governmental Authority that it has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

 

(o) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written claim from a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction in which the Company or such Company Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns stating that the Company or such Company Subsidiary is or may be subject to Tax in such jurisdiction.

 

(p) For U.S. federal income Tax purposes, the Company is, and has been since its formation, classified as a corporation.

 

(q) The Company has not taken or agreed to take any action, and does not intend to or plan to take any action, or has any knowledge of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

Section 4.15 Environmental Matters. Each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary is not materially violating, and for the five (5) years prior to the date of this Agreement has not materially violated, any applicable Environmental Laws; (b) to the knowledge of the Company, none of the properties currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including, without limitation, soils and surface and ground waters) are contaminated with, and no Company or Company Subsidiary has Released, any Hazardous Substance which requires reporting, investigation, remediation, monitoring or other response action by the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws; (c) none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is, in any material respect, actually or allegedly liable, or to the Company’s knowledge, potentially liable, pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws for any off-site contamination by Hazardous Substances; (d) each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary has all material permits, licenses and other authorizations required of the Company under applicable Environmental Law (“Environmental Permits”), and the Company and each Company Subsidiary is, and has since January 1, 2018 been, in compliance in all material respects with such Environmental Permits; and (e) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is the subject of any pending or, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened Action, nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiary received any written notice, alleging any material violation of or, or material liability under, Environmental Laws.

 

Section 4.16 Material Contracts.

 

(a) Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, the following types of Contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, excluding for this purpose, any purchase orders submitted by customers (such Contracts as are required to be set forth in Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, along with any Plan listed on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, being the “Material Contracts”):

 

(i) all Contracts with consideration payable to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries of more than $150,000, in the aggregate, over any 12-month period;

 

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(ii)  each Contract requiring payment by or to the Company after the date of this Agreement in excess of $150,000 pursuant to its express terms relating to (A) any agreement involving provision of services or products with respect to any pre-clinical development activities of the Company or (B) any alliance, joint venture, cooperation, development or other agreement currently in force under which the Company has continuing obligations to develop any product, technology or service, or any agreement pursuant to which the Company has continuing obligations to develop any Intellectual Property rights that will not be owned, in whole or in part, by the Company;

 

(iii) all Contracts pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged any third party to manage the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (excluding contracts for employment), to the extent material to the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(iv) all Contracts with any Governmental Authority to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or which otherwise govern the use of any Company Owned IP, other than any Company Permits;

 

(v)  all Contracts evidencing indebtedness for borrowed money in an amount greater than $150,000, and any pledge agreements, security agreements or other collateral agreements in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary granted to any Person a Lien on any of the property or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and all agreements or instruments guaranteeing the debts or other obligations of any Person;

 

(vi) all Contracts pursuant to which the Company or a Company Subsidiary has continuing obligations or interests involving (A) “milestone” or other similar contingent payments, including upon the achievement of regulatory or commercial milestones which would result in a payment in excess of $150,000 or (B) payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based upon any revenues or income of the Company, in each case that cannot be terminated by the Company without penalty, or without more than sixty (60) days’ notice without material payment or penalty;

 

(vii)  all Contracts establishing any partnership, joint venture, strategic alliance or other collaboration or similar arrangement between the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any third party, on the other hand (including with respect to the Products);

 

(viii) any Contract relating to the acquisition or disposition of any business or asset (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) under which the Company or any of its Affiliates has or will have obligations with respect to an “earn out,” contingent purchase price or similar contingent payment obligation;

 

(ix) all Contracts that limit, or purport to limit, the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to compete in any line of business or with any Person or entity or in any geographic area or during any period of time excluding customary confidentiality clauses;

 

(x)  all Contracts that result in any Person or entity holding a power of attorney from the Company or any Company Subsidiary that materially relates to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or materially impacts their respective business;

 

(xi) all Leases, and all leases or master leases of personal property, reasonably likely to result in annual payments of $150,000 or more in a 12-month period;

 

(xii)  all Contracts involving use of or granting licenses to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with respect to any Company Licensed IP that are material to the business of the Company;

 

(xiii) all Contracts which involve the license or grant of rights to Company Owned IP by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, other than (A) collaboration agreements entered into on the form of such agreement made available in the Virtual Data Room or (B) and license agreements granted in the ordinary course of business to customers in connection with Products or to suppliers or service providers in the ordinary course of business solely for the purpose of enabling such suppliers or service providers to provide services for the benefit of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries;

 

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(xiv) all Contracts under which the Company has agreed to purchase goods or services from a vendor, Supplier or other Person on a preferred supplier or “most favored supplier” basis or which otherwise establishes any exclusive sale or distribution obligation with respect to any Product or geographic area;

 

(xv)  all Contracts for the development of Company Owned IP for the benefit of the Company that are material to the Company, other than employment, consulting and collaboration agreements entered into on the form of such agreement made available in the Virtual Data Room, without material modification;

 

(xvi) all Contracts under which any broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions, or which has a fee tail still in effect, based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(xvii)  all Contracts that provide for the settlement of any material Action that contains any ongoing material obligation on the Company or the Company Subsidiaries; and

 

(xviii) all Contracts between the Company and any holders of more than 2% of the Company’s Capital Stock (assuming the full conversion or exercise of all Company Securities held by such Person) that relate to such stockholder’s ownership of Company Securities.

 

(b) Except as has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the date of this Agreement (i) each Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material breach or violation of, or material default under, any Material Contract nor has any Material Contract been canceled by the other party; (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, no other party is in material breach or violation of, or material default under, any Material Contract; and (iii) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not received any written, or to the knowledge of the Company, oral claim of any material default under any such Material Contract. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has furnished or made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room true and complete copies, in all respects, of all Material Contracts, including amendments thereto that are material in nature.

 

Section 4.17 Insurance.

 

(a) Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, with respect to each material insurance policy under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is an insured, a named insured or otherwise the principal beneficiary of coverage as of the date of this Agreement (i) the names of the insurer, the principal insured and each named insured, (ii) the policy number, (iii) the period, scope and amount of coverage and (iv) the premium most recently charged.

 

(b) With respect to each such insurance policy, except as would not be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) the policy is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to the Remedies Exceptions) and, except for policies that have expired under their terms in the ordinary course, is in full force and effect; (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material breach or default (including any such breach or default with respect to the payment of premiums or the giving of notice), and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a material breach or default, or permit termination or modification, under the policy; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, no insurer on the policy has been declared insolvent or placed in receivership, conservatorship or liquidation.

 

Section 4.18 Vote Required. The Requisite Approval (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock or other securities of the Company necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions. The Written Consent, if executed and delivered, would qualify as the Company Stockholder Approval and no additional approval or vote from any holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company would then be necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions.

 

Section 4.19 Certain Business Practices.

 

(a) For the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers, or employees or, to the Company’s knowledge, agents, while acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, has: (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to political activity; (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of any applicable Anti-Corruption Law; or (iii) to the extent not covered by subclause (i) and (ii), made any payment in the nature of criminal bribery.

 

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(b) For the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers, or employees or, to the Company’s knowledge, agents (i) is or has been a Sanctioned Person; (ii) has transacted business with or for the benefit of any Sanctioned Person or has otherwise violated applicable Sanctions, while acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary; or (iii) has violated any Ex-Im Laws while acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(c) There are no, and for the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, there have not been any, material internal investigations, external investigations to which the Company has knowledge of, audits, actions or proceedings pending, or any voluntary or involuntary disclosures made to a Governmental Authority, with respect to any apparent or suspected violation by the Company, any Company Subsidiary, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents with respect to any Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions, or Ex-Im Laws.

 

Section 4.20 Interested Party Transactions. Except for employment relationships and the payment of compensation, benefits and expense reimbursements and advances in the ordinary course of business, no director, officer or other Affiliate of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any immediate family of any of the foregoing, to the Company’s knowledge, has or has had, directly or indirectly as of the date of this Agreement: (a) an economic interest in any Person that has furnished or sold, or furnishes or sells, services or Products that the Company or any Company Subsidiary furnishes or sells, or proposes to furnish or sell; (b) an economic interest in any Person that purchases from or sells or furnishes to, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, any goods or services; (c) a beneficial interest in any Contract disclosed in Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; or (d) any Contract with the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than customary indemnity arrangements; provided, however, that ownership of no more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded corporation shall not be deemed an “economic interest in any Person” for purposes of this Section 4.20. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not, for the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement, (i) extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit or renewed an extension of credit in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of the Company, or (ii) materially modified any term of any such extension or maintenance of credit.

 

Section 4.21 Brokers. Except as set forth on Section 4.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

Section 4.22 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or in the Company Officer’s Certificate, the Company hereby expressly disclaims and negates any other express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever (whether at Law or in equity) with respect to the Company, its Affiliates, and any matter relating to any of them, including their affairs, the condition, value or quality of the assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations, or with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any other information made available to the Parent Parties, their respective Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives by, or on behalf of, the Company, and any such representations or warranties are expressly disclaimed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or in the Company Officer’s Certificate, neither the Company nor any other Person on behalf of the Company has made or makes, any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, with respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates or budgets made available to the Parent Parties, their respective Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives of future revenues, future results of operations (or any component thereof), future cash flows or future financial condition (or any component thereof) of the Company (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing), whether or not included in any management presentation or in any other information made available to the Parent Parties, their respective Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives or any other Person, and any such representations or warranties are expressly disclaimed.

 

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF Parent Parties

 

Except as set forth in Parent’s disclosure schedule delivered by Parent to the Company on the date of this Agreement (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule”) and in Parent SEC Reports (to the extent the qualifying nature of such disclosure is readily apparent from the content of such Parent SEC Reports, but excluding disclosures referred to in “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and any other disclosures therein to the extent they are of a predictive or cautionary nature or related to forward-looking statements), the Parent Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

 

Section 5.01 Corporate Organization.

 

(a) Each Parent Party is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the requisite corporate or limited liability power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such power, authority and governmental approvals would not result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) Pubco is the only Subsidiary of Parent and the Merger Subs are the only Subsidiaries of Pubco. Except for Pubco and the Merger Subs, Parent does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business association or other Person.

 

Section 5.02 Governing Documents. Each of the Parent Parties has heretofore furnished to the Company complete and correct copies of the Parent Organizational Documents, Pubco Organizational Documents, the Parent Merger Sub Organizational Documents and the Company Merger Sub Organizational Documents. The Parent Organizational Documents, Pubco Organizational Documents, the Parent Merger Sub Organizational Documents and the Company Merger Sub Organizational Documents are in full force and effect. No Parent Party is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective organizational documents.

 

Section 5.03 Capitalization.

 

(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Parent Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of the date of this Agreement, (A) 7,907,013 shares of Parent Common Stock are issued and outstanding (which includes 4,767,013 shares subject to Redemption Rights), (B) no shares of Parent Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, (C) no shares of Parent Common Stock are held in the treasury of Parent, (D) 11,500,000 redeemable warrants to purchase Parent Common Stock and 5,425,000 private placement warrants to purchase Parent Common Stock are issued and outstanding and (E) 11,500,000 Parent Rights are issued and outstanding. Each Parent Warrant is exercisable for the number of shares of Parent Common Stock stated in each Parent Warrant at an exercise price of $11.50 per share.

 

(b) All outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Warrants and Parent Rights (i) are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) are not subject to any preemptive rights, (iii) have been issued and granted in compliance with all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and (iv) were issued free and clear of all Liens other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws and the Parent Organizational Documents.

 

(c) Other than the Parent Warrants, there are no options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities, conversion rights or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of Parent or obligating Parent to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Parent. Parent is not a party to, or otherwise bound by, and has not granted, any equity appreciation rights, participations, phantom equity or similar rights. There are no voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, shareholder agreements or other agreements with respect to the voting or transfer of Parent Common Stock or any of the equity interests or other securities of Parent. Except for Pubco and the Merger Subs, Parent does not own any equity interests in any Person.

 

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(d) Other than Redemption Rights, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Parent Common Stock or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Persons.

 

Section 5.04 Authority Relative to this Agreement. Each Parent Party has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which they are a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions, in each case subject to obtainment of the Parent Stockholder Approval or the approval of Pubco as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, as applicable. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Parent Party and the consummation by each Parent Party of the Transactions have been, and each Ancillary Agreement to which they are a party will be, duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, and no other corporate or limited liability company proceedings on the part of any Parent Party is necessary to authorize this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party or to consummate the Transactions (other than (a) with respect to the Mergers, (i) the Parent Stockholder Approval, the approval by Parent, as the sole stockholder of Pubco Merger Sub, and the approval of Pubco as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, and (ii) the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and the TBOC, as applicable, and (b) with respect to the issuance of Pubco Common Stock and the amendment and restatement of the Pubco Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to this Agreement, the Parent Stockholder Approval). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of the Parent Parties and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Parent Party enforceable against it, in accordance with its terms subject to the Remedies Exceptions.

 

Section 5.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

 

(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Parent Party does not, and the performance of this Agreement by each Parent Party will not, (i) conflict with or violate such Parent Party’s organizational documents, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations, expiration or termination of waiting periods and other actions described in Section 5.05(b) have been obtained and all filings and obligations described in Section 5.05(b) have been made, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to such Parent Party or by which any of its property or assets is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of such Parent Party pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which such Parent Party is a party or by which such Parent Party or any of its property or assets is bound or affected, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Parent Party does not, and the performance of this Agreement by each Parent Party will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, or expiration or termination of any waiting period by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, Blue Sky Laws and state takeover Laws, the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, and filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and TBOC, as applicable, and (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay consummation of any of the Transactions or otherwise prevent any Parent Party from performing its material obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.06 Compliance. No Parent Party is or has been in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law applicable to it, by which any property or asset of such Parent Party is bound or affected, or (b) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which such Parent Party is a party or by which such Parent Party or any property or asset of Parent Party is bound, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each Parent Party is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority necessary for it to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. This Section 5.06 shall not apply to Tax matters.

 

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Section 5.07 SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley.

 

(a) Except as set forth on Section 5.7(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents, including any exhibits thereto, required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since November 23, 2020, together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto (collectively, the “Parent SEC Reports”). Parent has heretofore furnished to the Company true and correct copies of all amendments and modifications that have not been filed by Parent with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments that previously had been filed by Parent with the SEC and are currently in effect. As of their respective dates, the Parent SEC Reports (i) complied with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) did not, at the time they were filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each director and executive officer of Parent has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all documents required with respect to Parent by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

(b) Except as set forth on Section 5.7(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with GAAP (applied on a consistent basis) and Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K, as applicable, throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) and each fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows of Parent as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein, (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments). Parent has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports. No financial statements other than those of Parent are required by GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial statements of Parent.

 

(c) Except as and to the extent set forth in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent has no liability or obligation of a nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities and obligations arising in the ordinary course of Parent’s business.

 

(d) Parent is in compliance with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(e) Parent 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 Parent and other material information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports and other documents that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to Parent’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting Parent’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in Parent’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.

 

(f) Parent maintains systems of internal control over financial reporting that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures sufficient to provide reasonable assurance: (i) that Parent maintains records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect, in all material respects, its transactions and dispositions of assets; (ii) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP; (iii) that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and its board of directors; and (iv) regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of its assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements. Parent has delivered to the Company a true and complete copy of any disclosure (or, if unwritten, a summary thereof) by any representative of Parent to Parent’s independent auditors relating to any material weaknesses in internal controls and any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that would adversely affect the ability of Parent to record, process, summarize and report financial data. Parent has no knowledge of any fraud or whistle-blower allegations, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees or consultants who have or had a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of Parent. Since December 31, 2019, there have been no material changes in Parent internal control over financial reporting.

 

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(g) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by Parent to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of Parent. Parent has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(h) Neither Parent (including any employee thereof) nor Parent’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 Parent, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Parent’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by Parent or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

 

(i)  As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding SEC comments from the SEC with respect to the Parent SEC Reports. To the knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.

 

Section 5.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2021, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (a) Parent has conducted its business in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, other than due to any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority, (b) there has not been any Parent Material Adverse Effect, and (c) Parent has not taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a material breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.02(b).

 

Section 5.09 Absence of Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent, or any property or asset of Parent, before any Governmental Authority. Neither Parent nor any material property or asset of Parent is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of Parent, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority. This Section 5.09 shall not apply to Tax matters.

 

Section 5.10 Board Approval; Vote Required.

 

(a) The Parent Board, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of the members of the Parent Board at a meeting duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Parent is a party, the Mergers and the other Transactions are fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its stockholders, and declared their advisability, (ii) approved (A) this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Parent is a party, (B) the payment of the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration to the Participating Securityholders pursuant to this Agreement, (C) the issuance of shares of Pubco Common Stock in connection with the Mergers, (D) the amendment and restatement of (1) the Pubco Certificate of Incorporation substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and (2) the Pubco Bylaws substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and (E) the Pubco LTIP, and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending that the stockholders of Parent vote in favor of all Parent Proposals, including, without limitation, adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Parent is a party, and directing that this Agreement, the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Parent is a party be submitted for consideration by the stockholders of Parent at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting.

 

(b) The only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Parent necessary to approve the Transactions is the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock.

 

(c) Each of the Pubco Board, the Parent Merger Sub Board and the Company Merger Sub Board, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous written consent and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which such Parent Party is a party, the Parent Merger and/or the Company Merger, as applicable, and the other Transactions to which such Parent Party is a party are fair to and in the best interests of such Parent Party and its sole stockholder, and declared their advisability, (ii) adopted this Agreement and approved the Parent Merger and/or the Company Merger, as applicable, and the other Transactions to which such Parent Party is a party, and (iii) recommended that Parent as the sole stockholder of Pubco, and Pubco as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, as applicable, adopt this Agreement and approve the Parent Merger and/or the Company Merger, as applicable, and the other Transactions to which such Parent Party is a party and directed that this Agreement, the Parent Merger and/or the Company Merger, as applicable, and the other Transactions to which such Parent Party is a party be submitted for consideration by Parent as the sole stockholder of Pubco or by Pubco as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, as applicable.

 

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(d) The only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Merger Subs that is necessary to approve this Agreement, the Mergers and the other Transactions is the affirmative vote of Pubco as the sole stockholder of the Merger Subs. The only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Pubco that is necessary to approve this Agreement, the Mergers and the other Transactions is the affirmative vote of Parent as the sole stockholder of Pubco.

 

Section 5.11 No Prior Operations of Pubco and the Merger Subs. Each of Pubco, Parent Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions and has not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations or incurred any obligation or liability, other than as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 5.12 Brokers. Except as set forth on Section 5.12 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any Parent Party.

 

Section 5.13 Parent Trust Fund. As of the date of this Agreement, Parent has no less than $17,700,000 held in the trust fund established by Parent for the benefit of its public stockholders (the “Trust Fund”) maintained in a trust account (the “Trust Account”). The monies of such Trust Account are invested in cash and held in trust by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”) pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2020, between Parent and the Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”). Except as set forth in Section 5.13 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or in connection with the Extension Proposal, the Trust Agreement has not been amended or modified and is valid and in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions. Parent has complied in all material respects with the terms of the Trust Agreement and is not in breach thereof or default thereunder and there does not exist under the Trust Agreement any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default by Parent or, to the knowledge of Parent, the Trustee. There are no separate contracts, agreements, side letters or other understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied): (i) between Parent and the Trustee that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the Parent SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect; or (ii) to the knowledge of Parent, that would entitle any Person (other than stockholders of Parent who shall have elected to exercise their Redemption Rights pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account have been released except: (A) to pay income and franchise Taxes from any interest income earned in the Trust Account; and (B) upon the exercise of Redemption Rights in accordance with the provisions of the Parent Organizational Documents. As of the date hereof, there are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing with respect to the Trust Account. As of the date hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein and the compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder, Parent 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 Parent at the Effective Time.

 

Section 5.14 Employees. Other than any officers of Parent as described in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent has never employed any employees. Other than consultants and advisors retained in the ordinary course of business (including in connection with the Transactions) or as described in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent has never retained any contractors. Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parent’s officers and directors in connection with activities on Parent’s behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by Parent outside of the Trust Account, Parent has no unsatisfied material liability with respect to any employee, officer or director. Parent has never and does not currently maintain, sponsor, contribute to or have any direct liability under any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended), nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code, bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance, change in control, fringe benefit, sick pay and vacation plans or arrangements or other employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements. Except as set forth in Section 5.14 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the other Ancillary Agreements nor the consummation of the Transactions will (i) result in any payment becoming due to any director, officer or employee of Parent, (ii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits, or (iii) give rise to any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which Parent is a party which requires payment by any party of a Tax gross-up or Tax reimbursement payment to any Person.

 

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Section 5.15 Taxes.

 

(a) Parent (i) has duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it as of the date hereof and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) has timely paid all Taxes that are shown as due on such filed Tax Returns and any other material Taxes that Parent is otherwise obligated to pay, except with respect to current Taxes that are not yet due and payable or are otherwise being contested in good faith; (iii) with respect to all material Tax Returns filed by or with respect to it, has not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency which assessment or deficiency has not yet been resolved; and (iv) does not have any deficiency, audit, examination, investigation or other proceeding in respect of a material amount of Taxes or material Tax matters pending or threatened in writing, for a Tax period which the statute of limitations for assessments remains open.

 

(b) Parent is not party to, bound by or has an obligation under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement (including any agreement, contract or arrangement providing for the sharing or ceding of credits or losses) or has a potential liability or obligation to any Person as a result of or pursuant to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment other than an agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes.

 

(c) To the knowledge of Parent, as of the date hereof, Parent is not 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: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date under Section 481(c) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law); (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; or (iii) installment sale made on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue accrued on or prior to the Closing Date; (v) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-United States income Tax law) in existence on or prior to the Closing Date; (vi) any use of an improper method of accounting use for any tax period or portion thereof ending or ended on or prior to the Closing Date; or (vii) income arising or accruing prior to the Closing and includable after the Closing under Subchapter K, Section 951, 951A or 956 of the Code.

 

(d) Parent has withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party and has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes, including all reporting and record keeping requirements related thereto.

 

(e) Parent has not been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income Tax Return.

 

(f) Parent does not have any material liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.

 

(g) Parent does not have any request for a material ruling in respect of Taxes pending between Parent, on the one hand, and any Tax authority, on the other hand.

 

(h) Parent has made available to the Company true, correct and complete copies of the U.S. federal income Tax Returns filed by Parent for the 2020 tax year.

 

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(i)  Parent has not since incorporation distributed stock of another Person, or had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.

 

(j)  Parent has not engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(k) There are no Tax liens upon any assets of Parent except for Permitted Liens.

 

(l)  Parent (A) is not and has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Code Section 897(c)(2) or (B) has not received written notice from a jurisdiction where it does not file Tax Returns that it is subject to Tax in that jurisdiction. Parent has not made an election under Section 965(h) of the Code.

 

(m) Parent has not taken or agreed to take any action, and does not intend to or plan to take any action, or has any knowledge of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(n) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 5.15 shall constitute the only representations and warranties by the Parent with respect to Taxes.

 

Section 5.16 Registration and Listing. The issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BREZ”. The issued and outstanding Parent Rights are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BREZR”. The issued and outstanding Parent Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BREZW”. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing against Parent by the Nasdaq Capital Market or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Warrants or Parent Rights or terminate the listing of Parent on the Nasdaq Capital Market. None of Parent or any of its Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the shares of Parent Common Stock, the Parent Warrants or the Parent Rights under the Exchange Act.

 

Section 5.17 Prior Business Operations. Parent has limited its activities in all material respects to those activities (a) contemplated in the prospectus of Parent, dated as of November 23, 2020, or (b) otherwise necessary to consummate the Transactions.

 

Section 5.18 Parent Material Contracts. The SPAC SEC Reports include true and complete copies of each “material contract” (as such term is defined in Regulation S-K of the SEC) to which Parent is party (the “Parent Material Contracts”). Each Parent Material Contract is in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of Parent, is valid and binding upon and enforceable against each of the parties thereto (subject to the Remedies Exception), except insofar as enforceability may be limited by the Remedies Exceptions. True and complete copies of all Parent Material Contracts have been made available to the Company.

 

Section 5.19 Proxy Statement and Registration Statement. None of the information relating to Parent or Pubco supplied by such Parent Party in writing for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will, as of the date the Registration Statement is made effective, as of the date the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the Parent Stockholders, at the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, or at the Parent Merger Effective Time or Company Merger Effective Time, contain any misstatement of a material fact or omission of any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, that neither Parent nor Pubco makes any representation with respect to any forward-looking statements supplied by or on behalf of such Parent Party for inclusion in, or relating to information to be included in the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement.

 

Section 5.20 Investment Company Act. Parent is not an “investment company” or a Person directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of an “investment company”, or required to register as an “investment company”, in each case within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

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Section 5.21 Transactions with Affiliates. Section 5.21 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth all Contracts between (a) Parent, on the one hand, and (b) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager director or indirect equityholder (including the Sponsor) or Affiliate of either Parent or the Sponsor, on the other hand (each Person identified in this part (b), a “Parent Related Party”). Except as set forth in Section 5.21 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, no Parent Related Party (i) owns any interest in any material asset used in the business of Parent, (ii) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a material client, supplier, customer, lessor or lessee of Parent, or (iii) owes any material amount to, or is owed any material amount by, Parent. All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 5.21 are referred to herein as “Parent Related Party Transactions.”

 

Section 5.22 Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses. The Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses set forth on Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule include in all material respects all costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Parent Parties in connection with (a) any proposed Business Combination of Parent other than the Transactions, including any fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Parent Parties and of any other agents, advisors, consultants, experts, financial advisors and other service providers engaged by or on behalf of the Parent Parties in connection with any such transactions, (b) the preparation and filing with the SEC of any proxy statement prior to the date hereof for the purpose of amending the Parent Organizational Documents and the Trust Agreement to extend the time period for Parent to consummate a Business Combination, including the value of any additional securities or economic inducements offered to stockholders of Parent in connection therewith and the costs, fees and expenses of any legal counsel or any other service providers engaged in connection therewith, (c) any amounts due to the underwriters of Parent’s IPO in connection with any proposed Business Combination of Parent other than the Transactions and which are not duplicative with such amounts due in connection with the Transactions, or (d) entering into any agreements with any stockholders of Parent to incentivize them to either unwind or facilitate the unwinding of their respective exercise of applicable Redemption Rights in connection with any proposed Business Combination of Parent other than the Transactions or any proxy statement prior to the date hereof for the purpose of amending the Parent Organizational Documents and the Trust Agreement to extend the time period for Parent to consummate a Business Combination.

 

Section 5.23 The Parent Parties’ Investigation and Reliance. Each Parent Party is a sophisticated purchaser and has made its own independent investigation, review and analysis regarding the Company and any Company Subsidiary and the Transactions, which investigation, review and analysis were conducted by the Parent Parties, together with expert advisors, including legal counsel, that they have engaged for such purpose. The Parent Parties and their Representatives have been provided with full and complete access to the Representatives, properties, offices, plants and other facilities, books and records of the Company and any Company Subsidiary and other information that they have requested in connection with their investigation of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and the Transactions. No Parent Party is relying on any statement, representation or warranty, oral or written, express or implied, made by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives, except as expressly set forth in Article IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or the Company Officer’s Certificate. Neither the Company nor any of its respective stockholders, Affiliates or Representatives shall have any liability to any Parent Party or any of their respective stockholders, Affiliates or Representatives resulting from the use of any information, documents or materials made available to the Parent Parties, or any of their Representatives, whether orally or in writing, in any confidential information memoranda, “data rooms,” management presentations, due diligence discussions or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions. Neither the Company nor any of its stockholders, Affiliates or Representatives is making, directly or indirectly, any representation or warranty with respect to any estimates, projections or forecasts involving the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

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ARTICLE VI

CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE Company MERGER

 

Section 6.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Company Merger.

 

(a) The Company agrees that, between the Effective Date and the Closing or the earlier termination of this Agreement (the “Interim Period”), except as (1) expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (2) as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (3) as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed):

 

(i) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to use its reasonable best efforts to, conduct its business in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(ii) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, to keep available the services of the current officers and Key Employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with customers, Suppliers and other Persons with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has significant business relations.

 

(b) By way of amplification and not limitation, except as (1) expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (2) as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (3) as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), the Company shall not, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary not to, during the Interim Period, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed):

 

(i)  amend or otherwise change its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;

 

(ii) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber or subject to any Lien, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, or otherwise amend any terms of, (A) any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any options, warrants, restricted stock units, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, provided that none of (1) the conversion of shares of Company Preferred Stock to Company Common Stock in accordance with the Company Charter, including in connection with the Company Preferred Conversion, (2) the conversion of Company Convertible Notes to Company Common Stock, including in connection with the Company Convertible Note Conversion (3) the exercise, settlement or vesting of any Company Awards, (4) the consummation of one or more private placement transactions by the Company of any equity securities (or securities convertible into or exercisable for equity securities) of the Company prior to the Company Merger Effective Time which raise no more than $100,000,000 in the aggregate, and (5) the consummation of any initial sale of any shares of capital stock of the Company in an underwritten public offering registered under the Securities Act or any direct listing of any shares of capital stock of the Company on a securities exchange or securities market (collectively, the “Permitted Financings”), or the issuance of any Permitted Financing Securities in connection therewith, shall require the consent of Parent, provided, further, that the Company shall be permitted to grant Company Awards in accordance with Section 6.01(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; or (B) any material assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than sales of assets in the ordinary course of business;

 

(iii) adopt a plan of, or otherwise enter into or effect a, complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (other than the Company Merger or in connection with any Permitted Financing), acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other entity other than a Company Subsidiary or enter into a joint venture, partnership, business association or other similar arrangement with any other entity;

 

(iv) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, excluding any dividend payable in the form of shares of Capital Stock;

 

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(v) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock, other than redemptions of equity securities from former employees upon the terms set forth in the underlying agreements governing such equity securities;

 

(vi) (A) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or substantially all of the assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof, in each case, other than a Company Subsidiary; or (B) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any Person, or make any loans or advances, or grant any security interest in any of its assets, in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate, other than in connection with a Permitted Financing;

 

(vii) (A) except as provided for through the Employment Agreements, grant any increase in the compensation or incentives payable or to become payable to any current or former director, officer, employee (including any Key Employee) or service provider of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that has a base salary or compensation in excess of $150,000 (each, a “Company Service Provider”), (B) except through or in connection with the Employment Agreements, enter into any new, or terminate or amend any existing, employment, retention, bonus, change in control, or termination agreement with any Company Service Provider, (C) except as provided for through the Employment Agreements, accelerate or commit to accelerate the funding, payment, or vesting of any compensation or benefits to any Company Service Provider, or (D) establish or become obligated under any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or agreement with a labor union, trade union, works council, or other representative of employees; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may (1) provide increases in salary, wages, bonuses or benefits to employees as required under the terms of any Plan in existence as of the date of this Agreement and reflected on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or, for employees (other than Key Employees), in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (2) change the title of its employees (other than Key Employees) in the ordinary course of business, and (3) make annual or quarterly bonus or commission payments in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in accordance with the bonus or commission plans existing on the date of this Agreement;

 

(viii) other than as required by Law or pursuant to the terms of a Plan entered into prior to the date of this Agreement and reflected on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as provided for through the Employment Agreements, grant any severance or termination pay to (A) any Key Employee or any director or officer of the Company or of any Company Subsidiary, or (B) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, any other current employee of the Company or of any Company Subsidiary;

 

(ix) adopt, amend or terminate any material Plan or any Employee Benefit Plan that would be a Plan if in effect as of the date hereof except (A) as may be required by applicable Law, (B) as is required in order to consummate the Transactions or (C) in connection with health and welfare plan renewals in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (provided that such renewals do not materially increase the cost to the Company or any Company Subsidiary of providing such benefits);

 

(x) waive the restrictive covenant obligations of any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(xi) materially amend or change any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s accounting policies or procedures, other than reasonable and usual amendments in the ordinary course of business or as may be required by a change in GAAP;

 

(xii) make, change or revoke any material Tax election, amend any income or other material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material income Tax liability, adopt or change any accounting method in respect of material Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes, execute any material “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) or enter into any Tax sharing or similar agreement in respect of material Taxes (other than an Ordinary Commercial Agreement);

 

(xiii) materially amend, or modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of any Material Contract or amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s material rights thereunder, in each case in a manner that is adverse to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, taken as a whole, except in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(xiv) (A) exclusively license, sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of, divest or spin-off, any material Company IP or other material Intellectual Property used or held for use in the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, (B) abandon, relinquish, permit to lapse or to be abandoned, invalidated, dedicated to the public, or disclaimed, or fail to perform or make any applicable filings, recordings or other similar actions or filings, or fail to pay all required fees and Taxes required to maintain and protect its interest in, any material Company IP, or (C) disclose or otherwise make available to any Person who is not subject to a written agreement to maintain the confidentiality of such trade secrets any material Trade Secret included in the Company IP;

 

(xv)  waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any Action, other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that are solely monetary in nature and do not exceed $250,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate; or

 

(xvi) enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

Nothing herein shall require the Company to obtain consent from Parent to do any of the foregoing if obtaining such consent might reasonably be expected to violate applicable Law, and nothing contained in this Section 6.01 shall give to Parent, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the ordinary course of business operations of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date. During the Interim Period, each of Parent and the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, complete control and supervision of its respective operations.

 

Section 6.02 Conduct of Business by the Parent Parties Pending the Mergers.

 

(a) Except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements to consummate any Additional Financings in accordance with the terms of Section 7.19(b)), and except as set forth on Section 6.02 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), Parent agrees that during the Interim Period, unless the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the businesses of the Parent Parties shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice.

 

(b) By way of amplification and not limitation, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements to consummate any Additional Financings in accordance with the terms of Section 7.19(b)), as set forth on Section 6.02 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), no Parent Party shall, during the Interim Period, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned:

 

(i)  amend or otherwise change such Parent Party’s organizational documents or form any Subsidiary of Parent other than Pubco and the Merger Subs;

 

(ii) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock, other than redemptions from the Trust Fund that are required pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents;

 

(iii) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the Parent Common Stock, Parent Rights or Parent Warrants except for redemptions from the Trust Fund that are required pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents;

 

(iv) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, any shares of any class of capital stock or other securities of any Parent Party, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of any Parent Party;

 

(v) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or enter into any strategic joint ventures, partnerships or alliances with any other Person;

 

(vi) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of another Person or Persons, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of Parent, as applicable, enter into any “keep well” or other agreement to maintain any financial statement condition or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing;

 

(vii)  make any change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting principles, policies, procedures or practices, except as required by a concurrent amendment in GAAP or applicable Law made subsequent to the date hereof, as agreed to by its independent accountants;

 

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(viii) make, change or revoke any material Tax election, amend any income or other material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material income Tax liability, adopt or change any accounting method in respect of material Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes, execute any material “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) or enter into any Tax sharing or similar agreement in respect of material Taxes (other than an Ordinary Commercial Agreement);

 

(ix) liquidate, dissolve, reorganize or otherwise wind up the business and operations of any Parent Party;

 

(x) amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination of the Trust Agreement or any other agreement related to the Trust Account;

 

(xi) (A) enter into, materially amend, or modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of any Contracts to which a Parent Party is party (including engagement letters with financial advisors) in a manner that would materially and adversely affect Parent or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing or would impose material liabilities on any Parent or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing, or (B) enter into any Contract that would entitle any third party to any bonuses, payments or other fees upon or conditioned upon the consummation of the Closing, other than any services providers engaged by Parent prior to the Closing for printing, mailing and solicitation services with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement; or

 

(xii)  enter into, renew, modify or revise any Parent Related Party Transaction (or any Contract or agreement that if entered into prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement would be a Parent Related Party Transaction); or

 

(xiii) enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

Nothing in this Section 6.02 shall give to the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the ordinary course of business operations of Parent prior to the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing Date, each of Parent and the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, complete control and supervision of its respective operations, as required by Law.

 

Section 6.03 Claims Against Trust Account. Reference is made to the final prospectus of Parent, dated as of November 23, 2020 and filed with the SEC (Registration No. 333-249677) on November 24, 2020 (the “Prospectus”). The Company hereby represents and warrants that it understands that Parent has established the Trust Account containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and the overallotment shares acquired by its underwriters and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of Parent’s public stockholders (including overallotment shares acquired by Parent’s underwriters, the “Public Stockholders”), and that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, Parent may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Stockholders in the event they elect to redeem their Parent Common Stock in connection with the consummation of Parent’s initial business combination (as such term is used in the Prospectus) (the “Business Combination”) or in connection with an extension of its deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (b) to the Public Stockholders if Parent fails to consummate a Business Combination within 12 months after the closing of the IPO, subject to extension by amendment to Parent’s organizational documents, (c) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, amounts as necessary to pay any Taxes and up to $100,000 in dissolution expenses, or (d) to Parent after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of Parent entering into this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates do now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between Parent or its Representatives, on the one hand, and the Company or its Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Released Claims”). The Company on behalf of itself and its Affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims that the Company or any of its Affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with Parent or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Agreement or any other agreement with Parent or its Affiliates). The Company agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by Parent and its Affiliates to induce Parent to enter into this Agreement, and the Company further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against the Company and each of its Affiliates under applicable Law. To the extent the Company or any of its Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Parent or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against Parent or its Representatives, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s and its Affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit the Company or its Affiliates (or any Person claiming on any of their behalf or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. In the event (a) the Company or any of its Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Parent or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the Public Stockholders of Parent, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, and (b) Parent and its Representatives, as applicable, prevails in such action or proceeding, Parent or its Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover from the Company and its Affiliates the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such action. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this paragraph shall survive indefinitely with respect to the obligations set forth in this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

 

Section 7.01 Proxy Statement; Registration Statement.

 

(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i) Parent (with the assistance and cooperation of the Company as reasonably requested by Parent) shall prepare and Pubco shall file with the SEC a proxy statement (as amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”) to be sent to the stockholders of Parent, in which Parent shall solicit proxies from Parent’s stockholders to vote at the special meeting of Parent’s stockholders called for the purpose of voting on the following matters (the “Parent Stockholders’ Meeting”) in favor of (A) the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Mergers, (B) the issuance of shares of Pubco Common Stock as contemplated by this Agreement, (C) the approval and adoption of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pubco to read as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, (D) the approval and adoption of an equity incentive plan, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company that provides for grant of awards to employees and other service providers of the Company Surviving Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries in the form of options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards based on Pubco Common Stock with a total pool of awards of Pubco Common Stock not exceeding, together with the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that would be issuable immediately after the Company Merger Effective Time and the Parent Merger Effective Time upon the vesting of all Converted RSUs or Converted Options, 10% of the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock outstanding as of immediately following the Closing (the “Pubco LTIP”), which Pubco LTIP shall have an annual “evergreen” increase of not more than 3% of the shares of Pubco Common Stock outstanding as of the day prior to such increase, and (E) any approval of other proposals the parties deem necessary to effectuate the Mergers and the other Transactions (collectively, the “Parent Proposals”), and (ii) Parent shall prepare and Pubco shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”), which Registration Statement shall include the Proxy Statement in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Pubco Common Stock and the Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants to be issued to Participating Securityholders and/or holders of Parent securities, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b) Pubco and Parent shall (w) cause the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement when filed with the SEC to comply in all material respects with all legal requirements applicable thereto, (x) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC concerning the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement, (y) cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable and (z) keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective, Parent shall mail (or cause to be mailed) the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. Each of Parent, Pubco and the Company shall promptly furnish all information concerning it as may reasonably be requested by the other party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement.

 

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(c) No filing of, or amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement will be made by Pubco or Parent without the approval of the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Parent and Pubco, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, each will advise the other, promptly after they receive notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment thereto has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order, of the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock or the Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants to be issued or issuable to Participating Securityholders and/or holders of Parent securities, as applicable, in connection with this Agreement for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information. Each of Pubco, Parent and the Company shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), any response to comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement and any amendment to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement filed in response thereto.

 

(d) Each of Parent and Pubco represents that the information supplied by it for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at (i) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of Parent, (iii) the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, (iv) the Company Merger Effective Time, and (v) the Parent Merger Effective Time. If, at any time prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to any of the Parent Parties, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Pubco which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, Parent shall promptly inform the Company. All documents that each of Parent and Pubco is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Mergers or the other Transactions will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

(e) The Company represents that the information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, at (i) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of Parent, (iii) the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, (iv) the Parent Merger Effective Time, and (iv) the Company Merger Effective Time. If, at any time prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly inform Parent.

 

(f) As promptly as practicable after the initial filing of the Registration Statement, the Company (with the assistance and cooperation of Parent as reasonably requested by the Company) shall prepare an information statement relating to the action to be taken by the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Written Consent.  As promptly as practicable after the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company shall deliver the Consent Solicitation Statement and the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement to its stockholders.

 

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Section 7.02 Parent Stockholders’ Meeting; Pubco and Merger Subs Stockholder’s Approval.

 

(a) Parent shall call and hold the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting as promptly as practicable after the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective (but in any event no later than 30 days after the date on which the Proxy Statement is mailed to stockholders of Parent) for the purpose of voting solely upon the Parent Proposals; provided that, with the prior consultation of the Company, Parent may postpone or adjourn the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting on one or more occasions for up to thirty (30) days in the aggregate upon the good faith determination by the Parent Board that such postponement or adjournment is necessary to solicit additional proxies to obtain approval of the Parent Proposals or otherwise take actions consistent with Parent’s obligations pursuant to Section 7.10 of this Agreement. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval of the Parent Proposals at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, including by soliciting from its stockholders proxies as promptly as possible in favor of the Parent Proposals. The Parent Board shall recommend to its stockholders that they approve the Parent Proposals (the “Parent Board Recommendation”) and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement. The Parent Board shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) (i) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify the Parent Board Recommendation, (ii) publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify the Parent Board Recommendation or (iii) fail to include the Parent Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement.

 

(b) Promptly following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours herefrom), (i) Parent shall adopt this Agreement and approve the Mergers and the other Transactions in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Pubco, and (ii) Pubco shall adopt this Agreement and approve the Mergers and the other Transactions in its capacity as the sole stockholders of each of the Merger Subs.

 

Section 7.03 Requisite Approval. Upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, (a) the Company shall (i) obtain the irrevocable written consent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent, of holders of Capital Stock constituting the Requisite Approval in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Company Merger and the other Transactions, including the Company Preferred Conversion (the “Written Consent”), as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the Registration Statement becomes effective, and (b) the Company Board shall recommend to its stockholders that they adopt this Agreement and approve the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party (the “Company Board Recommendation”). The Company Board shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) (i) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, the Company Board Recommendation, (ii) approve, recommend or declare advisable, or propose publicly to approve, recommend or declare advisable, any Acquisition Proposal or (iii) fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Consent Solicitation Statement.

 

Section 7.04 Access to Information; Confidentiality.

 

(a) During the Interim Period, the Company and Parent shall (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to): (i) provide to the other party (and the other party’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, agents and other representatives, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access at reasonable times upon prior notice to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of such party and its subsidiaries and to the books and records thereof; and (ii) furnish promptly to the other party such information concerning the business, properties, contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other aspects of such party and its subsidiaries as the other party or its Representatives may reasonably request, including in connection with any Tax disclosure in any statement, filing, notice or application relating to the Intended Tax Treatment or any Tax opinion requested or required to be filed pursuant to Section 7.12(c). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor Parent shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where the access or disclosure would jeopardize the protection of attorney-client privilege or contravene applicable Law (it being agreed that the parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause such information to be provided in a manner that would not result in such jeopardy or contravention).

 

(b) All information obtained by the parties pursuant to this Section ٧.٠٤ shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Nondisclosure Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2022 (the “Non-Disclosure Agreement”), between Parent and the Company.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each party hereto (and its respective Representatives) may consult any Tax advisor as is reasonably necessary regarding the Tax treatment and Tax structure of the Transactions and may disclose to such Tax advisor as reasonably necessary such treatment and structure of the Transactions and all materials (including any Tax analysis) that are provided relating to such treatment or structure, in each case in accordance with the Non-Disclosure Agreement.

 

Section 7.05 Non-Solicitation.

 

(a) During the Interim Period, the Company shall not, shall cause its Subsidiaries not to and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, propose or knowingly induce the making, submission or announcement of, or knowingly encourage, facilitate or assist, any inquiries or requests for information with respect to, or the making of, any inquiry regarding, or any proposal or offer that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any negotiations or discussions concerning, or provide access to its properties, business, assets, books, records or any confidential information or data to, any Person relating to any proposal, offer, inquiry or request for information that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (iv) execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, confidentiality agreement, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, exchange agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement for or relating to any Acquisition Proposal or (v) resolve or agree to do, or do, any of the foregoing. The Company also agrees that, immediately following the execution of this Agreement, it shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives to, cease any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) conducted heretofore in connection with an Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry or request for information that could reasonably be expected to lead to, or result in, an Acquisition Proposal. The Company also agrees that within five (5) Business Days of the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall request each Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) that has prior to the date hereof executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of an Acquisition Proposal (and with whom the Company has had contact in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement regarding an Acquisition Proposal) to return or destroy all confidential information furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the confidentiality agreement executed with such Person and terminate access to any physical or electronic data room maintained by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. If a party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Representatives receives any inquiry or proposal with respect to an Acquisition Proposal at any time prior to the Closing, then such party shall promptly (and in no event later than two (2) Business Days after such party becomes aware of such inquiry or proposal) notify such Person in writing of the terms of this Section 7.05. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 7.05 by any of the Company Subsidiaries, or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective Representatives acting on the Company’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ behalf, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 7.05 by the Company.

 

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal or offer from any Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) (other than the Parent Parties, or their respective Affiliates) relating to, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (i) any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of a business that constitutes fifty percent (50%) or more of the net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) any direct or indirect acquisition of fifty percent (50%) or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (based on the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company Board), including through the acquisition of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company owning such assets, (iii) acquisition of beneficial ownership, or the right to acquire beneficial ownership, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the equity securities of the Company, any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person beneficially owning fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the equity securities of the Company, or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company whose business constitutes fifty percent (50%) or more of the net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) or (iv) any issuance or sale or other disposition (including by way of merger, reorganization, division, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the equity securities of the Company; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, no Permitted Financing shall constitute an Acquisition Proposal.

 

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Section 7.06 Exclusivity. During the Interim Period, Parent shall not, shall cause its Subsidiaries not to and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, propose or knowingly induce the making, submission or announcement of, or knowingly encourage, facilitate or assist, any inquiries or requests for information with respect to, or the making of, any inquiry regarding, or any proposal or offer that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Business Combination other than the Transactions (a “Business Combination Proposal”), (ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any negotiations or discussions concerning, or provide access to its properties, business, assets, books, records or any confidential information or data to, any Person relating to any proposal, offer, inquiry or request for information that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Business Combination Proposal, (iii) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Business Combination Proposal, (iv) execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, confidentiality agreement, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, exchange agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement for or relating to any Business Combination Proposal or (v) propose, resolve or agree to do, or do, any of the foregoing. Parent also agrees that, immediately following the execution of this Agreement, it and the Sponsor shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives to, cease any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) conducted heretofore in connection with a Business Combination Proposal or any inquiry or request for information that could reasonably be expected to lead to, or result in, a Business Combination Proposal. Parent also agrees that within five (5) Business Days of the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall request each Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) that has prior to the date hereof executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of a Business Combination Proposal (and with whom Parent has had contact in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement regarding a Business Combination Proposal) to return or destroy all confidential information furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the confidentiality agreement executed with such Person and terminate access to any physical or electronic data room maintained by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. If a party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Representatives receives any inquiry or proposal with respect to a Business Combination Proposal at any time prior to the Closing, then such party shall promptly (and in no event later than two (2) Business Days after such party becomes aware of such inquiry or proposal) notify such Person in writing of the terms of this Section 7.06. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 7.06 by any of Parent’s Subsidiaries, or any of Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective Representatives acting on Parent’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ behalf, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 7.06 by Parent.

 

Section 7.07 Employee Benefits Matters.

 

(a) Pubco shall, or shall cause the Company Surviving Subsidiary and each of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to provide the employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries who remain employed immediately after the Effective Time (the “Continuing Employees”) credit for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and determining the level of benefits, as applicable, under any Employee Benefit Plan established or maintained by the Company Surviving Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding any retiree health plans or programs or defined benefit retirement plans or programs) for service accrued or deemed accrued prior to the Company Merger Effective Time with the Company or any Company Subsidiary; provided, however, that such crediting of service shall not operate to duplicate any benefit or the funding of any such benefit. In addition, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) cause to be waived any eligibility waiting periods, any evidence of insurability requirements and the application of any pre-existing condition limitations under each of the Employee Benefit Plans established or maintained by the Company Surviving Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries that cover the Continuing Employees or their dependents, and (ii) cause any eligible expenses incurred by any Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents, during the portion of the plan year in which the Closing occurs, under those health and welfare benefit plans in which such Continuing Employee currently participates to be taken into account under those health and welfare benefit plans in which such Continuing Employee participates subsequent to the Closing Date for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance, and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year. Following the Closing, the Company Surviving Subsidiary will honor all accrued but unused vacation and other paid time off of the Continuing Employees that existed immediately prior to the Closing with respect to the calendar year in which the Closing occurs. The Company shall provide Pubco or its designee with all information reasonably requested and necessary to allow Pubco or its designee to comply with such obligations.

 

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(b) The Company shall cause all notices to be timely provided to each optionee under the Company Equity Incentive Plan as required by the Company Equity Incentive Plan in connection with the Transactions.

 

(c) The provisions of this Section 7.07 are solely for the benefit of the parties to the Agreement, and nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, shall confer upon any Continuing Employee or legal representative or beneficiary or dependent thereof, or any other Person, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, whether as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise, including, without limitation, any right to employment or continued employment for any specified period, or level of compensation or benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, shall constitute an amendment or modification of any Employee Benefit Plan or other employee benefit arrangement or shall require any of the Company, Pubco, Parent, the Parent Surviving Subsidiary, the Company Surviving Subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries to continue any Plan or other employee benefit arrangements, or prevent their amendment, modification or termination.

 

Section 7.08 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification.

 

(a) The certificate of incorporation of the Company Surviving Subsidiary and Pubco shall each contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement or expense reimbursement than are set forth in the Company Charter and its bylaws, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Company Merger Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of the Company, unless such modification shall be required by applicable Law. From and after the Company Merger Effective Time, Pubco agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director and officer of the Company against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Company Merger Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Company would have been permitted under applicable Law and the Company Charter 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). Pubco further agrees that with respect to the provisions of the bylaws and certificate of incorporation or limited liability company agreement, as applicable, of the Company Subsidiaries relating to indemnification, advancement or expense reimbursement, such provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Company Merger Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of such Company Subsidiary, unless such modification shall be required by applicable Law.

 

(b) For a period of six (6) years from the Company Merger Effective Time, Pubco shall maintain in effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (true, correct and complete copies of which have been heretofore made available to Pubco or its agents or Representatives in the Virtual Data Room) on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage, except that in no event shall Pubco be required to pay an annual premium for such insurance in excess of 250% of the aggregate annual premium payable by the Company for such insurance policy for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Maximum Annual Premium”); provided, however, that (i) Pubco may cause coverage to be extended under the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance by obtaining a six (6)-year “tail” policy containing terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims existing or occurring at or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, and (ii) if any claim is asserted or made within such six (6)-year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 7.08(b) shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.

 

(c) On the Closing Date, to the extent not already entered into, Pubco shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to each of the Company and Parent with the post-Closing directors and officers of Pubco, which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Closing.

 

Section 7.09 Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give prompt notice in writing to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice in writing to the Company, of any event which a party becomes aware of between the date of this Agreement and the Closing (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX), the occurrence, or non-occurrence of which causes or would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article VIII to fail.

 

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Section 7.10 Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts.

 

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, such things as are necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws or otherwise, and each shall cooperate with the other, to consummate and make effective the Transactions, including using its reasonable best efforts to make all filings with, respond to questions from, obtain all permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of, and the expiration or termination of waiting periods by, Governmental Authorities and parties to Contracts with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as set forth in Section 4.05 necessary for the consummation of the Transactions and to fulfill the conditions to the Mergers. If at any time after the Parent Merger Effective Time or Company Merger Effective Time further action is necessary or desirable to the parties to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of each party shall use their reasonable best efforts to take all such action.

 

(b) During the Interim Period, each of the parties shall keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the Transactions, including promptly notifying the other parties of any communication it or any of its Affiliates receives from any Governmental Authority relating to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement and permitting the other parties to review in advance, and to the extent practicable consult about, any proposed communication by such party to any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions. During the Interim Period, no party to this Agreement shall agree to participate in any meeting, video or telephone conference, or other communications with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filings, investigation or other inquiry unless it consults with the other parties in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate at such meeting, conference or other communications. Subject to the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, during the Interim Period, the parties will coordinate and cooperate fully with each other in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other parties may reasonably request in connection with the foregoing. Subject to the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, the parties will provide each other with copies of all material correspondence, filings or communications, including any documents, information and data contained therewith, between them or any of their Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby during the Interim Period. No party shall take or cause to be taken any action before any Governmental Authority that is inconsistent with or intended to delay its action on requests for a consent or the consummation of the Transactions.

 

(c) During the Interim Period, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the consummation, effective prior to the Closing, of (a) the Company Preferred Conversion and (b) the Company Convertible Note Conversion.

 

(d) During the Interim Period, if Parent determines in accordance with the terms of Section 7.19(b) that consummating any Additional Financings at or prior to the Closing is necessary or desirable, each of Parent and Pubco shall use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Additional Financings in accordance with the Subscription Agreements, and the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Parent and Pubco in such efforts. Each of Parent and Pubco shall, upon the Company’s reasonable request, use its reasonable best efforts, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Subscription Agreement, to specifically enforce the obligations of the applicable Additional Financing Investor to fund the subscription amounts set forth in any Subscription Agreement executed by such Additional Financing Investor or to which the Company is an express third-party beneficiary. Neither Parent nor Pubco shall, without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), increase, decrease or otherwise modify the Additional Financings in any material respect (including by entry into any additional subscription agreements with respect to any Additional Financing) or the subscription amount under any Subscription Agreement or reduce or impair the rights of Parent or Pubco under any Subscription Agreement in any material respect, permit or consent to any material amendment, supplement or modification to any Subscription Agreement (including (i) the price, terms, timing and conditions of the funding of the Additional Financings, (ii) the identity of any Additional Financing Investor (other than assignments to permitted assignees), the representations of the Additional Financing Investors and/or of Parent or Pubco, (iii) the covenants of the Additional Financing Investors that apply prior to the consummation of the Additional Financing or the termination of the Subscription Agreements, (iv) the registration rights of the Additional Financing Investor, (v) the indemnification obligations of Parent or Pubco hereunder or pursuant to the Subscription Agreements or any Ancillary Agreement, (vi) the termination provisions of the Subscription Agreements, (vii) any covenants, obligations or liabilities set forth in the Subscription Agreements that survive the consummation of the Additional Financing and (viii) any amendments, side letters or other Contracts related to the foregoing matters), any waiver (in whole or in part) of, or provide consent to modify (including consent to terminate), any material provision or remedy under, or any replacements of, any of the Subscription Agreements, or any replacements of, any of the Subscription Agreements, in each case, other than any assignment or transfer contemplated therein or expressly permitted thereby (without any further amendment, modification or waiver to such assignment or transfer provision); provided that, in the case of any such assignment or transfer, the initial party to such Subscription Agreement remains bound by its obligations with respect thereto in the event that the transferee or assignee, as applicable, does not comply with its obligations to consummate the purchase of shares of Pubco Common Stock contemplated thereby.

 

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(e) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall give the Company reasonably prompt written notice and no later than three (3) Business Days: (i) 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 any Subscription Agreement known to Parent or Pubco, (ii) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any party to any Subscription Agreement (other than written notices or other written communication from such other party) with respect to any actual, potential, threatened or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Subscription Agreement of any provisions of any Subscription Agreement, (iii) of any amendment to any Subscription Agreement entered into by Parent or Pubco that Parent or Pubco was permitted to make without the prior written consent of the Company in accordance with Section 7.10(d) or (iv) if any portion of the Additional Financing pursuant to the Subscription Agreements will not be funded in accordance with the terms of the applicable Subscription Agreement, Parent shall promptly confer with the Company regarding timing of the expected Closing and deliver all notices it is required to deliver under the Subscription Agreements on a timely basis in order to cause the Additional Financing Investors to fund their respective obligations as far in advance of the Closing as permitted by the Subscription Agreements and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements at or prior to the Closing.

 

(f) During the Interim Period, each of Parent and Pubco will provide such information and such other assistance as is reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the Permitted Financings.

 

(g) During the Interim Period, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause holders of Parent Common Stock not to exercise or otherwise waive their Redemption Rights, including by entry into binding non-redemption agreements. Parent shall not enter into any Contracts between Parent or any of its Affiliates and any holder of Parent Common Stock or any of its Affiliates relating to any such waiver of Redemption Rights without the prior written consent of the Company; provided that the Sponsor shall be expressly permitted to transfer, assign or convey shares of Parent Common Stock beneficially owned by the Sponsor in connection with such Contracts to secure waivers of the Redemption Rights; provided, further, that any shares of Parent Common Stock transferred, assigned or conveyed in connection with securing such waivers of Redemption Rights shall remain obligated under the terms of the A&R Sponsor Support Agreement.

 

Section 7.11 Public Announcements. The initial press release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release, the text of which has been agreed to by each of Parent and the Company. Thereafter, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX) unless otherwise prohibited by applicable Law or the requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market, each of Parent and Pubco, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall use its reasonable best efforts to consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to this Agreement, the Mergers or any of the other Transactions, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement without the prior written consent of the other party. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Section 7.11 shall prevent Parent or the Company or its respective Affiliates from furnishing customary or other reasonable information concerning the Transactions to their investors and prospective investors that is substantively consistent with public statements previously consented to by the other party in accordance with this Section 7.11.

 

Section 7.12 Tax Matters.

 

(a) None of the parties hereto shall (and each shall cause its Affiliates not to) take or cause to be taken (or fail to take or cause to be taken) any action, which action (or failure to act), whether before or after the Effective Time, would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

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(b) For U.S. federal and applicable state income Tax purposes, the parties hereto intend that (i) taken together, the Mergers and any Additional Financings shall together qualify as a transaction described in Section 351(a) of the Code, (ii) the Company Merger shall qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and (iii) that this Agreement be, and hereby is adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3) to which each of Pubco, Company Merger Sub, and the Company are parties under Section 368(b) of the Code. The parties hereto shall prepare and file all Tax Returns and otherwise report the Mergers consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment (including attaching a statement described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-3(a) and 1.368-3(b) to applicable Tax Returns), unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. Each party hereto shall promptly notify the other party in writing of any challenge to the Intended Tax Treatment by any Governmental Authority. The parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in connection with fulfilling Tax reporting requirements under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.351-3, 1.368-3(a) and 1.368-3(b), as applicable.

 

(c) Each party hereto shall promptly notify the other party in writing if, before the Closing, such party knows or has reason to believe that the Mergers may not qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment (and whether the terms of this Agreement could be reasonably amended in order to facilitate the Mergers qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment). In the event either (i) Parent or the Company seeks a Tax opinion from its respective Tax advisor regarding the Intended Tax Treatment or (ii) the SEC requests or requires such Tax opinion, each party hereto shall use reasonable efforts to execute and deliver customary Tax representation letters as the applicable Tax advisor may reasonably request in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Tax advisor. In the event the SEC requests or requires a Tax opinion with respect to the Mergers, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause ArentFox Schiff LLP to deliver such Tax opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, to Parent, and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause a nationally recognized accounting firm to deliver such Tax opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, to the Company.

 

Section 7.13 Stock Exchange Listing. Pubco will cause the shares of Pubco Common Stock and the Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants issued in connection with the Transactions to be approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market at the Closing. During the period from the date hereof until the Closing, Parent shall keep the Parent Common Stock, Parent Rights and Parent Warrants listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Section 7.14 Antitrust.

 

(a) To the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade, including the HSR Act (“Antitrust Laws”), each party hereto agrees to promptly make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, and no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, the Company and Parent each shall file (or cause to be filed) with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission a Notification and Report Form as required by the HSR Act. The parties hereto agree to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may reasonably be requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods or obtain required approvals, as applicable under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable.

 

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(b) During the Interim Period, Parent and the Company each shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and expiration or termination of waiting periods for the Transactions under any Antitrust Law, use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other party or its Affiliates in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private Person; (ii) keep the other reasonably informed of any communication received by such party from, or given by such party to, any Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, in each case regarding any of the Transactions, and promptly furnish the other with copies of all such written communications; (iii) permit the other to review in advance any written communication to be given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, with any other Person, and to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or other Person, give the other party the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences; (iv) in the event a party is prohibited from participating in or attending any meetings or conferences, keep such party promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto; and (v) cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the Transactions, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority; provided that materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 7.14(b) may be limited to outside counsel and may be redacted (x) to remove references to the valuation of the Company, and (y) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements.

 

(c) No party hereto shall take any action that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay the approval of any Governmental Authority, or the expiration or termination of any waiting period of any required filings or applications under Antitrust Laws, including by agreeing to merge with or acquire any other Person or acquire a substantial portion of the assets of or equity in any other Person. The parties hereto further covenant and agree, with respect to a threatened or pending preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling or statute, rule, regulation or executive order that would adversely affect the ability of the parties to consummate the Transactions, to use reasonable best efforts to prevent or lift the entry, enactment or promulgation thereof, as the case may be.

 

Section 7.15 Trust Account. As of the Parent Merger Effective Time, the obligations of Parent to dissolve or liquidate within a specified time period as contained in the Parent Certificate of Incorporation will be terminated and Parent shall have no obligation whatsoever to dissolve and liquidate the assets of Parent by reason of the consummation of the Mergers or otherwise, and, except to the extent they elect to redeem their shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Mergers pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents, no stockholder of Parent shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account; provided that the foregoing shall not modify or restrict the obligations of Parent to consummate the redemption of any shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to a valid exercise of Redemption Rights prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time in accordance with the Parent Organizational Documents. At least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, Parent shall provide notice to the Trustee in accordance with the Trust Agreement and shall deliver any other documents, opinions or notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement and cause the Trustee prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time to, and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to, transfer all funds held in the Trust Account to Parent (other than funds required to be paid from the Trust Account to stockholders of the Parent that elected to redeem their shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Mergers pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents pursuant to the Trust Agreement) (to be held as available cash on the balance sheet of Parent, and to be used to pay (a) as and when due all amounts payable to the stockholders of Parent holding shares of Parent Common Stock in the event they elect to redeem their Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents, (b) any Outstanding Transaction Expenses payable by Parent on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 3.06 or (c) for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the business following the Closing) and thereafter shall cause the Trust Account and the Trust Agreement to terminate.

 

Section 7.16 Directors. Parent and Pubco shall take all necessary action to cause the Pubco Board as of and immediately after the Company Merger Effective Time to be comprised of the individuals designated by Parent and the Company pursuant to Section 2.05(b).

 

Section 7.17 Equity Incentive Plan. Prior to the Closing and effective as of the Closing, Parent shall, and shall cause Pubco to, adopt the Pubco LTIP.

 

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Section 7.18 Related Party Agreements. Prior to the Closing, (a) the Company shall have terminated, or caused to be terminated, all Contracts set forth in Section 4.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and any other Contracts between the Company and any of its directors, officers or holder of more than ten percent (10%) of the Capital Stock (assuming the full conversion or exercise of all Company Securities held by such Person), or any immediate family member of any of the foregoing (whether directly or indirectly through an Affiliate of such Person) (a “Related Party”) or that would otherwise be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K without any liability to the Company, other than (i) ordinary course agreements relating to director and employee compensation and benefits and (ii) the Contracts set forth on Section 7.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and (b) Parent shall have terminated, or caused to be terminated, all Parent Related Party Transactions, other than the Contracts set forth on Section 7.18 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.

 

Section 7.19 Parent Cash on Hand Calculation.

 

(a) At least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing, Parent shall prepare and deliver to the Company a report signed by either of Parent’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer setting forth Parent’s good-faith calculation of the Parent Cash on Hand (the “Parent Cash on Hand Calculation”), along with reasonable supporting details and documentation demonstrating the calculation of each component thereof (together with invoices for all Outstanding Parent Transaction Expenses) and any additional information reasonably requested by the Company in connection with its review of the Parent Cash on Hand Calculation. Parent shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, cooperate with the Company in connection with the Company’s review of the Parent Cash on Hand Calculation and its components, including providing the Company and its accountants and other representatives reasonable access during business hours to books, records and other materials of Parent and its Representatives used in the preparation of all such materials, as well as the relevant employees of Parent, and considering in good faith any reasonable comments from Parent with respect to the amounts and calculations contained in the Parent Cash on Hand Calculation. The parties shall use reasonable best efforts to resolve in good faith any disagreement with respect to the Parent Cash on Hand Calculation prior to the Closing. The Parent Cash on Hand Calculation shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and the terms of this Agreement, including the definitions of Parent Cash on Hand and Outstanding Parent Transaction Expenses (as applicable). The Parent Cash on Hand and Outstanding Parent Transaction Expenses set forth in the Parent Cash on Hand Calculation shall be deemed final as of the Closing and shall not be subject to adjustment thereafter.

 

(b) If, after the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, the Parent Cash on Hand is less than the Minimum Cash Amount, then, at or prior to the Closing, Parent and Pubco shall, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, have the right (but not the obligation) to enter into one or more subscription agreements on terms reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Subscription Agreements”) to sell to any other Person (an “Additional Financing Investor”) additional shares of Pubco Common Stock (i) that have the same rights, privileges and preferences as the shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (with no additional securities or economic inducements, except or as otherwise expressly consented to by the Company in advance of such issuance) and (ii) at a price per share not less than $10.00 (such additional private placements, the “Additional Financings”) up to the amount that would cause the Parent Cash on Hand to be at least equal to the Minimum Cash Amount; provided that, any Additional Financings that would cause the Parent Cash on Hand to exceed the Minimum Cash Amount shall be agreed upon by Parent and the Company. Alternatively, solely during the period of time following the Redemption Date and prior to the Closing, Parent shall, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, have the right (but not the obligation) to enter into certain agreements to incentivize holders of Parent Common Stock to either unwind or facilitate the unwinding of their respective exercise of applicable Redemption Rights (a “Redeeming Stockholder”); provided that the prior written consent of the Company shall be required for the entry by Parent into any such agreements.

 

Section 7.20 [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

Section 7.21 Assignment of Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses. Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, Parent shall (a) obtain the consent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, of each payee of Legacy Transaction Expenses set forth on Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, and each payee of any other transaction expenses reasonably determined by Parent and the Company to have been omitted from Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule but which would otherwise constitute Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses, to the assignment of such Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses to the Sponsor, and that such payee will not seek any recourse from Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries (including, following the Company Merger Effective Time, the Company) with respect to such Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses, and (b) assign to the Sponsor all of the Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses set forth on Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and any other transaction expenses reasonably determined by Parent and the Company to have been omitted from Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule but which would otherwise constitute Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses.

 

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Section 7.22 At-The-Market Facility. The parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to enter into an at-the-market facility (or other similar equity or hybrid equity based instrument or facility) prior to Closing on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to Parent and the Company, the approval of which by each such party not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

ARTICLE VIII

CONDITIONS TO THE MERGERs

 

Section 8.01 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations of the Company and the Parent Parties to consummate the Transactions, including the Mergers, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

 

(a) Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.

 

(b) Parent Stockholders’ Approval. The Required Parent Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained in accordance with the Proxy Statement, the DGCL, the Parent Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(c) No Order. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order or award which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions, including the Mergers, illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Transactions, including the Mergers.

 

(d) Antitrust Approvals and Waiting Periods. All required filings under the HSR Act shall have been completed and any applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Transactions under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.

 

(e) FIRRMA Compliance. All required regulatory approvals, notices, filings or similar relating to the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 shall have been obtained or completed.

 

(f) ITAR Compliance. All required regulatory approvals, notices, filings or similar relating to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations shall have been obtained or completed.

 

(g) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceedings for purposes of suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been initiated or be threatened by the SEC.

 

(h) Parent Net Tangible Assets. Parent shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following the exercise of Redemption Rights in accordance with the Parent Organizational Documents.

 

Section 8.02 Conditions to the Obligations of the Parent Parties. The obligations of the Parent Parties to consummate the Transactions, including the Mergers, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following additional conditions:

 

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in (i) Section 4.01 (Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries), Section 4.04 (Authority Relative to this Agreement), Section 4.08 (Absence of Certain Changes or Events) and Section 4.21 (Brokers) shall each be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein), except to the extent of any changes that reflect actions permitted in accordance with Section 6.01 of this Agreement and except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (ii) Section 4.03 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in all respects except for de minimis inaccuracies as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent of any changes that reflect actions constituting Permitted Financings and any other actions permitted in accordance with Section 6.01 of this Agreement and except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and (iii) all other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article IV shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date, except (A) to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and (B) where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of the Closing Date or such earlier date) does not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing.

 

(c) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a certificate (the “Company Officer’s Certificate”), dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an officer of the Company, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8.02(a), Section 8.02(b) and Section 8.02(f).

 

(d) Liabilities at Closing. The Company shall not have any delinquent payables (not including any (i) accrued but unpaid compensation amounts, (ii) unpaid payables which remain unpaid for 60 days or less after the due date for such payable, (iii) unpaid payables which remain unpaid for more than 60 days in an amount up to $10,000,000 relating to equipment, raw materials and other payables or (iv) Outstanding Company Transaction Expenses), the Company’s funded debt including institutional and Permitted Financing debt shall not exceed $100,000,000 (provided that all Permitted Financings were debt financing) and at least $20,000,000 from such Permitted Financings shall have been used to retire Company indebtedness in existence as of the date of this Agreement.

 

(e) Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect that is continuing on the Closing Date.

 

(f) A&R Lock-Up Agreements. The Specified Stockholders shall have delivered, or have caused to be delivered, to Parent duly executed copies of the A&R Lock-Up Agreements.

 

(g) FIRPTA Tax Certificates. The Company shall deliver to Parent in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, a properly executed certification that shares of the Company are not “U.S. real property interests” within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(c)(3), together with an executed notice to the IRS (which shall be filed by Parent with the IRS following the Closing) in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.897-2(h)(2) of the Treasury Regulations; provided, however, that if the Company fails to deliver such certificate and notice, this condition shall nevertheless be deemed satisfied and the Parent Parties, as applicable, shall be entitled to withhold from the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration as required by Section 1445 of the Code.

 

Section 8.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions, including the Company Merger, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to Closing of the following additional conditions:

 

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Parent Parties contained in (i) Section 5.01 (Corporation Organization), Section 5.04 (Authority Relative to this Agreement), Section 5.08 (Absence of Certain Changes or Events) and Section 5.12 (Brokers) shall each be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, as of the Effective Date (with respect to representations and warranties of Pubco and Parent Merger Sub), and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein), except to the extent that any changes that reflect actions permitted in accordance with Section 6.02 of this Agreement and except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (ii) Section 5.03 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in all respects except for de minimis inaccuracies as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent of any changes that reflect actions permitted in accordance with Section 6.02 of this Agreement and except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and (iii) other representations and warranties of the Parent Parties contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all respects as of the date hereof, as of the Effective Date (with respect to representations and warranties of Pubco and Parent Merger Sub), and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date, except (A) to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and (B) where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of the Closing Date or such earlier date) does not result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) Agreements and Covenants. Each of the Parent Parties shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing.

 

(c) Officer’s Certificate. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an officer of Parent, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8.03(a), Section 8.03(b) and Section 8.03(d).

 

(d) Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any Parent Material Adverse Effect that is continuing on the Closing Date.

 

(e) Stock Exchange Listing. The shares of Pubco Common Stock shall be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market as of the Closing Date.

 

(f) Minimum Cash Amount. The Parent Cash on Hand shall not be less than the Minimum Cash Amount.

 

(g) Pubco Board. All directors and officers of Pubco that have not been designated to serve as directors and officers of Pubco as of and immediately following the Company Merger Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.05(b) shall have resigned or been removed by Pubco prior to the Closing.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

Section 9.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Mergers and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing, notwithstanding any requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the stockholders of the Company or Parent, as follows:

 

(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;

 

(b) by written notice from either Parent or the Company to the other on or after March 15, 2024 (such date, as may be so extended by mutual agreement of the parties);

 

(c) by written notice from either Parent or the Company to the other if any Governmental Authority in the United States shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any injunction, order, decree or ruling (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which has become final and nonappealable and has the effect of making consummation of the Transactions, including the Mergers, illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Transactions;

 

(d) by written notice from either Parent or the Company to the other if the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting has been held (including any adjournment or postponement thereof permitted by Section 7.02(a)), has concluded, the Parent stockholders have duly voted and the Required Parent Stockholder Approval has not been obtained;

 

(e) by the Company if Parent shall have failed to deliver the consent of Parent, as the sole stockholder of Pubco, and the consents of Pubco, as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, to the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions within twenty-four (24) hours after the execution of this Agreement;

 

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(f) by written notice from Parent to the Company if the A&R Stockholder Support Agreements have not been delivered by a number of Company stockholders sufficient to deliver the Company Stockholder Approval within thirty (30) days of the execution and delivery of this Agreement; provided, however, that if the Stockholder Support Agreements signed by such number of holders have been delivered, Parent may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(f);

 

(g) by written notice from Parent to the Company if the Company shall have failed to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval within five (5) Business Days after the Registration Statement becomes effective; provided, however, that if the Written Consent evidencing the Requisite Approval has been obtained, Parent may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(g);

 

(h) by written notice from Parent to the Company upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Sections 8.02(a) and 8.02(b) would not be satisfied (“Terminating Company Breach”); provided that Parent has not waived such Terminating Company Breach and the Parent Parties are not then in material breach of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement; provided, further, that if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company, Parent may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(h) for so long as the Company continues to exercise its reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice of such breach is provided by Parent to the Company; or

 

(i)  by written notice from the Company to Parent upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Parent Parties set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of a Parent Party shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Sections 8.03(a) and 8.03(b) would not be satisfied (“Terminating Parent Breach”); provided that the Company has not waived such Terminating Parent Breach and the Company is not then in material breach of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement; provided, further, that if such Terminating Parent Breach is curable by the Parent Parties, the Company may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(i) for so long as the Parent Parties continue to exercise their reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice of such breach is provided by the Company to Parent.

 

Section 9.02 Effect of Termination.

 

(a) In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any party hereto or its respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or stockholders, other than liability of any party hereto for any Willful Breach by such party occurring prior to such termination subject to Section 6.03. The provisions of Section 6.03, Section 7.04(b) and Article X (collectively, the “Surviving Provisions”) and the Non-Disclosure Agreement, and any other Section or Article of this Agreement referenced in the Surviving Provisions, which are required to survive in order to give appropriate effect to the Surviving Provisions, shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that, without further action by any party hereto, no party hereto will have, and each party hereto waives (and will not bring), any claim or Action arising out of or related to the Original Agreement or any rights, liabilities, responsibilities or obligations thereunder (whether for any intentional and willful breach of the Original Agreement or otherwise), and that any claims with respect to this Agreement or the Original Agreement shall only be made (x) in respect of, and in accordance with, this Agreement, and (y) with respect to breaches that occur following the execution of this Agreement.

 

(b) If this Agreement is validly terminated by Parent (i) pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.01(g) or Section 9.01(h) (provided that such breach by the Company is a Willful Breach), the Company shall pay to Parent (by wire transfer of immediately available funds), within two (2) Business Days after such termination, a fee in an amount equal to the actual documented expenses incurred by Parent in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement, the Mergers and other Transactions (provided that Parent shall provide in good faith the amount of such expenses no later than one (1) Business Day following such termination), which such amount shall constitute liquidated damages under this Agreement and which amount shall not exceed $1,000,000 (the “Expense Reimbursement”).

 

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(c) The Parent Parties agree that in the event this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 9.01(g) or Section 9.01(h) and the Expense Reimbursement is paid to Parent pursuant to Section 9.02(b), (i) the payment of such Expense Reimbursement shall be the sole and exclusive remedy (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) of the Parent Parties and their respective equityholders and Affiliates against the Company or any of its directors, officers and other Affiliates for, and (ii) in no event will the Parent Parties or any of their respective equityholders or Affiliates be entitled to recover any other money damages or any other remedy based on a claim in law or equity with respect to, (A) any loss suffered as a result of the failure of the Mergers to be consummated, (B) the termination of this Agreement, (C) any liabilities or obligations arising under this Agreement or (D) any claims or Actions arising out of or relating to any breach, termination or failure of or under this Agreement, and upon payment to Parent of the Expense Reimbursement in accordance with Section 9.02(b), neither the Company nor any of its directors, officers or other Affiliates shall have any further liability or obligation to the Parent Parties or any of their equityholders or Affiliates relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions.

 

Section 9.03 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended in writing by the parties hereto at any time prior to the Closing. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

Section 9.04 Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, (a) Parent may (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of the Company, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein or in any document delivered by the Company pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of the Company or any condition to its own obligations contained herein and (b) the Company may (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any Parent Party, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of any Parent Party contained herein or in any document delivered by any Parent Party pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of any Parent Party or any condition to its own obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

ARTICLE X

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 10.01 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by email or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.01):

 

if to the Parent Parties:

 

Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.

955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929

Irving, TX 75039

Attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

Email: doug@breezeacquisition.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Woolery & Co.
1 Pier 76
408 12th Ave
New York, NY 10018
Attention: Mathew J. Saur
Email: mathew@wooleryco.com

 

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with a copy to:

 

ArentFox Schiff LLP
1717 K Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Attention: Ralph V. De Martino
Email: ralph.demartino@afslaw.com

 

if to the Company:

 

TV Ammo, Inc.
1036 Nicholson Rd
Garland, TX 75042
Attn: Jeff Cutshall
E-mail: jcutshall@tvammo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Lathrop GPM LLP
80 South 8th St.
500 IDS Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Attention: JC Anderson
Email: jc.anderson@lathropgpm.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Shearman & Sterling LLP
2601 Olive Street, 17th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: Alain Dermarkar; Bill Nelson
Email: Alain.Dermarkar@Shearman.com; Bill.Nelson@Shearman.com

 

Section 10.02 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and all such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Closing (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Closing and (b) this Article X and any corresponding definitions set forth in Article I.

 

Section 10.03 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

Section 10.04 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except for the Non-Disclosure Agreement or as set forth in Section 7.04(b). This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether pursuant to a merger, by operation of law or otherwise) by any party without the prior express written consent of the other parties hereto.

 

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Section 10.05 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, other than Section 7.08 (which is intended to be for the benefit of the Persons covered thereby and may be enforced by such Persons).

 

Section 10.06 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State. All legal actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any Delaware Chancery Court; provided that, if jurisdiction is not then available in the Delaware Chancery Court, then any such legal Action may be brought in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any other Delaware state court. The parties hereto hereby (a) irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for themselves and with respect to their respective properties for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (b) agree not to commence any Action relating thereto except in the courts described above in Delaware, other than Actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in Delaware as described herein. Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Delaware as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such Action is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

 

Section 10.07 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions. Each of the parties hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce that foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement and the Transactions, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 10.07.

 

Section 10.08 Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.09 Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery by email to counsel for the other parties of a counterpart executed by a party shall be deemed to meet the requirements of the previous sentence.

 

Section 10.10 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and, accordingly, that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof (including the parties’ obligation to consummate the Mergers) in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, any court of the United States located in the State of Delaware without proof of actual damages or otherwise, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any Law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.

 

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Section 10.11 No Recourse. Except in the case of Fraud, all actions, claims, obligations, liabilities or causes of actions (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil) that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out or by reason of, be connected with, or relate in any manner to: (a) this Agreement, (b) the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to, this Agreement), (c) any breach of this Agreement and (d) any failure of the Mergers to be consummated, may be made only against (and, without prejudice to the rights of any express third party beneficiary to whom rights under this Agreement inure pursuant to Section 10.11), are those solely of the Persons that are expressly identified as parties to this Agreement and not against any Nonparty Affiliate (as defined below). Except in the case of Fraud, no other Person, including any director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, manager, stockholder, optionholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of, or any financial advisor or lender to, any party to this Agreement, or any director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, manager, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of, or any financial advisor or lender to (each of the foregoing, a “Nonparty Affiliate”) any of the foregoing shall have any liabilities (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil) for any claims, causes of action, obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to the items in the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (d) and each party, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges each of the Nonparty Affiliate from any such liability or obligation.

 

Section 10.12 Conflicts and Privilege. Each of Pubco, Parent and the Company hereby agrees on behalf of its directors, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates and each of their respective successors and assigns (including, after the Closing, the Parent Surviving Subsidiary and the Company Surviving Subsidiary) (all such Parties the “Waiving Parties”), that each of Lathrop GPM LLP (“Lathrop”) and Shearman & Sterling LLP (“Shearman”) may represent the shareholders or holders of other equity interests of the Company or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (other than the Company Surviving Subsidiary (collectively, the “TV Ammo Group”)), in each case solely in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, notwithstanding its prior representation of the Company and its Subsidiaries or other Waiving Parties, and each of Pubco, Parent and the Company, on behalf of itself and the Waiving Parties hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising from or relating to Lathrop’s and Shearman’s prior representation of the Company, its Subsidiaries or of Waiving Parties. Each of Pubco, Parent and the Company, for itself and the Waiving Parties, hereby further irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all privileged communications, written or oral, between the Company and its Subsidiaries or any member of the Waiving Parties and Lathrop or Shearman, made in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or Action arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or any matter relating to any of the foregoing, are privileged communications that do not pass to the Company Surviving Subsidiary notwithstanding the Company Merger, and instead survive, remain with and are controlled by the TV Ammo Group (the “Privileged Communications”), without any waiver thereof. Parent, Pubco and the Company, together with any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns, agree that no Person may use or rely on any of the Privileged Communications, whether located in the records or email server of the Company Surviving Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries, in any Action against or involving any of the Parties after the Closing, and Parent, Pubco and the Company agree not to assert that any privilege has been waived as to the Privileged Communications, by virtue of the Mergers.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Pubco, Parent Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

  BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By:  
    Name: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Title: CEO & CFO

 

  TRUE VELOCITY, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  BREEZE MERGER SUB, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  BH VELOCITY MERGER SUB, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  TV AMMO, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name: Kevin Boscamp
    Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDED AND RESTATED SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 14, 2024, is made by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), True Velocity, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“True Velocity”), TV Ammo, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), Breeze Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and the undersigned stockholders of Parent (the “Parent Stockholders” and together with the Sponsor, the “Parent Initial Stockholders”). Parent, True Velocity, the Company and each of the Parent Initial Stockholders are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A. On October 31, 2022, Parent, the Company and the Parent Initial Stockholders entered into that certain Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Existing Sponsor Support Agreement”), in connection with a proposed business combination and pursuant to the terms of that certain Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 31, 2022, by and among Parent, BH Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Company Merger Sub”), and the Company.

 

A. Parent, True Velocity, Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent Merger Sub”), Company Merger Sub, and the Company have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of February 14, 2024 (as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), which provides for, among other things, a business combination between True Velocity, Parent and the Company.

 

B. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders is the record and beneficial owner of the number of issued and outstanding shares of Parent set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Shares”).

 

C. In order to induce Parent and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and the Specified Stockholders to enter into the A&R Stockholder Support Agreement, the Parties desire to amend and restate the Existing Sponsor Support Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Agreement to Vote; No Redemption. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (a) to vote, at any meeting of the stockholders of Parent or in any action by written consent of the stockholders of Parent, all of such Parent Initial Stockholder’s Shares (together with any other shares of Parent that such Parent Initial Stockholder acquires record or beneficial ownership of or the power to vote after the date hereof, collectively, the “Subject Parent Stock”) (i) in favor of the Parent Proposals, including without limitation the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Transactions, and if necessary and applicable, the Extension Proposal, and (ii) against, and withhold consent with respect to, any other matter, action, agreement, transaction or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in (A) a breach of any of the Parent Parties’ representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations under the Merger Agreement or (B) any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 8.01 or 8.03 of the Merger Agreement not being satisfied, (b) if a meeting of the stockholders of Parent is held in respect of the matters set forth in clause (a), to appear at such meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause all of its Subject Parent Stock to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and (c) not to redeem, elect to redeem or tender or submit any of its Subject Parent Stock for redemption in connection with such Parent stockholder approval, the Mergers or the other Transactions, or if necessary and applicable, the Extension Proposal. Prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, each of the Parent Initial Stockholders shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable Laws to consummate the Mergers and the other Transactions on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.

 

 

 

 

The obligations of the Parent Initial Stockholders specified in this Section 1 shall apply whether or not the Mergers, any of the other Transactions or any action described above, or if necessary and applicable, the Extension Proposal, is recommend by the Parent Board. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders acknowledges receipt and review of a copy of the Merger Agreement.

 

2. Waiver of Anti-dilution Protection. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders hereby irrevocably (a) waives, subject to, and conditioned upon, the occurrence of the Closing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and the Parent Organizational Documents, and (b) agrees not to assert or perfect, any rights to adjustment or other anti-dilution protections to which such Parent Initial Stockholder may be entitled in connection with the Mergers or the other Transactions, or if necessary and applicable, the Extension Proposal.

 

3. Transfer of Shares.

 

(a) Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders hereby agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), place a lien on, pledge, hypothecate, grant an option to purchase, distribute, dispose of or otherwise encumber any of its Subject Parent Stock or otherwise enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking to do any of the foregoing (each, a “Transfer”), (ii) deposit any of its Subject Parent Stock into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of its Subject Parent Stock that conflicts with any of the covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement or (iii) take any action that would have the effect of preventing or materially delaying the performance of its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Transfer (A) to an Affiliate of such Parent Initial Stockholder, (B) to another Parent Initial Stockholder that is a Party and bound by the terms and obligations hereof or (C) made in connection with the Mergers or the other Transactions; provided, that any transferee of any Transfer of the type set forth in clause (A) must enter into a joinder agreement agreeing to become a Party.

 

(b) In furtherance of the foregoing, Parent hereby agrees to (i) place a revocable stop order on all Subject Parent Stock subject to Section 3(a), including those which may be covered by a registration statement, and (ii) notify Parent’s transfer agent in writing of such stop order and the restrictions on such Subject Parent Stock under Section 3(a) and direct Parent’s transfer agent not to process any attempts by any Parent Initial Stockholder to Transfer any Subject Parent Stock except in compliance with Section 3(a) and which shall first be approved by Parent; for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of Parent under this Section 3(b) shall be deemed to be satisfied by the existence of any similar stop order and restrictions currently existing on the Subject Parent Stock.

 

4. Forfeiture of Sponsor Shares.

 

(a)In the event that Parent reasonably determines that the issuance of additional shares of Parent Common Stock to investors or Redeeming Stockholders would be reasonably required (i) to cause the Parent Cash on Hand to be at least equal to the Minimum Cash Amount or (ii) to secure any Additional Financing, the Sponsor agrees that it shall irrevocably forfeit to Parent for cancellation for no consideration a number of vested Shares held by it that the Parent reasonably determines shall be issued to such Persons at a price per share not less than $10.00; provided, that the aggregate amount of Shares forfeited pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall not exceed 20% of the Sponsor’s Shares as of the Parent Merger Effective Time.

 

(b) If as of the six month anniversary of the Closing (the “Measurement Date”), the sum of (i) Parent Cash On Hand and (ii) the aggregate of the funds requested or received under Parent’s or True Velocity’s at-the-market facility (or other similar equity or hybrid equity based instrument or facility) on or prior to the Measurement Date (such funds, the “Post-Closing Proceeds”) is less than $50,000,000, the Sponsor shall relinquish and cancel such percentage of its vested shares of common stock of True Velocity, par value of $0.0001 per share (“True Velocity Common Stock”), as is determined by the following formula:

 

 

where “A” is the Parent Cash On Hand; “B” is the Post Closing Proceeds; and “C” is $50,000,000; provided, that in no event will the Sponsor be required to relinquish or cancel more than 20% of the aggregate amount of its Shares as of the Parent Merger Effective Time pursuant to this Section 4(b).

 

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For example: assuming there was $40,000,000 in Parent Cash On Hand at Closing and $5,000,000 of Post-Closing Proceeds, the Sponsor would relinquish 10% of its aggregate shares of True Velocity Common Stock as of the Parent Merger Effective Time, determined as follows:

 

 

5. Other Covenants and Agreements.

 

(a) Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders hereby agrees to be bound by and subject to (i) Section 7.04(b) (Confidentiality) and Section 7.11 (Public Announcements) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the parties to the Merger Agreement and (ii) Section 7.06 (Exclusivity) and Section 7.02 (Parent Stockholders’ Meeting; Pubco and Merger Subs Stockholder’s Approval) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to Parent, in each case, mutatis mutandis and as if such Parent Initial Stockholder was a party thereto.

 

(b) The Sponsor hereby agrees to assume and pay all of the Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses in full and will indemnify True Velocity, Parent, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries from any and all liabilities relating to the Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Sponsor agrees that it shall not Transfer any of its Shares or distribute any of its assets unless and until such time as it has assumed and paid in full all Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses in accordance with this Section 5(b).

 

(c) Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders acknowledges and agrees that the Company is entering into the Merger Agreement and the Specified Stockholders are entering into the A&R Stockholder Support Agreement in reliance upon the Parent Initial Stockholders entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, and but for the Parent Initial Stockholders entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, the Company would not have entered into the Merger Agreement or agreed to consummate the Transactions and the Specified Stockholders would not have entered into the A&R Stockholder Support Agreement or agreed to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

6. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to True Velocity, Parent and the Company as follows:

 

(a) If such Parent Initial Stockholder is a natural person, he or she is legally competent to execute and deliver this Agreement. If such Parent Initial Stockholder is not a natural person, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.

 

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Parent Initial Stockholder’s power and have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of such Parent Initial Stockholder.

 

(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Parent Initial Stockholder does not, and the performance by such Parent Initial Stockholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to such Parent Initial Stockholder, (ii) result in the creation of any Lien on any of its Subject Parent Stock (other than under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements), (iii) if applicable, conflict with or result in a breach or violation of or constitute a default under its organizational documents, or (iv) require any consent, authorization or approval of, declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, any Person, in each case that has not been given or made as of the date hereof.

 

(d) There are no Actions pending against such Parent Initial Stockholder or, to the knowledge of such Parent Initial Stockholder, threatened against such Parent Initial Stockholder, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Parent Initial Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(e) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Parent Initial Stockholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Parent Initial Stockholder, enforceable against him, her or it in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy Laws, other applicable, similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies),

 

(f) Such Parent Initial Stockholder has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of his, her or its obligations hereunder.

 

(g) Such Parent Initial Stockholder is the exclusive record and beneficial owner of, and has good and valid title to, all of the Shares set forth opposite such Parent Initial Stockholder’s name on Schedule A hereto, and there exist no Liens, pledge, proxy, security interest, option, right of first refusal, adverse claim of ownership or any other limitations or restrictions (including, without limitation, any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Shares), other than pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Parent Organizational Documents, (iii) the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, (iv) the Letter Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2020, by and between Parent and the Sponsor, (v) the Securities Escrow Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2020, by and among Parent, certain stockholders of Parent and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, and (vi) any applicable securities Laws, and as of the date of this Agreement, such Parent Initial Stockholder has the sole power (as currently in effect) to vote, and the right, power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver, such Shares, and such Parent Initial Stockholder does not own, directly or indirectly, any other Shares.

 

7. Termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate, without any notice or other action by any Party, upon the earliest of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) the mutual written agreement of all of the Parties. Upon termination of this Agreement as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, none of the Parties shall have any further obligations or liabilities under, or with respect to, this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7(a) shall not affect any liability on the part of any Party for a Willful Breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination or Fraud, (ii) Sections 2, 6 and 12 shall each survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7(a), and (iii) Sections 7 through 16 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 7, “Fraud” means an act or omission by a Party, and requires: (i) a false or incorrect representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement, (ii) with actual knowledge (as opposed to constructive, imputed or implied knowledge) by the Party making such representation or warranty that such representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement is false or incorrect, (iii) an intention to deceive another Party to induce him, her or it to enter into this Agreement, (iv) another Party, in justifiable or reasonable reliance upon such false or incorrect representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement, causing such Party to enter into this Agreement, and (v) causing such Party to suffer damage by reason of such reliance.

 

8. No Recourse. Except for claims pursuant to the Merger Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement by any party thereto against any other party thereto, each Party agrees that (a) this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any action for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the Parties, and no claims of any nature whatsoever (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising under or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be asserted against any Affiliate of the Company or any Affiliate of Parent (other than the Parent Initial Stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein), and (b) none of the Affiliates of the Company or the Affiliates of Parent (other than the Parent Initial Stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein) shall have any liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, as expressly provided herein, or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished in connection with this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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9. Notices. All notices and other communications among the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:

 

  (a) If to True Velocity or Parent, to:
     
   

Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.
955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929
Irving, TX 75039
Attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
Email: doug@breezeacquisition.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Woolery & Co.
1 PIER 76
408 12TH AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10018
Attention: Mathew J. Saur
Email: mathew@wooleryco.com

 

with a copy to:

 

ArentFox Schiff LLP
1717 K Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Attention: Ralph V. De Martino
Email: ralph.demartino@afslaw.com

     
  (b) If to the Company, to:
     
   

TV Ammo, Inc.
1036 Nicholson Rd
Garland, TX 75042
Attn: Jeff Cutshall
E-mail: jcutshall@tvammo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Lathrop GPM LLP
80 South 8th St.
500 IDS Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Attention: JC Anderson
Email: jc.anderson@lathropgpm.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Shearman & Sterling LLP
2601 Olive Street, 17th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: Alain Dermarkar; Bill Nelson
Email: Alain.Dermarkar@Shearman.com; Bill.Nelson@Shearman.com

 

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  (c) If to the Sponsor, to:

 

   

Breeze Sponsor, LLC
955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929
Irving, TX 75039
Attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
Email: doug@breezeacquisition.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Woolery & Co.
1 PIER 76
408 12TH AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10018
Attention: Mathew J. Saur
Email: mathew@wooleryco.com

 

If to a Parent Initial Stockholder (other than the Sponsor), to the address or email address set forth for such Parent Initial Stockholder on his, her or its signature page hereof, or to such other address or addresses as the Parties may from time to time designate in writing.

 

10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

11. Amendments and Waivers; Assignment. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the Parties and the Parties to be bound thereby, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties.

 

12. Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Merger Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses.

 

13. Fiduciary Duties. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) none of the Parent Initial Stockholders makes any agreement or understanding herein in any capacity other than in its capacity as a record holder and beneficial owner of the Subject Parent Stock and (b) nothing herein will be construed to limit or affect any action or inaction by any representative of such Parent Initial Stockholder in its capacity as a member of the Parent Board or other similar governing body of any of its Affiliates or as an officer, employee or fiduciary of Parent or any of its Affiliates, in each case, acting in such person’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or fiduciary of Parent or such Affiliate.

 

14. Remedies. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all remedies provided herein will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that a Party does not perform its respective obligations under the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise breaches such provisions. It is accordingly agreed that each Party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages and this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each Party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief when expressly available pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the basis that the other Parties have an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

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15. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not intended, nor shall be construed, to give any Person, other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever by reason this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall constitute the Parties acting as partners or participants in a joint venture.

 

16. Incorporation by Reference. Sections 1.03 (Construction)), 10.03 (Severability), 10.06 (Governing Law), 10.07 (Waiver of Jury Trial), 10.08 (Headings) and 10.09 (Counterparts; Electronic Delivery) of the Merger Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed and delivered this Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By:  
    Name: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Title: CEO & CFO
   
  TRUE VELOCITY, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Title: CEO & CFO
   
  BREEZE SPONSOR, LLC
   
  By:  
    Name:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Title: Manager
   
  TV AMMO, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name: Kevin Boscamp
    Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed and delivered this Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  PARENT STOCKHOLDERS:
   
  I-BANKERS SECURITIES, INC.
   
  By:                           
  Name:  
  Title:  
  Email:  
  Address:   
     
   
  Albert McLelland
  Email:  
  Address:  
     
   
  Daniel L. Hunt
  Email:  
  Address:  
     
   
  Robert Lee Thomas
  Email:  
  Address:  
     
   
  Bill Stark
  Email:  
  Address:  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A
PARENT SHARES

 

Name  Number of Shares of Common Stock 
Breeze Sponsor, LLC   2,475,000 
I-Bankers Securities, Inc.   300,000 
Albert McLelland   25,000 
Daniel L. Hunt   25,000 
Robert Lee Thomas   25,000 
Bill Stark   25,000 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [_______], 2024, is made by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), True Velocity, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“True Velocity”), TV Ammo, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned stockholders of the Company (each, a “Stockholder” and collectively, the “Stockholders”). Parent, True Velocity, the Company and each of the Stockholders are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A. On November 9, 2022, Parent, the Company and the Stockholders entered into that certain Stockholder Support Agreement (the “Existing Stockholder Support Agreement”), in connection with a proposed business combination and pursuant to the terms of that certain Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 31, 2022, by and among Parent, BH Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Company Merger Sub”), and the Company.

 

B. Parent, True Velocity, Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent Merger Sub”), Company Merger Sub, and the Company have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of February [__], 2024 (as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), which provides for, among other things, a business combination between True Velocity, Parent and the Company.

 

C. Each of the Stockholders is the record and beneficial owner of the number and type of issued and outstanding shares of the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Shares”).

 

D. In order to induce Parent and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and the Parent Initial Stockholders to enter into the A&R Sponsor Support Agreement, the Parties desire to amend and restate the Existing Stockholder Support Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Company Stockholder Consent and Related Matters. As promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) following the time at which the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, each of the Stockholders shall (a) duly execute and deliver to the Company, True Velocity and Parent the Written Consent, which Written Consent shall constitute the Requisite Approval, pursuant to which it shall irrevocably and unconditionally (i) adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party, (ii) approve, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Company Organizational Documents, the Company Preferred Conversion to take effect immediately prior to the Closing and (iii) waive any appraisal or similar rights they may have pursuant to the TBOC with respect to the Company Merger and the other Transactions, and (b) vote (or cause to be voted) all of such Stockholder’s Shares (together with any shares of the Company that such Stockholder acquires record or beneficial ownership of or the power to vote after the date hereof, collectively, the “Subject Company Stock”) against, and withhold consent with respect to, any other matter, action, agreement, transaction or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in (i) a breach of any of the Company’s representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations under the Merger Agreement or (ii) any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 8.01 or 8.02 of the Merger Agreement not being satisfied; provided, that in the case of clauses (a) and (b), the Merger Agreement shall not have been amended or modified without such Stockholder’s consent (A) to decrease the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration payable under the Merger Agreement or (B) to change the form of the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration, in each case in a manner adverse to such Stockholder. Each of the Stockholders acknowledges receipt and review of a copy of the Merger Agreement.

 

2. Transfer of Shares. Each of the Stockholders hereby agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), place a lien on, pledge, hypothecate, grant an option to purchase, distribute, dispose of or otherwise encumber any of its Subject Company Stock or otherwise enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking to do any of the foregoing (each, a “Transfer”), (b) deposit any of its Subject Company Stock into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of its Subject Company Stock that conflicts with any of the covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement or (c) take any action that would have the effect of preventing or materially delaying the performance of its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Transfer (i) to an Affiliate of such Stockholder, (ii) to another Stockholder that is a Party and bound by the terms and obligations hereof or (iii) made in connection with the Company Merger or the other Transactions; provided, that any transferee of any Transfer of the type set forth in clause (i) must enter into a joinder agreement agreeing to become a Party.

 

3. Other Covenants and Agreements.

 

(a) Each of the Stockholders hereby agrees to promptly execute and deliver all additional agreements, documents and instruments and take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or reasonably advisable in order to terminate that certain Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2021, by and among the Company and the shareholders of the Company party thereto, and to cause such agreements to be of no further force and effect (including any provisions of any such agreement that, by its terms, survive such termination) effective as of immediately prior to, and subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of, the Closing, and to confirm that upon such termination neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates (including from and after the Company Merger Effective Time, True Velocity and its Affiliates) shall have any further obligations or liabilities under any such agreement.

 

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(b) Each of the Stockholders hereby agrees to be bound by and subject to (i) Section 7.04(b) (Confidentiality) and Section 7.11 (Public Announcements) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the parties to the Merger Agreement and (ii) Section 6.03 (Claims Against the Trust Account), Section 7.03 (Requisite Approval) and Section 7.05 (Non-Solicitation) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the Company, in each case, mutatis mutandis and as if such Stockholder was a party thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) no Stockholder shall be responsible for the actions of the Company or the Company Board (or any committee thereof) or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees or professional advisors of any of the foregoing (the “Company Related Parties”), including with respect to any of the matters contemplated by this Section 3(b), (y) no Stockholder is making any representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of the Company Related Parties, and (z) any breach by the Company of its obligations under the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a breach of this Section 3(b) (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that each Stockholder shall remain responsible for any breach by it of this Section 3(b)).

 

(c) Each of the Stockholders acknowledges and agrees that True Velocity, Parent, Parent Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement and the Parent Initial Stockholders are entering into the A&R Sponsor Support Agreement in reliance upon the Stockholders entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, and but for the Stockholders entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, True Velocity, Parent, Parent Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub would not have entered into the Merger Agreement or agreed to consummate the Transactions and the Parent Initial Stockholders would not have entered into the A&R Sponsor Support Agreement or agreed to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

4. Stockholder Representations and Warranties. Each of the Stockholders, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to True Velocity, Parent and the Company as follows:

 

(a) If such Stockholder is a natural person, he or she is legally competent to execute and deliver this Agreement. If such Stockholder is not a natural person, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.

 

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Stockholder’s power and have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of such Stockholder.

 

(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to such Stockholder, (ii) result in the creation of any Lien on any of its Subject Company Stock (other than under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements), (iii) if applicable, conflict with or result in a breach or violation of or constitute a default under its organizational documents, or (iv) require any consent, authorization or approval of, declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, any Person, in each case that has not been given or made as of the date hereof.

 

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(d) There are no Actions pending against such Stockholder or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, threatened against such Stockholder, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable against him, her or it in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy Laws, other applicable, similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies).

 

(f) Such Stockholder has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of his, her or its obligations hereunder.

 

(g) Such Stockholder is the exclusive record and beneficial owner of, and has good and valid title to, all of the Shares set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule A hereto, and there exist no Liens, pledge, proxy, security interest, option, right of first refusal, adverse claim of ownership or any other limitations or restrictions (including, without limitation, any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Shares), other than pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Company Organizational Documents, (iii) the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and (iv) any applicable securities Laws, and as of the date of this Agreement, such Stockholder has the sole power (as currently in effect) to vote, and the right, power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver, such Shares, and such Stockholder does not own, directly or indirectly, any other Shares.

 

5. Termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate, without any notice or other action by any Party, upon the earliest of (a) the Company Merger Effective Time, (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (c) the mutual written agreement of all of the Parties. Upon termination of this Agreement as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, none of the Parties shall have any further obligations or liabilities under, or with respect to, this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5(b) shall not affect any liability on the part of any Party for a Willful Breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination or Fraud, (ii) Sections 5 and 10 shall each survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5(a), and (iii) Sections 5 through 14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 5, “Fraud” means an act or omission by a Party, and requires: (A) a false or incorrect representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement, (B) with actual knowledge (as opposed to constructive, imputed or implied knowledge) by the Party making such representation or warranty that such representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement is false or incorrect, (C) an intention to deceive another Party to induce him, her or it to enter into this Agreement, (D) another Party, in justifiable or reasonable reliance upon such false or incorrect representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement, causing such Party to enter into this Agreement, and (E) causing such Party to suffer damage by reason of such reliance.

 

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6. No Recourse. Except for claims pursuant to the Merger Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement by any party thereto against any other party thereto, each Party agrees that (a) this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any action for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the Parties, and no claims of any nature whatsoever (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising under or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be asserted against any Affiliate of the Company (other than the Stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein) or any Affiliate of Parent, and (b) none of the Affiliates of the Company (other than the Stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein) or the Affiliates of Parent shall have any liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, as expressly provided herein, or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished in connection with this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

7. Notices. All notices and other communications among the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:

 

(a) If to True Velocity or Parent, to:

 

Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.
955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929
Irving, TX 75039
Attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
Email: doug@breezeacquisition.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Woolery & Co.
1 PIER 76
408 12TH AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10018
Attention: Mathew J. Saur
Email: mathew@wooleryco.com

 

with a copy to: 

 

ArentFox Schiff LLP
1717 K Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Attention: Ralph V. De Martino
Email: ralph.demartino@afslaw.com

 

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(b) If to the Company, to:

 

TV Ammo, Inc.
1036 Nicholson Rd

Garland, TX 75042
Attn:Jeff Cutshall
E-mail: jcutshall@tvammo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Lathrop GPM LLP
80 South 8th St.
500 IDS Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Attention: JC Anderson
Email: jc.anderson@lathropgpm.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Shearman & Sterling LLP

2828 N. Harwood Street, Suite 1800

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention: Alain Dermarkar; Bill Nelson

Email: Alain.Dermarkar@Shearman.com; Bill.Nelson@Shearman.com

 

(c) If to a Stockholder, to the address or email address set forth for such Stockholder on his, her or its signature page hereof, or to such other address or addresses as the Parties may from time to time designate in writing.

 

8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

9. Amendments and Waivers; Assignment. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the Parties and the Parties to be bound thereby, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties.

 

10. Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the Merger Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses.

 

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11. Fiduciary Duties. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) none of the Stockholders makes any agreement or understanding herein in any capacity other than in its capacity as a record holder and beneficial owner of the Subject Company Stock and (b) nothing herein will be construed to limit or affect any action or inaction by any representative of such Stockholder in its capacity as a member of the Company Board or other similar governing body of any of its Affiliates or as an officer, employee or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Affiliates, in each case, acting in such person’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or fiduciary of the Company or such Affiliate.

 

12. Remedies. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all remedies provided herein will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that a Party does not perform its respective obligations under the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise breaches such provisions. It is accordingly agreed that each Party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages and this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each Party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief when expressly available pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the basis that the other Parties have an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

 

13. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not intended, nor shall be construed, to give any Person, other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever by reason this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall constitute the Parties acting as partners or participants in a joint venture.

 

14. Incorporation by Reference. Sections 1.03 (Construction), 10.03 (Severability), 10.06 (Governing Law), 10.07 (Waiver of Jury Trial), 10.08 (Headings) and 10.09 (Counterparts; Electronic Delivery) of the Merger Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed and delivered this Amended and Restated Stockholder Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  PARENT:
   
  BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By:  
  Name:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Title: CEO & CFO
     
  True Velocity:
   
  True Velocity, Inc.
   
  By:  
  Name: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Title: CEO & CFO

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Stockholder Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed and delivered this Amended and Restated Stockholder Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  TV AMMO, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name:  Kevin Boscamp
  Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Stockholder Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed and delivered this Amended and restated Stockholder Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  STOCKHOLDERS:
     
  Investor Name (Individual):
     
   
     
  By:  
     
  Investor Name (Entity):
   
     
     
  By:  
   
  Name:                             
     
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Stockholder Support Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [__________], 2024, by and among TV Ammo, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), the undersigned stockholders of the Company (collectively, the “Company Stockholders”), Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Breeze Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), True Velocity, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“True Velocity”), and the undersigned stockholders of Parent (the “Parent Stockholders” and together with the Sponsor, the “Parent Initial Stockholders”). The Company Stockholders and the Parent Initial Stockholders are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Stockholder” and collectively as the “Stockholders”. The Company, Parent, True Velocity and the Stockholders are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, each of the Parent Initial Stockholders holds the number of shares of Parent common stock (“Parent Common Stock”) set forth opposite such Parent Initial Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A hereto;

 

WHEREAS, on November 9, 2022, the Company, the Company Stockholders, Parent, and the Parent Initial Stockholders, entered into that certain Lock-Up Agreement (the “Existing Lock-Up Agreement”), in connection with a proposed business combination and pursuant to the terms of that certain Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 31, 2022, by and among Parent, BH Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Company Merger Sub”), and the Company;

 

WHEREAS, Parent, the Company, True Velocity, Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent Merger Sub”), and Company Merger Sub, have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of February [_____], 2024, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) Parent Merger Sub will merge with and into Parent, with the Parent Initial Stockholders receiving equivalent securities of True Velocity in exchange, and with Parent being the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of True Velocity (the “Parent Merger”), and (b) Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company Stockholders receiving equivalent securities of True Velocity in exchange, and with the Company being the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of True Velocity (the “Company Merger” and, together with the Parent Merger, the “Mergers”);WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement contemplates that the Parties will enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the common stock of True Velocity, par value of $0.0001 per share (“True Velocity Common Stock”), held by the Stockholders immediately following the Parent Merger Effective Time and the Company Merger Effective Time, as applicable (together with any securities paid as dividends or distributions with respect to such securities or into which such securities are exchanged or converted), shall become subject to the limitations on disposition set forth herein; and

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend and restate the Existing Lock-Up Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the mutual promises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. For purposes of this Agreement:

 

(a) the term “Early Release Period” means the period beginning on the date that is the day after the four-month anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the date that is the eight-month anniversary of the Closing Date;

 

(b) the term “Lock-up Period” means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is eight (8) months after the Closing Date; provided, that the Lock-Up Period may be shortened in accordance with the terms of Section 2(a) or Section 2(b);

 

(c) the term “Lock-up Shares” means any shares of True Velocity Common Stock held by the Stockholders immediately following the each of the Parent Merger Effective Time and the Company Merger Effective Time, as applicable, or acquired thereafter;

 

(d) the term “Permitted Transferee” means any Person to whom a Stockholder is permitted to transfer Lock-up Shares prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period pursuant to Section 2(c);

 

(e) the term “Stock Price Level” means a daily volume weighted average closing sale price of True Velocity Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market (or such other principal securities exchange or securities market on which shares of True Velocity Common Stock are then traded) for any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period; and

 

(f) the term “Transfer” means any (i) voluntary or involuntary transfer, sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecation, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) or agreement to dispose of or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, with respect to, any security, (ii) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).

 

2. Lock-Up Provisions.

 

(a) Each of the Stockholders hereby agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its Permitted Transferees not to, Transfer any Lock-Up Shares during the Lock-Up Period (the “Transfer Restriction”), except as permitted in accordance with the following:

 

(i)during the Early Release Period, the Transfer Restriction shall expire with respect to ten percent (10%) of the Lock-Up Shares held by each Stockholder (the “First Tranche”) if a Stock Price Level equal to or greater than $12.50 is achieved;

 

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(ii)during the Early Release Period and after or concurrently with the satisfaction of the conditions precedent for the early expiration of the Transfer Restriction with respect to the First Tranche under Section 2(a)(i), the Transfer Restriction shall expire with respect to an additional ten percent (10%) of the Lock-Up Shares (the “Second Tranche”), if a Stock Price Level equal to or greater than $15.00 is achieved; and

 

(iii)on the date on which True Velocity completes a Subsequent Transaction, the Transfer Restriction will expire with respect to all Lock-Up Shares.

 

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each of the Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that, at any time during the Lock-Up Period and no earlier than six (6) months after the Closing Date, the board of directors of True Velocity (the “Board”) may, in its sole discretion, resolve to terminate, in whole or in part, the Transfer Restriction; provided, that any termination of the Transfer Restriction in part shall apply pro rata to the Stockholders; and, provided, further, that the approval of such resolution of the Board shall (i) be given at a meeting of the Board called for the purpose of considering and voting upon such resolution and (ii) include at least a majority of the “independent” (as such term is defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Capital Market Listing Requirements) members of the Board.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 2(a), each of the Stockholders and its respective Permitted Transferees may Transfer, in whole or in part, its Lock-up Shares during the Lock-up Period (i) to any Affiliate(s) of such Stockholder, (ii) in the case of an individual Stockholder, to a member of such individual’s immediate family (including such Stockholder’s spouse or ancestors, descendants or siblings (in each case, whether by blood, marriage or adoption)) or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is such Stockholder or a member of such Stockholder’s immediate family, or (iii), in the case of an individual Stockholder, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of such Stockholder.

 

(d) The per share prices of the True Velocity Common Stock referenced in this Agreement shall be equitably adjusted on account of any changes in the equity securities of True Velocity by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through any merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or business combination, or by any other means.

 

(e) If any Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, such Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and True Velocity shall refuse to recognize any such Transfer and any such transferee of Lock-Up Shares as one of its equity holders for any purpose. In order to enforce this Section 2(e), True Velocity may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Lock-Up Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement until the end of Lock-Up Period.

 

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(f) During the Lock-Up Period, each certificate (if any are issued) evidencing any Lock-Up Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other applicable legends:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN AMENDED AND RESTATED LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF [______], 2024, BY AND AMONG THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES (THE “ISSUER”) THE ISSUER’S SECURITY HOLDER NAMED IN THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO. A COPY OF SUCH AMENDED AND RESTATED LOCK-UP AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

 

(g) For the avoidance of any doubt, each of the Stockholders shall retain all of his, her or its rights as a stockholder of True Velocity with respect to his, her or its Lock-Up Shares during the Lock-Up Period, including the right to vote any Lock-Up Shares.

 

3. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective at the Parent Merger Effective Time.

 

(b) Termination of the Merger Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, this Agreement and all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.

 

(c) Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement and all obligations of the Parties are personal to the Parties and may not be transferred or delegated by the Parties at any time.

 

(d) Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any Party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person or entity that is not a Party hereto or thereto.

 

(e) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of Law or conflict of Law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each Party (a) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any Action relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in accordance with this Section 3(e) or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law and that such process may be served in the manner of giving notices in Section 3(h) and that nothing in this Section 3(e) shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law, (b) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any Action or proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery Court”) (or, only if the Chancery Court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) in the event any dispute or controversy arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or for recognition and enforcement of any Order in respect thereof, (c) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (d) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Action in any such court or that such Action was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same, and (e) agrees that it will not bring any such Action in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each Party agrees that a final Order in any Action in such courts as provided above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the Order or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

 

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(f) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HEREBY (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 3(f).

 

(g) Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means “including” without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; and (iv) the term “or” means “and/or”. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

(h) Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof), (iii) one (1) Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested; provided, however, that notice given pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) above shall not be effective unless a duplicate copy of such notice is also given in person or by e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof), in each case to the addresses specified on the signature pages hereto (or at such other addresses for a Party as shall be specified by like notice).

 

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(i) Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Parties or the Party agreeing to be bound thereby, respectively. No failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.

 

(j) Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

(k) Specific Performance. Each of the Parties acknowledges that its obligations under this Agreement are unique and recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by such Party, money damages will be inadequate and the other Parties will have no adequate remedy at law, and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by the other Parties in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the other Parties and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such Parties may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

(l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the Parties; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the Parties under the Merger Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies or obligations of the Parties under any other agreement between any of the Parties, or any certificate or instrument executed by any of the Parties.

 

(m) Further Assurances. From time to time, at another Party’s reasonable request and without further consideration (but at the requesting Party’s reasonable cost and expense), each Party shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(n) Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature or by email in portable document or other electronic format in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

Parent:
   
 BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
   
 By:                                   
 Name:J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
 Title:CEO & CFO
 Email:doug@breezeacquisition.com
 Address: 
   
  Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.
  955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929
  Irving, TX 75039
  Attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
   
 SPONSOR:
   
 BREEZE SPONSOR, LLC
   
 By:                                      
 Name:J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D
 Title:Manager
 Email:doug@breezeacquisition.com
 Address: 
   
  Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.
  955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929
  Irving, TX 75039
  Attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  TRUE VELOCITY:
     
  TRUE VELOCITY, INC.
     
  By:                
  Name:  
  Title:  
  Email:  
  Address:   

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  PARENT STOCKHOLDERS:
     
  I-BANKERS SECURITIES, INC.
     
  By:                          
  Name:  
  Title:  
  Email:  
  Address:   
     
   
  Albert McLelland
  Email:  
  Address:  
     
   
  Daniel L. Hunt
  Email:  
  Address:  
     
   
  Robert Lee Thomas
  Email:  
  Address:  
     
   
  Bill Stark
  Email:  
  Address:  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
     
  TV AMMO, INC.
     
  By:                
  Name: Kevin Boscamp
  Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer
  Email: kboscamp@tvammo.com
  Address:   
     
    TV Ammo, Inc.
    1036 Nicholson Rd
    Garland, TX 75042
    Attention: Kevin Boscamp

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS:
     
  Investor Name (Individual):
     
   
     
  By:                                        
     
  Investor Name (Entity):
     
   
     
  By:  
     
  Name:   
     
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [__________], 2024, is made and entered into by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ( “Breeze”), Breeze Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), True Velocity, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“True Velocity”), and the Persons listed on Schedule A hereto (each such party, together with any Person who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, on November 23, 2020, Breeze, the Sponsor, and the other Persons party thereto (each such party, together with the Sponsor, the “Existing Holders”) entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement (the “Original Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which Breeze granted to the Existing Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of Breeze held by the Existing Holders;

 

WHEREAS, on June 11, 2020, Breeze and the Sponsor entered into certain securities subscription agreements pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 100 shares of common stock of Breeze (the “Breeze Common Stock” and such shares, the “Founder Shares”);

 

WHEREAS, on July 15, 2020, Breeze (a) amended its certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of its Breeze Common Stock from 1,000 to 3,000,000 and adjust the par value of the Breeze Common Stock from $0.01 to $0.0001 (the “Authorized Share Increase”) and (b) declared a 28,750-for-1 forward stock split to reclassify and convert the issued and outstanding shares of Breeze Common Stock (the “Forward Split”);

 

WHEREAS, following the Authorized Share Increase and the Forward Split and a transfer of 300,000 Founder Shares to I-Bankers Securities, Inc., (“I-Bankers”) in connection with the exercise of their over-allotment option in connection with Breeze’s initial public offering, the Sponsor held 2,475,000 Founder Shares;

 

WHEREAS, on November 23, 2020, Breeze, the Sponsor and I-Bankers entered into that certain Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor and I-Bankers purchased an aggregate of 5,425,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per warrant in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of Breeze’s initial public offering on November 25, 2020;

 

WHEREAS, in order to finance Breeze’s transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain officers and directors of Breeze may loan to Breeze funds as Breeze may require, of which up to $1,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants (the “Working Capital Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of such lender;

 

WHEREAS, on November 9, 2022, Breeze and the Existing Holders amended and restated the Original Registration Rights Agreement (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”) in order to provide the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain registerable securities in connection with the proposed business combination and pursuant to the terms of that certain Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 31, 2022, by and among Breeze, BH Velocity Merger Sub, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Company Merger Sub”), and TV Ammo, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Target”);

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, Breeze, True Velocity, Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC Merger Sub”), Company Merger Sub, and Target, have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of February [_____], 2024, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) SPAC Merger Sub will merge with and into Breeze, with the Existing Holders receiving equivalent securities of True Velocity in exchange, and with Breeze being the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of True Velocity (the “SPAC Merger”), and (b) Company Merger Sub will merge with and into Target, with New Holders (as defined below) receiving equivalent securities of True Velocity in exchange, and with Target being the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of True Velocity (the “Company Merger” and, together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Sponsor, True Velocity, I-Bankers and certain other Holders are amending and restating the lock-up agreement entered into with Breeze on October 31, 2022 (as amended, the “Lock-Up Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor, I-Bankers and such Holders have agreed not to transfer shares of True Velocity Common Stock (including shares of True Velocity Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants) for a certain period of time following the Closing, subject to certain exceptions specified therein;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each of the Existing Holders holds the number of shares of Breeze Common Stock and the number of Private Placement Warrants set forth opposite such Existing Holder’s name on Schedule A to this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, Breeze, the Existing Holders and the New Holders desire to amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement and enter into this Agreement in order to provide the Holders certain registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined below) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

Article I
DEFINITIONS

 

1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Article I or elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

 

Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of True Velocity, after consultation with counsel to True Velocity, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (c) True Velocity has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

 

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Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Board” shall mean the board of directors of True Velocity.

 

Breeze Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Closing” shall mean the closing of the Mergers in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.

 

Commission” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Company Merger” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Company Merger Sub” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

Demanding New Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

Demanding Original Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

Effective Date” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Existing Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Existing Registration Rights Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Form S-1” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

Form S-3” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.

 

Founder Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals and shall be deemed to include the shares of True Velocity Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof.

 

Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Lock-Up Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

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Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.

 

Mergers” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

 

New Holders” shall mean the stockholders of Target set forth on the signature pages hereto and any Permitted Transferee to which any such stockholder transfers any Registrable Securities.

 

Original Holders” shall mean, collectively, the Existing Holders and any Permitted Transferee to which any Existing Holder transfers any Registrable Securities.

 

Original Registration Rights Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Permitted Transferees” shall mean any Person to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the lock-up period set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, and to any transferee thereafter.

 

Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

 

Piggyback Registration Rights Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

 

Private Placement Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 

Registrable Securities” shall mean (a) the shares of Breeze Common Stock set forth on Schedule A hereto (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the Founder Shares and, which, following the Closing shall be True Velocity Common Stock), (b) the shares of True Velocity Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, (c) any outstanding shares of True Velocity Common Stock (including any shares of True Velocity Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security of True Velocity) held by a Holder as of the date of the Closing, (d) any shares of True Velocity Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any equity security of True Velocity issuable upon conversion of any working capital loans in an aggregate amount up to $1,000,000 made to Breeze by one or more Holders (including shares of True Velocity Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Working Capital Warrants), and (e) any other equity securities of True Velocity issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of True Velocity Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) except for the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed in connection with the Mergers, a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (ii) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by True Velocity and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (iv) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations); or (v) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.

 

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Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

 

(a) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities exchange on which the True Velocity Common Stock is then listed;

 

(b) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

 

(c) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;

 

(d) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for True Velocity;

 

(e) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of True Velocity incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and

 

(f) reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Registration.

 

Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

 

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Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

SPAC Merger” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

SPAC Merger Sub” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Target” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

True Velocity” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

True Velocity Common Stock” means the common stock of True Velocity, par value of $0.0001 per share, designated as Common Stock in the True Velocity Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

 

Underwritten Registration” or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of True Velocity are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

 

Working Capital Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

 

Article II
REGISTRATIONS

 

2.1 Demand Registration.

 

2.1.1 Request for Registration. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, at any time and from time to time on or after the date hereof, (a) New Holders holding at least a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by all New Holders (the “Demanding New Holders”) or (b) Original Holders holding at least a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by all Original Holders (the “Demanding Original Holders” and, together with the Demanding New Holders, the “Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand for Registration of all or part of their Registrable Securities, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand a “Demand Registration”). True Velocity shall, within twenty (20) days of True Velocity’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “Requesting Holder”) shall so notify True Velocity, in writing, within five (5) business days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from True Velocity. Upon receipt by True Velocity of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s) to True Velocity, such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and True Velocity shall file, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than thirty (30) days immediately after True Velocity’s receipt of the Demand Registration, the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration. Under no circumstances shall True Velocity be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) Demand Registrations under this subsection 2.1.1 with respect to any or all of the Registrable Securities; provided, however, that in no event shall the Original Holders be entitled to more than or less than one (1) Demand Registration; provided, further that a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-1”) has become effective. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, the right to a Demand Registration set forth under this subsection 2.1.1 with respect to the Registrable Securities held by the Sponsor shall terminate on the fifth anniversary of the effective date of Breeze’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No 333-249677) (the “Effective Date”).

 

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2.1.2 Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.1.1 above or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (a) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (b) True Velocity has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, further that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify True Velocity in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days after such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, of such election; provided, further that True Velocity shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.

 

2.1.3 Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.4 and Section 2.4 hereof, if a majority-in-interest of the Demanding New Holders or a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Original Holders (as applicable) so advise True Velocity as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.3 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by True Velocity.

 

2.1.4 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration, in good faith, advises True Velocity, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of True Velocity Common Stock or other equity securities that True Velocity desires to sell and shares of True Velocity Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then True Velocity shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (a) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Registration) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a), shares of True Velocity Common Stock or other equity securities that True Velocity desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), shares of True Velocity Common Stock or other equity securities of other Persons or entities that True Velocity is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such Persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (d) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c), shares of True Velocity Common Stock or other equity securities of other Persons that True Velocity is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to Section 2.2 and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

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2.1.5 Demand Registration Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding New Holders or a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Original Holders (as applicable) initiating a Demand Registration or a majority-in-interest of the Requesting Holders (if any), pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to True Velocity and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration at least three (3) business days prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration (or in the case of an Underwritten Registration pursuant to Rule 415, at least five (5) business days prior to the time of pricing of the applicable offering).

 

2.2 Piggyback Registration.

 

2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. If, at any time on or after the date hereof, True Velocity proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of persons other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, other than a Registration Statement (a) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (b) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to True Velocity’s existing stockholders, (c) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of True Velocity, (d) for a registered offering not involving a “road show” or other substantial marketing efforts or a widespread distribution of securities, such as a “registered direct” offering (whether or not underwritten), (e) for an “at the market” or similar registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal, (vi) for a dividend reinvestment plan, or (f) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto) then True Velocity shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as reasonably practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (i) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (ii) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) business days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggyback Registration”, and each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Piggyback Registration, the “Piggyback Registration Rights Holders”). True Velocity shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and, if applicable, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of True Velocity included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Piggyback Registration Rights Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by True Velocity. True Velocity shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any Registration Statement initiated by it under this subsection 2.2.1 before the effect date of such Registration, whether or not any Piggyback Registration rights Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, the right to a Piggyback Registration set forth under this subsection 2.2.1 with respect to the Registrable Securities held by the Sponsor shall terminate on the seventh anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

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2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises True Velocity and the Piggyback Registration Rights Holders participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of True Velocity Common Stock that True Velocity desires to sell, taken together with (x) the shares of True Velocity Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Piggyback Registration Rights Holders hereunder (y) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, and (z) the shares of True Velocity Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of True Velocity, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

 

(a) If the Registration is undertaken for True Velocity’s account, True Velocity shall include in any such Registration (i) first, the shares of True Velocity Common Stock or other equity securities that True Velocity desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Registrable Securities of Piggyback Registration Rights Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Piggyback Registration Rights Holder has so requested exercising its rights to register its Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of True Velocity Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of True Velocity, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

 

(b) If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then True Velocity shall include in any such Registration (i) first, the shares of True Velocity Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Registration, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of True Velocity Common Stock or other equity securities that True Velocity desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iv) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the shares of True Velocity Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that True Velocity is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Piggyback Registration Rights Holder shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to True Velocity and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration (or in the case of an Underwritten Registration pursuant to Rule 415, at least five (5) business days prior to the time of pricing of the applicable offering). True Velocity (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, True Velocity shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.

 

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2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof.

 

2.3 Registrations on Form S-3. Any Holder of Registrable Securities may at any time, and from time to time, request in writing that True Velocity, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), register the resale of any or all of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short form registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-3”); provided, however, that True Velocity shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering. Within five (5) business days of True Velocity’s receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3, True Velocity shall, as promptly as is reasonably practicable, give written notice of the proposed Registration on Form S-3 to all other Holders of Registrable Securities, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration on Form S-3 shall so notify True Velocity, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from True Velocity. As soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, but not more than twelve (12) days after True Velocity’s initial receipt of such written request for a Registration on Form S-3, True Velocity shall register all or such portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such written request, together with all or such portion of Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in the written notification given by such Holder or Holders; provided, however, that True Velocity shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof if (a) a Form S-3 is not available for such offering; or (b) the Holders of Registrable Securities, together with the Holders of any other equity securities of True Velocity entitled to inclusion in such Registration, propose to sell the Registrable Securities and such other equity securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $25,000,000.

 

2.4 Restrictions on Registration Rights. If (a) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to True Velocity’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of, a True Velocity initiated Registration and provided that True Velocity has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to subsection 2.1.1 and it continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Registration Statement to become effective; (b) the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and True Velocity and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer; or (c) (i) require the public disclosure of material non-public information concerning any material transaction or negotiations involving True Velocity that would interfere with such material transaction or negotiations or (ii) otherwise materially interfere with material financing plans, acquisition activities or business activities of True Velocity, then in each case True Velocity shall furnish to such Holders a certificate stating that it is therefore necessary to defer the filing of such Registration Statement. In such event, True Velocity shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days in the aggregate in any six (6)-month period.

 

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2.5 Waiver and Extensions. Any party to this Agreement may waive any right, breach or default which such party has the right to waive; provided, that such waiver will not be effective against the waiving party unless it is in writing, is signed by such party, and specifically refers to this Agreement. Waivers may be made in advance or after the right waived has arisen or the breach or default waived has occurred. Any waiver may be conditional. No waiver of any breach of any agreement or provision herein contained shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof nor of any other agreement or provision herein contained. No waiver or extension of time for performance of any obligations or acts shall be deemed a waiver or extension of the time for performance of any other obligations or acts.

 

Article III
TRUE VELOCITY PROCEDURES

 

3.1 General Procedures. If at any time on or after the date the date hereof True Velocity is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, True Velocity shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto True Velocity shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

 

3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for a period of up to one hundred eighty (180) days or, if earlier, until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

 

3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by the majority in interest of the Holders with Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by True Velocity or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

 

3.1.3 upon written request from a Holder, prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

 

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3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request (or provide evidence satisfactory to such Holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification) and (b) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of True Velocity and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that True Velocity shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

 

3.1.5 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by True Velocity are then listed;

 

3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

 

3.1.8 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;

 

3.1.9 permit a representative of the Holders (such representative to be selected by a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders), the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriters to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause True Velocity’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representative or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to True Velocity, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

3.1.10 obtain a “cold comfort” letter from True Velocity’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration which the participating Holders may rely on, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

 

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3.1.11 on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, in the event of an Underwritten Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing True Velocity for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Underwriters, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters, placement agent or sales agent;

 

3.1.12 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;

 

3.1.13 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of True Velocity’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);

 

3.1.14 if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $50,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of True Velocity to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and

 

3.1.15 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.

 

3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by True Velocity; provided, however, that True Velocity shall not be required to pay for more than one (1) registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 2.1 by the Demanding New Holders and one (1) registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 2.1 by the Demanding Original Holders, in each case if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Demanding Holders. Any Registration Expenses of Registrations not borne by True Velocity pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be borne by the Demanding Holders pro rata based upon the number of Registrable Securities that were to be included in the withdrawn registration. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

 

3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of True Velocity pursuant to a Registration initiated by True Velocity hereunder unless such person (a) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by True Velocity and (b) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

 

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3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from True Velocity that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that True Velocity hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by True Velocity that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require True Velocity to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to True Velocity for reasons beyond True Velocity’s control, True Velocity may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time determined in good faith by True Velocity to be necessary for such purpose. In the event True Velocity exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. True Velocity shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.

 

3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, True Velocity, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to use commercially reasonable efforts to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by True Velocity after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings. True Velocity further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of True Velocity Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission, to the extent such rule or such successor rule is available to True Velocity), including providing any customary legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, True Velocity shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

Article IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

 

4.1 Indemnification.

 

4.1.1 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, True Velocity agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to True Velocity by such Holder expressly for use therein. True Velocity shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 4.1.1 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of True Velocity, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.

 

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4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to True Velocity in writing such information and affidavits as True Velocity reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify True Velocity, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls True Velocity (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and any other Holder of Registrable Securities participating in the Registration, against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of True Velocity. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to indemnify under this subsection 4.1.2 shall be several, not joint and several, among the Holders of Registrable Securities, and the total indemnification liability of a Holder under this subsection 4.1.2 shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.

 

4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (a) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party’s ability to defend such action) and (b) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

 

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4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. True Velocity and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event True Velocity’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

 

4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by, in the case of an omission), such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability except in the case of fraud or wilful misconduct by such Holder. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

Article V
MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (a) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (b) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (c) transmission by hand delivery, facsimile or electronic mail. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, facsimile or electronic mail, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to True Velocity, to 1036 Nicholson Road, Garland, TX 75042 and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or contact information as set forth in True Velocity’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

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5.2 Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.

 

5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of True Velocity hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by True Velocity in whole or in part.

 

5.2.2 Prior to the expiration of the lock-up period set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, no Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in accordance with subsection 5.2.5 and in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee but only if such Permitted Transferee assumes such Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement upon its, his or her execution and delivery of a joinder agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to True Velocity agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement as if such person were a Holder party hereto, whereupon such Permitted Transferee will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement with the same rights, benefits and obligations hereunder as such Holder with respect to the transferred Registrable Securities.

 

5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.

 

5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and this Section 5.2.

 

5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate True Velocity unless and until True Velocity shall have received (a) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (b) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to True Velocity, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.

 

5.3 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such illegal, invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible that is legal, valid and enforceable.

 

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5.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile, PDF or other electronic counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.

 

5.5 Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law, provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each party hereto (a) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any Action relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in accordance with this Section 5.5 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law, that such process may be served in the manner of giving notices in Section 5.1 and that nothing in this Section 5.5 shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law, (b) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any Action to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery Court”) (or, only if the Chancery Court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) in the event any dispute or controversy arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or for recognition and enforcement of any Order in respect thereof, (c) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (d) agrees that any Actions arising in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Chancery Court (or, only if the Chancery Court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware), (e) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Action in any such court or that such Action was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same, and (f) agrees that it will not bring any Action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each party hereto agrees that a final order in any action or proceeding in such courts as provided above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the order or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

 

5.6 Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF THE HOLDERS IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

 

5.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto) and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written. This Agreement will amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement to read as set forth herein, when it has been duly executed by parties having the right to so amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof.

 

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5.8 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of True Velocity and the Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one or more Holders, solely in its capacity as a Holder of Registrable Securities, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders or a group of Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder (or majority of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities of the group of Holders) so affected; provided, further, that no consent of any Piggyback Registration Rights Holder shall be required with respect to any such waiver, amendment or modification, except with respect to any waiver, amendment or modification that adversely affects such Piggyback Registration Rights Holder, solely in its capacity as a Holder of Registrable Securities, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders or a group of Holders (in such capacity). No course of dealing between any Holder or True Velocity and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or True Velocity in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or True Velocity. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party hereto shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party. Any amendment, termination or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 5.8 shall be binding on each party hereto and all of such party’s successors and permitted assigns, regardless of whether or not any such party, successor or assignee entered into or approved such amendment, termination, or waiver.

 

5.9 Other Registration Rights. True Velocity represents and warrants that, as of the date of this Agreement, no Person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require True Velocity to register any securities of True Velocity for sale or to include such securities of True Velocity in any Registration filed by True Velocity for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other Person. Further, True Velocity represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other currently existing registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions.

 

5.10 Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of (a) the date that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Effective Time, at which time this Agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect, (b) the sixth anniversary of the date of this Agreement and (c) the date as of which (i) all of the Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission)) or (ii) the Holders of all Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities without registration pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale and without compliance with the current public reporting requirements set forth under Rule 144(i)(2). The provisions of Section 3.5, Article IV, Section 5.5 and Section 5.6 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

5.11 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective at the Effective Time.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BREEZE:
   
  BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
     
  By:  
    Name: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  EXISTING HOLDERS:
   
  BREEZE SPONSOR, LLC
   
  By:  
    Name: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Title: Manager

 

  I-BANKERS SECURITIES, INC.
     
  By:  
    Name: Shelley Leonard
    Title: President
     
     
    Albert McLelland
     
     
    Daniel L. Hunt
     
     
    Robert Lee Thomas
     
     
    Bill Stark

 

[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  TRUE VELOCITY:
   
  TRUE VELOCITY, INC.
       
  By:  
    Name:   
    Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

  NEW HOLDERS:
   
  Investor Name (Individual):
   
   
     
  By:             
     
  Investor Name (Entity):
   
   
     
  By:  
     
  Name:   
     
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Schedule A

 

Original Holders

 

Name  Number of Shares of Common Stock 
Breeze Sponsor, LLC   2,475,000 
I-Bankers Securities, Inc.   300,000 
Albert McLelland   25,000 
Daniel L. Hunt   25,000 
Robert Lee Thomas   25,000 
Bill Stark   25,000 

 

 

 

 

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