Merger Agreement

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

4.	Merger Agreement

On August 23, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among SEP Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SEPA”), SEP Acquisition Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SEPA (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a business combination between the Company and SEPA (the “Merger”) will be affected. More specifically, and as described in greater detail below, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”):

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Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving company following the merger.

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Each issued and outstanding share of the Company’s common stock, will automatically be converted into Class A common stock of SEPA, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), at the Conversion Ratio (as defined in the Merger Agreement); and

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Outstanding convertible securities of the Company will be assumed by SEPA and will be converted into the right to receive Class A Common Stock of SEPA.

If the Merger Agreement is consummated SEPA will acquire 100% of the Company’s issued and outstanding equity securities. The proposed merger will be accounted for as a “reverse recapitalization” in accordance with US GAAP. Under the reverse recapitalization model, the transaction will be treated as the Company issuing equity for the net assets of SEPA, with no goodwill or intangible assets recorded. Under this method of accounting, SEPA will be treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes. This determination is primarily based on the fact that following the merger, the Company’s stockholders are expected to have a majority voting power of the combined company, approximately 69 – 70%, the Company will comprise all of the ongoing operations of the combined company, Company representatives will comprise a majority of the governing body of the combined company, and the Company’s senior management will comprise all of the senior management of the combined company. As a result of the merger, SEPA will be renamed Sanuwave Health, Inc.

Merger Consideration - The consideration to be delivered to the Company’s securityholders by SEPA in connection with the consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”) will consist solely of 7,793,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and, in the case of certain Securityholders, of securities convertible into or exercisable for new shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance from the merger consideration (the “Merger Consideration”). The Merger Consideration deliverable to the Company’s stockholders will be allocated pro rata based on their ownership after giving effect to the required conversion or exercise, as applicable, of all the outstanding convertible notes, in-the-money options, and in-the-money warrants immediately prior to the Closing.

Out-of-the-money options and out-of-the-money warrants will be assumed by SEPA and converted into options or warrants, respectively, exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock based on the Conversion Ratio; however, such out-of-the-money options and warrants shall not be reserved for issuance from the Merger Consideration.

Conditions to Closing - The Merger Agreement contains customary conditions to Closing, including the following mutual conditions of the parties (unless waived): (i) approval of the stockholders of the Company and SEPA; (ii) approvals of any required governmental authorities; (iii) no law or order preventing the Transactions; (iv) the filing of the Charter Amendments; (v) the appointment of SEPA’s post-closing board of directors; (vi) the Registration Statement having been declared effective by the SEC; (vii) approval of the Class A Common Stock of SEPA for listing on Nasdaq; (viii) holders of 80% or more of the Company’s convertible notes with a maturity date occurring after the date of the Closing (the “Closing Date”), measured by number of shares into which such convertible notes may be converted, agreeing to convert their convertible notes into shares common stock immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (ix) holders of 80% or more of the Company’s warrants that would be outstanding on the Closing Date, measured by number of shares subject to all such warrants in the aggregate, agreeing to convert their warrants into shares of common stock immediately prior to the Effective Time.

In addition, unless waived by the Company, the obligations of the Company to consummate the business combination are subject to the satisfaction of the following additional Closing conditions, in addition to the delivery by SEPA of customary certificates and other Closing deliverables: (ii) SEPA having performed in all material respects its obligations and complied in all material respects with its covenants and agreements under the Merger Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) SEPA having delivered a fairness opinion of the Purchaser Financial Advisor (as defined in the Merger Agreement), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company; (iv) SEPA having, at the Closing, at least $12,000,000 in cash and cash equivalents, including funds remaining in the trust account (after giving effect to the completion and payment of any redemptions) and the proceeds of any PIPE Investment; and other customary conditions to Closing as defined in the Merger Agreement.

In February 2024, the Company amended the Merger Agreement to extend the date after which the Company or SEPA, in its discretion, can elect to terminate the Merger Agreement if any of the conditions to closing of the other party have not been met or waived, from February 28, 2024 to April 30, 2024.