0001144204-14-027299.txt : 20140502 0001144204-14-027299.hdr.sgml : 20140502 20140502171953 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-14-027299 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 15 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140414 ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20140502 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140502 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Glori Energy Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001597131 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-193387 FILM NUMBER: 14810511 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4315 SOUTH DRIVE CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77053 BUSINESS PHONE: (713) 237-8880 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4315 SOUTH DRIVE CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77053 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Glori Acquisition Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20140115 8-K/A 1 v375778_8ka.htm 8-K/A

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 2014

 

Glori Energy Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-35602   46-4527741
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

4315 South Drive
Houston, Texas
 
77053
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 237-8880

 

 

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

 

o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

Explanatory Note

 

On April 17, 2014, Glori Energy Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) regarding the Company’s consummation of the previously announced business combination as contemplated by and in accordance with the Merger and Share Exchange Agreement dated January 8, 2014, and as more fully described in the Prospectus associated with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated April 9, 2014 (the “Final Prospectus”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 8-K is being filed to (i) refile Exhibits 2.1, 2.3, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 and 21.1 in order to provide the final version of these exhibits and (ii) amend and restate the disclosure set forth in Item 5.03 of the Original Form 8-K in order to correct exhibit references therein. All other information included in the Original Form 8-K is unchanged. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

Effective April 14, 2014, the Company filed with the Delaware Secretary of State a Certificate of Merger and the Company Charter. A copy of the Company Charter is filed hereto as Exhibit 3.3 and incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, effective April 14, 2014, the Company adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 3.4 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Effective April 14, 2014, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company has changed its fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31. The Company intends to file an amendment to this Form 8-K covering the transition period associated with the change in fiscal year end.

 

The information included in Item 3.03 above and the section of the Final Prospectus entitled “Material Differences in the Rights of Infinity Corp. Shareholders following the Business Combination” are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description
2.1  

Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated January 8, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and Glori Energy Inc.

2.3

 

Second Amendment to the Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated March 20, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and Glori Energy Inc.

3.3   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Glori Energy, Inc.
4.1   Registration Rights Agreement dated April 14, 2014 by and among Glori Acquisition Corp. and each of the signatories thereto
4.2   Registration Rights Agreement dated April 14, 2014 by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp. and each of the buyers thereto
4.3   Lock-Up Agreement dated April 14, 2014 by and among Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Energy Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and each of the signatories thereto
4.4   Amendment No. 1 to Warrant Agreement dated April 14, 2014 between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
10.2   Employment Agreement by dated April 14, 2014 and between Stuart M. Page and Glori Acquisition Corp.
10.3   Employment Agreement by dated April 14, 2014 and between Victor M. Perez and Glori Acquisition Corp.
10.4   Employment Agreement by dated April 14, 2014 and between William M. Bierhaus II and Glori Acquisition Corp.
10.12   Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated March 13, 2014, by and among Glori Energy Inc. and the purchasers thereto
10.13   Note Purchase Agreement dated March 14, 2014, by and among Glori Energy Production Inc. and the purchasers thereto
10.14   Second Lien Secured Term Note, dated March 13, 2014, by Glori Energy Inc. to E.W. Holdings Inc.
21.1   List of Subsidiaries

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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

 

  Glori Energy Inc.
     
     
Date: May 2, 2014 By: /s/ Stuart Page  
  Name:  Stuart Page  
  Title:    Chief Executive Officer  
       

 

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description
2.1   Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated January 8, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and Glori Energy Inc.
2.3   Second Amendment to the Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated March 20, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and Glori Energy Inc.
3.3   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Glori Energy, Inc.
4.1   Registration Rights Agreement dated April 14, 2014 by and among Glori Acquisition Corp. and each of the signatories thereto
4.2   Registration Rights Agreement dated April 14, 2014 by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corp. and each of the buyers thereto
4.3   Lock-Up Agreement dated April 14, 2014 by and among Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Energy Inc., Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the INXB Representative and each of the signatories thereto
4.4   Amendment No. 1 to Warrant Agreement dated April 14, 2014 between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
10.2   Employment Agreement dated April 14, 2014 by and between Stuart M. Page and Glori Acquisition Corp.
10.3   Employment Agreement dated April 14, 2014 by and between Victor M. Perez and Glori Acquisition Corp.
10.4   Employment Agreement dated April 14, 2014 by and between William M. Bierhaus II and Glori Acquisition Corp.
10.12   Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated March 13, 2014, by and among Glori Energy Inc. and the purchasers thereto
10.13   Note Purchase Agreement dated March 14, 2014, by and among Glori Energy Production Inc. and the purchasers thereto
10.14   Second Lien Secured Term Note, dated March 13, 2014, by Glori Energy Inc. to E.W. Holdings Inc.
21.1   List of Subsidiaries

 

 

 

EX-2.1 2 v375778_ex2-1.htm EXHIBIT 2.1

 

Execution version

 

 

MERGER AND SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

INFINITY CROSS BORDER ACQUISITION CORPORATION,

a British Virgin Islands company, as the Parent,

 

GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.,

a Delaware corporation, as the Purchaser,

 

GLORI MERGER SUBSIDIARY, INC.,

a Delaware corporation, as Merger Sub,

 

INFINITY-C.S.V.C. MANAGEMENT LTD.,

as the INXB Representative,

 

and

 

GLORI ENERGY INC.,

a Delaware corporation, as the Company

 

Dated as of January 8, 2014

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
Article I REDOMESTICATION MERGER 2
     
1.1 Redomestication Merger 2
     
1.2 Redomestication Effective Time 2
     
1.3 Effect of the Redomestication Merger 2
     
1.4 Memorandum and Articles of Association 2
     
1.5 Directors and Officers of the Redomestication Surviving Corporation 3
     
1.6 Effect on Issued Securities of Parent 3
     
1.7 Surrender of Parent Certificates 4
     
1.8 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Parent Certificates 4
     
1.9 Section 368 Reorganization 5
     
1.10 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action 5
     
1.11 Agreement of Fair Value 5
     
Article II TRANSACTION MERGER 5
     
2.1 Transaction Merger 5
     
2.2 Transaction Effective Time 5
     
2.3 Effect of the Transaction Merger 6
     
2.4 Certificate of Incorporation 6
     
2.5 Directors and Officers of the Transaction Surviving Corporation 6
     
2.6 [Intentionally omitted] 6
     
2.7 Merger Consideration 6
     
2.8 Effect of Transaction Merger on Company Securities 7
     
2.9 Surrender of Company Securities and Payment of Merger Consideration 9
     
2.10 Effect of Transaction on Merger Sub Stock 12
     
2.11 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action 12
     
2.12 Appraisal and Dissenter’s Rights 12
     
2.13 Agreement of Fair Value 12
     
2.14 Section 368 Reorganization 13
     
2.15 Escrow 13
     
Article III Closing 14
     
3.1 Closing 14
     
Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF The PURCHASER, The Parent and MERGER SUB 14
     
4.1 Due Organization and Good Standing 14
     
4.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement 15
     
4.3 Governmental Approvals 15
     
4.4 Non-Contravention 15
     
4.5 Capitalization 16
     
4.6 SEC Filings and Parent Financial Statements 17
     
4.7 Absence of Certain Changes 18
     
4.8 Compliance with Laws 18

 

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4.9 Actions; Orders; Permits 18
     
4.10 Taxes and Returns 19
     
4.11 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans 19
     
4.12 Intellectual Property 19
     
4.13 Real and Personal Property 20
     
4.14 Material Contracts 20
     
4.15 Transactions with Affiliates 20
     
4.16 Investment Company Act 20
     
4.17 Finders and Brokers 21
     
4.18 Trust Account 21
     
4.19 Ownership of Purchaser Securities 21
     
4.20 Ethical Business Practices 21
     
4.21 Money Laundering Laws 21
     
4.22 OFAC 21
     
4.23 Insurance 22
     
4.24 NASDAQ Fair Market Value Determination 22
     
4.25 PIPE Investment 22
     
4.26 Warrant Amendment 22
     
4.27 Parent UPO Termination 23
     
4.28 Warrant Conversion Agreement 23
     
4.29 Independent Investigation 23
     
Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 23
     
5.1 Due Organization and Good Standing 24
     
5.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement 24
     
5.3 Capitalization 24
     
5.4 Subsidiaries 26
     
5.5 Governmental Approvals 26
     
5.6 Non-Contravention 27
     
5.7 Financial Statements 27
     
5.8 Absence of Certain Changes 28
     
5.9 Compliance with Laws 29
     
5.10 Company Permits 29
     
5.11 Litigation 29
     
5.12 Material Contracts 29
     
5.13 Intellectual Property 31
     
5.14 Taxes and Returns 33
     
5.15 Real Property 35
     
5.16 Personal Property 35
     
5.17 Title to and Sufficiency of Assets 36
     
5.18 Employee Matters 36
     
5.19 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA 37

 

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5.20 Environmental Matters 39
     
5.21 Transactions with Related Persons 41
     
5.22 Insurance 41
     
5.23 Top Customers and Suppliers 41
     
5.24 Books and Records 42
     
5.25 Accounts Receivable 42
     
5.26 Oil and Gas Matters 42
     
5.27 Ethical Business Practices 45
     
5.28 Money Laundering Laws 45
     
5.29 OFAC 45
     
5.30 Investment Company Act 45
     
5.31 Finders and Investment Bankers 45
     
5.32 Independent Investigation 46
     
5.33 Information Supplied 46
     
5.34 Disclosure 46
     
Article VI COVENANTS; OTHER AGREEMENTS 47
     
6.1 Access and Information 47
     
6.2 Confidentiality 47
     
6.3 Conduct of Business of the Company 48
     
6.4 Conduct of Business of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub 51
     
6.5 Annual and Interim Financial Statements 53
     
6.6 Parent Public Filings 53
     
6.7 No Solicitation 53
     
6.8 Notification; Commercially Reasonable Efforts 55
     
6.9 Further Assurances 57
     
6.10 Parent Ordinary Share Tender Offer 57
     
6.11 Sponsor Tender Offer 59
     
6.12 Registration Statement 59
     
6.13 Public Announcements 59
     
6.14 Post-Closing Board of Directors and Executive Officers 60
     
6.15 Use of Trust Account Proceeds after the Closing 61
     
6.16 Supplemental Disclosure Schedules 61
     
6.17 No Other Representations 61
     
6.18 Company Warrant Termination Agreement 62
     
6.19 Amendment of Company Charter 62
     
Article VII SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION 62
     
7.1 Survival 62
     
7.2 Indemnification by the Company 62
     
7.3 Indemnification by the Purchaser 63
     
7.4 Payment from Escrow Account 63
     
7.5 Limitations and General Indemnification Provisions 63

 

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7.6 Indemnification Procedures 65
     
7.7 Exclusive Remedy; Non-Recourse 66
     
Article VIII CLOSING CONDITIONS 67
     
8.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations 67
     
8.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company 68
     
8.3 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub 69
     
8.4 Frustration of Conditions 71
     
Article IX TERMINATION AND EXPENSES 72
     
9.1 Termination 72
     
9.2 Effect of Termination 73
     
9.3 Fees and Expenses 73
     
9.4 Termination Fee 73
     
9.5 Waiver 74
     
Article X TRUST FUND WAIVER 75
     
10.1 Waiver of Claims Against Trust 75
     
Article XI MISCELLANEOUS 76
     
11.1 Notices 76
     
11.2 Binding Effect; Assignment 77
     
11.3 Governing Law; Jurisdiction 77
     
11.4 Waiver of Jury Trial 78
     
11.5 Counterparts 78
     
11.6 Interpretation 78
     
11.7 Entire Agreement 79
     
11.8 Severability 79
     
11.9 Specific Performance 79
     
11.10 Third Parties 80
     
11.11 INXB Representative 80
     
11.12 Disclosure Schedules 81
     
Article XII definitions 81
     
12.1 Certain Definitions 81
     
12.2 Section References 90

 

EXHIBITS  
Exhibit A Form of Lock-Up Agreement
Exhibit B Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit C Form of Termination and Release Agreement
Exhibit D Form of Employment Agreement
Exhibit E Form of Company Warrant Termination Agreement

 

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MERGER AND SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

This Merger and Share Exchange Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January 8, 2014 by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands business company with limited liability (the “Parent”), Glori Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (the “Purchaser”), Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the representative from and after the Transaction Effective Time (as defined below) for the stockholders of the Purchaser as of immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “INXB Representative”), and Glori Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Parent, the Purchaser, Merger Sub, the INXB Representative and the Company are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties”.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

A.           The Company, directly and indirectly through its subsidiaries, provides proprietary microbial biotechnology to oil and gas producers to increase recoverable oil;

 

B.           The Parent owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of equity securities of the Purchaser, which was formed for the sole purpose of the merger of the Parent with and into the Purchaser, in which the Purchaser will be the surviving corporation (the “Redomestication Merger”);

 

C.           Purchaser owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of equity securities of Merger Sub, which was formed for the sole purpose of the Transaction Merger (as defined below);

 

D.           The Parties intend to effect the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity (the “Transaction Merger”), as a result of which all of the issued and outstanding capital stock and warrants of the Company, immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time (as defined herein), shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each certificate or other instrument previously representing any such shares or warrants shall thereafter represent the right to receive a Pro Rata Share (as defined herein) of the Merger Consideration (as defined herein), all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (as amended, the “DGCL”), all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

E.           The Redomestication Merger and the Transaction Merger are part of the same integrated transaction, with the Redomestication Merger occurring immediately prior to the Transaction Merger (the Redomestication Merger and the Transaction Merger are collectively referred to herein as the “Transactions”); and

 

F.           Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Article XII hereof.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I

REDOMESTICATION MERGER

 

1.1           Redomestication Merger. At the Redomestication Effective Time, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, as amended (“BVI Law”), and the DGCL, respectively, the Parent and the Purchaser shall consummate the Redomestication Merger, pursuant to which the Parent shall be merged with and into the Purchaser, following which the separate corporate existence of the Parent shall cease and the Purchaser shall continue as the surviving corporation. The Purchaser as the surviving corporation after the Redomestication Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Redomestication Surviving Corporation”.

 

1.2           Redomestication Effective Time. The Parties hereto shall cause the Redomestication Merger to be consummated by filing a Certificate of Merger for the merger of the Parent with and into the Purchaser (the “Redomestication Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL, and a Plan of Merger for the merger of the Parent with and into the Purchaser (the “Redomestication Plan of Merger”) (and other documents required by BVI Law) with the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the BVI Law (the time of such filings, or such later time as specified in the Redomestication Certificate of Merger and the Redomestication Plan of Merger, being the “Redomestication Effective Time”).

 

1.3           Effect of the Redomestication Merger. At the Redomestication Effective Time, the effect of the Redomestication Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Redomestication Certificate of Merger, the Redomestication Plan of Merger and the applicable provisions of the DGCL and BVI Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Redomestication Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of the Parent and the Purchaser shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of the Redomestication Surviving Corporation (including all rights and obligations with respect to the Trust Account), which shall include the assumption by the Redomestication Surviving Corporation of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of the Parent and the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Redomestication Effective Time.

 

1.4           Memorandum and Articles of Association. At the Redomestication Effective Time, the memorandum and articles of association of the Parent, as in effect immediately prior to the Redomestication Effective Time, shall cease and the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Purchaser, as amended and restated as set forth in the Redomestication Plan of Merger (such amendment and restatement subject to the consent of the Company, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), shall be the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Redomestication Surviving Corporation.

 

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1.5           Directors and Officers of the Redomestication Surviving Corporation. Immediately after the Redomestication Effective Time and prior to the Closing, the board of directors and executive officers of the Redomestication Surviving Corporation shall be the board of directors and executive officers of the Parent immediately prior to the Redomestication Merger.

 

1.6           Effect on Issued Securities of Parent.

 

(a)          Conversion of Parent Ordinary Shares.

 

(i)          At the Redomestication Effective Time, every issued and outstanding Parent Unit shall be automatically detached and the holder thereof shall be deemed to hold one Parent Ordinary Share and one Parent Public Warrant. At the Redomestication Effective Time, every issued and outstanding Parent Ordinary Share (other than those described in Section 1.6(e) below) shall be converted automatically into one share of Purchaser Common Stock, following which, all Parent Ordinary Shares shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist. The holders of certificates previously evidencing Parent Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Redomestication Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Parent Ordinary Shares, except as provided herein or by Law. Each certificate previously evidencing Parent Ordinary Shares shall be exchanged for a certificate representing the same number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with Section 1.7.

 

(ii)         Each certificate formerly representing Parent Ordinary Shares (other those described in Section 1.6(e) below) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the same number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock. Each certificate formerly representing Parent Ordinary Shares owned by holders of Parent Ordinary Shares who have validly elected to dissent from the Redomestication Merger pursuant to Section 179(5) of the BVI Law shall thereafter represent only the right to receive fair value for their Parent Ordinary Shares.

 

(b)          Parent Public Warrants. At the Redomestication Effective Time, each of the outstanding Parent Public Warrants shall be converted into one Purchaser Public Warrant. At the Redomestication Effective Time, the Parent Public Warrants shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist. Each of the Purchaser Public Warrants shall have, and be subject to, substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in the Parent Public Warrants. At or prior to the Redomestication Effective Time, the Purchaser shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for future issuance, and shall maintain such reservation for so long as any of the Purchaser Public Warrants remain outstanding, a sufficient number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock for delivery upon the exercise of such Purchaser Public Warrants.

 

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(c)          Parent Sponsor/EBC Warrants. At the Redomestication Effective Time, each of the outstanding Parent Sponsor/EBC Warrants shall be converted into one Purchaser Sponsor/EBC Warrant. At the Redomestication Effective Time, the Parent Sponsor/EBC Warrants shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist. Each of the Purchaser Sponsor/EBC Warrants shall have, and be subject to, substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in the Parent Sponsor/EBC Warrants. At or prior to the Redomestication Effective Time, the Purchaser shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for future issuance, and shall maintain such reservation for so long as any of the Purchaser Sponsor/EBC Warrants remain outstanding, a sufficient number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock for delivery upon the exercise of such Purchaser Sponsor/EBC Warrants.

 

(d)          Parent UPO. At the Redomestication Effective Time, the Parent UPO shall be terminated and cancelled in full and in exchange therefore, EBC, as the holder thereof, shall receive one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of Purchaser Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Parent UPO Termination Agreement.

 

(e)          Cancellation of Parent Ordinary Shares Owned by Parent. At the Redomestication Effective Time, if there are any Parent Ordinary Shares that are owned by the Parent as treasury shares or any Parent Ordinary Shares owned by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time, such shares shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or payment therefor.

 

(f)          Transfers of Ownership. If any certificate for securities of the Purchaser is to be issued in a name other than that in which the certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it will be a condition of the issuance thereof that the certificate so surrendered will be properly endorsed (or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of transfer) and otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the person requesting such exchange will have paid to the Purchaser or any agent designated by it any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the issuance of a certificate for securities of the Purchaser in any name other than that of the registered holder of the certificate surrendered, or established to the satisfaction of the Purchaser or any agent designated by it that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

(g)          No Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.6, none of the Redomestication Surviving Corporation, the Purchaser or any Party hereto shall be liable to any Person for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

 

1.7           Surrender of Parent Certificates. All securities issued upon the surrender of Parent Securities in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such securities, provided that any restrictions on the sale and transfer of Parent Securities shall also apply to the Purchaser Securities so issued in exchange.

 

1.8           Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Parent Certificates. In the event any certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Purchaser shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificates or securities, as the case may be, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, such securities, as may be required pursuant to Section 1.7; provided, however, that the Redomestication Surviving Corporation may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificates to deliver a bond in such sum as it may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Redomestication Surviving Corporation with respect to the certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

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1.9           Section 368 Reorganization. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Redomestication Merger is intended to constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The Parties hereby (a) adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 1.368-2(g) of the United States Treasury Regulations, (b) agree to file and retain such information as shall be required under Section 1.368-3 of the United States Treasury Regulations, and (c) agree to file all Tax and other informational returns on a basis consistent with such characterization. Each of the Parties acknowledge and agree that each (i) has had the opportunity to obtain independent legal and tax advice with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) is responsible for paying its own Taxes, including any adverse Tax consequences that may result if the Redomestication Merger is determined not to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.

 

1.10         Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If, at any time after the Redomestication Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Redomestication Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Parent and the Purchaser, the officers and directors of the Parent and the Purchaser are fully authorized in the name of their respective entities to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.

 

1.11         Agreement of Fair Value. The Parent and the Purchaser respectively agree that they consider the consideration payable for the Parent Ordinary Shares to represent the fair value of such Parent Ordinary Shares.

 

Article II

TRANSACTION MERGER

 

2.1           Transaction Merger. At the Transaction Effective Time, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, Merger Sub and the Company shall consummate the Transaction Merger, pursuant to which Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, following which the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation. The Company, as the surviving corporation after the Transaction Merger, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Transaction Surviving Corporation”.

 

2.2           Transaction Effective Time. The Parties hereto shall cause the Transaction Merger to be consummated by filing the Certificate of Merger for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Transaction Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL, (the time of such filing, or such later time as specified in the Transaction Certificate of Merger, being the “Transaction Effective Time”); provided, however, that the Transaction Effective Time shall not be earlier than one minute after the Redomestication Effective Time.

 

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2.3           Effect of the Transaction Merger. At the Transaction Effective Time, the effect of the Transaction Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Transaction Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Transaction Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of Merger Sub and the Company shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of the Transaction Surviving Corporation, which shall include the assumption by the Transaction Surviving Corporation of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of Merger Sub and the Company set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Transaction Effective Time.

 

2.4           Certificate of Incorporation. At the Transaction Effective Time, the Company Charter as in effect immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time, shall cease and the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time, shall be the charter documents of the Transaction Surviving Corporation.

 

2.5           Directors and Officers of the Transaction Surviving Corporation. Immediately after the Transaction Effective Time and prior to the Closing, the board of directors and executive officers of the Transaction Surviving Corporation shall be the board of directors and executive officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Transaction Merger.

 

2.6           [Intentionally omitted]

 

2.7           Merger Consideration. As consideration for the Transaction Merger, the Company Stockholders and the Company Warrantholders collectively shall be entitled to receive from the Purchaser at the Closing an aggregate consideration of twenty-two million, nine hundred fifty-three thousand, four hundred thirty-two (22,953,432) shares of newly issued Purchaser Common Stock (the “Merger Consideration”), with each Company Holder receiving the percentage of the Merger Consideration that is equal to (a) the sum of (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock held by such Company Holder (including all shares of Company Common Stock into which such Company Holder has the right to convert any Company Preferred Stock held by such Company Holder, calculated on a Convertible Basis) plus (ii) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Warrant Termination Agreement, a number equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock which such Company Holder has the right to acquire under any Company Warrant owned by such Company Holder (including any right under such Company Warrant to acquire Company Preferred Stock calculated on a Convertible Basis, as amended by the Company Warrant Termination Agreement), divided by (b) a number equal to the sum of (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock (including all of the issued and outstanding Company Preferred Stock calculated on a Convertible Basis and excluding any Company Securities described in Section 2.8(b)) plus (ii) a number equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock which can be acquired under all outstanding Company Warrants (including any rights under Company Warrants to acquire Company Preferred Stock calculated on a Convertible Basis as amended by the Company Warrant Termination Agreements) (such percentage, a Company Holder’s “Pro Rata Share”), with the results of such calculations based on the interests of the Company Holders projected as of April 15, 2014 being set forth on Schedule 2.7 hereto, which Schedule 2.7 the Parties agree to update prior to the Closing for any changes in the interests of the Company Holders or the Company’s capitalization (including for changes in applicable conversion ratios of Company Preferred Stock to Company Common Stock and for additional accrued dividends) during the Interim Period that is permitted by the terms of this Agreement, including Section 6.3 hereof; provided, that the Merger Consideration is subject to the withholding of the Escrow Shares that are deposited in the Escrow Account in accordance with Section 2.15. The Escrow Shares (and any dividends, distributions or other income thereon, which dividends, distributions and other income, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be Merger Consideration) (collectively, the “Escrowed Property”) shall be released or distributed from the Escrow Account subject to and in accordance with Section 2.15 and the Escrow Agreement, with each Company Holder receiving its Pro Rata Share of such Escrowed Property. For the avoidance of doubt, the number of shares of Company Common Stock which can be acquired under the Company Warrants as amended by the Company Warrant Termination Agreements takes into account the exercise price of such Company Warrants.

 

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2.8           Effect of Transaction Merger on Company Securities. At the Transaction Effective Time, by virtue of the Transaction Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any Company Holders or the holders of any shares of capital stock of the Purchaser or Merger Sub:

 

(a)          Company Stock. Subject to clause (b) below, all shares of Company Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time will be cancelled and automatically deemed for all purposes to represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration, with each Company Stockholder receiving their Pro Rata Share of the Merger Consideration (including upon and subject to its release from the Escrow Account for the benefit of the Company Holders in accordance with this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, the Escrowed Property) with respect to their shares of Company Stock, without interest, upon surrender of their Company Certificates and delivery of a Lock-Up Agreement in accordance with Section 2.9. All shares of Company Preferred Stock will be treated on a Convertible Basis. As of the Transaction Effective Time, each Company Stockholder shall cease to have any other rights with respect to the Company Stock, except the rights set forth in Section 2.12 below or as otherwise required under applicable Law.

 

(b)          Treasury Stock. Notwithstanding clause (a) above or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, at the Transaction Effective Time, if there are any Company Securities that are owned by the Company as treasury shares or any Company Securities owned by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time, such Company Securities shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or payment therefor.

 

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(c)          Company Warrants. Each outstanding Company Warrant shall be cancelled, retired and terminated and cease to represent a right to acquire shares of Company Stock and automatically converted into the right to receive such Company Warrantholder’s Pro Rata Share of the Merger Consideration (including, upon and subject to its release from the Escrow Account for the benefit of the Company Holders in accordance with this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, the Escrowed Property) with respect to such Company Warrant, as more fully described in Section 2.7 and in accordance with the terms of the Company Warrant Termination Agreement, upon delivery of a Lock-Up Agreement in accordance with Section 2.9. All Company Warrants to acquire Company Preferred Stock will be treated on a Convertible Basis.

 

(d)          Company Options. As of the Transaction Effective Time, by virtue of the Transaction Merger, each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time, shall be assumed by the Purchaser and shall be converted into a right (an “Adjusted Option”) to acquire Purchaser Common Stock in accordance with this Section 2.8(d). Each such Adjusted Option as so assumed and converted shall continue to have, and shall be subject to, the same terms and conditions as applied to the Company Option immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time, including the same vesting schedule as the applicable Company Option (and no Company Option shall have its vesting accelerated in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (provided, that no Adjusted Options shall be exercisable prior to the earlier to occur of (i) the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing Date or (ii) sixty (60) days after the Company Option holder’s termination of employment or termination of service with the Purchaser and its “affiliates” (within the meaning of the Company Stock Plan)), except that as of the Transaction Effective Time, the Adjusted Option as so assumed and converted shall be exercisable for that number of whole shares of Purchaser Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option multiplied by (y) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share of Purchaser Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient of (a) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock of such Company Option, divided by (b) the Exchange Ratio; provided that the exercise price and/or the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock  that may be purchased under the Adjusted Option shall be further adjusted to the extent required to remain compliant with, or exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; and provided further, that in the case of Company Options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, the exercise price and the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock subject to the Adjusted Option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 424 of the Code and the Department of Treasury Regulations issued thereunder. Further, with respect to three percent (3%) of the shares which can be acquired under each Adjusted Option (such 3%, the “Reserved Portion”), in addition to the above-described exercisability restrictions applicable to the Adjusted Option, the Reserved Portion shall (A) in no event be exercisable until after the Expiration Date, (B) immediately after 11:59 p.m. New York City time on the Expiration Date, the Reserved Portion shall be forfeited in the same proportion that the number of Escrow Shares that are not released from the Escrow Account to the Exchange Agent for distribution to Company Holders, net of the number of Escrow Shares retained for Pending Claims, bears to the aggregate number of Escrow Shares deposited in the Escrow Account at the Closing (subject to equitable adjustment for stock dividends, recapitalizations, stock exchanges and other similar transactions) and (C) with respect to the portion of the Reserved Portion equal to the number of Escrow Shares retained after the Expiration Date for Pending Claims divided by the aggregate number of Escrow Shares deposited in the Escrow Account at the Closing (subject to equitable adjustment for stock dividends, recapitalizations, stock exchanges and other similar transactions) (the “Pending Reserved Portion”), (I) such Pending Reserved Portion shall continue to not be exercisable until after the final resolution of all Pending Claims, and (II) upon the final resolution of all Pending Claims, the Pending Reserved Portion shall be forfeited in the same proportion that the number of Escrow Shares that were retained for Pending Claims that are not released from the Escrow Account to the Exchange Agent for distribution to Company Holders (or, to the extent required by Section 2.9(h), to the Purchaser for distribution to such Company Holders) bears to the aggregate number of Escrow Shares that were retained for Pending Claims. For the avoidance of doubt, the period of exercisability of an Adjusted Option, including the Reserved Portion, shall not be extended. For purposes of this Agreement, “Exchange Ratio” means the ratio at which a share of Company Common Stock is exchanged for shares of Purchaser Common Stock at the Transaction Effective Time, as calculated pursuant to Section 2.7. From and after the Transaction Effective Time, (i) all references to the Company (including any references relating to a “Sale Event” involving the Company) in the Company Stock Plan and in each agreement evidencing any outstanding award of Company Options shall be deemed to refer to the Purchaser and (ii) the aggregate number of awards permitted to be issued or granted under the Company Stock Plan shall be adjusted to an amount equal to (A) the aggregate number of shares subject to awards permitted to be issued or granted under the Company Stock Plan immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio. Prior to the Transaction Effective Time, the Company Stock Plan shall be amended, to the extent necessary, to reflect the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.8(d), including the conversion of the Company Options and the substitution of the Purchaser for the Company thereunder to the extent appropriate to effectuate the assumption of such Company Stock Plan by the Purchaser.  Promptly after the Closing, the Purchaser shall take all action necessary or appropriate in accordance with applicable securities Laws to have available for issuance under an effective registration statement filed with the SEC a sufficient number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock for delivery upon exercise or vesting of the Adjusted Options.  As of the Transaction Effective Time, except as provided in this Section 2.8(d), all rights under any Company Option and any provision of the Company Stock Plan providing for the issuance or grant of any other interest in respect of the capital stock of the Company shall be cancelled. The Company shall ensure that, as of and after the Transaction Effective Time, except as provided in this Section 2.8(d), no Person shall have any rights under the Company Stock Plan.

 

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2.9           Surrender of Company Securities and Payment of Merger Consideration.

 

(a)          Prior to the Transaction Effective Time, the Purchaser shall appoint Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company or another agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) for the purpose of exchanging for the Merger Consideration certificates representing shares of Company Stock (“Company Certificates”) and any delivery required by the Company Warrantholders hereunder. At or prior to the Transaction Effective Time, the Purchaser shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent the Merger Consideration to be paid to the Company Holders, in each case in accordance with each Company Holder’s Pro Rata Share, or deposited in the Escrow Account in accordance with Section 2.15, as appropriate. Promptly after the Transaction Effective Time, the Purchaser shall send, or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each holder of record of Company Certificates as of immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time, a letter of transmittal and instructions (which shall specify that the delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Company Certificates to the Exchange Agent) for use in such exchange.

 

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(b)          Each Company Stockholder shall be entitled to receive, as soon as reasonably practicable, upon delivery to the Exchange Agent of (i) the Company Certificate(s) for its Company Stock, together with a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal and such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Exchange Agent and (ii) a duly executed counterpart to the lock-up agreement with the Purchaser, effective as of the Transaction Effective Time, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), its Pro Rata Share of the Merger Consideration, other than the Escrow Shares which shall be held in escrow in accordance with Section 2.15, in respect of the Company Stock represented by the Company Certificate(s). Until so surrendered, each Company Certificate shall represent after the Effective Time for all purposes only the right to receive such portion of the Merger Consideration. Each Company Stockholder shall also be entitled to receive a copy of the registration rights agreement with the Purchaser, effective as of the Transaction Effective Time, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), duly executed by the Purchaser, upon its delivery to the Exchange Agent of a duly executed counterpart to the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

(c)          Each Company Warrantholder that has executed a Company Warrant Termination Agreement shall be entitled to receive, as soon as reasonably practicable, upon delivery to the Exchange Agent of a Lock-Up Agreement with respect to the shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued in exchange for its Company Warrants in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Warrant Termination Agreement and Section 2.7 hereof, its Pro Rata Share of the Merger Consideration, other than the Escrow Shares which shall be held in escrow in accordance with Section 2.15, in respect of the Company Warrants subject to such Company Warrant Termination Agreement. Each Company Warrantholder shall also be entitled to receive a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser, upon its delivery to the Exchange Agent of a duly executed counterpart to the Registration Rights Agreement

 

(d)          If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be delivered to a Person, or issued in a name, other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Company Certificate or the terminated Company Warrant is registered, it shall be a condition to such delivery that (i) the transfer of (A) such Company Stock shall have been permitted in accordance with the terms of the Company Charter as in effect immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time and, to the extent applicable, the Company Investor Agreement, and (B) such Company Warrant shall have been permitted in accordance with the terms of such Company Warrant, including any reference to the Company Charter, (ii) such Company Certificate or Company Warrant, as applicable, shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer or assignment and, (iii) the recipient of such portion of the Merger Consideration, or the Person in whose name such portion of the Merger Consideration is issued, shall have already executed and delivered a Lock-Up Agreement and (iv) the Person requesting such delivery shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or other Taxes required as a result of such delivery to a Person other than the registered holder of such Company Certificate or Company Warrant or establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

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(e)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that any Company Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, in lieu of delivery of a Company Certificate to the Exchange Agent, the Company Stockholder may instead deliver to the Exchange Agent an affidavit of lost certificate in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, which at the sole discretion of the Purchaser may include a requirement that the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Certificate deliver a bond in such sum as it may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Purchaser or the Transaction Surviving Corporation with respect to the Company Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed. Any affidavit of lost Company Certificate properly delivered in accordance with this Section 2.9(e) shall be treated as a Company Certificate for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

(f)          After the Transaction Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company Stock. If, after the Transaction Effective Time, Company Certificates are presented to the Surviving Company, the Purchaser or the Exchange Agent, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration provided for, and in accordance with the procedures set forth, in this Article II.

 

(g)          All securities issued upon the surrender of Company Securities in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such securities.

 

(h)          Any portion of the Merger Consideration made available to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.9(a) and any Escrowed Property disbursed to the Exchange Agent in accordance with the Escrow Agreement that remains unclaimed by Company Holders two (2) years after the Transaction Effective Time shall be returned to the Purchaser, upon demand, and any such Company Holder who has not exchanged shares of Company Stock or Company Warrants for the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.7 and this Section 2.9 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to the Purchaser for, and, subject to such Company Holder satisfying the requirements for payment of the Merger Consideration as set forth in this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees to be responsible for, payment of the portion of the Merger Consideration in respect of such shares of Company Stock and Company Warrants without any interest thereon (but with any dividends or distributions paid with respect thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Transaction Surviving Corporation, the Purchaser or any Party hereto shall be liable to any Person for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

 

(i)          The Purchaser shall not issue Adjusted Options for Company Options until it shall have received from each holder thereof a termination and release agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto acknowledging the termination and replacement of the Company Option (a “Termination and Release Agreement”), and a duly executed counterpart to the agreement for such Adjusted Option.

 

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2.10         Effect of Transaction on Merger Sub Stock. At the Transaction Effective Time, by virtue of the Transaction Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the holders of any Company Stockholders or the holders of any shares of capital stock of the Purchaser or Merger Sub, each share of Merger Sub Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time shall be converted into an equal number of shares of common stock of the Transaction Surviving Corporation, with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so converted and shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Transaction Surviving Corporation.

 

2.11         Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If, at any time after the Transaction Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Transaction Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the officers and directors of the Company and Merger Sub are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.

 

2.12         Appraisal and Dissenter’s Rights.

 

(a)          Each certificate formerly representing Company Stock (“Dissenting Shares”) owned by the Company Stockholders who have validly exercised and not effectively withdrawn or lost their appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Stockholders”) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable payments set forth in Section 2.12(b), unless and until such Dissenting Stockholder effectively withdraws its demand for, or loses its rights to, appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to any Dissenting Shares.

 

(b)          No person who has validly exercised their appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL shall be entitled to receive any portion of the Merger Consideration with respect to the Dissenting Shares owned by such Dissenting Stockholder unless and until such Dissenting Stockholder shall have effectively withdrawn or lost their appraisal rights under the DGCL. Each Dissenting Stockholder shall be entitled to receive only the payment resulting from the procedure set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to the Dissenting Shares owned by such Dissenting Stockholder. The Company shall give the Purchaser (i) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal, attempted withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to applicable Laws that are received by the Company relating to any Dissenting Stockholder’s rights of appraisal and (ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demand for appraisal under the DGCL. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal, offer to settle or settle any such demands or approve any withdrawal of any such demands.

 

2.13         Agreement of Fair Value. The Purchaser, Merger Sub and the Company respectively agree that they consider the consideration payable for the Company Common Stock to represent the fair value for the Company Common Stock.

 

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2.14         Section 368 Reorganization. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Transaction Merger is intended to constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The Parties hereby (a) adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 1.368-2(g) of the United States Treasury Regulations, (b) agree to file and retain such information as shall be required under Section 1.368-3 of the United States Treasury Regulations, and (c) agree to file all Tax and other informational returns on a basis consistent with such characterization. Each of the Parties acknowledge and agree that each (i) has had the opportunity to obtain independent legal and tax advice with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) is responsible for paying its own Taxes, including any adverse Tax consequences that may result if the Transaction Merger is determined not to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.

 

2.15         Escrow. At or prior to the Closing, the Purchaser, the Company, the INXB Representative and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), shall enter into an Escrow Agreement, effective as of the Transaction Effective Time, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parties (the “Escrow Agreement”), pursuant to which the Purchaser shall deposit six hundred eight-eight thousand, six hundred and three (688,603) shares of the Purchaser Common Stock (including any equity securities paid as dividends or distributions with respect to such shares or into which such shares are exchanged or converted, the “Escrow Shares”) with the Escrow Agent to be held and disbursed by the Escrow Agent in a segregated escrow account (“Escrow Account”) in accordance with the terms of Article VII hereof and the Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Shares shall be allocated among the Company Holders pro rata based on their respective Pro Rata Share. The Escrow Shares to be deposited in the Escrow Account shall be issued in the name of the Company Holders who would otherwise have received those shares in the Transaction Merger. Those Company Holders shall also have the right to vote the Escrow Shares and to receive currently any ordinary income dividends with respect thereto. The Escrow Shares, along with any dividends, distributions or other income thereon (other than ordinary income dividends previously distributed), shall be applied to satisfy any indemnification claims against the Indemnifying Party pursuant to and in accordance with Article VII hereof. The Escrow Shares shall no longer be subject to any indemnification claim after the first (1st) anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, with respect to any indemnification claims made in accordance with Article VII hereof on or prior to the Expiration Date that remain unresolved at the time of the Expiration Date (“Pending Claims”), all or a portion of the Escrow Shares (and any dividends, distributions or other income thereon (other than ordinary income dividends previously distributed)) necessary to satisfy such Pending Claims (as determined based on the amount of the indemnification claim included in the Claim Notice provided by the INXB Representative under Article VII and the Purchaser Share Price as of the first day after the Expiration Date) shall remain in the Escrow Account until such time as such Pending Claim shall have been finally resolved pursuant to the provisions of Article VII. After the Expiration Date, any remaining Escrowed Property remaining in the Escrow Account that is not subject to Pending Claims, if any, shall be disbursed to the Exchange Agent for distribution to the Company Holders that have met the requirements for payment of the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.9, with each such Company Holder receiving their Pro Rata Share of such Escrowed Property. Promptly after the final resolution of all Pending Claims, the Escrow Agent shall disburse any remaining Escrowed Property remaining in the Escrow Account to the Exchange Agent for distribution to the Company Holders that have met the requirements for payment of the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.9 (or, to the extent required by Section 2.9(h), to the Purchaser for distribution to such Company Holders), with each Company Holder receiving its Pro Rata Share of such Escrowed Property. The Escrow Agent will, promptly after its receipt of any ordinary income dividend declared and paid on the Escrow Shares, disburse from the Escrow Account such ordinary income dividend to the Exchange Agent for distribution to the Company Holders, with each Company Holder receiving their Pro Rata Share of such ordinary income dividend. While the Escrow Shares are in the Escrow Account, the Company Holders shall have the right to vote with respect to the Escrow Shares, with each Company Holder having the right to vote its Pro Rata Share of such Escrow Shares. The Escrow Shares will appear as issued and outstanding on the Purchaser’s balance sheet and will be legally outstanding under the DGCL, except with respect to any Escrow Shares that are disbursed from the Escrow Account to a Purchaser Indemnified Party in satisfaction of an indemnification claim on behalf of a Purchaser Indemnified Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.

 

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Article III

Closing

 

3.1           Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, LLP, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105, on the third (3rd) Business Day after all the closing conditions to this Agreement have been satisfied or waived at 10:00 a.m. local time, or at such other date, time or place as the Purchaser and the Company may agree (the date and time at which the Closing is actually held being the “Closing Date”).

 

Article IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF The PURCHASER, The Parent and MERGER SUB

 

Except as set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered by the Parent to the Company on the date hereof (the “Parent Disclosure Schedules”), the Section numbers of which are numbered to correspond to the Section numbers of this Agreement to which they refer, or in the SEC Reports, each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub represents and warrants, jointly and severally, to the Company as follows:

 

4.1           Due Organization and Good Standing. The Parent is a business company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the British Virgin Islands, and each of the Purchaser and Merger Sub is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate, limited liability, or other organizational power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing can be cured without material cost or expense. The Parent has heretofore made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub, as currently in effect.

 

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4.2           Authorization; Binding Agreement. Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Ancillary Document to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Ancillary Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (a) have been duly and validly authorized by each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub, and (b) no other corporate proceedings, other than as set forth elsewhere in the Agreement, on the part of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Ancillary Document to which it is a party or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document to which the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub is a party shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, as applicable, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and such Ancillary Documents by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the valid and binding obligation of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub party to this Agreement or such Ancillary Document, enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and moratorium laws and other laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and the fact that equitable remedies or relief (including the remedy of specific performance) are subject to the discretion of the court from which such relief may be sought (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).

 

4.3           Governmental Approvals. No Consent of or with any Governmental Authority, on the part of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub is required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Party of this Agreement and each other Ancillary Document to which it is a party or the consummation by such Party of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, other than (a) such filings as may be required in any jurisdiction where such Party is qualified or authorized to do business as a foreign corporation in order to maintain such qualification or authorization, (b) pursuant to Antitrust Laws, (c) such filings as contemplated by this Agreement, (d) any filings required with NASDAQ or the SEC with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Redomestication Merger, the Tender Offers, the Registration Statement and issuance of the Purchaser Securities and (e) applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and/ or any state “blue sky” securities Laws, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

4.4           Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery by each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub of this Agreement and each other Ancillary Document to which it is a party, the consummation by the Parent, the Purchaser and the Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and compliance by the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, will not, (a) conflict with or violate any provision of such Party’s Organizational Documents, or (b) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 4.3 hereof, and the waiting periods referred to therein having expired, and any condition precedent to such Consent or waiver having been satisfied, conflict with or violate any Law to which such Party is subject.

 

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4.5           Capitalization.

 

(a)          The Parent is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Parent Ordinary Shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares, no par value. As of the date hereof, (i) 7,187,500 Parent Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding, and (ii) no preferred shares are issued and outstanding. Parent issued 5,750,000 Parent Units in its IPO. As of the date hereof, there are issued and outstanding a total of (i) 5,750,000 Parent Public Warrants issued as part of Parent Units in the IPO, (ii) 4,820,000 Parent Sponsor/EBC Warrants and (iii) the Parent UPO to purchase up to 500,000 Parent Ordinary Shares and 500,000 Parent Public Warrants. All outstanding Parent Ordinary Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of BVI Law, the Parent Charter or any Contract to which the Parent is a party. None of the outstanding Parent Securities has been issued in violation of any applicable securities Laws.

 

(b)          Prior to giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement: (i) (A) the Purchaser has an authorized capitalization of 1,000 shares of Purchaser Common Stock, of which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and (B) all of the issued and outstanding shares of Purchaser Common Stock are owned by the Parent; and (ii) (A) Merger Sub has an authorized capitalization of 1,000 shares of Merger Sub Common Stock, of which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and (B) all of the issued and outstanding shares of Merger Sub Common Stock are owned by the Purchaser. As of the date of this Agreement, each of the Purchaser and Merger Sub are newly-formed entities with no operations, no contractual obligations and no assets or Liabilities (other than immaterial Liabilities incurred in connection with their formation). Other than the Purchaser and Merger Sub, the Parent does not, directly or indirectly through its Subsidiaries, have any Subsidiaries or own any equity interests in any other Person.

 

(c)          Except as set forth in Sections 4.5(a) or 4.5(b), there are no (i) outstanding options, warrants, puts, calls, convertible securities, preemptive or similar rights, (ii) bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness having general voting rights or that are convertible or exchangeable into securities having such rights or (iii) subscriptions or other rights, agreements, arrangements, Contracts or commitments of any character, (A) relating to the issued or unissued shares of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, (B) obligating the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub to issue, transfer, deliver or sell or cause to be issued, transferred, delivered, sold or repurchased any options or shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares, or (C) obligating the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, subscription or other right, agreement, arrangement or commitment for such shares. Other than the Share Tender Offer or as expressly set forth in this Agreement, there are no outstanding obligations of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub or to provide funds to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Person. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.5(c), there are no shareholders agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub is a party with respect to the voting of any shares of such Party.

 

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(d)          All Indebtedness of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub is disclosed on Schedule 4.5(d). No Indebtedness of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub contains any restriction upon: (i) the prepayment of any of such Indebtedness, (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub or (iii) the ability of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub to grant any Lien on its properties or assets.

 

(e)          Since the date of formation of each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub, and except as contemplated by this Agreement, no such Party has declared or paid any distribution or dividend in respect of its shares and has not repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its shares, and such Party’s board of directors has not authorized any of the foregoing.

 

4.6           SEC Filings and Parent Financial Statements.

 

(a)          The Parent, since its formation, has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements, registrations statements, prospectuses and other documents required to be filed or furnished by the Parent with the SEC under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act, together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto, and will file all such forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement. Schedule 4.6 lists and, except to the extent available in full without redaction on the SEC’s web site through EDGAR, the Parent has delivered to the Company copies in the form filed with the SEC of all of the following: (i) the Parent’s Annual Reports on Form 20-F for each fiscal year of the Parent beginning with the first year the Parent was required to file such a form, (ii) the Parent’s Reports of Foreign Issuer on Form 6-K for each fiscal quarter that the Parent filed such reports to disclose its quarterly financial results in each of the fiscal years of the Parent referred to in clause (i) above, (iii) all other forms, reports, registration statements, prospectuses and other documents (other than preliminary materials) filed by the Parent with the SEC since the beginning of the first fiscal year referred to in clause (i) above (the forms, reports, registration statements, prospectuses and other documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, whether or not available through EDGAR, are, collectively, the “SEC Reports”) and (iv) all certifications and statements required by (w) Rules 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act, and (x) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to any report referred to in clause (i) above (collectively, the “Public Certifications”). Except for the restatement by the Parent of certain of its SEC Reports for the reasons set forth in the Form 6-K filed by Parent on July 18, 2013 (the “Restatement”), the SEC Reports (y) were prepared in all material respects in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations thereunder and (z) did not, as of their respective effective dates (in the case of SEC Reports that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) or at the time they were filed with the SEC (in the case of all other SEC Reports) 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. The Public Certifications are each true as of their respective dates of filing. As used in this Section 4.6, the term “file” shall be broadly construed to include any manner permitted by SEC rules and regulations in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC. As of the date of this Agreement, (A) the Parent Ordinary Shares and the Parent Public Warrants are listed on the NASDAQ, (B) the Parent has not received any written or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, oral deficiency notice from NASDAQ relating to the continued listing requirements of the Parent Ordinary Shares or the Parent Public Warrants, (C) there are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened against the Parent by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority with respect to any intention by such entity to suspend, prohibit or terminate the quoting of the Parent Ordinary Shares or the Parent Public Warrants on the NASDAQ and (D) the Parent Ordinary Shares and the Parent Public Warrants are in compliance with all of the applicable listing and corporate governance rules of the NASDAQ.

 

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(b)          The financial statements and notes contained or incorporated by reference in the SEC Reports, as amended for the Restatement (the “Parent Financials”), fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of the Parent at the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such financial statements, all in accordance with (i) GAAP methodologies applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and (ii) Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and for the omission of notes and audit adjustments in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements to the extent permitted by Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).

 

(c)          Except as and to the extent reflected or reserved against in the Parent Financials, the Parent has not incurred any Liabilities or obligations of the type required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP that is not adequately reflected or reserved on or provided for in the Parent Financials, other than Liabilities of the type required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP that have been incurred since the Parent’s formation in the ordinary course of business.

 

4.7           Absence of Certain Changes. As of the date of this Agreement, the Parent has (a) since its formation, conducted no business other than its formation, the public offering of its securities (and the related private offerings), public reporting and its search for an initial business combination as described in the IPO Prospectus (including the investigation of Glori and the negotiation and execution of this Agreement) and related activities and (b) since January 1, 2013, not been subject to a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.8           Compliance with Laws. Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub is, and has since its formation been, in compliance with all Laws applicable to it and the conduct of its business in all material respects, and no such Party has received written notice alleging any material violation of applicable Law by such Party.

 

4.9           Actions; Orders; Permits. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, threatened Action to which such Party is subject which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, nor is there any reasonable basis for any such Action to be made. There is no Action that the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub has pending against any other Person. None of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub is subject to any material Orders of any Governmental Authority, nor are any such Orders pending. Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub holds all Consents necessary to lawfully conduct its business as presently conducted, and to own, lease and operate its assets and properties, all of which are in full force and effect, except where the failure to hold such Consent or for such Consent to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub. Since January 1, 2011, none of the current or former officers, senior management or directors of any of the Parent, the Purchaser, or Merger Sub have been charged with, indicted for, arrested for, or convicted of any felony or any crime involving fraud.

 

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4.10         Taxes and Returns.

 

(a)          The Parent has or will have timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all material Tax Returns by it, which such Tax Returns are true, accurate, correct and complete in all material respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or caused to be paid, collected or withheld, all material Taxes required to be paid, collected or withheld, other than such Taxes for which adequate reserves in the Parent Financials have been established in accordance with GAAP. Schedule 4.10(a) sets forth each jurisdiction where the Parent files or is required to file a Tax Return. There are no audits, examinations, investigations or other proceedings pending against the Parent in respect of any Tax, and the Parent has not been notified in writing or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, orally of any proposed Tax claims or assessments against the Parent (other than, in each case, claims or assessments for which adequate reserves in the Parent Financials have been established in accordance with GAAP or are immaterial in amount). There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes upon any of the Parent’s assets, other than Permitted Liens. The Parent has no outstanding waivers or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to assess any material amount of Taxes. There are no outstanding requests by the Parent for any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return or within which to pay any Taxes shown to be due on any Tax Return.

 

(b)          The Parent has not constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of securities (to any Person or entity that is not a member of the consolidated group of which the Parent is the common parent corporation) qualifying for, or intended to qualify for, Tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (A) within the two-year period ending on the date hereof or (B) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(c)          Since the date of its formation, the Parent has not (i) changed any Tax accounting methods, policies or procedures except as required by a change in Law, (ii) made, revoked, or amended any material Tax election, (iii) filed any amended Tax Returns or claim for refund, or (iv) entered into any closing agreement affecting or otherwise settled or compromised any material Tax Liability or refund.

 

4.11         Employees and Employee Benefit Plans. None of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub (a) has any paid employees or (b) maintains, or has Liability under, any Benefit Plans.

 

4.12         Intellectual Property. None of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub owns, licenses or otherwise has any right, title or interest in any material Intellectual Property.

 

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4.13         Real and Personal Property. None of the Parent, the Purchaser nor Merger Sub owns or leases any material real property or Personal Property.

 

4.14         Material Contracts.

 

(a)          Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14(a), other than this Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents, there are no Contracts to which the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub is a party or by or to which any of their respective properties or assets may be bound, subject or affected, which (i) creates or imposes a Liability greater than $100,000, (ii) may not be cancelled by the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub on less than sixty (60) days’ prior notice without payment of a material penalty or termination fee or (iii) prohibits, prevents, restricts or impairs in any material respect any business practice of such Party as its business is currently conducted, any acquisition of material property by such Party, or restricts in any material respect the ability of such Party from engaging in business as currently conducted by it or from competing with any other Person (each, a “Parent Material Contract”). All Parent Material Contracts have been made available to the Company other than those that are available in full without redaction as exhibits to the SEC Reports.

 

(b)          With respect to each Parent Material Contract: (i) the Parent Material Contract was entered into at arms’ length and in the ordinary course of business; (ii) the Parent Material Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in all material respects against the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub party thereto, as applicable, and, to the Knowledge of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub, the other parties thereto, and is in full force and effect (except as such enforcement may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions); (iii) none of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub is in breach or default, and no event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute such a breach or default by the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, or permit termination or acceleration by the other party, under such Parent Material Contract; and (iv) to the Knowledge of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub, no other party to any Parent Material Contract is in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute such a breach or default by such other party, or permit termination or acceleration by the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, under any Parent Material Contract.

 

4.15         Transactions with Affiliates. Schedule 4.15 sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the Contracts and arrangements that are in existence as of the date of this Agreement under which there are any existing or future Liabilities or obligations between any of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub and any (a) present or former director, officer or employee or Affiliate of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, or any family member of any of the foregoing, or (b) record or beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the Parent’s outstanding Parent Ordinary Shares as of the date hereof.

 

4.16         Investment Company Act. None of the Parent, the Purchaser nor Merger Sub is an “investment company” or a Person directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of an “investment company”, in each case within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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4.17         Finders and Brokers. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from the Company, the Parent, the Purchaser, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub.

 

4.18         Trust Account. As of the date of this Agreement, the Parent has investments in the Trust Account that will be worth at least $46,000,000 upon the maturity of such investments on March 6, 2014.

 

4.19         Ownership of Purchaser Securities. All Purchaser Securities issued and delivered in accordance with Article II to the Company Holders and the holders of Company Options as a result of the Transaction Merger shall be, upon issuance and delivery of such Purchaser Securities, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions arising from applicable securities Laws, the Lock-Up Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and any Liens incurred by such holder, and the issuance and sale of such Purchaser Securities pursuant hereto will not be subject to or give rise to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal.

 

4.20         Ethical Business Practices. None of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, nor any of their respective Representatives acting on their behalf has (a) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or (c) made any other unlawful payment. None of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, nor any of their respective Representatives acting on their behalf has, since the formation of the Parent, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any gift or similar benefit in any material amount to any customer, supplier, governmental employee or other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub or assist any of them in connection with any actual or proposed transaction.

 

4.21         Money Laundering Laws. The operations of each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with laundering statutes in all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority, and no Action involving the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub with respect to the any of the foregoing is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, threatened.

 

4.22         OFAC. None of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub or any of their respective directors or officers, or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, any other Representative acting on behalf of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub is currently identified on the specially designated nationals or other blocked person list or otherwise currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and none of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub has, directly or indirectly, used any funds, or loaned, contributed or otherwise made available such funds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, in connection with any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to, or otherwise in violation of, any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC in the last five (5) fiscal years.

 

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4.23         Insurance.

 

(a)          Schedule 4.23(a) lists all insurance policies (by policy number, insurer, coverage period, coverage amount, annual premium and type of policy) held by the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub relating to any of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub or their business, properties, assets, directors, officers and employees, copies of which have been provided to the Company. All premiums due and payable under all such insurance policies have been timely paid and the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub are otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such insurance policies. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect, and to the Knowledge of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub, there is no threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any of such insurance policies.

 

(b)          There have been no insurance claims made by any of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub. The Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub have each reported to their insurers all claims and pending circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in a claim, except where such failure to report such a claim would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub.

 

4.24         NASDAQ Fair Market Value Determination. As of the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Parent (including any required committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors of the Parent) has unanimously made the determination required by NASDAQ listing rule IM-5101-2(b) relating to the fair market value of the Target Companies.

 

4.25         PIPE Investment. Immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Parent and the Purchaser entered into an agreement with the Sponsors and certain other Persons pursuant to which the Sponsors and such other Persons agreed to make a private equity investment in the Purchaser of a minimum of Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,500,000) and a maximum of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) in the aggregate in exchange for additional shares of Purchaser Common Stock valued at an amount no less than $8.00 per share, with such transaction to be consummated after the Redomestication Merger, but prior to or simultaneously with the Transaction Merger (the “PIPE Investment”).

 

4.26         Warrant Amendment. Immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, the holders of a majority, in the aggregate, of the Parent Public Warrants and the Parent Sponsor/EBC Warrants signed a consent to amend the Parent Public Warrants and the Parent Sponsor/EBC Warrants, effective as of the Redomestication Effective Time, to, among other matters: (a) increase the exercise price of such warrants (and any Purchaser Warrants issued in exchange therefor) from $7.00 per share to $10.00 per share, (b) increase the redemption price of such warrants (and any Purchaser Warrants issued in exchange therefor) from $10.50 per share to $15.00 per share, (c) extend the exercise period of such warrants (and any Purchaser Warrants issued in exchange therefor) from three (3) years after the completion of the Transaction Merger to five (5) years after the completion of the Transaction Merger, (d) delete the provision in such warrants (and any Purchaser Warrants issued in exchange therefor) that provide for a decrease in the exercise price in connection with certain transactions and (e) allow such warrants (and any Purchaser Warrants issued in exchange therefor) to be converted, at the holder’s option, into shares of Purchaser Common Stock on a one (1) for ten (10) basis, during the thirty (30) day period commencing thirty-one (31) days after the consummation of the Transaction Merger (the “Warrant Amendment”).

 

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4.27         Parent UPO Termination. Immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, EBC and the Parent entered into an agreement (the “Parent UPO Termination Agreement”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to terminate and cancel the Parent UPO in its entirety in exchange for one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of Purchaser Common Stock, such cancellation and issuance to be effective at the Redomestication Effective Time.

 

4.28         Warrant Conversion Agreement. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Parent, the Purchaser and each of the Sponsors and EBC entered into an agreement (the “Warrant Conversion Agreement”), pursuant to which each Sponsor and EBC agreed that if requested by the Purchaser during the thirty (30) day period commencing thirty-one (31) days after the consummation of the Transactions, they will convert all of their Sponsor/EBC Purchaser Warrants for shares of Purchaser Common Stock at a ratio of ten (10) warrants for one (1) share of Purchaser Common Stock.

 

4.29         Independent Investigation. Without limiting Section 7.5(e) hereof, the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub have conducted their own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, results of operations, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Target Companies, and acknowledge that they have been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of the Target Companies for such purpose. The Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that: (a) in making their decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, they have relied solely upon their own investigation and the express representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article V (including the related portions of the Company Disclosure Schedules and any Supplemental Disclosure Schedules provided by the Company); and (b) none of the Company or its Representatives has made any representation or warranty as to the Target Companies or this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in Article V (including the related portions of the Company Disclosure Schedules and Supplemental Disclosure Schedules provided by the Company).

 

Article V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered by the Company to the Parent on the date hereof (the “Company Disclosure Schedules”), the Section numbers of which are numbered to correspond to the Section numbers of this Agreement to which they refer, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub as follows:

 

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5.1           Due Organization and Good Standing. The Company is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation or other entity duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.1, each Target Company is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of the property owned, or leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing can be cured without material cost or expense. Schedule 5.1 lists all jurisdictions in which any Target Company is qualified to conduct business and all names other than its legal name under which any Target Company does business. The Company has provided to the Parent accurate and complete copies of its Organizational Documents and the Organizational Documents of each of its Subsidiaries, each as amended to date and as currently in effect. No Target Company is in violation of any provision of its Organizational Documents.

 

5.2           Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Ancillary Document to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Ancillary Document to which the Company is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (a) have been duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors and the Company Stockholders to the extent required by the Company’s Organizational Documents and (b) no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Ancillary Document to which it is a party or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is a party shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any such Ancillary Document by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

 

5.3           Capitalization.

 

(a)          The authorized capital of the Company consists of: (i) 100,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, 3,295,771 shares of which are issued and outstanding; and (ii) 26,039,655 shares of Company Preferred Stock, (A) 521,852 of which have been designated Company Series A Preferred Stock, 475,541 of which are issued and outstanding, (ii) 2,901,052 of which have been designated Company Series B Preferred Stock, 2,901,052 of which are issued and outstanding, (iii) 13,780,033 of which have been designated Company Series C Preferred Stock, 7,296,607 of which are issued and outstanding, and (iv) 8,836,718 of which have been designated Company Series C-1 Preferred Stock, 4,308,645 of which are issued and outstanding. Schedule 5.3(a) sets forth the beneficial and record owners of all issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, all of which shares are owned free and clear of any Liens other than those imposed under the Company Charter or the Company Investor Agreements. All of the outstanding shares of Company Stock have been duly authorized, are fully paid and non-assessable and were validly issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws and not in violation of any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal or first offer. The Company holds no Company Stock in its treasury. The rights, privileges and preferences of the Company Preferred Stock are as stated in the Company’s Organizational Documents and as provided by the DGCL.

 

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(b)          The Company has reserved 7,485,452 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance to officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Company pursuant to the Company Stock Plan, which was duly adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors and approved by the Company Stockholders. Of the 7,485,452 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Company Stock Plan, (x) 6,734,322 of such shares are reserved for issuance upon exercise of currently outstanding Company Stock Options, (y) 751,130 of such shares are currently issued and outstanding that were issued upon exercise of options granted, or pursuant to restricted stock purchases effected, under the Company Stock Plan, and (z) no shares of Company Common Stock remain available for future stock options and other awards permitted under the Company Stock Plan. The Company has furnished to the Parent complete and accurate copies of the Company Stock Plan and forms of agreements used thereunder. Schedule 5.3(b) sets forth the beneficial and record owners of all outstanding Company Stock Options, including with respect to each Company Stock Option the grant date, the number of shares of Company Common Stock which can be acquired thereunder, the exercise price and the vesting schedule. Schedule 5.3(b) also sets forth the beneficial and record owners of all outstanding Company Warrants, including with respect to each Company Warrant the issuance date, the number and class or series of shares of Company Stock which can be acquired thereunder and the exercise price. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.3(b), there are no options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any equity interests of the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or that otherwise confer on the holder any right to acquire any equity interests of the Company, or preemptive rights or rights of first refusal or first offer, nor are there any Contracts, commitments, arrangements or restrictions to which the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of its stockholders is a party or bound relating to any equity securities of the Company, whether or not outstanding. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.3(b), there are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to the Company, nor are there any voting trusts, proxies, shareholder agreements or any other agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of the Company Stock. Except as set forth in the Company Charter, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any equity interests or securities of the Company, nor has the Company granted any registration rights to any Person with respect to the Company’s equity securities. All of the Company’s securities have been granted, offered, sold and issued in compliance with all applicable foreign, state and federal securities Laws. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.3(b), as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no equity interests of the Company are issuable and no rights in connection with any interests, warrants, rights, options or other securities of the Company accelerate or otherwise become triggered (whether as to vesting, exercisability, convertibility or otherwise).

 

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(c)          Each Company Stock Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under the Code so qualifies. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.3(c), each grant of a Company Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Company Stock Option was by its terms to be effective by all necessary corporate action, and: (i) the stock option agreement governing such grant was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto; (ii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plan and all other applicable Laws; (iii) the per share exercise price of each Company Stock Option was equal to the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock on the applicable grant date; and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company.

 

(d)          Since January 1, 2009, the Company and has not declared or paid any distribution or dividend in respect of its equity interests and has not repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any equity interest of the Company, and the Board of Directors of the Company has not authorized any of the foregoing.

 

5.4           Subsidiaries. Schedule 5.4 sets forth the name of each Subsidiary of the Company, and with respect to each Subsidiary (a) its jurisdiction of organization, (b) its authorized capital stock or other equity interests (if applicable), (c) the number of issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests and the record holders and beneficial owners thereof and (d) its Tax election to be treated as a corporate or a disregarded entity under the Code and any state or applicable non-U.S. Tax laws, if any. All of the outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary of the Company are duly authorized and validly issued, were offered, sold and delivered in compliance with all applicable Laws governing the issuance of securities, are fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned by one or more of the Company or its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than those, if any, imposed by such Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents). There are no Contracts to which the Company or any of its Affiliates is a party or bound with respect to the voting (including voting trusts or proxies) of the equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Company other than the Organizational Documents of any such Subsidiary. There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, agreements, subscriptions, convertible securities or commitments to which any Subsidiary of the Company is a party or which are binding upon any Subsidiary of the Company providing for the issuance or redemption of any equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Company. There are no outstanding equity appreciation, phantom equity, profit participation or similar rights granted by any Subsidiary of the Company. Except for the equity interests of the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.4, the Company does not own or have any rights to acquire, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other equity interests of any Person. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.4, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries is a participant in any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other Person.

 

5.5           Governmental Approvals. Except as otherwise described in Schedule 5.5, no Consent of or with any Governmental Authority on the part of the Target Company is required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than (i) such filings as expressly contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) pursuant to Antitrust Laws.

 

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5.6           Non-Contravention. Except as otherwise described in Schedule 5.6, the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and each other Ancillary Document and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will not, as the case may be, (a) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of, (b) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, (c) result in the termination, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of, (d) accelerate the performance required by any Target under, (e) result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (f) give rise to any obligation to make payments or provide compensation under, (g) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of any Target Company under, (h) give rise to any obligation to obtain any third party consent or provide any notice to any Person or (i) give any Person the right to declare a default, exercise any remedy, claim a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule, accelerate the maturity or performance, cancel, terminate or modify any right, benefit, obligation or other term under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (i) any Target Company’s Organizational Documents, (ii) any Law, Order or Consent applicable to any Target Company or any of its properties or assets or (iii) any Company Material Contract, except for any deviations from any of the foregoing that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Target Company.

 

5.7           Financial Statements.

 

(a)          As used herein, the term “Company Financials” means the (i) audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including, in each case, any related notes thereto), consisting of the consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and the related consolidated audited statements of operations, consolidated statements of temporary equity and shareholders’ equity and consolidated statements of cash flows for the years then ended, and (ii) the unaudited financial statements, consisting of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of November 30, 2013 (the “Interim Balance Sheet Date”) and the related consolidated statement of operations, consolidated statements of temporary equity and shareholders’ equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the eleven (11) months then ended. True and correct copies of the Company Financials have been provided or made available to Purchaser. The Company Financials (i) accurately reflect the books and records of the Target Companies as of the times and for the periods referred to therein, (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout and among the periods involved (except that the unaudited statements exclude the footnote disclosures and other presentation items required for GAAP and exclude year-end adjustments, which are not reasonably expected to be material in amount), and (iii) fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the results of the operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the periods indicated.

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(b)          Each Target Company maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and Liabilities and maintains proper and adequate internal accounting controls that provide reasonable assurance that (i) such Target Company does not maintain any off-the-book accounts and that such Target Company’s assets are used only in accordance with the Target Company’s management directives, (ii) transactions are executed with management’s authorization, (iii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements of such Target Company and to maintain accountability for such Target Company’s assets, (iv) access to such Target Company’s assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization, (v) the reporting of such Target Company’s assets is compared with existing assets at regular intervals and verified for actual amounts and (vi) accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are implemented to effect the collection of accounts, notes and other receivables on a current and timely basis. No Target Company has been subject to or involved in any material fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2010, no Target Company or its Representatives has received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or its Subsidiaries or its internal accounting controls, including any material written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that any Target Company has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices.

 

(c)          No Target Company has ever been subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

(d)          All Indebtedness of the Target Companies is disclosed on Schedule 5.7(d). Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.7(d), no Indebtedness of any Target Company contains any restriction upon (i) the prepayment of any of such Indebtedness, (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by any Target Company, or (iii) the ability of the Target Companies to grant any Lien on their respective properties or assets.

 

(e)          Except as set forth on Schedule 5.7(e), no Target Company is subject to any Liabilities or obligations (whether or not required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP), except for those that are either (i) adequately reflected or reserved on or provided for in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Interim Balance Sheet Date contained in the Company Financials or (ii) that were incurred after the Interim Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, none of which are material.

 

(f)          All financial projections with respect to the Target Companies that were delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the Parent or its Representatives were prepared in good faith using assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable.

 

5.8           Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.8, since January 1, 2013, each Target Company has (a) conducted its business only in the ordinary course of business, (b) not been subject to a Material Adverse Effect and (c) has not taken any action or committed or agreed to take any action that would be prohibited by Section 6.3(b) (without giving effect to Schedule 6.3) if such action were taken on or after the date hereof without the consent of the Parent or its Affiliates.

 

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5.9           Compliance with Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.9, no Target Company is or has been in material conflict or non-compliance with, or in material default or violation of, nor has any Target Company received, since January 1, 2009, any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice of any material conflict or non-compliance with, or material default or violation of, any applicable Laws by which it or any of its properties, assets, employees, business or operations are or were bound or affected.

 

5.10         Company Permits. Each Target Company (and its employees who are legally required to be licensed by a Governmental Authority in order to perform his or her duties with respect to his or her employment with any Target Company), holds all Permits necessary to lawfully conduct in all material respects its business as presently conducted and to own, lease and operate its assets and properties (collectively, the “Company Permits”). The Company has made available to Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of all material Company Permits. All of the Company Permits are in full force and effect, and no suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened. No Target Company is in violation in any material respect of the terms of any Company Permit.

 

5.11         Litigation. Except as described on Schedule 5.11, there is no (a) material Action of any nature pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, nor is there any reasonable basis for any material Action to be made, or (b) material Order pending now or rendered by a Governmental Authority since January 1, 2009, in either case (a) or (b) by or against any Target Company, its current or former directors, officers or equity holders (provided, that any litigation involving the directors, officers or equity holders of a Target Company must be related to the Target Company’s business, equity securities or assets), its business, equity securities or assets. Since January 1, 2009, none of the current or former officers, senior management or directors of any Target Company have been charged with, indicted for, arrested for, or convicted of any felony or any crime involving fraud.

 

5.12         Material Contracts.

 

(a)          Schedule 5.12(a) sets forth a true, correct and complete list of, and the Company has made available to Purchaser (including written summaries of oral Contracts), true, correct and complete copies of, each Contract to which any Target Company is a party or by which any Target Company, or any of its properties or assets are bound or affected (each, a “Company Material Contract”) that:

 

(i)          contains covenants that limit the ability of any Target Company (A) to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or to sell, or provide any service or product or solicit any Person, including any non-competition covenants, employee and customer non-solicit covenants, exclusivity restrictions, rights of first refusal or most-favored pricing clauses or (B) to purchase or acquire an interest in any other Person;

 

(ii)         involves any joint venture, profit-sharing, partnership, limited liability company or other similar agreement or arrangement relating to the formation, creation, operation, management or control of any partnership or joint venture;

 

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(iii)        involves any exchange traded, over the counter or other swap, cap, floor, collar, futures contract, forward contract, option or other derivative financial instrument or Contract, based on any commodity, security, instrument, asset, rate or index of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether tangible or intangible, including currencies, interest rates, foreign currency and indices;

 

(iv)        evidences Indebtedness (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset) having an outstanding principal amount in excess of $100,000;

 

(v)         involves the acquisition or disposition (to the extent such transaction would be consummated after the date hereof), directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), of assets with an aggregate value in excess of $100,000 (other than in the ordinary course of business) or capital stock or other equity interests of another Person;

 

(vi)        relates to any merger, consolidation or other business combination with any other Person or the acquisition or disposition of any other entity or its business or material assets or the sale of any Target Company, its business or material assets;

 

(vii)       by its terms, individually or with all related Contracts, calls for aggregate payments or receipts by the Target Companies under such Contract or Contracts of more than $100,000 per year or $250,000 in the aggregate;

 

(viii)      obligates the Target Companies to provide continuing indemnification or a guarantee of obligations of a third party after the date hereof in excess of $100,000;

 

(ix)         is between any Target Company and any Top Customer or Top Supplier;

 

(x)          is between any Target Company and any directors, officers or employees of a Target Company (other than at-will employment arrangements with employees entered into in the ordinary course of business), including all non-competition, severance and indemnification agreements, or any Related Person;

 

(xi)         obligates the Target Companies to make any capital commitment or expenditure in excess of $100,000 (including pursuant to any joint venture);

 

(xii)        relates to a material settlement entered into within three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement or under which any Target Company has outstanding obligations (other than customary confidentiality obligations);

 

(xiii)       provides another Person (other than another Target Company or any manager, director or officer of any Target Company) with a power of attorney;

 

(xiv)      relates to the development, ownership, licensing or use of any Intellectual Property by, to or from any Target Company, other than Off-the-Shelf Software Agreements; or

 

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(xv)       is otherwise material to any Target Company or outside of the ordinary course of business of the Target Companies and not described in clauses (i) through (xiv) above.

 

(b)          Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.12(b), with respect to each Company Material Contract: (i) such Company Material Contract is valid and binding and enforceable in all respects against the Target Company party thereto (subject to Enforceability Exceptions) and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, and are in full force and effect; (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any Company Material Contract against the Target Company party thereto or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto; (iii) no Target Company is in breach or default in any respect, and no event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute a breach or default by any Target Company, or permit termination or acceleration by the other party thereto, under such Company Material Contract; (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, no other party to such Company Material Contract is in breach or default in any respect, and no event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute such a breach or default by such other party, or permit termination or acceleration by any Target Company, under such Company Material Contract; (v) no Target Company has received written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice of an intention by any party to any such Company Material Contract that provides for a continuing obligation by any party thereto to terminate such Company Material Contract or amend the terms thereof, other than modifications in the ordinary course of business that do not adversely affect any Target Company; and (vi) no Target Company has waived any rights under any such Material Contract.

 

5.13         Intellectual Property.

 

(a)          Schedule 5.13(a)(i) sets forth all U.S. and foreign Patents and Patent applications, Trademark and service mark registrations and applications, internet domain name registrations and applications, and copyright registrations and applications owned or licensed by a Target Company or otherwise used or held for use by a Target Company in which a Target Company is the owner, applicant or assignee (“Company Registered IP”), specifying as to each item, as applicable: (i) the nature of the item, including the title, (ii) the owner of the item, (iii) the jurisdictions in which the item is issued or registered or in which an application for issuance or registration has been filed and (iv) the issuance, registration or application numbers and dates. Schedule 5.13(a)(ii) sets forth all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements or permissions (“Company IP Licenses”) (other than “shrink wrap,” “click wrap,” and “off the shelf” software agreements and other agreements for Software commercially available on reasonable terms to the public generally with license, maintenance, support and other fees of less than $5,000 per year (collectively, “Off-the-Shelf Software Agreements”), which are not required to be listed, although such licenses are “Company IP Licenses” as that term is used herein), under which a Target Company is a licensee or otherwise is authorized to use or practice any Intellectual Property, and describes (A) the applicable Intellectual Property licensed, sublicensed or used and (B) any royalties, license fees or other compensation due from a Target Company, if any. Each Target Company owns, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), has valid and enforceable rights in, and has the unrestricted right to use, sell, license, transfer or assign, all Intellectual Property currently used, licensed or held for use by such Target Company, and previously used or licensed by such Target Company, except for the Intellectual Property that is the subject of the Company IP Licenses. For each Patent in the Company Registered IP, the Target Companies have obtained valid assignments of inventions from each inventor. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13(a)(iii), all Company Registered IP is owned exclusively by the applicable Target Company without obligation to pay royalties, licensing fees or other fees, or otherwise account to any third party with respect to such Company Registered IP. 

 

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(b)           Each Target Company has a valid and enforceable license to use all Intellectual Property that is the subject of the Company IP Licenses applicable to such Target Company. The Company IP Licenses include all of the licenses, sublicenses and other agreements or permissions necessary to operate the Target Companies as presently conducted. Each Target Company has performed all obligations imposed on it in the Company IP Licenses, has made all payments required to date, and such Target Company is not, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is any other party thereto, in breach or default thereunder, nor has any event occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default thereunder. The continued use by the Target Companies of the Intellectual Property that is the subject of the Company IP Licenses in the same manner that it is currently being used is not restricted by any applicable license of any Target Company. All registrations for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks that are owned by or exclusively licensed to any Target Company are valid and in force, and all applications to register any Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks are pending and in good standing, all without challenge of any kind. No Target Company is party to any Contract that requires a Target Company to assign to any Person all of its rights in any Intellectual Property developed by a Target Company under such Contract.

 

(c)          Schedule 5.13(c) sets forth all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements or permissions under which a Target Company is the licensor (each, an “Outbound IP License”), and for each such Outbound IP License, describes (i) the applicable Intellectual Property licensed, (ii) the licensee under such Outbound IP License, and (iii) any royalties, license fees or other compensation due to a Target Company, if any. Each Target Company has performed all obligations imposed on it in the Outbound IP Licenses, and such Target Company is not, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is any other party thereto, in breach or default thereunder, nor has any event occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default thereunder.

 

(d)          No Action is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened that challenges the validity, enforceability, ownership, or right to use, sell, license or sublicense any Intellectual Property currently licensed, used or held for use by the Target Companies in any material respect. No Target Company has received any written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice or claim asserting or suggesting that any infringement, misappropriation, violation, dilution or unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property of any other Person is or may be occurring or has or may have occurred, as a consequence of the business activities of any Target Company, nor to the Knowledge of the Company is there a reasonable basis therefor. There are no Orders to which any Target Company is a party or is otherwise bound that (i) restrict the rights of a Target Company to use, transfer, license or enforce any Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company, (ii) restrict the conduct of the business of a Target Company in order to accommodate a third Person’s Intellectual Property, or (iii) grant any third Person any right with respect to any Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, no Target Company is currently infringing, or has, in the past, infringed, misappropriated or violated any Intellectual Property of any other Person. To the Company’s Knowledge, no third party is infringing upon, has misappropriated or is otherwise violating any Intellectual Property owned, licensed by, licensed to, or otherwise used or held for use by any Target Company (“Company IP”) in any material respect.

 

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(e)          All employees and independent contractors of a Target Company have assigned to the Target Companies all Intellectual Property arising from the services performed for a Target Company by such Persons. No current or former officers, employees or independent contractors of a Target Company have claimed any ownership interest in any Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no violation of a Target Company’s policies or practices related to protection of Company IP or any confidentiality or nondisclosure Contract relating to the Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company. The Company has provided the Parent true and complete copies of all written Contracts referenced in subsections under which employees and independent contractors assigned their Intellectual Property to a Target Company.

 

(f)          To the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has obtained unauthorized access to third party information and data in the possession of a Target Company, nor has there been any other compromise of the security, confidentiality or integrity of such information or data. Each Target Company has complied with all applicable Laws relating to privacy, personal data protection, and the collection, processing and use of personal information and its own privacy policies and guidelines. The operation of the business of the Target Companies has not and does not violate any right to privacy or publicity of any third person, or constitute unfair competition or trade practices under applicable Law.

 

(g)          The consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will neither violate nor by their terms result in the material breach, material modification, cancellation, termination, suspension of, or acceleration of any payments with respect to, or release of source code because of (i) any Contract providing for the license or other use of Intellectual Property owned by a Target Company, or (ii) any Company IP License. Following the Closing, the Transaction Surviving Corporation shall be permitted to exercise, directly or indirectly through its Subsidiaries, all of the Target Companies’ rights under such Contracts or IP Licenses described in the previous sentence to the same extent that the Target Companies would have been able to exercise had the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not occurred, without the payment of any additional amounts or consideration other than ongoing fees, royalties or payments which the Target Companies would otherwise be required to pay in the absence of such transactions.

 

5.14         Taxes and Returns.

 

(a)          Each Target Company has or will have timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all federal, state, local and foreign Tax Returns and reports required to be filed by it (taking into account all available extensions), which Tax Returns are true, accurate, correct and complete in all material respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or caused to be paid, collected or withheld, all Taxes required to be paid, collected or withheld, other than such Taxes for which adequate reserves in the Company Financials have been established. Each Target Company has complied with all applicable Laws relating to Tax.

 

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(b)          There is no current pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Action against a Target Company by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Target Company does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

 

(c)          No Target Company is being audited by any Tax authority or has been notified in writing or, to the Knowledge of the Company, orally by any Tax authority that any such audit is contemplated or pending. There are no written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral claims, assessments, audits, examinations, investigations or other Actions pending against a Target Company in respect of any Tax, and no Target Company has been notified in writing of any proposed Tax claims or assessments against it (other than, in each case, claims or assessments for which adequate reserves in the Company Financials have been established).

 

(d)          There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes upon any Target Company’s assets, other than Permitted Liens.

 

(e)          Each Target Company has collected or withheld all Taxes currently required to be collected or withheld by it, and all such Taxes have been paid to the appropriate Governmental Authorities or set aside in appropriate accounts for future payment when due.

 

(f)          No Target Company has any outstanding waivers or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to assess any amount of Taxes. There are no outstanding requests by a Target Company for any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return or within which to pay any Taxes shown to be due on any Tax Return.

 

(g)          No Target Company has made any change in accounting method or received a ruling from, or signed an agreement with, any taxing authority that would reasonably be expected to have a material impact on its Taxes following the Closing.

 

(h)          No Target Company has participated in, or sold, distributed or otherwise promoted, any “reportable transaction,” as defined in Treasury Regulation section 1.6011-4.

 

(i)          No Target Company has any Liability for the Taxes of another Person (other than another Target Company) (i) under any applicable Law related to Tax, (ii) as a transferee or successor, or (iii) by contract, indemnity or otherwise. No Target Company is a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity agreement, Tax sharing agreement or Tax allocation agreement or similar agreement, arrangement or practice with respect to Taxes (including advance pricing agreement, closing agreement or other agreement relating to Taxes with any taxing authority) that will be binding on the Transaction Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries with respect to any period following the Closing Date.

 

(j)          No Target Company has requested, or is it the subject of or bound by any private letter ruling, technical advice memorandum, closing agreement or similar ruling, memorandum or agreement with any taxing authority with respect to any Taxes, nor is any such request outstanding.

 

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(k)          No Target Company: (i) has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of securities (to any Person or entity that is not a member of the consolidated group of which the Company is the common parent corporation) qualifying for, or intended to qualify for, Tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (A) within the two-year period ending on the date hereof or (B) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (ii) is or has ever been (A) a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code, or (B) a member of any consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group of corporations for any Tax purposes other than a group of which the Company is or was the common parent corporation.

 

5.15         Real Property. Schedule 5.15 contains a complete and accurate list of all premises leased or subleased or otherwise used or occupied by a Target Company for the operation of the business of a Target Company (the “Leased Premises”), and of all leases, lease guarantees, agreements and documents related thereto, including all amendments, terminations and modifications thereof or waivers thereto (collectively, the “Company Real Property Leases”), as well as the current annual rent and term under each Company Real Property Lease. The Company has provided to the Parent a true and complete copy of each of the Company Real Property Leases, and in the case of any oral Company Real Property Lease, a written summary of the material terms of such Company Real Property Lease. The Company Real Property Leases are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms and are in full force and effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or both or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute a default on the part of a Target Company or any other party under any of the Company Real Property Leases, except for such defaults that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Target Company. No Target Company owns or has ever owned any real property or any interest in real property (other than the leasehold interests in the Company Real Property Leases).

 

5.16         Personal Property. Each item of Personal Property which is owned, used or leased by a Target Company with a book value or fair market value of greater than Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) is set forth on Schedule 5.16, along with, to the extent applicable, a list of lease agreements and lease guarantees related thereto, including all amendments, terminations and modifications thereof or waivers thereto (“Company Personal Property Leases”). All such items of Personal Property are in reasonable operating condition and repair (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and are suitable for their intended use in the business of the Target Companies. The Company has provided to the Parent a true and complete copy of each of the Company Personal Property Leases, and in the case of any oral Company Personal Property Lease, a written summary of the material terms of such Company Personal Property Lease. The Company Personal Property Leases are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms and are in full force and effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or both or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute a default on the part of a Target Company or any other party under any of the Company Personal Property Leases, except for such defaults that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Target Company.

 

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5.17         Title to and Sufficiency of Assets. Each Target Company has good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in or right to use, all of its assets, free and clear of all Liens other than (i) Permitted Liens, (ii) such imperfections of title and non-monetary Liens as are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to be material to any of the Target Companies, (iii) the rights of landlords or lessors under leasehold interests, (iv) Liens specifically identified on the Interim Balance Sheet, and (v) Liens set forth on Schedule 5.17. The assets (including Intellectual Property rights and contractual rights) of the Target Companies constitute all of the assets, rights and properties that are used in the operation of the businesses of the Target Companies as it is now conducted or that are used or held by the Target Companies for use in the operation of the businesses of the Target Companies, and taken together, are adequate and sufficient for the operation of the businesses of the Target Companies as currently conducted.

 

5.18         Employee Matters.

 

(a)          No Target Company is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract or agreement with any group of employees, labor organization or other representative of any of the employees of any Target Company and the Company has no Knowledge of any activities or proceedings of any labor union or other party to organize or represent such employees. There has not occurred or, to the Knowledge of the Company, been threatened any strike, slow-down, picketing, work-stoppage, or other similar labor activity with respect to any such employees. Schedule 5.18(a) sets forth all unresolved labor controversies (including unresolved grievances and age or other discrimination claims), if any, that are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened between the any Target Company and Persons employed by or providing services to a Target Company. No officer or employee of a Target Company has provided any Target Company written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral notice of his or her plan to terminate his or her employment with any Target Company.

 

(b)          Except as set forth in Schedule 5.18(b), each Target Company (i) is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, health and safety and wages and hours, and other Laws relating to discrimination, disability, labor relations, hours of work, payment of wages and overtime wages, pay equity, immigration, workers compensation, working conditions, employee scheduling, occupational safety and health, family and medical leave, and employee terminations, and have not received written notice, or any other form of notice, that there is any pending Action involving unfair labor practices against a Target Company, (ii) is not liable for any material arrears of wages or any material penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, and (iii) is not liable for any material payment to any Governmental Authority, with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for employees, independent contractors or consultants (other than routine payments to be made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice). There are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against a Target Company brought by or on behalf of any applicant for employment, any current or former employee, any Person alleging to be a current or former employee, or any Governmental Authority, relating to any such Law or regulation, or alleging breach of any express or implied Contract of employment, wrongful termination of employment, or alleging any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with the employment relationship.

 

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(c)          Schedule 5.18(c) hereto sets forth a complete and accurate list of all employees of the Target Companies showing for each as of that date (i) the employee’s name, job title or description, employer, location, salary level (including any bonus, commission, deferred compensation or other remuneration payable (other than any such arrangements under which payments are at the discretion of the Target Companies)), (ii) any bonus, commission or other remuneration other than salary paid during the calendar year ending December 31, 2012, and (iii) any wages, salary, bonus, commission or other compensation due and owing to each employee for the calendar year ending December 31, 2013. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.18(c), (A) no employee is a party to a written employment Contract with a Target Company and each is employed “at will”, and (B) the Target Companies have paid in full to all such employees all wages, salaries, commission, bonuses and other compensation due to such employees, including overtime compensation, and there are no severance payments which are or could become payable by a Target Company to any such employees under the terms of any written or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral agreement, or commitment or any Law, custom, trade or practice. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.18(c), each such employee has entered into the Company’s standard form of employee non-disclosure, inventions and restrictive covenants agreement with the Company or its Subsidiaries, a copy of which has been provided or made available to the Parent by the Company.

 

(d)          Schedule 5.18(d) contains a list of all independent contractors (including consultants) currently engaged by any Target Company, along with the position, the entity engaging such Person, date of retention and rate of remuneration, most recent increase (or decrease) in remuneration and amount thereof, for each such Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.18(d), all of such independent contractors are a party to a written Contract with a Target Company. Each such independent contractor has entered into customary covenants regarding confidentiality, non-competition and assignment of inventions and copyrights in such Person’s agreement with a Target Company, a copy of which has been provided or made available to the Parent by the Company. For the purposes of applicable Law, including the Code, all independent contractors who are currently, or within the last six (6) years have been, engaged by a Target Company are bona fide independent contractors and not employees of a Target Company. Each independent contractor is terminable on fewer than thirty (30) days notice, without any obligation of any Target Company to pay severance or a termination fee.

 

5.19         Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA.

 

(a)          Set forth on Schedule 5.19(a) is a true and complete list of each Benefit Plan of a Target Company (each, a “Company Benefit Plan”). With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, there are no funded benefit obligations for which contributions have not been made or properly accrued and there are no material unfunded benefit obligations that have not been accounted for by reserves, or otherwise properly footnoted in accordance with GAAP on the Company Financials. No Target Company is or has in the past been a member of a “controlled group” for purposes of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code, nor does any Target Company have any Liability with respect to any collectively-bargained for plans, whether or not subject to the provisions of ERISA.

 

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(b)          Each Company Benefit Plan is and has been operated at all times in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. Each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (i) has been determined by the IRS to be so qualified (or is based on a prototype plan which has received a favorable opinion letter) during the period from its adoption to the date of this Agreement and (ii) its related trust has been determined to be exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code or the Target Companies have requested an initial favorable U.S. Internal Revenue Service determination of qualification and/or exemption within the period permitted by applicable Law. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Target Company, no fact exists which could adversely affect the qualified status of such Company Benefit Plans or the exempt status of such trusts.

 

(c)          With respect to each Company Benefit Plan which covers any current or former officer, director, consultant or employee (or beneficiary thereof) of a Target Company, the Company has provided or made available to the Parent accurate and complete copies, if applicable, of: (i) all Company Benefit Plans and related trust agreements or annuity Contracts (including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto); (ii) the most recent summary plan descriptions and material modifications thereto; (iii) the three (3) most recent Forms 5500 and annual report, including all schedules thereto; (iv) the most recent annual and periodic accounting of plan assets; (v) the three (3) most recent nondiscrimination testing reports; (vi) the most recent determination letter received from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; (vii) the most recent actuarial valuation; and (viii) all communications with any Governmental Authority concerning any matter that is still pending or for which a Target Company has any outstanding Liability or obligation.

 

(d)          With respect to each Company Benefit Plan: (i) such Company Benefit Plan has been administered and enforced in all material respects in accordance with its terms, the Code and ERISA; (ii) no material breach of fiduciary duty has occurred; (iii) no prohibited transaction, as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred, excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administration exemption; and (iv) all contributions and premiums due through the Closing Date have been made as required under ERISA or have been fully accrued on the Company Financials. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, no Action is pending, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened (other than routine claims for benefits arising in the ordinary course of administration).

 

(e)          No Company Benefit Plan is a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 414(j) of the Code), a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) or a “multiple employer plan” (as described in Section 413(c) of the Code) or is otherwise subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, and no Target Company has incurred any Liability or otherwise has any Liability, contingent or otherwise, under Title IV of ERISA and no condition presently exists that is expected to cause such Liability to be incurred. No Target Company currently maintains or contributes to, or has any Liability (whether contingent or otherwise) with respect to, any “multiemployer plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA. No Target Company currently maintains or has, during the past six (6) years, maintained, or is required currently or has ever been required to contribute to or otherwise participate in, a multiple employer welfare arrangement or voluntary employees’ beneficiary association as defined in Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.

 

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(f)          There is no arrangement under any Company Benefit Plan with respect to any employee that would result in the payment of any amount that by operation of Sections 280G or 162(m) of the Code would not be deductible by the Target Companies and no arrangement exists pursuant to which a Target Company will be required to “gross up” or otherwise compensate any person because of the imposition of any excise tax on a payment to such person.

 

(g)          With respect to each Company Benefit Plan which is a “welfare plan” (as described in Section 3(1) of ERISA): (i) no such plan provides medical or death benefits with respect to current or former employees of a Target Company beyond their termination of employment (other than coverage mandated by Law, which is paid solely by such employees); and (ii) there are no reserves, assets, surplus or prepaid premiums under any such plan. Each Target Company has complied with the provisions of Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code.

 

(h)          The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents will not: (i) entitle any individual to severance pay, unemployment compensation or other benefits or compensation; (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of any compensation due, or in respect of, any individual; (iii) result in or satisfy a condition to the payment of compensation that would, in combination with any other payment, result in an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code; or (iv) constitute or involve a prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code), or constitute or involve a breach of fiduciary responsibility within the meaning of Section 502(l) of ERISA or otherwise violate Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA.

 

(i)          Except to the extent required by Section 4980B of the Code or similar state Law, no Target Company provides health or welfare benefits to any former or retired employee or is obligated to provide such benefits to any active employee following such employee’s retirement or other termination of employment or service.

 

(j)          Each Company Benefit Plan that is subject to Section 409A of the Code (each, a “Section 409A Plan”) has been administered in compliance, and is in documentary compliance, in all material respects with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code, the regulations thereunder and other official guidance issued thereunder. No Target Company has any obligation to any employee or other service provider with respect to any Section 409A Plan that may be subject to any Tax under Section 409A of the Code. No payment to be made under any Section 409A Plan is, or to the Knowledge of the Company will be, subject to the penalties of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code.

 

5.20         Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.20:

 

(a)          Each Target Company is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, including obtaining, maintaining in good standing, and complying with all Permits required for its business and operations by Environmental Laws (“Environmental Permits”), no Action is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened to revoke, modify, or terminate any such Environmental Permit, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no facts, circumstances, or conditions currently exist that could adversely affect such continued compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits or require capital expenditures to achieve or maintain such continued compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits.

 

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(b)          No Target Company is the subject of any outstanding Order or Contract with any Governmental Authority or other Person in respect of any (i) Environmental Laws, (ii) Remedial Action, or (iii) Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Material. No Target Company has assumed, contractually or by operation of Law, any Liabilities or obligations under any Environmental Laws.

 

(c)          No Action has been made or is pending, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against any Target Company or any assets of a Target Company alleging either or both that a Target Company may be in material violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit or may have any material Liability under any Environmental Law.

 

(d)          No Target Company has manufactured, treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, generated, handled or released any Hazardous Material, or owned or operated any property or facility, in a manner that has given or would reasonably be expected to give rise to any material Liability or obligation under applicable Environmental Laws. No fact, circumstance, or condition exists in respect of any Target Company or any property currently or formerly owned, operated, or leased by any Target Company or any property to which a Target Company arranged for the disposal or treatment of Hazardous Materials that could reasonably be expected to result in a Target Company incurring any material Environmental Liabilities.

 

(e)          There is no investigation of the business, operations, or currently owned, operated, or leased property of a Target Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge, previously owned, operated, or leased property of a Target Company pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened that could lead to the imposition of any Liens under any Environmental Law or any material Environmental Liabilities.

 

(f)          To the Company’s Knowledge, there is not located at any of the properties of a Target Company any (i) underground storage tanks, (ii) friable asbestos-containing material, or (iii) equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls.

 

(g)          The Company has provided to the Parent all environmentally related site assessments, audits, studies, reports and results of investigations that have been performed in respect of the currently or previously owned, leased, or operated properties of any Target Company.

 

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5.21         Transactions with Related Persons. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.21, no Target Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any officer, director, manager, employee, trustee or beneficiary of a Target Company or any of its Affiliates, nor any immediate family member of any of the foregoing (whether directly or indirectly through an Affiliate of such Person) (each of the foregoing, a “Related Person”) is presently, or in the past three (3) years has been, a party to any transaction with a Target Company, including any Contract or other arrangement (a) providing for the furnishing of services by (other than as officers, directors or employees of the Target Company), (b) providing for the rental of real property or Personal Property from or (c) otherwise requiring payments to (other than for services or expenses as directors, officers or employees of the Target Company in the ordinary course of business) any Related Person or any Person in which any Related Person has an interest as an owner, officer, manager, director, trustee or partner or in which any Related Person has any direct or indirect interest (other than the ownership of securities representing no more than two percent (2%) of the outstanding voting power or economic interest of a public company). Except as set forth on Schedule 5.21, no Target Company has outstanding any Contract or other arrangement or commitment with any Related Person, and no Related Person owns any real property or Personal Property, or right, tangible or intangible (including Intellectual Property) which is used in the business of any Target Company. Schedule 5.21 specifically identifies all Contracts, arrangements or commitments set forth on such Schedule 5.21 that cannot be terminated upon sixty (60) days’ notice by the Target Companies without cost or penalty.

 

5.22         Insurance.

 

(a)          Schedule 5.22(a) lists all insurance policies (by policy number, insurer, coverage period, coverage amount, annual premium and type of policy) held by a Target Company relating to a Target Company or its business, properties, assets, directors, officers and employees, copies of which have been provided to the Parent. All premiums due and payable under all such insurance policies have been timely paid and the Company and its Subsidiaries are otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such insurance policies. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any of such insurance policies. No Target Company has any self-insurance or co-insurance programs.

 

(b)          Schedule 5.22(b) identifies each individual insurance claim in excess of $25,000 made by a Target Company since January 1, 2009. Each Target Company has reported to its insurers all claims and pending circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in a claim, except where such failure to report such a claim would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on any Target Company. No Target Company has made any claim against an insurance policy as to which the insurer is denying coverage.

 

5.23         Top Customers and Suppliers. Schedule 5.23 lists, by dollar volume paid for each of (a) the twelve (12) months ended on the December 31, 2012 and (b) the period from January 1, 2013 through the Interim Balance Sheet Date, the ten (10) largest customers of the Target Companies (the “Top Customers”) and the five (5) largest suppliers of goods or services to the Target Companies (the “Top Suppliers”), along with the amounts of such dollar volumes. The relationships of each Target Company with such suppliers and customers are good commercial working relationships and (i) no Top Supplier or Top Customer within the last twelve (12) months has cancelled or otherwise terminated, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, intends to cancel or otherwise terminate, any relationships of such Person with a Target Company, (ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, no Top Supplier or Top Customer intends to refuse to pay any amount due to any Target Company or seek to exercise any remedy against any Target Company, (iii) no Target Company has within the past two (2) years been engaged in any material dispute with any Top Supplier or Top Customer, and (iv) to the Company’s Knowledge, the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents will not affect the relationship of any Target Company with any Top Supplier or Top Customer. Other than as set forth on Schedule 5.23, each Target Company provides services and has never sold, licensed or distributed any product to any Person.

 

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5.24         Books and Records. All of the financial books and records of the Target Companies are complete and accurate in all material respects and have been maintained in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and in accordance with applicable Laws.

 

5.25         Accounts Receivable. All accounts, notes and other receivables, whether or not accrued, and whether or not billed, of the Target Companies (the Accounts Receivable”) arose from sales actually made or services actually performed and represent valid obligations to a Target Company. None of the Accounts Receivable are, to the Knowledge of the Company, subject to any right of recourse, defense, deduction, return of goods, counterclaim, offset, or set off on the part of the obligor in excess of any amounts reserved therefor on the Company Financials.

 

5.26         Oil and Gas Matters. Subject to, and except as provided in, Schedule 5.26:

 

(a)          For purposes of this Agreement, (i) “Oil and Gas Properties” means all interests in and rights with respect to oil, gas, mineral, and similar properties of any kind and nature, including working, leasehold and mineral interests and operating rights and royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, net profit interests and other non-working interests and non-operating interests (including all oil and gas leases, operating agreements, unitization and pooling agreements and orders, division orders, transfer orders, mineral deeds, royalty deeds, and in each case, interests thereunder), surface interests, fee interests, reversionary interests, reservations, and concessions related thereto and (ii) “Company Oil and Gas Agreements” means the following types of Contracts to which any Target Company is a party, whether as an original party, by succession or assignment or otherwise, with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties forming the basis for the reserves reflected in the Reserve Reports: oil and gas leases, joint ventures, farm-in and farm-out agreements, agreements providing for an overriding royalty interest, agreements providing for a royalty interest, agreements providing for a net profits interest, crude oil or natural gas sales or purchase contracts, joint operating agreements, unit operating agreements, unit agreements, field equipment leases, agreements involving gas gathering, gas purchasing, or the marketing, transportation and/or processing of production, agreements containing obligations to drill additional wells or conduct other material development operations, and agreements providing for an area of mutual interest or restricting any Target Company’s ability to operate, obtain, explore for or develop interests in a particular geographic area. Complete copies of all material Company Oil and Gas Agreements related to Oil and Gas Properties of the Target Companies have been made available to the Parent.

 

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(b)          The Company has provided or made available to the Parent true and correct copies of all written reports requested or commissioned by a Target Company and received prior to the date of this Agreement estimating any Target Company’s proved oil and gas reserves prepared by an unaffiliated third Person concerning the Oil and Gas Properties of the Target Companies for any of the past two (2) fiscal years of the Target Companies (the “Reserve Reports”). The factual, non-interpretive data provided by the Target Companies to the third party preparer of any Reserve Report that were used to prepare such Reserve Report were accurate in all material respects at the time such data was provided to such preparer. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, with respect to each lease, unit or well reflected in the Reserve Reports, the Target Companies were, to the Knowledge of the Company, (i) entitled to not less than the “net revenue interest” and (ii) obligated to bear a percentage of the costs and expenses relating to the maintenance, development, operation and production of any oil, condensate, gas, casinghead gas and other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons in an amount not greater than the “working interest”, in each case as reflected in the applicable Reserve Reports.

 

(c)          All material items of operating equipment, pipelines and facilities owned or leased by any Target Company and used in the operation of the Oil and Gas Properties forming the basis for the reserves reflected in the Reserve Reports are, in the aggregate, in a state of repair so as to be adequate to carry on the businesses of the Target Companies as presently conducted with regards to such Oil and Gas Properties.

 

(d)          Except for goods and other property sold, used or otherwise disposed of since the date of the most recent Reserve Report in the ordinary course of business or reflected as having been sold, used or otherwise disposed of in the Company Financials, the Target Companies own or have valid leases in or contractual rights to use all material operating equipment, pipelines and facilities used in the operation of their respective Oil and Gas Properties forming the basis for the reserves reflected in the Reserve Reports.

 

(e)          Except for property sold or otherwise disposed of since the date of the most recent Reserve Report in the ordinary course of business or reflected as having been sold or otherwise disposed of in the Company Financials, the Target Companies have Defensible Title to all Oil and Gas Properties forming the basis for the reserves reflected in the Reserve Reports, in each case relating to the interests referred to therein as of the date of such report, and in each case as attributable to interests owned by the Target Companies, free and clear of any Liens, except for (i) Permitted Liens, (ii) such imperfections of title and non-monetary Liens as are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to be material to any of the Target Companies, (iii) the rights of landlords or lessors under leasehold interests, (iv) Liens specifically identified on the Interim Balance Sheet. For purposes hereof, the term “Defensible Title” means such title to Oil and Gas Properties that is with respect to each recorded ownership interest, evidenced by an instrument or instruments filed of record in accordance with the conveyance and recording laws of the applicable jurisdiction to the extent necessary to entitle the applicable Target Company to receive, throughout the productive life of the well associated with such Oil and Gas Property, not less than the “net revenue interest” set forth in the applicable Reserve Report in and to all hydrocarbons produced from or allocated to such well, and obligate such applicable Target Company to bear, throughout the productive life of such well, not greater than the “working interest” set forth in the applicable Reserve Report of such well, except increases in such “working interest” that result in at least a proportionate increase in the “net revenue interest” for such well.

 

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(f)          The Target Companies have paid all material royalties, overriding royalties and other burdens on production due and payable by the Target Companies with respect to their respective Oil and Gas Properties forming the basis for the reserves reflected in the Reserve Reports (other than items that are being held in suspense).

 

(g)          There are no material assets constituting the Target Companies’ Oil and Gas Properties (i) that are currently required to be Decommissioned pursuant to applicable Laws or Contracts that have not been Decommissioned; (ii) that formerly produced but that are currently shut in or temporarily abandoned not in compliance with applicable Laws and Contracts in any material respect; or (iii) that have been Decommissioned but that have not been Decommissioned in compliance with applicable Laws and Contracts in any material respect. For purposes hereof, “Decommissioning” means (A) the abandonment, removal, decommissioning or plugging of any Oil and Gas Properties, (B) as applicable, clearing the seafloor of any or all obstructions and debris created by or related to any Oil and Gas Properties, including the operation thereof and (C) the investigation, clean-up and restoration activities related to clauses (A) or (B).

 

(h)          No Target Company has any outstanding bonds, letters of credit or other forms of financial assurance posted or provided by any Target Company with or to any Governmental Authority or other Person which are required to be posted or provided in compliance with applicable Laws or Contracts and related to the Oil and Gas Properties operated by the Target Companies.

 

(i)          To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Target Companies forming the basis for the reserves reflected in the Reserve Reports are subject to any (i) preferential purchase, consent or similar right that would become operative as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) tax partnership agreement or other provisions requiring a partnership income Tax Return to be filed under Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code.

 

(j)          No Target Company has received any material advance, take-or-pay or other similar payments that entitle purchasers of production from the Oil and Gas Properties forming the basis for the reserves reflected in the Reserve Reports to receive deliveries of any oil, condensate, gas, casinghead gas and other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons without paying therefor, except as set forth in the Company Financials.

 

(k)          No Target Company has made any election to not participate in any operation or activity proposed with respect to any material Oil and Gas Properties of the Target Companies which would be reasonably likely to result in such Target Company’s interests in such Oil and Gas Properties being subject to a material penalty or forfeiture as a result of such election not to participate in such operation or activity.

 

(l)          Schedule 5.26(l) sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a true and complete list of all authorities for expenditures or capital commitments relating to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Target Companies that expressly and specifically bind the Target Companies to spend, individually or in the aggregate, more than $100,000 on drilling or reworking wells or on other capital projects from and after the date of this Agreement.

 

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(m)          The Oil and Gas Properties of the Target Companies are (i) exempt from regulation by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under applicable Law and (ii) not subject to rate regulation or comprehensive nondiscriminatory access regulation under the Laws of any state or other local jurisdiction.

 

5.27         Ethical Business Practices. No Target Company, nor any of their respective Representatives acting on their behalf has (a) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or (c) made any other unlawful payment. No Target Company, nor any of their respective Representatives acting on their behalf has directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any gift or similar benefit in any material amount to any customer, supplier, governmental employee or other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder any Target Company or assist any Target Company in connection with any actual or proposed transaction.

 

5.28         Money Laundering Laws. The operations of each Target Company are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with laundering statutes in all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority, and no Action involving a Target Company with respect to the any of the foregoing is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

5.29         OFAC. No Target Company or any of their respective directors or officers, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Representative acting on behalf of a Target Company is currently identified on the specially designated nationals or other blocked person list or otherwise currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC; and no Target Company has, directly or indirectly, used any funds, or loaned, contributed or otherwise made available such funds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, in connection with any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Myanmar or any other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to, or otherwise in violation of, any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC in the last five (5) fiscal years.

 

5.30         Investment Company Act. No Target Company is an “investment company” or a Person directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of an “investment company”, in each case within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

5.31         Finders and Investment Bankers. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.31, no Target Company has incurred or will incur any Liability for any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

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5.32         Independent Investigation. Without limiting Section 7.5(e) hereof, the Company has conducted its own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, results of operations, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub, and acknowledge that it has been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub for such purpose. The Company acknowledges and agrees that: (a) in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, it has relied solely upon its own investigation and the express representations and warranties of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub set forth in Article IV (including the related portions of the Parent Disclosure Schedules and any Supplemental Disclosure Schedules provided by the Parent); and (b) none of the Parent, the Purchaser, Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives has made any representation or warranty as to the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub or this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in Article IV (including the related portions of the Parent Disclosure Schedules and Supplemental Disclosure Schedules provided by the Parent).

 

5.33         Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference: (a) in any Report of Foreign Issuer on Form 6-K, and any exhibits thereto or any other report, form, registration or other filing made with any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents; (b) in the Offer Documents; or (c) in the mailings or other distributions to the Parent’s shareholders and prospective investors with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or in any amendment to any of documents identified in (a) through (c), will, when filed, made available, mailed or distributed, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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 are made, not misleading. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any of the Signing Press Release, the Closing Filing and the Closing Press Release will, when filed or distributed, as applicable, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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 are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied by or on behalf of the Parent, the Purchaser, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

5.34         Disclosure. No representations or warranties by the Company in this Agreement (including the disclosure schedules hereto) or the Ancillary Documents, (a) contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or (b) omits or will omit to state, when read in conjunction with all of the information contained in this Agreement, the disclosure schedules hereto and the Ancillary Documents, any fact necessary to make the statements or facts contained therein not materially misleading.

 

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Article VI

COVENANTS; OTHER AGREEMENTS

 

6.1           Access and Information.

 

(a)          The Company shall give, and shall direct its Representatives to give, the Parent and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, and subject to any confidentiality agreements with third Persons (the existence and scope of which have been disclosed to the Parent and the Purchaser in advance), access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to the Target Companies, as the Parent or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding the Target Companies and their respective businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (subject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any)) and instruct each of the Company’s Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the Parent and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that the Parent and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(b)          The Parent shall give, and shall direct its Representatives to give, the Company and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, and subject to any confidentiality agreements with third Persons (the existence and scope of which have been disclosed to the Company in advance), access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information (including Tax Returns, internal working papers, client files, client Contracts and director service agreements), of or pertaining to the Parent or its Subsidiaries, as the Company or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding the Parent, its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects (including unaudited quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet and income statement, a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed with or received by a Governmental Authority pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws, and independent public accountants’ work papers (subject to the consent or any other conditions required by such accountants, if any)) and instruct each of the Parent’s Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the Company and its Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that the Company and its Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

6.2           Confidentiality. All information obtained by the Parent and its Representatives, on the one hand, and the Company and its Representatives, on the other hand, pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, shall be kept confidential in accordance with and subject to the Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013, by and between the Parent and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”). The Parties further acknowledge and agree that the existence and terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are strictly confidential and that the Parties and their respective Representatives shall not disclose to the public or to any third Person the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby other than with the express prior written consent of the other Parties, except (a) as may be required by applicable Law or at the request of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the such Party or any of its Representatives, Control Persons or Affiliates, including any applicable public listing requirements, (b) as required to carry out a Party’s obligations hereunder or (c) as may be required to defend any action brought against such Person in connection with this Agreement.

 

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6.3           Conduct of Business of the Company.

 

(a)          Unless the Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.1 or the Closing (the “Interim Period”), except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 6.3, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct their respective businesses, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) comply with all Laws applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, assets and employees, and (iii) take those commercially reasonable measures necessary or appropriate to preserve intact, in all material respects, their respective business organizations, to keep available the services of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees and consultants, to maintain, in all material respects, their existing relationships with all Top Customers and Top Suppliers, and to preserve the possession, control and condition of their respective material assets, all as consistent with past practice.

 

(b)          Without limiting the generality of Section 6.3(a) and except as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 6.3, during the Interim Period, without the prior written consent of the Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to not:

 

(i)          amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, its Organizational Documents, except as explicitly contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(ii)         authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any of its equity securities or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell any of its equity securities, or other security interests, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its equity securities or other security interests of any class and any other equity-based awards, or engage in any hedging transaction with a third Person with respect to such equity securities or other security interests;

 

(iii)        split, combine, recapitalize or reclassify any of its equity interests or issue any other securities in respect thereof or pay or set aside any distribution or other dividend (whether in cash, equity or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its equity interests, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its equity securities or other security interests;

 

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(iv)        incur, create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness (directly, contingently or otherwise) in excess of $100,000 (individually or in the aggregate), make a loan or advance to or investment in any third party, or guarantee or endorse any Indebtedness, Liability or obligation of any Person (provided, that this Section 6.3(b)(iv) shall not prevent the Target Companies from refinancing any previously existing Indebtedness for the same or lesser amounts on terms more favorable to the Target Companies, as determined in the reasonable judgment of the Company);

 

(v)         increase the wages, salaries or compensation of its employees in the aggregate by more than five percent (5%), or increase bonuses for employees in the aggregate in excess of five percent (5%), or make commitments to advance with respect to bonuses for fiscal year 2013 or 2014, or materially increase other benefits of employees generally, or enter into, establish, materially amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan with, for or in respect of any current consultant, officer, manager director or employee, in each case other than as required by applicable Law, pursuant to the terms of any Company Benefit Plans or in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(vi)        make or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, settle any claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy relating to Taxes, file any amended Tax Return or claim for refund, or make any material change in its accounting or Tax policies or procedures, in each case except as required by applicable Law or in compliance with GAAP;

 

(vii)       transfer or license to any Person or otherwise extend, materially amend or modify, permit to lapse or fail to preserve any of the Company Registered IP, Company Licensed IP or other Company IP, or disclose to any Person who has not entered into a confidentiality agreement any Trade Secrets;

 

(viii)      terminate, waive or assign any material right under any Company Material Contract or any tenant lease or enter into any Contract (A) involving amounts reasonably expected to exceed $100,000 per year, (B) that would be a Company Material Contract or (C) with a term longer than one year that cannot be terminated without payment of a material penalty and upon notice of sixty (60) days or less;

 

(ix)         fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(x)          establish any Subsidiary outside of the ordinary course of business or enter into any new line of business;

 

(xi)         fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in force insurance policies or replacement or revised policies providing insurance coverage with respect to its assets, operations and activities in such amount and scope of coverage as are currently in effect;

 

(xii)        revalue any of its material assets or make any change in accounting methods, principles or practices, except to the extent required to maintain compliant with GAAP and after consulting the Company’s outside auditors;

 

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(xiii)       waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding (including any suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that involve only the payment of monetary damages (and not the imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, the Company or its Affiliates) not in excess of $100,000 (individually or in the aggregate), or otherwise pay, discharge or satisfy any Actions, Liabilities or obligations, unless such amount has been reserved in the Company Financials;

 

(xiv)      close or materially reduce its activities, or effect any layoff or other personnel reduction or change, at any of its facilities;

 

(xv)       acquire, including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or any other form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division thereof, or any material amount of assets outside the ordinary course of business;

 

(xvi)      make capital expenditures in excess of $100,000 individually for any project (or set of related projects) or $250,000 in the aggregate;

 

(xvii)     adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;

 

(xviii)    voluntarily incur any Liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) in excess of $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate other than pursuant to the terms of a Company Material Contract or Company Benefit Plan;

 

(xix)       sell, lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage or otherwise pledge or encumber (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of any material portion of its properties, assets or rights, other than pursuant to operation of Law;

 

(xx)        enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting of Company Securities;

 

(xxi)       take any action that would reasonably be expected to materially delay or impair the obtaining of any consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority to be obtained in connection with this Agreement;

 

(xxii)      enter into, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance with their terms) any material transaction with any Related Person (other than compensation and benefits and advancement of expenses, in each case, provided in the ordinary course of business); or

 

(xxiii)     authorize or agree to do any of the foregoing actions.

 

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6.4           Conduct of Business of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub.

 

(a)          Unless the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the Interim Period, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 6.4, the Parent shall, and shall cause the Purchaser and Merger Sub to, (i) conduct their respective businesses, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) comply with all Laws applicable to the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub and their respective businesses, assets and employees, and (iii) take those commercially reasonable measures necessary or appropriate to preserve intact, in all material respects, their respective business organizations, to keep available the services of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees and consultants, and to preserve the possession, control and condition of their respective material assets, all as consistent with past practice.

 

(b)          Without limiting the generality of Section 6.4(a) and except as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 6.4, during the Interim Period, without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Parent shall not, and shall cause the Purchaser and Merger Sub to not:

 

(i)          amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, its Organizational Documents;

 

(ii)         except as contemplated herein, authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any of its equity securities or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell any of its equity securities, or other security interests, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its equity securities or other security interests of any class and any other equity-based awards, or engage in any hedging transaction with a third Person with respect to such equity securities or other security interests;

 

(iii)        split, combine, recapitalize or reclassify any of its equity interests or issue any other securities in respect thereof or pay or set aside any distribution or other dividend (whether in cash, equity or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its equity interests, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its equity securities or other security interests;

 

(iv)        incur, create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness (directly, contingently or otherwise) in excess of $100,000 (individually or in the aggregate), make a loan or advance to or investment in any third party, or guarantee or endorse any Indebtedness, Liability or obligation of any Person (provided, that this Section 6.3(b)(iv) shall not prevent the Parent or the Purchaser from borrowing funds necessary to finance their Expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the Transactions up to an aggregate of $1,000,000, up to $500,000 of which Indebtedness from the Sponsors the Parent may, in accordance with and as described in the IPO Prospectus, satisfy at or prior to the Transaction Merger Effective Time by converting such Indebtedness into warrants of Parent on terms substantially identical to the Parent Sponsor/EBC Warrants);

 

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(v)         make or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, settle any claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy relating to Taxes, file any amended Tax Return or claim for refund, or make any material change in its accounting or Tax policies or procedures, in each case except as required by applicable Law or in compliance with GAAP;

 

(vi)        amend, waive or otherwise change in any manner adverse to the Parent the agreements governing the Trust Account;

 

(vii)       terminate, waive or assign any material right under any material agreement to which it is a party;

 

(viii)      fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

 

(ix)         establish any Subsidiary outside of the ordinary course of business or enter into any new line of business;

 

(x)          fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in force insurance policies or replacement or revised policies providing insurance coverage with respect to its assets, operations and activities in such amount and scope of coverage as are currently in effect;

 

(xi)         revalue any of its material assets or make any change in accounting methods, principles or practices, except to the extent required to maintain compliant with GAAP and after consulting the Parent’s outside auditors;

 

(xii)        waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding (including any suit, action, claim, proceeding or investigation relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that involve only the payment of monetary damages (and not the imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub) not in excess of $100,000 (individually or in the aggregate), or otherwise pay, discharge or satisfy any Actions, Liabilities or obligations, unless such amount has been reserved in the Parent Financials;

 

(xiii)       acquire, including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or any other form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division thereof, or any material amount of assets outside the ordinary course of business;

 

(xiv)      make capital expenditures in excess of $100,000 individually for any project (or set of related projects) (or set of related projects) or $250,000 in the aggregate;

 

(xv)       adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;

 

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(xvi)      voluntarily incur any Liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) in excess of $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate other than pursuant to the terms of a material Contract in existence as of the date of this Agreement or entered into in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.4 during the Interim Period;

 

(xvii)     sell, lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage or otherwise pledge or encumber (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of any material portion of its properties, assets or rights, other than pursuant to operation of Law;

 

(xviii)    enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting of Parent Securities;

 

(xix)       take any action that would reasonably be expected to materially delay or impair the obtaining of any consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority to be obtained in connection with this Agreement; or

 

(xx)        authorize or agree to do any of the foregoing actions.

 

6.5         Annual and Interim Financial Statements. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, within forty-five (45) calendar days following the end of each calendar month, each three-month quarterly period and each fiscal year, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser and the Parent an unaudited consolidated summary of its earnings and an unaudited consolidated balance sheet for the period from the Interim Balance Sheet Date through the end of such calendar month, quarterly period or fiscal year, in each case accompanied by a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to the effect that all such financial statements fairly present the consolidated financial position and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date or for the periods indicated, in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and excluding footnotes. From the date hereof through the Closing Date, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Purchaser and the Parent copies of any audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries that the Company’s certified public accountants may issue.

 

6.6         Parent Public Filings. During the Interim Period, the Parent will keep current and timely file all of its public filings with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with applicable securities Laws and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the Parent Ordinary Shares and the Parent Public Warrants on the NASDAQ.

 

6.7         No Solicitation.

 

(a)          For purposes of this Agreement, (i) an “Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal or offer, or any indication of interest in making an offer or proposal, from any Person or group at any time relating to an Alternative Transaction, and (ii) an “Alternative Transaction” means (A) with respect to the Company and its Affiliates, a transaction (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) concerning the sale of all or any material part of (I) the business or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (other than in the ordinary course of business), or (II) the capital stock or other securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries (including any Company Securities), whether such transaction takes the form of a sale of equity, assets, merger, consolidation, or issuance of debt securities or making of a loan or otherwise or any joint venture or partnership (provided, that an Alternative Transaction shall exclude (x) a financing which occurs with parties already subject to a confidentiality agreement with the Company and pursuant to which discussions are in progress in connection with the Company’s equity capital raise for additional shares of Company Series C-1 Preferred Stock, (y) any financing entered into for the purpose of completing acquisitions permitted by Section 6.3 or (z) the refinancing of outstanding Indebtedness with new Indebtedness) and (B) with respect to the Parent and its Affiliates, a transaction (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) concerning a Business Combination.

 

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(b)          During the Interim Period, in order to induce the other Parties to continue to commit to expend management time and financial resources in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby, each Party shall not, and shall cause its Representatives to not, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, assist, initiate or facilitate the making, submission or announcement of, or intentionally encourage, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnish any non-public information regarding such Party or its Affiliates or their respective businesses, operations, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects or employees to any Person or group (other than a Party to this Agreement or their respective Representatives) in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) engage or participate in discussions or negotiations with any Person or group with respect to, or that could be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend, or publicly propose to approve, endorse or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (v) negotiate or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or other similar agreement related to any Acquisition Proposal, or (vi) release any third Person from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality agreement to which such Party is a party.

 

(c)          Each Party shall notify the others as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 48 hours) orally and in writing of the receipt by such Party or any of its Representatives of (i) any bona fide inquiries, proposals or offers, requests for information or requests for discussions or negotiations regarding or constituting any Acquisition Proposal or any bona fide inquiries, proposals or offers, requests for information or requests for discussions or negotiations that could be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) any request for non-public information relating to such Party or its Affiliates, specifying in each case, the material terms and conditions thereof (including a copy thereof if in writing or a written summary thereof if verbal) and the identity of the party making such inquiry, proposal, offer or request for information. Each Party shall keep the others promptly informed of the status of any such inquiries, proposals, offers or requests for information. During the Interim Period, each Party shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal and shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, cease and terminate any such solicitations, discussions or negotiations.

 

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6.8         Notification; Commercially Reasonable Efforts.

 

(a)          Notification of Certain Matters. Each of the Parties shall give prompt notice to the other Parties if any of the following occurs after the date of this Agreement: (i) there has been a material failure on the part of the Party providing the notice to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; (ii) receipt of any notice or other communication in writing from any third party (including any Governmental Authority) alleging (A) that the Consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than those Consents that are already disclosed as of the date of this Agreement on the disclosure schedules to this Agreement as being required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) or (B) any non-compliance with any Law; (iii) receipt of any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) the discovery of any fact or circumstance that, or the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any of the conditions to set forth in Article VIII not being satisfied or the satisfaction of those conditions being materially delayed; or (v) the commencement or threat, in writing, of any Action against any Party or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective properties or assets, or, to the Knowledge of such Party, any officer, director, partner, member or manager, in his, her or its capacity as such, of such Party or of its Affiliates with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No such notice shall constitute an acknowledgement or admission by the Party providing the notice regarding whether or not any of the conditions to the Closing have been satisfied or in determining whether or not any of the representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement have been breached.

 

(b)          Commercially Reasonable Efforts.

 

(i)          Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate fully with the other Parties, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the receipt of all Requisite Regulatory Approvals), and to comply as promptly as practicable with all requirements of Governmental Authorities applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(ii)         In furtherance and not in limitation of Section 6.8(b)(i), to the extent required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and any other Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade (“Antitrust Laws”), each Party hereto agrees to make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, at such Party’s sole cost and expense, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable, to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may 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 under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for under the Antitrust Laws. Each Party shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law, use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (A) 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; (B) keep the other Parties reasonably informed of any communication received by such Party or its Representatives from, or given by such Party or its Representatives to, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”), the SEC or any other U.S. or foreign 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 contemplated by this Agreement; (C) permit the other Parties and their respective outside counsel to review any communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, the FTC, the DOJ, the SEC or any other Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, with any other Person, and to the extent permitted by the FTC, the DOJ, the SEC or such other applicable Governmental Authority or other Person, give the other Parties 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, the other Parties shall keep such Party promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto; and (v) use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the transactions contemplated hereby, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, and/or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority.

 

(c)          As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall cooperate in all respects with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to use) their respective commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with Governmental Authorities requests for approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to have such Governmental Authorities approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party shall give prompt written notice to the other Parties if such Party or its Representatives receives any notice from such Governmental Authorities in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall promptly furnish the other Parties with a copy of such Governmental Authority notice. If any Governmental Authority requires that a hearing or meeting be held in connection with its approval of the transactions contemplated hereby, whether prior to the Closing or after the Closing, each Party shall arrange for Representatives of such Party to be present for such hearing or meeting.

 

(d)          If any objections are asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any applicable Law or if any suit is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any applicable Governmental Authority or any private party challenging any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as violative of any applicable Law or which would otherwise prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such objections or suits so as to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including in order to resolve such objections or suits which, in any case if not resolved, could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(e)          In the event any Action is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Authority or private party challenging the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any other Ancillary Document, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, cooperate in all respects with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such Action and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any Order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(f)          Prior to the Transaction Effective Time, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any Consents of third Persons as may be necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by such Party or required as a result of the execution, performance or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by such Party, and the other Parties shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with such efforts.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Party shall be required to agree to any term, condition or modification with respect to obtaining any Consents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would result in, or would be reasonably likely to result in: (i) a Material Adverse Effect to such Party or its Affiliates, or (ii) such Party having to cease, sell or otherwise dispose of any material assets or businesses (including the requirement that any such assets or business be held separate).

 

6.9         Further Assurances. The Parties hereto shall further cooperate with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as soon as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings.

 

6.10       Parent Ordinary Share Tender Offer.

 

(a)          Tender Offer. Prior to the Closing Date, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receipt by the Parent from the Company of all financial and other information required in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, the “Schedule TO”), the Parent shall commence (under the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) a tender offer to purchase up to 4,750,000 of the outstanding Parent Ordinary Shares sold in its IPO (the “Share Tender Offer”) for cash in accordance with the Parent Charter and the IPO Prospectus. In accordance with the Parent Charter and the IPO Prospectus, the proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used for the purchase of the Parent Ordinary Shares validly tendered in the Share Tender Offer. In connection therewith, the Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC under the Exchange Act, and with all other applicable regulatory bodies, the Schedule TO, which shall contain or shall incorporate by reference an offer to purchase and forms of the letter of transmittal and such other required documents (collectively, the “Offer Documents”) for the purpose of conducting the Share Tender Offer. The Company shall furnish to the Parent all information concerning the Target Companies, including a description of their respective businesses, management, operations and financial condition, required to be set forth in the Offer Documents. The Company and its counsel shall be given an opportunity to review and comment on the Offer Documents prior to their filing with the SEC. The Parent, with the assistance of the Company, shall promptly respond to any SEC comments on the Offer Documents and shall otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the SEC review process as promptly as practicable. The Parent shall promptly distribute the completed Offer Documents to the holders of its Parent Ordinary Shares and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement and applicable Laws and SEC regulations, purchase the Parent Ordinary Shares validly tendered to the Parent pursuant to the Share Tender Offer. The Parent may, without the consent of the Company, extend the Share Tender Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation or interpretation of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Share Tender Offer.

 

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(b)          Offer Documents. The Parent shall comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of and rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the applicable provisions of the Laws of the British Virgin Islands in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Offer Documents, the conduct of the Share Tender Offer thereunder, and the purchase of the Parent Ordinary Shares thereunder, including the applicable tender offer rules promulgated by the SEC. Without limiting the foregoing, the Parent shall ensure that the Offer Documents do not, as of the date on which they are first distributed to the shareholders of the Parent, and as of the date of the closing of the Share Tender Offer, contain, with respect to the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub and their respective businesses, management, operations and financial condition, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that in accordance with Section 6.10(c) below, the Company and not the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub is responsible for the information regarding Target Companies and their respective businesses, management, operations and financial condition.

 

(c)          Company Cooperation. The Company acknowledges that a substantial portion of the filings with the SEC and mailings to the Parent’s shareholders with respect to the Share Tender Offer shall include disclosures regarding the Target Companies and their respective businesses, management, operations and financial condition. Accordingly, the Company agrees to (i) provide, as promptly as practicable, the Parent with such information as shall be reasonably requested by the Parent for inclusion in or attachment to the Offer Documents to be filed and/or mailed as of and following the commencement of the Share Tender Offer (including any audited financial statements of the Target Companies required by applicable tender offer rules promulgated by the SEC) and (ii) ensure that such information is accurate in all material respects, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and complies as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and in addition shall contain substantially the same financial and other information about the Company and its Subsidiaries as is required under Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies even if such information is not required under the tender offer rules. The Company understands that such information shall be included in the Offer Documents and/or responses to comments from the SEC or its staff in connection therewith and mailings. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, make its directors, officers and employees available to the Parent and its counsel in connection with the drafting of such filings and mailings and responding in a timely manner to comments from the SEC.

 

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6.11       Sponsor Tender Offer. Prior to the Closing Date, in accordance with the IPO Prospectus and the agreements between the Parent and the Sponsors described therein, the Parent and its Affiliates will cause the Sponsors to commence (under the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) a tender offer (the “Warrant Tender Offer” and together with the Share Tender Offer, the “Tender Offers”) to purchase all of the issued and outstanding Parent Public Warrants validly tendered and not withdrawn for a cash price of sixty cents ($0.60) per Parent Public Warrant. The Warrant Tender Offer shall be conducted pursuant to the applicable tender offer rules under the Exchange Act and promulgated by the SEC. The Sponsors may, without the consent of, but with prior notice to, the Company, extend the Warrant Tender Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation or interpretation of the SEC or its staff applicable to the Warrant Tender Offer. The Company shall cooperate with the efforts of the Parent to cause the Sponsors to conduct the Warrant Tender Offer, including (a) providing as promptly as practicable upon request by Parent or the Sponsors such information regarding the Target Companies, including a description of their respective management, businesses, operations and financial condition, as shall be reasonably requested by the Parent and the Sponsors for inclusion in the Warrant Tender Offer documents (including any attachments thereto) and (b) ensuring that such information is accurate in all material respects, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and complies as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, make its directors, officers and employees available to the Parent, the Sponsors and their respective counsel in connection with the drafting of such filings and mailings and responding in a timely manner to comments from the SEC.

 

6.12       Registration Statement. As soon as practicable after the date hereof, Purchaser shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the issuance of the Purchaser Securities to be issued in the Redomestication Merger (the “Registration Statement”). Purchaser shall cooperate and provide the Company (and its counsel) and the Parent (and its counsel) with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto prior to filing the same with the SEC. The Company shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Target Companies that may be required or appropriate for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or in any amendments or supplements thereto, which information provided by the Company shall be true and correct and not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Parent and the Purchaser will use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing.

 

6.13       Public Announcements.

 

(a)          The Parties hereto agree that no public release, filing or announcement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued by any Party or any of their Affiliates without the prior written consent of the other Parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as such release or announcement may be required by applicable Law or the rules or regulations of any securities exchange, in which case the applicable Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to allow the other Parties reasonable time to comment on, and arrange for any required filing with respect to, such release or announcement in advance of such issuance.

  

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(b)          As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Parties shall mutually agree on and issue a press release announcing the execution of this Agreement (the “Signing Press Release”). Immediately after the issuance of the Signing Press Release, the Parent shall prepare and file a pre-commencement Schedule TO-C or Schedule TO-I amendment and/ or Report on Form 6-K. As promptly as practicable after the completion of the Share Tender Offer, the Parent shall prepare a draft amendment to Schedule TO and/or Report on Form 6-K announcing the completion of the Share Tender Offer, if applicable, together with, or incorporating by reference such other information that may be required to be disclosed with respect to such results in any report or form to be filed with the SEC (“Closing Filing”), which the Company shall review, comment upon and approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to filing. As promptly as practicable after the completion of the Share Tender Offer, the Parties shall mutually agree on and issue a press release announcing the results of the Share Tender Offer and, if applicable, the consummation of the Transactions (“Closing Press Release”). Concurrently with the Closing, the Parent shall distribute the Closing Press Release and the Parent shall file the Closing Filing with the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter. In connection with the preparation of the Signing Press Release, the Closing Filing, the Closing Press Release, or any other report, statement, filing notice or application made by or on behalf of a Party to any Governmental Authority or other third party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, each Party shall, upon request by any other Party, furnish the Parties with all information concerning themselves, their respective directors, officers and stockholders, and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or any other report, statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of a Party to any third party and/ or any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.14       Post-Closing Board of Directors and Executive Officers.

 

(a)          The Parties shall take all necessary action, including causing the directors of the Purchaser and the Transaction Surviving Corporation to resign, so that effective at the Closing the Purchaser’s board of directors (the “Post-Closing Purchaser Board”) will consist of twelve (12) individuals. At the Closing, the Parties shall take all necessary action to designate and appoint to the Post-Closing Purchaser Board the ten (10) directors of the Company immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time and the two (2) persons that are either designated by the Purchaser prior to the Transaction Effective Time or by the INXB Representative after the Transaction Effective Time (the “INXB Directors”). Pursuant to the Purchaser Charter as in effect at the Transaction Effective Time, the Post-Closing Purchaser Board shall be a classified board with two classes of directors, with one class of directors, the Class A Directors, initially serving a one (1) year term, such term effective from the Closing (but any subsequent Class A Directors serving two (2) year terms) and the other class of directors, the Class B Directors, serving a two (2) year term, such term effective from the Closing. The INXB Directors shall be included in Class B Directors. In accordance with the Purchaser Charter as in effect at the Transaction Time, no director on the Post-Closing Purchaser Board may be removed without cause. The Parties will work together to assure that a majority of the directors designated for the Post-Closing Purchaser Board qualify as an independent director under the SEC and NASDAQ rules. The Parties also agree to jointly work together during the Interim Period to identify a prestigious industry thought leader to serve as an independent director for the Purchaser from and after the Closing (initially as a Class B Director), and the Company agrees to appoint such individual to its board of directors prior to the Closing. The Parties hereto agree that the board of directors of the Transaction Surviving Corporation following the Closing will be identical to that of the Post-Closing Purchaser Board.

 

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(b)          The Parties shall take all action necessary, including causing the executive officers of the Purchaser and the Transaction Surviving Corporation to resign, so that the individuals serving as executive officers of the Purchaser and the Transaction Surviving Corporation immediately after the Closing will be the same individuals (in the same offices) as those of the Company immediately prior to the Transaction Effective Time.

 

6.15       Use of Trust Account Proceeds after the Closing. The Parties agree that after the Closing, the funds in the Trust Account and any proceeds received by the Purchaser or its Affiliates from the PIPE Investment, after taking into account payments for the Share Tender Offer, shall first be used (a) to pay the Parties accrued Expenses for the Transactions and (b) to pay the deferred Expenses (including underwriting commissions payable to the underwriters and any legal fees) of the IPO. Such Expenses will be paid at the Closing. Any remaining cash will be used for general corporate purposes. The Parties’ accrued Expenses as of the date of this Agreement are set forth on Schedule 6.15, and the Parties agree to update Schedule 6.15 prior to the Closing for additional Expenses of the Parties that are accrued after the date of this Agreement.

 

6.16       Supplemental Disclosure Schedules. During the Interim Period, each of the Company and the Parent shall have the right, by providing one or more written supplemental disclosure schedules (“Supplemental Disclosure Schedules”) to the other, to update its disclosure schedules (and with respect to the Parent, the disclosures by the Purchaser and Merger Sub) to disclose updates: (a) to reflect changes in the ordinary course of business first existing or occurring after the date of this Agreement, which if existing or occurring on or prior to the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth on such schedules, and (b) which updates do not result from any breach of a covenant made by such disclosing Party or its Affiliates in this Agreement. Other than any updates permitted by the prior sentence, no Supplemental Disclosure Schedule shall affect any of the conditions to the Parties’ respective obligations under the Agreement (including for purposes of determining satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII), or any indemnification rights under Article VII or any other remedy available to the Parties arising from a representation or warranty that was or would be inaccurate, or a warranty that would be breached, without qualification by the update.

 

6.17       No Other Representations.

 

(a)          Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article V or in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Company or its Representatives pursuant hereto, none of the Company or any of its Representatives has made or will be deemed to have made to the Parent or its Representatives any representation or warranty of any kind in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(b)          The Company acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub expressly set forth in Article IV or in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of such Party or its Representatives pursuant hereto, none of the Parent, the Purchaser, Merger Sub, nor any of their respective Representatives makes or has made to the Company or its Representatives any representation or warranty of any kind in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

  

6.18       Company Warrant Termination Agreement. The Company shall enter into an agreement with each Company Warrantholder in the form of Exhibit E hereto (a “Company Warrant Termination Agreement”) setting forth the amendment and termination of the Company Warrants.

 

6.19       Amendment of Company Charter. Following the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall cause the Company Charter to be amended to (a) cause the Transaction Merger to be considered a “Deemed Liquidation Event” or another defined event having comparable effect and (b) conform the provisions governing conversion of Company Preferred Stock contained therein to the methodology used in Schedule 2.7.

 

Article VII
SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

7.1         Survival. The representations, warranties and pre-Closing covenants of the Company, the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub which are contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement will survive the Closing until and including the Expiration Date; provided, however, that any representation, warranty or covenant the breach or violation of which is made the basis of a claim for indemnification made on or prior to the Expiration Date will survive, solely with respect to such claim for indemnification, until such time as such claim is finally resolved in accordance with this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.

 

7.2         Indemnification by the Company. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article VII, from and after the Closing the Company (including the Transaction Surviving Corporation and any other successors or assigns) (with respect to any claim made under this Section 7.2, the “Company Indemnifying Party”) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and its Affiliates and their respective successors and permitted assigns (each, with respect to any claim made under this Section 7.2, a “Purchaser Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, Actions, Orders, Liabilities, damages (including consequential damages), diminution in value, Taxes, interest, penalties, Liens, amounts paid in settlement, costs and expenses (including reasonable expenses of investigation and court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), (any of the foregoing, a “Loss”) paid, suffered or incurred by, or imposed upon, any Purchaser Indemnified Party, to the extent resulting from, relating to, arising out of or attributable to any breach by the Company Indemnifying Party of any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Document. 

 

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7.3         Indemnification by the Purchaser. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article VII and Section 10.1, from and after the Closing the Purchaser (including the Redomestication Surviving Corporation and any other successors or assigns) (with respect to any claim made under this Section 7.3, the “Purchaser Indemnifying Party” and, each Purchaser Indemnifying Party and Company Indemnifying Party, an “Indemnifying Party”) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Affiliates and their respective successors and permitted assigns (each, with respect to any claim made under this Section 7.3, a “Company Indemnified Party” and, each Purchaser Indemnified Party and Company Indemnified Party, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all Losses paid, suffered or incurred by, or imposed upon, any Company Indemnified Party, to the extent resulting from, relating to, arising out of or attributable to any breach by the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub of any representations or warranties relating to a period at or prior to the Closing or any covenants or agreements to be performed at or prior to the Closing contained in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Document.

 

7.4         Payment from Escrow Account. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any indemnification claims against an Indemnifying Party under this Article VII shall be exclusively brought against and paid solely from the Escrow Account, and the aggregate indemnification claims shall not exceed the Escrow Shares and other amounts in the Escrow Account. Any payments from the Escrow Account shall first be paid with the Escrow Shares and then with any remaining property in the Escrow Account. With respect to any indemnification payment that includes Escrow Shares, the value of each Escrow Share for purposes of determining the indemnification payment shall be the Purchaser Share Price on the date that the indemnification claim is finally determined in accordance with this Article VII. For successful indemnification claims by a Purchaser Indemnified Party under Section 7.2, promptly after the indemnification claim is finally determined in accordance with this Article VII, the Escrow Agent shall disburse a number of Escrow Shares equal to the amount of such indemnification claim (as determined in accordance with this Section 7.4) from the Escrow Account to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall cancel any Escrow Shares that any Purchaser Indemnified Party receives promptly after receipt thereof. For successful indemnification claims by a Company Indemnified Party under Section 7.3, promptly after the indemnification claim is finally determined in accordance with this Article VII, the Escrow Agent shall disburse a number of Escrow Shares equal to the amount of such indemnification claim (as determined in accordance with this Section 7.4) from the Escrow Account to the Exchange Agent for distribution to the Company Holders with each Company Holder receiving their Pro Rata Share of such Escrow Shares.

 

7.5         Limitations and General Indemnification Provisions.

 

(a)          Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article VII, the Purchaser Indemnified Parties will not be entitled to receive any indemnification payments under Section 7.2 until the aggregate amount of Losses incurred by the Purchaser Indemnified Parties exceed $1,000,000 (the “Deductible”), and then the Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall only receive the amount of aggregate Losses in excess of the Deductible; provided, however, that the Deductible shall not apply to indemnification claims (i) for breaches of any of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 or 5.31 or (ii) that are based in whole or in part upon fraud, willful misconduct or intentional misrepresentation.

 

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(b)          Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article VII, the Company Indemnified Parties will not be entitled to receive any indemnification payments under Section 7.3 until the aggregate amount of Losses incurred by the Company Indemnified Parties exceed the Deductible, and then the Company Indemnified Parties shall only receive the amount of aggregate Losses in excess of the Deductible; provided, however, that the Deductible shall not apply to indemnification claims (i) for breaches of any of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 4.17 or 4.18 or (ii) that are based in whole or in part upon fraud, willful misconduct or intentional misrepresentation.

 

(c)          The maximum aggregate amount of indemnification payments to which the Indemnified Parties will be entitled to receive under Sections 7.2 and 7.3 upon the triggering of any indemnification obligation hereunder shall not exceed the value of the Escrowed Property in the Escrow Account. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) any Losses suffered by the Indemnified Parties which are indemnifiable under this Agreement from and after the Closing shall be indemnified only from the Escrow Account, and any other Losses suffered by the Indemnified Parties which would be indemnifiable under this Agreement from and after the Closing but for the exhaustion of the Escrow Account shall not be indemnified and (ii) the limitations of this Section 7.5(c) shall apply to the absolute total of indemnification claims made by all Indemnified Parties.

 

(d)          For purposes of determining the amount of Losses under this Article VII (but not for determining whether there has been a breach giving rise to the indemnification claim), all of the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement (including the disclosure schedules hereto) or any Ancillary Document that are qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or words of similar import or effect will be deemed to have been made without any such qualification.

 

(e)          No investigation or knowledge by an Indemnified Party or the INXB Representative or their respective Representatives of a breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of an Indemnifying Party shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Indemnifying Party or the recourse available to the Indemnified Parties under any provision of this Agreement, including this Article VII, with respect thereto.

 

(f)          The amount of any Losses suffered or incurred by any Indemnified Party shall be reduced by the amount of any insurance proceeds paid to the Indemnified Party or any Affiliate thereof as a reimbursement with respect to such Losses (and no right of subrogation shall accrue to any insurer hereunder, except to the extent that such waiver of subrogation would prejudice any applicable insurance coverage), net of the costs of collection and any related anticipated future increases in insurance premiums resulting from such Loss or insurance payment.

 

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7.6         Indemnification Procedures.

 

(a)          The INXB Representative shall have the sole right to act on behalf of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties and the Purchaser Indemnifying Parties with respect to any indemnification claims made pursuant to this Article VII, including bringing and settling any claims hereunder and receiving any notices on behalf of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties and the Purchaser Indemnifying Parties. The Company shall have the sole right to act on behalf of the Company Indemnified Parties and the Company Indemnifying Parties with respect to any indemnification claims made pursuant to this Article VII, including bringing and settling any claims hereunder and receiving any notices on behalf of the Company Indemnified Parties and the Company Indemnifying Parties.

 

(b)          In order to make a claim for indemnification hereunder, Glori on behalf of a Company Indemnified Party or the INXB Representative on behalf of a Purchaser Indemnified Party (as applicable, the “Notifying Person”) must provide written notice (a “Claim Notice”) of such claim to the Escrow Agent and, (A) in the case of Glori on behalf of a Company Indemnified Party, the INXB Representative on behalf of the Purchaser Indemnifying Party, and (B) in the case of the INXB Representative on behalf of a Purchaser Indemnified Party, Glori on behalf of the Company Indemnifying Party (such Person entitled to receive notice under clauses (A) or (B) as applicable, the “Notified Person”), which Claim Notice shall include (i) a reasonable description of the facts and circumstances which relate to the subject matter of such indemnification claim to the extent then known and (ii) the amount of Losses suffered by the Indemnified Party in connection with the claim to the extent known or reasonably estimable (provided, that the Notifying Person may thereafter in good faith adjust the amount of Losses with respect to the claim by providing a revised Claim Notice to the Notified Person and the Escrow Agent); provided, that the copy of any Claim Notice provided to the Escrow Agent shall be redacted for any confidential or proprietary information of the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party described in clause (i).

 

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(c)          In the case of any claim for indemnification under Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 arising from a claim of a third party (including the IRS or any other Governmental Authority) (a “Third Party Claim”), the Notifying Person must give a Claim Notice with respect to such Third Party Claim to the Notified Person promptly (but in no event later than twenty (20) days) after the Notifying Person’s receipt of notice of such Third Party Claim; provided, that the failure to give such notice will not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations except to the extent that the defense of such Third Party Claim is materially and irrevocably prejudiced by the failure to give such notice. The Notifying Person will have the right to defend and to direct the defense against any such Third Party Claim in its name and at its expense, and with counsel selected by the Notifying Person unless (i) the Notified Person fails to acknowledge fully to the Notifying Person the obligations of the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party within twenty (20) days after receiving notice of such Third Party Claim or contests, in whole or in part, its indemnification obligations therefor or (ii) there is a conflict of interest between the Notified Person and the Notifying Person in the conduct of such defense. If the Notified Person elects on behalf of the Indemnifying Person, and is entitled, to compromise or defend such Third Party Claim, it will within twenty (20) days (or sooner, if the nature of the Third Party Claim so requires) notify the Notifying Person of its intent to do so, and the Notifying Person and the Indemnified Party will, at the request and expense of the Indemnifying Party, cooperate in the defense of such Third Party Claim. If the Notified Person on behalf of the Indemnifying Party elects not to, or is not entitled under this Section 7.6 to, compromise or defend such Third Party Claim, fails to notify the Notifying Person of its election as herein provided or refuses to acknowledge or contests its obligation to indemnify under this Agreement, the Notifying Person on behalf of Indemnified Party may pay, compromise or defend such Third Party Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Indemnifying Party will have no indemnification obligations with respect to any such Third Party Claim which has been or will be settled by the Indemnified Party or the Notifying Person without the prior written consent of the Notified Person on behalf of the Indemnifying Party (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party will not be required to refrain from paying any Third Party Claim which has matured by a final, non-appealable judgment, nor will it be required to refrain from paying any Third Party Claim where the delay in paying such claim would result in the foreclosure of a Lien upon any of the property or assets then held by the Indemnified Party or where any delay in payment would cause the Indemnified Party material economic loss. The Notified Person’s right on behalf of the Indemnifying Party to direct the defense will include the right to compromise or enter into an agreement settling any Third Party Claim; provided, that no such compromise or settlement will obligate the Indemnified Party to agree to any settlement that that requires the taking or restriction of any action (including the payment of money and competition restrictions) by the Indemnified Party other than the execution of a release for such Third Party Claim, except with the prior written consent of the Notifying Person on behalf of the Indemnified Party (such consent to be withheld, conditioned or delayed only for a good faith reason). Notwithstanding the Notified Person’s right on behalf of the Indemnifying Party to compromise or settle in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, the Notified Person on behalf of the Indemnifying Party may not settle or compromise any Third Party Claim over the objection of the Notifying Person on behalf of the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that consent by the Notifying Person on behalf of the Indemnified Party to settlement or compromise will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Notifying Person on behalf of the Indemnified Party will have the right to participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim with counsel selected by it subject to the Notified Person’s right on behalf of the Indemnifying Party to direct the defense.

 

(d)          With respect to any direct indemnification claim that is not a Third Party Claim, the Notified Person on behalf of the Indemnifying Party will have a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of the Claim Notice to respond thereto. If the Notified Person on behalf of the Indemnifying Party does not respond within such thirty (30) days, the Indemnifying Party will be deemed to have accepted responsibility for the Losses set forth in such Claim Notice and will have no further right to contest the validity of such Claim Notice. If the Notified Person on behalf of the Indemnifying Party responds within such thirty (30) days after the receipt of the Claim Notice and rejects such claim in whole or in part, the Notifying Person on behalf of the Indemnified Party will be free to pursue such remedies as may be available under this Agreement, any other Ancillary Documents or applicable Law.

 

7.7         Exclusive Remedy; Non-Recourse.

 

(a)          From and after the Closing, except with respect to claims based upon fraud in the negotiation or execution of this Agreement or claims seeking injunctions or specific strict performance (including pursuant to Section 11.9), indemnification pursuant to this Article VII shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for the Parties with respect to matters arising under this Agreement of any kind or nature, including for any misrepresentation or breach of any warranty, covenant, or other provision contained in this Agreement or otherwise relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, including the negotiation and discussion thereof.

 

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(b)          This Agreement may only be enforced against the Parties hereto (and their successors and assigns). All claims or causes of action (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of, or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in connection with this Agreement), may be made only against the Persons that are expressly identified as Parties (and their successors and assigns), and no officer, director, partner, manager, equity holder, employee, consultant, representative, agent or Affiliate of any Party (including any Person negotiating or executing this Agreement on behalf of a Party) shall have any Liability or obligation with respect to this Agreement or with respect to any claim or cause of action (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) that may arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution, or performance of this Agreement (including a representation or warranty made in connection with this Agreement).

 

Article VIII
CLOSING CONDITIONS

 

8.1         Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations. The obligations of each Party to consummate the transactions described herein shall be subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (where permissible) of the following conditions:

 

(a)          Tender Offers. Each of the Tender Offers shall have been completed in accordance with Section 6.10 and Section 6.11.

 

(b)          Registration Statement. The SEC shall have declared the Registration Statement effective, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued.

 

(c)          Redomestication Merger. The Redomestication Merger shall have been consummated and the applicable certificates filed in the appropriate jurisdictions.

 

(d)          Antitrust Laws. The waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of this Agreement under any Antitrust Laws shall have expired or been terminated.

 

(e)          Requisite Regulatory Approvals. All Consents required to be obtained from or made with any Governmental Authority in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Requisite Regulatory Approvals”), shall have been obtained or made.

 

(f)          Requisite Consents. The Consents required to be obtained from or made with any third Person (other than a Governmental Authority) in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that are set forth in Schedule 8.1(f) shall have each been obtained or made.

 

(g)          No Law. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) or Order that is then in effect and which has the effect of making the transactions or agreements contemplated by this Agreement illegal or which otherwise prevents or prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(h)          No Litigation. There shall not be any pending Action brought by a third-party non-Affiliate to enjoin or otherwise restrict the consummation of the Closing.

 

8.2         Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company. In addition to the conditions specified in Section 8.1, the obligations of the Company to consummate the Transaction Merger are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (by the Company) of the following conditions:

 

(a)          Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement and in any certificate delivered by any such Party pursuant hereto shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except for (i) those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been accurate as of such date), and (ii) any failures to be true and correct that do not materially and adversely affect the Parent’s, the Purchaser’s or Merger Sub’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)          Agreements and Covenants. Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub shall have performed in all material respects all of such Party’s obligations and complied in all material respects with all of such Party’s agreements and covenants under this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(c)          No Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with respect to the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub since the date of this Agreement.

 

(d)          Officer Certificate. Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer of such Party in such capacity, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 8.2(a), 8.2(b) and 8.2(c).

 

(e)          Secretary Certificate. Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub shall have delivered to the Company a certificate from its secretary certifying as to (A) copies of such Party’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or similar applicable Organizational Documents) as in effect as of the Closing Date, (B) the resolutions of such Party’s board of directors authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Ancillary Documents to which it is a party or by which it is bound, and the consummation of the Transactions and each of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (C) the incumbency of officers authorized to execute this Agreement or any other Ancillary Document to which such Party is or is required to be a party or by which such Party is or is required to be bound.

 

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(f)          Good Standing. Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub shall have delivered to the Company good standing certificates (or similar documents applicable for such jurisdictions) for each such Party certified as of a date no later than sixty (60) days prior to the Closing Date from the proper Governmental Authority of such Party’s jurisdiction of organization and from each other jurisdiction in which such Party is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or other entity as of the Closing, in each case to the extent that good standing certificates or similar documents are generally available in such jurisdictions.

 

(g)         PIPE Investment. The Purchaser shall have completed the PIPE Investment for at least Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand dollars ($8,500,000) at or prior to the Closing.

 

(h)         Trust Account and PIPE Proceeds. After payment by the Parent to its stockholders in consideration for Parent Ordinary Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Share Tender Offer, and prior to the payment by the Parent of its Expenses or Taxes, the amount in the Trust Account, together with the proceeds from the PIPE Investment, shall be no less than Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000); provided, that Parent’s outstanding Expenses to be paid pursuant to this Section 8.2(h) shall not exceed Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) (excluding (i) any Expenses that have been paid or otherwise satisfied by the Parent or its Affiliates at or prior to the Transaction Merger Effective Time and (ii) any commissions paid or payable to brokers, investment bankers or other financial advisors pursuant to advisory agreements entered into by the Parent or its Affiliates and disclosed to the Company).

 

(i)          Warrant Amendment. The Warrant Amendment shall be in effect as of the Transaction Effective Time.

 

(j)          Escrow. The Company shall have received a copy of the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser, the INXB Representative and the Escrow Agent.

 

(k)         NASDAQ Listing. The Parent Ordinary Shares and Parent Public Warrants shall be listed on the NASDAQ on the Closing Date (prior to the Redomestication Effective Time); provided, that the Parties acknowledge that such listing requirement shall not be applicable after giving effect to the Redomestication Merger or the Transaction Merger.

 

(l)          Lock-Up Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement. The Company shall have received copies of the Lock-Up Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the INXB Representative, and the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser.

 

(m)        Legal Opinion. The Company shall have received opinions from the Parent’s counsels, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP and Ogier, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, addressed to the Company and dated as of the Closing Date.

 

8.3         Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub. In addition to the conditions specified in Section 8.1, the obligations of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (by the Parent) of the following conditions:

 

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(a)          Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement and in any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant hereto shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except for (i) those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been accurate as of such date), and (ii) any failures to be true and correct (without giving effect to any qualifications or limitations as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect) that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on, or with respect to, any Target Company.

 

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

 

(c)          No Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries since the date of this Agreement.

 

(d)          Officer Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer of the Company in such capacity, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 8.3(a), 8.3(b) and 8.3(c).

 

(e)          Secretary Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate from its secretary certifying as to (i) copies of the Company’s Organizational Documents as in effect as of the Closing Date, (ii) the resolutions of the Company’s board of directors and stockholders authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Ancillary Documents to which it is a party or by which it is bound, and the consummation of the Merger Transaction and each of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (iii) the incumbency of officers authorized to execute this Agreement or any other Ancillary Document to which the Company is or is required to be a party or by which the Company is or is required to be bound.

 

(f)          Good Standing. The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser good standing certificates (or similar documents applicable for such jurisdictions) for each Target Company certified as of a date no later than sixty (60) days prior to the Closing Date from the proper Governmental Authority of the Target Company’s jurisdiction of organization and from each other jurisdiction in which the Target Company is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or other entity as of the Closing, in each case to the extent that good standing certificates or similar documents are generally available in such jurisdictions; provided, that no such good standing certificate shall be required in respect of any Target Company organized under the laws of Argentina or the Russian Federation.

 

(g)         Employment Agreements. The Purchaser or its Subsidiaries shall have received duly executed employment agreements, in each case, effective as of immediately following the Transaction Effective Time, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit D hereto (the “Employment Agreements”), with each of the executive officers and key employees of the Target Companies set forth on Schedule 8.3(g) hereto.

 

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(h)         Lock-Up Agreements and Registration Rights Agreements. The Purchaser and/or the Exchange Agent shall have received copies of Lock-Up Agreements and Registration Rights Agreements duly executed by each of the Company Holders, except for any Dissenting Stockholders.

 

(i)          Escrow. The Purchaser shall have received a counterpart signature page to the Escrow Agreement, duly executed by the Company and the Escrow Agent.

 

(j)          Legal Opinion. The Purchaser shall have received an opinion from the Company’s counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser and dated as of the Closing Date.

 

(k)         FIRPTA Certificate. The Purchaser shall have received a certificate from the Company that meets the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(h)(1), dated within thirty (30) calendar days prior to the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser along with written authorization for the Purchaser to deliver such notice form to the IRS on behalf of the Company upon the Closing.

 

(l)          Company Indebtedness and Cash. Prior to giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the total consolidated Indebtedness of the Target Companies shall not exceed Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) (increased by any Indebtedness incurred by the Company during the Interim Period to acquire material assets or businesses of another Person that is permitted (including with the Parent’s consent) under Section 6.3) and the consolidated cash on hand of the Target Companies (net of the aggregate balance of all outstanding checks or other debit instruments written against such accounts) shall be at least Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) (less any amounts of cash used by the Company during the Interim Period as the purchase price to acquire material assets or businesses of another Person that is permitted (including with the Parent’s consent) under Section 6.3).

 

(m)        Company Warrant Termination Agreements. The Purchaser shall have received copies of Company Warrant Termination Agreements duly executed by the Company and each of the Company Warrantholders.

 

(n)         Company Charter Amendment. The Company shall have effected the amendment of the Company Charter contemplated in Section 6.19.

 

8.4         Frustration of Conditions. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Party may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article VIII to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such Party’s failure to comply with or perform any of its covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement.

 

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Article IX
TERMINATION AND EXPENSES

 

9.1         Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time as follows:

 

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

 

(b)          by written notice by any Party if any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VIII have not been satisfied or waived by April 25, 2014 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be available to a Party if the intentional failure by such Party to fulfill a condition set forth in Sections 8.1 or 8.2, in the case of the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub, or Sections 8.1 or 8.3, in the case of the Company, was the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Date;

 

(c)          by written notice by any Party if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such Order or other action has become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(c) shall not be available to any Party whose failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been a substantial cause of, or substantially resulted in, such action by such Governmental Authority;

 

(d)          by written notice by the Company, if (i) there has been a breach by the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub of any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of such Party shall have become untrue or inaccurate, in any case, which would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) or Section 8.2(b) to be satisfied (treating the Closing Date for such purposes as the date of this Agreement or, if later, the date of such breach), and (ii) the breach or inaccuracy is incapable of being cured or is not cured within the earlier of (A) twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach or inaccuracy is provided by the Company or (B) the Outside Date; or

 

(e)          by written notice by the Purchaser or Parent, if (i) there has been a breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become untrue or inaccurate, in any case, which would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.3(a) or Section 8.3(b) to be satisfied (treating the Closing Date for such purposes as the date of this Agreement or, if later, the date of such breach), and (ii) the breach or inaccuracy is incapable of being cured or is not cured within the earlier of (A) twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach or inaccuracy is provided by the Purchaser or its Affiliates or (B) the Outside Date.

 

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9.2         Effect of Termination. This Agreement may only be terminated in the circumstances described in Section 9.1 and pursuant to a written notice delivered by the applicable Party to the other Parties, which sets forth the basis for such termination, including the provision of Section 9.1 under which such termination is made. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there shall be no Liability on the part of any Party or any of their respective Representatives, and all rights and obligations of each Party shall cease, except: (i) Sections 6.2, 9.3, 9.4, Article VII, Article X, Article XI and this Section 9.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and (ii) nothing herein shall relieve any Party from Liability for any willful breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement or any action or omission that constitutes fraud, in either case, prior to termination of this Agreement (subject to Article X). Without limiting the foregoing, and except as provided in Article VII, Sections 9.3 and 9.4 and this Section 9.2, but subject to Article X, the Parties’ sole right with respect to any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement by another Party or with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be the right, if applicable, to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1.

 

9.3         Fees and Expenses. Subject to Sections 9.4, 10.1 and 11.11, all Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses. As used in this Agreement, “Expenses” shall include all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, financial advisors, financing sources, experts and consultants to a Party hereto or any of its Affiliates) incurred by a Party or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document related hereto and all other matters related to the consummation of this Agreement. With respect to the Parent and the Purchaser, Expenses shall include (a) any and all deferred legal expenses of the IPO upon consummation of a business combination and (b) up to an aggregate of $400,000 in finder’s fees, consulting fees or other compensation payable to Parent’s officers or directors or other Persons, in any case, as determined by the Parent’s board of directors (in its sole discretion) in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, in any case, subject to the consummation of the Transactions.

 

9.4         Termination Fee.

 

(a)          Notwithstanding Section 9.3 above, in the event that (i) there is a termination of this Agreement by the Purchaser or Parent pursuant to Section 9.1(e) and (ii) within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the termination of this Agreement, the Company or its Affiliates enter into an Alternative Transaction, the Company shall pay a termination fee equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the Expenses documented and actually incurred by the Parent, the Purchaser and their respective Affiliates in connection with the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Registration Statement and the Tender Offers, up to a maximum amount of $300,000 (the “Company Termination Fee”).

 

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(b)          Notwithstanding Section 9.3 above, in the event that (i) there is a termination of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 9.1(d) and (ii) within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the termination of this Agreement, the Parent, Purchaser or their respective Affiliates enter into an Alternative Transaction, the Parent and the Purchaser shall jointly and severally pay a termination fee equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the Expenses documented and actually incurred by the Company and its Affiliates in connection with the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Registration Statement and the Tender Offers, up to a maximum amount of $300,000 (the “Purchaser Termination Fee” and each of the Purchaser Termination Fee and the Company Termination Fee, a “Termination Fee”).

 

(c)          The applicable Termination Fee shall be paid, within ten (10) Business Days after the Party required to pay such Termination Fee receives the documented Expenses, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Party entitled to receive such Termination Fee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that, with respect to any termination of this Agreement in circumstances where a Termination Fee is payable, the payment of the Termination Fee shall, in light of the difficulty of accurately determining actual damages, constitute liquidated damages with respect to any claim for damages or any other claim which the recipient(s) of the Termination Fee would otherwise be entitled to assert against the liable Party or its Affiliates or any of their respective assets, or against any of their respective directors, officers, employees or stockholders with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and shall constitute the sole and exclusive remedy available to such Parties. Except for nonpayment of the Termination Fee, the Parties hereby agree that, upon termination of this Agreement in circumstances where the Termination Fee is payable, in no event shall the other Parties (i) seek to obtain any recovery or judgment against the Party liable for the Termination Fee or its Affiliates or any of their respective assets, or against any of their respective directors, officers, employees or stockholders or (ii) be entitled to seek or obtain any other damages of any kind, including consequential, indirect or punitive damages; provided, that the foregoing shall not limit (x) any Party from Liability for any willful breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement or any action or omission that constitutes fraud, in either case, prior to termination of this Agreement (subject to Article X) or (y) the rights of any Party to seek specific performance or other injunctive relief in lieu of terminating this Agreement.

 

9.5         Waiver. Any Party hereto may in its sole discretion (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any other non-Affiliated Party hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties by such other non-Affiliated Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive compliance by such other non-Affiliated Party with any covenant or condition contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party or Parties to be bound thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by a 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement after the Closing shall also require the prior written consent of the INXB Representative.

 

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Article X
TRUST FUND WAIVER

 

10.1       Waiver of Claims Against Trust. Reference is made to the IPO Prospectus. The Company acknowledges that it has read the IPO Prospectus and understands that the Parent has established the Trust Account containing the proceeds of the IPO and certain additional proceeds (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) initially in an amount of $46,000,000 for the benefit of the Parent’s public stockholders (including overallotment shares acquired by the underwriters of the IPO) (the “Public Stockholders”) and that, except as otherwise described in the IPO Prospectus, the Parent may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Stockholders in the event they elect to redeem their Parent Ordinary Shares in connection with the consummation of its initial business combination (as such term is used in the IPO Prospectus) (“Business Combination”), (b) to the Public Stockholders if the Parent fails to either (i) execute a definitive agreement for a Business Combination within eighteen (18) months after the closing of the IPO or (ii) consummate a Business Combination within twenty (21) months after the closing of the IPO, and (c) to the Parent or the Parent’s successor after or concurrently with the consummation of its Business Combination. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 10.1, for and in consideration of the 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 Subsidiaries, that no Target Company does 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 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, any proposed or actual business relationship between the Parent (or its Affiliates) and any Target Company, this Agreement 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”). Subject to the last sentence of this Section 10.1, the Company on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims it 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 Affiliates 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). The Company agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by the Parent and its Affiliates to induce them to enter in this Agreement, and the Company further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable under applicable Law. To the extent any Target Company commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Parent or its Affiliates, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the Parent or its Affiliates, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees its sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit any Target Company (or any party claiming on a Target Company’s behalf or in lieu of a Target Company) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. In the event that a Target Company commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Parent or its Affiliates which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the Public Stockholders, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, the Parent and its Affiliates shall be entitled to recover from the Target Companies the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such action, in the event the Parent or its Affiliate prevails in such action or proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser shall have all rights of the Parent to any distributions made to the Parent upon consummation of the Transactions after giving effect to (A) distributions made by the trustee to Public Stockholders that tender their Ordinary Shares in the Share Tender Offer and (B) the payment of expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Parent.

  

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Article XI
MISCELLANEOUS

 

11.1       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 facsimile or other electronic means, with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one 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, in each case to the applicable Party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

(a)if to the Company, to:

 

Glori Energy, Inc.
4315 South Drive
Houston, TX 77053
Attn: Stuart M. Page
Facsimile: (713) 237-8585
Email: spage@glorienergy.com

 

with a copy to (but which shall not constitute notice):

Norton Rose Fulbright
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, TX 77010-3095
Attn: Charles Powell
Facsimile: (713) 651-5246
Email: Charles.powell@nortonrosefulbright.com

 

(b)if to the Purchaser, the Parent or Merger Sub to:

 

c/o Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.
3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)
42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023
Attn: Mark Chess
Facsimile: 972-3-6075456
Email: MarkC@infinity-equity.com

 

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with a copy to (but which shall not constitute notice):

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attention:  Stuart Neuhauser
Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com

 

(c)if to the INXB Representative to:

 

c/o Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.
3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)
42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023
Attn: Mark Chess
Facsimile: 972-3-6075456
Email: MarkC@infinity-equity.com

 

with a copy to (but which shall not constitute notice):

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attention:  Stuart Neuhauser
Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com

 

11.2       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 successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of Law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any assignment without such consent shall be null and void; provided that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Party of its obligations hereunder.

 

11.3       Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. All Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York, New York. Each Party hereto hereby (A) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in New York, New York, for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any Party hereto and (B) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any such Action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each Party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself or himself, or its or his property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such Party at the applicable address set forth in Section 11.1. Nothing in this Section 11.3 shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.

 

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11.4       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 Action directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Party hereto (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 that foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other Parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 11.4.

 

11.5       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or other electronic 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.

 

11.6       Interpretation. The table of contents and the Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the Parties and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) 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; (b) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity; (c) any accounting term used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document has the meaning assigned to such term in accordance with GAAP; (d) “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”; (e) 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; (f) the word “if” and other words of similar import when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the phrase “and only if”; (g) the term “or” means “and/or”; (h) reference to any Law means such Law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (i) any agreement, instrument, insurance policy, Law or Order defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument, insurance policy, Law or Order as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes, regulations, rules or orders) by succession of comparable successor statutes, regulations, rules or orders and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; (j) except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to the words “Section,” “Article”, “Schedule”, and “Exhibit” are intended to refer to Sections, Articles, Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement; and (k) any reference to the term “ordinary course” or “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice”. The term “Dollars” or “$” means United States dollars. 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 hereto, 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. To the extent that any Contract, document, certificate or instrument is represented and warranted to by the Company to be given, delivered, provided or made available by the Company, in order for such Contract, document, certificate or instrument to have been deemed to have been given, delivered, provided and made available to the Parent or its Representatives, such Contract, document, certificate or instrument shall have been posted to the electronic data site maintained on behalf of the Company by IntraLinks, Inc. or its Affiliates for the benefit of the Parent and its Representatives, and the Parent and its Representatives have been given access to the electronic folders containing such information.

 

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11.7       Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents or instruments referred to herein, including any exhibits and schedules attached hereto, which exhibits and schedules are incorporated herein by reference, and the Confidentiality Agreement embody the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings, other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein or the documents or instruments referred to herein or the Confidentiality Agreement, which collectively supersede all prior agreements and the understandings among the Parties with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement may only be amended pursuant to a written agreement signed by each of the Parties hereto.

 

11.8       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 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 to be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

11.9       Specific Performance. Each Party acknowledges that the rights of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by any Party, money damages may be inadequate and the non-breaching Parties may have not 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 an applicable Party in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each Party shall be entitled to seek an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to seek 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 Party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

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11.10     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 that is not a Party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a Party.

 

11.11      INXB Representative.

 

(a)          Each of the Parent, the Purchaser and Merger Sub (and their successors and assigns), by execution and delivery of this Agreement, hereby appoints, effective as of the Transaction Effective Time, Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd., in its capacity as the INXB Representative, as each such Party’s agent, attorney-in-fact and representative, with full power of substitution to act in the name, place and stead of such Party, to act on behalf of such Party in connection with: (i) bringing, managing, controlling, defending and settling any indemnification claims on behalf of a Purchaser Indemnified Party or Purchaser Indemnifying Party under Article VII hereof, including controlling, defending, managing, settling and participating in any Third Party Claim in accordance with Section 7.6 thereof, (ii) acting on behalf of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties and the Purchaser Indemnifying Parties under the Escrow Agreement, including giving and receiving all notices and communications on behalf of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties and the Purchaser Indemnifying Parties thereunder, and (iii) enforcing after the Closing the rights and obligations of such Parties and their respective successors and assigns under this Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents to which the INXB Representative is a party; provided, that the Parties acknowledge that the INXB Representative is specifically authorized and directed to act on behalf of, and for the benefit of, the holders of Purchaser Securities other than the Company Stockholders and their successors and assigns. All decisions and actions by the INXB Representative, including any agreement between the INXB Representative and the Company Indemnifying Party or Company Indemnified Party relating to the defense or settlement of any claims for which the Company Indemnifying Party may be required to indemnify a Purchaser Indemnified Party pursuant to Article VII hereof or for which the Purchaser Indemnifying Party may be required to indemnify a Company Indemnified Party pursuant to Article VII hereof, shall be binding upon all of the Parties, and no Party shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same. The provisions of this Section 11.11 are irrevocable and coupled with an interest.

 

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(b)          The INXB Representative shall not be liable for any act done or omitted under this Agreement as the INXB Representative while acting in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable judgment, and any act done or omitted pursuant to the advice of counsel shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith. The Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify the INXB Representative and hold the INXB Representative harmless against any damages, Liability, Loss or expense incurred without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the INXB Representative and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the INXB Representative’s duties under this Agreement, including the reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel retained by the INXB Representative. In no event shall the INXB Representative in such capacity be liable hereunder or in connection herewith for any punitive or consequential damages. The INXB Representative shall be fully protected against the Parties in relying upon any written notice, demand, certificate or document that it in good faith believes to be genuine, including facsimiles or copies thereof. No Person shall have any Liability for relying on the INXB Representative in the foregoing manner. In connection with the performance of its rights and obligations hereunder, the INXB Representative shall have the right at any time and from time to time to select and engage, at the cost and expense of the Parties, attorneys, accountants, investment bankers, advisors, consultants and clerical personnel and obtain such other professional and expert assistance, maintain such records and incur other out-of-pocket expenses, as the INXB Representative may deem necessary or desirable from time to time. All of the indemnities, immunities, releases and powers granted to the INXB Representative under this Section 11.11(b) shall survive the Closing.

 

(c)          The Person serving as the INXB Representative may resign upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Parties, provided, that the INXB Representative appoints a replacement INXB Representative. Each successor INXB Representative shall have all of the power, authority, rights and privileges conferred by this Agreement upon the original INXB Representative, and the term “INXB Representative” as used herein shall be deemed to include any such successor INXB Representatives.

 

11.12     Disclosure Schedules. For the purposes of the Company Disclosure Schedules and the Parent Disclosure Schedules, any information, item or other disclosure set forth in any party of such disclosure schedules (or, to the extent applicable, any Supplemental Disclosure Schedule) shall be deemed to have been set forth in all other applicable parts of such disclosure schedules (or, to the extent applicable, Supplemental Disclosure Schedules) to the extent that the applicability of such disclosure to such other parts is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure. Inclusion of information in any disclosure schedule or Supplemental Disclosure Schedule shall not be construed as an admission party that such information is material to the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of, as applicable, the Company or the Parent, the Purchaser or Merger Sub. Matters reflected in any disclosure schedule or Supplemental Disclosure Schedule is not necessarily limited to matters required by this Agreement to be reflected therein and the inclusion of such matters shall not be deemed an admission that such matters were required to be reflected in such disclosure schedule or Supplemental Disclosure Schedule. Such additional matters are set forth for informational purposes only and do not necessarily include other matters of a similar nature.

 

Article XII
definitions

 

12.1       Certain Definitions. For purpose of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

 

Action” means any notice of noncompliance or violation, or any claim, demand, charge, action, suit, litigation, audit, settlement, complaint, stipulation, assessment or arbitration, or any request (including any request for information), inquiry, hearing, proceeding or investigation, by or before any Governmental Authority.

 

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Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such Person.

 

Ancillary Documents” means each agreement, instrument or document attached hereto as an Exhibit, and the other agreements, certificates and instruments to be executed or delivered by any of the parties hereto in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Benefit Plans” of any Person means any and all deferred compensation, executive compensation, incentive compensation, equity purchase or other equity-based compensation plan, employment or consulting, severance or termination pay, holiday, vacation or other bonus plan or practice, hospitalization or other medical, life or other insurance, supplemental unemployment benefits, profit sharing, pension, or retirement plan, program, agreement, commitment or arrangement, and each other employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, including each “employee benefit plan” as such term is defined under Section 3(3) of ERISA, maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by a Person for the benefit of any employee or terminated employee of such Person, or with respect to which such Person has any Liability, whether direct or indirect, actual or contingent, whether formal or informal, and whether legally binding or not.

 

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized to close for business.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Code shall include such section and any valid treasury regulation promulgated thereunder.

 

Company Charter” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 29, 2013, as amended.

 

Company Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

Company Holder” means a Company Stockholder or Company Warrantholder.

 

Company Investor Agreement” means each of the Fourth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, the Fourth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement and the Fourth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement by and among the Company and the Company Stockholders party thereto, each dated as of April 30, 2013, as amended.

 

Company Options” means mean options (including commitments to grant options) to purchase shares of Company Common Stock issued pursuant to the Company Stock Plan or any other Benefit Plan.

 

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Company Preferred Stock” means, collectively, the Company Series A Preferred Stock, the Company Series B Preferred Stock, the Company Series C Preferred Stock and the Company Series C-1 Preferred Stock.

 

Company Securities” means, collectively, the Company Stock, the Company Options and the Company Warrants.

 

Company Series A Preferred Stock” means the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

Company Series B Preferred Stock” means the Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

Company Series C Preferred Stock” means the Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

Company Series C-1 Preferred Stock” means the Series C-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

Company Stock” means, collectively, the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock”

 

Company Stockholder” means a holder of Company Stock.

 

Company Stock Plan” means the Glori Energy Inc. 2006 Stock Option and Grant Plan (including, after the Closing, as assumed by the Purchaser and amended in accordance with Section 2.8(d)).

 

Company Warrantholder” means a holder of any Company Warrants.

 

Company Warrants” means those warrants entitling the holders thereof to purchase Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock.

 

Consent” means any consent, approval, waiver, authorization or Permit of, or notice to or declaration or filing with any Governmental Authority or any other Person.

 

Contracts” means all contracts, agreements, binding arrangements, bonds, notes, indentures, mortgages, debt instruments, purchase order, licenses (and all other contracts, agreements or binding arrangements concerning Intellectual Property), franchises, leases and other instruments or obligations of any kind, written or oral (including any amendments and other modifications thereto).

 

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Control” of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. “Controlled”, “Controlling” and “under common Control with” have correlative meanings. Without limiting the foregoing a Person (the “Controlled Person”) shall be deemed Controlled by (a) any other Person (the “10% Owner”) (i) owning beneficially, as meant in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, securities entitling such Person to cast ten percent (10%) or more of the votes for election of directors or equivalent governing authority of the Controlled Person or (ii) entitled to be allocated or receive ten percent (10%) or more of the profits, losses, or distributions of the Controlled Person; (b) an officer, director, general partner, partner (other than a limited partner), manager, or member (other than a member having no management authority that is not a 10% Owner) of the Controlled Person; or (c) a spouse, parent, lineal descendant, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, or brother-in-law of an Affiliate of the Controlled Person or a trust for the benefit of an Affiliate of the Controlled Person or of which an Affiliate of the Controlled Person is a trustee.

 

Convertible Basis” means, (a) with respect to shares of Company Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Company Common Stock that such shares of Company Preferred Stock (including any accrued and undeclared but unpaid dividends on such Company Preferred Stock) are convertible or exchangeable into pursuant to the terms of the Company Charter, as amended from time to time, including by the amendment contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) with respect to Company Warrants to acquire Company Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Company Common Stock that the Company Preferred Stock acquirable under such Warrants are convertible or exchangeable into in accordance with the applicable Company Warrant Termination Agreement.

 

Copyrights” means any works of authorship, mask works and all copyrights therein, including all renewals and extensions, copyright registrations and applications for registration and renewal, and non-registered copyrights.

 

EBC” means Early Bird Capital, Inc., the lead underwriter in Parent’s IPO.

 

Environmental Law” means any Law in any way relating to (a) the protection of human health and safety, (b) the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment and natural resources (including air, water vapor, surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource), or (c) the exposure to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, release or disposal of Hazardous Materials, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App. §1801 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq.), the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. §136 et seq.), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. §651 et seq.), as each has been or may be amended.

 

Environmental Liabilities” means, in respect of any Person, all Liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, Remedial Actions, Losses, damages, costs, and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements, and expenses of counsel, experts, and consultants and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any other Person or in response to any violation of Environmental Law, whether known or unknown, accrued or contingent, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute, to the extent based upon, related to, or arising under or pursuant to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit, Order, or Contract with any Governmental Authority or other Person, that relates to any environmental, health or safety condition, violation of Environmental Law, or a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials.

 

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

 

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

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of America.

 

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental, quasi-governmental or administrative body, instrumentality, department or agency or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body.

 

Hazardous Material” means any waste, gas, liquid or other substance or material that is defined, listed or designated as a “hazardous substance”, “pollutant”, “contaminant”, “hazardous waste”, “regulated substance”, “hazardous chemical”, or “toxic chemical” (or by any similar term) under any Environmental Law, or any other material regulated, or that could result in the imposition of Liability or responsibility, under any Environmental Law, including petroleum and its by-products, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, mold, and urea formaldehyde insulation.

 

Indebtedness” of any Person means (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (including the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest) or for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (b) any other indebtedness of such Person that is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture, credit agreement or similar instrument, (c) all obligations of such Person under leases that should be classified as capital leases in accordance with GAAP, (d) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any line or letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, guarantee or similar credit transaction, in each case, that has been drawn or claimed against, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances issued or created, (f) all interest rate and currency swaps, caps, collars and similar agreements or hedging devices under which payments are obligated to be made by such Person, whether periodically or upon the happening of a contingency, (g) all obligations secured by an Lien on any property of such Person and (h) any premiums, prepayment fees or other penalties, fees, costs or expenses associated with payment of any Indebtedness of such Person and (i) all obligation described in clauses (a) through (g) above of any other Person which is directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or which such Person has agreed (contingently or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire or in respect of which it has otherwise assured a creditor against loss.

 

Intellectual Property” means all of the following as they exist in any jurisdiction throughout the world: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Internet Assets, Software and other intellectual property, and all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements or permissions related to the preceding property.

 

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Internet Assets” means any all domain name registrations, web sites and web pages and related rights, items and documentation related thereto.

 

IPO” means the initial public offering of Parent Units pursuant to the IPO Prospectus.

 

IPO Prospectus” means the final prospectus of the Parent, dated and filed with the SEC on July 19, 2012 (File No. 333-173575).

 

Knowledge” means, with respect to any Party, the actual knowledge of its directors and executive officers, after due inquiry.

 

Law” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, legislation, principle of common law, ordinance, code, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty, convention, rule, regulation, directive, requirement, writ, injunction, settlement, Order or Consent that is or has been issued, enacted, adopted, passed, approved, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.

 

Liabilities” means any and all liabilities, Indebtedness, Actions or obligations of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether known or unknown, whether direct or indirect, whether matured or unmatured and whether due or to become due), including Tax liabilities due or to become due.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, attachment, right of first refusal, option, proxy, voting trust, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof), restriction (whether on voting, sale, transfer, disposition or otherwise), any subordination arrangement in favor of another Person, any filing or agreement to file a financing statement as debtor under the Uniform Commercial Code or any similar Law.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any specified Person, any fact, event, occurrence, change or effect that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect upon (a) the business, assets, Liabilities, results of operations, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis; provided, however, that any changes or effects directly or indirectly attributable to, resulting from, relating to or arising out of the following (by themselves or when aggregated with any other, changes or effects) shall not be deemed to be, constitute, or be taken into account when determining whether there has or may, would or could have occurred a Material Adverse Effect: (i) general changes in the financial or securities markets or general economic or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries do business; (ii) changes, conditions or effects that generally affect the industries in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries principally operate; (iii) changes in GAAP or mandatory changes in the regulatory accounting requirements applicable to any industry in which such Person and its Subsidiaries principally operate; (iv) conditions caused by acts of God, terrorism, war (whether or not declared) or natural disaster; (v) any failure in and of itself by such Person and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of financial performance for any period (provided that the underlying cause of any such failure may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent not excluded by another exception herein) and (vi), with respect to Parent, the consummation and effects of the Tender Offers described in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 hereof; provided, further, however, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change referred to in clauses (i) - (iv) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change has a disproportionate effect on such Person or any of its Subsidiaries compared to other participants in the industries in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries primarily conducts its businesses.

 

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Merger Sub Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub.

 

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to the Parent, the Parent Charter, and with respect to any other Party, its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws or similar organizational documents, in each case, as amended.

 

Order” means any order, decree, ruling, judgment, injunction, writ, determination, binding decision, verdict, judicial award or other action that is or has been made, entered, rendered, or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.

 

Parent Charter” means the memorandum and articles of association of Parent, as amended effective July 20, 2012.

 

Parent Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares, no par value per share, of Parent.

 

Parent Public Warrant” means one whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) Parent Ordinary Share at a price of $7.00 per share.

 

Parent Securities” means the Parent Ordinary Shares, the Parent Public Warrants, the Parent Sponsor/EBC Warrants and the Parent UPO, collectively.

 

Parent Sponsor/EBC Warrant” means one whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) Parent Ordinary Share at a purchase price of $7.00 per share.

 

Parent Unit” means the units issued in the IPO consisting of one Parent Ordinary Share and one Parent Public Warrant.

 

Parent UPO” means the unit purchase options granted to EBC to purchase up to 500,000 units at a price of $8.80 per unit, with each such unit consisting of one (1) Parent Ordinary Share and one (1) warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) Parent Ordinary Share, with an exercise price of $7.00 per share. The Parent UPO will expire on July 19, 2017.

 

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Patents” means any patents, patent applications and the inventions, designs and improvements described and claimed therein, patentable inventions, and other patent rights (including any divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutions, or reissues thereof, whether or not patents are issued on any such applications and whether or not any such applications are amended, modified, withdrawn, or refiled).

 

Permits” means all federal, state, local or foreign or other third-party permits, grants, easements, consents, approvals, authorizations, exemptions, licenses, franchises, concessions, ratifications, permissions, clearances, confirmations, endorsements, waivers, certifications, designations, ratings, registrations, qualifications or orders of any Governmental Authority or any other Person.

 

Permitted Liens” means (a) Liens for Taxes or assessments and similar governmental charges or levies, which either are (i) not delinquent or (ii) being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and adequate reserves have been established with respect thereto, (b) other Liens imposed by operation of Law arising in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not due and payable and as would not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of, or materially adversely interfere with the use of, the property subject thereto, (c) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with social security, (d) Liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business, or (e) Liens arising under this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

Personal Property” means any machinery, equipment, tools, vehicles, furniture, leasehold improvements, office equipment, plant, parts and other tangible personal property.

 

Purchaser Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Purchaser; provided, that at the Redomestication Merger Effective Time, the par value per share of the Redomestication Surviving Corporation shall be $0.0001 per share.

 

Purchaser Public Warrants” means one whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) share of Purchaser Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share (after giving effect to the Warrant Amendment). Each Purchaser Public Warrant will be exercisable at the Closing and will expire five (5) years after the completion of the Transaction Merger, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

 

Purchaser Securities” means the Purchaser Common Stock, the Purchaser Public Warrants and the Purchaser Sponsor/EBC Warrants, collectively.

 

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Purchaser Share Price” shall mean the average closing trade price per share of Purchaser Common Stock as listed by NASDAQ (or any successor exchange or quotation system on which the Purchaser Common Stock is listed or quoted) for the twenty (20) day trading period ending on the trading day immediately prior to the date of determination.

 

Purchaser Sponsor/EBC Warrant” means one whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one (1) share of Purchaser Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share (after giving effect to the Warrant Amendment).

 

Purchaser Warrant” means any Purchaser Public Warrant or Purchaser Sponsor/EBC Warrant.

 

Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, or leaching into the indoor or outdoor environment, or into or out of any property.

 

Remedial Action” means all actions to (i) clean up, remove, treat, or in any other way address any Hazardous Material, (ii) prevent the Release of any Hazardous Material so it does not endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (iii) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations or post-remedial monitoring and care, or (iv) correct a condition of noncompliance with Environmental Laws.

 

Representative” means, as to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and its and their managers, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (including financial advisors, counsel and accountants).

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor Governmental Authority).

 

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

 

Software” means any computer software programs, including all source code, object code, and documentation related thereto and all software modules, tools and databases.

 

Sponsors” means, collectively, (i) Infinity I-China Fund (Cayman), L.P., (ii) Infinity I-China Fund (Israel), L.P., (iii) Infinity I-China Fund (Israel 2), L.P. and (iv) Infinity I-China Fund (Israel 3), L.P., and, with respect to actions or events occurring from and after the date of this Agreement, HH Energy Group, LP.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons will be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons will be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or will be or control the managing director, managing member, general partner or other managing Person of such partnership, association or other business entity.

 

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Target Company” means each of the Company and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries.

 

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or other documents (including any related or supporting schedules, statements or information) filed or required to be filed in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Taxes or the administration of any Laws or administrative requirements relating to any Taxes.

 

Taxes” means (a) all direct or indirect federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, value-added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, social security and related contributions due in relation to the payment of compensation to employees, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, alternative minimum, estimated, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, (b) any Liability for payment of amounts described in clause (a) whether as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period or otherwise through operation of law and (c) any Liability for the payment of amounts described in clauses (a) or (b) as a result of any tax sharing, tax group, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement with, or any other express or implied agreement to indemnify, any other Person.

 

Trade Secrets” means any trade secrets, confidential business information, concepts, ideas, designs, research or development information, processes, procedures, techniques, technical information, specifications, operating and maintenance manuals, engineering drawings, methods, know-how, data, mask works, discoveries, inventions, modifications, extensions, improvements, and other proprietary rights (whether or not patentable or subject to copyright, trademark, or trade secret protection).

 

Trademarks” means any trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, brand names, internet domain names, designs, logos, or corporate names (including, in each case, the goodwill associated therewith), whether registered or unregistered, and all registrations and applications for registration and renewal thereof.

 

Trust Account” means the trust account established by Parent with the proceeds from the IPO in accordance with the IPO Prospectus.

 

12.2         Section References. The following capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement, have the respective meanings given to them in the Section as set forth below adjacent to such terms:

 

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Term   Section
Accounts Receivable   5.25
Acquisition Proposal   6.7(a)
Adjusted Option   2.8(d)
Agreement   Preamble
Alternative Transaction   6.7(a)
Antitrust Laws   6.8(b)(ii)
Business Combination   10.1
BVI Law   1.1
Claim Notice   7.6(b)
Closing   3.1
Closing Date   3.1
Closing Filing   6.13(b)
Closing Press Release   6.13(b)
Company   Preamble
Company Benefit Plan   5.19(a)
Company Certificates   2.9(a)
Company Disclosure Schedules   Article V
Company Financials   5.7(a)
Company Indemnified Party   7.3
Company Indemnifying Party   7.2
Company IP   5.13(d)
Company IP Licenses   5.13(a)
Company Material Contract   5.12(a)
Company Oil and Gas Agreements   5.26(a)
Company Permits   5.10
Company Personal Property Leases   5.16
Company Real Property Leases   5.15
Company Registered IP   5.13(a)
Company Termination Fee   9.4(a)
Company Warrant Termination Agreement   6.18
Confidentiality Agreement   6.2
Decommissioning   5.26(g)
Deductible   7.5(a)
Defensible Title   5.26(e)
DGCL   Recitals
Dissenting Stockholders   2.12(a)
Dissenting Shares   2.12(a)
DOJ   6.8(b)(ii)
Employment Agreements   8.3(g)
Enforceability Exceptions   4.2
Environmental Permit   5.20(a)
Escrow Account   2.15
Escrow Agent   2.15
Escrow Agreement   2.15
Escrow Shares   2.15
Escrowed Property   2.7
Exchange Agent   2.9(a)
Exchange Ratio   2.8(d)
Expenses   9.3
Expiration Date   2.15
FTC   6.8(b)(ii)
Indemnified Party   7.3
Indemnifying Party   7.3
Interim Balance Sheet Date   5.7(a)
Interim Period   6.3
INXB Directors   6.14(a)
INXB Representative   Preamble
Leased Premises   5.15
Lock-Up Agreement   2.9(b)
Loss   7.2
Merger Consideration   2.7
Merger Sub   Preamble
Notified Person   7.6(b)
Notifying Person   7.6(b)
OFAC   4.22
Off-the-Shelf Software Agreements   5.13(a)
Offer Documents   6.10(a)
Oil and Gas Properties   5.26(a)
Outbound IP License   5.13(c)
Outside Date   9.1(b)
Parent   Preamble
Parent Disclosure Schedules   Article IV
Parent Financials   4.6(b)
Parent Material Contract   4.14(a)
Parent UPO Termination Agreement   4.27
Party(ies)   Preamble
Pending Claims   2.15
Pending Reserved Portion   2.8(d)
PIPE Investment   4.25
Post-Closing Purchaser Board   6.14(a)
Pro Rata Share   2.7
Public Certifications   4.6(a)
Public Stockholders   10.1
Purchaser   Preamble
Purchaser Indemnified Party   7.2

 

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Term   Section
Purchaser Indemnifying Party   7.3
Purchaser Termination Fee   9.4(b)
Redomestication Certificate of Merger   1.2
Redomestication Effective Time   1.2
Redomestication Merger   Recitals
Redomestication Plan of Merger   1.2
Redomestication Surviving Corporation   1.1
Registration Rights Agreement   2.9(b)
Registration Statement   6.12
Related Person   5.21
Released Claims   10.1
Requisite Regulatory Approvals   8.1(e)
Reserve Report   5.26(b)
Reserved Portion   2.8(d)
Restatement   4.6(a)
Schedule TO   6.10(a)
SEC Reports   4.6(a)
Section 409A Plan   5.19(j)
Share Tender Offer   6.10(a)
Signing Press Release   6.13(b)
Supplemental Disclosure Schedules   6.16
Tender Offers   6.11
Termination and Release Agreement   2.9(i)
Termination Fee   9.4(b)
Third Party Claim   7.6(c)
Top Customer   5.23
Top Supplier   5.23
Transaction Certificate of Merger   2.2
Transaction Effective Time   2.2
Transaction Merger   Recitals
Transaction Surviving Corporation   2.1
Transactions   Recitals
Warrant Amendment   4.26
Warrant Conversion Agreement   4.28
Warrant Tender Offer   6.11

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party hereto has caused this Agreement to be signed and delivered by its respective duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

  The Parent:
   
  INFINITY CROSS BORDER ACQUISITION
CORPORATION
,
  a British Virgin Islands company
     
  By: /s/ Mark Chess
    Name:  Mark Chess
    Title:  Executive Vice President
     
  The Purchaser:
   
  GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.,
  a Delaware corporation
     
  By: /s/ Mark Chess
    Name:  Mark Chess
    Title:   President
     
  Merger Sub:
   
  GLORI MERGER SUBSIDIARY, INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
     
  By: /s/ Mark Chess
    Name:  Mark Chess
    Title:   President
     
  The INXB Representative:
   
  INFINITY-C.S.V.C. MANAGEMENT LTD.,
  in its capacity hereunder as the INXB
Representative
     
  By: /s/ Avishai Silvershatz
    Name:  Avishai Silvershatz
    Title:   Managing Partner

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO MERGER AND SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  The Company:
   
  GLORI ENERGY INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
     
  By: /s/  Stuart Page
    Name:  Stuart Page
    Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO MERGER AND SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT]

 

 

EX-2.3 3 v375778_ex2-3.htm EXHIBIT 2.3

 

Execution Version

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE

 

MERGER AND SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

 

This Second Amendment to the Merger and Share Exchange Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of March 20, 2014 by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands business company with limited liability (the “Parent”), Glori Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (the “Purchaser”), Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (“Merger Sub”), Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. in its capacity as the representative as further described in the Agreement (as defined below) (the “INXB Representative”), and Glori Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Parent, the Purchaser, Merger Sub, the INXB Representative and the Company are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated January 8, 2014, by and among the Parties, as amended by the First Amendment to the Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated February 20, 2014, by and among the Parties (as amended, the “Agreement”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

A.           The Parties have entered into the Agreement, which sets forth the Parties’ rights and obligations with respect to the Transactions; and

 

B.           The Parties desire to amend the Agreement to reflect the authorization by the Company of a new class of stock, designated Series C-2 Preferred, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series C-2 Preferred Stock”), the entrance by the Company into the Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2014 (the “Series C-2 Purchase Agreement”), and the issuance by the Company of the Series C-2 Preferred Stock and the warrants to purchase shares of the Series C-2 Preferred Stock pursuant to the Series C-2 Purchase Agreement (the “Series C-2 Issuance”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Amendment as if fully set forth below, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I
Amendments

 

1.1           Merger Consideration Amendments. The Agreement is amended as follows.

 

(a)          Section 2.7 of the Agreement is amended so that the language reading “twenty-two million, nine hundred fifty-three thousand, four hundred thirty-two (22,953,432)” is replaced with language reading “twenty-three million, five hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred fifty-seven (23,584,557)”.

 

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(b)          Section 2.15 of the Agreement is amended so that the language reading “six hundred eight-eight thousand, six hundred and three (688,603)” is replaced with language reading “seven hundred seven thousand, five hundred thirty-seven (707,537)”.

 

(c)          The first sentence of Section 5.3(a) of the Agreement is amended to read as follows: “The authorized capital of the Company consists of: (i) 100,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, 3,295,771 shares of which are issued and outstanding; and (ii) 29,522,607 shares of Company Preferred Stock, (A) 521,852 of which have been designated Company Series A Preferred Stock, 475,541 of which are issued and outstanding, (B) 2,901,052 of which have been designated Company Series B Preferred Stock, 2,901,052 of which are issued and outstanding, (C) 13,780,033 of which have been designated Company Series C Preferred Stock, 7,296,607 of which are issued and outstanding, (D) 8,836,718 of which have been designated Company Series C-1 Preferred Stock, 4,308,645 of which are issued and outstanding, and (E) 3,482,952 of which have been designated Company Series C-2 Preferred Stock, 1,842,028 of which are issued and outstanding.”

 

(d)          The definition of Company Investor Agreement set forth in the Agreement is amended so that each reference to “Fourth” is instead a reference to “Fifth” and each reference to “April 30, 2013” is instead a reference to “March 13, 2014”.

 

(e)          The definition of Company Preferred Stock set forth in the Agreement to is amended include the phrase “, the Company Series C-2 Preferred Stock” after the words “Company Series C Preferred Stock”.

 

(f)          The following definition is added to Section 12.1 of the Agreement:

 

Company Series C-2 Preferred Stock” means the Series C-2 Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

1.2           Changes to Exhibits. Exhibits A and B to the Agreement are replaced with Exhibits A and B to this Amendment.

 

Article II
Consents and Waivers

 

2.1           Consent of the Parent. By executing this Amendment, the Parent (a) consents to the amendment of the Organizational Documents of the Company to reflect the authorization of the Series C-2 Preferred, (b) consents to the entrance by the Company into the Series C-2 Purchase Agreement, (c) consents to the entrance by the Company into the amended and restated Company Investor Agreement, (d) consents to the Series C-2 Issuance by the Company and each such consent constitutes a written consent as required by Section 6.3 of the Agreement.

 

2.2           Waivers by the Parent. The Parent hereby waives the failure by the Company to enter into Warrant Termination Agreements with holders of Series C-2 warrants within ten (10) Business Days of execution of the Agreement as required by Section 6.18 of the Agreement; provided, that the Parent does not waive its rights under any other provision of the Agreement with respect to the Warrant Termination Agreements, including Section 8.3(m) of the Agreement.

 

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Article III
MISCELLANEOUS

 

3.1           Incorporation by Reference. Sections 11.1 through 11.6 and Section 11.8 through 11.10 of the Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference and apply to this Amendment as if all references to “Agreement” contained therein were instead references to “Amendment.”

 

3.2           Entire Agreement. This Amendment, the Agreement, and the documents or instruments referred to herein or therein, including any exhibits and schedules attached hereto or thereto, which exhibits and schedules are incorporated herein by reference, and the Confidentiality Agreement embody the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings, other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein or the documents or instruments referred to herein or therein or the Confidentiality Agreement, which collectively supersede all prior agreements and the understandings among the Parties with respect to such subject matter. This Amendment may only be amended pursuant to a written agreement signed by each of the Parties hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party hereto has caused this Amendment to be signed and delivered by its respective duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

  The Parent:
   
  INFINITY CROSS BORDER ACQUISITION CORPORATION,
  a British Virgin Islands company
   
  By: /s/ Mark Chess
    Name: Mark Chess
    Title: EVP
     
  The Purchaser:
   
  GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.,
  a Delaware corporation
   
  By: /s/ Mark Chess
    Name:  Mark Chess
    Title: President
     
  Merger Sub:
   
  GLORI MERGER SUBSIDIARY, INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
   
  By: /s/ Mark Chess
    Name:  Mark Chess
    Title: President
     
  The INXB Representative:
   
  INFINITY-C.S.V.C. MANAGEMENT LTD.,
  in its capacity hereunder as the INXB Representative
   
  By: /s/ Avishai Silvershatz
    Name:  Avishai Silvershatz
    Title: Managing Partner
     

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE MERGER AND SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  The Company:
   
  GLORI ENERGY INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
   
  By: /s/ Stuart Page
    Name:  Stuart Page
    Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE MERGER AND SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

  

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

 

[See attached]

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

 

[See attached]

 

 

EX-3.3 4 v375778_ex3-3.htm EXHIBIT 3.3

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

GLORI ENERGY INC.

 

a Delaware corporation

 

Article I
NAME

 

The name of this corporation is Glori Energy Inc. (the “Corporation”)

 

Article II
REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801. The name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

Article III
PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

 

Article IV
CAPITAL STOCK

 

Section 4.01  The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock”. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 105,000,000, consisting of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Each share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at any meeting of stockholders; provided, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate”) (including, but not limited to, any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate (including, but not limited to, any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.

 

 
 

 

Section 4.02  The Board of Directors is further authorized, subject to the limitations prescribed by law, to fix by resolution or resolutions the designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, including without limitation authority to fix by resolution or resolutions the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including without limitation sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices, and liquidation preferences of any such series, and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of the foregoing.

 

Section 4.03  The Board of Directors is further authorized to increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares of the class) or decrease (but not below the number of shares of any such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock, the number of which is fixed by it, subsequent to the issuance of shares then outstanding, subject to the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof stated in this Certificate or the resolution of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares of such series. If the number of shares of any series is so decreased, then the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

 

Article V
DURATION

 

The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

 

Article VI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 6.01  The powers of the Corporation shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of a corporation shall be managed under the direction of a board of directors (the “Board of Directors”), elected as set forth in the Bylaws of the Corporation. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.

 

Section 6.02  The directors shall be elected by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon in the manner and at the times provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

Section 6.03  Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.

 

Section 6.04  No stockholder shall be permitted to cumulate votes at any election of directors.

 

Section 6.05  The number of directors that constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed, and may be increased or decreased from time to time, exclusively by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

 

 
 

 

Section 6.06  Any director may be removed from the Board of Directors by the stockholders of the Corporation only for cause, and in such case only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of all classes of the then outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Voting Stock”).

 

Section 6.07  Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by the sole remaining director. Any director so chosen shall hold office until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified.

 

Article VII
BYLAWS

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. The affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Board of Directors then in office shall be required in order for the Board of Directors to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Corporation’s Bylaws. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders of the Corporation to alter, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws, or to adopt any new Bylaw; provided, however, that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66⅔% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders of the Corporation to alter, amend or repeal, or adopt any Bylaw inconsistent with, the following provisions of the Bylaws: ARTICLE I; Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.12 of ARTICLE II; ARTICLE V; and ARTICLE IX, or in each case, any successor provision (including, without limitation, any such article or section as renumbered as a result of any amendment, alteration, change, repeal or adoption of any other Bylaw). No Bylaw hereafter legally altered, amended or repealed shall invalidate any prior act of the directors or officers of the Corporation that would have been valid if such Bylaw had not been altered, amended or repealed.

 

Article VIII
AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

The Corporation reserves the right at any time from time to time to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate, and any other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law. All rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons or entities whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this ARTICLE VIII. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66⅔% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision of this Certificate or any successor provision of this Certificate. Any repeal or modification of ARTICLE IX shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any person existing thereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

 
 

 

Article IX
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Section 9.01  To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.

 

Section 9.02  The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any director or officer of the Corporation who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including without limitation service with respect to employee benefit plans, against expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding. The Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person only if the Proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 9.03  The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify, to the extent permitted by the DGCL, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, any employee or agent of the Corporation who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including without limitation service with respect to employee benefit plans, against expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding.

 

Section 9.04  The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

 

 
 

 

Section 9.05  Neither any amendment or repeal of any Section of this ARTICLE IX, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this ARTICLE IX, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this ARTICLE IX, in respect of any matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this ARTICLE IX, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

 

Article X
STOCKHOLDER ACTION

 

Section 10.01  Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any action by written consent by such stockholders.

 

Section 10.02  Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors and any other power of stockholders to call a special meeting is specifically denied. No business other than that stated in the notice of a special meeting of stockholders shall be transacted at such special meeting.

 

Section 10.03  Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.

 

Article XI
PERMITTED ACTIVITIES AND CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

 

The Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Excluded Opportunity, even if the opportunity is one that the Corporation or its subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so, and each Permitted Person shall have no duty to communicate or offer such business opportunity to the Corporation and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for breach of any fiduciary or other duty by reason of the fact that such Permitted Person pursues or acquires such business opportunity, directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to the Corporation or its subsidiaries. An “Excluded Opportunity” is any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of any director of the Corporation who is not an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Permitted Persons”), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Permitted Person expressly and solely in such Permitted Person’s capacity as a director of the Corporation.

 

 
 

 

Article XII
EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN ACTIONS

 

Section 12.01  The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate or Bylaws of the Corporation or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to said Court of Chancery (or federal district court for the State of Delaware) having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE XII.

 

Section 12.02  If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of Section 1 of this ARTICLE XII is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce Section 1 of this ARTICLE XII (an “FSC Enforcement Action”) and (ii) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such FSC Enforcement Action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.

 

Article XIII
SEVERABILITY

 

If any provision or provisions of this Certificate shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Certificate (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

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EX-4.1 5 v375778_ex4-1.htm EXHIBIT 4.1

 

Execution version

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the 14th day of April, 2014 by and among Glori Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent (as defined below) (the “Company”) and each of the persons listed on Schedule A hereto, each of which is referred to in this Agreement as a “Holder” and collectively as the “Holders.”

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into that certain Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the “Parent”), the Company, Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. as the INXB Representative (the “INXB Representative”), and Glori Energy Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“Glori”) (as amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Parent will merge with and into the Company, and Glori will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, as a result of the Transactions, Glori will be wholly owned by the Company, and Glori’s stockholders immediately prior to the Transactions will become stockholders of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company and the Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holder certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

Article 1
Definitions and Construction

 

1.1           The terms defined in this Article 1 shall have the respective meanings set forth below.

 

Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material nonpublic information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) 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, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

 

 
 

 

Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

C-2 Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(i).

 

C-2 Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(i).

 

Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (upon consummation of the Transactions).

 

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

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

 

Form S-1” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a).

 

Form S-3” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.4.

 

General Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

General Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(a)(ii).

 

Glori” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Lock-Up Agreement” shall mean that certain Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of __________, 2014, by and among the Company, Glori, the INXB Representative, and certain of the Holders.

 

Mandatory Registration Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(d).

 

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

 

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Merger Sub” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

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 not misleading.

 

Option Registration Rights” shall mean those contractual registration rights granted to the holders of Common Stock issued upon conversion of previously outstanding purchase options issued in connection with the Parent’s initial public offering.

 

Parent” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

“Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.3(a).

 

PIPE Registration Rights” shall mean those contractual registration rights granted pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of ___________, _____, by and among Parent, the Company, and other parties thereto.

 

Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2(d).

 

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.

 

Prospectus Date” shall mean the date of the final prospectus filed with the Commission and relating to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 referred to in Section 6.12 of the Merger Agreement.

 

Registrable Security” shall mean (i) any outstanding Common Stock or any other equity security of the Company (including Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any convertible security) held by a Holder as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such Common Stock by way of a share dividend or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, acquisition, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation or contractual control arrangement with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, or engagement in any other similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (a) 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, (b) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act, (c) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, or (d) 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:

 

(i)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;

 

(ii)registration and filings fees of any exchange or quotation service on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted;

 

(iii)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);

 

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

 

(v)reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;

 

(vi)reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and

 

(vii)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 Section 2.2(a).

 

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

 

Sponsor Registration Rights” shall mean those contractual registration rights granted pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2012, by and among Parent and other parties thereto.

 

Transactions” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer or designee 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 the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

 

1.2           Construction. For the purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires: (a) the meaning assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term and vice versa, and words denoting any gender shall include all genders as the context requires; (b) where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning; (c) the terms “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “hereby” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (d) when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule of this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (e) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified by the words “without limitation”, unless otherwise specified; (f) the use of the word “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise; (g) the word “shall” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect of the word “will”; (h) all accounting terms used and not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP; and (i) references to “the parties” shall mean the parties to this Agreement.

 

Article 2
Registration Rights

 

2.1           Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than 45 days after the Closing Date, file with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of those Registrable Securities set forth on Schedule B hereto (such Registrable Securities, the “Mandatory Registration Securities”). In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration or another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the holders of the Mandatory Registration Securities. The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Mandatory Registration Securities as of the date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the “Selling Shareholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, holders of Registrable Securities other than Mandatory Registration Securities shall not be barred from using their contractual registration rights to cause the Company to include their Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.1.

 

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2.2           Demand Registration.

 

(a)          Request for Registration. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(d) and Section 2.5, (i) at any time after the Closing Date, in the event the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2.1 is either not effective or is otherwise not available to effect the relevant Holders’ intended method of distribution, the Holders of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the then outstanding number of Mandatory Registration Securities (the “C-2 Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand for registration for at least fifteen percent (15%) of the then outstanding number of Mandatory Registration 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 “C-2 Demand Registration”) and (ii) at any time after the expiration (or earlier waiver or termination) of the Lock-Up Period (as defined in that certain Lock-Up Agreement), the Holders of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities (the “General Demanding Holders” and together with the C-2 Demanding Holders, the “Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand for Registration of at least fifteen percent (15%) of the then outstanding number of 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 “General Demand Registration” and together with any C-2 Demand Registrations, a “Demand Registration”); provided, that if the waiver or termination of the Lock-Up Period does not apply to all of the Subject Shares (as defined in the Lock-Up Agreement), then any General Demand Registration may only be made with respect to those Subject Shares for which the Lock-Up Period has been waived or terminated. The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’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 the Company, in writing, within five (5) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder to the Company, such Requesting Holder shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, file a Registration Statement for the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration and use its reasonable efforts to have such Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable thereafter. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this Section 2.2(a) with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided, however, 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 and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Requesting Holders to be registered on behalf of the Requesting Holders in such Registration have been sold in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

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(b)          Effective Registration. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.2(a), a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) 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 (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, 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 (x) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded, or otherwise terminated, and (y) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing; provided, further, that the Company 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.

 

(c)          Underwritten Offering. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(d) and Section 2.5, if a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so advise the Company 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 Section 2.2(c) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter selected for such Underwritten Offering by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration.

 

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(d)          Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, 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 Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the shares of 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 shareholders 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 the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the 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 (such proportion referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that 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 shares of Common Stock that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to the PIPE Registration Rights; (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 Common Stock that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to the Sponsor Registration Rights and the Option Registration Rights, pro rata, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (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 Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (v) fifth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

(e)          Demand Registration Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration or a majority-in-interest of the Requesting Holders (if any) pursuant to a Registration under Section 2.2(a) shall have the right to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration 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.

 

2.3           Piggyback Registration.

 

(a)          Piggyback Rights. If at any time on or after the date of this Agreement, the Company 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 shareholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the shareholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 or 2.2 hereof), other than a Registration Statement filed (i) in connection with any employee share option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing shareholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (1) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter, if any, in such offering, and (2) 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) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration, a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.3(a) to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended methods of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this Section 2.3(a) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

 

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(b)          Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the total of (w) the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, (x) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (y) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.3, and (z) the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of other shareholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

 

(i)          If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration: (1) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (2) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (1), the shares of Common Stock as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the PIPE Registration Rights and the Mandatory Registration Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.3(a), pro rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities, (3) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.3(a) and the shares of Common Stock as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the Sponsor Registration Rights and the Option Registration Rights, pro rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (4) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other shareholders of the Company which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

 

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(ii)         If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration: (1) first, the shares of 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; (2) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reach under the foregoing clause (1), the shares of Common Stock as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the PIPE Registration Rights and the Mandatory Registration Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.3(a), pro rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (3) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.3(a) and the shares of Common Stock as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to the Sponsor Registration Rights and the Option Registration Rights, pro rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (4) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (1), (2) and (3), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (5) fifth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company 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.

 

(c)          Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter 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. The Company (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.

 

(d)          Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.2 hereof.

 

2.4           Registrations on Form S-3. The Holders of Registrable Securities may at any time request in writing that the Company, 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 shortform registration statement that may be available at such time (“Form S-3”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering. Within five (5) days of the Company’s receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall promptly 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 the Company, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, but not more than twelve (12) days after the Company’s initial receipt of such written request for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company 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 the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to this Section 2.4 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 the Company 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 $10,000,000.

 

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2.5           Restrictions on Registration Rights. If (a) during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’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 Company-initiated Registration, and provided that the Company has delivered written notice to the Holders prior to receipt of a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.2(a) 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 the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer, or (c) in the good faith judgment of the Board such Registration would be materially detrimental to the Company and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement at such time, then in each case the Company shall furnish to such Holders a certificate signed by the chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be materially detrimental to the Company for such Registration Statement to be filed in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement. In such event, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than ninety (90) days; provided, however, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than once in any 12-month period.

 

2.6           Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any registration pursuant to this Agreement as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Article 2.

 

Article 3
Company Procedures
 

3.1           General Procedures. If the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its best 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 the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:

 

(a)          prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

 

(b)          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 requested by the Holders or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company 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;

 

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(c)          prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriter, 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 Underwriter 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;

 

(d)          prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to (i) 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 and (ii) 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 the Company 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 the Company 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;

 

(e)          cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

(f)          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;

 

(g)          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 its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

 

(h)          at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel;

 

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(i)          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;

 

(j)          permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriter, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’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 representatives, advisors or Underwriter enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

(k)          obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Registration, 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;

 

(l)          on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating Holders;

 

(m)          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;

 

(n)          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 the Company’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;

 

(o)          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 the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and

 

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(p)          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 the Company. 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 the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person (a) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company 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.

 

3.4           Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company 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 the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company 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 the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, the Company 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, but in no event more than thirty (30) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company 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. The Company 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, the Company, at all times while it shall be reporting under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company 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. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action, as any Holder may reasonably request, to the extent required to enable such Holder to sell 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, including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

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Article 4
Indemnification and Contribution

 

4.1           Indemnification.

 

(a)          The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities and, as applicable, such Holder’s 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 attorneys’ fees) caused by (i) 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 not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein and (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company (or any of its agents or affiliates) or the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under any of the foregoing. The Company 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.

 

(b)          In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, such Holder shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) 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; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities 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. 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 the Company.

 

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(c)          Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) 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) and (ii) 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.

 

(d)          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 by any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company 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 the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

 

(e)          If the indemnification provided under this Section 4.1 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, 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 Section 4.1(e) shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. 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 Sections 4.1(a), 4.1(b), and 4.1(c), 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 Section 4.1(e) 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 Section 4.1(e). 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 Section 4.1(e) from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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Article 5
Miscellaneous

 

5.1           Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

 

(a)          This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

 

(b)          This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such Holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such Holder.

 

(c)          This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Holders and their permitted assigns and successors.

 

(d)          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.

 

(e)          No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.5 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, 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 5.1 shall be null and void.

 

5.2           Governing Law. This Agreement and any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of New York.

 

5.3           Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature or by email in portable document 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.

 

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5.4           Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

5.5           Notices. All notices, requests, and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given, delivered and received (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) business day after the business day of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next-day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their addresses as set forth on Schedule A hereto, or to the principal office of the Company and to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, in the case of the Company, or to such email address, facsimile number, or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 5.5. If notice is given to the Company, a copy shall also be sent (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Norton Rose Fulbright
1301 McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston, TX 77010-3095
Attn: Charles Powell
Facsimile: (713) 651-5246
Email: Charles.powell@nortonrosefulbright.com

 

5.6           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 Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding; provided, that any provision hereof may be waived by any waiving party on such party’s own behalf, without the consent of any other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not be amended or terminated and the observance of any term hereof may not be waived with respect to any Holder without the written consent of such Holder, unless such amendment, termination, or waiver applies to all Holders in the same fashion. The Company shall give prompt notice of any amendment or termination hereof or waiver hereunder to any party hereto that did not consent in writing to such amendment, termination, or waiver. Any amendment, termination, or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 5.6 shall be binding on all parties hereto, regardless of whether any such party has consented thereto. 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.

 

5.7           Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is for any reason held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be reformed and construed so that it will be valid, legal, and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

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5.8           Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including any Schedules and Exhibits hereto) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled.

 

5.9           Term and Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and the registration rights granted hereunder shall expire on the date that is ten (10) years after the Prospectus Date; provided, that such termination and expiration shall not affect registration rights exercised prior to such date.

 

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

 

  Glori Acquisition Corp.
     
  By: /s/ Mark Chess
    Name: Mark Chess
    Title: CEO

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  ALL ACCESS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Terence Ankner
  Name: Terence Ankner
  Title: Partner

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  GTI Glori Oil Fund I L.P.
     
  By: GTI Co-Investment L.P., its General Partner
  By: GTI Ventures LLC, its General Partner
  By: GTI Holdings LLC, its sole Member
     
  By: /s/ Jonathan Schulof
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  

 

  GTI VENTURES, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Jonathan Schulof
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

 

  SVB FINANCIAL GROUP
     
  By: /s/ Scott Newman
     
  Name: Scott Newman
     
  Title: Portfolio & Funding Manager

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  ENERGY TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Ricardo Angel
     
  Name: Ricardo Angel
     
  Title: Authorized Representative

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL,
  INC.
     
  By: /s/ Ben Bang
     
  Name: Ben Bang
     
  Title: Senior Counsel

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  GENTRY-GLORI ENERGY INVESTMENT LLC
     
  By: /s/ Larry Aschebrook
     
  Name: Larry Aschebrook
     
  Title: Mgr. / Mbr.

 

  GENTRY-GLORI ENERGY INVESTMENT II LLC
     
  By: /s/ Larry Aschebrook
     
  Name: Larry Aschebrook
     
  Title: Mgr. / Mbr.

 

  GENTRY-GLORI ENERGY INVESTMENT III LLC
     
  By: /s/ Larry Aschebrook
     
  Name: Larry Aschebrook
     
  Title: Mgr. / Mbr.

 

  GENTRY TECHNOLOGY FUND I, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Larry Aschebrook
     
  Name: Larry Aschebrook
     
  Title: Mgr. / Mbr.

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  KPCB HOLDINGS, INC., AS NOMINEE
     
  By: /s/ Paul M. Vronsky
     
  Name: Paul M. Vronsky
     
  Title: General Counsel

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  OXFORD BIOSCIENCE PARTNERS V L.P.
  By: OBP Management V L.P.
     
  By: /s/ Matthew A. Gibbs
    Matthew A. Gibbs – General Partner
     
  mRNA FUND V L.P.
  By: OBP Management V L.P.
     
  By: /s/ Matthew A. Gibbs
    Matthew A. Gibbs – General Partner

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  RAWOZ TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LTD.
     
  By:  
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  MALAYSIAN LIFE SCIENCES CAPITAL FUND LTD.
     
  By: Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund Management
    Company Ltd, its Manager
     
  By: /s/ Roger Wyse
     
  Name: Roger Wyse
     
  Title: Co-Chairman

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  Texas ACP I, L.P.
     
  By: ADVTG GP I, L.L.C., its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ Damon Rawie
     
  Name: Damon Rawie
     
  Title: Vice President

 

  Texas ACP II, L.P.
     
  By: ADVTG GP II, L.L.C., its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ Damon Rawie
     
  Name: Damon Rawie
     
  Title: Vice President

 

  Texas ACP VENTURE PARTNERS I, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Damon Rawie
     
  Name: Damon Rawie
     
  Title: Vice President

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE
     
  By: /s/ Dr. R K Pachauri
     
  Name: Dr. R K Pachauri
     
  Title: Director General

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL
     
  By: /s/ Bruce Peterson
     
  Name: Bruce Peterson
     
  Title: Office Managing Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  /s/ Stuart M. Page
  Stuart M. Page

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  /s/ John A. Babcock
  John A. Babcock

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  /s/ Charles P. Siess, III
  Charles P. Siess, III

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  /s/ Thomas Ishoey
  Thomas Ishoey

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  /s/ Michael McInerney
  Michael McInerney

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  /s/ Bhupendra Soni
  Bhupendra Soni

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  /s/ John Clarke
  John Clarke

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  /s/ Mark Puckett
  Mark Puckett

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

  /s/ Cindy Feary
  Cindy Feary

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

HOLDERS

 

 

Holder   Address
GTI Ventures, LLC   150 East 58th Street
24th Floor
New York, NY 10155
GTI Glori Oil Fund I L.P.   150 East 58th Street
24th Floor
New York, NY 10155
The Energy and Resources Institute   Dabari Seth Block, Habitat Place
Lodhi Road, New Dehli - 100
003, India
Energy Technology Ventures, LLC   c/o GE Ventures, LLC
2882 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Attention: General Counsel
KPCB Holdings, Inc., as nominee   2750 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Oxford Bioscience Partners V L.P.   535 Boylston Street, Suite 420
Boston, MA 02116
mRNA Fund V L.P.   535 Boylston Street, Suite 420
Boston, MA 02116
Rawoz Technology Company, Ltd.   c/o H&J Corporate Service Ltd.
Ocean Centre, Montague
Foreshore East Bay Street  PO
Box 19084 Nassau, Bahamas
Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund Ltd.   c/o Burrill & Company
One Embarcadero Center, Suite
2700
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attention:  Greg Young
Gentry-Glori Energy Investment LLC   c/o Gentry Financial Partners 205
N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3770
chicago, IL  60601 Attn: Thomas
B. Raterman
Gentry-Glori Energy Investment II LLC   c/o Gentry Financial Partners 205
N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3770
chicago, IL  60601 Attn: Thomas
B. Raterman

 

 
 

 

Holder   Address
Gentry-Glori Energy Investment III LLC  

c/o Gentry Financial Partners 205

N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3770

chicago, IL 60601 Attn: Thomas

B. Raterman

Gentry Technology Fund I, LLC   c/o Gentry Financial Partners
205 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3770
Chicago, IL 60601
Attention: Thomas B. Raterman
Texas ACP II, L.P.   5000 Plaza on the Lake
Suite 195
Austin, TX 78746
Attention: Damon Rawie
Texas ACP Venture Partners I, LLC   5000 Plaza on the Lake
Suite 195
Austin, TX 78746
Attention: Damon Rawie
Texas ACP I, L.P.   5000 Plaza on the Lake
Suite 195
Austin, TX 78746
Attention: Damon Rawie
Stuart M. Page   2803 West Lane Drive
Houston, TX  77027
John A. Babcock   3350 McCue #2102
Houston, TX  77056
Bhupendra Soni   201 Heath Place
Westmont, IL  60559
Charles P. Siess, III   75 Lake Forest Circle
Conroe, TX  77384
Micael McInerney   4315 Briarcrest Drive
Norman, OK  73072
Thomas Ishoey   124 Basil Street
Encinitas CA 92024
John Clarke   3850 Del Monte
Houston, TX  77019
Mark Puckett   1348 Bright Star Ranch Road
Fredericksberg, TX  78624
Korn/Ferry International   1100 Louisiana  Suite 2850
Houston, Texas 77002
Cindy Feary   Box 96 Site 4 RR 1
Dewinton, AB, T0L 0X0 Canada

 

 
 

 

Holder   Address
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.  

Legal Department
Attention: Chief Legal Officer

and Manual Henriquez
400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310
Palo Alto, CA 94301

SVB Financial Group   SVB Financial Group
Attn:  Treasury Department
3003 Tasman Drive, HA 200
Santa Clara, CA  95054
All Access International, LLC  

All Access International ,LLC
c/o Partridge Ankner &

Horstmann, LLP
Attention: Terence Ankner
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE B

 

MANDATORY REGISTRATION SECURITIES

 

Name of Holder  Number of Mandatory
Registration Shares
 
GTI Ventures LLC   28,072 
Energy Technology Ventures, LLC   112,286 
KPCB Holdings Inc., as nominee   11,229 
Oxford Bioscience Partners V L.P.   219,624 
mRNA Fund V L.P.   4,950 
Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund Ltd.   112,286 
Gentry Technology Fund I, LLC   252,420 
Texas ACP II, L.P.   280,716 
Texas ACP Venture Partners I, LLC   112,287 

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

We are registering the shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling shareholders in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the purchase of these shares of Common Stock from the Company pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement, the selling shareholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years other than relationships described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional information regarding the issuance of the shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders, see "Private Placement of Shares of Common Stock" above.

 

The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling shareholder, based on its ownership as of ________, 2014.

 

The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 

The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

 
 

 

Name of Selling Shareholder  

Number of Shares Owned

Prior to Offering

 

Maximum Number of Shares

to be Sold Pursuant to this

Prospectus

 

Number of Shares Owned

After Offering

 

 
 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering the shares of Common Stock to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders thereof from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock.

 

The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent's commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in various transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, including the following:

 

·transactions on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

 

·transactions in the over-the-counter market;

 

·transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

 

·through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

 

·ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

·underwritten public offerings;

 

·block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

·purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

·an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

·privately negotiated transactions;

 

·short sales;

 

·sales pursuant to Rule 144;

 

 
 

 

·broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

·a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

·any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of Common Stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of Common Stock short and deliver shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

 

The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.

 

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

 

 
 

 

There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling shareholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock.

 

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[____________] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or "blue sky" laws; provided, however, that a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreements, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to contribution.

 

Once sold under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

 

 

EX-4.2 6 v375778_ex4-2.htm EXHIBIT 4.2

 

Execution Version

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of April 14, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands business company organized with limited liability (the "Parent"), Glori Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned buyers (each, a "Buyer", and collectively, the "Buyers").

 

WHEREAS:

 

A.           In connection with the Share Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto, dated as of January 7, 2014 (the "Share Purchase Agreement"), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to each Buyer (i) that number of shares (the "Firm Shares") of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) set forth opposite such Buyer's name in column (3) of the Schedule of Buyers attached to the Share Purchase Agreement and (ii) that number of Additional Shares as shall be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Share Purchase Agreement.

 

B.           To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Share Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the "1933 Act"), and applicable state securities laws.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Buyers hereby agree as follows:

 

1.Definitions.

 

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

a.           “Additional Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include any Optional Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

 

b.           "Business Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

c.           "Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement.

 

d.           "Effective Date" means the date a Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

 
 

 

e.           "Glori Mandatory Registration Securities" means the “Mandatory Registration Securities” as such term is defined in the Glori Registration Rights Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

f.           "Investor" means a Buyer or any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.

 

g.           "Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

h.           "register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more registration statements in compliance with the 1933 Act, including, without limitation, the Registration Statement (as defined below) or a Piggyback Registration Statement (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement(s) by the SEC.

 

i.           "Registrable Securities" means the Shares and any share capital of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Shares as a result of any share split, share dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise.

 

j.           "Registration Statement" means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the Registrable Securities, including any post-effective amendments thereto and any related prospectuses or prospectus supplements.

 

k.           "Required Holders" means the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities.

 

l.           "Required Registration Amount" means the number of Shares issued pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, all subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(e).

 

m.           "Rule 415" means Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis.

 

n.           "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

o.           "Shares" means the Firm Shares and the Additional Shares.

 

2
 

 

2.Registration.

 

a.           Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as practicable but in no event later than 45 days after the Closing Date, file with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d). The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of Shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount as of the date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall contain (except if otherwise directed by the Required Holders) the "Selling Shareholders" and "Plan of Distribution" sections in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, holders of Common Stock other than Registrable Securities shall not be barred from using their contractual registration rights (including, without limitation, the Option Registration Rights (as defined below) and those registration rights granted by the Glori Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below) and the Sponsor Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below)) to cause the Company to include their Common Stock in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2(a).

 

b.           Allocation of Registrable Securities. The initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and any increase in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise transfers any of such Investor's Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such transferor. Any Shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders.

 

c.           Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 6 hereof, the Required Holders shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any registration pursuant to this Section 2 ("Legal Counsel"). The Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in performing the Company's obligations under this Agreement.

 

d.           Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

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e.           Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or an Investor's allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(b), the Company shall amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at least the Required Registration Amount as of the trading day immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefor arises. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof.

 

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g.Demand.

 

i.            Subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(g)(iv), in the event the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2.1(a) is either not effective or is otherwise not available to effect the Investor’s intended method of distribution, the Investors holding at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities (the “Demanding Holders”) may make a written demand for registration of at least fifteen percent (15%) of the then outstanding number of 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”). The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Investors of such demand, and each Investor who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities in a registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Investor that includes all or a portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities in such registration, a “Requesting Holder”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) days after the receipt by the Investor of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder to the Company, such Requesting Holder shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, file a Registration Statement for the registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration and use its reasonable efforts to have such Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable thereafter. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than an aggregate of three (3) registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration under this Section 2.1(g)(i) with respect to any or all Registrable Securities; provided, however, 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 and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Requesting Holders to be registered on behalf of the Requesting Holders in such registration have been sold.

 

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ii.         Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(g)(i), a registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the SEC with respect to a registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the SEC and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, 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 SEC, 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 (x) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded, or otherwise terminated, and (y) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing; provided, further, that the Company 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.

 

iii.         Subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(g)(iv), if a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so advise the Company 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 Investor’s participation in such underwritten offering and the inclusion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering to the extent provided herein. All such Investors proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an underwritten offering under this Section 2.1(g)(iii) or through an underwritten offering under the Registration Statement to be filed pursuant to Section 2.1(a) shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter selected for such underwritten offering by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating the Demand Registration.         

 

iv.         If an underwritten offering is initiated pursuant to Section 2(g)(iii) or under the Registration Statement to be filed under Section 2.1(a), and the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration, including all Registrable Securities and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in any such offering would adversely affect the price per share of the Common Stock to be sold in such offering, the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first, the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included therein by the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders, allocated pro rata among such holders or in such manner as they may otherwise agree; (ii), second, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by holders of Common Stock (other than holders of Registrable Securities) pursuant to (A) the Glori Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), (B) the Sponsor Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), and (C) those certain contractual registration rights granted to the holders of Common Stock issued upon conversion of previously outstanding purchase options in connection with the Parent’s initial public offering (such registration rights, the “Option Registration Rights”), allocated among such holders described in clauses (A), (B), and (C) above pro rata or in such manner as they may agree; and (iii) third, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by other holders of Common Stock (other than holders of Registrable Securities or holders described in clause (ii) above), including pursuant to written contractual registration rights, allocated among such holders pro rata or in such manner as they may agree.

 

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v.           A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration or a majority-in-interest of the Requesting Holders (if any) pursuant to a registration under Section 2.1(g)(i) shall have the right to withdraw from a registration pursuant to such Demand Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the underwriter (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the SEC with respect to the registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration.

 

3.Related Obligations.

 

At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), 2(d), 2(e) or 2(g), the Company will use its best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:

 

a.           The Company shall submit to the SEC, after the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or that the staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may be, a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after the submission of such request. The Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investors may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without any restriction (volume or otherwise) pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the "Registration Period"). The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading.

 

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b.           The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-Q, Form 10-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), the Company shall have incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration Statement.

 

c.           The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement at least five (5) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for Annual Reports on Form 10-K, and Reports on Form 10-Q and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the Company's obligations pursuant to this Section 3.

 

d.           The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by an Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as such Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Investor.

 

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e.           The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or "blue sky" laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

f.           The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and, subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor (or such other number of copies as Legal Counsel or such Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each Investor by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.

 

g.           The Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

h.           At the reasonable request of any Investor, the Company shall furnish to such Investor, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company's independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors.

 

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i.           The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Investor, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Investors (collectively, the "Inspectors"), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to an Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. Each Investor agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the Investors' ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

 

j.           The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and allow such Investor, at the Investor's expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

 

k.           The Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange or quotation system on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed or quoted, if any, if the listing or quotation of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange or quotation system, which may include The OTC Bulletin Board, or (ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted, on a securities exchange or quotation system selected by the holders of at least a majority of such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k).

 

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l.           The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investors may request.

 

m.           Upon reasonable request by an Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as an Investor reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by an Investor holding any Registrable Securities.

 

n.           The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

o.           The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company's fiscal quarter next following the effective date of a Registration Statement.

 

p.           The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.

 

q.           Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

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r.           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a "Grace Period"); provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in writing of the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed five (5) consecutive days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of twenty (20) days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least two (2) trading days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an "Allowable Grace Period"). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 3(f) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended Shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the applicable Registration Statement, prior to the Investor's receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

4.Piggyback Registration.

 

a.           Whenever the Company proposes to register any shares of its Common Stock under the 1933 Act (other than a registration effected (i) by the Registration Statement, (ii) solely to implement an employee benefit plan or a transaction to which Rule 145 of the 1933 Act is applicable, or (iii) a registration statement on Form S-4, S-8 or any successor form thereto or another form not available for registering the Registrable Securities for sale to the public), whether for its own account or for the account of one or more stockholders of the Company, and the form of registration statement to be used may be used for any registration of Registrable Securities (a "Piggyback Registration", and the applicable registration statement, a “Piggyback Registration Statement”), the Company shall give prompt written notice (in any event no later than five (5) days prior to the filing of such Piggyback Registration Statement) to the holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to effect such a registration and, subject to Section 4(b) and Section 4(c), shall include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion from the holders of Registrable Securities within three (3) days after the Company's notice has been given to each such holder. The Company may postpone or withdraw the filing or the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration at any time in its sole discretion.

 

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b.           If a Piggyback Registration is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company and the managing underwriter advises the Company and the holders of Registrable Securities (if any holders of Registrable Securities have elected to include Registrable Securities in such Piggyback Registration) in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration, including all Registrable Securities and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in any such registration would adversely affect the price per share of the Common Stock to be sold in such offering, the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first, the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company proposes to sell; (ii) second, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by holders of (A) Registrable Securities and (B) Glori Mandatory Registration Securities, allocated pro rata among all such holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities or Glori Mandatory Registration Securities, as the case may be, owned by each such holder or in such manner as they may otherwise agree; (iii) third, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by holders of Common Stock (other than holders of Registrable Securities or Glori Mandatory Registration Securities) pursuant to (A) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2014, by and among the Company and the holders party thereto (the “Glori Registration Rights Agreement”), (B) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2012, by and among Parent, certain of the Buyers and the other parties thereto (the “Sponsor Registration Rights Agreement”), and (C) the Option Registration Rights, allocated among such holders described in clauses (A), (B), and (C) above pro rata or in such manner as they may agree; and (iv) fourth, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by other holders of Common Stock (other than holders of Registrable Securities or holders described in clause (iii) above), including pursuant to written contractual registration rights, allocated among such holders pro rata or in such manner as they may agree; provided, that in any event the holders of Registrable Securities shall be entitled to register at least 30% of the securities to be included in any such registration.

 

c.           If a Piggyback Registration is initiated as an underwritten offering on behalf of a holder of Common Stock other than Registrable Securities, and the managing underwriter advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such registration, including all Registrable Securities and all other shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such underwritten offering, exceeds the number of shares of Common Stock which can be sold in such offering and/or that the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in any such registration would adversely affect the price per share of the Common Stock to be sold in such offering, the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by the holders of Common Stock other than Registrable Securities who have initiated such registration, allocated pro rata among such holders or in such manner as they may otherwise agree; (ii), second, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by holders of (A) Registrable Securities and (B) Glori Mandatory Registration Securities, allocated pro rata among all such holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities or Glori Mandatory Registration Securities, as the case may be, owned by each such holder or in such manner as they may otherwise agree; (iii) third, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by holders of Common Stock (other than holders of Registrable Securities or Glori Mandatory Registration Securities) pursuant to (A) the Glori Registration Rights Agreement, (B) the Sponsor Registration Rights Agreement, and (C) the Option Registration Rights, allocated among such holders described in clauses (A), (B), and (C) above pro rata or in such manner as they may agree; and (iv) fourth, the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be included therein by other holders of Common Stock (other than holders of Registrable Securities or holders described in clause (ii) above), including pursuant to written contractual registration rights, allocated among such holders pro rata or in such manner as they may agree.

 

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d.           If any Piggyback Registration is initiated as a primary underwritten offering on behalf of the Company, the Company, with the Investors’ consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters in connection with such offering.

 

5.Obligations of the Investors.

 

a.           At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor's Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

 

b.           Each Investor, by such Investor's acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor's election to exclude all of such Investor's Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

 

c.           Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f), such Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended Shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor in accordance with the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor's receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of Section 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

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d.           Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

6.Expenses of Registration.

 

All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall also reimburse the Investors for the fees and disbursements of Legal Counsel in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement which amount shall be limited to $15,000.

 

7.Indemnification.

 

In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration Statement under this Agreement:

 

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a.           To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Investor, the directors, officers, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an "Indemnified Person"), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, "Claims") incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto ("Indemnified Damages"), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered ("Blue Sky Filing"), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration Statement or (iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, "Violations"). Subject to Section 7(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 7(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or a Piggyback Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); (ii) with respect to any preliminary prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such Person from whom the Person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any Person controlling such Person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it or failed to deliver the correct prospectus as required by the 1933 Act and such correct prospectus was timely made available pursuant to Section 3(d); (iii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, including a corrected prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 10.

 

b.           In connection with any Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, each such Investor agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 7(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration Statement and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an "Indemnified Party"), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 7(c), such Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 8 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 7(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 10. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 7(b) with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented.

 

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c.           Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 7, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Investors holding at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 7, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

 

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d.           The indemnification required by this Section 7 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

 

e.           The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

 

8.Contribution.

 

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 7 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or Piggyback Registration Statement.

 

9.Reports Under the 1934 Act.

 

With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to:

 

a.           make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

b.           file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

 

c.           furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

 

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10.Assignment of Registration Rights.

 

The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of such Investor's Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Share Purchase Agreement.

 

11.Amendment of Registration Rights.

 

Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 11 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

 

12.Preservation of Rights.

 

The Company shall not (a) grant any registration rights to third parties which are more favorable than or inconsistent with the rights granted hereunder, or (b) enter into any agreement, take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to its securities that violates or subordinates the rights expressly granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement; provided, that the Buyers acknowledge and agree that the rights granted pursuant to the Glori Registration Rights Agreement do not violate this Section 12.

 

13.Miscellaneous.

 

a.           A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the such record owner of such Registrable Securities.

 

b.           Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall be:

 

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If to the Company:

 

c/o Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.

3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)

42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023

Attn: Mark Chess

Facsimile: 972-3-6075456

Email: MarkC@infinity-equity.com

 

With a copy to:

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10105

Attention: Stuart Neuhauser

Facsimile: (212) 370-7889

Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com

 

If to Legal Counsel:

 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention: Robert W. Dockery

Facsimile: (214) 969-3434

Email: rdockery@akingump.com

 

If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto, with copies to such Buyer's representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

c.           Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

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d.           All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

e.           This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement) and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

f.           Subject to the requirements of Section 10, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

 

g.           The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

h.           This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

 

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i.            Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

j.            All consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders.

 

k.            The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

l.            This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

m.            The obligations of each Buyer hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any obligations on any Buyer vis-à-vis any other Buyer. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  GLORI ENERGY INC. (f/k/a GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.)
   
  By: /s/ Mark Chess
  Name: Mark Chess
  Title: CEO

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYER:
   
  HH ENERGY GROUP, LP
   
  By: HEP-INXB LLC, its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Lori K. McCutcheon
  Name: Lori K. McCutcheon
  Title:   EVP

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYERS:
   
  INFINITY I-CHINA FUND (CAYMAN) L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Avishai Silvershatz
  Name: Avishai Silvershatz
  Title: Managing Partner
   
  INFINITY I-CHINA FUND (ISRAEL) L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Avishai Silvershatz
  Name: Avishai Silvershatz
  Title: Managing Partner
   
  INFINITY I-CHINA FUND (ISRAEL 2) L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Avishai Silvershatz
  Name: Avishai Silvershatz
  Title: Managing Partner
   
  INFINITY I-CHINA FUND (ISRAEL 3) L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Avishai Silvershatz
  Name: Avishai Silvershatz
  Title: Managing Partner

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYER:
   
  /s/ Leon Recanati
  Leon Recanati

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYER:
   
  PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.
   
  By: /s/ B.W. Hunt
  Name: B.W. Hunt
  Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYER:
   
  /s/ Kenneth F. Yontz
  Kenneth F. Yontz

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYER:
   
  OAK STREAM INVESTORS III, LTD
   
  By: /s/ J.D. Furst
  Name: J.D. Furst
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYER:
   
  /s/ Jerry M. Meyer
  Jerry M. Meyer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYER:
   
  /s/ Carter Meyer
  Carter Meyer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYER:
   
  BIG COUNTRY INTERESTS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Eric M. Swanson
  Name: Eric M. Swanson
  Title: Manager

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BUYER:
   
  KWL MINERALS, LTD.
   
  By: /s/ Tyler Leon
  Name: Tyler Leon
  Title: Vice President

 

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SCHEDULE OF BUYERS

 


Buyer
  Buyer's Address
and Facsimile Number
  Buyer's Representative's Address
and Facsimile Number
         
Infinity I-China Fund (Cayman) L.P.   c/o Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.   Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
    3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)   1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
    42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023   New York, New York 10105
    Attn:  Mark Chess   Attn: Stuart Neuhauser
    Facsimile: 972-6075456   Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
         
Infinity I-China Fund (Israel) L.P.   c/o Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.   Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
    3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)   1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
    42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023   New York, New York 10105
    Attn:  Mark Chess   Attn: Stuart Neuhauser
    Facsimile: 972-6075456   Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
         
Infinity I-China Fund (Israel 2) L.P.   c/o Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.   Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
    3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)   1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
    42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023   New York, New York 10105
    Attn:  Mark Chess   Attn: Stuart Neuhauser
    Facsimile: 972-6075456   Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
         
Infinity I-China Fund (Israel 3) L.P.   c/o Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.   Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
    3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)   1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
    42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023   New York, New York 10105
    Attn:  Mark Chess   Attn: Stuart Neuhauser
    Facsimile: 972-6075456   Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
         
Leon Recanati   GlenRock Israel (ATTN: Asaf Iram)    
    85 Medinat Hayehudim St.    
    Herzliya Business Park, 8th Floor    
    Herzliya 46140    
         
HH Energy Group, LP   100 Crescent Court, Suite 1200   Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
    Dallas, Texas 75201   1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100
    Attn:  Lori K. McCutcheon   Dallas, Texas 75201
    Facsimile: (214) 615-2242   Attention:  Robert W. Dockery
        Facsimile: (214) 969-3434
        Telephone:  (214) 969-4316
         
Petro-Hunt, L.L.C.   1601 Elm Street, Suite 3400    
    Dallas, Texas 75201    
    Attn:  David S. Hunt    
    Facsimile: (214) 880-7101    

 

 
 

 

Kenneth F. Yontz   74-465 Quail Lakes Dr.    
    Indian Wells, California 92210    
    Facsimile: (760) 862-2173    
         
Oak Stream Investors III, Ltd   Oak Stream Investors    
    Attn: Mr. Jack Furst    
    Providence Towers    
    5001 Spring Valley Road    
    Suite 1040 E    
    Dallas, Texas 75244    
         
Jerry Meyer   2828 Harwood    
    Suite 1220    
    Dallas, Texas 75201    
         
Carter Meyer   2828 Harwood    
    Suite 1220    
    Dallas, Texas 75201    
         
Big Country Interests, LLC   3100 Monticello Ave.    
    Suite 240    
    Dallas, Texas 75205    
         
KWL Minerals, Ltd.   PO Box 470857    
    Fort Worth, Texas 76147    

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

[Transfer Agent]

[Address]

Attention:

 

Re:[Glori Acquisition Corp.]

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

[We are][I am] counsel to [Glori Acquisition Corp.], a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Share Purchase Agreement (the "Share Purchase Agreement") entered into by and among the Company and the buyers named therein (collectively, the "Holders") pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holders certain shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock"). Pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Holders (the "Registration Rights Agreement") pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). In connection with the Company's obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___, 2014, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form [S-3] (File No. 333-_____________) (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the Registrable Securities which names each of the Holders as a selling shareholder thereunder.

 

In connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that a member of the SEC's staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and [we][I] have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

This letter shall serve as our standing opinion to you that the shares of Common Stock are freely transferable by the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holders [as contemplated by the Company's Irrevocable Transfer].

 

 
 

 

Agent Instructions dated ________ __, 2014. This letter shall serve as our standing opinion with regard to this matter.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [ISSUER'S COUNSEL]
   
  By:  
CC: [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]  

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

We are registering the shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling shareholders in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the purchase of these shares of Common Stock from the Company pursuant to that certain Share Purchase Agreement, the selling shareholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years other than relationships described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional information regarding the issuance of the shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders, see "Private Placement of Shares of Common Stock" above.

 

The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling shareholder, based on its ownership as of ________, 2014.

 

The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 

The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See "Plan of Distribution."

 

 
 

 

Name of Selling Shareholder  Number of Shares Owned
Prior to Offering
   Maximum Number of Shares
to be Sold Pursuant to this
Prospectus
   Number of Shares Owned
After Offering
 
            
                
                

 

 
 

 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We are registering the shares of Common Stock to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders thereof from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of Common Stock.

 

The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent's commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in various transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, including the following:

 

·transactions on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

 

·transactions in the over-the-counter market;

 

·transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

 

·through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

 

·ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

·underwritten public offerings;

 

·block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

·purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

·an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

·privately negotiated transactions;

 

·short sales;

 

·sales pursuant to Rule 144;

 

 
 

  

·broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

·a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

·any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of Common Stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of Common Stock short and deliver shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

 

The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.

 

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

 

 
 

 

There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling shareholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock.

 

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[     ] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or "blue sky" laws; provided, however, that a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreements, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to contribution.

 

Once sold under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.

 

 

EX-4.3 7 v375778_ex4-3.htm EXHIBIT 4.3

 

Execution version

 

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the 14th day of April, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Glori Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (including any successor entity thereto, the “Company”), Glori Energy Technology Inc. (f/k/a Glori Energy Inc.), a Delaware Corporation (including any successor entity thereto, “Glori”), Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd., in its capacity under the Merger Agreement (as defined below) as the INXB Representative (the “INXB Representative”), each of the persons listed on Schedule A hereto in its capacity as a holder of the Subject Shares (as defined below), each of which is referred to in this Agreement as a “Restricted Holder” and collectively as the “Restricted Holders”, and each of the persons listed on Schedule B hereto in its capacity as a holder of the Unrestricted Shares (as defined below), each of which is referred to in this Agreement as an “Unrestricted Holder” and collectively as the “Unrestricted Holders” (together with the Restricted Holders, referred to individually in this Agreement as a “Holder” and collectively as the “Holders”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into that certain Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the “Parent”), the Company, Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), the INXB Representative, and Glori (as amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Parent will merge with and into the Company (the “Redomestication Merger”), and immediately thereafter Glori will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Transaction Merger” and, together with the Redomestication Merger, the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, upon the consummation of the Transactions (the “Closing”), Glori will be wholly-owned by the Company, and Glori’s stockholders and warrantholders immediately prior to the Transactions will become stockholders of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and in view of the valuable consideration to be received by the Holders thereunder, including the rights under the Registration Rights Agreement to be entered into between the Company and the Holders in connection with the Merger Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), the Company and the Holders desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which (1) shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (after giving effect to the Redomestication Merger) (the “Common Stock”), to be received by the Restricted Holders in connection with the consummation of the Transactions as set forth on Schedule A hereto (including any equity securities into which such shares of Common Stock are thereafter exchanged or converted or which are paid as distributions or dividends in consideration of such shares, the “Subject Shares”) shall become subject to limitations on disposition as set forth herein and (2) Unrestricted Holders, who will receive shares of the Common Stock in exchange for their shares of Glori Series C-2 Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and for their warrants to purchase shares of Glori Series C-2 Preferred Stock, as set forth on Schedule B hereto (including any equity securities into which such shares of Common Stock are thereafter exchanged or converted or which are paid as distributions or dividends in consideration of such shares, the “Unrestricted Shares”, and together with the Subject Shares, the “Shares”) agree to become subject to certain other limitations as set forth herein. 

 

 
 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.            Lock-Up Provisions.

 

1.1           Each Restricted Holder hereby agrees not to, during the period commencing from the Closing and ending on the earlier of (a) the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing or (b) the date on which the Company consummates an Exit Event (as defined below) (the “Lock-Up Period”): (i) lend, offer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, donate, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Subject Shares, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Subject Shares, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii), a “Prohibited Transfer”). In addition, each Restricted Holder agrees that such Restricted Holder will not, during the Lock-Up Period, make any demand for the registration of any Subject Shares, whether pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise; provided, that the Restricted Holders shall be entitled to request Piggyback Registrations (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) for the Subject Shares. Each Restricted Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company that are consistent the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. “Exit Event” shall mean a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction following the Closing that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their equity holdings in the Company for cash, securities or other property.

 

1.2           If any Prohibited Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, such purported Prohibited Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee of the Subject Shares as one of its equity holders for any purpose. In order to enforce Section 1.1, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Subject Shares of each Restricted Holder (and permitted transferees and assigns thereof) until the end of the Lock-Up Period.

 

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1.3           Notwithstanding Sections 1.1 and 1.2, if:

 

(a)          (i) (1) any Restricted Holder is granted a waiver in accordance with Section 3.7 of the restrictions contained in Section 1.1 or Section 1.2 of this Agreement with respect to all or any portion of their Subject Shares, or (2) if any Company shareholder subject to the lock-up provisions of that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2012, entered into by and among the Company (as successor to the Parent) and the former shareholders of the Parent signatory thereto, is granted a waiver of the lock-up provisions contained therein with respect to all or any portion of their shares subject thereto, and (ii) such waiver applies to Subject Shares or other Company equity having a fair market value in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate (whether in one or multiple waivers) (such waiver, an “Early Release”), then a pro-rata portion of the Subject Shares held by each Restricted Holder as of the Effective Data shall be released from such Restricted Holder’s obligations under Sections 1.1 and 1.2, and the Company shall take commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice to the Restricted Holders upon the occurrence of such Early Release; provided that if more than one Company shareholder is granted an Early Release simultaneously or as part of a series of related transactions, then the Early Release which results in the largest pro-rata portion of the Subject Shares being released shall be the only one applied;

 

(b)          If any Infinity PIPE Purchaser (as defined below) in accordance with Section 4(l) of that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2014, by and among the Parent, the Purchaser, and the investors listed on the schedule of buyers attached thereto (as amended from time to time, the “PIPE Agreement”) provides the Company with notice of its intent to sell any of its Firm Shares (as defined in the PIPE Agreement) at least five (5) days before the consummation of such sale of Firm Shares (the date of any such sale, a “PIPE Release Date”), then (i) promptly after its receipt of such notice, the Company shall give notice of such intended sale to the Restricted Holders, and (ii)  the PIPE Percentage (as defined below) of the Subject Shares held by each Restricted Holder as of the Effective Date shall be released from such Restricted Holder’s obligations under Sections 1.1 and 1.2 on the PIPE Release Date; for the purposes of this Section 1.3(b): (1) “Infinity PIPE Purchaser” means any of Infinity I-China Fund (Cayman), L.P., Infinity I-China Fund (Israel), L.P., Infinity I-China Fund (Israel 2), L.P., Infinity I-China Fund (Israel 3), L.P. or their respective Affiliates (as defined in the Merger Agreement) that that acquires shares of capital stock of the Company under the PIPE Agreement; and (2) “PIPE Percentage” means, as of a PIPE Release Date, a fraction expressed as a percentage calculated by taking (x) the number of Firm Shares sold by Infinity PIPE Purchasers on such PIPE Release Date, and dividing by (y) 1,487,500;

 

(c)          the Common Stock’s share price reaches or exceeds Nine Dollars and Sixty Cents ($9.60) for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period during the Lock-Up Period, then fifty percent (50%) of the Subject Shares held by each Restricted Holder as of the Effective Date shall be released from such Restricted Holder’s obligations under Sections 1.1 and 1.2; provided, that the foregoing stock price limitations shall be equitably adjusted as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, or other similar transactions affecting the Company’s Common Stock; and

 

(d)          the Common Stock’s share price reaches or exceeds Twelve Dollars ($12.00) for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period during the Lock-Up Period, then all of the Subject Shares then held by each Restricted Holder shall be released from such Restricted Holder’s obligations under Sections 1.1 and 1.2; provided, that the foregoing stock price limitations shall be equitably adjusted as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, or other similar transactions affecting the Company’s Common Stock.

  

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2.          Release and Covenant Not to Sue. Subject to Sections 3.2 and 3.11, effective upon the Closing, each Holder hereby releases and discharges Glori and its subsidiaries from and against any and all claims, suits, actions, demands, obligations, agreements, debts and liabilities whatsoever (whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, contingent, inchoate, or otherwise), both at law and in equity, which such Holder now has, has ever had or may hereafter have against Glori or any of its subsidiaries arising at or prior to the Closing or on account of or arising out of any matter occurring at or prior to the Closing; provided, that if such Holder is an employee of Glori or its subsidiaries who will continue to be employed immediately following the Closing, such release shall exclude any claims related to the right of such employee to receive current earned and accrued but unpaid compensation, unreimbursed business expenses or other employment benefits generally available to all employees of Glori and its subsidiaries. From and after the Closing, each Holder hereby irrevocably covenants to refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting, commencing or causing to be commenced any claim, suit, action or demand of any kind against Glori or any of its subsidiaries, based upon any matter purported to be released hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the releases and restrictions set forth herein shall not apply to any claims a Holder may have under the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement to receive the merger consideration for its shares of Glori capital stock or warrants to acquire shares of Glori capital stock.

 

3.          Miscellaneous.

 

3.1           Assignment. This Agreement and all obligations of each Holder are personal to such Holder and may not be transferred or delegated by such Holder at any time. The Company and Glori may freely assign any or all of their rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any successor entity without obtaining the consent or approval of the Holder. If the INXB Representative is replaced in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the replacement INXB Representative shall automatically become a party to this Agreement as if it were the original INXB Representative hereunder.

 

3.2           Other Agreements. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Company, Glori and the INXB Representative or any of the obligations of the Holders under any other agreement between the Holders and the Company, Glori or the INXB Representative or any certificate or instrument executed by the Holders in favor of the Company, Glori or the INXB Representative, and nothing in any other agreement, certificate or instrument shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Company, Glori or the INXB Representative or any of the obligations of the Holders under this Agreement.

  

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3.3           Governing Law; Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. This Agreement and any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of New York. All legal proceedings, claims, suits, actions, demands, disputes or controversies (any of the foregoing, a “Proceeding”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New York, New York. Each party hereto hereby (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in New York, New York, for the purpose of any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto and (b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Proceeding is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such Proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself or himself, or its or his property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth in Section 3.6. Nothing in this Section 3.3 shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. EACH PARTY 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 PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO AFFILIATE, AGENT OR 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 HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 3.3.

 

3.4           Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature or by email in portable document 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.

 

3.5           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: (a) 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; (b) “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”; (c) 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; (d) a “person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof; and (e) the term “or” means “and/or”.

 

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3.6           Notices. All notices, requests, and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given, delivered and received (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by electronic mail or facsimile upon affirmative confirmation of receipt, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) business day after the business day of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next-day delivery, with written verification of receipt, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or to such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

 

If to the Company or Glori, to:

 

Glori Energy, Inc.

4315 South Drive

Houston, TX 77053

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: (713) 237-8585

 

With copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Norton Rose Fulbright

1301 McKinney, Suite 5100

Houston, TX 77010-3095

Attn: Charles Powell

Facsimile: (713) 651-5246

Email: Charles.powell@nortonrosefulbright.com

 

and

 

Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.

3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)

42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023

Attn: Mark Chess

Facsimile: 972-3-6075456

Email: MarkC@infinity-equity.com

 

and

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10105

Attention: Stuart Neuhauser

Facsimile: (212) 370-7889

Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com

 

 

If to the INXB Representative, to:

 

Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.

3 Azrieli Center (Triangle Tower)

42nd Floor, Tel Aviv, Israel, 67023

Attn: Mark Chess

Facsimile: 972-3-6075456

Email: MarkC@infinity-equity.com

 

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10105

Attention: Stuart Neuhauser

Facsimile: (212) 370-7889

Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com

 

If to any Holder, to the address of such Holder as set forth under the name of such Holder on the signature pages hereto.

 

 

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3.7           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 Company, Glori, the INXB Representative, and Holders holding a majority of the Shares. 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.

 

3.8           Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is for any reason held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be reformed and construed so that it will be valid, legal, and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

3.9           Specific Performance. Each Holder acknowledges that its obligations under this Agreement are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by any Restricted Holder, money damages may be inadequate and the Company, Glori and the INXB Representative may have not 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 a Holder in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the Company, Glori and the INXB Representative shall be entitled to seek an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement by any Holder and to seek 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 party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

3.10         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 that is not a party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a party.

 

3.11         Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including any Schedules hereto) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled; 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 Ancillary Document (as defined in the Merger Agreement), including the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lock-Up Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  

The Company:
   
  GLORI ENERGY INC. (F/K/A GLORI ACQUISITION CORP.)
       
  By:   /s/ Mark Chess
    Name:   Mark Chess
    Title:   CEO
       
  Glori:
   
  GLORI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INC.
       
  By:   /s/ Stuart Page
    Name:   Stuart Page
    Title:  
       
  The INXB Representative:
   
  Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd., in its capacity under the Merger Agreement as the INXB Representative
       
  By:   /s/ Avishai Silvershatz
    Name:    
    Title:    

 

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  Restricted Holder:
   
  ALL ACCESS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
   

  By: /s/ Terence K. Ankner
  Name: Terence K. Ankner
  Title: Partner

 

  Address for Notice:
  c/o Partridge Ankner & Horstmann LLP
  200 Berkeley Street
  16th Floor
  Boston , MA 02116
  Facsimile: 617-859-9998
  Email: tka@anknerlaw.com

 

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  Restricted Holders:
   
  GTI Glori Oil Fund I L.P.
   
  By:  GTI Co-Investment L.P., its General Partner
  By:  GTI Ventures LLC, its General Partner
  By:  GTI Holdings LLC, its sole Member

   
  By: /s/ Jonathan Schulof
  Name:  
  Title:  
     

 

  GTI VENTURES, LLC
   

  By: /s/ Jonathan Schulof
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

  Address for Notice:
   
   
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email:  

 

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  Restricted Holder:
   
  SVB FINANCIAL GROUP

 

  By: /s/ Scott Newman
  Name: Scott Newman
  Title: Portfolio & Funding Manager

  

  Address for Notice:
   
  3005 Tasman Dr.
  Santa Clara, CA 95054
   
  Facsimile:
  Email: epfeifer@svb.com

 

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  Restricted Holder:
   
  ENERGY TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, LLC
   

  By: /s/ Ricardo Angel
  Name: Ricardo Angel
  Title: Authorized Representative

 

  Address for Notice:
   
   
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email:

 

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  Restricted Holder:
   
  HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.
   

  By: /s/ Ben Bang
  Name: Ben Bang
  Title: Senior Counsel

 

  Address for Notice:
  400 Hamilton Ave., Suite 310
  Palo Alto, CA 94301
   
   
  Facsimile: 650-473-9194
  Email: bbang@htgc.com

 

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  Restricted Holders:
     
  GENTRY-GLORI ENERGY INVESTMENT LLC
     
  By: /s/ Larry Aschebrook
  Name: Larry Aschebrook
  Title: Mgr. / Mbr.
     
  GENTRY-GLORI ENERGY INVESTMENT II LLC
     
  By: /s/ Larry Aschebrook
  Name: Larry Aschebrook
  Title: Mgr. / Mbr.
     
  GENTRY-GLORI ENERGY INVESTMENT III LLC
     
  By: /s/ Larry Aschebrook
  Name: Larry Aschebrook
  Title: Mgr. / Mbr.

 

  Address for Notice:
  Gentry
  205 N. Michigan Ave.
  Suite 3770
  Chicago, IL 60601
  Facsimile: (312) 552-7161
  Email: laschebrook@gentryfc.com

 

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  Restricted Holder:
   
  KPCB HOLDINGS, INC., AS NOMINEE

 

  By: /s/ Paul M. Vronsky
  Name: Paul M. Vronsky
  Title: General Counsel

 

  Address for Notice:
  2750 Sand Hill Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025
   
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email: pvronsky@pcb.com

 

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  Restricted Holders:
   
  OXFORD BIOSCIENCE PARTNERS V L.P.
  By:   OBP Management V L.P.
     
  By: /s/ Matthew A. Gibbs
    Matthew A. Gibbs – General Partner
     
  mRNA FUND V L.P.
  By:  OBP Management V L.P.
     
  By: /s/ Matthew A. Gibbs
      Matthew A. Gibbs – General Partner

 

  Address for Notice:
  535 Boylston Street
  Boston, MA 02116
   
   
  Facsimile: 617-357-7476
  Email: mgibbs@oxbio.com

 

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  Restricted Holder:
   
  RAWOZ TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LTD.

 

  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

  Address for Notice:
   
   
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email:

 

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  Restricted Holder:
   
  MALAYSIAN LIFE SCIENCES CAPITAL FUND LTD.
   
  By: Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund Management Company Ltd, its Manager
   

  By: /s/ Roger Wyse
  Name: Roger Wyse
  Title: Co-Chairman

 

  Address for Notice:
  MLSCF
  No. 36-01, Level 36, Monara Dion
  27 Jalan Sultan Ismail
  50250 Kuala Lumpur
  Facsimile: 603 2072 0330
  Email: roger@mlscf.com

 

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  Restricted Holders:
   
  Texas ACP I, L.P.
   
  By: ADVTG GP I, L.L.C., its General Partner
   

  By: /s/ Damon Rawie
  Name: Damon Rawie
  Title: Vice President
   

  Texas ACP II, L.P.
   
  By: ADVTG GP II, L.L.C., its General Partner
     

 

  By: /s/ Damon Rawie
  Name: Damon Rawie
  Title: Vice President
     

  Texas ACP VENTURE PARTNERS I, LLC
   

  By: /s/ Damon Rawie
  Name: Damon Rawie
  Title: Vice President

 

  Address for Notice:
  5000 Plaza on the Lake
  Suite 195
  Austin, TX 78746
   
  Facsimile: 512-241-1186
  Email: drawie@advantagecap.com

 

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  Restricted Holder:
   
  THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE
   

  By: /s/ Dr. R K Pachauri
  Name: Dr. R K Pachauri
  Title: Director General

 

  Address for Notice:
  TERI, IMC COMPLEX,
  LODHI ROAD,
  NEW DELHI - 110003
  INDIA
  Facsimile: +91 11 24682144 / 24682145
  Email: pachauri@teri.res.in

 

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  Restricted Holder:
   
  KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL
       
  By: /s/ Bruce Peterson  
  Name: Bruce Peterson  
  Title: Office Managing Director  

 

  Address for Notice:
  Korn Ferry International
  700 Louisiane
  Suite 3900
  Houston, TX 77002
  Facsimile: 713-651-0848
  Email: bruce.peterson@kornferry.com

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

 
Restricted Holder:
 
     
  /s/ Stuart M. Page  
  Stuart M. Page  

 

  Address for Notice:
   
   
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email:  

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Restricted Holder:  
     
  /s/ John A. Babcock  
  John A. Babcock  

 

  Address for Notice:
  3350 McCue Rd. #2102
  Houston, TX 77056
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email: jackbabcock@pdg.net

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Restricted Holder:  
     
  /s/ Charles P. Siess, III  
  Charles P. Siess, III  

 

  Address for Notice:
  75 Lake Forest Circle
  Conroe, TX 77384
   
   
  Facsimile: 936-321-4624
  Email: cpsiess@mr.com

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Restricted Holder:  
     
  /s/ Thomas Ishoey  
  Thomas Ishoey  

 

  Address for Notice:
  124 Basil Street
  Encinitas, CA 92024
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email: tishoey@gmail.com

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Restricted Holder:  
     
  /s/ Michael McInerney  
  Michael McInerney  

 

  Address for Notice:
  4513 Briarcrest Drive
  Norman, OK 73072
   
   
  Facsimile: 405-325-6050
  Email: michaeljmcinerney@gmail.com

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Restricted Holder:  
     
  /s/ Bhupendra Soni  
  Bhupendra Soni  

 

  Address for Notice:
  B.K. Soni
  619 Pole Line Road #140
  Davis, CA 95618
   
  Facsimile:
  Email: bhupendraksoni@yahoo.com

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Restricted Holder:  
     
  /s/ John Clarke  
  John Clarke  

 

  Address for Notice:
   
   
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email:  

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Restricted Holder:  
     
  /s/ Mark Puckett  
  Mark Puckett  

 

  Address for Notice:
   
   
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email:  

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Restricted Holder:  
     
  /s/ Cindy Feary  
  Cindy Feary  

 

  Address for Notice:
  Box 96 Site 4 RR 1
  Dewinton, AB, T0L 0X0 Canada
   
   
  Facsimile: N/A
  Email: cindyfeary@rocketmail.com

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

Unrestricted Holders: 
   
  GTI VENTURES, LLC
       
  By: /s/ Jonathan Schulhof  
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

  Address for Notice:
   
   
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email:  

 

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  Unrestricted Holder:
   
  ENERGY TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, LLC
       
  By: /s/ Ricardo Angel  
  Name: Ricardo Angel  
  Title: Authorized Representative  

 

  Address for Notice:
   
   
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email:  

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Unrestricted Holder:
   
  GENTRY TECHNOLOGY FUND I, LLC
       
  By: /s/ Larry Aschebrook  
  Name: Larry Aschebrook  
  Title: Mgr. / Mbr.  

 

  Address for Notice:
  Gentry
  205 N. Michigan Ave.
  Suite 3770
  Chicago, IL 60601
  Facsimile: (312) 552-7161
  Email: laschebrook@gentryfc.com

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Unrestricted Holder:
   
  KPCB HOLDINGS, INC., AS NOMINEE
       
  By: /s/ Paul M. Vronsky  
  Name: Paul M. Vronsky  
  Title: General Counsel  

 

  Address for Notice:
  2750 Sand Hill Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025
   
   
   
  Facsimile:
  Email: pvronsky@kpcb.com

 

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  Unrestricted Holder:
   
  OXFORD BIOSCIENCE PARTNERS V L.P.
       
  By: OBP Management V L.P.  
       
  By: /s/ Matthew A. Gibbs  
    Matthew A. Gibbs – General Partner  
       
  mRNA FUND V L.P.  
  By: OBP Management V L.P.  
       
  By: /s/ Matthew A. Gibbs  
    Matthew A. Gibbs – General Partner  

 

  Address for Notice:
  535 Boylston
  Boston, MA 02116
   
   
  Facsimile: 617-357-7476
  Email: mgibbs@oxbio.com

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

 

  Unrestricted Holder:
   
  MALAYSIAN LIFE SCIENCES CAPITAL FUND LTD.
       
  By: Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund Management Company Ltd, its Manager  
       
  By: /s/ Roger Wyse  
       
  Name: Roger Wyse  
       
  Title: Co-Chairman  

 

  Address for Notice:
  MLSCF
  No. 36-01, Level 36, Monara Dion
  27 Jalan Sultan Ismail
  50250 Kuala Lumpur
  Facsimile: 6032072 0330
  Email:  roger@mlscf.com

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 
 

 

  Unrestricted Holder:
   
  Texas ACP II, L.P.
       
  By: ADVTG GP II, L.L.C., its General Partner  
       
  By: /s/ Damon Rawie  
  Name: Damon Rawie  
  Title: Vice President  

 

  TEXAS ACP VENTURE PARTNERS I, LLC
       
  By: /s/ Damon Rawie  
       
  Name: Damon Rawie  
       
  Title: Vice President  

 

  Address for Notice:
  5000 Plaza on the Lake
  Suite 195
  Austin, TX 78746
   
  Facsimile: 512-241-1186
  Email: drawie@advantagecap.com

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

RESTRICTED HOLDERS

  

Name of Restricted Holder  Number of Subject Shares 
GTI Ventures, LLC   346,956 
GTI Glori Oil Fund I L.P.   2,448,885 
The Energy and Resources Institute   726,557 
Energy Technology Ventures, LLC   1,777,844 
KPCB Holdings, Inc., as nominee   2,480,053 
Oxford Bioscience Partners V L.P.   3,884,115 
mRNA Fund V L.P.   87,532 
Rawoz Technology Company, Ltd.   4,186,475 
Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund Ltd.   2,992,236 
Gentry-Glori Energy Investment LLC   910,256 
Gentry-Glori Energy Investment II LLC   238,903 
Gentry-Glori Energy Investment III LLC   101,047 
Texas ACP II, L.P.   509,374 
Texas ACP Venture Partners I, LLC   1,125,787 
Texas ACP I, L.P.   353,404 
Stuart M. Page   91,355 
John A. Babcock   21,421 
Bhupendra Soni   46,011 
Charles P. Siess, III   7,614 
Micael McInerney   1,179 
Thomas Ishoey   68,966 
John Clarke   1,724 
Mark Puckett   1,724 
Korn/Ferry International   8,979 
Cindy Feary   10,037 
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.   18,208 
SVB Financial Group   3,421 
All Access International, LLC   624 

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE B

 

UNRESTRICTED HOLDERS

 

Name of Unrestricted Holder  Number of Unrestricted Shares 
GTI Ventures, LLC   28,072 
Energy Technology Ventures, LLC   112,286 
KPCB Holdings Inc., as nominee   11,229 
Oxford Bioscience Partners V L.P.   219,624 
mRNA Fund V L.P.   4,950 
Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund Ltd.   112,286 
Gentry Technology Fund I, LLC   252,420 
Texas ACP II, L.P.   280,716 
Texas ACP Venture Partners I, LLC   112,287 

 

 

EX-4.4 8 v375778_ex4-4.htm EXHIBIT 4.4

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment No. 1 to Warrant Agreement (“Amendment”) is made and entered into as of this April 14, 2014, between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands business company (“Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (“Warrant Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Warrant Agent are parties to that certain Warrant Agreement (“Warrant Agreement”) made as of July 19, 2012. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to them in the Warrant Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into a Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2014 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), with Glori Acquisition Corp., Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glori Acquisition Corp. (“Merger Sub”), Glori Energy Inc., and Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd., pursuant to which: (a) the Company will merge with and into Glori Acquisition Corp., such that Glori Acquisition Corp. will be the surviving corporation; and (b) Merger Sub will merge with and into Glori Energy Inc., such that Glori Energy Inc. will be the surviving corporation (the “Business Combination”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company is required to amend certain provisions of the Warrant Agreement, which amendments shall become effective upon the closing of the Business Combination (the “Effective Date”); and

 

WHEREAS, holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding warrants have consented to the amendments to the Warrant Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Amendment to Warrant Agreement. The parties agree that, as of the Effective Date, the Warrant Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

  (a) The reference to “$7.00” in Section 3.1 of the Warrant Agreement is replaced with “$10.00”.

 

  (b) The reference to “$10.50” in Section 6.1 of the Warrant Agreement is replaced with “$15.00”.
  (c) The reference to “three (3) years” in Section 3.2 of the Warrant Ageement is replaced with “five (5) years”.
     
  (d) The following is hereby added as Section 3.3.1(e) of the Warrant Agreement:

 

“during the thirty (30) day period commencing on the thirty-first (31tst) day subsequent to the closing of the Business Combination, by surrendering the Warrants for that number of Ordinary Shares equal to one (1) Ordinary Share for every ten (10) Warrants so surrendered.”

(e)Section 4.4 of the Warrant Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Section 4.4:

 

“In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (other than a change covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than the Company’s initial Business Combination or a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the Ordinary Shares of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in Ordinary Shares covered by Section 4.1.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.”

 

 
 

  

2. Miscellaneous.

 

2.1 Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Amendment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Amendment shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenience forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 9.2 of the Warrant Agreement. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim.

 

2.2 Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

 

2.3 Severability. This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

2.4 Entire Agreement. This Amendment and the Warrant Agreement set forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter thereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements and understandings of any and every nature among them. Except as set forth in this Amendment, the provisions of the Warrant Agreement which are not inconsistent with this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Amendment as of the day and year first written above.

  

  INFINITY CROSS BORDER ACQUISITION CORPORATION
   
  By:      /s/ Mark Chess                              
  Name: Mark Chess
  Title:   Executive Vice President
   
   
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent
   
  By:       /s/ Monty Harry                           
  Name:  Monty Harry
  Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

EX-10.2 9 v375778_ex10-2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2

 

Execution version

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”), including the attached Exhibit A, which are made a part hereof for all purposes, between Glori Energy Inc. (f/k/a/ Glori Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
Stuart Page (“Executive”) is effective as of April 14, 2014, (the “Effective Date”). The Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1             TERM AND POSITION: The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, in the Positions and for the Term stated on Exhibit A. During the Term of this Agreement, Executive shall devote his full time and undivided attention during business hours to the business and affairs of the Company (including its subsidiaries), and to the extent requested by the Company, any parent company of the Company (a “Parent Company”), except for vacations, illness or incapacity; however, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Executive from: (i) engaging in charitable and community activities, or (ii) managing his personal investments, provided that such activities in subparts (i) and (ii) do not materially interfere with the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall give Executive written notice of any such activities that it reasonably believes materially interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder and provide Executive with a reasonable period of time to correct such interference.

 

2             COMPENSATION: While Executive serves in the Positions set forth on Exhibit A, Executive’s annual base salary, as set forth on Exhibit A, shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices for its executive officers. Executive’s compensation as an employee of the Company shall also include annual bonus opportunities and periodic long-term incentive awards, in cash and/or stock of the Company’s ultimate Parent Company, as determined appropriate from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board or the Board itself, and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in applicable plan documents.

 

3             BENEFITS: Executive shall be allowed to participate in all compensation and benefit plans and receive all perquisites that the Company makes available to its other similarly situated senior executives and also to participate in those employee benefit plans and programs that the Company makes available to the Company’s employees in general, subject to the terms and conditions of applicable plan documents. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed to obligate the Company to institute, maintain, or refrain from changing, amending, or discontinuing any benefit program or plan, so long as such actions are similarly applicable to the covered executives or employees, as applicable.

 

 
 

 

4             INDEMNIFICATION: In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the power to indemnify, advance expenses to, and defend Executive in respect of, any claims, judgments, fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) of any nature related to or arising out of Executive’s activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or in any other capacity in which he is acting or serving on behalf of or at the request of the Company (each a “Claim”), the Company shall fully indemnify Executive to the maximum extent permitted by law and promptly on written request from Executive advance expenses (including attorneys’ fees) to Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless such Claim arises because Executive has been grossly negligent or willfully engaged in misconduct in the performance or nonperformance of his duties, which nonperformance shall include a failure of Executive to inform the Board of matters that could reasonably be expected, at such time, to be materially injurious financially to the Company. Further, Executive shall not be entitled to any indemnity or defense from the Company for any claims brought by Executive against the Company or for claims brought by the Company against Executive. This contractual indemnification of Executive by the Company hereunder shall not be deemed or construed as operating to impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executive’s indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise or obligation of the Company under any statute, articles of incorporation, by-laws or otherwise.

 

5             D&O INSURANCE: The Company (or a Parent Company on behalf of the Company) will obtain and maintain director and officer liability insurance covering Executive in an amount determined by the Board to be reasonable for the Company, given its size and activities, but in no event shall the coverage for Executive be less (in amount or scope) than the coverage provided for any other officer or director of the Company. Such insurance coverage shall continue as to Executive for at least six years after he has ceased to be a director, officer or executive of the Company with respect to acts or omissions that occurred prior to such cessation. Insurance contemplated by this Section 5 shall inure to the benefit of Executive, his heirs and the executors and administrators of his estate.

 

6             BUSINESS EXPENSES: The Company shall promptly pay all reasonable and properly documented business related expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in the performance of his duties under this Agreement.

 

7             TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT: The Company and Executive agree that either party may, upon at least 30 days written notice to the other, terminate Executive’s employment. Subject to Section 27, if applicable, as soon as practicable, and not later than 30 days, following his termination date, the Company shall pay Executive (or Executive’s estate, if applicable) (i) any earned but unpaid base salary, (ii) any accrued and vested but unpaid bonus and incentive compensation amounts, (iii) any accrued but unused vacation up to a maximum of four weeks, plus up to the maximum unused carry-over of vacation provided in the Company’s written vacation policy then in effect, and (iv) all reasonable, properly documented, and unreimbursed business expenses incurred by Executive prior to his termination (collectively, the “Termination Obligations”).

 

8             SEVERANCE PAY AND BENEFITS: In addition to payment of the Termination Obligations in accordance with Section 7, the Company shall provide severance payments and benefits to Executive as provided in this Section 8.

 

(a)          Termination without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause and other than for death or Disability, or Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, the Company shall pay Executive a Cash Severance Amount and provide Executive with the severance benefits set forth in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 8(a) (collectively, the “Severance Pay”). The Severance Pay shall be subject to Section 21 and, to the extent applicable, Section 27.

 

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(i)          The Cash Severance Amount shall be the amount as provided in Exhibit A. The Company shall pay the Cash Severance Amount to Executive ratably on the regular payroll dates during the 12 months immediately following the termination date in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll policies; provided, that, without limiting any other rights of the Company, the Company shall not be required to make any such payments of the Cash Severance Amount during any time while Executive is in breach of any of the provisions of Section 11, 12, 13 or 16 (and such amounts that are not paid will be forfeited by Executive).

 

(ii)         Provided Executive timely elects continued coverage under the Company’s group health plan pursuant to Section 4980B (“COBRA”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Company shall reimburse Executive the full premium required for such continued coverage elected for Executive and his eligible dependents for the applicable COBRA period but not to exceed 12 months; provided, however, such COBRA premium shall be paid to Executive on a fully grossed-up after-tax basis, if and to the extent necessary to make Executive whole for any tax attributable to such benefits under this Section 8(a)(ii).

 

(b)          Termination Due to Death, Disability, Voluntary Resignation or by the Company for Cause. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company or Executive due to his Disability or by the Company for Cause, or Executive dies or voluntarily resigns his employment with the Company without Good Reason, then as soon as practicable, and not later than 30 days, following his termination date, the Company shall pay Executive or his estate, if applicable, the Termination Obligations. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or Executive voluntarily resigns from the Company without Good Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to Severance Pay.

 

(c)          No Duplication of Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to one, and only one, of the payments and benefits described in Section 8(a) or Section 8(b), as applicable to the circumstances of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company.

 

(d)          Definitions. The following are definitions of terms used in this and other sections of this Agreement.

 

(i)          Cause. “Cause” means (A) Executive’s plea of guilty or nolo contendre, or conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (B) any act by Executive of fraud or dishonesty with respect to any aspect of the business of the Company, its subsidiaries or a Parent Company (collectively, the “Company Group”), including, but not limited to, falsification of any Company Group records; (C) Executive’s intentional and continued failure to perform his duties that is materially injurious to the Company Group, unless due to illness or disability or Executive’s good faith efforts to comply with applicable law; (D) intentional engagement in misconduct by Executive that is materially injurious to the Company Group (monetarily or otherwise); (E) Executive’s breach of Sections 11 or 12 of this Agreement; (F) commencement by Executive of employment with an unrelated employer without the Company’s consent; (G) material violation by Executive of any applicable written harassment and/or non-discrimination policies; (H) material violation by Executive of any applicable written Company Group policies of which Executive has been apprised that is materially injurious to the Company Group (monetarily or otherwise); (I) Executive’s gross negligence in the performance of Executive’s duties that is materially injurious to the Company Group (monetarily or otherwise); provided, however, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause under clauses (B) through (I) above unless the determination of whether Cause exists is made by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the Board (excluding Executive, if a member) at a meeting of the Board that was called for the purpose of considering such termination (after reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity for Executive, together with Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the Board and, if reasonably possible, to cure the breach that is the alleged basis for Cause) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct constituting Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

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(ii)         Good Reason. “Good Reason” means (A) a material adverse reduction or diminution in Executive’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities, but not a change in reporting relationships, (B) a material reduction in Executive’s base salary, (C) any intentional material diminution of Executive’s annual bonus opportunities, periodic long-term incentive awards or benefits that the Executive is eligible to earn (regardless of amounts actually earned or paid), (D) the relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices by more than 50 miles from where such offices are located on the Effective Date or Executive being based at any office other than the principal executive offices of the Company, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of Executive’s duties and reasonably consistent with Executive’s travel prior to the Effective Date, (E) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, or (F) the failure of a successor to the Company to assume this Agreement. Executive shall provide written notice of any such reduction, failure, change or breach upon which Executive intends to rely as the basis for a Good Reason resignation within 45 days of the occurrence of such reduction, failure, change or breach. The Company shall have 45 days following the receipt of such notice to remedy the condition constituting such reduction, change or breach and, if so remedied, any termination of Executive’s employment hereunder on the basis of the circumstances described in such notice shall not be considered a Good Reason resignation.

 

(iii)        Disability. “Disability” means Executive (A) is unable to perform substantially Executive’s duties with the Company with or without reasonable accommodation as a result of any physical or mental impairment that is reasonably expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, as supported by a written opinion by a physician selected by Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Board, and (B) is eligible to receive long-term disability benefits under the Company’s insured long-term disability plan.

 

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9             CHANGE IN CONTROL: Subject to any restrictions in that certain Merger and Share Exchange Agreement dated as of January 8, 2014 by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corporation, Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Glori Energy Inc. (now known as Glori Energy Technology Inc.) and Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. and that certain Termination and Release Agreement dated as of even date herewith by and between Executive and Glori Energy Technology Inc., in the event of a Change in Control, 50 percent of Executive’s then-unvested restricted shares of stock of the Company will accelerate and vest in full and 50 percent of the Executive’s then-unvested options for purchase of shares of stock of the Company will accelerate, vest in full and become fully exercisable and if this Agreement is not assumed, and Executive’s employment is not continued, by the resulting, surviving or successor entity from such Change in Control (“Successor”), and the then-remaining unvested shares of restricted stock and unvested and options for purchase of shares of stock of the Company are not replaced with incentive grants with similar value and terms in the Successor (“Replacement Grants”), or if Executive is terminated without Cause or resigns for Good Reason within 12 months of such Change in Control, then the remainder of the Executive’s restricted shares of stock of the Company and options for purchase of shares of stock of the Company and all Replacement Grants, if applicable, will accelerate and immediately vest in full. The term “Change in Control” shall mean (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to an unrelated person or entity, (ii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the Company’s outstanding equity interests are converted into or exchanged for securities of the successor entity and the holders of the Company’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of the successor entity immediately upon completion of such transaction, or (iii) prior to the effective date of registration of the sale of any of its securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company (in one or a series of transactions) effecting the issuance of voting securities to one or more persons or entities not then an affiliate of Company, resulting in shareholders of Company prior to any such transaction(s) not retaining at least 51 percent of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the Company following the transaction(s).

 

10             NO OFFSET OR MITIGATION: Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced as the result of his employment by another employer or his self-employment, except that any welfare severance payments or welfare benefits that Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to a Company severance welfare benefit plan for employees in general shall reduce the amount of welfare severance payments and welfare benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this Agreement, but only to the extent they are duplicative and such reduction complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

11             CONFIDENTIALITY:

 

(a)          Non-Disclosure. Executive recognizes and agrees that he will have access to confidential information of a special or unique value concerning the Company Group (“Confidential Information”). Confidential Information refers to any and all confidential or proprietary information, which was obtained from the Company Group, or which was learned, discovered, developed, conceived, originated or prepared by Executive in the scope of his employment. Executive also recognizes that a portion of the business of the Company Group is dependent on trade secrets (“Trade Secrets”). Confidential Information and Trade Secrets include, but are not limited to, any information, whether tangible or intangible and in whatever medium, relating directly or indirectly to any proposed or existing business systems, strategies and models, proposed acquisitions, joint ventures or other strategic transactions, pricing strategies, technical data or know-how, finances, research, development, clients, customers, prospective clients and customers, contractual relationships, markets, marketing or business plans, manufacturing, personnel, products, services, formulas, inventions, processes, formulations, extracts, techniques, equipment, methods, designs, and drawings or engineering concepts of the Company and its affiliates, whether created, produced, manufactured, discovered, licensed, utilized, under development or otherwise obtained by the Company and its affiliates through contractual or other relationships, as well as all information generated by the Company and its affiliates that contains, reflects, or is derived from such information, which contains or otherwise reflects or is generated from such information and any other information which is identified as confidential by the Company or its affiliates. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets the Company is providing Executive under this Agreement is new Confidential Information and Trade Secrets to which Executive did not have access or knowledge of prior to signing this Agreement. The protection of this new Confidential Information and Trade Secrets, as well as past Confidential Information and Trade Secrets that became known to Executive during employment with the Company up to the Effective Date, against unauthorized disclosure or use is of critical importance to the Company Group. Accordingly, Executive agrees that he will maintain in confidence and shall not disclose or use, either during or after the Term of this Agreement, any past or new Confidential Information or Trade Secrets belonging to the Company Group, whether or not in written form, except to the extent required to perform his duties on behalf of the Company.

 

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(b)          Return of Information. All data, records and other written material prepared or compiled by Executive, furnished directly or indirectly to Executive by the Company or its affiliates, or to which Executive may have access while in the employ of the Company, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and/or its affiliates, and none of such data, documents or other information, or copies thereof, shall be retained by Executive upon termination of Executive’s employment. Executive shall deliver promptly to the Company at termination, or at any other time the Company may request, without retaining any copies, notes, or excerpts thereof, all memoranda, diaries, notes, records, plans, or other documents relating, directly or indirectly to, any Confidential Information and Trade Secrets made or compiled by, or delivered or made available to, or otherwise obtained by Executive.

 

(c)          Legal Obligation. In the event Executive is required by any court or legislative or administrative body (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigation demand or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information or Trade Secrets, Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement in order to afford the Company an opportunity to seek, at the Company’s sole expense, an appropriate protective order, and Executive shall provide all commercially reasonable assistance to the Company in its efforts to obtain any such protective order. If the Company is unable to obtain or does not seek such protective order and Executive is, in the opinion of counsel, compelled to disclose such Confidential Information and Trade Secrets, disclosure of such information shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Agreement; provided that Executive shall limit any such disclosure to only that information which is legally required to be disclosed.

 

12             RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS: As consideration for the provision of, and as an agreement ancillary to receipt of, new Confidential Information and Trade Secrets to Executive and the other undertakings in this Agreement, and for the specific purpose of enforcing the provisions of Section 11 hereof, and as a means to protect the Company Group’s goodwill, Executive hereby agrees to the following:

 

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(a)          Non-Competition. To the maximum extent permitted by law, during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Company, Executive shall not directly or indirectly, within the Geographic Area, whether as an owner, employee, officer, director, investor, independent contractor, consultant, or otherwise, in any job function or capacity, participate or engage in the business of oilfield services focusing on biological or microbial enhanced secondary recovery of hydrocarbons (the “Business”), or work for or provide services to any person, partnership, entity, business, association, or corporation engaged or involved in the Business within the Geographic Area. The Geographic Area means the states of Texas and California, the Province of Alberta, Canada, and any other state in the United States or any other country worldwide in which the Company or its subsidiaries or, to the extent Executive provides services to or otherwise has access to the Confidential Information or Trade Secrets of a Parent Company, such Parent Company engages in Business on, or has engaged in Business within two years before, the date of Executive’s termination from the Company. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from owning a passive investment interest of less than two percent in a publicly traded company. Executive acknowledges that the foregoing non-competition covenant may restrict his ability to work for certain companies, but that he will receive sufficient monetary and other consideration from the Company hereunder to justify such restriction and that the restriction is reasonable. Executive acknowledges that he considers the restrictions contained in this Section 12 to be reasonable and necessary for providing consideration for his employment and for the purpose of preserving and protecting the valuable Confidential Information and Trade Secrets of the Company Group and its clients and customers, and the Company Group’s goodwill, reputation, and relationships with its clients and customers.

 

(b)          Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of two years after the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall not, for his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, (i) hire or seek to hire any employee of the Company Group, (ii) in any other manner attempt directly or indirectly to influence, induce, or encourage any such employee of the Company Group to leave such employment, or (iii) use or disclose to any person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation any information concerning the names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, or other personnel-related information regarding any such employees; provided, however, the foregoing shall not prohibit any general advertising.

 

(c)          Non-Solicitation of Customers. During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall not, for his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, solicit, transact, or attempt to transact business with any person, firm or other entity who is or was a customer of the Company Group and with whom Executive (i) directly or indirectly managed, or had knowledge of, business by the Company Group, (ii) had contact or transacted business on behalf of the Company Group, or (iii) was involved in, or had knowledge of, the Company Group actively investigating with a view to conducting business or actively pursuing a plan to conduct business, since the Effective Date of this Agreement or two years prior to the termination of his employment with the Company, whichever is shorter. Executive acknowledges that this restriction is necessary in order for the Company Group to preserve and protect its legitimate proprietary interest in its goodwill, client and customer lists, and other Confidential Information and Trade Secrets; provided, however, the foregoing shall not prohibit any general advertising that is not directed at customers of the Company Group.

 

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(d)          Survival of Obligations. The expiration of the applicable restricted period in this Section 12 will not relieve Executive of any obligation or liability arising from any breach by Executive of this Section 12 during such restricted period. Executive further agrees that the time period during which the covenants contained in this Section 12 will be effective will be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which Executive is in violation of any provision of this Section 12.

 

13             WORK PRODUCT: Executive shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company all Work Product which Executive conceives, creates or develops during his employment with the Company, whether conceived or developed during regular working hours or otherwise and whether on Company Group premises or otherwise. All such Work Product shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Executive shall: (i) assist the Company in obtaining appropriate legal protection (including patent, trademark, and copyright protection) for the rights of the Company with respect to such Work Product, and (ii) execute all documents and do all things necessary to (A) obtain such legal protection, and (B) vest the Company with full and exclusive title thereof. All Work Product shall be considered, to the maximum extent possible, work made for hire by the Company within the meaning of Title 17 of the United States Code. To the extent the Company does not own such Work Product as a work made for hire, Executive hereby assigns to the Company all rights to such Work Product. “Work Product” means designs, writings, programs, software, technical data, specifications, know-how, processes, methods, business confidential information, inventions, discoveries, and works as well as the patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property and proprietary rights therein, conceived, created or developed by Executive on behalf of the Company Group reasonably related to the Company Group’s existing business, contemplated business, and reasonable expansions of such business. The term “works” means computer programs, software, writings, drawings, artwork and all works of authorship under the copyright laws of the United States.

 

14             SEVERABILITY AND REFORMATION: If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the rights or obligations of Executive or the Company under this Agreement would not be materially and adversely affected thereby, such provision shall be fully severable, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom, and in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible, and the Company and Executive hereby request the court to whom disputes relating to this Agreement are submitted to reform the otherwise unenforceable provision in accordance with this Section 14. Without limiting the foregoing, if any court of competent jurisdiction (or an arbitrator in accordance with Section 20 hereof) determines that any part of Sections 11 or 12 hereof is unenforceable because of the duration, geographic area covered, scope of such provision, or otherwise, such court or arbitrator will have the power to reduce the duration, geographic area covered or scope of such provision, as the case may be, and, in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable. Executive will, at the Company’s request, join the Company in requesting that such court or arbitrator take such action

 

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15             WARRANTY AND INDEMNIFICATION: Executive warrants that he is not a party to any other restrictive agreement limiting his activities in his employment by the Company. Executive further warrants that at the time of the signing of this Agreement, Executive knows of no written or oral contract or of any other impediment that would inhibit or prohibit continued employment with the Company. Executive shall hold the Company Group harmless from any and all suits and claims arising out of any breach of such restrictive agreement or contracts.

 

16             NON-DISPARAGEMENT: The parties shall refrain, both during and after the Term, from publishing any oral or written statements about each other (including with respect to the Company, its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, employees, agents, or representatives) that are disparaging, slanderous, libelous, or defamatory.

 

17             NOTICES: Notices and all other communications shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States registered or certified mail. Notices to the Company shall be sent to 4315 South Drive, Houston, Texas 77053 attention: Human Resources. Notices and communications to Executive shall be sent to the address Executive most recently provided to the Company.

 

18             NO WAIVER: No failure by either party at any time to give notice of any breach by the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement.

 

19             INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: Executive acknowledges that the breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 11, 12 , 13 or 16 could give rise to irreparable injury to the Company Group, the amount of which could be difficult or impossible to estimate. Accordingly, Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or cure breaches or threatened breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies, which may be available. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the enforcement of a remedy hereunder by way of injunction shall not prevent Executive from earning a reasonable livelihood. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained herein are necessary for the protection of the Company Group’s legitimate business interests and are reasonable in scope and content. Nothing herein shall prevent either party from pursuing a legal and/or equitable action against the other party for any damages caused by such party’s breach of this Agreement.

 

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20             ARBITRATION: Any dispute arising under or related to this Agreement or about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged violation of this Agreement (an “arbitrable dispute”) must be submitted to confidential arbitration in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of arbitration, including those of Executive unless the arbitrator finds that Executive has acted in bad faith and provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive; provided, however, in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by any method other than arbitration, the other party shall be entitled to recover from the party initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement. However, this arbitration agreement shall not apply to any claim: (i) for workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits; or (ii) by Company for injunctive and/or other equitable relief for unfair competition and/or the use and/or unauthorized disclosure of Trade Secrets or Confidential Information, including but not limited to, matters described in Sections 11 and 12, or with respect to the matters described in Sections 13 and 16. With respect to matters referred to in the foregoing sub-paragraph (ii), the Company may seek and obtain injunctive relief in court, and then proceed with arbitration under this Agreement.

 

21             RELEASE AGREEMENT: Executive agrees that, as a condition to receiving the Severance Pay, Executive shall execute a general release agreement in a form provided by the Company (the “Release”), which shall include, without limitation, a waiver and release of all claims arising out of Executive’s service as an employee of the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates and the termination of such relationship. Such claims include all claims based on any federal, state or local statute, including without limitation the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, but excluding all vested benefits and rights Executive has under any employee benefit plans, and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. In order for Executive to receive the Severance Pay, the Executive must deliver a properly executed copy of the Release within the particular time period specified therein, which shall be no later than the Release Deadline and not revoke such executed and delivered Release, and any applicable revocation period set forth in the Release must have expired (such requirements collectively, the “Release Requirement”). The “Release Deadline” shall be the particular time period specified in the Release for the delivery of the executed release, which shall be no later than 45 days following the delivery of the Release to Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Executive’s termination is due to death, or Executive dies after his termination date and before the expiration of the Release Deadline without having executed the Release, the Release Deadline shall be extended to the 90th day after the date of Executive’s death. The properly executed Release must actually be received by the Company, or its duly authorized representative, at the address specified by the Company by the Release Deadline to be considered timely. If Executive (or Executive’s estate, as the case may be) does not properly execute the Release by the Release Deadline, or effectively revokes the executed Release within the applicable revocation period set forth in the Release, Executive (or Executive’s estate) will receive only the Termination Obligations and such other compensation and benefits as are required by applicable law and will not be entitled to any Severance Pay. The Company will deliver the form of Release to Executive within seven days following Executive’s termination. If the Company fails to do so, then, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Executive shall be deemed to have satisfied the Release Requirement.

 

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22             GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles.

 

23             SUCCESSORS:

 

(a)          This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives.

 

(b)          This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

(c)          The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as defined in this Agreement and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise.

 

24             ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This instrument contains the entire agreement of Executive and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and all promises, representations, understandings, arrangements, and prior and contemporaneous agreements (written or oral) between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, are terminated hereby.

 

25             SURVIVAL/SEVERABILITY/HEADINGS: It is the express intention and agreement of the parties that Sections 8 through 27 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of the Term. In addition, all obligations of the Company to make payments under this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. Article and section headings contained in this Agreement are provided for convenience and reference only, and do not define or affect the meaning, construction, or scope of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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26             TAX WITHHOLDING: The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any compensatory payments that it makes to Executive under this Agreement or otherwise all taxes required by applicable law to be withheld therefrom by the Company.

 

27             SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE:

 

(a)          General Suspension of Payments. If Executive is a “specified employee,” as such term is defined within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, any payments or benefits that are treated as nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and that are payable or provided as a result of Executive’s termination of employment that would otherwise be paid or provided prior to the earliest of the dates set forth in the following provisions of this Section 27(a) shall instead be deferred, accumulated and paid in a lump sum or provided on the earliest of (i) the first day of the seventh month following Executive’s termination, (ii) the date of Executive’s death, or (iii) any date that otherwise complies with Section 409A of the Code.

 

(b)          Release Payments. In the event that any payments from the Company to Executive to be made under this Agreement by reason of Executive’s termination of employment constitute nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and are subject to Executive’s satisfaction of the Release Requirement would otherwise be payable at a time prior to the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination date, then subject to the Release Requirement having been satisfied, the payment of all such amounts shall be delayed and such amounts shall accumulated and paid in a lump sum on the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination date, unless and to the extent the delay provided by Section 27(a) shall apply. In the event that any payments from the Company to Executive to be made under this Agreement by reason of Executive’s termination of employment do not constitute nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, but are subject to Executive’s satisfaction of the Release Requirement and would otherwise be payable at a time prior to the satisfaction of the Release Requirement, then the payment of all such amounts shall be delayed and such amount shall be accumulated and paid in a lump sum on the third (3rd) day following Executive’s satisfaction of the Release Requirement.

 

(c)          Any payments which are delayed pursuant to Section 27(a) or Section 27(b) shall bear interest at the LIBOR rate in effect of Executive’s termination date until paid, and such interest shall be included and paid with each such delayed payment.

 

(d)          Reimbursement Payments. The following rules shall apply to payments of any amounts under this Agreement that are treated as “reimbursement payments” under Section 409A of the Code: (i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in one calendar year shall not limit the available reimbursements for any other calendar year (other than an arrangement providing for the reimbursement of medical expenses referred to in Section 105(b) of the Code); (ii) Executive shall file a claim for all reimbursement payments not later than 30 days following the end of the calendar year during which the expenses were incurred; (iii) Company shall make such reimbursement payments within 30 days following the date Executive delivers written notice of the expenses to Company; and (iv) the Executive’s right to such reimbursement payments shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other payment or benefit.

 

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(e)          Separation from Service. For purposes of this Agreement, any reference to “termination” of Executive’s employment shall be interpreted consistent with the meaning of the term “separation from service” in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and no portion of the Severance Payments shall be paid to Executive prior to the date Executive incurs a separation from service under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i).

 

(f)          General. This Agreement and the payments and benefits provided hereunder are intended to comply with or otherwise be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be construed, interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement relating to the timing of any benefits or payments, to the extent required to comply with applicable law, including Section 409A of the Code, or to prevent the imposition of any excise taxes or penalties on Company or Executive, the commencement of payment or provision of any payment or benefit shall be deferred to the minimum extent necessary so as to comply with any such law or to avoid the imposition of any such excise tax or penalty. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code and this Agreement, the right to any series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments

 

(g)          Death. If Executive dies after his termination of employment but before all payments due under this Agreement have been made, such payments shall be made to Executive’s estate.

 

28             LEGAL FEES: The Company shall reimburse Executive for his reasonable documented out-of-pocket legal fees incurred in advising him with respect to review of this Agreement before signing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement in multiple originals to be effective for all purposes as of the Effective Date.

 

Glori Energy Inc.

  Executive
     
By: /s/ Victor Perez   /s/ Stuart Page
Name: Victor Perez   Stuart Page
Title: Chief Financial Officer    
       

 

Signature page to Employment Agreement

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A
to Employment Agreement
between Glori Energy Inc.
and the Executive Named Below

 

Name: Stuart Page
   
Position: President and Chief Executive Officer
   
Reporting: Executive shall report to the Board of Directors.
   
Term: The Term of this Agreement shall continue until the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason.
   
Annual Base Salary: $400,000.00.  Executive’s base salary may be increased from time to time, but once increased may not be thereafter decreased.
   
Annual Bonus: Commencing on the first day of each calendar year of the Company (each calendar year being a “Bonus Period”), Executive shall participate in the Company’s annual bonus program (“Bonus Program”) for such Bonus Period, subject to the terms of the Bonus Program. Executive’s target bonus potential for a Bonus Period shall not be less than 50% of Executive's Annual Base Salary. The Company shall pay Executive his bonus amount, if any, in accordance with the terms of the Bonus Program.
   
Equity Grants: Executive shall be eligible to receive periodic equity grants under the terms of the Company’s long-term incentive plan with a value, to be determined in the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee, as applicable, ranging from 0% to 200% of Executive’s then Annual Base Salary.
   
Cash Severance Amount: an amount equal to (i) 100% of Executive’s then Annual Base Salary and (ii) an amount equal to the sum of Executive’s bonuses and other incentive compensation for periods ended prior to the date of termination, but for which payment has not been made and is otherwise conditioned on continued employment until the time of payment (in each case, without any duplication of the amounts described in Section 7 of the Agreement).  
   
Parachute Tax Gross-Up: In the event it shall be determined that any payment to Executive, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred by Executive with respect to such tax (such tax, together with any such interest and penalties, hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), the Company shall pay Executive a “Gross-Up Payment” in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, including, without limitation, any additional Excise Tax on the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the initial Excise Tax. Such Gross-Up Payment shall be paid no later than the time Executive is required to pay the Excise Tax and in all events by the end of Executive’s taxable year in which Executive remits the applicable taxes.

 

Exhibit A to Employment Agreement

 

 
 

 

Vacation: Executive shall be eligible to receive paid vacation time of a minimum of twenty days per calendar year, subject to increase (but not decrease) in the discretion of the Board, with any unused vacation days carrying over to the following calendar year in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy. Executive shall take vacation in accordance with the terms of the Company’s vacation policy.

 

Exhibit A to Employment Agreement

 

 

 

EX-10.3 10 v375778_ex10-3.htm EXHIBIT 10.3

 

Execution version

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”), including the attached Exhibit A, which are made a part hereof for all purposes, between Glori Energy Inc. (f/k/a/ Glori Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
Victor Perez (“Executive”) is effective as of April 14, 2014, (the “Effective Date”). The Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1             TERM AND POSITION: The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, in the Positions and for the Term stated on Exhibit A. During the Term of this Agreement, Executive shall devote his full time and undivided attention during business hours to the business and affairs of the Company (including its subsidiaries), and to the extent requested by the Company, any parent company of the Company (a “Parent Company”), except for vacations, illness or incapacity; however, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Executive from: (i) engaging in charitable and community activities, or (ii) managing his personal investments, provided that such activities in subparts (i) and (ii) do not materially interfere with the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall give Executive written notice of any such activities that it reasonably believes materially interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder and provide Executive with a reasonable period of time to correct such interference.

 

2             COMPENSATION: While Executive serves in the Positions set forth on Exhibit A, Executive’s annual base salary, as set forth on Exhibit A, shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices for its executive officers. Executive’s compensation as an employee of the Company shall also include annual bonus opportunities and periodic long-term incentive awards, in cash and/or stock of the Company’s ultimate Parent Company, as determined appropriate from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board or the Board itself, and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in applicable plan documents.

 

3             BENEFITS: Executive shall be allowed to participate in all compensation and benefit plans and receive all perquisites that the Company makes available to its other similarly situated senior executives and also to participate in those employee benefit plans and programs that the Company makes available to the Company’s employees in general, subject to the terms and conditions of applicable plan documents. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed to obligate the Company to institute, maintain, or refrain from changing, amending, or discontinuing any benefit program or plan, so long as such actions are similarly applicable to the covered executives or employees, as applicable.

 

 
 

 

4             INDEMNIFICATION: In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the power to indemnify, advance expenses to, and defend Executive in respect of, any claims, judgments, fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) of any nature related to or arising out of Executive’s activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or in any other capacity in which he is acting or serving on behalf of or at the request of the Company (each a “Claim”), the Company shall fully indemnify Executive to the maximum extent permitted by law and promptly on written request from Executive advance expenses (including attorneys’ fees) to Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless such Claim arises because Executive has been grossly negligent or willfully engaged in misconduct in the performance or nonperformance of his duties, which nonperformance shall include a failure of Executive to inform the Board of matters that could reasonably be expected, at such time, to be materially injurious financially to the Company. Further, Executive shall not be entitled to any indemnity or defense from the Company for any claims brought by Executive against the Company or for claims brought by the Company against Executive. This contractual indemnification of Executive by the Company hereunder shall not be deemed or construed as operating to impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executive’s indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise or obligation of the Company under any statute, articles of incorporation, by-laws or otherwise.

 

5             D&O INSURANCE: The Company (or a Parent Company on behalf of the Company) will obtain and maintain director and officer liability insurance covering Executive in an amount determined by the Board to be reasonable for the Company, given its size and activities, but in no event shall the coverage for Executive be less (in amount or scope) than the coverage provided for any other officer or director of the Company. Such insurance coverage shall continue as to Executive for at least six years after he has ceased to be a director, officer or executive of the Company with respect to acts or omissions that occurred prior to such cessation. Insurance contemplated by this Section 5 shall inure to the benefit of Executive, his heirs and the executors and administrators of his estate.

 

6             BUSINESS EXPENSES: The Company shall promptly pay all reasonable and properly documented business related expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in the performance of his duties under this Agreement.

 

7             TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT: The Company and Executive agree that either party may, upon at least 30 days written notice to the other, terminate Executive’s employment. Subject to Section 27, if applicable, as soon as practicable, and not later than 30 days, following his termination date, the Company shall pay Executive (or Executive’s estate, if applicable) (i) any earned but unpaid base salary, (ii) any accrued and vested but unpaid bonus and incentive compensation amounts, (iii) any accrued but unused vacation up to a maximum of four weeks, plus up to the maximum unused carry-over of vacation provided in the Company’s written vacation policy then in effect, and (iv) all reasonable, properly documented, and unreimbursed business expenses incurred by Executive prior to his termination (collectively, the “Termination Obligations”).

 

8             SEVERANCE PAY AND BENEFITS: In addition to payment of the Termination Obligations in accordance with Section 7, the Company shall provide severance payments and benefits to Executive as provided in this Section 8.

 

(a)          Termination without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause and other than for death or Disability, or Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, the Company shall pay Executive a Cash Severance Amount and provide Executive with the severance benefits set forth in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 8(a) (collectively, the “Severance Pay”). The Severance Pay shall be subject to Section 21 and, to the extent applicable, Section 27.

 

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(i)          The Cash Severance Amount shall be the amount as provided in Exhibit A. The Company shall pay the Cash Severance Amount to Executive ratably on the regular payroll dates during the six months immediately following the termination date in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll policies; provided, that, without limiting any other rights of the Company, the Company shall not be required to make any such payments of the Cash Severance Amount during any time while Executive is in breach of any of the provisions of Section 11, 12, 13 or 16 (and such amounts that are not paid will be forfeited by Executive).

 

(ii)         Provided Executive timely elects continued coverage under the Company’s group health plan pursuant to Section 4980B (“COBRA”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Company shall reimburse Executive the full premium required for such continued coverage elected for Executive and his eligible dependents for the applicable COBRA period but not to exceed 12 months; provided, however, such COBRA premium shall be paid to Executive on a fully grossed-up after-tax basis, if and to the extent necessary to make Executive whole for any tax attributable to such benefits under this Section 8(a)(ii).

 

(b)          Termination Due to Death, Disability, Voluntary Resignation or by the Company for Cause. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company or Executive due to his Disability or by the Company for Cause, or Executive dies or voluntarily resigns his employment with the Company without Good Reason, then as soon as practicable, and not later than 30 days, following his termination date, the Company shall pay Executive or his estate, if applicable, the Termination Obligations. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or Executive voluntarily resigns from the Company without Good Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to Severance Pay.

 

(c)          No Duplication of Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to one, and only one, of the payments and benefits described in Section 8(a) or Section 8(b), as applicable to the circumstances of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company.

 

(d)          Definitions. The following are definitions of terms used in this and other sections of this Agreement.

 

(i)          Cause. “Cause” means (A) Executive’s plea of guilty or nolo contendre, or conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (B) any act by Executive of fraud or dishonesty with respect to any aspect of the business of the Company, its subsidiaries or a Parent Company (collectively, the “Company Group”), including, but not limited to, falsification of any Company Group records; (C) Executive’s intentional and continued failure to perform his duties that is materially injurious to the Company Group, unless due to illness or disability or Executive’s good faith efforts to comply with applicable law; (D) intentional engagement in misconduct by Executive that is materially injurious to the Company Group (monetarily or otherwise); (E) Executive’s breach of Sections 11 or 12 of this Agreement; (F) commencement by Executive of employment with an unrelated employer without the Company’s consent; (G) material violation by Executive of any applicable written harassment and/or non-discrimination policies; (H) material violation by Executive of any applicable written Company Group policies of which Executive has been apprised that is materially injurious to the Company Group (monetarily or otherwise); (I) Executive’s gross negligence in the performance of Executive’s duties that is materially injurious to the Company Group (monetarily or otherwise); provided, however, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause under clauses (B) through (I) above unless the determination of whether Cause exists is made by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the Board (excluding Executive, if a member) at a meeting of the Board that was called for the purpose of considering such termination (after reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity for Executive, together with Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the Board and, if reasonably possible, to cure the breach that is the alleged basis for Cause) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct constituting Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

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(ii)         Good Reason. “Good Reason” means (A) a material adverse reduction or diminution in Executive’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities, but not a change in reporting relationships, (B) a material reduction in Executive’s base salary, (C) any intentional material diminution of Executive’s annual bonus opportunities, periodic long-term incentive awards or benefits that the Executive is eligible to earn (regardless of amounts actually earned or paid), (D) the relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices by more than 50 miles from where such offices are located on the Effective Date or Executive being based at any office other than the principal executive offices of the Company, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of Executive’s duties and reasonably consistent with Executive’s travel prior to the Effective Date, (E) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, or (F) the failure of a successor to the Company to assume this Agreement. Executive shall provide written notice of any such reduction, failure, change or breach upon which Executive intends to rely as the basis for a Good Reason resignation within 45 days of the occurrence of such reduction, failure, change or breach. The Company shall have 45 days following the receipt of such notice to remedy the condition constituting such reduction, change or breach and, if so remedied, any termination of Executive’s employment hereunder on the basis of the circumstances described in such notice shall not be considered a Good Reason resignation.

 

(iii)        Disability. “Disability” means Executive (A) is unable to perform substantially Executive’s duties with the Company with or without reasonable accommodation as a result of any physical or mental impairment that is reasonably expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, as supported by a written opinion by a physician selected by Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Board, and (B) is eligible to receive long-term disability benefits under the Company’s insured long-term disability plan.

 

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9             CHANGE IN CONTROL: Subject to any restrictions in that certain Merger and Share Exchange Agreement dated as of January 8, 2014 by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corporation, Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Glori Energy Inc. (now known as Glori Energy Technology Inc.) and Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. and that certain Termination and Release Agreement dated as of even date herewith by and between Executive and Glori Energy Technology Inc., in the event of a Change in Control, 50 percent of Executive’s then-unvested restricted shares of stock of the Company will accelerate and vest in full and 50 percent of the Executive’s then-unvested options for purchase of shares of stock of the Company will accelerate, vest in full and become fully exercisable and if this Agreement is not assumed, and Executive’s employment is not continued, by the resulting, surviving or successor entity from such Change in Control (“Successor”), and the then-remaining unvested shares of restricted stock and unvested and options for purchase of shares of stock of the Company are not replaced with incentive grants with similar value and terms in the Successor (“Replacement Grants”), or if Executive is terminated without Cause or resigns for Good Reason within 12 months of such Change in Control, then the remainder of the Executive’s restricted shares of stock of the Company and options for purchase of shares of stock of the Company and all Replacement Grants, if applicable, will accelerate and immediately vest in full. The term “Change in Control” shall mean (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to an unrelated person or entity, (ii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the Company’s outstanding equity interests are converted into or exchanged for securities of the successor entity and the holders of the Company’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of the successor entity immediately upon completion of such transaction, or (iii) prior to the effective date of registration of the sale of any of its securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company (in one or a series of transactions) effecting the issuance of voting securities to one or more persons or entities not then an affiliate of Company, resulting in shareholders of Company prior to any such transaction(s) not retaining at least 51 percent of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the Company following the transaction(s).

 

10             NO OFFSET OR MITIGATION: Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced as the result of his employment by another employer or his self-employment, except that any welfare severance payments or welfare benefits that Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to a Company severance welfare benefit plan for employees in general shall reduce the amount of welfare severance payments and welfare benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this Agreement, but only to the extent they are duplicative and such reduction complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

11             CONFIDENTIALITY:

 

(a)          Non-Disclosure. Executive recognizes and agrees that he will have access to confidential information of a special or unique value concerning the Company Group (“Confidential Information”). Confidential Information refers to any and all confidential or proprietary information, which was obtained from the Company Group, or which was learned, discovered, developed, conceived, originated or prepared by Executive in the scope of his employment. Executive also recognizes that a portion of the business of the Company Group is dependent on trade secrets (“Trade Secrets”). Confidential Information and Trade Secrets include, but are not limited to, any information, whether tangible or intangible and in whatever medium, relating directly or indirectly to any proposed or existing business systems, strategies and models, proposed acquisitions, joint ventures or other strategic transactions, pricing strategies, technical data or know-how, finances, research, development, clients, customers, prospective clients and customers, contractual relationships, markets, marketing or business plans, manufacturing, personnel, products, services, formulas, inventions, processes, formulations, extracts, techniques, equipment, methods, designs, and drawings or engineering concepts of the Company and its affiliates, whether created, produced, manufactured, discovered, licensed, utilized, under development or otherwise obtained by the Company and its affiliates through contractual or other relationships, as well as all information generated by the Company and its affiliates that contains, reflects, or is derived from such information, which contains or otherwise reflects or is generated from such information and any other information which is identified as confidential by the Company or its affiliates. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets the Company is providing Executive under this Agreement is new Confidential Information and Trade Secrets to which Executive did not have access or knowledge of prior to signing this Agreement. The protection of this new Confidential Information and Trade Secrets, as well as past Confidential Information and Trade Secrets that became known to Executive during employment with the Company up to the Effective Date, against unauthorized disclosure or use is of critical importance to the Company Group. Accordingly, Executive agrees that he will maintain in confidence and shall not disclose or use, either during or after the Term of this Agreement, any past or new Confidential Information or Trade Secrets belonging to the Company Group, whether or not in written form, except to the extent required to perform his duties on behalf of the Company.

 

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(b)          Return of Information. All data, records and other written material prepared or compiled by Executive, furnished directly or indirectly to Executive by the Company or its affiliates, or to which Executive may have access while in the employ of the Company, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and/or its affiliates, and none of such data, documents or other information, or copies thereof, shall be retained by Executive upon termination of Executive’s employment. Executive shall deliver promptly to the Company at termination, or at any other time the Company may request, without retaining any copies, notes, or excerpts thereof, all memoranda, diaries, notes, records, plans, or other documents relating, directly or indirectly to, any Confidential Information and Trade Secrets made or compiled by, or delivered or made available to, or otherwise obtained by Executive.

 

(c)          Legal Obligation. In the event Executive is required by any court or legislative or administrative body (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigation demand or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information or Trade Secrets, Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement in order to afford the Company an opportunity to seek, at the Company’s sole expense, an appropriate protective order, and Executive shall provide all commercially reasonable assistance to the Company in its efforts to obtain any such protective order. If the Company is unable to obtain or does not seek such protective order and Executive is, in the opinion of counsel, compelled to disclose such Confidential Information and Trade Secrets, disclosure of such information shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Agreement; provided that Executive shall limit any such disclosure to only that information which is legally required to be disclosed.

 

12             RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS: As consideration for the provision of, and as an agreement ancillary to receipt of, new Confidential Information and Trade Secrets to Executive and the other undertakings in this Agreement, and for the specific purpose of enforcing the provisions of Section 11 hereof, and as a means to protect the Company Group’s goodwill, Executive hereby agrees to the following:

 

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(a)          Non-Competition. To the maximum extent permitted by law, during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Company, Executive shall not directly or indirectly, within the Geographic Area, whether as an owner, employee, officer, director, investor, independent contractor, consultant, or otherwise, in any job function or capacity, participate or engage in the business of oilfield services focusing on biological or microbial enhanced secondary recovery of hydrocarbons (the “Business”), or work for or provide services to any person, partnership, entity, business, association, or corporation engaged or involved in the Business within the Geographic Area. The Geographic Area means the states of Texas and California, the Province of Alberta, Canada, and any other state in the United States or any other country worldwide in which the Company or its subsidiaries or, to the extent Executive provides services to or otherwise has access to the Confidential Information or Trade Secrets of a Parent Company, such Parent Company engages in Business on, or has engaged in Business within two years before, the date of Executive’s termination from the Company. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from owning a passive investment interest of less than two percent in a publicly traded company. Executive acknowledges that the foregoing non-competition covenant may restrict his ability to work for certain companies, but that he will receive sufficient monetary and other consideration from the Company hereunder to justify such restriction and that the restriction is reasonable. Executive acknowledges that he considers the restrictions contained in this Section 12 to be reasonable and necessary for providing consideration for his employment and for the purpose of preserving and protecting the valuable Confidential Information and Trade Secrets of the Company Group and its clients and customers, and the Company Group’s goodwill, reputation, and relationships with its clients and customers.

 

(b)          Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of two years after the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall not, for his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, (i) hire or seek to hire any employee of the Company Group, (ii) in any other manner attempt directly or indirectly to influence, induce, or encourage any such employee of the Company Group to leave such employment, or (iii) use or disclose to any person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation any information concerning the names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, or other personnel-related information regarding any such employees; provided, however, the foregoing shall not prohibit any general advertising.

 

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(c)          Non-Solicitation of Customers. During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall not, for his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, solicit, transact, or attempt to transact business with any person, firm or other entity who is or was a customer of the Company Group and with whom Executive (i) directly or indirectly managed, or had knowledge of, business by the Company Group, (ii) had contact or transacted business on behalf of the Company Group, or (iii) was involved in, or had knowledge of, the Company Group actively investigating with a view to conducting business or actively pursuing a plan to conduct business, since the Effective Date of this Agreement or two years prior to the termination of his employment with the Company, whichever is shorter. Executive acknowledges that this restriction is necessary in order for the Company Group to preserve and protect its legitimate proprietary interest in its goodwill, client and customer lists, and other Confidential Information and Trade Secrets; provided, however, the foregoing shall not prohibit any general advertising that is not directed at customers of the Company Group.

 

(d)          Survival of Obligations. The expiration of the applicable restricted period in this Section 12 will not relieve Executive of any obligation or liability arising from any breach by Executive of this Section 12 during such restricted period. Executive further agrees that the time period during which the covenants contained in this Section 12 will be effective will be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which Executive is in violation of any provision of this Section 12.

 

13             WORK PRODUCT: Executive shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company all Work Product which Executive conceives, creates or develops during his employment with the Company, whether conceived or developed during regular working hours or otherwise and whether on Company Group premises or otherwise. All such Work Product shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Executive shall: (i) assist the Company in obtaining appropriate legal protection (including patent, trademark, and copyright protection) for the rights of the Company with respect to such Work Product, and (ii) execute all documents and do all things necessary to (A) obtain such legal protection, and (B) vest the Company with full and exclusive title thereof. All Work Product shall be considered, to the maximum extent possible, work made for hire by the Company within the meaning of Title 17 of the United States Code. To the extent the Company does not own such Work Product as a work made for hire, Executive hereby assigns to the Company all rights to such Work Product. “Work Product” means designs, writings, programs, software, technical data, specifications, know-how, processes, methods, business confidential information, inventions, discoveries, and works as well as the patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property and proprietary rights therein, conceived, created or developed by Executive on behalf of the Company Group reasonably related to the Company Group’s existing business, contemplated business, and reasonable expansions of such business. The term “works” means computer programs, software, writings, drawings, artwork and all works of authorship under the copyright laws of the United States.

 

14             SEVERABILITY AND REFORMATION: If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the rights or obligations of Executive or the Company under this Agreement would not be materially and adversely affected thereby, such provision shall be fully severable, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom, and in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible, and the Company and Executive hereby request the court to whom disputes relating to this Agreement are submitted to reform the otherwise unenforceable provision in accordance with this Section 14. Without limiting the foregoing, if any court of competent jurisdiction (or an arbitrator in accordance with Section 20 hereof) determines that any part of Sections 11 or 12 hereof is unenforceable because of the duration, geographic area covered, scope of such provision, or otherwise, such court or arbitrator will have the power to reduce the duration, geographic area covered or scope of such provision, as the case may be, and, in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable. Executive will, at the Company’s request, join the Company in requesting that such court or arbitrator take such action

 

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15             WARRANTY AND INDEMNIFICATION: Executive warrants that he is not a party to any other restrictive agreement limiting his activities in his employment by the Company. Executive further warrants that at the time of the signing of this Agreement, Executive knows of no written or oral contract or of any other impediment that would inhibit or prohibit continued employment with the Company. Executive shall hold the Company Group harmless from any and all suits and claims arising out of any breach of such restrictive agreement or contracts.

 

16             NON-DISPARAGEMENT: The parties shall refrain, both during and after the Term, from publishing any oral or written statements about each other (including with respect to the Company, its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, employees, agents, or representatives) that are disparaging, slanderous, libelous, or defamatory.

 

17             NOTICES: Notices and all other communications shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States registered or certified mail. Notices to the Company shall be sent to 4315 South Drive, Houston, Texas 77053 attention: Human Resources. Notices and communications to Executive shall be sent to the address Executive most recently provided to the Company.

 

18             NO WAIVER: No failure by either party at any time to give notice of any breach by the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement.

 

19             INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: Executive acknowledges that the breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 11, 12 , 13 or 16 could give rise to irreparable injury to the Company Group, the amount of which could be difficult or impossible to estimate. Accordingly, Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or cure breaches or threatened breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies, which may be available. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the enforcement of a remedy hereunder by way of injunction shall not prevent Executive from earning a reasonable livelihood. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained herein are necessary for the protection of the Company Group’s legitimate business interests and are reasonable in scope and content. Nothing herein shall prevent either party from pursuing a legal and/or equitable action against the other party for any damages caused by such party’s breach of this Agreement.

 

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20             ARBITRATION: Any dispute arising under or related to this Agreement or about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged violation of this Agreement (an “arbitrable dispute”) must be submitted to confidential arbitration in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of arbitration, including those of Executive unless the arbitrator finds that Executive has acted in bad faith and provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive; provided, however, in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by any method other than arbitration, the other party shall be entitled to recover from the party initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement. However, this arbitration agreement shall not apply to any claim: (i) for workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits; or (ii) by Company for injunctive and/or other equitable relief for unfair competition and/or the use and/or unauthorized disclosure of Trade Secrets or Confidential Information, including but not limited to, matters described in Sections 11 and 12, or with respect to the matters described in Sections 13 and 16. With respect to matters referred to in the foregoing sub-paragraph (ii), the Company may seek and obtain injunctive relief in court, and then proceed with arbitration under this Agreement.

 

21             RELEASE AGREEMENT: Executive agrees that, as a condition to receiving the Severance Pay, Executive shall execute a general release agreement in a form provided by the Company (the “Release”), which shall include, without limitation, a waiver and release of all claims arising out of Executive’s service as an employee of the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates and the termination of such relationship. Such claims include all claims based on any federal, state or local statute, including without limitation the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, but excluding all vested benefits and rights Executive has under any employee benefit plans, and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. In order for Executive to receive the Severance Pay, the Executive must deliver a properly executed copy of the Release within the particular time period specified therein, which shall be no later than the Release Deadline and not revoke such executed and delivered Release, and any applicable revocation period set forth in the Release must have expired (such requirements collectively, the “Release Requirement”). The “Release Deadline” shall be the particular time period specified in the Release for the delivery of the executed release, which shall be no later than 45 days following the delivery of the Release to Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Executive’s termination is due to death, or Executive dies after his termination date and before the expiration of the Release Deadline without having executed the Release, the Release Deadline shall be extended to the 90th day after the date of Executive’s death. The properly executed Release must actually be received by the Company, or its duly authorized representative, at the address specified by the Company by the Release Deadline to be considered timely. If Executive (or Executive’s estate, as the case may be) does not properly execute the Release by the Release Deadline, or effectively revokes the executed Release within the applicable revocation period set forth in the Release, Executive (or Executive’s estate) will receive only the Termination Obligations and such other compensation and benefits as are required by applicable law and will not be entitled to any Severance Pay. The Company will deliver the form of Release to Executive within seven days following Executive’s termination. If the Company fails to do so, then, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Executive shall be deemed to have satisfied the Release Requirement.

 

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22             GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles.

 

23             SUCCESSORS:

 

(a)          This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives.

 

(b)          This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

(c)          The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as defined in this Agreement and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise.

 

24             ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This instrument contains the entire agreement of Executive and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and all promises, representations, understandings, arrangements, and prior and contemporaneous agreements (written or oral) between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, are terminated hereby.

 

25             SURVIVAL/SEVERABILITY/HEADINGS: It is the express intention and agreement of the parties that Sections 8 through 27 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of the Term. In addition, all obligations of the Company to make payments under this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. Article and section headings contained in this Agreement are provided for convenience and reference only, and do not define or affect the meaning, construction, or scope of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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26             TAX WITHHOLDING: The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any compensatory payments that it makes to Executive under this Agreement or otherwise all taxes required by applicable law to be withheld therefrom by the Company.

 

27             SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE:

 

(a)          General Suspension of Payments. If Executive is a “specified employee,” as such term is defined within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, any payments or benefits that are treated as nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and that are payable or provided as a result of Executive’s termination of employment that would otherwise be paid or provided prior to the earliest of the dates set forth in the following provisions of this Section 27(a) shall instead be deferred, accumulated and paid in a lump sum or provided on the earliest of (i) the first day of the seventh month following Executive’s termination, (ii) the date of Executive’s death, or (iii) any date that otherwise complies with Section 409A of the Code.

 

(b)          Release Payments. In the event that any payments from the Company to Executive to be made under this Agreement by reason of Executive’s termination of employment constitute nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and are subject to Executive’s satisfaction of the Release Requirement would otherwise be payable at a time prior to the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination date, then subject to the Release Requirement having been satisfied, the payment of all such amounts shall be delayed and such amounts shall accumulated and paid in a lump sum on the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination date, unless and to the extent the delay provided by Section 27(a) shall apply. In the event that any payments from the Company to Executive to be made under this Agreement by reason of Executive’s termination of employment do not constitute nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, but are subject to Executive’s satisfaction of the Release Requirement and would otherwise be payable at a time prior to the satisfaction of the Release Requirement, then the payment of all such amounts shall be delayed and such amount shall be accumulated and paid in a lump sum on the third (3rd) day following Executive’s satisfaction of the Release Requirement.

 

(c)          Any payments which are delayed pursuant to Section 27(a) or Section 27(b) shall bear interest at the LIBOR rate in effect of Executive’s termination date until paid, and such interest shall be included and paid with each such delayed payment.

 

(d)          Reimbursement Payments. The following rules shall apply to payments of any amounts under this Agreement that are treated as “reimbursement payments” under Section 409A of the Code: (i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in one calendar year shall not limit the available reimbursements for any other calendar year (other than an arrangement providing for the reimbursement of medical expenses referred to in Section 105(b) of the Code); (ii) Executive shall file a claim for all reimbursement payments not later than 30 days following the end of the calendar year during which the expenses were incurred; (iii) Company shall make such reimbursement payments within 30 days following the date Executive delivers written notice of the expenses to Company; and (iv) the Executive’s right to such reimbursement payments shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other payment or benefit.

 

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(e)          Separation from Service. For purposes of this Agreement, any reference to “termination” of Executive’s employment shall be interpreted consistent with the meaning of the term “separation from service” in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and no portion of the Severance Payments shall be paid to Executive prior to the date Executive incurs a separation from service under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i).

 

(f)          General. This Agreement and the payments and benefits provided hereunder are intended to comply with or otherwise be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be construed, interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement relating to the timing of any benefits or payments, to the extent required to comply with applicable law, including Section 409A of the Code, or to prevent the imposition of any excise taxes or penalties on Company or Executive, the commencement of payment or provision of any payment or benefit shall be deferred to the minimum extent necessary so as to comply with any such law or to avoid the imposition of any such excise tax or penalty. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code and this Agreement, the right to any series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments

 

(g)          Death. If Executive dies after his termination of employment but before all payments due under this Agreement have been made, such payments shall be made to Executive’s estate.

 

28             LEGAL FEES: The Company shall reimburse Executive for his reasonable documented out-of-pocket legal fees incurred in advising him with respect to review of this Agreement before signing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement in multiple originals to be effective for all purposes as of the Effective Date.

 

Glori Energy Inc.   Executive
     
By: /s/ Stuart Page   /s/ Victor Perez
Name: Stuart Page   Victor Perez
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer    

 

Signature page to Employment Agreement

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A
to Employment Agreement
between Glori Energy Inc.
and the Executive Named Below

 

Name: Victor Perez
   
Position: Chief Financial Officer
   
Reporting: Executive shall report to the President and Chief Executive Officer.
   
Term: The Term of this Agreement shall continue until the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason.
   
Annual Base Salary: $260,000.00.  Executive’s base salary may be increased from time to time, but once increased may not be thereafter decreased.
   
Annual Bonus: Commencing on the first day of each calendar year of the Company (each calendar year being a “Bonus Period”), Executive shall participate in the Company’s annual bonus program (“Bonus Program”) for such Bonus Period, subject to the terms of the Bonus Program. Executive’s target bonus potential for a Bonus Period shall not be less than 45% of Executive's Annual Base Salary. The Company shall pay Executive his bonus amount, if any, in accordance with the terms of the Bonus Program.
   
Equity Grants: Executive shall be eligible to receive periodic equity grants under the terms of the Company’s long-term incentive plan with a value, to be determined in the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee, as applicable, ranging from 0% to 100% of Executive’s then Annual Base Salary.
   
Cash Severance Amount:  an amount equal to (i) 50% of Executive’s then Annual Base Salary and (ii) an amount equal to the sum of Executive’s bonuses and other incentive compensation for periods ended prior to the date of termination, but for which payment has not been made and is otherwise conditioned on continued employment until the time of payment (in each case, without any duplication of the amounts described in Section 7 of the Agreement).  
   
Parachute Tax Gross-Up: In the event it shall be determined that any payment to Executive, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred by Executive with respect to such tax (such tax, together with any such interest and penalties, hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), the Company shall pay Executive a “Gross-Up Payment” in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, including, without limitation, any additional Excise Tax on the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the initial Excise Tax. Such Gross-Up Payment shall be paid no later than the time Executive is required to pay the Excise Tax and in all events by the end of Executive’s taxable year in which Executive remits the applicable taxes.

 

Exhibit A to Employment Agreement

 

 
 

 

Vacation: Executive shall be eligible to receive paid vacation time of a minimum of twenty days per calendar year, subject to increase (but not decrease) in the discretion of the Board, with any unused vacation days carrying over to the following calendar year in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy. Executive shall take vacation in accordance with the terms of the Company’s vacation policy.

 

Exhibit A to Employment Agreement

 

 

 

EX-10.4 11 v375778_ex10-4.htm EXHIBIT 10.4

 

Execution version

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”), including the attached Exhibit A, which are made a part hereof for all purposes, between Glori Energy Inc. (f/k/a/ Glori Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and William Bierhaus (“Executive”) is effective as of April 14, 2014, (the “Effective Date”). The Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1             TERM AND POSITION: The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, in the Positions and for the Term stated on Exhibit A. During the Term of this Agreement, Executive shall devote his full time and undivided attention during business hours to the business and affairs of the Company (including its subsidiaries), and to the extent requested by the Company, any parent company of the Company (a “Parent Company”), except for vacations, illness or incapacity; however, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Executive from: (i) engaging in charitable and community activities, or (ii) managing his personal investments, provided that such activities in subparts (i) and (ii) do not materially interfere with the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) shall give Executive written notice of any such activities that it reasonably believes materially interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder and provide Executive with a reasonable period of time to correct such interference.

 

2             COMPENSATION: While Executive serves in the Positions set forth on Exhibit A, Executive’s annual base salary, as set forth on Exhibit A, shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices for its executive officers. Executive’s compensation as an employee of the Company shall also include annual bonus opportunities and periodic long-term incentive awards, in cash and/or stock of the Company’s ultimate Parent Company, as determined appropriate from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board or the Board itself, and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in applicable plan documents.

 

3             BENEFITS: Executive shall be allowed to participate in all compensation and benefit plans and receive all perquisites that the Company makes available to its other similarly situated senior executives and also to participate in those employee benefit plans and programs that the Company makes available to the Company’s employees in general, subject to the terms and conditions of applicable plan documents. Nothing in this Agreement is to be construed to obligate the Company to institute, maintain, or refrain from changing, amending, or discontinuing any benefit program or plan, so long as such actions are similarly applicable to the covered executives or employees, as applicable.

 

 
 

 

4             INDEMNIFICATION: In any situation where under applicable law the Company has the power to indemnify, advance expenses to, and defend Executive in respect of, any claims, judgments, fines, settlements, loss, cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) of any nature related to or arising out of Executive’s activities as an agent, employee, officer or director of the Company or in any other capacity in which he is acting or serving on behalf of or at the request of the Company (each a “Claim”), the Company shall fully indemnify Executive to the maximum extent permitted by law and promptly on written request from Executive advance expenses (including attorneys’ fees) to Executive and defend Executive to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless such Claim arises because Executive has been grossly negligent or willfully engaged in misconduct in the performance or nonperformance of his duties, which nonperformance shall include a failure of Executive to inform the Board of matters that could reasonably be expected, at such time, to be materially injurious financially to the Company. Further, Executive shall not be entitled to any indemnity or defense from the Company for any claims brought by Executive against the Company or for claims brought by the Company against Executive. This contractual indemnification of Executive by the Company hereunder shall not be deemed or construed as operating to impair any other obligation of the Company respecting Executive’s indemnification or defense otherwise arising out of this or any other agreement or promise or obligation of the Company under any statute, articles of incorporation, by-laws or otherwise.

 

5             D&O INSURANCE: The Company (or a Parent Company on behalf of the Company) will obtain and maintain director and officer liability insurance covering Executive in an amount determined by the Board to be reasonable for the Company, given its size and activities, but in no event shall the coverage for Executive be less (in amount or scope) than the coverage provided for any other officer or director of the Company. Such insurance coverage shall continue as to Executive for at least six years after he has ceased to be a director, officer or executive of the Company with respect to acts or omissions that occurred prior to such cessation. Insurance contemplated by this Section 5 shall inure to the benefit of Executive, his heirs and the executors and administrators of his estate.

 

6             BUSINESS EXPENSES: The Company shall promptly pay all reasonable and properly documented business related expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in the performance of his duties under this Agreement.

 

7             TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT: The Company and Executive agree that either party may, upon at least 30 days written notice to the other, terminate Executive’s employment. Subject to Section 27, if applicable, as soon as practicable, and not later than 30 days, following his termination date, the Company shall pay Executive (or Executive’s estate, if applicable) (i) any earned but unpaid base salary, (ii) any accrued and vested but unpaid bonus and incentive compensation amounts, (iii) any accrued but unused vacation up to a maximum of four weeks, plus up to the maximum unused carry-over of vacation provided in the Company’s written vacation policy then in effect, and (iv) all reasonable, properly documented, and unreimbursed business expenses incurred by Executive prior to his termination (collectively, the “Termination Obligations”).

 

8             SEVERANCE PAY AND BENEFITS: In addition to payment of the Termination Obligations in accordance with Section 7, the Company shall provide severance payments and benefits to Executive as provided in this Section 8.

 

(a)          Termination without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause and other than for death or Disability, or Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, the Company shall pay Executive a Cash Severance Amount and provide Executive with the severance benefits set forth in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 8(a) (collectively, the “Severance Pay”). The Severance Pay shall be subject to Section 21 and, to the extent applicable, Section 27.

 

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(i)          The Cash Severance Amount shall be the amount as provided in Exhibit A. The Company shall pay the Cash Severance Amount to Executive ratably on the regular payroll dates during the six months immediately following the termination date in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll policies; provided, that, without limiting any other rights of the Company, the Company shall not be required to make any such payments of the Cash Severance Amount during any time while Executive is in breach of any of the provisions of Section 11, 12, 13 or 16 (and such amounts that are not paid will be forfeited by Executive).

 

(ii)         Provided Executive timely elects continued coverage under the Company’s group health plan pursuant to Section 4980B (“COBRA”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Company shall reimburse Executive the full premium required for such continued coverage elected for Executive and his eligible dependents for the applicable COBRA period but not to exceed 12 months; provided, however, such COBRA premium shall be paid to Executive on a fully grossed-up after-tax basis, if and to the extent necessary to make Executive whole for any tax attributable to such benefits under this Section 8(a)(ii).

 

(b)          Termination Due to Death, Disability, Voluntary Resignation or by the Company for Cause. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company or Executive due to his Disability or by the Company for Cause, or Executive dies or voluntarily resigns his employment with the Company without Good Reason, then as soon as practicable, and not later than 30 days, following his termination date, the Company shall pay Executive or his estate, if applicable, the Termination Obligations. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or Executive voluntarily resigns from the Company without Good Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to Severance Pay.

 

(c)          No Duplication of Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to one, and only one, of the payments and benefits described in Section 8(a) or Section 8(b), as applicable to the circumstances of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company.

 

(d)          Definitions. The following are definitions of terms used in this and other sections of this Agreement.

 

(i)          Cause. “Cause” means (A) Executive’s plea of guilty or nolo contendre, or conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (B) any act by Executive of fraud or dishonesty with respect to any aspect of the business of the Company, its subsidiaries or a Parent Company (collectively, the “Company Group”), including, but not limited to, falsification of any Company Group records; (C) Executive’s intentional and continued failure to perform his duties that is materially injurious to the Company Group, unless due to illness or disability or Executive’s good faith efforts to comply with applicable law; (D) intentional engagement in misconduct by Executive that is materially injurious to the Company Group (monetarily or otherwise); (E) Executive’s breach of Sections 11 or 12 of this Agreement; (F) commencement by Executive of employment with an unrelated employer without the Company’s consent; (G) material violation by Executive of any applicable written harassment and/or non-discrimination policies; (H) material violation by Executive of any applicable written Company Group policies of which Executive has been apprised that is materially injurious to the Company Group (monetarily or otherwise); (I) Executive’s gross negligence in the performance of Executive’s duties that is materially injurious to the Company Group (monetarily or otherwise); provided, however, Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause under clauses (B) through (I) above unless the determination of whether Cause exists is made by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the Board (excluding Executive, if a member) at a meeting of the Board that was called for the purpose of considering such termination (after reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity for Executive, together with Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the Board and, if reasonably possible, to cure the breach that is the alleged basis for Cause) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct constituting Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

 

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(ii)         Good Reason. “Good Reason” means (A) a material adverse reduction or diminution in Executive’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities, but not a change in reporting relationships, (B) a material reduction in Executive’s base salary, (C) any intentional material diminution of Executive’s annual bonus opportunities, periodic long-term incentive awards or benefits that the Executive is eligible to earn (regardless of amounts actually earned or paid), (D) the relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices by more than 50 miles from where such offices are located on the Effective Date or Executive being based at any office other than the principal executive offices of the Company, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of Executive’s duties and reasonably consistent with Executive’s travel prior to the Effective Date, (E) a material breach of this Agreement by the Company, or (F) the failure of a successor to the Company to assume this Agreement. Executive shall provide written notice of any such reduction, failure, change or breach upon which Executive intends to rely as the basis for a Good Reason resignation within 45 days of the occurrence of such reduction, failure, change or breach. The Company shall have 45 days following the receipt of such notice to remedy the condition constituting such reduction, change or breach and, if so remedied, any termination of Executive’s employment hereunder on the basis of the circumstances described in such notice shall not be considered a Good Reason resignation.

 

(iii)        Disability. “Disability” means Executive (A) is unable to perform substantially Executive’s duties with the Company with or without reasonable accommodation as a result of any physical or mental impairment that is reasonably expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, as supported by a written opinion by a physician selected by Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Board, and (B) is eligible to receive long-term disability benefits under the Company’s insured long-term disability plan.

 

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9             CHANGE IN CONTROL: Subject to any restrictions in that certain Merger and Share Exchange Agreement dated as of January 8, 2014 by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition Corporation, Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., Glori Energy Inc. (now known as Glori Energy Technology Inc.) and Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd. and that certain Termination and Release Agreement dated as of even date herewith by and between Executive and Glori Energy Technology Inc., in the event of a Change in Control, 50 percent of Executive’s then-unvested restricted shares of stock of the Company will accelerate and vest in full and 50 percent of the Executive’s then-unvested options for purchase of shares of stock of the Company will accelerate, vest in full and become fully exercisable and if this Agreement is not assumed, and Executive’s employment is not continued, by the resulting, surviving or successor entity from such Change in Control (“Successor”), and the then-remaining unvested shares of restricted stock and unvested and options for purchase of shares of stock of the Company are not replaced with incentive grants with similar value and terms in the Successor (“Replacement Grants”), or if Executive is terminated without Cause or resigns for Good Reason within 12 months of such Change in Control, then the remainder of the Executive’s restricted shares of stock of the Company and options for purchase of shares of stock of the Company and all Replacement Grants, if applicable, will accelerate and immediately vest in full. The term “Change in Control” shall mean (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to an unrelated person or entity, (ii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the Company’s outstanding equity interests are converted into or exchanged for securities of the successor entity and the holders of the Company’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of the successor entity immediately upon completion of such transaction, or (iii) prior to the effective date of registration of the sale of any of its securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company (in one or a series of transactions) effecting the issuance of voting securities to one or more persons or entities not then an affiliate of Company, resulting in shareholders of Company prior to any such transaction(s) not retaining at least 51 percent of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the Company following the transaction(s).

 

10             NO OFFSET OR MITIGATION: Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be reduced as the result of his employment by another employer or his self-employment, except that any welfare severance payments or welfare benefits that Executive is entitled to receive pursuant to a Company severance welfare benefit plan for employees in general shall reduce the amount of welfare severance payments and welfare benefits otherwise payable or to be provided to Executive under this Agreement, but only to the extent they are duplicative and such reduction complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

11             CONFIDENTIALITY:

 

(a)          Non-Disclosure. Executive recognizes and agrees that he will have access to confidential information of a special or unique value concerning the Company Group (“Confidential Information”). Confidential Information refers to any and all confidential or proprietary information, which was obtained from the Company Group, or which was learned, discovered, developed, conceived, originated or prepared by Executive in the scope of his employment. Executive also recognizes that a portion of the business of the Company Group is dependent on trade secrets (“Trade Secrets”). Confidential Information and Trade Secrets include, but are not limited to, any information, whether tangible or intangible and in whatever medium, relating directly or indirectly to any proposed or existing business systems, strategies and models, proposed acquisitions, joint ventures or other strategic transactions, pricing strategies, technical data or know-how, finances, research, development, clients, customers, prospective clients and customers, contractual relationships, markets, marketing or business plans, manufacturing, personnel, products, services, formulas, inventions, processes, formulations, extracts, techniques, equipment, methods, designs, and drawings or engineering concepts of the Company and its affiliates, whether created, produced, manufactured, discovered, licensed, utilized, under development or otherwise obtained by the Company and its affiliates through contractual or other relationships, as well as all information generated by the Company and its affiliates that contains, reflects, or is derived from such information, which contains or otherwise reflects or is generated from such information and any other information which is identified as confidential by the Company or its affiliates. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets the Company is providing Executive under this Agreement is new Confidential Information and Trade Secrets to which Executive did not have access or knowledge of prior to signing this Agreement. The protection of this new Confidential Information and Trade Secrets, as well as past Confidential Information and Trade Secrets that became known to Executive during employment with the Company up to the Effective Date, against unauthorized disclosure or use is of critical importance to the Company Group. Accordingly, Executive agrees that he will maintain in confidence and shall not disclose or use, either during or after the Term of this Agreement, any past or new Confidential Information or Trade Secrets belonging to the Company Group, whether or not in written form, except to the extent required to perform his duties on behalf of the Company.

 

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(b)          Return of Information. All data, records and other written material prepared or compiled by Executive, furnished directly or indirectly to Executive by the Company or its affiliates, or to which Executive may have access while in the employ of the Company, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company and/or its affiliates, and none of such data, documents or other information, or copies thereof, shall be retained by Executive upon termination of Executive’s employment. Executive shall deliver promptly to the Company at termination, or at any other time the Company may request, without retaining any copies, notes, or excerpts thereof, all memoranda, diaries, notes, records, plans, or other documents relating, directly or indirectly to, any Confidential Information and Trade Secrets made or compiled by, or delivered or made available to, or otherwise obtained by Executive.

 

(c)          Legal Obligation. In the event Executive is required by any court or legislative or administrative body (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigation demand or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information or Trade Secrets, Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement in order to afford the Company an opportunity to seek, at the Company’s sole expense, an appropriate protective order, and Executive shall provide all commercially reasonable assistance to the Company in its efforts to obtain any such protective order. If the Company is unable to obtain or does not seek such protective order and Executive is, in the opinion of counsel, compelled to disclose such Confidential Information and Trade Secrets, disclosure of such information shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Agreement; provided that Executive shall limit any such disclosure to only that information which is legally required to be disclosed.

 

12             RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS: As consideration for the provision of, and as an agreement ancillary to receipt of, new Confidential Information and Trade Secrets to Executive and the other undertakings in this Agreement, and for the specific purpose of enforcing the provisions of Section 11 hereof, and as a means to protect the Company Group’s goodwill, Executive hereby agrees to the following:

 

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(a)          Non-Competition. To the maximum extent permitted by law, during the Term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Company, Executive shall not directly or indirectly, within the Geographic Area, whether as an owner, employee, officer, director, investor, independent contractor, consultant, or otherwise, in any job function or capacity, participate or engage in the business of oilfield services focusing on biological or microbial enhanced secondary recovery of hydrocarbons (the “Business”), or work for or provide services to any person, partnership, entity, business, association, or corporation engaged or involved in the Business within the Geographic Area. The Geographic Area means the states of Texas and California, the Province of Alberta, Canada, and any other state in the United States or any other country worldwide in which the Company or its subsidiaries or, to the extent Executive provides services to or otherwise has access to the Confidential Information or Trade Secrets of a Parent Company, such Parent Company engages in Business on, or has engaged in Business within two years before, the date of Executive’s termination from the Company. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from owning a passive investment interest of less than two percent in a publicly traded company. Executive acknowledges that the foregoing non-competition covenant may restrict his ability to work for certain companies, but that he will receive sufficient monetary and other consideration from the Company hereunder to justify such restriction and that the restriction is reasonable. Executive acknowledges that he considers the restrictions contained in this Section 12 to be reasonable and necessary for providing consideration for his employment and for the purpose of preserving and protecting the valuable Confidential Information and Trade Secrets of the Company Group and its clients and customers, and the Company Group’s goodwill, reputation, and relationships with its clients and customers.

 

(b)          Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of two years after the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall not, for his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, (i) hire or seek to hire any employee of the Company Group, (ii) in any other manner attempt directly or indirectly to influence, induce, or encourage any such employee of the Company Group to leave such employment, or (iii) use or disclose to any person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation any information concerning the names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, or other personnel-related information regarding any such employees; provided, however, the foregoing shall not prohibit any general advertising.

 

(c)          Non-Solicitation of Customers. During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of one year after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall not, for his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, partnership, entity, association, or corporation, solicit, transact, or attempt to transact business with any person, firm or other entity who is or was a customer of the Company Group and with whom Executive (i) directly or indirectly managed, or had knowledge of, business by the Company Group, (ii) had contact or transacted business on behalf of the Company Group, or (iii) was involved in, or had knowledge of, the Company Group actively investigating with a view to conducting business or actively pursuing a plan to conduct business, since the Effective Date of this Agreement or two years prior to the termination of his employment with the Company, whichever is shorter. Executive acknowledges that this restriction is necessary in order for the Company Group to preserve and protect its legitimate proprietary interest in its goodwill, client and customer lists, and other Confidential Information and Trade Secrets; provided, however, the foregoing shall not prohibit any general advertising that is not directed at customers of the Company Group.

 

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(d)          Survival of Obligations. The expiration of the applicable restricted period in this Section 12 will not relieve Executive of any obligation or liability arising from any breach by Executive of this Section 12 during such restricted period. Executive further agrees that the time period during which the covenants contained in this Section 12 will be effective will be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which Executive is in violation of any provision of this Section 12.

 

(e)          Change in Control. If Executive is terminated after a Change in Control with the right to payments and benefits under Section 9, there will be no withholding of benefits or payments due to a violation of the restrictive covenants contained in this Section 12 and Executive will not be bound by the non-competition provisions of Section .

 

13             WORK PRODUCT: Executive shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company all Work Product which Executive conceives, creates or develops during his employment with the Company, whether conceived or developed during regular working hours or otherwise and whether on Company Group premises or otherwise. All such Work Product shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Executive shall: (i) assist the Company in obtaining appropriate legal protection (including patent, trademark, and copyright protection) for the rights of the Company with respect to such Work Product, and (ii) execute all documents and do all things necessary to (A) obtain such legal protection, and (B) vest the Company with full and exclusive title thereof. All Work Product shall be considered, to the maximum extent possible, work made for hire by the Company within the meaning of Title 17 of the United States Code. To the extent the Company does not own such Work Product as a work made for hire, Executive hereby assigns to the Company all rights to such Work Product. “Work Product” means designs, writings, programs, software, technical data, specifications, know-how, processes, methods, business confidential information, inventions, discoveries, and works as well as the patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property and proprietary rights therein, conceived, created or developed by Executive on behalf of the Company Group reasonably related to the Company Group’s existing business, contemplated business, and reasonable expansions of such business. The term “works” means computer programs, software, writings, drawings, artwork and all works of authorship under the copyright laws of the United States.

 

14             SEVERABILITY AND REFORMATION: If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the rights or obligations of Executive or the Company under this Agreement would not be materially and adversely affected thereby, such provision shall be fully severable, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom, and in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible, and the Company and Executive hereby request the court to whom disputes relating to this Agreement are submitted to reform the otherwise unenforceable provision in accordance with this Section 14. Without limiting the foregoing, if any court of competent jurisdiction (or an arbitrator in accordance with Section 20 hereof) determines that any part of Sections 11 or 12 hereof is unenforceable because of the duration, geographic area covered, scope of such provision, or otherwise, such court or arbitrator will have the power to reduce the duration, geographic area covered or scope of such provision, as the case may be, and, in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable. Executive will, at the Company’s request, join the Company in requesting that such court or arbitrator take such action

 

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15             WARRANTY AND INDEMNIFICATION: Executive warrants that he is not a party to any other restrictive agreement limiting his activities in his employment by the Company. Executive further warrants that at the time of the signing of this Agreement, Executive knows of no written or oral contract or of any other impediment that would inhibit or prohibit continued employment with the Company. Executive shall hold the Company Group harmless from any and all suits and claims arising out of any breach of such restrictive agreement or contracts.

 

16             NON-DISPARAGEMENT: The parties shall refrain, both during and after the Term, from publishing any oral or written statements about each other (including with respect to the Company, its affiliates, or any of their respective officers, employees, agents, or representatives) that are disparaging, slanderous, libelous, or defamatory.

 

17             NOTICES: Notices and all other communications shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States registered or certified mail. Notices to the Company shall be sent to 4315 South Drive, Houston, Texas 77053 attention: Human Resources. Notices and communications to Executive shall be sent to the address Executive most recently provided to the Company.

 

18             NO WAIVER: No failure by either party at any time to give notice of any breach by the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement.

 

19             INJUNCTIVE RELIEF: Executive acknowledges that the breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 11, 12 , 13 or 16 could give rise to irreparable injury to the Company Group, the amount of which could be difficult or impossible to estimate. Accordingly, Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or cure breaches or threatened breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies, which may be available. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the enforcement of a remedy hereunder by way of injunction shall not prevent Executive from earning a reasonable livelihood. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained herein are necessary for the protection of the Company Group’s legitimate business interests and are reasonable in scope and content. Nothing herein shall prevent either party from pursuing a legal and/or equitable action against the other party for any damages caused by such party’s breach of this Agreement.

 

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20             ARBITRATION: Any dispute arising under or related to this Agreement or about the validity, interpretation, effect or alleged violation of this Agreement (an “arbitrable dispute”) must be submitted to confidential arbitration in Houston, Texas. Arbitration shall take place before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in such state and selected in accordance with the Model Employment Arbitration Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy of any arbitrable dispute. The Company shall bear all reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of arbitration, including those of Executive unless the arbitrator finds that Executive has acted in bad faith and provides otherwise with respect to the fees, costs and expenses of Executive; provided, however, in no event shall Executive be chargeable with the fees, costs and expenses of the Company or the arbitrator. Should any party to this Agreement pursue any arbitrable dispute by any method other than arbitration, the other party shall be entitled to recover from the party initiating the use of such method all damages, costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of the use of such method. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall purport to waive or in any way limit the right of any party to seek to enforce any judgment or decision on an arbitrable dispute in a court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Houston, Texas, for the purposes of any proceeding arising out of this Agreement. However, this arbitration agreement shall not apply to any claim: (i) for workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits; or (ii) by Company for injunctive and/or other equitable relief for unfair competition and/or the use and/or unauthorized disclosure of Trade Secrets or Confidential Information, including but not limited to, matters described in Sections 11 and 12, or with respect to the matters described in Sections 13 and 16. With respect to matters referred to in the foregoing sub-paragraph (ii), the Company may seek and obtain injunctive relief in court, and then proceed with arbitration under this Agreement.

 

21             RELEASE AGREEMENT: Executive agrees that, as a condition to receiving the Severance Pay, Executive shall execute a general release agreement in a form provided by the Company (the “Release”), which shall include, without limitation, a waiver and release of all claims arising out of Executive’s service as an employee of the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates and the termination of such relationship. Such claims include all claims based on any federal, state or local statute, including without limitation the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, but excluding all vested benefits and rights Executive has under any employee benefit plans, and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. In order for Executive to receive the Severance Pay, the Executive must deliver a properly executed copy of the Release within the particular time period specified therein, which shall be no later than the Release Deadline and not revoke such executed and delivered Release, and any applicable revocation period set forth in the Release must have expired (such requirements collectively, the “Release Requirement”). The “Release Deadline” shall be the particular time period specified in the Release for the delivery of the executed release, which shall be no later than 45 days following the delivery of the Release to Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Executive’s termination is due to death, or Executive dies after his termination date and before the expiration of the Release Deadline without having executed the Release, the Release Deadline shall be extended to the 90th day after the date of Executive’s death. The properly executed Release must actually be received by the Company, or its duly authorized representative, at the address specified by the Company by the Release Deadline to be considered timely. If Executive (or Executive’s estate, as the case may be) does not properly execute the Release by the Release Deadline, or effectively revokes the executed Release within the applicable revocation period set forth in the Release, Executive (or Executive’s estate) will receive only the Termination Obligations and such other compensation and benefits as are required by applicable law and will not be entitled to any Severance Pay. The Company will deliver the form of Release to Executive within seven days following Executive’s termination. If the Company fails to do so, then, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Executive shall be deemed to have satisfied the Release Requirement.

 

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22             GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of law principles.

 

23             SUCCESSORS:

 

(a)          This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives.

 

(b)          This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

(c)          The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as defined in this Agreement and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise.

 

24             ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This instrument contains the entire agreement of Executive and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and all promises, representations, understandings, arrangements, and prior and contemporaneous agreements (written or oral) between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, are terminated hereby.

 

25             SURVIVAL/SEVERABILITY/HEADINGS: It is the express intention and agreement of the parties that Sections 8 through 27 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of the Term. In addition, all obligations of the Company to make payments under this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. Article and section headings contained in this Agreement are provided for convenience and reference only, and do not define or affect the meaning, construction, or scope of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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26             TAX WITHHOLDING: The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any compensatory payments that it makes to Executive under this Agreement or otherwise all taxes required by applicable law to be withheld therefrom by the Company.

 

27             SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE:

 

(a)          General Suspension of Payments. If Executive is a “specified employee,” as such term is defined within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, any payments or benefits that are treated as nonqualified deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and that are payable or provided as a result of Executive’s termination of employment that would otherwise be paid or provided prior to the earliest of the dates set forth in the following provisions of this Section 27(a) shall instead be deferred, accumulated and paid in a lump sum or provided on the earliest of (i) the first day of the seventh month following Executive’s termination, (ii) the date of Executive’s death, or (iii) any date that otherwise complies with Section 409A of the Code.

 

(b)          Release Payments. In the event that any payments from the Company to Executive to be made under this Agreement by reason of Executive’s termination of employment constitute nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and are subject to Executive’s satisfaction of the Release Requirement would otherwise be payable at a time prior to the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination date, then subject to the Release Requirement having been satisfied, the payment of all such amounts shall be delayed and such amounts shall accumulated and paid in a lump sum on the sixtieth (60th) day following Executive’s termination date, unless and to the extent the delay provided by Section 27(a) shall apply. In the event that any payments from the Company to Executive to be made under this Agreement by reason of Executive’s termination of employment do not constitute nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, but are subject to Executive’s satisfaction of the Release Requirement and would otherwise be payable at a time prior to the satisfaction of the Release Requirement, then the payment of all such amounts shall be delayed and such amount shall be accumulated and paid in a lump sum on the third (3rd) day following Executive’s satisfaction of the Release Requirement.

 

(c)          Any payments which are delayed pursuant to Section 27(a) or Section 27(b) shall bear interest at the LIBOR rate in effect of Executive’s termination date until paid, and such interest shall be included and paid with each such delayed payment.

 

(d)          Reimbursement Payments. The following rules shall apply to payments of any amounts under this Agreement that are treated as “reimbursement payments” under Section 409A of the Code: (i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement in one calendar year shall not limit the available reimbursements for any other calendar year (other than an arrangement providing for the reimbursement of medical expenses referred to in Section 105(b) of the Code); (ii) Executive shall file a claim for all reimbursement payments not later than 30 days following the end of the calendar year during which the expenses were incurred; (iii) Company shall make such reimbursement payments within 30 days following the date Executive delivers written notice of the expenses to Company; and (iv) the Executive’s right to such reimbursement payments shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other payment or benefit.

 

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(e)          Separation from Service. For purposes of this Agreement, any reference to “termination” of Executive’s employment shall be interpreted consistent with the meaning of the term “separation from service” in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and no portion of the Severance Payments shall be paid to Executive prior to the date Executive incurs a separation from service under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i).

 

(f)          General. This Agreement and the payments and benefits provided hereunder are intended to comply with or otherwise be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be construed, interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement relating to the timing of any benefits or payments, to the extent required to comply with applicable law, including Section 409A of the Code, or to prevent the imposition of any excise taxes or penalties on Company or Executive, the commencement of payment or provision of any payment or benefit shall be deferred to the minimum extent necessary so as to comply with any such law or to avoid the imposition of any such excise tax or penalty. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code and this Agreement, the right to any series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments

 

(g)          Death. If Executive dies after his termination of employment but before all payments due under this Agreement have been made, such payments shall be made to Executive’s estate.

 

28             LEGAL FEES: The Company shall reimburse Executive for his reasonable documented out-of-pocket legal fees incurred in advising him with respect to review of this Agreement before signing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement in multiple originals to be effective for all purposes as of the Effective Date.

 

Glori Energy Inc.   Executive
     
By: /s/ Stuart Page   /s/ William Bierhaus
Name: Stuart Page   William Bierhaus
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer    

 

Signature page to Employment Agreement

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A
to Employment Agreement
between Glori Energy Inc.
and the Executive Named Below

 

Name: William Bierhaus
   
Position: Senior Vice President – Business Development
   
Reporting: Executive shall report to the President and Chief Executive Officer.
   
Term: The Term of this Agreement shall continue until the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason.
   
Annual Base Salary: $250,000.00.  Executive’s base salary may be increased from time to time, but once increased may not be thereafter decreased.
   
Annual Bonus: Commencing on the first day of each calendar year of the Company (each calendar year being a “Bonus Period”), Executive shall participate in the Company’s annual bonus program (“Bonus Program”) for such Bonus Period, subject to the terms of the Bonus Program. Executive’s target bonus potential for a Bonus Period shall not be less than 40% of Executive's Annual Base Salary. The Company shall pay Executive his bonus amount, if any, in accordance with the terms of the Bonus Program.
   
Equity Grants: Executive shall be eligible to receive periodic equity grants under the terms of the Company’s long-term incentive plan with a value, to be determined in the sole discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee, as applicable, ranging from 0% to 100% of Executive’s then Annual Base Salary.
   
Cash Severance Amount:  an amount equal to (i) 50% of Executive’s then Annual Base Salary and (ii) an amount equal to the sum of Executive’s bonuses and other incentive compensation for periods ended prior to the date of termination, but for which payment has not been made and is otherwise conditioned on continued employment until the time of payment (in each case, without any duplication of the amounts described in Section 7 of the Agreement).  
   
Parachute Tax Gross-Up: In the event it shall be determined that any payment to Executive, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties are incurred by Executive with respect to such tax (such tax, together with any such interest and penalties, hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), the Company shall pay Executive a “Gross-Up Payment” in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, including, without limitation, any additional Excise Tax on the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the initial Excise Tax. Such Gross-Up Payment shall be paid no later than the time Executive is required to pay the Excise Tax and in all events by the end of Executive’s taxable year in which Executive remits the applicable taxes.

 

Exhibit A to Employment Agreement

 

 
 

 

 

Vacation: Executive shall be eligible to receive paid vacation time of a minimum of twenty days per calendar year, subject to increase (but not decrease) in the discretion of the Board, with any unused vacation days carrying over to the following calendar year in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy. Executive shall take vacation in accordance with the terms of the Company’s vacation policy.

 

Exhibit A to Employment Agreement

 

 

 

EX-10.12 12 v375778_ex10-12.htm EXHIBIT 10.12

 

Execution version

 

GLORI ENERGY INC.

 

SERIES C-2 PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT


March 13, 2014

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Page
       
1. Purchase and Sale of Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrants 1
  1.1 Sale and Issuance of Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrants; Closing Date 1
  1.2 Closing; Delivery 1
  1.3 Use of Proceeds 2
  1.4 Amendment to Merger Agreement 2
  1.5 Amendment to Merger Agreement 2
  1.6 Defined Terms Used in this Agreement 2
2. Representations and Warranties of the Company 5
  2.1 Organization, Good Standing, Corporate Power and Qualification 6
  2.2 Capitalization 6
  2.3 Subsidiaries 7
  2.4 Authorization 8
  2.5 Valid Issuance of Shares 8
  2.6 Governmental Consents and Filings 8
  2.7 Litigation 9
  2.8 Intellectual Property 9
  2.9 Compliance with Other Instruments 10
  2.10 Agreements; Actions 10
  2.11 Certain Transactions 11
  2.12 Rights of Registration and Voting Rights 11
  2.13 Absence of Liens 11
  2.14 Financial Statements 12
  2.15 Changes 12
  2.16 Employee Matters 12
  2.17 Tax Returns and Payments 14
  2.18 Insurance 14
  2.19 Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreements 14
  2.20 Permits 14
  2.21 Corporate Documents 14
  2.22 Real Property Holding Corporation 15
  2.23 Environmental and Safety Laws 15
  2.24 Qualified Small Business Stock 15
  2.25 Disclosure 16
3. Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers 16
  3.1 Authorization 16
  3.2 Purchase Entirely for Own Account 16
  3.3 Disclosure of Information 16
  3.4 Restricted Securities 17
  3.5 No Public Market 17
  3.6 Legends 17
  3.7 Accredited Investor 17
  3.8 Foreign Investor 17
  3.9 No General Solicitation 18
  3.10 Exculpation Among Purchasers 18

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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  3.11 Residence 18
4. Conditions to the Purchasers’ Obligations 18
  4.1 Representations and Warranties 18
  4.2 Performance 18
  4.3 Compliance Certificate 18
  4.4 Qualifications 18
  4.5 Board of Directors 18
  4.6 Indemnification Agreements 19
  4.7 Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement 19
  4.8 Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement 19
  4.9 Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement 19
  4.10 Restated Certificate 19
  4.11 Secretary’s Certificate 19
  4.12 Proceedings and Documents 19
5. Conditions TO the Company’s Obligations 19
  5.1 Representations and Warranties 19
  5.2 Performance 19
  5.3 Qualifications 19
  5.4 Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement 20
  5.5 Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement 20
  5.6 Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement 20
6. Miscellaneous 20
  6.1 Survival of Warranties 20
  6.2 Successors and Assigns 20
  6.3 Governing Law 20
  6.4 Counterparts; Facsimile 20
  6.5 Titles and Subtitles 20
  6.6 Notices 21
  6.7 No Finder’s Fees 21
  6.8 Attorney’s Fees 21
  6.9 Amendments and Waivers 21
  6.10 Severability 21
  6.11 Delays or Omissions 22
  6.12 Entire Agreement 22
  6.13 Dispute Resolution 22
  6.14 Indemnification 23
  6.15 No Commitment for Additional Financing 24
  6.16 Principal Business Operations 24
       
Exhibit A Schedule of Purchasers  
Exhibit B Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation  
Exhibit C Form of Warrant  
Exhibit D Form of Warrant Termination Agreement  

 

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SERIES C-2 PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS SERIES C-2 PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 13, 2014, by and among Glori Energy Inc. (f/k/a Glori Oil Limited), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the purchasers listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (each a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, (a) shares of the Company's Series C-2 Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series C-2 Preferred Stock”), and (b) warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase shares of Series C-2 Preferred Stock, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.           Purchase and Sale of Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrants.

 

1.1         Sale and Issuance of Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrants; Closing Date.

 

(a)          The Company shall adopt and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on or before the Closing (as defined below) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Restated Certificate”).

 

(b)          Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchasers agree to purchase at the Closing, and the Company agrees to sell and issue to the Purchasers at the Closing, that number of shares of Series C-2 Preferred Stock set forth in the column designated “Closing Shares” opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A, at a purchase price of $2.741 per share. The consideration for the purchased shares of Series C-2 Preferred Stock shall be paid in cash. The shares of Series C-2 Preferred Stock, when issued to the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement, shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “Shares.”

 

(c)          Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to issue to each Purchaser at the Closing Warrants to purchase that number of shares of Series C-2 Preferred Stock set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A at an exercise price of $2.741 per share of Series C-2 Preferred Stock. The Warrants shall be in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto. The shares of Series C-2 Preferred Stock for which the Warrants are exercisable are herein referred to as “Warrant Shares”.

 

1.2         Closing; Delivery.

 

(a)          The purchase and sale of the Shares and the Warrants in the amounts as set forth on Exhibit A shall take place remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures, at 10:00 a.m., Houston, Texas time, on the date hereof, or at such other time and place as the Company and the Purchasers purchasing a majority of the Closing Shares shall mutually agree upon, orally or in writing (which time and place are designated as the “Closing”).

 

 
 

 

(b)          At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser (i) a certificate representing the Shares being purchased by such Purchaser at the Closing against payment of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer to a bank account designated by the Company and (ii) a Warrant exercisable for the number of Warrant Shares set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A.

 

1.3         Use of Proceeds. In accordance with the directions of the Board of Directors, as it shall be constituted in accordance with the Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, the Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares and Warrants for contribution to a wholly owned subsidiary for its acquisition of oil and gas properties (consistent with the Company’s current business model), working capital and general corporate purposes. The Company acknowledges that Texas ACP II, L.P. and Texas ACP Venture Partners I, LLC have restrictions on the use of proceeds of their investments. The Company further acknowledges that no more than 50% of the proceeds received from Texas ACP II, L.P will be used for any repayment of indebtedness or any distributions to any of the Stockholders and that none of the proceeds received from Texas ACP Venture Partners I, LLC will be used for any repayment of indebtedness or any distributions to any of the Stockholders.

 

1.4         Amendment to Merger Agreement. The Company shall take such necessary action, including causing the Merger Agreement to be amended, to provide that, with respect to the shares of Glori Acquisition which the Purchasers shall receive as consideration for the Shares upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (i) the Purchasers shall not be required to execute and deliver Lock-Up Agreements and (ii) the Purchasers shall have registration rights similar to those of the investors participating in the PIPE Investment.

 

1.5         Warrant Termination Agreements. Each of the Purchasers hereby covenants and agrees to execute and deliver a Warrant Termination Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D within 10 days after the Closing setting forth the amendment and termination of the Warrants (and any other warrants for the purchase of Company Stock) held by such Purchaser in connection with the closing of the Merger Agreement.

 

1.6         Defined Terms Used in this Agreement. The following terms used in this Agreement shall be construed to have the meanings set forth or referenced below.

 

409A Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(f).

 

AAA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.13.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who or which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person, including, without limitation, any partner, officer, director, member or employee of such Person and any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by or under common control with one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person.

 

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Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Balance Sheet Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

Bylaws" means the bylaws of the Company, as amended.

 

Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(a).

 

Closing Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(b).

 

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

 

Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

 

Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Company Intellectual Property” means all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, domain names, mask works, information and proprietary rights and processes as are necessary to the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.

 

Confidential Information Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.19.

 

Disclosure Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of Section 2.

 

Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23.

 

ERISA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(g).

 

Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14.

 

Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement” means that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Investors' Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of the Closing, by and among the Company, The Energy and Resources Institute, the Purchasers and certain other Stockholders.

 

Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement” means that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, dated as of the date of the Closing, by and among the Company, the Purchasers, and certain other Stockholders.

 

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Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement” means that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated as of the date of the Closing, by and among the Company, the Purchasers and certain other Stockholders.

 

Glori Acquisition” means Glori Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.

 

Hazardous Substance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23.

 

Indemnification Agreement” means the indemnification agreements (if any) between the Company and any member of the Board of Directors designated by any Purchaser entitled to designate a member of the Board of Directors pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement.

 

Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.14(a).

 

Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.14(a).

 

Key Employee” means any executive-level employee (including vice president-level positions) as well as any employee or consultant who either alone or in concert with others develops, invents, programs or designs any Company Intellectual Property.

 

Knowledge”, including the phrase “to the Company’s knowledge”, shall mean the actual knowledge after reasonable investigation of the following officers: Stuart M. Page and Victor Perez.

 

Lock-Up Agreements” means the Lock-Up Agreements to be executed and delivered by the holders of Company's capital stock as a condition to receipt of shares of Glori Acquisition as consideration therefor upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the business, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, financial condition, property, prospects or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

"Merger Agreement" means that certain Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2014, by and among Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, Glori Acquisition, Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., the Company and Infinity-C.S.V.C. Management Ltd.

 

PCB” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association or other entity.

 

PIPE Investment” means the private investment in public equity of at least $8,500,000 in Glori Acquisition at or prior to the closing of the Merger Agreement.

 

Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

 

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Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Restated Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a).

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Series A Preferred Stock” means the Company's Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Series B Preferred Stock” means the Company's Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Series C Preferred Stock” means the Company's Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Series C-1 Preferred Stock” means the Company's Series C-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Series C-2 Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(b).

 

Stock Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).

 

Stockholders” means, collectively, the holders of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock.

 

Transaction Agreements” means this Agreement, the Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, the Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, the Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement and the Indemnification Agreements.

 

Warrant Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(c).

 

Warrants” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

2.          Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser that, except as set forth on the disclosure letter delivered by the Company to the Purchasers at the Closing (the “Disclosure Letter”), which exceptions shall be deemed to be part of the representations and warranties made hereunder, the following representations are, to the Company’s knowledge, true and complete as of the date of the Closing, except as otherwise indicated. The Disclosure Letter shall be arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Section 2 and Section 6.7, and the disclosures in any section or subsection of the Disclosure Letter shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Section 2 or Section 6.7 only to the extent it is readily apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections. For purposes of these representations and warranties (other than those in Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6), the term “the Company” shall include any subsidiaries of the Company, unless otherwise noted herein.

 

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2.1         Organization, Good Standing, Corporate Power and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.2         Capitalization. The authorized capital of the Company consists, immediately prior to the Closing, of:

 

(a)          100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), 3,295,771 shares of which are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized, are fully paid and nonassessable and were issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company holds no treasury stock and no shares of Preferred Stock in its treasury.

 

(b)          29,522,607 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”), (i) 521,852 of which have been designated Series A Preferred Stock, 475,541 of which are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, (ii) 2,901,052 of which have been designated Series B Preferred Stock, 2,901,052 of which are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, (iii) 13,780,033 of which have been designated Series C Preferred Stock, 7,296,607 of which are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, (iv) 8,836,718 of which have been designated Series C-1 Preferred Stock, 4,462,968 of which are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, and (v) 3,482,952 of which have been designated Series C-2 Preferred Stock, none of which are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing. The rights, privileges and preferences of the Preferred Stock are as stated in the Restated Certificate and as provided by the general corporation law of the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation.

 

(c)          The Company has reserved 7,485,452 shares of Common Stock for issuance to officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Company pursuant to its 2006 Stock Option and Grant Plan duly adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the Stockholders (the “Stock Plan”). Of the 7,485,452 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Stock Plan, (i) 6,734,322 of such shares are reserved for issuance upon exercise of currently outstanding options and (ii) 751,130 shares remain available for future stock options and other awards permitted under the Plan. The Company has furnished to the Purchasers complete and accurate copies of the Stock Plan and forms of agreements used thereunder.

 

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(d)          Section 2.2(d) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth the capitalization of the Company immediately following the Closing, including the number of shares of the following: (i) issued and outstanding Common Stock, including, with respect to restricted Common Stock, vesting schedule and repurchase price; (ii) issued stock options, including vesting schedule and exercise price; (iii) stock options not yet issued but reserved for issuance; (iv) each series of Preferred Stock; and (v) warrants or stock purchase rights, including the Warrants. Except for (X) the conversion privileges of the Shares and exercise rights with respect to the Warrant Shares to be issued under this Agreement and the conversion privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock, the Series C-1 Preferred Stock and the Series C-2 Preferred Stock, (Y) the rights provided in Section 4 of the Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, and (Z) the securities and rights described in this Section 2.2 and in Section 2.2(d) of the Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal or similar rights) or agreements, orally or in writing, to purchase or acquire from the Company any shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock or Series C-2 Preferred Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock or Series C-2 Preferred Stock. Except as set forth in Section 2.2(d) of the Disclosure Letter, all outstanding shares of the Common Stock and all shares of the Common Stock underlying outstanding options are subject to (I) a right of first refusal in favor of the Company upon any proposed transfer (other than transfers for estate planning purposes); and (II) a lock-up or market standoff agreement of not less than 180 days following the Company’s initial public offering pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC under the Securities Act.

 

(e)          Except as set forth in Section 2.2(e) of the Disclosure Letter, (i) none of the Company’s stock purchase agreements or stock option documents contains a provision for acceleration of vesting (or lapse of a repurchase right) or other changes in the vesting provisions or other terms of such agreement or understanding upon the occurrence of any event or combination of events; and (ii) the Company has never adjusted or amended the exercise price of any stock options previously awarded, whether through amendment, cancellation, replacement grant, repricing, or any other means. Except as set forth in the Restated Certificate, the Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or redeem any of its capital stock.

 

(f)          No stock options, stock appreciation rights or other equity-based awards issued or granted by the Company are subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as such term is defined under Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code and the guidance thereunder) under which the Company makes, is obligated to make or promises to make, payments (each, a “409A Plan”) complies in all material respects, in both form and operation, with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the guidance thereunder. No payment to be made under any 409A Plan is, or to the Company's knowledge will be, subject to the penalties of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code.

 

2.3           Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Section 2.3 of the Disclosure Letter, (i) the Company does not currently own or control, directly or indirectly, any interest in any other corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, association, or other business entity; and (ii) the Company is not a participant in any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement.

 

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2.4           Authorization. All corporate action required to be taken by the Board of Directors and the Stockholders in order to authorize the Company to enter into the Transaction Agreements, and to issue the Shares at the Closing and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares, has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing. All action on the part of the officers of the Company necessary for the execution and delivery of the Transaction Agreements, the performance of all obligations of the Company under the Transaction Agreements to be performed as of the Closing, and the issuance and delivery of the Shares and Warrants has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing. The Transaction Agreements, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, or (iii) to the extent the indemnification provisions contained in the Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement and each Indemnification Agreement may be limited by applicable federal or state securities laws.

 

2.5           Valid Issuance of Shares. The Shares and Warrants, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the Transaction Agreements, the Restated Certificate, applicable state and federal securities laws and liens or encumbrances created by or imposed by a Purchaser. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of the Purchasers in Section 3 of this Agreement and subject to the filings described in subclause (b) of Section 2.6 below below, the Shares and Warrants will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. The Series C-2 Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares and the Warrant Shares have been duly reserved for issuance, and upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Restated Certificate, will be validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under the Transaction Agreements, the Restated Certificate, applicable federal and state securities laws and liens or encumbrances created by or imposed by a Purchaser. Based in part upon the representations of the Purchasers in Section 3 of this Agreement, and subject to Section 2.6 below, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares and the Warrant Shares will be issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

2.6           Governmental Consents and Filings. Assuming the accuracy of the representations made by the Purchasers in Section 3 of this Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is required on the part of the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (a) the filing of the Restated Certificate, which will have been filed as of the Closing, and (b) filings pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act, and applicable state securities laws, which have been made or will be made in a timely manner.

 

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2.7           Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 2.7 of the Disclosure Letter, there is no claim, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, complaint, charge or investigation pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened (i) against the Company or any officer, director or Key Employee of the Company arising out of their employment or Board of Directors relationship with the Company; (ii) that questions the validity of the Transaction Agreements or the right of the Company to enter into them, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements; or (iii) that would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its officers, directors or Key Employees is a party or is named as subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality (in the case of officers, directors or Key Employees, such as would affect the Company). There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company pending or which the Company intends to initiate. The foregoing includes, without limitation, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or threatened in writing (or any basis therefor known to the Company) involving the prior employment of any of the Company’s employees, their services provided in connection with the Company’s business, or any information or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers, or their obligations under any agreements with prior employers.

 

2.8           Intellectual Property. The Company owns or possesses sufficient legal rights to all Company Intellectual Property without, to the Company's knowledge, any conflict with, or infringement of, the rights of others. To the Company’s knowledge, no product or service marketed or sold (or proposed to be marketed or sold) by the Company violates or will violate any license or infringes or will infringe any intellectual property rights of any other party. Other than as set forth in Section 2.8 of the Disclosure Letter, other than with respect to commercially available software products under standard end-user object code license agreements, there are no outstanding options, licenses, agreements, claims, encumbrances or shared ownership interests of any kind relating to the Company Intellectual Property, nor is the Company bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information, proprietary rights and processes of any other Person. The Company has not received any communications alleging that the Company has violated or, by conducting its business, would violate any of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, mask works or other proprietary rights or processes of any other Person. The Company has obtained and possesses valid licenses to use all of the software programs present on the computers and other software-enabled electronic devices that it owns or leases or that it has otherwise provided to its employees for their use in connection with the Company’s business. To the Company’s knowledge, it will not be necessary to use any inventions of any of its employees or consultants (or Persons it currently intends to hire) made prior to their employment by the Company. Each Company employee and consultant who has contributed to the Company Intellectual Property has assigned to the Company all intellectual property rights he or she owns that are part of the Company Intellectual Property. Section 2.8 of the Disclosure Letter lists all Company Intellectual Property that is registered or for which a pending registration has been filed. The Company has not embedded any open source, copyleft or community source code in any of its products generally available or in development, including but not limited to any libraries or code licensed under any General Public License, Lesser General Public License or similar license arrangement. For purposes of this Section 2.8, the Company shall be deemed to have knowledge of a patent right if the Company has actual knowledge of the patent right or would be found to be on notice of such patent right as determined by reference to United States patent laws.

 

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2.9           Compliance with Other Instruments. The Company is not in violation or default (i) of any provisions of the Restated Certificate or the Bylaws, (ii) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree in which the Company is named or by which it is bound, (iii) under any note, indenture or mortgage, or (iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a party or by which it is bound that is required to be listed on the Disclosure Letter, or of any provision of federal or state statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, the violation of which would have a Material Adverse Effect. Other than as set forth in Section 2.9 of the Disclosure Letter, the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements will not result in any such violation or be in conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time and giving of notice, either (i) a default under any such provision, instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree, contract or agreement or (ii) an event which results in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit or license applicable to the Company.

 

2.10       Agreements; Actions.

 

(a)          Except for the Transaction Agreements and except as set forth in Section 2.10 of the Disclosure Letter, there are no agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts or proposed transactions to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound that involve (i) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments to, the Company in excess of $100,000, (ii) the license of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right to or from the Company, (iii) the grant of rights to manufacture, produce, assemble, license, market, or sell its products to any other Person that limit the Company’s exclusive right to develop, manufacture, assemble, distribute, market or sell its products, or (iv) indemnification by the Company with respect to infringements of proprietary rights.

 

(b)          Except as set forth in Section 2.10 of the Disclosure Letter, the Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, or authorized or made any distribution upon or with respect to any class or series of its capital stock, (ii) incurred any indebtedness for money borrowed or incurred any other liabilities individually in excess of $100,000 or in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, (iii) made any loans or advances to any Person, other than ordinary advances for travel expenses, or (iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its assets or rights, other than the sale of its inventory in the ordinary course of business. For the purposes of this Section 2.10(b) and Section 2.10(c) below, all indebtedness, liabilities, agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts and proposed transactions involving the same Person (including Persons the Company has reason to believe are affiliated with each other) shall be aggregated for the purpose of meeting the individual minimum dollar amounts of such subsection.

 

(c)          The Company is not a guarantor or indemnitor of any indebtedness of any other Person.

 

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2.11       Certain Transactions.

 

(a)          Except as set forth in Section 2.11 of the Disclosure Letter, and other than (i) standard employee benefits generally made available to all employees, (ii) standard director and officer indemnification agreements approved by the Board of Directors, and (iii) the purchase of shares of the Company’s capital stock and the issuance of options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in each case, approved in the written minutes of the Board of Directors (previously provided to the Purchasers or their counsel), there are no agreements, understandings or proposed transactions between the Company and any of its officers, directors, consultants or Key Employees, or any Affiliate thereof.

 

(b)          Except as set forth in Section 2.11 of the Disclosure Letter, the Company is not indebted, directly or indirectly, to any of its directors, officers or employees or to their respective spouses or children or to any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, other than in connection with expenses or advances of expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business or employee relocation expenses and for other customary employee benefits made generally available to all employees. Except as set forth in Section 2.11 of the Disclosure Letter, none of the Company’s directors, officers or employees, or any members of their immediate families, or any Affiliate of the foregoing (i) is, directly or indirectly, indebted to the Company or, (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, has any direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation with which the Company is affiliated or with which the Company has a business relationship, or any firm or corporation which competes with the Company except that directors, officers or employees or stockholders of the Company may own stock in (but not exceeding two percent of the outstanding capital stock of) publicly traded companies that may compete with the Company. None of the Company’s Key Employees or directors or any members of their immediate families or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing are, directly or indirectly, interested in any contract with the Company. None of the directors or officers of the Company, or any members of their immediate families, has any material commercial, industrial, banking, consulting, legal, accounting, charitable or familial relationship with any of the Company’s customers, suppliers, service providers, joint venture partners, licensees and competitors.

 

2.12       Rights of Registration and Voting Rights. Except as provided in the Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, the Company is not under any obligation to register under the Securities Act any of its currently outstanding securities or any securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of its currently outstanding securities. To the Company’s knowledge, except as contemplated in the Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, no Stockholder has entered into any agreement with respect to the voting of capital shares of the Company.

 

2.13       Absence of Liens. Except as set forth in Section 2.13 of the Disclosure Letter, the property and assets that the Company owns are free and clear of all mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, loans and encumbrances, except for statutory liens for the payment of current taxes that are not yet delinquent and encumbrances and liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not materially impair the Company’s ownership or use of such property or assets. With respect to the property and assets it leases, the Company is in compliance with such leases and, to its knowledge, holds a valid leasehold interest free of any liens, claims or encumbrances other than those of the lessors of such property or assets.

 

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2.14       Financial Statements. The Company has delivered to each Purchaser its audited financial statements as of December 31, 2012 and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, and its unaudited financial statements (including balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows) as of September 30, 2013 (the “Balance Sheet Date”) and for the period ended September 30, 2013 (collectively, the “Financial Statements”). Except as set forth in Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Letter, the Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and operating results of the Company as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein, subject in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements to normal year-end audit adjustments. Except as set forth in the Financial Statements, the Company has no material liabilities or obligations, contingent or otherwise, other than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to the Balance Sheet Date, obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and liabilities and obligations of a type or nature not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in the Financial Statements, which, in all such cases, individually and in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

2.15       Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, there have been no events or circumstances of any kind that have had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

2.16       Employee Matters.

 

(a)          As of the date hereof, the Company employs 32 full-time employees, no part-time employees and no temporary employees and engages seven consultants or independent contractors. Section 2.16(a) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a detailed description of all compensation, including salary, bonus, severance obligations and deferred compensation paid or payable for each officer, employee, consultant and independent contractor of the Company who received compensation in excess of $50,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 or is anticipated to receive compensation in excess of $50,000 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

(b)          To the Company’s knowledge, none of its employees is obligated under any contract (including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that would materially interfere with such employee’s ability to promote the interest of the Company or that would conflict with the Company’s business. Neither the execution nor the delivery of the Transaction Agreements, nor the carrying on of the Company’s business by the employees of the Company, nor the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, will, to the Company’s knowledge, conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which any such employee is now obligated.

 

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(c)          As of the date hereof, the Company is not delinquent in payments to any of its employees, consultants, or independent contractors for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, or other direct compensation for any service performed on behalf of the Company or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees, consultants, or independent contractors. The Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable state and federal equal employment opportunity laws and with other laws related to employment, including those related to wages, hours, worker classification, and collective bargaining. The Company has withheld and paid to the appropriate governmental entities or is holding for payment not yet due to such governmental entities all amounts required to be withheld from employees of the Company and is not liable for any arrears of wages, taxes, penalties, or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.

 

(d)          Except as set forth in Section 2.16(d) of the Disclosure Letter, to the Company’s knowledge, no Key Employee intends to terminate employment with the Company or is otherwise likely to become unavailable to continue as a Key Employee, nor does the Company have a present intention to terminate the employment of any of the foregoing. The employment of each employee of the Company is terminable at the will of the Company. Except as set forth in Section 2.16(d) of the Disclosure Letter or as required by law, upon termination of the employment of any such employee, no severance or other payments will become due. Except as set forth in Section 2.16(d) of the Disclosure Letter, the Company has no policy, practice, plan, or program of paying severance pay or any form of severance compensation in connection with the termination of employment services.

 

(e)          Except as set forth in Section 2.16(e) of the Disclosure Letter, to the Company’s knowledge, the Company has not made any representations regarding equity incentives to any officer, employee, director or consultant of the Company that are inconsistent with the share amounts and terms set forth in the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors.

 

(f)          Except as set forth in Section 2.16(f) of the Disclosure Letter, each former Key Employee whose employment was terminated by the Company has entered into an agreement with the Company providing for the full release of any claims against the Company or any related party arising out of such employment.

 

(g)          Section 2.16(g) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth each employee benefit plan maintained, established or sponsored by the Company, or which the Company participates in or contributes to, which is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Company has made all required contributions and has no liability to any such employee benefit plan, other than liability for health plan continuation coverage described in Part 6 of Title I(B) of ERISA, and has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws for any such employee benefit plan.

 

(h)          The Company is not bound by or subject to (and none of its assets or properties is bound by or subject to) any written or oral, express or implied, contract, commitment or arrangement with any labor union, and no labor union has requested or, to the Company's knowledge, has sought to represent any of the employees, representatives or agents of the Company. There is no strike or other labor dispute involving the Company pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, which could have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is the Company aware of any labor organization activity involving its employees.

 

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(i)          To the Company’s knowledge, none of the Key Employees or directors of the Company has been (A) subject to voluntary or involuntary petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law or the appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer by a court for his business or property; (B) convicted in a criminal proceeding or named as a subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (C) subject to any order, judgment, or decree (not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated) of any court of competent jurisdiction permanently or temporarily enjoining him from engaging, or otherwise imposing limits or conditions on his engagement in any securities, investment advisory, banking, insurance, or other type of business or acting as an officer or director of a public company; or (D) found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal or state securities, commodities, or unfair trade practices law, which such judgment or finding has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated.

 

2.17       Tax Returns and Payments. There are no federal, state, county, local or foreign taxes due and payable by the Company which have not been timely paid. There are no accrued and unpaid federal, state, country, local or foreign taxes of the Company which are due, whether or not assessed or disputed. There have been no examinations or audits of any tax returns or reports by any applicable federal, state, local or foreign governmental agency. The Company has duly and timely filed all federal, state, county, local and foreign tax returns required to have been filed by it and there are in effect no waivers of applicable statutes of limitations with respect to taxes for any year.

 

2.18       Insurance. The Company has in full force and effect fire and casualty insurance policies with extended coverage, sufficient in amount (subject to reasonable deductions) to allow it to replace any of its properties that might be damaged or destroyed.

 

2.19       Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreements. Each current and former employee, consultant and officer of the Company has executed an agreement with the Company regarding confidentiality and proprietary information substantially in the form or forms delivered to the counsel for the Purchasers (the “Confidential Information Agreements”). No current or former Key Employee has excluded works or inventions from his or her assignment of inventions pursuant to such Key Employee’s Confidential Information Agreement. The Company is not aware that any of its Key Employees is in violation thereof.

 

2.20       Permits. The Company has all franchises, permits, licenses and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business, the lack of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not in default in any material respect under any of such franchises, permits, licenses or other similar authority.

 

2.21       Corporate Documents. The Restated Certificate and the Bylaws are in the forms provided to the Purchasers. The copy of the minute books of the Company provided to the Purchasers contains minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors and the Stockholders and all actions by written consent without a meeting by the Board of Directors and the Stockholders since the date of incorporation and accurately reflects in all material respects all actions by the Board of Directors (and any committee of the Board of Directors) and the Stockholders with respect to all transactions referred to in such minutes.

 

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2.22       Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not now and has never been a “United States real property holding corporation” as defined in the Code and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company has filed with the Internal Revenue Service all statements, if any, with its United States income tax returns which are required under such regulations.

 

2.23       Environmental and Safety Laws. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Company is and has been in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (b) there has been no release or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened release of any pollutant, contaminant or toxic or hazardous material, substance or waste, or petroleum or any fraction thereof, (each a “Hazardous Substance”) on, upon, into or from any site currently or heretofore owned, leased or otherwise used by the Company; (c) there have been no Hazardous Substances generated by the Company that have been disposed of or come to rest at any site that has been included in any published U.S. federal, state or local “superfund” site list or any other similar list of hazardous or toxic waste sites published by any governmental authority in the United States; and (d) there are no underground storage tanks located on, no polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCB”) or PCB-containing equipment used or stored on, and no hazardous waste as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, stored on, any site owned or operated by the Company, except for the storage of hazardous waste in compliance with Environmental Laws. The Company has made available to the Purchasers true and complete copies of all material environmental records, reports, notifications, certificates of need, permits, pending permit applications, correspondence, engineering studies, and environmental studies or assessments. For purposes of this Section 2.23, “Environmental Laws” means any law, regulation, or other applicable requirement relating to (a) releases or threatened release of Hazardous Substance; (b) pollution or protection of employee health or safety, public health or the environment; or (c) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage, or disposal of Hazardous Substances.

 

2.24       Qualified Small Business Stock. As of and immediately following the Closing, (i) the Company will be an eligible corporation as defined in Section 1202(e)(4) of the Code, (ii) the Company will not have made purchases of its own stock described in Code Section 1202(c)(3)(B) during the one-year period preceding the Closing, except for purchases that are disregarded for such purposes under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1202-2 and (iii) the Company’s aggregate gross assets, as defined by Code Section 1202(d)(2), at no time between its incorporation and through the Closing have exceeded $50 million, taking into account the assets of any corporations required to be aggregated with the Company in accordance with Code Section 1202(d)(3); provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be liable to the Purchasers or any other party for any damages arising from any subsequently proven or identified error in the Company’s determination with respect to the applicability or interpretation of Code Section 1202, unless such determination shall have been given by the Company in a manner either grossly negligent or fraudulent.

 

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2.25       Disclosure. The Company has made available to the Purchasers all of the information reasonably available to the Company that the Purchasers have requested for deciding whether to acquire the Shares. No representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement, as qualified by the Disclosure Letter, and no certificate furnished or to be furnished to the Purchasers at the Closing contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. It is understood that this representation is qualified by the fact that, except for the disclosures contained in this Agreement and in the Disclosure Letter, the Company has not delivered to the Purchasers, and has not been requested to deliver, a private placement or similar memorandum or any written disclosure of the types of information which may be furnished to purchasers of securities.

 

3.           Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers. Each Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company, severally and not jointly, as follows:

 

3.1         Authorization. The Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into the Transaction Agreements. The Transaction Agreements to which such Purchaser is a party, when executed and delivered by the Purchaser, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, or (b) to the extent the indemnification provisions contained in the Investors’ Rights Agreement may be limited by applicable federal or state securities laws.

 

3.2         Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This Agreement is made with the Purchaser in reliance upon the Purchaser’s representation to the Company, which by the Purchaser’s execution of this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby confirms, that the Shares and Warrants (including the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants) to be acquired by the Purchaser will be acquired for investment for the Purchaser’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and that the Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. By executing this Agreement, the Purchaser further represents that the Purchaser does not presently have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to any of the Shares or the Warrants (including the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants). The Purchaser has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares or the Warrants (including the Warrant Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants).

 

3.3         Disclosure of Information. The Purchaser has had an opportunity to discuss the Company’s business, management, financial affairs and the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares with the Company’s management and has had an opportunity to review the Company’s facilities; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 2 and Section 6.7 of this Agreement or the right of the Purchaser to rely thereon.

 

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3.4         Restricted Securities. The Purchaser understands that the Shares and the Warrant Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations in this Section 3. The Purchaser understands that the Shares and the Warrant Shares are “restricted securities” under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws and that, pursuant to such laws, the Purchaser must hold the Shares and Warrant Shares indefinitely unless they are registered with the SEC and qualified by state authorities, or an exemption from such registration and qualification requirements is available. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has no obligation to register or qualify the Shares, Warrant Shares, or the Common Stock into which they may be converted, for resale except as set forth in the Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement. The Purchaser further acknowledges that if an exemption from registration or qualification is available, it may be conditioned on various requirements including, but not limited to, the time and manner of sale, the holding period for the Shares, and on requirements relating to the Company which are outside of the Purchaser’s control, and which the Company is under no obligation and may not be able to satisfy.

 

3.5         No Public Market. The Purchaser understands that no public market now exists for the Shares or the Warrant Shares, and that the Company has made no assurances that a public market will ever exist for the Shares or the Warrant Shares.

 

3.6         Legends. The Purchaser understands that the Shares, the Warrant Shares and any securities issued in respect of or exchange for the Shares and Warrant Shares may bear one or all of the following legends:

 

(a)          “THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.”;

 

(b)          any legend set forth in, or required by, the other Transaction Agreements; and

 

(c)          any legend required by the securities laws of any state to the extent such laws are applicable to the Shares or Warrant Shares represented by the certificate so legended.

 

3.7         Accredited Investor. The Purchaser is an accredited investor, as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

3.8         Foreign Investor. If the Purchaser is not a United States person (as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), such Purchaser hereby represents that it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Shares and Warrants or any use of this Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Shares and Warrants, (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Shares and Warrants. Such Purchaser’s subscription and payment for and continued beneficial ownership of the Shares and Warrants will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Purchaser’s jurisdiction.

 

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3.9         No General Solicitation. Neither the Purchaser, nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, stockholders or partners has either directly or indirectly, including through a broker or finder (a) engaged in any general solicitation, or (b) published any advertisement in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.

 

3.10       Exculpation Among Purchasers. The Purchaser acknowledges that it is not relying upon any Person, other than the Company and its officers and directors, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company. The Purchaser agrees that no Purchaser nor the respective controlling Persons, officers, directors, partners, agents, or employees of any Purchaser shall be liable to any other Purchaser for any action heretofore taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Shares or Warrants.

 

3.11       Residence. If the Purchaser is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity, then the office address or addresses of the Purchaser's principal place of business is identified under the Purchaser's name in Exhibit A.

 

4.           Conditions to the Purchasers’ Obligations. The obligation of each Purchaser to purchase Shares and Warrants at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions, unless otherwise waived:

 

4.1         Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 2 and Section 6.7 shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing, except that any such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects where such representation and warranty is qualified with respect to materiality.

 

4.2         Performance. The Company shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by the Company on or before the Closing.

 

4.3         Compliance Certificate. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall deliver to the Purchasers at the Closing a certificate certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 have been fulfilled.

 

4.4         Qualifications. All authorizations, approvals or permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Shares and Warrants pursuant to this Agreement shall be obtained and effective as of the Closing.

 

4.5         Board of Directors. As of the Closing, the authorized size of the Board of Directors shall be 10, and the Board of Directors shall include each of Jonathan Schulhof, Michael Schulhof, Stuart Page, Matthew Gibbs, Ganesh Kishore, Mark Puckett, John Clarke, Larry Aschebrook and Damon Rawie.

 

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4.6         Indemnification Agreements. The Company and each member of the Board of Directors designated by a Purchaser (other than any Purchaser relying upon this condition to excuse such Purchaser’s performance hereunder) shall have executed and delivered the Indemnification Agreements.

 

4.7         Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement. The Company and each Purchaser and the other Stockholders named as parties thereto shall have executed and delivered the Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement.

 

4.8         Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement. The Company, each Purchaser, and the other Stockholders named as parties thereto shall have executed and delivered the Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement.

 

4.9         Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement. The Company, each Purchaser and the other Stockholders named as parties thereto shall have executed and delivered the Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement.

 

4.10       Restated Certificate. The Company shall have filed the Restated Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware at or prior to the Closing, and the Restated Certificate shall continue to be in full force and effect as of the Closing.

 

4.11       Secretary’s Certificate. The secretary of the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing a certificate certifying (i) the Bylaws, (ii) resolutions of the Board of Directors approving the Transaction Agreements and the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Agreements, and (iii) resolutions of the Stockholders approving the Restated Certificate.

 

4.12       Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser (or its counsel) shall have received all such counterpart original and certified or other copies of such documents as reasonably requested.

 

5.          Conditions to the Company’s Obligations. The obligation of the Company to sell the Shares and the Warrants to the Purchasers at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions, unless otherwise waived:

 

5.1         Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Purchaser contained in Section 3 and Section 6.7 shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing.

 

5.2         Performance. The Purchasers shall have performed and complied with all covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing.

 

5.3         Qualifications. All authorizations, approvals and permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Shares and Warrants pursuant to this Agreement shall have been obtained and shall be effective as of the Closing.

 

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5.4         Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement. Each Purchaser and the other Stockholders named as parties thereto shall have executed and delivered the Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement.

 

5.5         Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement. Each Purchaser and the other Stockholders named as parties thereto shall have executed and delivered the Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement.

 

5.6         Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement. Each Purchaser and the other Stockholders named as parties thereto shall have executed and delivered the Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement.

 

6.          Miscellaneous.

 

6.1         Survival of Warranties. Unless otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchasers contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing and shall in no way be affected by any investigation or knowledge of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of the Purchasers or the Company.

 

6.2         Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

6.3         Governing Law. This Agreement and any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as to matters within the scope thereof, and as to all other matters, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the laws of the State of New York.

 

6.4         Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement, any Transaction Agreement and any other document prepared in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby may be executed and delivered by facsimile signature or by email in portable document format and 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.

 

6.5         Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

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6.6         Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next business day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the parties hereto at their respective addresses as set forth on the signature page to this Agreement or Exhibit A, as applicable, or to such e-mail address, facsimile number or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 6.6. If notice is given to the Company, a copy shall also be sent to Norton Rose Fulbright, Fulbright Tower, 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100, Houston, Texas, 77010-3095, Attn: Charles D. Powell.

 

6.7         No Finder’s Fees. Except as set forth in Section 6.7 of the Disclosure Letter, each party hereto represents that it neither is, nor will be, obligated for any finder’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each Purchaser agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee arising out of this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which any Purchaser or any of its officers, employees, or representatives is responsible. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee arising out of this transaction (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Company or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible.

 

6.8         Attorney’s Fees. If any action at law or in equity (including arbitration) is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of any of the Transaction Agreements, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

 

6.9         Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended, terminated or waived only with the written consent of the Company and the holders of at least 662/3% of the voting power of the then outstanding Series C-2 Preferred Stock. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 6.9 shall be binding upon each of the Purchasers and each transferee of the Shares, the Warrants or the Warrant Shares (or the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any of the foregoing), each future holder of any such securities, and the Company.

 

6.10       Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.

 

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6.11       Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party hereto under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party hereto under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching or non-defaulting party hereto nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party hereto of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party hereto of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, whether under this Agreement, by law or otherwise, afforded to any party hereto, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

 

6.12       Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto and the Disclosure Letter), the Restated Certificate and the other Transaction Agreements constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties hereto are expressly canceled.

 

6.13       Dispute Resolution. Any unresolved controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, except (i) as otherwise provided in this Agreement, or (ii) for any such controversies or claims arising out of the intellectual property rights of a party hereto for which a provisional remedy or equitable relief is sought, shall be submitted to arbitration by one arbitrator mutually agreed upon by the parties to such arbitration, and if no agreement can be reached within 30 days, then by one arbitrator having reasonable experience in corporate finance transactions of the type provided for in this Agreement and who is chosen by the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The arbitration shall take place in the city of Houston, Texas (unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties to the arbitration), in accordance with the then current Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA (which rules are hereby incorporated as an integral part of this Agreement), and judgment upon any award rendered in such arbitration will be binding and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be limited discovery prior to the arbitration hearing as follows: (X) exchange of witness lists and copies of documentary evidence and documents relating to or arising out of the issues to be arbitrated, (Y) depositions of all party witnesses and (Z) such other depositions as may be allowed by the arbitrator upon a showing of good cause. Depositions shall be conducted in accordance with the New York Code of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator shall be required to provide in writing to the parties to the arbitration the basis for the award or order of such arbitrator, and a court reporter shall record all hearings, with such record constituting the official transcript of such proceedings. The party prevailing in the arbitration, as determined by the arbitrator, shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

 

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6.14       Indemnification.

 

(a)          In consideration of each Purchaser’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and fulfillment of its, his or her obligations hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser and each Purchaser’s Affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses (including, without limitation, costs of suit and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought) (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by such Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation under this Section 6.14(a) to defend, protect, indemnify or hold harmless any Indemnitee with respect to any Indemnified Liability to the extent resulting from or arising out of the negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnitee. Subject to Section 6.14(b), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnitees for the Indemnified Liabilities as such Indemnified Liabilities are incurred. To the extent the Company's undertakings under this Section 6.14(a) may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.

 

(b)          In connection with the obligation of the Company to indemnify for expenses as set forth in Section 6.14(a) above, the Company shall, upon presentation of appropriate invoices containing reasonable detail, reimburse each Indemnitee for any such Indemnified Liability incurred by such Indemnitee as the same may be incurred by such Indemnitee; provided, however, that if any such Indemnified Liabilities are incurred pursuant to a cause of action initiated by an Indemnitee against the Company, between the Company and such Indemnitee, such Indemnified Liabilities shall be reimbursed by the Company upon the final determination pursuant to Section 6.13, or otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction, that the Company has breached a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company herein.

 

(c)          The obligations of the Company in respect of a claim for indemnification or any other claim related to this Agreement shall not include any consequential, punitive, special or exemplary damages, including any damages on account of lost profits or opportunities, business interruption or diminution in value. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company’s total liability to any Indemnitee under this Section 6.14, or otherwise out of any transaction contemplated herein, shall not exceed the purchase price actually paid to the Company by such Indemnitee for the Shares and Warrants pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(d)          Other than as set forth in this Section 6.14, or with respect to any claim for fraud in the negotiation or execution of this Agreement, indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.14 shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for the parties hereto with respect to matters arising under this Agreement of any kind or nature, including for any misrepresentation or breach of any warranty, covenant, or other provision contained in this Agreement, and each party hereto hereby waives and releases any other rights, remedies, causes of action, or claims that such party may have or that may arise against any other parties hereto with respect thereto.

 

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6.15        No Commitment for Additional Financing. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser has made any representation, undertaking, commitment or agreement to provide or assist the Company in obtaining any financing, investment or other assistance, other than the purchase of the Shares and Warrants as set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein. In addition, the Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) no statements, whether written or oral, made by any Purchaser or its representatives on or after the date of this Agreement shall create an obligation, commitment or agreement to provide or assist the Company in obtaining any financing or investment, (ii) the Company shall not rely on any such statement by any Purchaser or its representatives and (iii) an obligation, commitment or agreement to provide or assist the Company in obtaining any financing or investment may only be created by a written agreement, signed by such Purchaser and the Company, setting forth the terms and conditions of such financing or investment and stating that such Persons intend for such writing to be a binding obligation or agreement. Each Purchaser shall have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to refuse or decline to participate in any other financing of or investment in the Company, and shall have no obligation to assist or cooperate with the Company in obtaining any financing, investment or other assistance.

 

6.16        Principal Business Operations.  The Company will remain headquartered in the State of Texas and maintain business operations in the State of Texas and will not move its principal business operations from the State of Texas for a period of at least 90 days after the date of the Closing.

 

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

 

  GLORI ENERGY INC.
     
  By: /s/ Stuart Page
    Stuart Page
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

  Address:  4315 South Drive
    Houston, TX  77053

 

Signature Page to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

  Texas ACP II, L.P.
   
  By: ADVTG GP II, L.L.C., its General Partner
   
  By: /s/ Damon Rawie
  Name: Damon Rawie
  Title: Vice President
     
  Texas ACP Venture Partners I, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Damon Rawie
  Name: Damon Rawie
  Title: Vice President 

 

Signature Page to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

  OXFORD BIOSCIENCE PARTNERS V L.P.
  By:  OBP Management V L.P.
     
  By: /s/ Matthew A. Gibbs
    Matthew A. Gibbs – General Partner
     
  mRNA FUND V L.P.
  By:  OBP Management V L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Matthew A. Gibbs
    Matthew A. Gibbs – General Partner

 

Signature Page to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

  MALAYSIAN LIFE SCIENCES CAPITAL FUND LTD.
   
  By: Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund Management Company Ltd, its Manager
     
  By: /s/ Roger Wyse
  Name: Roger Wyse
  Title: Co-Chairman

 

Signature Page to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

ENERGY TECHNOLOGY VENTURES, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Steven Taub
  Name: Steven Taub
  Title: Authorized Representative

 

Signature Page to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

  GTI VENTURES, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Jonathan Schulhof
  Name: Jonathan Schulhof
  Title: President

 

Signature Page to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

  KPCB HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Paul M. Vronsky
  Name: Paul M. Vronsky
  Title: General Counsel 

 

Signature Page to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

  GENTRY TECHNOLOGY FUND I, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Larry Aschebrook
  Name: Larry Aschebrook
  Title: Manager 

 

Signature Page to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

SCHEDULE OF PURCHASERS

 

Investor  Purchase Price
for Closing
   Total Closing
Shares
   Total
Warrants
 
Texas ACP II, L.P.               
5000 Plaza on the Lake               
Suite 195               
Austin, Texas 78746               
Attention:  Damon Rawie  $1,250,000.16    456,038    406,250 
                
With a copy to:               
Kelley Drye &Warren LLP               
Attn:  Thomas Ferguson               
333 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 2600               
Chicago, IL 60606               
                
Texas ACP Venture Partners I, LLC               
5000 Plaza on the Lake               
Suite 195               
Austin, Texas 78746               
Attention:  Damon Rawie  $499,999.52    182,415    162,500 
                
With a copy to:               
Kelley Drye &Warren LLP               
Attn:  Thomas Ferguson               
333 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 2600               
Chicago, IL 60606               
                
Oxford Bioscience Partners V L.P.               
535 Boylston Street, Suite 402 Boston, MA 02116  $977,961.39    356,790    317,837 
                
mRNA Fund V L.P.               
535 Boylston Street, Suite 402  $22,037.64    8,040    7,162 
Boston, MA 02116               
                
Malaysian Life Sciences Capital               
Fund Ltd.               
c/o Burrill & Company                
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2700  $499,999.52    182,415    162,500 
San Francisco, CA 94111               
Attn:  Greg Young               

 

Exhibit A to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

Investor  Purchase Price
for Closing
   Total Closing
Shares
   Total
Warrants
 
Energy Technology Ventures, LLC               
c/o GE Ventures, LLC               
2882 Sand Hill Road               
Menlo Park, CA 94025               
Attn: General Counsel               
                
With a copy to:  $499,999.52    182,415    162,500 
                
Lisa R. Blanco               
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer               
Energy Technology Ventures, LLC               
Email: lisablanco@me.com               
                
GTI Ventures, LLC               
150 East 58th Street               
24th Floor  $125,000.57    45,604    40,625 
New York, NY 10155               
                
KPCB Holdings, Inc.               
2750 Sand Hill Road  $50,001.32    18,242    16,250 
Menlo Park, CA 94025               
                
Gentry Technology Fund I, LLC               
c/o Gentry Financial Partners               
205 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3770               
Chicago, IL 60601               
Attn: Thomas B. Raterman  $1,123,999.13    410,069    365,300 
With a copy to:               
Kelley Drye &Warren LLP               
Attn:  Thomas Ferguson               
333 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 2600               
Chicago, IL 60606               
Total:  $5,048,998.77    1,842,028    1,640,924 

 

Exhibit A to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

[See attached.]

 

Exhibit B to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF WARRANT

 

[See attached.]

 

Exhibit C to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF WARRANT TERMINATION AGREEMENT

 

[See attached.]

 

Exhibit D to Series C-2 Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement

 

 

 

EX-10.13 13 v375778_ex10-13.htm EXHIBIT 10.13

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

Glori ENERGY Production Inc.

 

Senior Secured First Lien Notes due March 14, 2017

 

 

 

NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

 

Dated as of March 14, 2014

 

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section   Page
     
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION. 1
     
2. AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES. 2
     
3. SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES. 2
     
4. CLOSING. 2
     
5. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING. 3
     
5.1. Certificates as to Resolutions, etc 3
5.2. Good Standing Certificates, etc 3
5.3. Agreement 3
5.4. Additional Capital 3
5.5. Security Instruments 3
5.6. Acquisition 4
5.7. Fees, etc 4
5.8. Opinions of Counsel 4
5.9. Insurance 5
5.10. Default, etc 5
5.11. Consents and Approvals 5
5.12. Purchase Permitted by Applicable Law, etc 5
5.13. Representations and Warranties 5
5.14. Lien Search Certificates 5
5.15. Approved Budget 5
5.16. Transfer of Title to Initial Wells, Acreage and Other Interests 5
5.17. Swap Agreements 6
5.18. Due Diligence 6
5.19. Environmental Condition 6
5.20. Proceedings and Documents 6
5.21. Notice of Termination of Operating Agreement 6
     
6. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.] 7
     
7. PAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES; CLOSING FEES; ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT; INTEREST; DEFAULT INTEREST, ETC. 7
     
7.1. Maturity 7
7.2. Optional Prepayments 7
7.3. Amortization; Mandatory Prepayments 7
7.4. Allocation of Partial Prepayments 9
7.5. Maturity; Surrender, etc 9
7.6. Purchase of Notes 9
7.7. Interest 10
7.8. Transaction Fees 10

 

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7.9. Default Interest 10
7.10. Determination of Risk Adjusted Present Value 10
     
8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE OBLIGORS. 13
     
8.1. Organization; Powers 13
8.2. Authority; Enforceability 13
8.3. Approvals; No Conflicts 13
8.4. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect 14
8.5. Litigation 14
8.6. Environmental Matters 14
8.7. Compliance with Laws and Agreements; No Defaults 15
8.8. Investment Company Act 15
8.9. No Subsidiaries 16
8.10. Taxes 16
8.11. ERISA 16
8.12. Disclosure; No Material Misstatements 17
8.13. Insurance 17
8.14. Restrictions on Liens 18
8.15. Subsidiaries, etc 18
8.16. Location of Business and Offices 18
8.17. Properties; Title, etc 18
8.18. Maintenance of Properties 19
8.19. Swap Agreements 20
8.20. Use of Proceeds of Notes 20
8.21. Solvency 20
8.22. Labor Matters 20
8.23. Material Contracts 21
8.24. SBA Information 21
8.25. Foreign Asset Control Regulations, etc 21
8.26. Gas Imbalances; Prepayments 21
8.27. Private Offering by the Company 21
     
9. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS. 22
     
9.1. Source of Funds. 22
9.2. Purchase for Investment 22
     
10. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. 22
     
10.1. Financial Statements; Ratings Change; Other Information 22
10.2. Notice of Material Events 26
10.3. Existence; Conduct of Business 26
10.4. Material Contracts 27
10.5. Payment of Obligations 27
10.6. Performance of Obligations under Note Documents 27
10.7. Operation and Maintenance of Properties 27
10.8. Insurance 28
10.9. Books and Records; Inspection Rights; Monthly Management Updates; Board Observation Rights; Meeting of Holders 29

 

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10.10. Compliance with Laws 29
10.11. Environmental Matters 30
10.12. Guarantors 31
10.13. ERISA Compliance 31
10.14. Senior Status 31
10.15. Reserve Reports 31
10.16. Title Information 32
10.17. Further Assurances 33
10.18. Additional Collateral 33
10.19. Swap Agreements 33
10.20. Swap Intercreditor Agreement 34
10.21. VCOC Rights 34
10.22. Notice of Termination and Attorney-in-fact 34
10.23. Deposit Account Control Agreement 34
     
11. NEGATIVE COVENANTS. 35
     
11.1. Financial Covenants 35
11.2. Debt 36
11.3. Liens 37
11.4. Restricted Payments, etc 37
11.5. Investments, Loans and Advances 37
11.6. Nature of Business 38
11.7. Prepayments 39
11.8. Limitation on Leases 39
11.9. Proceeds of Notes 39
11.10. ERISA Compliance 39
11.11. Sale or Discount of Receivables 40
11.12. Mergers, etc 40
11.13. Sale of Properties 41
11.14. Environmental Matters 41
11.15. Subsidiaries 41
11.16. Terrorism Sanctions Regulations 41
11.17. Negative Pledge Agreements; Dividend Restrictions 42
11.18. Swap Agreements 42
11.19. Sale and Leaseback 42
11.20. Transactions with Affiliates 42
11.21. Amendment, etc. of Material Contracts 42
11.22. Amendment of Organizational Documents; Management Changes 43
11.23. G&A Expenses 43
11.24. Gas Imbalances, Take-or-Pay or Other Prepayments 43
11.25. Marketing Activities 43
11.26. Approved Budget 43
     
12. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. 44
     
13. REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC. 46
     
13.1. Acceleration 46

 

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13.2. Other Remedies 47
13.3. Rescission 47
13.4. No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, etc 47
     
14. GUARANTIES; SUBORDINATION OF OBLIGOR CLAIMS. 47
     
14.1. Guaranties 47
14.2. Right of Contribution 48
14.3. No Subrogation 48
14.4. Amendments, etc. with respect to the Guarantied Obligations 49
14.5. Waivers 49
14.6. Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional 50
14.7. Reinstatement 51
14.8. Payments 51
14.9. Representations and Warranties 51
14.10. Affirmative and Negative Covenants 52
14.11. Subordination of Obligor Claims 52
     
15. REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES. 53
     
15.1. Registration of Notes 53
15.2. Transfer and Exchange of Notes 53
15.3. Replacement of Notes 53
     
16. PAYMENTS ON NOTES. 54
     
16.1. Place of Payment 54
     
17. EXPENSES, TAXES, ETC. 54
     
17.1. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 54
17.2. Taxes 56
17.3. Survival 59
     
18. SURVIVAL; REVIVAL; REINSTATEMENT; ENTIRE AGREEMENT. 59
     
19. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. 60
     
19.1. Requirements 60
19.2. Solicitation of Holders of Notes 60
19.3. Binding Effect, etc 61
     
20. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS. 61
     
21. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 62
     
22. NOTICES. 62
     
23. SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER. 63
     
24. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. 63
     
24.1. Appointment; Powers 63
24.2. Duties and Obligations of Administrative Agent 63

 

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24.3. Action by Administrative Agent 64
24.4. Reliance by Administrative Agent 64
24.5. Subagents 64
24.6. Resignation or Removal of Administrative Agent 65
24.7. Administrative Agent as a Holder 65
24.8. No Reliance 65
     
25. MISCELLANEOUS. 66
     
25.1. Successors and Assigns 66
25.2. Payments Due on Non-Business Days 66
25.3. Severability 67
25.4. Construction 67
25.5. Counterparts 67
25.6. USA Patriot Act Notice 67
25.7. Interest Rate Limitation 67
25.8. Security of Swap Agreements 68
25.9. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS 68

 

SCHEDULE A     INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASERS
         
SCHEDULE B     DEFINED TERMS
         
SCHEDULE C     MORTGAGED PROPERTIES
         
SCHEDULE 8.5     Litigation
         
SCHEDULE 8.6     Environmental Matters
         
SCHEDULE 8.15     Equity Interests and Subsidiaries
         
SCHEDULE 8.19     Swap Agreements
         
SCHEDULE 8.23     Material Contracts
         
SCHEDULE 8.26     Gas Imbalances, etc.
         
SCHEDULE 11.2     Debt
         
SCHEDULE 11.5     Investments
         
SCHEDULE 11.20     Transactions with Affiliates
         
SCHEDULE B-1     Principal Officers

 

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EXHIBIT 1       Form of Senior Secured First Lien Note due December 8, 2012
         
EXHIBIT 5.5     Security Instruments
         
EXHIBIT 5.6     Compliance Certificate
         
EXHIBIT 5.8     List of Opinions of Counsel
         
EXHIBIT 5.21     Form of Notice of Termination of Operating Agreement
         
EXHIBIT 10.21     Form VCOC Side Letter
         
EXHIBIT B-1     Form of Advance Request
         
EXHIBIT C     Form of Tax Compliance Certificates

 

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4315 South Drive
Houston, Texas 77053

Facsimile: 713-237-8585

Telephone: 832-412-1432

E-mail:
VPerez@glorienergy.com

 

Senior Secured First Lien Notes due March 14, 2017

 

March 14, 2014

TO EACH OF THE PURCHASERS LISTED IN

THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE A:

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Glori Energy Production Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas (the “Company”) hereby agrees with each of the purchasers whose names appear on Schedule 1 hereto (each, a “Purchaser” and, collectively, the “Purchasers”) and with Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, as administrative agent for the benefit of the Purchasers (acting in such capacity, together with it successors and assigns in such capacity, herein referred to as the “Administrative Agent”) as follows:

 

1.DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

 

(a)          Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings specified therefor on Schedule B.

 

(b)          Accounting Terms and Determinations; GAAP. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all determinations with respect to accounting matters hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be furnished to the Purchasers hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements except for changes in which the Company’s independent certified public accountants concur and which are disclosed to the Purchasers on the next date on which financial statements are required to be delivered to the Purchasers pursuant to Section 10.1(a); provided that, unless the Company and the Required Holders shall otherwise agree in writing, no such change shall modify or affect the manner in which compliance with the covenants contained herein is computed such that all such computations shall be conducted utilizing financial information presented consistently with prior periods.

 

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(c)          Terms Generally; Rules of Construction. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth in the Note Documents), (b) any reference herein to any law shall be construed as referring to such law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to the restrictions contained in the Note Documents), (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) with respect to the determination of any time period, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to and including” and (f) any reference herein to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement or any other Note Document shall be interpreted or construed against any Person solely because such Person or its legal representative drafted such provision.

 

2.AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES.

 

The Company authorizes the issue and sale of up to $18,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Senior Secured First Lien Notes due March 14, 2017 (the “Notes”, such term to include any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 15 of this Agreement). The Notes shall be substantially in the form set out in Exhibit 1, with such changes therefrom, if any, as may be approved by the Purchasers and the Company. Notes in the aggregate amount of $18,000,000 shall be issued and sold on the Closing Date.

 

3.SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each Purchaser and each Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at the Closing, Notes up to the aggregate principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser’s name in Schedule A at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder are several and not joint obligations, and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder.

 

4.CLOSING.

 

Subject to the conditions specified in Section 5 below, the sale and purchase of up to $18,000,000 principal amount of the Notes (evidenced by a Note in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto at each Purchaser’s discretion) to be purchased by each Purchaser shall occur and, this Agreement shall become effective, at a closing (the “Closing”) to be held at such time and place as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Purchasers (the “Closing Date”). At the Closing, the Company will deliver to each Purchaser the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser at the Closing in the form of a single Note (or such greater number of Notes in denominations of at least $100,000 as such Purchaser may request) dated the date of the Closing and registered in such Purchaser’s name (or in the name of its nominee), against delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the Company to a bank account of the Company as specified by the Company to each Purchaser.

 

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5.CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.

 

The effectiveness of this Agreement, and each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase and pay for the Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser’s reasonable satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of the conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 et seq. below.

 

5.1.          Certificates as to Resolutions, etc. Each Purchaser shall have received a certificate of the President, Chief Financial Officer, or Secretary of the Company setting forth (a) resolutions of the Company’s board of directors with respect to the authorization of the Company to execute and deliver the Note Documents to which it is a party and to enter into the transactions contemplated in those documents, (b) the officers of the Company (i) who are authorized to sign the Note Documents to which the Company is a party and (ii) who will, until replaced by another officer or officers duly authorized for that purpose, act as its representative for the purposes of signing documents and giving notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (c) specimen signatures of such authorized officers, and (d) the constitutive documents of the Company certified as being true and complete. Each Purchaser may conclusively rely on such certificate until such Purchaser receives notice in writing from the Company to the contrary.

 

5.2.          Good Standing Certificates, etc. Each Purchaser shall have received certificates of the appropriate governmental agencies with respect to the existence, qualification and good standing of the Company.

 

5.3.          Agreement. Each Purchaser shall have received from each party hereto counterparts (in such number as may be requested by such Purchaser) of this Agreement and each other Note Document signed on behalf of such party.

 

5.4.          Additional Capital.

 

(a)          Seller Note. The Parent shall have issued the Seller Note, and the proceeds thereof shall be applied to the purchase price of the Acquisition.

 

(b)          Equity Raise. Holdings shall have contributed capital in an amount not less than $21,200,200 to the Company, and such amount shall be applied by the Company towards the purchase price of the Acquisition.

 

5.5.          Security Instruments. Each Purchaser shall have received from each party thereto duly executed counterparts (in such number as may be requested by such Purchaser) of the Security Instruments described on Exhibit 5.5. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Security Instruments, each Purchaser shall:

 

(a)          be reasonably satisfied that the Security Instruments create first priority perfected Liens (subject only to Excepted Liens identified in clauses (a) to (c) and (e) of the definition thereof, but subject to the provisos at the end of such definition) on the Collateral (other than Oil and Gas Properties) described in the Security Instruments;

 

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(b)          be reasonably satisfied that the Security Instruments create first priority perfected Liens (subject only to Excepted Liens identified in clauses (a) to (c) and (e) of the definition thereof, but subject to the provisos at the end of such definition) on 100% of the total value of the Mortgaged Properties;

 

(c)          have received certificates, together with undated, blank stock powers for each such certificate, representing all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company, to the extent that the Equity Interests of the Company are evidenced by certificates or, with respect to Equity Interests not evidenced by certificates, certification that no UCC Section 8.103 opt-in is in effect with respect thereto; and

 

(d)          have received advice from the Administrative Agent that it has received such title information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to 80% of the Company’s interest in each of the wells described in Schedule C and 90% of the lease acreage described in Schedule C.

 

5.6.          Acquisition. The Company shall have consummated the Acquisition and the Administrative Agent shall have received (a) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying: (i) that the Company is concurrently consummating the Acquisition in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement and acquiring all of the Properties contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement; (ii) as to the final purchase price of the Properties so acquired after giving effect to all adjustments as of the closing date contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement and specifying, by category, the amount of such adjustment and (iii) that attached thereto is a true and complete list of the Properties which have been excluded from the Acquisition pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement; (b) a true and complete executed copy of the Acquisition Agreement and each ancillary document thereto; (c) true and complete copies of the assignments, deeds and leases for all of the Properties acquired pursuant to the Acquisition; and (iv) such other related documents and information as the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested.

 

5.7.          Fees, etc. The Purchasers shall have received all fees (including the relevant Transaction Fees) and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company hereunder.

 

5.8.          Opinions of Counsel. Each Purchaser shall have received the opinions of counsel listed on Exhibit 5.8, which opinions of counsel shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and shall include, without limitation, opinions as to enforceability of the Note Documents (including all Oil and Gas Property deeds of trust and other Security Instruments).

 

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5.9.          Insurance. Each Purchaser shall have received a certificate of insurance coverage for the Company (or other evidence of insurance coverage acceptable to such Purchaser) showing that the Company is carrying insurance in accordance with Section 10.8.

 

5.10.         Default, etc. The Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing, no Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing and the Company shall be in compliance with the Reserve Ratio.

 

5.11.         Consents and Approvals. Each Purchaser shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that the Company has received all consents and approvals required by Section 8.3 to be obtained on or prior to the Closing Date, if any.

 

5.12.         Purchase Permitted by Applicable Law, etc. On the Closing Date (a) each Purchaser’s purchase of Notes shall (i) be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section 1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the character of the particular investment, and (ii) not violate any applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and (b) no litigation shall be pending or threatened, which does or, with respect to any threatened litigation, seeks to, enjoin, prohibit or restrain, the purchase or repayment of any Notes or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Note Document. If requested by such Purchaser, such Purchaser shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may reasonably specify to enable such Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted.

 

5.13.         Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement and in the other Note Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representation or warranty that already is qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof).

 

5.14.         Lien Search Certificates. Each Purchaser shall have received appropriate lien search certificates with respect to the Properties of the Company, which lien search certificates shall be in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

5.15.         Approved Budget. The Administrative Agent and each Purchaser shall have received the Approved Budget for the 2014 fiscal year, setting forth the information required by Section 10.1(q) and approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

5.16.         Transfer of Title to Initial Wells, Acreage and Other Interests. Each Purchaser shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to such Purchasers as to the transfer of title to the Company of all of the Oil and Gas Properties listed on Schedule 5.16 hereto.

 

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5.17.         Swap Agreements. The Administrative Agent shall have received sufficient evidence that Company shall have entered into Swap Agreements on terms and with counterparties satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, hedging in the aggregate notional volumes of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the reasonably anticipated projected production from Proved Developed Producing Reserves of the Oil and Properties of the Company for each month for a four-year period for each of crude oil and natural gas, calculated separately from the last day of each such month.

 

5.18.         Due Diligence. No information or materials are or should have been available to the Company as of the Closing Date that are materially inconsistent with the material previously provided to the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser for its due diligence review. The Administrative Agent and its counsel shall be satisfied with a due diligence review of the Company’s material agreements, including, but not limited to, satisfactory review of (1) third party engineering and geological review of the Properties of the Company; (2) review of the permitting process and surface considerations; (3) review of the proposed drilling and development schedule of the Properties of the Company; (4) business review of the leases associated with the Properties of the Company; (5) review and confirmation of detailed cost estimates for proposed drilling activities on the Properties; (6) review and approval of the 2014 budget (including general and administrative costs and expenses allocated to the Company (in an amount equal to $325,000 for such fiscal year) and capital expenditure budget); (7) review of the Properties’ of the Company wellbores and facilities; (8) review of key operating personnel of any Credit Party (9) review of employment agreements and incentive plans of any Credit Party; (10) third-party legal, title, environmental, and safety reviews (11) all other operating agreements, marketing agreements, transportation agreements, processing agreements and other agreements governing or relating to the Company’s Oil and Gas Properties, (12) any Material Contracts, and (13) all other materials reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser.

 

5.19.         Environmental Condition. Each Purchaser shall be reasonably satisfied with the environmental condition of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Company.

 

5.20.         Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Note Documents and all documents and instruments incident to all such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and such Purchaser’s special counsel, and such Purchaser and such Purchaser’s special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s special counsel may reasonably request.

 

5.21.         Notice of Termination of Operating Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Termination of Operating Agreement, addressed to Holdings, executed by the Company.

 

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6.          [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.]

 

7.          PAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES; CLOSING FEES; ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT; INTEREST; DEFAULT INTEREST, ETC.

 

7.1.          Maturity. As provided therein, the entire unpaid balance of the Notes shall be due and payable on the Final Maturity Date.

 

7.2.          Optional Prepayments. After the date that is 12 calendar months after the Closing Date, the Company may, at its option, prepay at any time, all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes, in an amount not less than $500,000 in the case of a partial prepayment, at the percentage (herein referred to as the “Prepayment Percentage”) set forth in the following chart, of the principal amount of such Notes so prepaid in accordance with Section 7.3(f) hereof, together with unpaid interest on the amount so prepaid; provided that an optional prepayment may be made prior to such 12 calendar month anniversary of the Closing Date if the amount prepaid is paid at a Prepayment Percentage of 104% plus the amount of interest that would have accrued (at the Pre-Default Interest Rate as in effect on the prepayment date) on such prepaid amount between the prepayment date and such 12 month anniversary of the Closing Date, together with unpaid interest on the amount so prepaid; provided further that any prepayment of the Notes made pursuant to the foregoing proviso, with respect to the SBIC Holder’s pro rata share of the amount prepaid, shall not exceed 105% of the principal amount of the SBIC Holder’s pro rata share of the Notes being prepaid, and any excess that would otherwise be payable to the SBIC Holder, shall be paid to each non-SBIC Holder according to such non-SBIC Holder’s pro rata share of the Notes outstanding.

 

Date of Prepayment  Applicable Prepayment Percentage 
1.          From the date that is more than 12 calendar months following the Closing Date through the date that is 24 calendar months following the Closing Date   103.0%
      
2.          From the date that is more than 24 calendar months following the Closing Date through the date that is 6 calendar months until the Final Maturity Date   101.0%
      
3.          From the date that is 30 months following the Closing Date   100.0%

 

7.3.          Amortization; Mandatory Prepayments.

 

(a)          The Company shall, on each Interest Payment Date, without any Prepayment Percentage or other premium or penalty, repay the principal amount outstanding under the Notes in an amount equal to $112,500, in accordance with Section 13.1(e) herein.

 

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(b)          The Company shall, on the date that is forty-five (45) days (or if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) following each Interest Payment Date, prepay the Indebtedness by an amount equal to (i)(1) the Sweep Percentage, multiplied by (2) the positive Consolidated Net Cash Flow for the fiscal quarter most recently ended, minus (ii) the amount paid by the Company pursuant to Section 7.3(a) on the most recent Interest Payment Date, in accordance with Section 13.1(e). Together with each repayment under this Section 7.3(b), the Company shall deliver a certificate from a Responsible Officer setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of Consolidated Net Cash Flow for the applicable period.

 

(c)          The Company shall, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.3(f) hereof, prepay the Indebtedness in full upon the occurrence of any of the following: (i) an initial public offering of any shares or other Equity Interests by the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) a Change of Control; (iii) a sale or other issuance of any Equity Interests by the Company to any person not an equity owner of the Company as of the Closing Date; (iv) a sale, transfer, conveyance, condemnation, casualty event relating to or assignment in any fiscal year of $1,000,000 or more of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than sales of Property permitted under Section 11.13 (a), (b), (c) and (e), and casualty events fully covered by insurance to Administrative Agent’s sole satisfaction); (v) the issuance or incurrence by the Company of any Debt (other than Debt permitted hereunder); or (vi) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and pursuant to section 13.1 the Notes and other Indebtedness has become due and payable.

 

(d)          If (i) any Obligor or any Subsidiary shall receive any Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $50,000, either individually or in the aggregate, then no later than 30 days after the receipt by such Obligor or such Subsidiary of such Net Cash Proceeds, the Indebtedness shall immediately be prepaid by an amount equal to 100% of such excess, as set forth in Section 7.3(f), provided that (A) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) to the extent that the Net Cash Proceeds do not exceed $1,000,000, either individually or in the aggregate, (in which case Section 7.3(c) shall apply), the Company shall have the option to reinvest such excess within one-hundred twenty (120) days of receipt thereof in long term productive assets of the general type used in the business of the Company; provided further that if such Net Cash Proceeds are received in connection with the Acquisition, pursuant to any settlement proceeds on a date following the Closing Date or otherwise, the Company may retain such Net Cash Proceeds in an amount up to $1,000,000, with any Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 to be paid in accordance with this Section 7.3(d) and (ii) the Company shall receive proceeds from any sale or issuance of Equity Interest by the Company, other than a Permitted Equity Raise, then no later than 30 days after the receipt by the Company of such proceeds, the Indebtedness shall immediately be prepaid by an amount equal to 100% of such proceeds, as set forth in Section 7.3(f). The provisions of this Section 7.3(d) do not constitute a consent to the consummation of any transaction not otherwise permitted by the Note Documents.

 

(e)          If the Company shall ever fail to comply with the Reserve Ratio set forth in Section 11.1(c), the Company shall either (i) within thirty (30) Business Days of the occurrence of such event, add additional Oil and Gas Properties to the most recently delivered Engineering Report in sufficient quantities to cause the Company to be in compliance with Section 11.1(c) or (ii) within fifteen (15) Business Days of the occurrence of such event, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.3(f) hereof, prepay the Indebtedness in an amount sufficient to reduce Consolidated Total Debt such that the Company is in compliance with Section 11.1(c).

 

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(f)          Any such mandatory prepayment provided for in the preceding Section 7.3(c), other than as a result of a casualty event, and Section 7.3(d), if such prepayment under Section 7.3(d) results from an Asset Disposition or a non-Permitted Equity Raise, shall include a prepayment premium payable in the same amount as provided for optional prepayments under Section 7.2 and such mandatory prepayments provided for in the preceding Sections 7.3(a), (b), (d) and (e) shall be at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, in each case together with accrued unpaid interest (if any) with respect to such prepaid principal amount. Once prepaid, amounts repaid under the Notes may not be reborrowed. At the time of any prepayment under this Section 7.3, the Company shall deliver a notice that shall specify the aggregate principal of the Notes to be prepaid, the principal amount of each Note held by such Holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section 7.4), and the interest (if any) to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal being prepaid.

 

(g)          If any prepayment of the Notes shall be required pursuant to this Section 7.3 prior to March 14, 2015 which would require a pre-payment of principal to each SBIC Holder in excess of 20% of the principal amount of Notes held by such SBIC Holder, the Administrative Agent shall distribute each SBIC Holder’s pro rata share of such pre-payment in excess of 20% of the principal amount of Notes held by such SBIC Holder to each non-SBIC Holder according to such non-SBIC Holder’s pro rata share of the Notes outstanding.

 

7.4.          Allocation of Partial Prepayments. In the case of each partial prepayment of the Notes, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment.

 

7.5.          Maturity; Surrender, etc. In the case of each prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Section 7, the principal amount of each Note to be prepaid, together with any premium thereon, shall mature and become due and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment, together with interest (if any) on such principal amount accrued to such date. From and after such date, unless the Company shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and payable, together with the interest as aforesaid, interest (if any) on such principal amount shall cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Company and cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid principal amount of any Note.

 

7.6.          Purchase of Notes. The Company will not and will not permit any Affiliate to purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes except upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes. The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any payment, prepayment or purchase of Notes pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.

 

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7.7.          Interest.

 

(a)          The outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall bear interest until maturity at a varying rate per annum equal to the Pre-Default Interest Rate, but in no event to exceed the Highest Lawful Rate. Accrued unpaid interest shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date and at maturity.

 

(b)          All interest under this Section 7.7 and Section 7.9 shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, unless such computation would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, in which case interest shall be computed on the basis of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year).

 

7.8.          Transaction Fees.

 

(a)          On the Closing Date, the Company shall pay to each Purchaser an up-front fee equal to two percent (2.0%) of the principal amount of the Notes being purchased by such Purchaser on the Closing Date.

 

(b)          On the Closing Date and on each anniversary thereafter, the Company will pay to Administrative Agent for its own account, a fee of $40,000 plus all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Holders in connections with administration of the Notes.

 

7.9.          Default Interest. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if any principal of or interest on any Note or any fee or other amount payable by the Company or any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Note Document is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, then the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, in the case of an Event of Default, and such overdue amount, in the case of a failure to pay amounts when due, shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a varying rate per annum equal to the Pre-Default Interest Rate plus two percent (2%) per annum or, in the case of an Event of Default arising as a result of the Company’s failure to comply with Section 10.24, four percent (4%) per annum, but in no event to exceed the Highest Lawful Rate (the “Default Rate”).

 

7.10.         Determination of Risk Adjusted Present Value.

 

(a)          Scheduled and Interim Redeterminations. The Risk Adjusted Present Value shall be redetermined semi-annually in accordance with this Section 7.10 (a “Scheduled Redetermination”), and, subject to Section 7.10(c), such redetermined Risk Adjusted Present Value shall become effective and applicable to the Company, the Administrative Agent, and the Holders on May 1st and November 1st of each year, commencing November 1, 2014. In addition, the Company may, by notifying the Administrative Agent thereof, one time during any 12 month period, elect to cause the Risk Adjusted Present Value to be redetermined between Scheduled Redeterminations and the Administrative Agent may, at the direction of the Required Holders, by notifying the Company thereof, one time during any 12 month period, elect to cause the Risk Adjusted Present Value to be redetermined between Scheduled Redeterminations (any such redetermination, an “Interim Redetermination”) in accordance with this Section 7.10.

 

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(b)          Redetermination Procedure.

 

(i)          Each Redetermination shall be effectuated as follows. Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Holders of the Reserve Report and the certificate required to be delivered by the Company to the Administrative Agent and the Holders pursuant to Section 10.15 (a) and (c), and, in the case of an Interim Redetermination, pursuant to Section 10.15(b) and (c), and such other reports, data and supplemental information as may, from time to time, be reasonably requested by the Required Holders (the Reserve Report, such certificate and such other reports, data and supplemental information being the “Engineering Reports”), the Administrative Agent shall evaluate the information contained in the Engineering Reports and shall, in good faith, propose a new Risk Adjusted Present Value (the “Proposed Risk Adjusted Present Value”) based upon such information and such other information (including, without limitation, the status of title information with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties as described in the Engineering Reports and the existence of any other Debt) as the Administrative Agent deems appropriate in its sole discretion and consistent with the General Parameters set forth in Section 7.10(d) below.

 

(ii)         The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Holders of the Proposed Risk Adjusted Present Value (the “Proposed RAPV Notice”):

 

(A)         in the case of a Scheduled Redetermination, (1) if the Administrative Agent shall have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 10.15 (a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then on or before March 10th and September 10th of such year following the date of delivery or (2) if the Administrative Agent shall not have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 10.15 (a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then promptly after the Administrative Agent has received complete Engineering Reports from the Company and has had a reasonable opportunity to determine the Proposed Risk Adjusted Present Value in accordance with Section 7.10(b)(i); and

 

(B)         in the case of an Interim Redetermination, promptly, and in any event, within fifteen (15) days after the Administrative Agent has received the required Engineering Reports.

 

(iii)        Any Proposed Risk Adjusted Present Value must be approved or deemed to have been approved by the Required Holders as provided in this Section 7.10(b)(iii). Upon receipt of the Proposed RAPV Notice, each Holder shall have ten (10) days to agree with the Proposed Risk Adjusted Present Value or disagree with the Proposed Risk Adjusted Present Value by proposing an alternate Risk Adjusted Present Value. If at the end of such ten (10) days, any Holder has not communicated its approval or disapproval in writing to the Administrative Agent, such silence shall be deemed to be an approval of the Proposed Risk Adjusted Present Value. If, at the end of such 15-day period, the Required Holders have approved or deemed to have approved, as aforesaid, then the Proposed Risk Adjusted Present Value shall become the new Risk Adjusted Present Value, effective on the date specified in Section 7.10(c). If, however, at the end of such 10-day period, the Required Holders have not approved or deemed to have approved, as aforesaid, then the Administrative Agent shall poll the Holders to ascertain the Risk Adjusted Present Value then acceptable to the Required Holders and such amount shall become the new Risk Adjusted Present Value, effective on the date specified in Section 7.10(c).

 

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(c)          Effectiveness of a Redetermined Risk Adjusted Present Value. After a redetermined Risk Adjusted Present Value is approved or is deemed to have been approved by the Required Holders, as applicable, pursuant to Section 7.10(b)(iii), the Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Holders of the amount of the redetermined Risk Adjusted Present Value (the “New RAPV Notice”), and such amount shall become the new Risk Adjusted Present Value, effective and applicable to the Company, the Administrative Agent, and the Holders for all purposes of this Agreement: (i) in the case of a Scheduled Redetermination, (A) if the Administrative Agent shall have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 10.15 (a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then on the May 1st or November 1st, as applicable, following such notice, or (B) if the Administrative Agent shall not have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 10.15 (a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then on the Business Day next succeeding delivery of such notice; and (ii) in the case of an Interim Redetermination, on the Business Day next succeeding delivery of such notice. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.16(c), such amount shall then become the Risk Adjusted Present Value until the next Redetermination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Redetermination shall become effective until the New RAPV Notice related thereto is received by the Company.

 

(d)          General Parameters. The Administrative Agent’s Redetermination of the Proposed Risk Adjusted Value in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.10(b)(i) shall be calculated in accordance with general parameters (herein referred to as the “General Parameters”) set forth in this Section 7.10(d) subject to change and adjustment at any time by Required Holders in their sole discretion. The risk adjusted present value (herein referred to as the “Risk Adjusted Present Value”) shall be equivalent to the present value of the future net revenue of the Company’s proved Oil and Gas Properties (as adjusted by the Administrative Agent’s consulting petroleum engineers selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), discounted at a rate of 10% per annum and determined in accordance with standard industry practices using the price deck and cost escalation set forth below, each category of proved reserves being multiplied by the following applicable risk factors: (i) Proved Developed Producing Reserves (which shall reflect runoff to the effective date of the next Scheduled Redetermination), a risk factor of 100%; (ii) Proved Developed Non-Producing Reserves, a risk factor of 85%; and (iii) Proved Undeveloped Reserves, a risk factor of 75%; provided that, in no event shall more than 25% of the Risk Adjusted Present Value be attributable to reserves not constituting Proved Developed Producing Reserves plus hedges (if such hedges are with a counterparty acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) and, if necessary, the Risk Adjusted Present Value shall be adjusted down to achieve such maximum percentage. The price deck shall be 90% of the five year NYMEX crude oil and natural gas futures strip yearly average as of the closing trade on the fifth (5th) trading date prior to the effective date of the Administrative Agent’s Redetermination (for each month of the year or partial year) and held flat at the fifth year forward and adjusted for transportation, quality, and other differentials deemed appropriate by the Approved Petroleum Engineers or the Company’s chief engineers, as applicable, and approved by Required Holders. As applicable, full market value shall be ascribed for the Company's commodity price hedges (if such hedges are with a counterparty acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) of the proved developed producing production profile contained in the most recent Engineering Report, giving effect to runoff. Lease operating costs, development costs, and other applicable costs used by the Approved Petroleum Engineers in their evaluations shall be escalated at a rate of 3% per year for the first four (4) years after the effective date of such evaluation and held flat at the end of the fifth full calendar year forward.

 

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8.            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE OBLIGORS.

 

Each Obligor represents and warrants to the Purchasers that:

 

8.1.          Organization; Powers. Each of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority, and has all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary, to own its assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, and is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where failure to have such power, authority, licenses, authorizations, consents, approvals and qualifications could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.2.          Authority; Enforceability. The Transactions are within the Obligors’ powers (as the case may be) and have been duly authorized by all necessary action and, if required, membership action (including, without limitation, any action required to be taken by any class of managers of the Obligors or any other Person, whether interested or disinterested, in order to ensure the due authorization of the Transactions). Each Note Document to which any Obligor or any Pledgor is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Obligor and such Pledgor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Obligor and such Pledgor, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

8.3.          Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority or any other third Person (including partners, whether interested or disinterested, of any Obligor, any Pledgor or any other Person), nor is any such consent, approval, registration, filing or other action necessary for the validity or enforceability of any Note Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or, in the reasonable judgment of the Obligor and such Pledgor, can reasonably be expected to be obtained when needed and (ii) those third party approvals or consents which, if not made or obtained, would not cause a Default hereunder, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or do not have an adverse effect on the enforceability of the Note Documents, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of any Obligor or any Subsidiary or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Obligor or any Subsidiary or their respective Properties, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any such Obligor or such Subsidiary and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary (other than the Liens created by the Note Documents).

 

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8.4.          Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

(a)          The Company is newly formed, will be funded at the Closing and has not heretofore published financial statements.

 

(b)          Since the date of formation of the Company, (i) there has been no event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) the business of each Obligor and each Subsidiary has been conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with past business practices.

 

(c)          None of the Obligors or the Subsidiaries has on the date hereof any material Debt (including Disqualified Capital Stock) or any contingent liabilities, off-balance sheet liabilities or partnerships, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments which are required by GAAP to be disclosed in the Financial Statements, except as referred to or reflected or provided for in the Financial Statements, the Indebtedness and any liabilities under the Swap Agreements entered into pursuant to Section 5.17.

 

8.5.          Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.5, there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of any Obligor, threatened against or affecting any Credit Party (i) that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) that involve any Note Document or the Transactions.

 

8.6.          Environmental Matters. Except as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (or with respect to (c), (d) and (e) below, where the failure to take such actions could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect):

 

(a)          neither any Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary nor the operations conducted thereon violate any order or requirement of any court or Governmental Authority or any Environmental Laws;

 

(b)          except as set forth on Schedule 8.6, no Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary nor the operations currently conducted thereon or, to the knowledge of such Obligor or such Subsidiary (as the case may be), no operations by any prior owner or operator of such Property or operation, are subject to any existing, pending or threatened action, suit, investigation, inquiry or proceeding by or before any court or Governmental Authority or to any remedial obligations under Environmental Laws;

 

(c)          all notices, permits, licenses, exemptions, approvals or similar authorizations, if any, required to be obtained or filed in connection with the operation or use of any and all of Property of any Obligor and each Subsidiary, including, without limitation, present treatment, storage or disposal of oil, a hazardous substance, oil and gas waste or solid waste, have been duly obtained or filed, and each Obligor and each Subsidiary is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such notices, permits, licenses and similar authorizations;

 

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(d)          all hazardous substances, solid waste and oil and gas waste, if any, generated at any and all Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary have been transported, treated and disposed of in accordance with Environmental Laws and so as not to pose an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or welfare or the environment, and, to the knowledge of such Obligor or such Subsidiary (as the case may be), all such transport carriers and treatment and disposal facilities have been and are operating in compliance with Environmental Laws and so as not to pose an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or welfare or the environment, and are not the subject of any existing, pending or threatened action, investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority in connection with any Environmental Laws;

 

(e)          there has been no threatened release of any oil, hazardous substances, solid waste or oil and gas waste on, under, about, from or to any Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary except in compliance with Environmental Laws;

 

(f)          to the extent applicable, all Property of each Obligor and each Subsidiary currently satisfies all design, operation, and equipment requirements imposed by the OPA, and such Obligor or such Subsidiary does not have any reason to believe that such Property, to the extent subject to the OPA, will not be able to maintain compliance with the OPA requirements during the term of this Agreement; and

 

(g)          none of the Obligors or any Subsidiary has any known material contingent liability or Remedial Work in connection with any release or threatened release of any oil, hazardous substance, solid waste or oil and gas waste into the environment.

 

8.7.          Compliance with Laws and Agreements; No Defaults.

 

(a)          Each Credit Party is in compliance with all Governmental Requirements applicable to it or its Property and all agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its Property, and possesses all licenses, permits, franchises, exemptions, approvals and other governmental authorizations necessary for the ownership of its Property and the conduct of its business, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)          None of the Credit Parties is in default nor has any event or circumstance occurred which, but for the expiration of any applicable grace period or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or would require such Credit Party (as the case may be) to Redeem or make any offer to Redeem under any indenture, note, credit agreement or instrument pursuant to which any Material Indebtedness is outstanding or by which such Credit Party or any of their respective Properties is bound.

 

(c)          No Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

8.8.          Investment Company Act. None of any Obligor or any Subsidiary is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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8.9.          No Subsidiaries. The Company has no Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

 

8.10.         Taxes. Each Credit Party has timely filed or caused to be filed all federal income, state income and other material Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all material Taxes required to have been paid by it except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Credit Party, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Credit Parties in respect of Taxes and other governmental charges are, in the reasonable opinion of the Obligors (as the case may be), adequate. No Tax Lien has been filed and, to the knowledge of any Obligor, no claim is being asserted with respect to any such Tax or other such governmental charge.

 

8.11.         ERISA.

 

(a)          The Obligors, the Subsidiaries and each ERISA Affiliate have complied in all material respects with ERISA and, where applicable, the Code regarding each Plan.

 

(b)          Each Plan (and in the case of a Multiemployer Plan, to the Obligor’s knowledge) is, and has been, maintained in substantial compliance with ERISA and, where applicable, the Code.

 

(c)          No act, omission or transaction has occurred which could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition on any Obligor, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate (whether directly or indirectly) of (i) either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to subsections (c), (i) or (l) of section 502 of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to Chapter 43 of Subtitle D of the Code or (ii) breach of fiduciary duty liability damages under section 409 of ERISA, which in either case would reasonably be expected to result in a material liability of the Obligor.

 

(d)          No Plan (other than a defined contribution plan) or any trust created under any such Plan has been terminated which could result in a material liability of the Obligor. No material liability to the PBGC (other than for the payment of current premiums which are not past due) by any Obligor, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has been or is expected by any Obligor, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to be incurred with respect to any Plan. No ERISA Event with respect to any Plan has occurred during the six-year period preceding the date hereof.

 

(e)          Except where noncompliance could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability of the Obligor, full payment when due has been made of all amounts which the Obligors, the Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate is required under the terms of each Plan or applicable law to have paid as contributions to such Plan, and the Obligors, the Subsidiaries and the ERISA Affiliates have fulfilled their obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan (determined without regard to any waiver of the funding provisions that may be permitted under ERISA or the Code).

 

(f)          The actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities under each Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is subject to Title IV of ERISA does not, as of the end of the Obligors’ most recently ended fiscal year, exceed by more than $100,000 the current value of the assets (computed on a plan termination basis in accordance with Title IV of ERISA) of such Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities. The term “actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities” shall have the meaning specified in section 4041 of ERISA.

 

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(g)          None of the Obligors, the Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or contributes to an employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in section 3(1) of ERISA, including, without limitation, any such plan maintained to provide benefits to former employees of such entities, that may not be terminated by such Obligor, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate in its sole discretion at any time without any material liability.

 

(h)          None of the Obligors, the Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or has at any time in the six-year period preceding the date hereof sponsored, maintained or contributed to, any Multiemployer Plan.

 

(i)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance, sale and holding of the Notes hereunder will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to Section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(D) of the Code.

 

8.12.         Disclosure; No Material Misstatements. The Obligors have disclosed to each Purchaser all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of the Credit Parties is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Credit Party to any Purchaser or any of their Affiliates in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Note Document or delivered hereunder or under any other Note Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) taken as a whole contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Obligors represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. There is no fact peculiar to any Obligor or any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or in the future is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and which has not been set forth in this Agreement or the Note Documents or the other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Purchasers by or on behalf of any Credit Party prior to, or on, the date hereof in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

8.13.         Insurance. The Obligors have, and have caused all of the Subsidiaries to have, (a) all insurance policies sufficient for the compliance by each of them with all material Governmental Requirements and all material agreements and (b) insurance coverage in at least amounts and against such risk (including, without limitation, public liability) that are usually insured against by companies similarly situated and engaged in the same or a similar business for the assets and operations of the Obligor and the Subsidiaries. Each Purchaser has been named as an additional insured in respect of such liability insurance policies and each Purchaser has been named as loss payee with respect to Property loss insurance, if any.

 

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8.14.         Restrictions on Liens. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is a party to any material agreement or arrangement (other than Capital Leases creating Liens permitted by Section 11.3(c)), but then only on the Property subject of such Capital Lease), or subject to any order, judgment, writ or decree, which either restricts or purports to restrict its ability to grant Liens to the Purchasers on or in respect of their Properties to secure the Indebtedness and the Note Documents.

 

8.15.         Subsidiaries, etc. Set forth on Schedule 8.15, is a complete and accurate description of the authorized Equity Interests of each Obligor and each Subsidiary, by class, and, as of the Closing Date, a description of the number of Equity Interests of each such class that are issued and outstanding. Other than as described on Schedule 8.15, there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls granted by any Obligor or any Subsidiary relating to any shares of such Obligor’s or such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument. None of the Obligors or the Subsidiaries is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its Equity Interests or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its Equity Interests. Also set forth on Schedule 8.15, is a complete and accurate list of each Obligor’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries, showing: (a) the jurisdiction of their organization, and (b) the number and the percentage of the outstanding shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by any Obligor or any Subsidiary. All of the outstanding Equity Interests of each Obligor and each Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.

 

8.16.         Location of Business and Offices. The Company’s jurisdiction of organization is the State of Texas; the name of the Company as listed in the public records of its jurisdiction of organization is “Glori Energy Production Inc.”; and the organizational identification number of the Company in its jurisdiction of organization is 0801944667 (or, in each case, as set forth in a notice delivered to each Holder pursuant to Section 22 in accordance with Section 10.1(l)). Each Obligor’s principal place of business and chief executive offices are located at 4315 South Drive, Houston, TX 77053. Each Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of organization, name as listed in the public records of its jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number in its jurisdiction of organization, and the location of its principal place of business and chief executive office is stated on Schedule 8.15 (or as set forth in a notice delivered pursuant to Section 22).

 

8.17.         Properties; Title, etc.

 

(a)          Each of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries has good and defensible title to all its Properties, including those listed on Schedule 5.16 hereto, in each case, free and clear of all Liens except Liens permitted by Section 11.3.

 

(b)          All material leases and agreements necessary for the conduct of the business of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting, in full force and effect, and there exists no default or event or circumstance which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would give rise to a default under any such lease or leases, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)          The rights and Properties presently owned, leased or licensed by the Obligors and the Subsidiaries including, without limitation, all easements and rights of way, include all rights and Properties necessary to permit the Obligors and the Subsidiaries to conduct their business in all material respects in the manner proposed to be conducted.

 

(d)          All of the Properties of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries which are reasonably necessary for the operation of their businesses are in good working condition and are maintained in accordance with prudent business standards.

 

(e)          Each Obligor and each Subsidiary owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual Property material to its business, and the use thereof by such Obligor and such Subsidiary does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Obligor and each Subsidiary either owns or has valid licenses or other rights to use all databases, geological data, geophysical data, engineering data, seismic data, maps, interpretations and other technical information used in their businesses as presently conducted, subject to the limitations contained in the agreements governing the use of the same, which limitations are customary for companies engaged in the business of the exploration and production of Hydrocarbons, with such exceptions as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.18.         Maintenance of Properties. Except for such acts or failures to act as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company as to non-operated Property, the Oil and Gas Properties (and Properties unitized therewith) of each Obligor and each Subsidiary have been maintained, operated and developed in a good and workmanlike manner and in conformity with all Governmental Requirements and in conformity with the provisions of all leases, subleases or other contracts comprising a part of the Hydrocarbon Interests and other contracts and agreements forming a part of the Oil and Gas Properties of each Obligor and each Subsidiary. Specifically in connection with the foregoing, except for those as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (1) no Oil and Gas Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary is subject to having allowable production reduced below the full and regular allowable (including the maximum permissible tolerance) because of any overproduction (whether or not the same was permissible at the time), (2) none of the wells comprising a part of the Oil and Gas Properties (or Properties unitized therewith) of any Obligor is deviated from the vertical more than the maximum permitted by Governmental Requirements, and such wells are, in fact, bottomed under and are producing from, and the well bores are wholly within, the Oil and Gas Properties (or in the case of wells located on Properties unitized therewith, such unitized Properties) of such Obligor and (3) all portions of the horizontal drainhole with respect to any well comply with the applicable lease lines and well spacing requirements for the applicable field. All pipelines, wells, gas processing plants, platforms and other material improvements, fixtures and equipment owned in whole or in part by any Obligor that are necessary to conduct normal operations are being maintained in a state adequate to conduct normal operations, and with respect to such of the foregoing which are operated by any Obligor, in a manner consistent with such Obligor’s past practices (other than those the failure of which to maintain in accordance with this Section 8.18 could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).

 

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8.19.         Swap Agreements. Schedule 8.19, as of the date hereof, sets forth, a true and complete list of all Swap Agreements of each Obligor, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the net mark to market value thereof, all credit support agreements relating thereto (including any margin required or supplied) and the counterparty to each such agreement. Each of the Obligors and each Subsidiary is a Qualified ECP Guarantor.

 

8.20.         Use of Proceeds of Notes. The proceeds of the sale of the Notes shall be used solely (a) to fund a portion of the purchase price of the Acquisition; and (b) for the payment of Transaction Fees payable pursuant to Section 7.8 and other fees, costs, and expenses associated with the Transactions. The Obligors and the Subsidiaries are not engaged principally, or as one of its or their important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the Board). No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any securities under such circumstances as to involve any Obligor in a violation of Regulation X of the Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of the Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than 24% of the value of the consolidated assets of any Obligor or any Subsidiary and none of the Obligors or the Subsidiaries have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 24% of the value of such assets. As used in this Section, the terms “margin stock” and “purpose of buying or carrying” shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.

 

8.21.         Solvency. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) the aggregate assets (after giving effect to amounts that could reasonably be received by reason of indemnity, offset, insurance or any similar arrangement), at a fair valuation, of (i) the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (ii) the Obligors and their Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will exceed the aggregate Debt of (x) the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (y) the Obligors and their Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, respectively, as such Debt becomes absolute and matures, (b) (i) the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (ii) the Obligors and their Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not have incurred or intended to incur, and will not believe that they will incur, Debt beyond their ability to pay such Debt (after taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by such Persons and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of its liabilities, and giving effect to amounts that could reasonably be received by reason of indemnity, offset, insurance or any similar arrangement) as such Debt becomes absolute and matures and (c) (i) the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (ii) the Obligors and their Consolidated Subsidiaries, will not have (and will have no reason to believe that they will have thereafter) unreasonably small capital for the conduct of its business; provided that with respect to the Parent, such representations are made only as of the Closing Date.

 

8.22.         Labor Matters. No labor dispute with the employees of any Credit Party exists or, to the knowledge of any Obligor or any Subsidiary, is imminent, that in each case could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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8.23.         Material Contracts. Schedule 8.23 sets forth all Material Contracts to which any Obligor or any Subsidiary is a party or is bound as of the date hereof. The Obligors have delivered true, correct and complete copies of such Material Contracts to the Administrative Agent on or before the date hereof. None of the Obligors or the Subsidiaries are in breach of or in default under any Material Contract and have not received any written notice of the intention of any other party thereto to terminate any Material Contract.

 

8.24.         SBA Information. The information set forth in Small Business Administration Forms 480, 652 and Parts A and B of Form 1031 regarding the Company will, upon delivery, be accurate and complete in all material respects. The Company does not presently engage in any activities prohibited by, and will not hereafter engage in, any activities, and the Company will not use directly or indirectly, the proceeds from the Notes, for any purpose for which a Small Business Investment Company is prohibited from using funds by the Small Business Investment Act and the regulations thereunder, including Title 13, Code of Federal Regulations §107.720.

 

8.25.         Foreign Asset Control Regulations, etc.

 

(a)          Neither the sale of the Notes by the Company hereunder nor its use of the proceeds thereof will violate the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto.

 

(b)          None of the Obligors or the Subsidiaries (i) is a Person described or designated in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control or in Section 1 of the Anti-Terrorism Order or (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions with any such Person. The Obligors and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, in all material respects, with the USA Patriot Act.

 

(c)          No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, assuming in all cases that such Act applies to the Obligors.

 

8.26.         Gas Imbalances; Prepayments. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.26, on a net basis there are no gas imbalances, take or pay or other prepayments which would require any Obligor or any Subsidiary to deliver Hydrocarbons produced from the Oil and Gas Properties at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor exceeding one-half bcf of gas (on an mcf equivalent basis) in the aggregate.

 

8.27.         Private Offering by the Company. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Notes or any similar Securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Notes or any similar Securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Purchasers and not more than 30 other Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Notes at a private sale for investment. Neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Notes to the registration requirements of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any Securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

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9.          REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS.

 

9.1.          Source of Funds. Each Purchaser (and each transferee) represents that either:

 

(a)          It is not acquiring or holding the Notes for or on behalf of any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), any “plan” (as defined in Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) or any entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any of the foregoing by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity (each hereafter a “Benefit Plan”); or

 

(b)          the purchase and holding of the Notes would be exempt under the applicable provisions of one of the following Prohibited Transaction Class Exemptions (“PTCE”): PTCE 95-60, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 84-14 or PTCE 96-23; or

 

(c)          to the extent such purchase is made on behalf of a Benefit Plan, such purchase and holding of the Notes will not otherwise give rise to a transaction described Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code for which a statutory or administrative exemption is unavailable.

 

9.2.          Purchase for Investment. Each Purchaser severally represents that (a) it is purchasing the Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by such Purchaser or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, provided that the disposition of such Purchaser’s or their property shall at all times be within such Purchaser’s or their control and (b) it is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), (7) or (8) under the Securities Act). Each Purchaser understands that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and that the Company is not required to register the Notes.

 

10.         AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

 

Until the principal of and accrued interest with respect to each of the Notes and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Note Documents shall have been paid in full, this Agreement is terminated and no further Notes are issuable hereunder, each Obligor covenants and agrees with the Holders that:

 

10.1.          Financial Statements; Ratings Change; Other Information. The Obligors will furnish (or cause to be furnished) the Administrative Agent:

 

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(a)          Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event in accordance with then applicable law and not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of each of (i) the Company, the Company’s audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, (ii) the Parent, the Parent’s audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year and (iii) following the date of the Merger, the Post-Merger Parent, the Post-Merger Parent’s audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all audited by Grant Thornton LLP or other independent public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Company and Administrative Agent (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, the Parent and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, and the Post-Merger Parent and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, respectively, on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

 

(b)          Interim Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event in accordance with then applicable law and not later than (i) 30 days after the end of each calendar month, beginning with the calendar month ending April 30, 2014, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such calendar month and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, (ii) 30 days after the end of each calendar month, the Parent’s consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such calendar month and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year and (iii) 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, following the date of the Merger, the Post-Merger Parent’s consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of the Company’s Responsible Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, the Parent and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, and the Post-Merger Parent and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, respectively, on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

(c)          Certificate of Responsible Officer — Compliance. Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 10.1(a) or Section 10.1(b), a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company in substantially the form of Exhibit 5.6 hereto (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 11.1, and (iii) stating whether any material change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the most recently delivered audited financial statements and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate.

 

(d)          Certificate of Financial Officer – Swap Agreements. Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 10.1(a) or Section 10.1(b), a true and complete list of all Swap Agreements of each entity covered by such financial statements, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the net mark-to-market value therefor, any new credit support agreements relating thereto not listed on Schedule 8.19, and the counterparty to each such agreement.

 

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(e)          Certificate of Insurer — Insurance Coverage. From time to time upon request by the Administrative Agent, a certificate of insurance coverage from each insurer with respect to the insurance required by Section 10.8, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, all copies of the applicable policies.

 

(f)          Other Accounting Reports. Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of each other report or letter submitted to any Obligor or any Subsidiary by independent accountants in connection with any annual, interim or special audit made by them of the books of any such Obligor or any such Subsidiary, and a copy of any response by any such Obligor or any such Subsidiary, or the governing body of any such Obligor or any such Subsidiary, to such letter or report.

 

(g)          SEC and Other Filings; Reports to Shareholders. Promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by any Obligor or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by any Obligor to its equity holders generally, as the case may be.

 

(h)          Notices Under Material Instruments. Promptly after the furnishing thereof by any Obligor, copies of any financial statement, report or notice furnished to or by any Person pursuant to the terms of any preferred stock designation, indenture, loan or credit or other similar agreement, other than this Agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Holders pursuant to any other provision of this Section 10.1.

 

(i)          Notice of Sales of Properties. In the event that any Obligor or any Subsidiary intends to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any of its Properties (other than sales of production in the ordinary course of business) during any fiscal year having a fair market value, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000, or any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary in accordance with Section 11.13, prior written notice of such disposition, the price thereof, the planned use of the proceeds of such sale, and the anticipated date of closing and any other details thereof requested by the Administrative Agent.

 

(j)          Notice of Casualty Events. Prompt written notice, and in any event within three Business Days, of the occurrence of any Casualty Event or the commencement of any action or proceeding that could reasonably be expected to result in a Casualty Event.

 

(k)          Information Regarding Obligors and Guarantors. Prompt written notice (and in any event within thirty (30) days prior thereto) of any change (i) in any Obligor’s, corporate name or in any trade name used to identify such Person in the conduct of its business or in the ownership of its Properties, (ii) in the location of any Obligor’s chief executive office or principal place of business, (iii) in any Obligor’s identity or corporate structure or in the jurisdiction in which such Person is incorporated or formed, (iv) in any Obligor’s jurisdiction of organization or such Person’s organizational identification number in such jurisdiction of organization, and (v) in any Obligor’s federal taxpayer identification number.

 

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(l)          Notices of Certain Changes. Promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after the execution thereof, copies of any amendment, modification or supplement to the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, any preferred stock designation or any other organic document of any Obligor or any Subsidiary.

 

(m)          Ratings Change. To the extent that any Obligor or any Subsidiary has any rated Index Debt or any other rated Material Indebtedness, promptly after Moody’s, S&P or any other relevant rating agency shall have announced a change in the rating established or deemed to have been established for such Index Debt or such other Material Indebtedness, written notice of such rating change.

 

(n)          Hydrocarbon Buyers. Promptly following the written request of the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.13, a list of all Persons purchasing Hydrocarbons from any Obligor or any Subsidiary.

 

(o)          Production Report, Lease Operating Statements and Other Reports. Within 30 days after the end of each month, a report setting forth, for each calendar month during the then current fiscal year to date, (i) the volume of production and sales attributable to production (and the prices at which such sales were made and the revenues derived from such sales) for each such calendar month from each Obligor’s and each Subsidiary’s Oil and Gas Properties, (ii) the related ad valorem, severance and production taxes and lease operating expenses attributable thereto and incurred for each such calendar month, and (iii) information with respect to the current costs, status, results and implementation and such other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Holder of the Company’s pilot AERO program or subsequent full field AERO program.

 

(p)          Notices Relating to Acquisition. If, after the Closing Date, any Obligor and any Subsidiary acquires any Oil and Gas Properties at a cost of greater than $100,000, the Company shall promptly give the Administrative Agent notice in reasonable detail of such circumstances.

 

(q)          Cash Flow Budget; Capital Expenditures and G&A Report. By no later than 30 days before the end of each calendar year, the Company shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Administrative Agent a cash flow budget, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent which shall contain at a minimum, but not limited to, projected production from each property, production taxes, lease operating expenses, general and administrative expenses (with detailed line item supporting schedule), interest expense (including the interests component under Capital Leases, tax distributions, capital expenditures (including, but not limited to, capital expenditures with respect to the AERO program and with detailed line item supporting schedule by property), and other items affecting cash flow, together with a projection of capital expenditures and of general and administrative expenses for the following calendar year, which projection shall (i) reflect monthly capital and general and administrative expenditures and otherwise be in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (as approved for each calendar year the “Approved Budget”).

 

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(r)          Swap Agreements. As soon as practicable and in any event within five (5) days of the occurrence thereof, written notice of any Obligor’s entry into a Swap Agreement or the termination or modification of any Swap Agreement by any party thereto; provided that this clause shall not permit any Obligor to enter into or terminate or modify a Swap Agreement not otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

 

(s)          Other Requested Information. Promptly following any reasonable request therefor by the Administrative Agent, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of any Obligor or any Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan and any reports or other information required to be filed under ERISA), or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Note Document.

 

10.2.          Notice of Material Events. The Obligors will furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of the following:

 

(a)          the occurrence of any Default;

 

(b)          the filing or commencement of, or the threat in writing of, any action, suit, proceeding, investigation or arbitration by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Company or any Affiliate thereof not previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent or any material adverse development in any action, suit, proceeding, investigation or arbitration (whether or not previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent) that, in either case, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in liability in excess of $100,000;

 

(c)          the occurrence of any event that requires notice pursuant to Section 10.13(b);

 

(d)          any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(e)          any default or breach by Holdings, the Parent or, following the date of the Merger, the Post-Merger Parent of any Material Indebtedness of the Parent or the Post-Merger Parent, respectively.

 

Each notice delivered under this Section 10.2 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Obligors setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

10.3.        Existence; Conduct of Business. The Obligors will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, consents, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business and maintain, if necessary, its qualification to do business in each other jurisdiction in which its Properties are located or the ownership of its Properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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10.4.          Material Contracts. The Obligors will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (i) observe and perform all of the material terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the Material Contracts to be observed and performed by it, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) not do, permit, suffer or refrain from doing anything that could reasonably be expected to result in a default under or breach of any of the terms of any Material Contract, to the extent the foregoing could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) not cancel, or surrender any Material Contract except in the ordinary course of its business or except as any Material Contract expires in accordance with its terms, except to the extent the such cancellation or surrender could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) give the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any material breach of any obligation, or any default, by any such Obligor or any such Subsidiary, or the knowledge of any such Obligor or such Subsidiary of any other party, under any Material Contract, and deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of each notice of default.

 

10.5.          Payment of Obligations. Each Obligor will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities of each Obligor and each Subsidiary before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) such Obligor or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or result in the seizure or levy of any Property of such Obligor or any Subsidiary.

 

10.6.          Performance of Obligations under Note Documents. The Company will pay the Notes according to the reading, tenor and effect thereof, and the Obligors will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do and perform every act and discharge all of the obligations to be performed and discharged by them under the Note Documents, including, without limitation, this Agreement, at the time or times and in the manner specified.

 

10.7.          Operation and Maintenance of Properties. The Obligors, at their own expense, will, and will cause each Subsidiary to:

 

(a)          operate its Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties or, in the case of non-operated properties, use its reasonable best efforts to, cause such Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties to be operated in a careful and efficient manner in accordance with the practices of the industry and in compliance with all applicable contracts and agreements and in compliance with all Governmental Requirements, including, without limitation, applicable pro ration requirements and Environmental Laws, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations of every other Governmental Authority from time to time constituted to regulate the development and operation of its Oil and Gas Properties and the production and sale of Hydrocarbons and other minerals therefrom, except, in each case, where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)          keep and maintain all Property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and preserve, maintain and keep in good repair, working order and efficiency (ordinary wear and tear excepted) all of its material Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties, including, without limitation, all equipment, machinery and facilities.

 

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(c)          promptly pay and discharge, or make reasonable and customary efforts to cause to be paid and discharged, all delay rentals, royalties, expenses and indebtedness accruing under the leases or other agreements affecting or pertaining to its Oil and Gas Properties and will do all other things necessary to keep unimpaired their rights with respect thereto and prevent any forfeiture thereof or default thereunder.

 

(d)          promptly perform or make reasonable and customary efforts to cause to be performed, in accordance with industry standards, the obligations required by each and all of the assignments, deeds, leases, sub-leases, contracts and agreements affecting its interests in its Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties.

 

(e)          to the extent none of the Obligors or the Subsidiaries is the operator of any Property, the Obligors shall use reasonable efforts to cause the operator to comply with this Section 10.7.

 

10.8.        Insurance. The Obligors will, and will cause each Subsidiary to comply with the following:

 

(a)           The Obligors shall, and shall cause all of the Subsidiaries to have, (i) all insurance policies sufficient for the compliance by each of them with all material Governmental Requirements and all material agreements and (ii) insurance coverage in at least amounts and against such risk (including, without limitation, public liability) that are usually insured against by companies similarly situated and engaged in the same or a similar business for the assets and operations of the Obligor and the Subsidiaries. The Obligors shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) copies of all such policies to the Administrative Agent with an endorsement naming each Holder as a loss payee (under a satisfactory lender’s loss payable endorsement) or additional insured, as appropriate. Each policy of insurance or endorsement shall contain a clause requiring the insurer to give not less than 30 days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any reason whatsoever.

 

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(b)          The Obligors shall give to the Administrative Agent prompt notice of any loss of any Obligor or any Subsidiary exceeding $100,000 covered by such insurance. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such Obligor or such Subsidiary shall have the exclusive right to adjust any losses payable under any such insurance policies which are less than $100,000. Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, or in the case of any losses payable under such insurance exceeding $100,000, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to adjust any losses payable under any such insurance policies, without any liability to the Obligors and the Subsidiaries whatsoever in respect of such adjustments except for the liability of each Holder for such Holder’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any monies received as payment for any loss under any insurance policy mentioned above (other than liability insurance policies) or as payment of any award or compensation for condemnation or taking by eminent domain, shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent to be applied at the option of the Required Holders either to the prepayment of the Indebtedness or to be disbursed to such Obligor or such Subsidiary under staged payment terms reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders for application to the cost of repairs, replacements, or restorations; provided, however, that, with respect to any such monies in an aggregate amount during any 12 consecutive month period not in excess of $250,000, so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Obligors shall have given the Administrative Agent prior written notice of the Obligors’ or the Subsidiaries’ intention to apply such monies to the costs of repairs, replacement, or restoration of the property which is the subject of the loss, destruction, or taking by condemnation, (iii) the monies are held in a cash collateral account in which the Administrative Agent has a perfected first-priority security interest, and (iv) the Obligors or the Subsidiaries complete such repairs, replacements, or restoration within 180 days after the initial receipt of such monies, the Obligors and the Subsidiaries shall have the option to apply such monies to the costs of repairs, replacement, or restoration of the property which is the subject of the loss, destruction, or taking by condemnation unless and to the extent that such applicable period shall have expired without such repairs, replacements, or restoration being made, in which case, any amounts remaining in the cash collateral account shall be paid to the Holders and applied as set forth above.

 

10.9.          Books and Records; Inspection Rights; Monthly Management Updates; Board Observation Rights; Meeting of Holders. Each Obligor will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, keep proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP. Each Obligor will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, permit a representative of the Administrative Agent, acting as representative of the Holders, upon reasonable prior notice (which in the case of an examination of the general and administrative expenditures shall be no more than two calendar days’ notice), to visit and inspect its Properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and the Company shall consent to any discussion by said representative, with its independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested. In addition, the Company shall cause its managers to call the Administrative Agent to report on the Company’s operations and financial condition at least once each calendar month during the period from the date hereof until the Indebtedness is paid in full, and, the Company shall cause such managers to attend a meeting requested by the Administrative Agent to report on the Company’s operations and financial condition at least once each calendar year during the period from the date hereof until the Indebtedness is paid in full. In addition, a representative of the Administrative Agent shall act as the Required Holders’ non-voting observer and may attend board meetings of the Parent, the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. At the request of the Administrative Agent, Parent and the Company will, respectively, and will cause each Subsidiary to, (a) give timely advance notice to the Administrative Agent of all such meetings and all proposals to such body for action without a meeting, (b) allow a representative of the Administrative Agent to attend all such meetings; and (c) provide the Administrative Agent with copies of all written materials distributed to such managers (or similar body) in connection with such meetings or proposals for action without a meeting, including all minutes of previous actions and proceedings.

 

10.10.         Compliance with Laws. Each Obligor will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its Property (including ERISA, USA Patriot Act, and Environmental Laws), except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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10.11.      Environmental Matters.

 

(a)          The Obligors shall at their sole expense, and in the case of non-operated properties, use its reasonable bests efforts to: (i) comply, and shall cause the Properties and operations and each Subsidiary and each Subsidiary’s Properties and operations to comply, with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) not dispose of or otherwise release, and shall cause each Subsidiary not to dispose of or otherwise release, any oil, oil and gas waste, hazardous substance, or solid waste on, under, about, from or to any of the Obligors’ or the Subsidiaries’ Properties or any other Property to the extent caused by the Obligor’s or any of the Subsidiaries’ operations except in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws; (iii) timely obtain or file, and shall cause each Subsidiary to timely obtain or file, all notices, permits, licenses, exemptions, approvals, registrations or other authorizations, if any, required under applicable Environmental Laws to be obtained or filed in connection with the operation or use of the Obligor’s or the Subsidiaries’ Properties; (iv) promptly commence and diligently prosecute to completion, and shall cause each Subsidiary to promptly commence and diligently prosecute to completion, any assessment, evaluation, investigation, monitoring, containment, cleanup, removal, repair, restoration, remediation or other remedial obligations (collectively, the “Remedial Work”) in the event any Remedial Work is required or reasonably necessary under applicable Environmental Laws because of or in connection with the actual or suspected past, present or future disposal or other release of any oil, oil and gas waste, hazardous substance or solid waste on, under, about or from any of the Obligors’ or the Subsidiaries’ Properties; and (v) establish and implement, and shall cause each Subsidiary to establish and implement, such procedures as may be necessary to continuously determine and assure that the Obligors’ and the Subsidiaries’ obligations under this Section 10.11(a) are timely and fully satisfied, except, in the case of each of items (i) through (v), to the extent that a failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)          The Obligors will promptly, but in no event later than five days of the occurrence of a triggering event, notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any threatened action, investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority or any threatened demand or lawsuit by any Person against the Obligors or the Subsidiaries or their respective Properties of which any Obligor has knowledge in connection with any Environmental Laws (excluding routine testing and corrective action) if the Obligors reasonably anticipate that such action will result in liability (whether individually or in the aggregate) in excess of $100,000.

 

(c)          The Obligors will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, provide environmental audits and tests in accordance with standards reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, (i) no more than once per year in the absence of any Event of Default (or as otherwise required to be obtained by the Administrative Agent or the Holders by any Governmental Authority), and (ii) in connection with any future acquisitions of Oil and Gas Properties or other Properties.

 

(d)          Within 60 days following the Closing Date, the Obligors shall, in consultation with the Administrative Agent, prepare an environmental review plan in form and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the “Environmental Review”) and (ii) the Obligors will fully implement the Environmental Review and take such actions, if any, required thereby (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), by no later than December 31, 2014.

 

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10.12.      Guarantors. Upon notice to the Administrative Agent as required by Section 11.15, the Obligors shall promptly cause each Subsidiary to guarantee the Indebtedness pursuant to the provisions of Section 14 hereof. In connection with any such guaranty, the Obligors shall, or shall cause such Subsidiary to, (i) execute and deliver a supplement to this Agreement executed by such Obligor or such Subsidiary, and (ii) execute and deliver such other additional closing documents, certificates and legal opinions as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent.

 

10.13.      ERISA Compliance. The Obligors will promptly furnish and will cause the Subsidiaries and any ERISA Affiliate to promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent (a) promptly after the filing thereof with the United States Secretary of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or the PBGC, copies of each annual and other report with respect to each Plan or any trust created thereunder, (b) immediately upon becoming aware of the occurrence of any ERISA Event or of any “prohibited transaction,” as described in section 406 of ERISA or in section 4975 of the Code, in connection with any Plan or any trust created thereunder, a written notice signed by the President or a principal Financial Officer, the Subsidiary or the ERISA Affiliate, as the case may be, specifying the nature thereof, what action such Obligor, such Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action taken or proposed by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect thereto, and (c) immediately upon receipt thereof, copies of any notice of the PBGC’s intention to terminate or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan. With respect to each Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan), the Obligors will, and will cause each Subsidiary and ERISA Affiliate to pay, or cause to be paid, to the PBGC in a timely manner, without incurring any late payment or underpayment charge or penalty, all premiums required pursuant to sections 4006 and 4007 of ERISA.

 

10.14.      Senior Status. The Obligors shall ensure that the obligations of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries under the Notes shall at all times constitute obligations that are senior to all of the other Debt of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries other than Liens permitted by Section 11.3.

 

10.15.      Reserve Reports.

 

(a)          Beginning with July 1, 2014, on or before April 1st and October 1st of each year, commencing October 1, 2014, the Company shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Holders a Reserve Report, which shall be prepared in accordance with standard industry practices, evaluating the Oil and Gas Properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the immediately preceding January 1st (as to the Reserve Report to be delivered on or before April 1st) and July 1st (as to the Reserve Report to be delivered on or before October 1st). The Reserve Report as of January 1 of each year shall be prepared by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers, and the Reserve Report as of July 1, other than the July 1, 2014 Reserve Report, of each year shall be prepared by or under the supervision of the chief engineer of the Company or one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers who shall certify such Reserve Report to be true and accurate and to have been prepared in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding Reserve Report as of January 1.

 

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(b)          Beginning with July 1, 2014, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, in the event of an Interim Redetermination, the Company shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Holders a Reserve Report prepared by or under the supervision of the chief engineer of the Company who shall certify such Reserve Report to be true and accurate and to have been prepared in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding Reserve Report prepared by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers. For any Interim Redetermination requested by the Administrative Agent or the Company pursuant to Section 7.10(a), the Company shall provide such Reserve Report with an “as of” date as required by the Administrative Agent as soon as possible, but in any event no later than thirty (30) days following the receipt of such request.

 

(c)          With the delivery of each Reserve Report, the Company shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Holders a certificate from a Responsible Officer certifying that in all material respects: (i) the information contained in the Reserve Report and any other information delivered in connection therewith is true and correct; (ii) the Company or its Subsidiaries owns good and defensible title to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in such Reserve Report and such Properties are free of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section 11.3; (iii) except as set forth on an exhibit to the certificate, on a net basis there are no gas imbalances, take or pay or other prepayments in excess of the volume specified in Section 11.24 with respect to its Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in such Reserve Report which would require the Company or any Subsidiary to deliver Hydrocarbons either generally or produced from such Oil and Gas Properties at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor; (iv) none of their Oil and Gas Properties have been sold since the date of the last Reserve Report except as set forth on an exhibit to the certificate, which certificate shall list all of its Oil and Gas Properties sold and in such detail as reasonably required by the Administrative Agent; and (v) attached to the certificate is a list of all marketing agreements entered into subsequent to the later of the date hereof or the most recently delivered Reserve Report which the Company could reasonably be expected to have been obligated to list on Schedule 8.19 had such agreement been in effect on the date hereof.

 

10.16.     Title Information.

 

(a)          On or before the delivery to the Administrative Agent and the Holders of each Reserve Report required by Section 10.15(a), the Company will deliver title information in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent covering enough of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report that were not included in the immediately preceding Reserve Report, so that the Administrative Agent shall have received together with title information previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, satisfactory title information on status of title to 80%, based on value, of the Company’s interest in each of the wells described in such Reserve Report and 90% of the lease acreage described in such Reserve Report.

 

(b)          If the Company has provided title information for additional Properties under Section 10.16(a) (herein referred to as the “Additional Properties”), the Company shall, within 60 days of notice from the Administrative Agent that title defects or exceptions exist with respect to such Additional Properties, either (i) cure any such title defects or exceptions (including defects or exceptions as to priority) which are not permitted by Section 11.3 raised by such information, or (ii) deliver title information in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent so that the Administrative Agent shall have received, together with title information previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, satisfactory title information on status of title to 80% of the Company’s interest in each of the wells described in the most recent Reserve Report and 90% of the lease acreage in the most recent Reserve Report.

 

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(c)          If the Company is unable to cure any title defect requested by the Administrative Agent or the Holders to be cured within the 60-day period or the Company does not comply with the requirements to provide acceptable title information covering status of title to 80% of the Company’s interest in each of the wells described in the most recent Reserve Report and 90% of the lease acreage described in the most recent Reserve Report, such default shall not be a Default, but instead the Administrative Agent and/or the Required Holders shall have the right to exercise the following remedy in their sole discretion from time to time, and any failure to so exercise this remedy at any time shall not be a waiver as to future exercise of the remedy by the Administrative Agent or the Required Holders. To the extent that the Administrative Agent or the Required Holders are not satisfied with title to any Additional Properties after the 60-day period has elapsed, such unacceptable Additional Properties shall not count towards the 80% requirement, and the Administrative Agent may send a notice to the Company and the Holders that the then outstanding Risk Adjusted Present Value shall be reduced by an amount as determined by the Required Holders to cause the Company to be in compliance with the requirement to provide acceptable title information on status of title to 80% of the Company’s interest in each of the wells described in the most recent Reserve Report and 90% of the lease acreage described in the most recent Reserve Report. This new Risk Adjusted Present Value shall become effective immediately after receipt of such notice.

 

10.17.      Further Assurances. Each Obligor, at its sole expense will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, promptly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such other documents, agreements and instruments reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to comply with, cure any defects or accomplish the conditions precedent, covenants and agreements of any Obligor or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, in the Note Documents, including the Notes, or to correct any omissions in this Agreement or the Note Documents, all as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, in connection therewith.

 

10.18.      Additional Collateral. If any Obligor acquires or obtains any new real or personal property or tangible or intangible assets that is not covered by the Lien of the Security Instruments, then such Obligor shall promptly take such steps as are necessary to ensure that such new real or personal property or tangible or intangible assets is subject to the Liens of the Security Instruments.

 

10.19.      Swap Agreements. The Obligors will maintain in full force and effect the Swap Agreements entered into on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.17. Beginning on the Closing Date and continuing thereafter as of the end of each succeeding calendar month, the Obligors will make commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect Swap Agreements, hedging in the aggregate notional volumes of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the reasonably anticipated projected production from Proved Developed Producing Reserves of the Oil and Properties of the Company for each month for a four-year period for each of crude oil and natural gas, calculated separately from the last day of each such month.

 

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10.20.         Swap Intercreditor Agreement. On or prior to the date that is 60 days subsequent to the Closing Date, the Company, the Administrative Agent and a counterparty to a Swap Agreement acceptable to the Administrative Agent shall have executed a Swap Intercreditor Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent acting reasonably and in good faith.

 

10.21.         VCOC Rights. If any Holder notifies the Company in writing that such Holder desires to be granted those rights set forth in Exhibit 10.21 attached hereto by the Parent and the Company because such rights are necessary or advisable under applicable legal authorities to qualify such Holder’s investment in the Notes or in Equity Interests in the Parent as a “venture capital investment” (as defined in the regulations issued by the United States Department of Labor set forth in 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101(d)(3)(i) or any successor regulation thereto), then, upon providing such a notice and without the consent of any other party hereto, the Parent, the Company and such Holder shall execute a letter agreement substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit 10.21 attached hereto.

 

10.22.         Notice of Termination and Attorney-in-fact. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Holders and subject to receipt of indemnity and/or security from such Required Holders acceptable to the Administrative Agent in all respects) shall have the right to send the Notice of Termination of Operating Agreement to Holdings to terminate the Operating Agreement. The Company hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact (such appointment being coupled with an interest) for sending the notice referred to above.

 

10.23.         Deposit Account Control Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall receive, within twenty (20) Business Days after the Closing Date, a duly executed copy of the Deposit Account Control Agreement for the Company in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

10.24.         Post-Closing Obligations. The Company shall, within 45 days following the Closing Date, either (i) enter into a settlement agreement or other arrangement with New Mountain Finance Corp. and any of its Affiliates (collectively “New Mountain”), on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to settle any and all New Mountain Claims or (ii) consummate the Merger; provided that, if (A) pursuant to the terms of the settlement arrangement in clause (i), the Company agrees to pay New Mountain an amount in excess of $250,000 and (B) the Company fails to consummate the Merger, then the Company shall use the proceeds of the issuance and sale of additional Equity Interests to pay such excess no later than sixty (60) days following the date that such settlement is agreed or such later date that is agreed to by the Administrative Agent at its sole discretion; provided further that if the Company fails to reach a settlement agreement or arrangement with New Mountain no later than one hundred twenty (120) days following the Closing Date or such later date that is agreed to by the Administrative Agent at its sole discretion, then such failure shall constitute an Event of Default for purposes of this Section 10.24.

 

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11.         NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

 

Until the principal of and interest on each Note and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Note Documents have been paid in full, this Agreement is terminated, each Obligor covenants and agrees with the Holders that:

 

11.1.      Financial Covenants.

 

(a)          Ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA. Commencing with, and as of the last day of, the fiscal quarter of the Company ending on June 30, 2014 , the Company will not permit its ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA (for, and as of the last day of, the twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending immediately preceding the date of determination) to be greater than the ratio set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:

 

Each Fiscal Quarter Ending on the Following
Dates
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated
EBITDA Ratio
June 30, 2014 3.75 to 1.00
September 30, 2014 3.75 to 1.00
December 31, 2014 3.75 to 1.00
March 31, 2015 3.50 to 1.00
June 30, 2015 3.50 to 1.00
September 30, 2015 3.25 to 1.00
December 31, 2015 3.25 to 1.00
March 31, 2016 and each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter 3.00 to 1.00

 

provided that for the purposes of this Section 11.1(a), for the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Company commencing with the first fiscal quarter of operations for the Company and ending with the third fiscal quarter of operations for the Company, Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant period shall be deemed to equal Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarter multiplied by 4, 2, and 4/3, respectively. For the purposes of this Section 11.1(a), for the first four fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, Transaction Fees, to the extent such Transaction Fees were deducted from Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal quarter, shall be added to the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarter.

 

(b)          Consolidated Working Capital Ratio. The Company will not, at any time, permit its Consolidated Working Capital Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of determination to be less than 1.0 to 1.0.

 

(c)          Reserve Ratio. The Company will not, at any time, permit its Reserve Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of determination to be less than 1.10 to 1.00.

 

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11.2.      Debt. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except:

 

(a)          the Notes or other Indebtedness arising under the Note Documents or any guaranty of or suretyship arrangement for the Notes or other Indebtedness arising under the Note Documents;

 

(b)          Debt associated with bonds or surety obligations required by Governmental Requirements in connection with the operation of the Properties of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries and approved by the Required Holders;

 

(c)          intercompany Debt between any Obligor and any Subsidiary or between Obligors or between Subsidiaries to the extent permitted by this Section 11.2; provided that such Debt is not held, assigned, transferred, negotiated or pledged to any Person other than any Obligor or one of the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, and, provided further, that any such Debt owed by either any Obligor or a Guarantor shall be subordinated to the Indebtedness;

 

(d)          endorsements of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)          Debt in the form of obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established, provided that the aggregate principal amount of Debt permitted by this clause (e) together with the aggregate principal amount of Debt permitted by clause (f) of this Section 11.2 shall not exceed $200,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(f)           Debt incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets (including office equipment, data processing equipment and motor vehicles), including Capital Lease Obligations and any Debt assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Debt that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; provided that (i) such Debt is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Debt permitted by this clause (f) together with the aggregate principal amount of Debt permitted by clause (e) of this Section 11.2 shall not exceed $200,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(g)          Debt incurred or deposits made (i) under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or (ii) in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt) or leases to which such Obligor is a party, (iii) to secure public or statutory obligations of such Obligor, and (iv) of cash or U.S. government securities made to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds to which such Obligor a party in connection with the operation of the Oil and Gas Properties, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)          Debt under Swap Agreements listed in Schedule 8.19 and Swap Agreements entered into by the Company after the date hereof in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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11.3.      Liens. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any of its Properties (now owned or hereafter acquired), except:

 

(a)          Liens securing the payment of any Indebtedness;

 

(b)          Excepted Liens; and

 

(c)          Purchase Money Liens securing Debt permitted by Section 11.2(e);

 

(d)          any Lien existing on any Property prior to the acquisition thereof by any Obligor or existing on any Property of any Person that becomes an Obligor after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes an Obligor; provided that (i) such Lien secures Debt permitted by clause (f) of Section 11.2, (ii) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming an Obligor, as the case may be, (iii) such Lien shall not apply to any other Property of any Obligor, and (iv) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes an Obligor, as the case may be and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

 

(e)          Liens on fixed or capital assets (including office equipment, data processing equipment and motor vehicles) acquired, constructed or improved by any Obligor; provided that (i) such Liens, secure Debt permitted by clause (f) of Section 11.2, (ii) such Liens and the Debt secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Debt secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such Liens shall not apply to any other Property of the Obligors; and

 

(f)          Liens securing Swap Agreements permitted by Section 11.2(h).

 

11.4.      Restricted Payments, etc. None of the Obligors will, nor will the Obligors permit any Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, return any capital to its Equity Interest holders or make any distribution of its Property to its Equity Interest holders, except (a) the Obligors may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) (b) Subsidiaries of the Company may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests and (c) Permitted Operator Payments.

 

11.5.      Investments, Loans and Advances. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, make or permit to remain outstanding any Investments in or to any Person, except that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to:

 

(a)          Investments reflected in the Financial Statements or which are disclosed to the Holders in Schedule 11.5;

 

(b)          accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(c)          direct obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof, in each case maturing within one year from the date of creation thereof;

 

(d)          commercial paper maturing within one year from the date of creation thereof rated in the highest grade by S&P or Moody’s.

 

(e)          deposits maturing within one year from the date of creation thereof with, including certificates of deposit issued by, any Holder or any Affiliate of any Holder, or any office located in the United States of any other bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, and which has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $100,000,000 (as of the date of such bank or trust company’s most recent financial reports) and has a short term deposit rating of no lower than A2 or P2, as such rating is set forth from time to time, by S&P or Moody’s, respectively;

 

(f)          deposits in money market funds investing exclusively in Investments described in Section 11.5(c) or Section 11.5(d);

 

(g)          Investments (i) made by any Obligor in or to another Obligor or to the Guarantors that are Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries or (ii) made by any Subsidiary in or to any Obligor or any Guarantor that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;

 

(h)          subject to the limits in Section 11.6, Investments in direct ownership interests in additional Oil and Gas Properties and gas gathering systems related thereto or related to farm-out, farm-in, joint operating, or area of mutual interest agreements, gathering systems, pipelines or other similar arrangements which are usual and customary in the oil and gas exploration and production business and located in and around Wood County, Texas;

 

(i)           Investments consisting of Swap Agreements; and

 

(j)           Investments in stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts arising from Investments permitted under this Section 11.5 owing to any Obligor or any Subsidiary as a result of a bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding of the obligor in respect of such debts or upon the enforcement of any Lien in favor of any Obligor or any Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate amount of all investments held at any one time under this Section 11.5(h) shall not exceed $100,000.

 

11.6.      Nature of Business. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, allow any material change to be made in the character of its business as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. From and after the date hereof, the Obligors and the Subsidiaries will not acquire or make any other expenditure (whether such expenditure is capital, operating or otherwise) in or related to, any Oil and Gas Properties not located within the geographical boundaries of the United States.

 

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11.7.      Prepayments. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to:

 

(a)          optionally prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or otherwise acquire any Debt of any Obligor or any Subsidiary, other than the Indebtedness in accordance with this Agreement; or

 

(b)          make any payment on account of Debt that has been contractually subordinated in right of payment if such payment is not permitted at such time under the subordination terms and conditions.

 

11.8.      Limitation on Leases. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any obligation for the payment of rent or hire of Property of any kind whatsoever (real or personal but excluding leases of Hydrocarbon Interests), under leases or lease agreements which would cause the aggregate amount of all payments made by the Obligors and the Subsidiaries pursuant to all such leases or lease agreements, including, without limitation, any residual payments at the end of any lease, to exceed $100,000 in any period of twelve consecutive calendar months during the life of such leases.

 

11.9.      Proceeds of Notes. The Company will not permit the proceeds of the Notes to be used for any purpose other than those permitted by Section 8.20. None of the Obligors nor any Person acting on behalf of the Obligors has taken or will take any action which might cause any of the Note Documents to violate Regulations T, U or X or any other regulation of the Board or to violate Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation thereunder, in each case as now in effect or as the same may hereinafter be in effect. If requested by the Administrative Agent, the Obligors will furnish to each Holder a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form U-1 or such other form referred to in Regulation U, Regulation T or Regulation X of the Board, as the case may be.

 

11.10.    ERISA Compliance. Except where noncompliance could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding (i) $50,000 in any year or (ii) $100,000 for all periods preceding the Final Maturity Date, the Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, at any time:

 

(a)          engage in, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to engage in, any transaction in connection with which an Obligor, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate could be subjected to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to subsections (c), (i) or (l) of section 502 of ERISA or a tax imposed by Chapter 43 of Subtitle D of the Code;

 

(b)          terminate, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to terminate, any Plan in a manner, or take any other action with respect to any Plan, which could result in any liability of any Obligor, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate to the PBGC;

 

(c)          fail to make, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to fail to make, full payment when due of all amounts which, under the provisions of any Plan, agreement relating thereto or applicable law, any Obligor, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate is required to pay as contributions thereto;

 

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(d)          permit to exist, or allow any ERISA Affiliate to permit to exist, any failure to satisfy the funding requirements of section 302 of ERISA or section 412 of the Code (determined without regard to any waiver permitted under the Code) with respect to any Plan;

 

(e)          permit, or allow any ERISA Affiliate to permit, the actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities under any Plan maintained by an Obligor, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate which is regulated under Title IV of ERISA to exceed the current value of the assets (computed on a plan termination basis in accordance with Title IV of ERISA) of such Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities. The term “actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities” shall have the meaning specified in section 4041 of ERISA;

 

(f)           contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, any Multiemployer Plan;

 

(g)          acquire, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to acquire, an interest in any Person that causes such Person to become an ERISA Affiliate with respect to an Obligor or a Subsidiary or with respect to any ERISA Affiliate of an Obligor or a Subsidiary if such Person sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or at any time in the six-year period preceding such acquisition has sponsored, maintained, or contributed to, (i) any Multiemployer Plan, or (ii) any other Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA under which the actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities under such Plan exceeds the current value of the assets (computed on a plan termination basis in accordance with Title IV of ERISA) of such Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities;

 

(h)          incur, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to incur, a liability to or on account of a Plan under sections 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA; and

 

(i)          contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, any employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in section 3(1) of ERISA, including, without limitation, any such plan maintained to provide benefits to former employees of such entities, that may not be terminated by such entities in their sole discretion at any time without any material liability.

 

11.11.    Sale or Discount of Receivables. Except for receivables obtained by any Obligor or any Subsidiary out of the ordinary course of business or the settlement of joint interest billing accounts in the ordinary course of business or discounts granted to settle collection of accounts receivable or the sale of defaulted accounts arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not in connection with any financing transaction, the Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, discount or sell (with or without recourse) any of its notes receivable or accounts receivable.

 

11.12.    Mergers, etc. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or with or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its Property to any other Person (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate, dissolve or convert to another form of legal entity, except that any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary may merge with any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and that the Company may merge with any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary so long as the Company is the survivor.

 

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11.13.    Sale of Properties. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, sell, assign, farm-out, convey or otherwise transfer any Property except for (a) the sale or production of Hydrocarbons in the ordinary course of business; (b) farmouts of undeveloped acreage and assignments in connection with such farmouts approved by the Required Holders; (c) the sale or transfer of equipment that is no longer necessary for the business of such Obligor or such Subsidiary or is replaced by equipment of at least comparable value and use; (d) the sale or other disposition (including Casualty Events) of any Oil and Gas Property or any interest therein or any Subsidiary owning Oil and Gas Properties; provided with respect to this clause (d) that (A) 100% of the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition shall be cash and shall be applied to prepay the Notes to the extent required by the terms of Section 7.3 hereof, (B) the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition shall be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Oil and Gas Property, interest therein or Subsidiary subject of such sale or other disposition (as reasonably determined by the Company and, if requested by the Required Holders, the Company shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying to that effect), (C) if any such sale or other disposition is of a Subsidiary owning Oil and Gas Properties, such sale or other disposition shall include all the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, and (D) the fair market value of any Oil and Gas Property or Subsidiary sold or disposed of pursuant to this clause (d) shall not exceed $250,000 in any individual sale or $1,000,000 in the aggregate for all such sales; and (e) the sale or other disposition of Property not regulated by clauses (a) through (d) in this Section 11.13 having a fair market value of not more than $50,000 during any fiscal year.

 

11.14.    Environmental Matters. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, cause or permit any of its Property to be in violation of, or do anything or permit anything to be done which will subject any such Property to any Remedial Work under any Environmental Laws, assuming disclosure to the applicable Governmental Authority of all relevant facts, conditions and circumstances, if any, pertaining to such Property where such violations or remedial obligations could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

11.15.    Subsidiaries. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create or acquire any additional Subsidiary unless the Obligors give written notice to the Administrative Agent of such creation or acquisition and complies with Section 10.12. The Obligors shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary except in compliance with Section 11.13. None of the Obligors nor the Subsidiaries shall have any Subsidiaries organized under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America.

 

11.16.    Terrorism Sanctions Regulations. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, become a Person described or designated in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control or in Section 1 of the Anti Terrorism Order or engage in any dealings or transactions with any such Person.

 

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11.17.    Negative Pledge Agreements; Dividend Restrictions. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any contract, agreement or understanding (other than this Agreement, the Security Instruments or Capital Leases creating Liens permitted by Section 11.3(c)) and clause (g) of the definition of Excepted Liens) which in any way prohibits or restricts the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property in favor of the Purchasers or restricts any Subsidiary from paying dividends or making distributions to any Obligor or any Guarantor, or which requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith.

 

11.18.    Swap Agreements. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Swap Agreements with any Person other than Swap Agreements in respect of commodities (i) subject to a Swap Intercreditor Agreement (unless otherwise approved in writing by the Administrative Agent acting at the written direction of the Required Holders) and (ii) the notional volumes for which (when aggregated with other commodity Swap Agreements then in effect other than basis differential swaps on volumes already hedged pursuant to other Swap Agreements) do not exceed, as of the date such Swap Agreement is executed 100% of the reasonably anticipated projected production from Proved Developed Producing Reserves for each month during the period during which such Swap Agreement is in effect for each of crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas, calculated separately. In no event shall any Swap Agreement contain any requirement, agreement or covenant for the Obligors or any Subsidiary to post collateral or margin to secure their obligations under such Swap Agreement or to cover market exposures, other than (i) as may be required by applicable law or (ii) a requirement that such Swap Agreement be subject to a Swap Intercreditor Agreement.

 

11.19.    Sale and Leaseback. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary, to enter into any arrangement with any Person where any Obligor or any Subsidiary is the lessee of real or personal property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Obligor or such Subsidiary to such Person (or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person) on the security of such property or rental obligations of such Obligor or such Subsidiary.

 

11.20.    Transactions with Affiliates. Except for Permitted Operator Payments or as disclosed on Schedule 11.20, the Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property or the rendering of any service, with any Affiliate (other than Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) unless such transactions are otherwise are upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to it than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate and approved by the Required Holders in writing.

 

11.21.    Amendment, etc. of Material Contracts. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to cancel or terminate any Material Contract or consent to or accept any cancellation or termination thereof, amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of any Material Contract or give any consent, waiver or approval thereunder, waive any default under or any breach of any term or condition of any Material Contract, or take any other action in connection with any Material Contract that in each case described in this Section 11.21 would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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11.22.    Amendment of Organizational Documents; Management Changes. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary, to amend any of its Organizational Documents other than any such amendment (a) made solely in connection with a transaction that is otherwise permitted under this Agreement or (b) that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or could reasonably be expected to release, qualify, limit, make contingent or otherwise adversely affect the rights and benefits of the Administrative Agent or any Holder. In the event that any member of the Company’s Board of Managers appointed by the Pledgors resigns or is removed, their replacement must be approved in advance by the Administrative Agent.

 

11.23.    G&A Expenses. General and administrative expenses of the Obligors shall equal $81,250 in the aggregate for any calendar quarter during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on March 31, 2015, which amount may increase 3% per annum each year thereafter, unless any greater amount is approved by the Required Holders.

 

11.24.    Gas Imbalances, Take-or-Pay or Other Prepayments. The Obligors will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, allow gas imbalances, take-or-pay or other prepayments with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties of any Obligor or any Subsidiary that would require such Obligor or such Subsidiary to deliver Hydrocarbons at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor to exceed one half bcf of gas (on an mcf equivalent basis) in the aggregate.

 

11.25.    Marketing Activities. Each Obligor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in marketing activities for any Hydrocarbons or enter into any contracts related thereto other than (i) contracts for the sale of Hydrocarbons scheduled or reasonably estimated to be produced from their proved Oil and Gas Properties during the period of such contract, (ii) contracts for the sale of Hydrocarbons scheduled or reasonably estimated to be produced from proved Oil and Gas Properties of third parties during the period of such contract associated with the Oil and Gas Properties of such Obligor and its Subsidiaries that such Obligor or one of its Subsidiaries has the right to market pursuant to joint operating agreements, unitization agreements or other similar contracts that are usual and customary in the oil and gas business and (iii) other contracts for the purchase and/or sale of Hydrocarbons of third parties (A) which have generally offsetting provisions (i.e., corresponding pricing mechanics, delivery dates and points and volumes) such that no “position” is taken and (B) for which appropriate credit support has been taken to alleviate the material credit risks of the counterparty thereto.

 

11.26.    Approved Budget.

 

(a)          No Obligor shall, nor will it allow any Subsidiary to, deviate from the Approved Budget then in effect or make capital expenditures in any manner not provided for in the Approved Budget then in effect, unless consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent.

 

(b)          If Company desires to make any change to the Approved Budget or is required to update the Approved Budget pursuant to the terms hereof, it shall submit a revised Approved Budget, along with a written narrative describing such changes to the Administrative Agent for its review, but in any case Company shall submit an Approved Budget no less than once yearly. Any revised plan submitted to the Administrative Agent shall not be considered the current Approved Budget until such time as the Administrative Agent shall have consented to such revised plan and no Obligor shall be permitted to spend funds in furtherance of such draft Approved Budget. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to consent to any Approved Budget.

 

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12.         EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

 

One or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

(a)          the Company shall fail to pay any principal of any Note when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof, by acceleration or otherwise.

 

(b)          the Company shall fail to pay any interest on any Note or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in Section 12(a)) payable under any Note Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days.

 

(c)          any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Obligor, any Subsidiary or any Pledgor in or in connection with any Note Document or any amendment or modification of any Note Document or waiver under such Note Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Note Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made and which shall continue unresolved to such Holder’s satisfaction for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from any Holder to the Company.

 

(d)          any Obligor or any Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 10.1(h), Section 10.1(i), Section 10.1(j), Section 10.1(m), Section 10.1(p), Section 10.2, Section 10.3, Section 10.13, Section 10.23, Section 10.24 or in Section 11.

 

(e)          any Obligor or any Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in Section 12(a), Section 12(b) or Section 12(d)) or any other Note Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 10 days after the earlier to occur of (i) notice thereof from any Holder to the Obligors or (ii) a Responsible Officer of such Obligor or such Subsidiary (A) with reasonable inquiry, should have become aware of such failure or (B) otherwise becomes aware of such failure.

 

(f)          any Obligor shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether prior to its scheduled maturity or otherwise) and such failure shall continue beyond any applicable grace period.

 

(g)          any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness of any Obligor becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the Redemption thereof or any offer to Redeem to be made in respect thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity or require any Obligor to make an offer in respect thereof.

 

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(h)          an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Credit Party or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Credit Party or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 30 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered.

 

(i)           any Credit Party shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in Section 12(h), (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Credit Party or for a substantial part of any of their respective assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

(j)          any Credit Party shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due.

 

(k)          (i) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $100,000, with respect to any Obligor, or $5,000,000, with respect to the Parent, or following the date of the Merger, the Post-Merger Parent, or (ii) any one or more non-monetary judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, shall be rendered against any Obligor or, as applicable, the Parent or Post-Merger Parent, or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any Obligor to enforce any such judgment.

 

(l)           the Note Documents after delivery thereof shall for any reason, except to the extent permitted by the terms thereof, cease to be in full force and effect and valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms against any Obligor that is party thereto or shall be repudiated by any of them, or any Obligor or any Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates shall so state in writing.

 

(m)         an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Holders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding (i) $50,000 in any year or (ii) $100,000 for all periods.

 

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(n)          any loss, casualty or other insured damage to, or any nationalization, taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary having a fair market value in excess of $500,000.

 

(o)          a Change of Control shall occur.

 

13.         REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC.

 

13.1.      Acceleration.

 

(a)          If an Event of Default with respect to any Obligor or any Subsidiary described in Section 12(h) or Section 12(i) has occurred, all the Notes and other Indebtedness then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.

 

(b)          If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes and other Indebtedness then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.

 

(c)          If any Event of Default described in Sections 12(a) or 12(b) has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Events of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.

 

(d)          Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section 13.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, plus all fees, expense reimbursement obligations and other Indebtedness and other obligations of each Obligor and each Guarantor accrued hereunder and under the Notes and the other Note Documents, shall all be immediately due and payable, in each and every case without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived.

 

(e)          All proceeds received by the Administrative Agent after maturity of the Notes, whether by acceleration or otherwise, shall be applied:

 

(i)          first, to payment or reimbursement of that portion of the Indebtedness constituting fees, expenses and indemnities payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

 

(ii)         second, pro rata to payment or reimbursement of that portion of the Indebtedness constituting fees, expenses and indemnities payable to the Holders;

 

(iii)        third, pro rata to payment of accrued interest on the Notes;

 

(iv)        fourth, pro rata to payment of principal outstanding on the Notes;

 

(v)         fifth, pro rata to any other Indebtedness; and

 

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(vi)        sixth, any excess, after all of the Indebtedness shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash, shall be paid to the Company or as otherwise required by any Governmental Requirement.

 

13.2.      Other Remedies. If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes have become or have been declared immediately due and payable under Section 13.1, the Holder of any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such Holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or in any Note, or for an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or thereof, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or by law or otherwise.

 

13.3.      Rescission. At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of Section 13.1, the Required Holders by written notice to the Company, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Company has paid all overdue interest on the Notes, all principal of any Notes that is due and payable and is unpaid other than by reason of such declaration, and all interest on such overdue principal and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) overdue interest in respect of the Notes, at the Default Rate, (b) all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non-payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section 19, and (c) no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes. No rescission and annulment under this Section 13.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

13.4.      No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, etc. No course of dealing and no delay on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement or by any Note upon the Administrative Agent or any Holder thereof shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. Without limiting the obligations of the Company under Section 17, the Company will pay to the Administrative Agent and the Holder of each Note on demand such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all reasonable costs and expenses of such Holder incurred in any enforcement or collection under this Section 13, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements.

 

14.         GUARANTIES; SUBORDINATION OF OBLIGOR CLAIMS.

 

14.1.      Guaranties. By joining herein:

 

(a)          Each of the Guarantors jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Holders and each of their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment in cash and performance by the Obligors when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Guarantied Obligations. This is a guarantee of payment and not collection and the liability of each Guarantor is primary and not secondary.

 

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(b)          Anything herein or in any other Note Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Note Documents shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 14.2).

 

(c)          Each Guarantor agrees that the Guarantied Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 14 or affecting the rights and remedies of any Holder under this Section 14.

 

(d)          Each Guarantor agrees that if the maturity of the Guarantied Obligations is accelerated by bankruptcy or otherwise, such maturity shall also be deemed accelerated for the purpose of this guarantee without demand or notice to such Guarantor. The guarantee contained in this Section 14 shall remain in full force and effect until all the Guarantied Obligations shall have been satisfied by payment in full in cash.

 

(e)          No payment made by any Obligor, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by any Holder from any Obligor, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Guarantied Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Guarantied Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Guarantied Obligations), remain liable for the Guarantied Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Guarantied Obligations are paid in full in cash.

 

14.2.      Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor, by joining herein, agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share (based on the number of Guarantors) of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 14.3. The provisions of this Section 14.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Holders, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Holders for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

 

14.3.      No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by any Holder, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of any Holder against any Obligor or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by any Holder for the payment of the Guarantied Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any indemnity, exoneration, participation, contribution or reimbursement from any Obligor or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Holders on account of the Guarantied Obligations are irrevocably and indefeasibly paid in full in cash. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Guarantied Obligations shall not have been irrevocably and indefeasibly paid in full in cash, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Holders, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Holders in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Holders, if required), to be applied against the Guarantied Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with Section 7.4 of this Agreement.

 

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14.4.      Amendments, etc. with respect to the Guarantied Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder, and such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected, notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to, demand upon or further assent by any Guarantor (which notice, demand and assent requirements are hereby expressly waived by such Guarantor), (a) any demand for payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations made by any Holder may be rescinded by such Holder or otherwise and any of the Guarantied Obligations continued; (b) the Guarantied Obligations, the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by, or any indulgence or forbearance in respect thereof granted by, any Holder; (c) any Note Document may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Holders may deem advisable from time to time; (d) any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by any Holder for the payment of the Guarantied Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released; (e) any additional guarantors, makers or endorsers of the Guarantied Obligations may from time to time be obligated on the Guarantied Obligations or any additional security or collateral for the payment and performance of the Guarantied Obligations may from time to time secure the Guarantied Obligations; and (f) any other event shall occur which constitutes a defense or release of sureties generally. No Holder shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for the Guarantied Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 14 or any Property subject thereto.

 

14.5.      Waivers. Each Guarantor, by joining herein, waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Guarantied Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Holder upon the guarantee contained in this Section 14 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 14; the Guarantied Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 14 and no notice of creation of the Guarantied Obligations or any extension of credit already or hereafter contracted by or extended to any Obligor need be given to any Guarantor; and all dealings between any of the Obligors and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 14. Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon any of the Obligors or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Guarantied Obligations.

 

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14.6.      Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional.

 

(a)          Each Guarantor, by joining herein, understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 14 is, and shall be construed as, a continuing, completed, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment, and each Guarantor hereby waives any defense of a surety or guarantor or any other obligor on any obligations arising in connection with or in respect of any of the following and hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall not be discharged or otherwise affected as a result of, any of the following:

 

(i)          the invalidity or unenforceability of any Note Document, any of the Guarantied Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by any Holder;

 

(ii)         any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by any Obligor or any other Person against any Holder;

 

(iii)        the insolvency, bankruptcy arrangement, reorganization, adjustment, composition, liquidation, disability, dissolution or lack of power of any Obligor or any other Guarantor or any other Person at any time liable for the payment of all or part of the Guarantied Obligations, including any discharge of, or bar or stay against collecting, any Guarantied Obligation (or any part of them or interest therein) in or as a result of such proceeding;

 

(iv)        any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of any Obligor or any other Guarantor, or any changes in the Equity Interest holders of any Obligor or the Guarantor;

 

(v)         any change in the entity existence (including its constitution, laws, rules, regulations or power), structure or ownership of any Obligor or any other Guarantor;

 

(vi)        the fact that any collateral or Lien contemplated or intended to be given, created or granted as security for the repayment of the Guarantied Obligations shall not be properly perfected or created, or shall prove to be unenforceable or subordinate to any other Lien, it being recognized and agreed by each of the Guarantors that it is not entering into this Agreement in reliance on, or in contemplation of the benefits of, the validity, enforceability, collectability or value of any of the collateral for the Guarantied Obligations;

 

(vii)       the absence of any attempt to collect the Guarantied Obligations or any part of them from any Obligor or any Guarantor;

 

(viii)      (A) any Holder’s election, in any proceeding instituted under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code; (B) any borrowing or grant of a Lien by any Obligor, as debtor-in-possession, or extension of credit, under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code; (C) the disallowance, under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, of all or any portion of any Holder’s claim (or claims) for repayment of the Guarantied Obligations; (D) any use of cash collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code; (E) any agreement or stipulation as to the provision of adequate protection in any bankruptcy proceeding; (F) the avoidance of any Lien in favor of the Holders or any of them for any reason; or (G) failure by any Holder to file or enforce a claim against any Obligor or its estate in any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding; or

 

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(ix)         any other circumstance or act whatsoever, including any action or omission of the type described in Section 14.4 (with or without notice to or knowledge of any Obligor or such Guarantor), which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Obligors for the Guarantied Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 14, in bankruptcy or in any other instance (other than payment or performance).

 

(b)          When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, any Holder may, but shall be under no obligation to, join or make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue or exhaust such rights and remedies as it may have against any Obligor, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Guarantied Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by any Holder to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from any Obligor, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of any Obligor, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of any Holder against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

 

14.7.      Reinstatement. The guarantee of the Guarantors joining hereunder shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Guarantied Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Holder upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of any Obligor or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, any Obligor or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its Property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

14.8.      Payments. Each Guarantor, by joining herein, guarantees that payments under this Section 14 will be paid to the Holders, without set-off, deduction or counterclaim in dollars, in immediately available funds, at the offices specified in Section 16.1 of this Agreement.

 

14.9.      Representations and Warranties. In the case of each Guarantor, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement as they relate to such Guarantor or to the Note Documents to which such Guarantor is a party are true and correct in all respects; provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to the Obligors’ or the Company’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 14.9, be deemed to be a reference to such Guarantor’s knowledge.

 

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14.10.    Affirmative and Negative Covenants. In the case of each Guarantor, such Guarantor shall take, or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Default is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries.

 

14.11.    Subordination of Obligor Claims.

 

(a)          Subordination of all Obligor Claims. After and during the continuation of an Event of Default, no Obligor shall receive or collect, directly or indirectly, from any other Obligor in respect thereof any amount upon the Obligor Claims.

 

(b)          Claims in Bankruptcy. In the event of receivership, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, debtor’s relief, or other insolvency proceedings involving any Obligor, the Holders shall have the right to prove their claim in any proceeding, so as to establish their rights hereunder and receive directly from the receiver, trustee or other court custodian, dividends and payments which would otherwise be payable upon Obligor Claims. Each Obligor hereby assigns such dividends and payments to the Holders for application against the Guarantied Obligations as provided under Section 7 of this Agreement. Should any Holder receive, for application upon the Guarantied Obligations, any such dividend or payment which is otherwise payable to any Obligor, and which, as between such Obligors, shall constitute a credit upon the Obligor Claims, then upon payment in full in cash of the Guarantied Obligations, the intended recipient shall become subrogated to the rights of the Holders to the extent that such payments to the Holders on the Obligor Claims have contributed toward the liquidation of the Guarantied Obligations, and such subrogation shall be with respect to that proportion of the Guarantied Obligations which would have been unpaid if the Holders had not received dividends or payments upon the Obligor Claims.

 

(c)          Payments held in Trust. In the event that notwithstanding Section 14.11(a) and Section 14.11(b), any Obligor should receive any funds, payments, claims or distributions which is prohibited by such Sections, then it agrees: (i) to hold in trust for the Holders an amount equal to the amount of all funds, payments, claims or distributions so received, and (ii) that it shall have absolutely no dominion over the amount of such funds, payments, claims or distributions except to pay them promptly to the Holders; and each Obligor covenants promptly to pay the same to the Holders.

 

(d)          Liens Subordinate. Each Obligor agrees that, until the Guarantied Obligations are paid in full in cash, any Liens securing payment of the Obligor Claims shall be and remain inferior and subordinate to any Liens securing payment of the Indebtedness, regardless of whether such encumbrances in favor of such Obligor or any Holder presently exist or are hereafter created or attach. Without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, no Obligor, during the period in which any of the Guarantied Obligations are outstanding, shall (i) exercise or enforce any creditor’s right it may have against any debtor in respect of the Obligor Claims, or (ii) foreclose, repossess, sequester or otherwise take steps or institute any action or proceeding (judicial or otherwise, including without limitation the commencement of or joinder in any liquidation, bankruptcy, rearrangement, debtor’s relief or insolvency proceeding) to enforce any Lien held by it.

 

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(e)          Notation of Records. Upon the request of the Required Holders, all promissory notes and all accounts receivable ledgers or other evidence of the Obligor Claims accepted by or held by any Obligor shall contain a specific written notice thereon that the indebtedness evidenced thereby is subordinated under the terms of this Agreement.

 

15.         REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES.

 

15.1.      Registration of Notes. The Company shall keep at its principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes. The name and address of each Holder of one or more Notes, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Notes owing to each Holder pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Notes shall be registered in such register. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person in whose name any Note shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and Holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. The Company shall give to any Holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy of the names and addresses of all registered Holders of Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions are intended to comply with the registration requirements in Treasury Regulations Section 5f.103-1(c) so that the Notes are considered to be issued in “registered form” within the meaning of such Treasury Regulations. The entries in the register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Holders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Holder hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

15.2.      Transfer and Exchange of Notes. Upon surrender of any Note at the principal executive office of the Company for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer, duly recorded or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered Holder of such Note or his attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the address for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company’s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes (as requested by the Holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note. Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such Holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1. Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of Notes. Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $250,000, or any integral multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof; provided that if necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a Holder of its entire holding of Notes, one Note may be in a denomination of less than $250,000.

 

15.3.      Replacement of Notes. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note (which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from such Institutional Investor of such ownership and such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and

 

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(a)          in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (provided that if the Holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser or another Holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $100,000,000, such Person’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or

 

(b)          in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof, within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note, dated and bearing interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.

 

16.         PAYMENTS ON NOTES.

 

16.1.      Place of Payment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Note Document, payments of principal, interest, fees and all other amounts due and payable under the provisions of the Notes and the other Note Documents are required to be paid to a bank account of each Holder maintained by such Holder in the city of New York, New York.

 

17.         EXPENSES, TAXES, ETC.

 

17.1.      Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

 

(a)          The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each Holder and its Affiliates, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel and other outside consultants for such Holder, the reasonable travel, photocopy, mailing, courier, telephone and other similar expenses, and the cost of environmental audits and surveys and appraisals, in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration (both before and after the execution hereof and including advice of counsel to the Holders as to the rights and duties of the Holders with respect thereto) of this Agreement and the other Note Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers of or consents related to the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable costs, expenses and Other Taxes incurred by any Holder in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by this Agreement or any Security Instrument or any other document referred to therein, (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Holder, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for such Holder, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or any other Note Document, including its rights under this Section 17.1, or in connection with the issuance of the Notes, including, without limitation, all such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of the amounts outstanding under the Notes.

 

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(b)          THE COMPANY SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH HOLDER, AND EACH RELATED PARTY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING PERSONS (EACH SUCH PERSON BEING CALLED AN “INDEMNITEE”) AGAINST, AND HOLD EACH INDEMNITEE HARMLESS FROM, ANY AND ALL LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES AND RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE REASONABLE FEES, CHARGES, TAXES AND DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY COUNSEL FOR ANY INDEMNITEE, INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY INDEMNITEE ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF (i) THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, THE PERFORMANCE BY THE PARTIES HERETO OR THE PARTIES TO ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR BY ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT, (ii) THE FAILURE OF THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF ANY NOTE DOCUMENT, INCLUDING THIS AGREEMENT, OR WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENT, (iii) ANY INACCURACY OF ANY REPRESENTATION OR ANY BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OR COVENANT OF THE OBLIGORS OR ANY GUARANTOR SET FORTH IN ANY OF THE NOTE DOCUMENTS OR ANY INSTRUMENTS, DOCUMENTS OR CERTIFICATIONS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, (iv) ANY NOTE OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREFROM, (v) ANY OTHER ASPECT OF THE NOTE DOCUMENTS, (vi) THE OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS OF THE OBLIGORS AND THE SUBSIDIARIES BY THE OBLIGORS AND THE SUBSIDIARIES, (vii) ANY ASSERTION THAT THE HOLDERS WERE NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE PROCEEDS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, (viii) ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW APPLICABLE TO ANY OBLIGOR OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PRESENCE, GENERATION, STORAGE, RELEASE, THREATENED RELEASE, USE, TRANSPORT, DISPOSAL, ARRANGEMENT OF DISPOSAL OR TREATMENT OF OIL, OIL AND GAS WASTES, SOLID WASTES OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ON ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES, (ix) THE BREACH OR NON-COMPLIANCE BY ANY OBLIGOR OR ANY SUBSIDIARY WITH ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW APPLICABLE TO ANY OBLIGOR OR ANY SUBSIDIARY, (x) THE PAST OWNERSHIP BY ANY OBLIGOR OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OF ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES OR PAST ACTIVITY ON ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES WHICH, THOUGH LAWFUL AND FULLY PERMISSIBLE AT THE TIME, COULD RESULT IN PRESENT LIABILITY, (xi) THE PRESENCE, USE, RELEASE, STORAGE, TREATMENT, DISPOSAL, GENERATION, THREATENED RELEASE, TRANSPORT, ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSPORT OR ARRANGEMENT FOR DISPOSAL OF OIL, OIL AND GAS WASTES, SOLID WASTES OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ON OR AT ANY OF THE PROPERTIES OWNED OR OPERATED BY ANY OBLIGOR OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED PRESENCE OR RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON OR FROM ANY PROPERTY OWNED OR OPERATED BY ANY OBLIGOR OR ANY SUBSIDIARY, (xii) ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY RELATED IN ANY WAY TO ANY OBLIGOR OR ANY SUBSIDIARY, (xiii) ANY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH OR SAFETY CONDITION IN CONNECTION WITH THE NOTE DOCUMENTS, OR (xiv) ANY ACTUAL OR PROSPECTIVE CLAIM, LITIGATION, INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY INDEMNITEE IS A PARTY THERETO, AND SUCH INDEMNITY SHALL EXTEND TO EACH INDEMNITEE NOTWITHSTANDING THE SOLE OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OF EVERY KIND OR CHARACTER WHATSOEVER, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, WHETHER AN AFFIRMATIVE ACT OR AN OMISSION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL TYPES OF NEGLIGENT CONDUCT IDENTIFIED IN THE RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS OF ONE OR MORE OF THE INDEMNITEES OR BY REASON OF STRICT LIABILITY IMPOSED WITHOUT FAULT ON ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE INDEMNITEES; PROVIDED THAT SUCH INDEMNITY SHALL NOT, AS TO ANY INDEMNITEE, BE AVAILABLE TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES OR RELATED EXPENSES ARE DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH INDEMNITEE.

 

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(c)          To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Obligors shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Note Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

All amounts due under this Section 17.1 shall be payable not later than ten (10) days after written demand therefor.

 

17.2.      Taxes.

 

(a)          Payments Free of Taxes. All sums payable by or on account of any Obligor hereunder and under the other Note Documents shall (except to the extent otherwise required by law) be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding on account of, any Tax imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority. For purposes of this Section 17.2, the term “law” includes FATCA.

 

(b)          Gross Up of Taxes. If any Obligor, the Administrative Agent or any other Person is required by law to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any sum paid or payable under any of the Note Documents: (i) the Obligor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any such requirement or any change in any such requirement as soon as the Obligor becomes aware of it; (ii) the Obligor or the Administrative Agent shall timely pay any such Tax to the relevant Governmental Authority before the date on which penalties attach thereto; (iii) the sum payable by such Obligor in respect of which the relevant deduction or withholding is required shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that after any such deduction or withholding (including any deduction or withholding imposed with respect to any increases in the sum payable under this Section 17.2(b)(iii)), the Administrative Agent or such Holder, as the case may be, and each of their Tax Related Persons receives on the due date of such payment a net sum equal to what it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required; and (iv) within thirty (30) days after making any such deduction or withholding, the Obligor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence satisfactory to the other affected parties of such deduction or withholding and of the remittance thereof to the relevant Governmental Authority; provided, no such additional amount shall be required to be paid to any Holder under clause (a) above for (A) any U.S. federal withholding Tax in effect and applicable, as of the date the Holder or the Administrative Agent becomes a party to any Note Document, except to the extent that, pursuant to this Section 7.12, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable to such Holder’s assignor (including each of their Tax Related Persons) immediately before such Holder becomes a party hereto, (B) any U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed under FATCA or (C) any Tax that is directly attributable (other than as a result of a change in any applicable law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the interpretation, administration or application thereof) to a Holder’s failure to comply with Section 17.2(e) (such taxes, “Excluded Taxes”).

 

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(c)          Payment of Other Taxes and Evidence of Tax Payments. In addition, the Obligors shall pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable law. The Obligors shall deliver to the Administrative Agent official receipts or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Agent in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.

 

(d)          Tax Indemnification. The Obligors shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Holder, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Taxes paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent or such Holder or their respective Tax Related Persons, as the case may be, relating to, arising out of, or in connection with any Note Document or any payment or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in enforcing the provisions of this Section 17.2; provided, however that the Obligors shall not be required to indemnify the Administrative Agent and Holders (i) in duplication of Taxes indemnified by Sections 17.2(b) or (c), (ii) for any Tax on the Overall Net Income of such Holder or the Administrative Agent or (iii) for any Excluded Taxes. Any indemnification under this Section 17.2(d) shall be made on an after-Tax basis, such that after all required deductions and payments of all Taxes (including any Tax on the Overall Net Income), the Administrative Agent or any Holder or any of their Tax Related Persons receives and retains an amount equal to the sum it would have received and retained had it not paid or incurred or been subject to such Taxes or expenses and costs. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Holder (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Holder, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(e)          Status of Holders. Each Holder that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Holder listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the assignment pursuant to which it becomes a Holder (in the case of each other Holder), and at such other times upon a reasonable request as may be necessary in the determination of the Company or the Administrative Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), two executed original copies of the IRS Form W-9. Each Foreign Holder shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Holder listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the assignment pursuant to which it becomes a Holder (in the case of each other Holder), and at such other times upon a reasonable request as may be necessary in the determination of the Company or the Administrative Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

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(i)          in the case of a Foreign Holder claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Note Document, two executed original copies of IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty, and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Note Document, IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(ii)         two executed original copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(iii)        in the case of a Foreign Holder claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 to the effect that such Foreign Holder is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Company within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) two executed original copies of IRS Form W-8BEN (or successor form); or

 

(iv)        to the extent a Foreign Holder is not the beneficial owner, two executed original copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 or Exhibit C-3, IRS Form W-9 (or successor form), and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Holder is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Holder are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Holder may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner.

 

Any Foreign Holder shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be reasonably requested by the recipient) (upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

Each Holder required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to U.S. federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 17.2(e) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Holder of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate, that such Holder shall promptly upon a reasonable request to deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent two new original copies of IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8IMY or W-8ECI (or successor form), and as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate properly completed and duly executed by such Holder, and such other documentation required under the Code and reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent to confirm or establish that such Holder is not subject to deduction or withholding of U.S. federal income Tax with respect to payments to such Holder under the Note Documents or is subject to deduction or withholding at a reduced rate, or notify the Administrative Agent and the Company of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence.

 

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Nothing in this Section 17.2(e) shall be construed to require a Holder or the Administrative Agent to provide any forms or documentation that it is not legally entitled to provide.

 

(f)          FATCA. If a payment made to a Holder under any Note Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Holder were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Holder shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Company and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Holder has complied with such Holder’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (f), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

17.3.      Survival. The obligations of the Obligors under this Section 17 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or the Notes, the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent and the termination of this Agreement.

 

18.         SURVIVAL; REVIVAL; REINSTATEMENT; ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

 

(a)          All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Obligors herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Note Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the purchase of the Notes, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that any Purchaser may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Note or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid. The provisions of Section 17 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Notes, or the termination of this Agreement, any other Note Document or any provision hereof or thereof.

 

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(b)          To the extent that any payments on the Indebtedness are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver or other Person under any bankruptcy law, common law or equitable cause, then to such extent, the Indebtedness so satisfied shall be revived and continue as if such payment or proceeds had not been received and the Holder’s Liens, security interests, rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement and each Note Document shall continue in full force and effect. In such event, each Note Document shall be automatically reinstated and the Obligors shall take such action as may be reasonably requested by any Holder to effect such reinstatement.

 

(c)          THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

19.         AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.

 

19.1.      Requirements. This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), with (and only with) the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders, except that (a) no amendment or waiver of any of the provisions of Section 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 or 23 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing, and (b) no such amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of the Holder of each Note at the time outstanding affected thereby, (i) subject to the provisions of Section 13 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation of interest on the Notes, (ii) change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or waiver, or (iii) amend any of Sections 12(a), 12(b), 13.1, 19, or 21.

 

19.2.      Solicitation of Holders of Notes.

 

(a)          Solicitation. The Company will provide to the Administrative Agent on behalf of each Holder of the Notes (irrespective of the amount of Notes then owned by it) with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such Holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof or of the Notes. The Administrative Agent will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to the provisions of this Section 19 to each Holder of outstanding Notes promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite Holders of Notes.

 

(b)          Payment. The Company will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security, to any Holder of Notes as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by any Holder of Notes or any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted, on the same terms, ratably to each Holder of Notes then outstanding even if such Holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.

 

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19.3.      Binding Effect, etc. Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 19 applies equally to all Holders of Notes and is binding upon them and upon each future Holder of any Note and upon the Company without regard to whether such Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between any Company, on the one hand, and the Holder of any Note, on the other, nor any delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any Holder of such Note.

 

20.         REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS.

 

This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by the Purchasers at the Closing (except the Notes themselves), and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to each Purchaser, may be reproduced by such Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, microcard, miniature photographic or other similar process. The Company agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such Purchaser in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 20 shall not prohibit the Company or any other Holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.

 

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21.         CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

 

The Administrative Agent and each of the Holders agree that, without the prior consent of the Company, it will use its best efforts not to disclose any information with respect to the Obligor which is furnished pursuant to this Agreement, any other Note Document or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein and which is designated by the Company to the Administrative Agent and the Holders in writing as confidential or as to which it is otherwise reasonably clear such information is not public, except that any Holder and the Administrative Agent may disclose any such information (a) to its employees, Affiliates, auditors and counsel, advisors or to another Holder, (b) as has become generally available to the public other than by a breach of this Section 21, (c) as may be required or appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any municipal, state or federal regulatory body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Holder or the Administrative Agent or to the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the NAIC, the SVO or similar organizations (whether in the United States or elsewhere) or their successors, (d) as may be required or appropriate in response to any summons or subpoena or any law, order, regulation or ruling applicable to such Holder or such Administrative Agent, (e) to any prospective participant or assignee in connection with any contemplated transfer pursuant to Section 25.1; provided that such prospective transferee shall have been made aware of this Section 21 and shall have agreed to be bound by its provisions as if it were a party to this Agreement, (f) to Gold Sheets and other similar bank trade publications; such information to consist of deal terms and other information regarding the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement customarily found in such publications, (g) in connection with any suit, action or proceeding for the purpose of defending itself, reducing its liability, or protecting or exercising any of its claims, rights, remedies or interests under or in connection with the Note Documents, (h) to a Person that is an investor or prospective investor in a Securitization (as defined below) that agrees that its access to information regarding the Company and the Notes is solely for purposes of evaluating an investment in such Securitization, (i) to a Person that is a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, noteholder or secured party in a Securitization in connection with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for such Securitization, (j) to a nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information regarding the Obligors, the Notes and the Note Documents in connection with ratings issued with respect to a Securitization, (k) to any bank, financial institution or other financing source of a Purchaser, (l) to S&P, Moody’s, Fitch and/or any other ratings agency, as such Purchaser reasonably deems necessary or appropriate in connection with such Purchaser’ obtaining financing; (m) to a Purchaser’s or Administrative Agent’s investors or potential investors as such Purchaser or the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate; or (n) to a Purchaser’s or the Administrative Agent’s creditors or potential creditors as such Purchaser or the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate. For purposes of this Section, “Securitization” means a public or private offering by a Holder or any of its Affiliates or their respective successors and assigns, of securities which represent an interest in, or which are collateralized, in whole or in part, by the Notes or the Note Documents.

 

22.         NOTICES.

 

All notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by telecopy if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice must be sent:

 

(i)          if to any Purchaser or its nominee, to such Purchaser or nominee at the address specified for such communications in Schedule A, or at such other address as such Purchaser or nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing,

 

(ii)         if to any other Holder of any Note, to such Holder at such address as such other Holder shall have specified to the Company in writing, or

 

(iii)        if to the Company, to the Company at its address set forth at the beginning hereof to the attention of Victor Perez, Chief Financial Officer, or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the Holder of each Note in writing. Notices under this Section 22 will be deemed given only when actually received.

 

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23.         SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER.

 

Each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates as the purchaser of the Notes that such Purchaser has agreed to purchase hereunder, by written notice to the Company, which notice shall be signed by both such Purchaser and such Affiliate, shall contain such Affiliate’s agreement to be bound by this Agreement. Upon receipt of such notice, wherever the word “Purchaser” is used in this Agreement (other than in this Section 23), such word shall be deemed to refer to such Affiliate in lieu of such Purchaser. If such Affiliate is so substituted as a purchaser hereunder and such Affiliate thereafter transfers to such Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Affiliate, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such transfer, wherever the word “Purchaser” is used in this Agreement (other than in this Section 23), such word shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Affiliate, but shall refer to such Purchaser, and such Purchaser shall have all the rights of an original Holder of the Notes under this Agreement.

 

24.         ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.

 

24.1.      Appointment; Powers. Each of the Purchasers hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and of the Security Instruments and the other Note Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

24.2.      Duties and Obligations of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Note Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Note Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Obligor or any Subsidiary that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Company or a Holder, and shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Note Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or under any other Note Document or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or in any other Note Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Note Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 5 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, (vi) the existence, value, perfection or priority of any collateral security or the financial or other condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries or any other obligor or guarantor, or (vii) any failure by the Company or any other Person (other than itself) to perform any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Note Document or the performance or observance of any covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein.

 

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24.3.      Action by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Holders and in all cases the Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder or under any other Note Documents unless it shall (a) receive written instructions from the Required Holders or the Holders, as applicable, specifying the action to be taken and (b) be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expenses which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The instructions as aforesaid and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto by the Administrative Agent shall be binding on all of the Holders. If a Default has occurred and is continuing, then the Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default as shall be directed by the requisite Holders in the written instructions (with indemnities) described in this Section 24.3; provided that, unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Holders. In no event, however, shall the Administrative Agent be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement, the Note Documents or applicable law. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Holders or the Holders, and otherwise the Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it hereunder or under any other Note Document or under any other document or instrument referred to or provided for herein or therein or in connection herewith or therewith INCLUDING ITS OWN ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

24.4.      Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon and each of the Company and each Purchaser hereby waives the right to dispute the Administrative Agent’s record of such statement, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

24.5.      Subagents. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding Sections of this Section 24 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

 

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24.6.      Resignation or Removal of Administrative Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this Section 24.6, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Holders and the Company, and the Administrative Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by the Required Holders. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Holders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent; provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists and is continuing, the Company shall have the right to approve such successor Administrative Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Holders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation or removal of the retiring Administrative Agent, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Holders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be paid any fees for its services as Administrative Agent. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 24 and Section 17 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

24.7.      Administrative Agent as a Holder. Each Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Holder as any other Holder and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

24.8.      No Reliance. Each Holder acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Holder and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and each other Note Document to which it is a party. Each Holder also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Holder and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Note Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by any Obligor or any Subsidiary of this Agreement, the Note Documents or any other document referred to or provided for herein or to inspect the Properties or books of the any Obligor or any Subsidiary. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Holders by the Administrative Agent under the Note Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Holder with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Company (or any of its Affiliates) which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates.

 

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25.         MISCELLANEOUS.

 

25.1.      Successors and Assigns. All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any subsequent Holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not. Without limitation of the foregoing, any Holder may, without the consent of any Obligor, assign or transfer its Notes (or any interest therein, including participations) to any other Person, except, under no circumstances may any Holder assign or transfer its Notes to any Credit Party, any holder of Equity Interests of any Credit Party or any holder of Debt (other than Indebtedness incurred hereunder) of any Credit Party, provided that such limitation shall not apply to any Affiliate of Stellus Capital Management, LLC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Obligors may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or the other Note Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. Nothing herein shall prohibit any Holder from pledging or assigning any of its rights under the Note Documents (including, without limitation, any right to payment of principal and interest under any Note) to any Person or to require notice thereof from any Holder. The Obligor agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 17.2 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 17.2(e) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 17.2(e) shall be delivered to the participating Holder)) to the same extent as if it were a Holder and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to this Section 25.1; provided that such participant agrees that it shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 25.1, with respect to any participation, than its participating Holder would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a change in law that occurs after the participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Holder that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Obligor, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Notes or other obligations under the Note Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided, that no Holder shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any Note or its other obligations under any Note Document) to any Person extent to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Note or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Holder shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

25.2.      Payments Due on Non-Business Days. Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding (but without limiting the requirement in Section 7.2 that the notice of any optional prepayment specify a Business Day as the date fixed for such prepayment), any payment of principal of or interest on any Note that is due on a date other than a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day; provided that if the maturity date of any Note is a date other than a Business Day, the payment otherwise due on such maturity date shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.

 

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25.3.      Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

25.4.      Construction. Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.

 

25.5.      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.

 

25.6.      USA Patriot Act Notice. Each Purchaser hereby notifies the Company that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company, which information includes the name and address of the Company and other information that will allow such Purchaser to identify the Company in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.

 

25.7.      Interest Rate Limitation. It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Holder shall conform strictly to usury laws applicable to it. Accordingly, if the transactions contemplated hereby would be usurious as to any Holder under laws applicable to it (including the laws of the United States of America or any other jurisdiction whose laws may be mandatorily applicable to such Holder notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement), then, in that event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any of the Note Documents or any agreement entered into in connection with or as security for the Notes, it is agreed as follows: (a) the aggregate of all consideration which constitutes interest under law applicable to any Holder that is contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received by such Holder under any of the Note Documents or agreements or otherwise in connection with the Notes shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and any excess shall be canceled automatically and if theretofore paid shall be credited by such Holder on the principal amount of the Indebtedness (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Indebtedness shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Holder to the Company); and (b) in the event that the maturity of the Notes is accelerated by reason of an election of the holder thereof resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest under law applicable to any Holder may never include more than the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically by such Holder as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited by such Holder on the principal amount of the Indebtedness (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Indebtedness shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Holder to the Company). All sums paid or agreed to be paid to any Holder for the use, forbearance or detention of sums due hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law applicable to such Holder, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the stated term of the loans evidenced by the Notes until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of any loans hereunder does not exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law. If at any time and from time to time (x) the amount of interest payable to any Holder on any date shall be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Holder pursuant to this Section 25.7 and (y) in respect of any subsequent interest computation period the amount of interest otherwise payable to such Holder would be less than the amount of interest payable to such Holder computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Holder, then the amount of interest payable to such Holder in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall continue to be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Holder until the total amount of interest payable to such Holder shall equal the total amount of interest which would have been payable to such Holder if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving effect to this Section 25.7.

 

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25.8.      Security of Swap Agreements. The Company agrees that the Security Instruments shall secure payment under the Swap Agreements, as provided for in each Swap Intercreditor Agreement.

 

25.9.      GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS.

 

(a)          THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT UNITED STATES FEDERAL LAW PERMITS ANY HOLDER TO CONTRACT FOR, CHARGE, RECEIVE, RESERVE OR TAKE INTEREST AT THE RATE ALLOWED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE WHERE SUCH HOLDER IS LOCATED.

 

(b)          ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THE NOTE DOCUMENTS SHALL BE BROUGHT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY HEREBY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW) IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS. THIS SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION IS EXCLUSIVE AND PRECLUDES A PARTY FROM OBTAINING JURISDICTION OVER ANOTHER PARTY IN ANY COURT OTHERWISE HAVING JURISDICTION.

 

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(c)          THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES, APPOINTS AND EMPOWERS AND HEREBY CONFERS AN IRREVOCABLE SPECIAL POWER, AMPLE AND SUFFICIENT, TO CT CORPORATION, WITH OFFICES ON THE DATE HEREOF AT 111 EIGHTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10011 AS ITS DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN NEW YORK TO RECEIVE, ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE FOR AND ON ITS BEHALF, AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL LEGAL PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING AND AGREES THAT THE FAILURE OF SUCH AGENT TO GIVE ANY ADVICE OF ANY SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS TO THE COMPANY SHALL NOT IMPAIR OR AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF SUCH SERVICE OR OF ANY CLAIM BASED THEREON. IF FOR ANY REASON SUCH DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT SHALL CEASE TO BE AVAILABLE TO ACT AS SUCH, THE COMPANY AGREES TO DESIGNATE A NEW DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT IN NEW YORK CITY REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE REQUIRED HOLDERS ON THE TERMS AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO IT AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 22 OR SUCH OTHER ADDRESS AS IS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF A PARTY OR ANY HOLDER OF A NOTE TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST ANOTHER PARTY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

(d)          EACH PARTY HEREBY (i) IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN; (ii) IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES; (iii) CERTIFIES THAT NO PARTY HERETO NOR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF COUNSEL FOR ANY PARTY HERETO HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, OR IMPLIED THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS, AND (iv) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 25.9.

 

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As to each Purchaser, if such Purchaser is in agreement with the foregoing, such Purchaser will sign the form of agreement on the accompanying counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Company, whereupon the foregoing shall become a binding agreement between such Purchaser and the Company.

 

  Very truly yours,  
     
  Glori Energy Production Inc.  
     
  By /s/ Victor Perez  
  Name:  Victor Perez  
  Title:    Chief Financial Officer  

 

The foregoing is hereby

agreed to as of the

date thereof:

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:   Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
     
    By /s/ W. Todd Huskinson
    Name:  W. Todd Huskinson
    Title:  Authorized Signatory
     
PURCHASERS:   Stellus Credit VCOC Fund I, LLC
     
    By /s/ W. Todd Huskinson
    Name: W. Todd Huskinson
    Title:  Authorized Signatory

 

    Stellus Credit Master Fund I, LLC
       
    By /s/ W. Todd Huskinson
    Name: W. Todd Huskinson
    Title:  Authorized Signatory

 

    Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
       
    By /s/ W. Todd Huskinson
    Name: W. Todd Huskinson
    Title:  Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASERS

 

Name and Address of Purchaser  Commitment for Principal Amount of
Notes to be Purchased
 
     
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation  $3,000,000.00 
      
Stellus Credit VCOC Fund I, LLC  $3,968,595.03 
      
Stellus Credit Master Fund I, LLC  $11,031,404.97 

 

 (1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the Administrative Agent at:

State Street Bank and Trust
ABA 011000028
Credit: Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
Account #10257988
FFC: SCXK
Ref: Glori
Attn: Bill Reilly
    
   with sufficient information to identify the
source and application of such funds.
    
 (2) All notices of payments and written
confirmations of such wire transfers:

c/o Stellus Capital Management, LLC
4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200
Houston, Texas 77027
Attention: Debbie Blank
Fax: 713-292-5454
Email address: dblank@stelluscapital.com
    
 (3) All other communications:
 
c/o Stellus Capital Management, LLC
4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200
Houston, Texas 77027
Attention: Gavin Roseman
Fax: 713-292-5471
Email address: groseman@stelluscapital.com
    
With a copy to:
 
Vinson & Elkins, LLP
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Brian Moss
Email address: bmoss@velaw.com

 

Schedule A to Note Purchase Agreement

 

 
SCHEDULE B

  

DEFINED TERMS

 

As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section hereof following such term:

 

Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company of the “Properties” as such term is defined in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2014, by and between Petro-Hunt, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company, as Seller, and Glori Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Purchaser, evidencing the purchase and sale of certain Oil and Gas Properties, and other related Properties, by Glori Holdings Inc., and any ancillary documents executed therewith, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2104, and that certain Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2014, substituting the Company as the Purchaser.

 

Administrative Agent” is defined in the initial paragraph of the Agreement.

 

Advance Request” means any advance request substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, duly completed and properly executed by a Responsible Officer and dated as of the relevant Closing Date.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

Agreement” means this Note Purchase Agreement executed by and among the Company and each Purchaser, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Anti-Terrorism Order” means Executive Order No. 13,224 of September 24, 2001, Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit or Support Terrorism, 66 U.S. Fed. Reg. 49, 079 (2001), as amended.

 

Approved Budget” is defined in Section 10.1(q).

 

Approved Petroleum Engineers” means (a) William M. Cobb & Associates, Inc. and (b) any other independent petroleum engineers reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

Asset Disposition” one or more sales, assignments, farm-outs, conveyances, or transfers of Property other than pursuant to Sections 11.13 (a), (b), (c) and (e) hereof.

 

Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of the United States Code, as in effect from time to time.

 

Benefit Plan” is defined in Section 9(a).

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 1
 SCHEDULE B

  

Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America or any successor Governmental Authority.

 

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York or Houston, Texas are required or authorized to be closed.

 

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its subsidiaries during such period that are capital expenditures as determined in accordance with GAAP, whether such expenditures are paid in cash or financed.

 

Capital Leases” means, in respect of any Person, all leases which shall have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases on the balance sheet of the Person liable (whether contingent or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder.

 

Cash” means money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or deposit account.

 

Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date of determination, (a) marketable securities (i) issued or directly and unconditionally guaranteed as to interest and principal by the United States Government, or (ii) issued by any agency of the United States the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one (1) year after such date; (b) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case maturing within one (1) year after such date and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s; (c) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1) year from the date of creation thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s; (d) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one (1) year after such date and issued or accepted by any Holder or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia that (i) is at least “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator), and (ii) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $100,000,000; and (e) shares of any money market mutual fund that (i) has at least ninety-five percent (95%) of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, (ii) has net assets of not less than $500,000,000, and (iii) has the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s.

 

Cash Receipts” means all Cash or Cash Equivalents received by or on behalf of any Obligor with respect to the following: (a) sales of Hydrocarbons from Oil and Gas Properties, (b) Cash representing operating revenue earned or to be earned, (c) any proceeds from Swap Agreements, (d) royalty payments, and (e) any other Cash or Cash Equivalents received by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries; provided that (i) Notes or the proceeds of Notes, (ii) Cash or Cash Equivalents belonging to or received for the credit of third parties, such as royalty, working interest or other interest owners, that are received for transfer or payment to such third parties, (iii) Cash or Cash Equivalents received from other working interest owners of the Oil and Gas Properties operated by the Company or its Subsidiaries that represent reimbursements or advance payments of joint interest billings to such other working interest owners and (iv) Net Cash Proceeds in each case not in the ordinary course of business shall not constitute “Cash Receipts”.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 2
 SCHEDULE B

  

Casualty Event” means any loss, casualty or other insured damage to, or any nationalization, taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary having a fair market value in excess of $50,000.

 

CERCLA” has the meaning assigned such term in the definition of “Environmental Laws”.

 

Change of Control” means:

 

(a)          with respect to the Company, (i) prior to the date of the Merger, the Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests in the Company and (ii) following the date of the Merger, the Post-Merger Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests in the Company, or

 

(b)          (i) with respect to the Parent prior to the date of the Merger (A) any Person or group of Persons (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), other than the holders of the Equity Interests of the Parent on the Closing Date and the Post-Merger Parent, shall acquire, directly or indirectly, more than 30% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent, (B) a majority of the seats on the board of directors (or other applicable governing body) of the Parent shall be occupied by Persons who were not nominated by the Parent, by a majority of the board of directors (or other applicable governing body) of the Parent or by Persons so nominated or (C) Stewart Page, Victor Perez, or Tom Holland shall cease to serve as officers of the Parent, unless such Person is replaced by an officer approved by the Administrative Agent within 90 days of such Person’s resignation or removal; and (ii) with respect to the Post-Merger Parent following the date of the Merger (A) any Person or group of Persons (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), other than the holders of the Equity Interests of the Post-Merger Parent on the date of the Merger, shall acquire, directly or indirectly, more than 30% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Post-Merger Parent, (B) a majority of the seats on the board of directors (or other applicable governing body) of the Post-Merger Parent shall be occupied by Persons who were not nominated by the Post-Merger Parent, by a majority of the board of directors (or other applicable governing body) of the Post-Merger Parent or by Persons so nominated or (C) Stewart Page or Victor Perez shall cease to serve as officers of the Post-Merger Parent, unless such Person is replaced by an officer approved by the Administrative Agent within 90 days of such Person’s resignation or removal.

 

Closing Date” is defined in Section 4.

 

Closing” is defined in Section 4(a).

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (except as otherwise provided herein) or any successor statute.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 3
 SCHEDULE B

  

Collateral” means all Property (including all Oil and Gas Properties) of any Obligor or any other Person that serves as collateral or security for the Indebtedness pursuant to the Security Instruments or otherwise and shall include, without limitation, all machinery and equipment, including all machines, tooling, hardware, designs, software, or other licensing agreements, all intellectual property, all accounts, inventory, contracts, permits, Equity Interests in the Company, any other Obligor or any other Person and all other types of Property that may be subjected to a Lien as provided in such Security Instrument.

 

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Company” is defined in the initial paragraph of the Agreement.

 

Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any applicable period of computation, (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (b) the sum of the following to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income: (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (ii) the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable by the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, (iii) depreciation, depletion and amortization expense for such period, (iv) all non-cash compensation charges related to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 718 for such period, and (v) other non recurring expenses of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries reducing such Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period (acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) minus (c) the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) Federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period and (ii) all non-recurring items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period (acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).

 

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any applicable period of computation, all interest expense (excluding amortization of debt discount and premium, but including the interest component under Capital Leases) for such period of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

Consolidated Net Cash Flow” means the difference, without duplication, of:

 

(a)          all Cash Receipts of the Obligors during any fiscal quarter, less

 

(b)          actual consolidated Cash payments by the Obligors during such fiscal quarter for the following, without duplication:

 

(i)          LOE;

 

(ii)         existing royalties and net profits interests and other burdens on the Oil and Gas Properties of the Obligors payable to any non-Affiliate of a the Company, if any (to the extent and only to the extent production receipts relating to the same are included in gross Cash Receipts in clause (a) above);

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 4
 SCHEDULE B

  

(iii)        the ad valorem, severance and production taxes in respect of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Obligors;

 

(iv)        interest paid in Cash on the Notes and payments under Swap Agreements to the extent such Swap Agreements are permitted hereby;

 

(v)         general and administrative costs, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of general and administrative costs permitted by Section 11.23; and

 

(vi)        from the Closing Date until March 31, 2015, Capital Expenditures in respect of the Company’s pilot AERO program, not to exceed $1,400,000 in such 12 month period.

 

provided that amounts representing payment by an Obligor attributable to the joint interest billings described in clause (e)(iii) of the definition of “Cash Receipts” shall not be deducted pursuant to clause (b) hereof.

 

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any applicable period of computation, the net income (excluding extraordinary losses and gains) of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis for such period.

 

Consolidated Subsidiaries” means each Subsidiary of the Obligors (whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired) the financial statements of which shall be (or should have been) consolidated with the financial statements of the Obligors in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Total Debt” means, at any date of determination, all Debt of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (including the Notes), excluding (a) non-cash obligations under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815 and (b) accounts payable and other accrued liabilities (for the deferred purchase price of Property or services) from time to time incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not greater than ninety (90) days past the date of invoice or delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Working Capital Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the quotient of the consolidated current assets of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, at such time, to the consolidated current liabilities of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries at such time less the current portion of long-term debt, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. For the purposes of this definition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Person that owns directly or indirectly 10% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of the directors or other governing body of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to “control” such other Person. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 5
 SCHEDULE B

 

Credit Parties” means the Parent, Holdings, the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company and, following the date of the Merger, the Post-Merger Parent, each individually a “Credit Party”.

 

Debt” means, for any Person, the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, bankers’ acceptances, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (b) all obligations of such Person (whether contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit, surety or other bonds and similar instruments; (c) all accounts payable and all accrued expenses, liabilities or other obligations of such Person except those incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are not more than 90 days past the date of invoice or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP to pay the deferred purchase price of Property or services; (d) all obligations under Capital Leases; (e) all obligations under Synthetic Leases; (f) all Debt (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on any Property of such Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person; (g) all Debt (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others guaranteed by such Person or in which such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss of the Debt (howsoever such assurance shall be made) to the extent of the lesser of the amount of such Debt and the maximum stated amount of such guarantee or assurance against loss; (h) all obligations or undertakings of such Person to maintain or cause to be maintained the financial position or covenants of others or to purchase the Debt or Property of others; (i) Swap Agreements and obligations to deliver commodities, goods or services, including, without limitation, Hydrocarbons, in consideration of one or more advance payments, other than gas balancing arrangements in the ordinary course of business; (j) obligations to pay for goods or services even if such goods or services are not actually received or utilized by such Person; (k) any Debt of a partnership for which such Person is liable either by agreement, by operation of law or by a Governmental Requirement but only to the extent of such liability; (l) Disqualified Capital Stock; and (m) the undischarged balance of any production payment created by such Person or for the creation of which such Person directly or indirectly received payment. The Debt of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person of the character described above (other than accounts payable and all accrued expenses, liabilities or other obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are not more than 90 days past the date of invoice or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP) to the extent such Person remains legally liable in respect thereof notwithstanding that any such obligation is not included as a liability of such Person under GAAP.

 

Default” means an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” is defined in Section 7.9.

 

Deposit Account Control Agreement” means a Deposit Account Control Agreement, by and between the Company, as Debtor, the Administrative Agent and a JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 6
SCHEDULE B

 

Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is convertible or exchangeable for Debt or redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock) at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is one year after the earlier of (a) the Final Maturity Date and (b) the date on which there are no obligations outstanding hereunder.

 

dollars” or “$” refers to the lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

Engineering Report” is defined in Section 7.10(b)(i).

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all Governmental Requirements pertaining in any way to health, safety, the environment or the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, in effect in any and all jurisdictions in which any Obligor or any Subsidiary is conducting or at any time has conducted business, or where any Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary is located, including without limitation, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”), as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (“RCRA”), as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, and other environmental conservation or protection Governmental Requirements. The term “oil” shall have the meaning specified in OPA, the terms “hazardous substance” and “release” (or “threatened release”) have the meanings specified in CERCLA, the terms “solid waste” and “disposal” (or “disposed”) have the meanings specified in RCRA and the term “oil and gas waste” shall have the meaning specified in Section 91.1011 of the Texas Natural Resources Code (“Section 91.1011”); provided, however, that (a) in the event either OPA, CERCLA, RCRA or Section 91.1011 is amended so as to broaden the meaning of any term defined thereby, such broader meaning shall apply subsequent to the effective date of such amendment and (b) to the extent the laws of the state or other jurisdiction in which any Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary is located establish a meaning for “oil,” “hazardous substance,” “release,” “solid waste,” “disposal” or “oil and gas waste” which is broader than that specified in either OPA, CERCLA, RCRA or Section 91.1011, such broader meaning shall apply.

 

Environmental Review” is defined in Section 10.11(d).

 

Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in the specified Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such Equity Interest.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 7
SCHEDULE B

 

ERISA Affiliate” means each trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which together with an Obligor or a Subsidiary would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or subsections (b), (c), (m) or (o) of section 414 of the Code.

 

ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure of a Plan to meet the minimum funding standards under section 412 of the Code or section 302 of ERISA (determined without regard to any waiver of the funding provisions therein or in section 430 of the Code or section 303 of ERISA); (c) the filing pursuant to section 412 of the Code or section 303 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the failure of a Plan to satisfy the requirements of section 401(a)(29) of the Code, section 436 of the Code or section 206(g) of ERISA; (e) the incurrence by an Obligor, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan (including any liability in connection with the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under section 4041 of ERISA); (f) the receipt by an Obligor, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan or the occurrence of any other event or condition which might constitute grounds under section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan; (g) the incurrence by an Obligor, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under section 4062(e) of ERISA or with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan (including as a “substantial employer,” as defined in section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or Multiemployer Plan (including the incurrence by an Obligor, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any withdrawal liability); (h) the occurrence of an act or omission which could give rise to the imposition on an Obligor, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges or liabilities under Chapter 43 of the Code or under section 409, section 502, or section 4071 of ERISA in respect of any employee benefit plan (within the meaning of section 3(3) of ERISA); or (i) the receipt by an Obligor, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice concerning the imposition of a withdrawal liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of section 305 of ERISA, or insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

 

Event of Default” is defined in Section 12.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 8
SCHEDULE B

 

Excepted Liens” means: (a) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other social security, old age pension or public liability obligations which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; (c) statutory landlord’s liens, operators’, vendors’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, mechanics’, suppliers’, workers’, materialmen’s, construction or other like Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business or incident to the exploration, development, operation and maintenance of Oil and Gas Properties each of which is in respect of obligations that are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; (d) contractual Liens which arise in the ordinary course of business under operating agreements, joint venture agreements, oil and gas partnership agreements, oil and gas leases, farm-out agreements, division orders, contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of oil and natural gas, unitization and pooling declarations and agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, overriding royalty agreements, marketing agreements, processing agreements, net profits agreements, development agreements, gas balancing or deferred production agreements, injection, repressuring and recycling agreements, salt water or other disposal agreements, seismic or other geophysical permits or agreements, and other agreements which are usual and customary in the oil and gas business and are for claims which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; provided that any such Lien referred to in this clause does not materially impair the use of the Property covered by such Lien for the purposes for which such Property is held by any Obligor or any Subsidiary or materially impair the value of such Property subject thereto; (e) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies and burdening only deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided that no such deposit account is a dedicated cash collateral account or is subject to restrictions against access by the depositor in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board and no such deposit account is intended by any Obligor or any Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution; (f) easements, restrictions, servitudes, permits, conditions, covenants, exceptions or reservations in any Property of any Obligor or any Subsidiary for the purpose of roads, pipelines, transmission lines, transportation lines, distribution lines for the removal of gas, oil, coal or other minerals or timber, and other like purposes, or for the joint or common use of real estate, rights of way, facilities and equipment, that do not secure any monetary obligations and which in the aggregate do not materially impair the use of such Property for the purposes of which such Property is held by any Obligor or any Subsidiary or materially impair the value of such Property subject thereto; (g) Liens on cash or securities pledged to secure performance of tenders, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds, bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, regulatory obligations and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business and (h) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default; provided that any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired and no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced; provided, further that Liens described in clauses (a) through (e) shall remain “Excepted Liens” only for so long as no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced.

 

Excluded Taxes” is defined in Section 17.2(b).

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury Regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 9
SCHEDULE B

 

Final Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) March 14, 2017, or (b) the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Notes becomes due and payable in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

Financial Officer” means, for any Person, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a Financial Officer means a Financial Officer of the Company.

 

Financial Statements” means the financial statement or statements of each of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries referred to in Section 10.1.

 

Foreign Holder” means any Holder that is not a U.S. Person.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1(b).

 

General Parameters” is defined in Section 7.10(d).

 

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government over any Obligor, any Subsidiary, any of their Properties, or any Purchaser.

 

Governmental Requirement” means any law, statute, code, ordinance, order, determination, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, franchise, permit, certificate, license, authorization or other directive or requirement, whether now or hereinafter in effect, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, energy regulations and occupational, safety and health standards or controls, of any Governmental Authority.

 

Guarantied Obligations” means the collective reference to the payment and performance of all Indebtedness and all obligations of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries under the Note Documents, including, without limitation, the unpaid principal of and interest on the Notes and all other obligations and liabilities of the Obligors and the Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this Agreement after the maturity of the Notes and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to any Obligor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to the Holders, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Note Documents, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, payments in respect of an early termination date, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Holders that are required to be paid by the Obligors pursuant to the terms of any Note Documents).

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 10
SCHEDULE B

 

Guarantors” means each Subsidiary that guarantees the Indebtedness pursuant to Section 14 and any Person inserted as a subsidiary to Holdings to act as a holding company for the Company formed hereafter with the consent of Required Holders.

 

Highest Lawful Rate” means, with respect to each Holder, the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the Notes or on other Indebtedness under laws applicable to such Holder which are presently in effect (including the SBA Regulations) or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum nonusurious interest rate than applicable laws allow as of the date hereof.

 

Holder” means, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the register maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 15.1.

 

Holdings” means Glori Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Hydrocarbon Interests” means all rights, titles, interests and estates now or hereafter acquired directly or indirectly through ownership in other entities or otherwise in and to oil and gas leases, oil, gas and mineral leases, or other liquid or gaseous Hydrocarbon leases, mineral fee interests, overriding royalty and royalty interests, net profit interests and production payment interests, including any reserved or residual interests of whatever nature.

 

Hydrocarbons” means oil, gas, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and all products refined or separated therefrom.

 

Indebtedness” means any and all amounts owing or to be owing by any Obligor, any Subsidiary or any Guarantor (whether direct or indirect, including those acquired by assumption, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising) to any Holder under any Note Document and all renewals, extensions and/or rearrangements thereof.

 

Indemnitee” is defined in Section 17.1(b).

 

Index Debt” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of any Obligor that is not guaranteed by any other Person (other than a Guarantor) or subject to any other credit enhancement.

 

Institutional Investor” means (a) any Purchaser of a Note, (b) any Holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (d) any Related Fund of any Holder of any Note.

 

Interest Payment Date” means the first Business Day of each fiscal quarter, commencing the first such day after the Closing.

 

Interim Redetermination” is defined in Section 7.10(a).

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 11
SCHEDULE B

 

Investment” means, for any Person: (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, Property, services or securities or otherwise) of Equity Interests of any other Person or any agreement to make any such acquisition (including, without limitation, any “short sale” or any sale of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned by the Person entering into such short sale); (b) the making of any deposit with, or advance, loan or capital contribution to, assumption of Debt of, purchase or other acquisition of any other Debt or equity participation or interest in, or other extension of credit to, any other Person (including the purchase of Property from another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such Property to such Person, but excluding any such advance, loan or extension of credit having a term not exceeding ninety (90) days representing the purchase price of inventory or supplies sold by such Person in the ordinary course of business); (c) the purchase or acquisition (in one or a series of transactions) of Property of another Person that constitutes a business unit or (d) the entering into of any guarantee of, or other contingent obligation (including the deposit of any Equity Interests to be sold) with respect to, Debt or other liability of any other Person and (without duplication) any amount committed to be advanced, lent or extended to such Person.

 

LIBO Rate” means the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Dow Jones Market Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the first calendar day of each month, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity of one month; provided that “LIBO Rate” for the time period between the Closing Date and the first day of the next succeeding calendar month shall be such rate as shall be in effect at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the Closing Date. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” shall be determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent.

 

Lien” means any interest in Property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the Property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or contract, and whether such obligation or claim is fixed or contingent, and including but not limited to (a) the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, encumbrance, pledge, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes or (b) production payments and the like payable out of Oil and Gas Properties. The term “Lien” shall include easements, restrictions, servitudes, permits, conditions, covenants, exceptions or reservations. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Obligors and the Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be the owner of any Property which they have acquired or hold subject to a conditional sale agreement, or leases under a financing lease or other arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has been retained by or vested in some other Person in a transaction intended to create a financing.

 

LOE” means (a) leasehold operating expenses in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, industry standards and applicable law and (b) other field level or lease level charges for operations in each case with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Obligors (excluding Capital Expenditures and general and administrative Costs).

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 12
SCHEDULE B

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse change in, or material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, Property, liabilities , condition (financial or otherwise) of (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (as opposed to changes in the economy generally that are not specific to the Company or the Subsidiaries), (b) the ability of any Obligor, any Subsidiary, or any Guarantor to perform any of its obligations under any Note Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any Note Document or (d) the rights and remedies of or benefits available to any Purchaser under any Note Document.

 

Material Contracts” means those contracts and agreements listed on Schedule 8.23 hereto (which shall not include oil and gas lease agreements) which individually are material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Material Indebtedness” means Debt (other than the Indebtedness), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of (i) any one or more of the Obligors or Holdings in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $100,000, (ii) the Parent or the Post-Merger Parent in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $2,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of any Credit Party in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the Swap Termination Value.

 

Merger” means the business combination or consolidation of Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company, with and into the Post-Merger Parent, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement.

 

Merger Agreement” means that certain Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2014, as amended by that certain First Amendment, dated as of February 20, 2014, as further amended, supplemented, or modified, by and between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company, as the Parent, the Post-Merger Parent, as the Purchaser, Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Merger Sub, Infinity-C.S.V.C Management Ltd., as the INXB Representative, and the Parent, as the Company.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized rating agency.

 

Mortgaged Property” means any Oil and Gas Property owned by the Company or any Guarantor which is subject to the Liens existing or to exist under the terms of the Security Instruments, including, without limitation, the Oil and Gas Properties listed on Schedule C to be owned by the Company and subject to a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Holders as of the Closing Date.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor thereto.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 13
SCHEDULE B

 

Net Cash Proceeds” means (a) in connection with any receipt (herein referred to as a “Receipt”) of cash and cash equivalents not in the ordinary course of the business of the Obligors, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and cash equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) of such Receipt, net of attorneys' fees, accountants' fees, investment banking fees and insurance consultant fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted hereunder on any asset which is the subject of such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof within two years of the date of the relevant Receipt as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith (after taking into account any applicable tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and (b) in connection with any Receipt relating to the issuance or sale of equity securities or debt securities or instruments or the incurrence of loans, the cash proceeds or cash equivalents received from such issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys' fees, investment banking fees, brokerage, finder's or similar fees, accountants' fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith.

 

New Mountain” is defined in Section 10.24.

 

New Mountain Claims” means any demand, claim, action, investigation, assertion of liability, legal proceeding (whether at law or in equity) or arbitration arising out of or related to any agreement, arrangement, term sheet (including but not limited to the “Up to $25,000,000 Senior Secured Term Loan Summary of Indicative Terms and Conditions” dated February 26, 2014), understanding or proposal by New Mountain to provide financing to the Parent or any of its Affiliates.

 

New RAPV Notice” is defined in Section 7.10(c).

 

Note Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, and the Security Instruments.

 

Notes” is defined in Section 2.

 

Notice of Termination of Operating Agreement” means a notice of termination substantially in the form of Exhibit 5.21 attached hereto.

 

Obligors” means, collectively, the Company and each Guarantor.

 

Obligor Claims” means all debts and obligations of any Obligor to any other Obligor, whether such debts and obligations now exist or are hereafter incurred or arise, or whether the obligation of the debtor thereon be direct, contingent, primary, secondary, several, joint and several, or otherwise, and irrespective of whether such debts or obligations be evidenced by note, contract, open account, or otherwise, and irrespective of the Person or Persons in whose favor such debts or obligations may, at their inception, have been, or may hereafter be created, or the manner in which they have been or may hereafter be acquired by.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 14
SCHEDULE B

 

Oil and Gas Properties” means (a) Hydrocarbon Interests; (b) the Properties now or hereafter pooled or unitized with Hydrocarbon Interests; (c) all presently existing or future unitization, pooling agreements and declarations of pooled units and the units created thereby (including, without limitation, all units created under orders, regulations and rules of any Governmental Authority) which may affect all or any portion of the Hydrocarbon Interests; (d) all operating agreements, contracts and other agreements, including production sharing contracts and agreements, which relate to any of the Hydrocarbon Interests or the production, sale, purchase, exchange or processing of Hydrocarbons from or attributable to such Hydrocarbon Interests; (e) all Hydrocarbons in and under and which may be produced and saved or attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests, including all oil in tanks, and all rents, issues, profits, proceeds, products, revenues and other incomes from or attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests; (f) all tenements, hereditaments, appurtenances and Properties in any manner appertaining, belonging, affixed or incidental to the Hydrocarbon Interests and (g) all Properties, rights, titles, interests and estates described or referred to above, including any and all Property, real or personal, now owned or hereinafter acquired and situated upon, used, held for use or useful in connection with the operating, working or development of any of such Hydrocarbon Interests or Property (excluding drilling rigs, automotive equipment, rental equipment or other personal Property which may be on such premises for the purpose of drilling a well or for other similar temporary uses) and including any and all oil wells, gas wells, injection wells or other wells, buildings, structures, fuel separators, liquid extraction plants, plant compressors, pumps, pumping units, field gathering systems, tanks and tank batteries, fixtures, valves, fittings, machinery and parts, engines, boilers, meters, apparatus, equipment, appliances, tools, implements, cables, wires, towers, casing, tubing and rods, surface leases, rights-of-way, easements and servitudes together with all additions, substitutions, replacements, accessions and attachments to any and all of the foregoing.

 

OPA” has the meaning assigned such term in the definition of “Environmental Laws”.

 

Operating Agreement” means that certain Operating Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2014, between Holdings, as operator, and the Company.

 

Organizational Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, registration, recording, filing, transfer, court or documentary, intangible, excise or Property or similar Taxes, fees, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, registration or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement and any other Note Document.

 

Parent” means Glori Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.

 

Parent Equity Raise” means a sale and issuance of the Parent’s equity securities.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 15
SCHEDULE B

 

Participant Register” is defined in Section 25.1.

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.

 

Permitted Equity Raise” means contributions in respect of the Equity Interests of the Company held by Holdings, proceeds of which are used solely (i) to fund Capital Expenditures in respect of the Company’s full field AERO program and approved by the Administrative Agent or (ii) as otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Permitted Operator Payments” means payments (including reimbursements) made by the Company to Holdings pursuant to the Operating Agreement, as in effect on the Closing Date, in Holdings’ capacity as operator of the Company’s Oil and Gas Properties, but only for so long as Holdings’ is the operator, in respect of (a) actual, direct lease operating expenses incurred in connection with the operation of the Company’s Oil and Gas Properties in accordance with an industry standard joint operating agreement (including amounts paid or payable under the Company’s leases) and as set forth in the lease operating statement delivered pursuant to Section 10.01(o), and (b) general and administrative expenses allowed under Section 11.23, provided that such payments shall equal $81,250 in the aggregate for any calendar quarter during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on March 31, 2015, which amount may increase 3% per annum each year thereafter, unless any greater amount is approved by the Required Holders.

 

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan, as defined in section 3(2) of ERISA, which (a) is currently or hereafter sponsored, maintained or contributed to by an Obligor, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate or (b) was at any time during the preceding six years, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by an Obligor, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate.

 

Pledgor” means, initially, Holdings, and shall include any Person who grants a security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to that certain Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of even date hereof.

 

Post-Merger Parent” means Glori Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.

 

Pre-Default Interest Rate” means a varying per annum interest rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the sum of (a) the LIBO Rate, which shall in no event be less than one percent (1%) per annum, plus (b) 1000 basis points. Any change in the Pre-Default Interest Rate due to a change in the LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the first day of each month.

 

Property” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

Proposed RAPV Notice” is defined in Section 7.10(b)(ii).

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 16
SCHEDULE B

 

Proposed Risk Adjusted Present Value” is defined in Section 7.10(b) (i).

 

Proved Developed Non-Producing Reserves” has the meaning assigned such term in the SPE Definitions.

 

Proved Developed Producing Reserves” has the meaning assigned such term in the SPE Definitions.

 

Proved Reserves” has the meaning assigned such term in the SPE Definitions.

 

Proved Undeveloped Reserves” has the meaning assigned such term in the SPE Definitions.

 

Purchase Money Liens” means Liens securing purchase money Debt or Capital Leases limited to the Property acquired or leased pursuant to such Debt or Capital Lease and the Lien and the Debt secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition.

 

Purchaser” and “Purchasers” are defined in the initial paragraph of the Agreement.

 

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Agreement, each Obligor that (a) has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time any guaranty of obligations under such Swap Agreement or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective or (b) otherwise constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

RCRA” has the meaning assigned such term in the definition of “Environmental Laws”.

 

Recovery Event” means any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim (excluding any claim in respect of business interruption) or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of any Obligor or any Subsidiary.

 

Redemption” means with respect to any Debt, the repurchase, redemption, prepayment, repayment, or defeasance or any other acquisition or retirement for value (or the segregation of funds with respect to any of the foregoing) of such Debt. “Redeem” has the correlative meaning thereto.

 

Redetermination” means a Scheduled Redetermination or an Interim Redetermination.

 

Related Fund” means, with respect to any Holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (i) invests in securities similar to the Notes or bank loans, and (ii) is advised or managed by such Holder, the same investment advisor as such Holder or by an Affiliate of such Holder or such investment advisor.

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (including attorneys, accountants and experts) of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 17
SCHEDULE B

 

Remedial Work” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 10.11(a).

 

Required Holders” means, at any time, the Holders of at least 50.1% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by the Obligors or any of their respective Affiliates).

 

Reserve Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the quotient of the Risk Adjusted Present Value, at such time, to Consolidated Total Debt.

 

Reserve Report” means a report, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, setting forth, as of each January 1st or July 1st the oil and gas reserves attributable to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, together with a projection of the rate of production and future net income, taxes, operating expenses and capital expenditures with respect thereto as of such date, based upon the pricing assumptions consistent with the General Parameters.

 

Responsible Officer” means as to any Person, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Financial Officer or any Vice President of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references to a Responsible Officer herein shall mean a Responsible Officer of the Company.

 

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other Property) with respect to any Equity Interests in any Obligor, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other Property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in any Obligor or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in any Obligor.

 

Risk Adjusted Present Value” is defined in Section 7.10(d).

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized rating agency.

 

SBA” means the United States Small Business Administration.

 

SBA Regulations” means Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 107.

 

SBIC Holder” means any Holder that is subject to the SBA Regulations.

 

Scheduled Redetermination” is defined in Section 7.10(a)

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.

 

Section 91.1011” has the meaning assigned such term in the definition of “Environmental Laws”.

 

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

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 18
SCHEDULE B

 

Security Instruments” means the security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, completion guaranties, guaranty agreements and other agreements, instruments or certificates described or referred to in Exhibit 5.5, and any and all other agreements, instruments, consents or certificates now or hereafter executed and delivered by any Obligor or any other Person (other than participation or similar agreements between any Purchaser and any other lender or creditor with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to this Agreement) in connection with, or as security for the payment or performance of the Indebtedness, the Notes, or this Agreement, as such agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

 

Seller Note” means that certain Seller Note issued by Holdings on the Closing Date to Petro-Hunt, L.L.C. in an amount equal to $2,000,000.

 

SPE Definitions” means, with respect to any term, the definition thereof adopted by the Board of Directors, Society for Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Inc., March 1997.

 

Subsidiary” means (a) any Person of which at least a majority of the outstanding Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors, manager or other governing body of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time Equity Interests of any other class or classes of such Person shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by any Obligor or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Obligors, or by one or more Obligors, or by any Obligor and one or more of the Subsidiaries of any Obligor, and (b) any partnership of which any Obligor or any of the Subsidiaries is a general partner. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each reference to the term “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of one or more Obligors.

 

SVO” means the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC or any successor to such Office.

 

Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement, whether exchange traded, “over-the-counter” or otherwise, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Obligors or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

 

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as determined by the counterparties to such Swap Agreements.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 19
SCHEDULE B

 

Sweep Percentage” means (i) for each calendar quarter from the Closing Date through March 31, 2015, fifty percent (50%), and (ii) for each calendar quarter thereafter, seventy-five percent (75%).

 

Synthetic Leases” means, in respect of any Person, all leases which shall have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, treated as operating leases on the financial statements of the Person liable (whether contingently or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder and which were properly treated as indebtedness for borrowed money for purposes of U.S. federal income taxes, if the lessee in respect thereof is obligated to either purchase for an amount in excess of, or pay upon early termination an amount in excess of, 80% of the residual value of the Property subject to such operating lease upon expiration or early termination of such lease.

 

Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, assessments, fees, deductions, charges or withholdings of any nature and whatever called, imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, penalties or additional amounts thereon.

 

Tax on the Overall Net Income” of a Person means any net income, franchise or branch profits Tax imposed on a Person by the jurisdiction in which a Person is organized or in which that Person’s applicable principal office (and/or, in the case of a Holder, the office through which its investment in any Note is made) is located or as a result of a present or former connection between such Person and the jurisdiction imposing the Tax (other than a jurisdiction in which such Person is treated as having a connection as a result of entering into any Note Document or its participation in the transactions governed thereby).

 

Tax Related Person means any Person treated as the owner of a payment under this Agreement (including a beneficial owner of an interest in a pass-through entity) who is required to include in income amounts realized (whether or not distributed) by the Administrative Agent, a Holder or a Tax Related Person of any of the foregoing. “Transaction Fees” means those fees that are payable by the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.8.

 

Transactions” means, with respect to (a) any Obligor, the execution, delivery and performance by such Obligor of this Agreement and each other Note Document to which it is a party, the sale of the Notes, the use of the proceeds thereof, (b) the Company, the consummation of the Acquisition, and (c) each Guarantor, the execution, delivery and performance by such Guarantor of this Agreement and each other Note Document to which it is a party, the guaranteeing of the Indebtedness and the other obligations by such Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Treasury Regulations” shall refer to the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, or any successor provisions thereof.

 

USA Patriot Act” means United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

 

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 20
SCHEDULE B

 

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning in Section 17.2(e).

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary of which all of the outstanding Equity Interests (other than any directors’ qualifying shares mandated by applicable law), on a fully-diluted basis, are owned by an Obligor or one or more of the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries or are owned by one or more Obligors or are owned by an Obligor and one or more of the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries or (b) any Subsidiary that is organized in a foreign jurisdiction and is required by the applicable laws and regulations of such foreign jurisdiction to be partially owned by the government of such foreign jurisdiction or individual or corporate citizens of such foreign jurisdiction; provided that an Obligor, directly or indirectly, owns the remaining Equity Interests in such Subsidiary and, by contract or otherwise, controls the management and business of such Subsidiary and derives economic benefits of ownership of such Subsidiary to substantially the same extent as if such Subsidiary were a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each reference to the term “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of one or more Obligors.

  

Schedule B to Note Purchase Agreement – Page 21
SCHEDULE C

 

MORTGAGED PROPERTIES

 

I.

 

Schedule C to Note Purchase Agreement
SCHEDULE 8.5

 

LITIGATION

 

Schedule 8.5 to Note Purchase Agreement
SCHEDULE 8.6

 

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

 

Schedule 8.6 to Note Purchase Agreement
SCHEDULE 8.15

 

EQUITY INTERESTS AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

1.          [None.]

 

Schedule 8.15 to Note Purchase Agreement
SCHEDULE 8.19

 

SWAP AGREEMENTS

 

Schedule 8.19 to Note Purchase Agreement
SCHEDULE 8.23

 

Material Contracts

 

Schedule 8.23 to Note Purchase Agreement
SCHEDULE 8.26

 

GAS IMBALANCES, ETC.

 

Schedule 8.26 to Note Purchase Agreement
SCHEDULE 11.2

 

DEBT

 

Schedule 11.2 to Note Purchase Agreement
SCHEDULE 11.5

 

INVESTMENTS

 

Schedule 11.5 to Note Purchase Agreement
SCHEDULE 11.20

 

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Schedule 11.20 to Note Purchase Agreement
SCHEDULE B-1

 

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

 

Name   Title
     
     
     

 

 

Schedule B-1 to Note Purchase Agreement
EXHIBIT 1

 

FORM OF SENIOR SECURED FIRST LIEN NOTE DUE MARCH 14, 2017

 

THIS SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). NO SALE OR DISPOSITION MAY BE EFFECTED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT OR AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT OR RECEIPT OF A NO-ACTION LETTER FROM THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

Glori Energy Production Inc.

 

SENIOR SECURED FIRST LIEN NOTE DUE MARCH 14, 2017

 

No. [__]  
$[_____________].00 [__________ __], 20___

 

For Value Received, the undersigned, Glori Energy Production Inc., a Texas corporation (herein called the Company), hereby promises to pay to [ ], a Delaware limited liability company, or its registered assigns (the “Payee”), the principal sum of [______________ United States Dollars (US$___________)] (herein referred to as the “Advance”). Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of March 14, 2014 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated, renewed or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), entered into by and among the Company, the Purchasers named therein and the Administrative Agent named therein.

 

The Company shall repay to the Payee the Advance in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the amounts specified in Article 7 of the Note Purchase Agreement, at a bank account maintained by Payee in the city of New York, New York in accordance with the provisions of Section 16.1 of the Note Purchase Agreement, which bank account shall be specified by Payee to the Company. The bank account of Payee to which such payments shall be made from time to time is herein referred to as the “Payee’s Bank Account”. The Company will also make any required prepayments of principal on the dates and in the amounts specified in Article 7 of the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

The Company further agrees to pay interest on the Advance, at the Payee’s Bank Account, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of the Advance until all such outstanding principal amounts shall be paid in full, at the rates and payable on the dates set forth in Sections 7.7 and 7.9 of the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

This Note in one of the Senior Secured First Lien Notes due March 14, 2017 referred to in Section 2 of the Note Purchase Agreement and has been issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and is entitled to the benefits thereof and to the benefits of the other Note Documents, including the liens and security interests granted thereby. Certain procedural aspects of the payment obligation(s) represented by this Note not otherwise addressed herein shall be governed by the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 21 of the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

Exhibit 1 to Note Purchase Agreement
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EXHIBIT 1

 

As provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for transfer, duly recorded, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to the transferee. Prior to due presentment for transfer, the Company may treat the person in whose name this Note is issued as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing pursuant to Section 12 of the Note Purchase Agreement, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable pursuant to the terms set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

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Exhibit 1 to Note Purchase Agreement
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This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations thereof.

 

  Glori Energy Production Inc.
   
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit 1 to Note Purchase Agreement
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EXHIBIT 5.5

 

SECURITY INSTRUMENTS

 

1.          Security Agreement executed by the Company and the Administrative Agent.

 

2.          UCC-1 with the Company as the debtor and the Administrative Agent as the secured party filed with the Secretary of State of Texas.

 

3.          Deed of Trust, Fixture Filing, Assignment of As-extracted Collateral, Security Agreement and Financing Statement.

 

4.          Pledge and Security Agreement by the Pledgors (including the Company) in favor of the Administrative Agent.

 

5.          UCC-1s with each Pledgor as debtor and the Administrative Agent as the secured party filed with the Secretary of State of Texas or other appropriate filing office determined in accordance with the UCC.

 

Exhibit 5.5 to Note Purchase Agreement
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EXHIBIT 5.6

 

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

The undersigned hereby executes this Compliance Certificate as of [___________ ___], 20[___], and hereby certifies that he or she is the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President or Vice President of Glori Energy Production Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), and that as such he or she is authorized to execute this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Company. With reference to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of March 14, 2014 (together with all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, the Administrative Agent named therein and the Purchasers named therein, the undersigned represents and warrants as follows (each capitalized term used herein having the same meaning given to it in the Note Purchase Agreement unless otherwise specified):

 

(a)          [No Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing.] OR [If a Default has occurred, specify the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.]

 

(b)          The representations and warranties of the Obligors and the Pledgors set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement and in the other Note Documents are true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, on and as of the date hereof, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such specified earlier date.

 

(c)          The ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of [most recent fiscal quarter] to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA (for, and as of the last day of, the twelve (12) month period ending of the last day of the fiscal quarter ending immediately preceding the date of this Compliance Certificate) is not greater than [__] to 1.00.

 

(d)          The Consolidated Working Capital Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of this Compliance Certificate was not less than 1.00 to 1.00.

 

(e)          The Reserve Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of this Compliance Certificates was not less than 1.10 to 1.00.

 

(f)          [No material change in GAAP has occurred since [the date of the most recent audited Financial Statements delivered pursuant to Section 10.1]] OR [A material change in GAAP has occurred since [the date of the most recent audited Financial Statements delivered pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Note Purchase Agreement] and the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate are [_______________].]

 

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Exhibit 5.6 to Note Purchase Agreement
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EXECUTED AND DELIVERED as of the date first above written.

 

  Glori Energy Production Inc.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

  

Exhibit 5.6 to Note Purchase Agreement
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EXHIBIT 5.8

 

LIST OF OPINIONS OF COUNSEL

 

1.          Opinion Letter by Andrews Kurth LLP.

 

Exhibit 5.8 to Note Purchase Agreement
EXHIBIT B-1

 

ADVANCE REQUEST

 

ADVANCE REQUEST

 

Date: ________, 201[ ]

 

TO:The Administrative Agent under

the Agreement referred to below

 

Dear Sir or Madam:

 

Reference is made to that certain Note Purchase Agreement to be dated as of March 14, 2014, executed by and among Glori Energy Production Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), the Administrative Agent named therein and the Purchasers named therein (together with all amendments, supplements, restatements, modifications, replacements, extensions and rearrangements thereof, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned such terms in the Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company hereby requests an advance (the “Advance”) from the Purchasers or their designees under the Agreement in the amount of $[     ], with the requested funding date of such advance being ______, 201[ ].

 

The proceeds of the Advance shall be (a) used for the purposes described on Schedule A hereto and (b) wired to the accounts listed on Schedule B hereto.

 

The undersigned certifies that he or she is the ____________ of the Company and that as such, he or she is authorized to execute this Advance Request on behalf of the Company.

 

Exhibit B-1 to Note Purchase Agreement
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The undersigned further certifies, represents and warrants on behalf of the Company that the Company is entitled to receive the requested Advance under the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  Glori Energy Production Inc.
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit B-1 to Note Purchase Agreement
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SCHEDULE A TO ADVANCE REQUEST

 

Use of Proceeds

 

The proceeds of the Advance will be used as follows:

 

Purpose   Amount
     
     
     

 

Exhibit B-1 to Note Purchase Agreement
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SCHEDULE B TO ADVANCE REQUEST

 

Wire Transfer Instructions

 

The proceeds of the Advance will wired (or netted) as follows:

 

Purpose   Amount   Wire Transfer Instructions
(if applicable)
         
         
         

 

Exhibit B-1 to Note Purchase Agreement
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EXHIBIT C-1

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Foreign Holders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of March 14, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”), among Glori Energy Production Inc., a Texas corporation (the Company), Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and each holder from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2 of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Note(s) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten-percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Company with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Company and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Company and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

 

[NAME OF HOLDER]

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

Date: ________ __, 201_

 

Exhibit C to Note Purchase Agreement
 

 

EXHIBIT C-2

 

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of March 14, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”), among Glori Energy Production Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and each holder from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2 of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten-percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Holders with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Holder in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Holder with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

Date: ________ __, 201_

 

Exhibit C to Note Purchase Agreement
 

 

EXHIBIT C-3

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of March 14, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”), among Glori Energy Production Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and each holder from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2 of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its partners/members is a ten-percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Holder with Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Holder and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Holder with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

Date: ________ __, 201_

 

Exhibit C to Note Purchase Agreement
 

 

EXHIBIT C-4

 

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

(For Foreign Holders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of March 14, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”), among Glori Energy Production Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and each holder from time to time party thereto.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2 of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Note(s) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Note(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Note(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Agreement or any other Note Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its partners/members is a ten-percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Company with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Company and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Company and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

 

[NAME OF HOLDER]

By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

Date: ________ __, 201_

 

Exhibit C to Note Purchase Agreement

 

EX-10.14 14 v375778_ex10-14.htm EXHIBIT 10.14

 

This Second Lien Secured Term Note is subject to the terms of that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2014, between Lender, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., Glori Energy Inc. and Glori California Inc. (the “Subordination Agreement”)

 

SECOND LIEN SECURED TERM NOTE

 

March 13, 2014

 

For value received, GLORI ENERGY INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of E.W. HOLDINGS INC., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada (the “Lender”), in full in immediately available funds the principal amount of FOUR MILLION U.S. DOLLARS ($4,000,000) (or such other amount that may at any time be outstanding hereunder), on or prior to the Maturity Date, together with all fees and interest then due and payable under this Second Lien Secured Term Note (this “Note”).

 

All payments under this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States, in immediately available funds and without set-off, deduction or counterclaim in accordance with Lender’s instructions.

 

1.    Definitions and Interpretation.

 

(a)          Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the following respective meanings:

 

Acquisition” means the acquisition by GEP of the “Properties” as such term is defined in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2014, as amended, by and between Petro-Hunt, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company, as Seller, and Glori Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Purchaser, evidencing the purchase and sale of certain oil and gas Properties, and other related Properties, by Glori Holdings Inc., and any ancillary documents executed therewith, as the same is contemplated to be assigned by Glori Holdings Inc. to GEP prior to the closing of the Acquisition.

 

Affiliate” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly controls, or is under common control with, or is controlled by, such Person and, if such Person is an individual, any member of the immediate family (including parents, spouse and children) of such individual and any trust whose principal beneficiary is such individual or one or more members of such immediate family and any Person who is controlled by any such member or trust. As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).

 

 
 

 

Business Day” shall mean any day on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in Houston, Texas or Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

Change of Control” means any (i) reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation or merger (or similar transaction or series of related transactions) of any Obligor, sale or exchange of outstanding shares (or similar transaction or series of related transactions) of an Obligor in which the holders of such Obligor’s outstanding shares immediately before consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions do not, immediately after consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, retain shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the surviving entity of such transaction or series of related transactions (or the parent of such surviving entity if such surviving entity is wholly owned by such parent), in each case without regard to whether such Obligor is the surviving entity, or (ii) sale or issuance by a Obligor of new shares of Preferred Stock of such Obligor to investors, none of whom are current investors in such Obligor, and such new shares of Preferred Stock are senior to all existing Preferred Stock and common stock with respect to liquidation preferences, and the aggregate liquidation preference of the new shares of Preferred Stock is more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate liquidation preference of all shares of Preferred Stock of such Obligor; provided, however, neither an Initial Public Offering nor a reorganization in which the stock of a Obligor is sold or transferred to another Obligor nor the conversion of any series of preferred stock of a Obligor existing on the date hereof shall constitute a Change in Control.

 

Claim” shall mean any and all judgments, claims, causes of action, demands, lawsuits, suits, proceedings, investigations of Government Authorities or audits, losses, assessments, fines, penalties, administrative orders, obligations, costs, expenses, liabilities and damages (whether actual, consequential or punitive), including interest, penalties, reasonable attorney’s fees, disbursements and costs of investigations, deficiencies, levies, duties and imposts.

 

Closing Date” shall mean the date on which this Note is executed and delivered by the Obligors and the Lender and all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6(a) shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Lender).

 

Collateral” has the meaning given to it in Section 9(a).

 

Default” shall mean an Event of Default or an event or condition which, with the giving of notice, lapse of time or upon a declaration or determination being made (or any combination thereof), would become an Event of Default.

 

Default Interest Rate” shall mean a rate per annum equal to (i) three percent (3%), plus (ii) the interest rate then in effect pursuant to Section 3.

 

Dollars” and “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

 

Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.

 

GEP” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8(a).

 

Governmental Approvals” shall mean (a) any authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses, rulings, permits, tariffs, rates, certifications, filings, plans, variances, claims, orders, judgments, or decrees, or (b) any required notice or application to, any declaration of, or with, or any registration by, or with, any relevant Government Authority.

 

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Government Authority” shall mean any foreign or domestic federal, state or local government or political subdivision thereof or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and having jurisdiction over the Person or matters in question.

 

Government Rule” shall mean any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, order, decree, permit, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, directive, requirement of, or other governmental restriction or any similar binding form of decision of or determination by, or any binding interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Government Authority, including all common law, whether now or hereafter in effect.

 

Hercules” means Hercules Capital Funding Trust 2012-1, acting through its authorized servicer Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

 

Hercules LSA” means the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2012, among the Borrower, Glori California Inc., Glori Holdings Inc., Glori Oil (Argentina) Limited and Hercules, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of June 27, 2013 and Amendment No. 2 thereto dated as of March 13, 2014, and as further amended, supplemented or modified from time to time and after giving effect to any consents, waivers or forbearances granted by Hercules thereunder from time to time.

 

Initial Public Offering” means the initial offering of the Borrower’s common stock pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment for security, security interest, encumbrance, levy, lien or charge of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise, against any property, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease in the nature of a security interest.

 

Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(a).

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect upon: (i) the business, operations, properties, assets, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Obligors; or (ii) the ability of the Obligors to perform their obligations in accordance with the terms of this Note, or the ability of Lender to enforce any of its rights or remedies with respect to this Note; or (iii) the Collateral or Lender’s Liens on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens.

 

Maturity Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) March 14, 2016; or (ii) the date on which the maturity of the Loan is accelerated pursuant to Section 10.

 

Merger” means the business combination or consolidation of Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company, with and into the Glori Acquisition Inc., pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement.

 

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Merger Agreement” means that certain Merger and Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2014, as amended by that certain First Amendment, dated as of February 20, 2014, as further amended, supplemented, or modified, by and between Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company, as the Parent, Glori Acquisition Inc., as the Purchaser, Glori Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Merger Sub, Infinity-C.S.V.C Management Ltd., as the INXB Representative, and the Borrower, as the Company.

 

Obligors” shall mean, collectively, the Borrower and Glori California Inc., a Delaware corporation (which is an Obligor hereunder solely for purposes of Sections 7(b), 7(c), 7(d) and 9).

 

Permitted Lien” shall mean (a) any liens created pursuant to this Note, (b) liens imposed by Government Rule for taxes that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by the Borrower and that are secured by a bond acceptable to the Lender, (c) carrier’s, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like liens imposed by Government Rule, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than ninety (90) days or that are being contested in good faith by the Borrower; (d) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations; (e) cash deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business; (f) liens created by the Hercules LSA; (f) any liens given on the capital stock or other equity interest held by Glori Holdings Inc. in GEP to Stellus Capital Investment Corporation and (g) such other liens or imperfections in title that would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value or use of the subject assets.

 

Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, other entity or government.

 

Preferred Stock” shall mean at any given time any equity security issued by an Obligor that has any rights, preferences or privileges senior to such Obligor’s common stock.

 

Property” shall mean any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.

 

Subsidiary” means an entity, whether corporate, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or otherwise, in which a Borrower owns or controls 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities, but specifically excluding GEP. For the avoidance of doubt it is agreed that GEP shall not be treated as a “Subsidiary” for the purposes of the covenants set forth in Section 8 of this Note.

 

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(b)          Certain Rules of Interpretation. In this Note, unless otherwise indicated, the singular includes the plural and plural the singular; words importing any gender include the other gender; references to statutes or regulations are to be construed as including all statutory or regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation referred to; references to “writing” include printing, typing, lithography and other means of reproducing words in a tangible visible form; the words “including,” “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed in each instance by the words “without limitation”; references to articles, sections (or subdivisions of sections), exhibits, annexes or schedules are to this Note; references to agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, extensions and other modifications to such agreements or instruments (without, however, limiting any prohibition on any such amendments, extensions and other modifications by the terms of this Note); and references to Persons include their respective permitted successors and assigns and, in the case of any government authorities, Persons succeeding to their respective functions and capacities.

 

2.     Loan; Prepayments.

 

(a)          The Lender agrees, on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Note, including the satisfaction by the Borrower, or the waiver by the Lender, of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6, to make a loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount equal to $4,000,000 (the “Loan”).

 

(b)          Subject to the provisions of Section 2(d), the Borrower may, at its option, upon not less than three (3) days’ advance written notice, prepay at any time, all, or from time to time any part of, the principal amount of this Note.

 

(c)          Subject to the provisions of Section 2(d), no later than the sixtieth (60th) day after any of the following events, the Borrower shall prepay the principal amount of this Note in full (with respect to the events described in the following clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)) or in an amount equal to the net proceeds received by the Borrower (with respect to the events in described in the following clauses (iv) and (v)) upon: (i) consummation of the Merger; (ii) a Change of Control; (iii) a termination of the Merger Agreement prior to consummation of the Merger; (iv) a sale or other issuance of any equity or debt securities of the Borrower; provided, that the proceeds thereof shall first be applied to the amounts outstanding under the Hercules LSA to the extent required by the Hercules LSA and any remaining proceeds shall be applied to payment hereunder; and (v) a sale, transfer, conveyance, condemnation, casualty event relating to or assignment in any fiscal year of $50,000 or more of the assets of the Borrower (other than sales of Property permitted hereunder and casualty events fully covered by insurance)); provided, that the proceeds thereof shall first be applied to amounts outstanding under the Hercules LSA to the extent required by the Hercules LSA and any remaining proceeds shall be applied to payment hereunder. In addition thereto and subject to the provisions of Section 2(d), in the event either of the following shall occur, the Borrower shall prepay this Note in full: (A) the Acquisition is not consummated within 60 days after the Closing Date or (B) Lender does not receive on or prior to March 31, 2014, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)          Optional prepayments pursuant to Section 2(b) and mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 2(c) shall be made at the following percentages of principal amount of this Note so prepaid (herein referred to as the “Prepayment Percentage”) set forth in the following chart, together with unpaid interest on the amount so prepaid.

  

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Date of Prepayment  Applicable Prepayment Percentage 
From the Closing Date through the date that is 6 calendar months following the Closing Date   110.0%
From the date that is more than 6 calendar months following the Closing Date through the date that is 8 calendar months following the Closing Date   106.0%
From and after the date that is 8 months following the Closing Date   103.0%

 

3.    Interest. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to the Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loan for the period from and including the date of the Loan is made to and including the date the Loan shall be paid in full at the rate equal to (a) twelve percent (12%) per annum from the Closing Date until the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) twenty percent (20%) per annum thereafter. Accrued interest on the Loan shall be payable (a) quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter, commencing March 31, 2014, (b) upon the payment or prepayment of the Loan (but only on the principal amount so paid or prepaid), and (c) upon the Maturity Date, except that interest payable at the Default Interest Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand. Interest on the Loan and on other obligations of the Borrower shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed (including the first day and including the last day) occurring in the period for which payable.

 

4.    Repayment of the Loan. The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of the Loan, interest and other amounts then due under this Note on the Maturity Date.

 

5.    Payment of the Closing Fee. In consideration for funding the Loan, the Borrower shall pay to the Lender in cash out of the proceeds of the Loan a fee equal to two percent (2.00%) of the principal amount of the Loan made on the Closing Date ($80,000), which fee shall be shall be due and payable on the Closing Date (the “Closing Fee”).

 

6.    Conditions Precedent. The occurrence of the Closing Date and the obligation of the Lender to make the Loan under this Note are subject to the receipt by the Lender of each of the agreements and other documents, and the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent, set forth below, each of which, if applicable, shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender in its sole discretion (unless in each case waived by the Lender):

 

(a)          receipt by the Lender of this Note duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Lender;

 

(b)          the Lender shall be satisfied that the Borrower has received all necessary Governmental Approvals necessary to execute and deliver this Note on or prior to the Closing Date, if any, and copies of any such Governmental Approvals shall be furnished to Lender; and

 

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(c)          the Lender shall be satisfied that this Note is secured by a perfected Lien on the Collateral second in priority only to the liens securing the Hercules LSA and Permitted Liens, including the filing of any UCC-1 financing statements with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

(d)          the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7 shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date;

 

(e)          as of the Closing Date no Default shall have occurred or be continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated to occur on the Closing Date;

 

(f)          the Lender shall have received results of uniform commercial code searches conducted in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with respect to the Obligors;

 

(g)          the Lender shall have received payment of the Closing Fee;

 

(h)          the Lender shall have received the Subordination Agreement executed and delivered by Hercules and the Obligors.

 

(i)          the Lender shall have received a certificate of the President, Chief Financial Officer, or Secretary of the Obligors setting forth (i) resolutions of such Obligor’s board of directors with respect to the authorization of such Obligor to execute and deliver this Note and to enter into and perform the transactions contemplated herein, (ii) the officers of such Obligor (A) who are authorized to sign this Note and (B) who will, until replaced by another officer or officers duly authorized for that purpose, act as its representative for the purposes of signing documents and giving notices and other communications in connection with this Note and the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) specimen signatures of such authorized officers, and (iv) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as amended through the Closing Date, of such Obligor certified as being true and complete.

 

(j)          the Lender shall have received certificates of good standing as of a recent date from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as to the Obligors;

 

(k)          the Lender shall have received an opinion of counsel of Andrews Kurth LLP, special counsel to the Obligors;

 

(l)          the Lender shall have received a copy of the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the then outstanding shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock of the Borrower, voting together as a single class, to the issuance by the Borrower of this Note; and

 

(m)          The Lender shall have received such other documents, certificates and instruments relating to this Note or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby as the Lender shall reasonably request.

 

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7.     Representations.

 

(a)          The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender as of Closing Date that the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Section 5 of the Hercules LSA as in effect on the date hereof are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Note.

 

(b)          Each Obligor represents and warrants that it has the legal capacity and full power and authority to (i) execute and deliver this Note, (ii) grant to the Lender a second-priority security interest in the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens), and (iii) perform all of its obligations under this Note

 

(c)          Each Obligor represents and warrants that the execution and delivery by such Obligor of this Note and the performance by such Obligor of all of its obligations hereunder: (i) will not violate or be in conflict with any term or provision of (x) any Government Rule (including, without limitation, any applicable usury or similar laws), or (y) any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or consent of any court or other judicial authority applicable to such Obligor or to its Property; (ii) will not violate, be in conflict or inconsistent with, result in a breach of or constitute a default (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) under any term or provision of any document, agreement or instrument to which such Obligor is a party; and (iii) except as specifically contemplated by this Note, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets and Properties of such Obligor. This Note has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with its respective terms and provisions, except as such enforceability may be affected by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and the application of general principles of equity.

 

(d)          Each Obligor represents and warrants that there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings (whether or not purportedly on behalf of it) pending or, to such Obligor’s knowledge, threatened at law, in equity, in arbitration or by or before any other authority involving or affecting: (i) such Obligor that, if adversely determined, are likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) any material part of its assets or Properties; or (iii) any of the transactions contemplated in this Note. Such Obligor is not in default with respect to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or consent of any court or other judicial authority applicable to it or its Property.

 

8.    Covenants. The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that at all times until the date on which the Lender shall have received indefeasible payment in full in cash of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loan plus accrued interest on such amounts and all fees related thereto:

 

(a)          It shall not, and shall not allow any of its other Affiliates to, use the proceeds of the Loan for any purpose other than for the payment or reimbursement of (i) the formation of a new, indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower named Glori Energy Production Inc. (“GEP”), (ii) the funding of GEP for the purpose of allowing GEP to consummate the Acquisition, (iii) the Closing Fee, and (iv) the Borrower’s and Lender’s legal fees incurred in connection with this Note and the transactions described herein and Borrower’s other closing costs.

 

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(b)          It shall provide Lender with true and complete copies of all notices, communications, financial statements, certificates, reports, filings, budgets and other items and documents that Borrower is required to provide Hercules under the Hercules LSA as in effect at the date hereof, in each case promptly after provision thereof to Hercules. In addition, the Borrower shall make available to Lender on a confidential basis (to the extent permitted by applicable securities laws and regulations) all filings and formal communication with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Infinity Cross Border Acquisition Corporation and other events which may be material to the Merger.

 

(c)          It shall maintain and preserve its existence as a corporation in the jurisdiction of its organization and remain duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in all places where necessary in light of the business it conducts and intends to conduct and the Property it owns and intends to conduct and own and in light of the transactions contemplated by this Note.

 

(d)          Borrower shall at all times keep the Collateral free and clear from any legal action reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Collateral or Liens whatsoever (except for Permitted Liens), and shall give Lender prompt written notice of any such legal action affecting the Collateral, or any Liens thereon. Borrower shall at all times keep the Intellectual Property (as defined by reference to Section 9 below) free and clear from any Liens (except for Permitted Liens), and shall give Lender prompt written notice of any Liens thereon. Borrower shall cause its Subsidiaries to protect and defend such Subsidiary’s title to its assets from and against all Persons claiming any interest adverse to such Subsidiary, and Borrower shall cause its Subsidiaries at all times to keep such Subsidiary’s property and assets free and clear from any legal action reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such property or assets or Liens whatsoever (except for Permitted Liens), and shall give Lender prompt written notice of any such legal action affecting such Subsidiary’s assets. Borrower shall not agree with any Person other than Hercules and Lender not to encumber its property.

 

(e)          It shall comply in all material respects with all Government Rules., except for where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)          It shall comply with (i) Sections 7.3, 7.10, 7.13, 7.15 and 7.16 set forth in the Hercules LSA as in effect on the date hereof and (ii) each of the negative covenants set forth in the Hercules LSA in each case to the extent required by the Hercules LSA as in effect on the date hereof (i.e., Sections 7.4 (Indebtedness), 7.6 (Investments), 7.7 (Distributions), 7.8 (Transfers), 7.9 (Mergers or Acquisitions), 7.11 (Corporate Changes) and 7.14 (Capital Expenditures); provided, that the Borrower shall have the right to incur additional unsecured indebtedness without the consent of the Lender. In addition, in no event shall the Borrower (a) guarantee the payment of any bank debt or similar financing extended to Glori Holding Inc. (other than with respect to the obligations of the Borrower under the Hercules LSA) or GEP, and (b) grant any liens or security interests on any of its assets to secure the payment of any such debt or financing (other than liens and security interests granted by the Borrower pursuant to the Hercules LSA).

 

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9.    Security Interest.

 

(a)          As security for the prompt, complete and indefeasible payment when due (whether on the payment dates or otherwise) of all the Borrower’s obligations under this Note (whether now existing or hereafter arising), each Obligor grants to Lender a security interest in all of such Obligor’s right, title and interest in and to the following personal Property whether now owned or hereafter acquired (collectively, the “Collateral”): (a) Receivables; (b) Equipment; (c) Fixtures; (d) General Intangibles (other than Intellectual Property); (e) Inventory; (f) Investment Property (but excluding thirty-five percent (35%) of the capital stock of any foreign Subsidiary); (g) Deposit Accounts; (h) Cash; (i) Goods, and other tangible and intangible personal Property of such Obligor whether now or hereafter owned or existing, leased, consigned by or to, or acquired by, such Obligor and wherever located; and, to the extent not otherwise included, all proceeds of each of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of each of the foregoing; and excluding all Intellectual Property. Each Obligor shall not permit a Lien to exist on its Intellectual Property (other than Permitted Liens) without the prior written consent of Lender. The Collateral shall include all proceeds from the sale of all Intellectual Property outside the ordinary course of business and all other rights arising out of Intellectual Property, excluding the Intellectual Property itself. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a judicial authority (including a U.S. Bankruptcy Court) holds that a security interest in the underlying Intellectual Property is necessary to have a security interest in the proceeds from the sale of such Intellectual Property, at the time of a sale, then the Collateral shall automatically, and effective as of the date of this Agreement, include the Intellectual Property to the extent necessary to permit perfection of Lender’s security interest in the sales proceeds of Intellectual Property.

 

(b)          Unless otherwise defined in this Note, capitalized terms used in Section 9(a) shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Hercules LSA (as in effect on the date hereof, a copy of which is attached hereto and is incorporated by reference) and any items of classes of Collateral referred to above not so defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the New York Uniform Commercial Code.

 

(c)          The Borrower shall use its commercially reasonable efforts no later than 60 days after the Closing Date to (i) cause any deposit account control agreements in effect with respect to any of Borrower’s Deposit Accounts to be amended on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Lender to provide that Lender shall have “control” (within the meaning of Section 9-104(a) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) over such Deposit Accounts effective after the Hercules LSA has been paid in full, and (ii) cause insurance certificates to be issued to the Lender in accordance with Section 16(b).

 

10.         Events of Default. If any of the following events, conditions or circumstances (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:

 

(a)          The Borrower shall default in the payment when due of any principal of the Loan, or default in the payment when due of any interest on the Loan or the Closing Fee or any other amount payable by it under this Note; or

 

(b)          Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower in this Note, or in any certificate furnished pursuant to any such document, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect as of the date made; or

 

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(c)          The Borrower breaches or defaults in the performance of any covenant or obligation under this Note (except set forth in Section 10(a)), and (i) with respect to a default under any covenant under this Note (other than Sections 16(a), 16(c) or 8(d), or Sections 7.6, 7.7, 7.8 7.9 or 7.16 of the Hercules LSA as in effect on the date hereof) such default continues for more than fifteen (15) days after the earlier of the date on which (A) Lender has given notice of such default to Borrower and (B) Borrower has actual knowledge of such default; or (ii) with respect to a default under any of Sections 16(a), 16(c) or 8(d), or Sections 7.6, 7.7, 7.8 7.9 or 7.16 of the Hercules LSA as in effect on the date hereof, the occurrence of such default.

 

(d)          The Borrower (i) shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as its debts become due; (ii) shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or petition or apply to any tribunal for the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee for its or a substantial part of its assets; (iii) shall commence any proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law; (iv) shall have had any such petition filed, or any such proceeding shall have been commenced against it, in which an adjudication is made or order for relief is entered or which remains undismissed for a period of forty-five (45) days; (v) shall have had a receiver, custodian or trustee appointed for all or a substantial part of its Property; or (vi) shall take any action effectuating, approving or consenting to any of the events described in clauses (i) through (v); or

 

(e)          This Note shall for any reason cease to create a valid and perfected security interest, except as a result of the existence of Permitted Liens, in and to the collateral purported to be subject to this Note or shall cease to be in full force and effect or shall be declared null and void, as applicable, or any Lien in favor of the Lender under this Note shall at any time cease to constitute a valid and perfected Lien in the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens) to the Lender; or

 

(f)          An Event of Default under (and as defined in) the Hercules LSA shall have occurred and be continuing and Hercules shall not have waived such Event of Default; or

 

(g)          A final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $175,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered by one or more Government Authorities, arbitral tribunals or other bodies having jurisdiction of the Borrower and the same shall not be discharged (or provision shall not be made for such discharge), dismissed or stayed, within 10 days from the date of entry of such judgment or judgments; in the case of more than one judgment within 10 days from the date of entry of the last such judgment; and

 

THEN, the Lender (i) may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the entire unpaid principal amount of the Loan made under this Note and all other amounts payable under this Note immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or further notice or other formalities of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower hereby, provided that in the case of an Event of Default described in Section 9(d), the unpaid principal amount of the Loan under this Note, interest and other amounts payable under this Note shall become immediately due and payable, and (ii) may exercise any of its rights, privileges and remedies at law or in equity with respect to the Collateral, including without limitation, the right to collect, liquidate, sell in one or more sales, lease or otherwise dispose of, any or all of the Collateral, in its then condition or following any commercially reasonable preparation, in such order as Lender may elect, and to apply the proceeds thereof in such order as Lender may elect.

 

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11.         Expenses. The Borrower agrees hereby to reimburse the Lender for all reasonable third-party costs, expenses and charges, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and charges of legal counsel, consultants and advisors to the Lender incurred by the Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation, performance, administration or enforcement (including in any work-out, restructuring or bankruptcy proceeding) of this Note or the defense or prosecution of any rights of the Lender hereunder; provided, that if the transactions described in this Note fail to close such amount shall not exceed $25,000.

 

12.         Governing Law, Etc. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

13.         ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS NOTE, EACH PARTY HEREBY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW) IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE THERETO.

 

14.         Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT RULE, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

15.         Assignments. This Note shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, provided, however, that the Borrower may not assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this Note without the prior written approval of the other Lender.

 

16.         Insurance; Indemnification.

 

(a)          Coverage. Borrower shall cause to be carried and maintained commercial general liability insurance, on an occurrence form, against risks customarily insured against in Borrower’s line of business, but in no event less than set forth in this Section 16(a). Such risks shall include the risks of bodily injury, including death, property damage, personal injury, advertising injury, and contractual liability per the terms of the indemnification agreement found in Section 16(c). Borrower must maintain a minimum of $2,000,000 of commercial general liability insurance for each occurrence. Borrower has and agrees to maintain a minimum of $2,000,000 of directors and officers’ insurance for each occurrence and $5,000,000 in the aggregate. So long as there are any obligations under this Note outstanding, Borrower shall also cause to be carried and maintained insurance upon the Collateral, insuring against all risks of physical loss or damage howsoever caused, in an amount not less than the full replacement cost of the Collateral, provided that such insurance may be subject to standard exceptions and deductibles. Borrower shall also carry and maintain a fidelity insurance policy in an amount not less than $100,000 and maintain a title insurance policy with respect to the oil and gas Properties.

 

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(b)          Certificates. As provided in Section 9(c) and thereafter upon request, Borrower shall deliver to Lender certificates of insurance that evidence Borrower’s compliance with its insurance obligations in Section 16(a) and the obligations contained in this Section 16(b). Borrower’s insurance certificate shall state Lender is an additional insured for commercial general liability, an additional insured and a lender loss payee for all risk property damage insurance, subject to the insurer’s approval, a loss payee for fidelity insurance, and a lender loss payee for property insurance and additional insured for liability insurance for any future insurance that Borrower may acquire from such insurer. Attached to the certificates of insurance will be additional insured endorsements for liability and lender’s loss payable endorsements for all risk property damage insurance and fidelity. All certificates of insurance will provide for a minimum of thirty (30) days advance written notice to Lender of cancellation. Any failure of Lender to scrutinize such insurance certificates for compliance is not a waiver of any of Lender’s rights, all of which are reserved.

 

(c)          Indemnity. Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Persons from and against any and all claims, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities (including such claims, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities based on liability in tort, including strict liability in tort), including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other reasonable costs of investigation or defense (including those incurred upon any appeal), that may be instituted or asserted by a third party against and incurred by such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Note or the administration of such credit, or in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, or any actions or failures to act in connection therewith, or arising out of the disposition or utilization of the Collateral, excluding in all cases claims resulting primarily from Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. “Indemnified Persons” means Lender and its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and shareholders. Borrower agrees to pay, and to save Lender harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all excise, sales or other similar taxes (excluding taxes imposed on or measured by the net income of Lender) that may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or this Note.

 

17.         Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          The provisions of this Note are intended to be severable. If for any reason any provisions of this Note shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions thereof in any jurisdiction.

 

(b)          No amendment, modification, supplement or waiver of any provision of this Note nor consent to departure by the Borrower therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed the Borrower and the Lender, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. The captions and section headings appearing in this Note are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Note.

 

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(c)          This Note shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective if any petition is filed by or against either Obligor for liquidation or reorganization, if either Obligor becomes insolvent or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, if a receiver or trustee is appointed for all or any significant part of either Obligor’s assets, or if any payment or transfer of Collateral is recovered from Lender. This Note and the obligations hereunder and Collateral security shall continue to be effective, or shall be revived or reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Loan or any transfer of Collateral to Lender, or any part thereof is rescinded, avoided or avoidable, reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by, or is recovered from, Lender or by any obligee of the Loan, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment, performance, or transfer of Collateral had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, avoided, avoidable, restored, returned, or recovered, this Note and the Secured Obligations shall be deemed, without any further action or documentation, to have been revived and reinstated except to the extent of the full, final, and indefeasible payment to Lender in cash.

 

(d)          This Note and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

(e)          No provisions of this Note are intended, nor will be interpreted, to provide or create any third-party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind in any Person other than Lender and Obligors unless specifically provided otherwise herein, and, except as otherwise so provided, all provisions of this Note will be personal and solely between the Lender and the Obligors.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Note to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

  

  GLORI ENERGY INC.

 

  By: /s/ Victor M. Perez
  Name: Victor M. Perez
  Title: CFO
     
  GLORI CALIFORNIA INC. (executing this Note solely for purposes of Sections 7(b), 7(c), 7(d) and 9 above)
     
  By: /s/ Victor M. Perez
  Name: Victor M. Perez
  Title: CFO

 

  Address for Notices:
   
  GLORI ENERGY INC.
  Attention: Victor M. Perez, Chief Financial Officer
  4315 South Drive
  Houston, Texas 77053
  Facsimile: 713-237-8585
  Telephone: 832-412-1432
  E-mail: VPerez@glorienergy.com

  

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  E.W. HOLDINGS INC.

 

  By: /s/ Eddie Weisz
  Name: Eddie Weisz
  Title: Pres.

 

  Address for Notices:
   
  EW Holdings Inc.
  625 Cochrane Drive
  Suite 801
  Markham, Ontario
  L3R

 

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EX-21.1 15 v375778_ex21-1.htm EXHIBIT 21.1

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiary   Jurisdiction
of
Organization
  Authorized
Equity
  Outstanding Equity
Glori Energy Technology Inc.   Delaware   1,000 shares of Common Stock   Glori Energy Inc. – 1,000 shares of Common Stock
Glori Holdings Inc.   Delaware   10,000 shares of Common Stock   Glori Energy Technology Inc. – 10,000 shares of Common Stock
Glori Oil (Argentina) Limited   Delaware   10,000 shares of Common Stock   Glori Energy Technology Inc. – 1,000 shares of Common Stock
Glori California Inc.   Delaware   1,000 shares of Common Stock   Glori Energy Technology Inc. – 1,000 shares of Common Stock
Glori Canada Ltd.   Alberta   Unlimited Common Shares   Glori Energy Technology Inc. – 100%
Glori Oil S.R.L   Republic of Argentina   N/A – expressed in terms of ownership percentage  

Glori Oil (Argentina) Limited – 97.62%

Glori Energy Technology Inc. = 2.38%

ООО Глори Энерджи   Russian Federation   N/A – expressed in terms of ownership percentage   Glori Energy Technology Inc. – 100%
Glori Energy Production Inc.   Texas   1,000 shares of Common Stock   Glori Holdings Inc. – 1,000 shares of Common Stock