0001193125-24-138805.txt : 20240515 0001193125-24-138805.hdr.sgml : 20240515 20240515060627 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-24-138805 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240515 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240515 GROUP MEMBERS: LANDSEA GREEN MANAGEMENT LTD (F/K/A LANDSEA GREEN PROPERTIES CO. LTD.) GROUP MEMBERS: MING TIAN SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Landsea Homes Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001721386 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531] ORGANIZATION NAME: 05 Real Estate & Construction IRS NUMBER: 822196021 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-90536 FILM NUMBER: 24946914 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1717 MCKINNEY AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 1000 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75202 BUSINESS PHONE: (949) 345-8080 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1717 MCKINNEY AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 1000 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LF Capital Acquisition Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20171101 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LANDSEA HOLDINGS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001840469 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 463544444 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 660 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: NEWPORT BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92660 BUSINESS PHONE: 9493458080 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 660 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: NEWPORT BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92660 SC 13D/A 1 d824251dsc13da.htm SC 13D/A SC 13D/A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 8)*

 

 

Landsea Homes Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

51509P103

(CUSIP Number)

Qin Zhou

Executive Vice President

Landsea Holdings Corporation

530 Lytton Ave, 2nd Floor, Palo Alto, CA 94301

(213) 689-5132

With a copy to:

James Hsu, Esq.

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

555 Flower St 31st floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 689-5170

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

May 14, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

 

*

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 51509P103    SCHEDULE 13D   

 

 1   

 Name of Reporting Persons

 

 Landsea Holdings Corporation

 2  

 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

 SEC Use Only

 

 4  

 Source of Funds

 

 OO (see Item 3)

 5  

 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)

 

 ☐

 6  

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

 Delaware

Number of

Shares

Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

    7   

 Sole Voting Power

 

 - 0 -

    8  

 Shared Voting Power

 

 16,940,729 (1) (see Items 4 and 5)

    9  

 Sole Dispositive Power

 

 - 0 -

   10  

 Shared Dispositive Power

 

 12,840,729 (1)(A) (see Items 4 and 5)

11   

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Person

 

 16,940,729 shares of Common Stock (1) (see Items 4 and 5)

12  

 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

 ☐

13  

 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

 46.86%(2)

14  

 Type of Reporting Person

 

 CO; HC

 

(1)

Consists of (A) 12,840,729 shares of common stock “(“Common Stock”) of Landsea Homes Corporation (the “Issuer”) held of record by Landsea Holdings Corporation (“Landsea Holdings”) immediately following the completion of the transfer of 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to the terms of the Payment Agreement Regarding Credit Agreement and Loan Documents (the “Payment Agreement”) dated May 10, 2024, entered into by Landsea Holdings as borrower, and 1103849 B.C. LTD., as lender (the “Lender”) to Ever Fast Holdings Limited, a subsidiary and designee of the Lender (“Ever Fast”) on May 14, 2024; and (B) 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock Landsea Holdings transferred to Ever Fast pursuant to the Payment Agreement, with respect to which Landsea Holdings may be deemed to share voting power with the Lender and Ever Fast pursuant to the Voting and Stockholder Agreement dated May 10, 2024 (the “Voting and Stockholder Agreement”) between Landsea Holdings, the Lender and Ever Fast.

(2)

The percentage ownership is based upon 36,154,777 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of May 14, 2024, following the completion of the transfer of 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to the Payment Agreement.


CUSIP No. 51509P103    SCHEDULE 13D   

 

 1   

 Name of Reporting Persons

 

 Landsea Green Management Limited (F/K/A Landsea Green Properties Co. Ltd.)

 2  

 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

 SEC Use Only

 

 4  

 Source of Funds

 

 OO (see Item 3)

 5  

 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)

 

 ☐

 6  

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

 Bermuda

Number of

Shares

Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

    7   

 Sole Voting Power

 

 - 0 -

    8  

 Shared Voting Power

 

 16,940,729 (1) (see Items 4 and 5)

    9  

 Sole Dispositive Power

 

 - 0 -

   10  

 Shared Dispositive Power

 

 12,840,729 (1)(A) (see Items 4 and 5)

11   

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Person

 

 16,940,729 shares of Common Stock (1) (see Items 4 and 5)

12  

 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

 ☐

13  

 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

 46.86% (2)

14  

 Type of Reporting Person

 

 CO; HC

 

(1)

Consists of (A) 12,840,729 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock held of record by Landsea Holdings after (a) acquiring (i) 32,557,303 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer as merger consideration pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 31, 2020 by and among the Issuer, Landsea Holdings, LFCA Merger Sub, Inc. and Landsea Homes Incorporation (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”)and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Sponsor Surrender Agreement defined in the Merger Agreement, (b) disposing of 179,038 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (c) disposing of 4,838,710 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of May 31, 2022, (d) disposing of 4,398,826 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Share Repurchase Agreement dated as of June 1, 2022, (e) the automatic surrender and forfeiture on January 7, 2023 of 500,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Sponsor Surrender Agreement, (f) the sale of 2,956,522 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to that certain underwriting agreement dated June 12, 2023 by the Issuer, Landsea Holdings as the selling stockholder and B. Riley Securities, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters named therein (the “2023 Underwriting Agreement”) on June 15, 2023, (g) the sale of 443,478 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares under the 2023 Underwriting Agreement, (h) the sale of 2,8,000 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to that certain underwriting agreement dated March 5, 2024 by the Issuer, Landsea Holdings as the selling stockholder and B. Riley Securities, Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “2024 Underwriting Agreement”) on March 8, 2024, and (i) the transfer of 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings on May 14, 2024 pursuant to the Payment Agreement by Landsea Holdings as borrower and 1103849 B.C. LTD., as lender; and (B) 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock Landsea Holdings transferred to Ever Fast pursuant to the Payment Agreement on May 14, 2024, with respect to which Landsea Holdings may be deemed to share voting power with the Lender and Ever Fast pursuant to the Voting and Stockholder Agreement.

Landsea Green Management Limited (F/K/A Landsea Green Properties Co. Ltd) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares since Landsea Holdings is 100% indirectly owned by Landsea Green Management Limited. Neither the filing of this Statement on Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Landsea Green Management Limited or any of its subsidiaries having a beneficial ownership interest in Landsea Holdings that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.

 

(2)

The percentage ownership is based upon 36,154,777 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of May 14, 2024, following the completion of the transfer of 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to the Payment Agreement.


CUSIP No. 51509P103    SCHEDULE 13D   

 

 1   

 Name of Reporting Persons

 

 Ming Tian

 2  

 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 (a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

 SEC Use Only

 

 4  

 Source of Funds

 

 OO (see Item 3)

 5  

 Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding Is Required Pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)

 

 ☐

 6  

 Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

 People’s Republic of China

Number of

Shares

Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

    7   

 Sole Voting Power

 

 0

    8  

 Shared Voting Power

 

 16,970,729 (1) (see Items 4 and 5)

    9  

 Sole Dispositive Power

 

 0

   10  

 Shared Dispositive Power

 

 12,870,729 (1)(A) (see Items 4 and 5)

11   

 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Person

 

 16,970,729 shares of Common Stock (1) (see Items 4 and 5)

12  

 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

 

 ☐

13  

 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

 46.94%(2)

14  

 Type of Reporting Person

 

 IN; HC

 

(1)

Consists of (A) 12,840,729 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock held of record by Landsea Holdings after (a) acquiring (i) 32,557,303 shares of Common Stock issued by Landsea Homes Corporation (the “Issuer”) as merger consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Sponsor Surrender Agreement, (b) disposing of 179,038 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of January 7, 2021, (c) disposing of 4,838,710 shares pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of May 31, 2022, (d) disposing of 4,398,826 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Share Repurchase Agreement dated as of June 1, 2022, (e) the automatic surrender and forfeiture on January 7, 2023 of 500,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Sponsor Surrender Agreement, (f) the sale of 2,956,522 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to the 2023 Underwriting Agreement on June 15, 2023, (g) the sale of 443,478 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares under the 2023 Underwriting Agreement on June 21, 2023, (h) the sale of 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to the 2024 Underwriting Agreement closed on March 8, 2024, (i) 30,000 shares of Common Stock held of record by the spouse of Mr. Tian through participation as an investor in the secondary offering under the 2024 Underwriting Agreement, closed on March 8, 2024, and (j) the transfer of 4,100,000 shares by Landsea Holdings to Ever Fast pursuant to the Payment Agreement on May 14, 2024, and (B) 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock Landsea Holdings transferred to Ever Fast pursuant to the Payment Agreement on May 14, 2024, with respect to which Landsea Holdings may be deemed to share voting power with the Lender and Ever Fast pursuant to the Voting and Stockholder Agreement. .

Mr. Tian may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the 12,840,729 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock held of record by Landsea Holdings since Landsea Holdings is 100% indirectly owned by Landsea Green Management Limited (F/K/A Landsea Green Properties Co. Ltd) and Mr. Tian indirectly beneficially owns approximately 58.53% of Landsea Green Management Limited through his interest in Easycorps Group Limited (“Easycorps”), Greensheid Corporation (“Greensheid”), and Landsea International Holdings Limited (“Landsea International”). Easycorps is wholly-owned by Mr. Tian. Greensheid is wholly-owned by Landsea International, which in turn is wholly-owned by Landsea Group Co., Ltd. (“Landsea Group”). Mr. Tian is the controlling shareholder of Landsea Group. Neither the filing of this Statement on Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Mr. Tian, Easycorps, Greensheid, Landsea Group, Landsea Green Management Limited or any of Landsea Green Management Limited’s subsidiaries having a beneficial ownership interest in Landsea Holdings that he or it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.

 

(2)

The percentage ownership is based upon 36,154,777 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of May 14, 2024 following the completion of the transfer of 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to the Payment Agreement.


Statement on Schedule 13D

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 8 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on January 19, 2021 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 filed on May 13, 2022, Amendment No. 2 filed on June 2, 2022, Amendment No. 3 filed on June 16, 2022, Amendment No. 4 filed on June 16, 2023, Amendment No. 5 filed on June 22, 2023,Amendment No. 6 filed on July 21, 2023, and Amendment No. 7 filed on March 11, 2024. This Amendment No. 8 reports that on May 14, 2024, Landsea Holdings transferred 4,100,000 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock as satisfaction of the loan under the Credit Agreement dated May 12, 2022 between Landsea Holdings as borrower and 1103849 B.C. LTD., as lender, which was disclosed in the Amendment No. 1 filed on May 13, 2022, and the number of shares reported as held by the Reporting Persons in this Amendment gives effect to such transaction.

Item 4. – Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following supplemental information:

The information set forth in Item 6 is hereby incorporated by reference into Item 4 of this Amendment No. 7.

Item 5. – Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 is hereby amended to add the following supplemental information:

(a) - (b) As of May 14, 2024, after the transfer of 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Payment Agreement (defined in Item 6 below), Landsea Holdings beneficially owns 12,840,729 shares of Common Stock. Each other Reporting Person may be deemed, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, to share with Landsea Holdings the power to vote or dispose, or to direct the voting or disposition of, such shares of Common Stock, and thus, for the purpose of Rule 13d-3, the other Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the shares. Information about the relationships of the Reporting Persons on the cover pages are incorporated herein by reference.

In addition, pursuant to the Voting and Stockholder Agreement described in Item 6 below, the Lender Parties (defined below in Item 6) agreed to vote 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock in favor of approval of any voting proposal by Landsea Holdings, or against approval of any proposal made in opposition to, or in competition with, Landsea Holdings’ voting proposal. Landsea Holdings may be deemed to share the voting power of such 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock with the Lender Parties. Thus, Landsea Holdings and each other Reporting Person may be deemed, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, to be the beneficial owner of such 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock, resulting in each Reporting Person holding 46.86% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer after the completion of transfer.

(c) Except for the transfer described above, none of the Reporting Persons, and to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the persons named in Schedule A to the Original 13D Filing, has effected any transactions in the shares during the past 60 days.

Item 6. – Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following supplemental information:

Payment Agreement Regarding Credit Agreement and Loan Documents

Landsea Holdings, as borrower and 1103849 B.C. Ltd. (the “Lender”), a British Columbia Corporation, as lender, entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated May 12, 2022 (the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lender agreed to provide a loan in the principal amount of $45,000,000 to Landsea Holdings (the “Loan”). Landsea Holdings and the Lender entered into that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, pursuant to which Landsea Holdings pledged 4,838,710 shares of Common Stock (the “Pledged LSEA Stock”) to the Lender as security for its obligations under the Credit Agreement. The Facility Termination Date as extended under the Credit Agreement was May 12, 2024. On May 10, 2024, Landsea Holdings and the Lender entered into that certain Payment Agreement regarding Credit Agreement and Loan Documents (the “Payment Agreement”), pursuant to which Landsea Holdings and the Lender agreed to settle Landsea Holdings’ outstanding obligations totaling $49,700,000 under the Credit Agreement by paying the Lender $25,100,000 in cash and transferring 4,100,000 shares


of the Pledged LSEA Stock (the “Lender LSEA Stock”) at a value of $6.00 per share (the “Loan Repayment”) to Ever Fast Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company and wholly owned subsidiary of Lender as designated by Lender. On May 14, 2024, 4,100,000 shares of the Pledged LSEA Stock were transferred to Ever Fast Holdings Limited pursuant to the release authorization letter by the Lender. The remaining 738,710 shares of Pledged LSEA Stock were released from the pledge and returned to Landsea Holdings on May 14, 2024.

Voting and Stockholder Agreement

In connection with the Loan Repayment, Landsea Holdings, on one hand, and Lender and Ever Fast Holdings Limited (collectively the “Lender Parties”), on the other hand, entered into that certain Voting and Stockholder Agreement on May 10, 2024, pursuant to which the Lender Parties agreed to vote or cause to vote the Lender LSEA Stock at the stockholders meetings or stockholders resolutions by written consent of the Issuer in favor of approval of any voting proposal by Landsea Holdings, or against approval of any proposal made in opposition to, or in competition with, Landsea Holdings’ voting proposal, or against any other action that is intended, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect Landsea Holdings’ voting proposal. With exceptions to a sale made pursuant to an underwritten secondary offering by the Lender Parties, a pledge for financing purposes and other circumstances provided therein, the Lender Parties agreed, for a period of three years from the date of the Voting and Stockholder Agreement, not to directly or indirectly sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any or all of the Lender LSEA Stock. Landsea Holdings was also granted a right of first purchase as to the Lender LSEA Stock subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Voting and Stockholder Agreement, which is incorporated by reference herein as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated into this Item 6 by reference.

Item 7. – Material to be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 is hereby supplemented to add the following as an exhibit:

Exhibit 13. Voting and Stockholder Agreement dated May 10, 2024 by Landsea Holdings Corporation and 1103849 B.C. Ltd..


SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: May 14, 2024

 

Landsea Holdings Corporation
By:   /s/ Qin Zhou
Name:   Qin Zhou
Title:   Executive Vice President
Landsea Green Management Limited
By:   / s/ Ming Tian
Name:   Ming Tian
Title:   Chairman of Board of Directors
Ming Tian
/s/ Ming Tian
EX-99.13 2 d824251dex9913.htm EX-99.13 EX-99.13

Exhibit 13

VOTING AND STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT

This VOTING AND STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT (this “Stockholder Agreement”) is entered into as of May 10, 2024, by and between Landsea Holdings Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“LHC”), 1103849 B.C. LTD., a British Columbia corporation (“Lender”), and Ever Fast Holdings Limited, a BVI company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Lender (“Ever Fast”, and together with Lender, “Lender Parties”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Lender and LHC are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2022 (as amended on February 10, 2023 and on May 12, 2023, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms not defined in this Stockholder Agreement have the meaning ascribed to them the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution of this Stockholder Agreement, Lender and LHC executed that certain Payment Agreement Regarding Credit Agreement and Loan Documents (the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, as provided in the Agreement, LHC transferred certain shares of Pledged LSEA Stock (the “Lender LSEA Stock”) to Ever Fast; and

WHEREAS, this Stockholder Agreement sets forth certain understandings and agreements reached between LHC and Lender Parties with regard to the Lender LSEA Stock transferred to Ever Fast.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing facts and the mutual promises contained herein, LHC and Lender Parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

VOTING OF LENDER LSEA STOCK

Section 1.1 Agreement to Vote. Subject to applicable law, Lender Parties agree, to vote or execute a written consent or consents if stockholders of LSEA are requested to vote their shares through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of LSEA, as applicable, with respect to all shares of the Lender LSEA Stock that Lender Parties own or control the voting of, or cause to be voted or a consent to be executed with respect to such shares of Lender LSEA Stock, at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of LSEA as follows:

 

  (a)

in favor of approval of any LHC voting proposal;

 

  (b)

against approval of any proposal made in opposition to, or in competition with, the LHC voting proposal; and

 

  (c)

against any other action that is intended, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, discourage or adversely affect the LHC voting proposal.


ARTICLE II

TRANSFER OF LENDER LSEA STOCK

Section 2.1 Restrictions on Transfer. Except for Transfers (defined below) of Lender LSEA Stock that are (i) privately-negotiated, (ii) a sale that is made pursuant to an underwritten secondary offering by Lender Parties, and (iii) a pledge for financing purposes, Lender Parties agree, from the date hereof through the third anniversary of this Stockholder Agreement, not to directly or indirectly Transfer any or all shares of the Lender LSEA Stock; provided, however, that (i) above shall be subject to LHC’s Purchase Right in Section 2.2. “Transfer” means the sale, grant, assignment, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or other disposition of any share or shares of the Lender LSEA Stock or the beneficial ownership thereof (including by operation of law), or the entry into any contract to effect any of the foregoing, including, for purposes of this Stockholder Agreement, the transfer or sharing of any voting power of such Lender LSEA Stock, or the granting of any proxy with respect to such Lender LSEA Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, a Transfer is null and void if it does not comply with this Section 2.1.

Section 2.2 Right of First Purchase. Prior to any direct or indirect Transfer of the Lender LSEA Stock through a privately negotiated transaction, Lender Parties must provide LHC with a right of first purchase (the “Purchase Right”) as follows:

 

  (a)

Within 15 days of the prospective direct or indirect Transfer of any share or shares of Lender LSEA Stock (a “Prospective Transfer”), Lender Parties shall provide LHC notice (the “Transfer Notice”) in writing (i) of the proposed date that the Prospective Transfer will occur (the “Transfer Date”), (ii) of the number of shares to be transferred on the Transfer Date (the “Transfer Amount”), (iii) of the cash price per share to be paid on the Transfer Date (the “Transfer Price”), and (iv) with sufficient information to identify the proposed ownership and control of the transferee.

 

  (b)

Within 10 days of receipt of the Transfer Notice, LHC (or its Affiliate or nominee) shall have the right to exercise its Purchase Right to purchase any or all of the Transfer Amount of shares of the Lender LSEA Stock from Lender Parties on or before the Transfer Date at the identical Transfer Price.

 

  (c)

To the extent LHC does not exercise the Purchase Right, then Lender Parties may complete the Prospective Transfer in accordance with the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice; provided, however, that prior to the Prospective Transfer, the transferee must agree to be bound by this Stockholder Agreement pursuant to a joinder or separate stockholder agreement in form acceptable to LHC in its discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, a Prospective Transfer is null and void if it does not comply with this Section 2.2(c).

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.1 No Assignment. This Stockholder Agreement shall not be assignable by operation of law (other than in connection with a merger, consolidation or similar transaction) or otherwise (any attempted assignment in contravention hereof being null and void).

Section 3.2 Amendment; Waiver. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Stockholder Agreement will be effective with respect to any party unless made in writing and signed by an officer or a duly authorized representative of such party or, if such party is an individual, such party. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise


of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver of any party to this Stockholder Agreement, as the case may be, will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the waiving party or, if such party is an individual, such waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 3.3 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Stockholder Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State. All actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Stockholder Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court in Delaware. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Stockholder Agreement, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve process in accordance with this Stockholder Agreement, that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise), and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper, or that this Stockholder Agreement, or the subject matter hereof or thereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts and further irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the benefit of any defense that would hinder, fetter or delay the levy, execution or collection of any amount to which the party is entitled pursuant to the final judgment of any court having jurisdiction. Each party expressly acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is intended to be irrevocable under the laws of the State of Delaware and of the United States of America.

Section 3.4 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 3.5 Specific Performance. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that each party would not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages, and irreparable damage would occur, in the event that any of the provisions of this Stockholder Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that any party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Stockholder Agreement by the other party and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Stockholder Agreement against the other party, this being in addition to any other remedy to which either such party is entitled at law or in equity, and each party (a) waives the defense in any action for an injunction or other equitable relief that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) agrees that any such action for injunctive relief or specific performance may be brought in (and hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of) any federal or state court in the State of Delaware.

Section 3.6 Severability. If any provision of this Stockholder Agreement or the application thereof to any person (including the officers and directors of the parties hereto) or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, will remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable substitute provision to effect the original intent of the parties.


Section 3.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing contained in this Stockholder Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto, any benefit, right or remedies.

Section 3.8 Counterparts and Facsimile. For the convenience of the parties hereto, this Stockholder Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to this Stockholder Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or other electronic means and such electronic signature pages will be deemed as sufficient as if physical signature pages had been delivered.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Stockholder Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto as of the date first herein above written.

 

Landsea Holdings Corporation
By:   /s/ Qin Zhou
Name:   Qin Zhou
Title:   Executive Vice President
1103849 B.C. LTD.
By:   /s/ Huaijun Chen
Name:   Huaijun Chen
Title:   Director
EVER FAST HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:   /s/ Huaijun Chen
Name:   Huaijun Chen
Title:   Director