UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2021 (October 6, 2021)
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39585 | 85-2547650 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) |
100 5th Ave, 3rd Floor | ||
New York, NY | 10011 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 792-2200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each
exchange on which | ||
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant | FMAC.U | New York Stock Exchange | ||
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | FMAC | New York Stock Exchange | ||
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | FMAC WS | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Merger Agreement
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. (“FirstMark”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. On October 6, 2021, FirstMark entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Sirius Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of FirstMark (“Merger Sub”), Starry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Starry”), and Starry Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of Starry (“Holdings”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, the business combination will be effected in two steps: (a) FirstMark will merge with and into Holdings (the “SPAC Merger” and, the closing of the SPAC Merger, the “SPAC Merger Closing,” and, the time at which the SPAC Merger becomes effective, the “SPAC Merger Effective Time”), with Holdings surviving the SPAC Merger as a publicly traded entity (such surviving entity, “New Starry”) and becoming the sole owner of Merger Sub; and (b) at least twenty-four (24) hours, but no more than forty-eight (48) hours, after the SPAC Merger Effective Time, Merger Sub will merge with and into Starry (the “Acquisition Merger” and, together with the SPAC Merger and all other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”), with Starry surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Starry. New Starry will have a dual-class share structure with super voting rights for Starry’s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Chaitanya Kanojia.
The Business Combination
The Merger Agreement provides that, among other things and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the following transactions will occur:
(i) at the SPAC Merger Effective Time, (a) each unit of FirstMark, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of FirstMark (“FirstMark Class A Common Stock”) and one-third of one warrant of FirstMark (the “FirstMark Warrants”), will be automatically detached and the holder thereof deemed to hold one share of FirstMark Class A Common Stock and one-third of one FirstMark Warrant; (b) immediately following the preceding step, each share of FirstMark Class A Common Stock will be canceled and converted into a number of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 of New Starry (“New Starry Class A Common Stock”), equal to the lower of: (A) 1.2415; and (B) (1) (x) the Post-Redemption SPAC Share Number (as defined in the Merger Agreement), plus (y) 1,000,000 divided by (2) the Post-Redemption SPAC Share Number (the lower of (A) and (B), the “Class A Exchange Ratio”); (c) each FirstMark Warrant will be assumed by New Starry and converted automatically into a warrant to purchase a number of shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock calculated in accordance with the Class A Exchange Ratio; and (d) each share of Holdings common stock, par value $0.01 per share, shall be redeemed from Starry for par value;
(ii) immediately prior to the effective time of the Acquisition Merger (the “Acquisition Merger Effective Time”), (a) each share of the Series Seed Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Series E-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Series E-2 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share and Series E-3 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Starry will convert into a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Starry (“Starry Common Stock”) as set forth in the Merger Agreement (such conversion, the “Starry Preferred Stock Conversion”) and (b) each outstanding warrant of Starry (the “Starry Warrants”) will automatically be exercised in exchange for shares of Starry Common Stock pursuant to the terms of such Starry Warrants and shall be automatically cancelled, extinguished and retired and cease to exist; and
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(iii) at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, (a) each share of Starry Common Stock, including shares of Starry Common Stock resulting from the Starry Preferred Stock Conversion, will be canceled and automatically converted into the right to receive (i) with respect to Chaitanya Kanojia, the number of shares of Class X common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of New Starry (together with the New Starry Class A Common Stock, the “New Starry Common Stock”) equal to the quotient of 140,000,000, divided by the Fully Diluted Share Number (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the “Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio”) and (ii) with respect to any other persons who hold Starry Common Stock immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (including after giving effect to the Starry Preferred Stock Conversion), the number of shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock equal to the Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio; (b) each share of the Series Z Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Starry (the “Starry Series Z Preferred Stock”) will convert on a 1-for-1 basis into shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock; (c) each outstanding option of Starry (a “Starry Option”) will be converted into an option exercisable for that number of shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock calculated based on the Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Starry Option; and (d) each outstanding award of restricted stock units of Starry will be converted into an award covering that number of shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock calculated based on the Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio. The closing of the Acquisition Merger is referred to herein as the “Acquisition Merger Closing.”
The holders of FirstMark Class A Common Stock that do not elect to redeem their shares in connection with the Business Combination, will share in a pool of one million additional shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock, based on the Class A Exchange Ratio of between 1.0242 and 1.2415 depending on the number of unredeemed shares. Assuming a price of $10.00 per share of FirstMark Class A Common Stock at the SPAC Merger Closing, each share of FirstMark Class A Common Stock would receive shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock with a value ranging between $10.24 (assuming no redemptions by the stockholders of FirstMark (the “FirstMark Stockholders”)) and $12.42 (assuming redemptions resulting in the maximum Class A Exchange Ratio).
The boards of directors of FirstMark and Starry have each unanimously (i) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) resolved to recommend approval (in the case of the FirstMark Stockholders) and adoption (in the case of the stockholders of Starry (the “Starry Stockholders”)) of the Merger Agreement and related matters by the FirstMark Stockholders and Starry Stockholders, respectively.
Conditions to Closing
The Merger Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions, including, among others, (a) approval of the Business Combination and related agreements and transactions by the FirstMark Stockholders and the Starry Stockholders, (b) effectiveness of the proxy / registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by Holdings in connection with the Business Combination, (c) expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, (d) receipt of approval for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), as applicable, the shares of New Starry Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Business Combination, (e) that FirstMark have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets upon the consummation of the SPAC Merger Closing, (f) the absence of any injunctions and (g) approval of the transfer of control of all material Company Licenses (as defined in the Merger Agreement), to the extent required by the Communication Laws (as defined in the Merger Agreement), by the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) and state public service or state public utility commissions. Other conditions to Starry’s obligations to consummate the Business Combination include, among others, (i) that the amount equal to, as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time: (A) the funds contained in FirstMark’s trust account; plus (B) all other Cash and Cash Equivalents (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of Holdings; minus (C) the aggregate amount of cash proceeds required to satisfy the redemption of any shares of FirstMark Class A Common Stock pursuant to the redemption offer (to the extent not already paid as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time); plus (D) the PIPE Investment (as defined below) actually received by FirstMark or Holdings at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; plus (E) net cash proceeds actually received by Starry in consideration for the issuance of Additional Funding Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (including pursuant to the Series Z Subscription Agreement (as defined below)) prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing shall be at least $300,000,000; (ii) the accuracy of the representations and warranties of FirstMark and Merger Sub as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the Acquisition Merger Closing; (iii) the performance or compliance of each FirstMark and Merger Sub covenant in all material respects as of or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; and (iv) receipt of a certificate signed by a FirstMark executive officer certifying the satisfaction of the preceding clauses (ii) and (iii).
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Covenants
The Merger Agreement contains additional covenants, including, among others, providing for (i) the parties to conduct their respective businesses in the ordinary course through the SPAC Merger Closing and the Acquisition Merger Closing, as applicable, (ii) the parties to not initiate any negotiations or enter into any agreements for certain alternative transactions, (iii) Starry to prepare and deliver to FirstMark certain audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements of Starry, (iv) Holdings and FirstMark to prepare, with the assistance of Starry, and Holdings to file, the Registration Statement and take certain other actions to obtain the requisite approval of FirstMark Stockholders of certain proposals regarding the Business Combination and (v) the parties to use reasonable best efforts to obtain necessary approvals from governmental agencies.
Representations and Warranties
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by FirstMark, Merger Sub, Holdings and Starry. The representations and warranties of the respective parties to the Merger Agreement generally will not survive the Acquisition Merger Closing.
Termination
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both FirstMark and Starry including (but not limited to) that the Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the consummation of the Business Combination (i) by mutual written consent of FirstMark and Starry, (ii) by written notice from either FirstMark or Starry to the other if certain approvals of the FirstMark Stockholders, to the extent required under the Merger Agreement, are not obtained as set forth therein, (iii) by written notice from FirstMark, if certain approvals of the Starry Stockholders, to the extent required under the Merger Agreement, are not obtained within five (5) business days after the Consent Solicitation Statement (as defined in the Merger Agreement) is delivered or otherwise made available to Starry Stockholders, (iv) by either FirstMark or Starry in certain other circumstances set forth in the Merger Agreement, including, among others, (a) if the consummation of the Business Combination is permanently enjoined or prohibited by the terms of a final, non-appealable Governmental Order or other Law (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (b) in the event of certain uncured breaches by the other party, (c) if the FirstMark Stockholders do not approve the Business Combination at the Special Meeting of FirstMark Stockholders held to vote thereupon or (d) if the Acquisition Merger Closing has not occurred on or before nine (9) months after the date of the Merger Agreement (subject to automatic extension to twelve (12) months in certain situations).
Certain Related Agreements
PIPE Subscription Agreements
On October 6, 2021, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, FirstMark entered into subscription agreements (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of which, the PIPE Investors have collectively subscribed for 10,900,000 shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock (the “PIPE Subscribed Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price equal to $109 million (the “PIPE Investment”).
The obligation of the parties to consummate the purchase and sale of the shares covered by the PIPE Subscription Agreements is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) there not being in force any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and no such court or governmental authority having instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition, (ii) there not being any suspension of the qualification of the offering or sale or trading of PIPE Subscribed Shares initiated or threatened by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and be continuing, and the PIPE Subscribed Shares having been approved for listing on the NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, and (iii) the prior or substantially concurrent consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The closing of the subscriptions under the PIPE Subscription Agreements (the “PIPE Investment Closing”) will occur following the SPAC Merger and immediately prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Acquisition Merger. The PIPE Subscription Agreements provide that FirstMark is required to file with the SEC, within fifteen (15) business days after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, a registration statement covering the resale of the PIPE Subscribed Shares and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) sixty (60) calendar days after the filing thereof (or, in the event the SEC reviews and has written comments to the registration statement, the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the filing thereof) and (ii) the tenth (10th) business day after the date FirstMark is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the registration statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review.
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Additionally, pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the PIPE Investors agreed to waive any claims that they may have at the PIPE Investment Closing or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, the PIPE Subscription Agreements against FirstMark, including with respect to the trust account. The PIPE Subscription Agreements will terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon the earliest to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms without being consummated, (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of FirstMark and the applicable PIPE Investor, (iii) if the conditions set forth therein are not satisfied or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to the PIPE Investment Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated therein will not be or are not consummated at the PIPE Investment Closing, or (iv) July 6, 2022, if the PIPE Investment Closing has not occurred by such date and the terminating party’s breach was not the primary reason such closing failed to occur by such date.
Series Z Subscription Agreement
On October 6, 2021, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Starry entered into the Series Z Subscription Agreement (the “Series Z Subscription Agreement”) with certain investors (collectively, the “Series Z Investors”) affiliated with FirstMark’s sponsor, FirstMark Horizon Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor Holdco”), pursuant to, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of, which the Series Z Investors have collectively subscribed for 2,100,000 shares of the Starry Series Z Preferred Stock at a price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price equal to $21,000,000 million (the “Series Z Investment”).
The obligation of the parties to consummate the purchase and sale of shares of Starry Series Z Preferred Stock covered by the Series Z Subscription Agreement is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) all conditions precedent to the consummation of the Business Combination pursuant to the Merger Agreement having been satisfied or waived, (ii) there not being in force any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and no such court or governmental authority having instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition, (iii) all representations and warranties of each Series Z Investor and Starry in the Series Z Subscription Agreement being true and correct in all material respects as of the closing date of the consummation of the subscriptions contemplated under the Series Z Subscription Agreement and (iv) each Series Z Investor and Starry having performed, satisfied or complied in all material respects with the covenants and other agreements required by the Series Z Subscription Agreement. The closing of the Series Z Investment (the “Series Z Investment Closing”) will occur following the SPAC Merger, immediately prior to or substantially concurrent with the consummation of the Acquisition Merger.
The Series Z Subscription Agreement will terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon the earliest to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms without being consummated, (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of Starry and the Series Z Investors and (iii) if, on or prior to the closing date of the Series Z Investment, any of the conditions to the Series Z Investment Closing are not satisfied or have become incapable of being satisfied, and as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by the Series Z Subscription Agreement are not consummated.
Convertible Note Subscription Agreement
On October 6, 2021, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, FirstMark entered into subscription agreements (the “Convertible Note Subscription Agreements”), with certain institutional and other investors (“Convertible Note Investors”), pursuant to which, among other things, FirstMark agreed to issue and sell, in private placements to close (the “Convertible Note Closing”) immediately prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Acquisition Merger, an aggregate of $150 million of principal amount of convertible notes (the “Notes”, and such investment the “Convertible Notes Investment”). The Notes will be convertible into shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock (the “Underlying Shares”) at a conversion price of $12.00 per share at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date of the Notes, which is expected to be approximately 5 years from the Convertible Note Closing. Upon conversion, New Starry will pay or deliver, as applicable, cash or a combination of cash and shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock. Upon the occurrence of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (to be defined in the indenture that will govern the Notes (the “Indenture”)), New Starry will in certain circumstances increase the conversion rate for a specified period of time. The Notes will bear interest at a to-be-fixed rate that ranges from 7.25% to 7.75% per annum, depending on the level of Closing Surviving Corporation Cash (as defined in the Merger Agreement), payable in cash and accruing semi-annually.
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Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Notes will be guaranteed by substantially all direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries of New Starry, and will be secured by substantially all assets of New Starry and guarantors of the Notes (subject to certain exceptions). Subject to and under the terms of the Indenture, as long as a specified principal amount of the Notes remain outstanding, New Starry and substantially all of its subsidiaries are restricted from incurring certain types of debt, creating liens on its properties, paying dividends, making restricted payments or certain investments, or selling, transferring or licensing out intellectual property or other assets, among other restrictions.
The Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to the “Partial Redemption Limitation” (to be defined in the Indenture)), at New Starry’s option (A) at any time, and from time to time but up to a specified principal amount, on or after the date that is two (2) years following the date of the Convertible Note Closing, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of New Starry Class A Common Stock exceeds 150% of the conversion price on (i) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date New Starry sends the related redemption notice; and (ii) the trading day immediately before the date New Starry sends such notice, and (B) at any time, and from time to time, on or after the date that is three (3) years following the date of the Convertible Note Closing, and on or before the 20th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of New Starry Class A Common Stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price on (i) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date New Starry sends the related redemption notice; and (ii) the trading day immediately before the date New Starry sends such notice. In addition, calling any Note for redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change with respect to that Note, in which case the conversion rate applicable to the conversion of that Note will be increased in certain circumstances if it is converted after it is called for redemption and prior to the second business day immediately before the related redemption date.
If a Fundamental Change (to be defined in the Indenture) occurs prior to the maturity date, holders of the Notes will have the right to require New Starry to repurchase all or any portion of their Notes in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, at a repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
The obligations of each party to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Convertible Note Subscription Agreements are conditioned upon, among other things, the entry into the Indenture consistent with the terms set forth in the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Convertible Note Subscription Agreements provide that FirstMark is required to file with the SEC, within fifteen (15) business days after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, a registration statement covering the resale of the Underlying Shares and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) sixty (60) calendar days after the filing thereof (or, in the event the SEC reviews and has written comments to the registration statement, the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the filing thereof) and (ii) the tenth (10th) business day after the date FirstMark is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the registration statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. The Convertible Note Subscription Agreements also provide the Convertible Note Investors with certain “demand” and “piggy-back” registration rights relating to the Underlying Shares, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions.
The Convertible Note Subscription Agreements will terminate, and be of no further force and effect, upon the earliest to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms without being consummated, (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of FirstMark and the applicable Convertible Note Investor, (iii) if the conditions set forth therein are not satisfied or are not capable of being satisfied on or prior to the Convertible Note Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated therein will not be or are not consummated at the Convertible Note Closing, or (iv) July 6, 2022, if the Convertible Note Closing has not occurred by such date and the terminating party’s breach was not the primary reason such closing failed to occur by such date. The Convertible Note Closing is not a condition to the closing of the Business Combination.
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Sponsor Support Agreement
On October 6, 2021, FirstMark announced entry into a Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), by and among FirstMark, the Sponsor Holdco, the persons set forth on Schedule I thereto (together with the Sponsor Holdco, the “Sponsors”), Holdings and Starry, pursuant to which the Sponsors agreed to, among other things, vote in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions contemplated by the Sponsor Support Agreement.
Subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, each Sponsor has agreed that such Sponsor shall not transfer any shares of New Starry Common Stock held by such Sponsor during the period commencing immediately after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time and ending upon the earlier to occur of (x) 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the date that is twelve (12) months after (and excluding) the date of the Acquisition Merger Closing and (y) the occurrence of a Trigger Event (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement) without New Starry’s prior written consent, subject to certain permitted transfers as provided in the Sponsor Support Agreement.
Under the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsors have also agreed that, during the period commencing on the date of the Acquisition Merger Closing and ending on the date that is five (5) years from such date (the “Earn-out Period”), they will subject 6,672,500 shares of New Starry Class A Common Stock held by the Sponsors (the “Earn-out Shares”) to potential forfeiture to New Starry for no consideration until the occurrence of certain triggering conditions as further described below. The Earn-out Shares will be comprised of (a) one tranche of shares equal to one third of the Earn-out Shares that will vest, and no longer be subject to forfeiture to New Starry for no consideration, if at any time during the Earn-out Period, the Closing Price (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement) is equal to or exceeds $12.50 per share for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days, (b) one tranche of shares equal to one third of the Earn-out Shares that will vest, and no longer be subject to forfeiture to New Starry for no consideration, if at any time during the Earn-out Period, the Closing Price (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement) is equal to or exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days, and (c) one tranche of shares equal to one third of the Earn-out Shares that will vest, and no longer be subject to forfeiture to New Starry for no consideration, if at any time during the Earn-out Period, the Closing Price (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement) is equal to or exceeds $17.50 per share for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days. If one or more of the vesting conditions as described in clauses (a) – (c) above has not occurred by the end of the Earn-out Period, the applicable tranche of Earn-out Shares will be forfeited to New Starry for no consideration.
Each Sponsor has further agreed that, immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time, each Sponsor shall contribute, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to FirstMark all of each Sponsor’s right, title and interest in, to and under such Sponsor’s shares of FirstMark Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“First Mark Class B Common Stock”) in exchange for shares of FirstMark Class A Common Stock (the “Class B Exchange”). In connection with the Class B Exchange, (a) 10,230,000 outstanding shares of FirstMark Class B Common Stock held by the Sponsor shall be exchanged and converted into shares of FirstMark Class A Common Stock equal to (i) 9,230,000 divided by (ii) the Class A Exchange Ratio; and (b) 30,000 outstanding shares of FirstMark Class B Common Stock held by each independent director of FirstMark shall be exchanged and converted into the number of shares of FirstMark Class A Common Stock equal to (i) 30,000 divided by (ii) the Class A Exchange Ratio.
Starry Holders Support Agreement
On October 6, 2021, FirstMark also announced entry into a Support Agreement (the “Starry Holders Support Agreement”), by and among FirstMark, Holdings, Starry and certain Starry Stockholders. Pursuant to the Starry Holders Support Agreement, Starry Stockholders agreed to, among other things, vote to adopt and approve, as soon as reasonably practicable after (but not before) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Merger Agreement and all other documents and transactions contemplated thereby, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of the Starry Holders Support Agreement, and vote against any alternative merger, purchase of assets or proposals that would impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of the Business Combination, the Merger Agreement or the Starry Holders Support Agreement or result in a breach of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement thereunder.
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Pursuant to the Starry Holders Support Agreement, Starry Stockholders also agreed to, among other things, (a) to the extent required or applicable, vote or provide consent for purposes of authorizing and approving the Business Combination or the Merger Agreement, (b) when any meeting of Starry Stockholders is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Starry Stockholder’s Voting Covered Shares (as defined in the Starry Holders Support Agreement) to be counted as present thereat for the purposes of establishing a quorum and (c) vote or provide consent in any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval is required under Starry’s organizational documents or the Investment Agreements (as defined in the Starry Holders Support Agreement).
Each Starry Stockholder has also agreed that its shares of Starry Common Stock (including any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Starry Common Stock) shall be subject to a lock-up pursuant to the terms of the bylaws of New Starry following the Acquisition Merger Closing.
Registration Rights Agreement
The Merger Agreement contemplates that, immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Closing, FirstMark, Starry, Holdings, certain FirstMark Stockholders and certain Starry Stockholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement) will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which Holdings will agree to register for resale, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), certain shares of Holdings common stock and other equity securities of Holdings that are held by the parties thereto from time to time.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement, PIPE Subscription Agreements, Series Z Subscription Agreement, Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, Sponsor Support Agreement and Starry Holders Support Agreement, and the transactions and documents contemplated thereby, is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, PIPE Subscription Agreements, Series Z Subscription Agreement, Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement and the Starry Holders Support Agreement, copies of which are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1, Exhibit 10.1, Exhibit 10.2, Exhibit 10.3, Exhibit 10.4 and Exhibit 10.5, respectively, and the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.
The Merger Agreement, PIPE Subscription Agreements, Series Z Subscription Agreement, Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement and the Starry Holders Support Agreement have been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about FirstMark or its affiliates. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements, Series Z Subscription Agreement, the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Starry Holders Support Agreement and the other documents related thereto were made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement or such other agreement (as applicable) as of the specific dates therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements, Series Z Subscription Agreement, the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement and the Starry Holders Support Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements, Series Z Subscription Agreement, the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement or Starry Holders Support Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements, Series Z Subscription Agreement, the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement or the Starry Holders Support Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements, Series Z Subscription Agreement, the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement or the Starry Holders Support Agreement, as applicable, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the FirstMark’s public disclosures.
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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the PIPE Investment, and the Convertible Note Investment is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.02. The PIPE Subscribed Shares to be issued in connection with the PIPE Investment will not be registered under the Securities Act, and will be issued in reliance on the exemption from registration requirements thereof provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 7, 2021, FirstMark and Starry issued a joint press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. The Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference is the investor presentation first made available on October 7, 2021, for use by FirstMark in meetings with certain of its stockholders as well as other persons with respect to FirstMark’s proposed transaction with Starry, as described in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Attached as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference is the transcript from a recording first made available on October 7, 2021, in which executives from FirstMark and Starry discuss the Business Combination.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3 is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of FirstMark under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3.
Additional Information about the Business Combination and Where to Find It.
In connection with the Business Combination, Holdings will file the Registration Statement with the SEC. The Registration Statement will include a proxy statement of FirstMark and a prospectus of Holdings, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus. The proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all FirstMark Stockholders. Additionally, Holdings and FirstMark will file other relevant materials with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination. Copies of the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant materials filed or that will be filed with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of FirstMark are urged to read the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant materials filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination because they will contain important information about the Business Combination and the parties to the Business Combination.
The documents filed by FirstMark with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge at FirstMark’s website at www.firstmarkhorizon.com or upon written request to 100 5th Ave, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10011.
Participants in Solicitation
FirstMark, Holdings and Starry and their respective directors and executive officers, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of FirstMark Stockholders in connection with the Business Combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the Business Combination of FirstMark’s directors and officers in FirstMark’s filings with the SEC, including FirstMark’s registration statement on Form S-1, which was originally filed with the SEC on September 18, 2020. To the extent that holdings of FirstMark’s securities have changed from the amounts reported in FirstMark’s registration statement on Form S-1, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to FirstMark Stockholders in connection with the Business Combination will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
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No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall also not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of FirstMark, Holdings or Starry, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the Business Combination between FirstMark and Starry. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “would,” “seem,” “seek,” “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Current Report on Form 8-K. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Starry’s and FirstMark’s expectations with respect to anticipated financial impacts of the Business Combination, the satisfaction of closing conditions to the Business Combination, and the timing of the completion of the Business Combination. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of FirstMark’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-248916), its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended from time to time, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. In addition, there will be risks and uncertainties described in the Form S-4 and other documents filed by FirstMark or Holdings from time to time with the SEC. These filings would identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside Starry’s, Holdings’ and FirstMark’s control and are difficult to predict. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including but not limited to: (1) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against FirstMark, Starry or Holdings following the announcement of the Business Combination; (2) the inability to complete the Business Combination, including due to the inability to concurrently close the Business Combination and the private placement of common stock or due to failure to obtain approval of the FirstMark Stockholders; (3) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by FirstMark’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the Business Combination deadline if sought by FirstMark; (4) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the approval by the FirstMark Stockholders, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following any redemptions by FirstMark’s public stockholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; (5) delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals or complete regulatory reviews required to complete the Business Combination; (6) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (7) volatility in the price of FirstMark’s, Starry’s or Holdings’ securities; (8) the risk that the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Business Combination; (9) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain key employees; (10) costs related to the Business Combination; (11) changes in the applicable laws or regulations; (12) the possibility that the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (13) the risk of downturns and a changing regulatory landscape in the highly competitive industry in which Starry operates; (14) the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic; (15) Starry’s ability to obtain or maintain rights to use licensed spectrum in any market in which Starry operates and potential declines in the value of Starry’s FCC licenses; (16) the potential inability of Starry to raise additional capital needed to pursue its business objectives or to achieve efficiencies regarding other costs; (17) the enforceability of Starry’s intellectual property, including its patents, and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, cyber security risks or potential breaches of data security; and (18) other risks and uncertainties described in FirstMark’s registration statement on Form S-1 and Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended from time to time, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These risks and uncertainties may be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused significant economic uncertainty. Starry, Holdings and FirstMark caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive or exhaustive and not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, including projections, which speak only as of the date made. None of Starry, Holdings or FirstMark gives any assurance that Starry, Holdings or FirstMark will achieve its expectations. None of Starry, Holdings or FirstMark undertakes or accepts any obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, or should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 6, 2021 | |
10.1 | Form of PIPE Subscription Agreement | |
10.2 | Form of Series Z Subscription Agreement | |
10.3 | Form of Convertible Note Subscription Agreement | |
10.4 | Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2021 | |
10.5 | Form of Starry Holders Support Agreement | |
99.1 | Joint Press Release, dated as of October 7, 2021 | |
99.2 | Investor Presentation, dated as of October 7, 2021 | |
99.3 | Transcript of Recorded Investor Presentation, dated as of October 7, 2021 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. | ||
Date: October 7, 2021 | By: | /s/ Amish Jani |
Name: | Amish Jani | |
Title: | President |
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Exhibit 2.1
CONFIDENTIAL
EXECUTION VERSION
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of
October 6, 2021
by and among
FIRSTMARK HORIZON ACQUISITION CORP.,
SIRIUS MERGER SUB, INC.,
STARRY HOLDINGS, INC.
and
STARRY, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||
Article I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS | 3 | |
1.01 | Definitions | 3 |
1.02 | Other Definitions | 17 |
1.03 | Construction | 20 |
1.04 | Knowledge | 21 |
Article II THE MERGERS; CLOSINGS | 21 | |
2.01 | The Mergers | 21 |
2.02 | Effective Times; Closings | 22 |
2.03 | Effects of the Mergers | 22 |
2.04 | Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Pubco | 23 |
2.05 | Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation | 23 |
2.06 | Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation | 23 |
2.07 | Directors and Officers of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation | 24 |
Article III EFFECTS OF THE MERGERS | 24 | |
3.01 | Effect on Securities | 24 |
3.02 | Equitable Adjustments | 27 |
3.03 | Delivery of Shares | 27 |
3.04 | Lost Certificate | 28 |
3.05 | Conversion of Company Equity Awards | 28 |
3.06 | Withholding | 29 |
3.07 | No Fractional Shares | 30 |
3.08 | Payment of Expenses | 30 |
3.09 | Dissenting Shares | 30 |
Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 31 | |
4.01 | Corporate Organization of the Company and Pubco | 31 |
4.02 | Subsidiaries | 32 |
4.03 | Due Authorization | 33 |
4.04 | No Conflict | 33 |
4.05 | Governmental Authorities; Consents | 34 |
4.06 | Capitalization | 34 |
4.07 | Financial Statements | 36 |
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4.08 | Undisclosed Liabilities | 37 |
4.09 | Litigation and Proceedings | 37 |
4.10 | Compliance with Laws | 37 |
4.11 | Intellectual Property | 38 |
4.12 | Information Technology | 40 |
4.13 | Data Protection | 40 |
4.14 | Contracts; No Defaults | 41 |
4.15 | Company Benefit Plans | 44 |
4.16 | Labor Matters | 46 |
4.17 | Taxes | 47 |
4.18 | Brokers’ Fees | 49 |
4.19 | Insurance | 50 |
4.20 | Real Property; Assets | 50 |
4.21 | Network Operations | 51 |
4.22 | Environmental Matters | 51 |
4.23 | Absence of Changes | 52 |
4.24 | Affiliate Agreements | 52 |
4.25 | Internal Controls | 52 |
4.26 | Permits | 53 |
4.27 | Information Supplied | 55 |
4.28 | COVID-19 | 55 |
4.29 | Business Activities | 55 |
4.30 | No Additional Representations and Warranties; No Outside Reliance | 56 |
Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SPAC AND MERGER SUB | 56 | |
5.01 | Corporate Organization | 56 |
5.02 | Due Authorization | 57 |
5.03 | No Conflict | 58 |
5.04 | Litigation and Proceedings | 58 |
5.05 | Compliance with Laws | 59 |
5.06 | Employee Benefit Plans | 59 |
5.07 | Employees | 59 |
5.08 | Governmental Authorities; Consents | 59 |
5.09 | Financial Ability; Trust Account | 59 |
5.10 | Taxes | 60 |
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5.11 | Brokers’ Fees | 62 |
5.12 | SPAC SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley Act | 62 |
5.13 | Business Activities; Absence of Changes | 63 |
5.14 | Information Supplied | 65 |
5.15 | Capitalization | 65 |
5.16 | NYSE Stock Market Quotation | 66 |
5.17 | Contracts; No Defaults | 67 |
5.18 | Title to Property | 67 |
5.19 | Investment Company Act | 67 |
5.20 | Affiliate Agreements | 68 |
5.21 | Takeover Statutes and Charter Provisions | 68 |
5.22 | PIPE and Convertible Note Subscription Agreements | 68 |
5.23 | No Additional Representations and Warranties; No Outside Reliance | 69 |
Article VI COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY | 69 | |
6.01 | Conduct of Business | 69 |
6.02 | Inspection | 73 |
6.03 | HSR Act and Antitrust Approvals | 74 |
6.04 | Support Agreement; Termination of Certain Agreements | 75 |
6.05 | No SPAC Common Stock Transactions | 75 |
6.06 | No Claim Against the Trust Account | 75 |
6.07 | Proxy Solicitation; Other Actions | 75 |
6.08 | Non-Solicitation by Company; Company Acquisition Proposals | 76 |
6.09 | Treatment of Company Indebtedness | 76 |
Article VII COVENANTS OF SPAC | 77 | |
7.01 | HSR Act and Antitrust Approvals | 77 |
7.02 | Conduct of SPAC During the Interim Period | 78 |
7.03 | Trust Account | 80 |
7.04 | Inspection | 80 |
7.05 | SPAC Exchange Listing | 81 |
7.06 | SPAC Public Filings | 81 |
7.07 | Exclusivity | 81 |
Article VIII JOINT COVENANTS | 82 | |
8.01 | Support of Transaction | 82 |
8.02 | Preparation of Registration Statement; Special Meeting | 82 |
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8.03 | Solicitation of Company Requisite Approval | 84 |
8.04 | Tax Matters | 84 |
8.05 | Confidentiality; Publicity | 85 |
8.06 | Post-Closing Cooperation; Further Assurances | 86 |
8.07 | Transaction Litigation | 86 |
8.08 | Indemnification and Insurance | 86 |
8.09 | Stock Exchange Listing | 88 |
8.10 | Financing | 88 |
8.11 | Section 16 Matters | 88 |
8.12 | Director and Officer Appointments | 88 |
8.13 | Employee Matters | 88 |
8.14 | SPAC Equity Financing | 88 |
Article IX CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS | 89 | |
9.01 | Conditions to Obligations of All Parties | 89 |
9.02 | Additional Conditions to Obligations of SPAC and Merger Sub | 90 |
9.03 | Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and Pubco | 91 |
Article X TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS | 92 | |
10.01 | Termination | 92 |
10.02 | Effect of Termination | 92 |
Article XI MISCELLANEOUS | 93 | |
11.01 | Waiver | 93 |
11.02 | Notices | 93 |
11.03 | Assignment | 93 |
11.04 | Rights of Third Parties | 93 |
11.05 | Expenses | 94 |
11.06 | Governing Law | 94 |
11.07 | Captions; Counterparts | 94 |
11.08 | Schedules, SPAC Schedules and Exhibits | 94 |
11.09 | Entire Agreement | 94 |
11.10 | Amendments | 94 |
11.11 | Severability | 94 |
11.12 | Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY | 94 |
11.13 | Enforcement | 95 |
11.14 | Non-Recourse | 95 |
11.15 | Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 95 |
11.16 | Acknowledgements | 95 |
Exhibits | ||
Exhibit A-1 | Form of PIPE Subscription Agreement | |
Exhibit A-2 | Form of Convertible Note Subscription Agreement | |
Exhibit A-3 | Form of Company Series Z Subscription Agreement | |
Exhibit B | Form of Sponsor Agreement | |
Exhibit C | Form of Support Agreement | |
Exhibit D | Form of Registration Rights Agreement | |
Exhibit E | Form of Certificate of Incorporation of Pubco | |
Exhibit F | Form of Bylaws of Pubco | |
Exhibit G | Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation | |
Exhibit H | Form of Pubco Equity Incentive Plan | |
Exhibit I | Form of Pubco ESPP |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 6, 2021, is entered into by and among FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), Sirius Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SPAC (“Merger Sub”), Starry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Starry Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Pubco”). Except as otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Article I of this Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, SPAC is a blank check company incorporated to acquire one or more operating businesses through a Business Combination;
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in accordance with the DGCL, SPAC and the Company will enter into a business combination transaction pursuant to which (i) on the SPAC Merger Closing Date, SPAC will merge with and into Pubco (the “SPAC Merger”), with Pubco surviving (Pubco, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the SPAC Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Corporation”) and becoming the sole owner of Merger Sub, and (ii) on the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Acquisition Merger” and, collectively with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Surviving Corporation (the Company, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the Acquisition Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Subsidiary Corporation”);
WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors or similar governing bodies of each of SPAC, Pubco, the Company and Merger Sub have each approved and declared advisable the Transactions upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, SPAC and each of the parties subscribing for Pubco Common Stock thereunder (collectively, the “PIPE Subscribers”) have entered into certain subscription agreements, dated as of the date hereof (collectively, the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”), in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit A-1, for a private placement of Pubco Common Stock (the “PIPE Investment”), such private placement to be consummated following the SPAC Merger and immediately prior to the consummation of the Acquisition Merger;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, SPAC and each of the parties subscribing for convertible notes of Pubco thereunder (collectively, the “Note Subscribers,” together with the PIPE Subscribers, the “Subscribers”) have entered into certain subscription agreements, dated as of the date hereof (collectively, the “Convertible Note Subscription Agreements,” together with the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the “Subscription Agreements”), in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit A-2, for a private placement of convertible notes of Pubco, such private placement to be consummated following the SPAC Merger and immediately prior to the consummation of the Acquisition Merger;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, the Company and each of the parties subscribing for shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock thereunder (collectively, the “Company Series Z Subscribers”) have entered into certain subscription agreements, in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit A-3 (collectively, the “Company Series Z Subscription Agreements”), providing for the Company Series Z Subscribers to purchase such shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock on the Acquisition Merger Closing Date and prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (collectively, the “Company Series Z Investment”);
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, the Sponsor and the other Persons set forth on Schedule I thereto (collectively, the “SPAC Class B Holders”) have entered into that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Sponsor Agreement”), in the form set forth on Exhibit B, with SPAC, the Company and Pubco, pursuant to which, among other things, each of the SPAC Class B Holders agrees to exchange its shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock for shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Agreement (the “Class B Exchange”) such that, immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Closing, there shall cease to be outstanding any shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock;
WHEREAS, promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, the Company Requisite Stockholders will enter into a Support Agreement (the “Support Agreement”), with the Company, Pubco and SPAC, in the form set forth on Exhibit C, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company Requisite Stockholders will agree to vote their shares of Company Stock in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, the Preferred Stock Conversion and the other Transactions, in each case on the terms and conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the SPAC Organizational Documents, SPAC shall provide an opportunity to its stockholders to have their SPAC Class A Common Stock redeemed for the consideration, and on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations, set forth in this Agreement, the SPAC Organizational Documents, the Trust Agreement, and the Proxy Statement in conjunction with, inter alia, obtaining approval from the stockholders of SPAC for the Business Combination (the “Offer”);
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WHEREAS, immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Closing, in connection with the Transactions, SPAC, Pubco, certain SPAC Stockholders and certain Company Stockholders who will receive Pubco Common Stock pursuant to Article III shall enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit D to be effective upon the SPAC Merger Closing;
WHEREAS, in connection with the SPAC Merger Closing, SPAC, Pubco and an exchange agent agreed upon in writing by SPAC and the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) will enter into a Warrant Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement (the “Warrant Assumption Agreement”) in such form as may be agreed between SPAC, Pubco, the Exchange Agent and the Company, to be effective upon the SPAC Merger Closing; and
WHEREAS, each of the parties intends that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) this Agreement shall constitute a “plan of reorganization” with respect to the Mergers within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) for purposes of Sections 354, 361 and 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii) the Acquisition Merger shall qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations, to which each of Pubco and the Company will be a party under Section 368(b) of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations, and (iii) the SPAC Merger shall qualify as a “reorganization” described in Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations to which SPAC and Pubco are parties within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations (the “Intended Tax Treatment”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, SPAC, Merger Sub, the Company and Pubco agree as follows:
Article I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
1.01 Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio” means the quotient of (a) one hundred forty million (140,000,000), divided by (b) the Fully Diluted Share Number.
“Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal or offer from any Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) (other than SPAC, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates) relating to, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (A) any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of a business that constitutes 20% or more of the net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (B) any direct or indirect acquisition of 20% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (based on the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company Board), including through the acquisition of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company owning such assets, (C) acquisition of beneficial ownership, or the right to acquire beneficial ownership, of 20% or more of the total voting power of the equity securities of the Company, any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person beneficially owning 20% or more of the total voting power of the equity securities of the Company, or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company whose business constitutes 20% or more of the net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) or (D) any issuance or sale or other disposition (including by way of merger, reorganization, division, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) of 20% or more of the total voting power of the equity securities of the Company.
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“Action” means any claim, action, suit, assessment, arbitration or proceeding, in each case that is by or before any Governmental Authority.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person, through one or more intermediaries or otherwise. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Ancillary Agreements” means the Subscription Agreements, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Sponsor Agreement, the Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreements, the Warrant Assumption Agreement and all other agreements, certificates and instruments executed and delivered by SPAC, Merger Sub, the Company or Pubco in connection with the Transactions and specifically contemplated by this Agreement.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means any applicable Laws relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption (governmental or commercial), including Laws that prohibit the corrupt payment, offer, promise, or authorization of the payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any representative of a foreign Governmental Authority or commercial entity to obtain a business advantage, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and all national and international Laws enacted to implement the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions.
“Antitrust Law” means the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and any applicable foreign antitrust Laws and all other applicable Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition through merger or acquisition.
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“Business Combination” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the SPAC Organizational Documents.
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close; provided that commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by Law to be closed due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar closure of physical branch locations at the direction of any Governmental Authority if such banks’ electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) are open for use by customers on such day.
“Cash and Cash Equivalents” means the unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, including checks, money orders, marketable securities, short-term instruments, negotiable instruments, funds in time and demand deposits or similar accounts on hand, in lock boxes, in financial institutions or elsewhere, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, and all bank, brokerage or other similar accounts.
“Closing Surviving Corporation Cash” means, without duplication, an amount equal to, as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time and after the SPAC Merger Effective Time: (a) the funds contained in the Trust Account; plus (b) all other Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Surviving Corporation; minus (c) the aggregate amount of cash proceeds that will be required to satisfy the redemption of any shares of SPAC Common Stock pursuant to the Offer (to the extent not already paid as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time); plus (d) the PIPE Investment Amount actually received by SPAC or Pubco at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; plus (e) net cash proceeds actually received by the Company in consideration for the issuance of Additional Funding Shares (including pursuant to the Company Series Z Subscription Agreements) prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; in each case, excluding any proceeds from the purchase of convertible notes pursuant to the Convertible Note Subscription Agreements.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company and Pubco Representations” means the representations and warranties of each of the Company and Pubco expressly and specifically set forth in Article IV of this Agreement, as qualified by the Schedules. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company and Pubco Representations are solely made by the Company and Pubco.
“Company Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Company Certificate of Incorporation” means the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 30, 2021, as in effect on the date hereof or hereafter amended in accordance with Section 6.01.
“Company Capital Stock” means, collectively, any capital stock of the Company, including the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.
“Company Common Stock” means, collectively, the Company Voting Common Stock and the Company Nonvoting Common Stock.
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“Company Equity Awards” means the Company Stock Options and Company Restricted Stock Units granted under the Company Stock Plan.
“Company Hardware” means any proprietary, or proprietary designs for or proprietary aspects of, computer or communications hardware, equipment and peripherals including transreceivers, routers, modems, semiconductor chips and antennas, that are owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries.
“Company Intellectual Property” means all Owned Intellectual Property and all Intellectual Property used or held for use in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as currently conducted.
“Company Nonvoting Common Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Nonvoting Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company Organizational Documents” means the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, in each case as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Company Preferred Stock” means, collectively, the Company Series Seed Preferred Stock, Company Series A Preferred Stock, Company Series B Preferred Stock, Company Series C Preferred Stock, Company Series D Preferred Stock, Company Series E Preferred Stock and Company Series Z Preferred Stock.
“Company Requisite Stockholders” means the persons listed at Schedule 1.01(a).
“Company Restricted Stock Units” means the restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Company Stock Plan.
“Company Series A Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company Series B Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company Series C Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company Series D Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company Series E Preferred Stock” means, collectively, the Company Series E-1 Preferred Stock, Company Series E-2 Preferred Stock and Company Series E-3 Preferred Stock.
“Company Series E-1 Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Series E-1 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
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“Company Series E-2 Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Series E-2 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company Series E-3 Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Series E-3 Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company Series Seed Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Series Seed Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company Series Z Preferred Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Series Z Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company Software” means all Software used or held for use in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as currently conducted.
“Company Stock” means, collectively, the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.
“Company Stock Options” means any option to purchase Company Common Stock granted pursuant to the Company Stock Plan.
“Company Stock Plan” means the Starry, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Option and Grant Plan, as further amended on December 8, 2017, March 6, 2019, and March 30, 2021.
“Company Stockholder” means the holder of either a share of Company Common Stock or a share of Company Preferred Stock.
“Company Voting Common Stock” means the shares of the Company’s Voting Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
“Company Warrants” means all warrants to purchase shares of Company Common Stock.
“Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain Mutual Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2020, between SPAC and the Company.
“Consent Solicitation Statement” means the consent solicitation statement with respect to the solicitation by the Company of the Company Requisite Approval.
“Contracts” means any legally binding contracts, agreements, subcontracts, leases, and purchase orders (other than any Company Benefit Plans).
“COVID-19 Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or any other Law, decree, judgment, injunction or other order, directive, guidelines or recommendations by any Governmental Authority or industry group in connection with or in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
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“Credit Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2019, among Starry, Inc., Starry Spectrum Holdings LLC, Starry (MA), Inc., Starry Spectrum LLC, Testco LLC, Widmo Holdings LLC and Vibrant Composites Inc., as borrowers, the lenders party thereto from time to time and ArrowMark Agency Services, LLC, as administrative agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable Laws relating to pollution or protection of the environment (including natural resources), human health and safety (to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials), or the use, generation, storage, emission, transportation, disposal or Release of or exposure to Hazardous Materials.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Ex-Im Laws” means all applicable Laws relating to export, re-export, transfer or import controls (including without limitation, the Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and customs and import laws administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection).
“Financial Derivative/Hedging Arrangement” means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) which is a rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any combination of these transactions.
“Founder” means Chaitanya Kanojia.
“Fully Diluted Share Number” means, without duplication, (a) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (for avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the Preferred Stock Conversion), plus (b) the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all Company Warrants outstanding as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (excluding any Company Warrants that are unvested as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, except to the extent subject to vesting only upon the occurrence of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time), plus (c) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the full exercise of all Company Stock Options that are outstanding as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (excluding (i) any Company Stock Options that are unvested as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, except to the extent subject to vesting only upon the occurrence of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time and (ii) any Company Stock Option with an exercise price equal to or greater than the Per Share Consideration), plus (d) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the full settlement of Company Restricted Stock Units outstanding as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (excluding any Company Restricted Stock Units that are unvested as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, except to the extent subject to vesting only upon the occurrence of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time), minus (e) the Cancelled Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, minus (f) any Additional Funding Shares (including those issued pursuant to the Company Series Z Subscription Agreements), minus (g) a number of shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate exercise price of the Company Stock Options described in clause (c) above by (ii) the product obtained by multiplying (A) the Per Share Consideration (calculated using an Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio without regard to this clause (g)) by (B) $10.00.
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“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, arbitrator, court or tribunal.
“Governmental Order” means any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
“Hazardous Material” means any material, substance or waste that is listed, regulated, or defined as “hazardous,” “toxic,” or “radioactive,” or as a “pollutant” or “contaminant” (or words of similar intent or meaning) under applicable Environmental Laws, including, but not limited to, petroleum, petroleum by-products, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, flammable or explosive substances, toxic mold or pesticides.
“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations (whether or not contingent) consisting of (a) the outstanding principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on, and other payment obligations for, borrowed money, or payment obligations issued or incurred in substitution or exchange for payment obligations for borrowed money, (b) amounts owing as deferred purchase price for property or services, including “earnout” payments, (c) payment obligations evidenced by any promissory note, bond, debenture, mortgage or other debt instrument or debt security, (d) contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptance or similar facilities (in each case to the extent drawn), (e) payment obligations of a third party secured by (or for which the holder of such payment obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien, other than a Permitted Lien, on assets or properties of such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (f) obligations under capitalized leases that are required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (g) obligations under any Financial Derivative/Hedging Arrangement, (h) guarantees, make-whole agreements, hold harmless agreements or other similar arrangements with respect to any amounts of a type described in clauses (a) through (g) above, and (i) with respect to each of the foregoing, any unpaid interest, breakage costs, prepayment or redemption penalties or premiums, or other unpaid fees or obligations (including unreimbursed expenses or indemnification obligations for which a claim has been made); provided, however, that Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable to trade creditors that are not more than ninety (90) days past due and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
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“Information or Document Request” means any request or demand for the production, delivery or disclosure of documents or other evidence, or any request or demand for the production of witnesses for interviews or depositions or other oral or written testimony, by any Regulatory Consent Authority relating to the transactions contemplated hereby or by any third party challenging the transactions contemplated hereby, including any so called “second request” for additional information or documentary material or any civil investigative demand made or issued by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice or the United States Federal Trade Commission or any subpoena, interrogatory or deposition.
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights, as they exist anywhere in the world, whether registered or unregistered, including all: (i) patents, patent applications, rights in patentable inventions and other patent rights (including any divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, reexaminations and interferences thereof); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, and analogous rights in trade names, taglines, social media identifiers (such as a Twitter® Handle) and related social media accounts, brand names, logos and corporate names, together with all goodwill related thereto; (iii) copyrights, mask work rights and any other equivalent rights in works of and any other related rights of authors; (iv) internet domain names, internet addresses and other computer identifiers; (v) trade secret rights, and analogous rights in know-how, inventions, processes, procedures, databases and database compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, confidential business information and other proprietary information (collectively, “Trade Secrets”); and (vi) intellectual property rights in Software.
“IT Systems” means all computers, Software, databases, hardware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, circuits, networks, data communications lines and all other information technology equipment (including communications equipment, terminals and hook-ups that interface with third-party software or systems) owned, licensed, leased or otherwise used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and used in the operation of the business.
“Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation or Governmental Order, in each case, of any Governmental Authority.
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“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, easement, right of way, purchase option, right of first refusal, covenant, restriction, security interest, title defect, encroachment or other survey defect, or other lien or encumbrance of any kind, except for (a) any restrictions arising under any applicable Securities Laws, and (b) immaterial non-monetary easements, rights of way, covenants, encumbrances or restrictions that do not materially detract the value of the underlying asset or the use of the asset.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, circumstance or development that has a material adverse effect on (I) the assets, business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or; provided, however, that in no event would any of the following (or the effect of any of the following), alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a “Material Adverse Effect” under this clause (I) (except in the case of clause (a), (b), (d), (f) and (g), in each case, to the extent that such change disproportionately affects the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated Persons operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate): (a) any change or development in applicable Laws or GAAP or any official interpretation thereof, (b) any change or development in interest rates or economic, political, legislative, regulatory, business, financial, commodity, currency or market conditions generally affecting the economy or the industry in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate, (c) the announcement or the execution of this Agreement, the pendency or consummation of the Mergers or the performance of this Agreement, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors, partners, providers and employees (provided, that the exceptions in this clause (c) shall not be deemed to apply to references to “Material Adverse Effect” in the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.04 and, to the extent related thereto, the condition in Section 9.02(a)), (d) any change generally affecting any of the industries or markets in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate or the economy as a whole, (e) the compliance with the terms of this Agreement (other than Section 6.01(i)) or the taking of any action, or failure to take action, required or contemplated by this Agreement (other than Section 6.01(i)) or with the prior written consent of SPAC (provided, that the exceptions in this clause (e) shall not be deemed to apply to references to “Material Adverse Effect” in the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.04 and, to the extent related thereto, the condition in Section 9.02(a)), (f) any earthquake, hurricane, tsunami, tornado, flood, mudslide, wild fire or other natural disaster, epidemic, disease outbreak, pandemic (including the COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 virus (or any mutation or variation thereof or related health condition)), weather condition, explosion fire, act of God or other force majeure event, (g) any national or international political or social conditions in countries in which, or in the proximate geographic region of which, the Company or its Subsidiaries operate, including civil unrest, the engagement by the United States or such other countries in hostilities or the escalation thereof, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence or the escalation of any military or terrorist attack (including any internet or “cyber” attack or hacking), including upon the United States or such other country, or any territories, possessions, or diplomatic or consular offices of the United States or such other countries or upon any United States or such other country military installation, equipment or personnel, (h) any failure of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to meet any projections, forecasts or budgets; provided that clause (h) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change or effect underlying such failure to meet projections or forecasts has resulted in, or contributed to, or would reasonably be expected to result in or contribute to, a Material Adverse Effect (to the extent such change or effect is not otherwise excluded from this definition of Material Adverse Effect), or (i) any matters specifically disclosed in the Schedules; or (II) the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions.
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“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.
“Open Source Materials” means any Software licensed and distributed under a license listed by the Open Source Initiative as an approved license at https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical and that satisfies the “Open Source Definition” provided by the Open Source Initiative at https://opensource.org/osd as of the date of this Agreement, or a license listed by the Free Software Foundation as a free software license at https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#SoftwareLicenses and that satisfies the “Free Software Definition” provided by the Free Software Foundation at https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html as of the date of this Agreement.
“Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and any division or subdivision thereof.
“PCI-DSS” means, to the extent applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, issued by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, as revised from time to time.
“Per Share Consideration” means (a) with respect to the Founder, a number of shares of Pubco Class X Common Stock equal to the Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio and (b) with respect to any Person who holds Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (for avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the Preferred Stock Conversion) other than the Founder, a number of shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock equal to the Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio.
“Permits” means all permits, licenses, certificates of authority, authorizations, approvals, registrations, franchises, grants, easements, variances, exceptions, waivers, orders and other similar consents issued by or obtained from a Governmental Authority.
“Permitted Liens” means (i) statutory or common law Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, landlords, carriers, repairmen, construction contractors and other similar Liens (A) that relate to amounts not yet delinquent or (B) that are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions and either are not material or appropriate reserves for the amount being contested have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions, and in each case for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iv) non-monetary Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the present use or occupancy of such real property, (v) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vi) Liens that secure obligations that are reflected as liabilities on the balance sheet included in the Unaudited Financial Statements (which such Liens are referenced or the existence of which such Liens is referred to in the notes to the balance sheet included in the Unaudited Financial Statements), (vii) requirements and restrictions of zoning, building and other applicable Laws and municipal bylaws, and development, site plan, subdivision or other agreements with municipalities, which do not materially interfere with the current use or occupancy of any Leased Real Property, (viii) statutory Liens of landlords for amounts that are not due and payable, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or may thereafter be paid without penalty, in each case only to the extent appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, and (ix) Liens described on Schedule 1.01(b).
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“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind.
“Personal Information” means any individually identifiable information (or information that, in combination with other information, could reasonably allow the identification of an individual or household, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to an individual or household), including, but not limited to, names, addresses, telephone numbers, protected health information, drivers’ license numbers and government-issued identification numbers, as applicable, as well as any other information that is defined as “personal information,” “personally identifiable information,” “personal data” or similar terms under any applicable Privacy Law.
“Post-Closing Price Per Share” means the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc.
“Post-Redemption SPAC Share Number” means, without duplication, (a) the aggregate number of shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the Class B Exchange, plus (b) the aggregate number of shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock issuable upon the separation of each SPAC Unit in accordance with Section 3.01(a)(i), minus (c) the SPAC Cancelled Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Class B Exchange, minus (d) the SPAC Redeeming Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Class B Exchange.
“Privacy Laws” means any and all applicable Laws relating to data privacy, data protection, or data security with respect to the collection, use, processing, storage, safeguarding and security (both technical and physical) of Personal Information, including, but not limited to, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act and the California Consumer Privacy Act, in each case to the extent applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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“Proxy Statement” means the proxy statement filed by SPAC as part of the Registration Statement with respect to the Special Meeting for the purpose of soliciting proxies from SPAC Stockholders to approve the Proposals (which shall also provide the SPAC Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of SPAC Common Stock in conjunction with a stockholder vote on the Business Combination).
“Pubco Class A Common Stock” means the shares of Pubco’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
“Pubco Class X Common Stock” means the Class X Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco, which will be created upon effectiveness of the Pubco Delaware Charter (which such shares shall have the same economic terms as the Pubco Class A Common Stock, but will carry increased voting rights in the form of twenty (20) votes per share).
“Pubco Common Stock” means Pubco Class A Common Stock and Pubco Class X Common Stock.
“Pubco Organizational Documents” means the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Pubco, in each case as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Redeeming Stockholder” means a SPAC Stockholder who demands that SPAC redeem its SPAC Common Stock for cash in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and in accordance with the SPAC Organizational Documents.
“Regulatory Consent Authorities” means the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice or the United States Federal Trade Commission, as applicable.
“Release” means disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, leaching, dumping, pumping, pouring, emitting, escaping, emptying, seeping, placing, or migration into or upon any land or water or air, or otherwise entering into the environment.
“Representative” means, as to any Person, any of the representatives, advisors, officers, directors, agents, managers, employees, counsel, accountants, financial advisors, lenders, debt financing sources and consultants of such Person.
“Sanctioned Person” means at any time any Person: (a) listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated or blocked persons; (b) a Governmental Authority of, resident in, or organized under the laws of a country or territory that is the target of comprehensive Sanctions from time to time (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region); or (c) majority-owned or controlled by any of the foregoing.
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“Sanctions” means those trade, economic and financial sanctions Laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures administered, enacted or enforced from time to time by (a) the United States (including without limitation the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control), (b) the European Union and enforced by its member states, (c) the United Nations or (d) Her Majesty’s Treasury.
“Schedules” means sections of the disclosure letter of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“Securities Laws” means the securities laws of any state, federal or foreign entity and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Security Incident” means any unauthorized or unlawful access, exfiltration, manipulation, loss, use, or disclosure that compromises the confidentiality, integrity, availability or security of Personal Information or that triggers any reporting requirement under any Privacy Law or contractual provision, including any ransomware or denial of service attacks that prevent or materially degrade access to Personal Information.
“Software” means any and all computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form, including (i) descriptions, flow charts and other work products used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, (ii) related screens, user interfaces, formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons, and (iii) all documentation including user manuals and other training documentation relating to any of the foregoing.
“SPAC and Merger Sub Representations” means the representations and warranties of each of SPAC and Merger Sub expressly and specifically set forth in Article V of this Agreement, as qualified by the SPAC Schedules. For the avoidance of doubt, the SPAC and Merger Sub Representations are solely made by SPAC and Merger Sub.
“SPAC Board” means the board of directors of SPAC.
“SPAC Class A Common Stock” means the shares of SPAC’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
“SPAC Class B Common Stock” means the shares of SPAC’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
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“SPAC Common Stock” means SPAC Class A Common Stock and SPAC Class B Common Stock.
“SPAC Organizational Documents” means SPAC’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as may be amended or amended and restated from time to time subject to the terms of this Agreement.
“SPAC Schedules” means sections of the disclosure letter of SPAC and its Subsidiaries.
“SPAC Stockholder” means a holder of SPAC Common Stock.
“SPAC Unit” means the units issued in SPAC’s initial public offering consisting of one share of SPAC Class A Common Stock and one-third of a SPAC Warrant.
“SPAC Warrant” means a warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of SPAC Class A Common Stock per warrant.
“Special Meeting” means a meeting of the holders of SPAC Common Stock to be held for the purpose of approving the Proposals.
“Sponsor” means FirstMark Horizon Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to a Person, any corporation or other organization (including a limited liability company or a partnership), whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which such Person directly or indirectly owns or controls a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization or any organization of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is, directly or indirectly, a general partner or managing member.
“Tax” means any federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, foreign and other net income, alternative or add-on minimum, franchise, gross income, adjusted gross income or gross receipts, employment, unemployment, compensation, utility, telecommunication, social security (or similar), withholding, payroll, ad valorem, transfer, windfall profits, franchise, license, branch, excise, severance, production, stamp, occupation, premium, personal property, real property, commercial rent, capital stock, profits, disability, registration, value added, capital gains, goods and services, estimated, customs duties, escheat, sales, use, or other tax, governmental fee or other assessment or mandatory contribution in the nature of a tax, together with any interest, penalty, fine, levy, impost, duty, charge, addition to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto by a Governmental Authority, whether as a primary obligor or as a result of being a transferee or successor of another Person or a member of an affiliated, consolidated, unitary, combined or other group or pursuant to Law, Contract or otherwise.
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“Tax Return” means any return, report, statement, refund, claim, election, disclosure, declaration, information report or return, statement, estimate or other document filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and including any amendments thereof.
“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur at or immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Closing or the Acquisition Merger Closing, including the Mergers.
“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.
“Warrant Agreement” means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020, between SPAC and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as warrant agent.
“Willful Breach” means, with respect to any agreement, a party’s knowing and intentional material breach of any of its representations or warranties as set forth in such agreement, or such party’s material breach of any of its covenants or other agreements set forth in such agreement, which material breach constitutes, or is a consequence of, a purposeful act or failure to act by such party with the knowledge that the taking of such act or failure to take such act would cause a material breach of such agreement.
1.02 Other Definitions.
Acceptable Subscription Agreement | 7.02(a)(x) |
Acquisition Merger | Recitals |
Acquisition Merger Certificate of Merger | 2.02(b) |
Acquisition Merger Closing | 2.02(c) |
Acquisition Merger Closing Date | 2.02(c) |
Acquisition Merger Effective Time | 2.02(b) |
Additional Proposal | 8.02(c) |
Adjournment Proposal | 8.02(c) |
Agreement | Preamble |
Audited Financial Statements | 4.07(a) |
Business Combination Proposal | 7.07 |
Cancelled Shares | 3.01(c)(iii) |
CARES Act | 4.17(a)(xiv) |
Certificates of Merger | 2.02(b) |
Class A Exchange Ratio | 3.01(a)(ii) |
Class B Exchange | Recitals |
Communications Act | 4.26(d) |
Communications Laws | 4.26(d) |
Company | Preamble |
Company Affiliate Agreement | 4.24 |
Company Benefit Plan | 4.15(a) |
Company Board Recommendation | 8.03(b) |
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Company Certificates | 3.03(a) |
Company Change in Recommendation | 8.03(b) |
Company Cure Period | 10.01(b) |
Company Dissenting Shares | 3.09(a) |
Company Licenses | 4.26(b) |
Company Network | 4.21(a) |
Company Regulatory Agreement | 4.26(e) |
Company Requisite Approval | 4.03(a) |
Company Series Z Investment | Recitals |
Company Series Z Subscribers | Recitals |
Company Series Z Subscription Agreements | Recitals |
Convertible Note Subscription Agreements | Recitals |
D&O Insurance | 8.08(b) |
Enforcement Proceeding | 4.26(d) |
Equity Incentive Plan Proposal | 8.02(c) |
ERISA | 4.15(a) |
ERISA Affiliate | 4.15(e) |
Exchange Agent | Recitals |
Exchange Proposal | 8.02(c) |
FAA | 4.26(b) |
FAA Rules | 4.26(f) |
FCC | 4.26(b) |
FCC Rules | 4.26(d) |
Financial Statements | 4.07(a) |
Intended Tax Treatment | Recitals |
Interim Period | 6.01 |
Leased Real Property | 4.20(b) |
Letter of Transmittal | 3.03(c) |
Material Contracts | 4.14(a) |
Material Permits | 4.26(a) |
Merger Sub | Preamble |
Mergers | Recitals |
Multiemployer Plan | 4.15(e) |
Note Subscribers | Recitals |
Offer | Recitals |
Outstanding Company Expenses | 3.08(a) |
Outstanding SPAC Expenses | 3.08(b) |
Owned Company Hardware | 4.11(g) |
Owned Company Software | 4.11(g) |
Owned Company Technology | 4.11(g) |
Payoff Amount | 6.09 |
PCAOB Audited Financial Statements | 6.07(a) |
PIPE Investment | Recitals |
PIPE Investment Amount | 5.22 |
PIPE Subscribers | Recitals |
PIPE Subscription Agreements | Recitals |
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Preferred Stock Conversion | 3.01(b) |
Proposals | 8.02(c) |
Pubco | Preamble |
Pubco Board | 4.03(a) |
Pubco Delaware Bylaws | 2.04 |
Pubco Delaware Charter | 2.04 |
Pubco Equity Incentive Plan | 8.13 |
Pubco ESPP | 8.13 |
Pubco ESPP Proposal | 8.02(c) |
Pubco Organizational Documents Proposal | 8.02(c) |
Pubco Warrant | 3.01(a)(iii) |
RDOF | 4.26(d) |
RDOF Application | 4.26(g) |
RDOF Subsidiary | 4.26(g) |
Real Estate Lease Documents | 4.20(b) |
Registered Intellectual Property | 4.11(a) |
Registration Rights Agreement | Recitals |
Registration Statement | 8.02(a) |
Rollover Option | 3.05(a) |
Rollover Restricted Stock Units | 3.05(b) |
Series X Consideration | 3.01(c)(ii) |
SPAC | Preamble |
SPAC Affiliate Agreement | 5.20 |
SPAC Benefit Plans | 5.06 |
SPAC Board Recommendation | 8.02(d) |
SPAC Cancelled Shares | 3.01(a)(iv) |
SPAC Certificates | 3.03(b) |
SPAC Class B Holders | Recitals |
SPAC Cure Period | 10.01(c) |
SPAC Dissenting Shares | 3.09(b) |
SPAC Material Contracts | 5.17(a) |
SPAC Merger | Recitals |
SPAC Merger Certificate of Merger | 2.02(a) |
SPAC Merger Closing | 2.02(c) |
SPAC Merger Closing Date | 2.02(c) |
SPAC Merger Consideration | 3.03(b) |
SPAC Merger Effective Time | 2.02(a) |
SPAC Redeeming Shares | 3.01(a)(vi) |
SPAC SEC Reports | 5.12(a) |
SPAC Stockholder Approval | 5.02(b) |
SPAC Tail Policy | 8.08(c) |
Sponsor Agreement | Recitals |
State Communications Laws | 4.26(d) |
State Regulators | 4.26(b) |
Subject Indebtedness | 6.09 |
Subscribers | Recitals |
Subscription Agreements | Recitals |
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Support Agreement | Recitals |
Surviving Corporation | Recitals |
Surviving Provisions | 10.02 |
Surviving Subsidiary Corporation | Recitals |
Terminating Company Breach | 10.01(b) |
Terminating SPAC Breach | 10.01(c) |
Termination Date | 10.01(b) |
Transaction Litigation | 8.07 |
Transaction Proposal | 8.02(c) |
Transfer Taxes | 8.04(a) |
Trust Account | 5.09(a) |
Trust Agreement | 5.09(a) |
Trustee | 5.09(a) |
Unaudited Financial Statements | 4.07(a) |
Unaudited Interim Financial Statements | 6.07(a) |
Unlicensed Activity | 4.26(d) |
Unlicensed Subsidiary | 4.26(d) |
USAC | 4.26(d) |
Vendor Contracts | 4.14(a)(i) |
Warrant Assumption Agreement | Recitals |
Written Consent | 8.03(a) |
1.03 Construction.
(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (iv) the terms “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule,” “SPAC Schedule,” “Exhibit” and “Annex” refer to the specified Article, Section, Schedule, SPAC Schedule, Exhibit or Annex of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified, (v) the word “including” shall mean “including without limitation,” (vi) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive and (vii) the word “extent” and the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such word or phrase shall not simply mean “if.”
(b) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto.
(c) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation.
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(d) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.
(e) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.
(f) All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP.
(g) The phrases “delivered,” “provided to,” “furnished to,” “made available” and phrases of similar import when used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, means that a copy of the information or material referred to has been provided no later than one calendar day prior to the date of this Agreement to the party to which such information or material is to be provided or furnished (i) in the virtual “data room” set up by the Company in connection with this Agreement at least three (3) days prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) by delivery to such party or its legal counsel via electronic mail or hard copy form.
1.04 Knowledge. As used herein, the phrase “to the knowledge” shall mean the actual knowledge of, in the case of the Company, Chaitanya Kanojia, Joe Lipowski, Komal Misra, Alex Moullé-Berteaux, Virginia Lam Abrams and Bill Lundregan and, in the case of SPAC, Rick Heitzmann, Amish Jani, Eric Cheung and Daniel Gaisin and, in each case, after reasonable inquiry.
Article II
THE MERGERS; CLOSINGS
2.01 The Mergers.
(a) The SPAC Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the SPAC Merger Effective Time, SPAC shall be merged with and into Pubco in the SPAC Merger. Following the SPAC Merger, the separate corporate existence of SPAC shall cease and Pubco shall continue as the Surviving Corporation.
(b) The Acquisition Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company in the Acquisition Merger. Following the Acquisition Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Surviving Corporation.
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2.02 Effective Times; Closings.
(a) SPAC Merger. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article IX of this Agreement, and provided this Agreement has not theretofore been terminated pursuant to its terms, on the SPAC Merger Closing Date, the parties shall cause the SPAC Merger to be consummated by filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Merger (the “SPAC Merger Certificate of Merger”) as provided in Sections 251 and 103 of the DGCL with respect to the SPAC Merger, duly executed and completed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL (the date and time the SPAC Merger Certificate of Merger becomes effective, the “SPAC Merger Effective Time”).
(b) Acquisition Merger. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article IX of this Agreement, and provided this Agreement has not theretofore been terminated pursuant to its terms, on the Acquisition Merger Closing Date and at least twenty-four (24) hours following the SPAC Merger Effective Time, the parties shall cause the Acquisition Merger to be consummated by: (a) filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Merger (the “Acquisition Merger Certificate of Merger” and, together with the SPAC Merger Certificate of Mergers, the “Certificates of Merger”) as provided in Sections 251 and 103 of the DGCL with respect to the Acquisition Merger, duly executed and completed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL (the date and time the Acquisition Merger Certificate of Merger becomes effective, the “Acquisition Merger Effective Time”). The Acquisition Merger and the SPAC Merger shall become effective upon the due filing of the Acquisition Merger Certificate of Merger and the SPAC Merger Certificate of Merger, respectively, or such later time as agreed in writing between the Company and SPAC and set forth in the relevant Certificates of Merger.
(c) Closings. Immediately following the Class B Exchange and prior to the filing of the SPAC Merger Certificate of Merger, a first closing (the “SPAC Merger Closing”) shall occur. The date on which the SPAC Merger Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “SPAC Merger Closing Date.” At least twenty-four (24) hours but not more than forty-eight (48) hours (unless otherwise agreed between SPAC and the Company) following the SPAC Merger Effective Time, and immediately prior to the filing of the Acquisition Merger Certificate of Merger, on the date which is three (3) Business Days after the date on which all conditions set forth in Article IX shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Acquisition Merger Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver thereof) or such other time and place as SPAC and the Company may mutually agree in writing, a second closing (the “Acquisition Merger Closing”) shall take place electronically through the exchange of documents via e-mail. The date on which the Acquisition Merger Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “Acquisition Merger Closing Date.”
2.03 Effects of the Mergers. The Mergers shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject thereto, by virtue of (a) the SPAC Merger and without further act or deed, at the SPAC Merger Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Pubco and SPAC shall vest in the Surviving Corporation and all of the debts, liabilities and duties of SPAC and Pubco shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation and (b) the Acquisition Merger and without further act or deed, at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation and all of the debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation.
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2.04 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Pubco. In connection with the Mergers, on the SPAC Merger Closing Date at the SPAC Merger Effective Time, Pubco will take all requisite action to (i) adopt the certificate of incorporation (the “Pubco Delaware Charter”) substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit E, which shall be the certificate of incorporation of Pubco upon the effectiveness of the SPAC Merger Closing and until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and the DGCL, and (ii) adopt the bylaws (the “Pubco Delaware Bylaws”) substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit F, which shall be the bylaws of Pubco upon the effectiveness of the SPAC Merger Closing and until thereafter amended in accordance with their terms, the Pubco Delaware Charter and the DGCL.
2.05 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation.
(a) At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit G attached hereto, and as so amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation, until thereafter supplemented or amended in accordance with its terms and the DGCL.
(b) At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the bylaws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation, until thereafter supplemented or amended in accordance with its terms, the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and the DGCL.
2.06 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation.
(a) The parties will take all requisite action such that the directors and officers of SPAC as of immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time continue as the initial directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the SPAC Merger Effective Time, each to hold office, subject to Section 2.06(b), in accordance with the provisions of the DGCL and the Surviving Corporation’s bylaws and certificate of incorporation until their respective successors are, duly elected or appointed and qualified, as applicable.
(b) The Company and Pubco shall take all necessary action prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time so that immediately after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (i) each director and officer of the Surviving Corporation in office immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time shall cease to be a director or officer, as applicable, immediately following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (including by causing each such director and officer to tender an irrevocable resignation as a director or officer (as applicable), effective as of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time), (ii) each person set forth on Schedule 2.06(b)(ii) shall be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation, effective as of immediately following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, and, as of such time, shall be the only directors of the Surviving Corporation and (iii) each person set forth on Schedule 2.06(b)(iii) shall be appointed an officer of the Surviving Corporation, effective as of immediately following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, and, as of such time, shall be the only officers of the Surviving Corporation. Each person appointed as a director of the Surviving Corporation pursuant to the preceding sentence shall remain in office as a director of the Surviving Corporation until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. On the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, Pubco shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Company and SPAC with the individuals set forth on Schedule 2.06(b)(ii) or (b)(iii), which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Acquisition Merger Closing.
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2.07 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation. Persons constituting the officers of the Company prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time shall continue to be the officers of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly appointed.
Article III
EFFECTS OF THE MERGERS
3.01 Effect on Securities.
(a) Treatment of Securities of SPAC and Pubco in the SPAC Merger. At the SPAC Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the SPAC Merger and without any action on the part of SPAC, Merger Sub, the Company, or Pubco or the holder of any shares of capital stock of any of the foregoing:
(i) SPAC Units. Each SPAC Unit outstanding immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time shall be automatically detached and the holder thereof shall be deemed to hold one share of SPAC Class A Common Stock and one-third of a SPAC Warrant in accordance with the terms of the applicable SPAC Unit, which underlying shares of Class A Common Stock and SPAC Warrants shall be adjusted in accordance with the applicable terms of this Section 3.01(a).
(ii) SPAC Capital Stock. Immediately following the separation of each SPAC Unit in accordance with Section 3.01(a)(i), each share of SPAC Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time shall automatically be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for the right to receive the number of newly issued share of Pubco Class A Common Stock equal to the lower of: (A) 1.2415; and (B) (1) (x) the Post-Redemption SPAC Share Number, plus (y) 1,000,000 divided by (2) the Post-Redemption SPAC Share Number (the lower of (A) and (B), the “Class A Exchange Ratio”). As of the SPAC Merger Effective Time, each SPAC Stockholder shall cease to have any other rights in and to SPAC.
(iii) Exchange of SPAC Warrants. Each SPAC Warrant outstanding immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time shall, at the SPAC Merger Effective Time, cease to be a warrant with respect to SPAC Common Stock and shall be assumed by Pubco pursuant to the Warrant Assumption Agreement (each, a “Pubco Warrant”) on substantially the same terms as were in effect immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time under the terms of the Warrant Agreement (including any repurchase rights and cashless exercise provisions). SPAC and Pubco shall take all lawful action to effect the aforesaid provisions of this Section 3.01(a)(iii), including entering into the Warrant Assumption Agreement.
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(iv) SPAC Treasury Stock. Notwithstanding clause (ii) above or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if there are any shares of SPAC Common Stock that are owned by the SPAC as treasury stock or any SPAC Common Stock owned by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of SPAC immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time, such SPAC Common Stock shall be canceled and shall cease to exist without any conversion thereof or payment or other consideration therefor (the “SPAC Cancelled Shares”).
(v) SPAC Dissenting Shares. Each of the SPAC Dissenting Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time shall be cancelled and cease to exist in accordance with Section 3.09(b) and shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable payments set forth in Section 3.09(b).
(vi) SPAC Redeeming Shares. Notwithstanding clause (ii) above or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if there are any shares of SPAC Common Stock that are required to be redeemed pursuant to the Offer (such shares, the “SPAC Redeeming Shares”), such SPAC Common Stock shall not be exchanged pursuant to clause (ii) above but shall immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time be canceled and shall cease to exist and shall thereafter be redeemed for the consideration, and on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations, set forth in this Agreement, the SPAC Organizational Documents, the Trust Agreement, and the Proxy Statement.
(vii) Cancellation of Pubco Shares. At the SPAC Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the SPAC Merger and without any action on the part of any holder thereof, each share of capital stock of Pubco issued and outstanding immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time shall be redeemed by Pubco for par value.
(b) Preferred Stock Conversion. The Company shall take all actions necessary to cause each share of Company Preferred Stock (other than any shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time to be converted immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time into a number of shares of Company Voting Common Stock at the then-effective conversion rate (as calculated pursuant to the Company Certificate of Incorporation) in accordance with the Company Certificate of Incorporation (such conversions, the “Preferred Stock Conversion”). Following the Preferred Stock Conversion, all of the shares of Company Preferred Stock (other than any shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock) shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist and no payment or distribution shall be made with respect thereto, and each Person that held any shares of Company Preferred Stock (other than any shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock) immediately prior to the Preferred Stock Conversion shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities. The Preferred Stock Conversion may be made contingent upon the occurrence of the Acquisition Merger Closing.
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(c) Treatment of Company Stock in the Acquisition Merger. At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Acquisition Merger and without any action on the part of SPAC, Merger Sub, the Company, Pubco or the holder of any shares of capital stock of any of the foregoing:
(i) Each share of Company Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (for avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the Preferred Stock Conversion) (other than the Cancelled Shares and Company Dissenting Shares) shall thereupon be converted into the right to receive, and the holder of such share of Company Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, as applicable, the Per Share Consideration. Following the conversion of the shares of Company Common Stock into the right to receive the Per Share Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.01(c), all of the shares of Company Common Stock so converted shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist, and each Company Stockholder shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the Per Share Consideration.
(ii) Each share of Company Series Z Preferred Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time shall thereupon be converted into the right to receive, and the holder of such share of Company Series Z Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, a number of shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock held by such Person immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (the “Series Z Consideration”). Following such conversion pursuant to this Section 3.01(c), all of the shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock so converted shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to exist, and each Company Stockholder shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such securities, except the right to receive the Series Z Consideration.
(iii) Each share of Company Stock held in treasury of the Company as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (collectively, the “Cancelled Shares”) shall thereupon be cancelled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution shall be made within respect thereto.
(iv) Each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Merger Sub that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time shall thereupon be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation and all such shares shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation as of immediately following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time.
(d) Treatment of Company Warrants. The Company shall take all actions necessary such that, as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, each outstanding Company Warrant shall, pursuant to the terms of such Company Warrant, have been exercised in exchange for shares of Company Common Stock and shall thereupon no longer be outstanding and shall have automatically been cancelled, extinguished and retired and shall have ceased to exist, each holder thereof shall have ceased to have any rights with respect thereto (other than, for avoidance of doubt, the right to receive the Company Common Stock for which such Company Warrant has been exercised).
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3.02 Equitable Adjustments. If, between the date of this Agreement and the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the outstanding shares of any class or series of Company Stock or SPAC Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred (in each case, other than pursuant to the Preferred Stock Conversion), then, without duplication, any number, value (including dollar value) or amount contained herein which is based upon the number of shares of any class or series of Company Stock or SPAC Common Stock will be appropriately adjusted to provide to the holders of Company Stock and the holders of SPAC Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that this Section 3.02 shall not be construed to permit any of the parties to take any action with respect to their respective securities that is prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Intended Tax Treatment.
3.03 Delivery of Shares.
(a) Subject to the occurrence of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, upon the delivery of a Letter of Transmittal (accompanied with all certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock (which, if applicable, may be the certificates that formerly represented shares of Company Preferred Stock that converted into such shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Preferred Stock Conversion), to the extent such shares of Company Common Stock are certificated (the “Company Certificates”)) duly, completely and validly executed and delivered in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by SPAC, the Company Stockholder holding such shares of Company Common Stock shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Per Share Consideration into which such shares of Company Common Stock have been converted pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(i). Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.03(a), each share of Company Common Stock shall be deemed at any time from and after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Per Share Consideration, which the Company Stockholders holding shares of Company Common Stock were entitled to receive in respect of such shares pursuant to this Section 3.03(a).
(b) Subject to the occurrence of the SPAC Merger Effective Time, upon the delivery of a Letter of Transmittal (accompanied with all certificates representing shares of SPAC Common Stock (which, if applicable, may be the certificates that formerly represented shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock that converted into such shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Class B Exchange), to the extent such shares of SPAC Common Stock are certificated (the “SPAC Certificates”)) duly, completely and validly executed and delivered in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Company, the SPAC Stockholder holding such shares of SPAC Common Stock shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the consideration into which such shares of SPAC Common Stock have been converted pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) (the “SPAC Merger Consideration”). Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.03(b), each share of SPAC Common Stock shall be deemed at any time from and after the SPAC Merger Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the SPAC Merger Consideration, which the SPAC Stockholders holding shares of SPAC Common Stock were entitled to receive in respect of such shares pursuant to this Section 3.03(b).
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(c) As promptly as practicable following the SPAC Merger Effective Time, Pubco shall cause to be sent to each SPAC Stockholder (as of immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time) a letter of transmittal in such form as may be required by the Exchange Agent (the “Letter of Transmittal”), which shall have customary representations and warranties as to title, authorization, execution and delivery.
3.04 Lost Certificate. In the event any Company Certificate or SPAC Certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Company Certificate or SPAC Certificate, as applicable, to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Pubco, the provision by such Person of a customary indemnity against any claim that may be made against Pubco with respect to such Company Certificate or SPAC Certificate, as applicable, and Pubco shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Certificate the Per Share Consideration or the SPAC Merger Consideration, as applicable, deliverable in respect thereof as determined in accordance with this Article III.
3.05 Conversion of Company Equity Awards.
(a) Effective as of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, each Company Stock Option, to the extent then outstanding and unexercised, shall automatically, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, including applicable vesting conditions (after such conversion, each a “Rollover Option”) the number of shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the corresponding Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, multiplied by (ii) the Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio with any resulting fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole number. The per share exercise price of each Rollover Option shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the per share exercise price of the corresponding Company Stock Option as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time by (B) the Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio, with any resulting fractional cent rounded up to the nearest whole cent.
(b) Effective as of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, each Company Restricted Stock Unit, to the extent then outstanding, shall automatically, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into a restricted stock unit of Pubco with respect to that number of shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock determined by multiplying (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Restricted Stock Unit award immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time by (ii) the Acquisition Merger Exchange Ratio, with any resulting fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole number (after such conversion, “Rollover Restricted Stock Units”). Except as provided herein, each Rollover Restricted Stock Unit shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the corresponding Company Restricted Stock Unit immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, including applicable vesting conditions.
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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversions described in this Section 3.05 will be subject to such modifications, if any, as are required to cause the conversion to be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and, in the case of any Company Stock Option to which Section 422 of the Code applies, the exercise price and the number of shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock purchasable pursuant to such option shall be determined subject to such adjustments as are necessary in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code.
(d) At or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the Company, the Company Board and the compensation committee of the Company Board, as applicable, shall (i) adopt any resolutions and take any actions that are necessary to effect the treatment of the Company Stock Options and Company Restricted Stock Units pursuant to this Section 3.05, including resolutions by the Company Board to confirm or clarify that the capital-raising events contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any single-trigger or double-trigger vesting of any Company Equity Award, and (ii) take all actions necessary to ensure that from and after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time Pubco will not be required to deliver shares of Company Stock or other shares of capital stock of the Company to any Person pursuant to or in settlement of Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units or any other equity compensation award.
(e) Pubco shall take all actions that are necessary for the assumption and conversion of the Company Stock Options and Company Restricted Stock Units pursuant to this Section 3.05, including the reservation, issuance, registration and listing of shares of Pubco Common Stock as necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by this Section 3.05.
3.06 Withholding. Each of the parties and their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts otherwise deliverable or payable under this Agreement such amounts that any such Persons are required to deduct and withhold with respect to any of the deliveries and payments contemplated by this Agreement under the Code or any other applicable Law (as reasonably determined by the party required to so deduct or withhold); provided that, except with respect to compensatory payments or as a result of a failure to deliver the certificates required under Section 8.04(e), that no less than five (5) Business Days before so deducting or withholding, SPAC, Merger Sub, the Company or Pubco (as applicable) shall provide written notice (including an estimate of the amount to be deducted or withheld and the legal basis for such deduction or withholding) to the Person in respect of whom such amounts are intended to be deducted or withheld. To the extent that SPAC, Merger Sub, the Company, Pubco or their respective Affiliates withholds such amounts with respect to any Person and properly remits such withheld amounts to the applicable Governmental Authority, such withheld amounts shall be treated as having been paid to or on behalf of such Person for all purposes. In the case of any such payment payable to employees of the Company or its Affiliates in connection with the Mergers treated as compensation, the parties shall cooperate to pay such amounts through the Company’s or its Subsidiary’s payroll to facilitate applicable withholding.
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3.07 No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Pubco Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of Company Common Stock, SPAC Common Stock or SPAC Warrants pursuant to Section 3.01, and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a holder of Pubco Common Stock. In lieu of the issuance of any such fractional share to which any holder of Company Common Stock would otherwise be entitled in connection with the conversion of Company Common Stock, SPAC Common Stock or SPAC Warrants pursuant to Section 3.01 (after aggregating all fractional shares of Pubco Common Stock of the same class and series that otherwise would be received by such holder of Company Common Stock, SPAC Common Stock or SPAC Warrants), Pubco shall round up or down to the nearest whole share of Pubco Common Stock. No cash settlements shall be made with respect to fractional shares eliminated by rounding.
3.08 Payment of Expenses.
(a) On the Acquisition Merger Closing Date immediately following the Acquisition Merger Closing, Pubco shall pay or cause to be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds all fees and disbursements of or on behalf of the Company or Pubco for outside counsel incurred in connection with the Transactions and fees and expenses of or on behalf of the Company or Pubco for any other agents, advisors, consultants, experts and financial advisors employed by the Company or Pubco incurred in connection with the Transactions (collectively, the “Outstanding Company Expenses”).
(b) On the Acquisition Merger Closing Date immediately following the Acquisition Merger Closing, Pubco shall pay or cause to be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds all fees and disbursements of or on behalf of SPAC, Merger Sub or the Sponsor for outside counsel and fees and expenses of or on behalf of SPAC, Merger Sub or the Sponsor for any other agents, advisors, consultants, experts and financial advisors employed by or on behalf of SPAC, Merger Sub or the Sponsor incurred in connection with the Transactions, SPAC’s pursuit of a Business Combination and any amounts due to the underwriters of SPAC’s initial public offering for their deferred underwriting commissions (collectively, the “Outstanding SPAC Expenses”).
3.09 Dissenting Shares.
(a) Company Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time and owned by a Company Stockholder who is entitled to demand and has properly demanded appraisal for such shares in accordance with, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (such shares, “Company Dissenting Shares”), shall not be converted into the right to receive the Per Share Consideration and shall instead entitle the holder thereof only to such rights as are granted to a holder of Company Dissenting Shares by Section 262 of the DGCL. If any such Company Stockholder fails to perfect or otherwise waives, withdraws or loses such Company Stockholder’s right to appraisal under Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to any Company Dissenting Shares, then such Company Dissenting Shares shall thereupon cease to be Company Dissenting Shares and shall be deemed to have been converted, as of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, into and shall be exchangeable solely for the right to receive the Per Share Consideration in accordance with this Article III. The Company shall give SPAC prompt written notice (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of shares of Company Stock, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company relating to the actual or purported assertion or exercise of appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL or other Law, and SPAC shall have the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. Prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of SPAC, make any payment with respect to, or settle or compromise or offer to settle or compromise, any such demands or waive any failure to timely deliver a written demand for appraisal or otherwise comply with the provisions under Section 262 of the DGCL, or agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.
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(b) SPAC Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of SPAC Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time and owned by a SPAC Stockholder who is entitled to demand and has properly demanded appraisal for such shares in accordance with, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (such shares, “SPAC Dissenting Shares”), shall not be converted into the right to receive consideration pursuant to Section 3.01(a) and shall instead entitle the holder thereof only to such rights as are granted to a holder of SPAC Dissenting Shares by Section 262 of the DGCL. If any such SPAC Stockholder fails to perfect or otherwise waives, withdraws or loses such SPAC Stockholder’s right to appraisal under Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to any SPAC Dissenting Shares, then such SPAC Dissenting Shares shall thereupon cease to be SPAC Dissenting Shares and shall be deemed to have been converted, as of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, into and shall be exchangeable solely for the right to receive the consideration in accordance with this Article III. SPAC shall give the Company prompt written notice (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) of any demands received by SPAC for appraisal of shares of SPAC Common Stock, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by SPAC relating to the actual or purported assertion or exercise of appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL or other Law, and the Company shall have the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. Prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, SPAC shall not, except with the prior written consent of the Company, make any payment with respect to, or settle or compromise or offer to settle or compromise, any such demands or waive any failure to timely deliver a written demand for appraisal or otherwise comply with the provisions under Section 262 of the DGCL, or agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.
Article IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the Schedules (each of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on its face), each of the Company and Pubco represents and warrants to SPAC and Merger Sub as follows:
4.01 Corporate Organization of the Company and Pubco.
(a) Each of the Company and Pubco has been duly incorporated, is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is not in material default under or in material violation of any provision of the Company Organizational Documents. Pubco is not in material default under or in material violation of any provision of the Pubco Organizational Documents.
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(b) The Company Organizational Documents and the Pubco Organizational Documents previously made available by the Company to SPAC are true, correct and complete and are in effect as of the date of this Agreement.
(c) The Company is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.02 Subsidiaries.
(a) The Subsidiaries of the Company as of the date hereof are set forth on Schedule 4.02, including, as of such date, a description of the capitalization of each such Subsidiary and the names of the record owners of all securities and other equity interests in each of the Company’s Subsidiaries. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries (other than Pubco, with respect to which this representation is made in Section 4.01(a)) has been duly formed or organized and is validly existing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has the organizational power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted, in each case, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation (or other entity, if applicable) in each jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing, as applicable, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) As of the date hereof, except for the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership interest in such Subsidiaries, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries own any capital stock or any other equity interests in any other Person or has any right, option, warrant, conversion right, stock appreciation right, redemption right, repurchase right, agreement, arrangement or commitment of any character under which a Person is or may become obligated to issue or sell, or give any right to subscribe for or acquire, or in any way dispose of, any shares of the capital stock or other equity interests, or any securities or obligations exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into any shares of the capital stock or other equity interests, of such Person to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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4.03 Due Authorization.
(a) Each of the Company and Pubco has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and (subject to (x) the adoption of this Agreement by the holders of (i) a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Company Voting Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class and (ii) the Requisite Percentage (as defined in the Company Certificate of Incorporation), voting separately as a class and (y) the approval of the Requisite Percentage (as defined in the Company Certificate of Incorporation) of the Preferred Stock Conversion (the approvals in the foregoing clauses (x) and (y), the “Company Requisite Approval”)) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and such Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized and approved by the Company Board, the board of directors of Pubco (the “Pubco Board”) and the sole stockholder of Pubco and upon receipt of the Company Requisite Approval, no other corporate proceeding on the part of the Company or Pubco is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreements or the Company’s or Pubco’s performance hereunder or thereunder. This Agreement has been, and each such Ancillary Agreement will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and Pubco and, assuming due authorization and execution by each other party hereto and thereto, constitutes, or will constitute, as applicable, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and Pubco, enforceable against the Company and Pubco in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity. The Company Requisite Approval is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company required to approve and adopt this Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated hereby. The Written Consent, if executed and delivered by the Company Requisite Stockholders, would satisfy the Company Requisite Approval and no additional approval or vote from any holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company or Pubco would then be necessary to adopt this Agreement or approve the Transactions.
(b) Each of the Company Requisite Stockholders, and each other Person (if any) that executes and delivers the Support Agreement prior to the effectiveness of the Written Consent, is an executive officer, director, affiliate, founder or family member of a founder or holder of at least five percent (5%) of the voting equity securities of the Company, in each case, within the meaning of the SEC’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 239.13.
4.04 No Conflict. Subject to the receipt of the Company Requisite Approval and the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements set forth in Section 4.05 or on Schedule 4.04, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and the Transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of, the Company Organizational Documents or the certificate of formation, bylaws or other organizational documents of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any Law, Permit or Governmental Order applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties or assets, (c) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or acceleration of, or a right of termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration or amendment under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the acceleration or trigger of any payment, posting of collateral (or right to require the posting of collateral), time of payment, vesting or increase in the amount of any compensation or benefit payable pursuant to, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract, whether or not set forth on Schedule 4.14(a), or any Leased Real Property document to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective assets or properties may be bound or affected or (d) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the properties, equity interests or assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries, except (in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d) above) for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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4.05 Governmental Authorities; Consents. No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or notice, approval, consent waiver or authorization from any Governmental Authority is required on the part of the Company or Pubco with respect to the Company’s or Pubco’s respective execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (a) applicable requirements of the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Law, (b) any consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which has not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company or Pubco to consummate the Transactions, (c) those disclosed on Schedule 4.05, (d) the filing with the SEC of (i) the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC and (ii) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and (e) the filing of the Certificates of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
4.06 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 700,000,000 shares of Company Voting Common Stock, 190,012,330 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (ii) 115,000,000 shares of Company Nonvoting Common Stock, of which 8,416,864 are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (iii) 53,030,270 shares of Company Series Seed Preferred Stock, 53,030,260 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (iv) 91,549,300 shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock, 91,549,300 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (v) 55,452,865 shares of Company Series B Preferred Stock, 55,452,865 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (vi) 108,459,871 shares of Company Series C Preferred Stock, 108,459,871 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (vii) 87,412,587 shares of Company Series D Preferred Stock, 87,412,587 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (viii) 22,204,490 shares of Company Series E-1 Preferred Stock, 22,204,490 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (ix) 8,232,627 shares of Company Series E-2 Preferred Stock, 8,232,627 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (x) 74,404,760 shares of Company Series E-3 Preferred Stock, 71,428,570 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (xi) 2,500,000 shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock, none of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (xii) 50,363,463 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding Company Stock Options as of the date of this Agreement, (xiii) 4,449,250 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance under Company Restricted Stock Units as of the date of this Agreement and (xiv) none of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are restricted shares that have not vested in full, and no Company Stock Options are eligible for early exercise, as of the date of this Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Stock (A) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (B) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Securities Law, (C) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract, and (D) are fully vested. As of the date of this Agreement, 47,603,099 shares of Company Common Stock are issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Company Warrants. All outstanding Company Warrants (x) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Securities Law and (y) were not issued in breach or violation of any Contract. Except as set forth in this Section 4.06, on Schedule 4.06(b) or pursuant to the Company Stock Plan, as of the date hereof there are no other shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock or other equity interests of the Company authorized, reserved, issued or outstanding.
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(b) Set forth on Schedule 4.06(b) is a true, correct and complete list of each holder of shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock, Company Warrants or other equity interests of the Company (other than Company Equity Awards) and the number of shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock, Company Warrants or other equity interests held by each such holder as of the date hereof. Except for (i) the Company Warrants set forth on Schedule 4.06(b), (ii) Company Equity Awards granted pursuant to the Company Stock Plan and (iii) the Company Preferred Stock, as of the date hereof, there are (x) no subscriptions, calls, options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Company Common Stock or the equity interests of the Company, or any other Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound obligating the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, the Company and (y) no equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in the Company. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity interests of the Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.06(b), there are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which the Company Stockholders may vote. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.06(b), as of the date hereof the Company is not party to any stockholders agreement, voting agreement or registration rights agreement relating to its equity interests. Schedule 4.06(b) sets forth, as of October 5, 2021, for each Company Equity Award, the name of the holder of such Company Equity Award, the type of Company Equity Award, the number of vested and unvested shares of Company Common Stock covered by such Company Equity Award, the vesting and any acceleration terms, the date of grant, the cash exercise price or strike price per share of such Company Equity Award (if applicable) and the applicable expiration date. Each Company Stock Option was granted in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plan and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws. No Company Stock Option or Company Restricted Stock Unit is subject to Section 409A of the Code, and each Company Stock Option (A) has been granted with an exercise price that is no less than the fair market value of the underlying Company Common Stock on the date of grant, as determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and (B) that is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies, except, in either case, as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.06(b), there are no other stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights or other equity or equity-related awards covering Company Stock.
(c) As of the date hereof and as of immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Closing Date, the authorized capital stock of Pubco consists of 100 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 100 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. As of the date hereof and as of immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Closing Date, all such shares of the Common Stock of Pubco (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Securities Law, (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract, and (iv) are fully vested.
(d) Subject to approval of the Proposals, the shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued by Pubco in connection with the Transactions, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will not be subject to any preemptive rights of any other stockholder of Pubco and will be capable of effectively vesting in the Company Stockholders and SPAC Stockholders, respectively, title to all such securities, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens arising pursuant to applicable Securities Laws).
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(e) As of the date hereof, the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law and (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract. As of the date hereof, other than with respect to the Company Equity Awards, there are (A) no subscriptions, calls, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for the equity interests of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (including any convertible preferred equity certificates), or any other Contracts to which any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is bound obligating such Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, such Subsidiaries, and (B) no equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in the Company’s Subsidiaries. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company’s Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity interests of the Company’s Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.06(e), there are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company’s Subsidiaries having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which the such Subsidiaries’ stockholders may vote. Except as forth on Schedule 4.06(e), the Company’s Subsidiaries are not party to any stockholders agreement, voting agreement or registration rights agreement relating to the equity interests of the Company’s Subsidiaries.
(f) As of the date hereof, the Company is the direct or indirect owner of, and has good and marketable direct or indirect title to, all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or equity interests of its Subsidiaries free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.06(f), there are no options or warrants convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for the equity interests of the Company’s Subsidiaries.
4.07 Financial Statements.
(a) Attached as Schedule 4.07 are (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019, and as of December 31, 2020, and the audited consolidated statement of operations, statements of stockholders’ (deficit) equity and statements of cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the year then ended, together with the auditor’s reports thereon (the “Audited Financial Statements”) and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2021, and the unaudited consolidated statement of operations and statement of cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the three-month period then ended (the “Unaudited Financial Statements” and, together with the Audited Financial Statements, the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations, income (loss), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated in such Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP (except, in the case of the Unaudited Financial Statements, for the absence of footnotes and other presentation items and normal year-end adjustments) and were derived from, and accurately reflect in all material respects, the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Other than the Audited Financial Statements, there are no audited financial statements (including any audited consolidated balance sheets, income (loss) statements, statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity and cash flows) for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to calendar years 2019 and 2020.
(b) The PCAOB Audited Financial Statements, when delivered by the Company in accordance with this Agreement for inclusion in the Registration Statement for filing with the SEC, will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Securities Act in effect as of such date, and will have been audited by a PCAOB qualified auditor that was independent under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. The Unaudited Interim Financial Statements, when delivered by the Company in accordance with this Agreement for inclusion in the Registration Statement for filing with the SEC, will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Securities Act in effect as of such date.
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4.08 Undisclosed Liabilities. There is no liability, debt or obligation against the Company or its Subsidiaries that would be required to be set forth or reserved for on a balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries (and the notes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and in accordance with past practice, except for liabilities and obligations (a) reflected or reserved for on the Financial Statements or disclosed in the notes thereto, (b) that have arisen since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the Unaudited Financial Statements in the ordinary course of the operation of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) disclosed in the Schedules, (d) arising under this Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, (e) arising, directly or indirectly, in connection with the COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 virus (or any mutation or variation thereof or related health condition), or (f) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
4.09 Litigation and Proceedings. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.09, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, Actions and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no pending or threatened investigations, in each case, against the Company or its Subsidiaries, or otherwise affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries or their assets, including any condemnation or similar proceedings, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries or any property, asset or business of the Company or its Subsidiaries is subject to any Governmental Order or, to the knowledge of the Company, any continuing investigation by any Governmental Authority, in each case that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions.
4.10 Compliance with Laws.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10(a) and except where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws, individually or in the aggregate, has not been or would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since December 31, 2018, have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws (including Communications Laws). Since December 31, 2018, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice or other written communication (official or otherwise) from any Governmental Authority (i) with respect to an alleged, actual or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any applicable Law by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) requiring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to take or omit and action to ensure compliance with any applicable Law, in either case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), which violation or failure to comply would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) Since December 31, 2018, (i) there has been no action taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers, directors, managers, or employees, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, representative or sales intermediary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Law, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been convicted of violating any Anti-Corruption Laws or subjected to any investigation by a Governmental Authority for violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any Governmental Authority regarding any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anti-Corruption Law and (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice or citation from a Governmental Authority for any actual or potential noncompliance with any applicable Anti-Corruption Law.
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(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries have in place and have adopted policies and procedures to ensure compliance with, and as may be required by, any applicable Anti-Corruption Law, including by the books and records and internal controls provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
(d) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10(d), since December 31, 2018, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers, directors, managers, or employees or, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or representative thereof: (i) has been nor is a Sanctioned Person, (ii) has (acting for or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) transacted business with or for the benefit of a Sanctioned Person nor otherwise violated applicable Sanctions, nor (iii) violated any applicable Ex-Im Law.
(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10(e), to the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not been, since December 31, 2018, the subject of any allegation, voluntary disclosure, investigation, prosecution or enforcement action related to any Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions, Ex-Im Laws, or the Company’s policies, procedures and controls to prevent corrupt conduct.
4.11 Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 4.11(a) sets forth, as of the date hereof, a true and complete list of: (i) all Owned Intellectual Property that is registered, issued or the subject of a pending application (the “Registered Intellectual Property”) including legal owner, jurisdiction, serial number, application number, filing date and registration date (as applicable) and (ii) except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have material impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, all unregistered proprietary trademarks. Each item of Registered Intellectual Property is, to the knowledge of the Company, valid (or in the case of applications, applied for), and in the case of registrations, subsisting and enforceable.
(b) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries: (i) is the sole and exclusive owner of all Owned Intellectual Property free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, and (ii) have undertaken commercially reasonable efforts to maintain all material Owned Intellectual Property, including to protect the confidentiality of any material Trade Secrets included in the Owned Intellectual Property.
(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11(c), (i) to the knowledge of the Company, the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property of any third party, and (ii) there are no proceedings pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in writing (including unsolicited offers to license patents), as of the date of this Agreement, against the Company or any Subsidiary by any third party claiming infringement, misappropriation or other violation of Intellectual Property owned by such third party in the conduct of the Company’s business. To the knowledge of the Company, no third party is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Owned Intellectual Property except for such infringements, misappropriations, dilutions and other violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, either own(s), has a valid license to use or otherwise has the lawful right to use, all of the Company Intellectual Property and Company Software, except for such Company Intellectual Property and Company Software with respect to which the lack of such ownership, license or right to use would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(d) No director, officer or employee of the Company has any ownership interest in any of the material Owned Intellectual Property. All Persons who have participated in or contributed to the creation or development of any Intellectual Property within the scope of their employment or engagement by the Company and its Subsidiaries either: (i) are party to a “work-for-hire” (or equivalent) arrangement or agreement with the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to such Intellectual Property, or (ii) have executed valid and enforceable written agreements providing for: (a) the conveyance and present assignment to the Company or its Subsidiaries of any and all right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property developed by such Person in connection with such Person’s employment or engagement by the Company or its Subsidiaries, except in each case, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11(e), no government funding and no facilities or other resources of any university, college, other educational institution or research center were used in the development of any Owned Intellectual Property in a manner that may give rise to any Intellectual Property ownership claims by such government, university, college, or other educational institution or research center with respect to any of the Owned Intellectual Property.
(f) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with the terms and conditions of all material licenses for Open Source Materials used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any way. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) incorporated Open Source Materials into, or combined Open Source Materials with, the Owned Intellectual Property or Owned Company Software, (ii) distributed Open Source Materials in conjunction with any Owned Intellectual Property or Owned Company Software or (iii) used Open Source Materials in any Owned Intellectual Property or Owned Company Software (including any Open Source Materials that require, as a condition of use, modification or distribution of such Open Source Materials that other software incorporated into, derived from or distributed with such Open Source Materials be (A) disclosed or distributed in source code form, (B) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works or (C) redistributable at no charge), in each case of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in such a way that grants or otherwise requires the Company or its Subsidiaries to license, grant rights or otherwise provide to any third party any material Owned Intellectual Property, including, but not limited to, the source code for any Owned Company Software.
(g) With respect to all material Company Software and material Company Hardware, to the extent to which underlying Intellectual Property is Owned Intellectual Property (the “Owned Company Software” and the “Owned Company Hardware” respectively, and collectively, the “Owned Company Technology”), the Company is in actual possession or control of, as applicable, the material source code, object code, proprietary designs, documentation, and know-how to the extent required for use, distribution, development, enhancement, maintenance and support of such Owned Company Technology. The Company has not disclosed source code for Owned Company Software or material proprietary confidential information regarding Company Hardware to a third party outside of the scope of: such third party’s engagement with the Company or a Subsidiary solely for the benefit of the Company or a Subsidiary, pursuant to a written agreement that protects the Company’s rights in such source code and obligates the third party to maintain the confidentiality of the source code or such other Company Technology. Except as set forth under non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company to customers, suppliers or service providers in the ordinary course of business, no Person other than the Company has any rights to any Owned Company Technology.
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4.12 Information Technology.
(a) The IT Systems (i) operate and perform in accordance with their documentation and functional specifications and otherwise as required by the Company and its Subsidiaries for the operation of its business as currently conducted, except in each case as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries and (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, are free from material defects, deficiencies, vulnerabilities, errors, disabling mechanisms, viruses, time locks, Trojan horses, malware or other contaminants or corruptants, in each case, except as would not be material and adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) take reasonable actions to protect, maintain, audit, monitor and test the confidentiality, integrity, availability, redundancy, backup, disaster recovery technology, continuous operation and security of its IT Systems, and (ii) have in place adequate security controls, incident response plans, and disaster recovery plans and procedures for its IT Systems within their operational control, in each case of (i) and (ii), except as would not be material and adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, since December 31, 2018, there has been no security breach or unauthorized access to the IT Systems that resulted in the unauthorized use, misappropriation, modification, encryption, corruption, disclosure or transfer of any information or data contained therein, in each case that has resulted in or is reasonably likely to result in material liability to Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
4.13 Data Protection.
(a) The Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ collection, use, disclosure, storage, safeguarding, security, processing, destruction and transfer of Personal Information complies in all material respects with, and since December 31, 2018, has complied in all material respects with, (i) the provisions relating to data privacy, data protection, or data security of any material Contract to which any of them is a party, (ii) each of their published privacy policies, (iii) all applicable Privacy Laws and (iv) PCI-DSS. The execution of this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder do not violate any privacy policy, terms of use, Contract or applicable Privacy Law relating to the use, dissemination, transfer or other processing of any Personal Information.
(b) Since December 31, 2018, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received any material: (i) written complaints, (ii) written notices of investigation or regulatory audit, (iii) written claims from any Governmental Authority or (iv) any Actions by consumers or other entities, relating to any Privacy Laws or PCI-DSS, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, have any such complaints, investigations, regulatory audits, claims or Actions been threatened against them.
(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps designed to ensure that all Personal Information is protected in all material respects against a Security Incident. Since December 31, 2018, there has been no Security Incident that either (i) pursuant to any applicable legal requirement, would require the Company or a Subsidiary to notify customers or employees of such Security Incident or (ii) has resulted in or is reasonably likely to result in material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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4.14 Contracts; No Defaults.
(a) Schedule 4.14(a) contains a listing of all Contracts (other than purchase orders) described in clauses (i) through (xx) below to which, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their respective assets are bound (those Contracts required to be listed, the “Material Contracts”). True, correct and complete copies of the Material Contracts, including amendments thereto, have been delivered to or made available to SPAC or its agents or representatives. The Material Contracts include:
(i) each Contract with one of the top 10 vendors that provide the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with equipment, telecommunications access services or IRUs by dollar amount paid to such vendors by the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken together), for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Vendor Contracts”);
(ii) each peering Contract which is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(iii) each Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (x) leases wireless spectrum requiring or reasonably likely to result in annual payments by or to the Company and its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 or (y) would reasonably be expected to be required to purchase, sell, lease or exchange any wireless spectrum with a value in excess of $500,000;
(iv) each Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries uses or has a right to use material network infrastructure, including fiber, conduit space, power and other associated property necessary to operate a fiber optic network requiring payments by the Company or its Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, in excess of $500,000 in a fiscal year;
(v) each collective bargaining agreement or other labor-related Contract with any labor union, labor organization or works council;
(vi) any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) licenses from a third party any rights to use Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than (1) click-wrap, shrink-wrap, and off-the-shelf software (including software-as-a-service) licenses, and any other software licenses that are commercially available on reasonable terms to the public generally (including Open Source Materials), (2) rights to use confidential information in confidentiality and commercial agreements entered in the ordinary course, (3) licenses to use background Intellectual Property of any employee or consultant, (4) licenses to user-generated content and other materials provided by users or customers of the Company’s products and services, and (5) any Contract to purchase or lease general business equipment, such as a photocopier, computer, or mobile phone that also contains an incidental license of Intellectual Property related to use of such equipment, or (B) licenses to a third party to use Owned Intellectual Property or Owned Company Software (other than any licenses granted to customers, suppliers or service providers in the ordinary course of business);
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(vii) any Contract which expressly restricts in any material respect or contains any express material limitations on the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to compete in any line of business or in any geographic territory;
(viii) any Contract under which the Company or its Subsidiaries has (A) created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume or guarantee) Indebtedness, (B) granted a Lien on its assets, whether tangible or intangible, to secure any Indebtedness or (C) extended credit to any Person (other than (1) intercompany loans and advances and (2) customer payment terms in the ordinary course of business), in each case of clauses (A), (B) and (C), in an amount in excess of $500,000 of committed credit;
(ix) any Contract that contains an existing obligation (contingent or otherwise) to pay any amounts in respect of purchase price adjustment, earn-outs, backend payment, deferred payments or similar obligation, in each case, in connection with the acquisition of any Person or other business organization, division or business of any Person (including through merger or consolidation or the purchase of a controlling equity interest in or substantially all of the assets of such Person or by any other manner);
(x) any principal transaction Contract entered into in connection with a completed acquisition or disposition by the Company or its Subsidiaries since December 31, 2018, of any Person or other business organization, division or business of any Person (including through merger or consolidation or the purchase of a controlling equity interest in or substantially all of the assets of such Person or by any other manner);
(xi) any Contract with outstanding obligations for the sale or purchase of personal property, fixed assets or real estate having a value individually, with respect to all sales or purchases thereunder, in excess of $500,000 or, together with all related Contracts, in excess of $2,000,000, in each case, other than sales or purchases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and sales of obsolete equipment;
(xii) any Contract not made in the ordinary course of business and not disclosed pursuant to any other clause under this Section 4.14 pursuant to which the Company recognized or expected to result in revenue or generated expenditures in excess of $1,000,000 in the calendar year ended December 31, 2020 or any subsequent calendar year;
(xiii) any Company Affiliate Agreement that will not be terminated at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing;
(xiv) any obligation to register any Company Stock or other securities of the Company with the SEC or any similar Governmental Authority;
(xv) any Contract made other than in the ordinary course of business providing for (i) the grant of any preferential rights of first offer or first refusal to purchase or lease any material asset of the Company or any Subsidiary, or (ii) providing for any exclusive right to sell or distribute, or otherwise relating to the sale or distribution of, any product or service of the Company and any Subsidiary;
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(xvi) any Contract under which the Company has agreed to purchase goods or services from a vendor, supplier or other Person on a “most favored nation” basis;
(xvii) any Contracts with any Governmental Authority to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, other than any Material Permits;
(xviii) any Contract under which any broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions, or which has a fee tail still in effect, based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(xix) any Contract establishing any joint venture, partnership, strategic alliance or other collaboration that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and
(xx) any Contract not otherwise described in any other subsection of this Section 4.14(a) that would be required to be filed by the Company as a “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC).
(b) Except for any Contract that has terminated or will terminate upon the expiration of the stated term thereof prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, with respect to any Contract of the type described in Section 4.14(a), whether or not set forth on Schedule 4.14(a), (i) such Contracts are in full force and effect and represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries party thereto and, to the knowledge of the Company, represent the legal, valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto, and, to the knowledge of the Company, are enforceable by the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent a party thereto in accordance with their terms, subject in all respects to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), (ii) none of the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in material breach of or material default (or would be in material breach, violation or default but for the existence of a cure period) under any such Contract, (iii) since December 31, 2019, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have received any written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral claim or notice of material breach of or material default under any such Contract, (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred which, individually or together with other events, would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of or a material default under any such Contract by the Company or its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto (in each case, with or without notice or lapse of time or both), (v) since December 31, 2019, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have received written notice from any other party to any Vendor Contract that such party intends to materially reduce or modify its relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (vi) since December 31, 2019, through the date hereof, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have received written notice from any other party to any such Contract that such party intends to terminate or not renew any such Contract.
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4.15 Company Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule 4.15(a) sets forth a complete list of each material Company Benefit Plan. “Company Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and any other plan, policy, program, arrangement or agreement providing compensation or benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee, independent contractor or other service provider, in each case, that is maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Company or its Subsidiaries or under which the Company or its Subsidiaries has or could reasonably be expected to have any obligation or liability, including all employment, consulting, retention, severance, termination, change in control, collective bargaining, incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, retirement, pension, vacation, holiday, cafeteria, welfare, medical, disability, fringe benefit, profit-sharing, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock or other stock-based compensation plans, policies, programs, practices, arrangements or agreements, but not including any Multiemployer Plan or any plan, policy, program, arrangement or agreement that covers only former directors, officers, employees, independent contractors and service providers and with respect to which the Company and its Subsidiaries have no remaining obligations or liabilities.
(b) With respect to each material Company Benefit Plan, the Company has delivered or made available to SPAC correct and complete copies (or to the extent no copy exists, an accurate summary) of, if applicable, (i) the current plan document and any amendments thereto and any trust agreement, (ii) the most recent summary plan description, (iii) the most recent annual report on Form 5500 filed with the Internal Revenue Service (or, with respect to non-U.S. plans, any comparable annual or periodic report) and attached schedules (if applicable), (iv) for the most recent year, the actuarial valuations and (v) the most recent determination or opinion letter issued by the Internal Revenue Service (or applicable comparable Governmental Authority).
(c) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (i) each Company Benefit Plan is in compliance with, and has been administered in compliance with, its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA, the PPACA and the Code and (ii) all contributions required to be made under the terms of any Company Benefit Plan have been timely made or, if not yet due, have been properly reflected in the Company’s financial statements.
(d) Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (i) has received a favorable determination or opinion letter as to its qualification, (ii) has been established under a standardized master and prototype or volume submitter plan for which a current favorable Internal Revenue Service advisory letter or opinion letter has been obtained by the plan sponsor and is valid as to the adopting employer or (iii) has time remaining under applicable Laws to apply for a determination or opinion letter or to make any amendments necessary to obtain a favorable determination or opinion letter. To the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred that would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the tax-qualified status of such plans.
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(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, ERISA Affiliates has sponsored, maintained, contributed to, within the six years prior to the date of this Agreement nor was required to contribute to, a multiemployer pension plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) (a “Multiemployer Plan”) or other pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or any other defined benefit pension plan. No circumstance or condition exists that would reasonably be expected to result in any liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Multiemployer Plan or other pension plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA. For purposes of this Agreement, “ERISA Affiliate” means any entity (whether or not incorporated) other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company that, together with the Company or any Subsidiary, is considered under common control and treated as one employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations to provide any post-employment health, medical or life insurance benefits for any employee or service provider, except as may be required under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, or any other applicable law, and at the expense of such employee or service provider.
(g) (i) With respect to the Company Benefit Plans, no administrative investigation, audit or other administrative proceeding by the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or other Governmental Authorities that would reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened and (ii) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened claims or litigation with respect to any Company Benefit Plan, other than ordinary and usual claims for benefits by participants and beneficiaries.
(h) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(h), neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation of the Transactions (either alone or in combination with another event) would reasonably be expected to (i) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) or benefit becoming due to any director, officer, employee or other service provider of the Company or any its Subsidiaries, (ii) increase any compensation or benefits otherwise payable to any director, officer, employee or other service provider of the Company or any its Subsidiaries, (iii) result in the acceleration, vesting or creation of any rights of any director, officer, employee or other service provider of the Company or its Subsidiaries to payments or benefits or increases in any existing payments or benefits or any loan forgiveness, in each case, from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (iv) result in any material limitation or restriction on the right of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ability to merge, amend or terminate any of the Company Benefit Plans or (v) result in any new material obligation pursuant to any of the Company Benefit Plans.
(i) No amount or benefit that has been or will be, received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property or the cancellation of indebtedness) by any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company who is a “disqualified individual” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code could reasonably be expected to be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code) as a result of the consummation of the Transactions.
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(j) Each Company Benefit Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code has been operated in all material respects in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code since January 1, 2005, or its inception (whichever is later), and all applicable regulations and notices issued thereunder. No Company Benefit Plan provides for the gross-up of any Taxes imposed by Section 4999 or 409A of the Code.
(k) Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) there are no and since January 1, 2018, there have not been any Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, involving allegations of sexual harassment or misconduct by an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any settlement agreement related to allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct in writing by any director, officer or employee. Since January 1, 2018, the Company and its Subsidiaries have used reasonable best efforts to investigate all sexual harassment or other discrimination allegations with respect to current or former employees of which the Company or a Subsidiary has or had knowledge.
4.16 Labor Matters.
(a) (i) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any labor agreement, collective bargaining agreement, or any other labor-related agreements or arrangements with any labor union, labor organization or works council and no such agreements or arrangements are currently being negotiated by the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, no labor union or organization, works council or group of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries has made a pending written demand for recognition or certification and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no, and there have not been since January 1, 2018, any representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other applicable labor relations authority.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (i) currently complies, and since January 1, 2018, has complied, with all applicable Laws regarding labor, employment, employment practices, social security and Tax matters in connection with employees and independent contractors, including all Laws respecting terms and conditions of employment, hiring, promotion, termination, health and safety (including, but not limited to, COVID-19), non-discrimination, harassment, wages and hours, immigration, child labor, privacy, disability rights or benefits, equal opportunity, plant closures and layoffs (including, but not limited to, the WARN Act), affirmative action, workers’ compensation, payment of social security dues and contributions, profit sharing, labor relations, right to organize and to bargain collectively, pay equity, overtime pay, employee leave issues, the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, the proper classification of exempt and non-exempt employees and unemployment insurance, and (ii) has not been adjudged to have committed any unfair labor practice as defined by the National Labor Relations Board or received written notice of any unfair labor practice complaint against it pending before the National Labor Relations Board that remains unresolved.
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(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and its Subsidiaries are not delinquent in payments to any employees or former employees for any services or amounts required to be reimbursed or otherwise paid.
(d) (i) Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, all individuals who perform or have performed services for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been properly classified under applicable Law since January 1, 2018 (A) as employees or individual independent contractors and (B) for employees, as an “exempt” employee or a “non-exempt” employee (within the meaning of the FLSA and applicable state Law), (ii) no such individual has been improperly included or excluded from any Company Benefit Plan, and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has notice of any pending or threatened inquiry or audit from any Governmental Authority concerning any such classifications.
(e) Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to the knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries at the level of senior vice president or above is in violation of any term of any employment agreement, non-disclosure agreement, non-competition agreement, restrictive covenant obligation: (i) to the Company or its Subsidiaries or (ii) to a former employer of any such employee relating (A) to the right of any such employee to be employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries or (B) to the knowledge or use of Trade Secrets or proprietary information of such former employer.
(f) Since January 1, 2018, (i) there have been no grievances, arbitrations, labor strikes, disputes, slowdowns, stoppages, hand-billing, or picketing actually pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any location closing or employee layoff activities that would violate the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, or any similar state or local plant closing or mass layoff statute, rule or regulation.
(g) No notice, consent or consultation obligations with respect to any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any labor or other employee representative body of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, will be a condition precedent to, or triggered by, the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(h) True and complete information as to the name, current job title and compensation of each current director and executive of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been made available to SPAC. As of the date hereof, to the knowledge of the Company, no current executive or key employee with an annual salary of $150,000, has given notice of termination of employment or otherwise disclosed plans to terminate employment or engagement with the Company or its Subsidiaries within the next twelve (12) months.
4.17 Taxes.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17 or as has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) All Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by the Company or its Subsidiaries have been duly and timely filed (after giving effect to any valid extensions of time in which to make such filings) and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete.
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(ii) All amounts of Taxes shown due on any Tax Returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries and all other amounts of Taxes owed by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been timely paid.
(iii) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has (A) withheld all amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld by it in connection with amounts paid to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or any other third party, and (B) remitted such amounts required to have been remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority.
(iv) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is currently engaged in any audit, administrative or judicial proceeding with a Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from a Governmental Authority of a proposed deficiency of any amount of Taxes other than any such deficiencies that have since been resolved. No written claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file a Tax Return that such entity is or may be subject to Taxes by, or required to file Tax Returns in, that jurisdiction which claim has not been resolved. There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, Taxes of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.
(v) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries (or any predecessor thereof) has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying or intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code in the prior two (2) years.
(vi) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has been a party to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(vii) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Acquisition Merger Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date and made prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; (B) ruling by, or written agreement with, a Governmental Authority (including any closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any similar provision of Tax Law) issue or executed prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; (D) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue recognized prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; (E) intercompany transaction or excess loss accounts described in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) that existed prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; or (F) Sections 951, 951A or 965 of the Code.
(viii) There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than Permitted Liens.
(ix) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor or (iii) by Contract (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes).
(x) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by, or has any obligation to, any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreements (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes).
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(xi) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made an entity classification election pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 to be classified as other than such entity’s default classification pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(b) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(xii) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with applicable United States and foreign transfer pricing Laws and regulations in all respects, including the execution and maintenance of contemporaneous documentation substantiating the transfer pricing practices and methodology of each of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(xiii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries currently has, or has ever had, a permanent establishment in any country other than its jurisdiction of formation, and has not engaged in a trade or business in any country other than its jurisdiction of formation that subjected it to Tax in such country.
(xiv) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has deferred the employer’s share of any “applicable employment taxes” under Section 2302 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (the “CARES Act”), failed to properly comply in all material respects with and duly account for all credits received under Sections 7001 through 7005 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Section 2301 of the CARES Act, or sought, or intends to seek, a covered loan under paragraph (36) of Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. § 636(a)).
(xv) The Company is not treated as an “investment company” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(F) of the Code.
(xvi) The Company has not made an election under Section 965(h) of the Code.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action that, nor to the knowledge of the Company are there any facts, circumstances or plans that, either alone or in combination, could reasonably be expected to prevent, impair or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
(c) Other than Section 4.15, this Section 4.17 contains the exclusive representations and warranties of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to Tax matters.
4.18 Brokers’ Fees. Except as described on Schedule 4.18, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation.
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4.19 Insurance. Schedule 4.19 contains a list of all material policies or programs of self-insurance of property, fire and casualty, product liability, workers’ compensation and other forms of insurance held by, or for the benefit of, the Company or its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement. True, correct and complete copies or comprehensive summaries of such insurance policies have been made available to SPAC. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no events, circumstances or other liabilities that give rise to a material claim under any such policy. With respect to each such insurance policy required to be listed on Schedule 4.19, except as has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all premiums due have been paid (other than retroactive or retrospective premium adjustments and adjustments in the respect of self-funded general liability and automobile liability fronting programs, self-funded health programs and self-funded general liability and automobile liability front programs, self-funded health programs and self-funded workers’ compensation programs that are not yet, but may be, required to be paid with respect to any period end prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date), (ii) the policy is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and, except for policies that have expired under their terms in the ordinary course, is in full force and effect, (iii) neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in breach or default (including any such breach or default with respect to the payment of premiums or the giving of notice), and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination or modification, under the policy, and to the knowledge of the Company, no such action has been threatened and (iv) as of the date hereof, no written notice of cancellation, non-renewal, disallowance or reduction in coverage or claim or termination has been received other than in connection with ordinary renewals.
4.20 Real Property; Assets.
(a) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company owns any real property. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or option to purchase any real property or material interest therein.
(b) Schedule 4.20(b) contains a true, correct and complete list of all real property leased, subleased, licensed or otherwise occupied by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for which the Company or its Subsidiaries is required to make aggregate payments in excess of $500,000 annually (the “Leased Real Property”). The Company has made available to SPAC true, correct and complete copies of the leases, subleases, licenses and occupancy agreements (including all modifications, amendments, supplements, guaranties, extensions, renewals, waivers, side letters and other agreements relating thereto) for the Leased Real Property to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party (the “Real Estate Lease Documents”), and such deliverables comprise all Real Estate Lease Documents relating to the Leased Real Property.
(c) Each Real Estate Lease Document (i) is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company or its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto, as applicable, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, and each such Real Estate Lease Document is in full force and effect, (ii) has not been amended or modified except as reflected in the Real Estate Lease Documents made available to SPAC and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, covers the entire estate it purports to cover and, subject to securing the consents or approvals, if any, required under the Real Estate Lease Documents to be obtained from any landlord, or lender to landlord (as applicable), in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation of the Transactions by the Company, upon the consummation of the Transactions, will entitle SPAC or its Subsidiaries to the exclusive use (subject to the terms of the respective Real Estate Lease Documents in effect with respect to the Leased Real Property), occupancy and possession of the premises specified in the Real Estate Lease Documents for the purpose specified in the Real Estate Lease Documents.
(d) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, there has been no default or breach by (i) the Company or its Subsidiaries or (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, any other parties thereto, as applicable, presently exists under any Real Estate Lease Documents. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has received written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral notice of default or breach under any Real Estate Lease Document which has not been cured. To the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred that, and no condition exists which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default or breach under any Real Estate Lease Document by the Company or its Subsidiaries or by the other parties thereto. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has subleased or otherwise granted any Person the right to use or occupy any Leased Real Property which is still in effect. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in the Leased Real Property or any interest therein which is still in effect. Except as would not be material to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company or its Subsidiaries has a good and valid leasehold title to each Leased Real Property subject only to Permitted Liens.
(e) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has received any written notice that remains outstanding as of the date of this Agreement that the current use and occupancy of the Leased Real Property and the improvements thereon (i) are prohibited by any Lien or law other than Permitted Liens or (ii) are in material violation of any of the recorded covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements or agreements applicable to such Leased Real Property.
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(f) The Leased Real Property constitutes all real property currently used in the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(g) Except for Permitted Liens and except as would not be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and valid title to the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
4.21 Network Operations.
(a) The base station and terminal radio, microwave, and/or other transceiver devices, together with such other equipment, tooling, and cabinets necessary for the installation and operation of such devices owned or leased by of the Company and its Subsidiaries that is used to provide services to customers of the Company and its Subsidiaries (“Company Network”), taken as a whole, is in good working condition and is without any material defects for purposes of operating the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as operated by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and valid title to or otherwise have the right to use all equipment materially necessary to operate and maintain the Company Network, except for any of the foregoing as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Company has delivered or otherwise made available for inspection to SPAC a list of all internet interconnection locations used by of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
4.22 Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.22:
(a) the Company and its Subsidiaries are and, since December 31, 2018, have been in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws, including obtaining, maintaining and complying with all material Permits required pursuant to Environmental Law for the operation of the business and the Leased Real Properties;
(b) there has been no Release of any Hazardous Materials at, in, on or under any Leased Real Property, and neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have generated, stored, handled, used, processed, transported, Released or disposed of, or exposed any person to, Hazardous Materials at, in, on or under the Leased Real Property or off-site of the Leased Real Property or, to the knowledge of the Company, at, in, on or under any formerly owned or leased real property, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is subject to any current and material Governmental Order relating to any non-compliance with Environmental Laws by the Company or its Subsidiaries or the investigation, sampling, monitoring, treatment, remediation, removal or cleanup of Hazardous Materials;
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(d) no Action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened and, to the knowledge of the Company, no investigation is pending or threatened with respect to the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ compliance with or liability under Environmental Law, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(e) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has assumed by contract or operation of Law any liability of any other Person arising under Environmental Law, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(f) the Company has made available to SPAC all material environmental reports (including any Phase I or Phase II environmental site assessments), audits, and studies relating to the Leased Real Property or any other location for which the Company is reasonably likely to incur liability pursuant to Environmental Law and are in the Company’s possession or reasonable control.
4.23 Absence of Changes.
(a) Since December 31, 2020, there has not been any change, development, condition, occurrence, event or effect relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) From December 31, 2020, through the date of this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) have, in all material respects, conducted their business and operated their properties in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and (ii) have not taken any action that (A) would require the consent of SPAC pursuant to Section 6.01 if such action had been taken after the date hereof and (B) is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
4.24 Affiliate Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.24 and except for in the case of any employee, officer or director, any employment Contract, Company Benefit Plans or Company Equity Awards made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any transaction or Contract with any (i) present or former executive officer or director of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of 5% or more of the capital stock or equity interests of any of the Company or its Subsidiaries or (iii) any Affiliate, “associate” or any member of the “immediate family” (as such terms are respectively defined in Rules 12b-2 and 16a-1 of the Exchange Act) of any of the foregoing (each of the foregoing, a “Company Affiliate Agreement”).
4.25 Internal Controls. Since December 31, 2018, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written complaint or claim that there is (i) a “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) a “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) fraud, regardless of whether material, that involves management or other employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25, the Company and its Subsidiaries maintain systems of internal accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that: (a) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (b) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (c) access to property is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (d) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
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4.26 Permits.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries have all material Permits (the “Material Permits”) that are required to own, lease or operate their properties and assets and to conduct their business as currently conducted, except where the failure to obtain the same has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Material Permit is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and not subject to any conditions (except for those conditions set forth on the face of the applicable Material Permit), (ii) no outstanding notice of revocation, cancellation, termination, or adverse modification of any Material Permit has been received by the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, none of such Permits upon its termination or expiration in the ordinary due course will not be timely renewed or reissued in the ordinary course of business upon terms and conditions substantially similar to its existing terms and conditions, (iv) there are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, that seek the revocation, cancellation, limitation, suspension, restriction, adverse modification or termination of any Material Permit and (v) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Material Permits applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries hold all Permits issued by the Federal Communications Commission or any successor Governmental Authority (the “FCC”), state public service or state public utility commissions (collectively, “State Regulators”) or the Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”) and all other material regulatory Permits, including eligible telecommunications carrier designations and franchises, ordinances and other agreements granting access to public rights of way, issued or granted to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by a Governmental Authority that are required for the Company and each of its Subsidiaries to conduct its business, as presently conducted (collectively, the “Company Licenses”), except such Company Licenses the failure of which to so hold has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Schedule 4.26(b) sets forth a list of all Company Licenses, together with the name of the entity holding each such Company License and the date of expiration, if any, of each such Company License, in each case as of the date hereof.
(c) Each Company License is valid and in full force and effect and has not been suspended, revoked, canceled, terminated or adversely modified, except where the failure to be in full force and effect, or the suspension, revocation, cancellation or modification of which has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. No Company License is subject to (i) any conditions or requirements that have not been imposed generally upon licenses in the same service, unless such conditions or requirements are set forth on the face of the applicable authorization or have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or (ii) any pending proceeding by or before the FCC, State Regulators or the FAA to suspend, terminate, adversely modify, revoke or cancel, or any judicial review of a decision by the FCC, State Regulators or the FAA with respect thereto, unless such pending proceeding or judicial review has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no (A) event, condition or circumstance that would preclude any Company License from being renewed in the ordinary course , except where the failure to be renewed has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (B) pending or threatened FCC, State Regulator or FAA regulatory proceedings relating to one or more of the Company Licenses that have had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or (C) event, condition or circumstance that would materially impair, delay or preclude the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to obtain any consents from any Governmental Authority, except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. No Company License, order or other agreement, obtained from, issued by or concluded with any State Regulator imposes or would impose restrictions on the ability of any Subsidiary of the Company to make payments, dividends or other distributions to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that limits, or would reasonably be expected to limit, the cash funding and management alternatives of the Company on a consolidated basis in a manner disproportionate to restrictions applied by such State Regulators to similarly situated companies.
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(d) The Company, with respect to any Company License and any activity regulated by the FCC or State Regulators but not requiring a license (“Unlicensed Activity”), and each licensee of each Company License and each Subsidiary engaged in Unlicensed Activity (“Unlicensed Subsidiary”) is, and since December 31, 2018, has been, in compliance with each Company License and has fulfilled and performed all of its obligations with respect thereto and with respect to any Unlicensed Activity as required by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the “Communications Act”), or the rules, regulations, written policies and orders of the FCC (the “FCC Rules”) or similar rules, regulations, written policies and orders of State Regulators (the “State Communications Laws” and, with the Communications Act and the FCC Rules, the “Communications Laws”), and has timely (x) submitted all reports, notifications and applications required under the Communications Laws (including, but not limited to, FCC Form 477 and any submissions required in connection with the receipt of support from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (“RDOF”)), and all such reports, notifications and applications were complete and accurate in all material respects when filed and (y) paid all applicable regulatory fees and contributions, except (i) for exemptions, waivers or similar concessions or allowances authorized under the Communications Laws and (ii) where such failure to be in compliance, fulfill or perform its obligations or pay such fees or contributions has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company and each licensee of each Company License and each Unlicensed Subsidiary is in good standing with the FCC, State Regulators and all other Governmental Authorities, and neither the Company nor any licensee or Unlicensed Subsidiary is the respondent with respect to any formal complaint, action, notice of apparent liability, notice of forfeiture, order to show cause, investigation, audit, inquiry, subpoena, forfeiture, or petition before the FCC, the Universal Service Administrative Company (the “USAC”) or any other Governmental Authority (each an “Enforcement Proceeding”), except where any such Enforcement Proceedings have not and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company or a Subsidiary of the Company owns one hundred percent (100%) of the equity and controls one hundred percent (100%) of the voting power and decision-making authority of each licensee of the Company Licenses and each Unlicensed Subsidiary.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any material cease-and-desist order or enforcement action issued by, or is a party to any consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or has been ordered to pay any material civil money penalty by, the FCC, the FAA, USAC, any State Regulator or any other Governmental Authority (other than a taxing authority, which is covered by Section 4.17), other than those of general application that apply to similarly situated providers of the same services or their Subsidiaries (each item in this sentence, a “Company Regulatory Agreement”), nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries been advised in writing since December 31, 2018, by any Governmental Authority that it is considering issuing, initiating, ordering or requesting any such Company Regulatory Agreement.
(f) All transmission towers owned or leased by the Company and its Subsidiaries are (to the knowledge of the Company with respect to leased towers) obstruction-marked and lighted by the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the rules and regulations of the FAA (the “FAA Rules”), except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Appropriate notification to the FAA has been made for each transmission tower owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries to the extent required to be made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by, and in accordance with, the FAA Rules, in each case (and to the knowledge of Company with respect to leased towers), except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(g) Connect Everyone LLC, a wholly-owned, direct Subsidiary of the Company (the “RDOF Subsidiary”), is a winning bidder of $268,851,315.90 of RDOF support over a ten-year period. The RDOF Subsidiary timely filed a long-form application on FCC Form 683 to be authorized to receive RDOF support from the FCC (“RDOF Application”). The RDOF Applications contains all information required under FCC rules and the FCC has not notified the Company or the RDOF Subsidiary of any defect in the RDOF Application the Company reasonably believes it cannot cure and that would result in the denial or dismissal of the RDOF Application (or have the effect of denial or dismissal). The certifications made by the Company and the RDOF Subsidiary in the RDOF Applications are, and at the time such RDOF Application was submitted were, complete and accurate. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.26(g), the RDOF Subsidiary has not defaulted on any winning bids for RDOF and will not be subject to any penalties for defaulting on RDOF winning bids. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.26(g), the RDOF Subsidiary has timely complied with, and is presently in compliance with, all obligations established by the FCC for winning bidders of RDOF support, including but not limited to, eligible telecommunications carrier designation, submission of audited financial statements, and letter of credit commitment letters. Neither the Company nor the RDOF Subsidiary has any present intention to default on any RDOF deployment or service obligation, and has no reason to believe that there is a material likelihood of such default occurring within the next five years.
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4.27 Information Supplied. None of the information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries supplied by the Company or Pubco, or by any other Person acting on behalf of the Company or Pubco, in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement will, as of the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act (in the case of the Registration Statement) and as of the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the SPAC Stockholders and at the time of the Special Meeting (in the case of the Proxy Statement), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.27, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement that were not supplied by or on behalf of the Company or Pubco for use therein.
4.28 COVID-19. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.28, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has sought material benefits or relief from any COVID-19-related programs (including the federal Paycheck Protection Program) or under any other COVID-19-related Laws.
4.29 Business Activities.
(a) Since its organization, Pubco has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of the Transactions. Except as set forth in the Pubco Organizational Documents, there is no agreement, commitment, or Governmental Order binding upon Pubco or to which Pubco is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of Pubco or any acquisition of property by Pubco or the conduct of business by Pubco as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Acquisition Merger Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Pubco to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Pubco does not own or have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity.
(c) Pubco was formed solely for the purpose of consummating the Transactions and has not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations other than in connection with the Transactions and has no, and at all times prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time except as contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any kind or nature whatsoever other than those incident to its formation and the Transactions.
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4.30 No Additional Representations and Warranties; No Outside Reliance. Each of the Company and Pubco acknowledges that it has conducted to its satisfaction an independent investigation of the financial condition, operations, assets, liabilities and properties of SPAC and Merger Sub. In making its determination to proceed with the Transactions (including the Mergers), each of the Company and Pubco has relied on (i) the results of its own independent investigation and (ii) the representations and warranties of SPAC and Merger Sub expressly and specifically set forth in this Agreement (as modified by the Schedules) or any certificate delivered in accordance with Section 9.03(c). Each of the Company and Pubco hereby acknowledges that such representations and warranties by SPAC and Merger Sub constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of SPAC and Merger Sub to the Company and Pubco in connection with the Transactions (including the Mergers), and each of the Company and Pubco understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (i) all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature, express or implied, (including but not limited to any representations and warranties as to the condition, value or quality of SPAC or SPAC’s assets or liabilities or prospects, any representation or warranty of merchantability, usage, suitability or fitness for any particular purpose with respect to SPAC’s assets, or as to the workmanship thereof, or the absence of any defects therein, whether latent or patent) are specifically disclaimed by the Company and Pubco; (ii) no Person has been authorized by SPAC or Merger Sub to make any representations or warranties relating to any of SPAC, its Subsidiaries or the business of SPAC or its Subsidiaries or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and, if made, such representation or warranty may not be relied upon by the Company or Pubco as having been authorized by SPAC or Merger Sub and shall not be deemed to have been made by SPAC or Merger Sub; and (iii) except to the extent SPAC or Merger Sub may have so represented and warranted expressly and specifically in this Agreement or any certificate delivered in accordance with Section 9.03(c), no representation or warranty whatsoever is or has been made by or on behalf of SPAC or Merger Sub in respect of the accuracy or completeness of any information provided to the Company, Pubco or their Representatives by or on behalf of SPAC, Merger Sub or their Representatives.
Article V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SPAC AND MERGER SUB
Except as set forth in the SPAC Schedules (each of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on its face) or in the SPAC SEC Reports filed or furnished by SPAC on or after September 18, 2020 (excluding (x) any disclosures in such SPAC SEC Reports under the headings “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” or “Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and other disclosures that are predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature and (y) any exhibits or other documents appended thereto), each of SPAC and Merger Sub represents and warrants to the Company and Pubco as follows:
5.01 Corporate Organization.
(a) SPAC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The copies of the organizational documents of SPAC previously made available by SPAC to the Company are true, correct and complete and are in effect as of the date of this Agreement. SPAC is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all restrictions, covenants, terms and provisions set forth in its respective organizational documents. SPAC is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of SPAC or Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions.
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(b) Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder and own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. Merger Sub is directly and wholly owned by SPAC. Other than Merger Sub, SPAC has no other Subsidiaries or any equity or other interests in any other Person.
5.02 Due Authorization.
(a) Each of SPAC and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, to perform its respective obligations hereunder and thereunder, and (subject to (x) SPAC’s receipt of the SPAC Stockholder Approvals (in the case of SPAC) and (y) the adoption of this Agreement by SPAC, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub (in the case of Merger Sub, which such approval shall be obtained promptly following execution and delivery of this Agreement)) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and such Ancillary Agreements by each of SPAC and Merger Sub and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized and approved by the SPAC Board and the board of directors of Merger Sub, as the case may be, and upon receipt by SPAC of the SPAC Stockholder Approval, and receipt by Merger Sub of the adoption of this Agreement by SPAC, no other corporate or equivalent proceeding on the part of SPAC or Merger Sub is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreements or SPAC’s or Merger Sub’s performance hereunder or thereunder. This Agreement has been, and each such Ancillary Agreement will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by each of SPAC and Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization and execution by each other party hereto and thereto, constitutes, or will constitute, as applicable, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of SPAC and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of SPAC and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity.
(b) The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by holders of SPAC Common Stock, voting together as a single class, at the Special Meeting shall be required to approve each of the Proposals (including any separate or unbundled advisory proposals as are required to implement the foregoing), with each share of SPAC Common Stock entitling its holder to cast one (1) vote at the Special Meeting (the approval by SPAC Stockholders of all of the foregoing, collectively, the “SPAC Stockholder Approval”) and, assuming a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, the SPAC Stockholder Approval is the only vote of any holders of SPAC’s capital stock necessary in connection with the entry into this Agreement by SPAC and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers.
(c) At a meeting duly called and held, the SPAC Board has unanimously: (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of SPAC and its stockholders; (ii) determined that the fair market value of the Company is equal to at least 80% of the amount held in the Trust Account (less any deferred underwriting commissions and Taxes payable on interest earned) as of the date hereof; (iii) approved the Transactions as a Business Combination; and (iv) resolved to recommend to the SPAC Stockholders approval of each of the matters requiring SPAC Stockholder Approval.
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5.03 No Conflict. Subject to the receipt of the SPAC Stockholder Approval and the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements set forth in Section 5.08, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each of SPAC and Merger Sub and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of, the SPAC Organizational Documents, any organizational documents of any Subsidiaries of SPAC or any of the organizational documents of Merger Sub, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to each of SPAC or Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets, (c) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or acceleration of, or a right of termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration or amendment under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the acceleration or trigger of any payment, posting of collateral (or right to require the posting of collateral), time of payment, vesting or increase in the amount of any compensation or benefit payable pursuant to, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material Contract to which either of SPAC or Merger Sub or any their respective Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their respective assets or properties may be bound or affected or (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of SPAC or Merger Sub, except (in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d) above) for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults which has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of SPAC or Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions.
5.04 Litigation and Proceedings. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of SPAC, threatened, Actions and, to the knowledge of SPAC, there are no pending or threatened investigations, in each case, against SPAC, or otherwise affecting SPAC or its assets, including any condemnation or similar proceedings, which, if determined adversely, could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of SPAC or Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions. There is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon SPAC which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of SPAC or Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions.
5.05 Compliance with Laws.
(a) Except where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws, individually or in the aggregate, has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of SPAC or Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions, SPAC and its Subsidiaries are, and since September 18, 2020, have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws. Neither SPAC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from any Governmental Authority of a violation of any applicable Law by SPAC or its Subsidiaries at any time since September 18, 2020, which violation would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of SPAC or Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions.
(b) Since September 18, 2020, and except where the failure to be, or to have been, in compliance with such Laws has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of SPAC or Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions, (i) there has been no action taken by SPAC, its Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of SPAC, any officer, director, manager, employee, agent or representative of SPAC or its Subsidiaries, in each case, acting on behalf of SPAC or its Subsidiaries, in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Law, (ii) neither SPAC nor any of its Subsidiaries has been convicted of violating any Anti-Corruption Laws or subjected to any investigation by a Governmental Authority for violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, (iii) neither SPAC nor any of its Subsidiaries has conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any Governmental Authority regarding any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anti-Corruption Law and (iv) neither SPAC nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice or citation from a Governmental Authority for any actual or potential noncompliance with any applicable Anti-Corruption Law.
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5.06 Employee Benefit Plans. None of SPAC, Merger Sub, or any of their respective Subsidiaries maintains, contributes to or has any obligation or liability, or could reasonably be expected to have any obligation or liability, under, any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or any other material, written plan, policy, program, arrangement or agreement (other than standard employment agreements that can be terminated at any time without severance or termination pay and upon notice of not more than 60 days or such longer period as may be required by applicable Law) providing compensation or benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee, independent contractor or other service provider, including all incentive, bonus, deferred compensation, vacation, holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock or other stock-based compensation plans, policies, programs, practices or arrangements, but not including any plan, policy, program, arrangement or agreement that covers only former directors, officers, employees, independent contractors and service providers and with respect to which SPAC, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries have no remaining obligations or liabilities (collectively, the “SPAC Benefit Plans”) and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions (either alone or in combination with another event) will (i) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any stockholder, director, officer or employee of SPAC, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or (ii) result in the acceleration, vesting or creation of any rights of any stockholder, director, officer or employee of SPAC, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries to payments or benefits or increases in any existing payments or benefits or any loan forgiveness.
5.07 Employees. Other than any officers as described in the SPAC SEC Reports and consultants and advisors in the ordinary course of business or in connection with SPAC’s or Sponsor’s identification, evaluation, negotiation or consummation of a Business Combination, SPAC and Merger Sub have never employed any employees or retained any contractors.
5.08 Governmental Authorities; Consents. No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or notice, approval, consent, waiver or authorization from any Governmental Authority is required on the part of SPAC or Merger Sub with respect to SPAC’s or Merger Sub’s execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (a) applicable requirements of the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Law, Securities Laws and the NYSE, (b) the filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of the Certificate of Merger and (c) those disclosed on Schedule 4.05.
5.09 Financial Ability; Trust Account.
(a) As of the date hereof, there is at least $414,000,000 invested in a trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Trust Account”) maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated October 5, 2020, by and between SPAC and the Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of SPAC and, to the knowledge of SPAC, the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity. The Trust Agreement has not been terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended or supplemented or modified, in any respect, and, to the knowledge of SPAC, no such termination, repudiation, rescission, amendment, supplement or modification is contemplated. There are no side letters and there are no agreements, Contracts, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, with the Trustee or any other Person that would (i) cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the SPAC SEC Reports to be inaccurate or (ii) entitle any Person (other than (x) any SPAC Stockholder who is a Redeeming Stockholder and (y) deferred underwriting fees payable upon consummation of a Business Combination to the underwriters of SPAC’s initial public offering in the amount of $14,490,000) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to Acquisition Merger Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except in accordance with the Trust Agreement, SPAC Organizational Documents and SPAC’s final prospectus dated October 5, 2020. Amounts in the Trust Account are invested in United States Government securities or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. SPAC has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in material default, breach or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with, the Trust Agreement, and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or breach thereunder. There are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of SPAC, threatened with respect to the Trust Account. Since October 5, 2020, SPAC has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than interest income earned on the principal held in the Trust Account as permitted by the Trust Agreement). Following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, no SPAC Stockholder shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account except to the extent such SPAC Stockholder is a Redeeming Stockholder.
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(b) As of the date hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein and the compliance by the Company with its respective obligations hereunder, SPAC has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the use of funds in the Trust Account will not be satisfied or funds available in the Trust Account will not be available to SPAC on the Acquisition Merger Closing Date after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time.
(c) As of the date hereof, SPAC does not have, or have any present intention, agreement, arrangement or understanding to enter into or incur, any obligations with respect to or under any Indebtedness.
5.10 Taxes.
(a) Except as has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of SPAC or Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions:
(i) All Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by SPAC and Merger Sub have been duly and timely filed (after giving effect to any valid extensions of time in which to make such filings) and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete.
(ii) All amounts of Taxes shown due on any Tax Returns of SPAC or Merger Sub and all other amounts of Taxes owed by SPAC and Merger Sub have been timely paid.
(iii) Each of SPAC and Merger Sub has (i) withheld all amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld by it in connection with amounts paid to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or any other third party, and (ii) remitted such amounts required to have been remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority.
(iv) Neither SPAC nor Merger Sub is currently engaged in any audit, administrative or judicial proceeding with a Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes. Neither SPAC nor Merger Sub has received any written notice from a Governmental Authority of a proposed deficiency of any amount of Taxes other than any such deficiencies that have since been resolved. No written claim has been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where SPAC or Merger Sub does not file a Tax Return that such entity is or may be subject to Taxes by, or required to file Tax Returns in, that jurisdiction which claim has not been resolved. There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, Taxes of SPAC or Merger Sub, and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.
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(v) Neither SPAC nor Merger Sub (or any predecessor thereof) has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock qualifying or intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code in the prior two (2) years.
(vi) Neither SPAC nor Merger Sub has been a party to any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(vii) Neither the SPAC nor Merger Sub will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Acquisition Merger Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date and made prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; (B) ruling by, or written agreement with, a Governmental Authority (including any closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any similar provision of Tax Law) issue or executed prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; (D) prepaid amount received prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; (E) intercompany transaction or excess loss accounts described in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law) that existed prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing; or (F) Sections 951, 951A or 965 of the Code.
(viii) There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the assets of the SPAC or Merger Sub, other than Permitted Liens.
(ix) Neither SPAC nor Merger Sub has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than SPAC or Merger Sub) (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor or (iii) by Contract (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes).
(x) Neither SPAC nor Merger Sub is a party to, or bound by, or has any obligation to, any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreements (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes).
(xi) SPAC and Merger Sub are each classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(xii) Neither SPAC nor Merger Sub currently has, and has not within the past three (3) years had, a permanent establishment in any country other than its jurisdiction of formation, and has not engaged in a trade or business in any country other than its jurisdiction of formation that subjected it to Tax in such country.
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(b) Neither SPAC nor Merger Sub has taken any action that, nor to the knowledge of SPAC are there any facts, circumstances or plans that, either alone or in combination, could reasonably be expected to prevent, impair or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
(c) This Section 5.10 contains the exclusive representations and warranties of SPAC and Merger Sub with respect to Tax matters.
5.11 Brokers’ Fees. Except for fees previously disclosed by SPAC to the Company to be paid to the Persons described on SPAC Schedule 5.11, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by SPAC or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, including the Sponsor.
5.12 SPAC SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(a) SPAC has filed in a timely manner all required registration statements, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since September 18, 2020 (collectively, as they have been amended since the time of their filing and including all exhibits thereto, the “SPAC SEC Reports”). None of the SPAC SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement or the SPAC Merger Closing Date, then on the date of such filing), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements (including, in each case, the notes and schedules thereto) included in the SPAC SEC Reports complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto and except with respect to unaudited statements as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC), and fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements included therein, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of complete footnotes) in all material respects the financial position of SPAC as of the respective dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended.
(b) SPAC has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to SPAC and other material information required to be disclosed by SPAC in the reports and other documents that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to SPAC’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established, including timely alerting SPAC’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in SPAC’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.
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(c) SPAC has established and maintained a system of internal controls. Such internal controls are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of SPAC’s financial reporting and the preparation of SPAC’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
(d) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by SPAC to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of SPAC. SPAC has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(e) Except as set forth on SPAC Schedule 5.12(e), neither SPAC (including any employee thereof) nor SPAC’s independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by SPAC, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves SPAC’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by SPAC or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.
(f) To the knowledge of SPAC, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding SEC comments from the SEC with respect to the SPAC SEC Reports. To the knowledge of SPAC, none of the SPAC SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.
(g) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.12 or otherwise in this Agreement, no representation or warranty is made as to the accounting treatment of SPAC’s issued and outstanding warrants, or as to any deficiencies in disclosure (including with respect to accounting and disclosure controls) arising from the treatment of such warrants as equity rather than liabilities in SPAC’s financial statements.
5.13 Business Activities; Absence of Changes.
(a) Since its incorporation, SPAC has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of a Business Combination. Except as set forth in the SPAC Organizational Documents, there is no agreement, commitment or Governmental Order binding upon SPAC or to which SPAC is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of SPAC or any acquisition of property by SPAC or the conduct of business by SPAC as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of Acquisition Merger Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of SPAC or Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions.
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(b) Other than capital stock of Merger Sub, SPAC does not own or have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity. Except for this Agreement and the Transactions, SPAC has no interests, rights, obligations or liabilities with respect to, and is not party to, bound by or has its assets or property subject to, in each case whether directly or indirectly, any Contract or transaction which is, or could reasonably be interpreted as constituting, a Business Combination.
(c) Except for (i) this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby (including any agreements permitted by Section 7.02), (ii) as set forth on SPAC Schedule 5.13(c) and (iii) with respect to fees and expenses of SPAC’s legal, financial and other advisors, SPAC is not, and at no time has been, party to any Contract with any other Person that would require payments by SPAC in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) monthly, two million dollars ($2,000,000) in the aggregate with respect to any individual Contract or more than three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the aggregate when taken together with all other Contracts (other than this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby (including any agreements permitted by Section 7.02) and Contracts set forth on SPAC Schedule 5.13(c)).
(d) There is no liability, debt or obligation against SPAC or its Subsidiaries, except for liabilities and obligations (i) reflected or reserved for on SPAC’s consolidated balance sheet for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021 or disclosed in the notes thereto (other than any such liabilities not reflected, reserved or disclosed as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to SPAC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), (ii) that have arisen since the date of SPAC’s consolidated balance sheet for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021 in the ordinary course of the operation of business of SPAC and its Subsidiaries (other than any such liabilities as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to SPAC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) or (iii) disclosed in SPAC Schedule 5.13(d).
(e) Since its organization, Merger Sub has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of the Transactions. Except as set forth in Merger Sub’s organizational documents, there is no agreement, commitment, or Governmental Order binding upon Merger Sub or to which Merger Sub is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of Merger Sub or any acquisition of property by Merger Sub or the conduct of business by Merger Sub as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of Acquisition Merger Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(f) Merger Sub does not own or have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity.
(g) Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of effecting the Acquisition Merger and has not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations other than in connection with the Transactions and has no, and at all times prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time except as contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any kind or nature whatsoever other than those incident to its formation.
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(h) (i) Since September 18, 2021, there has not been any change, development, condition, occurrence, event or effect relating to SPAC or its Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a material adverse effect on the ability of SPAC or Merger Sub to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and consummate the Transactions and (ii) from June 30, 2021, through the date of this Agreement, SPAC and its Subsidiaries have not taken any action that (A) would require the consent of the Company pursuant to Section 7.02 if such action had been taken after the date hereof or (B) is material to SPAC and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
5.14 Information Supplied. None of the information relating to SPAC or its Subsidiaries supplied by SPAC, or by any other Person acting on behalf of SPAC, in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement will, as of the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act (in the case of the Registration Statement) and as of the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the SPAC Stockholders and at the time of the Special Meeting (in the case of the Proxy Statement), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.14, no representation or warranty is made by SPAC with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement that were not supplied by or on behalf of SPAC for use therein.
5.15 Capitalization.
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of SPAC consists of 525,000,000 shares of capital stock, divided into (i) 500,000,000 shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock, 41,400,000 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (ii) 20,000,000 shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock, 10,350,000 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and (iii) 5,000,000 shares of SPAC preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, none of which are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. 20,653,333 SPAC Warrants are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of SPAC Common Stock and SPAC Warrants (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and, in the case of SPAC Common Stock, nonassessable, (ii) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law, (iii) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract and (iv) are fully vested and not otherwise subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Code Section 83, except as disclosed in the SPAC SEC Reports with respect to certain SPAC Common Stock held by the Sponsor.
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(b) Except for this Agreement, the SPAC Warrants, the Subscription Agreements and as set forth on SPAC Schedule 5.15(b), as of the date hereof, there are (i) no subscriptions, calls, options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of SPAC Common Stock or the equity interests of SPAC, or any other Contracts to which SPAC is a party or by which SPAC is bound obligating SPAC to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, SPAC, and (ii) no equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in SPAC. Except as disclosed in the SPAC SEC Reports or the SPAC Organizational Documents, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of SPAC to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity interests of SPAC. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of SPAC having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which the SPAC Stockholders may vote. Except as disclosed in the SPAC SEC Reports, SPAC is not a party to any stockholders agreement, voting agreement or registration rights agreement relating to SPAC Common Stock or any other equity interests of SPAC. SPAC does not own any capital stock or any other equity interests in any Person (other than Merger Sub) and does not have any right, option, warrant, conversion right, stock appreciation right, redemption right, repurchase right, agreement, arrangement or commitment of any character under which a Person (other than Merger Sub) is or may become obligated to issue or sell, or give any right to subscribe for or acquire, or in any way dispose of, any shares of the capital stock or other equity interests, or any securities or obligations exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into any shares of the capital stock or other equity interests, of such Person. There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which SPAC is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements that have not been or will not be waived on or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date.
(c) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding and beneficially held (and held of record) by SPAC as of the date of this Agreement.
(d) Except as set forth in the SPAC Organizational Documents and in connection with the Transactions, there are no registration rights, and there is no voting trust, proxy, rights plan, anti-takeover plan or other agreements or understandings to which SPAC is a party or by which SPAC is bound with respect to any ownership interests of SPAC.
5.16 NYSE Stock Market Quotation. The issued and outstanding shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the NYSE under the symbol “FMAC.” SPAC is in compliance in all material respects with the rules of the NYSE and there is no action or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of SPAC, threatened against SPAC by the NYSE, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the SPAC Class A Common Stock or terminate the listing of SPAC Class A Common Stock on the NYSE. Neither SPAC nor the Sponsor has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the SPAC Class A Common Stock or SPAC Warrants under the Exchange Act except as contemplated by this Agreement.
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5.17 Contracts; No Defaults.
(a) SPAC Schedule 5.17(a) contains a listing of (i) every “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) (other than confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, this Agreement and the Subscription Agreements) and (ii) any Contract under which any broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions, or which has a fee tail still in effect, based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of SPAC or one or more of its Subsidiaries, in each case, to which, as of the date of this Agreement, SPAC or one or more of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their respective assets are bound (the “SPAC Material Contracts”). True, correct and complete copies of the SPAC Material Contracts listed on SPAC Schedule 5.17(a) have been delivered to or made available to the Company or its agents or representatives.
(b) Each Contract of a type required to be listed on SPAC Schedule 5.17(a), whether or not set forth on SPAC Schedule 5.17(a), was entered into at arm’s-length and in the ordinary course of business. Except for any SPAC Material Contract that has terminated or will terminate upon the expiration of the stated term thereof prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, with respect to any Contract of the type described in SPAC Schedule 5.17(a), whether or not set forth on SPAC Schedule 5.17(a), (i) such Contracts are in full force and effect and represents the legal, valid and binding obligations of SPAC or its Subsidiaries party thereto and, to the knowledge of SPAC, represents the legal, valid and binding obligations of the other parties thereto, and, to the knowledge of SPAC, is enforceable by SPAC or its Subsidiaries to the extent a party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject in all respects to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), in each case except as would not be material and adverse to SPAC and Merger Sub, taken as a whole, (ii) neither SPAC nor Merger Sub is, nor has SPAC received written notice that any other party to such SPAC Material Contract is, in material breach of or material default (or would be in material breach, violation or default but for the existence of a cure period) under any SPAC Material Contract to which it is a party, (iii) since October 5, 2020, neither SPAC nor Merger Sub has received any written notice to terminate any SPAC Material Contract, oral claim or notice of material breach of or material default under any such Contract, (iv) to the knowledge of SPAC, no event has occurred which, individually or together with other events, would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of or a material default under any SPAC Material Contract by SPAC or Merger Sub or, to the knowledge of SPAC, any other party thereto (in each case, with or without notice or lapse of time or both) and (v) since October 5, 2020, through the date hereof, neither the SPAC nor its Subsidiaries have received written notice from any other party to any such Contract that such party intends to terminate or not renew any such Contract, in each case except as would not be material and adverse to SPAC and Merger Sub, taken as a whole.
5.18 Title to Property. Except as set forth on SPAC Schedule 5.18, neither SPAC nor Merger Sub (a) owns or leases any real or personal property or (b) is a party to any agreement or option to purchase any real property, personal property or other material interest therein.
5.19 Investment Company Act. Neither SPAC nor Merger Sub is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
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5.20 Affiliate Agreements. Except as set forth on SPAC Schedule 5.20, none of SPAC or Merger Sub is a party to any transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding with any (i) present or former executive officer or director of SPAC or Merger Sub, (ii) beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of 5% or more of the capital stock or equity interests of SPAC or (iii) any Affiliate, “associate” or member of the “immediate family” (as such terms are respectively defined in Rules 12b-2 and 16a-1 of the Exchange Act) of any of the foregoing (each of the foregoing, a “SPAC Affiliate Agreement”).
5.21 Takeover Statutes and Charter Provisions. The SPAC Board has taken all action necessary such that no “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination,” “fair price” or other form of anti-takeover Law applies with respect to SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement, the Mergers or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no stockholder rights plan, “poison pill” or similar anti-takeover agreement or plan in effect to which SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, party or otherwise bound.
5.22 PIPE and Convertible Note Subscription Agreements. SPAC has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of each of (a) the PIPE Subscription Agreements that have been executed as of the date hereof, pursuant to which the PIPE Subscribers party thereto have committed, subject to the terms and conditions therein, to purchase shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock in the aggregate for an aggregate amount equal to one hundred nine million dollars ($109,000,000) (together with amounts committed pursuant to Acceptable Subscription Agreements executed after the date hereof, “PIPE Investment Amount”) and (b) the Convertible Note Subscription Agreements that have been executed as of the date hereof, pursuant to which the Note Subscribers party thereto have committed, subject to the terms and conditions therein, to purchase convertible notes of Pubco with an aggregate principal amount equal to one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000). Each of the Subscription Agreements executed as of the date hereof is in full force and effect and is legal, valid and binding upon SPAC, enforceable in accordance with it terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity. None of the Subscription Agreements executed as of the date hereof have been withdrawn, terminated, amended or modified since the date of delivery hereunder and prior to the execution of this Agreement, and to the knowledge of SPAC (i) as of the date of this Agreement, no such withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated, and (ii) as of the date of this Agreement, the commitments contained in the Subscription Agreements have not been withdrawn, terminated or rescinded by the Subscribers party thereto in any respect. There are no side letters or Contracts to which SPAC or Merger Sub is a party related to the provision or funding, as applicable, of the purchases contemplated by the Subscription Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement or the Subscription Agreements. SPAC has fully paid any and all commitment fees or other fees required in connection with the Subscription Agreements executed as of the date hereof that are payable on or prior to the date hereof and will pay any and all such fees when and as the same become due and payable after the date hereof pursuant to the Subscription Agreements. SPAC has, and to the knowledge of SPAC, the Subscribers that have executed Subscription Agreements as of the date hereof have, complied with all of its obligations under the Subscription Agreements. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the consummation of the purchases set forth in the Subscription Agreements, other than as expressly set forth in the Subscription Agreements. To the knowledge of SPAC, as of the date hereof, no event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would or would reasonably be expected to (A) constitute a default or material breach on the part of SPAC or the Subscribers party to Subscription Agreements executed as of the date hereof, (B) assuming the conditions set forth in Section 9.01 and Section 9.02 will be satisfied, constitute a failure to satisfy a condition on the part of SPAC to a Subscription Agreement executed as of the date hereof or (C) assuming the conditions set forth in Section 9.01 and Section 9.02 will be satisfied, result in any portion of the amounts to be paid by the Subscribers in accordance with the Subscription Agreements being unavailable on Acquisition Merger Closing Date. As of the date hereof, assuming the conditions set forth in Section 9.01 and Section 9.02 will be satisfied, SPAC has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the consummation of the purchases under the Subscription Agreements will not be satisfied, and, as of the date hereof, SPAC is not aware of the existence of any fact or event that would or would reasonably be expected to cause such conditions not to be satisfied.
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5.23 No Additional Representations and Warranties; No Outside Reliance. Each of SPAC and Merger Sub acknowledges that it has conducted to its satisfaction an independent investigation of the financial condition, operations, assets, liabilities and properties of the Company. In making its determination to proceed with the Transactions (including the Mergers), each of SPAC and Merger Sub has relied on (i) the results of its own independent investigation and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company expressly and specifically set forth in this Agreement (as modified by the SPAC Schedules) or any certificate delivered in accordance with Section 9.02(c). Each of SPAC and Merger Sub hereby acknowledges that such representations and warranties by the Company constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company to SPAC and Merger Sub in connection with the Transactions (including the Mergers), and each of SPAC and Merger Sub understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (i) all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature, express or implied, (including but not limited to any representations and warranties as to the condition, value or quality of the Company or the Company’s assets or liabilities or prospects, any representation or warranty of merchantability, usage, suitability or fitness for any particular purpose with respect to the Company’s assets, or as to the workmanship thereof, or the absence of any defects therein, whether latent or patent) are specifically disclaimed by each of SPAC and Merger Sub; (ii) no Person has been authorized by the Company to make any representations or warranties relating to any of the Company, its Subsidiaries or the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and, if made, such representation or warranty may not be relied upon by SPAC and Merger Sub as having been authorized by the Company and shall not be deemed to have been made by the Company; and (iii) except to the extent the Company may have so represented and warranted expressly and specifically in this Agreement or any certificate delivered in accordance with Section 9.02(c), no representation or warranty whatsoever is or has been made by or on behalf of the Company or Pubco in respect of the accuracy or completeness of any information provided to SPAC, Merger Sub or their Representatives by or on behalf of the Company or its Representatives.
Article VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
6.01 Conduct of Business. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Interim Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as set forth on Schedule 6.01, as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to by SPAC in writing (including email) (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), or as may be required by Law (including COVID-19 Measures), (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to conduct and operate its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the current business organization and ongoing businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and maintain the existing relations and goodwill of the Company and its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers, joint venture partners, distributors and creditors of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep available the services of their present officers, and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain all insurance policies of the Company and its Subsidiaries or substitutes therefor; provided that, in the case of each of the preceding clauses (i)-(iv), during any period of full or partial suspension of operations related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Company may, in connection with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, take such actions in good faith as are reasonably necessary (A) to protect the health and safety of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees and other individuals having business dealings with the Company or its Subsidiaries or (B) to respond to third-party supply or service disruptions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including, but not limited to, the COVID-19 Measures, and any such actions taken (or not taken) as a result of, in response to, or otherwise related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shall be deemed to be taken in the “ordinary course of business” for all purposes of this Section 6.01 and not be considered a breach of this Section 6.01; provided, further, that following any such suspension, to the extent that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries took any actions pursuant to the immediately preceding proviso that caused deviations from its business being conducted in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, to resume conducting its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in all material respects as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, further, that no action or inaction by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to matters specifically addressed by clauses (a) through (w) below shall be deemed a breach of the foregoing unless such action or inaction would constitute a breach of such specific provision of (a) through (w) below. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01, as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to by SPAC in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), or as may be required by Law, the Company shall not, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, during the Interim Period:
(a) change or amend the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or its Subsidiaries other than in accordance with Section 6.10;
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(b) (i) make, declare or pay any dividend or distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) to any of the stockholders of the Company in their capacities as stockholders, except dividends and distributions by a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or another wholly owned Subsidiary, (ii) effect any recapitalization, reclassification, split or other change in its capitalization, (iii) except in connection with the conversion of any Company Preferred Stock in accordance with the Company Certificate of Incorporation (including the Preferred Stock Conversion), the exercise of any Company Warrants set forth on Schedule 4.06(a) in accordance with their terms, or the exercise or settlement of any Company Equity Award set forth on Schedule 4.06(b) in accordance with their terms, authorize for issuance, issue, sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, dispose of or deliver any additional shares of its capital stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its capital stock, or issue, sell, transfer, pledge, encumber or grant any right, option, restricted stock unit, stock appreciation right or promise to grant the foregoing or other commitment for the issuance of shares of its capital stock, or split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock, except for any shares of Company Capital Stock (including any shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock), or any securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of Company Capital Stock, issuable pursuant to any subscription agreement with the Company entered into after the date of this Agreement, in each case, with the prior written consent of SPAC (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (any shares of Company Capital Stock issuable (including upon the exercise of conversion of any other securities) pursuant to such subscription agreement entered into in compliance with this clause (iii), “Additional Funding Shares”) or (iv) except pursuant to the Company Stock Plan in effect, and the terms of Company Equity Awards set forth on Schedule 4.06(b), as of the date of this Agreement, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock or other equity interests;
(c) enter into, or amend or modify any material term of (in a manner adverse to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms), renew or fail to exercise any renewal rights, or waive or release any material rights, claims or benefits under, any Contract of a type required to be listed on Schedule 4.14(a) (or any Contract, that if existing on the date hereof, would have been required to be listed on Schedule 4.14(a)), any lease or other occupancy agreement related to real property to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound, other than entry into, amendments of, modifications of, terminations of, or waivers or releases under, such agreements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(d) acquire any wireless spectrum, except (i) fair market value exchanges of spectrum licenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that do not adversely affect existing operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) pursuant to any agreement in effect on the date hereof (and without giving effect to any amendment or modification thereto after the date hereof) and made available to SPAC prior to the date hereof, (iii) pursuant to an auction of wireless spectrum by a Governmental Authority or (iv) in one or more transactions with respect to which the aggregate consideration for all such transactions (including any cash component of an otherwise fair market value exchange of spectrum licenses) during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date does not exceed $1,000,000;
(e) transfer, sell, lease, exclusively license, mortgage, pledge, surrender, encumber, divest, cancel, abandon, voluntarily fail to renew on commercially reasonable terms, allow to lapse or expire or otherwise dispose of (in each case except among the Company and its wholly owned Subsidiaries, including transactions between such Subsidiaries) any material Company Licenses or wireless spectrum (or leases therefor) (or authorize, by action or inaction, any licensee leasing spectrum to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing to the extent it would materially impair rights of the Company or its Subsidiaries to leased spectrum), other than (i) fair market value exchanges of spectrum licenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that do not adversely affect existing operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries in any material respect, (ii) pursuant to any agreement in effect on the date hereof and made available to SPAC prior to the date hereof (and without giving effect to any amendment or modification thereto entered into after the date hereof), (iii) effecting any of the foregoing in one or more transactions (including any cash component of an otherwise fair market value exchange of spectrum licenses and fair market value of the wireless spectrum for any lease not so renewed) during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date does not exceed $1,000,000, or (iv) Liens which are required to be granted pursuant to the terms of any Indebtedness existing on the date hereof or permitted to be incurred hereunder;
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(f) sell, transfer, lease, pledge or otherwise encumber or subject to any Lien, abandon, cancel, let lapse or convey or dispose of any assets, properties or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries which is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (including Company Intellectual Property and Company Software), except for (w) transactions solely among the Company and its wholly owned Subsidiaries or among the wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company, (x) dispositions of obsolete or worthless assets, (y) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (z) sales, abandonment, lapses of assets or items or materials in an amount not in excess of $500,000, in the aggregate, other than (A) as set forth on Schedule 6.01(f), (B) where the Company has, in its reasonable business judgment, decided to cancel, abandon, publish, allow to lapse or not renew such Owned Intellectual Property, (C) Permitted Liens or (D) pledges, non-exclusive licenses and encumbrances on property and assets (including Company Intellectual Property and Company Software) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(g) except as otherwise required pursuant to Company Benefit Plans in effect on the date of this Agreement or applicable Law, (i) except with respect to the employees set forth on Schedule 6.01(g) subject to the limitations set forth on Schedule 6.01(g), grant any increase in compensation, benefits or severance to any director, employee or independent contractor of the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for increases to annual cash compensation in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that do not exceed 10% for any individual, (ii) adopt, enter into, amend in any material respect or terminate any collective bargaining or similar agreement with a labor union or representative (including agreements with works councils and trade unions and legally binding side letters or memoranda of understanding) or any material Company Benefit Plan, in each case, to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound, other than offer letters that provide for at-will employment and do not require payment of any severance or similar benefits upon a termination of employment and that are entered in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iii) grant or provide any severance, termination or change of control or retention payments or benefits to any director, employee or independent contractor of the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for severance paid in connection with ordinary course terminations of non-executive employees required by a Company Benefit Plan set forth on Schedule 4.15(a), (iv) terminate any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries who is at the executive level (other than for cause), (v) take any action that will result in the acceleration of vesting or payment timing or requirement for funding of any compensation or benefits to any director, officer, employee or individual independent contractor of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any of the Company Benefit Plans, (vi) except as required by applicable Law, recognize any labor union or representative or (vii) waive any restrictive covenant obligations of any executive officer or key employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(h) (i) fail to maintain its existence or acquire by merger or consolidation with, or merge or consolidate with, or purchase a material portion of the assets or equity of, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business organization or division thereof, other than such acquisitions and purchases that would not require financial statements to be included in the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act; or (ii) adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than the Transactions);
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(i) make any capital expenditures (or commitment to make any capital expenditures) that in the aggregate exceed $500,000, other than any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) consistent in all material respects with the Company’s annual capital expenditure budget for periods following the date hereof, made available to SPAC prior to the date hereof;
(j) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person (including to any of its officers, directors, agents or consultants), make any material change in its existing borrowing or lending arrangements for or on behalf of such Persons, or enter into any “keep well” or similar agreement to maintain the financial condition of any other Person, except travel or similar advances to employees, directors or officers of the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, prepayments and deposits paid to suppliers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and extended payment terms for customers in the ordinary course of business;
(k) make, revoke or change any material Tax election, adopt or change any material Tax accounting method or period, file any amendment to or otherwise materially change a material Tax Return, enter into any agreement with a Governmental Authority with respect to a material amount of Taxes, settle or compromise any examination, audit or other Action with a Governmental Authority of or relating to any material Taxes or settle or compromise any claim or assessment by a Governmental Authority in respect of material Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes or in respect of any material Tax attribute that would give rise to any claim or assessment of Taxes, or enter into any material Tax sharing or similar agreement (excluding any commercial contract not primarily related to Taxes);
(l) take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment;
(m) acquire any fee interest in real property;
(n) enter into, renew or amend in any material respect any Company Affiliate Agreement;
(o) waive, release, compromise, settle or satisfy any pending or threatened material claim (which shall include, but not be limited to, any pending or threatened Action) or compromise or settle any liability, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or where such waiver, release, compromise, settlement or satisfaction involves monetary damages not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate;
(p) incur, create, assume, refinance, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness in excess of $5,000,000, other than (x) solely between the Company and any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries or between any of such wholly owned Subsidiaries, (y) any obligations under capitalized leases incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (z) in connection with borrowings, extensions of credit and other financial accommodations under the Company’s and Subsidiaries’ existing credit facilities, notes and other existing Indebtedness to the extent set forth on Schedule 6.01(p) and, in any event, in an aggregate amount of no more than $5,000,000; provided that, in no event shall any such borrowing, extension of credit or other financial accommodation be subject to any prepayment fee or penalty or similar arrangement or amend, restate or modify in a manner materially adverse to the Company any terms of or any agreement with respect to any such outstanding Indebtedness (when taken as a whole); provided, further, that any action permitted under this Section 6.01(p) shall be deemed not to violate Section 6.01(b) or Section 6.01(c);
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(q) enter into any material new line of business outside of the business currently conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement;
(r) make any material change in financial accounting methods, principles or practices, except insofar as may have been required by a change in GAAP (including pursuant to standards, guidelines and interpretations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any similar organization) or applicable Law;
(s) make any material change to its rate structure or revenue model or otherwise offer or grant any discounts outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(t) voluntarily fail to maintain, cancel or materially change coverage under, in a manner materially detrimental to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any insurance policy maintained with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries and their assets and properties;
(u) fail to maintain any of the Company Licenses in full force and effect without material modification in a manner adverse to the Company, where such failure would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;
(v) take or fail to take any action that would reasonably be expected to materially prejudice grant of the Company’s RDOF Application and/or the Company’s receipt of RDOF support in an amount substantially less than the amount set forth in Section 4.26(g), after taking into account any bid defaults described in the Company’s letter to the FCC dated August 16, 2021, or any other such bid defaults the Company may make after consultation with SPAC; and
(w) enter into any agreement or undertaking to do any action prohibited under this Section 6.01, other than entry into a letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or agreement in principle for the purchase of all or a portion of the assets or equity of, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business organization or division thereof; provided that such transaction, if consummated, would not require financial statements to be included in the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
6.02 Inspection. Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to information furnished to the Company or its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ possession from time to time, and except for any information which (x) relates to interactions with prospective buyers of the Company or the negotiation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or (y) in the judgment of legal counsel of the Company would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other privilege from disclosure or would conflict with any applicable Law or confidentiality obligations to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to SPAC and its Representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, in such manner as to not interfere with the normal operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and so long as reasonably feasible or permissible under applicable Law, to all of their respective properties, books, projections, plans, systems, Contracts, commitments, Tax Returns, records, commitments, analyses and appropriate officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and shall furnish such Representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are in the possession of the Company or its Subsidiaries as such Representatives may reasonably request; provided that such access shall not include any unreasonably invasive or intrusive investigations or other testing, sampling or analysis of any properties, facilities or equipment of the Company or its Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the Company. The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make alternative arrangements for such disclosure where the restrictions in the preceding sentence apply. All information obtained by SPAC and its Representatives under this Agreement shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time.
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6.03 HSR Act and Antitrust Approvals.
(a) In connection with the Transactions, the Company shall comply promptly but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after the date hereof with the notification and reporting requirements of the HSR Act. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to submit, as soon as practicable, any other required applications or filings pursuant to any Antitrust Laws and furnish to SPAC as promptly as reasonably practicable all information required for any application or other filing required to be made by SPAC pursuant to any Antitrust Law. The Company shall substantially comply with any Information or Document Requests.
(b) The Company shall request early termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act (to the extent available) and exercise its reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain termination or expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act and consents or approvals pursuant to any other applicable Antitrust Laws, (ii) prevent the entry in any Action brought by a Regulatory Consent Authority or any other Person of any Governmental Order which would prohibit, make unlawful or delay the consummation of the Transactions and (iii) if any such Governmental Order is issued in any such Action, cause such Governmental Order to be lifted.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Section 6.03 or any other provision of this Agreement shall require or obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to, and the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall not, without the prior written consent of SPAC, agree or otherwise be required to, take any action with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, including selling, divesting, or otherwise disposing of, licensing, holding separate, or taking or committing to take any action that limits in any respect its freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to retain, any business, products, rights, services, licenses, assets or properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any interest therein.
(d) The Company shall promptly notify SPAC of any substantive communication with any Governmental Authority or third party with respect to the Transactions, and furnish to SPAC upon request copies of any notices or written communications received by the Company or any of its Affiliates with respect to the Transactions, and the Company shall permit counsel to SPAC an opportunity to review in advance, and the Company shall consider in good faith the views of such counsel in connection with, any proposed written communications by the Company or its Affiliates to any Governmental Authority concerning the Transactions; provided that the Company shall not extend any waiting period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority to delay the consummation of the Transactions without the written consent of SPAC (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Company agrees to provide, to the extent practicable and permitted by the applicable Governmental Authority, SPAC and its counsel the opportunity, on reasonable advance notice, to participate in any substantive meetings or discussions, either in person, by telephone or by electronic means, between the Company or any of its Affiliates, agents or advisors, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, concerning or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Any materials exchanged in connection with this Section 6.03 may be redacted or withheld as necessary to address reasonable privilege or confidentiality concerns of legal counsel of the Company, and to remove references concerning the valuation of the Company or other competitively sensitive material; provided that the Company may, as it deems advisable and necessary, designate any materials provided to SPAC under this Section 6.03 as “outside counsel only.”
(e) SPAC and the Company shall each pay 50% of all filing fees payable to the Regulatory Consent Authorities in connection with the Transactions.
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6.04 Support Agreement; Termination of Certain Agreements.
(a) Promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Requisite Stockholders to, execute and deliver the Support Agreement to SPAC.
(b) On and as of the Acquisition Merger Closing, the Company shall take all actions necessary to cause any Contract listed on Schedule 6.04 to be terminated without any further force and effect and without any cost or other liability or obligation to the Company or its Subsidiaries, and there shall be no further obligations of any of the relevant parties thereunder following the Acquisition Merger Closing (except for any provisions thereof which expressly survive the termination of such Contract pursuant to the terms thereof).
6.05 No SPAC Common Stock Transactions. From and after the date of this Agreement until the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall engage in any transactions involving the securities of SPAC without the prior consent of the Company.
6.06 No Claim Against the Trust Account. The Company acknowledges that SPAC is a blank check company with the power and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses or assets, and the Company has read SPAC’s final prospectus, dated October 5, 2020, and other SPAC SEC Reports, the SPAC Organizational Documents, and the Trust Agreement and understands that SPAC has established the Trust Account described therein for the benefit of SPAC’s public stockholders and that disbursements from the Trust Account are available only in the limited circumstances set forth therein. The Company further acknowledges and agrees that SPAC’s sole assets consist of the cash proceeds of SPAC’s initial public offering and private placements of its securities, and that substantially all of these proceeds have been deposited in the Trust Account for the benefit of its public stockholders. The Company further acknowledges that, if the Transactions or, in the event of termination of this Agreement, another Business Combination, are or is not consummated within the requisite period set forth in the SPAC Organizational Documents or such later date as approved by the stockholders of SPAC to complete a Business Combination, SPAC will be obligated to return to its stockholders the amounts being held in the Trust Account. Accordingly, the Company (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates) hereby waives any past, present or future claim of any kind against, and any right to access, the Trust Account, any trustee of the Trust Account and SPAC to collect from the Trust Account any monies that may be owed to them by SPAC or any of its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever, and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account at any time for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, for any Willful Breach of this Agreement. This Section 6.06 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
6.07 Proxy Solicitation; Other Actions.
(a) The Company agrees to use reasonable best efforts to provide Pubco and SPAC, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (or after the end of each interim period in the case of the Unaudited Interim Financial Statements) (i) audited financial statements, including consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, statements of cash flows, and statements of stockholders equity, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of and for each of the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X and audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB (the “PCAOB Audited Financial Statements”) and (ii) unaudited financial statements, including consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, statements of cash flows and statements of stockholders equity, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of and for each interim period required to be presented in the Registration Statement, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X and reviewed in accordance with SAS 100 review procedures (the “Unaudited Interim Financial Statements”). The Company shall be available to, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall use reasonable best efforts to make their officers and employees available to, in each case, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advanced notice, Pubco, SPAC and their respective counsel in connection with (A) the drafting of the Registration Statement and (B) responding in a timely manner to comments on the Registration Statement from the SEC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Pubco and SPAC in connection with preparation for inclusion in the Registration Statement of pro forma financial statements that comply with the requirements of Regulation S-X under the rules and regulations of the SEC (as interpreted by the staff of the SEC) to the extent such pro forma financial statements are required by Form S-4.
(b) From and after the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, the Company will give Pubco and SPAC prompt written notice of any action taken or not taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any development regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries, in any such case which is known by the Company, that would cause the Registration Statement to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, if any such action shall be taken or fail to be taken or such development shall otherwise occur, Pubco, SPAC and the Company shall reasonably cooperate to cause an amendment or supplement to be made promptly to the Registration Statement, such that the Registration Statement no longer contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, further, however, that no information received by Pubco or SPAC pursuant to this Section 6.07 shall operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by the party who disclosed such information, and no such information shall be deemed to change, supplement or amend the Schedules.
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6.08 Non-Solicitation by Company; Company Acquisition Proposals.
(a) During the Interim Period, the Company shall not, shall cause its Subsidiaries not to and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiries or requests for information with respect to, or the making of, any inquiry regarding, or any proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any negotiations or discussions concerning, or provide access to its properties, books and records or any confidential information or data to, any Person relating to any proposal, offer, inquiry or request for information that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (iv) execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, confidentiality agreement, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, exchange agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement for or relating to any Acquisition Proposal or (v) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing; provided that it is understood and agreed that any determination or action by the Company Board made in accordance with Section 6.08(b) shall not be deemed to be a breach or violation of this Section 6.08(a). The Company also agrees that immediately following the execution of this Agreement it shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their Representatives to, cease any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) conducted heretofore in connection with an Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry or request for information that would reasonably be expected to lead to, or result in, an Acquisition Proposal. The Company also agrees that within three (3) Business Days of the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall request each Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) that has prior to the date hereof executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring the Company (and with whom the Company has had contact in twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement regarding the acquisition of the Company) to return or destroy all confidential information furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof and terminate access to any physical or electronic data room maintained by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) notify, in writing, SPAC of the receipt of any inquiry, proposal, offer or request for information received after the date hereof that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, which notice shall include a summary of the material terms of, and the identity of the Person or group of Persons making, such inquiry, proposal, offer or request for information and an unredacted copy of any Acquisition Proposal or inquiry, proposal or offer made in writing or, if not in writing, a written description of the material terms and conditions of such inquiry, proposal or offer (and shall include any other documents evidencing or specifying the terms of such proposal, offer, inquiry or request). The Company shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) keep SPAC reasonably informed of any material developments with respect to any such inquiry, proposal, offer, request for information or Acquisition Proposal (including any material changes thereto and copies of any additional written materials received by the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives). Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 6.08 by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective Representatives acting on the Company’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ behalf, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 6.08 by the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.08(a) or Section 8.03(a), this Agreement shall not prevent the Company or the Company Board from taking and disclosing to its stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any similar communication to stockholders in connection with the making or amendment of a tender offer or exchange offer) or from making any legally required disclosure to stockholders with regard to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or an Acquisition Proposal; provided that this clause (b) shall not be deemed to permit the Company or the Company Board to effect a Company Change in Recommendation.
6.09 Treatment of Company Indebtedness. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts, and shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to use reasonable best efforts, to deliver to Pubco and SPAC at least two Business Days prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date (with drafts being delivered in advance as reasonably requested by SPAC) (a) a copy of a payoff letter (subject to the delivery of funds as arranged by SPAC) with respect to the Credit Agreement (the Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and any related letter of credit, secured cash management agreement or secured hedge agreement, the “Subject Indebtedness”) in customary form reasonably satisfactory to Pubco and SPAC, which payoff letter shall (i) indicate the total amount required to be paid to fully satisfy all principal, interest, fees, prepayment premiums, termination costs, penalties, breakage costs and any other monetary obligations then due and payable under the Subject Indebtedness as of the anticipated Acquisition Merger Closing Date (and the daily accrual thereafter) (the “Payoff Amount”), (ii) state that upon receipt of the Payoff Amount under such payoff letter, the Subject Indebtedness and all related loan documents shall be terminated and (iii) provide that all Liens and guarantees in connection with the Subject Indebtedness relating to the assets and properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries securing the obligations under the Subject Indebtedness shall be released and terminated upon payment of the Payoff Amount on the Acquisition Merger Closing Date and (b) all documentation relating to the release of all related Liens and guarantees with respect to the Subject Indebtedness (including any termination statements on Form UCC-3 or other releases).
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Article VII
COVENANTS OF SPAC
7.01 HSR Act and Antitrust Approvals.
(a) In connection with the Transactions, SPAC shall comply promptly but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after the date hereof with the notification and reporting requirements of the HSR Act. SPAC shall use its reasonable best efforts to submit, as soon as practicable, any other required applications or filings pursuant to any Antitrust Laws and furnish to the Company as promptly as reasonably practicable all information required for any application or other filing required to be made by the Company pursuant to any Antitrust Law. SPAC shall substantially comply with any Information or Document Requests.
(b) SPAC shall request early termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act (to the extent available) and exercise its reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain termination or expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act and consents or approvals pursuant to any other applicable Antitrust Laws, (ii) prevent the entry in any Action brought by a Regulatory Consent Authority or any other Person of any Governmental Order which would prohibit, make unlawful or delay the consummation of the Transactions and (iii) if any such Governmental Order is issued in any such Action, cause such Governmental Order to be lifted.
(c) SPAC shall cooperate in good faith with the Regulatory Consent Authorities and exercise its reasonable best efforts to undertake promptly any and all action required to complete lawfully the Transactions as soon as practicable (but in any event prior to the Termination Date) and any and all action necessary or advisable to avoid, prevent, eliminate or remove any impediment under Antitrust Law or the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding in any forum by or on behalf of any Regulatory Consent Authority or the issuance of any Governmental Order that would delay, enjoin, prevent, restrain or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the Mergers, including selling, divesting, or otherwise disposing of, licensing, holding separate, or taking or committing to take any action that limits in any respect SPAC’s or the Company’s freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to retain, any business, products, rights, services, licenses, assets or properties of SPAC or the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, further, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Section 7.01 or any other provision of this Agreement shall require or obligate SPAC or any other Person to take any actions with respect to SPAC’s Affiliates, the Sponsor, the Subscribers, their respective Affiliates and any investment funds or investment vehicles affiliated with, or managed or advised by, SPAC’s Affiliates, the Sponsor, the Subscribers or any portfolio company (as such term is commonly understood in the private equity industry) or investment of SPAC’s Affiliates, Sponsor, the Subscribers or of any such investment fund or investment vehicle.
(d) SPAC shall promptly notify the Company of any substantive communication with, and furnish to the Company upon request copies of any notices or written communications received by, SPAC and any Governmental Authority with respect to the Transactions, and SPAC shall permit counsel to the Company an opportunity to review in advance, and SPAC shall consider in good faith the views of such counsel in connection with, any proposed written communications by SPAC to any Governmental Authority concerning the Transactions; provided that SPAC shall not extend any waiting period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority to delay the consummation of the Transactions without the written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). SPAC agrees to provide, to the extent practicable and permitted by the applicable Governmental Authority, the Company and its counsel the opportunity, on reasonable advance notice, to participate in any substantive meetings or discussions, either in person, by telephone or by electronic means, between SPAC or any of its Affiliates, agents or advisors, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, concerning or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Any materials exchanged in connection with this Section 7.01 may be redacted or withheld as necessary to address reasonable privilege or confidentiality concerns of legal counsel of SPAC, and to remove references concerning the valuation of the Company or other competitively sensitive material; provided that SPAC may, as it deems advisable and necessary, designate any materials provided to the Company under this Section 7.01 as “outside counsel only.”
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(e) SPAC and the Company shall each pay 50% of all filing fees payable to the Regulatory Consent Authorities in connection with the Transactions.
(f) SPAC shall not, and shall cause Merger Sub not to, acquire or agree to acquire, by merging with or into or consolidating with, or by purchasing a portion of the assets of or equity in, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets, or take any other action, if the entering into of a definitive agreement relating to, or the consummation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation, or the taking of any other action, would reasonably be expected to (i) impose any material delay in the obtaining of, or materially increase the risk of not obtaining, any authorizations, consents, orders or declarations of any Regulatory Consent Authorities or the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period; (ii) materially increase the risk of any Governmental Authority entering an order prohibiting the consummation of the Transactions; (iii) materially increase the risk of not being able to remove any such order on appeal or otherwise; or (iv) materially delay or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions and obligations set forth in this Section 7.01(f) shall not apply to or be binding upon SPAC’s Affiliates, the Sponsor, the Subscribers, their respective Affiliates or any investment funds or investment vehicles affiliated with, or managed or advised by, SPAC’s Affiliates, the Sponsor, the Subscribers or any portfolio company (as such term is commonly understood in the private equity industry) or investment of SPAC’s Affiliates, the Sponsor, the Subscribers or of any such investment fund or investment vehicle.
7.02 Conduct of SPAC During the Interim Period.
(a) During the Interim Period, except as set forth on SPAC Schedule 7.02, as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to by the Company in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), or as may be required by Law (including COVID-19 Measures), SPAC shall not and each shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(i) change, modify or amend the Trust Agreement, the SPAC Organizational Documents or the organizational documents of Merger Sub;
(ii) create or form any Subsidiary;
(iii) (A) make, declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any of its outstanding shares or other equity interests; (B) split, combine, reclassify or otherwise change any of its shares or other equity interests; or (C) other than the redemption of any shares of SPAC Common Stock required by the Offer or as otherwise required by SPAC’s Organizational Documents in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any shares of, or other equity interests in, SPAC;
(iv) make, revoke or change any material Tax election, adopt or change any material Tax accounting method or period, file any amendment to or otherwise materially change a material Tax Return, enter into any agreement with a Governmental Authority with respect to a material amount of Taxes, settle or compromise any examination, audit or other Action with a Governmental Authority of or relating to any material Taxes or settle or compromise any claim or assessment by a Governmental Authority in respect of material Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes or in respect of any material Tax attribute that would give rise to any claim of assessment of Taxes, or enter into any material Tax sharing or similar agreement (excluding any commercial contract not primarily related to Taxes);
(v) take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment;
(vi) other than as set forth on SPAC Schedule 7.02(a)(vi), enter into, renew or amend in any material respect, any SPAC Affiliate Agreement (or any Contract, that if existing on the date hereof, would have constitute a SPAC Affiliate Agreement);
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(vii) enter into, or amend or modify any material term of (in a manner adverse to SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries), terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms), or waive or release any material rights, claims or benefits under, any Contract of a type required to be listed on SPAC Schedule 5.17(a) (or any Contract, that if existing on the date hereof, would have been required to be listed on SPAC Schedule 5.17(a)) or any collective bargaining or similar agreement (including agreements with works councils and trade unions and side letters) to which SPAC or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound;
(viii) waive, release, compromise or settle any pending or threatened claim (which shall include, but not be limited to, any pending or threatened Action) or compromise or settle any liability in excess of the amount set forth in SPAC Schedule 7.02(a)(viii);
(ix) incur, create, assume, refinance, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness, other than in respect of and/or to fund fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions;
(x) (A) offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, or authorize or propose to offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, any shares of, or other equity interests in, SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares or equity interests, other than (i) in connection with the exercise of any SPAC Warrants outstanding on the date hereof, (ii) the Transactions (including the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements) or (iii) SPAC Class A Common Stock or Pubco Common Stock at a purchase price payable to SPAC or Pubco, as applicable, equal to or greater than ten dollars ($10.00) per share (before calculating any transaction expenses), in each case, with the prior written consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) (any agreement in respect of the purchase and sale of such SPAC Class A Common Stock or Pubco Common Stock in compliance with this clause (iii), an “Acceptable Subscription Agreement”) or (B) amend, modify or waive any of the terms or rights set forth in, any SPAC Warrant or the Warrant Agreement, including any amendment, modification or reduction of the warrant price set forth therein, other than pursuant to the Sponsor Agreement;
(xi) except as contemplated by this Agreement, adopt or amend any SPAC Benefit Plan, or enter into any employment contract or collective bargaining agreement;
(xii) (i) fail to maintain its existence or acquire by merger or consolidation with, or merge or consolidate with, or purchase a material portion of the assets or equity of, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other business organization or division thereof; or (ii) adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of SPAC or its Subsidiaries (other than the Transactions);
(xiii) make any capital expenditures;
(xiv) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person (including to any of its officers, directors, agents or consultants), make any change in its existing borrowing or lending arrangements for or on behalf of such Persons, or enter into any “keep well” or similar agreement to maintain the financial condition of any other Person;
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(xv) enter into any new line of business outside of the business currently conducted by SPAC and its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement;
(xvi) make any change in financial accounting methods, principles or practices, except insofar as may have been required by a change in GAAP (including pursuant to standards, guidelines and interpretations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any similar organization) or applicable Law;
(xvii) voluntarily fail to maintain, cancel or materially change coverage under any insurance policy in form and amount equivalent in all material respects to the insurance coverage currently maintained with respect to SPAC and its Subsidiaries and their assets and properties; or
(xviii) enter into any agreement or undertaking to do any action prohibited under this Section 7.02.
(b) During the Interim Period, SPAC shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to comply with, and continue performing under, as applicable, the SPAC Organizational Documents, the Trust Agreement and all other agreements or Contracts to which SPAC or its Subsidiaries may be a party.
7.03 Trust Account. Prior to or at Acquisition Merger Closing (subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article IX), SPAC shall make appropriate arrangements to cause the funds in the Trust Account to be disbursed in accordance with the Trust Agreement for the following: (a) the redemption of any shares of SPAC Common Stock in connection with the Offer; (b) the payment of the Outstanding Company Expenses and Outstanding SPAC Expenses pursuant to Section 3.08 and the payment of the cash in lieu of the issuance of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.07; and (c) the balance of the assets in the Trust Account, if any, after payment of the amounts required under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), to be disbursed to SPAC.
7.04 Inspection. Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to information furnished to SPAC or its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in SPAC’s or its Subsidiaries’ possession from time to time, and except for any information which in the opinion of legal counsel of SPAC would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other privilege from disclosure or would conflict with any applicable Law or confidentiality obligations to which SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries is bound, SPAC shall afford to the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, and so long as reasonably feasible or permissible under applicable Law, to all of their respective properties, books, projections, plans, systems, Contracts, commitments, Tax Returns, records, commitments, analyses and appropriate officers and employees of SPAC, and shall furnish such Representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the affairs of SPAC that are in the possession of SPAC as such Representatives may reasonably request. The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make alternative arrangements for such disclosure where the restrictions in the preceding sentence apply. All information obtained by the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives under this Agreement shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time.
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7.05 SPAC Exchange Listing. From the date hereof through the SPAC Merger Closing, SPAC shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure SPAC remains listed as a public company on, and for shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock to be listed on, the NYSE. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if mutually agreed by SPAC and the Company, SPAC may delist the SPAC Class A Common Stock from the NYSE, effective as of no later than the SPAC Merger Closing, and shall prepare and submit to Nasdaq (“Nasdaq”) a listing application, in accordance with Nasdaq rules, covering the shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock issuable in the Mergers, and shall obtain approval for the listing of the SPAC Class A Common Stock on Nasdaq from and after the SPAC Merger Closing, and the Company shall reasonably cooperate with SPAC with respect to such listing.
7.06 SPAC Public Filings. From the date hereof through the SPAC Merger Closing, SPAC will keep current and timely file all reports required to be filed or furnished with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with its reporting obligations under applicable Securities Laws.
7.07 Exclusivity. SPAC agrees that immediately following the execution of this Agreement it shall, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to, cease any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) conducted heretofore in connection with a Business Combination or any inquiry or request for information that could reasonably be expected to lead to, or result in, a Business Combination. SPAC shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) notify, in writing, the Company of the receipt of any inquiry, proposal, offer or request for information received after the date hereof that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Business Combination (other than with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), which notice shall include a summary of the material terms of, and the identity of the Person or group of Persons making, such inquiry, proposal, offer or request for information and an unredacted copy of proposal or indication of interest, written or oral relating to any Business Combination (a “Business Combination Proposal”), and thereafter promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) keep the Company reasonably informed of any material developments with respect to any such Business Combination Proposal; provided that SPAC’s notice obligations under this Section 7.07 shall not apply to Business Combination Proposals received by Sponsor, its Affiliates (other than SPAC and its Subsidiaries) or any of their respective Representatives or that do not disclose the identity of the proposed counterparty.
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Article VIII
JOINT COVENANTS
8.01 Support of Transaction. Without limiting any covenant contained in Article VI or Article VII, including the obligations of the Company and SPAC with respect to the notifications, filings, reaffirmations and applications described in Section 6.03 and Section 7.01, respectively, which obligations shall control to the extent of any conflict with the succeeding provisions of this Section 8.01, SPAC and the Company shall each, and shall each cause their respective Subsidiaries to: (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to assemble, prepare and file any information (and, as needed, to supplement such information), in cooperation and consultation with each other, as may be reasonably necessary to obtain as promptly as practicable all governmental and regulatory consents required to be obtained in connection with the Transactions, including any required approvals of the FCC, the FAA, or State Regulators for transfers of control of the holders of the Company Licenses and the RDOF Subsidiary, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all material consents and approvals of third parties and Governmental Authorities that any of SPAC, the Company, or their respective Affiliates are required to obtain in order to consummate the Transactions, including any required approvals of parties to Material Contracts with the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (c) take such other action as may reasonably be necessary or as another party may reasonably request to satisfy the conditions of Article IX or otherwise to comply with this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions as soon as practicable, in each case, subject to applicable fiduciary duties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall SPAC, Merger Sub, the Company or its Subsidiaries be obligated to bear any expense or pay any fee or grant any concession in connection with obtaining any consents, authorizations or approvals pursuant to the terms of any Contract to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise in connection with the consummation of the Transactions. SPAC and the Company shall each pay 50% of all filing fees required by a Governmental Authority in connection with any approval required under clause (a) above.
8.02 Preparation of Registration Statement; Special Meeting.
(a) As promptly as practicable following the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the receipt by Pubco and SPAC of the PCAOB Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Interim Financial Statements, Pubco and SPAC shall prepare, with the assistance of the Company, and cause to be filed with the SEC by Pubco a registration statement on Form S-4 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, and including the Proxy Statement contained therein, the “Registration Statement”) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock to be issued under this Agreement as Per Share Consideration or SPAC Merger Consideration and the Pubco Warrants (and the Pubco Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof), which Registration Statement will also contain the Proxy Statement. Each of SPAC and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Mergers. Each of SPAC and the Company shall furnish all information concerning it as may reasonably be requested by the other party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement. Promptly after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, SPAC will cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to stockholders of SPAC. SPAC and the Company shall each pay 50% of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement and the receipt of stock exchange approval in connection with the listing of SPAC Class A Common Stock to be issued as Per Share Consideration, SPAC Merger Consideration and the Pubco Warrants (and the Pubco Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof), other than fees and expenses of advisors (which shall be borne by the party incurring such fees).
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(b) Each of SPAC and the Company shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) any response to comments of the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement and any amendment to the Registration Statement filed in response thereto. If SPAC or the Company becomes aware that any information contained in the Registration Statement shall have become false or misleading in any material respect or that the Registration Statement is required to be amended in order to comply with applicable Law, then (i) such party shall promptly inform the other parties and (ii) SPAC, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall reasonably cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement. SPAC and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement as so amended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to the holders of shares of SPAC Common Stock, as applicable, in each case pursuant to applicable Law and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the SPAC Organizational Documents. Each of the Company and SPAC shall provide the other parties with copies of any written comments, and shall inform such other parties of any oral comments, that SPAC receives from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement promptly after the receipt of such comments and shall give the other parties a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any proposed written or oral responses to such comments prior to responding to the SEC or its staff.
(c) SPAC and Pubco agree to include provisions in the Proxy Statement and to take reasonable action related thereto, with respect to (i) approval of the Transactions, including the Business Combination (as defined in the SPAC Organizational Documents) and the adoption and approval of this Agreement (the “Transaction Proposal”), (ii) to the extent required by applicable Securities Laws or the NYSE or Nasdaq listing rules, as applicable, approval of the Pubco Delaware Charter and the Pubco Delaware Bylaws and each change to the Pubco Organizational Documents effected thereby that is required to be separately approved, including any separate or unbundled advisory proposals as are required to implement the foregoing (the “Pubco Organizational Documents Proposal”), (iii) to the extent required by the NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, listing rules, approval of the issuance of the SPAC Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreements and this Agreement (the “Exchange Proposal”), (iv) to the extent required by applicable Securities Laws or the NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, listing rules, the approval and adoption of the Pubco Equity Incentive Plan (the “Pubco Equity Incentive Plan Proposal”), (v) to the extent required by applicable Securities Laws or the NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, listing rules, the approval and adoption of the Pubco ESPP (the “Pubco ESPP Proposal”), (vi) adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing proposals (the “Adjournment Proposal”) and (vii) approval of any other proposals reasonably agreed by SPAC and the Company to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the Transactions (the “Additional Proposal” and together with the Transaction Proposal, the Pubco Organizational Documents Proposal, the Exchange Proposal, the Equity Incentive Plan Proposal, the Pubco ESPP Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal, the “Proposals”). Without the prior written consent of the Company, the Proposals shall be the only matters (other than procedural matters) which SPAC shall propose to be voted on by the SPAC Stockholders at the Special Meeting.
(d) SPAC shall use reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, (i) establish the record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Special Meeting, (ii) cause the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to SPAC Stockholders in compliance with applicable Law and (iii) solicit proxies from the holders of SPAC Common Stock to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the SPAC Board with respect to each of the Proposals. SPAC shall, through the SPAC Board, recommend to its stockholders that they approve the Proposals (the “SPAC Board Recommendation”) and shall include the SPAC Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement. The SPAC Board shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, the SPAC Board Recommendation. SPAC may postpone the Special Meeting, or adjourn the Special Meeting opened in accordance with the SPAC Organizational Documents, on one or more occasions for up to twenty (20) Business Days in the aggregate after the date for which the Special Meeting was originally scheduled upon the good faith determination by the SPAC Board that such postponement or adjournment, as the case may be, is necessary to (i) solicit additional proxies to obtain the SPAC Stockholder Approval, (ii) obtain a quorum if one is not present at any then scheduled Special Meeting, (iii) ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement that is required by applicable Law is provided to the SPAC Stockholders with adequate time for review prior to the Special Meeting, or (iv) otherwise take actions consistent with SPAC’s obligations under Section 8.01.
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8.03 Solicitation of Company Requisite Approval.
(a) The Company shall, in a manner in compliance with applicable Law, solicit the Company Requisite Approval via written consent (the “Written Consent”) as soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the Registration Statement becomes effective. In connection therewith, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, as promptly as practicable, (i) establish the record date (which record date shall be mutually agreed with SPAC) for determining the Company Stockholders entitled to provide such written consent, (ii) cause the Consent Solicitation Statement together with any other stockholder materials required by applicable Law, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to SPAC, to be disseminated no later than five (5) Business Days after the Registration Statement becomes effective to the Company Stockholders in compliance with applicable Law (which Consent Solicitation Statement shall also contain the notice of availability of appraisal rights in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL) and (iii) solicit written consents from the Company Stockholders to give the Company Requisite Approval. Each of SPAC and the Company shall furnish all information concerning it as may reasonably be requested by the other party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Consent Solicitation Statement.
(b) The Company shall, through the Company Board, recommend to the Company Stockholders that they adopt this Agreement (the “Company Board Recommendation”) and shall include the Company Board Recommendation in the Consent Solicitation Statement, subject to the provisions of this Section 8.03. The Company Board shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) (i) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, the Company Board Recommendation or (ii) approve, recommend or declare advisable, or propose publicly to approve, recommend or declare advisable, any Acquisition Proposal (any action described in clause (i) or (ii), a “Company Change in Recommendation”). The Company will provide SPAC with copies of all stockholder consents it receives within one (1) Business Day of receipt.
(c) If the Company Requisite Approval is obtained, then promptly following the receipt of the required written consents, the Company will prepare and deliver to its stockholders who have not consented the notice required by Section 228(e) of the DGCL. Unless this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms, the Company’s obligation to solicit written consents from the Company Stockholders to give the Company Requisite Approval in accordance with this Section 8.03 shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the making, commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission of any Acquisition Proposal or by any Company Change in Recommendation.
8.04 Tax Matters.
(a) Transfer Taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall pay all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added or other similar Taxes incurred in connection with the Transactions (“Transfer Taxes”). The party responsible for filing any Tax Returns with respect to all such Transfer Taxes shall (after providing the other party a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such Tax Returns) file all such Tax Returns, and, if required by applicable Law, the other party will join in the execution of any such Tax Returns. The Company and SPAC agree to reasonably cooperate to reduce or eliminate the amount of any such Transfer Taxes.
(b) Tax Treatment. SPAC, Merger Sub and the Company intend that the Mergers shall qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment. None of the Company or its Affiliates, on the one hand, or SPAC or its Affiliates, on the other hand, shall take or cause to be taken, or knowingly fail to take or knowingly cause to be failed to be taken, any action, if such action or failure to act, as the case may be, would reasonably be expected to prevent, impair or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. Each party shall, unless otherwise required by a final determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or any similar state, local or non-U.S. final determination) or a change in applicable Law, or based on a change in the facts and circumstances underlying the Transactions from the terms described in this Agreement, cause all Tax Returns to be filed on a basis consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment. Each of the parties agrees to use reasonable best efforts to promptly notify all other parties of any challenge to the Intended Tax Treatment by any Governmental Authority.
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(c) The parties shall reasonably cooperate with each other and their respective tax counsel to document and support the Intended Tax Treatment by taking the actions described on Schedule 8.04(c).
(d) The Company, Pubco, SPAC, and Merger Sub hereby adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) with respect to the Mergers.
(e) On or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to SPAC a certification from the Company, prepared in a manner consistent and in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.897-2(g), (h) and 1.1445-2(c) dated no more than thirty (30) days prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date and signed by a responsible corporate officer of the Company, certifying that no interest in the Company is, or has been during the relevant period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code, a “U.S. real property interest” within the meaning of Section 897(c) of the Code, and a form of notice to the IRS prepared in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2).
8.05 Confidentiality; Publicity.
(a) SPAC acknowledges that the information being provided to it in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. At the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate with respect to information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(b) None of SPAC, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates shall make any public announcement or issue any public communication regarding this Agreement or the Transactions, or any matter related to the foregoing, without first obtaining the prior consent of the Company or SPAC, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except if such announcement or other communication is required by applicable Law or legal process (including pursuant to Securities Laws or the rules of any national securities exchange), in which case SPAC or the Company, as applicable, shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate such announcement or communication with the other party, prior to announcement or issuance and allow the other party a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon (which shall be considered by SPAC or the Company, as applicable, in good faith); provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, each party and its Affiliates may make non-public announcements and may provide information regarding this Agreement and the Transactions to their respective owners, their Affiliates, and its and their respective directors, officers, employees, managers, advisors, direct and indirect investors and prospective investors without the consent of any other party hereto so long as such information is substantively consistent with public statements previously consented to by the other party in accordance with this Section 8.04(c); provided, further, that subject to Section 6.02 and this Section 8.04(c), the foregoing shall not prohibit any party hereto from communicating with third parties to the extent necessary for the purpose of seeking any third-party consent.
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8.06 Post-Closing Cooperation; Further Assurances. Following the Acquisition Merger Closing, each party shall, on the request of any other party, execute such further documents, and perform such further acts, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to give full effect to the allocation of rights, benefits, obligations and liabilities contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.07 Transaction Litigation. From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Acquisition Merger Closing or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, SPAC, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall each notify the other in writing promptly after learning of any stockholder demands, other stockholder Actions (including derivative claims) or Actions brought by any third-party relating to this Agreement, any related agreements or any matters relating thereto (collectively, the “Transaction Litigation”) commenced against, in the case of SPAC, any of SPAC or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a Representative of SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries), or, in the case of the Company, any of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives (in their capacity as a Representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). SPAC and the Company shall each (i) keep the other reasonably informed regarding any Transaction Litigation, (ii) give the other the opportunity to, at its own cost and expense, participate in the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation and reasonably cooperate with the other in connection with the defense, settlement and compromise of any such Transaction Litigation, (iii) consider in good faith the other’s advice with respect to any such Transaction Litigation and (iv) reasonably cooperate with each other; provided, however, that in no event shall (x) SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the prior written consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (y) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any or any of their respective Representatives settle or compromise any Transaction Litigation without the prior written consent of SPAC (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
8.08 Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) From and after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director and officer of the Company, SPAC and each of their respective Subsidiaries against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, or SPAC or its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, as the case may be, would have been permitted under applicable Law and its respective certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents in effect on the date of this Agreement to indemnify such Person (including the advancing of expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law). Without limiting the foregoing, the Surviving Corporation shall, and shall cause the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain for a period of not less than six (6) years from the Acquisition Merger Effective Time provisions in its certificate of incorporation (if applicable), bylaws and other organizational documents concerning the indemnification and exculpation (including provisions relating to expense advancement and reimbursement) of officers, directors and managers that are no less favorable to those Persons than the provisions of such certificates of incorporation (if applicable), bylaws and other organizational documents as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any respect that would adversely affect the rights of those Persons thereunder, in each case, except as required by Law. The Surviving Corporation shall assume, and be liable for, and shall cause the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation and their respective Subsidiaries to honor, each of the covenants in this Section 8.08.
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(b) For a period of six years from the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall, or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”) covering those Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies (true and correct copies of which have been heretofore made available to SPAC or its agents or Representatives) on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage, except that in no event shall the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries be required to pay an annual premium for such insurance in excess of 300% of the aggregate annual premium payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries for such insurance policy for the year ended December 31, 2020; provided, however, that (i) the Company may cause coverage to be extended under the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance by obtaining a six-year “tail” policy containing terms not materially less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims existing or occurring at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time and (ii) if any claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 8.08 shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.
(c) Prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, SPAC may purchase a prepaid “tail” policy (a “SPAC Tail Policy”) with respect to the D&O Insurance covering those persons who are currently covered by SPAC’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies. If SPAC elects to purchase such SPAC Tail Policy prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will maintain such SPAC Tail Policy in full force and effect for a period of no less than six years after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time and continue to honor SPAC’s obligations thereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 8.08 shall survive the consummation of the Mergers indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on SPAC and the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation and all successors and assigns of SPAC and the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation. In the event that SPAC, the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, SPAC and the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation shall ensure that proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of SPAC or the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 8.08. The obligations of SPAC and the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation under this Section 8.08 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to materially and adversely affect any present and former director and officer of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries to whom this Section 8.08 applies without the consent of the affected Person.
(e) Prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing, Pubco, in consultation with and subject to the review and approval of SPAC (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), shall obtain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that shall be effective as of the Acquisition Merger Closing and will cover those Persons who will be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries (including the applicable current directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries) at and after the Acquisition Merger Closing on terms not less favorable than the better of (a) the terms of the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in place for the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ directors and officers and (b) the terms of a typical directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy for a company whose equity is listed on NYSE or Nasdaq which policy has a scope and amount of coverage that is reasonably appropriate for a company of similar characteristics (including the line of business and revenues) as the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Subsidiary Corporation and its Subsidiaries from and after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time).
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8.09 Stock Exchange Listing. Each of SPAC, the Company and Pubco shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Pubco Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Transactions, including the shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock to be issued under this Agreement as Per Share Consideration or SPAC Merger Consideration and the Pubco Warrants (and the Pubco Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof), to be approved for listing on the NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, as promptly as practicable following the issuance thereof, subject to official notice of issuance, on or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date.
8.10 Financing. The Company, SPAC and Merger Sub shall take, or cause to be taken, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary (including enforcing their rights under the Subscription Agreements), on or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements on the terms and conditions described or contemplated therein, including using its respective reasonable efforts to enforce its rights under the Subscription Agreements to cause the Subscribers to pay to (or as directed by) Pubco the applicable purchase price under each Subscriber’s applicable Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company, SPAC shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, any waiver (in whole or in part) of, or provide consent to modify (including consent to terminate), any provision or remedy under, or any replacements of, any of the Subscription Agreements.
8.11 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the SPAC Merger Closing, the parties hereto and their respective boards of directors, or appropriate committees of “non-employee directors” (as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) thereof, as applicable, shall adopt resolutions consistent with the interpretive guidance of the SEC so that the acquisition of Pubco Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby by any person owning securities of the Company who is expected to become a director or officer (as defined under Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of Pubco following the Acquisition Merger Closing shall be an exempt transaction for purposes of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder.
8.12 Director and Officer Appointments. Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and SPAC prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing, and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Acquisition Merger Closing, subject to any limitation imposed under applicable Laws and NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, listing requirements, SPAC and Pubco shall take all actions necessary or appropriate to cause the individuals set forth on Schedule 2.06(b)(ii) and (b)(iii) to be elected as members of the Pubco Board and/or officers of Pubco, as indicated thereon, in each case effective as of the Acquisition Merger Closing. On the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, Pubco shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Company with the individuals set forth on Schedule 2.06(b)(ii) and (b)(iii), which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Acquisition Merger Closing.
8.13 Employee Matters. Prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, Pubco shall approve and adopt (x) an incentive award plan in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (with such changes as may be agreed in writing by SPAC and the Company) (the “Pubco Equity Incentive Plan”) and (y) the form of employee stock purchase plan attached hereto as Exhibit I (with such changes that may be agreed in writing by SPAC and the Company) (the “Pubco ESPP”). Within two (2) Business Days following the expiration of the sixty (60) day period following the date Pubco has filed current Form 10 information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company, Pubco shall use its reasonable best efforts to file an effective registration statement on Form S-8 (or other applicable form, including Form S-3) with respect to the Pubco Common Stock issuable under the Pubco Equity Incentive Award Plan and/or the Pubco ESPP, and Pubco shall use reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement(s) (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as awards granted pursuant to the Pubco Equity Incentive Award Plan or acquired under the Pubco ESPP remain outstanding.
8.14 SPAC Equity Financing. For avoidance of doubt, during the Interim Period, SPAC may execute Acceptable Subscription Agreements with equity investors pursuant to Section 7.02(a)(x). If SPAC desires to seek additional financing from potential equity investors pursuant to Acceptable Subscription Agreements, the Company agrees, and shall cause the appropriate officers and employees thereof, to use reasonable best efforts to cooperate in connection with the arrangement of such financing as may be reasonably requested by SPAC. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of the covenants set forth in this Section 8.14 so long as it has acted in good faith to comply with the cooperation and assistance set forth herein.
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Article IX
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS
9.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties. The obligations of the parties hereto to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Mergers are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, any one or more of which may be waived (if legally permitted) in writing by all of such parties:
(a) Antitrust Law Approval. All applicable waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) under the HSR Act in respect of the Transactions shall have expired or been terminated.
(b) No Prohibition. No Governmental Authority shall have been enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Governmental Order which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions, including the Mergers, illegal or otherwise prohibiting or enjoining consummation of the Transactions, including the Mergers.
(c) Offer Completion. The Offer shall have been completed in accordance with the terms hereof and the Proxy Statement.
(d) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC and not withdrawn.
(e) Net Tangible Assets. As of immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Effective Time, SPAC shall have at least five million one dollars ($5,000,001) of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) remaining upon the consummation of the SPAC Merger Closing (after giving effect to the receipt of the PIPE Investment Amount).
(f) SPAC Stockholder Approval. The SPAC Stockholder Approval, other than any precatory approvals, shall have been obtained.
(g) Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Requisite Approval shall have been obtained.
(h) Exchange. The Pubco Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements and this Agreement shall have been approved for listing on NYSE or Nasdaq, subject only to official notice of issuance thereof and the requirement to have a sufficient number of round lot holders.
(i) FCC Approval. The FCC shall have approved the transfer of control of all material Company Licenses, to the extent required by the Communications Laws.
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9.02 Additional Conditions to Obligations of SPAC and Merger Sub. The obligations of SPAC and Merger Sub to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Mergers is subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by SPAC:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company and Pubco contained in Section 4.01(a) (Corporate Organization of the Company and Pubco), Section 4.03(a) (Due Authorization), Section 4.18 (Brokers’ Fees) and Section 4.23(a) (Absence of Changes) in each case shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, as if made anew at and as of that time (except to the extent any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, and in such case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).
(ii) The representations and warranties of the Company and Pubco contained in Section 4.02(a) (Subsidiaries), Section 4.06(a) (Capitalization) and Section 4.06(c) (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in all respects other than de minimis inaccuracies, as of the date hereof and as of the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, as if made anew at and as of that time (except to the extent any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, and in such case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).
(iii) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company and Pubco contained in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties of the Company and Pubco described in Sections 9.02(a)(i) and (ii)), shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality,” “in all material respects” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) as of the date hereof and as of the Acquisition Merger Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), except, in either case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The covenants of the Company and Pubco to be performed or complied with as of or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects; provided that for purposes of this Section 9.02(b), a covenant of the Company or Pubco shall only be deemed to have not been performed if the Company or Pubco has breached such covenant in any material respect and failed to cure such breach within twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach has been delivered to the Company by SPAC (or if earlier, the Termination Date).
(c) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to SPAC a certificate signed by an officer of the Company, dated the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge and belief of such officer, the conditions specified in Section 9.02(a) and Section 9.02(b) have been fulfilled.
(d) Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Ancillary Agreements. The Company shall have delivered to SPAC executed counterparts of each Ancillary Agreement to which the Company, Pubco or any Company Stockholders is a party.
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9.03 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and Pubco. The obligation of the Company and Pubco to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Mergers is subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by the Company:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) Each of the representations and warranties of SPAC and Merger Sub contained in Section 5.01 (Corporate Organization), Section 5.02 (Due Authorization), and Section 5.11 (Brokers’ Fees), in each case shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, as if made anew at and as of that time (except to the extent any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, and in such case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).
(ii) The representations and warranties of SPAC and Merger Sub contained in Section 5.15 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in all respects other than de minimis inaccuracies, as of the date hereof and as of the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, as if made anew at and as of that time (except to the extent any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, and in such case, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).
(iii) Each of the representations and warranties of SPAC and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties of SPAC described in Sections 9.03(a)(i) and 9.03(a)(ii)), shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality,” “in all material respects” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) as of the date hereof and as of the Acquisition Merger Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), except, in either case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a material adverse effect on SPAC or Merger Sub or their ability to consummate the Transactions.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The covenants of SPAC and Merger Sub to be performed or complied with as of or prior to the Acquisition Merger Closing shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects; provided that for purposes of this Section 9.03(b), a covenant of SPAC or Merger Sub shall only be deemed to have not been performed if SPAC or Merger Sub has breached such covenant in any material respect and failed to cure such breach within twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach has been delivered to SPAC by the Company (or if earlier, the Termination Date).
(c) Officer’s Certificate. SPAC shall have delivered to the Company a certificate signed by an officer of SPAC, dated the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge and belief of such officer, the conditions specified in Section 9.03(a) and Section 9.03(b) have been fulfilled.
(d) Ancillary Agreements. SPAC shall have delivered to the Company executed counterparts of each Ancillary Agreement to which SPAC, Merger Sub or the Sponsor is a party.
(e) Required Funds. The sum of the Closing Surviving Corporation Cash shall equal or exceed three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000).
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Article X
TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS
10.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned:
(a) by written consent of the Company and SPAC;
(b) prior to the SPAC Merger Closing, by written notice to the Company from SPAC if (i) there is any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions specified in Section 9.02(a) or Section 9.02(b) would not be satisfied at the SPAC Merger Closing (a “Terminating Company Breach”), except that, if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company through the exercise of its commercially reasonable efforts, then, for a period of up to 30 days (or any shorter period of the time that remains between the date SPAC provides written notice of such violation or breach and the Termination Date) after receipt by the Company of notice from SPAC of such breach, but only as long as the Company continues to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such Terminating Company Breach (the “Company Cure Period”), such termination shall not be effective, and such termination shall become effective only if the Terminating Company Breach is not cured within the Company Cure Period, (ii) the SPAC Merger Closing has not occurred on or before July 6, 2022, (as such date as it may be extended pursuant to this Section 10.01(b)(ii) or Section 10.01(c)(ii) (the “Termination Date”)); provided that, if as of the Termination Date (x) the Special Meeting has been scheduled and subsequently postponed or adjourned as permitted by Section 8.02(d), then the Termination Date shall be automatically extended to the fourth (4th) Business Day after the earlier of (A) the date the Special Meeting is held and concluded or (B) the twentieth (20th) Business Day after the date for which the Special Meeting was originally scheduled or (y) all conditions to this Agreement are satisfied (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the SPAC Merger Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the SPAC Merger Closing) or waived (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), other than the conditions set forth in Section 9.01(a), Section 9.01(b), Section 9.01(d), Section 9.01(f) or Section 9.01(g), the Termination Date shall be automatically extended to October 6, 2022, or (iii) the consummation of the Mergers is permanently enjoined or prohibited by the terms of a final, non-appealable Governmental Order or other Law; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under Section 10.01(b)(ii) shall not be available if SPAC’s material breach of this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure of the SPAC Merger Closing to occur on or before such date; provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement under Section 10.01(b)(ii) shall not be available if SPAC is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement on such date;
(c) prior to the SPAC Merger Closing, by written notice to SPAC from the Company if (i) there is any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of SPAC set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions specified in Section 9.03(a) or Section 9.03(b) would not be satisfied at the SPAC Merger Closing (a “Terminating SPAC Breach”), except that, if any such Terminating SPAC Breach is curable by SPAC through the exercise of its commercially reasonable efforts, then, for a period of up to 30 days (or any shorter period of the time that remains between the date the Company provides written notice of such violation or breach and the Termination Date) after receipt by SPAC of notice from the Company of such breach, but only as long as SPAC continues to exercise such commercially reasonable efforts to cure such Terminating SPAC Breach (the “SPAC Cure Period”), such termination shall not be effective, and such termination shall become effective only if the Terminating SPAC Breach is not cured within the SPAC Cure Period, (ii) the SPAC Merger Closing has not occurred on or before the Termination Date; provided that, if as of the Termination Date all conditions to this Agreement are satisfied (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the SPAC Merger Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the SPAC Merger Closing) or waived (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), other than the conditions set forth in Section 9.01(a), Section 9.01(b), Section 9.01(d), Section 9.01(f) or Section 9.01(g), the Termination Date shall be automatically extended to October 6, 2022, or (iii) the consummation of the Mergers is permanently enjoined or prohibited by the terms of a final, non-appealable Governmental Order or other Law; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under Section 10.01(c)(ii) shall not be available if the Company’s material breach of this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure of the SPAC Merger Closing to occur on or before such date; provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement under Section 10.01(c)(ii) shall not be available if the Company is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement on such date;
(d) by written notice from either the Company or SPAC to the other if the SPAC Stockholder Approval is not obtained at the Special Meeting (subject to any adjournment or recess of the meeting);
(e) by written notice from the Company to SPAC prior to SPAC obtaining the SPAC Stockholder Approval if the SPAC Board shall have failed to include the SPAC Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement distributed to its stockholders;
(f) by written notice from SPAC to the Company prior to obtaining the Company Requisite Approval if the Company Board shall have failed to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Consent Solicitation Statement distributed to its stockholders;
(g) by written notice from SPAC to the Company if the Company Requisite Approval has not been obtained within five (5) Business Days following the date that the Consent Solicitation Statement is disseminated by the Company to the Company Stockholders pursuant to Section 8.03(a); or
(h) by written notice from SPAC to the Company if the Company and each of the Company Requisite Stockholders have not executed and delivered to SPAC the Support Agreement within twenty-four (24) hours after the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
10.02 Effect of Termination. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 10.02, in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any party hereto or its respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or stockholders, other than liability of the Company for any Willful Breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination, subject to Section 6.06. The provisions of Section 4.30 (No Additional Representations and Warranties; No Outside Reliance), Section 5.23 (No Additional Representations and Warranties; No Outside Reliance), Section 6.06 (No Claim Against the Trust Account), Section 8.04(c) (Confidentiality; Publicity), Section 10.02 (Effect of Termination) and Article XI (Miscellaneous) (collectively, the “Surviving Provisions”) and the Confidentiality Agreement, and any other Section or Article of this Agreement referenced in the Surviving Provisions, which are required to survive in order to give appropriate effect to the Surviving Provisions, shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement.
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Article XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.01 Waiver. Any party to this Agreement may, at any time prior to the SPAC Merger Closing, by action taken by its board of directors, or officers thereunto duly authorized, waive any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, or agree to an amendment or modification to this Agreement in the manner contemplated by Section 11.10 and by an agreement in writing executed in the same manner (but not necessarily by the same Persons) as this Agreement.
11.02 Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (iv) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:
(a) If to SPAC or Merger Sub, to:
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
100 5th Ave, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10011
Attn: Eric Cheung
E-mail: eric@firstmarkcap.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attn: Michael Mies
E-mail: michael.mies@skadden.com
(b) If to the Company or Pubco to:
Starry, Inc.
38 Chauncey Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Attn: Bill Lundregan, Chief Legal Officer
E-mail: wlundregan@starry.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Justin Hamill
E-mail: Justin.Hamill@lw.com
Attn: Chad Rolston
E-mail: Chad.Rolston@lw.com
or to such other address or addresses as the parties may from time to time designate in writing.
11.03 Assignment. No party hereto shall assign this Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 11.03 shall be null and void, ab initio.
11.04 Rights of Third Parties. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than the parties hereto, any right or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing (a) in the event the Acquisition Merger Closing occurs, (i) the Sponsor is an intended third-party beneficiary of, and may enforce, Section 3.08(b) and (ii) the present and former officers and directors of the Company and SPAC (and their successors, heirs and representatives) are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 8.08 and (b) the past, present and future directors, officers, employees, incorporators, members, partners, stockholders, Affiliates, agents, attorneys, advisors and representatives of the parties, and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing (and their successors, heirs and representatives), are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 11.14 (Non-Recourse) and Section 11.16 (Acknowledgements).
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11.05 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein (including Section 3.08 (Payment of Expenses), Section 6.03 (HSR Act and Antitrust Approvals), Section 7.01(e) (HSR Act and Antitrust Approvals), Section 8.01 (Support of Transaction), Section 8.02(a) (Preparation of Registration Statement; Special Meeting; Solicitation of Company Requisite Approval) or Section 8.04(a) (Tax Matters)), each party hereto shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions herein contemplated whether or not such transactions shall be consummated, including all fees of its legal counsel, financial advisers and accountants.
11.06 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction.
11.07 Captions; Counterparts. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
11.08 Schedules, SPAC Schedules and Exhibits. Any disclosure made by a party in the Schedules or the SPAC Schedules with reference to any section or schedule of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a disclosure with respect to all other sections or schedules (in each case, of the Schedules or the SPAC Schedules, as applicable) to which such disclosure may apply solely to the extent the relevance of such disclosure is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure in such Schedule or SPAC Schedule, as applicable. Certain information set forth in the Schedules and SPAC Schedules is included solely for informational purposes.
11.09 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Schedules, the SPAC Schedules, the Ancillary Agreements and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any other agreements, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the parties hereto or any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to the transactions contemplated hereby. No representations, warranties, covenants, understandings, agreements, oral or otherwise, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement exist between the parties except as expressly set forth or referenced in this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement.
11.10 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part, only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed in the same manner as this Agreement and which makes reference to this Agreement. The approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of any of the parties shall not restrict the ability of the board of directors of any of the parties to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01 or to cause such party to enter into an amendment to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.10.
11.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the Laws governing this Agreement, they shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law and, to the extent necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Agreement to replace any provision contained herein that is held invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision giving effect to the intent of the parties.
11.12 Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court declines to exercise jurisdiction, any federal or state court located in New York County, New York, and each of the parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law, or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 11.12. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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11.13 Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties do not perform their obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The parties acknowledge and agree that (a) the parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without proof of damages, prior to the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement, and (b) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without that right, none of the parties would have entered into this Agreement. Each party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at Law or that an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or equity. The parties acknowledge and agree that any party seeking an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 11.13 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such injunction.
11.14 Non-Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought against, the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto, and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party. Except to the extent a named party to this Agreement (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such named party in this Agreement), (a) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, general or limited partner, stockholder, controlling Person, direct or indirect equityholder, manager, Affiliate, affiliated (or commonly advised) fund, agent, attorney, advisor or representative, or any of their respective assignees or successors, of any named party to this Agreement and (b) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, general or limited partner, stockholder, controlling Person, direct or indirect equityholder, manager, Affiliate, affiliated (or commonly advised) fund, agent, attorney, advisor or representative, or any of their respective assignees or successors, of any of the foregoing shall have any liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of any one or more of the Company, SPAC, Pubco or Merger Sub under this Agreement of or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Section 11.14 shall limit any Person’s right to enforce, or to bring any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to, any Ancillary Agreement against the Sponsor to the extent the Sponsor is a party to such Ancillary Agreement.
11.15 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Acquisition Merger Closing and shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (and there shall be no liability after the Acquisition Merger Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Acquisition Merger Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Acquisition Merger Closing and (b) this Article XI.
11.16 Acknowledgements. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees (on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives) that: (i) it has conducted its own independent investigation of the financial condition, results of operations, assets, liabilities, properties and projected operations of the other parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) and has been afforded satisfactory access to the books and records, facilities and personnel of the other parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) for purposes of conducting such investigation; (ii) the Company and Pubco Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company and Pubco in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) the SPAC and Merger Sub Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of SPAC and Merger Sub; (iv) except for the Company and Pubco Representations by the Company and Pubco, and the SPAC and Merger Sub Representations by SPAC and Merger Sub, none of the parties hereto or any other Person makes, or has made, any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any party hereto (or any party’s Affiliates) or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature expressed or implied (including (x) regarding the completeness or accuracy of, or any omission to state or to disclose, any information, including in the estimates, projections or forecasts or any other information, document or material provided to or made available to any party hereto or their respective Affiliates or Representatives in certain “data rooms,” management presentations or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions, including meetings, calls or correspondence with management of any party hereto (or any party’s Subsidiaries), and (y) any relating to the future or historical business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, prospects, assets or liabilities of any party hereto (or its Subsidiaries), or the quality, quantity or condition of any party’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets) are specifically disclaimed by all parties hereto and their respective Subsidiaries and all other Persons (including the Representatives and Affiliates of any party hereto or its Subsidiaries); and (v) each party hereto and its respective Affiliates are not relying on any representations and warranties in connection with the Transactions except the Company and Pubco Representations by the Company and Pubco, the SPAC and Merger Sub Representations by SPAC and Merger Sub and the other representations expressly made by a Person in any Ancillary Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SPAC, Merger Sub, Pubco and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
FIRSTMARK HORIZON ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
By: | /s/ Amish Jani | ||
Name: | Amish Jani | ||
Title: | President | ||
SIRIUS MERGER SUB, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Amish Jani | ||
Name: | Amish Jani | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SPAC, Merger Sub, Pubco and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
STARRY, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Chaitanya Kanojia | ||
Name: | Chaitanya Kanojia | ||
Title: | President | ||
STARRY HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ William J. Lundregan | ||
Name: | William J. Lundregan | ||
Title: | President |
[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]
Exhibit 10.1
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on October 6, 2021, by and between FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Starry Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”) and the undersigned subscriber (“Subscriber”).
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Company and Starry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Target”), are, together with the other parties thereto, entering into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time, the “Transaction Agreement” and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement to be completed on and prior to the closing date thereof, the “Transactions”), pursuant to which, among other things, in the manner, and on the terms and subject to the conditions and exclusions set forth therein, (i) the Company will merge with and into Holdings (the “SPAC Merger”), with Holdings surviving the SPAC Merger, and (ii) following consummation of the SPAC Merger, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company will merge with and into Target (the “Acquisition Merger”), with Target surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings;
WHEREAS, references herein to the “Company” shall refer to FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. for all periods prior to completion of the SPAC Merger and to Holdings (as the surviving corporation in the SPAC Merger) for all periods after completion of the SPAC Merger;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, and prior to the Closing, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company that number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Shares”), set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Subscribed Shares”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Per Share Price” and the aggregate of such Per Share Price for all Subscribed Shares being referred to herein as the “Purchase Price”), and the Company desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Subscribed Shares in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Company; and
WHEREAS, on or about the date of this Subscription Agreement, the Company is entering into (i) subscription agreements (the “Other Subscription Agreements” and together with this Subscription Agreement, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain other investors (the “Other Subscribers” and together with Subscriber, the “Subscribers”), severally and not jointly, in a form substantially similar to this Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which such Other Subscribers have agreed to purchase, inclusive of the Subscribed Shares, an aggregate amount of up to 10.9 million Class A Common Shares on the closing date of the Transactions (the “Closing Date”) and (ii) subscription agreements (the “Note Subscription Agreements”) with certain other investors pursuant to which such investors, severally and not jointly, have agreed to purchase on the Closing Date, senior secured convertible notes issued by the Company, in an aggregate principal amount of $150 million, that are convertible into Class A Common Shares at a conversion price of $12.00 per Class A Common Share (the “Convertible Notes”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing (as defined below), Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Subscribed Shares (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).
Section 2. Closing.
(a) The consummation of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date, following the SPAC Merger and immediately prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Acquisition Merger.
(b) At least five (5) Business Days before the anticipated Closing Date, the Company shall (or shall cause Holdings to) deliver written notice to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) specifying (i) the anticipated Closing Date and (ii) the wire instructions for delivery of the Purchase Price to Holdings. No later than two (2) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date, Subscriber shall deliver the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified in the Closing Notice, such funds to be held in escrow by the Company, Holdings or a third-party escrow provider selected by the Company until the Closing, and deliver to the Company such information as is reasonably requested in the Closing Notice in order for Holdings to issue the Subscribed Shares to Subscriber, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person in whose name the Subscribed Shares are to be issued and a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8. Upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 2, at the Closing (1) the Purchase Price shall be released from escrow automatically and without further action by Holdings or Subscriber and (2) Holdings shall deliver to Subscriber (A) the Subscribed Shares in book entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under applicable securities laws), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee or custodian, as applicable, in accordance with its delivery instructions), and (B) as promptly as practicable (but not more than 24 hours after the Closing), a copy of the records of Holdings’ transfer agent showing Subscriber (or such nominee or custodian, as applicable) as the owner of the Subscribed Shares on and as of the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing two sentences, for any Subscriber that informs the Company and Holdings, (1) that it is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (2) that it is advised by an investment adviser subject to regulation under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or (3) that its internal compliance policies and procedures so require it, then, in lieu of the settlement procedures in the foregoing two sentences, the following shall apply: such Subscriber shall deliver on the Closing Date, and following the consummation of the SPAC Merger, the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by Holdings in the Closing Notice (which account shall not be an escrow account) against delivery of the Subscribed Shares in book entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under applicable securities laws), in the name of the Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) and provide evidence from Holdings’ transfer agent of the issuance of the Subscribed Shares on and as of the Closing Date (it being understood that such evidence must be received prior to the Subscriber funding the Purchase Price on the Closing Date). In the event that the consummation of the Transactions does not occur within two (2) Business Days after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice (the “Closing Outside Date”), unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company and Subscriber, the Company or Holdings, as applicable, shall promptly (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after the Closing Outside Date) cause the return of the funds so delivered by Subscriber by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber, and any book entries shall be deemed cancelled. Notwithstanding such return or cancellation, (x) a failure to close on the anticipated Closing Date shall not, by itself, be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Section 2 to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Closing Date, and (y) unless and until this Subscription Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 6 herein, Subscriber shall remain obligated (A) to redeliver funds following the Company’s delivery to Subscriber of a new Closing Notice in accordance with the terms thereof and (B) to consummate the Closing upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 2. For the purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized by law to close in New York, New York; provided that banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or obligated to be closed due to a “shelter-in-place,” “non-essential employee” or similar closure of physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority if such banks’ electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) are open for use by customers on such day.
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(c) The Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in writing by each of the parties hereto, of the conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | no suspension of the qualification of the offering or sale or trading of the Class A Common Shares shall have been initiated or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) and be continuing, and the Subscribed Shares shall have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance; |
(ii) | all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transactions set forth in the Transaction Agreement shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties to the Transaction Agreement) or waived (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the Transactions pursuant to the Transaction Agreement or by the Closing itself, but subject to their satisfaction or valid waiver at the closing of the Transactions), and following the consummation of the SPAC Merger, the closing of the additional Transactions shall occur substantially concurrently with or immediately following the Closing; and |
(iii) | no court or applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and no such court or governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition. |
(d) In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 2(c), the obligation of the Company to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | all representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date; and |
(ii) | Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied or complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing. |
(e) In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 2(c), the obligation of Subscriber to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing by Subscriber of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | all representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to Company Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date); |
(ii) | the Company shall have performed, satisfied or complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing; |
(iii) | the Transaction Agreement (as it exists on the date of this Subscription Agreement) shall not have been amended, modified or waived by the Company in a manner that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the economic benefits that Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Subscription Agreement without having received Subscriber’s prior written consent; and |
(iv) | the closing of the offering of the Convertible Notes substantially on the terms of the Note Subscription Agreements shall occur substantially concurrently with the Closing. |
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(f) Prior to or at the Closing, Subscriber shall deliver all such other information as is reasonably requested by the Company in order for the Company to issue the Subscribed Shares to Subscriber.
Section 3. Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to Subscriber and the Placement Agent (as defined below), as of the date of this Subscription Agreement and as of the Closing, that:
(a) The Company (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, (ii) has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to conduct its business and, if applicable, is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (other than its jurisdiction of incorporation) in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties or assets requires such license or qualification, except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iii), where the failure to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, a “Company Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect which (1) would have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (after giving effect to the transactions hereunder and under the Transaction Agreement), or (2) materially affects the validity of the Subscribed Shares or prevents or materially impairs the ability of the Company to timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement or the Transaction Agreement, including the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares.
(b) As of the Closing Date, the Subscribed Shares will be duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under applicable securities laws), and will not have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s organizational documents (as adopted on or prior to the Closing Date), by any contract to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, or the laws of the State of Delaware.
(c) This Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements, the Note Subscription Agreements and the Transaction Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the respective counterparties, the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.
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(d) The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares and the Convertible Notes, and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in any of them will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the organizational documents of the Company; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 4 of this Subscription Agreement, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Subscribed Shares), other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) the filing of the Registration Statement pursuant to Section 5 below, (iii) those required by the SEC or the NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, including with respect to obtaining stockholder approval, (iv) those required to consummate the Transactions as provided under the Transaction Agreement, (v) the filing of notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, if applicable, and (vi) any consent, waiver, authorization, order, notice, filing or registration the failure of which to make or obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is required for the offer and sale of the Subscribed Shares to Subscriber and the Subscribed Shares are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws. The Subscribed Shares are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
(g) The Subscribed Shares are not, and following the consummation of the Transactions and the Closing hereunder will not be, subject to any Transfer Restriction. The term “Transfer Restriction” means any condition to or restriction on the ability of the Subscriber to pledge, sell, assign or otherwise transfer the Subscribed Shares under any organizational document, policy or agreement of, by or with the Company, but excluding the restrictions on transfer described in paragraph 4(e) of this Subscription Agreement with respect to the status of the Subscribed Shares as “restricted securities”.
(h) Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Subscribed Shares.
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(i) The Company has not entered into any agreement or arrangement entitling any agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement for which Subscriber could become liable. Except for Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs” or, the “Placement Agent”), no broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission solely in connection with the sale of the Subscribed Shares to Subscriber.
(j) As of their respective dates, all forms, reports, statements, schedules, prospectuses, proxies, registration statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company with the SEC (the “SEC Reports”) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3(j), no representation or warranty is made under this Section 3(j) as to the accounting treatment of the Company’s issued and outstanding warrants, or as to any deficiencies in disclosure (including with respect to accounting and disclosure controls) arising from the accounting treatment of such warrants as equity rather than liabilities in the Company’s financial statements. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied, comply in all material respects with the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company, as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes and other presentation items. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Company was required to file with the SEC since inception. A copy of each SEC Report is available to Subscriber via the SEC’s EDGAR system. There are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received by the Company from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC with respect to any of the SEC Reports.
(k) As of the date hereof, the issued and outstanding Class A Common Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and listed for trading on the NYSE under the symbol “FMAC.” There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by the NYSE or the SEC, respectively, to prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A Common Shares on the NYSE or to deregister such shares under the Exchange Act, excluding, for purposes of clarity, the customary ongoing review by the NYSE of the Company’s continued listing application in connection with the Transactions. The Company has not taken any action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A Common Shares under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Class A Common Shares on the NYSE, and is in compliance in all material respects with the continued listing requirement of the NYSE, except the Company may delist Class A Common Shares from NYSE in connection with submitting a listing application to Nasdaq, in accordance with Nasdaq rules, covering the shares of Class A Common Shares.
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(l) Other than the Other Subscription Agreements, the Note Subscription Agreements, the Transaction Agreement and any other agreement contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, the Company has not entered into any side letter or similar agreement or understanding with any Other Subscriber or any affiliate thereof or any other investor in connection with such Other Subscriber’s (considered with any such affiliate) or investor’s direct or indirect investment in the Company (other than any side letter or similar agreement relating to the transfer to any investor of (i) securities of the Company by existing securityholders of the Company, which may be effectuated as a forfeiture to the Company and reissuance, or (ii) securities to be issued to the direct or indirect securityholders of the Company pursuant to the Transaction Agreement). Each Other Subscription Agreement reflects the same Per Share Price as this Subscription Agreement, and no Other Subscription Agreement includes terms and conditions (economic or otherwise) that are more advantageous in any material respect to any such Other Subscriber than Subscriber hereunder, other than terms particular to the regulatory requirements of such Other Subscriber or its affiliates or related funds that are mutual funds or are otherwise subject to regulations related to the timing of funding and the issuance of the related Class A Common Shares. The Other Subscription Agreements have not been and will not, without the prior written consent of the Subscriber, be amended or modified in any material respect following the date of this Subscription Agreement. The Company and its affiliates shall not release any Other Subscriber (or any of its affiliates) under any Other Subscription Agreement from any of its material obligations thereunder or any other agreements (including side letters or similar agreements or understandings in respect thereof) with any Other Subscriber (or any of its affiliates) under any Other Subscription Agreement unless it offers a similar release to the Subscriber with respect to any similar obligations it has hereunder.
(m) Except for such matters as have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Company.
(n) The Company is in compliance with all applicable laws, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any written communication from a governmental entity alleging that it is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such noncompliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(o) (i) The Company, and, to the knowledge of the Company, the officers, directors, employees, and agents of the Company, in each case, acting on behalf of the Company, have been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Anti-Corruption Laws (as herein defined), (ii) the Company has not been convicted of violating any Anti-Corruption Laws or, to the knowledge of the Company, subjected to any investigation by a governmental authority for violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, (iii) the Company has not conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any governmental authority regarding any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anti-Corruption Laws and (iv) the Company has not received any written notice or citation from a governmental authority for any actual or potential noncompliance with any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. As used herein, “Anti-Corruption Laws” means any applicable laws relating to corruption and bribery, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (as amended), the UK Bribery Act 2010, and any similar law that prohibits bribery or corruption.
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(p) The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Subscribed Shares will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(q) As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Company Preferred Stock”) and (ii) 520,000,000 shares of common stock, including (1) 500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Shares, and (2) 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Shares”). As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, (i) no shares of Company Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, (ii) 41,400,000 Class A Common Shares are issued and outstanding, (iii) 10,350,000 shares of Class B Common Shares are issued and outstanding, (iv) 13,800,000 redeemable warrants of the Company and 6,853,333 private placement warrants of the Company are outstanding and (v) $1.5 million of loans are outstanding that may be converted into warrants of the Company. As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, all (i) issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights and (ii) outstanding warrants of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are not subject to preemptive rights. Upon consummation of the Transactions, the authorized capital stock of the Company will consist of (I) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, none of which will be issued or outstanding; and (II) 800,000,000 Class A Common Shares and 50,000,000 shares of Class X common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class X Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Shares, the “Common Stock”). Except as set forth above and pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, the Note Subscription Agreements, the Transaction Agreement and the other agreements and arrangements referred to in the Transaction Agreement, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Company any Class A Common Shares, Class A Common Shares or other equity interests in the Company, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests. As of the date hereof, the Company has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any securities of the Company, as applicable, other than (A) as set forth in the SEC Reports and (B) as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement. There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Company is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Subscribed Shares or (ii) the Class A Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements or upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, that have not been or will not be validly waived on or prior to the Closing Date, including such provisions in the shares of Class B Common Shares pursuant to the terms of the Company’s organizational documents (as amended as of the Closing Date).
Section 4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company and the Placement Agent that:
(a) Subscriber (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, and (ii) has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
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(b) This Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Subscriber, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the Company, this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the purchase of the Subscribed Shares and the compliance by Subscriber with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to Subscriber that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Subscriber’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the purchase of the Subscribed Shares.
(d) Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act), in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Annex A, (ii) is acquiring the Subscribed Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Subscribed Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer or institutional accredited investor (as the case may be) and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Subscribed Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information on Annex A). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares, unless such newly formed entity is an entity in which all of the investors are institutional accredited investors, and is an “institutional account” as defined by FINRA Rule 4512(c). Subscriber is a sophisticated institutional investor, experienced in investing in private equity transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities. Accordingly, Subscriber understands that the purchase of the Subscribed Shares meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).
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(e) Subscriber understands that the Subscribed Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Subscribed Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the Subscribed Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, or (ii) pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and, in each of cases (i) and (ii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Subscribed Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Subscribed Shares for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Shares will not be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) until at least one year from the filing of “Form 10 information” with the Commission after the Closing Date. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Subscribed Shares.
(f) Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Subscribed Shares directly from the Company. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have not been, and Subscriber hereby agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by the Company, the Placement Agent, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, any other party to the Transactions or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement, and Subscriber hereby represents and warrants that it is relying exclusively on Subscriber’s own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice such Subscriber deems appropriate) with respect to this offering of the Subscribed Shares, and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of the Company and Target, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters. Subscriber acknowledges that certain information provided to Subscriber was based on projections, and such projections were prepared based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections. Subscriber acknowledges that it has been informed that no disclosure or offering document has been prepared by the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Subscribed Shares. In connection with the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares, the Placement Agent has not acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to the Subscriber. Neither the Placement Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees, representatives or controlling persons has made any independent investigation with respect to the Company, the Subscribed Shares or the completeness or accuracy of any information provided to Subscriber. Subscriber agrees that neither the Placement Agent, nor any of its affiliates or any of its or its affiliates’ control persons, officers, directors or employees, shall be liable to Subscriber pursuant to this Subscription Agreement for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Subscribed Shares.
(g) In making its decision to purchase the Subscribed Shares, Subscriber has relied solely upon independent investigation made by Subscriber and the Company’s representations and warranties in Section 3. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Shares, including with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries and the Transactions. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and its professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Shares. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent, nor any affiliate of the Placement Agent, has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Subscribed Shares nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality or value of the Subscribed Shares, and the Placement Agent and any of its affiliates may have acquired nonpublic information with respect to the Company which Subscriber agrees, subject to applicable law, need not be provided to it.
(h) Subscriber is able to fend for itself in the transactions contemplated herein, has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our prospective investment in the Subscribed Shares and has the ability to bear the economic risks of its prospective investment and can afford the complete loss of such investment.
(i) Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Subscribed Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Company, the Target or their respective representatives or affiliates, or by means of contact from the Placement Agent, and the Subscribed Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Company, or their respective representatives or affiliates. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Subscribed Shares, nor were the Subscribed Shares offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Company represents and warrants that the Subscribed Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
(j) Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Subscribed Shares. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Subscribed Shares, and Subscriber has had an opportunity to seek, and has sought, such accounting, legal, business and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that none of the Company or any of its affiliates has provided any tax advice to Subscriber or made any representations or warranties or guarantees to Subscriber regarding the tax treatment of its investment in the Subscribed Shares.
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(k) Subscriber has analyzed and considered the risks of an investment in the Subscribed Shares and determined that the Subscribed Shares are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Company. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(l) Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Subscribed Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
(m) Subscriber is not, and is not owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of (in connection with the Transactions), a Sanctioned Person. Subscriber is not a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services to a non-U.S. shell bank. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that it maintains, to the extent required, either directly or through the use of a third-party administrator, policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of any investors against Sanctions-related lists of blocked or restricted persons and to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Subscribed Shares are derived from lawful activities. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Sanctioned Person” means at any time any person or entity: (i) listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated or blocked or restricted persons; (ii) that is a national of, the government of, or any agency or instrumentality of the government of, or resident in, or organized under the laws of, a country or territory that is the target of comprehensive Sanctions from time to time (as of the date of this Subscription Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region); or (iii) owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of any of the foregoing. “Sanctions” means those trade, economic and financial sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures (in each case having the force of law) administered, enacted or enforced from time to time by (1) the United States (including without limitation the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Commerce), (2) the European Union and enforced by its member states, (3) the United Nations and (4) Her Majesty’s Treasury.
(n) Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).
(o) If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) it has not relied on the Company or any of its affiliates (the “Transactions Parties”) as the Plan’s fiduciary or for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Subscribed Shares, and none of the Transactions Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Subscribed Shares and (ii) none of the acquisition, holding and/or transfer or disposition of the Subscribed Shares will result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or any similar law or regulation.
(p) Subscriber will have sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.
(q) Subscriber acknowledges and is aware that (i) the Placement Agent is acting as the Company’s placement agent, (ii) the Placement Agent is serving as financial advisor to Target in connection with the Transactions, and (iii) the Company is an affiliate of FirstMark Capital (“FirstMark Capital”) and one or more affiliates of FirstMark Capital own approximately 24% of the fully diluted equity of the Company and approximately 15% of the fully diluted equity of Target. Subscriber understands and acknowledges that (1) Goldman Sachs’s role as financial advisor to Target may give rise to potential conflicts of interest or the appearance thereof, and (2) the Company’s relationship with FirstMark Capital or any of FirstMark Capital’s affiliates or affiliated funds may give rise to potential conflicts of interest or the appearance thereof.
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Section 5. Registration of Subscribed Shares.
(a) The Company agrees that the Company will file with the Commission (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Subscribed Shares (the “Registration Statement”) no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the Closing Date, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) sixty (60) calendar days after the filing thereof (or, in the event the Commission reviews and has written comments to the Registration Statement, the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the filing thereof) and (ii) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber for review at least two (2) Business Days in advance of filing the Registration Statement; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Company be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Registration Statement as a result of or in connection with Subscriber’s review. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Subscriber, Subscriber shall not be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission or another regulatory agency; provided, that if the Commission or another regulatory agency requests that a Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have the opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement upon its prompt written request to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Subscribed Shares by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Subscribed Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Subscribed Shares as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Subscribed Shares to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Subscribed Shares under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement to register such Subscribed Shares not included in the Registration Statement and cause such amendment or Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. The Company agrees that, except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, at its expense, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another registration statement is available for the resale of the Subscribed Shares and ensure that the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement is free of any material misstatements or omissions, until the earlier of (i) three (3) years from the issuance of the Subscribed Shares, (ii) the date on which all of the Subscribed Shares shall have been sold, or (iii) the first date on which Subscriber can sell all of its Subscribed Shares (or shares received in exchange therefor) under Rule 144 without limitation, including as to the manner of sale or the amount of such securities that may be sold and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable). Subject to receipt from the Subscriber by the Company and the Company’s transfer agent of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company in connection therewith, the Subscriber may request that the Company remove any legend from the book entry position evidencing its Subscribed Shares and the Company will, if required by the Company’s transfer agent, use its commercially reasonable efforts cause an opinion of the Company’s counsel be provided, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent to the effect that the removal of such restrictive legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act, following the earliest of such time as the Subscribed Shares (1) are subject to or have been or may be sold or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement, (2) have been or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (3) are eligible for resale under Rule 144(b)(1) or any successor provision without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions applicable to the sale or transfer of such Subscribed Shares, or another exemption from registration. If restrictive legends are no longer required for the Subscribed Shares pursuant to the foregoing, the Company shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section and within five (5) trading days of any request therefor from the Subscriber accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the Company’s transfer agent irrevocable instructions to make a new, unlegended entry in book-entry form or by electronic delivery through The Depository Trust Company for such Subscribed Shares. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent, its legal counsel and all DTC fees associated with such issuance. From and after such time as the benefits of Rule 144 or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may allow Subscriber to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration are available to holders of the Company’s common stock, the Company shall, at its expense, make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange 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 to enable Subscriber to sell the Subscribed Shares under Rule 144 for so long as Subscriber holds any Subscribed Shares; and furnish to Subscriber, promptly upon Subscriber’s reasonable request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly 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 Subscriber to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration. “Subscribed Shares” shall be deemed to include, as of any date of determination, any equity security issued or issuable with respect to the Subscribed Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event. “Holder” shall mean Subscriber or any affiliate of Subscriber or other person to whom the rights under this Section 5 shall have been assigned. The Company’s obligations to include the Subscribed Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Company such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Company held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Subscribed Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the Subscribed Shares, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that the Company shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement as permitted hereunder; provided, however, that Subscriber shall not in connection with the foregoing be required to execute any lock-up or similar agreement or otherwise be subject to any contractual restriction on the ability to transfer the Subscribed Shares. In the case of the registration effected by the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. Subscriber shall not be entitled to use the Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of Subscribed Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may delay or postpone filing of such Registration Statement, and from time to time require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or suspend the use or effectiveness of any such Registration Statement if it determines that, in order for the registration statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed, or if the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Company or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event the Company’s board of directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Company in the Registration Statement of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s board of directors, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, or if the Commission issues any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or indicates the intention to initiate any proceedings for such purpose (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, that, (x) the Company shall not so delay filing or so suspend the use of the Registration Statement for a period of more than forty five (45) consecutive days or more than two (2) times in any three hundred sixty (360) day period and (y) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement available for the sale by Subscriber of such securities as soon as practicable thereafter.
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(b) Upon receipt of any written notice from the Company (which notice shall not contain any material nonpublic information regarding the Company) of the occurrence of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Subscribed Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Company agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Company that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law, subpoena or regulatory request or requirement. If so directed by the Company, Subscriber will deliver to the Company, or in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Subscribed Shares in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Subscribed Shares shall not apply (x) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (A) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (B) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (y) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
(c) The Company shall advise Subscriber within two (2) Business Days:
(i) | when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission, and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective; |
(ii) | of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose; |
(iii) | of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Subscribed Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and |
(iv) | subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company other than to the extent that providing notice to Subscriber of the occurrence of the events listed in (i) through (iv) above may constitute material, nonpublic information regarding the Company.
(d) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable.
(e) Except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Subscribed Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(f) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Subscribed Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Company’s common stock has been listed.
(g) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Subscribed Shares required hereby.
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Section 6. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) such date and time as the Transaction Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms without being consummated, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of all parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (c) if any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date, or become incapable of being satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date, and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated at the Closing, or (d) July 6, 2022, if the Closing has not occurred by such date and the terminating party’s breach was not the primary reason the Closing failed to occur by such date (the termination events described in clauses (a)–(c) above, collectively, the “Termination Events”); provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination or common law intentional fraud in the making of any representation or warranty hereunder, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach or fraud. The Company shall notify Subscriber of the termination of the Transaction Agreement promptly after the termination thereof. Upon the occurrence of any Termination Event, except as set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of this Section 6, this Subscription Agreement shall be void and of no further effect and any portion of the Purchase Price paid by Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) following the Termination Event be returned to Subscriber.
Section 7. Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber hereby acknowledges that as described in the Company’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated October 5, 2020, the Company has established a trust account (the “Trust Account”) containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders and the underwriters of the IPO. For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Subscription Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Subscriber hereby (a) agrees that it does not now and shall not at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any assets held in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, and shall not make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), arising out of this Subscription Agreement 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”), (b) irrevocably waives any Released Claims that it may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement and (c) agrees it will not seek recourse against the Trust Account with respect to any Released Claims; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7 shall (x) serve to limit or prohibit Subscriber’s right to pursue a claim against the Company for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account (so long as such claim would not affect the Company’s ability to fulfill its obligation to effectuate any redemption right with respect to any securities of the Company), for specific performance or other equitable relief, (y) serve to limit or prohibit any claims that Subscriber may have in the future against the Company’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds) (so long as such claim would not affect the Company’s ability to fulfill its obligation to effectuate any redemption right with respect to any securities of the Company) or (z) be deemed to limit the Subscriber’s right to distributions from the Trust Account in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation in respect of shares of Class A Common Shares acquired by any means. Subscriber agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Subscription Agreement and specifically relied upon by the Company and its affiliates to induce the Company to enter into this Subscription Agreement, and Subscriber further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against Subscriber and each of its affiliates under applicable law. To the extent Subscriber or any of its affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its representatives or affiliates, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the Company or its representatives or affiliates, Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber’s and its affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit Subscriber or its affiliates (or any person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein.
Section 8. Indemnity.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, Subscriber, its directors, officers, partners, managers, members, employees, advisers and agents, and each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) and each affiliate of Subscriber (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any reasonable external attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement 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 or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder, except insofar as any such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of Subscriber expressly for use therein.
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(b) Subscriber agrees, severally and not jointly with any person that is a party to the Other Subscription Agreements, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) and each affiliate of the Company against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable external attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement 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, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of Subscriber expressly for use therein. In no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Subscribed Shares purchased pursuant to this Subscription Agreement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(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) 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 (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who 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 legal counsel to any indemnified party a conflict of interest exists 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 Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, employee, agent, affiliate or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Subscribed Shares purchased pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.
(e) If the indemnification provided under this Section 8 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, subject to Section 8, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by or on behalf of, 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. 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 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. 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 8 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Any contribution pursuant to this Section 8(e) by any seller of Subscribed Shares shall be limited in amount to the dollar amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Subscribed Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will any party be liable for consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages in connection with this Subscription Agreement.
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Section 9. Miscellaneous.
(a) All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by electronic mail, on the date of transmission to such recipient (with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice), (iii) one (1) Business Day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or (iv) four (4) Business Days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, and, in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at its address or electronic mail address, as applicable, specified on the signature page hereof or to such electronic mail address or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 9(a).
(b) Subscriber acknowledges that (i) the Company will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement and (ii) the Placement Agent will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in Section 4 of this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company and the Placement Agent if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the purchase by Subscriber of Subscribed Shares from the Company will constitute a reaffirmation of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties herein (as modified by any such notice) by Subscriber as of the time of such purchase. The Company acknowledges that Subscriber will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Subscription Agreement. Each of the Company and Subscriber further acknowledge and agree that the Placement Agent is a third party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Company and Subscriber contained in Section 3 and Section 4, respectively, of this Subscription Agreement.
(c) Each of the Company, the Placement Agent and Subscriber is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
(d) Each party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
(e) Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Subscriber hereunder (other than the Subscribed Shares acquired hereunder and Subscriber’s rights under Section 5 hereof) may be transferred or assigned. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Company hereunder may be transferred or assigned (provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company may transfer the Subscription Agreement and its rights hereunder solely in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and exclusively to another entity under the control of, or under common control with, the Company). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subscriber may assign all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Subscription Agreement to one or more of its affiliates or to other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Subscriber, or, with the Company’s prior written consent, to another person, provided that (i) such assignee(s) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof, and upon such assignment by Subscriber, the assignee(s) shall become Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations and be deemed to make the representations and warranties of Subscriber provided for herein to the extent of such assignment and (ii) no such assignment shall relieve Subscriber of its obligations hereunder if any such assignee fails to perform such obligations unless expressly agreed to in writing by the Company.
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(f) All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, if for any reason the Closing does not occur prior to the consummation of the Transactions, all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties hereunder shall survive the consummation of the Transactions and remain in full force and effect.
(g) The Company may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Company may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Subscribed Shares, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested provided that the Company agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential. Subscriber acknowledges that subject to the conditions set forth in Section 9(s), the Company may file a copy of this Subscription Agreement with the Commission as an exhibit to a report of the Company, or a registration statement or proxy statement of the Company.
(h) This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto.
(i) This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(j) Except as otherwise provided herein (including the next sentence hereof), this Subscription Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective affiliates and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person. Except as set forth in Section 8, Section 9(b), Section 9(c), Section 9(e), and this Section 9(j), this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns, and the parties hereto acknowledge that such persons so referenced are third party beneficiaries of this Subscription Agreement for the purposes of, and to the extent of, the rights granted to them, if any, pursuant to the applicable provisions.
(k) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) this Subscription Agreement is being entered into in order to induce the Company to execute and deliver the Transaction Agreement and (ii) irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that money or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Company shall be entitled to specifically enforce Subscriber’s obligations to fund the Purchase Price and the provisions of the Subscription Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree: (x) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy; (y) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 9(k) is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason; and (z) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
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(l) If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
(m) No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.
(n) This Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail or in.pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(o) This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would otherwise require the application of the law of any other state.
(p) EACH PARTY AND ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OR RELATED TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OTHER SUCH PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.
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(q) The parties agree that all disputes, legal actions, suits and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement must be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the federal courts of the United States of America located in the State of New York (collectively the “Designated Courts”). Each party hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts. No legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this Subscription Agreement may be brought in any other forum. Each party hereby irrevocably waives all claims of immunity from jurisdiction, and any objection which such party may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any Designated Court, including any right to object on the basis that any dispute, action, suit or proceeding brought in the Designated Courts has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum or venue. Each of the parties also agrees that delivery of any process, summons, notice or document to a party hereof in compliance with Section 9(a) of this Subscription Agreement shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in a Designated Court with respect to any matters to which the parties have submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above.
(r) This Subscription Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based upon, arising out of, or related to this Subscription Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Subscription Agreement, may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties or third party beneficiaries hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party or third party beneficiary. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, manager, member, partner, stockholder, affiliate, agent, attorney or other representative of any party hereto or of any affiliate of any party hereto, or any of their successors or permitted assigns, shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of any party hereto under this Subscription Agreement or for any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based on, in respect of or by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(s) The Company shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other Subscription Agreements, the Note Subscription Agreements, the Transactions and any other material, nonpublic information regarding the Transactions, the Company, or Target that the Company provided to the Subscriber prior to the date hereof. Upon the issuance of the Disclosure Document, to the Company’s knowledge, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company or any of its officers, directors, or employees or agents, and Subscriber shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement, whether written or oral with the Company, the Placement Agent, or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the Transactions. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Company (i) shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers in any press release, investor presentations or marketing materials, without the prior written consent of Subscriber and (ii) shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, except as required by the federal securities law, regulatory agency or under the regulations of NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, in which case the Company shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted hereunder. Subscriber will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Company or any of its affiliates for any required regulatory application or filing to be made or required regulatory approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the Commission). The Subscriber may disclose the name of the Company, Target, and/or any other parties associated with the Subscription or Transactions and the terms of this Subscription Agreement, as required by federal securities laws and regulations, any regulatory agency, or under the regulations of NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, or otherwise to the extent consistent with the Subscriber’s public filings and disclosures regarding similar transactions.
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(t) The obligations of Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any Other Subscriber or any other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements, and Subscriber shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any Other Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscriber or other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements. The decision of Subscriber to purchase Subscribed Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement has been made by Subscriber independently of any Other Subscriber or any other investor and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any Other Subscriber or investor or by any agent or employee of any Other Subscriber or investor, and neither Subscriber nor any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Other Subscriber or investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by Subscriber or investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Subscriber and Other Subscribers or other investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that Subscriber and Other Subscribers or other investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements. Subscriber acknowledges that no Other Subscriber has acted as agent for Subscriber in connection with making its investment hereunder and no Other Subscriber will be acting as agent of Subscriber in connection with monitoring its investment in the Subscribed Shares or enforcing its rights under this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Subscriber or investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
(u) Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that it will not, nor will any person acting at Subscriber’s direction or pursuant to any understanding with Subscriber, directly or indirectly offer, sell, pledge, contract to sell, sell any option, engage in hedging activities or execute any “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act of the Subscribed Shares until the consummation of the Transactions (or such earlier termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms). For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9(u) shall not apply to any sale (including the exercise of any redemption right) of securities of the Company (i) held by Subscriber, its controlled affiliates or any person or entity acting on behalf of Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates prior to the execution of this Subscription Agreement or (ii) purchased by Subscriber, its controlled affiliates or any person or entity acting on behalf of Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates in open market transactions after the execution of this Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) nothing herein shall prohibit other entities under common management with Subscriber that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of Subscriber’s participation in the subscription (including Subscriber’s controlled affiliates and/or affiliates) from entering into any short sales and (2) in the case of a Subscriber that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Subscriber’s assets and the portfolio managers have no knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Subscriber’s assets, this Section 9(u) shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Subscribed Shares covered by this Subscription Agreement.
(v) If Subscriber is a Massachusetts Business Trust, a copy of the Declaration of Trust of the Subscriber or any affiliate thereof is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that the Subscription Agreement is executed on behalf of the trustees of the Subscriber or any affiliate thereof as trustees and not individually and that the obligations of the Subscription Agreement are not binding on any of the trustees, officers or stockholders of the Subscriber or any affiliate thereof individually but are binding only upon the Subscriber or any affiliate thereof and its assets and property.
(Signature pages follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company, Holdings and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address for Notices: | ||
___________________________ | ||
___________________________ | ||
___________________________ | ||
ATTN: _____________________ | ||
EMAIL: ____________________ | ||
with a copy (not to constitute notice) to: | ||
___________________________ | ||
___________________________ | ||
___________________________ | ||
ATTN: _____________________ | ||
EMAIL: ____________________ |
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
Starry holdings, inc. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address for Notices: | ||
___________________________ | ||
___________________________ | ||
___________________________ | ||
ATTN: _____________________ | ||
EMAIL: ____________________ | ||
with a copy (not to constitute notice) to: | ||
___________________________ | ||
___________________________ | ||
___________________________ | ||
ATTN: _____________________ | ||
EMAIL: ____________________ |
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
SUBSCRIBER: | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Address for Notices: | |
___________________________ | |
___________________________ | |
___________________________ | |
ATTN: _____________________ | |
EMAIL: ____________________ | |
Name in which shares are to be registered: | |
Number of Subscribed Shares subscribed for: |
____________________ |
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Price Per Subscribed Share: | $10.00 | |
Aggregate Purchase Price: | $___________________ |
You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account of the Company specified by the Company in the Closing Notice.
ANNEX A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
This page should be completed by Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
A. | QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS |
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
☐ | We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a “QIB”)). |
OR
B. | INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS |
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
1. | ☐ We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a))(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and have marked and initialed the appropriate box below indicating the provision under which we qualify as an “accredited investor.” |
2. | ☐ We are not a natural person. |
Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.”
☐ | Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company; | |
☐ | Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; | |
☐ | Any employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; | |
☐ | Any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; | |
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Any trust with assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person; or | |
☐ | Any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors meeting one or more of the above tests. |
Exhibit 10.2
FORM OF SERIES Z SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SERIES Z SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on October 6, 2021, by and between Starry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Starry”), and each of the undersigned subscribers (each, a “Subscriber” and, collectively, the “Subscribers”).
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2021, concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”) and Starry are, together with the other parties thereto, entering into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time, the “Transaction Agreement” and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement to be completed on and prior to the closing date thereof, the “Transactions”), pursuant to which, among other things, in the manner, and on the terms and subject to the conditions and exclusions set forth therein, (i) SPAC will merge with and into Starry Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”) (the “SPAC Merger”), with Holdings surviving the SPAC Merger, and (ii) following consummation of the SPAC Merger, a wholly owned subsidiary of SPAC will merge with and into Starry (the “Acquisition Merger”), with Starry surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings;
WHEREAS, references herein to the “SPAC” shall refer to FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. for all periods prior to completion of the SPAC Merger and to Holdings (as the surviving corporation in the SPAC Merger) for all periods after completion of the SPAC Merger; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, and prior to the Closing, each of the Subscribers desires to subscribe for and purchase from Starry that number of shares of the Starry’s Series Z preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series Z Preferred Shares”), set forth on such Subscriber’s signature page hereto (such Subscriber’s “Subscribed Preferred Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Per Share Price” and the aggregate of such Per Share Price for all Subscribed Preferred Shares being referred to herein as the “Purchase Price”), and Starry desires to issue and sell to each Subscriber its Subscribed Preferred Shares in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of such Subscriber to Starry.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing (as defined below), each Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and Starry hereby agrees to issue and sell to each Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares (such subscription and issuance, each Subscriber’s “Subscription” and, collectively, the “Subscriptions”).
Section 2. Closing.
(a) The consummation of the Subscriptions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on the closing date of the Acquisition Merger (the “Closing Date”), following the SPAC Merger and immediately prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Acquisition Merger.
(b) At least five (5) Business Days before the anticipated Closing Date, Starry shall deliver written notice to the Subscribers (the “Closing Notice”) specifying (i) the anticipated Closing Date and (ii) the wire instructions for delivery of the Purchase Price to Starry. No later than two (2) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date, each Subscriber shall deliver its portion of the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by Starry in the Closing Notice, such funds to be held in escrow by Starry or a third-party escrow provider selected by Starry until the Closing, and deliver to Starry such information as is reasonably requested in the Closing Notice in order for Starry to issue each Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares to such Subscriber, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person in whose name such Subscribed Preferred Shares are to be issued and a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8. Upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 2, at the Closing (1) the Purchase Price shall be released from escrow automatically and without further action by Starry or either Subscriber and (2) Starry shall deliver to each Subscriber such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares in book entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under applicable securities laws), in the name of such Subscriber (or its nominee or custodian, as applicable, in accordance with its delivery instructions). In the event that the consummation of the Transactions does not occur within two (2) Business Days after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice (the “Closing Outside Date”), unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Starry and the Subscribers, Starry shall promptly (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after the Closing Outside Date) cause the return of the funds so delivered by such Subscriber to Starry by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by such Subscriber, and any book entries shall be deemed cancelled. Notwithstanding such return or cancellation, (x) a failure to close on the anticipated Closing Date shall not, by itself, be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Section 2 to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Closing Date, and (y) unless and until this Subscription Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 6 herein, each Subscriber shall remain obligated (A) to redeliver funds to be held in escrow by Starry or such third-party escrow provider following Starry’s delivery to the Subscribers of a new Closing Notice and (B) to consummate the Closing upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 2. For the purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized by law to close in New York, New York; provided that banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or obligated to be closed due to a “shelter-in-place,” “non-essential employee” or similar closure of physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority if such banks’ electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) are open for use by customers on such day.
(c) The Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in writing by each of the parties hereto, of the conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transactions set forth in the Transaction Agreement shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties to the Transaction Agreement) or waived (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the Transactions pursuant to the Transaction Agreement or by the Closing itself, but subject to their satisfaction or valid waiver at the closing of the Transactions), and following the consummation of the SPAC Merger, the closing of the additional Transactions shall occur substantially concurrently with or immediately following the Closing; and |
(ii) | no court or applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and no such court or governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition. |
(d) In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 2(c), the obligation of Starry to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Starry of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | all representations and warranties of each Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date; and |
(ii) | Each Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied or complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing. |
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(e) In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 2(c), the obligation of each Subscriber to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing by the Subscribers of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | all representations and warranties of Starry contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Starry Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to Starry Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date); |
(ii) | Starry shall have performed, satisfied or complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing; and |
(iii) | Starry shall have adopted and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on or before the Closing an amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Starry, that shall include (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Subscribers) the terms and conditions of the Series Z Preferred Stock set forth in Annex B to this Subscription Agreement (the “Restated Certificate”). |
(f) Prior to or at the Closing, each Subscriber shall deliver all such other information as is reasonably requested by Starry in order for Starry to issue Subscribed Preferred Shares to such Subscriber.
Section 3. Starry Representations and Warranties. Starry represents and warrants to each Subscriber that:
(a) Starry (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, (ii) has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to conduct its business and, if applicable, is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (other than its jurisdiction of incorporation) in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties or assets requires such license or qualification, except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iii), where the failure to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Starry Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, a “Starry Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect which (1) would have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of Starry and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (after giving effect to the transactions hereunder and under the Transaction Agreement), or (2) materially affects the validity of the Subscribed Preferred Shares or prevents or materially impairs the ability of Starry to timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement or the Transaction Agreement, including the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Preferred Shares.
(b) As of the Closing Date, each Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares will be duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to each Subscriber against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under applicable securities laws), and will not have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights created under Starry’s organizational documents (as adopted on or prior to the Closing Date), by any contract to which Starry is a party or by which it is bound, or the laws of the State of Delaware.
(c) This Subscription Agreement and the Transaction Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Starry, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the respective counterparties, the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Starry, enforceable against Starry in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.
(d) The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Preferred Shares, and the compliance by Starry with all of the provisions of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in any of them will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Starry pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Starry is a party or by which Starry is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Starry is subject, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to have a Starry Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the organizational documents of Starry; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over Starry, or any of its properties that would reasonably be expected to have a Starry Material Adverse Effect. Starry has obtained valid waivers of any rights by other parties to purchase any of the Subscribed Preferred Shares covered by this Subscription Agreement.
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(e) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Subscriber set forth in Section 4 of this Subscription Agreement, Starry is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Subscribed Preferred Shares), other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) those required by the SEC or the NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, including with respect to obtaining stockholder approval, (iii) those required to consummate the Transactions as provided under the Transaction Agreement, (iv) the filing of notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, if applicable, and (v) any consent, waiver, authorization, order, notice, filing or registration the failure of which to make or obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Starry Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Assuming the accuracy of each Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is required for the offer and sale of such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares by Starry to such Subscriber and the Subscribed Preferred Shares are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
(g) The Subscribed Preferred Shares are not, and following the consummation of the Transactions and the Closing hereunder will not be, subject to any Transfer Restriction. The term “Transfer Restriction” means any condition to or restriction on the ability of a Subscriber to pledge, sell, assign or otherwise transfer the Subscribed Preferred Shares under any organizational document, policy or agreement of, by or with Starry, but excluding the restrictions on transfer described in paragraph 4(e) of this Subscription Agreement with respect to the status of the Subscribed Preferred Shares as “restricted securities”.
(h) Neither Starry nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Subscribed Preferred Shares.
(i) Starry has not entered into any agreement or arrangement entitling any agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement for which either Subscriber could become liable. No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission solely in connection with the sale of the Subscribed Preferred Shares to the Subscribers.
(j) Except for such matters as have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Starry Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending, or, to the knowledge of Starry, threatened against Starry or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity or arbitrator outstanding against Starry.
(k) Starry is in compliance with all applicable laws, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Starry Material Adverse Effect. Starry has not received any written communication from a governmental entity alleging that it is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such noncompliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Starry Material Adverse Effect.
(l) (i) Starry, and, to the knowledge of Starry, the officers, directors, employees, and agents of Starry, in each case, acting on behalf of Starry, have been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Anti-Corruption Laws (as herein defined), (ii) Starry has not been convicted of violating any Anti-Corruption Laws or, to the knowledge of Starry, subjected to any investigation by a governmental authority for violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, (iii) Starry has not conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any governmental authority regarding any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anti-Corruption Laws and (iv) Starry has not received any written notice or citation from a governmental authority for any actual or potential noncompliance with any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. As used herein, “Anti-Corruption Laws” means any applicable laws relating to corruption and bribery, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (as amended), the UK Bribery Act 2010, and any similar law that prohibits bribery or corruption.
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(m) Starry is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Subscribed Preferred Shares will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(n) As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Starry consists of (collectively, the “Starry Capital Stock”): (i) 700,000,000 shares of voting common stock, 190,012,330 of which are issued and outstanding, (ii) 115,000,000 shares of nonvoting common stock, of which 10,880,190 are issued and outstanding, (iii) 53,030,270 shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock, 53,030,260 of which are issued and outstanding, (iv) 91,549,300 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 91,549,300 of which are issued and outstanding, (v) 55,452,865 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, 55,452,865 of which are issued and outstanding, (vi) 108,459,871 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, 108,459,871 of which are issued and outstanding, (vii) 87,412,587 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, 87,412,587 of which are issued and outstanding, (viii) 22,204,490 shares of Series E-1 Preferred Stock, 22,204,490 of which are issued and outstanding, (ix) 8,232,627 shares of Series E-2 Preferred Stock, 8,232,627 of which are issued and outstanding, (x) 74,404,760 shares of Series E-3 Preferred Stock, 71,428,570 of which are issued and outstanding, (xi) 45,914,213 shares of Starry common stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding Starry stock options, (xii) 4,449,250 shares of Starry common stock were reserved for issuance under Starry restricted stock units and (xiii) none of the outstanding shares of Starry common stock are restricted shares that have not vested in full, and no Starry stock options are eligible for early exercise. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Starry Capital Stock (A) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (B) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable securities laws, (C) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or contract, and (D) are fully vested. When issued, the Subscribed Preferred Shares will (A) have been duly authorized and validly issued and be fully paid and nonassessable, (B) have been issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable securities laws, (C) not have been issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or contract, and (D) be fully vested.
Section 4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Each Subscriber represents and warrants (separately and not jointly and as to itself only) to Starry that:
(a) Such Subscriber (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, and (ii) has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
(b) This Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Subscriber, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by Starry, this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of such Subscriber, enforceable against such Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the purchase of such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares and the compliance by such Subscriber with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of such Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which such Subscriber is a party or by which such Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of such Subscriber is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of such Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over such Subscriber or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to such Subscriber that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on such Subscriber’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the purchase of such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares.
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(d) Such Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act), in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on such Subscriber’s completed Annex A, (ii) is acquiring such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if such Subscriber is subscribing for its Subscribed Preferred Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer or institutional accredited investor (as the case may be) and such Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information on Annex A). Such Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring Subscribed Preferred Shares, unless such newly formed entity is an entity in which all of the investors are institutional accredited investors, and is an “institutional account” as defined by FINRA Rule 4512(c). Such Subscriber is a sophisticated institutional investor, experienced in investing in private equity transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities. Accordingly, such Subscriber understands that the purchase of its Subscribed Preferred Shares meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).
(e) Such Subscriber understands that the Subscribed Preferred Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Subscribed Preferred Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Such Subscriber understands that the Subscribed Preferred Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by such Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to Starry or a subsidiary thereof, or (ii) pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and, in each of cases (i) and (ii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and as a result of these transfer restrictions, such Subscriber may not be able to readily resell its Subscribed Preferred Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in Subscribed Preferred Shares for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares and the shares of Holdings Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Holdings Class A Common Stock”) issued in exchange for such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares in the Transactions will not be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) until at least one year from the filing of “Form 10 information” with the Commission after the Closing Date. Such Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Subscribed Preferred Shares or the shares of Holdings Class A Common Stock.
(f) Such Subscriber understands and agrees that such Subscriber is purchasing such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares directly from Starry. Such Subscriber further acknowledges that there have not been, and such Subscriber hereby agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to such Subscriber by the Company, Starry or any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, any other party to the Transactions or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Starry expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement, and such Subscriber hereby represents and warrants that it is relying exclusively on Subscriber’s own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice such Subscriber deems appropriate) with respect to this offering of the Subscribed Preferred Shares, and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of SPAC and Starry, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters. Such Subscriber acknowledges that certain information provided to such Subscriber was based on projections, and such projections were prepared based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections.
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(g) In making its decision to purchase the Subscribed Preferred Shares, such Subscriber has relied solely upon independent investigation made by such Subscriber and Starry’s representations and warranties in Section 3. Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that such Subscriber has received such information as such Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Preferred Shares, including with respect to Starry, SPAC and their respective subsidiaries and the Transactions. Such Subscriber represents and agrees that such Subscriber and its professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as such Subscriber and its professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Preferred Shares.
(h) Such Subscriber is able to fend for itself in the transactions contemplated herein, has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Subscribed Preferred Shares and has the ability to bear the economic risks of its prospective investment and can afford the complete loss of such investment.
(i) Such Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Subscribed Preferred Shares solely by means of direct contact between such Subscriber and Starry, SPAC or their respective representatives or affiliates, and the Subscribed Preferred Shares were offered to such Subscriber solely by direct contact between such Subscriber and Starry, or their respective representatives or affiliates. Such Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Subscribed Preferred Shares, nor were the Subscribed Preferred Shares offered to such Subscriber, by any other means. Such Subscriber acknowledges that Starry represents and warrants that the Subscribed Preferred Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
(j) Such Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares. Such Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Subscribed Preferred Shares, and such Subscriber has had an opportunity to seek, and has sought, such accounting, legal, business and tax advice as such Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that none of Starry or any of its affiliates has provided any tax advice to such Subscriber or made any representations or warranties or guarantees to such Subscriber regarding the tax treatment of its investment in the Subscribed Preferred Shares.
(k) Such Subscriber has analyzed and considered the risks of an investment in the Subscribed Preferred Shares and determined that the Subscribed Preferred Shares are a suitable investment for such Subscriber and that such Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of such Subscriber’s investment in Starry. Such Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(l) Such Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Subscribed Preferred Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
(m) Such Subscriber is not, and is not owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of (in connection with the Transactions), a Sanctioned Person. Such Subscriber is not a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services to a non-U.S. shell bank. Such Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), such Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Such Subscriber also represents that it maintains, to the extent required, either directly or through the use of a third-party administrator, policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of any investors against Sanctions-related lists of blocked or restricted persons and to ensure that the funds held by such Subscriber and used to purchase such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares are derived from lawful activities. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Sanctioned Person” means at any time any person or entity: (i) listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated or blocked or restricted persons; (ii) that is a national of, the government of, or any agency or instrumentality of the government of, or resident in, or organized under the laws of, a country or territory that is the target of comprehensive Sanctions from time to time (as of the date of this Subscription Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region); or (iii) owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of any of the foregoing. “Sanctions” means those trade, economic and financial sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures (in each case having the force of law) administered, enacted or enforced from time to time by (1) the United States (including without limitation the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Commerce), (2) the European Union and enforced by its member states, (3) the United Nations and (4) Her Majesty’s Treasury.
(n) Such Subscriber will have sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.
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Section 5. Effect of Transaction; Registration of Shares.
(a) The Subscribers acknowledge that, pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Agreement and the Restated Certificate, the Subscribed Preferred Shares held by the Subscribers shall be exchanged in the Acquisition Merger for an equal number of shares of Holdings Class A Common Stock, in the aggregate, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 3.02 of the Transaction Agreement.
(b) Starry acknowledges that, and Starry shall use reasonable best efforts to provide that, all shares of Holdings Class A Common Stock acquired by each Subscriber in exchange for its Subscribed Preferred Shares shall constitute “Registrable Securities” pursuant to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement set forth as Exhibit D to the Transaction Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). On or prior to the Closing, each Subscriber shall execute and deliver a counterparty signature page of the Registration Rights Agreement to Holdings. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Transaction Agreement, each Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Holdings Class A Common Stock to be received by the Subscribers in the Acquisition Merger in exchange for the Subscribed Preferred Shares purchased hereunder shall not be registered on the Registration Statement (as defined the Transaction Agreement).
Section 6. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) such date and time as the Transaction Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms without being consummated, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of all parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, or (c) if any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date, or become incapable of being satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date, and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated at the Closing, if the Closing has not occurred by such date and the terminating party’s breach was not the primary reason the Closing failed to occur by such date (the termination events described in clauses (a)–(c) above, collectively, the “Termination Events”); provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination or common law intentional fraud in the making of any representation or warranty hereunder, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach or fraud. Starry shall notify the Subscribers of the termination of the Transaction Agreement promptly after the termination thereof. Upon the occurrence of any Termination Event, except as set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of this Section 6, this Subscription Agreement shall be void and of no further effect and any portion of the Purchase Price paid by either Subscriber to Starry in connection herewith shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) following the Termination Event be returned to such Subscriber.
Section 7. Miscellaneous.
(a) All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by electronic mail, on the date of transmission to such recipient (with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice), (iii) one (1) Business Day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or (iv) four (4) Business Days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, and, in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at its address or electronic mail address, as applicable, specified on the signature page hereof or to such electronic mail address or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 7(a).
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(b) Each Subscriber acknowledges that Starry will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of such Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each Subscriber agrees to promptly notify Starry if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of such Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. Each Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the purchase by such Subscriber of its Subscribed Preferred Shares from Starry will constitute a reaffirmation of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties herein (as modified by any such notice) by such Subscriber as of the time of such purchase. Starry acknowledges that each Subscriber will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Starry contained in this Subscription Agreement.
(c) Each of Starry and the Subscribers is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
(d) Each Party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
(e) Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to either Subscriber hereunder (other than the Subscribed Preferred Shares acquired hereunder and such Subscriber’s rights under Section 5 hereof) may be transferred or assigned. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Starry hereunder may be transferred or assigned (provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, Starry may transfer the Subscription Agreement and its rights hereunder solely in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and exclusively to another entity under the control of, or under common control with, Starry). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Subscriber may assign all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Subscription Agreement to one or more of its affiliates or to other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of such Subscriber, or, with Starry’s prior written consent, to another person; provided that (i) such assignee(s) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof, and upon such assignment by such Subscriber, the assignee(s) shall become such Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations and be deemed to make the representations and warranties of such Subscriber provided for herein to the extent of such assignment and (ii) no such assignment shall relieve any Subscriber of its obligations hereunder if any such assignee fails to perform such obligations unless expressly agreed to in writing by Starry.
(f) All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, if for any reason the Closing does not occur prior to the consummation of the Transactions, all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties hereunder shall survive the consummation of the Transactions and remain in full force and effect.
(g) Starry may request from either Subscriber such additional information as Starry may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of such Subscriber to acquire such Subscriber’s Subscribed Preferred Shares, and each Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested provided that Starry agrees to keep any such information provided by either Subscriber confidential. Each Subscriber acknowledges that subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7(s), SPAC may file a copy of this Subscription Agreement with the Commission as an exhibit to a report of SPAC, or a registration statement or proxy statement of SPAC.
(h) This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto.
(i) This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(j) Except as otherwise provided herein (including the next sentence hereof), this Subscription Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective affiliates and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person. Except as set forth in Section 7(b), Section 7(c), Section 7(e), and this Section 7(j), this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns, and the parties hereto acknowledge that such persons so referenced are third party beneficiaries of this Subscription Agreement for the purposes of, and to the extent of, the rights granted to them, if any, pursuant to the applicable provisions.
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(k) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) this Subscription Agreement is being entered into in order to induce Starry to execute and deliver the Transaction Agreement and (ii) irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that money or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that Starry shall be entitled to specifically enforce each Subscriber’s obligations to fund the Purchase Price and the provisions of the Subscription Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree: (x) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy; (y) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 7(k) is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason; and (z) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(l) If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
(m) No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.
(n) This Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail or in ..pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(o) This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would otherwise require the application of the law of any other state.
(p) EACH PARTY AND ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OR RELATED TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OTHER SUCH PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.
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(q) The parties agree that all disputes, legal actions, suits and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement must be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the federal courts of the United States of America located in the State of New York (collectively the “Designated Courts”). Each party hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts. No legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this Subscription Agreement may be brought in any other forum. Each party hereby irrevocably waives all claims of immunity from jurisdiction, and any objection which such party may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any Designated Court, including any right to object on the basis that any dispute, action, suit or proceeding brought in the Designated Courts has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum or venue. Each of the parties also agrees that delivery of any process, summons, notice or document to a party hereof in compliance with Section 7(a) of this Subscription Agreement shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in a Designated Court with respect to any matters to which the parties have submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above.
(r) This Subscription Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based upon, arising out of, or related to this Subscription Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Subscription Agreement, may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties or third party beneficiaries hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party or third party beneficiary. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, manager, member, partner, stockholder, affiliate, agent, attorney or other representative of any party hereto or of any affiliate of any party hereto, or any of their successors or permitted assigns, shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of any party hereto under this Subscription Agreement or for any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based on, in respect of or by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(s) Each Subscriber will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by Starry, SPAC or any of their respective affiliates for any required regulatory application or filing to be made or required regulatory approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the Commission). Each Subscriber may disclose the name of SPAC, Starry, and/or any other parties associated with the Subscription or Transactions and the terms of this Subscription Agreement, as required by federal securities laws and regulations, any regulatory agency, or under the regulations of NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, or otherwise to the extent consistent with such Subscriber’s public filings and disclosures regarding similar transactions.
(Signature pages follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of Starry and each Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.
STARRY, INC. | |||
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[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
SUBSCRIBER: | |||
FirstMark Capital S2, L.P. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Address for Notices | |||
ATTN: | |||
EMAIL: | |||
Name in which shares are to be registered: | |||
Number of Subscribed Preferred Shares subscribed for: |
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Price Per Subscribed Share: | $10.00 | |
Aggregate Purchase Price: |
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You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account of Starry specified by Starry in the Closing Notice.
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
SUBSCRIBER: | |||
FirstMark Capital OF III, L.P. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Address for Notices | |||
ATTN: | |||
EMAIL: | |||
Name in which shares are to be registered: | |||
Number of Subscribed Preferred Shares subscribed for: | ||
Price Per Subscribed Share: | $10.00 |
Aggregate Purchase Price: |
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You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account of Starry specified by Starry in the Closing Notice.
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
ANNEX A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
This page should be completed by each Subscriber and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
Subscriber: ______________________________
A. | QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS |
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
☐ | We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a “QIB”)). |
OR
B. | INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS |
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
1. | ☐ We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a))(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and have marked and initialed the appropriate box below indicating the provision under which we qualify as an “accredited investor.” |
2. | ☐ We are not a natural person. |
Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Such Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box below, the provision(s) below which apply to such Subscriber and under which such Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.”
☐ | Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company; |
☐ | Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any trust with assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person; or |
☐ | Any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors meeting one or more of the above tests. |
ANNEX B
STARRY, INC.
RESTATED CERTIFICATE
Attached.
SeVENTH AMENDED
AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
STARRY, Inc.
(Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)
Starry, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”),
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
1. That this corporation was originally incorporated as Ether Mining, Inc. pursuant to the General Corporation Law on August 14, 2014.
2. That the name of this corporation was amended to Project Decibel, Inc. on December 10, 2014, and further amended to Starry, Inc. on November 12, 2015.
3. That the Board of Directors duly adopted resolutions proposing to amend and restate the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation, declaring said amendment and restatement to be advisable and in the best interests of this corporation and its stockholders, and authorizing the appropriate officers of this corporation to solicit the consent of the stockholders therefor, which resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and restatement is as follows:
RESOLVED, that the Sixth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
First: The name of this corporation is Starry, Inc. (the “Corporation”).
Second: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
Third: The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law.
Fourth: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is (i) 700,000,000 shares of Voting Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Voting Common Stock”); (ii) 115,000,000 shares of Nonvoting Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Nonvoting Common Stock,” together with the Voting Common Stock, the “Common Stock”); (iii) 53,030,270 shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series Seed Preferred Stock”); (iv) 91,549,300 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”); (v) 55,452,865 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”); (vi) 108,459,871 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”); (vii) 87,412,587 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series D Preferred Stock”); (viii) 22,204,490 shares of Series E-1 Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series E-1 Preferred Stock”); (ix) 8,232,627 shares of Series E-2 Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series E-2 Preferred Stock”); (x) 74,404,760 shares of Series E-3 Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series E-3 Preferred Stock,” together with the Series E-1 Preferred Stock and Series E-2 Preferred Stock, the “Series E Preferred Stock”); and (xi) 2,500,000 shares of Series Z Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series Z Preferred Stock,” collectively with the Series Seed Preferred Stock, the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”). Voting Common Stock and Nonvoting Common Stock shall have equivalent rights and attributes in all other respects except in regard to voting rights.
The following is a statement of the designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation.
A. COMMON STOCK
1. General. The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers and preferences of the holders of the Preferred Stock set forth herein.
2. Voting. The holders of the Voting Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Voting Common Stock held, at all meetings of stockholders (and written actions in lieu of meetings). The shares of Nonvoting Common Stock have no voting rights. There shall be no cumulative voting.
B. PREFERRED STOCK
The Preferred Stock shall have the following rights, preferences, powers, privileges and restrictions, qualifications and limitations. Unless otherwise indicated, references to “Sections” or “Subsections” in this Part B of this Article FOURTH refer to sections and subsections of Part B of this Article FOURTH.
1. Dividends.
The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (other than dividends on shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock) unless (in addition to the obtaining of any consents required elsewhere in this Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) the holders of the Preferred Stock then outstanding shall first receive, or simultaneously receive, a dividend on each outstanding share of Preferred Stock in an amount at least equal to (i) in the case of a dividend on Common Stock or any class or series that is convertible into Common Stock, that dividend per share of Preferred Stock as would equal the product of (A) the dividend payable on each share of such class or series determined, if applicable, as if all shares of such class or series had been converted into Common Stock (the number of shares that would be outstanding as if all such shares had been converted into Common Stock is referred to herein as the number of shares outstanding on an “as-converted basis”) and (B) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of a share of Preferred Stock, in each case calculated on the record date for determination of holders entitled to receive such dividend; or (ii) in the case of a dividend on any class or series that is not convertible into Common Stock, at a rate per share of Preferred Stock determined by (A) dividing the amount of the dividend payable on each share of such class or series of capital stock by the original issuance price of such class or series of capital stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to such class or series) and (B) multiplying such fraction by an amount equal to the Series Seed Original Issue Price (as defined below), the Series A Original Issue Price (as defined below), the Series B Original Issue Price (as defined below), the Series C Original Issue Price (as defined below), the Series D Original Issue Price (as defined below), the Series E-1 Original Issue Price (as defined below), the Series E-2 Original Issue Price (as defined below) or the Series E-3 Original Issue Price (as defined below), as applicable; provided that, if the Corporation declares, pays or sets aside, on the same date, a dividend on shares of more than one class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, the dividend payable to the holders of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 1 shall be calculated based upon the dividend on the class or series of capital stock that would result in the highest Preferred Stock dividend. The “Series Seed Original Issue Price” shall mean $0.132 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series Seed Preferred Stock. The “Series A Original Issue Price” shall mean $0.284 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock. The “Series B Original Issue Price” shall mean $0.541 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock. The “Series C Original Issue Price” shall mean $0.922 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock. The “Series D Original Issue Price” shall mean $1.43 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series D Preferred Stock. The “Series E-1 Original Issue Price” shall mean $1.43 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series E-1 Preferred Stock. The “Series E-2 Original Issue Price” shall mean $1.34 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series E-2 Preferred Stock. The “Series E-3 Original Issue Price” shall mean $1.68 per share, subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series E-3 Preferred Stock.
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2. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales.
2.1 Payments to Holders of Preferred Stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, and in the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined below), the holders of shares of each series of Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the consideration payable to stockholder in such Deemed Liquidation Event or out of the Available Proceeds (as defined below), as applicable, before any payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to (A) with respect to each share of Series Seed Preferred Stock, the greater of (i) the Series Seed Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series Seed Liquidation Amount”), (B) with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock, the greater of (i) the Series A Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series A Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series A Liquidation Amount”), (C) with respect to each share of Series B Preferred Stock, the greater of (i) the Series B Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series B Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series B Liquidation Amount”), (D) with respect to each share of Series C Preferred Stock, the greater of (i) the Series C Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series C Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series C Liquidation Amount”), (E) with respect to each share of Series D Preferred Stock, the greater of (i) the Series D Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series D Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series D Liquidation Amount”), (F) with respect to each share of Series E-1 Preferred Stock, the greater of (i) the Series E-1 Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series E-1 Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series E-1 Liquidation Amount”); (G) with respect to each share of Series E-2 Preferred Stock, the greater of (i) the Series E-2 Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series E-2 Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series E-2 Liquidation Amount”) and (H) with respect to each share of Series E-3 Preferred Stock, the greater of (i) the Series E-3 Original Issue Price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series E-3 Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 4 immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series E-3 Liquidation Amount”), the Series Seed Liquidation Amount, the Series A Liquidation Amount, the Series B Liquidation Amount, the Series C Liquidation Amount, the Series D Liquidation Amount, the Series E-1 Liquidation Amount, Series E-2 Liquidation Amount or Series E-3 Liquidation Amount may be referred to as a “Liquidation Amount”). The payment of the Series Seed Liquidation Amount, the Series A Liquidation Amount, the Series B Liquidation Amount, the Series C Liquidation Amount, the Series D Liquidation Amount, the Series E-1 Liquidation Amount, Series E-2 Liquidation Amount and Series E-3 Liquidation Amount, shall be made on a pari passu basis. If upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of Preferred Stock the full amount to which they shall be entitled under this Subsection 2.1 the holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.
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2.2 Payments to Holders of Common Stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after the payment of all preferential amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Preferred Stock, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of shares of Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder.
2.3 Deemed Liquidation Events.
2.3.1 Definition. Each of the following events shall be considered a “Deemed Liquidation Event” unless the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (on an as-converted basis), voting or consenting together as a single class (the “Requisite Percentage”) elect otherwise by written notice sent to the Corporation at least five (5) days prior to the effective date of any such event:
(a) a merger or consolidation in which
(i) | the Corporation is a constituent party or |
(ii) | a subsidiary of the Corporation is a constituent party and the Corporation issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation, |
except any such merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or a subsidiary in which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of (1) the surviving or resulting corporation or (2) if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation;
(b) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale; lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation; or
(c) the closing of a Qualified SPAC Transaction (as defined below).
2.3.2 Effecting a Deemed Liquidation Event.
(a) The Corporation shall not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in Subsection 2.3.1(a)(i) unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation for such transaction (the “Merger Agreement”) provides that the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Subsections 2.1 and 2.2.
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(b) In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in Subsection 2.3.1(a)(ii) or 2.3.1(b), if the Corporation does not effect a dissolution of the Corporation under the General Corporation Law within ninety (90) days after such Deemed Liquidation Event, then (i) the Corporation shall send a written notice to each holder of Preferred Stock no later than the 90th day after the Deemed Liquidation Event advising such holders of their right (and the requirements to be met to secure such right) pursuant to the terms of the following clause (ii) to require the redemption of such shares of Preferred Stock, and (ii) if the holders of the Requisite Percentage so request in a written instrument delivered to the Corporation not later than 120 days after such Deemed Liquidation Event, the Corporation shall use the consideration received by the Corporation for such Deemed Liquidation Event (net of any retained liabilities associated with the assets sold or technology licensed, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”)), together with any other assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders (the “Available Proceeds”), to the extent legally available therefor, on the 150th day after such Deemed Liquidation Event, to redeem all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the applicable Liquidation Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a redemption pursuant to the preceding sentence, if the Available Proceeds are not sufficient to redeem all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall redeem a pro rata portion of each holder’s shares of Preferred Stock to the fullest extent of such Available Proceeds, based on the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares to be redeemed if the Available Proceeds were sufficient to redeem all such shares, and shall redeem the remaining shares to have been redeemed as soon as practicable after the Corporation has funds legally available therefor. The process for redemption of the Preferred Stock pursuant to this Subsection 2.3.2(b) shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Prior to the distribution or redemption provided for in this Subsection 2.3.2(b), the Corporation shall not expend or dissipate the consideration received for such Deemed Liquidation Event, except to discharge expenses incurred in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event or in the ordinary course of business.
2.3.3 Amount Deemed Paid or Distributed. The amount deemed paid or distributed to the holders of capital stock of the Corporation upon any such merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, exclusive license, other disposition or redemption shall be the cash or the value of the property, rights or securities paid or distributed to such holders by the Corporation or the acquiring person, firm or other entity. The value of such property, rights or securities shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
2.3.4 Allocation of Escrow and Contingent Consideration. In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event pursuant to Subsection 2.3.1(a)(i), if any portion of the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation is payable only upon satisfaction of contingencies (the “Additional Consideration”), the Merger Agreement shall provide that (a) the portion of such consideration that is not Additional Consideration (such portion, the “Initial Consideration”) shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Subsections 2.1 and 2.2 as if the Initial Consideration were the only consideration payable in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event; and (b) any Additional Consideration which becomes payable to the stockholders of the Corporation upon satisfaction of such contingencies shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Subsections 2.1 and 2.2 after taking into account the previous payment of the Initial Consideration as part of the same transaction. For the purposes of this Subsection 2.3.4, consideration placed into escrow or retained as holdback to be available for satisfaction of indemnification or similar obligations in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event shall be deemed to be Additional Consideration.
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3. Voting.
3.1 General. On any matter presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or by written consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting), each holder of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Voting Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter. Except as provided by law or by the other provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, holders of Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Voting Common Stock as a single class.
3.2 Preferred Stock Protective Provisions. At any time when at least 125,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock (on an as-converted basis) (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Preferred Stock) are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of the Requisite Percentage, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or vote shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:
3.2.1 liquidate, dissolve or wind-up the business and affairs of the Corporation, effect any merger or consolidation or any other Deemed Liquidation Event, or consent to any of the foregoing;
3.2.2 purchase or redeem (or permit any subsidiary to purchase or redeem) or pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution on, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation other than (i) dividends or other distributions payable on the Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock and (ii) repurchases of stock from former employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons who performed services for the Corporation or any subsidiary in connection with the cessation of such employment or service at the lower of the original purchase price or the then-current fair market value thereof;
3.2.3 amend, alter or repeal the terms of Section 4.4.1(d) of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation;
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3.2.4 increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or create, increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) any designated shares of any series of Preferred Stock;
3.2.5 change the authorized number of directors of the Corporation;
3.2.6 create, or hold capital stock in, any subsidiary that is not wholly owned (either directly or through one or more other subsidiaries) by the Corporation, or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any capital stock of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation, or permit any direct or indirect subsidiary to sell, lease, transfer, exclusively license or otherwise dispose (in a single transaction or series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of such subsidiary; or
3.2.7 enter into or agree to enter into any transaction with any director, officer, affiliate or stockholder of the Corporation or any “associate” (as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of any such person, or amend, modify or waive the terms of, or any rights under, any such transaction (except such transactions, including bona fide financing transactions, made in the ordinary course of business upon fair and reasonable terms or as approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors).
3.3 Series Seed Preferred Stock Protective Provisions. At any time when at least 10,000,000 shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series Seed Preferred Stock) are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares of the Series Seed Preferred Stock, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or vote shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:
3.3.1 amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation in a manner that adversely and disproportionately affects the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series Seed Preferred Stock; provided that the following actions (which is not intended as a complete or exhaustive list) shall be deemed to not adversely and disproportionately affect the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series Seed Preferred Stock: (i) the creation, or the authorization of the creation of, or issuance or obligation of the Corporation to issue shares of, any class or series of capital stock having any preference or priority in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, whether such rights are senior to, pari passu with or junior to, in each case, the Series Seed Preferred Stock; and (ii) the amendment or modification of any of the terms of any class or series of capital stock (other than the Series Seed Preferred Stock) of the Corporation ;
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3.3.2 reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is junior to the Series Seed Preferred Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari passu with the Series Seed Preferred Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege; or
3.3.3 increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock.
3.4 Series A Preferred Stock Protective Provisions. At any time when at least 20,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock) are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or vote shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:
3.4.1 amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation in a manner that adversely and disproportionately affects the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series A Preferred Stock; provided that the following actions (which is not intended as a complete or exhaustive list) shall be deemed to not adversely and disproportionately affect the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series A Preferred Stock: (i) the creation, or the authorization of the creation of, or issuance or obligation of the Corporation to issue shares of, any class or series of capital stock having any preference or priority in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, whether such rights are senior to, pari passu with or junior to, in each case, the Series A Preferred Stock; and (ii) the amendment or modification of any of the terms of any class or series of capital stock (other than the Series A Preferred Stock) of the Corporation;
3.4.2 reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is junior to the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege; or
3.4.3 increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
3.5 Series B Preferred Stock Protective Provisions. At any time when at least 10,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock) are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or vote shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:
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3.5.1 amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation in a manner that adversely affects the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series B Preferred Stock; provided that the following actions (which is not intended as a complete or exhaustive list) shall be deemed to not adversely affect the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series B Preferred Stock: (i) the creation, or the authorization of the creation of, or issuance or obligation of the Corporation to issue shares of, any class or series of capital stock having any preference or priority in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, whether such rights are senior to, pari passu with or junior to, in each case, the Series B Preferred Stock; and (ii) the amendment or modification of any of the terms of any class or series of capital stock (other than the Series B Preferred Stock) of the Corporation;
3.5.2 reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is junior to the Series B Preferred Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari passu with the Series B Preferred Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege; or
3.5.3 increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
3.6 Series C Preferred Stock Protective Provisions. At any time when at least 11,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock) are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares of the Series C Preferred Stock, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or vote shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:
3.6.1 amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation in a manner that adversely affects the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series C Preferred Stock; provided that the following actions (which is not intended as a complete or exhaustive list) shall be deemed to not adversely affect the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series C Preferred Stock: (i) the creation, or the authorization of the creation of, or issuance or obligation of the Corporation to issue shares of, any class or series of capital stock having any preference or priority in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, whether such rights are senior to, pari passu with or junior to, in each case, the Series C Preferred Stock; and (ii) the amendment or modification of any of the terms of any class or series of capital stock (other than the Series C Preferred Stock) of the Corporation;
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3.6.2 reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is junior to the Series C Preferred Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari passu with the Series C Preferred Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege; or
3.6.3 increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series C Preferred Stock.
3.7 Series D Preferred Stock Protective Provisions. At any time when at least 8,750,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series D Preferred Stock) are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares of the Series D Preferred Stock, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or vote shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:
3.7.1 amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation in a manner that adversely affects the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series D Preferred Stock; provided that the following actions (which is not intended as a complete or exhaustive list) shall be deemed to not adversely affect the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series D Preferred Stock: (i) the creation, or the authorization of the creation of, or issuance or obligation of the Corporation to issue shares of, any class or series of capital stock having any preference or priority in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, whether such rights are senior to, pari passu with or junior to, in each case, the Series D Preferred Stock; and (ii) the amendment or modification of any of the terms of any class or series of capital stock (other than the Series D Preferred Stock) of the Corporation;
3.7.2 reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is junior to the Series D Preferred Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari passu with the Series D Preferred Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege; or
3.7.3 increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
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3.8 Series E Preferred Stock Protective Provisions. At any time when at least 10,000,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Series E Preferred Stock) are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, either directly or indirectly by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by law or this Restated Certificate of Incorporation) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at least fifty-five percent (55%) of shares of the Series E Preferred Stock, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class, and any such act or transaction entered into without such consent or vote shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect:
3.8.1 amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation in a manner that adversely affects the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series E Preferred Stock; provided that the following actions (which is not intended as a complete or exhaustive list) shall be deemed to not adversely affect the expressly stated powers, preferences or rights of the Series E Preferred Stock: (i) the creation, or the authorization of the creation of, or issuance or obligation of the Corporation to issue shares of, any class or series of capital stock having any preference or priority in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, whether such rights are senior to, pari passu with or junior to, in each case, the Series E Preferred Stock; and (ii) the amendment or modification of any of the terms of any class or series of capital stock (other than the Series E Preferred Stock) of the Corporation;
3.8.2 reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is junior to the Series E Preferred Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari passu with the Series E Preferred Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege;
3.8.3 increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series E Preferred Stock;
3.8.4 consummate a SPAC Transaction (as defined below) in which the Series E Preferred Stock does not convert into Voting Common Stock; or
3.8.5 approve or consummate a Deemed Liquidation Event that would result in the holders of Series E Preferred Stock receiving aggregate proceeds per share that is less than one times (1X) the Series E-1 Original Issue Price, Series E-2 Original Price or Series E-3 Original Issue Price, as applicable (each as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions or the like).
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4. Optional Conversion.
The holders of the Preferred Stock shall have conversion rights as follows (the “Conversion Rights”):
4.1 Right to Convert.
4.1.1 Conversion Ratio. Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Voting Common Stock as is determined (i) with respect to each share of Series Seed Preferred Stock, by dividing the Series Seed Original Issue Price by the Series Seed Conversion price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion; (ii) with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock, by dividing the Series A Original Issue Price by the Series A Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion; (iii) with respect to each share of Series B Preferred Stock, by dividing the Series B Original Issue Price by the Series B Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion; (iv) with respect to each share of Series C Preferred Stock, by dividing the Series C Original Issue Price by the Series C Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion; (iv) with respect to each share of Series D Preferred Stock, by dividing the Series D Original Issue Price by the Series D Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion; (v) with respect to each share of Series E-1 Preferred Stock, by dividing the Series E-1 Original Issue Price by the Series E-1 Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion; (vi) with respect to each share of Series E-2 Preferred Stock, by dividing the Series E-2 Original Issue Price by the Series E-2 Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion; (vii) with respect to each share of Series E-3 Preferred Stock, by dividing the Series E-3 Original Issue Price by the Series E-3 Conversion Price (as defined below) in effect at the time of conversion. The initial “Series Seed Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to the Series Seed Original Issue Price, the initial “Series A Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to the Series A Original Issue Price, the initial “Series B Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to the Series B Original Issue Price, the initial “Series C Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to the Series C Original Issue Price, the initial “Series D Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to the Series D Original Issue Price, the initial “Series E-1 Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to the Series E-1 Original Issue Price, the initial “Series E-2 Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to the Series E-2 Original Issue Price and the initial “Series E-3 Conversion Price” shall initially be equal to the Series E-3 Original Issue Price. For purposes hereof, the term “Conversion Price” shall refer to the Series Seed Conversion Price, the Series A Conversion Price, the Series B Conversion Price, the Series C Conversion Price, Series D Conversion Price, Series E-1 Conversion Price, Series E-2 Conversion Price and the Series E-3 Conversion Price, as applicable, and the term “Conversion Prices” shall mean the Series Seed Conversion Price, the Series A Conversion Price, the Series B Conversion Price, the Series C Conversion Price, the Series D Conversion Price, the Series E-1 Conversion Price, Series E-2 Conversion Price and Series E-3 Conversion Price, collectively. Such initial Conversion Prices, and the rate at which shares of Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of Voting Common Stock, shall be subject to adjustment as provided below.
4.1.2 Termination of Conversion Rights. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or a Deemed Liquidation Event, the Conversion Rights shall terminate at the close of business on the last full day preceding the date fixed for the payment of any such amounts distributable on such event to the holders of Preferred Stock.
4.2 Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Voting Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock. In lieu of any fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, the Corporation shall pay cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of a share of Voting Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors; provided, that upon conversion of the Preferred Stock in connection with any SPAC Transaction, no cash shall be paid for any fractional shares and such fractional shares shall be automatically cancelled for no consideration. Whether or not fractional shares would be issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock the holder is at the time converting into Voting Common Stock and the aggregate number of shares of Voting Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.
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4.3 Mechanics of Conversion.
4.3.1 Notice of Conversion. In order for a holder of Preferred Stock to voluntarily convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Voting Common Stock, such holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates for such shares of Preferred Stock (or, if such registered holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate), at the office of the transfer agent for the Preferred Stock (or at the principal office of the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent), together with written notice that such holder elects to convert all or any number of the shares of the Preferred Stock represented by such certificate or certificates and, if applicable, any event on which such conversion is contingent. Such notice shall state such holder’s name or the names of the nominees in which such holder wishes the certificate or certificates for shares of Voting Common Stock to be issued. If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The close of business on the date of receipt by the transfer agent (or by the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer agent) of such certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) and notice shall be the time of conversion (the “Conversion Time”), and the shares of Voting Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares represented by such certificate shall be deemed to be outstanding of record as of such date. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the Conversion Time, (i) issue and deliver to such holder of Preferred Stock, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Voting Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof and a certificate for the number (if any) of the shares of Preferred Stock represented by the surrendered certificate that were not converted into Voting Common Stock, (ii) pay in cash such amount as provided in Subsection 4.2 in lieu of any fraction of a share of Voting Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such conversion and (iii) pay all declared but unpaid dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock converted.
4.3.2 Reservation of Shares. The Corporation shall at all times when the Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued capital stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Stock (except Series Z Preferred Stock), such number of its duly authorized shares of Voting Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Voting Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Voting Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment reducing the Conversion Price below the then par value of the shares of Voting Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take any corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Corporation may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Voting Common Stock at such adjusted Conversion Price.
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4.3.3 Effect of Conversion. All shares of Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate at the Conversion Time, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive shares of Voting Common Stock in exchange therefor, to receive payment, if any, in lieu of any fraction of a share otherwise issuable upon such conversion as provided in Subsection 4.2 and to receive payment of any dividends declared but unpaid thereon. Any shares of Preferred Stock so converted shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock accordingly.
4.3.4 No Further Adjustment. Upon any such conversion, no adjustment to the Conversion Price shall be made for any declared but unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion or on the Common Stock delivered upon conversion.
4.3.5 Taxes. The Corporation shall pay any and all issue and other similar taxes that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Voting Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 4.3.5. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of shares of Voting Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares of Preferred Stock so converted were registered, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the person or entity requesting such issuance has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.
4.4 Adjustments to Conversion Prices for Diluting Issues.
4.4.1 Special Definitions. For purposes of this Article FOURTH, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Option” shall mean rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
(b) “Series E Original Issue Date” shall mean the date on which the first share of Series E Preferred Stock was issued.
(c) “Convertible Securities” shall mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, but excluding Options.
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(d) “Additional Shares of Common Stock” shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued (or, pursuant to Subsection 4.4.3 below, deemed to be issued) by the Corporation after the Series E Original Issue Date, other than (1) the following shares of Common Stock and (2) shares of Common Stock deemed issued pursuant to the following Options and Convertible Securities (clauses (1) and (2), collectively, “Exempted Securities”):
(i) | shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued as a dividend or distribution on Preferred Stock; |
(ii) | shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up or other distribution on shares of Common Stock that is covered by Subsection 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 or 4.8; |
(iii) | shares of Nonvoting Common Stock, including Options therefor (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization affecting such shares), issued to employees or directors of, or consultants or advisors to, the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the 2014 Stock Option and Grant Plan of the Corporation, as amended, whether issued before or after the Series E Original Issue Date; |
(iv) | shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities actually issued upon the exercise of Options or shares of Common Stock actually issued upon the conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities, in each case provided such issuance is pursuant to the terms of such Option or Convertible Security; |
(v) | shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities issued: (A) to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions, or to real property lessors, pursuant to a debt financing, equipment leasing or real property leasing transaction; (B) to suppliers or third party service providers in connection with the provision of goods or services pursuant to transactions; (C) pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation by the Corporation by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or to a joint venture agreement; or (D) in connection with sponsored research, collaboration, technology license, development, OEM, marketing or other similar agreements or strategic partnerships, in each case provided, that such issuances are approved by the Board of Directors, including at least one (1) director designated by the Investors (as defined in the Corporation’s Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement by and between the Corporation and the stockholders of the Corporation party thereto, dated as of March 30, 2021 and as amended from time to time) (each, a “Preferred Director”), provided, that if there are more than two (2) Preferred Directors in office, the approval of a majority of the Preferred Directors shall be required; |
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(vi) | shares of Series E Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Series E Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2021; |
(vii) | shares of Series Z Preferred Stock issued pursuant to one or more subscription agreement entered into by the Corporation on or about the date of the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation; and |
(viii) | securities issued with the affirmative vote or written consent of each of (A) the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock, (B) the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (C) the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, (D) the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock, (E) the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock, and (F) the holders of at least fifty-five percent (55%) of the then outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock, each voting as a separate class. |
4.4.2 No Adjustment of Conversion Price. No adjustment in the Conversion Price of an applicable series of Preferred Stock shall be made as the result of the issuance or deemed issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock if the Corporation receives written notice from the holders of (i) in the case of the Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock, a majority of the outstanding shares of such series, and (ii) in the case of the Series E Preferred Stock, at least fifty-five percent (55%) of the outstanding shares of the Series E Preferred Stock, agreeing that no such adjustment shall be made as the result of the issuance or deemed issuance of such Additional Shares of Common Stock.
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4.4.3 Deemed Issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock.
(a) If the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series E Original Issue Date shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities) or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto, assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to exercisability, convertibility or exchangeability but without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Shares of Common Stock issued as of the time of such issue or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date.
(b) If the terms of any Option or Convertible Security, the issuance of which resulted in an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4.4.4, are revised as a result of an amendment to such terms or any other adjustment pursuant to the provisions of such Option or Convertible Security (but excluding automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution or similar provisions of such Option or Convertible Security) to provide for either (1) any increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security or (2) any increase or decrease in the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, then, effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective, the Conversion Price computed upon the original issue of such Option or Convertible Security (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto) shall be readjusted to such Conversion Price as would have obtained had such revised terms been in effect upon the original date of issuance of such Option or Convertible Security. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no readjustment pursuant to this clause (b) shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price to an amount which exceeds the lower of (i) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the original adjustment made as a result of the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security, or (ii) the Conversion Price that would have resulted from any issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock (other than deemed issuances of Additional Shares of Common Stock as a result of the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security) between the original adjustment date and such readjustment date.
(c) If the terms of any Option or Convertible Security (excluding Options or Convertible Securities which are themselves Exempted Securities), the issuance of which did not result in an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4.4.4 (either because the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Subsection 4.4.5) of the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto was equal to or greater than the Conversion Price then in effect, or because such Option or Convertible Security was issued before the Series E Original Issue Date), are revised after the Series E Original Issue Date as a result of an amendment to such terms or any other adjustment pursuant to the provisions of such Option or Convertible Security (but excluding automatic adjustments to such terms pursuant to anti-dilution or similar provisions of such Option or Convertible Security) to provide for either (1) any increase in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any such Option or Convertible Security or (2) any decrease in the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion or exchange, then such Option or Convertible Security, as so amended or adjusted, and the Additional Shares of Common Stock subject thereto (determined in the manner provided in Subsection 4.4.3(a)) shall be deemed to have been issued effective upon such increase or decrease becoming effective.
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(d) Upon the expiration or termination of any unexercised Option or unconverted or unexchanged Convertible Security (or portion thereof) which resulted (either upon its original issuance or upon a revision of its terms) in an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4.4.4, the Conversion Price shall be readjusted to such Conversion Price as would have obtained had such Option or Convertible Security (or portion thereof) never been issued.
(e) If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any Option or Convertible Security, or the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, is calculable at the time such Option or Convertible Security is issued or amended but is subject to adjustment based upon subsequent events, any adjustment to the Conversion Price provided for in this Subsection 4.4.3 shall be effected at the time of such issuance or amendment based on such number of shares or amount of consideration without regard to any provisions for subsequent adjustments (and any subsequent adjustments shall be treated as provided in clauses (b) and (c) of this Subsection 4.4.3). If the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion and/or exchange of any Option or Convertible Security, or the consideration payable to the Corporation upon such exercise, conversion and/or exchange, cannot be calculated at all at the time such Option or Convertible Security is issued or amended, any adjustment to the Conversion Price that would result under the terms of this Subsection 4.4.3 at the time of such issuance or amendment shall instead be effected at the time such number of shares and/or amount of consideration is first calculable (even if subject to subsequent adjustments), assuming for purposes of calculating such adjustment to the Conversion Price that such issuance or amendment took place at the time such calculation can first be made.
4.4.4 Adjustment of Conversion Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Series E Original Issue Date issue Additional Shares of Common Stock (including Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued pursuant to Subsection 4.4.3), without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue, then such Conversion Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent) determined in accordance with the following formula:
CP2 = CP1* (A + B) ÷ (A + C).
For purposes of the foregoing formula, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “CP2” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately after such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;
(b) “CP1” shall mean the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock;
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(c) “A” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock (treating for this purpose as outstanding all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Options outstanding immediately prior to such issue or upon conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities (including the Preferred Stock) outstanding (assuming exercise of any outstanding Options therefor) immediately prior to such issue);
(d) “B” shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if such Additional Shares of Common Stock had been issued at a price per share equal to CP1 (determined by dividing the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation in respect of such issue by CP1); and
(e) “C” shall mean the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock issued in such transaction.
4.4.5 Determination of Consideration. For purposes of this Subsection 4.4, the consideration received by the Corporation for the issue of any Additional Shares of Common Stock shall be computed as follows:
(a) Cash and Property: Such consideration shall:
(i) | insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received by the Corporation, excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest; |
(ii) | insofar as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the fair market value thereof at the time of such issue, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors; and |
(iii) | in the event Additional Shares of Common Stock are issued together with other shares or securities or other assets of the Corporation for consideration which covers both, be the proportion of such consideration so received, computed as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) above, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. |
(b) Options and Convertible Securities. The consideration per share received by the Corporation for Additional Shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued pursuant to Subsection 4.4.3, relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by dividing:
(i) | the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Corporation upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, by |
(ii) | the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities. |
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4.4.6 Multiple Closing Dates. In the event the Corporation shall issue on more than one (1) date Additional Shares of Common Stock that are a part of one transaction or a series of related transactions and that would result in an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to the terms of Subsection 4.4.4 then, upon the final such issuance, the Conversion Price shall be readjusted to give effect to all such issuances as if they occurred on the date of the first such issuance (and without giving effect to any additional adjustments as a result of any such subsequent issuances within such period).
4.5 Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Series E Original Issue Date effect a subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the Series E Original Issue Date combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Any adjustment under this subsection shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
4.6 Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series E Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable on the Common Stock in additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Conversion Price in effect immediately before such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying such Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and
(2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this subsection as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions; and (b) that no such adjustment shall be made if the holders of Preferred Stock simultaneously receive a dividend or other distribution of shares of Common Stock in a number equal to the number of shares of Common Stock as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.
4.7 Adjustments for Other Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Series E Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Corporation (other than a distribution of shares of Common Stock in respect of outstanding shares of Common Stock) or in other property and the provisions of Section 1 do not apply to such dividend or distribution, then and in each such event the holders of Preferred Stock shall receive, simultaneously with the distribution to the holders of Common Stock, a dividend or other distribution of such securities or other property in an amount equal to the amount of such securities or other property as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.
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4.8 Adjustment for Merger or Reorganization, etc. Subject to the provisions of Subsection 2.3, if there shall occur any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the Corporation in which the Common Stock (but not the Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a transaction covered by Subsections 4.4, 4.6 or 4.7), then, following any such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, each share of Preferred Stock shall thereafter be convertible in lieu of the Common Stock into which it was convertible prior to such event into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issuable upon conversion of one share of Preferred Stock immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such transaction; and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) shall be made in the application of the provisions in this Section 4 with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the holders of the Preferred Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth in this Section 4 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Conversion Price) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any securities or other property thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock.
4.9 Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 4, the Corporation at its expense shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in any event not later than twenty (20) days thereafter, compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment (including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property into which the Preferred Stock is convertible) and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the written request at any time of any holder of Preferred Stock (but in any event not later than twenty (20) days thereafter), furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a certificate setting forth (i) the Conversion Price then in effect, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities, cash or property which then would be received upon the conversion of Preferred Stock.
4.10 Notice of Record Date. In the event:
(a) the Corporation shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other security; or
(b) of any capital reorganization of the Corporation, any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Corporation, or any Deemed Liquidation Event; or
(c) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Corporation,
then, and in each such case, the Corporation will send or cause to be sent to the holders of the Preferred Stock a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the record date for such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is proposed to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per share and character of such exchange applicable to the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock. Such notice shall be sent at least ten (10) days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified in such notice.
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5. Mandatory Conversion.
5.1 Trigger Events. Upon either (a) the closing of the sale of shares of Common Stock to the public in a firm-commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at a price of at least $2.145 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Common Stock) and resulting in at least $25,000,000 of net proceeds to the Corporation, (b) immediately prior to the closing of a Qualified SPAC Transaction (as defined below) or (c) the date and time, or the occurrence of an event, specified by vote or written consent of the Requisite Percentage (the time of such closing or the date and time specified or the time of the event specified in such vote or written consent is referred to herein as the “Mandatory Conversion Time”), then (i) all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (other than Class Z Preferred Stock) shall automatically be converted into shares of Voting Common Stock, at the then effective conversion rate and (ii) such shares may not be reissued by the Corporation; provided, however, that the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock shall not be automatically converted into shares of Voting Common Stock pursuant to Section 5.1(b) without the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, and at least fifty-five percent (55%) of the Series E Preferred Stock, as applicable, with each such series consenting or voting as a separate class. A “SPAC Transaction” shall mean any business combination pursuant to which the Corporation is merged into, or otherwise combines with, a special purpose acquisition company (a “SPAC”) whose common stock is listed on a national securities exchange or a subsidiary of such SPAC, and the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such transaction continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock) that represent, immediately following such combination, a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of (A) the surviving or resulting corporation; or (B) if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately following such combination or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation. A “Qualified SPAC Transaction” shall mean a SPAC Transaction (i) that ascribes a pre-transaction equity value of the Common Stock of at least $2.145 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Common Stock) and (ii) that results in net proceeds to the Corporation, the SPAC or its successor entity in such transaction (through an equity financing transaction, including a “PIPE” transaction, consummated in connection with the closing of the transaction or from the cash held by the SPAC, after taking into account any redemptions from the SPAC’s trust account) of at least $25,000,000.
5.2 Procedural Requirements. All holders of record of shares of Preferred Stock (other than Class Z Preferred Stock) shall be sent written notice of the Mandatory Conversion Time and the place designated for mandatory conversion of all such shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 5. Such notice need not be sent in advance of the occurrence of the Mandatory Conversion Time. Upon receipt of such notice, each holder of shares of Preferred Stock (other than Class Z Preferred Stock) shall surrender his, her or its certificate or certificates for all such shares (or, if such holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate) to the Corporation at the place designated in such notice. If so required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or by his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. All rights with respect to the Preferred Stock converted pursuant to Subsection 5.1, including the rights, if any, to receive notices and vote (other than as a holder of Common Stock), will terminate at the Mandatory Conversion Time (notwithstanding the failure of the holder or holders thereof to surrender the certificates at or prior to such time), except only the rights of the holders thereof, upon surrender of their certificate or certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) therefor, to receive the items provided for in the next sentence of this Subsection 5.2. As soon as practicable after the Mandatory Conversion Time and the surrender of the certificate or certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) for Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to such holder, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Voting Common Stock issuable on such conversion in accordance with the provisions hereof, together with cash as provided in Subsection 4.2 in lieu of any fraction of a share of Voting Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such conversion and the payment of any declared but unpaid dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock converted. Such converted Preferred Stock shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock accordingly.
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6. Redemption. The Preferred Stock is not redeemable at the option of the holders thereof.
7. Waiver. Except as otherwise set forth in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, any of the rights, powers, preferences and other terms of the Preferred Stock set forth herein may be waived on behalf of all holders of Preferred Stock by the affirmative written consent or vote of the holders of at least the Requisite Percentage of Preferred Stock then outstanding, unless a higher or alternate threshold or approval for the waiver of any rights, powers, preferences or terms applicable to one or more series of Preferred Stock is set forth herein, in which case such higher or alternate threshold or approval shall be required.
8. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by the provisions of this Article FOURTH to be given to a holder of shares of Preferred Stock shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the post office address last shown on the records of the Corporation, or given by electronic communication in compliance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law, and shall be deemed sent upon such mailing or electronic transmission.
Fifth: Subject to any additional vote required by the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, in furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind any or all of the Bylaws of the Corporation.
Sixth: Subject to any additional vote required by the Certificate of Incorporation and to the terms and designations of an agreement among the stockholders with respect to voting for directors of the Corporation (as such agreement may be amended from time to time), the number of directors of the Corporation shall be determined in the manner set forth in the bylaws of the Corporation.
Seventh: Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.
Eighth: Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws of the Corporation may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
Ninth: To the fullest extent permitted by law, 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 General Corporation Law or any other law of the State of Delaware is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article NINTH 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 or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law as so amended.
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article NINTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to, such repeal or modification.
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Tenth: To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers and agents of the Corporation (and any other persons to which General Corporation Law permits the Corporation to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law.
Any amendment, repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article TENTH shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any director, officer or other agent of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.
Eleventh: The Corporation renounces, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Excluded Opportunity. 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, (i) any director of the Corporation who is not an employee or advisor of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) any holder of Preferred Stock, or any partner, member, employee or agent of any such holder, other than someone who is an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Covered Persons”), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person expressly and solely in such Covered Person’s capacity as a director of the Corporation.
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4. That the foregoing amendment and restatement was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of this corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law.
5. That this Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of this corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of this corporation on this 6th day of October, 2021.
STARRY, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Chaitanya Kanojia | |
Name: | Chaitanya Kanojia | |
Title: | President |
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Exhibit 10.3
FORM OF CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Convertible Note Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on October 6, 2021, by and among FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“FMHAC”), and each undersigned subscriber (each, a “Subscriber” and collectively, the “Subscribers”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the rights and obligations of each Subscriber hereunder shall be several, and not joint, and any covenants, representations or warranties made by any Subscriber hereunder shall be deemed to be made severally and not jointly by each Subscriber hereunder.
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Issuer and Starry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Target”), are, together with the other parties thereto, entering into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Transaction Agreement” and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement to be completed on and prior to the closing date thereof, the “Transactions”), pursuant to which, among other things, in the manner, and on the terms and subject to the conditions and exclusions set forth therein, (i) the Issuer will merge with and into Starry Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”) (the “SPAC Merger”), with Holdings surviving the SPAC Merger, and (ii) following consummation of the SPAC Merger, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer will merge with and into Target (the “Acquisition Merger”), with Target surviving the Acquisition Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings;
WHEREAS, references herein to the “Issuer” shall refer to FMHAC for all periods prior to completion of the SPAC Merger and to Holdings (as the surviving corporation in the SPAC Merger) for all periods after completion of the SPAC Merger;
WHEREAS, on or about the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is entering into subscription agreements (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) with certain other institutional accredited investors, pursuant to which such other investors have agreed to purchase up to 10.9 million of the Class A Common Shares (as defined below) on the closing date of the Transactions;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, and substantially contemporaneously with the closing of the Transactions, each Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase, severally and not jointly, senior secured convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”) of and from the Issuer in an aggregate principal amount set forth on opposite such Subscriber’s name on Schedule I hereto, and the Issuer desires to issue and sell to the Subscribers $[ ] aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes in consideration of the payment of 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof (the “Purchase Price”) by or on behalf of the Subscribers to the Issuer; and
WHEREAS, on or about the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is entering into other convertible note subscription agreements (the “Other Subscription Agreements” and together with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain other institutional accredited investors (the “Other Subscribers” and together with the Subscribers, the “Subscriber Parties”), severally and not jointly which are on substantially the same terms as the terms of this this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (other than the amount of the Convertible Notes to be subscribed for and purchased by the Other Subscribers), pursuant to which such Other Subscribers have agreed to purchase additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $[ ] (to be issued under the same indenture as the Convertible Notes being issued to the Subscribers and also having the terms set forth in the indenture attached as Annex A hereto) on the closing date of the Transactions (the “Closing Date”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Closing (as defined below), each Subscriber hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Subscribers, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such Subscriber’s name on Schedule I hereto (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”). As used herein, the term “Convertible Notes” shall include the Guarantees (as defined below) thereof by the Guarantors (as defined below), unless the context requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary here, following the date hereof and prior to the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the anticipated Closing Date the Subscribers shall be permitted, without the consent of (but upon prior written notice to) the Issuer, to reallocate as amongst themselves the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes that each will purchase from the Issuer at the Closing so long as at all such times the Subscribers have subscribed for and agreed to purchase in the aggregate $[ ] aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes.
Section 2. Closing.
(a) The consummation of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall be contingent upon, and occur on, the Closing Date, following the SPAC Merger and immediately prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Transactions.
(b) At least seven (7) Business Days before the anticipated Closing Date, the Issuer shall deliver written notice to each Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) specifying (i) the anticipated Closing Date and (ii) the wire instructions for delivery of the Purchase Price to the Issuer. No later than two (2) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date, the Subscribers shall deliver the aggregate Purchase Price for the Convertible Notes by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) established by the Issuer with a third party escrow provider selected by the Issuer (the “Escrow Agent”) pursuant to an escrow agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each Subscriber (the “Escrow Agreement”), as specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice, such funds to be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent until the Closing, and deliver to the Issuer such information as is reasonably requested in the Closing Notice in order for the Issuer to issue the Convertible Notes and deliver these through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to each Subscribers or its nominee, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person in whose name the Convertible Notes are to be issued and a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8 (including any applicable attachments). Upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 2, at the Closing (1) the Purchase Price shall be released from escrow automatically, and without further action by any Subscriber, upon notice by the Issuer to the Escrow Agent in accordance with the Escrow Agreement that the Closing will occur imminently and (2) the Issuer shall deliver to each Subscriber or its nominee Convertible Notes in book entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or applicable securities laws) through the facilities of DTC. In the event that the consummation of the Transactions does not occur within two (2) Business Days after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice (the “Closing Outside Date”), unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Issuer each Subscriber, the Issuer shall promptly give notice to the Escrow Agent that the Closing will not occur and instructing the Escrow Agent to promptly thereafter release to the Subscribers (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after the Closing Outside Date) the aggregate funds so delivered by the Subscribers to the Escrow Agent by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account(s) specified by the Subscribers, and any book entries shall be deemed cancelled. Notwithstanding such return or cancellation, (x) a failure to close on the anticipated Closing Date shall not, by itself, be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Section 2 to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Closing Date, and (y) unless and until this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 6 herein, the Subscribers shall remain obligated (A) to redeliver funds to the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow following the Issuer’s delivery to each Subscriber of a new Closing Notice and (B) to consummate the Closing upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 2. For the purposes of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to close in the State of New York.
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(c) The Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in writing by each of the parties hereto, of the conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | no suspension of the qualification of the offering or sale or trading of the Class A Common Shares (as defined below) shall have been initiated or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, threatened by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) and be continuing, and the Underlying Shares (as defined below) shall have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance; |
(ii) | all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transactions set forth in the Transaction Agreement shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties to the Transaction Agreement) or waived (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the Transactions pursuant to the Transaction Agreement or by the Closing itself, but subject to their satisfaction or valid waiver at the closing of the Transactions), and following the consummation of the SPAC Merger, the closing of the additional Transactions shall occur substantially concurrently with or immediately following the Closing; and |
(iii) | no court or applicable governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and no such court or governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition. |
(d) In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 2(c), the obligation of the Issuer to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver by the Issuer of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | all representations and warranties of the Subscribers contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date; |
(ii) | the Subscribers shall have performed, satisfied or complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing; and |
(iii) | an indenture substantially in the form attached as Annex A hereto (the “Indenture”), shall have been executed by the applicable parties thereto, including U.S. Bank, National Association, as third-party trustee and collateral agent (the “Trustee” or “Collateral Agent”). |
(e) In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 2(c), the obligation of the Subscribers to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver by the Subscribers of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | all representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Issuer Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to Issuer Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date); |
(ii) | (1) the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied or complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing and (2) no Other Subscriber shall have defaulted on its obligations under any Other Subscription Agreement; |
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(iii) | none of the Transaction Agreement or any PIPE Subscription Agreement (each as it exists on the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement) shall have been amended, modified or waived by the Issuer in a manner that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Issuer or the economic benefits that the Subscribers would reasonably expect to receive under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (including without limitation the definition of Closing Surviving Corporation Cash (as defined in the Transaction Agreement)); |
(iv) | the Indenture shall have been executed by the applicable parties thereto; |
(v) | neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates shall have entered into any Other Subscription Agreement with a lower purchase price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes or other terms (economic or otherwise) substantially more favorable to such Other Subscriber than as set forth in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement other than any other agreement contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, and there shall not have been any amendment, waiver or modification to any Other Subscription Agreement that materially benefits any Other Subscriber unless the Subscribers have been offered the same benefit; |
(vi) | the amount of the Closing Surviving Corporation Cash of Issuer shall equal or exceed $300,000,000 at the Closing (for purposes of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, except as otherwise indicated, “Closing Surviving Corporation Cash” shall be calculated as defined in and in accordance with the Transaction Agreement, less, to the extent included therein, any proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes); |
(vii) | the Subscribers shall have received an opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Issuer and the guarantors of the Convertible Notes (the “Guarantors”), dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Subscribers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Subscribers and their counsel, with respect to: |
(A) the enforceability of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the Convertible Notes against the Issuer, the enforceability of the guarantees of the Convertible Notes (the “Guarantees”) against the Guarantors and the enforceability of the Indenture and the Security Documents (as defined in the Indenture) against the Issuer and the Guarantors (to the extent a party thereto), subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought;
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(B) the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer and Guarantors of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Convertible Notes (as applicable) will not breach or result in a default under any material agreement to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is a party;
(C) the absence of defaults under or violations of (x) (i) the certificate of incorporation or certificate of formation (or equivalent charter document) or (ii) bylaws or operating agreement (or equivalent governing document), in each case, of the Issuer and the Guarantors and (y) New York law, federal law or the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) or regulation, or any order known to such counsel issued by any court or governmental authority acting pursuant to federal or New York statute or the DGCL, resulting from the execution, delivery and performance of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Indenture, the Security Documents and the Notes and the issuance of the Convertible Notes and the Guarantees by the Issuer and the Guarantors (as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;
(D) the absence of required consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, filings, registrations or qualifications of or with any federal or New York State governmental agency or body in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer and the Guarantors of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Indenture, the Security Documents and the issuance of the Convertible Notes by the Issuer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;
(E) the Issuer and each of the Guarantors is not an “investment company” within the meaning of, and subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(F) assuming compliance by the Subscribers and the Other Subscribers with the provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, (A) the exemption from registration of the offer and sale of the Convertible Notes under the Securities Act (as defined below), as contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and (B) the exemption from qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended;
(G) each of the Security Documents has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and each of the Guarantors party thereto and each of the Security Documents constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer and each of the Guarantors party thereto enforceable against the Issuer and each of the Guarantors party thereto in accordance with its terms;
(H) the Security Documents create under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York (the “New York UCC”) a security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of itself, the Trustee and the holders of the Convertible Notes in the Collateral (as defined below) of the Issuer and each Guarantor party thereto that is of a type in which a security interest may be created under Article 9 of the New York UCC;
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(I) each financing statement for the Collateral is in appropriate form for filing in the applicable filing office. Upon the effective filing of each financing statement, the security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of itself, the Trustee and the holders of the Convertible Notes will be perfected to the extent a security interest in such Collateral can be perfected under the applicable Uniform Commercial Code by the filing of a financing statement in that office;
(J) the Collateral Agent will have a perfected security interest for the ratable benefit of itself, the Trustee and the holders of the Convertible Notes in the certificated securities upon delivery of the certificates representing such certificated securities to the Collateral Agent, endorsed in blank by an effective endorsement or accompanied by undated stock powers with respect thereto duly endorsed in blank by an effective endorsement;
(K) other customary collateral opinions with respect to collateral to be pledged pursuant to the Security Documents; and
(L) neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor is required to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(viii) | the Subscribers shall have received a certificate or certificates signed by an officer of the Issuer, dated the Closing Date, in which such officer shall state that the conditions set forth in Section 2(e)(i) and Section 2(e)(ii) are satisfied as of the Closing Date; |
(ix) | (A) the Issuer shall have caused to be delivered to the Subscribers evidence reasonably satisfactory to them that all outstanding indebtedness under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2019 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified on or prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), by and among the Target, each subsidiary of the Target listed as “Borrower” and party thereto, the lenders party thereto from time to time and ArrowMark Agency Services, LLC, as administrative agent, and all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing thereunder (other than contingent obligations that survive the termination of the Existing Credit Agreement), shall have been paid in full, all commitments to extend credit under the Existing Credit Agreement shall have terminated, and all liens securing obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been released or will, substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Transactions on the Closing Date, be released and (B) immediately after giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall have no outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5,000,000 other than the Convertible Notes; |
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(x) | on the Closing Date, the Issuer and the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered a perfection certificate dated as of the Closing Date (the “Perfection Certificate”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Subscribers. Except as otherwise provided for in the Security Documents, the Indenture or the other documents entered into in connection with the Transactions, on the Closing Date, the Subscribers and the Collateral Agent shall have received the Security Documents and other certificates, agreements or instruments necessary to create a valid security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Trustee and the holders of the Convertible Notes, in all of the Collateral described in the Security Agreement substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Subscribers, together with, subject to the requirements of the Security Documents, stock certificates and promissory notes required to be delivered pursuant to the Security Documents, in each case accompanied by instruments of transfer and stock powers undated and endorsed in blank, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in appropriate form for filing, filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office in appropriate form for filing where applicable and each such document, instrument or filing shall, unless expressly not required by the Indenture or the Security Documents, be executed, filed and/or recorded by the Issuer and the applicable Guarantor, as applicable, and each such document shall be in full force and effect. The Subscribers shall also have received on or prior to the Closing Date copies of Uniform Commercial Code, tax and judgment lien searches or equivalent reports or searches, and a copy of searches at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents that name the Issuer or any Guarantor as debtor and that are required by the Perfection Certificate or that the Subscribers deem reasonably necessary. Each such document shall evidence that all of the liens on the Collateral other than Permitted Liens (as defined in the Indenture) have been released or will, substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Transactions on the Closing Date, be released. |
(f) Prior to or at the Closing, the Subscribers shall deliver all such other information and shall take all such actions as is reasonably requested by the Issuer in order for the Issuer to deliver the Convertible Notes to the Subscribers or their nominees.
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Section 3. Issuer Representations and Warranties . The Issuer represents and warrants to the Subscribers and the Placement Agent (as defined below), as of the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and as of the Closing, that:
(a) The Issuer (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, (ii) has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to conduct its business and, if applicable, is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (other than its jurisdiction of incorporation) in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties or assets requires such license or qualification, except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iii), where the failure to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, an “Issuer Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect which (1) would have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (after giving effect to the transactions hereunder and under the Transaction Agreement), or (2) materially affects the validity of the Convertible Notes or the Underlying Shares, or any guarantee by a Guarantor or the validity or priority and ranking of any lien on collateral securing the Convertible Notes, the legal authority of the Issuer or any Guarantor to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement or the Indenture, as applicable, or prevents or materially impairs the ability of the Issuer to timely perform its obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or the Transaction Agreement, including the issuance and sale of the Convertible Notes.
(b) As of the Closing Date, the shares of Issuer’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Shares”), (if any) issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes (the “Underlying Shares”) will be duly authorized and, when issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under applicable securities laws) and will not have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuer’s organizational documents (as adopted on or prior to the Closing Date), by any contract to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound, or under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
(c) This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements, the PIPE Subscription Agreements and the Transaction Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the respective counterparties, the Transaction Documents constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.
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(d) The Convertible Notes, the Guarantees and the Indenture have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Issuer and the Guarantors (as applicable), and, on the Closing Date, the Indenture and the Convertible Notes will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and each Guarantor (as applicable) and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the Subscriber Parties, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee, the Indenture will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer and the Guarantors, enforceable against the Issuer and the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. When issued and sold against receipt of the consideration therefor, the Convertible Notes will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the Indenture, the issuance and sale of the Convertible Notes and the compliance by the Issuer and the Guarantors with all of the provisions of the Transaction Documents and the Indenture and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor is subject, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the organizational documents of the Issuer or any Guarantor; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any Guarantor or any of their respective properties that would reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Subscribers set forth in Section 4 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Convertible Notes Subscription Agreement and the Indenture, the issuance and sale of the Convertible Notes and the compliance by the Issuer and the Guarantors with all of the provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the Indenture and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) the filing of the Registration Statement pursuant to Section 5 below, (iii) those required by the SEC or NYSE or Nasdaq (as applicable), including with respect to obtaining stockholder approval, (iv) those required to consummate the Transactions as provided under the Transaction Agreement, (v) the filing of notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, if applicable, and (vi) any consent, waiver, authorization, order, notice, filing or registration the failure of which to make or obtain would not be reasonably likely to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.
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(f) Assuming the accuracy of the Subscribers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, (i) no registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is required for the offer and sale of the Convertible Notes by the Issuer to the Subscribers and the issuance of the Underlying Shares (if any) to the Subscribers, and the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws, (ii) it is not necessary to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (including the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder) and (iii) the Convertible Notes are eligible for resale under Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
(g) Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Convertible Notes.
(h) The Issuer has not entered into any agreement or arrangement entitling any agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission or similar fee in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement for which any Subscriber could become liable. Except for Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) (the “Placement Agent”), no broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission solely in connection with the sale of the Convertible Notes to the Subscribers.
(i) As of their respective dates, all forms, reports, statements, schedules, prospectuses, proxies, registration statements and other documents required to be filed by the Issuer with the SEC (such reports, the “SEC Reports”) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, no representation or warranty is made under this Section 3(i) as to the accounting treatment of the Issuer’s issued and outstanding warrants, or as to any deficiencies in disclosure (including with respect to accounting and disclosure controls) arising from the accounting treatment of such warrants as equity rather than liabilities in the Issuer’s combined financial statements. The financial statements of the Issuer included in the SEC Reports were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied, comply in all material respects with the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Issuer as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes and other presentation items as is permissible under generally accepted accounting principles. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Issuer timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Issuer was required to file with the SEC since inception. A copy of each SEC Report is available to the Subscribers via the SEC’s EDGAR system. There are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received by the Issuer from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC with respect to any of the SEC Reports.
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(j) As of the date hereof, the issued and outstanding Class A Common Shares of the Issuer are, and as of the Closing Date, the issued and outstanding Class A Common Shares of the Issuer (other than the Class A Common Shares purchased pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement) will be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and listed for trading on the NYSE under the symbol “FMAC” (it being understood that the trading symbol will be changed in connection with the Transactions) or on Nasdaq. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by the NYSE or the SEC, respectively, to prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A Common Shares on the NYSE or to deregister such shares under the Exchange Act, excluding, for purposes of clarity, the customary ongoing review by the NYSE of the Issuer’s continued listing application in connection with the Transactions. The Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A Common Shares under the Exchange Act or the listing of the Class A Common Shares on the NYSE, and is in compliance in all material respects with the continued listing requirements of the NYSE, except the Company may delist Class A Common Shares from NYSE in connection with submitting a listing application to Nasdaq, in accordance with Nasdaq rules, covering the shares of Class A Common Shares.
(k) Other than the Other Subscription Agreements, PIPE Subscription Agreements the Transaction Agreement and any other agreement contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, the Issuer has not entered into any side letter or similar agreement or understanding with any Other Subscriber or any affiliate thereof or any other investor in connection with such Other Subscriber’s (considered with any such affiliate) or investor’s direct or indirect investment in the Issuer (other than any side letter or similar agreement relating to the transfer to any investor of (i) securities of the Issuer by existing securityholders of the Issuer, which may be effectuated as a forfeiture to the Issuer and reissuance, or (ii) securities to be issued to the direct or indirect securityholders of the Issuer pursuant to the Transaction Agreement). No Other Subscription Agreement includes terms and conditions (economic or otherwise) that are more advantageous in any material respect to any such Other Subscriber than the Subscribers hereunder. The Other Subscription Agreements have not been and will not, without the prior written consent of the Subscribers, be amended or modified in any material respect following the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. The Issuer and its affiliates shall not release any Other Subscriber (or any of its affiliates) under any Other Subscription Agreement from any of its material obligations thereunder or any other agreements (including side letters or similar agreements or understandings in respect thereof) with any Other Subscriber (or any of its affiliates) under any Other Subscription Agreement unless it offers a similar release to the Subscribers with respect to any similar obligations they have hereunder.
(l) Except for such matters as have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending, or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Issuer.
(m) The Issuer is in compliance with all applicable laws, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. The Issuer has not received any written communication from a governmental entity alleging that the Issuer is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such noncompliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.
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(n) The Issuer is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Convertible Notes will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(o) The amount of the Closing Surviving Corporation Cash shall equal or exceed three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000).
(p) As of the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer consists of (i) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Issuer Preferred Stock”) and (ii) 520,000,000 shares of common stock, including (1) 500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Shares, and (2) 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Shares”). As of the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, (i) no shares of Issuer Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, (ii) 41,400,000 Class A Common Shares are issued and outstanding, (iii) 10,350,000 shares of Class B Common Shares are issued and outstanding, (iv) 13,800,000 redeemable warrants of the Issuer and 6,853,333 private placement warrants of the Issuer are outstanding and (v) $1.5 million of loans are outstanding that may be converted into warrants of the Issuer. As of the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, all (i) issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Shares and Class B Common Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights and (ii) outstanding warrants of the Issuer have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are not subject to preemptive rights. Upon consummation of the Transactions, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer will consist of (I) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, none of which will be issued or outstanding; and (II) 800,000,000 Class A Common Shares and 50,000,000 shares of Class X common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class X Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Shares, the “Common Stock”). Except as set forth above and pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Transaction Agreement and the other agreements and arrangements referred to in the Transaction Agreement, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Issuer any Class A Common Shares, Class B Common Shares or other equity interests in the Issuer, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests. As of the date hereof, the Issuer has no subsidiaries (other than Merger Sub) and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any securities of the Issuer, as applicable, other than (A) as set forth in the SEC Reports and (B) as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement. There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Issuer is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Underlying Shares or (ii) the Class A Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements or pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements, that have not been or will not be validly waived on or prior to the Closing Date, including such provisions in the shares of Class B Common Shares pursuant to the terms of the Issuer’s organizational documents (as amended as of the Closing Date).
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(q) The operations of the Issuer and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened.
(r) Neither the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Issuer, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is an individual or entity (a “Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is, currently the subject or target of any trade, economic or financial sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes or restrictive measures (in each case, having the force of law) administered, enacted or enforced by the U.S. government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty's Treasury, the Cayman Islands or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or the target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Crimea and Syria (each, a “Sanctioned Country”). Since the Issuer’s inception, the Issuer and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any Person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.
(s) Each of the Security Documents has been duly authorized by the Issuer and/or the applicable Guarantor, as appropriate, and, when executed and delivered by the Issuer and/or the applicable Guarantor, will constitute a legal and binding agreement of the Issuer and/or the applicable Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. The Security Documents, when executed and delivered in connection with the sale of the Convertible Notes, will create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the holders of the Convertible Notes, valid and enforceable first priority security interests in and liens on substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of the Issuer and the Guarantors, now owned or hereafter acquired by the Issuer or any Guarantor and all proceeds and products thereof, subject to certain exceptions as described in the Indenture and the Security Documents (the “Collateral”) and, upon the filing of appropriate Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in appropriate United States jurisdictions and the taking of the other actions, in each case as further described in the Security Documents, the security interests in and liens on the rights of the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor in such Collateral will be perfected first priority security interests and liens, superior to and prior to the liens of all third persons other than Permitted Liens (as defined in the Indenture).
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Section 4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Each Subscriber severally and not jointly represents and warrants to the Issuer and the Placement Agent that:
(a) Such Subscriber (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, and (ii) has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.
(b) This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Subscriber, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the Issuer, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of such Subscriber, enforceable against such Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the purchase of the Convertible Notes and the compliance by such Subscriber with all of the provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of such Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which such Subscriber is a party or by which such Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of such Subscriber is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of such Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over such Subscriber or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to a Subscriber that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on such Subscriber’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the purchase of the Convertible Notes.
(d) Such Subscriber (i)(1) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), is acquiring the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if such Subscriber is subscribing for the Convertible Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer and such Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account or (2) is an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act), and (ii) is not acquiring the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act.
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(e) Such Subscriber understands that the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) have not been registered under the Securities Act. Such Subscriber understands that the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by such Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof, or (ii) pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and, in each of cases (i) and (ii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and as a result of these transfer restrictions, such Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) for an indefinite period of time. Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) will not be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) until at least one year from the filing of “Form 10 information” with the Commission after the Closing Date and (ii) additional conditions to any such transaction may apply under Rule 144 and other applicable securities laws to the extent that such Subscriber is at such time, or has been at any time in the immediately preceding three months, an “affiliate” of the Issuer within the meaning of Rule 144. Such Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any).
(f) Such Subscriber understands and agrees that such Subscriber is purchasing the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) directly from the Issuer. Such Subscriber further acknowledges that there have not been, and such Subscriber hereby agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to such Subscriber by the Issuer, the Placement Agent, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, any other party to the Transactions or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Issuer expressly set forth in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and such Subscriber hereby represents and warrants that it is relying exclusively on such Subscriber’s own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice such Subscriber deems appropriate) with respect to this offering of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of the Issuer and the Target, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters. Such Subscriber acknowledges that certain information provided to such Subscriber was based on projections, and such projections were prepared based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections. Each Subscriber acknowledges that it has been informed that no disclosure or offering document has been prepared by the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any). In connection with the issuance and sale of the Convertible Notes, the Placement Agent has not acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to any Subscriber Party. Neither the Placement Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees, representatives or controlling persons has made any independent investigation with respect to the Issuer, the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) or the completeness or accuracy of any information provided to such Subscriber. Such Subscriber agrees that neither the Placement Agent, nor any of its affiliates or any of its or its affiliates’ control persons, officers, directors or employees, shall be liable to such Subscriber pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any).
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(g) Such Subscriber (i) is an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in equity transactions that are not registered under the Securities Act, and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities and (iii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any). Accordingly, such Subscriber understands that the offering meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).
(h) Such Subscriber is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption from registration under the Securities Act and is acquiring the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) for its own account or for an account over which such Subscriber exercises sole discretion for another qualified institutional buyer or institutional accredited investor. In making its decision to purchase the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), such Subscriber has relied solely upon independent investigation made by such Subscriber and the Issuer’s representations and warranties in Section 3. Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that such Subscriber has received such information as such Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), including with respect to the Issuer and its subsidiaries and the Transactions. Such Subscriber represents and agrees that such Subscriber and such Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as such Subscriber and its professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any). Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any affiliate of the Placement Agent has provided such Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates has made or makes any representation as to the Issuer or the quality or value of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) and the Placement Agent and any of its affiliates may have acquired nonpublic information with respect to the Issuer which such Subscriber agrees need not be provided to it.
(i) Such Subscriber is able to fend for itself in the transactions contemplated herein, has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our prospective investment in the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) and has the ability to bear the economic risks of its prospective investment and can afford the complete loss of such investment.
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(j) Such Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) solely by means of direct contact between such Subscriber and the Issuer or their respective representatives or affiliates, or by means of contact from the Placement Agent and the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) were offered to such Subscriber solely by direct contact between such Subscriber and the Issuer or their respective representatives or affiliates. Such Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), nor were the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) offered to such Subscriber, by any other means. Such Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer represents and warrants that the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
(k) Such Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any). Such Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), and such Subscriber has had an opportunity to seek, and has sought, such accounting, legal, business and tax advice as such Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Such Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates has provided any tax advice to such Subscriber or made any representations or warranties or guarantees to such Subscriber regarding the tax treatment of its investment in the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any).
(l) Such Subscriber has analyzed and considered the risks of an investment in the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) and determined that the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) are a suitable investment for such Subscriber and that such Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of such Subscriber’s investment in the Issuer. Such Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(m) Such Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
(n) Such Subscriber is not, and is not owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of (in connection with the Transactions), a Sanctioned Person. Such Subscriber is not a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services to a non-U.S. shell bank. Such Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), such Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Such Subscriber also represents that it maintains, to the extent required, either directly or through the use of a third-party administrator, policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of any investors against Sanctions-related lists of blocked or restricted persons and to ensure that the funds held by such Subscriber and used to purchase the Convertible Notes are derived from lawful activities. For purposes of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, “Sanctioned Person” means at any time any person or entity: (i) listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated or blocked or restricted persons; (ii) that is a national of, the government of, or any agency or instrumentality of the government of, or resident in, or organized under the laws of, a country or territory that is the target of comprehensive Sanctions from time to time (as of the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region); or (iii) owned or controlled by or acting on behalf of any of the foregoing.
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(o) Such Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of equity securities of the Issuer (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).
(p) If such Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, such Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) it has not relied on the Issuer or any of its affiliates (the “Transactions Parties”) as the Plan’s fiduciary or for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), and none of the Transactions Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) and (ii) none of the acquisition, holding and/or transfer or disposition of the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) will result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or any similar law or regulation.
(q) Such Subscriber, together with the other Subscribers, will have sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.
(r) Such Subscriber acknowledges and is aware that (i) the Placement Agent is acting as the Issuer’s placement agent, (ii) the Placement Agent is serving as financial advisor to Target in connection with the Transactions and (iii) the Issuer is an affiliate of FirstMark Capital (“FirstMark Capital”) and one or more affiliates of FirstMark Capital own approximately 24% of the fully diluted equity of the Issuer and approximately 15% of the fully diluted equity of Target. Such Subscriber understands and acknowledges that (1) Goldman Sachs’s role as financial advisor to Target may give rise to potential conflicts of interest or the appearance thereof, and (2) the Issuer’s relationship with FirstMark Capital or any of FirstMark Capital’s affiliates or affiliated funds may give rise to potential conflicts of interest or the appearance thereof.
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Section 5. Registration of Underlying Shares.
(a) The Issuer agrees that the Issuer will file with the Commission (at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Underlying Shares (if any) (the “Registration Statement”) no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the Closing Date (the “Filing Date”), and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the sixtieth (60th) calendar day after the filing thereof (or, in the event the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement, the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the filing thereof) and (ii) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business. The Issuer will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to the Subscribers for review at least two (2) Business Days in advance of filing the Registration Statement; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Issuer be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Registration Statement as a result of or in connection with Subscriber’s review. In no event shall any Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission or another regulatory agency; provided, that if the Commission or another regulatory agency requests that a Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, such Subscriber will have the opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement upon its written request to the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Underlying Shares by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Underlying Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Underlying Shares as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Underlying Shares to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Underlying Shares under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Issuer shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement to register such Underlying Shares not included in the Registration Statement and cause such amendment or Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. The Issuer agrees that, except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, at its expense, the Issuer will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain continuously effective with respect to the Subscribers and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another registration statement is available for the resale of the Underlying Shares and ensure that the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement is free of any material misstatements or omissions until the earliest of (i) three (3) years from the effective date of the Registration Statement, (ii) the date on which all of the Underlying Shares (if any) shall have been sold, or (iii) the first date on which the Subscribers can sell all of their Underlying Shares (or shares received in exchange therefor) under Rule 144 without limitation as to the manner of sale or the amount of such securities that may be sold and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) (such period, the “Registration Period”). Subject to receipt from the applicable Subscriber by the Issuer’s and the Issuer’s transfer agent of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Issuer in connection therewith, a Subscriber may request that the Issuer remove any legend from the book entry position evidencing its Underlying Shares and the Issuer will, if required by the Issuer’s transfer agent, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause an opinion of the Issuer’s counsel be provided, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer’s transfer agent, to the effect that the removal of such restrictive legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act, following the earliest of such time as the Underlying Shares (1) are subject to or have been or may be sold or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement, (2) have been or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (3) are eligible for resale under Rule 144(b)(1) or any successor provision without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions applicable to the sale or transfer of such Underlying Shares, or another exemption from registration. If restrictive legends are no longer required for the Underlying Shares pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Section and within five (5) trading days of any request therefor from a Subscriber accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the Issuer’s transfer agent irrevocable instructions to make a new, unlegended entry in book-entry form or by electronic delivery through The Depository Trust Company for such Underlying Shares. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent, its legal counsel and all DTC fees associated with such issuance. From and after such time as the benefits of Rule 144 or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may allow a Subscriber to sell securities of the Issuer to the public without registration are available to holders of the Class A Common Shares for so long as such Subscriber holds Underlying Shares, the Issuer shall, at its expense, make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Issuer remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144 to enable such Subscriber to sell the Underlying Shares (if any) under Rule 144 for so long as such Subscriber holds any Convertible Notes; and furnish to such Subscriber, promptly upon such Subscriber’s reasonable request, (i) a written statement by the Issuer, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Issuer and such other reports and documents so filed by the Issuer, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit such Subscriber to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration. “Underlying Shares” shall be deemed to include, as of any date of determination, any equity security issued or issuable with respect to the Underlying Shares (if any) by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event. “Holder” shall mean a Subscriber or any affiliate of a Subscriber or any other person to whom the rights under this Section 5 shall have been assigned. The Issuer’s obligations to include the Underlying Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon a Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding such Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by such Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Underlying Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of the Underlying Shares, and such Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement as permitted hereunder; provided, however, that such Subscriber shall not in connection with the foregoing be required to execute any lock-up or similar agreement or otherwise be subject to any contractual restriction on the ability to transfer the Underlying Shares. In the case of the registration effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform the Subscribers as to the status of such registration.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Issuer may delay or postpone filing of such Registration Statement, and from time to time require the Subscribers not to sell under the Registration Statement or suspend the use or effectiveness of any such Registration Statement if it determines that in order for the registration statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed, or if the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Issuer or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or such event the Issuer’s board of directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Issuer’s board of directors, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, or if the Commission issues any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or indicates the intention to initiate any proceedings for such purpose (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, that, (x) the Issuer shall not so delay filing or so suspend the use of the Registration Statement for a period (each such period, a “Deferral Period”) of more than (i) sixty (60) consecutive days or (ii) more than ninety (90) total calendar days, or more than two (2) Deferral Periods, in each case of this clause (ii), in any three hundred sixty (360) day period and (y) the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement available for the sale by the Subscribers of such securities as soon as practicable thereafter; provided that clause (i) of the definition of “Registration Period” shall be extended by the duration of any such Deferral Period.
(c) Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer (which notice shall not contain any material nonpublic information regarding the Issuer) of the occurrence of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, each Subscriber agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Underlying Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until such Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Issuer unless otherwise required by law, subpoena or regulatory request or requirement. If so directed by the Issuer, each Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer, or in such Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Underlying Shares in such Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Underlying Shares shall not apply (x) to the extent such Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (A) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (B) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (y) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
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(d) The Issuer shall advise the Subscribers within two (2) Business Days:
(i) | when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when any of the foregoing shall have been declared effective by the Commission, and any request by the Commission for an amendment or supplement thereto or to any prospectus included therein; |
(ii) | of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose; |
(iii) | of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Underlying Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and |
(iv) | subject to the provisions in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising the Subscribers of such events, provide the Subscribers with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer other than to the extent that providing notice to the Subscribers of the occurrence of the events listed in (i) through (iv) above may constitute material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer.
(e) The Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable.
(f) Except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement as contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to holders of the Underlying Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(g) The Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Underlying Shares (when issued) to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Class A Common Shares have been listed.
(h) The Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Underlying Shares (if any) issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes required hereby.
(i) If any of the following events shall occur (each, a Registration Default”), then the Issuer will pay additional interest on the Convertible Notes (“Additional Interest”) as follows:
(i) | the Registration Statement has not been filed with the Commission by the Filing Date or has not become effective on or before the Effectiveness Deadline, then Additional Interest will accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first 90 days beginning on, and excluding, the Filing Date or the Effectiveness Deadline, as applicable, and 0.50% per annum thereafter; |
(ii) | if the Registration Statement has become effective but ceases to be effective or usable for the offer and sale of the Underlying Shares (other than in connection with (i) a Suspension Event; or (ii) as a result of filing a post-effective amendment solely to add additional selling securityholders) at any time during the Registration Period and the Issuer does not cure the lapse of effectiveness or usability within ten (10) Business Days (or, if a Deferral Period is then in effect, within ten (10) Business Days after the expiration of such Deferral Period), then Additional Interest will accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first ninety (90) days beginning on, and including, the day following such tenth (10th) Business Day and 0.50% per annum thereafter; |
(iii) | if the Issuer, through its omission, fails to name as a selling securityholder any Subscriber that had complied timely with its obligations hereunder in a manner to entitle such Subscriber to be so named in (i) the Registration Statement at the time it first became effective; or (ii) any prospectus included in such Registration Statement at the time it is filed with the Commission (or, if later, the effective date of such Registration Statement), then Additional Interest will accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes held by such Subscriber at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first ninety (90) days beginning on, and including, the day following the effective date of such Registration Statement or the filing of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as applicable, and 0.50% per annum thereafter; and |
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(iv) | if the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period exceeds the number of days permitted in respect of such period pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, then, commencing on the day the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in such period exceeds the number of days permitted in respect of such period, Additional Interest will accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes at a rate of 0.25% per annum for the first ninety (90) days beginning on, and including, and including such date, and 0.50% per annum thereafter; |
provided, however, that (1) upon the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement (in the case of paragraph (i) above), (2) upon such time as the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective and usable for resales (in the case of paragraph (ii) above), (3) upon such time as such Subscriber is permitted to sell its Underlying Shares pursuant to any Registration Statement and the related prospectus in accordance with applicable law (in the case of paragraph (iii) above), (4) upon the termination of the applicable Deferral Period (in the case of paragraph (iv) above), or (5) in any case, upon the expiration of the Registration Period, Additional Interest will cease to accrue on account of the applicable Registration Default (it being understood that nothing in this sentence will prevent Additional Interest from accruing as a result of any other Registration Default during the Registration Period).
(j) Any Additional Interest due pursuant to Section 5(i) will be payable in cash in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Convertible Notes. If any Convertible Note ceases to be outstanding during any period for which Additional Interest is accruing, the Issuer will prorate the Additional Interest payable with respect to such Convertible Note.
(k) Additional Interest will not accrue on the Convertible Notes at a rate that exceeds 0.50% per annum in the aggregate and will not be payable under more than one clause above for any given period of time, except that if Additional Interest would be payable because of more than one Registration Default, but at a rate of 0.25% per annum under one Registration Default and at a rate of 0.50% per annum under the other, then the Additional Interest rate will be the higher rate of 0.50% per annum. In no event will the Additional Interest payable under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, together with any special interest (other than default interest) payable under the Indenture, accrue on any date on a Note at a combined rate per annum that exceeds 0.50%.
(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, in no event will Additional Interest accrue on the Underlying Shares issued upon conversion of Convertible Notes.
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(m) At any time during the Registration Period when an effective Registration Statement is on file with the Commission, a Subscriber may from time to time request to sell all or any portion of its Underlying Shares in a registered offering in which the Underlying Shares are sold to an underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public (an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”); provided that the Issuer shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such offering shall include Underlying Shares proposed to be sold by such Subscriber and other Subscribers exercising demand rights pursuant to this Section 5(m) with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $50 million (the “Minimum Takedown Threshold”). All requests for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall be made by giving written notice to the Issuer, which shall specify the approximate number of Underlying Shares proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. The Issuer shall have the right to select the underwriter for such offering (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), subject to the demanding Subscriber’s prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). A Subscriber may not demand, on a combined basis with the other Subscribers and the Other Subscriber(s), more than two Underwritten Shelf Takedowns pursuant to this Section 5(m) in any 12-month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Issuer may effect any underwritten offering pursuant to any then effective Registration Statement, that is then available for such offering. If the managing underwriter or underwriters in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in good faith, advises the Issuer, the demanding Subscriber, any other Subscribers requesting piggyback rights pursuant hereto with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and any Other Subscribers requesting piggyback rights pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreement(s) with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (the “Requesting Holders”) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Class A Common Shares that the demanding Subscriber and Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Class A Common Shares or other equity securities that the Issuer desires to sell and all other Class A Common Shares or other equity securities, if any, that have been requested to be sold in such underwritten offering pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights held by any other stockholders, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in such 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 Issuer shall include in such underwritten offering, before including any Class A Common Shares or other equity securities proposed to be sold by the Issuer or by other holders of Class A Common Shares or other equity securities, the Class A Common Shares of the demanding Subscriber and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Class A Common Shares that the demanding Subscriber and each Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the aggregate number of Class A Common Shares that the demanding Subscriber and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities. To facilitate the allocation of Class A Common Shares to be sold in accordance with the above provisions, the Issuer or the underwriters may round the number of shares allocated to the nearest 100 shares. The Issuer shall not be required to include any Underlying Shares in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown unless the applicable Subscriber accepts the terms of the underwriting proposed by the underwriters and each Subscriber agrees to enter into such agreements and deliver such certificates and opinions as reasonably or customarily requested by the underwriters. Prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, each Subscriber shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification (a “Withdrawal Notice”) to the Issuer and the underwriters of its intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown; provided that the Requesting Holders may elect to have the Issuer continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if the Minimum Takedown Threshold would still be satisfied by the Class A Common Shares proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the Requesting Holders. If withdrawn, a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall constitute a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown for purposes of this Section 5(m), unless either (i) the Subscribers have not previously withdrawn any Underwritten Shelf Takedown or (ii) the Subscribers reimburse the Issuer for all expenses with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown; provided that, if the Requesting Holder elects to continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, such Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall instead count as an Underwritten Shelf Takedown demanded by the Requesting Holders, for purposes of Section 5(m). Following the receipt of any Withdrawal Notice, the Issuer shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to the Requesting Holders.
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(n) If the Issuer or any Subscriber Party proposes to conduct a registered offering of, or if the Issuer proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the registration of Class A Common Shares, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Issuer (or by the Issuer and by the stockholders of the Issuer including, without limitation, an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 5(m)), other than a registration statement (or any registered offering with respect thereto) (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Issuer or, (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, (v) for a rights offering, (vi) for a block trade with a two (2)-day or less marketing period, or (vii) for an otherwise coordinated registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal, then the Issuer shall give written notice of such proposed offering to the Subscribers as soon as practicable but not less than five (5) days before the anticipated filing date of such registration statement or, in the case of an underwritten offering pursuant to a shelf registration, the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such offering, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to each Subscriber the opportunity to include in such registered offering such number of Underlying Shares as such Subscriber may request in writing within two (2) days after receipt of such written notice (such registered offering, a “Piggyback Registration”). Subject to this Section 5(n), the Issuer shall, in good faith, cause such Underlying Shares to be included in such Piggyback Registration and, if applicable, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of such Piggyback Registration to permit the Underlying Shares requested by the applicable Subscriber pursuant to this Section 5(n) to be included therein on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Issuer included in such registered offering and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Underlying Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The inclusion of a Subscriber’s Underlying Shares in a Piggyback Registration shall be subject to such Subscriber’s agreement to enter into such agreements and deliver such certificates and opinions as reasonably or customarily requested by the underwriters. If the managing underwriter or underwriters in an underwritten offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Issuer and the Subscriber participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of Class A Common Shares or other equity securities that the Issuer desires to sell, taken together with (i) the Class A Common Shares or other equity securities, if any, as to which registration or a registered offering has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than any Subscriber or any Other Subscriber(s), (ii) the Underlying Shares as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 5(n) hereof, and (iii) the Class A Common Shares or other equity securities, if any, as to which registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of other stockholders of the Issuer (the “Other Piggyback Parties”), exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then: (i) if the registration or registered offering is undertaken for the Issuer’s account, the Issuer shall include in any such registration or registered offering (A) first, the Class A Common Shares or other equity securities that the Issuer desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Class A Common Shares or other equity securities, if any, as to which registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, to be dated the Closing Date, among Holdings, the Issuer and certain equityholders of the Issuer (the “Registration Rights Agreement”); (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Class A Common Shares of the applicable Subscriber(s) and Other Subscriber(s) exercising their rights to register their Class A Common Shares pursuant to Section 5(n) hereof or Section 5(n) of the Other Subscription Agreement(s), in each case, pro rata, based on the respective number of Class A Common Shares that each Subscriber Party has requested be included in such underwritten offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the Class A Common Shares or other equity securities, if any, as to which registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggyback registration rights of the Other Piggyback Parties, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) if the registration or registered offering is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Subscriber Parties, then the Issuer shall include in any such registration or registered offering (A) first, the Class A Common Shares or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Subscriber Parties, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Class A Common Shares or other equity securities, if any, as to which registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the Class A Common Shares of the applicable Subscriber(s) and Other Subscriber(s) exercising their rights to register their Class A Common Shares pursuant to Section 5(n) hereof or Section 5(n) of the Other Subscription Agreement(s), in each case, pro rata, based on the respective number of Class A Common Shares that each Subscriber Party has requested be included in such underwritten offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the Class A Common Shares or other equity securities that the Issuer desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (E) fifth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D), the Class A Common Shares or other equity securities, if any, (x) as to which registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggyback registration rights of the Other Piggyback Parties and (y) for the account of the other persons or entities that the Issuer is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, in each case, pro rata based on the respective number of Class A Common Shares that each Other Piggyback Party or other person or entity has requested to be included in such underwritten offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities. Each Subscriber shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Issuer and the managing underwriter or underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or, in the case of a Piggyback Registration pursuant to a shelf registration, the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such Piggyback Registration used for marketing such transaction. The Issuer (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 (which, in no circumstance, shall include the Registration Statement) at any time prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement.
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(o) For the avoidance of doubt, no Registration Default or other default under or failure to comply with any provision of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement will result in a default under the Indenture.
Section 6. Termination. This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) such date and time as the Transaction Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms without being consummated, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of all parties hereto to terminate this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, (c) if any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement are not satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date, or become incapable of being satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date, and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement are not consummated at the Closing, or (d) written notice of such termination from any party to any other party anytime on or after July 6, 2022, if the Closing has not occurred by such date and the terminating party’s breach was not the primary reason the Closing failed to occur by such date (the termination events described in clauses (a)–(d) above, collectively, the “Termination Events”); provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination or common law intentional fraud in the making of any representation or warranty hereunder, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach or fraud. The Issuer shall notify the Subscribers of the termination of the Transaction Agreement promptly after the termination thereof. Upon the occurrence of any Termination Event, except as set forth in the proviso to the first sentence and the last two sentences of this Section 6, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be void and of no further effect and any portion of the Purchase Price paid by the Subscribers to the Issuer in connection herewith shall promptly (and in any event within one Business Day) following the Termination Event be returned to the Subscribers Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, in the event the Acquisition Merger or any other transaction pursuant to which the Issuer or any of its Affiliates acquires the Target or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates (the “Target Group”), a majority of the Target’s equity interests or those of any of the Target Group or all or substantially all of the assets of the Target or the Target Group is consummated, in either case with equity or debt financing in lieu of the issuance and sale of any of the Convertible Notes pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall pay to the Subscribers on the date the Transactions or such other transaction is consummated (the “Merger Closing Date”), as liquidated damages, an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of interest that would have accrued at the stated interest rate on the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes that the Subscribers would have purchased or been required to purchase had Closing occurred on the Merger Closing Date, from such Merger Closing Date to, but excluding, the date that is one year from the Merger Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, such interest shall exclude any Additional Interest or special interest and if neither the Acquisition Merger nor such other transaction is consummated, such amount shall not be payable.
Section 7. Trust Account Waiver. Each Subscriber hereby acknowledges that as described in the Issuer’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated October 5, 2020, the Issuer has established a trust account (the “Trust Account”) containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of the Issuer’s public stockholders and the underwriters of the IPO. For and in consideration of the Issuer entering into this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Subscriber hereby (a) agrees that it does not now and shall not at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any assets held in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, and shall not make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), arising out of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement 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”), (b) irrevocably waives any Released Claims that it may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and (c) agrees it will not seek recourse against the Trust Account with respect to any Released Claims; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7 shall (x) serve to limit or prohibit each Subscriber’s right to pursue a claim against the Issuer for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account (so long as such claim would not affect the Issuer’s ability to fulfill its obligation to effectuate any redemption right with respect to any securities of the Issuer), for specific performance or other equitable relief, (y) serve to limit or prohibit any claims that each Subscriber may have in the future against the Issuer’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds) (so long as such claim would not affect the Issuer’s ability to fulfill its obligation to effectuate any redemption right with respect to any securities of the Issuer) or (z) be deemed to limit any Subscriber Party’s right to distributions from the Trust Account in accordance with the Issuer’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation in respect of Class A Common Shares of the Issuer acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Each Subscriber agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and specifically relied upon by the Issuer and its affiliates to induce the Issuer to enter into this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and each Subscriber further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against such Subscriber and each of its affiliates under applicable law. To the extent any Subscriber or any of its affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Issuer or its representatives or affiliates, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the Issuer or its representatives or affiliates, each Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that such Subscriber’s and its affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit such Subscriber or its affiliates (or any person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom other than any funds that have been released from the Trust Account and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds) or any amounts contained therein.
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Section 8. Indemnity.
(a) The Issuer, shall not withstanding any termination of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, indemnify, defend and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Subscriber, their respective directors, officers, partners, managers, members, employees, advisors and agents, and each person who controls a Subscriber (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) and each affiliate of a Subscriber (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any reasonable external attorneys’ fees and expenses as reasonably incurred (including, without limitation, in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (collectively, “Losses”) that arise out of, relate to or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any form of prospectus included in any Registration Statement or in any 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 or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Issuer of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under Section 5, except to the extent and only to the extent that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based upon information regarding a Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by or on behalf of such Subscriber expressly for use therein. The Issuer shall notify the Subscribers promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 8 of which the Issuer is aware.
(b) Each Subscriber agrees, severally and not jointly (and severally and not jointly with any person that is party to the Other Subscription Agreements or any other person), to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) and each affiliate of the Issuer against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable external attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement 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, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information regarding a Subscriber so furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Subscriber expressly for use therein. In no event shall the liability of a Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Subscriber upon the sale of the Convertible Notes purchased pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the corresponding Underlying Shares (if any) giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(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 prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgement 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 (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who 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 legal counsel to any indemnified party a conflict of interest exists 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) and any settlement pursuant hereto shall not include a statement or admission of fault or culpability on the part of such indemnified party and shall include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
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(d) The indemnification provided for under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, employee, agent, affiliate or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Convertible Notes purchased pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the corresponding Underlying Shares (if any).
(e) If the indemnification provided under this Section 8 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, subject to Section 7, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by or on behalf of, 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. 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 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. 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 8 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Any contribution pursuant to this Section 8(e) by any seller of Convertible Notes or Underlying Shares shall be limited in amount to the dollar amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Convertible Notes or Underlying Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will any party be liable for consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages in connection with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.
Section 9. Miscellaneous.
(a) All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by electronic mail, on the date of transmission to such recipient (with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice), (iii) one (1) Business Day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or (iv) four (4) Business Days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, and, in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at its address or electronic mail address, as applicable, specified on the signature page hereof or to such electronic mail address or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 9(a).
(b) Each Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer and the Placement Agent will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of such Subscriber contained Section 4 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Issuer and the Placement Agent if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of such Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. Each Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that each purchase by such Subscriber of Convertible Notes from the Issuer will constitute a reaffirmation of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties herein (as modified by any such notice) by such Subscriber as of the time of such purchase. The Issuer acknowledges that the Subscribers will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Issuer agrees to promptly notify the Subscribers and the Placement Agents if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of any Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects.
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(c) Each of the Issuer, the Placement Agent and each Subscriber is irrevocably authorized to produce this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
(d) The Issuer shall reimburse the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of counsel for the Subscribers, regardless of whether the Closing Date occurs and/or any Convertible Notes are issued and sold hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, if the Issuer is required to pay the Subscribers the amount of liquidated damages described in Section 6 hereof), in an amount not to exceed (x) if the Closing Date occurs and any Convertible Notes are issued and sold hereunder, $300,000, which shall be payable on the Closing Date and (y) if the Closing Date does not occur and/or no Convertible Notes are issued and sold hereunder, $150,000, which shall be payable on the earlier of (i) July 6, 2022 and (ii) the date of termination of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement in accordance herewith. For the avoidance of doubt, other than as expressly set forth in this Convertible Note Subscription agreement, the Subscribers shall pay all of their own expenses in connection with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
(e) Neither this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to any Subscriber hereunder (other than the Convertible Notes acquired hereunder and the corresponding Underlying Shares (if any) and such Subscriber’s rights under Section 5 hereof) may be transferred or assigned. Neither this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Issuer hereunder may be transferred or assigned (provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer may transfer the Subscription Agreement and its rights hereunder solely in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and exclusively to another entity under the control of, or under common control with, the Issuer). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Subscriber may assign its rights and obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to one or more of its affiliates or to other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of such Subscriber or, with the Issuer’s prior written consent, to another person, provided that (i) such assignee(s) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof, and upon such assignment by such Subscriber, the assignee(s) shall become a Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations and be deemed to make the representations and warranties of such Subscriber provided for herein to the extent of such assignment and (ii) no such assignment shall relieve any Subscriber of its obligations hereunder if any such assignee fails to perform such obligations unless expressly agreed to in writing by the Issuer.
(f) All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, if for any reason the Closing does not occur prior to the consummation of the Transactions, all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties hereunder shall survive the consummation of the Transactions and remain in full force and effect.
(g) The Issuer may request from any Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of such Subscriber to acquire the Convertible Notes and to register the Underlying Shares (if any) for resale, and each Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested; provided that the Issuer agrees to keep any such information provided by a Subscriber confidential unless otherwise required by law, subpoena or regulatory request or requirement. Each Subscriber acknowledges that subject to the conditions set forth in Section 9(s), the Issuer may file a copy of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement with the Commission as an exhibit to a periodic report of the Issuer or a registration statement of the Issuer.
(h) This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing, signed by the Target and each of the parties hereto.
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(i) This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, including the form of indenture attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(j) Except as otherwise provided herein (including the next sentence hereof), this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective affiliates and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person. Except as set forth in Section 8, Section 9(b), Section 9(c), Section 9(e), Section 9(h), and this Section 9(j), this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successor and assigns, and the parties hereto acknowledge that such persons so referenced are third party beneficiaries of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement for the purposes of, and to the extent of, the rights granted to them, if any, pursuant to the applicable provisions.
(k) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement is being entered into in order to induce the Issuer to execute and deliver the Transaction Agreement and (ii) irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that money or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Issuer shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the Subscribers’ obligations to fund the Purchase Price and the provisions of the Subscription Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree: (x) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy; (y) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 9(k) is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason; and (z) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(l) If any provision of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
(m) No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.
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(n) This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail or in .pdf) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(o) This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would otherwise require the application of the law of any other state.
(p) EACH PARTY AND ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OR RELATED TO THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OTHER SUCH PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.
(q) The parties agree that all disputes, legal actions, suits and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement must be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or the Supreme Court of the State of New York, in each case located in the Borough of Manhattan (collectively the “Designated Courts”). Each party hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts. No legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may be brought in any other forum. Each party hereby irrevocably waives all claims of immunity from jurisdiction, and any objection which such party may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any Designated Court, including any right to object on the basis that any dispute, action, suit or proceeding brought in the Designated Courts has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum or venue. Each of the parties also agrees that delivery of any process, summons, notice or document to a party hereof in compliance with Section 9(a) of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in a Designated Court with respect to any matters to which the parties have submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above.
(r) This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based upon, arising out of, or related to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties or third party beneficiaries hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party or third party beneficiary. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, manager, member, partner, stockholder, affiliate, agent, attorney or other representative of any party hereto or of any affiliate of any party hereto, or any of their successors or permitted assigns, shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of any party hereto under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or for any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based on, in respect of or by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the Issuer and each Subscriber further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agent is a third party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Issuer and the Subscribers set forth in Section 3 and Section 4, respectively, in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.
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(s) The Issuer shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other Subscription Agreements and the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Transactions and any other material, nonpublic information regarding the Transactions, the Issuer or the Target that the Issuer provided to the Subscribers on or prior to the date hereof. Upon the issuance of the Disclosure Document, to the Issuer’s knowledge, no Subscriber shall be in possession of any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer received from the Issuer or any of its officers, directors, or employees or agents, and the Subscribers shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement, whether written or oral, with the Issuer, the Placement Agent or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the Transactions; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent that a Subscriber or any of its affiliates is an investor in Target as of the date hereof. Notwithstanding anything in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer (i) shall not publicly disclose the name of any Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of any Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers in any press release, investor presentations or marketing materials, without the prior written consent of such Subscriber and (ii) shall not publicly disclose the name of any Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of any Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of such Subscriber, except as required by the federal securities law, regulatory agency or under the regulations of NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, in which case the Issuer shall, to the extent permissible, provide such Subscriber with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted hereunder. The Subscribers will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Issuer or any of its affiliates for any required regulatory application or required filing to be made or required approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the Commission). Each Subscriber may disclose the name of the Issuer, Target and/or any other parties associated with the Subscription or the Transactions and the terms of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, as required by federal securities laws and regulations, any regulatory agency or under the regulations of the NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, or otherwise to the extent consistent with such Subscriber’s public filings and disclosures regarding similar transactions.
(t) The obligations of each Subscriber under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Subscriber or with the obligations of any Other Subscriber or any other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements, and no Subscriber shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Subscriber or any Other Subscriber under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscriber or other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements. The decision of each Subscriber to purchase Convertible Notes pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement has been made by such Subscriber independently of any Other Subscriber or any other investor and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any Other Subscriber or investor or by any agent or employee of any Other Subscriber or investor, and neither any Subscriber nor any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Other Subscriber or investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by any Subscriber or investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute any Subscriber and Other Subscribers or other investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that any Subscriber and Other Subscribers or other investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements. Each Subscriber acknowledges that no Other Subscriber has acted as agent for such Subscriber in connection with making its investment hereunder and no Other Subscriber will be acting as agent of any Subscriber in connection with monitoring its investment in the Convertible Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) or enforcing its rights under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Each Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Subscriber or investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
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(u) Each Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that, (A) from the date hereof until the Closing Date, such Subscriber will not, nor will any person acting at such Subscriber’s direction or pursuant to any understanding with such Subscriber, directly or indirectly (i) offer, sell, transfer, pledge, or contract to sell any of the Convertible Notes and/or any of the Underlying Shares or (ii) sell any option, engage in hedging activities or execute any “short sales” (as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act) relating to any of the Convertible Notes and/or any of the Underlying Shares, and (B) during the period from the Closing Date until the date six (6) months following the Closing Date, no Subscriber will, nor will any person acting at any Subscriber’s direction or pursuant to any understanding with any Subscriber, directly or indirectly (i) offer, sell, transfer, pledge, or contract to sell more than 50% of such Subscriber’s initial holdings of the Convertible Notes and/or the Underlying Shares (other than to an affiliate of such Subscriber) or (ii) execute any “short sales” (as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act), including through total return swaps, relating to more than 50% of such Subscriber’s initial holdings of the Convertible Notes and/or the Underlying Shares; provided that, solely during the period from the Closing Date until the date six (6) months following the Closing Date, such transactions referred to in this clause (B)(ii) may be effected in, or relating to, the Class A Common Shares if the closing sale price per share of the Class A Common Share exceeds $12 (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations and similar transactions) (or, if different, the then-effective “Conversion Price” (to be defined in the Indenture)) for each of at least seven (7) days on which trading in the Class A Common Shares generally occurs on NYSE or Nasdaq, as applicable, (each such day, a “Trading Day”) during any ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period, and the restrictions in clause (B)(ii) above shall be of no further force or effect in respect of such transactions in any or all of the Convertible Notes held by such Subscriber, provided such Subscriber remains in compliance with its obligations under clause (B)(i) above. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 9(u) shall not prohibit a Subscriber from buying or selling any options or other derivative securities or engaging in other hedging activities (except to the extent explicitly prohibited above), or prohibit the conversion of the Convertible Notes at any time (and any such conversion shall not be deemed to be a transaction of the type contemplated in clause (B) above), or prohibit any Subscriber from effectuating any transaction permitted under clause (B)(i) and under clause (B)(ii) simultaneously or otherwise (for example, a Subscriber shall be permitted, during the six month period following Closing, to transfer up to 50% of its initial holdings of the Convertible Notes and/or Underlying Shares while shorting the remaining 50%), or apply to any sale or other transaction described under clauses (B)(i) and (B)(ii) (including the exercise of any redemption right) in respect of securities of the Issuer (i) held by such Subscriber, its controlled affiliates or any person or entity acting on behalf of such Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates prior to the execution of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or (ii) purchased by such Subscriber, its controlled affiliates or any person or entity acting on behalf of such Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates in open market transactions or otherwise after the execution of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) nothing herein shall prohibit other entities under common management with a Subscriber that have no knowledge of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or of such Subscriber’s participation in the Subscription (including such Subscriber’s controlled affiliates and/or affiliates) from entering into any short sales and (2) in the case of a Subscriber that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Subscriber’s assets and the portfolio managers have no knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Subscriber’s assets, this Section 9(u) shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Convertible Notes covered by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer will not be obligated to provide back leverage to any Subscriber or any assistance with any pledge or other financing relating to the Convertible Notes or any Underlying Shares.
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(v) Subject to and upon the remaining terms of this Section 9(v), each Subscriber shall be entitled to (but not obligated to) exchange (a) all or any portion of amounts owed to such Subscriber under Target’s existing term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) (including all accrued and unpaid interest and other fees and payment obligations due thereunder) (collectively, “Term Loan Obligations”) and/or (b) all or any portion of the warrants to purchase equity securities of Target (“Target Warrants”) held by such Subscriber into the Convertible Notes. In the event that a Subscriber elects to complete such exchange(s), (i) the amount of any Term Loan Obligations elected to be so exchanged will be cancelled prior to, but subject to the occurrence of, the Acquisition Effective Time and the issuance of the Convertible Notes and such amount shall be credited to the Purchase Price hereunder (the “Loan Exchange Amount”) and/or (ii) any Target Warrants elected to be so exchanged (“Exchanged Warrants”) will be cancelled and an amount equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Target common stock issuable upon exercise of the Exchanged Warrants (on an as-converted basis), (B) the Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), and (C) ten (10) (such amount, the “Warrant Exchange Amount” and together with the Loan Exchange Amount, the “Exchange Amount”) will be credited to the Purchase Price hereunder on a dollar-for-dollar basis. In addition, each Subscriber shall be entitled to allocate such Exchanged Warrants or such Loan Exchange Amount to one or more of its affiliates or to other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of such Subscriber. Each Subscriber shall provide written notice to the Target of its election to complete such exchange (the “Exchange Notice”) no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing (provided the Issuer has provided the Subscribers with not less than twenty (20) Business Days’ prior written notice of the anticipated Closing Date (or such shorter period as the Subscribers may agree in their sole discretion)), and such Exchange Notice shall include the total Loan Exchange Amount and number of Exchanged Warrants for each such Subscriber. If the Closing Date has not occurred prior to April 16, 2022, then on or after such date, the Issuer may request each Subscriber (and each such Subscriber shall be then obligated) to increase the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be purchased by such Subscriber pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement at the same Purchase Price per Convertible Note, up to the Additional Commitment Exchange Amount (as defined below); provided that the aggregate principal amount so requested across all Subscribers shall in no event exceed $6,000,000 and the Subscribers shall not be required to increase their commitment in any case in excess of $6,000,000 in the aggregate. For the avoidance of doubt the foregoing sentence shall not affect the rights of any Subscriber to exchange any or all of its Target Warrants pursuant to this clause (v) for a credit to the Purchase Price hereunder on a dollar for dollar basis (including with respect to any April 16 Warrants (as defined below)). “Additional Commitment Exchange Amount” means an amount, not to exceed $6,000,000, equal to the Warrant Exchange Amount (as calculated in the same manner above) with respect to up to 3,061,416 Target Warrants in the aggregate for all Subscribers, solely to the extent and only with respect to the number of such Target Warrants that actually vest with respect to any such Subscriber on April 16, 2022 (such Target Warrants that vest on such date, the “April 16 Warrants”).
(w) During the period from the Closing Date until the occurrence of such time as less than 25% of aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes issued under the Indenture on the Closing Date are outstanding, to the extent the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries intends to issue Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 3.10(B)(xvi) of the Indenture or any refinancing thereof that constitutes a debt instrument that is convertible or exchangeable into the Class A Common Shares (such debt instrument, an “Alternative Secured Convertible Note”, and such issuance, an “Alternative Secured Convertible Note Offering”), the Issuer shall provide written notice no later than the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the expected pricing date of such Alternative Secured Convertible Note Offering. Subject to and upon the remaining terms of this Section 9(w), each Subscriber shall be entitled to (but not obligated to) exchange all or any portion of its then-outstanding Convertible Notes, by reference to their principal amount (i.e., face value) (such amount, the “Convertible Note Exchange Amount”) into such Alternative Secured Convertible Notes. In the event that a Subscriber elects to complete such exchange(s), the amount of any Convertible Notes elected to be so exchanged will be cancelled immediately prior to, but subject to the occurrence of, the closing of such Alternative Secured Convertible Note Offering and such Convertible Note Exchange Amount shall be credited to the purchase price of such Alternative Secured Convertible Notes on a dollar-for-dollar basis based on the principal amount of such Convertible Note Exchange Amount and the issue price of the Alternative Secured Convertible Notes. Each Subscriber shall provide written notice to the Issuer of its election to complete such exchange no later than three (3) Business Days following receipt of such notice from the Issuer (or such longer period as the Issuer may agree in its sole discretion), and such notice from such Subscriber shall include the total Convertible Note Exchange Amount.
(Signature pages follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer and the Subscribers has executed or caused this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.
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FIRSTMARK HORIZON ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
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Name: | |||
Title: |
Address for Notices: | ||
ATTN: | ||
EMAIL: | ||
with a copy (not to constitute notice) to: | ||
ATTN: | ||
EMAIL: |
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
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Name: | |||
Title: |
Address for Notices: | ||
ATTN: | ||
EMAIL: | ||
Name in which shares are to be registered: | ||
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
Subscriber | Aggregate
Principal Amount of Convertible Notes to be Purchased | |
Total |
Each Subscriber must pay the applicable Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to Escrow Account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.
ANNEX
A
FORM OF INDENTURE
[●]
as Issuer,
THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,
as Guarantors,
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee and Collateral Agent
INDENTURE
Dated as of [ ● ]
[ ● ]*% Convertible Senior Notes due [2026][2027]†
* If the Closing Surviving Corporation Cash (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) is (1) more than or equal to $[440] million, then [7.25]%; (2) more than or equal to $[390] million but less than $[440] million, then [7.50]%; and (3) less than $[390] million, then [7.75]%.
† Maturity of 5 years from issuance
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction | 1 | ||
Section 1.01. | Definitions | 1 | |
Section 1.02. | Other Definitions | 31 | |
Section 1.03. | Rules of Construction | 32 | |
Section 1.04. | [Reserved] | 32 | |
Section 1.05. | Limited Condition Transactions | 32 | |
Article 2. The Notes | 33 | ||
Section 2.01. | Form, Dating and Denominations | 33 | |
Section 2.02. | Execution, Authentication and Delivery | 34 | |
Section 2.03. | Initial Notes | 34 | |
Section 2.04. | Method of Payment | 35 | |
Section 2.05. | Accrual of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day | 35 | |
Section 2.06. | Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent | 36 | |
Section 2.07. | Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust | 37 | |
Section 2.08. | Holder Lists | 37 | |
Section 2.09. | Legends | 37 | |
Section 2.10. | Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions | 38 | |
Section 2.11. | Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption | 42 | |
Section 2.12. | Removal of Transfer Restrictions | 43 | |
Section 2.13. | Replacement Notes | 43 | |
Section 2.14. | Registered Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes | 43 | |
Section 2.15. | Cancellation | 44 | |
Section 2.16. | Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates | 44 | |
Section 2.17. | Temporary Notes | 44 | |
Section 2.18. | Outstanding Notes | 44 | |
Section 2.19. | Repurchases by the Company | 45 | |
Section 2.20. | CUSIP and ISIN Numbers | 45 | |
Article 3. Covenants | 46 | ||
Section 3.01. | Payment on Notes | 46 | |
Section 3.02. | Exchange Act Reports | 46 | |
Section 3.03. | Rule 144A Information | 46 | |
Section 3.04. | Additional Interest | 47 | |
Section 3.05. | Compliance and Default Certificates | 47 | |
Section 3.06. | Stay, Extension and Usury Laws | 48 | |
Section 3.07. | Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates | 48 | |
Section 3.08. | Restricted Payments | 48 | |
Section 3.09. | Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries | 52 | |
Section 3.10. | Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock | 53 |
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Section 3.11. | Asset Sales | 59 | |
Section 3.12. | Transactions with Affiliates | 59 | |
Section 3.13. | Liens | 60 | |
Section 3.14. | Additional Guarantees | 61 | |
Section 3.15. | [Reserved] | 61 | |
Section 3.16. | After-Acquired Property | 61 | |
Section 3.17. | Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests | 62 | |
Section 3.18. | Collateral | 62 | |
Section 3.19. | Taxes | 62 | |
Section 3.20. | Holding Company Status | 62 | |
Section 3.21. | Payments for Consents | 63 | |
Section 3.22. | Most Favored Nations | 64 | |
Article 4. Repurchase and Redemption | 65 | ||
Section 4.01. | No Sinking Fund | 65 | |
Section 4.02. | Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes upon a Fundamental Change | 65 | |
Section 4.03. | Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes | 69 | |
Article 5. Conversion | 72 | ||
Section 5.01. | Right to Convert | 72 | |
Section 5.02. | Conversion Procedures | 73 | |
Section 5.03. | Settlement upon Conversion | 75 | |
Section 5.04. | Shares to be Fully Paid | 78 | |
Section 5.05. | Adjustments to the Conversion Rate | 79 | |
Section 5.06. | Voluntary Adjustments | 89 | |
Section 5.07. | Adjustments to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change | 89 | |
Section 5.08. | [Reserved.] | 91 | |
Section 5.09. | Effect of Common Stock Change Event | 91 | |
Section 5.10. | Responsibility of Trustee and Conversion Agent | 93 | |
Article 6. Successors | 95 | ||
Section 6.01. | When the Company May Merge, Etc. | 95 | |
Section 6.02. | Successor Corporation Substituted | 95 | |
Article 7. Defaults and Remedies | 96 | ||
Section 7.01. | Events of Default | 96 | |
Section 7.02. | Acceleration | 98 | |
Section 7.03. | Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report | 98 | |
Section 7.04. | Other Remedies | 99 | |
Section 7.05. | Waiver of Past Defaults | 99 | |
Section 7.06. | Control by Majority | 100 | |
Section 7.07. | Limitation on Suits | 100 | |
Section 7.08. | Absolute Right of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration | 101 |
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Section 7.09. | Collection Suit by Trustee | 101 | |
Section 7.10. | Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 101 | |
Section 7.11. | Priorities | 102 | |
Section 7.12. | Undertaking for Costs | 102 | |
Article 8. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers | 103 | ||
Section 8.01. | Without the Consent of Holders | 103 | |
Section 8.02. | With the Consent of Holders | 104 | |
Section 8.03. | Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers | 105 | |
Section 8.04. | Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc. | 105 | |
Section 8.05. | Notations and Exchanges | 106 | |
Section 8.06. | Trustee to Execute Supplemental Indentures | 106 | |
Article 9. Guarantees | 106 | ||
Section 9.01. | Guarantees | 106 | |
Section 9.02. | Limitation on Guarantor Liability | 108 | |
Section 9.03. | Execution and Delivery of Guarantee | 108 | |
Section 9.04. | When Guarantors May Merge, etc | 108 | |
Section 9.05. | Application of Certain Provisions of the Guarantors | 109 | |
Section 9.06. | Release of Guarantees | 109 | |
Article 10. Satisfaction and Discharge | 110 | ||
Section 10.01. | Termination of Company’s Obligations | 110 | |
Section 10.02. | Repayment to Company | 111 | |
Section 10.03. | Reinstatement. | 111 | |
Article 11. Trustee | 111 | ||
Section 11.01. | Duties of the Trustee | 111 | |
Section 11.02. | Rights of the Trustee | 112 | |
Section 11.03. | Individual Rights of the Trustee | 113 | |
Section 11.04. | Trustee’s Disclaimer | 114 | |
Section 11.05. | Notice of Defaults | 114 | |
Section 11.06. | Compensation and Indemnity | 114 | |
Section 11.07. | Replacement of the Trustee | 115 | |
Section 11.08. | Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. | 116 | |
Section 11.09. | Eligibility; Disqualification | 116 | |
Article 12. Collateral and Security | 116 | ||
Section 12.01. | Security Documents | 116 | |
Section 12.02. | Recording and Opinions | 117 | |
Section 12.03. | Release of Collateral | 117 | |
Section 12.04. | Specified Releases of Collateral | 118 | |
Section 12.05. | Release upon Satisfaction and Discharge or Amendment | 119 | |
Section 12.06. | Form and Sufficiency of Release and Subordination | 119 | |
Section 12.07. | Purchaser Protected | 119 | |
Section 12.08. | Authorization of Actions to be Taken by the Collateral Agent Under the Security Documents | 120 |
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Section 12.09. | Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents | 121 | |
Section 12.10. | Action by the Collateral Agent | 121 | |
Section 12.11. | Compensation and Indemnity | 122 | |
Section 12.12. | Post-Closing Collateral | 122 | |
Article 13. Miscellaneous | 123 | ||
Section 13.01. | Notices. | 123 | |
Section 13.02. | Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent | 124 | |
Section 13.03. | Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel | 125 | |
Section 13.04. | Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar and the Paying Agent | 125 | |
Section 13.05. | No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders | 125 | |
Section 13.06. | Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial | 125 | |
Section 13.07. | Submission to Jurisdiction | 126 | |
Section 13.08. | No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements | 126 | |
Section 13.09. | Successors | 126 | |
Section 13.10. | Force Majeure | 126 | |
Section 13.11. | U.S.A. PATRIOT Act. | 126 | |
Section 13.12. | Calculations | 126 | |
Section 13.13. | Severability; Entire Agreement | 127 | |
Section 13.14. | Counterparts | 127 | |
Section 13.15. | Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. | 127 | |
Section 13.16. | Withholding Taxes | 127 |
Exhibits | |
Exhibit A: Form of Note | A-1 |
Exhibit B-1: Form of Restricted Note Legend | B1-1 |
Exhibit B-2: Form of Global Note Legend | B2-1 |
Exhibit B-3: Form of Non-Affiliate Legend | B3-1 |
Exhibit C: Form of Subordination Agreement | C-1 |
Exhibit D: Forms of Intercreditor Agreements | D-1* |
Exhibit E: Form of Supplemental Indenture | E-1 |
Exhibit F: Form of Notation of Guarantee | F-1 |
* NTD: Exhibits C and D to be negotiated and finalized between signing and closing. Exhibit D to include forms of pari passu and junior intercreditor agreements.
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INDENTURE, dated as of [ ● ], between [●], a Delaware corporation, as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).
Each party to this Indenture (as defined below) agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the Company’s [ ● ]% Convertible Senior Notes due [2026][2027] (the “Notes”).
Article 1. Definitions; Rules of Construction
Section 1.01. Definitions.
“Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming, a Subsidiary of, such specified Person; and
(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
“Additional Interest” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Subscription Agreement.
“Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 as in effect on the Issue Date.
“Asset Sale” means:
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance, license or other disposition of any assets or rights (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions), provided that the sale, lease, conveyance, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by Article 6; and
(2) the issuance of Equity Interests by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (other than directors’ qualifying Equity Interests or Equity Interests required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Company or one of its Subsidiaries).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding paragraph, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:
(1) [Reserved]
(2) a transfer of assets (including, without limitation, Equity Interests) between or among the Company and the Guarantors;
(3) a transfer of assets from a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to the Company, a Guarantor or a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor;
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(4) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or a Guarantor, and an issuance of Equity Interests by a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor to a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor;
(5) any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets or assets otherwise unsuitable or no longer required for use in the ordinary course of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the abandonment or other disposition of property that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, no longer profitable, economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole);
(6) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 3.08, or a Permitted Investment;
(7) the sale, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, consignment, conveyance or other disposition of products, services, inventory and other assets in the ordinary course of business, including leases with respect to facilities that are temporarily not in use or pending their disposition (for the avoidance of doubt, licenses, sublicenses and other dispositions of rights in patents, trademarks, copyrights, know-how or other Intellectual Property shall be deemed not be in the ordinary course);
(8) a disposition of leasehold improvements or leased assets in connection with the termination of any operating lease;
(9) (x) dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements; or (y) the sale or other disposition of Hedging Obligations or other financial instruments in the ordinary course of business;
(10) any foreclosure or any similar action with respect to the property or other assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(11) the sublease or assignment to third parties of leased facilities in the ordinary course of business;
(12) any Casualty or Condemnation Event, so long as the net proceeds of such Casualty or Condemnation Event are held in a deposit account subject to a control agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent and used to replace, repair or restore, the properties or assets subject to such Casualty or Condemnation Event within 180 days of such Casualty or Condemnation Event (which 180 day period may be extended by up to another 90 days if a binding agreement for such replacement, repair or restoration is executed prior to the end of the initial 180 day period);
(13) the creation of or realization on a Lien to the extent that the granting of such Lien was not in violation of Section 3.13;
(14) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims;
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(15) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(16) any (A) non-perpetual and non-exclusive license, or (B) non-perpetual licenses that are exclusive solely with respect to a specific geographic territory, in each case, for the licensing of Intellectual Property (other than Intellectual Property Licenses) entered into in the ordinary course of business and in connection with the provision of services by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the provision, directly or together with the Company, of services by any third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a commercial arrangement to provide services or technology and spectrum to enable the provision of such services to its customers, within such specific geographic territory; provided that, (i) at the time such license is entered into, in the judgment of the Company, the granting of such license does not materially and adversely affect the business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (ii) to the extent such license is made to a joint venture of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the JV Investment Conditions shall be satisfied and remain satisfied during the term of such license; and
(17) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor provision, or any similar provision of any foreign country, any exchange of like property by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (excluding any boot thereon and excluding any Intellectual Property Sale or Intellectual Property License) for use in a Permitted Business, provided that (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the property or assets (including cash and Cash Equivalents) received by the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in such exchange is at least equal to the aggregate Fair Market Value of the property or assets disposed of by the Company or such Subsidiary in such exchange and (ii) any cash proceeds received by the Company and or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in any single transaction or a series of related transactions does not exceed $100,000.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding paragraph, the Company may voluntarily treat any transaction otherwise exempt from the definition of “Asset Sale” pursuant to clauses (1) through (17) above as an “Asset Sale” by designating such transaction as an Asset Sale for purposes of this Indenture in an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to transfer any Intellectual Property (other than as permitted by clause (16) of the definition of Asset Sale) to (i) any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor, (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or (iii) any joint venture in which the Company or its Subsidiaries has an equity interest.
“Attributable Debt” in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction, including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP; provided, however, that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Attributable Debt represented thereby will be the amount of liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.”
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“Authorized Denomination” means, with respect to a Note, a principal amount minimum denomination equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of such board duly authorized to act on behalf of such board.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which banking institutions or trust companies in the City of New York, New York or the principal office of the Trustee are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed.
“Business Combination Agreement” that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of [ ● ], 2021, by and among FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., [Merger Sub], Starry Holdings, Inc. and Starry, Inc., as amended from time to time.
“Business Expansion” means (a) each facility which is either a new facility, branch or office or an expansion, relocation, remodeling or substantial modernization of an existing facility, branch or office owned by the Company or its Subsidiary and (b) each creation or expansion into new markets (in one or a series of related transactions) of a business unit to the extent such business unit commences operations or each expansion (in one or a series of related transactions) of business into a new market.
“Capitalized Leases” means all capital leases and finance leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Issue Date, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability in accordance with GAAP as adopted by the Borrower and in effect on the Issue Date.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease on or prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
“Capital Stock” means, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1) any evidence of Indebtedness issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof with a final maturity not exceeding five years from the date of acquisition;
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(2) deposits, certificates of deposit or acceptances of any financial institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System and whose unsecured long term debt is rated at least “A” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings, a division of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (“S&P”), or at least “A2” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or any respective successor agency;
(3) commercial paper with a maturity of 365 days or less issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of the Company) organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and rated at least “A-1” by S&P and at least “P-1” by Moody’s or any respective successor agency;
(4) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition;
(5) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s or any respective successor agency;
(6) demand deposits, savings deposits, time deposits and certificates of deposit of any commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia having, capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $500,000,000 and a rating of “A” (or such other similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition;
(7) money market funds which invest substantially all of their assets in securities described in the preceding clauses (1) through (6); and
(8) in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (1) through (7) above denominated in a foreign currency, which are (i) substantially equivalent in tenor, (ii) issued by, or entered into with, foreign persons with credit quality generally accepted by businesses in the jurisdictions in which such Foreign Subsidiary operates and (iii) customarily used by businesses for short-term cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside of the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by such Foreign Subsidiary.
“Casualty or Condemnation Event” means any taking under power of eminent domain or similar proceeding and any insured loss, in each case, relating to property or other assets that constituted Collateral owned by the Company or a Guarantor.
“CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
“Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.
“Code” means Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Security Documents.
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“Collateral Agent” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.
“Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of Company, par value $0.0001 per share, at the date of this Indenture, subject to Section 5.09.
“Company” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture and, subject to Article 6, its successors and assigns.
“Company Order” means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and delivered to the Trustee.
“Company Persons” means any future, current or former officer, director, manager, member, member of management employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiary.
“Consolidated Cash Flow” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication (in each case, solely to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income):
(1) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Subsidiaries and all franchise taxes for such period; plus
(2) the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(3) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles, deferred financing fees, debt incurrence costs, commissions, fees and expenses, but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period), depletion and other non-cash expenses or charges (including any write-offs of debt issuance or deferred financing costs or fees and impairment charges and the impact on depreciation and amortization of purchase accounting, but excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period; plus
(4) the amount of net loss resulting from the payment of any premiums, fees or similar amounts that are required to be paid under the terms of the instrument(s) governing any Indebtedness upon the repayment, prepayment or other extinguishment of such Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of such Indebtedness; plus
(5) unusual or nonrecurring charges, expenses or other items, including, without limitation, charges, costs, losses, expenses or reserves related to: (A) any restructuring (including restructuring charges or reserves, whether or not classified as such under GAAP), severance, relocation, consolidation, integration or other similar items, (B) strategic and/or business initiatives, business optimization (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, without limitation, implementation of operational and reporting systems and technology initiatives; strategic initiatives; retention; severance; systems establishment costs; systems conversion and integration costs; contract termination costs; recruiting and relocation costs and expenses; costs, expenses and charges incurred in connection with curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefits plans; costs to start-up, pre-opening, opening, closure, transition and/or consolidation of distribution centers, operations, officers and facilities) including in connection with the SPAC Transactions and any acquisition or other investment consummated prior to the Issue Date and new systems design and implementation, as well as consulting fees and any onetime expense relating to enhanced accounting function, (C) business or facilities (including greenfield facilities) start-up, opening, transition, consolidation, shut-down and closing, (D) signing, retention and completion bonuses, (E) severance, relocation or recruiting, (F) charges and expenses incurred in connection with litigation (including threatened litigation), any investigation or proceeding (or any threatened investigation or proceeding) by a regulatory, governmental or law enforcement body (including any attorney general), and (G) expenses incurred in connection with casualty events or asset sales outside the ordinary course of business, in all cases, whether or not consummated and whether or not classified as such under GAAP; plus
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(6) non-cash items (provided that if any such non-cash item represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (x) the Company may determine not to add back such non-cash item in the current Test Period, (y) to the extent the Company decides to add back such non-cash expense or charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period will be subtracted from Consolidated Cash Flow in such future period), including the following: (A) non-cash expenses in connection with, or resulting from, stock option plans, employee benefit plans or agreements or post-employment benefit plans or agreements, or grants or sales of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other similar rights, (B) non-cash currency translation losses related to changes in currency exchange rates (including re-measurements of Indebtedness (including intercompany Indebtedness) and any net non-cash loss resulting from hedge agreements for currency exchange risk), (C) non-cash losses, expenses, charges or negative adjustments attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of hedge agreements or other derivative instruments, including the effect of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815 and International Accounting Standard No. 9 and their respective related pronouncements and interpretations, (D) non-cash charges for deferred tax asset valuation allowances, (E) any non-cash impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down related to intangible assets (including goodwill), long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity securities, (F) any non-cash charges or losses resulting from any purchase accounting adjustment or any step-ups with respect to re-valuing assets and liabilities in connection with the SPAC Transactions or any Investments either existing or arising after the Issue Date, (G) all non-cash losses from Investments either existing or arising after the Issue Date recorded using the equity method, (H) the excess of GAAP rent expense over actual cash rent paid during such period due to the use of straight line rent for GAAP purposes and (I) any non-cash interest expense; plus
(7) all charges, costs, expenses, accruals or reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests held by officers or employees and all losses, charges and expenses related to payments made to holders of options or other derivative Equity Interests of such Person or any direct or indirect parent thereof in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equity holders of such Person or any direct or indirect parent thereof, including (A) payments made to compensate such holders as though they were equity holders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, and (B) all dividend equivalent rights owed pursuant to any compensation or equity arrangement; plus
(8) all (A) costs, fees and expenses relating to the SPAC Transactions and (B) costs, fees and expenses (including diligence and integration costs) incurred in connection with (x) investments in any Person, acquisitions of the Equity Interests of any Person, acquisitions of all or a material portion of the assets of any Person or constituting a line of business of any Person, and financings related to any of the foregoing or to the capitalization of any Note Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or (y) other transactions that are out of the ordinary course of business of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (in each case of clause (x) and (y), including transactions considered or proposed but not consummated), including equity issuances, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, mergers, option buyouts and the incurrence, modification or repayment of Indebtedness (including all consent fees, premium and other amounts payable in connection therewith); plus
(9) the amount of fees, expense reimbursements and indemnities paid to directors and/or members of advisory boards, including directors of the Company; plus
(10) items reducing Consolidated Net Income to the extent (A) covered by a binding indemnification or refunding obligation or insurance to the extent actually paid or reasonably expected to be paid, (B) paid or payable (directly or indirectly) by a third party that is not a Note Party or a Subsidiary (except to the extent such payment gives rise to reimbursement obligations) or with the proceeds of a contribution to equity capital of such Person by a third party that is not a Note Party or a Subsidiary or (C) such Person is, directly or indirectly, reimbursed for such item by a third party; plus
(11) any impairment charges or asset write-offs, in each case pursuant to U.S. GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to U.S. GAAP; plus
(12) Public Company Costs; plus
(13) to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses for such Test Period with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption; minus
(14) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period (other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business or any other such non-cash item to the extent that it represents a reduction in an accrual of or reserve for cash charges or expenses in any future period), in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Cash Flow , (a) for the fiscal quarter ended [ ], will be deemed to be $[ ], (b) for the fiscal quarter ended [ ], will be deemed to be $[ ], (c) for the fiscal quarter ended [ ], will be deemed to be $[ ], and (d) for the fiscal quarter ended [ ], will be deemed to be $[ ], as such amounts may be adjusted by other pro forma adjustments permitted by this Indenture (including as necessary to give pro forma effect to any Specified Transaction).
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (loss) from continuing operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and without any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided that:
(1) all extraordinary gains and losses and all gains and losses realized in connection with any asset disposition or the disposition of securities or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations, together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain, will be excluded;
(2) the net income of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Subsidiary of the Person (and the net loss of any such Person shall be included only to the extent that such loss is funded in cash by the specified Person or a Subsidiary thereof);
(3) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 3.08(A), the net income for such period of any Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of its net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions have been legally waived; provided that the Consolidated Net Income of such Person shall be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions paid in cash (or to the extent converted to cash) by any such Subsidiary to such Person, to the extent not already included therein;
(4) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles, together with any related provision for taxes, will be excluded;
(5) any non-cash compensation charge or expense for such Test Period, including any non-cash costs or expenses resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans, compensation charges or post-employment benefit plans, or grants or awards of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other rights and any cash charges or expenses associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests by, or to, management of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the SPAC Transactions will be excluded;
(6) any gain or loss for such period from currency translation gains or losses or net gains or losses related to currency re-measurements of Indebtedness will be excluded;
(7) any unrealized net after-tax income (loss) from Hedging Obligations or cash management obligations and the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” or from other derivative instruments in the ordinary course will be excluded;
(8) any nonrecurring charges relating to any premium or penalty paid, write off of deferred finance costs or other charges in connection with redeeming or retiring any Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity will be excluded; and
(9) earn outs, contingent consideration or deferred purchase obligations in connection with the acquisition of a Permitted Business or assets used in a Permitted Business will be excluded.
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“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as at any date of determination for the Company, the aggregate principal amount (or stated balance sheet amount, if larger) of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Conversion Date” means, with respect to a Note, the first Business Day on which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to convert such Note are satisfied, subject to Section 5.03(C).
“Conversion Price” means, as of any time, an amount equal to (A) one thousand dollars ($1,000) divided by (B) the Conversion Rate in effect at such time.
“Conversion Rate” initially means 83.3333 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that the Conversion Rate is subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 5; provided, further, that whenever this Indenture refers to the Conversion Rate as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference will be deemed to be to the Conversion Rate immediately after the Close of Business on such date.
“Conversion Share” means any share of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of any Note.
“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time this Indenture shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at One Federal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor trustee (or such other address as such successor trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the holders and the Company).
“Daily Cash Amount” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, the lesser of (A) the applicable Daily Maximum Cash Amount; and (B) the Daily Conversion Value for such VWAP Trading Day.
“Daily Conversion Value” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, one-twentieth (1/20th) of the product of (A) the Conversion Rate on such VWAP Trading Day; and (B) the Daily VWAP per share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day.
“Daily Maximum Cash Amount” means, with respect to the conversion of any Note, the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Specified Dollar Amount applicable to such conversion by (B) twenty (20).
“Daily Share Amount” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the excess, if any, of the Daily Conversion Value for such VWAP Trading Day over the applicable Daily Maximum Cash Amount by (B) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day. For the avoidance of doubt, the Daily Share Amount will be zero for such VWAP Trading Day if such Daily Conversion Value does not exceed such Daily Maximum Cash Amount.
“Daily VWAP” means, for any VWAP Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “[ ● ] <EQUITY> AQR” (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day, determined, using a volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.
“Default” means any event that is (or, after notice, passage of time or both, would be) an Event of Default.
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“Default Settlement Method” means, initially, Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that (x) subject to Section 5.03(A)(iii), the Company may, from time to time, change the Default Settlement Method by sending written notice of the new Default Settlement Method to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) (it being understood that no such change will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to this Indenture); and (y) the Default Settlement Method will be subject to Section 5.03(A)(ii).
“Depositary” means The Depository Trust Company or its successor.
“Depositary Participant” means any member of, or participant in, the Depositary.
“Depositary Procedures” means, with respect to any conversion, transfer, exchange or transaction involving a Global Note or any beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary applicable to such conversion, transfer, exchange or transaction.
“Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the earlier of (x) the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature and (y) the date that is 91 days after the date no Notes remain outstanding; provided, that only the portion of the Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date will be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided, further, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock will not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Company to repurchase or redeem such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change or an Asset Sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 3.08. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Indenture will be the maximum amount that the Company or any and its Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory repurchase or redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock exclusive of accrued dividends (other than the accretion, accumulation or payment-in-kind of dividends).
“Equity Interests” means Capital Stock; provided, however, that “Equity Interests” does not include any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, (a) Capital Stock or (b) Capital Stock and/or cash based on the value of such Capital Stock.
“Ex-Dividend Date” means, with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, the first date on which shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including pursuant to due bills or similar arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Stock under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.
“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Assets” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
“Excluded Real Property” means any real property owned by the Company or a Guarantor with a Fair Market Value of less than $0.5 million; provided, however, that if, after the Issue Date, the Company or any Guarantor grants a mortgage or deed of trust (or equivalent instrument representing a security interest) in favor of another lender or holder of Indebtedness on any Excluded Real Property, such real property shall cease to be Excluded Real Property for so long as such mortgage or deed of trust remains in place and the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable, shall grant a mortgage or deed of trust over such real property in favor of the Collateral Agent, as applicable, as if such property is subject to Section 3.16 and shall be subject to the requirements of Section 12.02(A).
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“Excluded Subsidiary” means any of the following: (a) any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company, so long as such Subsidiary is a joint venture and the JV Investment Conditions shall be and remain satisfied (provided that a Guarantor or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company that is formed after the Closing Date that will substantially concurrently with such formation become a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to a joint venture investment that is permitted by the terms of this Indenture and which will not own more than a de minimis amount of assets at the time it becomes a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company (other than assets contributed by third party joint venture partners)) that becomes a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed to be an Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (a)), (b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by (i) applicable requirements of law or (ii) any contractual obligation existing on the Issue Date or on the date any such Subsidiary is acquired (so long in respect of any such contractual prohibition such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), in each case from guaranteeing the Obligations or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained) to provide a Guarantee (unless such governmental consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained), or for which the provision of a Guarantee would result in a material adverse tax consequence (including as a result of the operation of Section 956 of the Code or any similar law or regulation in any applicable jurisdiction) to the Company or one of its subsidiaries (or their direct or indirect equity holders) reasonably determined by the Company, (c) each Immaterial Subsidiary, (d) any Foreign Subsidiary, (e) any FSHCO, or (f) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries or captive insurance companies designated by the Company from time to time.
“Existing Indebtedness” means all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries in existence on the Issue Date as listed on Schedule I hereto, until such amounts are repaid.
“Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer or licensor to an unaffiliated willing seller or licensee in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by (unless otherwise provided in this Indenture) the Board of Directors.
“FCC” means the Federal Communications Commission or any successor federal governmental agency performing functions similar to those performed on the Closing Date by the Federal Communications Commission.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period (with all interest on the Notes to be deemed to be paid in cash), whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including interest) incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and giving the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates, but excluding the amortization or write-off of debt issuance costs; provided that consolidated interest expense shall be calculated without giving effect to (i) the effects of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease consolidated interest expense for any purpose under this Indenture as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of any Indebtedness and (ii) any original issue discount on the Notes issued on the Issue Date; plus
(2) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or preferred stock of any of its Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then-current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than (i) ordinary working capital borrowings and (ii) Indebtedness incurred under any revolving credit facility for ordinary working capital purposes unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the “Calculation Date”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated after giving pro forma effect, in the good-faith judgment of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company as set forth in a certificate with supporting calculations delivered to the Trustee, to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable period.
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In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
(1) acquisitions of business entities or property and assets constituting a division or line of business that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries, including through Investments, mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries, and including all related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Subsidiaries, during the reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date, or that are to be made on the Calculation Date, will be given pro forma effect, in the good-faith judgment of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as if they had occurred on the first day of the reference period, in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act;
(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of on or prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;
(3) the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of on or prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;
(4) any Person that is a Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Subsidiary at all times during such reference period;
(5) any Person that is not a Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Subsidiary at any time during such reference period;
(6) if any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as of the Calculation Date that exceeds 12 months); and
(7) if any Indebtedness is incurred under a revolving credit facility and is being given pro forma effect in such calculation, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable period except as set forth in the first paragraph of this definition.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Test” means that the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, for the most recently completed four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which any additional Indebtedness is incurred or any Disqualified Stock or any preferred stock or preferred interests are issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 3.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or the preferred stock or preferred interests had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“FSHCO” means any Domestic Subsidiary of the Company that has no material assets other than Equity Interests and, if applicable, Indebtedness in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are CFCs or other FSHCOs.
“Fundamental Change” means any of the following events:
(A) a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company or its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, or their respective employee benefit plans files a Schedule TO (or any successor schedule, form or report) or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner” (as defined below) (i) of shares of the common equity representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all classes of the Company’s common equity; or (ii) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock;
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(B) the consummation of (i) any sale, lease or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person; or (ii) any transaction or series of related transactions in connection with which (whether by means of merger, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all of the Common Stock is exchanged for, converted into, acquired for, or constitutes solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property; provided, however, that any merger, consolidation, share exchange or combination of the Company pursuant to which the Persons that directly or indirectly “beneficially owned” (as defined below) all classes of the Company’s common equity immediately before such transaction directly or indirectly “beneficially own,” immediately after such transaction, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of common equity of the surviving, continuing or acquiring company or other transferee, as applicable, or the parent thereof, in substantially the same proportions vis-à-vis each other as immediately before such transaction will be deemed not to be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (B);
(C) the Company’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
(D) the Common Stock ceases to be listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors);
provided, however, that a transaction or event described in clause (A) or (B) above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters rights), in connection with such transaction or event, consists of shares of common stock listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors), or that will be so listed when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or event, and such transaction or event constitutes a Common Stock Change Event whose Reference Property consists of such consideration.
For the purposes of this definition, (x) any transaction or event described in both clause (A) and in clause (B)(i) or (ii) above (without regard to the proviso in clause (B)) will be deemed to occur solely pursuant to clause (B) above (subject to such proviso); and (y) whether a Person is a “beneficial owner” and whether shares are “beneficially owned” will be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
“Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” means the date fixed for the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, which must be a Business Day that is no more than 35, nor less than 20, Business Days after the date the Company sends the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.
“Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” means a notice (including a notice substantially in the form of the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” set forth in Exhibit A) containing the information, or otherwise complying with the requirements, set forth in Section 4.02(F)(i) and Section 4.02(F)(ii).
“Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to repurchase any Note upon its Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, calculated pursuant to Section 4.02(D).
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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, including, without limitation, those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision herein, the determination of whether a lease is to be treated as an operating lease or capital lease shall be made without giving effect to any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the implementation of proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) Leases (Topic 840) issued August 17, 2010, or any successor proposal.
“Global Note” means a Note that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Depositary or Cede & Co., as its nominee, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary.
“Global Note Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-2.
“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.
“Guarantee” means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the other Note Documents pursuant to Article 9.
“Guarantor” means each Person that becomes a Guarantor by executing an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 3.14, Section 8.01(B) and Section 9.03 and, subject to Section 9.04, its successors and assigns of the foregoing, in each case other than an Excluded Subsidiary.
“Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:
(1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;
(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and
(3) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.
“Holder” means a person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Material Subsidiary.
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“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:
(1) in respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3) in respect of banker’s acceptances;
(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions;
(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed, but excluding any accrued liabilities being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; or
(6) representing any Hedging Obligations,
in each case, if and to the extent any of the preceding items would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of the specified Person prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes, (i) to the extent not otherwise included, the guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person and (ii) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) equal to the lesser of (x) the Fair Market Value of such asset as of the date of determination and (y) the amount of such Indebtedness.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing paragraph, the term “Indebtedness” will not include (a) in connection with the purchase by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any business, post-closing payment adjustments to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing unless such payments are required under U.S. GAAP to appear as a liability on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes); provided, that at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 30 days thereafter; (b) contingent obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in respect of borrowed money; (c) deferred or prepaid revenues; (d) any Capital Stock other than Disqualified Stock; (e) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller; and (f) obligations other than Indebtedness for borrowed money in connection with government auctions, subsidies, benefits or similar programs or processes in the ordinary course of business. Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Indenture as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness.
“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Intellectual Property” means, with respect to any Person, all intellectual property and proprietary rights in any jurisdiction throughout the world, and all corresponding rights, presently or hereafter existing, including: (a) all inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents, patent applications, industrial designs, industrial design applications, and patent disclosures, together with all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, divisionals, extensions, and reexaminations in connection therewith; (b) all trademarks, trademark applications, tradenames, servicemarks, servicemark applications, trade dress, logos and designs, business names, company names, Internet domain names, and all other indicia of origin, all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing; (c) all copyrights and other works of authorship, mask works, database rights and moral rights, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith; (d) all trade secrets and proprietary knowhow and confidential information (including technical data, customer and supplier lists, manufacturing processes, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals); (e) all software (including source code, executable code, data, databases, and related documentation); and (f) all rights of publicity, including rights to the use of names, likenesses, images, voices, signatures and biographical information of real persons.
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“Intellectual Property Licenses” means the licensing, development or commercialization of all or any substantial portion of the Intellectual Property pursuant to any license, sub-license, collaboration agreement, strategic alliance or similar arrangement.
“Intellectual Property Sale” means the sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions), other than, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to Intellectual Property Licenses, of all or any substantial portion of the Intellectual Property and other related assets.
“Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a Note, each [ ● ] and [ ● ] of each year, commencing on [ ● ] (or commencing on such other date specified in the certificate representing such Note). For the avoidance of doubt, the Maturity Date is an Interest Payment Date.
“Investments” means, with respect to any specified Person, all direct or indirect investments by such specified Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including guarantees of Indebtedness or other Obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding (i) commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business and (ii) extensions of credit to customers or advances, deposits or payment to or with suppliers, lessors or utilities or for workers’ compensation, in each case, that are incurred in the ordinary course of business and recorded as accounts receivable, prepaid expenses or deposits on the balance sheet of such specified Person prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Company or such Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person determined as provided in Section 3.08(F). Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value but after giving effect (without duplication) to all subsequent reductions in the amount of such Investment as a result of the repayment or disposition thereof for cash, not to exceed the original amount, or Fair Market Value, of such Investment.
“Issue Date” means [ ● ].
“JV Holdco” means an entity formed by the Company or any Guarantor to hold the Equity Interests in a joint venture.
“JV Investment Conditions” means: (1) the Company or any Guarantor shall form a new JV Holdco that shall hold the Equity Interests in the applicable joint venture, (2) such JV Holdco shall become a Guarantor and satisfy the requirements of Section 3.14, (3) such JV Holdco shall be in compliance with Section 3.20(b), (4) the Equity Interests in the JV Holdco shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent in accordance with the Security Documents, (5) any license provided to the applicable joint venture shall be in accordance with clause (16) of the definition of “Asset Sale”, and (6) the JV Holdco shall not incur any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) on the Equity Interests of the applicable joint venture; provided that, to the extent such Liens secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, then (i) in the case of any Liens securing any Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, the Notes and related Guarantees shall be secured a Lien on such Equity Interests that is senior in priority to such Liens or (ii) in all other cases, the Notes and related Guarantees shall be secured by a Lien on such Equity Interests that is equal and ratable to such Liens.
“Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Common Stock on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. If the Common Stock is not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day from each of at least three (3) nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to determine the Last Reported Sale Price.
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“Lien” means, with respect to any property, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or other), judgment liens, pledge, encumbrance, claim, charge, assignment, hypothecation, deposit arrangement, security interest or encumbrance of any kind or any arrangement to provide priority or preference, including any easement, servitude, right-of-way or other encumbrance on title to real property, in each of the foregoing cases whether voluntary or imposed or arising by operation of law, and any agreement to give any of the foregoing, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement and any lease in the nature thereof and any option, call, trust, contractual, statutory, UCC or similar right relating to such property, (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities, and (d) any other arrangement having the effect of providing security.
“Limited Condition Transaction” means (a) the entering into or consummation of any transaction (including in connection with any acquisition or similar permitted Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness or the obtaining of a commitment in respect thereof) and/or (b) the making of any Restricted Payment.
“Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means (A) a Fundamental Change (determined after giving effect to the proviso immediately after clause (D) of the definition thereof, but without regard to the proviso to clause (B)(ii) of such definition); or (B) the sending of a Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 4.03(F); provided, however, that, subject to Section 4.03(I), the sending of a Redemption Notice will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called (or deemed to be called pursuant to Section 4.03) for Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and not with respect to any other Notes.
“Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period” has the following meaning:
(A) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date (or, if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change also constitutes a Fundamental Change, to, but excluding, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date); and
(B) in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Redemption Notice Date for the related Redemption to, and including, the Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date;
provided, however, that if the Conversion Date for the conversion of a Note that has been called (or deemed, pursuant to Section 4.03(I), to be called) for Redemption occurs during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period for both a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (A) of the definition of “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” and a Make-Whole Fundamental Change resulting from such Redemption pursuant to clause (B) of such definition, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.07, solely for purposes of such conversion, (x) such Conversion Date will be deemed to occur solely during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period for the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the earlier Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date; and (y) the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the later Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date will be deemed not to have occurred.
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“Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date” means (A) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, the date on which such Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective; and (B) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof, the applicable Redemption Notice Date.
“Market Capitalization” means, on the date of the declaration of a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 3.12(b)(viii) hereof, an amount equal to (a) the total number of issued and outstanding shares or other units of Equity Interests of the Company (that does not own any material assets other than (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries and (ii) any intermediate holding company that does not own any material assets other than (A) the Company and its Subsidiaries and (B) another such intermediate holding company) on such date multiplied by (b) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share or other unit of such Equity Interests on the New York Stock Exchange (or, if the primary listing of such Equity Interests is on another exchange, on such other exchange) for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment.
“Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, the occurrence or existence, during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or other market on which the Common Stock is listed for trading or trades, of any material suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.
“Material Subsidiary” means (a) each Subsidiary of the Company that, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets for such quarter in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Company for such quarter or that is designated by the Company as a Material Subsidiary and (b) any group comprising Subsidiaries of the Company that each would not have been a Material Subsidiary under clause (a) but that, taken together, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets for such quarter in excess of 10.0% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Company for such quarter; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the Issue Date, Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries have, in the aggregate, consolidated revenues for such quarter greater than 10% of the consolidated revenues of the Company for such quarter or (b) total assets as of the last day of such quarter greater than 10% of the total assets of the Company on a consolidated basis then the Company shall, within thirty (30) days of the date on which financial statements for such quarter are furnished pursuant to this Indenture, (i) designate one or more of such Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries” to the extent required such that the foregoing condition ceases to be true and (ii) comply with the provisions of Section 3.14 with respect to any such Subsidiaries.
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“Maturity Date” means [ ● ], [2026][2027].
“Merger” means the business combination involving FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. and Starry, Inc., pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of [ ● ], 2021, by and among FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., Starry, Inc. and Starry Holdings, Inc., and [Merger Sub, Inc], whereby (i) FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. will merge with Starry Holdings, Inc., with Starry Holdings, Inc. surviving and (ii) [Merger Sub] will merge with Starry, Inc. with Starry, Inc. surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Starry Holdings, Inc.
“Non-Affiliate Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-3.
“Note Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.
“Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:
(1) as to which none of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender, except, in each case, to the extent not prohibited by Section 3.08;
(2) no default with respect to which would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and
(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the Equity Interests or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, except as set forth above.
“Note Documents” means, collectively, this Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Security Documents and all other documents and instruments executed and delivered in connection herewith, in each case as such agreements may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Note Party” means the Company and the Guarantors.
“Notes” means the [ ● ]% Convertible Senior Notes due [2026][2027] issued by the Company pursuant to this Indenture.
“Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including, without limitation, reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances), damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
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“Observation Period” means, with respect to any Note to be converted, (A) subject to clause (B) below, if the Conversion Date for such Note occurs on or before [ ● ], the twenty (20) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the third (3rd) VWAP Trading Day immediately after such Conversion Date; and (B) if such Conversion Date occurs on or after the date the Company has sent a Redemption Notice calling such Note for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(F) and before the related Redemption Date, the twenty (20) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the twenty first (21st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Date; and (C) subject to clause (B) above, if such Conversion Date occurs on or after [ ● ], the twenty (20) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the twenty first (21st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.
“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of the Company.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate that is signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and that meets the requirements of Section 13.03.
“Open of Business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
“Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing signed by legal counsel (including an employee of, or counsel to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 13.03, subject to customary qualifications and exclusions.
“Order” means any judgment, decree, verdict, order, consent order, consent decree, writ, declaration or injunction.
“Permitted Business” means any business conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and any business that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, is similar or reasonably related, ancillary, supplemental or complementary thereto or a reasonable extension, development or expansions thereof.
“Permitted Hedging Obligations” means any Hedging Obligations that would constitute Permitted Debt pursuant to Section 3.10(B)(ix).
“Permitted Intercompany Activities” means any transactions between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries that are entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, in the good faith judgment of the Company are necessary or advisable in connection with the ownership or operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, (a) payroll, cash management, purchasing, insurance and hedging arrangements; (b) management, technology and licensing arrangements; and (c) customer loyalty and rewards programs.
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“Permitted Investments” means:
(1) (i) any Investment in the Company or any Guarantor and (ii) any Investment by any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor in the Company or any Subsidiary (in each case, other than any Investment in unsecured Indebtedness, any Indebtedness secured by a Lien junior in priority to the Liens securing the Notes or any Equity Interests of the Company);
(2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents;
(3) any Investment by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if, as a result of, or in connection with, such Investment:
(a) such Person becomes a Guarantor; or
(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or any Guarantor;
(4) any Investment constituting an Asset Sale permitted under Section 3.11 (other than as permitted by clause (16) of the definition of Asset Sale);
(5) any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company;
(6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (a) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (b) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;
(7) Investments represented by Permitted Hedging Obligations;
(8) loans and advances to officers, directors or employees (a) for business-related travel expenses, moving expenses and other similar expenses, including as part of a recruitment or retention plan, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice or to fund any such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company, (b) required by applicable employment laws and (c) otherwise in an amount not to exceed $1.0 million at any one time outstanding;
(9) any Investment of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of such existing Investments, to the extent not involving any additional Investment other than as the result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investments as in effect on the Issue Date;
(10) guarantees of Indebtedness otherwise permitted by the terms of this Indenture;
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(11) receivables owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, prepaid expenses, and lease, utility, workers’ compensation and other deposits, if created, acquired or entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(12) payroll, business-related travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances to be ultimately treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;
(13) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material or equipment pursuant to joint marketing, joint development or similar arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business and entered with bona fide counterparties operating in the same industry as the Company;
(14) advances, loans, rebates and extensions of credit (including the creation of receivables and endorsements for collection and deposit) to suppliers, customers and vendors, and performance guarantees, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(15) Investments resulting from the acquisition of a Person, otherwise permitted by this Indenture, which Investments at the time of such acquisition were held by the acquired Person and were not acquired in contemplation of the acquisition of such Person;
(16) stock, obligations or securities received in satisfaction of judgments and any renewal or replacement thereof;
(17) non-cash Investments by a JV Holdco in any joint venture entered into in the ordinary course of business and in connection with the provision of services by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the provision, directly or together with the Company, of services by any third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a commercial arrangement to provide services or technology and spectrum to enable the provision of such services to its customers, within a specific geographic territory having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) that, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (17), does not, at any time outstanding, exceed $30.0 million; provided that the JV Investment Conditions shall be satisfied and remain satisfied so long as such Investment is outstanding;
(18) repurchases of any Notes; and
(19) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) that, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (19), do not, at any time outstanding, exceed $2.5 million.
In the event that an Investment (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Investments described in clauses (1) through (19) above, the Company will be permitted to classify (and may from time to time thereafter reclassify) such Investment (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include such Investment in one of the categories of Permitted Investments described in clauses (1) through (19) above. At the time of making such Investment or upon any later reclassification, the Company may divide and classify an Investment in more than one of the categories of Permitted Investments described in clauses (1) through (19) above.
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“Permitted Liens” means:
(1) Liens on the Collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred under Section 3.10(B)(i); provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness outstanding, on a pro forma basis, does not exceed the principal amount of the Notes issued on the Issue Date and;
(2) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company or such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (plus improvements and accessions to such property or proceeds or distributions thereof);
(3) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (plus improvements and accessions to such property or proceeds or distributions thereof); provided, that such Liens were in existence prior to such acquisition and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition;
(4) Liens to secure permitted Capital Lease Obligations or purchase money obligations, as permitted to be incurred under Section 3.10(B)(iii) and Section 3.10(B)(iv), and encumbering only the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness (plus improvements and accessions to such property or proceeds or distributions thereof);
(5) Liens in the form of licenses or sublicenses under commercial licensing agreements; provided that such licenses or sublicenses are permitted pursuant to clause (16) of the second paragraph of the definition of Asset Sale);
(6) Liens in favor of the Company or the Guarantors;
(7) Liens (other than Liens imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations (other than excise taxes), insurance, surety, bid, performance, stay, customs and appeal bonds, statutory bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance bonds and other similar obligations (in each case, exclusive of obligations for the payment of Indebtedness); provided, that, such Liens are for amounts not yet due and payable or delinquent or, to the extent such amounts are so due and payable, such amounts are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which proceedings (or any Order entered in connection with such proceedings) have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien;
(8) any other Liens, solely to extent not securing Indebtedness for borrowed money, in an amount not to exceed $1.0 million at any time;
(9) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided, that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with U.S. GAAP has been made therefor;
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(10) any state of facts an accurate survey would disclose, prescriptive easements or adverse possession claims, minor encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, or pursuant to any leases, licenses, rights-of-way or other similar agreements or arrangements, development, air or water rights, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other utility lines, pipelines, service lines, railroad lines, improvements and structures located on, over or under, any property, drains, drainage ditches, culverts, electric power or gas generating or co-generation, storage and transmission facilities and other similar purposes, zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or minor defects in title, which were not incurred to secure payment of Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value or marketability of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of the owner or operator of such properties or business;
(11) Liens incurred pursuant to Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 3.10(B)(xvi) and, solely to the extent that the Liens encumber solely the assets financed by such Indebtedness, Section 3.10(B)(xix);
(12) Liens incurred or pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security and employee health and disability benefits, or casualty-liability insurance or self-insurance; provided, that, such Liens are for amounts not yet due and payable or delinquent or, to the extent such amounts are so due and payable, such amounts are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which proceedings (or any Order entered in connection with such proceedings) have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien;
(13) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default and notices of lis pendens and associated rights related to litigation being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been made in conformity with U.S. GAAP;
(14) Liens on assets securing Permitted Hedging Obligations;
(15) Liens in favor of any collecting or payor bank having a right of setoff, revocation, refund or chargeback with respect to money or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof on deposit with or in possession of such bank;
(16) any obligations or duties affecting any of the property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any municipality or public authority with respect to any franchise, grant, license, or permit that do not materially impair the use of such property for the purposes for which it is held;
(17) Liens on any amounts held by a trustee in the funds and accounts under an indenture securing any bonds issued for the benefit of the Company or any of the Guarantors;
(18) Liens on deposit accounts incurred to secure Treasury Management Arrangements pursuant to such Treasury Management Arrangements incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(19) any netting or set-off arrangements entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements (including, for the avoidance of doubt, cash pooling arrangements) for the purposes of netting debit and credit balances of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(20) Liens on any cash deposit made by the Company to the account of a trustee of Indebtedness of the Company, for the benefit of the holders of such Indebtedness, solely in connection with an effective discharge of such Indebtedness; provided that, in each case, such cash is received in a transaction pursuant to Section 3.08(E)(ii) or Section 3.08(E)(vi) for the purpose of such effective discharge of such Indebtedness;
(21) Liens imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, landlords’, workmen’s, suppliers’, repairmen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business (including customary contractual landlords’ liens under operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business); and (i) which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property of the Companies, taken as a whole, and do not materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (ii) which, if they secure obligations that are then due and unpaid, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely initiated and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, which proceedings (or Orders entered in connection with such proceedings) have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to any such Lien;
(22) customary transfer restrictions, purchase options, rights of first refusal and tag, drag and similar rights in joint venture agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(23) Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents securing obligations pursuant to letter of credit obligations under Section 3.10(B)(xx).
“Permitted Transferees” means, with respect to any Person that is a natural Person (and any Permitted Transferee of such Person), (a) such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children, grandchildren and their respective lineal descendants, parent, step- parent, grandparent, domestic partner, former domestic partner, sibling or step-sibling (and any lineal descendant thereof), mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships), (b) any trust, partnership, estate planning vehicle or other legal entity the beneficiaries of which are persons referred to in the preceding clause (a) and (c) such Person’s estate, heirs, legatees, distributees, executors and/or administrators upon the death of such Person, or any private foundation or fund that is controlled thereby, and any other Person who was an Affiliate of such Person upon the death of such Person and who, upon such death, directly or indirectly owned Equity Interests in the Company.
“Person” or “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof. Any division or series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will constitute a separate “person” under this Indenture.
“Physical Note” means a Note (other than a Global Note) that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Holder of such Note and duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee.
“Public Company Costs” means all costs, fees and expenses relating to compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and other expenses arising out of or incidental to any IPO (whether or not successful) or Company’s status (or any relevant parent entity’s status) as a reporting company, including (a) registration and listing fees, (b) costs, fees and expenses (including legal, accounting and other professional fees) relating to compliance with provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules of securities exchange companies, (c) directors’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, (d) shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders, (e) directors’ and officers’ insurance and (f) other costs, fees and expenses (including legal, accounting and other professional fees) incidental to the foregoing.
“Recurring Contracts” means, as of any date of determination, any commercial contract of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the provision of goods or services that are continuous and not project based.
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“Redemption” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03.
“Redemption Date” means the date fixed, pursuant to Section 4.03(D), for the settlement of the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Redemption.
“Redemption Notice Date” means, with respect to a Redemption, the date on which the Company sends the Redemption Notice for such Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(F).
“Redemption Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to redeem any Note upon its Redemption, calculated pursuant to Section 4.03(E).
“Registration Statement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Subscription Agreement.
“Regular Record Date” with respect to any Interest Payment Date, means the [ ● ] or [ ● ] (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the applicable [ ● ] or [ ● ] Interest Payment Date, respectively.
“Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02.
“Required Additional Debt Terms” means with respect to any Indebtedness, (a) except with respect to customary bridge financing, such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than the Maturity Date, (b) such Indebtedness (other than customary bridge financing) does not have mandatory redemption features (other than customary exceptions) that could result in redemptions of such Indebtedness prior to the Maturity Date (it being understood that the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be permitted to make any AHYDO “catch up” payments, if applicable), (c) if subordinated, such Indebtedness is subject to a subordination agreement substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit C (or otherwise as reasonably acceptable to the Holders of at least 75% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding), (d) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by (A) any Subsidiary that is not a Note Party or (B) any Spectrum Subsidiary and (e) such Indebtedness is not secured by any asset.
“Required Additional Secured Debt Terms” means with respect to any Indebtedness, (a) except with respect to customary bridge financing, such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than the Maturity Date, (b) such Indebtedness (other than customary bridge financing) does not have mandatory redemption features (other than customary exceptions) that could result in redemptions of such Indebtedness prior to the Maturity Date (it being understood that the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be permitted to make any AHYDO “catch up” payments, if applicable), (c) such Indebtedness is subject to an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit D (or otherwise as reasonably acceptable to the Holders of at least 75% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding), (d) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiary that is not a Note Party and (e) such Indebtedness is not secured by any asset other than the Collateral.
“Responsible Officer” means, (A) when used with respect to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, any officer of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent assigned by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture; and (B) with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of, and familiarity with, the particular subject.
“Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
“Restricted Note Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-1.
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“Restricted Stock Legend” means, with respect to any Conversion Share, a legend substantially to the effect that the offer and sale of such Conversion Share have not been registered under the Securities Act and that such Conversion Share cannot be sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to a transaction that is registered under the Securities Act or that is exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
“Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Scheduled Trading Day” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period that is secured by a Lien minus an aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and the Guarantors not to exceed $15.0 million as of such date that is not restricted and held in a deposit account subject to a control agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent to (b) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such Test Period.
“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Security” means any Note or Conversion Share.
“Security Agreement” means that certain security agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Company, the other grantors from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.
“Security Documents” means all security agreements (including the Security Agreement), intercreditor agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, collateral agency agreements, or other grants or transfers for security executed and delivered by the Company or any Guarantor creating (or purporting to create) a Lien upon Collateral for the benefit of the Holders to secure the obligations under this Indenture, in each case, as amended, supplemented, modified, renewed, restated or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Indenture.
“Settlement Method” means Cash Settlement, Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement.
“Significant Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that constitutes, or any group of Subsidiaries of such Person that, in the aggregate, would constitute, a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of such Person.
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“SPAC Transactions” means any transaction or series of transactions, including without limitation, such transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, by and among FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., Starry, Inc., Starry Holdings, Inc., [Merger Sub, Inc.] and the other parties thereto, as amended from time to time, that results in the direct or indirect acquisition of the Target (or any parent or subsidiary thereof) by, or a merger or other combination with or investment from, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company or similar third party (in each case, including any parent or subsidiary thereof), irrespective of the voting power of the resulting entity held by the shareholders of the Target preceding such transaction or series of transactions.
“Special Interest” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 7.03.
“Specified Dollar Amount” means, with respect to the conversion of a Note to which Combination Settlement applies, the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of such Note deliverable upon such conversion (excluding cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock).
“Specified Transaction” means any of the following identified by the Company: (a) transaction or series of related transactions, including investments, that results in a Person becoming a Subsidiary, (b) any acquisition, (c) any transaction or series of related transactions, including Asset Sale, that results in a Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Company, and (d) any acquisition or disposition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person or a facility.
“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal, as applicable, was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof; provided, however, that, with respect to Section 8.03(C), the Stated Maturity of any Existing Indebtedness shall be the Stated Maturity as of the Issue Date or a later date to the extent the documents governing such Indebtedness shall have been amended or modified to provide for such later date.
“Stock Price” has the following meaning for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change: (A) if the holders of Common Stock receive only cash in consideration for their shares of Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is pursuant to clause (B) of the definition of “Fundamental Change,” then the Stock Price is the amount of cash paid per share of Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change; and (B) in all other cases, the Stock Price is the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
“Subscription Agreement” means each Subscription Agreement, dated as of [ ● ], among the Company and certain investors of the Initial Notes (the “Subscribers”).
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:
(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof); and
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(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof) to the extent such partnership is included in the consolidated financial statements of such Person.
Unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company.
“Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt outstanding as of the last day of such Test Period minus an aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and the Guarantors not to exceed $15.0 million as of such date that is not restricted and held in a deposit account subject to a control agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent to (b) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such Test Period.
“Test Period” means, as of any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company (taken as one accounting period) ended on the last date of the fiscal quarter in question.
“Trading Day” means any day on which (A) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded; and (B) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Transaction Expenses” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the SPAC Transactions, this Indenture, the Subscription Agreement and the Security Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including any amortization of such fees and expenses in any period.
“Transfer-Restricted Security” means any Security that constitutes a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); provided, however, that such Security will cease to be a Transfer-Restricted Security upon the earliest to occur of the following events:
(A) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to a registration statement that was effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale or transfer;
(B) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to an available exemption (including Rule 144) from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and, immediately after such sale or transfer, such Security ceases to constitute a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); and
(C) such Security is eligible for resale, by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitations thereunder as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice.
The Trustee is under no obligation to determine whether any Security is a Transfer-Restricted Security and may conclusively rely on an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto.
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“Treasury Management Arrangement” means any agreement or other arrangement governing the provision of treasury or cash management services, including, without limitation, deposit accounts, overdraft, overnight draft, credit cards, debit cards, p-cards (including purchasing cards, employee credit card programs and commercial cards), funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, direct debit, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services, netting services, cash pooling arrangements, credit and debit card acceptance or merchant services and other treasury or cash management services.
“Trust Indenture Act” means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
“Trustee” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture in its capacity as such until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor statute), as in effect from time to time, of the State of New York or of any other state the laws of which are required as a result thereof to be applied in connection with the issue or perfection of security interests.
“VWAP Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, (A) the failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded, to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date; or (B) the occurrence or existence, for more than one half hour period in the aggregate, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date.
“VWAP Trading Day” means a day on which (A) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event; and (B) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then-remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of such Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
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(2) the then-outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of any specified Person means, (a) any corporation one hundred percent of whose capital stock (other than directors’ qualifying shares and other nominal shares required to be held by local nationals, in each case to the extent required under applicable Legal Requirements) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person have a one hundred percent Equity Interest (other than directors’ qualifying shares and other nominal shares required to be held by local nationals, in each case to the extent required under applicable Legal Requirements) at such time.
Section 1.02. Other Definitions.
Term | Defined in Section | |
“Additional Shares” | 5.07(A) | |
“Aggregated Person” | 5.11 | |
“Business Combination Event” | 6.01(A) | |
“Cash Settlement” | 5.03(A) | |
“Combination Settlement” | 5.03(A) | |
“Common Stock Change Event” | 5.09(A) | |
“Conversion Agent” | 2.06(A) | |
“Conversion Consideration” | 5.03(B) | |
“Default Interest” | 2.05(B) | |
“Defaulted Amount” | 2.05(B) | |
“Event of Default” | 7.01(A) | |
“Expiration Date” | 5.05(A)(v) | |
“Expiration Time” | 5.05(A)(v) | |
“Fundamental Change Notice” | 4.02(E) | |
“Fundamental Change Repurchase Right” | 4.02(A) | |
“Guaranteed Obligations” | 9.01(A)(ii) | |
“Guarantor Business Combination Event” | 9.04(A) | |
“Initial Notes” | 2.03(A) | |
“Make-Whole Exception” | 5.11 | |
“Notice of Conversion” | 5.02(A)(ii) | |
“Partial Redemption Limitation” | 4.03(I) | |
“Paying Agent” | 2.06(A) | |
“Physical Settlement” | 5.03(A) | |
“Redemption Notice” | 4.03(F) | |
“Reference Property” | 5.09(A) | |
“Reference Property Unit” | 5.09(A) | |
“Register” | 2.06(B) | |
“Registrar” | 2.06(A) | |
“Reporting Event of Default” | 7.03(A) | |
“Restricted Ownership Percentage” | 5.11 | |
“Section 16 Conversion Blocker” | 5.11 | |
“Specified Courts” | 11.07 | |
“Spin-Off” | 5.05(A)(iii)(2) | |
“Spin-Off Valuation Period” | 5.05(A)(iii)(2) | |
“Stated Interest” | 2.05(A) | |
“Spectrum Subsidiaries” | 3.10(B)(xvii) | |
“Successor Corporation” | 6.01(A) | |
“Successor Person” | 5.09(A) | |
“Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period” | 5.05(A)(v) |
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Section 1.03. Rules of Construction.
For purposes of this Indenture:
(A) “or” is not exclusive;
(B) “including” means “including without limitation”;
(C) “will” expresses a command;
(D) the “average” of a set of numerical values refers to the arithmetic average of such numerical values;
(E) a merger involving, or a transfer of assets by, a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will be deemed to include any division of or by, or an allocation of assets to a series of, such limited liability company, limited partnership or trust, or any unwinding of any such division or allocation;
(F) words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular, unless the context requires otherwise;
(G) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of this Indenture, unless the context requires otherwise;
(H) references to currency mean the lawful currency of the United States of America, unless the context requires otherwise;
(I) the exhibits, schedules and other attachments to this Indenture are deemed to form part of this Indenture; and
(J) the term “interest,” when used with respect to a Note, includes any Additional Interest and Special Interest, unless the context requires otherwise or, in the case of Additional Interest, unless the terms of the Subscription Agreement provide otherwise.
Section 1.04. [Reserved].
Section 1.05. Limited Condition Transactions.
When calculating the availability under any basket or ratio under this Indenture or compliance with any provision of this Indenture in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales), in each case, at the option of the Issuer (the Issuer’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination for availability under any such basket or ratio and whether any such action or transaction is permitted (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be deemed to be the date (the “LCT Test Date”) the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of an irrevocable notice, declaration of a Restricted Payment, the making of a Restricted Payment or similar event), in each case, if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales) and any related pro forma adjustments (disregarding for the purposes of such pro forma calculation any borrowing under any revolving credit facility) and at the election of the Issuer, any other acquisition or similar Investment, Restricted Payment or Asset Sale that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Issuer has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation in accordance with this paragraph, as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period, the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries could have taken such actions or consummated such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Issuer may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets, (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales) and (c) consolidated interest expense for purposes of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Issuer in good faith.
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For the avoidance of doubt, if the Issuer has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in EBITDA or total assets of the Issuer or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations (provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Issuer or any Subsidiary may rely upon any improvement in any such ratio, test or basket availability); (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or an Event of Default), such requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of debt and the use of proceeds thereof (but without netting the cash proceeds thereof)) had been consummated.
Article 2. The Notes
Section 2.01. Form, Dating and Denominations.
The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A. The Notes will bear the legends required by Section 2.09 and may bear notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage or the Depositary. Each Note will be dated as of the date of its authentication.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in a Company Order delivered to the Trustee in connection with the issuance and authentication thereof, the Notes will be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes. Global Notes may be exchanged for Physical Notes, and Physical Notes may be exchanged for Global Notes, only as provided in Section 2.10.
The Notes will be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and only in Authorized Denominations.
Each certificate representing a Note will bear a unique registration number that is not affixed to any other certificate representing another outstanding Note.
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The terms contained in the Notes constitute part of this Indenture, and, to the extent applicable, the Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, agree to such terms and to be bound thereby; provided, however, that, to the extent that any provision of any Note conflicts with the provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture will control for purposes of this Indenture and such Note.
Section 2.02. Execution, Authentication and Delivery.
(A) Due Execution by the Company. At least one (1) duly authorized Officer will sign the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual, electronic (e.g., “.pdf”) or facsimile signature. A Note’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any Officer whose signature is on any Note to hold, at the time such Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at the Company.
(B) Authentication by the Trustee and Delivery.
(i) No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually or electronically signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.
(ii) The Trustee will cause an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) to manually or electronically sign the certificate of authentication of a Note only if (1) the Company delivers such Note to the Trustee; (2) such Note is executed by the Company in accordance with Section 2.02(A); and (3) the Company delivers a Company Order to the Trustee that (a) requests the Trustee to authenticate such Note; and (b) sets forth the name of the Holder of such Note and the date as of which such Note is to be authenticated. If such Company Order also requests the Trustee to deliver such Note to any Holder or to the Depositary, then the Trustee will promptly deliver such Note in accordance with such Company Order.
(iii) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. A duly appointed authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so under this Indenture, and a Note authenticated as provided in this Indenture by such an agent will be deemed, for purposes of this Indenture, to be authenticated by the Trustee. Each duly appointed authenticating agent will have the same rights to deal with the Company as the Trustee would have if it were performing the duties that the authentication agent was validly appointed to undertake.
Section 2.03. Initial Notes.
On the Issue Date, there will be originally issued [●]* aggregate principal amount of Notes, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02). Notes issued pursuant to this Section 2.03(A), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, are referred to in this Indenture as the “Initial Notes.”
* | To be between one hundred and fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) and one hundred and sixty million dollars ($160,000,000) |
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Section 2.04. Method of Payment.
(A) Global Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, interest on, and any cash Conversion Consideration for, any Global Note to the Depositary as the registered Holder of such Global Note, by wire transfer of immediately available funds no later than the time the same is due as provided in this Indenture.
(B) Physical Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, interest on, and any cash Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of, any Physical Note no later than the time the same is due as provided in this Indenture as follows: (i) if the principal amount of such Physical Note is at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such lower amount as the Company may choose in its sole and absolute discretion) and the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment has delivered to the Paying Agent or the Trustee, no later than the time set forth in the immediately following sentence, a written request that the Company (or the Paying Agent) make such payment by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account; and (ii) in all other cases, by check mailed to the address of the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment as set forth in the Register. To be timely, such written request must be so delivered no later than the Close of Business on the following date: (x) with respect to the payment of any interest due on an Interest Payment Date, the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) with respect to any other payment, the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days immediately before the date such payment is due.
Section 2.05. Accrual of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day.
(A) Accrual of Interest. Each Note will accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to [ ● ]% (the “Stated Interest”), plus any Additional Interest and Special Interest on the Notes, if any, that may accrue pursuant to Sections 3.04 and 7.03, respectively. Stated Interest on each Note will (i) accrue from, and including, the most recent date to which Stated Interest has been paid or duly provided for (or, if no Stated Interest has theretofore been paid or duly provided for, the date set forth in the certificate representing such Note as the date from, and including, which Stated Interest will begin to accrue in such circumstance) to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Stated Interest; and (ii) be, subject to Sections 4.02(D), 4.03(E) and 5.02(D) (but without duplication of any payment of interest), payable semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, beginning on the first Interest Payment Date set forth in the certificate representing such Note, to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date. Stated Interest, and, if applicable, Additional Interest and Special Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
(B) Defaulted Amounts. If the Company fails to pay any amount (a “Defaulted Amount”) payable on a Note on or before the due date therefor as provided in this Indenture or if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, then to the extent lawful, interest (“Default Interest”) will accrue on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes and all other outstanding Obligations under this Indenture and the other Note Documents at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which Stated Interest accrues plus 100 basis points, from, and including, such due date or date that such Event of Default occurred (as applicable) to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Defaulted Amount and the cure or waiver of such Event of Default. The Company may pay the Default Interest to the persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special record date and payment date in a manner not deemed impractical for the Trustee and shall promptly mail to each Holder (with a copy to the Trustee) a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of the Default Interest to be paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest which is paid prior to the expiration of the 30-day period set forth in Section 7.01(A)(ii) shall be paid to Holders as of the record date for the Interest Payment Date for which interest has not been paid.
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(C) Delay of Payment when Payment Date is Not a Business Day. If the due date for a payment on a Note as provided in this Indenture is not a Business Day, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, such payment may be made on the immediately following Business Day and no interest will accrue on such payment as a result of the related delay. Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a day on which the applicable place of payment is authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed will be deemed not to be a “Business Day.”
Section 2.06. Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.
(A) Generally. The Company will maintain (i) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”); (ii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”); and (iii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for conversion (the “Conversion Agent”). The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as such offices. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then the Trustee will act as such. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.
(B) Duties of the Registrar. The Registrar will keep a record (the “Register”) of the names and addresses of the Holders, the Notes held by each Holder and the transfer, exchange, repurchase, Redemption and conversion of Notes. Absent manifest error, the entries in the Register will be conclusive and the Company and the Trustee may treat each Person whose name is recorded as a Holder in the Register as a Holder for all purposes. The Register will be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form reasonably promptly.
(C) Co-Agents; Company’s Right to Appoint Successor Registrars, Paying Agents and Conversion Agents. The Company may appoint one or more co-Registrars, co-Paying Agents and co-Conversion Agents, each of whom will be deemed to be a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, under this Indenture. Subject to Section 2.06(A), the Company may change any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent (including appointing itself or any of its Subsidiaries to act in such capacity) without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee (and, upon request, any Holder) of the name and address of each Note Agent, if any, not a party to this Indenture and will enter into an appropriate agency agreement with each such Note Agent, which agreement will implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Note Agent.
(D) Initial Appointments. The Company appoints the Trustee as the initial Paying Agent, the initial Registrar and the initial Conversion Agent. In acting in such capacities under this Indenture and in connection with the Notes, the Trustee in such capacities will act solely as an agent of the Company and will not thereby assume any obligations towards, or relationship of agency or trust for or with, any Holder.
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Section 2.07. Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust.
The Company will require each Paying Agent or Conversion Agent that is not the Trustee to agree in writing that such Note Agent will (A) hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by such Note Agent for payment or delivery due on the Notes; and (B) notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment or delivery. The Company, at any time, may, and the Trustee, while any Default continues, may, require a Paying Agent or Conversion Agent to pay or deliver, as applicable, all money and other property held by it to the Trustee, after which payment or delivery, as applicable, such Note Agent (if not the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) will have no further liability for such money or property. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then (A) it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by it as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent; and (B) references in this Indenture or the Notes to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent holding cash or other property, or to the delivery of cash or other property to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, in each case for payment or delivery to any Holders or the Trustee or with respect to the Notes, will be deemed to refer to cash or other property so segregated and held separately, or to the segregation and separate holding of such cash or other property, respectively. Upon the occurrence of any event pursuant to clause (ix) or (x) of Section 7.01(A) with respect to the Company (or with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company acting as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent), the Trustee will serve as the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, for the Notes.
Section 2.08. Holder Lists.
If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company will furnish to the Trustee, no later than seven (7) Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request, a list, in such form and as of such date or time as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders.
Section 2.09. Legends.
(A) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear the Global Note Legend (or any similar legend, not inconsistent with this Indenture, required by the Depositary for such Global Note).
(B) Non-Affiliate Legend. Each Note will bear the Non-Affiliate Legend.
(C) Restricted Note Legend. Subject to Section 2.12,
(i) each Note that is a Transfer-Restricted Security will bear the Restricted Note Legend; and
(ii) if a Note is issued in exchange for, in substitution of, or to effect a partial conversion of, another Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.09(C)(ii)), including pursuant to Section 2.10(B), 2.10(C), 2.11 or 2.13, then such Note will bear the Restricted Note Legend if such old Note bore the Restricted Note Legend at the time of such exchange or substitution, or on the related Conversion Date with respect to such conversion, as applicable; provided, however, that such Note need not bear the Restricted Note Legend if such Note does not constitute a Transfer-Restricted Security immediately after such exchange or substitution, or as of such Conversion Date, as applicable.
(D) Other Legends. A Note may bear any other legend or text, not inconsistent with this Indenture, as may be required by applicable law or by any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such Note is traded or quoted.
(E) Acknowledgment and Agreement by the Holders. A Holder’s acceptance of any Note bearing any legend required by this Section 2.09 will constitute such Holder’s acknowledgment of, and agreement to comply with, the restrictions set forth in such legend.
(F) Restricted Stock Legend.
(i) Each Conversion Share will bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the Note upon the conversion of which such Conversion Share was issued was (or would have been had it not been converted) a Transfer-Restricted Security at the time such Conversion Share was issued; provided, however, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.09(F), a Conversion Share need not bear a Restricted Stock Legend if such Conversion Share is issued in an uncertificated form that does not permit affixing legends thereto, provided the Company takes measures (including the assignment thereto of a “restricted” CUSIP number) that it reasonably deems appropriate to enforce the transfer restrictions referred to in the Restricted Stock Legend.
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Section 2.10. Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions.
(A) Provisions Applicable to All Transfers and Exchanges.
(i) Subject to this Section 2.10, Physical Notes and beneficial interests in Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged from time to time. The Registrar will record each such transfer or exchange of Physical Notes in the Register.
(ii) Each Note issued upon transfer or exchange of any other Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(A)(ii)) or portion thereof in accordance with this Indenture will be the valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as such old Note or portion thereof, as applicable.
(iii) The Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Note Agents will not impose any service charge on any Holder for any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, but the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Registrar and the Conversion Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.17 or 8.05 not involving any transfer.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, a Note may not be transferred or exchanged in part unless the portion to be so transferred or exchanged is in an Authorized Denomination.
(v) The Trustee will have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any transfer restrictions imposed under this Indenture or applicable law with respect to any Security, other than to require the delivery of such certificates or other documentation or evidence as expressly required by this Indenture and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the requirements of this Indenture.
(vi) The Trustee will have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in, the Depositary or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of Redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount or delivery of any Notes (or other security or property) under or with respect to such Notes. All payments to be made to Holders in respect of the Notes will be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which is the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note will be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable Depositary Procedures. The Trustee may rely and will be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.
(vii) Each Note issued upon transfer of, or in exchange for, another Note will bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(viii) Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Note, the Company will cause such transfer or exchange to be effected as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the date of such satisfaction.
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(ix) For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the terms of this Indenture, as used in this Section 2.10, an “exchange” of a Global Note or a Physical Note includes (x) an exchange effected for the sole purpose of removing any Restricted Note Legend affixed to such Global Note or Physical Note; and (y) if such Global Note or Physical Note is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number, an exchange effected for the sole purpose of causing such Global Note or Physical Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number.
(B) Transfers and Exchanges of Global Notes.
(i) Subject to the immediately following sentence, no Global Note may be transferred or exchanged in whole except (x) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary; (y) by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary; or (z) by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. No Global Note (or any portion thereof) may be transferred to, or exchanged for, a Physical Note; provided, however, that a Global Note will be exchanged, pursuant to customary procedures, for one or more Physical Notes if:
(1) (x) the Depositary notifies the Company or the Trustee that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such Global Note or (y) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act and, in each case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary within ninety (90) days of such notice or cessation;
(2) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar has received a written request from the Depositary, or from a holder of a beneficial interest in such Global Note, to exchange such Global Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, for one or more Physical Notes; or
(3) the Company, in its sole discretion, permits the exchange of any beneficial interest in such Global Note for one or more Physical Notes at the request of the owner of such beneficial interest.
(ii) Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Global Note (or any portion thereof):
(1) the Trustee will reflect any resulting decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note (and, if such notation results in such Global Note having a principal amount of zero, the Company may (but is not required to) instruct the Trustee in writing to cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.15);
(2) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Trustee will reflect any resulting increase of the principal amount of any other Global Note by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such other Global Note;
(3) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Global Note bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and
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(4) if such Global Note (or such portion thereof), or any beneficial interest therein, is to be exchanged for one or more Physical Notes, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in such name(s) as the Depositary specifies (or as otherwise determined pursuant to customary procedures); and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(iii) Each transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in any Global Note will be made in accordance with the Depositary Procedures.
(C) Transfers and Exchanges of Physical Notes.
(i) Subject to this Section 2.10, a Holder of a Physical Note may (x) transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) to one or more other Person(s); (y) exchange such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for one or more other Physical Notes in Authorized Denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Physical Note (or portion thereof) to be so exchanged; and (z) if then permitted by the Depositary Procedures, transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) in exchange for a beneficial interest in one or more Global Notes; provided, however, that, to effect any such transfer or exchange, such Holder must:
(1) surrender such Physical Note to be transferred or exchanged to the office of the Registrar, together with any endorsements or transfer instruments reasonably required by the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar; and
(2) deliver such certificates, documentation or evidence as may be required pursuant to Section 2.10(D).
(ii) Upon the satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Physical Note (such Physical Note being referred to as the “old Physical Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(C)(ii)) of a Holder (or any portion of such old Physical Note in an Authorized Denomination):
(1) such old Physical Note will be promptly cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15;
(2) if such old Physical Note is to be so transferred or exchanged only in part, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such old Physical Note not to be so transferred or exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09;
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(3) in the case of a transfer:
(a) to the Depositary or a nominee thereof that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Global Notes, the Trustee will reflect an increase of the principal amount of one or more existing Global Notes by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note(s), which increase(s) are in Authorized Denominations and aggregate to the principal amount to be so transferred, and which Global Note(s) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; provided, however, that if such transfer cannot be so effected by notation on one or more existing Global Notes (whether because no Global Notes bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 then exist, because any such increase will result in any Global Note having an aggregate principal amount exceeding the maximum aggregate principal amount permitted by the Depositary or otherwise), then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Global Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so transferred; and (y) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and
(b) to a transferee that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Physical Notes, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so transferred; (y) are registered in the name of such transferee; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and
(4) in the case of an exchange, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of the Person to whom such old Physical Note was registered; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
(D) Requirement to Deliver Documentation and Other Evidence. If a Holder of any Note that is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number or that bears a Restricted Note Legend or is a Transfer-Restricted Security requests to:
(i) cause such Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number;
(ii) remove such Restricted Note Legend; or
(iii) register the transfer of such Note to the name of another Person,
then the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Registrar may refuse to effect such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, unless there is delivered to the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Registrar such certificates or other documentation or evidence as the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Registrar may reasonably require to determine that such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, complies with the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.
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(E) Transfers of Notes Subject to Redemption, Repurchase or Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Registrar may refuse to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that (i) has been surrendered for conversion; (ii) is subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice validly delivered, and not withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.02(F), except to the extent that the Company fails to pay the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price when due; or (iii) has been selected for Redemption pursuant to a Redemption Notice, except to the extent that the Company fails to pay the applicable Redemption Price when due.
Section 2.11. Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.
(A) Partial Conversions of Physical Notes and Partial Repurchases of Physical Notes Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption. If only a portion of a Physical Note of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, as soon as reasonably practicable after such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will cause such Physical Note to be exchanged, pursuant and subject to Section 2.10(C), for (i) one or more Physical Notes that are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, and deliver such Physical Note(s) to such Holder; and (ii) a Physical Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, which Physical Note will be converted or repurchased, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of this Indenture; provided, however, that the Physical Note referred to in this clause (ii) need not be issued at any time after which such principal amount subject to such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18.
(B) Cancellation of Notes that Are Converted and Notes that Are Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.
(i) Physical Notes. If a Physical Note (or any portion thereof that has not theretofore been exchanged pursuant to Section 2.11(A)) of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the later of the time such Physical Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18 and the time such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, (1) such Physical Note will be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15; and (2) in the case of a partial conversion or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will issue, execute and deliver to such Holder, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.
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(ii) Global Notes. If a Global Note (or any portion thereof) is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the time such Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18, the Trustee will reflect a decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note (and, if the principal amount of such Global Note is zero following such notation, cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.15).
Section 2.12. Removal of Transfer Restrictions.
Without limiting the circumstances in which a Restricted Note Legend can be removed, if any Note that bears the Restricted Note Legend is transferred pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Company will cause the Trustee to exchange that Note pursuant to Sections 2.09(C)(ii) and 2.10(D) with a Note that does not bear the Restricted Note Legend (and, if such Note is a Global Note, cause such Global Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number in the facilities of the Depositary).
Section 2.13. Replacement Notes.
If a Holder of any Note claims that such Note has been mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a replacement Note upon surrender to the Trustee of such mutilated Note, or upon delivery to the Trustee of evidence of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company. In the case of a lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note, the Company and the Trustee may require the Holder thereof to provide such security or indemnity that is satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its and the Trustee’s expenses in replacing a Note.
Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.13 will be an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and ratably with all other Notes issued under this Indenture.
Section 2.14. Registered Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes.
Only the Holder of a Note will have rights under this Indenture as the owner of such Note. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Depositary Participants will have no rights as such under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or its nominee, or by the Trustee as its custodian, and the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Note Agents, and their respective agents, may treat the Depositary as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever; provided, however, that (A) the Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Depositary Participants and Persons that hold interests in Notes through Depositary Participants, to take any action that such Holder is entitled to take with respect to such Global Note under this Indenture or the Notes; and (B) the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, and their respective agents, may give effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary.
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Section 2.15. Cancellation.
The Company may at any time deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will forward to the Trustee each Note duly surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes so surrendered to it in accordance with its customary procedures. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.03(B), the Company may not originally issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been cancelled upon transfer, exchange, payment or conversion.
Section 2.16. Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates.
Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, in determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes (if any) owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates will be deemed not to be outstanding; provided, however, that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee or Collateral Agent is protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or Collateral Agent, as applicable, actually knows are so owned will be so disregarded.
Section 2.17. Temporary Notes.
Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. The Company will promptly prepare, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until so exchanged, each temporary Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Notes.
Section 2.18. Outstanding Notes.
(A) Generally. The Notes that are outstanding at any time will be deemed to be those Notes that, at such time, have been duly executed and authenticated, excluding those Notes (or portions thereof) that have theretofore been (i) cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.15; (ii) assigned a principal amount of zero by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of any a Global Note representing such Note; (iii) paid in full (including upon conversion) in accordance with this Indenture; or (iv) deemed to cease to be outstanding to the extent provided in, and subject to, clause (B), (C) or (D) of this Section 2.18.
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(B) Replaced Notes. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.13, then such Note will cease to be outstanding at the time of its replacement, unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof reasonably satisfactory to them that such Note is held by a “bona fide purchaser” under applicable law.
(C) Maturing Notes and Notes Called for Redemption or Subject to Repurchase. If, on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date, the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the aggregate Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, respectively, together, in each case, with the aggregate interest in each case due on such date, then (unless there occurs a Default in the payment of any such amount) (i) the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or repurchased, or that mature, on such date will be deemed, as of such date, to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Sections 4.02(D), 4.03(E) or 5.02(D); and (ii) the rights of the Holders of such Notes (or such portions thereof), as such, will terminate with respect to such Notes (or such portions thereof), other than the right to receive the Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, as applicable, of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes (or such portions thereof), in each case as provided in this Indenture.
(D) Notes to Be Converted. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for any Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or Section 5.02(D), upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.08.
(E) Cessation of Accrual of Interest. Except as provided in Sections 4.02(D), 4.03(E) or 5.02(D), interest will cease to accrue on each Note from, and including, the date that such Note is deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.18, to cease to be outstanding, unless there occurs a default in the payment or delivery of any cash or other property due on such Note.
Section 2.19. Repurchases by the Company.
Without limiting the generality of Section 2.15, the Company or its Subsidiaries may repurchase Notes in open market purchases or in negotiated transactions. In connection with any such repurchase, the Company may appoint a tender agent, in which case such tender agent shall be the Paying Agent in connection with such repurchase.
Section 2.20. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.
Subject to Section 2.12, the Company may use one or more CUSIP or ISIN numbers to identify any of the Notes, and, if so, the Company and the Trustee will use such CUSIP or ISIN number(s) in notices to Holders as applicable; provided, however, that (i) the Trustee makes no representation as to the correctness or accuracy of any such CUSIP or ISIN number; (ii) the effectiveness of any such notice will not be affected by any defect in, or omission of, any such CUSIP or ISIN number; and (iii) the Trustee shall have no liability for any defect in the CUSIP or ISIN numbers as they appear on any Note, notice or elsewhere. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee, in writing, of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN number(s) identifying any Notes.
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Article 3. Covenants
Section 3.01. Payment on Notes.
(A) Generally. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all the principal of, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price for, interest on, and other amounts due with respect to, the Notes on the dates and in the manner set forth in this Indenture.
(B) Deposit of Funds. Before 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Interest Payment Date, and on the Maturity Date or any other date on which any cash amount is due on the Notes, the Company will deposit, or will cause there to be deposited, with the Paying Agent cash, in funds immediately available on such date, sufficient to pay the cash amount due on the applicable Notes on such date. The Paying Agent will return to the Company, as soon as practicable, any money not required for such purpose.
Section 3.02. Exchange Act Reports.
(A) Generally. The Company will send to the Trustee copies of all reports that the Company is required to file with or furnish to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date that the Company is required to file or furnish the same (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that the Company need not send to the Trustee any material for which the Company has received, or is seeking in good faith and has not been denied, confidential treatment by the SEC. Any report that the Company files with or furnishes to the SEC through the EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) will be deemed to be sent to the Trustee at the time such report is so filed or furnished via the EDGAR system (or such successor). Upon the request of any Holder, the Company will provide to such Holder a copy of any report that the Company has furnished or filed pursuant to this Section 3.02(A), other than a report that is deemed to be sent to the Trustee pursuant to the preceding sentence.
(B) Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee need not determine whether the Company has filed any material via the EDGAR system (or such successor). The sending or filing of reports pursuant to Section 3.02(A) to the Trustee will be for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports will not be deemed to constitute actual or constructive notice to the Trustee of any information contained, or determinable from information contained, therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively and conclusively on Officer’s Certificates). The Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility for the filing, content or timeliness if any report hereunder.
Section 3.03. Rule 144A Information.
If the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act at any time when any Notes or shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes are outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144), then the Company (or its successor) will promptly provide, to the Trustee and, upon written request, to any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or shares, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of such Notes or shares pursuant to Rule 144A. The Company (or its successor) will take such further action as any Holder or beneficial owner of such Notes or shares may reasonably request to enable such Holder or beneficial owner to sell such Notes or shares pursuant to Rule 144A.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such reports will not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of the Company’s covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively and conclusively on Officer’s Certificates).
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Section 3.04. Additional Interest.
(A) Accrual of Additional Interest. Additional Interest will accrue on the Notes pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement, and the Company’s obligation to pay such Additional Interest will, without duplication, be deemed to be obligations under this Indenture and the Notes with the same force and effect as if the relevant provisions of the Subscription Agreement were reproduced in the Indenture and the Notes. In no event will Additional Interest, together with any Special Interest that is payable at the Company’s election pursuant to Section 7.03(A) as the sole remedy for any Reporting Event of Default, accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per annum that exceeds one half of one percent (0.50%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Interest that accrues on a Note will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note and, subject to the immediately preceding sentence, in addition to any Special Interest that accrues on such Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A).
(B) Notice to Trustee and Paying Agent; Trustee’s Disclaimer. If Additional Interest accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 3.04(A), then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Additional Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Additional Interest on such Note pursuant to Section 3.04(A) on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Additional Interest is payable or the amount thereof.
Section 3.05. Compliance and Default Certificates.
(A) Annual Compliance Certificate. Within ninety (90) days after December 31, [2021][2022]† and each fiscal year of the Company ending thereafter, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating (i) that the signatory thereto has supervised a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year with a view towards determining whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred; and (ii) whether, to such signatory’s knowledge, a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and, if so, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).
(B) Default Certificate. If a Default or Event of Default occurs, then the Company will, within 30 days after its first occurrence, promptly deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee describing the same and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to deliver such notice if such Default or Event of Default, as applicable, has been cured within the applicable grace period, if any, provided herein.
† TBD depending on the closing timing.
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Section 3.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent by this Indenture, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Section 3.07. Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates.
Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, Notes that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have purchased or otherwise acquired will be deemed to remain outstanding (except to the extent provided in Section 2.16) until such time as such Notes are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 3.08. Restricted Payments.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(A) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on or in respect of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s Equity Interests (including any such payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving such Person), except dividends or distributions payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or such Subsidiary and except dividends or distributions payable solely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (and, if such Subsidiary is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, to its other Equity Interest Holders on a pro rata basis with respect to the class of Equity Interests on which such dividend or distribution is made, or on a basis that results in the receipt by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of dividends or distributions of greater value than it would receive on a pro rata basis);
(B) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company) any Equity Interests of the Company;
(C) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor that is (i) Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated or secured on a junior lien basis to the Notes or to any Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries) (“Subordinated Indebtedness”) or (ii) unsecured Indebtedness, except, (x) in each case, payments of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof and (y) in the case of any Existing Indebtedness with a Stated Maturity prior to the Maturity Date, the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition of any such Existing Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition; or
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(D) make any Investment other than a Permitted Investment (a “Restricted Investment”)
(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (A) through (D) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
(i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur after giving effect to such Restricted Payment;
(ii) at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Test shall have been satisfied assuming the incurrence of $1.00 of additional Indebtedness; and
(iii) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Company and its Subsidiaries since the Issue Date, is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
(2) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date to the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus
(3) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company since the Issue Date as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of the Company or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company, in each case that have been converted into, settled with or exchanged for Equity Interests of the Company (other than (x) Disqualified Stock, (y) Equity Interests and convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or (z) any Equity Interests the proceeds of which were issued to incur Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.10(B)(xviii) or make a Restricted Payment pursuant to clause (E)(vi) below); plus
(4) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Issue Date is sold or otherwise liquidated or repaid, the amount of the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any), to the extent that such return was not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period; plus
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(5) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the date of this Indenture is made in an entity that subsequently becomes a Guarantor, the lesser of the initial amount of such Restricted Investment and the Fair Market Value of the Investment of the Company in such entity at the time it becomes a Guarantor.
(E) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary therein, Section 3.08 will not prohibit:
(i) the payment of any dividend or distribution on account of Equity Interests or the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or distribution on account of Equity Interests or giving of the Redemption Notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend, distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Section 3.08;
(ii) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness, unsecured Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Guarantor in exchange for, by conversion into or out of, or with the net cash proceeds from, an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, which incurrence occurs substantially concurrently with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value;
(iii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company held by any current or former officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any permitted transferee of the foregoing pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $1.0 million in any twelve-month period; provided, further, that such amount in any twelve-month period may be increased by an amount not to exceed:
(1) the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurs after the Issue Date to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests have not otherwise been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to this Section 3.08 plus
(2) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company after the Issue Date; and in addition, cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company or any Subsidiary from any current or former officer, director or employee (or any permitted transferees thereof) of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company from such Persons will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 3.08 or any other provisions of this Indenture;
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(iv) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests (x) deemed to occur upon the exercise or conversion of stock options, warrants, convertible notes or similar rights to acquire Equity Interests to the extent that such Equity Interests represent all or a portion of the exercise, exchange or conversion price of those stock options, warrants, convertible notes or similar rights, or (y) made in lieu of payment of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of Equity Interests or any exercise or exchange of stock options, warrants, convertible notes or similar rights to acquire such Equity Interests;
(v) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness, unsecured Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock of the Company or any Subsidiary upon a Fundamental Change or Asset Sale to the extent required by this Indenture or other instrument pursuant to which such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock was issued, but only if the Company or such Subsidiary has first complied with its obligation under Section 4.02 and Section 3.11, as applicable;
(vi) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds from the substantially concurrent contribution to the common equity of the Company or from the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company; provided, that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be considered to be net proceeds of Equity Interests for purposes of clause (iii)(3) of this Section 3.08 nor can they be utilized to incur Indebtedness under Section 3.10(B)(xviii);
(vii) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company or any preferred stock of any Subsidiary of the Company issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 3.10(A);
(viii) payments of cash, dividends, distributions, advances or other Restricted Payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares;
(ix) the making of cash payments in connection with any conversion or redemption of the Notes pursuant to this Indenture;
(x) [reserved]; and
(xi) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2.0 million in the aggregate since the Issue Date, plus if any such Restricted Payment under this clause (xi) was used to make an Investment, the cash return of capital with respect to such Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any).
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(F) [Reserved].
(G) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 3.08, in the event that a proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described in Sections 3.08(E)(i) through Section 3.08(E)(xi) or is entitled to be incurred as one or more categories of Permitted Investments or pursuant to (A), the Company will be entitled to classify such Restricted Payment or portion thereof in any manner that complies with this Section 3.08, and such Restricted Payment will be treated as having been made pursuant to only such clause or clauses, categories of Permitted Investments or (A).
(H) For purposes of this Section 3.08, the Notes will be deemed not to be Equity Interests.
(I) Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to transfer any Intellectual Property (other than as permitted by clause (16) of the definition of Asset Sale) to (i) any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor, (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company or (iii) any joint venture in which the Company or its Subsidiaries has an equity interest.
Section 3.09. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary to:
(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to any of its Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any indebtedness owed to any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood that the priority of any preferred stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on common stock shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock);
(ii) make loans or advances to any of its Subsidiaries; or
(iii) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) The restrictions in Section 3.09(a) will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i) the Note Documents;
(ii) applicable law, rule, regulation, order, approval, license, permit or similar restriction (whether or not existing on the Issue Date);
(iii) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a person acquired by the Company or any Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition, except to the extent incurred in contemplation thereof;
(iv) customary non-assignment provisions in leases entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
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(v) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions on that property;
(vi) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;
(vii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness with terms are not materially more restrictive;
(viii) other permitted Indebtedness of the Company and Subsidiaries with terms that are customary and not materially more restrictive than those contained in this Indenture;
(ix) Permitted Liens that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;
(x) any customary restrictions that arise in connection with any joint venture investments permitted by this Indenture;
(xi) any restrictions that arise in connection with government auctions, subsidies, benefits or similar programs or processes in the ordinary course of business;
(xii) provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements, agreements respecting investments in a Permitted Business and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(xiii) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 3.09, the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or any Subsidiary to other Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any such Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances.
Section 3.10. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.
(A) The Company and the Guarantors will not, and the Company will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, enter into a guarantee of or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Company will not issue any Disqualified Stock and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue any Disqualified Stock or any shares of preferred stock or preferred interests.
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(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary therein, Section 3.10(A) will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness or the issuance of any of the following Disqualified Stock (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):
(i) the incurrence by the Company and the Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes and the related Guarantees to be issued on the Issue Date;
(ii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Existing Indebtedness listed on Schedule I hereto, but excluding indebtedness under clause (i) above;
(iii) (x) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by either (1) Capital Lease Obligations, or (2) mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in either case of sub-clause (1) or (2), incurred for the purpose of financing or reimbursing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, development, construction, installation, expansion, repair or improvement of property (either real or personal), plant or equipment or other fixed or capital assets used or useful in the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether through the direct purchase of such assets or the purchase of Equity Interests of any Person owning such assets), which incurrence occurs within 365 days of such purchase, design, development, construction, installation, expansion, repair or improvement, in an aggregate principal amount, including, without duplication, all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness thereof or (y) any Indebtedness to finance the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of fixed or capital assets (whether through the direct purchase of property or any Person owning such property) in the ordinary course of business, in the case of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (iii), not to exceed $15.0 million in the aggregate;
(iv) Indebtedness (i) attaching to assets acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary and outstanding on the date on which such assets were acquired by the Company or such Subsidiary, except to the extent incurred in contemplation thereof or to consummate the relevant transaction, and (ii) of a Subsidiary incurred and outstanding on the date on which such Subsidiary was acquired by, or merged into, the Company or any Subsidiary, except to the extent incurred in contemplation thereof or to consummate the relevant transaction, in each case of this clause (iv), (A) in an unlimited amount subject to pro forma compliance with a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not more than 3.00 to 1.00 or (B) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (iv), including, without duplication, all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred under Section 3.10(B)(v) to refinance any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (iv)(B), does not exceed $10.0 million;
(v) Indebtedness constituting an extension or renewal of, replacement of, or substitution for, or issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to repay, redeem, repurchase, refinance or refund, including by way of defeasance (all of the above, for purposes of this Section, “refinance”) then outstanding indebtedness (“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness”) in an amount not to exceed the principal amount or liquidation value of the indebtedness so refinanced, plus premiums, fees and expenses; provided, that:
(1) in case the Notes are refinanced in part or the indebtedness to be refinanced is pari passu with the Notes, the new Indebtedness, by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument pursuant to which it is outstanding, is expressly made pari passu with, or subordinated in right of payment to, the remaining Notes;
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(2) in case the Indebtedness to be refinanced is Subordinated Indebtedness, the new Indebtedness, by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument pursuant to which it is outstanding, is expressly made subordinate in right of payment to the Notes (or, to the extent applicable, the Liens securing such new Indebtedness are made expressly subordinated to the Liens securing the Notes) at least to the extent that the Indebtedness to be refinanced is subordinated to the Notes (or, to the extent applicable, the Liens securing the Indebtedness to be refinanced is subordinated to the Liens securing the Notes);
(3) the new indebtedness does not have a Stated Maturity prior to the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness to be refinanced, and the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the new indebtedness is at least equal to the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced;
(4) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is unsecured Indebtedness, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is unsecured Indebtedness; and
(5) in no event may Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor be refinanced pursuant to this clause by means of any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor;
(vi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of additional unsecured Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable), including, without duplication, all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred under Section 3.10(B)(v) to refinance any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause, at any time outstanding not to exceed $5.0 million;
(vii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness (or the guarantees of any such intercompany Indebtedness) between or among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:
(1) the aggregate principal amount of intercompany Indebtedness (or the guarantees of any such intercompany Indebtedness) between or among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries must be incurred pursuant to an intercompany note (which may take the form of a grid note) that is pledged to the Collateral Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Security Agreement;
(2) if the Company or any Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Company or a Guarantor, then such Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash or tax management operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries) must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Guarantee, in the case of a Guarantor; and
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(3) such intercompany Indebtedness is permitted by Section 3.08;
provided, further, that (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this Section 3.10(B)(vii);
(viii) the issuance by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to the Company or to any Guarantor of shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that:
(1) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Guarantor; and
(2) any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is not the Company or a Guarantor, will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (viii);
(ix) Hedging Obligations that are not incurred for speculative purposes but for the purpose of (a) fixing or hedging interest rate risk with respect to any Indebtedness that is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be outstanding; (b) fixing or hedging currency exchange rate risk with respect to any currency exchanges; or (c) fixing or hedging commodity price risk, including the price or cost of raw materials, emission rights, manufactured products or related commodities, with respect to any commodity purchases or sales;
(x) the guarantee by the Company or any of the Guarantors of Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor, and the guarantee by any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor of Indebtedness of another Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, in each case, to the extent that the guaranteed Indebtedness was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 3.10; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated in right of payment to or pari passu with the Notes, then the guarantee must be subordinated or pari passu, as applicable, in right of payment to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;
(xi) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, unemployment or other insurance or self- insurance obligations, health, disability or other benefits to employees or former employees and their families, bankers’ acceptances and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business;
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(xii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within five Business Days;
(xiii) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from customary agreements of the Company or any such Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or sale or other disposition of any business, assets or Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than, in the case of any such disposition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Capital Stock;
(xiv) the incurrence of contingent liabilities arising out of endorsements of checks and other negotiable instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business;
(xv) the incurrence of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business under any agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any commercial bank or other financial institution relating to Treasury Management Arrangements
(xvi) any Indebtedness that is secured by a lien on the assets of the Company or any Guarantor (which such Indebtedness in the case of liens secured by Collateral may be secured on a pari passu basis or junior lien basis on the Collateral but in no event may be senior lien in priority to the Liens securing the Notes) in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000 plus an additional aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that at the time of incurrence does not cause the Secured Net Leverage Ratio of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a pro forma basis, to exceed 2.00 to 1.00; provided that such Indebtedness complies with the Required Additional Secured Debt Terms),
(xvii) (A) any unsecured Indebtedness (whether senior or subordinated) incurred or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor (other than (x) Starry Spectrum Holdings LLC, Starry Spectrum LLC and Widmo Holdings LLC and (y) any other Subsidiary of the Company that owns or holds any licenses and authorizations to use electromagnetic spectrum issued by the FCC to such Subsidiary (the Subsidiaries in clauses (x) and (y), collectively, the “Spectrum Subsidiaries” and individually, a “Spectrum Subsidiary”)) in an amount not to exceed $400,000,000 plus an additional aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that at the time of incurrence does not cause the Total Net Leverage Ratio of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a pro forma basis, to exceed 3.00 to 1.00; provided that such Indebtedness complies with the Required Additional Debt Terms and (B) any unsecured Indebtedness (whether senior or subordinated) incurred in connection with government auctions, subsidies, benefits or similar programs or processes in the ordinary course of business incurred or guaranteed by the Company or any Guarantor (other than any Spectrum Subsidiary);
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(xviii) unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount, measured at the time of incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, not to exceed 100% of the aggregate amount of direct or indirect equity investments in cash or Cash Equivalents in the form of common Equity Interests (other than (x) Disqualified Stock, (y) Equity Interests and convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or (z) any Equity Interests the proceeds of which were issued to make a Restricted Payment) received by the Company, after the Issue Date, provided that the proceeds from any such equity investment will not be considered to be net proceeds of Equity Interests for purposes of clause (iii)(3) of Section 3.08;
(xix) any Indebtedness arising in connection with any factoring arrangements and vendor financings in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices; and
(xx) (A) Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor (other than any Spectrum Subsidiary) issued or created in the ordinary course of business in connection workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims and (B) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business in connection with government auctions, government subsidy programs.
(C) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 3.10, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xix) of Section 3.10, the Company will be permitted to classify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock on the date of its incurrence, in any manner that complies with this covenant. The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this covenant, provided, in each such case, that the amount of any such accrual, accretion or payment is included in Fixed Charges of the Company as accrued. For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be utilized, calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.
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(D) The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:
(i) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount;
(ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and
(iii) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:
(1) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and
(2) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.
Section 3.11. Asset Sales.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
(A) the Company (or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or equity interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of;
(B) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or its Subsidiaries is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; and
(C) the aggregate consideration of all Asset Sales consummated pursuant to this Section 3.11 does not exceed $1.0 million in any twelve-month period.
Section 3.12. Transactions with Affiliates.
(A) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction or series of transactions, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”), unless:
(i) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Subsidiary, taken as a whole, than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Subsidiary with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, as determined by the Company in good faith;
(ii) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $5.0 million, the Company delivered to the Trustee a Board Resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 3.12 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors; and
(iii)
with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of
$25.0 million, the Company delivers to the Trustee a favorable written opinion from a nationally recognized investment banking, appraisal
or accounting firm (1) as to the fairness of the transaction to the Company and its Subsidiaries from a financial point of view or (2)
stating that the terms of such transaction are, taken as a whole, no less favorable to the Company or the relevant Subsidiary than those
that would have been obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction by the Company or such Subsidiary with a Person that is
not an Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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(B) The following items will be deemed not to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 3.12:
(i) any employment or severance agreement or other employee compensation agreement, arrangement or plan, or any amendment thereto, entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) transactions between or among the Company and the Guarantors;
(iii) the payment of reasonable directors’ fees or expenses, the payments of other reasonable benefits and the provision of officers’ and directors’ indemnification and insurance to the extent permitted by law, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(iv) sales of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company to Affiliates of the Company;
(v) transactions with a Person or Affiliate of the Company that may or may not own an Equity Interest in the Company or its Subsidiaries for the purpose of securing hydrocarbon transportation arrangements; provided, that such transactions are on arms-length terms as determined in good faith by an officer of the Company;
(vi) transactions pursuant to agreements in effect on the Issue Date;
(vii) Restricted Payments as permitted pursuant to Section 3.08; and
(viii) any repurchases, redemptions or other retirements for value by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of any class held by any Affiliate of the Company, so long as such repurchase, redemption or other retirement for value is on the same terms as are made available to investors holding such class of Indebtedness generally, and Affiliates have an economic interest in no more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of such class of Indebtedness.
Section 3.13. Liens.
The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens on any of their respective assets except Permitted Liens.
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Section 3.14. Additional Guarantees.
If, after the date of this Indenture, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company forms or acquires any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary), then the Company shall cause such Subsidiary to, within 30 Business Days after the date of such event:
(A) execute and deliver to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent a supplemental indenture in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E and a notation of such Guarantee in the form attached as Exhibit F hereto pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture;
(B) execute and deliver all supplements or joinders, as applicable, to the applicable Security Documents in order to grant a Lien in the Collateral owned by such Subsidiary to the same extent as that set forth in this Indenture and the Security Documents and take all actions required by the Security Documents to perfect such Lien; and
(C) deliver to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each certifying that such supplemental indenture and the other documents described in clause (B) above have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Subsidiary and constitute a valid and legally binding and enforceable obligations of such Subsidiary, subject to customary exceptions.
Thereafter, such Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor for all purposes.
Section 3.15. [Reserved].
Section 3.16. After-Acquired Property.
(A) Subject to Section 12.02(A) of this Indenture and the Security Documents, if at any time after the Issue Date the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is a Guarantor own any property (other than Excluded Assets and Excluded Real Property), the Company or such Guarantor shall, as promptly as practicable after such property is acquired or such Subsidiary becomes a Guarantor, execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt (as appropriate under the law of the relevant jurisdiction or forum), security instruments, financing statements and certificates or such other documentation as shall be reasonably necessary to vest in the Collateral Agent, as applicable, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected Lien (with the priority required hereunder and under the Security Documents), subject only to Permitted Liens, in such property and to have such property added to the Collateral (and, in the case of property consisting of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary, execute such documents and take such steps as shall be reasonably necessary to perfect a Lien under the local law of incorporation or formation of the Subsidiary.
(B) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action, which action or omission could reasonably be expected to have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties.
(C) Upon request of the Collateral Agent at any time after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, (i) permit the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, or any advisor, auditor, consultant, attorney or representative acting for the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, upon reasonable notice to the Company and during normal business hours, to visit and inspect any of the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, to review, make extracts from and copy the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries relating to any such property, and to discuss any matter pertaining to any such property with the officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent such reports, including valuations, relating to any such property or any Lien thereon as such Collateral Agent may request.
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Section 3.17. Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests.
No Guarantor shall issue any Equity Interest of such Guarantor (including by way of sales of treasury stock or the issuance of any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Equity Interest of such Guarantor) to any Person other than (i) to the Company or any other Guarantor or (ii) in connection with the transfer of all of the Equity Interests of such Guarantor otherwise permitted under this Indenture.
Section 3.18. Collateral.
The Company shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, take all actions and execute and deliver all documents or deliverables, including each Security Document, to secure the payment obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture (subject to the provisions of the Security Agreement, as applicable) by Liens on the Collateral in accordance with, within the time periods specified by, and subject to the limitations of Section 12.02(A) of this Indenture and the Security Documents.
Section 3.19. Taxes. The Company will pay, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes and similar assessments and governmental levies, each in the nature of or related to a tax, except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.
Section 3.20. Holding Company Status.
(a) The Company shall not engage in any business activities or have any material assets or material liabilities other than (i) agreements, plans or other arrangements relating to its current or former directors, officers, employees and consultants, (ii) stockholder and other agreements relating to the issuance, sale, purchase, repurchase of securities of the Company, (iii) its ownership of the Equity Interests of (and/or intercompany advances or loans permitted hereunder to or from) Subsidiaries of the Company and activities, assets and liabilities incidental thereto (including its liabilities under the Note Documents and any other indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 3.10), (iv) activities related to the maintenance of its corporate existence and compliance with applicable law, (v) any public offering of its common stock or any other issuance of its Equity Interests, (vi) making contributions to the capital of its Subsidiaries; (vii) providing indemnification to officers and directors; (viii) activities related to customary insurance undertakings, and (ix) activities, assets and liabilities incidental to the foregoing clauses.
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(b) Each JV Holdco shall not engage in any business activities or have any material assets or material liabilities other than (i) its ownership of the Equity Interests of joint ventures of such JV Holdco and activities, assets and liabilities incidental thereto (including its liabilities under the Note Documents), (ii) activities related to the maintenance of its corporate existence and compliance with applicable law, and (iii) activities, assets and liabilities incidental to the foregoing clauses.
(c) Each Spectrum Subsidiary shall not engage in any business activities or have any material assets or material liabilities other than (i) its ownership of licenses and authorizations to use electromagnetic spectrum issued by the FCC and activities, assets and liabilities incidental thereto (including (A) its liabilities under the Note Documents and any other indebtedness permitted to be incurred by such Spectrum Subsidiary pursuant to under Section 3.10 and (B) the leasing of such electromagnetic spectrum entered into in the ordinary course of business and in connection with the provision of services by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the provision, directly or together with the Company, of services by any third party with whom the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a commercial arrangement to provide services or technology and spectrum to enable the provision of such services to its customers, within a specific geographic territory or (ii) activities related to the maintenance of its corporate existence and compliance with applicable law, and (iii) activities, assets and liabilities incidental to the foregoing clauses.
Section 3.21. Payments for Consents.
(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or provide, cause to be paid or provided, any consideration (including, for the sake of clarity, the provision of an opportunity (x) to purchase securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) to fund Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) to or for the benefit of any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, any Guarantee or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid or provided and is paid or provided (or, in the case of an opportunity, such opportunity is provided) to all Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or amendment.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Guarantors shall be permitted, in connection with any offer or payment of consideration for, or as an inducement to, any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, any Guarantee or the Notes, to exclude Holders in any jurisdiction or any category of Holders where (1) the solicitation of such consent, waiver or amendment, including in connection with any tender or exchange offer, or (2) the payment of the consideration therefor, could reasonably be interpreted as requiring the Company or any Guarantor to file a registration statement, prospectus or similar document under any applicable securities laws or listing requirements (including, but not limited to, the U.S. federal securities laws and the laws of the European Union or any of its member states), which the Company in its sole discretion reasonably determines (acting in good faith) (a) would be materially burdensome (it being understood that it would not be materially burdensome to file the consent documents used in other jurisdictions, any substantially similar documents or any summary thereof with the securities or financial services authorities in such jurisdiction); or (b) such solicitation would otherwise not be permitted under applicable law in such jurisdiction or with respect to such category of Holders.
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Section 3.22. Most Favored Nations.
(A) So long as any Note remains outstanding, but subject to the last paragraph of Article 3, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall enter into any capital markets transaction (whether privately or publicly offered, syndicated or directly placed and including, without limitation, the issuance or incurrence of any note, bond or term or revolving loan but excluding the issuance, sale and/or exchange of any secured debt securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock), or amend or otherwise modify any term of any security, loan or other instrument previously so issued, in each case if such Indebtedness is issued pursuant to Section 3.10(B)(xvi) of this Indenture or any refinancing thereof, with any individual or entity (an “Other Investor”), which, in the case of any such transaction involving the issuance or incurrence of any secured debt that is not convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock, has an all-in yield (giving effect to the interest rate, any original issue discount in connection therewith, and any upfront fees and other similar payments of like effect payable in connection therewith; provided that (a) original issue discount, upfront fees and similar payments shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness) and (b) “all-in yield” shall not include any arrangement fees, structuring fees, underwriting fees, commitment fees, amendment fees, ticking fees or any other fees similar to the foregoing (regardless of how such fees are computed or to whom paid) that is greater than 11% per annum (such greater rate, the “MFN Rate”), unless (i) the Company shall promptly notify each of the Holders thereof, and (ii) at the request of the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, the Company shall enter into, and agrees to cause all necessary third parties to agree to enter into, such amendments to the Notes Documents as are necessary to increase the Stated Interest on the Notes to the MFN Rate.
(B) In connection with exercise of the rights set forth in clause (A)(ii) above, the Company agrees to reimburse single external legal counsel for all the Holders for the reasonable expenses incurred by such external counsel (which shall in no event exceed $200,000) in entering into any such amendment or other agreement, which shall be dated or drafted such that the economic benefits that may be conferred pursuant clause (A) above will be provided to the Holders as of the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 3, the foregoing covenants in Section 3.08 through Section 3.22 (other than Section 3.14, Section 3.16, Section 3.17, Section 3.18, Section 3.19 and Section 3.21) will immediately and automatically terminate, and any then Existing Default or Event of Default in connection therewith will immediately and automatically be deemed cured, upon the occurrence of such time as less than $[ ● ]†† aggregate principal amount of Notes are outstanding.
† † Insert 25% of the initial principal amount of the Notes.
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Article 4. Repurchase and Redemption
Section 4.01. No Sinking Fund.
No sinking fund is required to be provided for the Notes.
Section 4.02. Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes upon a Fundamental Change.
(A) Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. Subject to the other terms of this Section 4.02, if a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Right”) to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change for a cash purchase price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
(B) Repurchase Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (including as a result of the payment of the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.02(D) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date), then (i) the Company may not repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interest in such Notes in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).
(C) Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for any Fundamental Change will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than thirty five (35), nor less than twenty (20), Business Days after the date the Company sends the related Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E).
(D) Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note to be repurchased upon a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change following a Fundamental Change is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change; provided, however, that if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(C) and such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(C), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will include interest on Notes to be repurchased from, and including, such Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.
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(E) Fundamental Change Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) calendar day after the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company will send to each Holder, the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent a notice of such Fundamental Change (a “Fundamental Change Notice”). Substantially contemporaneously, the Company will issue a press release through such national newswire service as the Company then uses (or publish the same through such other widely disseminated public medium as the Company then uses, including its website) containing the information set forth in the Fundamental Change Notice.
Such Fundamental Change Notice must state:
(i) briefly, the events causing such Fundamental Change;
(ii) the effective date of such Fundamental Change;
(iii) the procedures that a Holder must follow to require the Company to repurchase its Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, including the deadline for exercising the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right and the procedures for submitting and withdrawing a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice;
(iv) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change;
(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Fundamental Change (and, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.02(D));
(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;
(vii) the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such Fundamental Change Notice and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Fundamental Change (including pursuant to Section 5.07);
(viii) that Notes for which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been duly tendered and not duly withdrawn must be delivered to the Paying Agent for the Holder thereof to be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;
(ix) that Notes (or any portion thereof) that are subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that has been duly tendered may be converted only if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture; and
(x) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.
Neither the failure to deliver a Fundamental Change Notice nor any defect in a Fundamental Change Notice will limit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right of any Holder or otherwise affect the validity of any proceedings relating to any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.
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(F) Procedures to Exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right.
(i) Delivery of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and Notes to Be Repurchased. To exercise its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right for a Note following a Fundamental Change, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Paying Agent:
(1) before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law), a duly completed, written Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to such Note; and
(2) such Note, duly endorsed for transfer (if such Note is a Physical Note) or by book-entry transfer (if such Note is a Global Note).
The Paying Agent will promptly deliver to the Company a copy of each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that it receives.
(ii) Contents of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notices. Each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note must state:
(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;
(2) the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and
(3) that such Holder is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to such principal amount of such Note;
provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F)).
(iii) Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. A Holder that has delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note may withdraw such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Such withdrawal notice must state:
(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;
(2) the principal amount of such Note to be withdrawn, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and
(3) the principal amount of such Note, if any, that remains subject to such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which must be an Authorized Denomination;
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provided, however, that if such Note is a Global Note, then such withdrawal notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such withdrawal notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F)).
Upon receipt of any such withdrawal notice with respect to a Note (or any portion thereof), the Paying Agent will (x) promptly deliver a copy of such withdrawal notice to the Company; and (y) if such Note is surrendered to the Paying Agent, cause such Note (or such portion thereof in accordance with Section 2.11, treating such Note as having been then surrendered for partial repurchase in the amount set forth in such withdrawal notice as remaining subject to repurchase) to be returned to the Holder thereof (or, if applicable with respect to any Global Note, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interest in such Note in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).
(G) Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price within the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for a Note (or portion thereof) to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the later of (i) the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and (ii) the date (x) such Note is delivered to the Paying Agent (in the case of a Physical Note) or (y) the Depositary Procedures relating to the repurchase, and the delivery to the Paying Agent, of such Holder’s beneficial interest in such Note to be repurchased are complied with (in the case of a Global Note). For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.02(D) on any Note to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change must be paid pursuant to such proviso regardless of whether such Note is delivered or such Depositary Procedures are complied with pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 4.02(G).
(H) Compliance with Applicable Securities Laws. To the extent applicable, the Company will comply in all material respects with all federal and state securities laws in connection with a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including complying with Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and filing any required Schedule TO, to the extent applicable) so as to permit effecting such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in the manner set forth in this Indenture; provided, however, that, to the extent that the Company’s obligations to offer to repurchase and to repurchase Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02 conflict with any federal and/or state securities law or regulation that is applicable to the Company and enacted after the Issue Date, the Company’s compliance with such law or regulation will not be considered to be a Default of those obligations
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(I) Repurchase in Part. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.02, Notes may be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Section 4.02 applying to the repurchase of a Note in whole will equally apply to the repurchase of a permitted portion of a Note.
Section 4.03. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes.
(A) No Right to Redeem Before [ ● ]§. The Company may not redeem the Notes at its option at any time before [ ● ].
(B) Right to Redeem the Notes on or After [ ● ]. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.03, the Company has the right, at its election, to redeem all, or any portion (subject to the Partial Redemption Limitation) in an Authorized Denomination, of the Notes, (A) at any time, and from time to time, on a Redemption Date on or after [ ● ]** and on or before [ ● ]††, up to [ ● ]‡‡ aggregate principal amount of Notes, for a cash purchase price equal to the Redemption Price, but only if (1) the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock exceeds one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the Conversion Price, in each case on (i) each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption; and (ii) the Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Notice Date; and (2) a Registration Statement covering the resale of shares of Common Stock, if any, issuable upon conversion of the Notes in connection with such Redemption is effective and available for use and is expected to remain effective and available during the period from, and including, the related Redemption Notice Date to, and including, the Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date, as of the Redemption Notice Date, unless the Company elects Cash Settlement in respect of the conversions in connection with such Redemption, and (B) at any time, and from time to time, on a Redemption Date on or after [ ● ]§§ and on or before the twentieth (20th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date, for a cash purchase price equal to the Redemption Price, but only if (1) the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock exceeds one hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the Conversion Price on (i) each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption; and (ii) the Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Notice Date; and (2) a Registration Statement covering the resale of shares of Common Stock, if any, issuable upon conversion of the Notes in connection with such Redemption is effective and available for use and is expected to remain effective and available during the period from, and including, the related Redemption Notice Date to, and including, the Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date, as of the Redemption Notice Date, unless the Company elects Cash Settlement in respect of the conversions in connection with such Redemption. For the avoidance of doubt, the calling of any Notes for Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change with respect to such Notes pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof.
§ | To be the second anniversary of the Issue Date. |
** | 2-year anniversary of the Issue Date. |
†† | 3-year anniversary of the Issue Date. |
‡‡ | Insert 50% of the initial principal amount of the Notes |
§§ | 3-year anniversary of the Issue Date. |
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(C) Redemption Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Redemption Date (including as a result of the payment of the related Redemption Price and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E), on such Redemption Date), then (i) the Company may not call for Redemption or otherwise redeem any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Redemption to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interests in such Notes in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).
(D) Redemption Date. The Redemption Date for any Redemption will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than fifty (50), nor less than thirty (30), Scheduled Trading Days after the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption.
(E) Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for any Note called for Redemption is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Redemption; provided, however, that if such Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Redemption, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (in the case of Global Notes, payable in accordance with the Depositary Procedures) (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Redemption Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Redemption Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(C) and such Redemption Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(C), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Redemption Price will include interest on Notes to be redeemed from, and including, such Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, such Redemption Date.
(F) Redemption Notice. To call any Notes for Redemption, the Company must (x) send to each Holder of such Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent a written notice of such Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”); and (y) substantially contemporaneously therewith, issue a press release through such national newswire service as the Company then uses (or publish the same through such other widely disseminated public medium as the Company then uses, including its website) containing the information set forth in the Redemption Notice.
Such Redemption Notice must state:
(i) that such Notes have been called for Redemption, briefly describing the Company’s Redemption right under this Indenture;
(ii) the Redemption Date for such Redemption;
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(iii) the Redemption Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Redemption (and, if the Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E));
(iv) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;
(v) that Notes called for Redemption may be converted at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full);
(vi) the Conversion Rate in effect on the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Redemption (including pursuant to Section 5.07);
(vii) the Settlement Method that will apply to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after such Redemption Notice Date and on or before the second (2nd) Business Day before such Redemption Date; and
(viii) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes called for Redemption.
On or before the Redemption Notice Date, the Company will send a copy of such Redemption Notice to the Trustee and the Paying Agent.
(G) Selection and Conversion of Notes to Be Redeemed in Part. If less than all Notes then outstanding are called for Redemption, then:
(i) the Notes to be redeemed will be selected by the Company as follows: (1) in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with the Depositary Procedures; and (2) in the case of Physical Notes, the Trustee will select the Notes to be redeemed (in an Authorized Denomination) by lot, on a pro rata basis or in such other manner as it shall deem appropriate and fair; and
(ii) if only a portion of a Note is subject to Redemption and such Note is converted in part, then the converted portion of such Note will be deemed to be from the portion of such Note that was subject to Redemption.
(H) Payment of the Redemption Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Redemption Price by the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Redemption Price for a Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the applicable Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, any interest payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E) on any Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption must be paid pursuant to such proviso.
(I) Special Provisions for Partial Calls. If the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes, at least fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes must be outstanding and not subject to Redemption as of the relevant Redemption Notice Date (such requirement, the “Partial Redemption Limitation”). In addition, if the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03, and the Holder of any Note, or any owner of a beneficial interest in any Global Note, is reasonably not able to determine, before the Close of Business on the twenty second (22nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Redemption Date for such Redemption, whether such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, is to be redeemed pursuant to such Redemption, then such Holder or owner, as applicable, will be entitled to convert such Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before such Redemption Date, and each such conversion will be deemed to be of a Note called for Redemption for purposes of this Section 4.03 and Sections 5.01(C)(i)(4) and 5.07.
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Article 5. Conversion
Section 5.01. Right to Convert.
(A) Generally. Subject to the provisions of this Article 5, each Holder may, at its option, convert such Holder’s Notes into Conversion Consideration.
(B) Conversions in Part. Subject to the terms of this Indenture, Notes may be converted in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Article 5 applying to the conversion of a Note in whole will equally apply to conversions of a permitted portion of a Note.
(C) When Notes May Be Converted.
(i) Generally. Subject to Section 5.01(C)(ii), a Holder may convert its Notes at any time until the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.
(ii) Limitations and Closed Periods. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes:
(1) Notes may be surrendered for conversion only after the Open of Business and before the Close of Business on a day that is a Business Day;
(2) in no event may any Note be converted after the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date;
(3) if the Company calls any Note for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03, then the Holder of such Note may not convert such Note after the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the applicable Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on the Redemption Date for such Note in full in accordance with this Indenture, the Holder shall be able to convert such Note at any time until such time as the Company pays the Redemption Price in full); and
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(4) if a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is validly delivered pursuant to Section 4.02(F) with respect to any Note, then such Note may not be converted, except to the extent (a) such notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02(F); or (b) the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Note in accordance with this Indenture.
(iii) Notice of the Occurrence of Certain Corporate Events. If the Company elects to (I) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, so long as such rights have not separated from the Common Stock and are not exercisable until the occurrence of a triggering event, except that such rights will be deemed to be distributed under this clause (I) upon their separation from the Common Stock or upon the occurrence of such triggering event) entitling them, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the record date of such distribution, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced (determined in the manner set forth in the third paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(ii)); or (II) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, assets or securities of the Company or rights to purchase the Company’s securities, which distribution per share of Common Stock has a value, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors, exceeding ten percent (10%) of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, then, in either case, (x) the Company will send notice of such distribution to the Holders and the Trustee at least twenty five (25) Scheduled Trading Days before the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution (or, if later in the case of any such separation of rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan or the occurrence of any such triggering event under a stockholder rights plan, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company becomes aware that such separation or triggering event has occurred or will occur). If a Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Fundamental Change (other than a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof) or Common Stock Change Event occurs (other than a merger or other business combination transaction that is effected solely to change the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and that does not constitute a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), then, in each case, then, no later than the effective date thereof, the Company will send notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of such transaction or event and such effective date.
Section 5.02. Conversion Procedures.
(A) Generally.
(i) Global Notes. To convert a beneficial interest in a Global Note that is convertible pursuant to Section 5.01(C), the owner of such beneficial interest must (1) comply with the Depositary Procedures for converting such beneficial interest (at which time such conversion will become irrevocable); and (2) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D).
(ii) Physical Notes. To convert all or a portion of a Physical Note that is convertible pursuant to Section 5.01(C), the Holder of such Note must (1) complete, manually sign and deliver to the Conversion Agent the notice of conversion attached to such Physical Note or a facsimile of such notice of conversion; (2) deliver such Physical Note to the Conversion Agent (at which time such conversion will become irrevocable); (3) furnish any endorsements and transfer documents that the Company or the Conversion Agent may require; and (4) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) (a notice pursuant to the Depositary Procedures as set forth in Section 5.02(A)(i) or a notice of conversion attached to a Physical Note as set forth in this Section 5.02(A)(ii), a “Notice of Conversion”).
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(B) Effect of Converting a Note. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for a Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or 5.02(D), upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no Person will be deemed to be a Holder of such Note (or such portion thereof) as of the Close of Business on such Conversion Date), except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D).
(C) Holder of Record of Conversion Shares. The Person in whose name any share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion of any Note will be deemed to become the holder of record of such share as of the Close of Business on (i) the Conversion Date for such conversion, in the case of Physical Settlement; or (ii) the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such conversion, in the case of Combination Settlement.
(D) Interest Payable upon Conversion in Certain Circumstances. If the Conversion Date of a Note is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such conversion (and, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything set forth in the proviso to this sentence), to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Holder surrendering such Note for conversion must deliver to the Conversion Agent, at the time of such surrender, an amount of cash equal to the amount of such interest referred to in clause (i) above; provided, however, that the Holder surrendering such Note for conversion need not deliver such cash (w) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; (x) if such Conversion Date occurs after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date; (y) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; or (z) to the extent of any overdue interest or interest that has accrued on any overdue interest. For the avoidance of doubt, as a result of, and without limiting the generality of, the foregoing, if a Note is converted with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, any Redemption Date described in clause (w) above and any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date described in clause (y) above, then the Company will pay, as provided above, the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, the Maturity Date or other applicable Interest Payment Date to Holders as of the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is on an Interest Payment Date, then the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately before such Interest Payment Date will be entitled to receive, on such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that has accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date, and such Note, when surrendered for conversion, need not be accompanied by any cash amount pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.02(D).
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(E) Taxes and Duties. If a Holder converts a Note, the Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or duty due on the issue of any shares of Common Stock upon such conversion; provided, however, that if any tax or duty is due because such Holder requested such shares to be registered in a name other than such Holder’s name, then such Holder will pay such tax or duty and, until having received a sum sufficient to pay such tax or duty, the Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver any such shares to be issued in a name other than that of such Holder.
(F) Conversion Agent to Notify Company of Conversions. If any Note is submitted for conversion to the Conversion Agent or the Conversion Agent receives any written notice of conversion with respect to a Note, then the Conversion Agent will promptly (and, in any event, no later than the Business Day following the date the Conversion Agent receives such Note or notice) notify the Company and the Trustee of such occurrence, together with any other information reasonably requested by the Company, and will cooperate with the Company to determine the Conversion Date for such Note.
Section 5.03. Settlement upon Conversion.
(A) Settlement Method. Upon the conversion of any Note, the Company will settle such conversion by paying or delivering, as applicable and as provided in this Article 5, either (x) shares of Common Stock, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(1) (a “Physical Settlement”); (y) solely cash as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(2) (a “Cash Settlement”); or (z) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(3) (a “Combination Settlement”).
(i) The Company’s Right to Elect Settlement Method. The Company will have the right to elect the Settlement Method applicable to any conversion of a Note; provided, however, that:
(1) subject to clause (3) below, all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after [ ● ] will be settled using the same Settlement Method, and the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to Holders (with a written copy to the Trustee) and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) no later than the Open of Business on [ ● ];
(2) subject to clause (3) below, if the Company elects a Settlement Method with respect to the conversion of any Note whose Conversion Date occurs before [ ● ], then the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to the Holder of such Note (with a written copy to the Trustee) and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) no later than the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately after such Conversion Date;
(3) if any Notes are called for Redemption, then (1) the Company will specify, in the related Redemption Notice (and, in the case of a Redemption of less than all outstanding Notes, in a notice simultaneously sent to all Holders of Notes not called for Redemption) sent pursuant to Section 4.03(F), the Settlement Method that will apply to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the related Redemption Notice Date and before the related Redemption Date; and (2) if such Redemption Date occurs on or after [ ● ], then such Settlement Method must be the same Settlement Method that, pursuant to clause (1) above, applies to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after [ ● ];
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(4) the Company will use the same Settlement Method for all conversions of Notes with the same Conversion Date (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company will not be obligated to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions of Notes with different Conversion Dates, except as provided in clause (1) or (3) above);
(5) if the Company does not timely elect a Settlement Method with respect to the conversion of a Note, then the Company will be deemed to have elected the Default Settlement Method (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely make such election will not constitute a Default or Event of Default);
(6) if the Company timely elects Combination Settlement with respect to the conversion of a Note but does not timely notify the Holder of such Note, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing of the applicable Specified Dollar Amount, then the Specified Dollar Amount for such conversion will be deemed to be $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely send such notification will not constitute a Default or Event of Default); and
(7) the Settlement Method will be subject to Sections 4.03(D), and 5.09(A)(2).
(ii) The Company’s Right to Irrevocably Fix the Settlement Method. The Company will have the right, exercisable at its election by sending notice of such exercise to the Holders (with a copy to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent), to (1) irrevocably fix the Settlement Method that will apply to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders; or (2) irrevocably elect Combination Settlement to apply to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders, and eliminate a Specified Dollar Amount or range of Specified Dollar Amounts that will apply to such conversions, provided, in each case, that (w) the Settlement Method(s) so elected pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above must be a Settlement Method or Settlement Method(s), as applicable, that the Company is then permitted to elect (for the avoidance of doubt, including pursuant to, and subject to, the other provisions of this Section 5.03(A)); (x) no such irrevocable election will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to this Indenture (including pursuant to Section 8.01(G) or this Section 5.03(A)); (y) upon any such irrevocable election pursuant to clause (1) above, the Default Settlement Method will automatically be deemed to be set to the Settlement Method so fixed; and (z) upon any such irrevocable election pursuant to clause (2) above, the Company will, if needed, simultaneously change the Default Settlement Method to Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount that is consistent with such irrevocable election. Such notice, if sent, must set forth the applicable Settlement Method and expressly state that the election is irrevocable and applicable to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the date such notice is sent to Holders. For the avoidance of doubt, such an irrevocable election, if made, will be effective without the need to amend this Indenture or the Notes, including pursuant to Section 8.01(G) (it being understood, however, that the Company may nonetheless choose to execute such an amendment at its option).
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(iii) Requirement to Publicly Disclose the Fixed or Default Settlement Method. If the Company changes the Default Settlement Method pursuant to clause (x) of the proviso to the definition of such term or irrevocably fixes the Settlement Method(s) pursuant Section 5.03(A)(ii), then the Company will either post the Default Settlement Method or fixed Settlement Method(s), as applicable, on its website or disclose the same in a Current Report on Form 8-K (or any successor form) that is filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
(B) Conversion Consideration.
(i) Generally. Subject to Section 5.03(B)(ii) and Section 5.03(B)(iii), the type and amount of consideration (the “Conversion Consideration”) due in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of a Note to be converted will be as follows:
(1) if Physical Settlement applies to such conversion, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date for such conversion;
(2) if Cash Settlement applies to such conversion, cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion; or
(3) if Combination Settlement applies to such conversion, consideration consisting of (a) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of the Daily Share Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion; and (b) an amount of cash equal to the sum of the Daily Cash Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in such Observation Period.
(ii) Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares. If Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to the conversion of any Note and the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable pursuant to Section 5.03(B)(i) upon such conversion is not a whole number, then such number will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the Company will deliver, in addition to the other consideration due upon such conversion, cash in lieu of the related fractional share in an amount equal to the product of (1) such fraction and (2) (x) the Daily VWAP on the Conversion Date for such conversion (or, if such Conversion Date is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately preceding VWAP Trading Day), in the case of Physical Settlement; or (y) the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such conversion, in the case of Combination Settlement.
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(iii) Conversion of Multiple Notes by a Single Holder. If a Holder converts more than one (1) Note on a single Conversion Date, then the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will (in the case of any Global Note, to the extent permitted by, and practicable under, the Depositary Procedures) be computed based on the total principal amount of Notes converted on such Conversion Date by such Holder.
(iv) Notice of Calculation of Conversion Consideration. If Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to the conversion of any Note, then the Company will determine the Conversion Consideration due thereupon promptly following the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period and will promptly thereafter send notice to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same and the calculation thereof in reasonable detail. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to make any such determination.
(C) Delivery of the Conversion Consideration. Except as set forth in Sections 5.05(D) and 5.09, the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon the conversion of any Note to the Holder as follows: (i) if Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to such conversion, on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such conversion; and (ii) if Physical Settlement applies to such conversion, on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the Conversion Date for such conversion; provided, however, that if Physical Settlement applies to the conversion of any Note with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, then, solely for purposes of such conversion, (x) the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion on the Maturity Date (or, if the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day); and (y) the Conversion Date will instead be deemed to be the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Maturity Date.
(D) Deemed Payment of Principal and Interest; Settlement of Accrued Interest Notwithstanding Conversion. If a Holder converts a Note, then the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid Interest on such Note, and, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), the Company’s delivery of the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will be deemed to fully satisfy and discharge the Company’s obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, such Note to, but excluding the Conversion Date. As a result, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), any accrued and unpaid interest on a converted Note will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. In addition, subject to Section 5.02(D), if the Conversion Consideration for a Note consists of both cash and shares of Common Stock, then accrued and unpaid interest that is deemed to be paid therewith will be deemed to be paid first out of such cash.
Section 5.04. Shares to be Fully Paid.
The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming delivery of the maximum number of Additional Shares pursuant to Section 5.07 and that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder and that Physical Settlement were applicable). Each Conversion Share, if any, delivered upon conversion of any Note will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of any lien or adverse claim (except to the extent of any lien or adverse claim created by the action or inaction of the Holder of such Note or the Person to whom such Conversion Share will be delivered). If the Common Stock is then listed on any securities exchange, or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system, then the Company will cause each Conversion Share, when delivered upon conversion of any Note, to be admitted for listing on such exchange or quotation on such system.
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Section 5.05. Adjustments to the conversion rate.
(A) Events Requiring an Adjustment to the Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate will be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(i) Stock Dividends, Splits and Combinations. If the Company issues solely shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all shares of the Common Stock, or if the Company effects a stock split or a stock combination of the Common Stock (in each case excluding an issuance solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply), then the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:
where:
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately before the Open of Business on the effective date of such stock split or stock combination, as applicable; | |
CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable; | |
OS0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, without giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination; and | |
OS1 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination. |
If any dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination of the type described in this Section 5.05(A)(i) is declared or announced, but not so paid or made, then the Conversion Rate will be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such stock split or stock combination, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination not been declared or announced.
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(ii) Rights, Options and Warrants. If the Company distributes, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, as to which Sections 5.05(A)(iii)(1) and 5.05(F) will apply) entitling such holders, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the record date of such distribution, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; | |
CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date; | |
OS | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date; | |
X | = | the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and | |
Y | = | a number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants by (y) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced. |
To the extent such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of only the rights, options or warrants, if any, actually distributed. In addition, to the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants (including as a result of such rights, options or warrants not being exercised), the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered upon exercise of such rights, option or warrants.
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For purposes of this Section 5.05(A)(ii) and Section 5.01(C)(iii), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle holders of Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date the distribution of such rights, options or warrants is announced, and in determining the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, there will be taken into account any consideration the Company receives for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if not cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.
(iii) Spin-Offs and Other Distributed Property.
(1) Distributions Other than Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets or property of the Company, or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock of the Company or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding:
(u) dividends, distributions, rights, options or warrants for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(i) or 5.05(A)(ii);
(v) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iv);
(w) rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, except to the extent provided in Section 5.05(F);
(x) Spin-Offs for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2);
(y) a distribution solely pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will apply; and
(z) a distribution solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply,
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then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; | |
CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date; | |
SP | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and | |
FMV | = | the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors), as of such Ex-Dividend Date, of the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed per share of Common Stock pursuant to such distribution; |
provided, however, that if FMV is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount and kind of shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such record date.
To the extent such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
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(2) Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes or dividends shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to an Affiliate, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock (other than solely pursuant to (x) a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply; or (y) a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock, as to which Section 5.05(A)(v) will apply), and such Capital Stock or equity interests are listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the transaction) on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off; | |
CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period; | |
FMV | = | the product of (x) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share or unit of the Capital Stock or equity interests distributed in such Spin-Off over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Spin-Off Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off (such average to be determined as if references to Common Stock in the definitions of Last Reported Sale Price, Trading Day and Market Disruption Event were instead references to such Capital Stock or equity interests); and (y) the number of shares or units of such Capital Stock or equity interests distributed per share of Common Stock in such Spin-Off; and | |
SP | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for each Trading Day in the Spin-Off Valuation Period. |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2), (i) if any VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for a Note whose conversion will be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such VWAP Trading Day; and (ii) if the Conversion Date for a Note whose conversion will be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Conversion Date.
To the extent any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2) is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
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(iv) Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; | |
CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date; | |
SP | = | the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and | |
D | = | the cash amount distributed per share of Common Stock in such dividend or distribution; |
provided, however, that if D is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such dividend or distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such record date.
To the extent such dividend or distribution is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.
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(v) Tender Offers or Exchange Offers. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock (other than solely pursuant to an odd-lot tender offer pursuant to Rule 13e-4(h)(5) under the Exchange Act), and the value (determined as of the Expiration Time by the Board of Directors) of the cash and other consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately after the last date (the “Expiration Date”) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:
where:
CR0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer; | |
CR1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period; | |
AC | = | the aggregate value (determined as of the time (the “Expiration Time”) such tender or exchange offer expires by the Board of Directors) of all cash and other consideration paid for shares of Common Stock purchased or exchanged in such tender or exchange offer; | |
OS0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (including all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); | |
OS1 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and | |
SP | = | the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date; |
provided, however, that the Conversion Rate will in no event be adjusted down pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(v), except to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(v), (i) if any VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for a Note whose conversion will be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date for such tender or exchange offer to, and including, such VWAP Trading Day; and (ii) if the Conversion Date for a Note whose conversion will be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date to, and including, such Conversion Date.
To the extent such tender or exchange offer is announced but not consummated (including as a result of the Company being precluded from consummating such tender or exchange offer under applicable law), or any purchases or exchanges of shares of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer are rescinded, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the purchases or exchanges of shares of Common Stock, if any, actually made, and not rescinded, in such tender or exchange offer.
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(B) No Adjustments in Certain Cases.
(i) Where Holders Participate in the Transaction or Event Without Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.05(A), the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of a transaction or other event otherwise requiring an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.05(A) (other than a stock split or combination of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(i) or a tender or exchange offer of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(v)) if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and solely by virtue of being a Holder of Notes, in such transaction or event without having to convert such Holder’s Notes and as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on the related record date; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such date.
(ii) Certain Events. The Company will not be required to adjust the Conversion Rate except as provided in Section 5.05 or Section 5.07. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of:
(1) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.05, the sale of shares of Common Stock for a purchase price that is less than the market price per share of Common Stock or less than the Conversion Price;
(2) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any such plan;
(3) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(4) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company outstanding as of the Issue Date;
(5) solely a change in the par value of the Common Stock; or
(6) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes.
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(C) [Reserved.]
(D) Adjustments Not Yet Effective. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:
(i) a Note is to be converted pursuant to Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement;
(ii) the record date, effective date or Expiration Time for any event that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) has occurred on or before the Conversion Date for such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or on or before any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion (in the case of Combination Settlement), but an adjustment to the Conversion Rate for such event has not yet become effective as of such Conversion Date or VWAP Trading Day, as applicable;
(iii) the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole shares of Common Stock (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such VWAP Trading Day includes any whole or fractional shares of Common Stock (in the case of Combination Settlement); and
(iv) such shares are not entitled to participate in such event (because they were not held on the related record date or otherwise),
then, solely for purposes of such conversion, the Company will, without duplication, give effect to such adjustment on such Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or such VWAP Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement). In such case, if the date on which the Company is otherwise required to deliver the consideration due upon such conversion is before the first date on which the amount of such adjustment can be determined, then the Company will delay the settlement of such conversion until the second (2nd) Business Day after such first date.
(E) Conversion Rate Adjustments where Converting Holders Participate in the Relevant Transaction or Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:
(i) a Conversion Rate adjustment for any dividend or distribution becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date pursuant to Section 5.05(A);
(ii) a Note is to be converted pursuant to Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement;
(iii) the Conversion Date for such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion (in the case of Combination Settlement) occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or before the related record date;
(iv) the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole shares of Common Stock (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such VWAP Trading Day includes any whole or fractional shares of Common Stock (in the case of Combination Settlement), in each case based on a Conversion Rate that is adjusted for such dividend or distribution; and
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(v) such shares would be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution (including pursuant to Section 5.02(C)),
then (x) in the case of Physical Settlement, such Conversion Rate adjustment will not be given effect for such conversion and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion based on such unadjusted Conversion Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution, but there will be added, to the Conversion Consideration otherwise due upon such conversion, the same kind and amount of consideration that would have been delivered in such dividend or distribution with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares been entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution; and (y) in the case of Combination Settlement, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date will be made for such conversion in respect of such VWAP Trading Day, but the shares of Common Stock issuable with respect to such VWAP Trading Day based on such adjusted Conversion Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution.
(F) Stockholder Rights Plans. If any shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon conversion of any Note and, at the time of such conversion, the Company has in effect any stockholder rights plan, then the Holder of such Note will be entitled to receive, in addition to, and concurrently with the delivery of, the Conversion Consideration otherwise payable under this Indenture upon such conversion, the rights set forth in such stockholder rights plan, unless such rights have separated from the Common Stock at such time, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1) on account of such separation as if, at the time of such separation, the Company had made a distribution of the type referred to in such Section to all holders of the Common Stock, subject to potential readjustment in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1).
(G) Limitation on Effecting Transactions Resulting in Certain Adjustments. The Company will not engage in or be a party to any transaction or event that would require the Conversion Rate to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A) or Section 5.07 to an amount that would result in the Conversion Price per share of Common Stock being less than the par value per share of Common Stock.
(H) Equitable Adjustments to Prices. Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company to calculate the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices, or any function thereof, over a period of multiple days (including to calculate the Stock Price or an adjustment to the Conversion Rate), or to calculate Daily VWAPs over an Observation Period, the Company will make proportionate adjustments, if any, to such calculations to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(i) that becomes effective, or any event requiring such an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, of such event occurs, at any time during such period or Observation Period, as applicable.
(I) Calculation of Number of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock. For purposes of Section 5.05(A), the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time will (i) include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock; and (ii) exclude shares of Common Stock held in the Company’s treasury (unless the Company pays any dividend or makes any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in its treasury).
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(J) Calculations. All calculations with respect to the Conversion Rate and adjustments thereto will be made to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock (with 5/100,000ths rounded upward).
(K) Notice of Conversion Rate Adjustments. Upon the effectiveness of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A), the Company will promptly send written notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent containing (i) a brief description of the transaction or other event on account of which such adjustment was made; (ii) the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after such adjustment; and (iii) the effective time of such adjustment.
Section 5.06. Voluntary Adjustments.
(A) Generally. To the extent permitted by law and applicable stock exchange rules, the Company, from time to time, may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate by any amount if (i) the Board of Directors determines that such increase is either (x) in the best interest of the Company; or (y) advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax imposed on holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock as a result of any dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) of Common Stock or any similar event; (ii) such increase is in effect for a period of at least twenty (20) Business Days; and (iii) such increase is irrevocable during such period.
(B) Notice of Voluntary Increases. If the Board of Directors determines to increase the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.06(A), then, no later than the first Business Day of the related twenty (20) Business Day period referred to in Section 5.06(A), the Company will send notice to each Holder, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of such increase, the amount thereof and the period during which such increase will be in effect.
Section 5.07. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
(A) Generally. If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs and the Conversion Date for the conversion of a Note occurs during the related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then, subject to this Section 5.07, the Conversion Rate applicable to such conversion will be increased by a number of shares (the “Additional Shares”) set forth in the table below corresponding (after interpolation as provided in, and subject to, the provisions below) to the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date and the Stock Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change:
Make-Whole Date | Stock Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $10.00 | $11.00 | $12.00 | $14.00 | $15.60 | $18.00 | $20.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 | $50.00 | $100.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[ ● ], 2022 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 13.4910 | 11.0892 | 4.7899 | 2.2819 | 1.0737 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[ ● ], 2023 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 15.5332 | 11.8512 | 9.6457 | 4.0217 | 1.8580 | 0.8359 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[ ● ], 2024 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 16.4065 | 13.2147 | 9.8624 | 7.9084 | 3.1434 | 1.3974 | 0.5878 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[ ● ], 2025 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 12.5382 | 9.6016 | 6.6707 | 5.0545 | 1.5061 | 0.4107 | 0.0127 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[ ● ], 2026 | 16.6667 | 16.6667 | 13.3646 | 8.1764 | 5.7382 | 3.5982 | 2.5710 | 0.6905 | 0.1368 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[ ● ], 2027 | 16.6667 | 7.5758 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
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If such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date or Stock Price is not set forth in the table above, then:
(i) if such Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table above or the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date is between two dates in the table above, then the number of Additional Shares will be determined by straight-line interpolation between the numbers of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices in the table above or the earlier and later dates in the table above, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable; and
(ii) if the Stock Price is greater than $[ ● ] (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above are adjusted pursuant to Section 5.07(B)), or less than $[ ● ] (subject to adjustment in the same manner), per share, then no Additional Shares will be added to the Conversion Rate.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, in no event will the Conversion Rate be increased to an amount that exceeds [ ● ] shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which amount is subject to adjustment in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).
For the avoidance of doubt, but subject to Section 4.03(I), (x) the sending of a Redemption Notice will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called (or deemed called) for Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice, and not with respect to any other Notes; and (y) the Conversion Rate applicable to the Notes not so called for Redemption will not be subject to increase pursuant to this Section 5.07 on account of such Redemption Notice.
(B) Adjustment of Stock Prices and Number of Additional Shares. The Stock Prices in the first row (i.e., the column headers) of the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Price is adjusted as a result of the operation of Section 5.05(A). The numbers of Additional Shares in the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).
(C) Notice of the Occurrence of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The Company will notify the Holders in writing, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of each Make-Whole Fundamental Change (i) occurring pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof in accordance with Section 5.01(C)(iii); and (ii) occurring pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof in accordance with Section 4.03(F).
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Section 5.08. [Reserved.]
Section 5.09. Effect of Common Stock Change Event.
(A) Generally. If there occurs any:
(i) recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than (x) changes solely resulting from a subdivision or combination of the Common Stock, (y) a change only in par value or from par value to no par value or no par value to par value and (z) stock splits and stock combinations that do not involve the issuance of any other series or class of securities);
(ii) consolidation, merger, combination or binding or statutory share exchange involving the Company;
(iii) sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person; or
(iv) other similar event,
and, as a result of which, the Common Stock is converted into, or is exchanged for, or represents solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing (such an event, a “Common Stock Change Event,” and such other securities, cash or property, the “Reference Property,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) share of Common Stock would be entitled to receive on account of such Common Stock Change Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion of any security or other property), a “Reference Property Unit”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes,
(1) from and after the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, (I) the Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of any Note, and the conditions to any such conversion, will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in this Article 5 (or in any related definitions) were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; (II) for purposes of Section 4.03, each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in such Section (or in any related definitions) will instead be deemed to be a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; and (III) for purposes of the definitions of “Fundamental Change” and “Make-Whole Fundamental Change,” references to “Common Stock” and the Company’s “common equity” will be deemed to refer to the common equity, if any, forming part of such Reference Property;
(2) if such Reference Property Unit consists entirely of cash, then the Company will be deemed to elect Physical Settlement in respect of all conversions whose Conversion Date occurs on or after the effective date of such Common Stock Change Event and will pay the cash due upon such conversions no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the relevant Conversion Date; and
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(3) for these purposes, (I) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that consists of a class of common equity securities will be determined by reference to the definition of “Daily VWAP,” substituting, if applicable, the Bloomberg page for such class of securities in such definition; and (II) the Daily VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of common equity securities, and the Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities, will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith by the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).
If the Reference Property consists of more than a single type of consideration to be determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election, then the composition of the Reference Property Unit will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received, per share of Common Stock, by the holders of Common Stock. The Company will notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.
At or before the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, the Company and the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) of such Common Stock Change Event (the “Successor Person”) will execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(F), which supplemental indenture will (x) provide for subsequent conversions of Notes in the manner set forth in this Section 5.09; (y) provide for subsequent adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) in a manner consistent with this Section 5.09; and (z) contain such other provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders and to give effect to the provisions of this Section 5.09(A). If the Reference Property includes shares of stock or other securities or assets (other than cash) of a Person other than the Successor Person, then such other Person will also execute such supplemental indenture and such supplemental indenture will contain such additional provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders.
(B) Notice of Common Stock Change Events. The Company will provide notice of each Common Stock Change Event in the manner provided in Section 5.01(C)(iii).
(C) Compliance Covenant. The Company will not become a party to any Common Stock Change Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 5.09.
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Section 5.10. Responsibility of Trustee and Conversion Agent
The Trustee and Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities, property or cash that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any responsibility to (a) determine whether a supplemental indenture needs to be entered into or (b) determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 5.09 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Holders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 5.09 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 11.01, may accept (without any independent investigation) as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officer’s Certificate (which the Company will be obligated to deliver to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for determining whether any event contemplated by Section 5.01 has occurred that makes the Notes eligible for conversion or no longer eligible therefor until the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent the notices referred to in Section 5.01 with respect to the commencement or termination of such conversion rights, on which notices the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may conclusively rely.
Section 5.11. Certain Limitations on Settlement.
For so long as the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, a beneficial owner of the Notes shall not be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock upon conversion of any Notes during any period of time in which the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired by such beneficial owner upon conversion of Notes shall, when added to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by such beneficial owner and each person subject to aggregation of Common Stock with such beneficial owner under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder at such time (an “Aggregated Person”) (other than by virtue of the ownership of securities or rights to acquire securities that have limitations on such beneficial owner’s or such person’s right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to this limitation), as determined pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, exceed 9.9% (the “Restricted Ownership Percentage”) of the total issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Section 16 Conversion Blocker”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 16 Conversion Blocker shall not apply (a) with respect to a beneficial owner of the Notes if such beneficial owner is subject to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act without regard to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and upon conversion, exercise or sale of securities or rights to acquire securities that have limitations on such beneficial owner’s right to convert, exercise or purchase similar to this limitation or (b) in connection with an issuance of Common Stock by the Company pursuant to, or upon a conversion in connection with, a Make-Whole Fundamental Change; provided, however, that if any beneficial owner of the Notes provides written notice to the Company at any time that the exception to the application of the Section 16 Conversion Blocker set forth in clause (b) of this sentence (the “Make-Whole Exception”) shall not be available to such beneficial owner, then such exception shall not be available to such beneficial owner. Any such notice provided pursuant to the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence shall be binding against such beneficial owner.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall issue shares of Common Stock upon conversion of such beneficial owner’s Notes up to (but not exceeding) the amount that would cause such beneficial owner’s beneficial ownership of Common Stock (together with that of any Aggregated Person) to equal the Restricted Ownership Percentage; provided that each beneficial owner shall have the right at any time and from time to time to reduce the Restricted Ownership Percentage applicable to such beneficial owner immediately upon prior written notice to the Company (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in such event, such beneficial owner may sell shares of Common Stock or Notes to reduce the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned by such beneficial owner (together with any Aggregated Person) to a level below the reduced Restricted Ownership Percentage, in which case the Notes will be convertible by such beneficial owner up to (but will not exceed) the reduced Restricted Ownership Percentage) or increase the Restricted Ownership Percentage applicable to such beneficial owner (together with any Aggregated Person) upon 65 days’ prior written notice to the Company.
Any Notes surrendered for conversion for which shares of Common Stock are not delivered due to the Section 16 Conversion Blocker shall not be extinguished and, such Holder may either:
(i) to the extent Physical Settlement is applicable to such Notes, request return of the Notes surrendered by such Holder for conversion, after which the Company shall deliver such Notes to such Holder within two Trading Days after receipt of such request; or
(ii) certify to the Company that the person (or persons) receiving shares of Common Stock upon conversion is not, and would not, as a result of such conversion, become the beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time in excess of the applicable Restricted Ownership Percentage, after which the Company shall deliver any such shares of Common Stock withheld on account of such applicable Section 16 Conversion Blocker by the later of (x) the date such shares were otherwise due to such person (or persons) and (y) two Trading Days after receipt of such certification; provided, however, until such time as the affected Holder gives such notice, no person shall be deemed to be the stockholder of record with respect to the shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon conversion in excess of any applicable Section 16 Conversion Blocker. Upon delivery of such notice, the provisions under Sections 5.02 and 5.03 shall apply to the shares of Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to such notice.
Under no circumstances shall the Trustee or the Conversion Agent have any obligation to identify any beneficial owner of the Notes, or otherwise make any determination, monitor or otherwise take any action with respect to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.11.
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Article 6. Successors
Section 6.01. When the Company May Merge, Etc.
(A) Generally. The Company will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or (directly, or indirectly through one or more of its Subsidiaries) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, including through licensing, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (a “Business Combination Event”), unless:
(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either (x) is the Company or (y) if not the Company, is a corporation (the “Successor Corporation”) duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(E)) all of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, and the Successor Corporation will take such action (or agree to take such action) and deliver such agreements, instruments, or documents as may be necessary or appropriate to cause any property or assets that constitute Collateral owned by or transferred to the Successor Corporation to be subject to the Liens of the Collateral Agent in the manner and to the extent required under this Indenture;
(ii) immediately after giving effect to such Business Combination Event, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing; and
(iii) the Company or the Successor Corporation, if not the Company, shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related supplemental indenture) complies with Section 6.01(A); and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Business Combination Event provided in this Indenture have been satisfied.
Section 6.02. Successor Corporation Substituted.
At the effective time of any Business Combination Event that complies with Section 6.01, the Successor Corporation (if not the Company) will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Corporation had been named as the Company in this Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Company will be discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.
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Article 7. Defaults and Remedies
Section 7.01. Events of Default.
(A) Definition of Events of Default. “Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) a default in the payment when due (whether at maturity, upon Redemption or Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or otherwise) of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, any Note;
(ii) a default for thirty (30) consecutive days in the payment when due of interest on any Note;
(iii) the Company’s failure to deliver, when required by this Indenture, a Fundamental Change Notice, or a notice pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(iii);
(iv) a default in the Company’s obligation to convert a Note in accordance with Article 5 upon the exercise of the conversion right with respect thereto, if such default is not cured within three (3) Business Days after its occurrence;
(v) a default in the Company’s obligations under any of Section 3.08 through Section 3.13, Section 3.20, Section 3.21, Section 3.22 or Section 6.01(A) or in any Guarantor’s obligations under Section 9.04;
(vi) a default in any of the Company’s obligations or agreements, or in any Guarantor’s obligations or agreements, under this Indenture or the Note Documents (other than a default set forth in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this Section 7.01(A)) where such default is not cured or waived within sixty (60) days after notice to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, which notice must specify such default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”;
(vii) a default by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed of at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Issue Date or is thereafter created, where such default:
(1) constitutes a failure to pay the principal, or premium or interest on, any of such indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise; or
(2) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable before its stated maturity;
(viii) any Guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture or any Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Guarantee;
(ix) one or more final judgments being rendered against the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries for the payment of at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate (excluding any amounts covered by insurance), where such judgment is not discharged or stayed within sixty (60) days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal the same has expired, if no such appeal has commenced; or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished; and
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(x) the Company, the Guarantors or any of their Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, either:
(1) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;
(2) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(3) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property;
(4) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
(5) takes any comparable action under any foreign Bankruptcy Law; or
(6) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or
(xi) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that either:
(1) is for relief against the Company, the Guarantors or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding;
(2) appoints a custodian of the Company, the Guarantors, or any of their Significant Subsidiaries, or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;
(3) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company, the Guarantors, or any of their Significant Subsidiaries; or
(4) grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law,
and, in each case under this Section 7.01(A)(xi), such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days.
(xii) any Security Document, after delivery thereof pursuant hereto, shall for any reason fail or cease to create, or should be asserted by a Note Party not to create, a valid and perfected and, except to the extent expressly permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, first priority Lien in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders on any Collateral purported to be covered thereby, other than (A) to the extent resulting from the failure of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent or any of their agents or bailees to maintain possession or control of Collateral, or (B) as to Collateral consisting of real property to the extent that (1) such losses are covered by a title insurance policy for the benefit of the Collateral Agent or (2) a deficiency arose through no fault of a Note Party, in the case of each of clause (A) and (B), to the extent such deficiencies are (1) corrected with reasonable diligence upon obtaining knowledge thereof and (2) do not materially adversely affect the security interest of the Holders in the Collateral;
(B) Cause Irrelevant. Each of the events set forth in Section 7.01(A) will constitute an Event of Default regardless of the cause thereof or whether voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.
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Section 7.02. Acceleration.
(A) Automatic Acceleration in Certain Circumstances. If an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(x) or 7.01(A)(xi) occurs with respect to the Company or any Guarantor (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company), then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any Person.
(B) Optional Acceleration. Subject to Section 7.03, if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(x) or 7.01(A)(xi) with respect to the Company or any Guarantor and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company) occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee, by notice to the Company, or Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately.
(C) Rescission of Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, on behalf of all Holders, rescind any acceleration of the Notes and its consequences if (i) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (ii) all existing Events of Default (except the non-payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes that has become due solely because of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. No such rescission will affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
Section 7.03. Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report.
(A) Generally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company may elect that the sole remedy for any Event of Default (a “Reporting Event of Default”) pursuant to Section 7.01(A)(vi) arising from the Company’s failure to comply with Section 3.02 will, for each of the first one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, consist exclusively of the accrual of Special Interest on the Notes. If the Company has made such an election, then (i) the Notes will be subject to acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 on account of the relevant Reporting Event of Default from, and including, the one hundred and eighty first (181st) calendar day on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the Company fails to pay any accrued and unpaid Special Interest when due; and (ii) Special Interest will cease to accrue on any Notes from, and including, the earlier of (x) the date such Reporting Event of Default is cured or waived and (y) such one hundred and eighty first (181st) calendar day.
(B) Amount and Payment of Special Interest. Any Special Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) will be payable in arrears on the same dates and in the same manner as the Stated Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the principal amount thereof for the first ninety (90) days on which Special Interest accrues and, thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof for the duration of the period on which Special Interest accrues; provided, however, that in no event will Special Interest payable at the Company’s election pursuant to Section 7.03(A) as the sole remedy for any Reporting Event of Default, together with any Additional Interest that may accrue pursuant to Section 3.04(A), accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per annum that exceeds one half of one percent (0.50%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Special Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note and in addition to any Additional Interest that accrues on such Note.
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(C) Notice of Election. To make the election set forth in Section 7.03(A), the Company must send to the Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent, before the date on which each Reporting Event of Default first occurs, a notice that (i) briefly describes the report(s) that the Company failed to file with or furnish to the SEC; (ii) states that the Company is electing that the sole remedy for such Reporting Event of Default consist of the accrual of Special Interest pursuant to Section 7.03(A); and (iii) briefly describes the periods during which and rate at which Special Interest will accrue and the circumstances under which the Notes will be subject to acceleration on account of such Reporting Event of Default.
(D) Notice to Trustee and Paying Agent; Trustee’s Disclaimer. If Special Interest accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A), then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Special Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Special Interest on such Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Special Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Special Interest is payable or the amount thereof.
(E) No Effect on Other Events of Default. No election pursuant to this Section 7.03 with respect to a Reporting Event of Default will affect the rights of any Holder with respect to any other Event of Default, including with respect to any other Reporting Event of Default.
Section 7.04. Other Remedies.
(A) Trustee May Pursue All Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of any amounts due with respect to the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Security Documents.
(B) Procedural Matters. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in such proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy following an Event of Default will not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of, or acquiescence in, such Event of Default. All remedies will be cumulative to the extent permitted by law.
Section 7.05. Waiver of Past Defaults.
An Event of Default pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of Section 7.01(A) (that, in the case of clauses (v) or (vi) only, results from a Default under any covenant that cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder), and a Default that could lead to such an Event of Default, can be waived only with the consent of each affected Holder. An Event of Default pursuant to clauses (xii) of Section 7.01(A) arising from the release of all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes (other than in accordance with the Note Documents), and a Default that could lead to such an Event of Default, can be waived only with the consent of Holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Each other Default or Event of Default may be waived, on behalf of all Holders, by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. If an Event of Default is so waived, then it will cease to exist. If a Default is so waived, then it will be deemed to be cured and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed not to occur. However, no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right arising therefrom.
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Section 7.06. Control by Majority.
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, this Indenture or the Notes, or that, subject to Section 11.01, the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such direction is unduly prejudicial to any Holders) or may involve the Trustee in liability, unless the Trustee is offered security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such direction.
Section 7.07. Limitation on Suits.
No Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes (except to enforce (x) its rights to receive the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, any Notes; or (y) the Company’s obligations to convert any Notes pursuant to Article 5), unless:
(A) such Holder has previously delivered to the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;
(B) Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding deliver a written request to the Trustee to pursue such remedy;
(C) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such request;
(D) the Trustee does not comply with such request within sixty (60) calendar days after its receipt of such request and such offer of security or indemnity; and
(E) during such sixty (60) calendar day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding do not deliver to the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with such request.
A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Holder’s use of this Indenture complies with the preceding sentence.
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Section 7.08. Absolute Right of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes (but without limiting Section 8.01), the right of each Holder of a Note to bring suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery, as applicable, of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or the Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon conversion of, such Note on or after the respective due dates therefor provided in this Indenture and the Notes, will not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
Section 7.09. Collection Suit by Trustee.
The Trustee will have the right, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iv) of Section 7.01(A), to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the total unpaid or undelivered principal of, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, or Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon conversion of, the Notes, as applicable, and such further amounts sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including compensation provided for in Section 11.06.
Section 7.10. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
The Trustee has the right to (A) file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) or its creditors or property and (B) collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims. Each Holder authorizes any custodian in such proceeding to make such payments to the Trustee, and, if the Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to the Trustee for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.06. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements, advances and other amounts out of the estate in such proceeding, is denied for any reason, payment of the same will be secured by a lien (senior to the rights of Holders) on, and will be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding (whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise). Nothing in this Indenture will be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize, consent to, accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
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Section 7.11. Priorities.
The Trustee or the Collateral Agent will pay or deliver in the following order any money or other property that it collects pursuant to this Article 7:
First: to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, in their capacity as such, and their agents and attorneys for amounts due to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents, including payment of all fees, compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent and the costs and expenses of collection;
Second: to Holders for unpaid amounts or other property due on the Notes, including the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or any Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of, the Notes, ratably, and without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts or other property due and payable on all of the Notes; and
Third: to the Company or such other Person as a court of competent jurisdiction directs.
The Trustee or the Collateral Agent may fix a record date and payment date for any payment or delivery to the Holders pursuant to this Section 7.11, in which case the Trustee or the Collateral Agent will instruct the Company to, and the Company will deliver in writing, at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such record date, to each Holder and the Trustee or the Collateral Agent a notice stating such record date, such payment date and the amount of such payment or nature of such delivery, as applicable.
Section 7.12. Undertaking for Costs.
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or the Notes or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court, in its discretion, may (A) require the filing by any litigant party in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and (B) assess reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) against any litigant party in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such litigant party; provided, however, that this Section 7.12 does not apply to any suit by the Trustee, any suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 7.08 or any suit by one or more Holders of more than ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
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Article 8. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers
Section 8.01. Without the Consent of Holders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.02, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder to:
(A) cure any ambiguity or correct any omission, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture or the Notes;
(B) add guarantees with respect to the Company’s obligations under this Indenture or the Notes;
(C) secure the Notes or any Guarantee;
(D) add to the Company’s or any Guarantor’s covenants or Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred on the Company;
(E) provide for the assumption of the Company’s or any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to, and in compliance with, Article 6 and Article 9, as applicable;
(F) enter into supplemental indentures pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 5.09 in connection with a Common Stock Change Event;
(G) irrevocably elect or eliminate any Settlement Method or Specified Dollar Amount; provided, however, that no such election or elimination will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to Section 5.03(A);
(H) evidence or provide for the acceptance of the appointment, under this Indenture, of a successor Trustee;
(I) increase the Conversion Rate;
(J) comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with any qualification of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect;
(K) comply with the rules of the Depository in a manner that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;
(L) make any other change to this Indenture or the Notes that does not, individually or in the aggregate with all other such changes, adversely affect the rights of the Holders, as such, in any material respect; or
(M) enter into supplemental indentures pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 3.22.
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Section 8.02. With the Consent of Holders.
(A) Generally. Subject to Sections 8.01, 7.05 and 7.08 and the immediately following sentence, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may, with the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes or waive compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing sentence, but subject to Section 8.01, without the consent of each affected Holder, no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, may:
(i) reduce the principal, or change the stated maturity, of any Note;
(ii) reduce the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note or change the times at which, or the circumstances under which, the Notes may or will be redeemed or repurchased by the Company;
(iii) reduce the rate, or extend the time for the payment, of interest on any Note;
(iv) make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Note, or amend or modify the definition of “Fundamental Change” or the other definitions used in such definition.;
(v) impair the absolute rights of any Holder set forth in Section 7.08 (as such section is in effect on the Issue Date);
(vi) change the ranking of the Notes or the Guarantees
(vii) other than in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, modify any Guarantee or release any Guarantee or a Guarantor from its Obligations under this Indenture, in each case, in any manner materially adverse to the Holders;
(viii) make any Note payable in money, or at a place of payment, other than that stated in this Indenture or the Note;
(ix) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification;
(x) subordinate (x) the Liens securing any of the Notes to the Liens securing any other Indebtedness or other obligations or (y) the Notes in contractual right of payment to any other Indebtedness or other obligations;
(xi) amend or waive the provisions of Section 3.21; or
(xii) make any direct or indirect change to any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification provision of this Indenture or the Notes that requires the consent of each affected Holder.
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For the avoidance of doubt, (1) pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of this Section 8.02(A), no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, may change the amount or type of consideration due on any Note (whether on an Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date or upon conversion, or otherwise), or the date(s) or time(s) such consideration is payable or deliverable, as applicable, without the consent of each affected Holder and (2) no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes shall, or shall have the effect of, releasing all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes (other than in accordance with the Note Documents), without the consent of Holders of not less than 75% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
(B) Holders Need Not Approve the Particular Form of any Amendment. A consent of any Holder pursuant to this Section 8.02 need approve only the substance, and not necessarily the particular form, of the proposed amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 8.03. Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers.
As soon as reasonably practicable after any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02 becomes effective, the Company will send to the Holders and the Trustee notice that (A) describes the substance of such amendment, supplement or waiver in reasonable detail and (B) states the effective date thereof; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to provide such notice to the Holders if such amendment, supplement or waiver is included in a periodic report filed by the Company with the SEC within four (4) Business Days of its effectiveness. The failure to send, or the existence of any defect in, such notice will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 8.04. Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc.
(A) Revocation and Effect of Consents. The consent of a Holder of a Note to an amendment, supplement or waiver will bind (and constitute the consent of) each subsequent Holder of any Note to the extent the same evidences any portion of the same indebtedness as the consenting Holder’s Note, subject to the right of any Holder of a Note to revoke (if not prohibited pursuant to Section 8.04(B)) any such consent with respect to such Note by delivering notice of revocation to the Trustee before the time such amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective.
(B) Special Record Dates. The Company may, but is not required to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent or take any other action in connection with any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.04(A), only Persons who are Holders as of such record date (or their duly designated proxies) will be entitled to give such consent, to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, regardless of whether such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date; provided, however, that no such consent will be valid or effective for more than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after such record date.
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(C) Solicitation of Consents. For the avoidance of doubt, each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to the consent of a Holder will be deemed to include any such consent obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, any Notes.
(D) Effectiveness and Binding Effect. Each amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8 will become effective in accordance with its terms and, when it becomes effective with respect to any Note (or any portion thereof), will thereafter bind every Holder of such Note (or such portion).
Section 8.05. Notations and Exchanges.
If any amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, then the Trustee (at the direction of the Company) or the Company may, in its discretion, require the Holder of such Note to deliver such Note to the Trustee so that the Trustee may place an appropriate notation prepared by the Company on such Note and return such Note to such Holder. Alternatively, at its discretion, the Company may, in exchange for such Note, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Note that reflects the changed terms. The failure to make any appropriate notation or issue a new Note pursuant to this Section 8.05 will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
Section 8.06. Trustee to Execute Supplemental Indentures.
The Trustee will execute and deliver any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 8; provided, however, that the Trustee need not (but may, in its sole and absolute discretion) execute or deliver any such amendment or supplemental indenture that the Trustee concludes adversely affects the Trustee’s rights, duties, liabilities or immunities. In executing any amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 10.01 and 10.02) will be fully protected in relying on, in addition to the documents required by Section 13.02, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the execution and delivery of such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture; and (B) in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, such amendment or supplemental indenture is the legal, valid and obligation of the Company (and any Guarantor) and binding and enforceable against each in accordance with its terms.
Article 9. Guarantees
Section 9.01. Guarantees.
(A) Generally. By its execution of this Indenture (by any amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B)), each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it receives substantial benefits from the Company and that such Guarantor is providing its Guarantee for good and valuable consideration, including such substantial benefits. Subject to this Article 9, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantees, to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, regardless of the validity or enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes, that:
(i) the principal of, any interest on, and any Conversion Consideration for, the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, upon Redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, any interest on, or any Conversion Consideration for, the Notes, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture or the Notes, will be promptly paid or delivered in full or performed, as applicable, in each case in accordance with this Indenture and the Notes; and
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(ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, upon Redemption or otherwise, (clause (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”), in each case subject to Section 9.02.
Upon the failure of any payment when due of any amount so guaranteed, and upon the failure of any performance so guaranteed, for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay or perform, as applicable, the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.
(B) Guarantee Is Unconditional; Waiver of Diligence, Presentment, Etc. Each Guarantor agrees that its Guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations is unconditional, regardless of the validity or enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions of this Indenture or the Notes, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor other than payment or performance in full of Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent obligations that have yet to accrue). Each Guarantor waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete payment or performance of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent obligations that have yet to accrue) in accordance with this Indenture and the Notes.
(C) Reinstatement of Guarantee Upon Return of Payments. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return, to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or the Guarantors, any consideration paid or delivered by the Company or the Guarantors to such Holder or the Trustee, then each Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.
(D) Subrogation. Each Guarantor agrees that any right of subrogation, reimbursement or contribution it may have in relation to the Holders or in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations will be subordinated to, and will not be enforceable until payment in full of, all Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (i) the maturity of the Guaranteed Obligations may be accelerated as provided in Article 7, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; and (ii) if any Guaranteed Obligations are accelerated pursuant to Article 7, then such Guaranteed Obligations will, whether or not due and payable, immediately become due and payable by the Guarantors. Each Guarantor will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor, but only if the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under any Guarantee.
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Section 9.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability.
Each Guarantor, and, by its acceptance of any Note, each Holder, confirms that each Guarantor and the Holders intend that the Guarantee of each Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guarantee. Each of the Trustee, the Holders and each Guarantor irrevocably agrees that the obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Guarantee, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance under federal or state law and not otherwise being void or voidable under any similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Section 9.03. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee.
The execution by each Guarantor of this Indenture (by an amended or supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(B)) evidences the Guarantee of such Guarantor, and the delivery of any Note by the Trustee after its authentication constitutes due delivery of each Guarantee on behalf of each Guarantor. A Guarantee’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any officer of a Guarantor executing this Indenture or any such amended or supplemental indenture on such Guarantor’s behalf to hold, at the time any Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at each Guarantor, and each Guarantee will be valid and enforceable even if no notation, certificate or other instrument is set upon or attached to, or otherwise executed and delivered to the Holder of, any Note.
Section 9.04. When Guarantors May Merge, etc.
(A) Generally. No Guarantor will consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (other than the Company or another Guarantor) (a “Guarantor Business Combination Event”), unless (1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person is such Guarantor or, if not such Guarantor, expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Guarantor Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture) all of such Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes; provided that (a) such surviving Guarantor shall be incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (b) no Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result from such Guarantor Business Combination Event or (2) the transaction is in compliance with Section 3.10.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantor may merge, consolidate, amalgamate or wind up with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company without regard to the requirements set forth in this Section 9.04(A).
(B) Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee. Before the effective time of any Guarantor Business Combination Event, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Guarantor Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related supplemental indenture) complies with Section 9.04(A); and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Guarantor Business Combination Event provided in this Indenture have been satisfied.
(C) Successor Corporation Substituted. At the effective time of any Guarantor Business Combination Event that complies with Section 9.04(A) and Section 9.04(B), the Successor Guarantor Corporation (if not the applicable Guarantor) will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, such Guarantor under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Guarantor Corporation had been named as a Guarantor in this Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Guarantor will be discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.
Section 9.05. Application of Certain Provisions of the Guarantors.
(A) Officer’s Certificates and Opinions of Counsel. Upon any request or application by any Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 13.02 with the same effect as if each reference to the Company in Section 13.02 or in the definitions of “Officer,” “Officer’s Certificate” or “Opinion of Counsel” were instead a reference to such Guarantor.
(B) Company Order. A Company Order may be given by any Guarantor with the same effect as if each reference to the Company in the definitions of “Company Order” or “Officer” were instead a reference to such Guarantor.
(C) Notices and Demands. Any notice or demand that this Indenture requires or permits to be given by the Trustee, or by any Holders, to the Company may instead be given to any Guarantor.
Section 9.06. Release of Guarantees.
Any Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Company or the Trustee is required for the release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee, upon:
(A) (i) any sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition (by merger, consolidation, amalgamation, dividend, distribution or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor, in each case, if such sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition is not prohibited by the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, (a) in the case the transferee Person is not the Company or a Subsidiary, such sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition is in compliance with Section 3.10 or (b) unless such sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition is with or to the Company, the surviving or transferee Person expressly assumes such Guarantor’s obligations in accordance with Section 9.04;
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(ii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Guarantor with and into the Company, or upon the liquidation of a Guarantor following the transfer of all of its assets to the Company; or
(iii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation of any Guarantor with and into a Subsidiary of the Company where such Subsidiary is the surviving Person , if such merger, consolidation or amalgamation is not prohibited by the applicable provisions of this Indenture and such Subsidiary expressly assumes such Guarantor’s obligations in accordance with Section 9.04; and
(B) the Company and such Guarantor delivering to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction and release have been complied with.
Article 10. Satisfaction and Discharge
Section 10.01. Termination of Company’s Obligations.
This Indenture will be discharged, and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued under this Indenture, when:
(A) all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.13) have (i) been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) become due and payable (whether on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Maturity Date, upon conversion or otherwise) for an amount of cash or Conversion Consideration, as applicable, that has been fixed;
(B) the Company has caused there to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, or with the Paying Agent (or, with respect to Conversion Consideration, the Conversion Agent), in each case for the benefit of the Holders, or has otherwise caused there to be delivered to the Holders, cash (or, with respect to Notes to be converted, Conversion Consideration) sufficient to satisfy all amounts or other property due on all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.13);
(C) the Company has paid all other amounts payable by it under this Indenture; and
(D) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the conditions precedent to the discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied;
provided, however, that Article 10 and Section 13.01 will survive such discharge and, until no Notes remain outstanding, Section 2.15 and the obligations of the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent with respect to money or other property deposited with them will survive such discharge.
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At the Company’s request, the Trustee will acknowledge the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.
Section 10.02. Repayment to Company.
Subject to applicable unclaimed property law, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will promptly notify the Company if there exists (and, at the Company’s request, promptly deliver to the Company) any cash, Conversion Consideration or other property held by any of them for payment or delivery on the Notes that remain unclaimed two (2) years after the date on which such payment or delivery was due. After such delivery to the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will have no further liability to any Holder with respect to such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property, and Holders entitled to the payment or delivery of such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property must look to the Company for payment as a general creditor of the Company.
Section 10.03. Reinstatement.
If the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent is unable to apply any cash or other property deposited with it pursuant to Section 9.01 because of any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or other governmental authority that enjoins, restrains or otherwise prohibits such application, then the discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 9.01 will be rescinded; provided, however, that if the Company thereafter pays or delivers any cash or other property due on the Notes to the Holders thereof, then the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such Holders to receive such cash or other property from the cash or other property, if any, held by the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent, as applicable.
Article 11. Trustee
Section 11.01. Duties of the Trustee.
(A) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.
(B) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officer’s Certificates or Opinions of Counsel that are provided to the Trustee and conform to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture, but shall have no affirmative duty to verify the contents thereof.
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(C) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its gross negligence or willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this paragraph will not limit the effect of Section 11.01(B);
(ii) the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
(iii) the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 7.06.
(D) Each provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to this Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, regardless of whether such provision so expressly provides.
(E) No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability.
(F) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it, except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds, except to the extent required by law.
Section 11.02. Rights of the Trustee.
(A) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, judgment, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document that it believes to be genuine and signed or presented by the proper Person, and the Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in such document.
(B) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel; and the advice of such counsel, or any Opinion of Counsel, will constitute full and complete authorization of the Trustee to take or omit to take any action in good faith in reliance thereon without liability.
(C) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any such agent appointed with due care.
(D) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith and that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture.
(E) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.
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(F) The Trustee need not exercise any rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holder unless such Holder has offered the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense that it may incur in complying with such request or direction.
(G) The Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any punitive, special, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage (including lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(H) The Trustee will not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, judgment, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit and will incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
(I) The Trustee will not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of the trusts, powers, and duties under this Indenture.
(J) The permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein will not be construed as duties. The Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically and expressly set forth in this Indenture.
(K) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
(L) The Trustee will not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default (except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of scheduled principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, any Note) unless written notice of any event that is in fact such a Default or Event of Default (and stating the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default) is actually received by the a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes, the Company and this Indenture and states that it is a notice of Default or Event of Default.
Section 11.03. Individual Rights of the Trustee.
The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of any Note and may otherwise deal with the Company or any of its Affiliates with the same rights that it would have if it were not Trustee; provided, however, that if the Trustee acquires a “conflicting interest” (within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act), then it must eliminate such conflict within ninety (90) days or resign as Trustee. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including its right to be compensated, reimbursed and indemnified, are extended to, and will be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities under this Indenture and each Note Agent, custodian and other Person retained to act under this Indenture.
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Section 11.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer.
The Trustee will not be (A) responsible for, and makes no representation as to, the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes; (B) accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture; (C) responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee; and (D) responsible for any statement or recital in this Indenture, the Notes or any other document relating to the sale of the Notes or this Indenture, other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.
Section 11.05. Notice of Defaults.
If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee (in accordance with Section 11.02(L)), then the Trustee will send Holders a notice of such Default or Event of Default within ninety (90) days after it occurs or, if it is not actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at such time, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after it becomes actually known to a Responsible Officer (in accordance with Section 11.02(L)); provided, however, that, except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest, if any, on, any Note, the Trustee may withhold such notice if and for so long as it in good faith determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of the Holders.
Section 11.06. Compensation and Indemnity.
(A) The Company will, from time to time, pay the Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder) reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services under this Indenture. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. In addition to the compensation for the Trustee’s services, the Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it under this Indenture, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
(B) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee (acting in any capacity hereunder) against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) against the Company (including this Section 11.06) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision. The Trustee will promptly notify the Company of any claim for which it may seek indemnity (other than any claim brought by the Company), but the Trustee’s failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Section 11.06(B), except to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure. The Company will defend such claim, and the Trustee will cooperate in such defense at the expense of the Company. If the Trustee is advised by counsel that it may have defenses available to it that are in conflict with the defenses available to the Company, or that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest, then the Trustee may retain separate counsel, and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Trustee incurred in evaluating whether such a conflict exists). The Company need not pay for any settlement of any such claim made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. The indemnification provided in this Section 11.06 will extend to the officers, directors, agents and employees of the Trustee and any successor Trustee under this Indenture.
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(C) The obligations of the Company under this Section 11.06 will survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the discharge of this Indenture.
(D) To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 11.06, the Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, or interest on, particular Notes, which lien will survive the discharge of this Indenture.
(E) If the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default pursuant to clause (ix) or (x) of Section 7.01(A) occurs, then such expenses and the compensation for such services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute administrative expenses for purposes of priority under any Bankruptcy Law.
Section 11.07. Replacement of the Trustee.
(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, a resignation or removal of the Trustee, and the appointment of a successor Trustee, will become effective only upon such successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 11.07.
(B) The Trustee may resign at any time and be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder at any time by giving no less than thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice of such resignation to the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee by providing no less than thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Trustee and the Company. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 11.09;
(ii) the Trustee is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;
(iii) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(iv) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
(C) If the Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, then (i) the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee; and (ii) at any time within one (1) year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may appoint a successor Trustee to replace such successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
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(D) If a successor Trustee does not take office within sixty (60) days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, then the retiring Trustee (at the Company’s expense), the Company or the Holders of at least ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(E) If the Trustee, after written request by a Holder of at least six (6) months, fails to comply with Section 11.09, then such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(F) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company, upon which notice the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will send notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will, upon payment of all amounts due to it under this Indenture, promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, which property will, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to the lien provided for in Section 11.06(D).
Section 11.08. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, then such corporation will become the successor Trustee under this Indenture and will have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges of its predecessor without any further act or the execution or filing of any instrument or paper.
Section 11.09. Eligibility; Disqualification.
There will at all times be a Trustee under this Indenture that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof, that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
Article 12. Collateral and Security
Section 12.01. Security Documents
The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and the Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall be due and payable, subject to any applicable grace period, whether on an Interest Payment Date, by acceleration, purchase, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and the performance of all other obligations of the Company and the Guarantors to the Holders, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee under this Indenture shall be secured by the Collateral pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents. The Security Documents shall provide for the grant by the Company and the Guarantors party thereto to the Collateral Agent of security interests in the Collateral subject to Permitted Liens.
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Section 12.02. Recording and Opinions
(A) The Company shall, and shall cause each of the Guarantors to, at its sole cost and expense, take or cause to be taken such actions as may be required by the Security Documents or applicable law (including the filing of UCC amendments and continuations), to perfect, maintain (with the priority required under the Security Documents), preserve and protect the valid and enforceable, perfected (except as expressly provided herein or therein) security interests in and on all the Collateral granted by the Security Documents in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders as security for the obligations under this Indenture, the Notes, any Guarantees and the Security Documents, prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no other Liens, in each case other than Permitted Liens. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all financing and continuation statement recording and/or filing fees, charges and recording and similar expenses relating to this Indenture, the Security Documents and any amendments hereto or thereto and any other instruments of further assurance required pursuant hereto or thereto.
(B) The Company shall furnish to the Collateral Agent, at such times as would be required by Section 314(b) of the Trust Indenture Act if this Indenture were qualified thereunder, commencing [ ● ], an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that, either (i) other than actions that have been taken, no further action was necessary to maintain the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral described in both the applicable UCC-1 financing statement and the Security Agreement and for which perfection under the UCC of the Company’s or applicable Guarantor’s jurisdiction of organization may occur by the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement with the appropriate filing office of the applicable party’s jurisdiction of organization or (ii) if any actions are so required to be taken, to specify such actions.
(C) The Company will deliver to the Trustee copies of all documents delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, and the Company will, and will cause each Guarantor to, do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be required by the provisions of the Security Documents to assure and confirm to the Trustee that the Collateral Agent holds for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders duly created, enforceable and perfected Liens to the extent required by this Indenture and the Security Documents, as from time to time constituted.
Section 12.03. Release of Collateral
(A) The Liens of the Collateral Agent created by the Security Documents shall not at any time be released on all or any portion of the Collateral from the Liens created by the Security Documents unless such release is in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the applicable Security Documents.
(B) The release of any Collateral from the Liens created by the Security Documents shall not be deemed to impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral is released pursuant to this Indenture and the Security Documents. The Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to comply with Section 314(d) of the Trust Indenture Act in connection with any release of Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, the automatic release of any current assets constituting Collateral in connection with the sale, lease or other similar disposition of such inventory of the Company and the Guarantors in the ordinary course of business shall not require delivery of any reports, certificates, opinions or other formal documentation.
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Section 12.04. Specified Releases of Collateral
(A) Collateral shall be released from the Liens created by the Security Documents at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents or as provided in this Indenture. The Liens securing the Collateral shall be automatically released without the need for further action by any Person under any one or more of the following circumstances:
(i) in part, as to any property that is sold, transferred, disbursed or otherwise disposed of by the Company or any Guarantor (other than to the Company or any Guarantor) in a transaction not prohibited by this Indenture at the time of such sale, transfer, disbursement or disposition;
(ii) in whole or in part, with the consent of the Holders of the requisite percentage of Notes in accordance with the provisions in Section 8.02;
(iii) in whole with respect to the Collateral of any Guarantor, upon the release of the Guarantee of such Guarantor in accordance with this Indenture;
(iv) in whole or in part, as applicable, as to all or any portion of the Collateral which has been taken by eminent domain, condemnation or similar circumstances; and
(v) in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Security Documents.
(B) Upon the request of the Company pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel confirming that all conditions precedent hereunder and under the Security Documents, if any, have been met, and any instruments of termination, satisfaction or release prepared by the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, the Collateral Agent, without the consent of any Holder or the Trustee and at the expense of the Company or the Guarantors, shall execute, deliver or acknowledge or authorize the filing by Company or the Guarantors of such instruments or releases (in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) reasonably requested by the Company in order to evidence the release from the Liens created by the Security Documents of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture, the Security Documents, any such release to be made without any recourse, representation or warranty of the Collateral Agent.
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Section 12.05. Release upon Satisfaction and Discharge or Amendment
(A) The Liens on all Collateral granted under the Security Documents that secure the Notes and the Guarantees shall be automatically terminated and released without the need for further action by any Person:
(i) upon the full and final payment and performance of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ respective obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees (other than contingent obligations that have yet to accrue);
(ii) upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as described under Article 10; or
(iii) with the written consent of Holders of 75% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
(B) Upon the request of the Company contained in an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel confirming that all conditions precedent hereunder and under the Security Documents have been met, any instruments of termination, satisfaction or release prepared by the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, the Collateral Agent, without the consent of any Holder or the Trustee and at the expense of the Company or the Guarantors, shall execute, deliver or acknowledge or authorize the filing by the Company or the Guarantors of such instruments or releases to evidence the release from the Liens created by the Security Documents of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture, or the Security Documents, any such release to be made without any recourse, representation or warranty of the Collateral Agent and to be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.
Section
12.06. Form and Sufficiency
of Release and Subordination
In the event that the Company or any Guarantor has sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of or proposes to sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any portion of the Collateral that may be sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by the Company or such Guarantor to any Person other than the Company or a Guarantor, and the Company or such Guarantor requests, pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel confirming that all conditions precedent hereunder and under the Security Documents to the release of such Collateral have been met, that (a) the Trustee or Collateral Agent furnish a written disclaimer, release or quit-claim of any interest in such property under this Indenture and the Security Documents, or, (b) to the extent applicable to such Collateral, take all action that is necessary or reasonably requested by the Company in writing (in each case at the expense of the Company) to release and reconvey to the Company or such Guarantor, without recourse, such Collateral or deliver such Collateral in its possession to the Company or such Guarantor, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall execute, acknowledge (without any recourse, representation and warranty) and deliver to and/or authorize the filing by the Company or such Guarantor (in the form prepared by the Company at the Company’s sole expense) such an instrument (in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) promptly or take such other action so requested, including deliver to the Company or such Guarantor applicable Collateral in Collateral Agent’s possession after satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein for delivery of any such release.
Section 12.07. Purchaser Protected
No purchaser or grantee of any property or rights purported to have been released from the Lien of this Indenture or of the Security Documents shall be bound to ascertain the authority of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute the release or to inquire as to the existence of any conditions herein prescribed for the exercise of such authority; nor shall any purchaser or grantee of any property or rights permitted by this Indenture to be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Company be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company to make such sale or other disposition.
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Section
12.08. Authorization
of Actions to be Taken by the Collateral Agent Under the Security Documents
(A) Subject to the provisions of the applicable Security Documents, each Holder, by acceptance of the Notes, appoints [U.S. Bank National Association] as Collateral Agent consents to the terms of and agrees that the Collateral Agent shall, and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to, execute and deliver the Security Documents to which it is a party and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, binding the Holders to the terms thereof, and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture or the Security Documents and whenever reference is made in this Indenture to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression or satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood in all cases that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to make or give and shall be fully protected in not making or giving any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of at least 50% in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes, the Trustee or the Company, as applicable. This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto. Further, the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Collateral Agent security and indemnity satisfactory to the Collateral Agent against any loss, cost, liability or expense which might be incurred by the Collateral Agent in compliance with such direction or request and then only to the extent required by the terms of this Indenture.
(B) No provision of this Indenture or the Security Documents shall require the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders or the Trustee if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture or the Security Documents, in the event the Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability. The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this clause if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be sufficient.
(C) So long as an Event of Default is not continuing, the Company may direct the Collateral Agent in writing in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture or the Security Documents. During the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee, or the requisite Holders pursuant to Section 7.05, may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture or the Security Documents.
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(D) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee, a Holder or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 50% in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes subject to this Article 12.
Section 12.09. Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents.
The Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under the Security Documents and to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.11 and the other provisions of this Indenture. Such funds shall be held on deposit by the Trustee without investment (unless otherwise provided in this Indenture), and the Trustee shall have no liability for interest or other compensation thereon.
Section 12.10. Action by the Collateral Agent.
Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith and with reasonable care.
Neither the Trustee nor Collateral Agent shall be responsible for (i) the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral; (ii) the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens intended to be created by this Indenture or the Security Documents in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder (except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent (as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction not subject to appeal)); (iii) the sufficiency of the Collateral; (iv) the validity of the title of the Company and the Guarantors to any of the Collateral; (v) insuring the Collateral; (vi) any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction) or (vii) any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or any officer or Affiliate thereof, contained in this Indenture or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture. The Company and the Guarantors shall be responsible for the maintenance of the Collateral and for the payment of taxes, charges or assessments upon the Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to file financing statements or continuation statements, or be responsible for maintaining the security interests purported to be created and described herein (except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it under this Indenture or the Security Documents) and such responsibility shall be solely that of the Company. The Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
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Section 12.11. Compensation and Indemnity.
(A) The Company shall pay to the Collateral Agent from time to time compensation as shall be agreed to in writing by the Company and the Collateral Agent for its acceptance of this Indenture, the Security Documents and services hereunder. The Company shall reimburse the Collateral Agent promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it in connection with Collateral Agent’s duties under this Indenture and the Security Documents, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Collateral Agent’s agents and counsel, except any disbursement, advance or expense as may be attributable to the Collateral Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence.
(B) The Company and the Guarantors shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Collateral Agent and any predecessor Collateral Agent and each of their agents, employees, officers and directors for, and hold them harmless against, any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel to the Collateral Agent and any environmental liabilities) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture and the Security Documents, including, without limitation (i) any claim relating to the grant to the Collateral Agent of any Lien in any property or assets of the Company or the Guarantors and (ii) the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture and the Security Documents against the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 12.11) and defending itself against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder or thereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been attributable to its willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Collateral Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Collateral Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company or the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder, except to the extent the Company or the Guarantors are materially prejudiced thereby. At the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion, the Company and the Guarantors shall defend any claim or threatened claim asserted against the Collateral Agent, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent shall cooperate in the defense at the Company’s and the Guarantors’ expense. The Collateral Agent may have one separate U.S. counsel (and one separate foreign counsel in each applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) and the Company and the Guarantors shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company and the Guarantors need not pay for any settlement made without their consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(C) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all rights, privileges, immunities and protections of the Trustee set forth in this Indenture whether or not expressly stated therein, including but not limited to the right to be compensated, reimbursed and indemnified under Section 11.06, in the acceptance, execution, delivery and performance of the Security Documents as though fully set forth therein. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture or the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in this Indenture or the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder or the Company, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture or the Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.
(D) The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 12.11 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation, removal or replacement of the Collateral Agent.
Section 12.12. Post-Closing Collateral.
To the extent the Company and the Guarantors are not able to execute and deliver all Security Documents required in connection with the creation and perfection of the Liens of the Collateral Agent on the Collateral (to the extent required by this Indenture or such Security Documents) on or prior to the Issue Date, the Company and the Guarantors will use their commercially reasonable efforts to have all security interests in the Collateral duly created and enforceable and perfected, to the extent required by this Indenture or such Security Documents, within the time period required by the Security Documents.
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Article 13. Miscellaneous
Section 13.01. Notices.
Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee (including in its capacity as any Note Agent) to the other will be deemed to have been duly given if in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, or to the other’s address, which initially is as follows:
If to the Company:
To: [●]
[●]
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
[●]
If to the Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Global Corporate Trust, One Federal Street 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Attention David W. Doucette, Vice President, Corporate Trust
Telephone: 617 603-6534
Facsimile: 617 603-6683
The Company or the Trustee, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses (including facsimile numbers and electronic addresses) for subsequent notices or communications.
All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: (A) at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (B) five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; (C) when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication; and (D) the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.
All notices or communications required to be made to a Holder pursuant to this Indenture must be made in writing and will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing if mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to its address shown on the Register; provided, however, that a notice or communication to a Holder of a Global Note may, but need not, instead be sent pursuant to the Depositary Procedures (in which case, such notice will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing). The failure to send a notice or communication to a Holder, or any defect in such notice or communication, will not affect its sufficiency with respect to any other Holder. All notices, approvals, consents, requests and any communications hereunder must be in writing (provided that any communication sent to Trustee hereunder must be in the form of a document that is signed manually or by way of a digital signature), in English, and signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission (including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) will constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the other parties hereto and will be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes; provided, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Trustee is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or format unless express agreed to by the Trustee pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustee. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to Trustee, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon any notice, instruction, or other communication, including any funds transfer instruction, (each, a “Notice") received pursuant to this Indenture by electronic transmission (including by e-mail, facsimile transmission, web portal or other electronic methods) and shall not have any duty to confirm that the person sending such Notice is, in fact, a person authorized to do so. Electronic signatures believed by the Trustee to comply with the ESIGN Act of 2000 or other applicable law (including electronic images of handwritten signatures and digital signatures provided by DocuSign, Orbit, Adobe Sign or any other digital signature provider identified by any other party hereto and acceptable to the Trustee) shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes. Each other party to this Indenture assumes all risks arising out of the use of electronic signatures and electronic methods to send Notices to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on an unauthorized Notice and the risk of interception or misuse by third parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may in any instance and in its sole discretion require that a Notice in the form of an original document bearing a manual signature be delivered to the Trustee in lieu of, or in addition to, any such electronic Notice.
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If the Trustee is then acting as the Depositary’s custodian for the Notes, then, at the reasonable request of the Company to the Trustee, the Trustee will cause any notice prepared by the Company to be sent to any Holder(s) pursuant to the Depositary Procedures, provided such request is evidenced in a Company Order delivered, together with the text of such notice, to the Trustee at least two (2) Business Days before the date such notice is to be so sent. For the avoidance of doubt, such Company Order need not be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee will not have any liability relating to the contents of any notice that it sends to any Holder pursuant to any such Company Order.
If a notice or communication is mailed or sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it will be deemed to have been duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, (A) whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to another party, no such notice need be sent if the sending party and the recipient are the same Person acting in different capacities; and (B) whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to more than one receiving party, and each receiving party is the same Person acting in different capacities, then only one such notice need be sent to such Person.
Section 13.02. Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture (other than the Opinion of Counsel described in (B) with respect to the initial authentication of Notes under this Indenture), the Company will furnish to the Trustee:
(A) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that complies with Section 13.03 and states that, in the opinion of the signatory thereto, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to such action have been satisfied; and
(B) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that complies with Section 13.03 and states that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants, if any, have been satisfied.
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Section 13.03. Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.
Each Officer’s Certificate (other than an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 3.05) or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture will include:
(A) a statement that the signatory thereto has read such covenant or condition;
(B) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained therein are based;
(C) a statement that, in the opinion of such signatory, he, she or it has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him, her or it to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and
(D) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such signatory, such covenant or condition has been satisfied.
Section 13.04. Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar and the Paying Agent.
The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 13.05. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.
No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
Section 13.06. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND THE HOLDERS OF THE NOTES BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE THEREOF IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES.
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Section 13.07. Submission to Jurisdiction.
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated by this Indenture shall be instituted only in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section 13.01 will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. Each of the Company, the Trustee and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 13.08. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
Neither this Indenture nor the Notes may be used to interpret any other indenture, note, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person, and no such indenture, note, loan or debt agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture or the Notes.
Section 13.09. Successors.
All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors.
Section 13.10. Force Majeure.
The Trustee and each Note Agent will not incur any liability for not performing or for any delay in performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility under this Indenture or the Notes by reason of any occurrence beyond its control (including, without limitation, any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, act of God, earthquakes, fires, floods, sabotage, epidemics, pandemics, riots, interruptions loss or malfunction of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications service, accidents, acts of war, civil or military unrest, labor disputes, acts of civil or military authority or governmental actions, local or national disturbance or disaster, act of terrorism or unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).
Section 13.11. U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.
The Company acknowledges that, in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions, in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The Company agrees to provide the Trustee with such information as it may request to enable the Trustee to comply with the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.
Section 13.12. Calculations.
Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Company will be responsible for making all calculations called for under this Indenture or the Notes, including determinations of the Last Reported Sale Price, the Daily Conversion Value, the Daily Cash Amount, the Daily Share Amount, accrued interest on the Notes and the Conversion Rate. None of the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar nor the Conversion Agent will have any liability or responsibility for any calculation under this Indenture or in connection with the Notes, any information used in connection with such calculation or any determination made in connection with a conversion.
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The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of its calculations in writing to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may rely conclusively on the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will promptly forward a copy of each such schedule to a Holder upon its written request therefor.
Section 13.13. Severability; Entire Agreement.
If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision of this Indenture or the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Indenture or the Notes will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. This Indenture and the exhibits hereto set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties related to this transaction and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, written or oral.
Section 13.14. Counterparts.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, and all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Indenture by facsimile, electronically in portable document format or in any other format will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.
Section 13.15. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
The table of contents and the headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture.
Section 13.16. Withholding Taxes.
Each Holder of a Note agrees, and each beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Note, by its acquisition of such interest, is deemed to agree, that, if a Holder is deemed to have received a distribution subject to U.S. federal income tax as a result of an adjustment or the non-occurrence of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate or is otherwise subject to any U.S. federal withholding tax, (A) then the Company or other applicable withholding agent, as applicable, may, at its option, withhold or set off any applicable withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of such Holder or beneficial owner against interest and payments upon conversion, repurchase, redemption or maturity of the Notes, and (B) if the Company or other applicable withholding agent pays any such withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of such Holder or beneficial owner, then the Company or such withholding agent, as applicable, may, at its option, withhold from or set off such payments against payments of cash or the delivery of other Conversion Consideration on such Note, any payments on the Common Stock or sales proceeds received by, or other funds or assets of, such Holder or the beneficial owner of such Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Indenture have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
[●] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signature Page to Indenture]
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
[Insert Global Note Legend, if applicable]
[Insert Restricted Note Legend, if applicable]
[Insert Non-Affiliate Legend]
[●]
[●]% Convertible Senior Note due [2026][2027]
CUSIP No.: [___] | Certificate No. [___] |
ISIN No.: [___]
[●], a Delaware corporation, for value received, promises to pay to [Cede & Co.], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [___] dollars ($[___]) [(as revised by the attached Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note)]* on [●], [2026][2027] and to pay interest thereon, as provided in the Indenture referred to below, until the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest are paid or duly provided for.
Interest Payment Dates: [●] and [●] of each year, commencing on [●].
Regular Record Dates: [●] and [●] (whether or not a Business Day).
Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.
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* | Insert bracketed language for Global Notes only. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [●] has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.
[●] | ||||
Date: | By: | |||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Date: | By: | |||
Authorized Signatory |
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[●]
[●]% Convertible Senior Note due [2026][2027]
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of [●], a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), designated as its [●]% Convertible Senior Notes due [2026][2027] (the “Notes”), all issued or to be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of [●] (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used in this Note without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
The Indenture sets forth the rights and obligations of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders and the terms of the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, to the extent that any provision of this Note conflicts with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture will control.
1. Interest. This Note will accrue interest at a rate and in the manner set forth in Section 2.05 of the Indenture. Stated Interest on this Note will begin to accrue from, and including, [date].
2. Maturity. This Note will mature on [●], [2026][2027], unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.
3. Method of Payment. Cash amounts due on this Note will be paid in the manner set forth in Section 2.04 of the Indenture.
4. Persons Deemed Owners. The Holder of this Note will be treated as the owner of this Note for all purposes.
5. Denominations; Transfers and Exchanges. All Notes will be in registered form, without coupons, in principal amounts equal to any Authorized Denominations. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note may transfer or exchange this Note by presenting it to the Registrar and delivering any required documentation or other materials.
6. Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes upon a Fundamental Change. If a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.02 of the Indenture.
7. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes. The Company will have the right to redeem the Notes for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.03 of the Indenture.
8. Conversion. The Holder of this Note may convert this Note into Conversion Consideration in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 5 of the Indenture.
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9. When the Company May Merge, Etc. Article 6 of the Indenture places limited restrictions on the Company’s ability to be a party to a Business Combination Event.
10. Defaults and Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding may (and, in certain circumstances, will automatically) become due and payable in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 7 of the Indenture.
11. Registration Rights. The Holder of this Note is entitled to registration rights as set forth in the Subscription Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled to receive Additional Interest in certain circumstances, all as set forth in the Subscription Agreement and Section 3.04 of the Indenture.
12. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes or waive compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 7.05 and Article 8 of the Indenture.
13. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.
14. Authentication. No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually or electronically signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.
15. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or its assignee, such as TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
16. Governing Law. THIS NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
* * *
To request a copy of the Indenture, which the Company will provide to any Holder at no charge, please send a written request to the following address:
[●]
[●]
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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*
INITIAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE: $[___]
The following exchanges, transfers or cancellations of this Global Note have been made:
Date |
Amount
of Increase |
Principal
Amount of |
Signature
of | |||
* | Insert for Global Notes only. |
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NOTICE OF CONVERSION
[●]
[●]% Convertible Senior Notes due [2026][2027]
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Notice of Conversion, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below directs the Company to convert (check one):
☐ | the entire principal amount of |
☐ | $ * aggregate principal amount of |
the Note identified by CUSIP No.____________________ and Certificate No.__________________________
The undersigned acknowledges that if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then such Note, when surrendered for conversion, must, in certain circumstances, be accompanied with an amount of cash equal to the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date.
Date: | |||
(Legal Name of Holder) | |||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Signature Guaranteed: | ||
Participant in a Recognized Signature | ||
Guarantee Medallion Program | ||
By: | ||
Authorized Signatory |
*Must | be an Authorized Denomination. |
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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE
[●]
[●]% Convertible Senior Notes due [2026][2027]
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to (check one):
☐ | the entire principal amount of |
☐ | $ * aggregate principal amount of |
the Note identified by CUSIP No. and Certificate No. .
The undersigned acknowledges that this Note, duly endorsed for transfer, must be delivered to the Paying Agent before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will be paid.
Date: | |||
(Legal Name of Holder) | |||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Signature Guaranteed: | ||
Participant in a Recognized Signature | ||
Guarantee Medallion Program | ||
By: | ||
Authorized Signatory |
* | Must be an Authorized Denomination. |
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
[●]
[●]% Convertible Senior Notes due [2026][2027]
Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the undersigned Holder of the within Note assigns to:
Name: | _________________________________________________________ |
Address: | _________________________________________________________ |
Social
security or |
the within Note and all rights thereunder irrevocably appoints:
as agent to transfer the within Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him/her.
Date: | |||
(Legal Name of Holder) | |||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Signature Guaranteed: | ||
Participant in a Recognized Signature | ||
Guarantee Medallion Program | ||
By: | ||
Authorized Signatory |
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TRANSFEROR ACKNOWLEDGMENT
If the within Note bears a Restricted Note Legend, the undersigned further certifies that (check one):
1. | ☐ | Such Transfer is being made to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. |
2. | ☐ | Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of the Transfer. |
3. | ☐ | Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and, accordingly, the undersigned further certifies that the within Note is being transferred to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A. If this item is checked, then the transferee must complete and execute the acknowledgment contained on the next page. |
4. | ☐ | Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, if available, the exemption provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act). |
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Guarantee Medallion Program) | ||
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TRANSFEREE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The undersigned represents that it is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the undersigned exercises sole investment discretion, and that and the undersigned and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The undersigned acknowledges that the transferor is relying, in transferring the within Note on the exemption from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Rule 144A and that the undersigned has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A.
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EXHIBIT B-1
FORM OF RESTRICTED NOTE LEGEND
THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE (IF ANY) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE AND SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR THEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN OR THEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
(1) | REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND |
(2) | AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF [●] (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE (IF ANY) OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT ONLY: |
(A) | TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF; |
(B) | PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; |
(C) | TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; |
(D) | PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR |
(E) | PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. |
BEFORE THE REGISTRATION OF ANY SALE OR TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(C), (D) OR (E) ABOVE, THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND THE REGISTRAR RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CERTIFICATES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OR EVIDENCE AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED SALE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF THAT CERTAIN SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, DATED [●], 2021, AMONG [●] AND THE SUBSCRIBERS (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE, DATED AS OF [●], BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE).
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EXHIBIT B-2
FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND
THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS THE OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC, OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO.
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EXHIBIT B-3
FORM OF NON-AFFILIATE LEGEND
NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF THE COMPANY OR PERSON THAT HAS BEEN AN AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) OF THE COMPANY DURING THE THREE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING MONTHS MAY PURCHASE, OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR OWN THIS SECURITY OR A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
[To be attached].
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
[To be attached].
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS
[ ] Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of_______ among [●] (the “Company”), _______ (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of the Company, and [●], as trustee (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), dated as of [●], providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of [●]% Convertible Senior Notes due [2026][2027] (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary may execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.01(b) of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture without the consent of Holders.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:
Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors, including Article 9 thereof.
Execution and Delivery. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes.
Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy, which may be delivered by facsimile or PDF transmission, shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, PDF or other electronic transmission (including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) will constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the other parties hereto will be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.
Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
Representations and Warranties by Guaranteeing Subsidiary. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee that this Supplemental Indenture has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms and the terms of the Indenture.
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
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[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY] | ||
By: | ||
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTEE
For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of August 24, 2021 (the “Indenture”) among [●] (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and U.S. Bank, National Association, as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee or the Collateral Agent all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and any Security Documents and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders and to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and any Security Documents are expressly set forth in Article 9 of the Indenture, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guarantee.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
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Exhibit 10.4
SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Sponsor Support Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of October 6, 2021 by and among FirstMark Horizon Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor Holdco”), the Persons set forth on Schedule I hereto (together with the Sponsor Holdco, each, a “Sponsor” and, together, the “Sponsors”), FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), Starry Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”) and Starry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” and, collectively with the Sponsors, SPAC and Pubco, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Sponsor is the holder of record and the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of the number of shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock, shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock and SPAC Warrants as set forth opposite such Sponsor’s name on Schedule I attached hereto;
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, SPAC, Sirius Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of SPAC (“Merger Sub”), Pubco and the Company, are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Transaction Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Transaction Agreement), pursuant to which (and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein), (i) SPAC will merge with and into Pubco, with Pubco being the surviving corporation (the “SPAC Merger”) and (ii) following the consummation of the SPAC Merger, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (the “Acquisition Merger” and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, the Parties desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
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SPONSOR COVENANTS; Lock-up
Section 1.1 Binding Effect of Transaction Agreement. Each Sponsor hereby acknowledges that it has read the Transaction Agreement and this Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax, legal and other advisors with respect thereto and hereto. During the Interim Period, each Sponsor shall be bound by and comply with Section 8.04 (Confidentiality; Publicity) of the Transaction Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such sections) as if such Sponsor was an original signatory to the Transaction Agreement with respect to such provisions.
Section 1.2 No Interim Period Transfers. Each Sponsor shall not, during the Interim Period, (i) directly or indirectly sell, transfer, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of (including by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of Law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, any of its SPAC Common Stock or SPAC Warrants (collectively, a “Transfer”), (ii) enter into any Contract or option with respect to any transaction specified in clause (i) or any hedging or swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of its SPAC Common Stock or SPAC Warrants, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clauses (i) or (ii); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (x) if such Sponsor is an individual, a Transfer (A) to any Immediate Family Member (as defined below) or to a trust for the benefit of such Sponsor or any Immediate Family Member the sole trustees of which are Sponsors or Immediate Family Members of Sponsors or (B) by will, other testamentary document or under the laws of intestacy upon the death of such Sponsor, (y) if such Sponsor is an entity, a Transfer to an Affiliate of such Sponsor or to another Sponsor that is a party to this Agreement and bound by the terms and obligations hereof; provided, further, that any such Transfer shall be permitted only if, prior to or concurrently with such Transfer, the Permitted Transferee (as defined below) agrees in a writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company, to assume all of the obligations of the transferor with respect to such Transferred securities under, and be bound by all of the terms with respect to such Transferred securities of, this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this Section 1.2 shall be null and void. As used in this Agreement, “Immediate Family Member” means, with respect to a natural person, his or her spouse or domestic partner, any parent of such person or of his or her spouse or domestic partner, or any lineal descendant of any of the foregoing.
Section 1.3 New Shares. In the event that (a) any SPAC Common Stock, SPAC Warrants or other equity securities of SPAC are issued to a Sponsor during the Interim Period pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of SPAC Common Stock or SPAC Warrants of, on or affecting the SPAC Common Stock or SPAC Warrants owned by such Sponsor or otherwise, (b) a Sponsor purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any SPAC Common Stock, SPAC Warrants or other equity securities of SPAC during the Interim Period, or (c) a Sponsor acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any SPAC Common Stock or other equity securities of SPAC during the Interim Period (such SPAC Common Stock, SPAC Warrants or other equity securities of SPAC, collectively the “New Securities”), then such New Securities acquired or purchased by such Sponsor shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the SPAC Common Stock or SPAC Warrants owned by such Sponsor as of the date hereof; provided, however, that only New Securities under clause (a) shall be subject to the provisions of Section 1.8.
Section 1.4 Closing Date Deliverables. On the Closing Date, the Sponsor Holdco shall deliver to SPAC, SPAC and the Company a duly executed copy of that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, by and among SPAC, SPAC, the Company, the Sponsor Holdco and certain of the Company’s stockholders or their respective affiliates, as applicable, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D to the Transaction Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).
Section 1.5 Sponsor Agreements.
(a) During the Interim Period, at any meeting of the stockholders of SPAC, however called, or at any adjournment thereof, or in any other circumstance in which the vote, consent or other approval of the stockholders of SPAC is sought, in each case, as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, each Sponsor shall (i) appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause all of its SPAC Common Stock to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum and (ii) vote (or cause to be voted), or execute and deliver a written consent (or cause a written consent to be executed and delivered) covering, all of its SPAC Common Stock:
(i) in favor of the Transactions and the adoption of the Transaction Agreement and any other matters necessary or reasonably requested by the Company, SPAC or Pubco for consummation of the Transactions;
(ii) against any Business Combination Proposal or any proposal relating to a Business Combination Proposal (in each case, other than the Transactions);
(iii) against any merger agreement or merger (other than the Transaction Agreement and the Mergers), consolidation, combination, sale of substantial assets, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of or by SPAC; and
(iv) against any proposal, action or agreement that would or would reasonably be expected to (A) impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement or the Mergers, (B) result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of any party under the Transaction Agreement or (C) result in any of the conditions set forth in Article IX of the Transaction Agreement not being fulfilled.
(b) Each Sponsor shall comply with, and fully perform all of its obligations, covenants and agreements set forth in the Letter Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020.
(c) During the Interim Period, each Sponsor shall not modify or amend any Contract between or among such Sponsor, anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to such Sponsor or any Affiliate of such Sponsor (other than SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and SPAC or any of SPAC’s Subsidiaries, on the other hand; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit amending the Registration Rights Agreement in the form contemplated hereby and by the Transaction Agreement.
Section 1.6 Further Assurances. From time to time, at the Company’s request and without further consideration, each Sponsor shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be necessary or reasonably requested to effect the actions and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and to consummate the Mergers, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction Agreement and this Agreement.
Section 1.7 No Inconsistent Agreement. Each Sponsor hereby agrees that such Sponsor shall not enter into any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of such Sponsor’s obligations hereunder.
Section 1.8 Post-Closing Lock-up.
(a) Subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Effective Time, each Sponsor hereby agrees that such Sponsor shall not Transfer any shares of Pubco Common Stock during the period commencing immediately after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time and ending upon the earlier to occur of (x) 8:00 am Eastern Time on the date that is twelve (12) months after (and excluding) the Closing Date and (y) the occurrence of a Trigger Event (as defined below) without Pubco’s prior written consent (the “Shares Lock-up”); provided, however, that the Shares Lock-up shall not apply to any Transfer of shares of Pubco Common Stock by any Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees (as defined below) (i) to (A) Pubco’s officers or directors, (B) any Affiliates or Immediate Family Members of the Pubco’s officers or directors, or (C) any Sponsor or any members or partners of Sponsor Holdco or their Affiliates, any Affiliates of Sponsor Holdco, or any employees of such Affiliates; (ii) in the case of an individual, by gift to any Immediate Family Member of such individual or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is such an Immediate Family Member or an Affiliate of such individual, or to a charitable organization; (iii) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of such individual; (iv) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (v) by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Sponsor Holdco’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor Holdco; (vi) in the event of Pubco’s completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of Pubco’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Pubco Common Stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the Closing Date; (vii) to a nominee or custodian of a Person to whom a Transfer would be permissible under clauses (i) through (vi) above; (viii) to any third-party pledgee in a bona fide transaction as collateral to secure obligations pursuant to lending or other arrangements between such third parties (or their Affiliates or designees) and such Sponsor and/or its Affiliates or any similar arrangement relating to a financing arrangement for the benefit of such Sponsor and/or its Affiliates; or (ix) pursuant to a bona fide loan or pledge or as a grant or maintenance of a bona fide lien, security interest, pledge or other similar encumbrance of any such securities owned by such Sponsor and/or its Affiliates to a nationally or internationally recognized financial institution in connection with a loan to such Sponsor and/or its Affiliates (each transferee contemplated by clauses (i) through (ix), a “Permitted Transferee”); provided, further, that in the case of clauses (i) through (vii) the Permitted Transferee must agree in writing to be bound by the Shares Lock-up and the Earn-out Vesting Terms with respect to the shares of Pubco Common Stock so Transferred.
(b) If any shares of Pubco Common Stock bears a legend (including a notation in any book entries in the case of uncertificated securities) that they are subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 1.8, then, upon the termination of the Shares Lock-up to such shares of Pubco Common Stock, Pubco shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) take all actions necessary (including, if required by Pubco’s transfer agent, delivering an opinion of Pubco’s counsel, in a form reasonably acceptable to Pubco’s transfer agent) to cause such legend to be removed.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the Pubco Board waives or repeals, or otherwise relaxes, the Bylaws Lock-up (whether acting pursuant to Section 7.12(iii) of the Pubco Post-Closing Bylaws or otherwise), the Shares Lock-up shall be identically waived, repealed or relaxed, as applicable.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) the term “Pubco Sale” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) any Person or any group of Persons acting together which would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions thereto is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of Pubco representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of Pubco’s then outstanding voting securities, (b) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of Pubco with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, either (x) the board of directors of Pubco immediately prior to the merger or consolidation does not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the company surviving the merger or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (y) the voting securities of Pubco immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent or are not converted into more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (c) the shareholders of Pubco approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of Pubco or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale, lease or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by Pubco of all or substantially all of the assets of Pubco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than such sale or other disposition by Pubco of all or substantially all of the assets of Pubco and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to an entity at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of Pubco in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Pubco immediately prior to such sale;
(ii) the term “Closing Price” means the last reported sale price of a share of Pubco Class A Common Stock on the principal national securities exchange on which the Pubco Class A Common Stock is then listed;
(iii) the term “Trading Day” is a day on which the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market are open for the buying and selling of securities; and
(iv) the term “Trigger Event” means the first such time that the Closing Price equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (subject to equitable adjustment as set forth in Section 1.8(e) below) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive Trading Days commencing at least 150 days after the Closing Date.
(e) If Pubco shall, at any time and from time to time after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, effect any stock splits, reverse stock splits, dividends (whether payable in stock, cash or other assets), reorganizations, recapitalization, reclassifications, subdivisions, combinations, exchange of shares or other like changes or transactions with respect to the Pubco Class A Common Stock (an “Adjustment Event”), the per share stock price targets set forth in the definition of “Trigger Event” and in Section 1.9(d) shall be equitably adjusted for such Adjustment Event (it being acknowledged that, in the case of a cash dividend, such equitable adjustment shall result in a reduction in such per share stock price targets by the per share amount of such dividend). Any adjustment under this Section 1.8(e) shall become effective at the close of business on the date such Adjustment Event becomes effective (which shall be the “ex” date, if any, with respect to any such event).
Section 1.9 Sponsor Earn-out.
(a) Each holder of Promote Shares (including Sponsor Holdco or any of its Permitted Transferees, but excluding each of Jason Robins, Luis Ubiñas, Frederick Ball, and Allison Goldberg (collectively, including their Permitted Transferees, the “Independent Directors”)) hereby irrevocably agrees that, at (and subject only to the occurrence of) the Closing, the Earn-out Promote Shares will become restricted shares and will be subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 1.9(d) (the “Earn-out Vesting Terms”).
(b) The Earn-out Promote Shares will be composed as follows: (i) one-third (1/3rd) of the Earn-out Promote Shares will be subject to the vesting and forfeiture conditions specified in Section 1.9(d)(i) (the “First Target Earn-out Shares”), (ii) an additional one-third (1/3rd) of the Earn-out Promote Shares will be subject to the vesting and forfeiture conditions specified in Section 1.9(d)(ii) (the “Second Target Earn-out Shares”) and (iii) an additional one-third (1/3rd) of the Earn-out Promote Shares will be subject to the vesting and forfeiture conditions specified in Section 1.9(d)(iii) (the “Third Target Earn-out Shares”).
(c) If the result of the product of (i) one-third (1/3rd) multiplied by (ii) the total number of Earn-out Promote Shares is not a whole number, then the number of Earn-out Promote Shares resulting from the product of (A) 3.0 multiplied by (B) the fractional amount (rounded to the nearest thousandth when expressed in decimal form) of the fractional Earn-out Promote Share resulting from the calculation set forth in the introduction to this sentence will be rounded down to the nearest whole number, and each such whole Earn-out Promote Share will be a First Target Earn-out Share.
(d) The Earn-out Promote Shares will be subject to the following vesting conditions:
(i) If, at any time during the Earn-out Period, the Closing Price equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (subject to equitable adjustment as set forth in Section 1.8(e)) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive Trading Days, the First Target Earn-out Shares will immediately vest and no longer be subject to the forfeiture conditions provided in this Section 1.9;
(ii) If, at any time during the Earn-out Period, the Closing Price equals or exceeds $15.00 per share (subject to equitable adjustment as set forth in Section 1.8(e)) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive Trading Days, the Second Target Earn-out Shares will immediately vest and no longer be subject to the forfeiture conditions provided in this Section 1.9; and
(iii) If, at any time during the Earn-out Period, the Closing Price equals or exceeds $17.50 per share (subject to equitable adjustment as set forth in Section 1.8(e)) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive Trading Days, the Third Target Earn-out Shares will immediately vest and no longer be subject to the forfeiture conditions provided in this Section 1.9.
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, if the vesting conditions applicable to more than one of Section 1.9(d)(i), Section 1.9(d)(ii) or Section 1.9(d)(iii) have been satisfied at any time, then all of the Earn-out Promote Shares subject to such satisfied vesting conditions will immediately vest and no longer be subject to the forfeiture conditions provided in this Section 1.9.
(f) If, upon the expiration of the Earn-out Period, the vesting of any of the Earn-out Promote Shares has not occurred, then the applicable Earn-out Promote Shares that failed to vest pursuant to Section 1.9(d), as applicable, and any dividends or distributions previously paid or made in respect thereof will be automatically forfeited and transferred to Pubco for no consideration, and no Person (other than Pubco) will have any further right with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will any holder of Earn-out Promote Shares be entitled to retain after the Earn-out Period an aggregate number of Earn-out Promote Shares greater than the total number of Earn-out Promote Shares that has vested in accordance with Section 1.9(d) or Section 1.9(g).
(g) In the event that there is an Pubco Sale during the Earn-out Period, then, to the extent that the holders of shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock receive an Pubco Sale Price that is greater than or equal to the applicable Pubco Trading Price specified in Section 1.9(d)(i), Section 1.9(d)(ii) or Section 1.9(d)(iii) (subject to Section 1.8(e)) any Earn-out Promote Shares that have not previously vested in accordance with Section 1.9(d)(i), Section 1.9(d)(ii) or Section 1.9(d)(iii), as applicable, will be deemed to have vested (to the extent that such Earn-out Promote Shares would have vested pursuant to Section 1.9(d)(i), Section 1.9(d)(ii) or Section 1.9(d)(iii), as applicable, if the Pubco Trading Price had been the Pubco Sale Price for any 20 Trading Days within any period of 30 Trading Days during the Earn-out Period) immediately prior to the closing of such Pubco Sale, and the holders of any Earn-out Promote Shares deemed vested pursuant to this Section 1.9(g) will be eligible to participate in such Pubco Sale with respect to such Earn-Out Promote Shares on the same terms, and subject to the same conditions, as the holders of shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock generally.
(h) For so long as any Earn-out Promote Share remains subject to the vesting and forfeiture conditions specified in Section 1.9(d), (i) the holder thereof will be entitled to exercise the voting rights carried by such Earn-out Promote Share and (ii) the holder thereof will not be entitled to receive any dividends or other distributions in respect of such Earn-out Promote Share, and any dividends or distributions paid or made in respect of such Earn-out Promote Share will be retained by Pubco and invested as and to the extent determined by Pubco and will be paid or made to the holder of such Earn-out Promote Share only when and to the extent that such Earn-out Promote Share vests in accordance with Section 1.9(d), and, to the extent that such Earn-out Promote Share fails to vest in accordance with Section 1.9(d) prior to the expiration of the Earn-out Period, any dividends or distributions paid or made in respect thereof will be forfeited to Pubco for no consideration, and no Person (other than Pubco) will have any further right with respect thereto.
(i) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) “Pubco Sale Price” means the price per share of Pubco Class A Common Stock paid or payable to the holders of outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock (determined without giving effect to the vesting contemplated by Section 1.9(g)) in an Pubco Sale, inclusive of any escrows, holdbacks or fixed deferred purchase price, but exclusive of any contingent deferred purchase price, earnouts or the like; provided that, if and to the extent such price is payable in whole or in part in the form of consideration other than cash, the price for such non-cash consideration shall be (a) with respect to any securities, (i) the average of the closing prices of the sales of such securities on all securities exchanges on which such securities are then listed, averaged over a period of 21 days consisting of the day as of which such value is being determined and the 20 consecutive Business Days preceding such day, or (ii) if the information contemplated by the preceding clause (i) is not practically available, then the fair value of such securities as of the date of valuation as determined in accordance with the succeeding clause (b), and (b) with respect to any other non-cash assets, the fair value thereof as of the date of valuation, as determined by an independent, nationally recognized investment banking firm mutually selected by Pubco and Sponsor Holdco, on the basis of an orderly sale to a willing, unaffiliated buyer in an arm’s-length transaction, taking into account all factors determinative of value as the investment banking firm determines relevant (and giving effect to any transfer Taxes payable in connection with such sale).
(ii) “Earn-out Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is five years after the Closing Date.
(iii) “Earn-out Promote Shares” means 6,672,500 Promote Shares.
(iv) “Promote Shares” means the shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock to be received by Sponsor Holdco pursuant to the SPAC Merger.
Section 1.10 No Solicitation. During the Interim Period, each Sponsor agrees not to, directly or indirectly, take any action, or authorize or knowingly permit any of its Affiliates or its or their respective representatives to take any action on its behalf, that would be a breach of Section 7.12 (Exclusivity) of the Transaction Agreement if taken by SPAC.
Section 1.11 Exchange.
(a) Each of the Sponsors hereby agrees that, immediately prior to the consummation of the SPAC Merger (but subject to the prior satisfaction of all of the conditions to consummation of the SPAC Merger set forth in Article IX of the Transaction Agreement) each such Sponsor shall contribute, transfer, assign, convey, and deliver to SPAC, and SPAC shall acquire and accept from each Sponsor, all of each such Sponsor’s right, title, and interest in, to, and under such Sponsor’s SPAC Class B Common Stock, and in exchange therefor, SPAC shall issue to each such Sponsor shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock, free and clear of all Liens as provided below (the “Exchange”).
(b) In connection with the Exchange:
(i) all 10,230,000 outstanding shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock held by Sponsor Holdco shall be exchanged and converted into the number of shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock equal to: (i) 9,230,000 divided by (ii) the Class A Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Transaction Agreement); and
(ii) all 30,000 outstanding shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock held by each Independent Director shall be exchanged and converted into the number of shares of SPAC Class A Common Stock equal to: (i) 30,000 divided by (ii) the Class A Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Transaction Agreement).
(c) No certificates will be issued in connection with the Exchange, and SPAC will record the exchange of the SPAC Class B Common Stock for the SPAC Class A Common Stock that the Sponsors are acquiring pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Section 1.11 on its books and records. Following the Exchange, no shares of SPAC Class B Common Stock shall be outstanding.
(d) The Exchange shall be applicable only in connection with the Transactions and this Agreement, and the Exchange shall be void and of no force and effect if this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Sponsors. Each Sponsor represents and warrants as of the date hereof to SPAC, Pubco and the Company (severally and not jointly and solely with respect to itself, himself or herself and not with respect to any other Sponsor) as follows:
(a) Organization; Due Authorization. If such Sponsor is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Sponsor’s corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Sponsor. If such Sponsor is an individual, such Sponsor has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Sponsor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the other Parties, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Sponsor, enforceable against such Sponsor in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies). If this Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Agreement has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the applicable Sponsor.
(b) Ownership. Such Sponsor is the record and beneficial owner (as defined in the Securities Act) of, and has good title to, all of such Sponsor’s SPAC Class B Common Stock and SPAC Warrants as set forth opposite such Sponsor’s name on Schedule I attached hereto, and there exist no Liens or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such SPAC Class B Common Stock or SPAC Warrants (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such SPAC Class B Common Stock or SPAC Warrants, other than Liens pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the SPAC Organizational Documents, (iii) the Transaction Agreement, (iv) the Insider Letter or (v) any applicable securities Laws. Such Sponsor’s SPAC Class B Common Stock and SPAC Warrants as set forth opposite such Sponsor’s name on Schedule I attached hereto are the only equity securities in SPAC owned of record or beneficially by such Sponsor on the date of this Agreement, and none of such Sponsor’s SPAC Class B Common Stock or SPAC Warrants are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such SPAC Class B Common Stock or SPAC Warrants, except as provided hereunder and under the Insider Letter. Other than the SPAC Warrants, such Sponsor does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any equity securities of SPAC or any equity securities convertible into, or which can be exchanged for, equity securities of SPAC.
(c) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Sponsor does not, and the performance by such Sponsor of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if such Sponsor is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Sponsor or if such Sponsor is an individual, conflict with the rights of such Sponsor’s spouse or domestic partner, as applicable, or (ii) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any Person (including under any Contract binding upon such Sponsor or such Sponsor’s SPAC Class B Common Stock or SPAC Warrants), in each case, to the extent the absence of such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Sponsor of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.
(d) Litigation. There are no Actions pending against such Sponsor, or to the knowledge of such Sponsor threatened against such Sponsor, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Sponsor of its, his or her obligations under this Agreement.
(e) Brokerage Fees. Except as described on Section 5.11 of the Schedules, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by such Sponsor, for which SPAC or any of its Affiliates may become liable.
(f) Affiliate Arrangements. Except as set forth on Section 5.20 of the Schedules or appended as an exhibit to any SPAC SEC Reports filed or furnished by SPAC on or prior to the date hereof, neither such Sponsor nor any anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to such Sponsor or, to the knowledge of such Sponsor, any Person in which such Sponsor has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership of 5% or greater is party to, or has any rights with respect to or arising from, any Contract with SPAC or its Subsidiaries.
(g) Acknowledgment. Such Sponsor understands and acknowledges that each of SPAC, Pubco and the Company is entering into the Transaction Agreement in reliance upon such Sponsor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1 Termination; Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties.
(a) This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) the consummation of a SPAC Sale following the Closing, (ii) the later to occur of the termination of the Shares Lock-up and the termination of the Warrant Securities Lock-up and, in either case, the performance by Pubco of the last obligation required to be performed by it under Section 1.8(b), (iii) the termination of the Transaction Agreement in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing or (iv) the time this Agreement is terminated upon the written agreement of the Parties. Upon such termination, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no further force or effect, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any Party to any Person in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Party shall have any claim against any other Party (and no Person shall have any rights against such Party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, that no such termination shall relieve any Party of any liability arising in respect of any fraud or Willful Breach of this Agreement prior to such termination. This ARTICLE III shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(b) None of the representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the Closing.
Section 3.2 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal Laws of the State of Delaware, including its statute of limitations, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the Laws or statute of limitations of another jurisdiction.
Section 3.3 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a) Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court lacks jurisdiction, the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Each Party consents to the service of process in any such Action in the same manner as for giving notices under Section 3.8 or any other manner permitted by Law. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other Party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 3.3(a).
(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 3.4 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall (a) be assigned by any of the Sponsors, in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of SPAC, Pubco and the Company or (b) be assigned by SPAC, Pubco or the Company, in whole or in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the Company and Pubco (in the case of an attempted assignment by SPAC) or SPAC (in the case of an attempted assignment by Pubco or the Company). Any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 3.5 Specific Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage (for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy) would occur, and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at law, in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to specific performance, an injunction or injunctions, or other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement without proof of actual damages or otherwise (and each Party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and that, without such right, none of the Parties would have entered into this Agreement. Each Party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that the other Parties have an adequate remedy at Law.
Section 3.6 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the Parties, and this Agreement may not be waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Party against which such waiver is to be enforced.
Section 3.7 Severability. If any provision (or part thereof) of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of the provisions (or parts thereof) of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby.
Section 3.8 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) if delivered personally, when so delivered, (b) if delivered by email, when delivered if during normal business hours or the following Business Day if after normal business hours and, in either case, with confirmation of receipt or (c) if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express, or posted by registered or certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, when so delivered, in any such case to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice made pursuant to this Section 3.8):
If to SPAC prior to the Closing:
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
100 5th Ave, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10011
Attn: Eric Cheung
Email: eric@firstmarkcap.com
with a copy to (which will not constitute notice):
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attn: Michael Mies
Email: michael.mies@skadden.com
If to Pubco prior to the Closing, or the Company, SPAC or to Pubco after the Closing:
Starry, Inc.
38 Chauncey Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Attn: Bill Lundregan, Chief Legal Officer
Email: wlundregan@starry.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Latham & Watkins LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Justin Hamill; Chad Rolston
Email: Justin.Hamill@lw.com; Chad.Rolston@lw.com
If to a Sponsor:
To such Sponsor’s address set forth in Schedule I
with a copy to (which will not constitute notice):
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attn: Michael Mies
Email: michael.mies@skadden.com
and to:
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
100 5th Ave, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10011
Attn: Eric Cheung
Email: eric@firstmarkcap.com
In addition to the foregoing, in the case of any pre-Closing notices sent by any Sponsor to any other Sponsor, SPAC or Pubco, or sent by SPAC or Pubco to any Sponsor, copies shall also be sent to the Company and to Latham & Watkins LLP (to the persons referenced above).
Section 3.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (any of which may be delivered by electronic transmission), each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 3.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the Parties to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
Section 3.11 Shareholder Capacity Only. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to impose any obligation or limitation on votes or actions taken by any director, officer, employees, agent, designee or other representative of any Sponsor, or by any Sponsor that is a natural person, in either case in his or her capacity as a director or officer of SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person. Each Sponsor is executing this Agreement solely in his, her or its capacity as a record or beneficial owner of SPAC Common Stock and/or SPAC Warrants, and the Company specifically acknowledges and agrees that each and every agreement herein by any Sponsor is made only in such capacity and subject to the limitations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence.
Section 3.12 Mutual Release.
(a) Effective as of the Closing, Pubco, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries and its and their respective successors and assigns (each, an “Pubco Releasing Party”), hereby unconditionally and irrevocably forever releases and discharges each Sponsor and each of its Affiliates, and any past, present or future directors, managers, officers, employees, Representatives, agents, lenders, investors, partners, principals, members, managers, direct or indirect shareholders or equityholders of any of the foregoing Persons, and the respective successors and assigns of the foregoing Persons (each, an “Pubco Released Party”), of and from, and hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, releases and discharges any and all proceedings, covenants, claims, liabilities, suits, judgments, accounts, actions and causes of action of any kind or character whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, in Contract, direct or indirect, primary or secondary, at Law or in equity, that such Pubco Releasing Party ever had, now has or ever may have or claim to have against any Pubco Released Party, for or by reason of any matter, circumstance, event, action, inaction, omission, cause or thing arising at or prior to the Closing, or otherwise related to the pre-Closing period; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3.12(a) shall be construed as a waiver of any rights under (i) this Agreement, (ii) any other Ancillary Agreements to which any Pubco Releasing Party is party or (iii) with respect to any Pubco Released Party who is a natural person, any indemnification, employment or other similar arrangements (including any such arrangement providing for exculpation or advancement of expenses). Pubco, on behalf of itself and the other Pubco Releasing Parties, expressly waives all rights afforded by any statute which limits the effect of a release with respect to unknown claims, and understands the significance of this release of unknown claims and waiver of statutory protection against a release, on behalf of itself and the other Pubco Releasing Parties, of unknown claims, and acknowledges and agrees that this waiver is an essential and material term of this Agreement. Pubco, on behalf of itself and each other Pubco Releasing Party, acknowledges that each Sponsor will be relying on the waiver and release provided in this Section 3.12(a) in connection with entering into this Agreement and that this Section 3.12(a) is intended for the benefit of the Pubco Released Parties and to grant third party beneficiary rights to each Pubco Released Party to enforce this Section 3.12(a).
(b) Effective as of the Closing, each Sponsor, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates and its and their respective successors and assigns (each, a “Sponsor Releasing Party”), hereby unconditionally and irrevocably forever releases and discharges Pubco and each of its Affiliates, and any past, present or future directors, managers, officers, employees, Representatives, agents, lenders, investors, partners, principals, members, managers, direct or indirect shareholders or equityholders of any of the foregoing Persons, and the respective successors and assigns of the foregoing Persons (each, a “Sponsor Released Party”), of and from, and hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, releases and discharges any and all proceedings, covenants, claims, liabilities, suits, judgments, accounts, actions and causes of action of any kind or character whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, in Contract, direct or indirect, primary or secondary, at Law or in equity, that such Sponsor Releasing Party ever had, now has or ever may have or claim to have against any Sponsor Released Party, for or by reason of any matter, circumstance, event, action, inaction, omission, cause or thing arising at or prior to the Closing, or otherwise related to the pre-Closing period; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 3.12(b) shall be construed as a waiver of any rights under (i) this Agreement, (ii) any other Ancillary Agreements to which any Sponsor Releasing Party is party or (iii) with respect to any Sponsor Releasing Party who is a natural person, any indemnification, employment or other similar arrangements (including any such arrangement providing for exculpation or advancement of expenses). Each Sponsor, on behalf of itself and each of its associated Sponsor Releasing Parties, expressly waives all rights afforded by any statute which limits the effect of a release with respect to unknown claims, and understands the significance of this release of unknown claims and waiver of statutory protection against a release, on behalf of itself and its associated Sponsor Releasing Parties, of unknown claims, and acknowledges and agrees that this waiver is an essential and material term of this Agreement. Each Sponsor, on behalf of itself and each of its associated Sponsor Releasing Parties, acknowledges that Acquiror will be relying on the waiver and release provided in this Section 3.12(b) in connection with entering into this Agreement and that this Section 3.12(b) is intended for the benefit of the Sponsor Released Parties and to grant third party beneficiary rights to each Sponsor Released Party to enforce this Section 3.12(b).
(c) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.12 were specifically requested by the Company as a material inducement to its willingness to enter into the Transaction Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsors, SPAC, Pubco and the Company have each caused this Sponsor Support Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
SPONSORS: | ||
FIRSTMARK HORIZON SPONSOR LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Amish Jani | |
Name: | Amish Jani | |
Title: | President | |
/s/ Richart Heitzmann | ||
Name: | Richard Heitzmann | |
/s/ Amish Jani | ||
Name: | Amish Jani | |
/s/ Jason Robins | ||
Name: | Jason Robins | |
/s/ Luis Ubinas | ||
Name: | Luis Ubiñas | |
/s/ Frederick Ball | ||
Name: | Frederick Ball | |
/s/ Allison Goldberg | ||
Name: | Allison Goldberg |
[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]
PUBCO: | |||
STARRY HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ William J. Lundregan | ||
Name: | William J. Lundregan | ||
Title: | President | ||
[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]
SPAC: | |||
FIRSTMARK HORIZON ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
By: | /s/ Amish Jani | ||
Name: | Amish Jani | ||
Title: | President | ||
[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]
COMPANY: | |||
STARRY, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Chaitanya Kanojia | ||
Name: | Chaitanya Kanojia | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]
Schedule I
Sponsor-held SPAC Class A Common Stock, SPAC B Common Stock and SPAC Warrants
Sponsor | SPAC Class A Common Stock | SPAC Class B Common Stock | SPAC Warrants | |||||||||
FirstMark Horizon Sponsor LLC(1) | 0 | 10,230,000 | 6,853,333 | |||||||||
Richard Heitzmann(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Amish Jani(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Jason Robins | 0 | 30,000 | 0 | |||||||||
Luis Ubiñas | 0 | 30,000 | 0 | |||||||||
Frederick Ball | 0 | 30,000 | 0 | |||||||||
Allison Goldberg | 0 | 30,000 | 0 |
(1) | Messrs. Heitzmann and Jani may be deemed to beneficially own securities held by FirstMark Horizon Sponsor LLC by virtue of their shared control over FirstMark Horizon Sponsor LLC. Each of Messrs. Heitzmann and Jani disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by FirstMark Horizon Sponsor LLC except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein. |
[Schedule I to Sponsor Support Agreement]
Exhibit 10.5
FoRM OF COMPANY HOLDERS SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Company Holders Support Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 6, 2021, is entered into by and among FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), Starry Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”), Starry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and certain of the stockholders of the Company, whose names appear on the signature pages of this Agreement (such stockholders, the “Stockholders”, and SPAC, Pubco, the Company and the Stockholders, each a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, SPAC, Sirius Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of SPAC (“Merger Sub”), Pubco and the Company, have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Transaction Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Transaction Agreement), pursuant to which (and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein), (i) SPAC will merge with and into Pubco, with Pubco being the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”) and (ii) following the consummation of the SPAC Merger, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (the “Acquisition Merger” and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”);
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Agreement, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement to occur at or immediately prior to the SPAC Merger Closing or the Acquisition Merger Closing, including the Mergers and the Company Series Z Investment (as defined below) (collectively, the “Transactions”), the Company and each of the parties subscribing for shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock thereunder (the “Company Series Z Subscribers”) shall enter into certain subscription agreements, providing for the Company Series Z Subscribers to purchase such shares of Company Series Z Preferred Stock on the Acquisition Merger Closing Date and prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (the “Company Series Z Investment”);
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Stockholder is the holder of record and the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of the number of shares of Company Stock set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1 attached hereto (such shares, together with (1) any shares of Company Stock (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Stock) of which such Stockholder has record or beneficial ownership as of the date hereof and that are not reflected on Schedule 1, (2) any additional shares of Company Stock (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Stock) of which such Stockholder acquires record or beneficial ownership after the date hereof, including by Transfer (as defined below), purchase, as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities, and (3) any additional shares of Company Stock with respect to which such Stockholder has the right to vote through a proxy or otherwise, such Stockholder’s “Covered Shares”);
WHEREAS, upon the consummation of the Mergers, each of the following agreements will terminate: (i) that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2021, by and among the Company and the Investors (as defined therein); (ii) that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2021, by and among the Company and the Stockholders (as defined therein) (the “Voting Agreement”); and (iii) that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2021, by and among the Company, the Investors (as defined therein) and the Common Stockholders (as defined therein) (such agreements described in clauses (i)-(iii), collectively, the “Investment Agreements”); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, the Parties desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, SPAC, Pubco, the Company and each Stockholder hereby agree as follows:
1. Agreement to Vote. Prior to the Termination Date (as defined below), each Stockholder, solely in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder or proxy holder of the Company, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, and to cause any other holder of record of any of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares to, validly execute and deliver to the Company in respect of all of the Stockholder’s Covered Shares entitled to vote or consent on matters put to a vote or consent, as applicable, of the Company’s stockholders (such Covered Shares, each Stockholder’s “Voting Covered Shares”), as soon as reasonably practicable after (but not before) the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, and in any event within five (5) Business Days thereafter, the written consent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A in respect of all of the Stockholder’s Voting Covered Shares approving the Transaction Agreement, the Preferred Stock Conversion, the Company Series Z Investment, and the other Transactions. In addition, prior to the Termination Date, each Stockholder, in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder or proxy holder of the Company, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, at any other meeting of the stockholders of the Company (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting, however called and including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and in connection with any written consent of stockholders of the Company, such Stockholder shall, and shall cause each other holder of record of any of such Stockholder’s Voting Covered Shares to:
(a) when such meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Stockholder’s Voting Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum;
(b) vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of such Stockholder’s Voting Covered Shares owned as of the record date for such meeting (or the date that any written consent is executed by such Stockholder) in favor of the Preferred Stock Conversion, the Company Series Z Investment, and the other Transactions and the adoption of the Transaction Agreement and any other matters necessary or reasonably requested by the Company or SPAC for consummation of the Transactions;
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(c) in any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval is required under the Company Organizational Documents or the Investment Agreements or otherwise sought with respect to the Transaction Agreement or the Transactions, vote, consent or approve (or cause to be voted, consented or approved) all of such Stockholder’s Voting Covered Shares in favor thereof; and
(d) vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of such Stockholder’s Voting Covered Shares against (i) any Acquisition Proposal or any proposal relating to an Acquisition Proposal (in each case, other than the Transactions); (ii) any merger agreement or business combination agreement or merger, consolidation, combination, sale of substantially all assets, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of or by the Company (in each case, other than the Transaction Agreement and the Mergers); and (iii) any proposal, action or agreement that would or would reasonably be expected to (A) impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement or the Mergers, (B) result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of any party under the Transaction Agreement or (C) result in any of the conditions set forth in Article IX of the Transaction Agreement not being fulfilled.
2. No Inconsistent Agreements. Each Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that such Stockholder shall not (i) enter into any voting agreement, voting trust or other agreement with respect to any of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Stockholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) grant a proxy, power of attorney or similar right with respect to any of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Stockholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, or (iii) enter into any other agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would reasonably be expected to interfere with, or would reasonably be expected to prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
3. Termination; Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties.
(a) This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the Acquisition Effective Time, (ii) the termination of the Transaction Agreement in accordance with its terms in circumstances where the Closing does not occur or (iii) the election of the Stockholder in its sole discretion to terminate this Agreement solely as to such Stockholder following any material modification or amendment to, or the waiver of any provision of, the Transaction Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof, that materially and adversely affects the rights of the such Stockholder in a disproportionate manner than as compared to the other Stockholders holding the same class of securities as the Stockholder or reduces in any material respect the amount or changes the form of consideration payable to such Stockholder pursuant to the Transaction Agreement in a disproportionate manner as compared to the other Stockholders holding the same class of securities as the Stockholder (in each case, without the such Stockholder’s prior written consent) and excluding any issuance of equity securities by the Company (or securities convertible into or exercisable therefor)) (the earliest such date under clause (i) - (iii) being referred to herein as the “Termination Date”), and upon such termination, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no further force or effect, without any liability on the part of any Party; provided, that (A) no such termination shall relieve any Party of any liability for its pre-termination fraud or Willful Breach of this Agreement, (B) this Section 3(a), Section 5(e), Section 5(f), Section 5(i), Section 7, and Sections 9 through 22 shall survive any such termination and (C) Section 5(c) shall survive any such termination under clause (i) above until the expiration of the Lock-Up Period (as defined in the Pubco Bylaws).
(b) None of the representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the Closing.
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4. Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders. In compliance with the terms of Section 3.3 of the Voting Agreement, the representations and warranties in this Section 4 are provided voluntarily by each Stockholder. Each Stockholder hereby represents and warrants (severally and not jointly and as to itself only) to the SPAC, Pubco and the Company as follows:
(a) Such Stockholder is the sole record owner and beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of, and has good, valid and marketable title to, or has a valid proxy to vote, such Stockholder’s Covered Shares, free and clear of any Liens (other than as created by this Agreement or the Company Organizational Documents (including, for the purposes hereof, any agreements between or among stockholders of the Company)). As of the date hereof, other than the Covered Shares set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1, such Stockholder does not own beneficially or of record any shares of Company Stock (or any securities convertible into shares of Company Stock) or any interest therein.
(b) Such Stockholder, in each case except as provided in this Agreement or, before giving effect to Section 5(k), the Investment Agreements or the Company Organizational Documents, (i) has full voting power, full power of disposition and full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein, whether by ownership or by proxy, in each case, with respect to such Stockholder’s Covered Shares, (ii) has not entered into any voting agreement or voting trust, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such voting agreement or voting trust in effect with respect to any of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares, that is inconsistent with such Stockholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) has not granted a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Stockholder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such proxy or power of attorney in effect, and (iv) has not entered into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such agreement or undertaking.
(c) Such Stockholder affirms that (i) if the Stockholder is a natural person, he or she has all the requisite power and authority and has taken all action necessary in order to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform his or her obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) if the Stockholder is not a natural person, it (A) is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and (B) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority to, and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and, subject to the due execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the Company, Pubco and SPAC, constitutes a legally valid and binding agreement of such Stockholder enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies).
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(d) Other than the filings, notices and reports pursuant to, in compliance with or required to be made under the Exchange Act, no filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits, waivers, expirations of waiting periods or authorizations are required to be obtained by such Stockholder from, or to be given by such Stockholder to, or to be made by such Stockholder with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Stockholder of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Transactions.
(e) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the Transactions will not, constitute or result in (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the organizational documents of such Stockholder (if such Stockholder is not a natural person) or the rights of such Stockholder’s spouse or domestic partner (if such Stockholder is a natural person and has a spouse or domestic partner, as applicable), (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) of or a default under, the loss of any benefit under, the creation, modification or acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the properties, rights or assets of such Stockholder pursuant to any Contract binding upon such Stockholder or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby), compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4(d), under any applicable Law to which such Stockholder is subject, (iii) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Contract legally binding upon such Stockholder or (iv) any violation of applicable Law, except, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) directly above, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impair such Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the Transactions.
(f) As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Action pending against such Stockholder or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, threatened against such Stockholder that, in any manner, questions the beneficial or record ownership of the Stockholder’s Covered Shares or the validity of this Agreement, or challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Stockholder of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement.
(g) Such Stockholder is a sophisticated investor and has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of SPAC, Pubco and the Company to make an informed decision regarding this Agreement and the Transactions and has independently and based on such information as the Stockholder has deemed appropriate made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Such Stockholder acknowledges that SPAC, Pubco, Merger Sub and the Company have not made and do not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character. Such Stockholder acknowledges that the agreements contained herein are irrevocable.
(h) Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that SPAC, Pubco, and Merger Sub are entering into the Transaction Agreement in reliance upon such Stockholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of such Stockholder contained herein.
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(i) No investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission for which SPAC, Pubco or the Company is or could be liable in connection with the Transaction Agreement or this Agreement or any of the respective transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, in each case based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such Stockholder in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder.
5. Certain Covenants of the Stockholders. In compliance with the terms of Section 3.3 of the Voting Agreement, the Stockholders are not required to agree to any restrictive covenant in connection with the Transactions and any agreement of a Stockholder to any restrictive covenant is provided voluntarily by such Stockholder.
(a) No Solicitation. During the Interim Period, each Stockholder agrees not to, directly or indirectly, take any action, or authorize or knowingly permit any of its Affiliates or its or their respective representatives to take any action on its behalf, that would be a breach of Section 6.08 (Non-Solicitation by Company; Company Acquisition Proposals) of the Transaction Agreement if taken by the Company.
(b) No Transfers Prior to Termination Date. Each Stockholder shall not, prior to the Termination Date (except, in each case, pursuant to the Transaction Agreement), (i) directly or indirectly sell, transfer, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of (including by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of Law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, any of his, her or its Covered Shares (collectively, a “Transfer”), (ii) enter into any Contract or option with respect to any transaction specified in clause (i) or any hedging or swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any of his, her or its Covered Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clauses (i) or (ii); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit a Transfer (A) to any Immediate Family Member (as defined below) or to a trust for the benefit of such Stockholder or any Immediate Family Members of such Stockholder, (B) by will, other testamentary document or under the laws of intestacy upon the death of such Stockholder or (C) to an Affiliate of the Stockholder or to another Stockholder of the Company that is a party to this Agreement and bound by the terms and obligations hereof (a “Permitted Transfer”); provided, further, that any Permitted Transfer shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee agrees in a writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to SPAC, to assume all of the obligations of the transferring Stockholder under, and be bound by all of the terms of, this Agreement; provided, further, that any Transfer permitted under this Section 5(b) shall not relieve the transferring Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this Section 5(b) shall be null and void. As used in this Agreement, “Immediate Family Member” means, with respect to a natural person, his or her spouse or domestic partner, any parent of such person or of his or her spouse or domestic partner, or any lineal descendant of any of the foregoing.
(c) Post-Closing Lock-Up. Each Stockholder hereby acknowledges that it has read the Pubco Bylaws, including Section 7.12 thereof, and understands that such section provides that certain of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares will be subject to Transfer restrictions (i.e., a “lock-up”) following the Closing, as and to the extent set forth therein. Accordingly, each Stockholder hereby agrees to be bound by and comply with Section 7.12 of the Pubco Bylaws as if such section was set forth herein and made a part hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the Board of Directors of the Pubco waives or repeals, or otherwise relaxes, any of the lock-up restrictions set forth in Section 7.12 of the Pubco Bylaws (whether acting pursuant to Section 7.12 of the Pubco Bylaws or otherwise), such lock-up restrictions shall be identically waived, repealed or relaxed, as applicable, with respect to all Stockholders.
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(d) No Actions to Breach Agreement. Each Stockholder shall not take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling such Stockholder from performing its obligations under this Agreement.
(e) Maintenance of Records. Each Stockholder hereby authorizes SPAC, Pubco and the Company to maintain a copy of this Agreement at either its executive office or registered office.
(f) Binding Effect of Transaction Agreement. Each Stockholder hereby acknowledges that it has read the Transaction Agreement and this Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax, legal and other advisors with respect thereto and hereto. Each Stockholder shall be bound by and comply with Section 8.05 (Confidentiality; Publicity) of the Transaction Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such sections) as if such Stockholder was an original signatory to the Transaction Agreement with respect to such provisions.
(g) Closing Date Deliverables. On the Closing Date, each Stockholder shall deliver to SPAC, Pubco and the Company, and SPAC and Pubco shall each deliver to each Stockholder, a duly executed counterpart to the Registration Rights Agreement, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D to the Transaction Agreement.
(h) Voting Agreement Amendment. The Company and each Stockholder that is a party to the Voting Agreement agrees that the Voting Agreement (including Section 3.3(g) thereof) is hereby amended and waived in all respects to the extent necessary to permit Section 3 of the Voting Agreement (the “Drag-Along”) to apply to, and to permit the Drag-Along to be in effect with respect to, the Transactions, including the Mergers, notwithstanding that Chaitanya Kanojia will receive Pubco Class X Common Stock (each share of which is entitled to twenty votes), while other holders of Company Common Stock will receive Pubco Class A Common Stock (each share of which is entitled to one vote). For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not constitute or be deemed to be an approval of the Mergers in writing as a “Sale of the Company” under the Voting Agreement, but solely an amendment and/or waiver of the Voting Agreement.
(i) Drag-Along Rights. As soon as reasonably practicable after (but not before) the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, and in any event within five (5) Business Days thereafter, each Stockholder shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and cooperate with other parties, to (i) approve the Mergers in writing as a “Sale of the Company” under Section 3 of the Voting Agreement, with such writing specifying that Section 3 of the Voting Agreement shall apply to the Mergers, and (ii) thereafter comply with all aspects of Section 3 of the Voting Agreement (as amended and/or waived pursuant to the foregoing clause (h)) with respect to the Mergers and the Transactions.
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(j) No Challenges; Waiver of Appraisal Rights. Each Stockholder shall not commence, join in, facilitate, assist or encourage, and shall take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, derivative or otherwise, against any of the SPAC Parties, Pubco, the Company, the Sponsor, any of their respective Affiliates or any of the respective Representatives (including directors, officers and employees) of the foregoing Persons, or any of the respective successors or assigns of any of the foregoing Persons, challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement or alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of any Person in connection with the evaluation, negotiation or entry into the Transaction Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions. Each stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, exercise or perfect (or attempt to exercise, assert or perfect), any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from the Mergers or appraisal or dissenters’ rights that he, she or it may at any time have under applicable Laws, including Section 262 of the DGCL.
(k) Termination of Affiliate Agreements and Certain Other Agreements. Each Stockholder, by this Agreement with respect to his, her or its Covered Shares, severally and not jointly, hereby agrees to take all action necessary to terminate, subject to and effective immediately prior to the Closing, (i) all Affiliate Agreements to which such Stockholder is party (including the Investment Agreements) other than those that are set forth on Section 4.24 of the Schedules (a redacted version of which, showing only the surviving Affiliate Agreements applicable to such Stockholder, has previously been reviewed by such Stockholder); and (ii) any rights under any letter or agreement providing for redemption rights, put rights, purchase rights or other similar rights not generally available to stockholders of the Company.
(l) Update of Schedule 1. If any Stockholder acquires record or beneficial ownership of any Covered Shares following the date hereof (or becomes aware, following the date hereof, of its record or beneficial ownership of any Covered Shares as of the date hereof, which shares are not already set forth on Schedule 1), such Stockholder shall promptly notify the Company and SPAC in writing (email being sufficient), and Schedule 1 shall be updated to reflect such Stockholder’s ownership of such additional Covered Shares.
6. Further Assurances. From time to time, at SPAC’s request and without further consideration, each Stockholder shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be necessary or reasonably requested to effect the actions and consummate the Transactions and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however that nothing herein shall require such Stockholder to make, seek or receive any filings, notifications, consents, determinations, authorizations, permits, approvals, licenses or the like, or provide any documentation or information to any regulatory or self-regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company, Pubco, SPAC or such Stockholder other than information that is already included in this Agreement or is otherwise in the public domain.
7. Disclosure. Such Stockholder hereby authorizes the Company, Pubco and SPAC to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure relating to the Transactions required or requested by the SEC (or as otherwise required or requested pursuant to any applicable Laws or any other Governmental Authorities), such Stockholder’s identity and ownership of the Covered Shares and the nature of such Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement and, if deemed appropriate by SPAC, Pubco or the Company, a copy of this Agreement. Subject to Section 6 of this Agreement, each Stockholder will promptly provide any information reasonably requested in writing by SPAC, Pubco or the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (including filings with the SEC).
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8. Changes in Capital Stock. In the event (a) of a stock split, stock dividend or distribution, or any change in Company Stock by reason of any split-up, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange of shares or the like, (b) the Stockholder purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any Company Stock or (c) the Stockholder acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any Company Stock, the term “Covered Shares” shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction. To the extent that any provision hereof expressly applies after the Effective Time, any reference to “Covered Shares” in respect of such provision shall also include the Pubco Common Stock such Covered Shares converted into the right to receive pursuant to the Acquisition Merger.
9. Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing signed by SPAC, Pubco, the Company and each Stockholder charged with such amendment, modification or supplement.
10. Waiver. No failure or delay by any Party 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. The rights and remedies of the Parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by such Party.
11. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) if delivered personally, when so delivered, (b) if delivered by email, when delivered if during normal business hours of the following Business Day if after normal business hours and, in either case, with confirmation of receipt or (c) if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express, or posted by registered or certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, when so delivered, and in any such case to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice made pursuant to this Section 11):
if to the Stockholder, to the address or email address set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1, or in the absence of such address or email address being set forth on Schedule 1, the address (including email) set forth in the Company’s books and records,
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Justin Hamill; Chad Rolston
Email: Justin.Hamill@lw.com; Chad.Rolston@lw.com
if to Pubco prior to the Closing, and to the Company or to Pubco after the Closing, to it at:
Starry, Inc.
38 Chauncey Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Attn: Bill Lundregan, Chief Legal Officer
Email: wlundregan@starry.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Justin Hamill; Chad Rolston
Email: Justin.Hamill@lw.com; Chad.Rolston@lw.com
if to SPAC prior to the Closing, to it at:
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
100 Fifth Ave., 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10011
Attn: Eric Cheung
Email: eric@firstmarkcap.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
525 University Avenue, Suite 1400
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attn: Michael Mies
Email: michael.mies@skadden.com
12. No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in SPAC any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Covered Shares of any Stockholder. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Covered Shares of each Stockholder shall remain vested in and belong to such Stockholder, and SPAC shall have no authority to manage, direct, restrict, regulate, govern or administer any of the policies of the Company or exercise any power or authority to direct any Stockholder in the voting or disposition of any of such Stockholder’s Covered Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.
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13. Entire Agreement; Time of Effectiveness. This Agreement and the Transaction Agreement constitute the entire agreement and understanding, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
14. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Stockholder hereby agrees that its representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of SPAC, Pubco and the Company in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the Parties, any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein, and the Parties hereby further agree that this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, may only be made against, the Persons expressly named as parties to this Agreement.
15. Governing Law and Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal Laws of the State of Delaware, including its statute of limitations, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the Laws or statute of limitations of another jurisdiction.
(b) Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court lacks jurisdiction, the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Each Party consents to the service of process in any such Action in the same manner as for giving notices under Section 11 or any other manner permitted by Law. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other Party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 15(b).
(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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16. Assignment; Successors. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall (a) be assigned by any of the Stockholders, in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of SPAC, Pubco and the Company or (b) be assigned by SPAC, Pubco or the Company, in whole or in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the Company (in the case of an attempted assignment by SPAC) or SPAC (in the case of an attempted assignment by Pubco or the Company). Any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
17. Trust Account Waiver. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, each Stockholder acknowledges that it has read the Trust Agreement, and understands that the Trust Account was established for the benefit of SPAC’s public stockholders and that disbursements from the Trust Account are available only in the limited circumstances set forth therein. Each Stockholder further acknowledges and agrees that SPAC’s sole assets consist of the cash proceeds of the SPAC’s initial public offering and private placements of its securities, and that substantially all of these proceeds have been deposited in the Trust Account for the benefit of its public stockholders. Accordingly, each Stockholder (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates) hereby waives any past, present or future claim of any kind against, and any right to access, the Trust Account, any trustee of the Trust Account and SPAC to collect from the Trust Account any monies that may be owed to them by SPAC or any of its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever, and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account at any time for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, for any Willful Breach of this Agreement. This Section 17 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
18. Enforcement. The Parties agree that irreparable damage (for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy) would occur, and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at law, in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to specific performance, an injunction or injunctions, or other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, including each Stockholder’s obligations under Section 1, without proof of actual damages or otherwise (and each Party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and that, without such right, none of the Parties would have entered into this Agreement. Each Party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that the other Parties have an adequate remedy at Law.
19. Severability. If any provision (or part thereof) of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of the provisions (or parts thereof) of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby.
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20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, it being understood that each Party need not sign the same counterpart. Signatures delivered electronically or by facsimile shall be deemed to be original signatures.
21. Interpretation and Construction. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The descriptive headings used herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. References to Sections and Schedules are to Sections and Schedules of this Agreement, respectively, unless otherwise specified. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. “Writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute as amended from time to time and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. References to any person include the successors and permitted assigns of that person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including such date or through and including such date, respectively. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The term “or” is not exclusive.
22. Capacity as a Stockholder or Proxy Holder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Stockholder is signing this Agreement solely in such Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company, and not in any other capacity, and this Agreement shall not limit, prevent or otherwise affect the actions of such Stockholder or any Affiliate or Representative thereof, or any of their respective Affiliates, in his or her capacity, if applicable, as an officer or director of the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company) or any other Person, including in the exercise of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. No Stockholder shall be liable or responsible for any breach, default, or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement hereunder by any other Stockholder that is also a Party and each Stockholder shall solely be required to perform its obligations hereunder in its individual capacity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Persons thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.
FIRSTMARK HORIZON ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Amish Jani | |
Title: | President | |
STARRY HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | William J. Lundregan | |
Title: | President | |
STARRY, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Chaitanya Kanojia | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
[STOCKHOLDER]
By: | ||
Name: | [●] | |
Title: | [●] |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
Schedule 1
Covered Shares
Stockholder Name | Number of Shares of Company Voting Common Stock |
Number of Shares of Company Nonvoting Common Stock |
Number, and Class and Series, of Shares of Company Preferred Stock |
Alex Moulle-Berteaux | 7,700,000 | 0 | 0 |
ArrowMark Equity Opportunity Fund
|
0 | 0 |
Series D – 17,906 Series E1 – 6,677 |
ArrowMark Fundamental Opportunity Fund, L.P.
|
0 | 0 |
Series C – 1,084,599 Series D – 2,255,695 Series E1 – 1,001,683 Series E2 – 1,124,555 |
FirstMark Capital III, LP, for itself and as nominee for FirstMark Capital III Entrepreneurs Fund, LP | 0 | 0 |
Seed – 37,878,790 Series A – 14,084,510
|
FirstMark Capital OF I LP | 0 | 0 |
Series B – 13,863,216 Series C – 10,845,987
|
FirstMark Capital of II, L.P. | 300,000 | 0 |
Series C – 10,845,987 Series D – 3,496,503 |
FirstMark Capital of III, L.P. | 0 | 0 |
Series D – 1,853,750 Series E1 – 1,670,162 Series E2 – 2,249,110 |
FirstMark Capital S1, L.P. | 0 | 0 | Series D – 21,153,846 |
Iron Horse Investments, LP | 0 | 0 |
Series C – 1,518,438 Series D – 2,040,050 Series E1 – 577,637 Series E2 – 462,941 |
J. David Cann | 3,000,000 | 0 | 0 |
Joseph T. Lipowski | 30,000,000 | 0 | 0 |
Mag & Co fbo Fidelity Advisor Series I: Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund | 0 | 0 |
Series D – 1,493,700 Series E1 – 4,395,224 |
Mag & Co fbo Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Commingled Pool | 0 | 0 |
Series C – 193,651 Series D – 285,089 Series E3 – 130,211 |
Stockholder Name | Number of Shares of Company Voting Common Stock |
Number of Shares of Company Nonvoting Common Stock |
Number, and Class and Series, of Shares of Company Preferred Stock |
Mag & Co fbo Fidelity Growth Company Commingled Pool | 0 | 0 |
Series B – 3,085,553 Series C – 4,272,354 Series D – 10,960,142 Series E1 – 5,431,417 Series E3 – 4,549,748 |
Mag & Co fbo Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust: Fidelity Series Growth Company Fund | 0 | 0 |
Series D – 1,344,355 Series E3 – 975,268 |
Mag & Co fbo Fidelity OTC Commingled Pool | 0 | 0 |
Series B – 37,310 |
Mag & Co FBO Fidelity Securities Fund: Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund | 0 | 0 |
Series C – 5,833,836 Series D – 6,810,656 Series E3 – 3,377,325 |
Meridian Growth Fund | 0 | 0 |
Series C – 4,577,007 Series D – 1,283,217 |
Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund | 0 | 0 |
Series C – 4,099,783 Series D – 1,164,336 |
Powhatan & Co, LLC fbo Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust: Fidelity Growth Company Fund | 0 | 0 |
Series B – 9,869,159 Series C – 5,234,614 Series D – 10,743,446 Series E1 – 1,350,488 Series E3 – 4,422,051 |
Powhatan & Co., LLC fbo Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust: Fidelity Growth Company K6 Fund | 0 | 0 |
Series D – 574,100 Series E1 – 2,971,163 Series E3 – 767,218 |
QSI, Inc. | 0 | 0 | Series E3 – 53,571,428 |
THB Iron Rose, LLC | 0 | 0 |
Series C – 1,518,438 Series D – 1,398,601 Series E2 – 462,941 |
Tiger Global Private Investment Partners IX, LP | 0 | 0 |
Series A – 43,116,200 Series B – 3,695,350 Series C – 39,926,790 Series D – 14,615,385 Series E2 – 3,733,647 |
Exhibit A
FORM OF
WRITTEN CONSENT
IN LIEU OF A
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OF
STARRY, INC.
[Attached.]
Exhibit A
WRITTEN CONSENT
IN LIEU OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
STARRY, INC.
Pursuant to the authority of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and the bylaws of Starry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the undersigned stockholders of the Company (the “Stockholders”) representing (i) the Requisite Percentage (as defined in the Charter (as defined below)), (ii) a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Voting Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Voting Common Stock”), and Preferred Stock (as defined in the Charter), voting together as a single class on as converted-basis, (iii) the Key Holders (as defined in the Voting Agreement (as defined below)), and (iv) a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, hereby consent to, authorize and adopt the following resolutions, with the same force and effect as if the undersigned were personally present at a special meeting of the stockholders of the Company and had voted for the same:
1. | Agreement and Plan of Merger |
WHEREAS, the Board has approved, and the Company has entered into, that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 6, 2021, by and among the Company, FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), Sirius Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SPAC (“Merger Sub”), and Starry Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Pubco”) (attached hereto as Annex A (the “Merger Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement);
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL, (i) on the SPAC Merger Closing Date, SPAC will merge with and into Pubco (the “SPAC Merger”), with Pubco surviving (Pubco, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the SPAC Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Corporation”) and becoming the sole owner of Merger Sub, and (ii) on the Acquisition Merger Closing Date, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Acquisition Merger” and, collectively with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Surviving Corporation (the Company, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the Acquisition Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Subsidiary Corporation”);
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Merger Agreement and the other agreements, documents, instruments and certificates contemplated by the Merger Agreement or to be executed in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents” and such transactions, collectively, the “Transactions”), are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders;
WHEREAS, the Board has recommended to the stockholders of the Company that they adopt and approve the Merger Agreement and the Transaction Documents and approve the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Mergers; and
WHEREAS, the Stockholders deem it to be advisable, and fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Stockholders that the Company consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Transaction Documents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Stockholders hereby declare the form, terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby to be advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of the Company and the Stockholders.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Merger Agreement, be, and the same hereby is, in all respects adopted and approved by the Stockholders, and the Transaction Documents, the Transactions, and all agreements, documents and instruments as may be necessary or advisable to consummate the Transactions, and all other actions or matters necessary or advisable to give effect to the foregoing be, and the same hereby are, in all respects authorized, adopted and approved by the Stockholders.
2. | Pubco Charter and Pubco Bylaws |
WHEREAS, in connection with the Mergers, prior to the Effective Time, Pubco will, (a) adopt the certificate of incorporation (the “Pubco Charter”) substantially in the form set forth on Annex B, which shall be the certificate of incorporation of Pubco upon the effectiveness of the Domestication and until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and the DGCL and (b) adopt the bylaws (the “Pubco Bylaws”) substantially in the form set forth on Annex C, which shall be the bylaws of Pubco upon the effectiveness of the Transactions and until thereafter amended in accordance with their terms, the Pubco Charter and the DGCL; and
WHEREAS, the Common Stock to be issued to Stockholders by Pubco in connection with the Transactions shall be subject to the terms of the Pubco Charter and the Pubco Bylaws.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Stockholders hereby consent to the adoption of the Pubco Charter and the Pubco Bylaws by Pubco and that the Pubco Charter and the Pubco Bylaws be, and hereby are, authorized, adopted and approved in all respects.
3. | Election to Convert to Preferred Stock |
WHEREAS, Article FOURTH, Section (B)(5.1)(c) of the Charter provides that all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into shares of Voting Common Stock, at the then effective conversion rate, upon the occurrence of any event specified by the written consent of the Requisite Percentage (the time of such event, the “Mandatory Conversion Time”);
WHEREAS, the effective conversion rate for each share of Preferred Stock to Voting Common Stock is one-for-one as of the date hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Stockholders desire to cause each share of Preferred Stock to be automatically converted into shares of Voting Common Stock at the applicable conversion rate, conditioned upon the consummation of the Mergers, and effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, contingent upon the consummation of the Mergers, effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each share of Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into one share of Voting Common Stock.
4. | Drag-Along Right |
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3 of that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2021, by and among the Company, the Investors, Key Holders and Other Holders (in each case, as defined therein) (the “Voting Agreement”), in the event that each of (a) Key Holders holding a majority of the outstanding shares of Voting Common Stock held by all Key Holders, and (b) the Preferred Stock Majority (as defined in the Voting Agreement), approve a “Sale of the Company” (as defined in the Voting Agreement) specifying that Section 3 of the Voting Agreement applies to such transaction, then, each Company stockholder party to the Voting Agreement shall, among other things, (1) vote, or cause to be voted, all shares of capital stock of the Company owned by such stockholder, or over which such stockholder exercises voting power, among other things, in favor of, and to adopt, such Sale of the Company, and in opposition to any and all other proposals that could delay or impair the ability of the Company to consummate such Sale of the Company, and (2) to refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal with respect to such Sale of the Company (the “Drag-Along”);
WHEREAS, in order for the Drag-Along to apply, Section 3.3 of the Voting Agreement requires that, among other things, each holder of each class or series of the Company’s capital stock receive the same form of consideration for their shares of such class or series as is received by other holders in respect of their shares of such same class or series of stock; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Mergers, the Stockholders hereby acknowledge and agree that Chaitanya Kanojia will receive Pubco Class X Common Stock (“High-Vote Common Stock”), while other holders of Company Common Stock will receive Pubco Class A Common Stock (“Low-Vote Common Stock”).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Stockholders hereby consent to the treatment of the Transactions, including the Mergers, as a Deemed Liquidation Event pursuant to the terms of the Company Charter and determine that the Transactions, including the Mergers, constitute a Sale of the Company to which Section 3 of the Voting Agreement will apply and affirm that the Drag-Along shall be in effect, notwithstanding that Chaitanya Kanojia will receive High-Vote Common Stock while other holders of Company Common Stock will receive Low-Vote Common Stock in connection with the Mergers.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Voting Agreement is hereby deemed amended and/or waived in all respects to the extent necessary to permit Section 3 of the Voting Agreement to apply to, and the Drag-Along to be in effect with respect to, the Transactions, including the Mergers, notwithstanding the receipt of High-Vote Common Stock by Chaitanya Kanojia and Low-Vote Common Stock by other holders of Company Common Stock in connection therewith.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that to the extent any stockholder party to the Voting Agreement fails to take any action or refrains from taking any action required by the terms of Drag-Along, the Company shall hold such stockholder to be in breach of its obligations and the officers of the Company shall be authorized to take those actions they deem necessary or appropriate to enforce such stockholder’s compliance with the Drag-Along.
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5. | Waiver Of Notice And Other Rights |
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Stockholders hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive, and cause to be waived, on behalf of themselves and each of the other holders of capital stock of the Company, any and all rights to receive, and any and all obligations of the Company to send, notice (and any related notice periods) with respect to the Mergers, the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, and any other notice which the Company’s stockholders may be entitled to pursuant to the Company’s bylaws, any agreement among the Company and any or all of the stockholders of the Company or otherwise.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that, effective as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the Effective Time, the undersigned Stockholders hereby consent to the termination or waiver of any rights of first refusal, redemption rights and similar rights with respect to the Transactions.
6. | Waiver Of Appraisal Rights |
WHEREAS, each of the undersigned Stockholders acknowledges the availability of appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL in connection with the Mergers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that each of the Stockholders, with respect only to himself, herself or itself, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to exercise any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from the Transactions that such Stockholder may have in connection with the Mergers, including under Section 262 of the DGCL, and any waiting periods to which the undersigned otherwise would be entitled relating to appraisal or dissenter rights.
7. | Termination of Agreements |
WHEREAS, in connection with the Mergers, it is in the best interests of the Company and the Stockholders to, contingent upon the Closing and to be effective no later than as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, terminate the agreements set forth on Schedule 6.04 to the Merger Agreement and attached as Annex D hereto (collectively, the “Terminated Agreements”), in each case, without any further liability or obligation to the Company or Pubco.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that, if and to the extent any of the undersigned Stockholders is a party to any of the Terminated Agreements, such Stockholder hereby agrees to the automatic termination of the Terminated Agreement(s) to which such Stockholder is party, without further action by any party thereto, with such termination to be contingent upon the Closing and to be effective no later than immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(Signature pages follow)
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In accordance with the Bylaws, this Action by Written Consent may be executed in writing, or consented to by electronic transmission, in any number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same action.
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Dated: |
SIGNATURE
PAGE TO STARRY, INC.
ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
Annex A
Merger Agreement
(see attached)
Annex B
Pubco Charter
(see attached)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
STARRY HOLDINGS, INC.
Starry Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:
1. | The name of the Corporation is “Starry Holdings, Inc.”. The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 6, 2021. |
2. | This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Amended and Restated Certificate”) was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) and the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “DGCL”). |
3. | The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby restated and amended in its entirety to read as follows: |
ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation is Starry Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”).
ARTICLE II
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, State of Delaware, 19801, and the name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III
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”) as it now exists or may hereafter be amended and supplemented.
ARTICLE IV
The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 860,000,000, consisting of: (i) 800,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, having a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”); (ii) 50,000,000 shares of Class X common stock, having a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Class X Common Stock” and together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”); and (iv) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, having a par value of $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).
ARTICLE V
The designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation are as follows:
A. | COMMON STOCK |
1. General. The voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and powers of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers and preferences of any series of Preferred Stock as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) and outstanding from time to time.
2. Voting. Except as otherwise provided herein or expressly required by law, each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to vote on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders generally and shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock and, until the Sunset Date, twenty votes for each share of Class X Common Stock, in each case, held of record by such holder as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter. From and after the Sunset Date, each share of Class X Common Stock will entitle the record holder thereof to one vote on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation (as defined below)) (this “Certificate of Incorporation”) that relates solely to the rights, powers, preferences (or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof) or other terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock or other class of Common Stock if the holders of such affected series of Preferred Stock or class of Common Stock, as applicable, are entitled exclusively, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series or class, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation) or pursuant to the DGCL.
Except as otherwise required pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation and subject to the rights of any holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock, Class X Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto).
Except as otherwise required in this Certificate of Incorporation or by the DGCL, the holders of Common Stock will vote together as a single class on all matters (or, if any holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with such holders of Common Stock, as a single class with the holders of Preferred Stock).
3. Dividends.
(i) Subject to applicable law and the rights and preferences of any holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to the payment of dividends on the Common Stock when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law.
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(ii) Dividends of cash or property may not be declared or paid on any class of Common Stock unless a dividend of the same amount per share and same type of cash or property (or combination thereof) per share is concurrently declared or paid on the other classes of outstanding Common Stock.
(iii) In no event will any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination of stock, subdivision, reclassification or recapitalization be declared or made on any class of Common Stock (each, a “Stock Adjustment”) unless a corresponding Stock Adjustment for all other classes of Common Stock at the time outstanding is made in the same proportion and the same manner (unless such requirement is waived in advance by the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of any such other class of Common Stock (voting separately as a single class), in which event, no such Stock Adjustment need be made for such other class of Common Stock). Stock dividends with respect to each class of Common Stock may only be paid with shares of stock of the same class of Common Stock.
4. Liquidation. Subject to the rights and preferences of any holders of any shares of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the funds and assets of the Corporation that may be legally distributed to the Corporation’s stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of the then outstanding Common Stock pro rata in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder.
5. Merger, Consolidation, Tender or Exchange Offer. Except as expressly provided in this Article V, all shares of Common Stock shall, as among each other, have the same rights, preferences and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters (unless holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of any outstanding class of Common Stock (voting separately as a single class) waive such requirement in advance and in writing as to different treatment of such class of Common Stock, in which event different treatment may be permitted for such class of Common Stock). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless such requirement as to different treatment of such class of Common Stock is waived in advance by the affirmative vote or written consent of holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of any outstanding class of Common Stock (voting separately as a single class), in which event, different treatment may be permitted for such class of Common Stock, (1) in the event of a merger, consolidation or other business combination requiring the approval of the holders of the Corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote thereon (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving entity), the holders of any class of Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same form of consideration, if any, as the holders of any other class of Common Stock, and the holders of any class of Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, at least the same amount of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the holders of any other class of Common Stock, and (2) in the event of (a) any tender or exchange offer to acquire any shares of Common Stock by any third party pursuant to an agreement to which the Corporation is a party or (b) any tender or exchange offer by the Corporation to acquire any shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the applicable tender or exchange offer, the holders of any class of Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same form of consideration, if any, as the holders of any other class of Common Stock, and the holders of any class of Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, at least the same amount of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the holders of any other class of Common Stock; provided that, for the purposes of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) and notwithstanding the first sentence of this Article V, Section A.5, in the event any such consideration includes securities, the consideration payable to holders of Class X Common Stock shall be deemed the same form of consideration and at least the same amount of consideration on a per share basis as the holders of Class A Common Stock on a per share basis if the only difference in the per share distribution to the holders of Class X Common Stock is that each share of the securities distributed to such holders has twenty times the voting power of each share of the securities distributed to the holder of a share of Class A Common Stock.
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6. Transfer Rights. Subject to applicable law and the transfer restrictions set forth in Article VIII of the Bylaws of the Corporation (as such Bylaws may be amended from time to time, the “Bylaws”) and Article V, Section A.7 of this Certificate of Incorporation, shares of Common Stock and the rights and obligations associated therewith shall be fully transferable to any transferee.
7. Conversion of Class X Common Stock.
(i) Voluntary Conversion. Each share of Class X Common Stock shall be convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder thereof at any time upon written notice to the transfer agent of the Corporation.
(ii) Automatic Conversion. Each share of Class X Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one share of Class A Common Stock upon a Transfer, other than to a Qualified Stockholder, of such share.
(iii) Automatic Conversion of All Outstanding Class X Common Stock. Each share of Class X Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one share of Class A Common Stock upon the earlier of (such date, the “Sunset Date”): (a) the date that is nine months following the first date after the Acquisition Effective Time (as defined in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 6, 2021, by and among the Corporation, FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., Sirius Merger Sub, Inc. and Starry, Inc., as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “Business Combination Agreement”)) on which Founder (1) is no longer providing services, whether upon death, resignation, removal or otherwise, to the Corporation as a member of the senior leadership team, officer or director and (2) has not provided any such services for the duration of such nine-month period; and (b) the first date after the Acquisition Effective Time as of which the Qualified Stockholders have Transferred, in the aggregate, more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the shares of Class X Common Stock that were held by the Qualified Stockholders immediately following the Acquisition Effective Time.
(iv) Final Conversion of Class X Common Stock. On the Sunset Date, each share of Class X Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one share of Class A Common Stock. Following such conversion, the reissuance of shares of Class X Common Stock shall be prohibited, and such shares shall be retired and cancelled in accordance with Section 243 of the DGCL and the filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware required thereby, and upon such retirement and cancellation, all references to Class X Common Stock in this Certificate of Incorporation shall be eliminated.
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(v) Procedures. The Corporation may, from time to time, establish such policies and procedures relating to the conversion of Class X Common Stock into Class A Common Stock and the general administration of this multi-class stock structure, including the issuance of stock certificates (or the establishment of book-entry positions) with respect thereto, as it may deem reasonably necessary or advisable, and may from time to time request that holders of shares of Class X Common Stock furnish certifications, affidavits or other proof to the Corporation as it deems necessary to verify the ownership of Class X Common Stock and to confirm that a conversion into Class A Common Stock has not occurred. A determination in good faith by the Secretary of the Corporation that a Transfer results or has resulted in a conversion into Class A Common Stock shall be conclusive and binding.
(vi) Immediate Effect of Conversion. In the event of a conversion of shares of Class X Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to this Article V, Section A.7, including upon the Sunset Date, such conversion(s) shall be deemed to have been made at the time that the Transfer of shares occurred or immediately upon the Sunset Date at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, as applicable. Upon any conversion of Class X Common Stock into Class A Common Stock, all rights of the holder of shares of Class X Common Stock shall cease and the person or persons in whose names or names the certificate or certificates (or book-entry position(s)) representing the shares of Class A Common Stock are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder or holders of such shares of Class A Common Stock. Shares of Class X Common Stock that are converted into shares of Class A Common Stock as provided in this Article V, Section A.7 shall be retired and may not be reissued.
(vii) Reservation of Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Class X Common Stock, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class X Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock.
8. No Further Issuances. Except for a dividend payable in accordance with Article V, Section A.3 or a Stock Adjustment effectuated in accordance with Article V, Section A.3, the Corporation shall not at any time after the Acquisition Effective Time issue any additional shares of Class X Common Stock, unless such issuance is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, voting as a separate class. After the Sunset Date, the Corporation shall not issue any additional shares of Class X Common Stock.
9. For purposes of this Article V, Section A, references to:
(i) “Change of Control Issuance” means the issuance, at any time after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, by the Corporation, in a transaction or series of related transactions, of voting securities to any person or persons acting as a group as contemplated in Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (or any successor provision) that immediately prior to such transaction or series of related transactions held fifty percent (50%) or less of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation (assuming that the Class A Common Stock and Class X Common Stock each entitle the holder thereof to one vote per share), such that, immediately following such transaction or series of related transactions, such person or group of persons would hold more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation (assuming that the Class A Common Stock and Class X Common Stock each entitle the holder thereof to one vote per share).
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(ii) “Change of Control Transaction” means, at any time after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, (a) the sale, lease, exclusive license, exchange, or other disposition (other than liens and encumbrances created in the ordinary course of business, including liens or encumbrances to secure indebtedness for borrowed money that are approved by the Board of Directors, so long as no foreclosure occurs in respect of any such lien or encumbrance) of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets (which shall for such purpose include the property and assets of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation), provided that any sale, lease, exclusive license, exchange or other disposition of property or assets exclusively between or among the Corporation and any direct or indirect subsidiary or subsidiaries of the Corporation shall not be deemed a “Change of Control Transaction”; (b) the merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction of the Corporation with any other entity, other than a merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction that would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation (or such surviving or parent entity) or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation’s (or such surviving or parent entity’s) capital stock, in each case as outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction, and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to the merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction continuing to own voting securities of the Corporation (or such surviving or parent entity) immediately following the merger, consolidation, business combination, or other similar transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-à-vis each other) as such stockholders owned of the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to the transaction; (c) a recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or other similar transaction involving the Corporation, other than a recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or other similar transaction that would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Corporation (or such surviving or parent entity) or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation’s (or such surviving or parent entity’s) capital stock, in each case as outstanding immediately after such recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction, and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to the recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction continuing to own voting securities of the Corporation (or such surviving or parent entity) immediately following the recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-à-vis each other) as such stockholders owned of the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to the transaction; and (d) any Change of Control Issuance.
(iii) “Dispositive Power” means the power to directly or indirectly cause a Transfer of the owner’s shares (including, without limitation, the power to direct a trustee of a Permitted Trust to Transfer such Permitted Trust’s shares).
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(iv) “Family Member” means an individual’s spouse, ex-spouse, domestic partner, lineal (including by adoption) descendant or antecedent, brother or sister, or the spouse or domestic partner of any child, adopted child or grandchild (including by adoption) of such individual.
(v) “Founder” means Chaitanya Kanojia.
(vi) “Permitted Entity” means, with respect to a Qualified Stockholder, (a) a corporation in which such Qualified Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Entities, owns shares with sufficient voting control in such corporation, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, such that the Qualified Stockholder retains Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class X Common Stock held by such corporation; (b) a partnership in which such Qualified Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Entities, owns partnership interests with sufficient voting control in the partnership, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, such that the Qualified Stockholder retains Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class X Common Stock held by such partnership; or (c) a limited liability company in which such Qualified Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Entities, owns membership interests with sufficient voting control in the limited liability company, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, such that the Qualified Stockholder retains Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class X Common Stock held by such limited liability company.
(vii) “Permitted Foundation” means with respect to a Qualified Stockholder: a trust or private non-operating organization that is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”), so long as such Qualified Stockholder has Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class X Common Stock held by such trust or organization and the Transfer to such trust does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration (other than an interest in such trust or organization) to such Qualified Stockholder.
(viii) “Permitted IRA” means an Individual Retirement Account, as defined in Section 408(a) of the Code, or a pension, profit sharing, stock bonus or other type of plan or trust of which a Qualified Stockholder is a participant or beneficiary and which satisfies the requirements for qualification under Section 401 of the Code; provided that in each case such Qualified Stockholder has Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class X Common Stock held in such account, plan or trust.
(ix) “Permitted Transfer” means, and is restricted to, any Transfer of a share of Class X Common Stock: (a) by a Qualified Stockholder to (1) any Permitted Trust of such Qualified Stockholder, (2) any Permitted IRA of such Qualified Stockholder, (3) any Permitted Entity of such Qualified Stockholder, and (4) any Permitted Foundation of such Qualified Stockholder; or (b) by a Permitted Trust, Permitted IRA, Permitted Entity or Permitted Foundation of a Qualified Stockholder to (1) such Qualified Stockholder, or (2) any other Permitted Entity of such Qualified Stockholder.
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(x) “Permitted Trust” means with respect to a Qualified Stockholder a trust which (a) is held for the benefit of such Qualified Stockholder and/or one or more Family Members of the Qualified Stockholder in which no person other than such Qualified Stockholder and/or one or more Family Members of the Qualified Stockholder is then a beneficiary entitled to distributions of income or principal from such trust, and (b) confers upon the Qualified Stockholder a Dispositive Power and Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class X Common Stock held by such trust.
(xi) “Qualified Stockholder” means (a) Founder; (b) any other registered holder of a share of Class X Common Stock immediately following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time; (c) the initial registered holder of any shares of Class X Common Stock that are originally issued by the Corporation pursuant to the exercise, conversion or settlement of a Right (provided that such Right was issued to and at all times held by a holder who would have been a Qualified Stockholder if such Right had been a share and without reference to this clause (c)); (d) each natural person who Transfers shares of, or Rights for, Class X Common Stock to a Permitted Trust, Permitted IRA, Permitted Entity or Permitted Foundation that is or becomes a Qualified Stockholder in connection with such Transfer; or (e) a transferee of shares of Class X Common Stock received in a Transfer that constitutes a Permitted Transfer.
(xii) “Rights” means any option, restricted stock unit, warrant, conversion right or contractual right of any kind to acquire (through purchase, conversion or otherwise) shares of the Corporation’s authorized but unissued capital stock (or issued but not outstanding capital stock).
(xiii) “Transfer” means, with respect to a share of Class X Common Stock, any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of such share or any legal or beneficial interest in such share, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, including, without limitation, a transfer to a broker or other nominee (regardless of whether there is a corresponding change in beneficial ownership), or the transfer of, or entering into a binding agreement with respect to, Voting Control over such share by proxy or otherwise; provided that the following shall not be considered a “Transfer”: (a) the granting of a revocable proxy to officers or directors or agents of the Corporation with the approval and at the request of the Board of Directors in connection with actions to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders; (b) entering into a voting trust, agreement or arrangement (with or without granting a proxy) (1) solely with stockholders who are holders of Class X Common Stock that (A) is disclosed either in a Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, (B) either has a term not exceeding one year or is terminable by the holder of the shares subject thereto at any time and (C) does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration to the holder of the shares subject thereto other than the mutual promise to vote shares in a designated manner, or (2) pursuant to a written agreement to which the Corporation is a party; (c) in connection with a Change of Control Transaction that has been approved by the Board of Directors, the entering into a support, voting, tender or similar agreement or arrangement (in each case, with or without the grant of a proxy) that has also been approved by the Board of Directors; (d) the pledge of shares of Class X Common Stock by a stockholder that creates a mere security interest in such shares pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction for so long as such stockholder (or the Founder) continues to exercise Voting Control over such pledged shares and no such Voting Control is exercised by the Person to whom the shares are pledged (other than the Founder if the Founder is the Person to whom the shares are pledged), provided that a foreclosure on such shares or other similar action by the pledgee shall constitute a “Transfer” unless such foreclosure or similar action qualifies as a “Permitted Transfer” or (e) the fact that, as of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time or at any time after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the spouse of any holder of Class X Common Stock possesses or obtains an interest in such holder’s shares of Class X Common Stock arising solely by reason of the application of the community property laws of any jurisdiction, so long as no other event or circumstance shall exist or have occurred that constitutes a Transfer of such shares of Class X Common Stock (including a Transfer by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement or any other court order).
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A Transfer shall also be deemed to have occurred with respect to a share of Class X Common Stock beneficially held by (x) an entity that is a Permitted Trust, Permitted IRA, Permitted Entity or Permitted Foundation, if there occurs any act or circumstance that causes such entity to no longer be a Permitted Trust, Permitted IRA, Permitted Entity or Permitted Foundation or if there occurs a Transfer on a cumulative basis, from and after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, of a majority of the voting power of the voting securities of such entity or any direct or indirect parent of such entity, other than a Transfer to parties that are, as of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, holders of voting securities of any such entity or parent of such entity, or (y) an entity that is a Qualified Stockholder, if there occurs a Transfer on a cumulative basis, from and after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, of a majority of the voting power of the voting securities of such entity or any direct or indirect parent of such entity, other than a Transfer to parties that are, as of the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, holders of voting securities of any such entity or parent of such entity.
(xiv) “Voting Control” means, with the respect to a share of Class X Common Stock, the power (whether directly or indirectly) to vote or direct the voting of an equity interest, interest in a trust or other interest or security by proxy, voting agreement, or otherwise. For this purpose, the Voting Control with respect to shares transferred to and held in a Permitted Trust shall be deemed to be held exclusively by the trustee of such Permitted Trust; provided, however, if there is any individual powerholder who possesses the power to remove and replace the trustee of such Permitted Trust (a) without cause, (b) for any reason, and (c) not less often than once in any twelve (12) month period, then the Voting Control of such Permitted Trust’s shares shall be deemed to be held exclusively by such individual powerholder (and not the trustee of such Permitted Trust).
B. | PREFERRED STOCK |
Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of such series to have such terms as stated or expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for the creation and issuance of such series adopted by the Board of Directors as hereinafter provided.
Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to issue the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by adopting a resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of the shares thereof and by filing a certificate of designation relating thereto in accordance with the DGCL (a “Certificate of Designation”), to determine and fix the number of shares of such series and such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, and to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series as shall be stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the creation and issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to any other series of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law and this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation). Except as otherwise required by law, holders of any series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled only to such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation).
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ARTICLE VI
For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation it is further provided that:
A. Effective upon the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the directors of the Corporation (other than Preferred Stock Directors (as defined below)) shall be classified with respect to the time for which they severally hold office into three classes, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one third of the total number of directors constituting the whole Board of Directors. The initial Class I directors shall serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of the stockholders following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time; the initial Class II directors shall serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of the stockholders following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time; and the initial Class III directors shall serve for a term expiring at the third annual meeting following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation beginning with the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. If the number of such directors (other than Preferred Stock Directors) is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any such additional director of any class elected to fill a newly created directorship resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case shall a decrease in the number of directors remove or shorten the term of any incumbent director. Any such director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, or his or her death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign members of the Board of Directors already in office upon the effectiveness of this Article VI, Section A (the “Classification Effective Time”) to their respective class. Each director shall hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation.
B. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the DGCL or this Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors that shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed exclusively by one or more resolutions adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Bylaws.
C. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors (“Preferred Stock Directors”), (i) until the Sunset Date, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors; provided that, after the Classification Effective Time, the director designated by FirstMark (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement may be removed by such affirmative vote only for cause, and (ii) following the Sunset Date, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors.
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D. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, except as otherwise provided by law, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, retirement, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall be filled (i) following the Sunset Date, only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director and, (ii) after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time and until the Sunset Date, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors. For avoidance of doubt, prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled in any manner permitted by the DGCL.
E. Whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VI, the number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to paragraph B of this Article VI, and the total number of directors constituting the whole Board of Directors shall be automatically adjusted accordingly. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Designation(s) in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such Certificate of Designation(s), the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such series of Preferred Stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such director thereupon shall cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a director) and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be reduced accordingly.
F. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws, without the assent or vote of the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect thereto in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or this Certificate of Incorporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote of the stockholders, at any time after the Sunset Date, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by applicable law or by this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation(s) in respect of one or more series of Preferred Stock) or the Bylaws, the adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws by the stockholders of the Corporation shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in an election of directors.
G. The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.
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ARTICLE VII
A. Until the Sunset Date, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders or may, except as otherwise required by applicable law or this Certificate of Incorporation, be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Following the Sunset Date, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, and shall not be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of the relevant series of Preferred Stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
B. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called for any purpose or purposes, at any time only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, in each case, in accordance with the Bylaws, and shall not be called by any other person or persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until the Sunset Date, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called for any purpose or purposes by the Secretary of the Corporation upon the request, in writing, of any holder of record of at least 25% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation. Any such special meeting so called may be postponed, rescheduled or cancelled by the Board of Directors or other person calling the meeting.
C. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of other business proposed to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws. Any business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes identified in the notice of meeting.
ARTICLE VIII
No director of the Corporation shall have any personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or hereafter may be amended. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article VIII, or the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VIII, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, modification or adoption. If the DGCL is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article VIII 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 or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended.
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ARTICLE IX
A. The Corporation hereby expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL. By operation of Section 203(b)(3) of the DGCL, the restrictions on business combinations (as defined in Section 203(c)(3) of the DGCL) under Section 203 of the DGCL shall continue to apply for twelve (12) months after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, at which time they shall cease to apply by virtue of the election set forth in the immediately preceding sentence (the “203 Opt-Out Effective Date”). The provisions of Article IX(B)-(D), including the restrictions on business combinations (as defined in Article IX(D)(3) below) set forth in Article IX(B) below, shall not apply before the 203 Opt-Out Effective Date. From and after the 203 Opt-Out Effective Date, the provisions of Article IX(B) – (D) below shall become effective if, and shall continue in effect for so long as, the Class A Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
B. The Corporation shall not engage in any business combination with any interested stockholder (as defined below) for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
(1) prior to such time, the Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
(2) upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock (as defined below) of the Corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned by (i) persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
(3) at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation which is not owned by the interested stockholder.
C. The restrictions contained in the foregoing Article IX(B) shall not apply if:
(1) a stockholder becomes an interested stockholder inadvertently and (i) as soon as practicable divests itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that the stockholder ceases to be an interested stockholder and (ii) would not, at any time, within the three-year period immediately prior to the business combination between the Corporation and such stockholder, have been an interested stockholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership; or
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(2) the business combination is proposed prior to the consummation or abandonment of and subsequent to the earlier of the public announcement or the notice required hereunder of a proposed transaction which (i) constitutes one of the transactions described in the second sentence of this Article IX(C)(2), (ii) is with or by a person who either was not an interested stockholder during the previous three years or who became an interested stockholder with the approval of the Board of Directors and (iii) is approved by a majority of the directors then in office (but not less than one) who were directors prior to any person becoming an interested stockholder during the previous three years or were recommended for election or elected to succeed such directors by a majority of such directors. The proposed transactions referred to in the preceding sentence are limited to (x) a merger or consolidation of the Corporation (except for a merger in respect of which, pursuant to Section 251(f) of the DGCL, no vote of the stockholders of the Corporation is required), (y) a sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (other than to any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary or to the Corporation) having an aggregate market value equal to fifty percent or more of either that aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding stock of the Corporation or (z) a proposed tender or exchange offer for 50% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation. The Corporation shall give not less than 20 days’ notice to all interested stockholders prior to the consummation of any of the transactions described in clause (x) or (y) of the second sentence of this Article IX(C)(2).
D. For purposes of this Article IX, references to:
(1) “affiliate” means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person.
(2) “associate,” when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means: (i) any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity of which such person is a director, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of the voting power thereof; (ii) any trust or other estate in which such person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such person.
(3) “business combination,” when used in reference to the Corporation and any interested stockholder of the Corporation, means:
a. any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (a) with the interested stockholder, or (b) with any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the interested stockholder and as a result of such merger or consolidation subsection (B) of this Article IX is not applicable to the surviving entity;
b. any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation, to or with the interested stockholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which assets have an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding stock of the Corporation;
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c. any transaction which results in the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or by any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation of any stock of the Corporation or of such subsidiary to the interested stockholder, except: (i) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the interested stockholder became such; (ii) pursuant to a merger under Section 251(g) of the DGCL; (iii) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which security is distributed, pro rata to all holders of a class or series of stock of the Corporation subsequent to the time the interested stockholder became such; (iv) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase stock made on the same terms to all holders of said stock; or (v) any issuance or transfer of stock by the Corporation; provided, however, that in no case under items (iii) through (v) of this subsection shall there be an increase in the interested stockholder’s proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the Corporation or of the voting stock of the Corporation (except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments);
d. any transaction involving the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series, or securities convertible into the stock of any class or series, of the Corporation or of any such subsidiary which is owned by the interested stockholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any purchase or redemption of any shares of stock not caused, directly or indirectly, by the interested stockholder; or
e. any receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges, or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in subsections (a) through (d) above) provided by or through the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary; provided that this subsection e. shall not apply to any benefits received (x) at or prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time or (y) by Sponsor, its Affiliates, any of its or their respective Representatives or any Representatives (as of immediately prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time) of the Corporation or Merger Sub, in each case of this clause (y), pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or their respective rights, if any, to exculpation, indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or liability insurance coverage under or required by this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, the SPAC Organizational Documents or the Business Combination Agreement (each capitalized term used in this clause (y) and not otherwise defined herein, as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) (any benefit referred to in clauses (x) or (y), an “Exempt Benefit”); provided, further, that for so long as this Certificate of Incorporation restricts business combinations, the Corporation shall not amend this Certificate of Incorporation so as to result in an Exempt Benefit becoming subject to the restrictions on business combinations therein.
(4) “control,” including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with,” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract, or otherwise. A person who is the owner of 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity shall be presumed to have control of such entity, in the absence of proof by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of control shall not apply where such person holds voting stock, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this subsection (D) of Article IX, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group have control of such entity.
(5) “interested stockholder” means any person (other than the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation) that (i) is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation, or (ii) is an affiliate or associate of the Corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation at any time within the three year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such person is an interested stockholder; and the affiliates and associates of such person; but “interested stockholder” shall not include (a) any Stockholder Party, any Stockholder Party Direct Transferee, any Stockholder Party Indirect Transferee or any of their respective affiliates or successors or any “group,” or any member of any such group, to which such persons are a party under Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act, or (b) any person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of any action taken solely by the Corporation; provided, further, that in the case of clause (b) such person shall be an interested stockholder if thereafter such person acquires additional shares of voting stock of the Corporation, except as a result of further corporate action not caused, directly or indirectly, by such person. For the purpose of determining whether a person is an interested stockholder, the voting stock of the Corporation deemed to be outstanding shall include stock deemed to be owned by the person through application of the definition of “owner” below.
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(6) “owner,” including the terms “own,” “owned,” and “ownership” when used with respect to any stock, means a person that individually or with or through any of its affiliates or associates:
a. beneficially owns such stock, directly or indirectly;
b. has (i) the right to acquire such stock (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of stock tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such person or any of such person’s affiliates or associates until such tendered stock is accepted for purchase or exchange; or (ii) the right to vote such stock pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of any stock because of such person’s right to vote such stock if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such stock arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made to 10 or more persons; or
c. has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in item (ii) of subsection (b) above), or disposing of such stock with any other person that beneficially owns, or whose affiliates or associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, such stock.
(7) “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity.
(8) “stock” means, with respect to any corporation, capital stock and, with respect to any other entity, any equity interest.
(9) “Stockholder Party” means any Qualified Stockholder.
(10) “Stockholder Party Direct Transferee” means any person that acquires (other than in a registered public offering) directly from any Stockholder Party or any of its successors or any “group,” or any member of any such group, of which such persons are a party under Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act ownership of 15% or more of the then outstanding voting stock of the Corporation.
(11) “Stockholder Party Indirect Transferee” means any person that acquires (other than in a registered public offering) directly from any Stockholder Party Direct Transferee or any other Stockholder Party Indirect Transferee ownership of 15% or more of the then outstanding voting stock of the Corporation.
(12) “voting stock” means stock of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and, with respect to any entity that is not a corporation, any equity interest entitled to vote generally in the election of the governing body of such entity. Every reference to a percentage of voting stock shall be calculated on the basis of the aggregate number of votes applicable to all outstanding shares of such voting stock, and by allocating to each share of voting stock, that number of votes to which such share is entitled.
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ARTICLE X
A. Subject to Article X(C), to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall indemnify any person 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 (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or while a director or officer of the Corporation, 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, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.
B. Subject to Article X(C), to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or while a director or officer of the Corporation, 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, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
C. Any indemnification under this Article X (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Article X(A) or Article X(B), as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. To the extent, however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
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D. For purposes of any determination under Article X(C), a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The provisions of this Article X(D) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Article X(A) or Article X(B), as the case may be.
E. Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Article X(C), and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible Article X(A) or Article X(B). The basis of such indemnification by the Corporation shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Article X(A) or Article X(B), as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Article X(C) nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Article X shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.
F. Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a present or former director or officer in appearing at, participating in or defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition or in connection with a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article X shall be paid by the Corporation upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article X. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by employees and agents of the Corporation or by persons acting at the request of the Corporation as directors, officers, employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.
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G. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Article X(A) or Article X(B) shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article X shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Article X(A) or Article X(B) but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.
H. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article X.
I. For purposes of this Article X, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article X with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. The term “another enterprise” as used in this Article X shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. For purposes of this Article X, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article X.
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J. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article X shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified as provided in this Article X, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
K. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Article X(E)), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any present or former director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors.
L. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation and to persons serving at the request of the Corporation as directors, officers, employees and agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise similar to those conferred in this Article X to directors and officers of the Corporation.
M. Notwithstanding that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by other persons (collectively, the “Other Indemnitors”), with respect to the rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance set forth herein, the Corporation: (i) shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Covered Persons are primary and any obligation of the Other Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Covered Persons are secondary); and (ii) shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Covered Persons and shall be liable for the full amount of all liabilities, without regard to any rights Covered Persons may have against any of the Other Indemnitors. No advancement or payment by the Other Indemnitors on behalf of Covered Persons with respect to any claim for which Covered Persons have sought indemnification from the Corporation shall affect the immediately preceding sentence, and the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Covered Persons against the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the obligations of the Corporation under this Article X(M) shall only apply to Covered Persons in their capacity as Covered Persons.
N. Any repeal or amendment of this Article X by the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article X, will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights to Indemnitees on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
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ARTICLE XI
A. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery (the “Chancery Court”) of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) and any appellate court thereof shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action, suit or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, stockholder or employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action, suit or proceeding arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Bylaws or this Certificate of Incorporation (as either may be amended from time to time), (iv) any action, suit or proceeding as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Chancery Court, or (v) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director, officer or stockholder governed by the internal affairs doctrine. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of the immediately preceding sentence is filed in a court other than the courts in the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (a) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence and (b) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Article XI(A) shall not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.
B. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
C. For avoidance of doubt, any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this Article XI and each other Article of this Certificate of Incorporation.
ARTICLE XII
A. In recognition and anticipation that (a) certain directors, principals, officers, employees and/or other representatives of an Exempted Person (as defined below) and its Affiliates (as defined below) may serve as directors, officers or agents of the Corporation, (b) an Exempted Person and its Affiliates, including (i) any portfolio company in which it or any of its investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa) or (ii) any of its limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, and (c) members of the Board of Directors who are not employees of the Corporation (“Non-Employee Directors”) and their respective Affiliates, including (i) any portfolio company in which they or any of their respective investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment (and vice versa) or (ii) any of their respective limited partners, non-managing members or other similar direct or indirect investors may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, the provisions of this Article XII are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve any Exempted Person, Non-Employee Director or their respective Affiliates and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders in connection therewith.
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B. Neither (i) any Exempted Person nor (ii) any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of the Corporation in both his or her director and officer capacities) or his or her Affiliates (other than the Corporation, any of its subsidiaries or their respective officers or employees) (the Persons (as defined below) identified in (i) and (ii) above being referred to, collectively, as “Identified Persons” and, individually, as an “Identified Person”) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any fiduciary duty to refrain from directly or indirectly (A) engaging in and possessing interests in other business ventures of every type and description, including those engaged in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries now engages or proposes to engage or (B) competing with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates or subsidiaries, on its own account, or in partnership with, or as an employee, officer, director or shareholder of any other Person (other than the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries), and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Identified Person shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Corporation for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person engages in any such activities. To the fullest extent permitted from time to time by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that may be a corporate opportunity for an Identified Person and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, except as provided in Section C of Article XI. Subject to Section C of Article XI, in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate or other business opportunity for itself, herself or himself, or any of its or his or her Affiliates, and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, such Identified Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have no duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such transaction or matter to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, as the case may be and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any subsidiary of the Corporation for breach of any duty (fiduciary, contractual or otherwise) as a stockholder or director of the Corporation by reason of the fact that such Identified Person, directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, herself or himself, directs such opportunity to another Person or does not present such opportunity to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (or its Affiliates).
C. The Corporation does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any Non-Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of the Corporation in both his or her director and officer capacities) if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation, and the provisions of Section B of this Article XII shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity.
D. In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article XII, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that (a) the Corporation is neither financially or legally able, nor contractually permitted to undertake, (b) from its nature, is not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to the Corporation or (c) is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.
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E. For purposes of this Article XII, (i) “Affiliate” means (a) in respect of an Exempted Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Exempted Person, controls such Exempted Person or is under common control with such Exempted Person and shall include any principal, member, director, partner, stockholder, officer, employee or other representative of any of the foregoing (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation), (b) in respect of a Non-Employee Director, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Non-Employee Director (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation) and (c) in respect of the Corporation, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Corporation; (ii) “Exempted Person” means FirstMark Horizon Sponsor LLC and its Affiliates; and (iii) “Person” means any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity.
F. For avoidance of doubt, any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article XII and each other Article of this Certificate of Incorporation.
ARTICLE XII
A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, in addition to any vote required by applicable law, the following provisions in this Certificate of Incorporation may not be amended, altered, repealed or rescinded, in whole or in part, and no provision inconsistent therewith or herewith may be adopted, without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class: Article V, Article VI, Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX, Article X, Article XI, Article XII and this Article XIII; provided, however, that, in addition to any other vote required by law or this Certificate of Incorporation, any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation that (x) increases the voting power of the Class X Common Stock pursuant to Article V, Section A.2 or (y) alters or changes Article V, Section A.7 in a manner that adversely affects the holders of Class A Common Stock shall not be approved, in each case, without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of all then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting as a separate class.
B. If any provision or provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation 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 of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation 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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Annex C
Pubco Bylaws
(see attached)
Bylaws
of
Starry Holdings, Inc.
(a Delaware corporation)
Table of Contents
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Article I - Corporate Offices | 1 | |
1.1 | Registered Office | 1 |
1.2 | Other Offices | 1 |
Article II - Meetings of Stockholders | 1 | |
2.1 | Place of Meetings | 1 |
2.2 | Annual Meeting | 1 |
2.3 | Special Meeting | 1 |
2.4 | Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting. | 2 |
2.5 | Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors. | 5 |
2.6 | Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors. | 7 |
2.7 | Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings | 8 |
2.8 | Quorum | 9 |
2.9 | Adjourned Meeting; Notice | 9 |
2.10 | Conduct of Business | 9 |
2.11 | Voting | 10 |
2.12 | Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes | 10 |
2.13 | Proxies | 11 |
2.14 | List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote | 11 |
2.15 | Inspectors of Election | 11 |
2.16 | Delivery to the Corporation. | 12 |
Article III - Directors | 12 | |
3.1 | Powers | 12 |
3.2 | Number of Directors | 12 |
3.3 | Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors | 12 |
3.4 | Resignation and Vacancies | 12 |
3.5 | Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone | 13 |
3.6 | Regular Meetings | 13 |
3.7 | Special Meetings; Notice | 13 |
3.8 | Quorum | 13 |
3.9 | Board Action without a Meeting | 14 |
3.10 | Fees and Compensation of Directors | 14 |
Article IV - Committees | 14 | |
4.1 | Committees of Directors | 14 |
4.2 | Meetings and Actions of Committees | 14 |
4.3 | Subcommittees. | 15 |
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Article V - Officers | 15 | |
5.1 | Officers | 15 |
5.2 | Appointment of Officers | 15 |
5.3 | Subordinate Officers | 15 |
5.4 | Removal and Resignation of Officers | 15 |
5.5 | Vacancies in Offices | 15 |
5.6 | Representation of Shares of Other Corporations | 15 |
5.7 | Authority and Duties of Officers | 16 |
5.8 | Compensation. | 16 |
Article VI - Records | 16 | |
Article VII - General Matters | 16 | |
7.1 | Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments | 16 |
7.2 | Stock Certificates | 16 |
7.3 | Special Designation of Certificates. | 17 |
7.4 | Lost Certificates | 17 |
7.5 | Shares Without Certificates | 17 |
7.6 | Construction; Definitions | 17 |
7.7 | Dividends | 17 |
7.8 | Fiscal Year | 17 |
7.9 | Seal | 18 |
7.10 | Transfer of Stock | 18 |
7.11 | Stock Transfer Agreements | 18 |
7.12 | Lock-Up. | 18 |
7.13 | Registered Stockholders | 20 |
7.14 | Waiver of Notice | 21 |
Article VIII - Notice | 21 | |
8.1 | Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission | 21 |
Article IX - Indemnification | 22 | |
9.1 | Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation | 22 |
9.2 | Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation | 22 |
9.3 | Authorization of Indemnification | 22 |
9.4 | Good Faith Defined | 23 |
9.5 | Indemnification by a Court | 23 |
9.6 | Expenses Payable in Advance | 23 |
9.7 | Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses | 23 |
9.8 | Insurance | 24 |
9.9 | Certain Definitions | 24 |
9.10 | Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses | 24 |
9.11 | Limitation on Indemnification | 24 |
9.12 | Indemnification of Employees and Agents | 25 |
9.13 | Primacy of Indemnification | 25 |
9.14 | Amendments | 25 |
Article X - Amendments | 26 | |
Article XI - Definitions | 26 |
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Bylaws
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Starry Holdings, Inc.
Article I - Corporate Offices
1.1 Registered Office.
The address of the registered office of Starry Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”) in the State of Delaware, and the name of its registered agent at such address, shall be as set forth in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).
1.2 Other Offices.
The Corporation may have additional offices at any place or places, within or outside the State of Delaware, as the Corporation’s board of directors (the “Board”) may from time to time establish or as the business of the Corporation may require.
Article II - Meetings of Stockholders
2.1 Place of Meetings.
Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Board. The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office.
2.2 Annual Meeting.
The Board shall designate the date and time of the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, directors shall be elected and other proper business properly brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 2.4 of these bylaws may be transacted. The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled annual meeting of stockholders.
2.3 Special Meeting.
Special meetings of the stockholders may be called, postponed, rescheduled or cancelled only by such persons and only in such manner as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.
No business may be transacted at any special meeting of stockholders other than the business specified in the notice of such meeting.
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2.4 Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting.
(i) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in a notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the Board, (ii) if not specified in a notice of meeting, otherwise brought before the meeting by the Board or the Chairperson of the Board or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder present in person who (A) (1) was a record owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.4 and at the time of the meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (3) has complied with this Section 2.4 in all applicable respects or (B) properly made such proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (as so amended and inclusive of such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Act”). The foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose business to be brought before an annual meeting of the stockholders. For purposes of this Section 2.4, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the annual meeting of the Corporation, or a qualified representative of such proposing stockholder, appear at such annual meeting. A “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders. Stockholders seeking to nominate persons for election to the Board must comply with Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and this Section 2.4 shall not be applicable to nominations except as expressly provided in Section 2.5 and Section 2.6.
(ii) Without qualification, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 2.4(i)(iii), the stockholder must (i) provide Timely Notice (as defined below) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation and (ii) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.4. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (which, in the case of the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Acquisition Merger Effective Time (as defined in the Corporation’s Certification of Incorporation), the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting shall be deemed to be [●], 2021); provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made by the Corporation (such notice within such time periods, “Timely Notice”). In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of Timely Notice as described above.
(iii) To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.4, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:
(a) As to each Proposing Person (as defined below), (1) the name and address of such Proposing Person (including, if applicable, the name and address that appear on the Corporation’s books and records); and (2) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned of record or beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Proposing Person, except that such Proposing Person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series of the Corporation as to which such Proposing Person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) are referred to as “Stockholder Information”);
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(b) As to each Proposing Person, (1) the full notional amount of any securities that, directly or indirectly, underlie any “derivative security” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act) that constitutes a “call equivalent position” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) (“Synthetic Equity Position”) and that is, directly or indirectly, held or maintained by such Proposing Person with respect to any shares of any class or series of shares of the Corporation; provided that, for the purposes of the definition of “Synthetic Equity Position,” the term “derivative security” shall also include any security or instrument that would not otherwise constitute a “derivative security” as a result of any feature that would make any conversion, exercise or similar right or privilege of such security or instrument becoming determinable only at some future date or upon the happening of a future occurrence, in which case the determination of the amount of securities into which such security or instrument would be convertible or exercisable shall be made assuming that such security or instrument is immediately convertible or exercisable at the time of such determination; and, provided, further, that any Proposing Person satisfying the requirements of Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (other than a Proposing Person that so satisfies Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act solely by reason of Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)) shall not be deemed to hold or maintain the notional amount of any securities that underlie a Synthetic Equity Position held by such Proposing Person as a hedge with respect to a bona fide derivatives trade or position of such Proposing Person arising in the ordinary course of such Proposing Person’s business as a derivatives dealer, (2) any rights to dividends on the shares of any class or series of shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Proposing Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (3) any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such Proposing Person is a party or material participant involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any affiliate of the Corporation, (4) any other material relationship between such Proposing Person, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation, on the other hand, (5) any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement of such Proposing Person with the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), (6) a representation that such Proposing Person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or otherwise solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal, (7) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal and/or the voting of shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation between or among the Proposing Persons, (8) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including without limitation any contract to purchase or sell, acquisition or grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase or sell, swap or other instrument) to which any Proposing Person is a party, the intent or effect of which may be (i) to transfer to or from any Proposing Person, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security of the Corporation, (ii) to increase or decrease the voting power of any Proposing Person with respect to shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation and/or (iii) to provide any Proposing Person, directly or indirectly, with the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from, or to otherwise benefit economically from, any increase or decrease in the value of any security of the Corporation and (9) any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents by such Proposing Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (1) through (9) are referred to as “Disclosable Interests”); provided, however, that Disclosable Interests shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner; and
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(c) As to each item of business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting and any material interest in such business of each Proposing Person, (2) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the bylaws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), (3) a reasonably detailed description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings (x) between or among any of the Proposing Persons or (y) between or among any Proposing Person and any other record or beneficial holder(s) or persons(s) who have a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future of the shares of any class or series of the Corporation or any other person or entity (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder; and (4) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that the disclosures required by this paragraph (c) shall not include any disclosures with respect to any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner.
For purposes of this Section 2.4, the term “Proposing Person” shall mean (i) the stockholder providing the notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting is made, and (iii) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such stockholder in such solicitation.
(iv) A Proposing Person shall update and supplement its notice to the Corporation of its intent to propose business at an annual meeting, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding matters, business or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the stockholders.
(v) Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting that is not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4. The Board or chairperson of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that the business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4, if the Proposing Person (or a qualified representative of the Proposing Person) does not appear at the annual meeting to present the proposed business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such matter may have been received by the Corporation.
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(vi) This Section 2.4 is expressly intended to apply to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders other than any proposal made in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Corporation’s proxy statement. In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.4 with respect to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, each Proposing Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such business. Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to affect the rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.4, until the Sunset Date (as defined in the Certification of Incorporation), any holder of record of at least 25% in voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in an election of directors generally shall not be subject to the notice procedures set forth in the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4 and may bring any business before an annual meeting of stockholders in person at the annual meeting, without prior notice.
(vii) For purposes of these bylaws, “public disclosure” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service, in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or by such other means as is reasonably designed to inform the public or securityholders of the Corporation in general of such information including, without limitation, posting on the Corporation’s investor relations website.
2.5 Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors.
(i) Subject in all respects to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, nominations of any person for election to the Board at an annual meeting or at a special meeting (but only if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling such special meeting) may be made at such meeting only (x) by or at the direction of the Board, including by any committee or persons authorized to do so by the Board or these bylaws, or (y) by a stockholder present in person (A) who was a record owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (C) has complied with this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 as to such notice and nomination. For purposes of this Section 2.5, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the meeting of the Corporation, or a qualified representative of such stockholder, appear at such meeting. A “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders. Except as may be otherwise provided by the terms of one or more series of Preferred Stock with respect to the rights of holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the foregoing clause (y) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting or special meeting.
(ii) Without qualification, for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting, the stockholder must (1) provide Timely Notice (as defined in Section 2.4) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation, (2) provide the information, agreements and questionnaires with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required to be set forth by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and (3) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6.
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(iii) Without qualification, if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling a special meeting in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, then for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at a special meeting, the stockholder must (1) provide timely notice thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (2) provide the information with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and (3) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice for nominations to be made at a special meeting must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the 90th day prior to such special meeting or, if later, the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure (as defined in Section 2.4) of the date of such special meeting was first made.
(iv) In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
(v) In no event may a Nominating Person provide notice with respect to a greater number of director candidates than are subject to election by stockholders at the applicable meeting. If the Corporation shall, subsequent to such notice, increase the number of directors subject to election at the meeting, such notice as to any additional nominees shall be due on the later of (i) (x) in the case of an annual meeting, the conclusion of the time period for Timely Notice or (y) in the case of a special meeting, the conclusion of the time period for Timely Notice as set forth in Section 2.5(iii), or (iii) the tenth day following the date of public disclosure (as defined in Section 2.4) of such increase.
(vi) To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.5, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:
(a) As to each Nominating Person (as defined below), the Stockholder Information (as defined in Section 2.4(iii)(a), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(iii)(a));
(b) As to each Nominating Person, any Disclosable Interests (as defined in Section 2.4(iii)(b), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(iii)(b) and the disclosure with respect to the business to be brought before the meeting in Section 2.4(iii)(b) shall be made with respect to the election of directors at the meeting); and
(c) As to each candidate whom a Nominating Person proposes to nominate for election as a director, (A) all information with respect to such candidate for nomination that would be required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 if such candidate for nomination were a Nominating Person, (B) all information relating to such candidate for nomination that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act (including such candidate’s written consent to being named in the Corporation’s proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected), (C) a description of any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each candidate for nomination or his or her respective associates or any other participants in such solicitation, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the candidate for nomination were a director or executive officer of such registrant (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) through (C) are referred to as “Nominee Information”), and (D) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement as provided in Section 2.6(i).
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For purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “Nominating Person” shall mean (i) the stockholder providing the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting is made, and (iii) any other participant in such solicitation.
(vii) A stockholder providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any nomination or to submit any new nomination.
(viii) In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.5 with respect to any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting, each Nominating Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such nominations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.5, until the Sunset Date, any holder of record of at least 25% in voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in an election of directors generally shall not be subject to the notice procedures set forth in the foregoing notice and nomination provisions of this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and may nominate any person for election at an annual meeting or at a special meeting in person at the annual or special meeting, without prior notice.
2.6 Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors.
(i) To be eligible to be a candidate for election as a director of the Corporation at an annual or special meeting, a candidate must be nominated in the manner prescribed in Section 2.5 and the candidate for nomination, whether nominated by the Board or by a stockholder of record, must have previously delivered (in accordance with the time period prescribed for delivery in a notice to such candidate given by or on behalf of the Board), to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (i) a completed written questionnaire (in a form provided by the Corporation) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership and independence of such proposed nominee, and such additional information with respect to such proposed nominee as would be required to be provided by the Corporation pursuant to Schedule 14A if such proposed nominee were a participant in the solicitation of proxies by the Corporation in connection with such annual or special meeting and (ii) a written representation and agreement (in form provided by the Corporation) that such candidate for nomination (A) is not and, if elected as a director during his or her term of office, will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given and will not give any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such proposed nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such proposed nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such proposed nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (B) is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation or reimbursement for service as a director that has not been disclosed therein or to the Corporation, (C) if elected as a director of the Corporation, will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation applicable to directors and in effect during such person’s term in office as a director (and, if requested by any candidate for nomination, the Secretary of the Corporation shall provide to such candidate for nomination all such policies and guidelines then in effect), (D) if elected as director of the Corporation, intends to serve the entire term until the next meeting at which such candidate would face re-election and (E) consents to being named as a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-4(d) under the Exchange Act and any associated proxy card of the Corporation and agrees to serve if elected as a director.
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(ii) The Board may also require any proposed candidate for nomination as a Director to furnish such other information as may be requested by the Board in writing prior to the meeting of stockholders at which such candidate’s nomination is to be acted upon in order for the Board to determine the eligibility of such candidate for nomination to be an independent director of the Corporation in accordance with the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Exchange Act and applicable stock exchange rules.
(iii) A candidate for nomination as a director shall further update and supplement the materials delivered pursuant to this Section 2.6, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (or any other office specified by the Corporation in any public announcement) not later than five business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding nominees, matters, business or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the stockholders.
(iv) No candidate shall be eligible for nomination as a director of the Corporation unless such candidate for nomination and the Nominating Person seeking to place such candidate’s name in nomination has complied with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6, as applicable. The Board or chairperson of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not properly made in accordance with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare such determination to the meeting, the defective nomination shall be disregarded and any ballots cast for the candidate in question (but in the case of any form of ballot listing other qualified nominees, only the ballots cast for the nominee in question) shall be void and of no force or effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 2.5, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been received by the Corporation.
(v) Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no candidate for nomination shall be eligible to be seated as a director of the Corporation unless nominated and elected in accordance with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6.
2.7 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings.
Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 8.1 of these bylaws not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and time of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
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2.8 Quorum.
Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders, except that when specified business is to be voted on by a class or series of stock voting as a class, the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum of such class or series for the transaction of such business. A quorum, once established at a meeting, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum. If, however, a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the person presiding over the meeting or (ii) a majority in voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall have power to recess the meeting or adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 2.9 of these bylaws until a quorum is present or represented. At any recessed or adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.
2.9 Adjourned Meeting; Notice.
When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At any adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.
2.10 Conduct of Business.
The chairperson of each annual and special meeting shall be the Chairperson of the Board or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer (if he or she shall be a director) or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chief Executive Officer or if the Chief Executive Officer is not a director, the President (if he or she shall be a director) or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the President or if the President is not a director, such other person as shall be appointed by the Board. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the chairperson of the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairperson of the meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures (which need not be in writing) and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of the chairperson of the meeting, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairperson of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present (including, without limitation, rules and procedures for removal of disruptive persons from the meeting); (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The chairperson of the meeting, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting (including, without limitation, determinations with respect to the administration and/or interpretation of any of the rules, regulations or procedures of the meeting, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairperson of the meeting), shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter of business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such chairperson should so determine, such chairperson shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure. The secretary of each annual and special meeting of stockholders shall be the Secretary or, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary so appointed to act by the chairperson of the meeting. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
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2.11 Voting.
Except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws or the DGCL, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.
Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation and subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors pursuant to the terms of one or more series of Preferred Stock, at all duly called or convened meetings of stockholders at which a quorum is present, for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect a director. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, each other matter presented to the stockholders at a duly called or convened meeting at which a quorum is present shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) on such matter.
2.12 Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the next day preceding the day on which notice is first given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting; and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, in order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action without a meeting, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action without a meeting is fixed by the Board, (i) when no prior action of the Board is required by the DGCL, the record date for such purpose shall be the first date on which a signed consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with applicable law, and (ii) if prior action by the Board is required by the DGCL, the record date for such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.
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2.13 Proxies.
Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law in any manner provided under Section 212(c) of the DGCL or as otherwise provided under applicable law and filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL. A proxy may be in the form of an electronic transmission that sets forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that the transmission was authorized by the stockholder.
2.14 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.
The Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation’s principal executive office. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 2.14 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
2.15 Inspectors of Election.
Before any meeting of stockholders, the Corporation shall appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If any person appointed as inspector or any alternate fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, then the person presiding over the meeting shall appoint a person to fill that vacancy.
Such inspectors shall:
(i) determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting and the validity of any proxies and ballots;
(ii) count all votes or ballots;
(iii) count and tabulate all votes;
(iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspector(s); and
(v) certify its or their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and its or their count of all votes and ballots.
Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspection with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. The inspectors of election may appoint such persons to assist them in performing their duties as they determine.
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2.16 Delivery to the Corporation.
Whenever this Article II requires one or more persons (including a record or beneficial owner of stock) to deliver a document or information to the Corporation or any officer, employee or agent thereof (including any notice, request, questionnaire, revocation, representation or other document or agreement), such document or information shall be in writing exclusively (and not in an electronic transmission) and shall be delivered exclusively by hand (including, without limitation, overnight courier service) or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and the Corporation shall not be required to accept delivery of any document not in such written form or so delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation expressly opts out of Section 116 of the DGCL with respect to the delivery of information and documents to the Corporation required by this Article II.
Article III - Directors
3.1 Powers.
Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.
3.2 Number of Directors.
Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation or any certificate of designation with respect to any series of Preferred Stock, the total number of directors constituting the Board shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, no reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.
3.3 Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors.
Directors shall be elected by stockholders at the annual meeting, and the term of each director shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. Directors need not be stockholders. The Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors.
3.4 Resignation and Vacancies.
Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or upon the happening of an event specified therein, and if no time or event is specified, at the time of its receipt. When one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date or upon the happening of an event to occur on a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in Section 3.3.
Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, except as otherwise provided by applicable law, vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of any director, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled (i) following the Sunset Date, only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director and, (ii) after the Acquisition Merger Effective Time and until the Sunset Date, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors. For avoidance of doubt, prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time, vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled in any manner permitted by the DGCL.
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3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone.
The Board may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting pursuant to this bylaw shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
3.6 Regular Meetings.
Regular meetings of the Board may be held within or outside the State of Delaware and at such time and at such place as which has been designated by the Board and publicized among all directors, either orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission. No further notice shall be required for regular meetings of the Board.
3.7 Special Meetings; Notice.
Special meetings of the Board for any purpose or purposes may be held within or outside the State of Delaware and called at any time by the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Secretary or a majority of the total number of directors constituting the Board.
Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be:
(i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;
(ii) sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid;
(iii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail; or
(iv) sent by other means of electronic transmission,
directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, or other address for electronic transmission, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporation’s records.
If the notice is (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone, (ii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, or (iii) sent by other means of electronic transmission, it shall be delivered or sent at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by U.S. mail, it shall be deposited in the U.S. mail at least four days before the time of the holding of the meeting. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting.
3.8 Quorum.
At all meetings of the Board, unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
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3.9 Board Action without a Meeting.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board, or the committee thereof, in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained. Such action by written consent or consent by electronic transmission shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the Board.
3.10 Fees and Compensation of Directors.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity.
Article IV - Committees
4.1 Committees of Directors.
The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Each committee of the Board may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the Board designating such committee. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, the presence of at least a majority of the members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one or two members, in which event one member shall constitute a quorum; and all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting of the committee at which a quorum is present. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw of the Corporation.
4.2 Meetings and Actions of Committees.
Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of:
(i) Section 3.5 (place of meetings; meetings by telephone);
(ii) Section 3.6 (regular meetings);
(iii) Section 3.7 (special meetings; notice);
(iv) Section 3.9 (board action without a meeting); and
(v) Section 7.14 (waiver of notice),
with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board and its members.
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4.3 Subcommittees.
Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, the resolutions of the Board designating the committee or the charter of such committee adopted by the Board, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.
Article V - Officers
5.1 Officers.
The officers of the Corporation shall include a Chief Executive Officer, a President and a Secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, a Chairperson of the Board, a Vice Chairperson of the Board, a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Treasurers, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. No officer need be a stockholder or director of the Corporation.
5.2 Appointment of Officers.
The Board shall appoint the officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws.
5.3 Subordinate Officers.
The Board may appoint, or empower the Chief Executive Officer or, in the absence of a Chief Executive Officer, the President, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the Board may from time to time determine.
5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers.
Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
5.5 Vacancies in Offices.
Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled as provided in Section 5.2 or Section 5.3, as applicable.
5.6 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations.
The Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President of this Corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or voting securities of any other corporation or other person standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.
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5.7 Authority and Duties of Officers.
All officers of the Corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Corporation as may be provided herein or designated from time to time by the Board and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board.
5.8 Compensation.
The compensation of the officers of the Corporation for their services as such shall be fixed from time to time by or at the direction of the Board. An officer of the Corporation shall not be prevented from receiving compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director of the Corporation.
Article VI - Records
A stock ledger consisting of one or more records in which the names of all of the Corporation’s stockholders of record, the address and number of shares registered in the name of each such stockholder, and all issuances and transfers of stock of the corporation are recorded in accordance with Section 224 of the DGCL shall be administered by or on behalf of the Corporation. Any records administered by or on behalf of the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, or method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time and, with respect to the stock ledger, that the records so kept (i) can be used to prepare the list of stockholders specified in Sections 219 and 220 of the DGCL, (ii) record the information specified in Sections 156, 159, 217(a) and 218 of the DGCL, and (iii) record transfers of stock as governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of Delaware.
Article VII - General Matters
7.1 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments.
The Board, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
7.2 Stock Certificates.
The shares of the Corporation shall be uncertificated, provided that the Board by resolution may provide that some or all of the shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be certificated. Certificates for the shares of stock, if any, shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, any two officers authorized to sign stock certificates representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. The Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation shall be specifically authorized to sign stock certificates. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
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7.3 Special Designation of Certificates.
If the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or on the back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock (or, in the case of uncertificated shares, set forth in a notice provided pursuant to Section 151 of the DGCL); provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face of back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock (or, in the case of any uncertificated shares, included in the aforementioned notice) a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
7.4 Lost Certificates.
Except as provided in this Section 7.4, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the Corporation and cancelled at the same time. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may, in addition to any other requirements as may be imposed by the Corporation, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.
7.5 Shares Without Certificates
The Corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided the use of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.
7.6 Construction; Definitions.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.
7.7 Dividends.
The Board, subject to any restrictions contained in either (i) the DGCL or (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.
The Board may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.
7.8 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board and may be changed by the Board.
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7.9 Seal.
The Corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the Board. The Corporation may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.
7.10 Transfer of Stock.
Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7.12, shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates representing such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons (or by delivery of duly executed instructions with respect to uncertificated shares), with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement or execution, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing the names of the persons from and to whom it was transferred.
7.11 Stock Transfer Agreements.
The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL or other applicable law.
7.12 Lock-Up.
(i) Subject to Section 7.12(ii), the holders (the “Lock-up Holders”) of the common stock of the Corporation issued (a) at the Acquisition Merger Effective Time upon conversion of the shares of common stock of Starry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Starry”), pursuant to the merger of Sirius Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), with and into Starry, with Starry surviving the merger (the “Starry Transaction”) or (b) to directors, officers and employees of the Corporation upon the settlement or exercise of restricted stock units, stock options or other equity awards outstanding as of immediately following the closing of the Starry Transaction in respect of awards of Starry common stock outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Starry Transaction (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the SPAC Warrants (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 6, 2021, by and among the Corporation, FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., Merger Sub, and Starry (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”))) (such shares referred to in this Section 7.12(i)(b), the “Starry Equity Award Shares”), may not Transfer any Lock-up Shares until the end of the Lock-up Period (the “Lock-up”).
(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 7.12(i), the Lock-up Holders or their respective Permitted Transferees may Transfer the Lock-up Shares during the Lock-up Period (a) to (i) the Corporation’s officers or directors, (ii) any affiliates or family members of the Corporation’s officers or directors, or (iii) the other Lock-up Holders or any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of the Lock-up Holders, any affiliates of the Lock-up Holders or any related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or entities or their respective affiliates; (b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such person or entity, or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) in connection with any bona fide mortgage, encumbrance or pledge to a financial institution in connection with any bona fide loan or debt transaction or enforcement thereunder, including foreclosure thereof; (f) to the Corporation; (g) to Qualified Stockholders (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) in the case of shares of Class X common stock, or (h) in connection with a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization, tender offer approved by the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof or other similar transaction which results in all of the Corporation’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the closing date of the Starry Transaction.
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(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 7.12(i), if (A) at least 120 days have elapsed since the closing date of the Starry Transaction and (B) the Lock-up Period is scheduled to end during a Blackout Period or within five Trading Days prior to a Blackout Period (such period, the “Specified Period”), the Lock-up Period shall end 10 Trading Days prior to the commencement of the Blackout Period (the “Blackout-Related Release”); provided that the Corporation shall announce the date of the expected Blackout-Related Release through a major news service, or on a Form 8-K, at least two Trading Days in advance of the Blackout-Related Release; and provided further that the Blackout-Related Release shall not occur unless the Corporation shall have publicly released its earnings results for the quarterly period during which the Closing occurred. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Lock-Up Period end earlier than 120 days after the Closing Date pursuant to the Blackout-Related Release.
(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 7.12(i), if the last reported sale price of the Class A common stock on the exchange on which the Class A common stock is listed (the “Closing Price”) equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) (the “Threshold Price”) for 20 out of any 30 consecutive Trading Days commencing at least 30 days after the Closing Date, including the last day of such 30 Trading Day period (any such 30 Trading Day period during which such condition is satisfied, the “Measurement Period”), then 50% of the Lock-up Holder’s Lock-Up Shares (including all outstanding shares and equity awards, determined as if, with respect to any Starry Equity Award Shares that can be net settled, such Starry Equity Award Shares are cash settled, and rounded down to the nearest whole share) that are subject to the Lock-Up Period, which percentage shall be calculated based on the number of Lock-Up Shares subject to the Lock-Up Period as of the last day of the Measurement Period, will be automatically released from such restrictions (an “Early Lock-Up Expiration”) immediately prior to the opening of trading on the exchange on which the Class A common stock is listed on the second Trading Day following the end of the Measurement Period (an “Early Lock-Up Expiration Date”); provided that if the Threshold Price equals or exceeds $15.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for 20 Trading Days during any Measurement Period, then the remaining 50% of the Lock-up Holder’s Lock-Up Shares (as calculated above) will be automatically released from such restrictions pursuant to the terms set forth above (100% of the Lock-Up Shares in the aggregate);
(v) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.12(iv), if, at the time of any Early Lock-Up Expiration Date, the Corporation is in a Blackout Period, the actual date of such Early Lock-Up Expiration shall be delayed (the “Early Lock-Up Expiration Extension”) until immediately prior to the opening of trading on the second Trading Day (the “Extension Expiration Date”) following the first date (such first date, the “Extension Expiration Measurement Date”) that (i) the Corporation is no longer in a Blackout Period under its insider trading policy and (ii) the Closing Price on the Extension Expiration Measurement Date is at least greater than the Threshold Price; provided, further, that, in the case of any of an Early Lock-Up Expiration or an Early Lock-Up Expiration Extension, the Corporation shall announce through a major news service, or on a Form 8-K, the Early Lock-Up Expiration and the Early Lock-Up Expiration Date, or the Early Lock-Up Expiration Extension and the Extension Expiration Date, as the case may be, at least one full Trading Day prior to the opening of trading on the Early Lock-Up Expiration Date or the Extension Expiration Date, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that this Section 7.12(v) conflicts with the foregoing provisions, the Lock-Up Holders will be entitled to the earliest release date for the maximum number of Lock-Up Shares available.
(vi) Notwithstanding the other provisions set forth in this Section 7.12, the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine to waive, amend, or repeal the Lock-up obligations set forth herein.
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(vii) For purposes of this Section 7.12:
(a) the term “Blackout Period” means a broadly applicable and regularly scheduled period during which trading in the Corporation’s securities would not be permitted under the Corporation’s insider trading policy;
(b) the term “Lock-up Period” means the period beginning on the closing date of the Starry Transaction and ending at 8:00 am Eastern Time on the date that is 180 days after (and excluding) the closing date (the “Closing Date”) of the Starry Transaction;
(c) the term “Lock-up Shares” means the shares of common stock held by the Lock-up Holders immediately following the closing of the Starry Transaction (including warrants to purchase shares of common stock and any such shares issued upon exercise thereof, but excluding any shares of common stock or such warrants acquired in the public market, pursuant to a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or pursuant to a subscription agreement where the issuance of common stock occurs on or after the closing of the Starry Transaction) and the Starry Equity Award Shares; provided, that, for clarity, shares of common stock issued in connection with the PIPE Investment (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and shares of common stock issued prior to the Acquisition Merger Effective Time upon conversion of the Corporation’s ordinary shares into common stock pursuant to the Domestication (as defined in the Merger Agreement), shall not constitute Lock-up Shares;
(d) the term “Permitted Transferees” means, prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, (x) any person or entity to whom such Lock-up Holder is permitted to transfer such shares of common stock prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period pursuant to Section 7.12(ii) or (y) solely with respect to shares of Class X common stock, any Qualified Stockholder (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Incorporation in effect as of immediately following the closing of the Starry Transaction);
(e) the term “Trading Day” is a day on which the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market are open for the buying and selling of securities; and
(f) the term “Transfer” means the (a) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecation, pledge, grant of any option to purchase, or other disposition of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or the establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b), other than, with respect to shares of Class X common stock, any Permitted Transfer (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Incorporation in effect as of immediately following the closing of the Starry Transaction).
7.13 Registered Stockholders.
The Corporation:
(i) shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner; and
(ii) shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.
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7.14 Waiver of Notice.
Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws.
Article VIII - Notice
8.1 Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission.
Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these bylaws may be given in writing directed to the stockholder’s mailing address (or by electronic transmission directed to the stockholder’s electronic mail address, as applicable) as it appears on the records of the Corporation and shall be deemed given (1) if mailed, when the notice is deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, (2) if delivered by courier service, the earlier of when the notice is received or left at such stockholder’s address or (3) if given by electronic mail, when directed to such stockholder’s electronic mail address unless the stockholder has notified the Corporation in writing or by electronic transmission of an objection to receiving notice by electronic mail. A notice by electronic mail must include a prominent legend that the communication is an important notice regarding the Corporation.
Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice or electronic transmission to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, the Corporation may give a notice by electronic mail in accordance with the first paragraph of this section without obtaining the consent required by this paragraph.
Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:
(i) | if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; |
(ii) | if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and |
(iii) | if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a notice may not be given by an electronic transmission from and after the time that (1) the Corporation is unable to deliver by such electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation and (2) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice, provided, however, the inadvertent failure to discover such inability shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.
An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
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Article IX - Indemnification
9.1 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.
Subject to Section 9.3, the Corporation shall indemnify any person 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 (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or while a director or officer of the Corporation, 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, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation , and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.
9.2 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.
Subject to Section 9.3, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or while a director or officer of the Corporation, 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, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
9.3 Authorization of Indemnification.
Any indemnification under this Article IX (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. To the extent, however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
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9.4 Good Faith Defined.
For purposes of any determination under Section 9.3, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The provisions of this Section 9.4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 9.1 or 9.2, as the case may be.
9.5 Indemnification by a Court.
Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 9.3, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Section 9.1 or 9.2. The basis of such indemnification by the Corporation shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 9.3 nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Article IX shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.
9.6 Expenses Payable in Advance.
Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a present or former director or officer in appearing at, participating in or defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition or in connection with a proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article IX shall be paid by the Corporation upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article IX. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by employees and agents of the Corporation or by persons acting at the request of the Corporation as directors, officers, employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.
9.7 Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.
The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Section 9.1 or 9.2 shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article IX shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.
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9.8 Insurance.
The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article IX.
9.9 Certain Definitions.
For purposes of this Article IX, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article IX with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. The term “another enterprise” as used in this Article IX shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. For purposes of this Article IX, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article IX.
9.10 Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.
The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified as provided in this Article IX, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
9.11 Limitation on Indemnification.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article IX to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 9.5), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any present or former director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of the Corporation.
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9.12 Indemnification of Employees and Agents.
The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation and to persons serving at the request of the Corporation as directors, officers, employees and agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise similar to those conferred in this Article IX to directors and officers of the Corporation.
9.13 Primacy of Indemnification.
Notwithstanding that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by other persons (collectively, the “Other Indemnitors”), with respect to the rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance set forth herein, the Corporation: (i) shall be the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to Covered Persons are primary and any obligation of the Other Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Covered Persons are secondary); and (ii) shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Covered Persons and shall be liable for the full amount of all liabilities, without regard to any rights Covered Persons may have against any of the Other Indemnitors. No advancement or payment by the Other Indemnitors on behalf of Covered Persons with respect to any claim for which Covered Persons have sought indemnification from the Corporation shall affect the immediately preceding sentence, and the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Covered Persons against the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the obligations of the Corporation under this Section 9.13 shall only apply to Covered Persons in their capacity as Covered Persons.
9.14 Amendments. Any repeal or amendment of this Article IX by the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provision of these bylaws inconsistent with this Article IX, will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights to Covered Persons on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.
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Article X - Amendments
The Board is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation. The stockholders also shall have power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that such action by stockholders shall require, in addition to any other vote required by the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation with the power to vote generally in an election of directors, voting together as a single class.
Article XI - Definitions
As used in these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
An “electronic mail” means an electronic transmission directed to a unique electronic mail address (which electronic mail shall be deemed to include any files attached thereto and any information hyperlinked to a website if such electronic mail includes the contact information of an officer or agent of the Corporation who is available to assist with accessing such files and information).
An “electronic mail address” means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the “local part” of the address) and a reference to an internet domain (commonly referred to as the “domain part” of the address), whether or not displayed, to which electronic mail can be sent or delivered.
The term “person” means any individual, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, business trust, joint stock company, joint venture, unincorporated association, cooperative or association or any other legal entity or organization of whatever nature, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
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Annex D
Terminated Agreements
1. | Fifth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement dated as of March 30, 2021 by and among the Company, the holders of the Company’s Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, and Series E Preferred Stock, in each case listed on the signature pages thereto, any Additional Purchaser (as defined therein), and the Management Holders (as defined therein) |
2. | Fifth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement dated as of March 30, 2021 by and among the Company and the holders of the Company’s Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, and Series E Preferred Stock, in each case listed on the signature pages thereto, the Key Holders (as defined therein), and the Other Holders (as defined therein) |
3. | Fifth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement dated as of March 30, 2021 by and among the Company and the holders of the Company’s Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, and Series E Preferred Stock, in each case listed on the signature pages thereto, and the Stockholders (as defined therein) |
Exhibit 99.1
Starry, Inc. to Go Public in Business Combination with FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. to Bring its Transformative Broadband Service to Millions of Households
● | Starry, Inc. ("Starry") delivers customers a high speed, fixed wireless broadband experience at a fraction of the cost of fiber through its unique, end-to-end technology stack |
● | Today, Starry’s network covers more than 4.7 million U.S. households across six markets |
● | Starry is poised for rapid expansion and aims to cover 25 million households by 2026 with a projected 1.4 million residential and small business subscribers |
● | This $1.66 billion pro forma enterprise value transaction includes significant sponsor and shareholder alignment, with 75% of sponsor-held shares subject to either a performance-based earn-out or forfeiture |
● | The PIPE is anchored by leading institutional investors, strategic investors, and existing Starry investors including ArrowMark Partners, Atreides Management, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, and Tiger Global Management |
● | Investor presentation and management remarks to be posted at 7:30 AM ET on October 7, 2021 on the Starry investor page |
NEW YORK and BOSTON, October 7, 2021 – Starry, a next generation licensed fixed wireless technology developer and internet service provider, and FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: FMAC) ("FirstMark"), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of FirstMark Capital, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Upon completion of the mergers contemplated therein, the combined company will continue to operate as Starry and will be listed on a national exchange under the ticker symbol “STRY.”
The transaction implies a pro forma enterprise value of $1.66 billion and will give Starry $452 million in cash on the balance sheet (assuming no redemptions of the common stock held by FirstMark's stockholders), including $130 million from a fully committed PIPE and contemporaneous equity round in Starry that includes ArrowMark Partners, Atreides Management, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, Tiger Global Management, and affiliates of FirstMark Capital, to fund its growth and the deployment of its services across the United States, and to retire Starry’s existing debt. The transaction is also supported by important execution partners, including Quanta Services, that will help Starry continue its significant growth.
Additionally, the transaction includes significant sponsor alignment: FirstMark Capital, an affiliate of FirstMark's sponsor, is an existing long-term investor in Starry and will retain its board seat, and 75% of the sponsor-held shares are subject to a performance-based earn-out and forfeiture of one million shares.
Uniquely, the holders of FirstMark Class A common stock that do not elect to redeem their shares in connection with the transaction will share in a pool of one million additional shares based on an exchange ratio between 1.0242 and 1.2415, to be determined based on the number of unredeemed shares. Assuming a price of $10.00 per share of FirstMark Class A common stock at the closing of the transaction, each share of FirstMark Class A common stock would receive shares of the post-combination company with a value ranging between $10.24 (assuming no redemptions by FirstMark's stockholders) and $12.42 (assuming redemptions resulting in the maximum exchange ratio).
“When we set out to build this business, we wanted to transform how broadband networks were built so that we could meaningfully improve people’s lives with faster, better, more affordable internet access,” said Chet Kanojia, co-Founder and CEO of Starry. “Nearly seven years later, Starry’s wireless technology has transformed the economics of connecting homes and small businesses to a fiber-quality connection through the air – without having to sacrifice reliability or the customer experience. This business combination with FirstMark will give us the necessary capital to expand our business and reach profitability. More importantly, it will allow us to continue to deliver for customers and execute on our mission. We believe broadband connectivity is a social good and, if it is universally available and affordable, that great things will happen for families, for communities and for society as a whole. I cannot think of partners better suited to support our growth than FirstMark and FirstMark Capital and we’re excited to continue our relationship with them to bring #HappyInterneting to more places and people.”
Upon closing, Starry will continue to be led by Kanojia as CEO, along with his experienced management team.
“We believe a key driver of long-term value creation is having truly exceptional, mission-driven founders who have the discipline, passion and vision to change the world,” said Amish Jani, Chairman and President of FirstMark. “Chet and the Starry team have built a company grounded in deep R&D, capable of disrupting the status quo in an enormous broadband market that is largely untouched by competition. We have known Chet and the Starry team over multiple companies and have the utmost confidence in their ability to execute and perform because we’ve seen them do it before. Starry is not a ‘grand idea.’ It is a proven and operational technology that is already transforming how networks are built and significantly changing the customer experience into something that delights, not frustrates. We could not be more thrilled to bring Starry to the public markets through this transaction that we believe is aligned for the long-term performance and long-term success of the company.”
Starry Overview
Founded in 2014, Starry believes broadband is essential and is committed to delivering on its mission – offering customers a superior internet service that is fast, reliable, uncapped and competitively-priced, while also working to improve digital access and equity.
Starry’s wireless network is designed exclusively to serve the needs of fixed broadband users, including residential and small- and medium-sized businesses, with broadband that meets the growing bandwidth needs of today’s consumer. Starry is a research and development company at its core, having invested nearly $200 million to develop and commercialize proprietary technology that enables it to wirelessly beam gigabit-speed internet from towers and rooftops to people’s homes at a fraction of the cost of traditional fiber. The company has a full intellectual property stack and developed each piece of its network hardware, from the base stations to the home receiver on customer premises, all the way down to the Wi-Fi router that serves the customer’s home. The company has also built its own software billing, customer care, and network management systems to provide complete visibility and flexibility in serving the customer.
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The company has transformed the economics of broadband, pioneering the use of licensed high frequency spectrum at a low cost to deliver high-capacity, low-latency, symmetrical connectivity over distances up to one mile. To date, Starry has successfully deployed its gigabit network in six U.S. cities including Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Denver, and Columbus – covering more than 4.7 million households. With its licensed spectrum rights, Starry intends to further develop its offerings and expand its network to cover more than 25 million households by 2026, with a projected 1.4 million subscribers and $1.1 billion in revenue. The company saw 187% year over year revenue growth from 2019 to 2020 and expects revenues of $22 million in 2021. The company expects a revenue CAGR of 124% for the period between 2020 and 2023.
Starry’s customer-first philosophy is core to how the company operates, from its proprietary hardware approach all the way to the subscriber experience. Starry’s technology and service is engineered to delight customers in an industry that has to date been universally disappointing, with incumbents generating an industry average net promoter score of 0 as of 2021, compared to Starry’s 2021 net promoter score of 72.
Starry is also deeply committed to its mission to expand access to high-quality, affordable broadband service including to communities such as public and affordable housing, which have been traditionally underserved and under-connected by incumbent broadband providers. In late 2018, Starry established its digital equity program, Starry Connect, to bring ultra-low-cost broadband service to public and affordable housing residents without requiring credit checks, long-term contracts, individual eligibility requirements or a lengthy application process.
Summary of the Transaction
The transaction is expected to be funded through a combination of FirstMark’s $414 million of cash in trust (assuming no redemptions of common stock held by FirstMark's stockholders) supported by a $130 million fully committed PIPE and contemporaneous equity investment at $10.00 per share.
The transaction implies a pro forma Starry enterprise value of $1.66 billion, or approximately 7x 2025 estimated adjusted EBITDA. It is estimated that post-transaction, Starry will have approximately $452 million on its balance sheet (assuming no redemptions of common stock held by FirstMark's stockholders) to fund growth initiatives. Starry will use a portion of cash raised in the PIPE, as well as a $150 million issuance of new convertible debt, to retire Starry’s existing debt. The new convertible debt is led by AS Birch Grove, an existing lender to Starry, and certain funds managed by Highbridge Capital Management, LLC.
The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Starry and FirstMark, is expected to close in Q1 2022, subject to receipt of FirstMark stockholder approval and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
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Governance
At the close of the transaction and once public, Starry will have a seven-person board, with three independent directors. Amish Jani (FirstMark and FirstMark Capital), Starry CEO Chet Kanojia, and independent director James Chiddix will remain on the board.
Investor Presentation
A copy of the investor presentation can be found by accessing the Starry investor page.
Advisors
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as financial advisor to Starry and placement agent to FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. Credit Suisse served as financial advisor and capital markets advisor to FirstMark.
Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal advisor to Starry. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP acted as legal advisor to FirstMark.
Additional Information about the Business Combination and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed business combination, Starry Holdings, Inc. (“Starry Holdings”), a newly formed subsidiary of Starry, will file a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Form S-4”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Form S-4 will include a proxy statement of FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. (“FirstMark”) and a prospectus of Starry Holdings, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus. The proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all FirstMark stockholders. Additionally, Starry Holdings and FirstMark will file other relevant materials with the SEC in connection with the proposed business combination. Copies of the Form S-4, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant materials filed or that will be filed with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of FirstMark are urged to read the Form S-4, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant materials filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed business combination because they will contain important information about the proposed business combination and the parties to the proposed business combination.
Participants in Solicitation
FirstMark, Starry Holdings and Starry and their respective directors and executive officers, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of FirstMark’s stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the proposed business combination of FirstMark’s directors and officers in FirstMark’s filings with the SEC, including FirstMark’s registration statement on Form S-1, which was originally filed with the SEC on September 18, 2020. To the extent that holdings of FirstMark’s securities have changed from the amounts reported in FirstMark’s registration statement on Form S-1, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to FirstMark’s stockholders in connection with the business combination will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed business combination when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
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No Offer or Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed business combination. This communication shall also not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of FirstMark, Starry Holdings or Starry, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the proposed business combination between FirstMark and Starry. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “would,” “seem,” “seek,” “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by an investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Starry’s and FirstMark’s expectations with respect to anticipated financial impacts of the proposed business combination, the satisfaction of closing conditions to the proposed business combination, and the timing of the completion of the proposed business combination. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of FirstMark’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-248916), its Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended from time to time, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. In addition, there will be risks and uncertainties described in the Form S-4 and other documents filed by FirstMark or Starry Holdings from time to time with the SEC. These filings would identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside Starry’s, Starry Holdings’ and FirstMark’s control and are difficult to predict. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ from the forward-looking statements in this communication, including but not limited to: (1) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against FirstMark, Starry or Starry Holdings following the announcement of the proposed business combination; (2) the inability to complete the proposed business combination, including due to the inability to concurrently close the business combination and related transactions, including the private placements of common stock and convertible notes or due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of FirstMark; (3) the risk that the proposed business combination may not be completed by FirstMark’s business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by FirstMark; (4) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the proposed business combination, including the approval by the stockholders of FirstMark, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following any redemptions by FirstMark’s public stockholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; (5) delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals or complete regulatory reviews required to complete the proposed business combination; (6) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; (7) volatility in the price of FirstMark’s, Starry’s or Starry Holdings’ securities; (8) the risk that the proposed business combination disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the business combination; (9) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain key employees; (10) costs related to the proposed business combination; (11) changes in the applicable laws or regulations; (12) the possibility that the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (13) the risk of downturns and a changing regulatory landscape in the highly competitive industry in which Starry operates; (14) the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic; (15) Starry’s ability to obtain or maintain rights to use licensed spectrum in any market in which Starry operates and potential declines in the value of Starry’s FCC licenses; (16) the potential inability of Starry to raise additional capital needed to pursue its business objectives or to achieve efficiencies regarding other costs; (17) the enforceability of Starry’s intellectual property, including its patents, and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, cyber security risks or potential breaches of data security; and (18) other risks and uncertainties described in FirstMark’s registration statement on Form S-1 and Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended from time to time, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These risks and uncertainties may be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused significant economic uncertainty. Starry, Starry Holdings and FirstMark caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive or exhaustive and not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, including projections, which speak only as of the date made. None of Starry, Starry Holdings or FirstMark gives any assurance that Starry, Starry Holdings or FirstMark will achieve its expectations. None of Starry, Starry Holdings or FirstMark undertakes or accepts any obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, or should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.
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About Starry
At Starry, we believe the future is built on connectivity and that connecting people and communities to high-speed, broadband internet should be simple and affordable. Using our innovative, next generation licensed fixed wireless technology, Starry is deploying fiber-quality broadband to the home without bundles, data caps, or long-term contracts. Starry is a different kind of internet service provider. We’re building a platform for the future by putting our customers first, protecting their privacy, ensuring access to an open and neutral net, and putting the customer experience at the heart of everything we do. Headquartered in Boston and backed by world-class investors, Starry is currently available in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Denver, and Columbus, and is expanding nationwide. To learn more about Starry or to join our team and help us build a better internet, visit: https://starry.com.
About FirstMark
FirstMark is a special purpose acquisition company whose mission is to drive long-term value creation by actively supporting the next generation of iconic public companies. FirstMark is comprised of a team of seasoned investors and industry executives with an extensive track record of identifying transformative trends across innovative subsectors of technology. Notably, FirstMark's management team is composed of the founders and executives of FirstMark Capital, a prominent technology venture capital firm founded in 2008 with $2.2 billion in total capital commitments, which has backed entrepreneurs that have created leading companies, many valued over a billion dollars. For more information, please visit http://firstmarkhorizon.com.
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Contacts
For Media Inquiries regarding Starry, Inc.
Meredith Ryals
mryals@starry.com / press@starry.com
Lauren Odell / Felipe Ucros
Gladstone Place Partners for Starry
starry@gladstoneplace.com
212-230-5930
Jennifer Wlach / John Collins / Kimberly Winston
Mercury for Starry
starry@mercuryllc.com
212-681-1380
For Media Inquiries regarding FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
Gregory McNiff
The Blue Shirt Group for FirstMark
greg@blueshirtgroup.com
For Non-Media Inquiries regarding Starry, Inc.
investors@starry.com
For Non-Media Inquiries regarding FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.
Eric D. Cheung
eric@firstmarkcap.com
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Exhibit 99.2
CONFIDENTIA L INVESTOR PRESENTATION 2021 STARRY INTERNET CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL DISCLAIMER This confidential presentation (this “presentation”) is being delivered to you by Starry, Inc. (“Starry”) and FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. (”FMAC”) for use by Starry and FMAC in connection with their potential business combination and the offering of the securities of the post - business combination company or FMAC in a private placement (the “Transaction”). This presentation is for information purposes only and is being provided to you solely in your capacity as a potential investor in considering an investment in Starry or F MAC . Any reproduction or distribution of this presentation, in whole or in part, or the disclosure of its contents, without the prior consent of FMAC and Starry is prohibited. By accepting this presentation, each rec ipient and its directors, partners, officers, employees, attorney(s), agents and representatives (collectively, the “recipient”) agrees: ( i ) to maintain the confidentiality of all information that is contained in this presentation and not already in the public dom ain ; and (ii) to return or destroy all copies of this presentation or portions thereof in its possession following the request for the return or destruction of suc h copies. This presentation and any oral statements made in connection with this presentation shall neither constitute an offer to sell no r the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or the solicitation of any proxy, vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction in connection with the proposed business combination, nor shall there be any sa le of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This presentation doe s n ot constitute either advice or a recommendation regarding any securities. Any offer to sell securities will be made only pursuant to a definitive Subscription Agreement and will be made in reliance on an exemptio n f rom registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for offers and sales of securities that do not involve a public offering. FMAC and Starry reserve the right to withdraw or amend for any reason an y o ffering and to reject any Subscription Agreement for any reason. This communication is restricted by law; it is not intended for distribution to, or use by any person in, any jurisdiction where s uch distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation includes “forward - looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securi ties Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “c ont inue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward - looking statements. These forward - looking statements include, without limitation, Starry’s and FMAC’s expectations with respect to anticipated financial impacts of the Transaction, the satisfaction of closing conditions to the Transaction, and the timing of the completion of the Transaction. These forward - looking statements involve sig nificant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factor s” section of FMAC’s registration statement on Form S - 1, its Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q. In addition, there will be risks and uncertainties described in the Form S - 4 and other documents filed by FMAC or Starry Holdings, Inc. (“Starry Holdings”) from time to time with the SEC. These filings would identify and address other impo rta nt risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward - looking statements. Most of these factors are outside Starry’s, Starry Holdings’ and FMAC’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against FMAC , Starry or Starry Holdings following the announcement of the Transaction; (2) the inability to complete the Transaction, including due to the inability to concurrently close the Transaction and the private p lac ement of common stock or due to failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of FMAC ; (3) delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals or comp let e regulatory reviews required to complete the Transaction; (4) the risk that the Transaction disrupts current plans and operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Transaction; (5) th e i nability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maint ain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain key employees; (6) costs related to the Transaction; (7) changes in the applicable laws or regulations; (8) the possibility that the combined co mpa ny may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (9) the impact of the global COVID - 19 pandemic; (10) Starry’s ability to obtain or maintain rights to use licensed spec trum in any market in which Starry operates and potential declines in the value of Starry’s FCC licenses; and (11) other risks and uncertainties described in FMAC’s registration statement on Form S - 1 and Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q, including, in each case, those described in the “Risk Factors” section therein. Starr y, Starry Holdings and FMAC caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive and not to place undue reliance upon any forward - looking statements, including projections, which speak only as of the date made. None of Starry, Starry Holdings or FMAC undertakes or accepts any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward - looking statements to reflect any change in its expectati ons or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. PG 2 .
CONFIDENTIAL PG 3 . NO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES This presentation is for informational purposes only and does not purport to contain all of the information that may be requi red to evaluate a possible investment decision with respect to Starry or the Transaction. The recipient agrees and acknowledges that this presentation is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision by the recipient and does not constitute investment, tax or legal advice. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be given by Starry and FMAC or any of their respective affiliates, di rectors, officers, employees or advisers or any other person as to the accuracy or completeness of the information in this presentation or any other written, oral or other communications transmitted or otherw ise made available to any party in the course of its evaluation of a possible transaction between FMAC and Starry. The recipient also acknowledges and agrees that the information contained in this presen tat ion is preliminary in nature and is subject to change, and any such changes may be material. FMAC and Starry disclaim any duty to update the information contained in this presentation. INDUSTRY MARKET DATA In this presentation, Starry and FMAC rely on and refer to certain information and statistics regarding the markets and indus tri es in which Starry competes. Such information and statistics are based on Starry’s management’s estimates and/or obtained from third - party sources, including reports by market research firms and company filings. While FMAC and Starry believe such third - party information is reliable, there can be no assurance as to the accuracy or completeness of the indicated information. Neither Starry nor FMAC has independentl y v erified the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by the third - party sources. TRADEMARKS This presentation may contain trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights of other companies, which are the propert y o f their respective owners, and Starry’s or FMAC’s use thereof does not imply an affiliation with, or endorsement by, the owners of such trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights. Solely for con ven ience, some of the trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights referred to in this presentation may be listed without the TM, © or ® symbols, but Starry and FMAC will assert, to the fullest extent und er applicable law, the rights of the applicable owners, if any, to these trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights. PRIVATE PLACEMENT The securities to which this presentation relates have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Se curities Act”), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. This presentation relates to securities that FMAC or Starry intends to offer in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securi tie s Act and other applicable laws. These exemptions apply to offers and sales of securities that do not involve a public offering. The securities have not been approved or recommended by any federal, state or foreign securities authorities, nor have any of these authorities passed upon the merits of this offering or determined that this presentation is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a cr iminal offense. FINANCIAL INFORMATION This presentation contains certain estimated preliminary financial results and key operating metrics for the year ended Decem ber 31, 2020, and the historical financial information respecting Starry contained in this presentation has been taken from or prepared based on historical financial statements of Starry. Starry’s actual results an d financial condition as reflected in the financial statements that will be included in the registration statement on Form S - 4 for the proposed Transaction may be adjusted or presented differently from the historical financial information herein, and the variations could be material.
CONFIDENTIAL PG 4 . NON - GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Certain of the financial measures included in this presentation, including EBITDA, free cash flow, vertical asset gross margi n, and subscriber payback, have not been prepared in accordance with general accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and constitute “non - GAAP financial measures” as defined by the SEC. Starry has included these non - GAAP financial measures (including on a forward - looking basis) because it and FMAC believe they provide an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating the financial performance and pro spects of Starry. These non - GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, these non - GAAP f inancial measures may differ from non - GAAP financial measures with comparable names used by other companies. See the Appendix for a description of these non - GAAP financial measures and a reconcil iation of the historic measures to Starry’s most comparable GAAP financial measures. Note, however, that to the extent forward - looking non - GAAP financial measures are provided herein, they are not reconciled to comparable forward - looking GAAP measures due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation. USE OF PROJECTIONS This presentation also contains certain financial forecasts, including revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, EBITDA, cap ex, free cash flow, and payback. Neither FMAC’s nor Starry’s independent auditors have studied, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the projections for the purpose of their inclusi on in this presentation, and accordingly, neither of them expressed an opinion or provided any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the purpose of this presentation. In this presentation, certain of the above - mentioned projected information has been provided for purposes of providing comparisons with historical data. These projections are for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upo n a s being necessarily indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying the prospective financial information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant bu sin ess, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the prospective financial information. Projections are inherently uncert ain due to a number of factors outside of FMAC’s or Starry’s control. While all financial projections, estimates and targets are necessarily speculative, FMAC and Starry believe that the preparation of prospective f ina ncial information involves increasingly higher levels of uncertainty the further out the projection, estimate or target extends from the date of preparation. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the pro spective results are indicative of future performance of the combined company after consummation of the Transaction or that actual results will not differ materially from those presented in the prospecti ve financial information. Inclusion of the prospective financial information in this presentation should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results contained in the prospective financial in formation will be achieved. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS FMAC and Starry and their respective directors and executive officers, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in t he solicitation of proxies of FMAC’s shareholders in connection with the Transaction. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the Tra nsa ction of FMAC’s directors and officers in FMAC’s filings with the SEC, including FMAC’s registration statement on Form S - 1, which was originally filed with the SEC on September 18, 2020. To the extent that hol dings of FMAC’s securities have changed from the amounts reported in FMAC’s registration statement on Form S - 1, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 f iled with the SEC. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to FMAC’s shareholders in connection with the Transaction is set fo rth in the proxy statement/prospectus on Form S - 4 for the Transaction, which is expected to be filed by FMAC or its affiliates with the SEC. This Presentation is not a substitute for the registration statement or for any other document that FMAC or Starry may file w ith the SEC in connection with the Transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE TH EY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of other documents filed with the SEC by FMAC through the website maint ain ed by the SEC at http:// www.sec.gov .
CONFIDENTIAL PG 5 . HOME BROADBAND IS ESSENTIAL But it’s expensive, there’s limited choice, and it’s a poor experience
CONFIDENTIAL PG 6 . 67 % of the U.S. broadband market is controlled by cable incumbents 1 Sources: LRG, IBISWorld, Customer Guru. 1. data as of 2019; 2. data as of April 2021; 3. data as of September 2021, average o f A ltice, AT&T, CableOne , Charter, Comcast, Cox, Frontier, Verizon, and Windstream THE BROADBAND MARKET IS PRIMED FOR A NEW LOW - COST, CONSUMER - FRIENDLY ENTRANT LARGE UNCOMPETITIVE MARKET WITH POOR SERVICE 0 Average incumbent Net Promoter Score 3 $11 8 Bn Annual U.S. Fixed Broadband Revenue 2
CONFIDENTIAL TECHNOLOGY SOLVES COMPLEX PROBLEMS AND REDUCES COSTS, BUT FIXED BROADBAND IS UNTOUCHED PG 7 . RETAIL TRANSPORT TRAVEL VEHICLES & ENERGY BROADBAND Any Product Next Day Delivery On Demand Transportation Live at Home Anywhere Independence from Fossil Fuel Applying Moore’s Law to Broadband, with Exceptional Customer Experience LEGACY TAM PROBLEM SOLVED NEW BUSINESS MODELS
CONFIDENTIAL STARRY IS A MISSION - DRIVEN FULL - STACK TECH COMPANY AND SERVICE PROVIDER TRANSFORMING BROADBAND PG 8 .
CONFIDENTIAL PG 9 . WE CREATED A NEW KIND OF BROADBAND BETTER TECHNOLOGY BETTER SERVICE BETTER PRICE BETTER EXPERIENCE PG 9 . CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF CONNECTIVITY TO CHANGE LIVES AND IMPROVE COMMUNITIES PG 10 . • Connectivity is a powerful equalizer for individuals, families, and entire communities • Too many people are unconnected because broadband is too expensive or just unavailable • We believe everyone deserves access to quality, affordable broadband • Our tech and economic model make us well - positioned to scale to provide equitable service to all
CONFIDENTIAL PG 11 . STARRY IS BRINGING GIGABIT BROADBAND TO MILLIONS OF HOMES AND SMALL BUSINESSES • Starry built a new fixed wireless technology on a foundation of using licensed high - capacity millimeter wave spectrum to dramatically lower the costs of building a broadband network • We use our proprietary technology to build gigabit networks across entire cities in months, not years • Modern network architecture allows for exceptional customer experience, visibility, and response times Starry’s proprietary tech delivers gigabit service from its base station sites , Starry Titan, to Starry transceivers — Starry Trident for large apartment buildings or Starry Comet for small apartment buildings and single - family homes STARRY TITAN STARRY COMET STARRY TRIDENT PG 11 . CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL PG 12 . OUR INNOVATION IS DELIVERING BROADBAND AT SCALE WITH DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT ECONOMICS Source: Company Analysis based on Starry average passing costs and assuming fiber passing costs of up to $1,250 in urban areas WE CAN BUILD NETWORKS AT 1% THE COST OF FIBER 1. We are a vertically - integrated tech developer, network operator, and service provider 2. We leverage deep engineering expertise to create and manufacture new innovative tech that drives disruptive economics 3. We use licensed millimeter wave wireless spectrum for robust subscriber connections 4. Our capex is primarily variable and success - based
CONFIDENTIAL PG 13 . OUR FULL STACK SOLUTION IS THE PRODUCT OF R&D INVESTMENT TO DRIVE UNIQUE SOLUTIONS TO HARD PROBLEMS Sources: Company Data Leveraging Robust Global 802.11 Ecosystem Proprietary ICs to Bring Benefits of Wi - Fi into High Frequency Spectrum Phased Array Beamforming and Steering Antennas Custom Built Operational Support and Billing Support Systems Virtualized and Natively - Cloud Based Network Management System Fully Integrated and Best - in - Class Customer Visibility and Care Hold Licenses for Millimeter Wave Spectrum Covering 40M Homes Custom - Built Router with Starry’s Network Management Software Interdisciplinary Engineering Workforce in Hardware, Software, Cloud Highly - Skilled Field Tech and Installer Workforce with 4.9 Star Rating STATUS QUO There is no commercialized technology for gigabit symmetrical fixed broadband in licensed millimeter wave spectrum STARRY’S FULL STACK We’ve invested nearly $200 million to create a highly - differentiated and unique solution to deliver last - mile broadband to millions HARDWARE SOFTWARE SPECTRUM EXPERTISE
CONFIDENTIAL PG 14 . Gigabit Network Fast downloads and symmetrical upload capability for buffer - free streaming, lag - free gaming and uninterrupted video calls HIGH SPEED AND FAIR PRICED STARRY’S CUSTOMER - FIRST RESIDENTIAL BROADBAND SERVICE $50 ARPU for base plan 200 Mbps PG 14 . CONFIDENTIAL CUSTOMER OPTIMIZED Ridiculously Reliable Get the speeds you pay for, no matter how many devices are connected Tech Support You’ll Love Have questions? Get answers immediately at any time from nice humans, and smart robots Get Starry, Give Starry Every signup helps fund broadband access for those in need No Commitments You will stay a customer because we will deliver No Hidden Fees The price we say is what you pay Source: Company data
CONFIDENTIAL Source: Company Projections SIMPLE AND TRANSPARENT PLANS AND PRICING PG 15 . 200 Mbps $50 500 Mbps $65 1 Gbps $80 Unlimited Data Free Wi - Fi Router Free Installation No Hidden Fees ONE FLAT PRICE SMB and voice services planned to launch in 2022 +
CONFIDENTIAL PG 16 . PLATFORM PEER NPS SCORES Our service is engineered to delight customers and it shows. We achieve industry leading NPS with a product that is used all day, every day. BROADBAND NPS SCORES 74 61 37 37 25 9 - 10 5 1 - 8 - 3 Our NPS ranks far above other traditional connectivity companies Source: Company Data, CustomerGuru SUBSCRIBERS LOVE THE STARRY EXPERIENCE 72 NPS in 2021
CONFIDENTIAL PG 17 . STARRY TODAY: RAPIDLY GROWING BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDER AND WIRELESS TECH DEVELOPER Sources: Company Analysis; 1. Starry holds Upper Microwave Flexible Use licenses in the 24 GHz band and a market test authori ty for the 37 - 37.6 GHz band; 2. data as of Q2 2021; 3. data as of Q2 2021, while customer acquisition focused on large apartments through the period — we now target every building under coverage; 4. final award subject to final FCC approval of Starry’s pending Auction 904 long - form application 24 % Average Penetration in Deployed Buildings One Year or Greater 187% YoY Revenue Growth (2019 - 2020) Average Cost of Passing Home with Gigabit Signal (2019 - 2021) $10 4.7 MILLION Households Covered by Existing Network in 6 Markets 2 48,000 Subscribers in 30 Months of Operation and Targeting Only a Subset of Coverage 3 SPECTRUM SECURED 1 , GIGABIT NETWORK DEPLOYED, SCALING ACROSS SIX MARKETS Federal Subsidy Won to Deploy Starry’s Network 4 $ 268m
CONFIDENTIAL COMPARATIVE NETWORK SIZE BY HOUSEHOLDS PASSED 60 Million 53 Million 16 Million 2 Million 16 Million Sources: Company Data, NextTV , Telecompetitor , Company Filings; Starry holds Upper Microwave Flexible Use licenses in the 24 GHz band and a market test authority for the 37 - 37.6 GHz band 5 Million Today 4.7M Current millimeter wave licensed footprint is the basis for our planned growth 2026E 25M New York City OUR LICENSED SPECTRUM COVERS 40 MILLION HOMES IN 37 STATES PG 18 . Philadelphia Harrisburg Washington, DC Richmond Virginia Beach Raleigh Charlotte Greensboro Fayetteville Boston Springfield Miami Charleston Jacksonville Tallahassee Fort Collins Denver Colorado Springs Minneapolis Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Dayton Las Vegas Phoenix Tucson Albuquerque Seattle Portland San Francisco Reno New Orleans Baton Rouge Buffalo Syracuse Albany Rochester Huntsville Mobile Birmingham Lexington Nashville Memphis Jackson Wichita Sioux Falls Madison Milwaukee Fort Wayne Bloomington Indianapolis Decatur Lubbock San Antonio Dallas Houston Brownsville Boise City Spokane Los Angeles Atlanta Detroit Chicago Little Rock
CONFIDENTIAL PG 19 . STARRY’S LARGE MARKET OPPORTUNITY Sources: Company Data; not to scale 4.7 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS Serviceable Households in Existing 6 Markets as of Q2 2021 15 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS 2025E Serviceable Households in 20+ Markets 40 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS Serviceable TAM in Markets with Existing Spectrum Licenses 2 MILLION SMALL/MEDIUM BUSINESSES TOTAL DOMESTIC TAM Small and Medium Size Businesses within Existing Spectrum License Footprint Total Domestic TAM + 755 Million International TAM $3B Annual Revenue Opportunity $13B Annual Revenue Opportunity $34B Annual Revenue Opportunity $3B Annual Revenue Opportunity $37B Annual Total Revenue Opportunity
CONFIDENTIAL PG 20 . ALEX MOULLÉ - BERTEAUX COO AND CO - FOUNDER • Former CCO of Aereo , Inc. • Former Global Head of Marketing and Public Relations at Rockstar (Nasdaq: TTWO) • Former member of the management team at Media Arts Lab/Chiat Day (Omnicom, NYSE: OMC), Apple’s marketing agency CHET KANOJIA CEO AND CO - FOUNDER • Founder and former CEO of Aereo , Inc., the groundbreaking online TV platform that kicked off the OTT revolution • Founder and former CEO of Navic Networks, early leader in advanced cable television advertising acquired by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) in 2008 • Holds 31+ patents in fields from robotics to data communications JOE LIPOWSKI CTO AND CO - FOUNDER • Former CTO of Aereo , Inc • Former SVP of Engineering at LoJack Corp., acquired by CalAmp (Nasdaq: CAMP) • Former VP of Research, Base Station Subsystems at Andrew Corp., acquired by CommScope (Nasdaq: COMM) • Founder and CTO of Celiant Corp., acquired by Andrew Corp. KOMAL MISRA CFO • Former Global Head of Corp. Finance at Amelia (formerly IPsoft ), an AI company • Former VP of Corporate Development and VP of Finance at Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) • Former tech investor & US Tech Sector Head, Alliance Bernstein • Former Systems Engineer, AT&T Bell Labs TEAM BUILT FOR EXECUTION VIRGINIA LAM ABRAMS SVP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS & STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENT AND CO - FOUNDER • Former SVP Government Affairs at Aereo • Former spokesperson for NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg • Former SVP, Public Affairs at Rubenstein BILL LUNDREGAN SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL • Former SVP, General Counsel & Secretary of Esselte Group Holdings • Former corporate practice at Skadden Arps BRIAN REGAN SVP STRATEGY AND CHIEF OF STAFF • Former Associate Bureau Chief and former Chief of Staff, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC • Former Director of Government Affairs, Wireless Infrastructure Association 650+ employees operating bi - coastal in six markets with headquarters in Boston
CONFIDENTIAL PG 21 . FIRSTMARK CAPITAL HAS A HISTORY OF IDENTIFYING LONG - TERM DISRUPTIVE COMPANIES Note: 1. Companies that have a fully - diluted market capitalization equal to or greater than $1 billion as of the most recent private financing transaction, acquisition, or market close, as applicable. Market capitalizations as of September 13, 2021 …While others comprise a portfolio of unicorns 1 with the potential to become the next generation of publicly - traded technology disruptors Several of FirstMark capital’s private investments have already evolved into transformative public companies... $104bn Market Cap $34bn Market Cap $180bn Market Cap $6bn Market Cap $24bn Market Cap 20+ Unicorns 1 across the FirstMark Capital portfolio Pending acq . By Adobe $98bn Market Cap
CONFIDENTIAL PG 22 . Extraordinary leadership team Enormous broadband market ripe for disruption Deep IP and protective moat for sustaining advantage Massive global TAM With platform delivered, ready for rapid operational scale at strong unit economics + WHAT ATTRACTED FIRSTMARK TO STARRY? Innovative transaction structure aligning sponsor incentives with Starry and public shareholders Substantial sponsor economics earned only with strong stock performance 100% primary proceeds to drive growth FMAC Board representation demonstrates commitment to long - term orientation Early investor and long - term relationship provides deep visibility and insight into operational execution LONG - TERM PARTNERSHIP
STARRY’S UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE
CONFIDENTIAL STARRY TITAN Base stations that transmit Starry’s last - mile licensed fixed wireless signal to customer locations, with 35+ Gbps per site STARRY TRIDENT AND COMET Customer terminals for all building types, from large apartments to single family homes – we install one per building and use the existing wiring inside the building STARRY’S OWN PURPOSE - BUILT NETWORK TECHNOLOGY High - capacity technology with disruptive cost structure that is quick and easy to deploy with end - to - end visibility STARRY WI - FI Every customer receives a Wi - Fi router with our management software, giving us full visibility into the network STARRY CLOUD CORE End - to - end cloud - based network core that runs the entire network PG 24 .
CONFIDENTIAL Source: Company Data GIGABIT FIXED WIRELESS OVER THE LAST - MILE TO ALL BUILDING TYPES PG 25 . 1 Gigabit signal is transmitted from Starry Titan base station to all serviceable premises Signal is received by one Starry Trident on large MDUs and Starry Comet on medium/small MDUs and SFUs We bring the service into the building or home using existing wiring — we can use any existing wiring that is in place. In large MDUs we plug into the in - building distribution frame (shown in the basement) We install a combined modem and Wi - Fi router in each unit or home and activate the service 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 TRIDENT: LARGE MDU COMET: SMALL MDU AND HOMES Simple deployment drives speed; we average ~10,500 units deployed per month 1
CONFIDENTIAL OUR NETWORK IS ANCHORED ON HIGH - CAPACITY, UPGRADEABLE BASE STATION TECHNOLOGY CONFIDENTIAL Source: Company Analysis; 1. oversubscription calculation assumes 64 customers per sector PG 26 . CHARACTERISTIC BANDWIDTH SIMULTANEOUS STREAMS EFFECTIVE BANDWIDTH PEAK AGGREGATE PHY OVERSUB RATIO AT GIG SPEED 1 Starry Gen2 (current) 160 MHz TDD 6x 960 MHz 5.2 Gbps 17.6 DOCSIS 3.0 192/48 MHz 1x 192 MHz 1.4/0.25 Gbps 45.7 Starry Gen3 160 MHz TDD 8x 1,280 MHz 9.6 Gbps 9.5 DOCSIS 3.1 192/48 MHz 1x 192 MHz 2.1/0.5 Gbps 30.5 Starry Gen4 200 MHz TDD 14x 2,800 MHz 22.4 Gbps 4.7 DOCSIS 4.0 400 MHz TDD 1x 400 MHz 4.1 Gbps 15.6 • We ride the cost and capacity curves driven by the global Wi - Fi ecosystem to multiply capacity on a regular upgrade path • Using Multi - user MIMO we can multiply our bandwidth and direct multiple high - speed beams using the same bandwidth simultaneously • This allows us to build a network with very high downlink and uplink capacity today with low oversubscription rates (lower is better) — meaning the customer has a better experience than with other technologies — that also scales over time with consumer demand MORE THAN 3.5X THE CAPACITY OF COAX WITH EXISTING TECH AND A CONTINUAL UPGRADE PATH
CONFIDENTIAL Note: Range is a graphical representation of a base station coverage area — not to scale. OUR NETWORK IS WEATHER RESILIENT BY DESIGN PG 28 . CASE STUDY: PERFORMANCE THROUGH WINTER STORM GAIL • Winter Storm Gail dropped more than a foot of snow in Boston on December 17, 2020, breaking the record for the largest daily snowfall • Our network performed through record snowfall and constant network usage from most customers staying home WE DESIGN THE NETWORK FOR 99.99% UPTIME • We achieve high reliability by designing the network to operate at 1500% of the minimum power we target for gigabit service • In “free space” the signal can travel 10 kilometers, and we design the network so that our target coverage area is only 25% of the maximum distance — the rest is the power margin v Range in free space (10 km) Power Margin Range in L.A. Range in D.C.
CONFIDENTIAL Source: Company Data WE LEARNED FROM BROADBAND OVERBUILDER & FIXED WIRELESS ATTEMPTS OF THE PAST PG 29 . AVOIDING OTHER’S PRIOR MISTAKES BY BUILDING A UNIQUE SOLUTION SET LEVERAGE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS We build our network assets on existing mobile towers and rooftops, which allows rapid expansion with ready backhaul access ADD OUR OWN PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY We spent years developing our own technology, including integrated chips for frequency conversion, phased arrays and smart antennas, and a cloud - based network management platform, all without vendor margins USE LICENSED MILLIMETER WAVE SPECTRUM We operate in point - to - multipoint licensed millimeter wave spectrum, which enables higher power and protected rights of use across a wide area of operation, plus deployments across a city in under 12 months LEVERAGE A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY STANDARD We built our technology on top of the Wi - Fi standard (802.11), an ecosystem with billions in investment from major vendors and a huge enterprise user base, short technology upgrade cycles, and global scale BUILDING EXPENSIVE NETWORKS THAT CANNOT SCALE Point - to - point wireless networks have expensive unit economics and capacity constraints, and new fiber networks take years to deploy in each market with unattainable subscriber penetration targets DEPENDENCY ON THIRD PARTY R&D CYCLES The wireless vendor ecosystem is constrained and has slow upgrade cycles; providers are reliant on third parties to deliver necessary performance and cost improvements USING THE WRONG (UNLICENSED) SPECTRUM Low band spectrum does not have the capacity to compete with fiber; unlicensed spectrum is unprotected and low power, leading to uncertain access and shorter links at high frequencies BUILDING BESPOKE WIRELESS STANDARDS Equipment scale requires a global market; without it price points are uneconomical, and the technology will not be upgradeable (e.g., WiMAX)
CONFIDENTIAL STARRY INCUMBENT OVERBUILDER EMERGING DSL CABLE FIBER LEO SATELLITES MOBILE 5G COVERAGE Wide - Area Regional Monopolies Regional Monopolies Regional Nationwide, Rural Wide - Area CAPACITY/ SUBSCRIBER High Very Low High High Low Low SYMMETRICAL SPEEDS - - - - LATENCY Low Medium Low Low Medium Low AVERAGE NPS 1 61 - 6.5 1 25 - 21 NETWORK COST $ $$$$ $$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ SUBSCRIBER FEE $$ $$$ $$$ $$$ $$$$ $$$ Sources: CustomerGuru as of September 2021, Company Analysis WE SOLVE FOR CAPACITY, COST, AND QUALITY PG 30 .
CONFIDENTIAL PG 31 . Sources: Company Analysis, NewStreet, Ericsson MOBILE PROVIDERS ARE HEAVILY INCENTED TO PRIORITIZE MOBILE SERVICE Fixed users consume 40x more data than mobile users And mobile providers earn up to 40x more revenue per gigabit from mobile subscriptions CHARACTERISTIC STARRY’S FIXED NETWORK MOBILE NETWORK Network Elevation High Low Customer Location Fixed Mobile Spectrum Bands High Band Low, Mid, High Bands Uplink Spectrum High Band Low, Mid Bands Return Power High Low Spectral Efficiency High Low Cost of Coverage Low High x HIGH BAND = HIGH CAPACITY x HIGH ELEVATION = SUPERIOR PROPAGATION x HIGH POWER = MORE COVERAGE AND SYMMETRY FIXED - ONLY NETWORKS ARE REQUIRED FOR FIXED SUBSCRIBERS CONFIDENTIAL
STARRY’S GO - TO - MARKET AND CUSTOMER FOCUS
CONFIDENTIAL EFFECTIVE GO - TO - MARKET STRATEGY PG 33 . LARGE AND MEDIUM MULTI - DWELLING SMALL MULTI - DWELLING AND SINGLE FAMILY • We leverage national and local enterprise sales teams to unlock opportunities in the large and medium MDUs in a market through national portfolio deals and local commercial partnerships • After the building is sold, we drive subscriber acquisition efficiency by directly targeting the residents in the building through events, flyers, building email, and direct mail • Columbus, Ohio and all new markets (50+ cities) will be built at once before launch; most of the capex will still be success - based • Combined with the Comet transceiver for small MDUs and SFUs , which allowing us to serve any building, we can achieve significant acquisition efficiency through all channels • We will drive brand awareness through launch events, highly efficient digital marketing based on the on the actual homes we can serve, mailers, traditional media, and other efficient tools
CONFIDENTIAL STARRY DSL COAX FIBER OVERBUILDER SATELLITE SPEED (DOWN/UP MBPS) 200/200 Up to 100/10 200/10 300/300 200/10 100/3 BASE FEE / MONTH $50 $65+ Taxes, rental fees, hidden fees extra $79+ Taxes, rental fees, hidden fees extra $70+ Taxes, rental fees, hidden fees extra $65+ Taxes, rental fees, hidden fees extra $263 INSTALL FEES $0 Up to $125 $60 $99 N/A for new subs May apply CONFIDENTIAL PG 34 . WE AIM TO WIN ON PRICE & EXPERIENCE AGAINST COMPETITION Fast Speeds + Low Cost + Great Experience = Source: Competitive provider non - promotional pricing including router rental and no discount for auto - pay; Starry speeds based o n a standard plan and may vary We drive our customer - first approach through the entire service offering
CONFIDENTIAL • We custom - built systems to run the network — operations support systems and business support systems in telecom terms — that are natively cloud - based and highly - scalable • The software extends all the way into the Wi - Fi router that we provide to each customer, giving us telemetry that can tell us exactly what's happening on each customer’s connection • This allows us to monitor every element of our network and to rapidly respond to customer care contacts PG 35 . STARRY’S END - TO - END CLOUD CONTROL BUILT FOR QUALITY AND CARE We can do much better than “have you tried unplugging it?”
CONFIDENTIAL Source: Company Data; Company Survey from Spring 2020 OUR BROAD CUSTOMER BASE: PEOPLE WHO VALUE QUALITY, FAIRNESS, AND TRANSPARENCY PG 36 . • Demographically broad – bad internet is a shared experience, and great internet is a universal need • Cord cutters & new media users – our customers are streamers, gamers, remote workers, and everyone who wants freedom to consume content without expensive bundles • Cable haters and incumbent distrusters – there is a reason incumbent NPSs are so low; our customers expect more from their provider • Terabyte consuming power users – we are uncapped, always • Pro - privacy and security conscious – we have industry - leading privacy protections and support an open internet • Fairness in pricing even if they can afford it – people want value, not to be nickeled and dimed by huge incumbent providers • Value transparency in the companies they deal with – people should trust the company that carries their internet traffic • Believe in the power of internet to drive social growth – Starry subscribers help fund Starry’s growth, including in under connected communities 60% OF OUR SUBSCRIBERS SWITCH FROM ANOTHER PROVIDER; 37% ARE MOVE - INS
CONFIDENTIAL PG 37 . Source: Company Data NOT JUST CUSTOMERS, PASSIONATE FANS ”Extremely satisfied! I just streamed a show out of my apartment with 8 guest callers and a couple of zoom calls and it ran flawlessly. Especially now that my girlfriend and I are working from home, upload bandwidth and speed are extremely important to our work. Thank you so much!” “ YOU GUYS PROVIDE ONE OF THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAMS AVAILABLE. THERE ARE NO LONG WAITS AND EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT THEY’RE DOING. ” “Starry absolutely blew me away! Easy to navigate website, same day appointment, exceptional service by Louis. Thank you for making something that is super annoying so painless and easy! I should have switched last year!” “The service was great. Always exemplary and expeditious service with you guys! #PROUDCUSTOMER :)“ “Starry’s ultimate goal is to give people choice in their internet service.” “Ditch your Internet provider and replace it with a faster cheaper connection…” “It's high - speed wireless internet, but it's not 5G. Believe it or not, that's a good thing.” “It’s fair to say that no other provider offers this kind of speed up and down for that price.” “Your company stepped up right away when it came to the virus I am forever grateful… ”
CONFIDENTIAL No credit checks No need to qualify for or participate in other assistance programs No extra equipment fees No data caps No long - term contracts No long application process or long wait time • Digital redlining has created an unequal system of broadband haves and have - nots, most deeply affecting public and affordable housing communities • We created Starry Connect in response, to offer a low - barrier, ultra - low - cost alternative for families who need it most • Our unique approach ties eligibility to the premise, not the individual, eliminating the need for credit checks or ”proving” poverty in order to qualify WE BELIEVE DIGITAL EQUITY IS IMPERATIVE PG 38 . $15 30 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up STARRY CONNECT
CONFIDENTIAL PG 39 . GOVERNMENTS Subsidize deployments plus partner to target deployments within their communities DEI ORGANIZATIONS Help leverage Starry’s network to connect unconnected and under connected communities • $268 million in government subsidies to deploy our network across 9 states to serve unserved homes and businesses 1 • Participating provider in the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which provides an up to $50 subsidy to qualifying customers • Housing and Urban Development ConnectHomeUSA stakeholder • Developing additional state and local partnerships • Partnership with Microsoft to accelerate deployment of Starry Connect service in public housing • Enabling low - cost device access with PCs for People Source: Company Data, FCC; market cap data as of September 2021;1. final award subject to final FCC approval of Starry’s pend ing Auction 904 long form - application WE ARE LEVERAGING PARTNERS AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY IN ALL COMMUNITIES PG 39 . • Partnerships with 30+ different affordable housing owners, including nonprofits and public entities, to bridge the digital gap for low - income families in more than 40,000 apartment units AFFORDABLE HOUSING Work with affordable housing owners and managers to bring service to their residents
CONFIDENTIAL PG 40 . Source: Company Data CONNECTIVITY THAT CHANGES LIVES “My name is [] and during this time I’ve lost my uncle to the Covid - 19 virus. To cope, I spend a lot of time online connecting w ith friends and family and bringing comfort to my grandmother who was really affected by the death of my uncle. My family lives in west Afric a, another continent, but Starry helps me to stay connected to them via FaceTime and social media and I’m extremely grateful for that! I used to sp end a lot of money on other internet companies, but at some point, it became impossible for me to pay because I’m a student. After cutting my se rvi ce I spent more than two years without internet and then I discovered Starry!” “Hi Starry, Thank you so much for providing great internet service during this difficult time. Thanks to you, I've been able to 3D print ear savers for nurses at local hospitals and other people in my community. Makes a big difference if you have to wear a mask all day. Without Starry, I wouldn’t be able to help out this way. Attached is a photo of the ear savers I have been making and a photo of some nurses at Mass General wearing them. Thank you for keeping my internet alive!” “Seeing a starry truck in my building was what made my day and gave me faith about buying that house I want so bad. Paying $167 [for] internet/cable with Comcast and between rent and utilities every month, I had nothing left to budget for financial goals. Starry has gave me the chance to have an extra $150 in my pocket each month. Now I can see that Starry gives low - income clients that financial stability and hope that most of us needed.” “I work at a Children’s hospital in Washington DC. NBC recently did a story on virtual art therapy sessions I provide for kids with cancer - wouldn’t be possible without my Starry Internet!”
STARRY’S NETWORK, SUBSCRIBERS, AND GROWTH
CONFIDENTIAL Source: Company Data NETWORK FUNNEL TO SUBSCRIBER ACQUISITION PG 42 . HOMES PASSED The households that are within the range of a Starry base station site – these are the potential subscribers from each site HOMES SERVICEABLE T he households that are passed and that can receive a signal based on Starry’s propagation modeling — we target 80% serviceability SFU HOMES SERVICEABLE With our Comet terminal, every smaller MDU and single - family home that is serviceable can become a customer ACTIVATED MDU UNITS Households that are passed and serviceable that are in buildings at which a Starry transceiver is already installed SUBSCRIBERS The households that sign up for Starry service — we target 20% penetration SIGNIFICANT PROJECTED GROWTH IN NETWORK AND SUBS THROUGH 2025 2022E 2025E Passed 12M 21M Serviceable 6M 15M Subscribers 115K 906K
CONFIDENTIAL 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 4,500,000 5,000,000 EXISTING NETWORK HOMES PASSED Coverage built incrementally as we tested tech and managed capex; new markets are planned to be fully built before launch Source: Company Data as of 2Q 2021 SIX LIVE SUBSCRIBER MARKETS THROUGH 2021 Homes Passed OUR LARGE EXISTING NETWORK FOOTPRINT PG 43 . MARKET COMMERCIAL ROLLOUT CHARACTERISTICS Boston 2018 Boston served as a test and validation market through 2018 Markets were originally all built incrementally on a site - by - site basis Los Angeles 2019 Denver 2019 D.C. 2019 New York 2019 Columbus 2021 First partner market with network built fully at subscriber launch Market Beta
CONFIDENTIAL 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 - 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 Deployed Units Net Subs Source: Company Data as of Q2 2021 Activated Units SIGNIFICANT PENETRATION OF ACTIVATED UNITS PG 44 . Market Beta AND WE DOUBLED OUR SUBSCRIBERS THROUGH THE COVID - 19 PANDEMIC Subscribers We build subscriber demand in advance of service launching in new buildings to accelerate penetration, then continually improve penetration over time • 14% penetration 30 days from launching • 18% penetration 180 days from launching • 24% penetration 1+ years from launching • 28% penetration 2+ years from launching
CONFIDENTIAL Source: Company Data COMET BRINGS GIGABIT SERVICE TO EVERY HOME PG 45 . EXAMPLE: SITE PRE - COMET Only large apartment buildings targeted; 3,989 units with effective serviceability of 18% EXAMPLE: SITE POST - COMET All serviceable households targeted; 17,547 units with effective serviceability of 79% GIGABIT EVERYWHERE Comet is our small, low - cost terminal installed on smaller buildings, including single family homes, to receive gigabit Starry service Prior to the launch of Comet, we limited customer acquisition to large apartment buildings (generally 60+ units) With Comet, shown below, every building of any size that can receive a signal from a base station can be targeted direct to consumer Comet launch dramatically expands gigabit service to all households in our footprint
CONFIDENTIAL Starry blankets communities in gigabit broadband without digging up the streets, using our own fixed wireless tech to maximize coverage and minimize capex Source: Company projections of a representative mid - size market within Starry's licensed footprint WE BUILD GIGABIT NETWORKS WITH INTERNET - LIKE ECONOMICS WITH OUR OWN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY PG 46 . 600 - 650K Residential TAM 30 - 40K Total Subs @ 3 Year $10 - 15 MILLION Total Network Coverage Capex $15 - 20 Capex per Home Passed 18 - 24 MONTHS Time to EBITDA Breakeven 50 - 55% EBITDA Margin @ 3 Years MID - SIZE MARKET ECONOMICS CASE STUDY
CONFIDENTIAL Sources: Company Analysis, FCC, Public Company Peer; 1. Assumes 16.0% penetration; 2. Assumes 30% penetration , data as of Q4 2019 PER HOME / PER SUBSCRIBER ~500K HOUSEHOLD MARKET NETWORK COVERAGE $10 – $30 Per Home Passed $5 – $15 million ALL - IN COST TO CONNECT 1 $430 Per Subscriber (includes transceiver, router, labor) $35 million SUBSCRIBER ACQUISITION COST 1 $280 – $375 Per Subscriber $30 million IMPLIED BREAKEVEN PENETRATION RATE ~4% TIME TO ACTIVATE TOTAL MARKET ~6 - 9 Months Depending on Size STARRY’S UNIT ECONOMICS ARE HIGHLY DISRUPTIVE RELATIVE TO FIBER VERSUS A FIBER BUILD IN SIMILAR SIZE MARKET 2 $ 425 MILLION Approx. Fiber Coverage Build Out and Subscriber Connection Cost +30 - 40% Fiber Implied Breakeven Penetration PG 47 .
CONFIDENTIAL Sources: Company data; 1. 2021 weighted average costs across all household types assuming capex is capitalized as of May 2021 ; 2 . 2024 projected average costs across all households assuming capex is capitalized; In all cases SAC included in the calculation assumes normalized SAC afte r i nitial market launch PG 48 . CONFIDENTIAL OUR PROJECTED GROWTH IS POWERED BY UNIT COSTS THAT DRIVE RAPID PAYBACK 2021 1 10 MONTHS 2024E 2 5 MONTHS AVERAGE PER - SUBSCRIBER PAYBACK TODAY AND PROJECTED RAPID PAYBACK ACROSS ALL BUILDING TYPES • Low network cost using our fixed wireless technology leads to very low network capex allocation to each subscriber • Low attach costs are driven by our low - cost fixed wireless customer terminal and efficient subscriber acquisition • Subscriber revenue is projected to increase incrementally through 2024 • Combined, the network capex allocation, customer attachment costs, and subscriber revenue enable payback in under a year on average across household types
CONFIDENTIAL PG 49 . ELECTRIC UTILITIES Help deploy the network CONSTRUCTION PARTNER Scaling construction partner to build the network nationwide REAL ESTATE Unlock customer relationships in large portfolios, plus help speed deployment • Strategic alliance agreement with $45B market cap investor - owned utility to jointly deploy our network in certain markets • Pipeline of additional potential utility partners with similar structure, and ability to leverage customer relationships • Strategic alliance agreement with $16B market cap infrastructure construction company with a large skilled workforce to help build our network • Strategic investment from one of the largest residential real estate portfolio owners in the U.S., plus access agreements with 27 portfolio companies whose portfolios represent 278k apartment units Source: Company Data WE ARE BUILDING A PARTNER ECOSYSTEM TO SPEED DEPLOYMENT AND REDUCE CAPEX INTENSITY PG 49 .
CONFIDENTIAL PG 50 . Source: Company Data WE INTEND TO BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST U.S. BROADBAND PROVIDERS x SCALING WITH CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS We have the workforce and project management expertise lined up to scale our network rapidly across more than 50 markets and to build an entire market from the ground up before launch x PARTNERSHIP MODEL EXPANSION We plan to accelerate market launches in the markets where we believe we have a high probability of working with a partner x COMET CUSTOMER TERMINAL Comet is our economical and technically efficient way to serve most households while still meeting our payback targets KEYS TO GROWTH SUBSCRIBERS (000s) HOMES SERVICEABLE (MILLIONS OF HOMES) PG 50 . CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL GLOBAL EXPANSION Poor broadband service is universal — we can leverage our platform in other countries to improve connectivity and improve service for more people, globally WE ARE PLANNING SERVICE EXPANSIONS THAT INCLUDE: • New subscriber services like a customizable speed and latency plan that will allow customers to select whatever speed and latency they want, and to toggle the speed and latency on demand • Leveraging our platform as a service for other providers ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE OUR IP AND PLATFORM PG 51 . + +
FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS AND MARKET VALUATION
CONFIDENTIAL PG 53 . CONFIDENTIAL REVENUE ($ MILLIONS) ADJUSTED EBITDA 2 ($ MILLIONS) • Revenue growth driven by new service and market launches • Year - over - year revenue growth from 2019 to 2020 was 187% • Utility partner structure is highly accretive and offsets capex and opex in certain markets, with several projected to launch by 2024 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS: SIGNIFICANT REVENUE AND EBITDA GROWTH THROUGH 2026 We become EBITDA positive with only 5% sub penetration across the network SUBSCRIBER PENETRATION 1 1% 3% 6% 2020A 2023E 2026E 1 Subscriber Penetration defined as total residential subscribers as a proportion of total homes serviceable; 2. Non - GAAP measure — see Appendix for reconciliation as of 2020. Source: Company Data 7%
CONFIDENTIAL Source: Company Data as of Q2 2021 SUBSCRIBER GROWTH OPPORTUNITY ON EXISTING NETWORK PG 54 . + + Pent up demand with 147,437 people within coverage signed up on our waitlist PLUS: POTENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS THAT ARE TARGETS FOR ACQUISITION WITHIN EX ISTING COVERAGE WAITING TO BE DEPLOYED 189,740 Apartment units in buildings s old but not deployed ACTIVATED UNITS 288,039 Apartments in which Starry is available t oday ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY 3,132,034 Serviceable households in Starry’s current f ootprint
CONFIDENTIAL ACTUALS PROJECTIONS 2020 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 2026E Addressable Households(M) 10 10 12 13 15 21 25 YoY Growth % 6 % 6 % 18 % 10 % 14 % 36 % 19 % Homes Serviceable (M) 3 6 6 7 10 15 19 YoY Growth % 55 % 88 % 3 % 27 % 38 % 53 % 26 % Total Subscribers (000s) 35 62 115 228 506 906 1,429 YoY Growth % 76 % 80 % 85 % 98 % 122 % 79 % 58 % Penetration of Homes Serviceable 1 1 % 1 % 2 % 3 % 4 % 5 % 6 % 1. Defined as total residential subscribers as a proportion of total homes serviceable PG 55 . KEY OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE METRICS
CONFIDENTIAL ACTUALS PROJECTIONS 2020 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 2026E Total Revenue ($M) $ 13 $ 22 $ 67 $ 145 $ 343 $ 679 $ 1,113 Included Regulatory Revenue ($M) 1 - $ 26 $ 26 $ 26 $ 26 $ 26 YoY Total Revenue Growth 187 % 74 % 202 % 116 % 136 % 98 % 64 % Adjusted Gross Profit ($M) 2 $(8) $(6) $ 38 $ 101 $ 264 $ 561 $ 940 Adjusted Gross Margin % NM NM 56 % 70 % 77 % 83 % 84 % Total Operating Expenses ($M) 2 $(76) $(98) $(112) $(143) $(223) $(320) $(421) Adjusted EBITDA ($M) 2 $(83) $(105) $(74) $(41) $ 41 $ 241 $ 519 Adjusted EBITDA Margin % NM NM NM NM 12 % 35 % 47 % Capex ($M) $(37) $(53) $(43) $(72) $(135) $(175) $(244) Free Cash Flow ($M) 3 $(120) $(158) $(118) $(118) $(108) $ 32 $ 211 1. Regulatory revenue subject to final FCC approval of Starry’s pending Auction 904 long - form application; 2 . Non - GAAP measures — see Appendix for reconciliation as of 2020; 3 . Free cash flow is defined as EBITDA – Capex – Revenue Share to Utility Partner PG 56 . LONG - TERM FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS
CONFIDENTIAL • Disruptive Tech: Starry has developed a proven and unique technology platform • Disruptive Economics: Starry ’s tech allows it to build a network for a fraction of the cost of fiber • Disruptive Customer Experience: Starry’s customer - centered approach drives an NPS that is dramatically better than incumbents • Large Deployed Network: Starry has an existing network that covers more than 4.7 million households • Proven Revenue Growth: Revenue growth projected to be in excess of 100%+ year - over - year 2022 through 2024 • Huge TAM: Starry’s licensed spectrum covers approximately 40 million households • Partner Accelerants: Starry’s unique partnership structure drives low capex intensity and rapid deployment at scale • Federal Subsidies: $268 million in federal subsidies, plus opportunity to leverage new programs for future funding STARRY IS READY FOR RAPID SCALE PG 57 . Starry is at the start of its growth curve and a projected path to 1.4 million subs and $1.1 billion in revenue by 2026 Note: Subsidy subject to final FCC approval of Starry’s pending Auction 904 long - form application
CONFIDENTIAL PG 58 . TRANSACTION SUMMARY TRANSACTION SOURCES ($M) VALUATION & CAPITAL STRUCTURE TRANSACTION USES ($M) • Fully diluted pro forma enterprise value of $1.65B, representing 7.0x based on 2025E Adj. EBITDA of $240M • Existing Starry shareholders rolling 100% of their equity and will receive 72% of the pro forma equity (1)(6 ) • Transaction will result in $447M of new cash to the balance sheet to fund growth by a combination of cash in trust, proceeds from the PIPE and convertible debt proceeds PRO FORMA VALUATION • Existing Starry Shareholders • FMAC Public Shareholders (7) • PIPE Investors PRO FORMA ECONOMIC OWNERSHIP (1)(6) 72% 22 % 6 % SIGNIFICANT SPONSOR ALIGNMENT • FirstMark Capital is a long - term investor in Starry, participating in every financing round from seed through Series E • 25% of Sponsor shares retained on transaction close, 75% subject to an earn - out structure with release triggers based on post - closing share price reaching $12.50, $15.00, and $17.50 • Sponsor committing to transfer up to 1M shares from its earn - out to existing FMAC shareholders in support of the transaction Existing Starry Shareholders (1) $ 1,400 FMAC Cash In Trust (2) 414 PIPE Equity (3) 125 Convertible Debt 150 Total Sources $ 2,089 Existing Starry Shareholders (1) $ 1,400 Cash To Balance Sheet 447 Pay Down Existing Debt (4) 207 Estimated Transaction Fees & Expenses 35 Total Uses $ 2,089 Share Price $ 10.00 Pro Forma Shares Outstanding (M) (1) 197 Pro Forma Equity Value ($M) $ 1,972 Less: Net Cash ($M) (5) (327) Pro Forma Enterprise Value ($M) $ 1,645 1. 197.2M diluted shares outstanding (excluding any potential dilution from assumed unvested Starry equity securities, new co nve rtible debt and out - of - the - money warrants, shares issuable upon conversion of convertible debt, and Sponsor earn - out) assumes 41 .40M FMAC public common shares held by FMAC investors, 12.50M shares held by PIPE investors, 2.59M shares held by Sponsor ( FMAC Investors and Sponsor, collectively “ FMAC Public Shareholders”, hold 43.99M shares) and 144.91M shares (or options/RSUs) issued to existing Starry shareholders and holders of vested Starry equity securities 2. Assumes no redemptions by FMAC’s existing public shareholders 3. Assumes 12.5M shares at $10.00 per share 4. Reflects $152M principal plus accrued interest plus 10% redemption and assumes $40M of new bridge financing to be complete d i n October 2021 and repaid on transaction close – none of which convert to equity 5. Reflects estimated $30M cash on balance sheet as of Q4 2021 plus $689M net new cash to balance sheet raised in transaction le ss $207M existing debt repayment (includes $40M new bridge financing to be completed in October 2021) less $150M new converti ble debt less estimated $35M transaction fees and expenses 6. Chet Kanojia , co - founder and CEO of Starry, will receive a separate class of common stock entitling him to 20 votes per share (as compared t o 1 vote per share for the class of common stock held by all other stockholders, including the Sponsor, public stockholders a nd PIPE investors) until he is no longer employed by the Company or a member of its board or he ceases to beneficially own at le ast 25% of the number of shares he holds immediately following the closing. The high vote shares are expected to represent 68% of t he pro forma voting power of the Company but only 10 % of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. Both classes of common stock will vote together on an aggregate b asi s for all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders 7. Includes FMAC Investors and Sponsor, where FMAC Investors reflects shares based on Cash In Trust contribution equal to 20% of total equity value, and Sponsor reflects shares b ased on Sponsor Promote assuming 25% earn out achieved equal to 1% of total equity value
CONFIDENTIAL PG 59 . SELECT PEERS OPERATIONAL BENCHMARKING INCUMBENT BROADBAND TECH - ENABLED INFRASTRUCTURE PROVEN TECH DISRUPTORS RECENT DE - SPACS (1) Recent De - SPAC disruptors, mean 2 - YEAR REVENUE CAGR GROSS MARGIN EBITDA MARGIN 80% 19% 15% 33% 29% 28% 56% 18% 7% 10% 9% 13% 15% 24% 18% 5% 2% 7% 78% 84% 75% 43% 52% 38% 24% 11% 27% 75% 65% 32% 52% 63% 77% 49% 63% 68% 73% 41% 47% 37% 24% 13% (0%) 20% NM 2% 45% 23% 23% 14% 7% 14% 9% 40% 45% 54% 13% 2021E - 2023E 2022E 2022E 2021E - 2023E 2022E 2022E 2021E - 2023E 2022E 2022E 2024E – 2026E 2021E - 2023E 2026E 2022E 2026E 2024E Source: Company materials, public investor presentations and filings, Factset. Market data as of 9/9/2021. Note: NM denotes “not meaningful.” 1. Mean for De - SPAC comp set, including Desktop Metal, Verra Mobility, Chargepoint, Velodyne, Blink Charging, indie Semiconducto r, and Rocket Lab.
CONFIDENTIAL PG 60 . SELECT PEERS VALUATION BENCHMARKING 3.2x 2.4x INCUMBENT BROADBAND TECH - ENABLED INFRASTRUCTURE PROVEN TECH DISRUPTORS RECENT DE - SPACS (1) Recent De - SPAC disruptors, mean (2022E / 2025E) EV / 2025E Revenue EV / 2026E EBITDA EV / REVENUE EV / EBITDA 22.0x 6.4x 41.3x 33.7x NM NM NM NM NM 12.4x 16.5x 8.3x 20.7x NM NM 52.7x 11.8x 8.6x 15.9x 24.1x 17.6x 19.9x 22.2x 40.1x NA 40.9x 9.1x 10.9x NA NA NA NA NA 10.0x 7.7x 13.3x 15.2x 8.2x 10.7x 5.6x 13.2x 6.4x 3.5x 5.6x 3.8x 1.9x 2.8x 4.8x 11.4x 4.8x 4.8x 3.9x 8.6x 8.3x 5.6x 4.6x 3.2x 7.7x 2.3x 2.4x 4.4x 2.9x NA NA NA NA NA 4.3x 3.6x 7.5x EV / 2022E revenue mean: 9.0x EV / 2025E revenue mean: 4.9x EV / 2022E revenue mean: 5.0x EV / 2025E revenue mean: 3.6x EV / 2022E revenue mean: 5.7x EV / 2025E revenue mean: 5.1x EV / 2022E revenue EV / 2025E revenue EV / 2022E revenue EV / 2025E revenue EV / 2022E revenue Total mean: 6.8x EV / 2025E revenue EV / 2022E EBITDA mean: 37.5x EV / 2025E EBITDA mean: 27.5 EV / 2022E EBITDA mean: 22.1x EV / 2025E EBITDA mean: 10.0x EV / 2022E EBITDA mean: 12.1x EV / 2025E EBITDA mean: 10.3x EV / 2022E EBITDA EV / 2025E EBITDA EV / 2022E EBITDA EV / 2025E EBITDA EV / 2022E EBITDA EV / 2025E EBITDA NM 28.0x Total mean: 22.2x Source:Company materials, public investor presentations and filings, Factset. Market data as of 9/9/2021. Note: NM denotes “not meaningful.” NA denotes “not available.” 1. Mean for De - SPAC comp set, including Desktop Metal, Verra Mobility, Chargepoint, Velodyne, Blink Charging, indie Semiconducto r, and Rocket Lab.
CONFIDENTIAL PG 61 . DEAL VALUATION STRUCTURED WITH AMPLE ROOM TO THE UPSIDE $3,993 Midpoint represents 143% upside to transaction value $ 3,406 Midpoint represents 107% upside to transaction value KEY ASSUMPTIONS $3,538 Midpoint represents 115% upside to transaction value $3,931 $3,145 $4,243 $3,744 $4,359 $2,453 PV OF EV, BASED ON 8 – 10X REVENUE • 8 - 10x revenue based on proven tech disruptors’ 2022E revenue multiple • Valuation at 2024 based on forward - year metric • 20% discount rate, discounting to YE 2021 PV OF EV, BASED ON 15 – 17X EBITDA • 15 – 17x EBITDA based on mean of all peers’ 2022E EBITDA multiple • Valuation at 2025 based on forward - year metric • 20% discount rate, discounting to YE 2021 EV, BASED ON TODAY’S 2025E REVENUE MULTIPLES • Based on low to - high end of mean EV / 2025E trading metrics today • Low - end at 3.6x (mean of tech - enabled infrastructure 2025E revenue multiple) • High - end at 6.4x (mean of recent De - SPAC disruptors 2025E revenue multiple) • 2025 multiple reflects broader market's assessment of selected De - SPAC peers' valuation today IMPLIED POST - MONEY EV $1,645
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CONFIDENTIAL Net Loss to EBITDA GAAP Net Loss ($M) $(125) (+) Interest Expense 19 (+) Depreciation 19 EBITDA ($M) $(86) EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA EBITDA ($M) $(86) (+) Fair value Adjustment for Liability Derivative 2 (+) Stock Based Compensation 1 Adjusted EBITDA $(83) GAAP Gross Profit to Adjusted GAAP Gross Profit GAAP Gross Profit $(26) (+) Distribution System and Vehicle Depreciation $ 17 Adjusted GAAP Gross Profit / (Loss) $(8) GAAP Operating Expenses to Non - GAAP Operating Expenses GAAP Operating Expenses $(78) (+) Non - COGS Depreciation 2 Non - GAAP Operating Expenses $(76) PG 64 . 2020 GAAP TO NON - GAAP RECONCILIATION
CONFIDENTIAL RISK FACTORS PG 65 . Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry • We have a history of losses, and we may not achieve or maintain profitability in the future. • We have experienced rapid growth since inception which may not be indicative of our future growth and, if we continue to grow ra pidly, we may not be able to manage our growth effectively. • Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and future prospects. • Our financial projections may not prove accurate. • Our decision to expand existing product and service offerings into new markets or to launch new product or service offerings may consume significant financial and other resources and may not achieve the desired results. • We operate in a highly competitive business environment which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condi tio n, results of operations and liquidity. • If we do not retain, obtain or maintain rights to use licensed spectrum in one or more markets, we may be unable to operate i n t hese markets, which could harm our business and our ability to execute our business strategy. • The value of our FCC licenses could decline, which could materially affect our ability to raise capital, and could have a mat eri al adverse effect on our business and results of operations. • The unavailability, reduction, elimination or adverse application of government subsidies, including under the Rural Digital Opp ortunity Fund, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. • Our business model and growth strategy depend on our marketing efforts and ability to attract customers in a cost - effective mann er. • Our reputation, brand and ability to differentiate ourselves from our competitors is important to our success, and if we are not able to maintain and enhance our reputation and brand and differentiate ourselves from our competitors, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected. • Our business is characterized by rapid technological change, and if we do not adapt to technological changes and respond appr opr iately to changes in consumer demand, our competitive position may be harmed. • We rely on the experience and expertise of our senior management team, key technical employees and other highly skilled perso nne l and the failure to retain, motivate or integrate any of these individuals could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operation. • Our business is concentrated in certain geographic markets. Exposure to local economies, regional downturns or severe weather or catastrophic occurrences or other disruptions or events could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. • We depend on a limited number of third - party suppliers, manufacturers and licensors to supply some of the hardware and software necessary to provide some of our services, and any disruption in our relationships with these parties could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. • Our growth depends in part on the success of our strategic relationships with third parties, and any failure to maintain thes e r elationships could harm our business. • Our exposure to the economic conditions of our current and potential customers, vendors and third parties could adversely aff ect our cash flow, results of operations and financial condition. • A significant portion of our costs and expenses are fixed, and we may not be able to adapt our cost structure to offset decli nes in our revenue. • International expansion of our business would expose us to business, regulatory, political, operational, financial and econom ic risks associated with doing business outside of the United States. • Seasonality may cause fluctuations in our sales and results of operations. • The ongoing COVID - 19 pandemic could materially affect our financial condition and results of operations. • We rely on network and information systems and other technology, and a disruption or failure of such networks, systems or tec hno logy as a result of cybersecurity incidents, as well as outages, natural disasters (including extreme weather), terrorist attacks, accidental releases of information or similar events, may disrupt our busines s.
CONFIDENTIAL RISK FACTORS PG 66 . Risks Relating to Government Regulation and Litigation • Our business is subject to extensive governmental legislation and regulation, which could adversely affect our business, incr eas e our operational and administrative expenses and limit our revenues. • We may be materially adversely affected by regulatory changes related to pole attachments. • Increasing regulation of our Internet - based products and services could adversely affect our ability to provide new products and services. • Our voice services are subject to additional regulation by Federal, state and local authorities, which may impose additional cos ts and restrictions on our businesses. • We may be materially adversely affected by regulatory, legal and economic changes relating to our physical plant. • We may be liable for the material that content providers distribute over our networks. • The processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data could give rise to liabilities as a result of governmental regul ati on, conflicting legal requirements or differing applications of privacy regulations. • Unfavorable outcomes in legal proceedings in which we may be involved may adversely affect our business and operating results . • Unfavorable legislative outcomes may adversely affect our industry, our business and our operating results. Risks Relating to Information Technology, Cybersecurity and Intellectual Property • Cyber security risks, data loss or other breaches of our network security could materially harm our business and results of o per ations, and the processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal or sensitive information could give rise to liabilities and additional costs as a result of governmental regulation, litigation and conflicting legal req uirements relating to personal privacy rights. • If we experience a significant data security breach or fail to detect and appropriately respond to a significant data securit y b reach, our results of operations and reputation could suffer. • Our fraud detection processes and information security systems may not successfully detect all fraudulent activity by third p art ies aimed at our employees or customers, which could adversely affect our reputation and business results • We may fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights or may be accused of infringing upon intellectual property ri ghts of third parties. • Intellectual property and proprietary rights of others could prevent us from using necessary technology to provide our servic es or subject us to expensive intellectual property litigation. Risks Relating to Our Financial Reporting • Our management has limited experience in operating a public company. • We rely on assumptions, estimates, and business data to calculate our key performance indicators and other business metrics, and real or perceived inaccuracies in these metrics may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business. • Our results of operations and financial condition are subject to management’s accounting judgments and estimates, as well as cha nges in accounting policies. • Our management will be required to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. If we are una ble to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy of our financial reports. Risks Relating to Our Liquidity and Capital Resources • We may need additional capital to pursue our business objectives and respond to business opportunities, challenges or unfores een circumstances, and we cannot be sure that additional financing will be available. • We utilize a significant amount of indebtedness in the operation of our business, and so our cash flows and operating results co uld be adversely affected by required payments of debt or related interest and other risks of our debt financing. • Starry’s independent registered public accounting firm included a note relating to Starry’s ability to continue as a going co nce rn in its report on Starry’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, and there can be no guarantee that Starry will continue as a going concern absent the ability to raise additional capit al within the next 12 months. Risks Related to the Ownership of Securities • The price of our securities may be volatile. • We do not intend to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future. • Future resales of common stock may cause the market price of our securities to drop significantly, even if our business is do ing well. • If analysts do not publish research about our business or if they publish inaccurate or unfavorable research, our stock price an d trading volume could decline.
Exhibit 99.3
Chet Kanojia: | Welcome everyone and thank you for making the time to listen to this summary presentation. In addition to this, there is a detailed investor presentation available on our website and I encourage you to review that material as well. My name is Chet Kanojia and I’m one of the founders and CEO of Starry Internet. |
I’m really excited to introduce Starry today. Starry is truly a one of a kind, groundbreaking company. But before we dive into the details, I would like to highlight just a few things unique about Starry. | |
Starry is a very high growth company building a modern gigabit broadband network at a fraction of the cost of legacy networks. With this disruption in cost structure, we are bringing real competition to the largely noncompetitive broadband market. | |
Today, we are active in six cities and have plans and licensed radio spectrum in over 50 cities in the U.S. alone. We are an incredibly unique, vertically integrated, full stack company in this sector. We design and build our own technology that includes ultra-high-capacity radios that operate in licensed millimeter wave spectrum. We have radio spectrum licenses that cover approximately 40 million households in the United States and a cloud native control plane and software that forms the foundation for great customer experience. | |
Last, but perhaps the most importantly, we are a mission driven company and relentlessly put our customers first. This is a big reason why we have a rapidly growing and loyal subscriber base. | |
When we started the company, we had a very simple view. Broadband is essential and data consumption will continue to grow. Secular tailwinds like cord cutting are helpful. As we are seeing during the pandemic, broadband is critical for working from home, education, and healthcare. It is a massive sector with over $100 billion in annual revenue in the United States alone. But as we all know from personal experiences, broadband providers have spectacularly low customer satisfaction. We can do better. The broadband market is the huge market opportunity--very little competition and unhappy customers. This is why we strongly believe that there is now an opportunity just to disrupt the market and create a modern product and a brand experience that is centered around the customer. | |
Technology has disrupted a lot of industries from travel to transportation, but broadband has largely been immune mainly because the traditional way of building networks is very expensive and time consuming. We believe Starry has solved the tough intersection of high capacity, low cost, and fast time to build. The simplest way to think about it is that we are adding, applying more slot broadband. In other words, we leverage the massive innovation in computing and integrated circuits to lower the cost to the last mile of broadband. We have literally upended the cost structure and deployment timelines for the last mile broadband through rapid and unique innovation. We did this by creating a vertically integrated company where we control and innovate at each layer in the network. |
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All this innovation allows us to do something that is really simple and powerful, but novel, in this category. We are able to put our customer first and grow the company by focusing on serving our customers with integrity. Core to our mission is providing high quality, affordable service to everyone and we relentlessly focus on that mission. We spent about four years developing our technology and optimizing cost structure, and now are ready for the next big phase of growth in our company. Today, we are very excited to announce that we are merging with FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. to take the company public. | |
Through the early years, as a private company, Starry has raised over $400 million in capital, secured spectrum for a huge market opportunity, built a network that passes almost 5 million homes in six cities today, and achieved our target cost structure. We’ve experienced incredible growth with our early go to market strategy of serving multifamily housing and now are rolling out plans to serve all types of homes including single family homes and small businesses within our spectrum footprint. We believe now it makes sense for us to access public capital markets to continue to accelerate the growth of the company with a planned network spanning 25 million households with 1.4 million subscribers by the end of 2026. | |
With that, I would like to introduce Amish Jani of FirstMark Capital to talk a little bit about FirstMark and their rationale for this transaction. Amish. |
Amish Jani: | Thank you, Chet. I’m so excited to be here. My name is Amish Jani. I’m the founder and partner of FirstMark and the Chairman and President of FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. |
We are longtime investors in the technology space, identifying disruptive founders and trends that have rebuilt markets. You may already know the sum of our companies, such as Shopify, Pinterest, Airbnb, Draft Kings, and Upwork, that are not only public, but have delivered excellent returns to shareholders in the public markets. | |
Beyond the names you know today, we have a rich pipeline of private companies that we have backed that are now over $1 billion in valuation and we hope and expect can become public companies over the near term. Examples include companies like Discord, Row, Datacoup, Just Works, and many more. We fundamentally understand technology and the trends that are disrupting existing markets. | |
One of the most important traits we identify and look for in our companies are extraordinary teams to back. Whether it was Toby at Shopify, Ben at Pinterest, Jason at Draft Kings who by the way is also a member of our Board, these founders drive long term performance, innovative thinking, and have a passion that is very hard to replicate. We have a long history with Chet and the Starry team and believe they are amongst the best teams we have worked with. |
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So why are we excited here? First as I just said, we think this is an extraordinary team. We have known Chet and the leadership here for a long time. The problem they are tackling requires leading edge skills in a number of disciplines all under one roof. This team is uniquely suited to solve the problem. | |
Second, we believe there is a massive opportunity to build leap frogging infrastructure in broadband. This is critically important as broadband today is a near monopolistic market with low customer service. | |
Third, we have deep intellectual property that creates meaningful moats. As Chet indicated, we are the first full stacked service provider, controlling all layers of our technology that allows us to innovate much faster than companies reliant on a complex chain of suppliers and integrating third party technologies. | |
Fourth, we have a massive TAM not just here in the U.S., but also internationally. | |
Finally, we are not a concept. The R&D is behind us, and it was hard work. We are now live in six markets. We have scaled in several cities. We believe that the company is about to embark on an operational scale. There is strong value creation ahead of us. | |
Regarding the transaction structure, we have structured this for long term success. We have put together an innovative transaction that aligns us as sponsors with the company and the public shareholder. We will cover this in greater detail in our sources and uses slide but suffice to say we are focused on the long-term opportunity with Starry consistent with our decades of investment. |
Chet Kanojia: | Thank you, Amish. We believe the broadband market is ripe for disruption with near 70 percent of the market in the hands of a single cable company in most markets, over $100 billion in revenues on an annualized basis, and incredibly low net promoter scores. From a competition perspective, we stack up really well. We took the best from each technology and business model and combined it to create a new kind of a broadband network. By mostly leveraging preexisting macro infrastructure, we can rapidly cover a huge portion of the country’s households with a high-capacity symmetrical speed and low latency network. These are really important features for work from home and school from home. |
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As we compare new approaches, Starry has a combination of capacity, gig speed, and low latency that both low earth orbit and mobile 5G networks lack. We view low earth orbit solutions as unable to serve dense population areas and appropriate for remote locations. Fixed residential customers like Starry’s customers consume 40 to 50 times more data than a typical mobile connection, thereby making mobile 5G unsuitable for a fixed line broadband replacement just from a revenue opportunity of the mobile network. We combine a technically superior network to the very attractive prices and customer experience to create a compelling value proposition for our subscribers. We have provided more detailed analysis on Starry’s competitive advantage in our detailed investor presentation, and I would encourage you to review that for more information on this topic. | |
In order to enter the broadband market and to compete at large scale, we needed to solve three major problems. First, how do we build a network quickly? Second, how do we build a gigabit network at low cost? And third, how do we reach break even at a relatively early stage of entry into the market? | |
We solved all three and, in the process, we upended the cost structures and dynamics of building the network. We solved this with two key strategies. First, we used licensed high capacity, millimeter wave spectrum for the last mile connection using mostly preexisting macro infrastructure. | |
Second, we were vertically integrated as a company with design and built our own technology at low cost and assembled much of here in the United States. As a result, we are able to build a gigabit speed last mile coverage layer at $10 to $15 per home pass. The coverage CAPEX is nominal, and the majority of the CAPEX is variable, and success based, meaning only when the customer orders the service. This is the inverse of a traditional fixed line broadband network where most of the CAPEX is spent up front before a single customer is attached to the network. This allows us to get to even, break even at just four to five percent of homes under coverage. | |
To dive a little bit deeper into the intellectual property stack that we have developed and are rapidly deploying, when we started, this technology didn’t exist and outside of the stack we have built, we don’t believe there is any other technology that is available in the market today with the same capability at the same cost structure. We’ve invested nearly $200 million to develop and commercialize our technology with an incredibly talented team. Starry’s expertise spans RF engineering, smart antenna systems, high frequency integrated circuit design, software that runs close to the metal, and network engineering, and software in cloud. We iterate and integrate all of these disciplines to build our technology stack to achieve very attractive unit economics. We also have a dedicated team of care professionals that are quick and responsive and effective sales and marketing engine and a skilled field team that is in the frontlines deploying our network and service our customers. This is the result of our hard work and innovation. |
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Our network pass is almost 5 million homes. We had 48,000 subscribers as of the second quarter of fiscal year 2021. On a per building bases in our multifamily segment, we have acquired 24 percent subscribers after the first year. We have over 100 percent revenue growth and we won $268 million in federal subsidy at a recent FCC auction. We have an incredibly strong base on which to grow rapidly for the next five years. This is where we are going. We have spectrum rights that cover up to 40 million households today and over the next five years, we intend to build a network coverage that spans over 25 million households, putting us in the top two or three operators from a coverage perspective. | |
I want to talk a little bit about our customer centered product. We aim to win in price and experience. Our most popular plan today is $50 for 200 megabits and that’s all without any hidden fees. We don’t have long term contracts. We don’t cap speeds and we don’t play games. We provide simple and quality broadband at a fair price. We also have higher speed plans at 500 megabits a second and a gigabit. We are rolling out small and medium sized business service next year. | |
From the beginning, we have been focused on improving broadband for everyone. Our Starry Connect program is focused on affordable housing communities that have historically been unserved or underserved. We work with the affordable housing owners and managers and other stakeholders to provide a quality low-cost service to the residents. We are extremely proud to have relationships that span over 40,000 affordable housing units today. | |
When you combine our customer first approach, competitive pricing, fast and reliable service, and a great customer care, an amazing customer response follows. This is maybe the biggest point of pride across the company. We are in a different league than the rest of the broadband market and our net promoter score is along the lines of some of the most loved brands in the country. | |
This is the opportunity that lies before us. We worked hard to de-risk the company over the last few years. We have the technology, the unit economics, spectrum, and the experience in scaling the network and subscriber base across six markets. This is now the opportunity we have to go after, with a market opportunity of 40 million households and 2 million small and medium sized business. We forecast revenues in excess of $1 billion by 2026 while we achieve seven percent penetration at the end of that projection period. Based on historical customer take rates, which routinely exceed 20 percent in the multifamily segment, we believe that we have taken a conservative view in our forecast. | |
In addition, we have formed some foundational partnerships to help us scale the business even faster. I will now turn it over to Amish to provide some more details on the specifics of the transaction. Amish. |
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Amish Jani: | So, as it relates to the transaction structure, we believe we have negotiated a very compelling entry valuation for our shareholders in Starry. Based on the detailed analysis we show in our PIPE presentation, we believe there is meaningful upside to our entry valuation. In terms of funding, our trust is $414 million in size. We have a $130 million in PIPE and other subscriptions in support of the transaction along with a convert which will be used to refinance existing debt. |
Furthermore, we have taken 75 percent of our founders’ shares and we have restructured our sponsor economics in two important ways. The first is to outright forfeit 1 million shares. And the second is to align with performance-based vesting. For the performance-based vesting, we have tiered the performance targets at increasing returns to shareholders at $12.50, $15.00, and $17.50. | |
Separately, we have created a novel structure where we are allocating new shares to non-redeeming shareholders via an exchange ratio mechanism as an additional incentive for the trust. | |
These changes align our outcomes to the successful delivery of capital to the company and stock performance to shareholders. This is driven by our conviction and the long-term upside potential of Starry. With that, I would like to turn it back to Chet for closing remarks. |
Chet Kanojia: | Thank you, Amish. There is a full investor presentation on our website, and we encourage you to take a look. We are super excited about this next stage and what it means for our ability to potentially serve millions of Americans, spreading better broadband across the country. Thank you. |
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