EX-3.1 2 ea170144ex3-1_velocity.htm FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT, DATED DECEMBER 14, 2022, BY AND BETWEEN VELOCITY ACQUISITION CORP. AND CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT (this “Amendment Agreement”), dated as of December 14, 2022, is made by and between Velocity Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Trustee”).

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are parties to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement dated as of February 22, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, following the closing of the Offering, a total of $230,000,000 of the net proceeds from the Offering and Private Placement was placed in the Trust Account;

 

WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement provides that the Trustee is to liquidate the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less amounts not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses) only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter from the Company in a form substantially similar to that attached to the Trust Agreement as Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, or (y) the date which is the later of (1) 24 months after the closing of the Offering and (2) such later date as may be approved by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and the Property in the Trust Account;

 

WHEREAS, Section 6(d) of the Trust Agreement provides that Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement may only be modified, amended or deleted with the affirmative vote of at least sixty five percent (65%) or more of the then outstanding Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) and Class B common, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class B Common Stock”) voting together as a single class;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a special meeting of the stockholders of the Company held on the date hereof, at least sixty five percent (65%) of the then issued and outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class, voted affirmatively to approve this Amendment Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a special meeting of the stockholders of the Company held on the date hereof, stockholders of the Company have passed a special resolution to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation; and

 

WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Trustee desires to amend the Trust Agreement as provided herein.

 

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

 

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms contained in this Amendment Agreement, but not specifically defined in this Amendment, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust Agreement.

 

 

 

 

2. Amendment to the Trust Agreement. Effective as of the execution hereof, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter from the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer or Chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) or other authorized officer of the Company, and, in the case of Exhibit A, acknowledged and agreed to by the Representatives, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein, or (y) the Deadline Date (as such term is defined in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended), if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and the Property in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), shall be distributed to the Public Stockholders of record as of such date;”

 

3. Amendment to Exhibit B. Effective as of the execution hereof, Exhibit B of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety with Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

4. No Further Amendment. The parties hereto agree that except as provided in this Amendment Agreement, the Trust Agreement shall continue unmodified, in full force and effect and constitute legal and binding obligations of all parties thereto in accordance with its terms. This Amendment Agreement forms an integral and inseparable part of the Trust Agreement.

 

5. References.

 

(a) All references to the “Trust Agreement” (including “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereby” and “this Agreement”) in the Trust Agreement shall refer to the Trust Agreement as amended by this Amendment Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references to the date of the Trust Agreement (as amended hereby) and references in the Trust Agreement to “the date hereof” and terms of similar import shall in all instances continue to refer to March 3, 2021.

 

(b) All references to the “Certificate of Incorporation” in the Trust Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) and terms of similar import shall mean the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation.

 

6. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Amendment Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court located in the City of New York, State of New York, for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder. AS TO ANY CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

7. Counterparts. This Amendment Agreement may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one instrument.

 

8. Other Miscellaneous Terms. The provisions of Sections 6(e), 6(f) and 6(j) of the Trust Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment Agreement, as if set forth in full herein.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
   
  By: /s/ Francis Wolf
    Name: Francis Wolf
    Title: Vice President
     
  Velocity ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Garrett Schreiber
    Name: Garrett Schreiber
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT B
[Letterhead of Company]
[Insert date]

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez

 

Re: Trust Account Termination Letter

 

Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

 

Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Velocity Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of February 22, 2021 (as amended from time to time, the “Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company has been unable to effect a business combination with a Target Business (the “Business Combination”) within the time frame specified in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as described in the Company’s Prospectus relating to the Offering. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.

 

In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate all of the assets in the Trust Account and to transfer the total proceeds into a segregated account held by you on behalf of the Beneficiaries to await distribution to the Public Stockholders. The Company has selected __________ as the effective date for the purpose of determining when the Public Stockholders will be entitled to receive their share of the liquidation proceeds. You agree to be the Paying Agent of record and, in your separate capacity as Paying Agent, agree to distribute said funds directly to the Company’s Public Stockholders in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Upon the distribution of all the funds, net of any payments necessary for reasonable unreimbursed expenses related to liquidating the Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement.

 

  Very truly yours,
  Velocity Acquisition Corp.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

cc: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Canaccord Genuity LLC

 

 

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