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EX-99.1 7 exhibit991-sx4.htm EX-99.1 Document

Exhibit 99.1

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT

Offer To Exchange Warrants to Acquire Shares of Class A Common Stock

Hagerty, Inc.

for

Shares of Class A Common Stock

Hagerty, Inc.

and

Consent Solicitation



THE OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION (AS DEFINED BELOW) AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT ONE MINUTE AFTER 11:59 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON JULY 2, 2024, OR SUCH LATER TIME AND DATE TO WHICH THE COMPANY MAY EXTEND THE OFFER. WARRANTS (AS DEFINED BELOW) TENDERED PURSUANT TO THE OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE (AS DEFINED BELOW). CONSENTS MAY BE REVOKED ONLY BY WITHDRAWING THE TENDER OF THE RELATED WARRANTS AND THE WITHDRAWAL OF ANY WARRANTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY CONSTITUTE A REVOCATION OF THE RELATED CONSENTS.

The Exchange Agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation is:

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY


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THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, THE WARRANTS AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, IS AT THE OPTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING WARRANT HOLDER AND, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW, THE DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. THE WARRANT HOLDER HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CAUSE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, THE TENDERED WARRANTS, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE TIMELY DELIVERED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, INCLUDING THE INSTRUCTIONS, CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT.

Hagerty, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has delivered to the undersigned a copy of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange dated June 3, 2024 (as it may be supplemented and amended from time to time, the “Prospectus/Offer to Exchange”) of the Company and this letter of transmittal and consent (as it may be supplemented and amended from time to time, this “Letter of Transmittal and Consent”), which together set forth the offer of the Company to each holder (each, a “Holder”) of the Company’s warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Class

A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), to receive 0.2 shares of Class A Common Stock in exchange for each warrant tendered by the holder and exchanged pursuant to the offer (the “Offer”).

HOLDERS SHOULD REVIEW THE PROSPECTUS/OFFER TO EXCHANGE IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLETE TERMS OF THE OFFER, INCLUDING THE WARRANT AMENDMENTS (AS DEFINED BELOW) WHICH THE HOLDERS WILL BE CONSENTING TO IN CONNECTION WITH THE TENDER OF ANY WARRANTS FOR EXCHANGE.

Warrants eligible to be tendered and exchanged pursuant to the Offer include the Company’s (i) 5,749,989 outstanding public warrants (the “Public Warrants”), (ii) 257,500 private placement warrants (the “Private Warrants”), (iii) 28,750 underwriter warrants (the “Underwriter Warrants”), (iv) 1,300,000 OTM warrants (the “OTM Warrants” and collectively with the Private Warrants and the Underwriter Warrants, the “Private Placement Warrants”) and (v) 12,147,300 PIPE warrants (the “PIPE Warrants” and, together with the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants, the “Warrants”) to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”). The Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants are governed by the warrant agreement, dated as of April 8, 2021, by and between the Company (as successor to Aldel Financial Inc. (“Aldel”)) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“CST”), as warrant agent (the “IPO Warrant Agreement”). The PIPE Warrants are governed by the warrant agreement, dated as of December 2, 2021, by and between the Company and CST (the “Business Combination Warrant Agreement,” and together with the IPO Warrant Agreement, the “Warrant Agreements”).

The Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants are listed on The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbols “HGTY” and “HGTY.WS,” respectively. The PIPE Warrants may appear in quotations on the OTC Pink Market under the symbol “HGTPW.” As of May 15, 2024, a total of 19,483,539 Warrants were outstanding. Pursuant to the Offer, the Company is offering up to an aggregate of 3,896,707 shares of Class A Common Stock in exchange for the Warrants.

Concurrently with the Offer, the Company is also soliciting consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from Holders to amend both the IPO Warrant Agreement (the “IPO Warrant Amendment”) and the Business Combination Warrant Agreement (the “Business Combination Warrant Amendment,” and collectively with the IPO Warrant Amendment, the “Warrant Amendments”) to permit the Company to require that each Warrant that is outstanding upon the closing of the Offer be exchanged for 0.18 shares of Class A Common Stock, which is a ratio up to 20% less than the exchange ratio applicable to the Offer. Pursuant to the terms of the IPO Warrant Agreement, the IPO Warrant Amendment requires the vote or written consent of Holders of both (i) 50% of the Public Warrants outstanding and (ii) 50% of the Private Placement Warrants outstanding. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Warrant Agreement, the Business Combination Warrant Amendment requires the vote or written consent of Holders of 50% of the PIPE Warrants outstanding. Although the Company intends to require an exchange all remaining outstanding Warrants if the Warrant Amendments are approved, the Company would not be required to effect such an exchange and may defer doing so, if ever, until it is most advantageous to the Company.

Holders representing approximately 44.3% of the Public Warrants and 57.2% of the Private Placement Warrants have agreed to tender their Warrants in the Offer and to consent to the IPO Warrant Amendment pursuant to tender and support agreements (each, a “Tender and Support Agreement”). Additionally, Holders representing approximately 81.5% of the PIPE Warrants have agreed to tender their Warrants in the Offer and to consent to the Business Combination Warrant Amendment pursuant to Tender and Support Agreements. Accordingly, if Holders of an additional approximately 5.7% of the Public Warrants consent to the IPO Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation, and the other conditions described in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange are satisfied or waived, then the IPO Warrant Amendment will be adopted. As of the date hereof, a sufficient number of Holders of the PIPE Warrants have consented to the adoption of the Business Combination Warrant Amendment.

Holders may not consent to the Warrant Amendments without tendering Warrants to exchange in the Offer and Holders may not tender such Warrants for exchange without consenting to the Warrant Amendments. The consent to the Warrant Amendments is a part of this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, and therefore by tendering Warrants for

exchange Holders will be delivering to the Company their consent to the Warrant Amendments. Holders may revoke their consent at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) by withdrawing the Warrants tendered for exchange in the Offer.

Warrants not exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Offer will remain outstanding subject to their current terms, or amended terms if the applicable Warrant Amendments are approved. If the Warrant Amendments are approved, the Company intends to require the conversion of all outstanding Warrants to shares of Class A Common Stock as provided in the Warrant Amendments.

The Offer and Consent Solicitation is made solely upon the terms and conditions in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. The Offer and Consent Solicitation will be open until one minute after 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on July 2, 2024, or such later time and date to which the Company may extend (the period during which the Offer and Consent Solicitation is open, giving effect to any withdrawal or extension, is referred to as the “Offer Period,” and the date and time at which the Offer Period ends is referred to as the “Expiration Date”).

Each Holder whose Warrants are exchanged pursuant to the Offer will receive 0.2 shares of Class A Common Stock for each Warrant exchanged. Any holder of Warrants that participates in the Offer and Consent Solicitation may tender less than all of his, her or its Warrants.

No fractional shares of Class A Common Stock will be issued pursuant to the Offer. In lieu of issuing fractional shares, any Holder who would otherwise have been entitled to receive fractional shares pursuant to the Offer will, after aggregating all such fractional shares of such Holder, be paid in cash (without interest) in an amount equal to such fractional part of a share multiplied by the last sale price of the Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the last trading day of the Offer Period, less any applicable withholding taxes. The Company’s obligation to complete the Offer is not conditioned on the receipt of a minimum number of tendered Warrants.

The Company may withdraw the Offer and Consent Solicitation only if the conditions to the Offer and Consent Solicitation are not satisfied or waived prior to the Expiration Date. Promptly upon any such withdrawal, the Company will return the tendered Warrants (and the related consent to the applicable Warrant Amendments will be revoked).

This Letter of Transmittal and Consent is to be used to accept the Offer and Consent Solicitation if the applicable Warrants are to be tendered by effecting a book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent’s account at the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and instructions are not being transmitted through DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”). Except in instances where a Holder intends to tender Warrants through ATOP, the Holder should complete, execute, and deliver this Letter of Transmittal and Consent to indicate the action it desires to take with respect to the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

Holders tendering Warrants by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC may execute the tender through ATOP, and in that case need not complete, execute, and deliver this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. DTC participants accepting the Offer and Consent Solicitation may transmit their acceptance to DTC, which will verify the acceptance and execute a book-entry delivery to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC. DTC will then send an “Agent’s Message” to the Exchange Agent for its acceptance. Delivery of the Agent’s Message by DTC will satisfy the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation as to execution and delivery of a Letter of Transmittal and Consent by the DTC participant identified in the Agent’s Message.

As used in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent with respect to the tender procedures set forth herein, the term “registered holder” means any person in whose name Warrants are registered on the books of the Company or who is listed as a participant in a clearing agency’s security position listing with respect to the Warrants.

THE OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION IS NOT MADE TO THOSE HOLDERS WHO RESIDE IN STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE AN OFFER, SOLICITATION, OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

PLEASE SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT BEGINNING ON PAGE 11 FOR THE PROPER USE AND DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS TENDERED

List below the Warrants to which this Letter of Transmittal and Consent relates. If the space below is inadequate, list the registered Warrant certificate numbers on a separate signed schedule and affix the list to this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.


Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s) of Warrants						Number and Class of Warrants Tendered



						Total:


o			CHECK HERE IF THE WARRANTS LISTED ABOVE ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (FOR USE BY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY):


Name of Tendering Institution:

Account Number:

Transaction Code Number:

By crediting the Warrants to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC using ATOP and by complying with applicable ATOP procedures with respect to the Offer and Consent Solicitation, including, if applicable, transmitting to the Exchange Agent an Agent’s Message in which the Holder acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, the participant in DTC confirms on behalf of itself and the beneficial owner(s) of such Warrants all provisions of this Letter of Transmittal and Consent (including consent to the Warrant Amendments and all representations and warranties) applicable to it and such beneficial owner(s) as fully as if it had completed the required information and executed and transmitted this Letter of Transmittal and Consent to the Exchange Agent.

NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW.

PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

Hagerty, Inc.

c/o Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Exchange Agent

One State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Corporate Actions Department

Upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby:

(i)tenders to the Company for exchange pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation the number of Warrants indicated above in the table under the heading “Number of Warrants Tendered” under “Description of Warrants Tendered”;

(ii)subscribes for the Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of such tendered Warrants pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation, being 0.2 shares of Class A Common Stock for each Warrant so tendered for exchange; and

(iii)consents to the Warrant Amendments applicable to such tendered Warrants.

Except as stated in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, the tender made hereby is irrevocable. The undersigned understands that this tender will remain in full force and effect unless and until such tender is withdrawn and revoked in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. The undersigned understands that this tender may not be withdrawn after the Expiration Date, and that a notice of withdrawal will be effective only if delivered to the Exchange Agent in accordance with the specific withdrawal procedures set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange.

If the undersigned holds Warrants for beneficial owners, the undersigned represents that it has received from each beneficial owner thereof a duly completed and executed form of “Instructions Form” in the form attached to the “Letter to Clients of Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies, and Other Nominees” which was sent to the undersigned by the Company with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, instructing the undersigned to take the action described in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

If the undersigned is not the registered holder of the Warrants indicated under “Description of Warrants Tendered” above or such holder’s legal representative or attorney-in-fact (or, in the case of Warrants held through DTC, the DTC participant for whose account such Warrants are held), then the undersigned has obtained a properly completed irrevocable proxy that authorizes the undersigned (or the undersigned’s legal representative or attorney-in fact) to deliver a consent in respect of such Warrants on behalf of the holder thereof, and such proxy is being delivered to the Exchange Agent with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

The undersigned understands that, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, any Warrants properly tendered and not withdrawn which are accepted for exchange will be exchanged for Class A Common Stock. The undersigned understands that, under certain circumstances, the Company may not be required to accept any of the Warrants tendered (including any Warrants tendered after the Expiration Date). If any Warrants are not accepted for exchange for any reason, or if tendered Warrants are withdrawn, such unexchanged or withdrawn Warrants will be returned without expense to the tendering holder and the related consent to the applicable Warrant Amendments will be revoked.

The undersigned understands that, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, any Warrants properly tendered and not validly withdrawn which are accepted for exchange constitute Holder’s validly delivered consent to the applicable Warrant Amendments. A Holder may not consent to the applicable Warrant Amendments without tendering his, her or its Warrants in the Offer, and a Holder may not tender his, her or its Warrants without consenting to the applicable

Warrant Amendments. A holder may revoke his, her or its consent to the applicable Warrant Amendments at any time prior to the Expiration Date by withdrawing the Warrants tendered by such holder.

Subject to, and effective upon, the Company’s acceptance of the undersigned’s tender of Warrants for exchange pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation as indicated above in the table under the heading “Number of Warrants Tendered” under “Description of Warrants Tendered,” the undersigned hereby:

(i)assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company, all right, title and interest in and to, and any and all claims in respect of or arising or having arisen as a result of the undersigned’s status as a holder of, such Warrants;

(ii)waives any and all rights with respect to such Warrants;

(iii)releases and discharges the Company from any and all claims the undersigned may have now, or may have in the future, arising out of or related to such Warrants;

(iv)acknowledges that the Offer may be extended, modified, suspended, or terminated by the Company as provided in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange; and

(v)acknowledges the future value of the Warrants is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty.

The undersigned understands that tenders of Warrants pursuant to any of the procedures described in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and in the instructions in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, if and when accepted by the Company, will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

Effective upon acceptance for exchange, the undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent, acting as agent for the Company, as the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to the Warrants tendered hereby, with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest) to:

(i)transfer ownership of such Warrants on the account books maintained by DTC together with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to or upon the order of the Company;

(ii)present such Warrants for transfer of ownership on the books of the Company;

(iii)cause ownership of such Warrants to be transferred to, or upon the order of, the Company on the books of the Company or its agent and deliver all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order of, the Company; and

(iv)receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Warrants;

all in accordance with the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation, as described in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

The undersigned hereby represents, warrants and agrees that:

(i)the undersigned has full power and authority to tender the Warrants tendered hereby and to sell, exchange, assign, and transfer all right, title and interest in and to such Warrants;

(ii)the undersigned has full power and authority to subscribe for all of the Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation in exchange for the Warrants tendered hereby;

(iii)the undersigned has good, marketable, and unencumbered title to the Warrants tendered hereby, and upon acceptance of such Warrants by the Company for exchange pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation, the Company will acquire good, marketable, and unencumbered title to such Warrants, in each case, free and clear of any security interests, liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, conditional sales agreements, or other obligations of any kind, and not subject to any adverse claim;

(iv)the undersigned has full power and authority to consent to the applicable Warrant Amendments;

(v)the undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company or the Exchange Agent to be necessary or desirable to complete and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby;

(vi)the undersigned has received and reviewed the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, and the applicable Warrant Amendments;

(vii)the undersigned acknowledges that none of the Company, the Exchange Agent, the information agent, or any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing has made any statement, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the undersigned with respect to the Company, the Offer and Consent Solicitation, the Warrants, or the Class A Common Stock other than the information included in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange (as amended or supplemented prior to the Expiration Date);

(viii)the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and form a part of, this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, which shall be read and construed accordingly;

(ix)the undersigned understands that tenders of Warrants pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation and in the instructions hereto constitute the undersigned’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation;

(x)the undersigned is voluntarily participating in the Offer; and

(xi)the undersigned agrees to all of the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

Unless otherwise indicated under “Special Issuance Instructions” below, the Company will issue, in the name(s) of the undersigned as indicated under “Description of Warrants Tendered” above, the Class A Common Stock to which the undersigned is entitled pursuant to the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation in respect of the Warrants tendered and exchanged pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. If the “Special Issuance Instructions” below are completed, the Company will issue such Class A Common Stock in the name of (and pay cash in lieu of any fractional shares to) the person or account indicated under “Special Issuance Instructions.”

The undersigned agrees that the Company has no obligation under the “Special Issuance Instructions” provision of this Letter of Transmittal and Consent to effect the transfer of any Warrants from the holder(s) thereof if the Company does not accept for exchange any of the Warrants tendered pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

The acknowledgments, representations, warranties, and agreements of the undersigned in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent will be deemed to be automatically repeated and reconfirmed on and as of each of the Expiration Date and completion of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. The authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned, and every obligation of the undersigned under this Letter of Transmittal and Consent shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, personal and legal representatives, successors, and assigns of the undersigned.

The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned has been advised to consult with its own legal counsel and other advisors (including tax advisors) as to the consequences of participating or not participating in the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS

(SEE INSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS 3, 4, AND 5)

To be completed ONLY if the Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation in exchange for Warrants tendered hereby and any Warrants delivered to the Exchange Agent herewith but not tendered and exchanged pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation are to be issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned. Issue all such Class A Common Stock and untendered Warrants to:

Name:

Address:

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE)

(INCLUDE ZIP CODE)

(TAX IDENTIFICATION OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER)

IMPORTANT: PLEASE SIGN HERE

(SEE INSTRUCTIONS AND ALSO COMPLETE ACCOMPANYING IRS FORM W-9 OR

APPROPRIATE IRS FORM W-8)

By completing, executing and delivering this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, the undersigned hereby tenders the Warrants indicated in the table above entitled “Description of Warrants Tendered.”

SIGNATURES REQUIRED

Signature(s) of Registered Holder(s) of Warrants

Name:

Address:

Date:

(The above lines must be signed by the registered holder(s) of Warrants as the name(s) appear(s) on the Warrants or on a security position listing, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by a properly completed assignment from the registered holder(s), a copy of which must be transmitted with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. If Warrants to which this Letter of Transmittal and Consent relates are held of record by two or more joint holders, then all such holders must sign this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation, or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, then such person must set forth his or her full title below and, unless waived by the Company, submit evidence satisfactory to the Company of such person’s authority so to act. See Instruction 3 regarding the completion and execution of this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.)

Name:

Capacity:

Address:

Date:

Area Code and Telephone Number:

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE)

(INCLUDE ZIP CODE)



GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S) (IF REQUIRED) (SEE INSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTION 4)

Certain signatures must be guaranteed by Eligible Institution. Signature(s) guaranteed by an Eligible Institution:

Authorized Signature

Title

Name of Firm

Address, Including Zip Code

Date:

INSTRUCTIONS FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE

OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION

1. Delivery of Letter of Transmittal and Consent and Warrants. This Letter of Transmittal and Consent is to be used only if tenders of Warrants are to be made by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC and instructions are not being transmitted through ATOP with respect to such tenders.

Warrants may be validly tendered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer as described in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange. In order for Warrants to be validly tendered by book-entry transfer, the Exchange Agent must receive the following prior to the Expiration Date, except as otherwise permitted by use of the procedures for guaranteed delivery as described below:

(i)timely confirmation of the transfer of such Warrants to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC (a “Book-Entry Confirmation”);

(ii)either a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and Consent, or a properly transmitted “Agent’s Message” if the holder tendering Warrants for exchange has not delivered a Letter of Transmittal and Consent; and

(iii)any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

The term “Agent’s Message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in DTC exchanging the Warrants that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and Consent and that the Company may enforce such agreement against the participant. If you are tendering by book-entry transfer, you must expressly acknowledge that you have received and agree to be bound by the Letter of Transmittal and Consent and that the Letter of Transmittal and Consent may be enforced against you.

Delivery of a Letter of Transmittal and Consent to the Company or DTC will not constitute valid delivery to the Exchange Agent. No Letter of Transmittal and Consent should be sent to the Company or DTC.

THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, TENDERED WARRANTS AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH DTC AND ANY ACCEPTANCE OR AGENT’S MESSAGE DELIVERED THROUGH ATOP, IS AT THE OPTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING WARRANT HOLDER, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS, THE DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. THE WARRANT HOLDER HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CAUSE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, THE TENDERED WARRANTS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE TIMELY DELIVERED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.

Neither the Company nor the Exchange Agent is under any obligation to notify any tendering holder of the Company’s acceptance of tendered Warrants.

2. Guaranteed Delivery. Holders desiring to tender Warrants pursuant to the Offer but whose Warrants cannot otherwise be delivered with all other required documents to the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date may nevertheless tender Warrants, as long as all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(i)the tender must be made by or through an “Eligible Institution” (as defined in Instruction 4);

(ii)properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in the form provided by the Company to the undersigned with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent (with any required signature

guarantees) must be received by the Exchange Agent, at its address set forth in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, prior to the Expiration Date; and

(iii)a confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC of all Warrants delivered electronically, in each case together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and Consent with any required signature guarantees (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer without delivery of a Letter of Transmittal and Consent, an Agent’s Message), and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, must be received by the Exchange Agent within one business day that the NYSE is open for trading after the date the Exchange Agent receives such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange.

A Holder may deliver the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery by facsimile transmission or mail to the Exchange Agent.

Except as specifically permitted by the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, no alternative or contingent exchanges will be accepted.

3. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal and Consent and other Documents. For purposes of the tender and consent procedures set forth in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, the term “registered holder” means any person in whose name Warrants are registered on the books of the Company or who is listed as a participant in a clearing agency’s security position listing with respect to the Warrants.

If this Letter of Transmittal and Consent is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation, or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must so indicate when signing and, unless waived by the Company, must submit to the Exchange Agent proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of the authority so to act.

4. Guarantee of Signatures. No signature guarantee is required if:

(i)this Letter of Transmittal and Consent is signed by the registered holder of the Warrants and such holder has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions;” or

(ii)such Warrants are tendered for the account of an “Eligible Institution.” An “Eligible Institution” is a bank, broker dealer, credit union, savings association, or other entity that is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association, or other entity which is an “eligible guarantor institution,” as that term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

IN ALL OTHER CASES, AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION MUST GUARANTEE ALL SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT BY COMPLETING AND SIGNING THE TABLE ENTITLED “GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)” ABOVE.

5. Warrants Tendered. Any Holder who chooses to participate in the Offer and Consent Solicitation may exchange some or all of such holder’s Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

6. Inadequate Space. If the space provided under “Description of Warrants Tendered” is inadequate, the name(s) and address(es) of the registered holder(s), number of Warrants being delivered herewith, and number of such Warrants tendered hereby should be listed on a separate, signed schedule and attached to this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

7. Transfer Taxes. The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Warrants to the Company in the Offer and Consent Solicitation. If transfer taxes are imposed for any other reason, the amount of those transfer taxes, whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons, will be payable by the tendering holder. Other reasons transfer taxes could be imposed include:

(i)if Class A Common Stock is to be registered or issued in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter of Transmittal and Consent; or

(ii)if tendered warrants are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

If satisfactory evidence of payment of or exemption from those transfer taxes is not submitted with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, the amount of those transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder and/or withheld from any payment due with respect to the Warrants tendered by such holder.

8. Validity of Tenders. All questions as to the number of Warrants to be accepted, and the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt), and acceptance of any tender of Warrants will be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion, which determinations shall be final and binding on all parties. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders of Warrants it determines not to be in proper form or to reject those Warrants, the acceptance of which may, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in the tender of any particular Warrants, whether or not similar defects or irregularities are waived in the case of other tendered Warrants. The Company’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation (including this Letter of Transmittal and Consent and the instructions hereto) will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Warrants must be cured within such time as the Company shall determine. None of the Company, the Exchange Agent, the information agent, or any other person is or will be obligated to give notice of any defects or irregularities in tenders of Warrants, and none of them will incur any liability for failure to give any such notice. Tenders of Warrants will not be deemed to have been validly made until all defects and irregularities have been cured or waived. Any Warrants received by the Exchange Agent that are not validly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the holders, unless otherwise provided in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date. Warrant holders who have any questions about the procedure for tendering Warrants in the Offer and Consent Solicitation should contact the Information Agent at the address and telephone number indicated herein. Warrants properly tendered and not validly withdrawn that are accepted for exchange constitute the holder’s validly delivered consent to the applicable Warrant Amendments.

9. Waiver of Conditions. The Company reserves the absolute right to waive any condition as described in the section of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange entitled “The Offer and Consent Solicitation—General Terms—Conditions to the Offer and Consent Solicitation.”

10. Withdrawal. Tenders of Warrants may be withdrawn only pursuant to the procedures and subject to the terms set forth in the section of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange entitled “The Offer and Consent Solicitation—Withdrawal Rights.” Holders of Warrants can withdraw tendered Warrants at any time prior to the Expiration Date, and Warrants that the Company has not accepted for exchange by August 2, 2024 may thereafter be withdrawn at any time after such date until such Warrants are accepted by the Company pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation. Except as otherwise provided in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, in order for the withdrawal of Warrants to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal satisfying the applicable requirements for withdrawal set forth in the section of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange entitled “The Offer and Consent Solicitation—Withdrawal Rights” must be timely received from the holder by the Exchange Agent at its address stated herein, together with any other information required as described in such section of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange. All questions as to the form and validity (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal will be determined by the Company, in its reasonable discretion, and its determination shall be final and binding. None of the Company, the Exchange Agent, the information agent, or any other person is under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity in any notice of withdrawal or will incur any liability for failure to give any such notification. Any Warrants properly withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. However, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, a Holder may re-tender withdrawn Warrants by following the applicable procedures discussed in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. Consents may be revoked only by withdrawing the related Warrants and the withdrawal of any Warrants will automatically constitute a revocation of the related consents.

11. IRS Form W-9 or IRS Form W-8. Failure to provide a properly completed and signed IRS Form W-9 or applicable IRS Form W-8 (and any required attachments thereto) may result in U.S. federal backup withholding with

respect to any cash paid in lieu of fractional shares and may result in a penalty imposed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. If the holder tendering Warrants for exchange is a U.S. person, complete and sign the accompanying IRS Form W-9 to certify (i) such holder’s tax identification number, generally the holder’s social security or employer identification number and (ii) that such holder is not subject to U.S. federal backup withholding. If the holder tendering Warrants for exchange is not a U.S. person, complete and sign an applicable IRS Form W-8 (and any required attachments thereto) to certify such holder’s non-U.S. status. The applicable IRS Form W-8 and instructions for completing such form may be obtained at www.irs.gov. Holders tendering Warrants for exchange should consult their tax advisors regarding the completion of IRS Form W-9 or an applicable IRS Form W-8 and the application of the backup withholding rules.

12. Questions and Requests for Assistance and Additional Copies. Please direct questions or requests for assistance, or additional copies of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, the Letter of Transmittal and Consent, or other materials, in writing to the information agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation at:


The Information Agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation is: D.F. King & Co., Inc. 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10005 Telephone number toll-free: (888) 564-8149 Telephone number collect: (212) 269-5550 Email: HGTY@dfking.com

IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, OR THE “AGENT’S MESSAGE” (IF TENDERING PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES FOR BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER WITHOUT EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT), TOGETHER WITH THE TENDERED WARRANTS AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO ONE MINUTE AFTER 11:59 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE, UNLESS A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IS RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT BY SUCH DATE.

The Exchange Agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation is:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

One State Street, 30th Floor

New York, NY 10004

Attention: Corporate Actions Department

Questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent at the address and telephone number listed below. Additional copies of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may also be obtained from the Information Agent. Any Holder may also contact its broker, dealer, commercial bank, or trust company for assistance concerning the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

The Information Agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation is:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.

48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor

New York, NY 10005

Telephone number toll-free: (888) 564-8149

Telephone number collect: (212) 269-5550

Email: HGTY@dfking.com